The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 4, 1905, Page 6

6 T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TU SDAY, APRIL 190: 5. MAYOR MOTT TAKES OVER T HE REINS D'S MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT| WIT OF OAKLAN George Fitzgerald Is President of Council. Timely Message Is Read by Chief o C | | Executive OA : The new mu- was launched nk K. Mot: at s the City fully decorated . and fc pal conservato- of the City wous election of ( g A wresident, the re- nt of all the employe and the op sub- mistic augury D h. the city rnment Msavor Mott's ad- ened oamedt session The absent members nt afte present The election wa ng his seat President It shall be my purpc f this body to cond nterest of harme Boar ther. i th a following reappc ity F Monday night which was re- his naugural s | -+ dwelt strong] growth of Oa r broad-gauged nicipal affairs. He message. Mayo |+ | % MAYOR FRANK K. MOTT OF OAKLAND, WHO WAS INAUGURATED AS THE CHIEF OF THE MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION | EXECUTIVE DELIVERED A VERY OPTIMISTIC ADDRESS, LAST NIGHT. THE NEW MESSAGE. Well paved thoroughfares are as much a neces- sity an they are &n attractive feature In tha >| appearance of a city. For sanitary as well ¢ reasons the streets should be kept o clear of refuse and the gutter ias become an jmperative duty to remedy | exisiting defects in our principal thorough- fares and to improve .our entire street system | in accordance with the demands of business and the spirit of progress. 1o do this it will be necessary to devote a larger share of pub- funds to the Street Department than it heretofore received, and that a greater f offictal attention be devoted to the street betterment. I shall exert b of our municipal life, and I am confident of ‘the cordial co-operation. of the Council_and my colleagues in the Board of Public Works in this endeavor. If plans for street jmprovement on an extended scale are ess ar esty. day we must feel | 10 be successful, all the departments of the akland has forged | mypjcipal government must unite with hearty nt strides of late vears and | good will, and give their best thought_ and mportant place in the State. | energies io a work which all will agree is beerve very closely to note the | hoth necessary and desirable. ¢ increase in substantial im- , MUST IMPROVE THE STREETS. oo 2 e g ermetion I It will be the province of the Councll to nd the great | Y caused by | ®et aside as large a proportion Of the rev- ¢ section of | ®bues as can be spared from other necessary | Another trans- | o the betterment of the public high- nd Dne Sesatil s T Satne: | to co-operate with the Board of Works in measures calculated to place the streets in a condition worthy of this city and its inhabitants. Oakland should mot be content to have passably good streets or streets only a trifie beiter than the streets of some other city of equal importance, but should strive fo have the best and cleanest streets of any city in the country. will not be long, 1 hope, | T great transportation .com. aying its tracks along our oundary Large manufacturing established upon our water ment to hundreds of our bulidings are making thefr the modest cottage to the | Cumstructed of macadam, with gutters of ¢ Juxury, are beimg constructed at | Droken stone and cufbs of wood. Advanced fore appromched in the eity's | Municipalities are discarding the wooden curbs Tas taken on a new aspect | fOF those of concrete and broken stone gutters us Who have spent our lives | 2T¢ being supplanted by gutters of cement ¢ life t= manifest on ail sides | While the original cost of cement and concrete le a new stmosphere in mur busioess | 16 & little greater than the cost of wood and it 16 already realized ihat | Stome. its durability more than compensates | advantages ave mecond to i | for the first and largest investment. Gutters Now this means hat Oaw | ©f cement would materially decrease the cost land deserves consideration om lines that have | Of Butter cleaning, on which nearly $20,000 not heretofore been deemed essential annually is now spent by the city, and I y g st = would recommend to you the adoption of an DAY OF BIG THINGS AT HAND. | ordinance providing for gu}(!fl 1v-‘nd curbs of : B -l the more durable materials. Many of our st een e mind thay (oL Qakiand we | yirects in that older portion of the city lying nee of the word. The day of small thing, | CORtiSUOUs to bur water front' were originally has passed and we o hmad': of macadm. The heavy traffic to which these basis. Jt is therefo har (h0ade! | are now subjected, however, warrants their re- | jtself should show that Dossesses tm{ constrnction of some material more durable, | scréssive spiri hat 1t intends 5o gl | either bitumen. vitrified brick or basalt block. | roper of Its revenues towaed | , UTProper refilling of the excavations made M e in streets is one of the most potent causes .- mprovements and better- | of street deteroration, and while it would be | municipal government should not only | TRPTACticable to wholly prevent the tearing up of our roadways by sewer contractors and | those corporations furnishing public necessities, still T believe the evil could be reduced to a ! minimum by having the Street Department | refill all excavations in the most careful man- ner and charging the cost of the work to the person, firm or corporation making the ex- cavation. I would recommend the passage at once an ordinance providing for the city to do this work. HEALTH CONDITIONS GOOD. No branch of civic government s of more importance to the health of ita citizens than sanication, and in this regard Oakland is well provided for. The mortality reports issued by the, Health Board demonstrates this, and the sssertion is made without fear of contradic- tion that Oakland stands to-day the heaithfest of all Pacific Coast cities. The growth of municipalities requires that every effort shall be made not only for the improvement of the streets of the same, but for the protection of the lives and property of its inhabitants. The large demand for elec- tric light and power, and for telegraph and telephone mervice has increased the number of wires stretched over the public streets, par- ticularly In the business sections, and follow ing in ‘the path of other large oities in_ this State the time has arrived when municipalities should take notice of the existence of such wires and secure thelr being placed under ground wherever the public convenience and negessity would demand. Realizing that by virtue of franchises grant. ©d and to meet the prowth of the city the com- panies had erected poles and wires as belng a means of eupplying the moet o ser- vice, it is due to them that they be given a Nothing will help these pale, thin “weedy” children . like | raonable opportunity to pisce thelr wircy S ,s Emukion‘ It S“pplies ;.;:51 exists in the city of Oakland for such ice In the congasted ‘within 3 that raeaitires bo.taken 1o Sall 16 Sty the rounding out of flesh and he reptesentatives cf the ampanies having the rich inward nourishment of blood and vital organs which insures rapid growth a healthy and uniform develop- means for the removal of the same within the ment. in touch with th " ote at all | our city. It ig a the attractive side of ous It is a greater pleasurs times the best interests of to mote pleasure city's advancement, be able to present to the people the solia facts tha: will be noted here to-night in eyi- dence of piendid growth and development. ideration of municipal affairs bject that concerns us more than care of the streets imposes a para- t duty on the municipal administration. SCOTT'S EMULSION. GROWING UP There’s something the mat- ter with the child that fails A child that grows up too much, however, without proper filling out of flesh, is almost as badly off. to grow up. district mentioned, and that a sufficint of time be given for such change commensurate with the large amount of wotk necessary in that conmection. v While T am of the opinion that the city £hould eventually own and control all subways for wires for all purposes, it is perhaps too early at the present time to suggest such a poesibility. It mut be borme in mind in this connection that the city’s wires for fire alarm . | and police. urr-t raverse streets within | t«flm mentloned and that we should pr:'- — vide means whereby the city can do its part in securing this necessary service, WATER FRONT AND HARBOR. 1 suggest that you request the special at- torneys engaged by the city in the water front litigation to submit at an early date a full report showing the present legal status of the city in relation to its water front, and also with reference to the opening of the streets. 1t we have acquired any rights from such liti- gation we should proceed to avail ourselves of the bencfits accruing therefrom. The proper control and ‘development of our harbor facfli- ties is one of the great responsibllitics resting upon us, It is neediess to enlarge upon the enormous increase of our commerce.that will result under a wise and progreesive policy in connection with our administrat ture of the city's resources. n of this fea~ Even under the unfavorable conditions that have prevailed in the past the increase has been large, and yet it is not near as much as it should be. It is imperative for the general good of the city that our harbor and water front property should be more generously dealt with o that it may be put in an fn- viting position to all who seek sites upon which to erect manufacturing establishments. T commend thik question.to your very serious and early consideration. Gentlemen of the City Councfl, the people of Oekland_expect much from this administra- tion. They have the right to demand much from us, and I feel assured they will not be disappointed. We hold the trust and confl- dence of our fellow citizens. It behooves us to conduct our official business in such a way that we shall not forfelt that trust and con- fidence. The keynote of success in our under- takings is harmony. There should be a spirit of co-operation. We should meet each other on a common ground for the public good. It shall be my to be in close contact with all departments of the city and to give at all times my best thought and attention to municipal affalrs. I am sure that every member of this Council and every other official and employe of the city government will be equally concerned in_this work. In closing, I can only repeat the word “har- mony.” We shall stand or fall on that prop- osition. But there can be no danger of falling if we shall bear In mind always that we are here to further the city's interests and not our own In all that comes before us in any ca- pacity to which we may have been called by the people to act. And 1 hope that as we meet with the various duties of the admini; iration we shall neither shirk nor selfishly i With a firm determination to do that which appeals to our reason and con- science as right, we shall not be led far astray. as I do, firmly in the material Belleving, and soclal advantages of the city we have to guide, I approach the task with the keen desire to give such return to our citizens that when our two years of service have be-n passed we can look upon the record and feel that something has been done fér the better- ment of Onkland and that our labors shall not have been in valn. —_————— Pioneer Dead. LIVERMORE, April 3.—Willlam Bradley, one of the oldest locomotive engineers on the Pacific Coast, died last Saturday at his home In Liver- more, aged 74 years. He had been employed by the Southern Pacific Company for twenty-five years. He leaves a widow and three daughters. He was a member of Livermore Lodge . O. O. F., and of Leland Stanford Division No. 283, Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Engineers. —_———— Southern Visitors 3 OAKLAND, April 8.—Secretary Frank Wiggins of the Los Angeles amber of Commerce has written. to the local Board of Trade that a ma- jority of the members of the southern organization are in favor of having the proposed excursion to Oakland about the middle of April. A round trip rate of $16 has been secured for the excursion. et i Date of Koehn Trial Set. OAKLAND, April 3.—The trial of Mrs. Lena Koehn, charged with the murder of her husband, Edward Koehn, was set to-day for April 27 by Superior Judge Greene. Attorneys A. L. Frick and J. E. McElroy will conduct the defense, —_—— TO INFIRMARY,—Oak- 1870, ADFL 8. Frank 3. Breavty. 1y and, April 3.—] 4 y. formerly one of the best known in Ala- t meda County, was admitted to the County In- being sigpe pervisor Joe a -um"'fl fore an inmate of the institution, | gard’s home place at { way was denuded of many of its finest WOMAN CHARGED | HALFMOON BAY |MANY PROMISE [TH il STEALING Keeper of Fashionable Board- ing-House in University Town Arrested for Theft PASSION FOR “POSIES” Neighbors With Denuded Gardens File Formal Com- plaint Against Woman | BERKELEY, April 3.—The ambition of Mrs. E. Robison of 2218 Dana street to reap where she had not sown in her neighbors’ flower gardens has led to her arrest and the placing of two lar- ceny charges against her. She was detected in the act of helping herself | to the choicest flowers in Mrs. Martin James’ garden at.2623 Channing way yegterday, and this morning appeared | in" Justice Edgar's court to answer to the charge of theft. Mrs. Robison is the proprietor of the Colonial, a fashionable boarding-house at 2218 Dana street. Mrs. James is a | neighbor of hers, who has suffered the loss of choice plants and flowers at va- rious times and who recently com- plained to the police of the depreda- tions. Others in the vicinity have made similar complaints. Professor Hil- 2228 Bancroft plants and flowers a few months ago, and like complaints have been made | by Mrs. John Hart of 2219 Dana street, | Captain Taylor of Oxford street and | others. In each case the thief evinced a knowledge of what is finest in horti- cultural specimens. Only the choicest flowers and plants were stolen. Mrs. James procured the services yesterday of Deputy Marshal Farrar, who watched the grounds from dawn | until % o’cleck, catching Mrs. Robison in the act of stealing flowers. He pre- ferred the charge against her. She deposited cash bail in the sum of $20 at the County Jail in Oakland. A sec- ond charge of s'~ilar character was immediately preferred against her by Mrs. James and her bail was then in- creased to $100, which was given. She is to be arraigned before Justice Edgar to-morrow morning. A e BERKELEY, April 3—The dead body of Mrs. Nellie Batterman —was found in her apartments &t 2314 Chan- ning way this morning by her house- keeper, Mrs. Lindsay. Death was caused by asphyxiation. A gas jet, in a gas stove, fully opened, in the room where Mrs. Batterman slept had emit" ted during the night fumes that doubt- less caused the woman's death in. a very short time after she retired. There were no indications that suicide had been attempted, Mrs. Batterman being in excellent health and spirits, her financial affairs in excellent shape and her home life happy. She was the widow of T. 8. Batterman, a wealthy mining engineer, who died four years ago. Mrs. Batterman was both blind and without the ordinary sense of smell, the result of years of illness. She would not have known of her danger by any of the ordinary means that reveal the presence of deadly gas in a room. The theory of her friends is that be- cause of a constant fear she entertain- ed of her children’s asphyxiation from the fumes of gas in a stove kept in the house, she disarranged the mechanism of the stove during the night while at- tempting to regulate it and thus brought about her own death. She is said to have had a morbid fear for her children’s saftey, constantly examining the gas stove during the day to see that it was properly regulated, so that her little boy and girl might be in no dan- ger from the fumes. Mrs. Lindsay, the housekeeper, de- tectgd the odor of gas this morning coming from her mistress’ room, and forced the door, finding Mrs. Batter- man in bed, with clothing arranged in orderly fashion, but with life extinet in the body. Physicians were summoned. They could do nothing and the Coroner took charge. Mrs. Batterman was 46 years old, the daughter of M. E. Sell, at one time private’ secretary for Alvinza Hay- ward- She was a graduate of the Uni- versity of California, as was- her hus- band. She is survived by two chil- dren, aged 8 and 10 years, her mother, Mrs. Sell, and a brother, Walter Sell. —_——— School Board Organizes. OAKLAND, April 3.—The Board of Education organized to-night by elect- ing F. C. Clift chairman and re-elect- ing J. W. McClymonds secretary and Superintendent of Schools. President Clift appointed the following commit- tees: Buildings and sites—Isaacs, Hathaway, Rogers; finance—Reding- ton, Hathaway, Isaacs; furniture and supplies—Hathaway, Wilcox, Nunan; high school—Pratt, Isaacs, Wood; ju- diciary—Crandall, Ingler, Redington; rules and regulations—Rogers, Wilcox, Pratt; observatory—Ingler, Crandall, Nunan; evening school—Wilcox, Red- ington, Ingler; industrial education— Wood, Pratt, Crandall; classification— Nunan, Wood, Rogers. —_——— Attempts to Kill Son. OAKLAND, April 3.—Whilé violent- :ly insane to-day Mrs. Mattie Meyers, wife of Robert Meyers of Lorin, at- tempted to kill her seven-year-old son with a broomhandle. She beat the lit- tle one in & terrible manner, and but for the interference of neighbors ‘would have ended his life. The unfor- tunate mother was confined in the in- sane ward at the Recelving Hospital. —_——————— Fire Damages Church. OAKLAND, April 3.—St. Leander's Catholic Church at San Leandro was damaged to the extent of $500 early Sunday morning by fire which broke out in the vestry. ‘A cabinet in which the vestments, altar linen and laces of the church were kept was almost entirely destroyed. The blaze was ex- tinguished by Father O’Mahoney, the gutor of the church, and Rev. F. ousa. lh) ng Call. OAKLAND, April 3.—The Rev. C. H. Hobart of Pasadena, who has re- ceived a call to the Calvary Baptist Church of this city, occupied the pul- Parinesty’ pastin of THELTIR vt 0 pastor of e st S:‘urc: of Oakland. Mr. EO&P‘:’ vet announced whether or not he will gccept the call. s ANGLERS’ MECCA Rare Sport Assured the Disciples of Walton Dur- ing Present Trout Season STREAMS FULL OF FISH Though Creeks Are Still High From Recent Rains Sportsmen Take to Rods BN oo Special Dispatch to The Call. HALFMOON BAY, April 3.—Although the streams are still high from the win- ter rains, the opening of the trout sea- son found many enthusiastic anglers | ready to test their skill with the rod. Many fishermen have gone to La Hon- da to whip the streams in that vicinity, and, although fishing will not be at its best for a few weeks, interest in the sport is now keen. There will be good fishing in a week or ten days in the Alpine and La Honda creeks, as all the streams of this coun- ty have been well guarded by the fish and game commissioners this year. Trout are plentiful, particularly at the headquarters of San Francisquita. In the Pescadero Lagoon large schools of salmon have come in from the ocean and excellent fishing is assured. FANOUS ACTOR A8 PHOFESSOR BERKELEY, April 3.—An announce- ment that aroused extraordinary inter- est at the University of California was made to-day, when information of rlans to secure the celebrated actor and litterateur, Ben Greet, as professor of dramatics at the State University was given to the public. President Benjamin Ide Wheeler has given the project his sanction and full approval, warmly seconding the efforts of the university faculty committee on music and dramatics in its plan to ar- range for Ben Greet's entrance into the faculty of the institution. President Wheeler is an enthusiastic admirer of the great Englishman’s abilities and is appreciative of the benefits that both Greet and the university will receive when the plan now under consideration shall have been carried out and the English actor and man of letters in- stalled as head of the new department of dramatics. Not until to-day did the plans of the faculty © committee become known. Greet scored a great hit when he came to the coast and produced for the first time on these shores a dramatic spec- tacle which it was feared by some could not be made to appeal to the pub- lic—his production of the morality play, “Everyman.” The success of “Every- man” was instantaneous and complete. at the university, and its tour of the large cities then followed. Greet cher- ished the kindliest feelings for the uni- versity and was very grateful for the support and co-operation he had here. He credited much of his success to the start “Everyman’ received at the uni- versity, and later returned with elab- orate *productions of “Twelfth Night' and “Hamlet” in the ancient Eliza- bethan manner. Greet's last appearance at the univer- sity was in an open-air production of “As You Like It,” under the historic oaks on the campus. In this, as in all other of his efforts here, he was emi- nently successful. Greet staged Professor Charles Mills Gayley's miracle play, “The Star of Bethlehem,” last winter at the univer- sity, this being the first production in the West of the play. He became an in- timate friend of prominent faculty members through these projects, joint- 1y undertaken, and they are now deter- mined that if he will consent and the way can be opened he shall become their joint laborer in university affairs. These productions, as President Wheeler explains, would have the same relation to his lectures on the drama that laboratory work has to lectures by savants now at the university. The chair of dramatics, when all the plans for its founding are complete, will be similar in its standing to the chair of music, which latter now is particilariy engaging the attention of President ‘Wheeler, it being the president’s task to secure a suitable person to fill the chair. President Wheeler said to-day: Tt fs desired to have a person of b lar to that of Professor Albert i.n.g::lr{l:;mét Michigan, who was of our summer school fac- ulty last vear. It is difficult to secure such a man, however, as the appropriation for the chalf is for a period of two years only, and it is not easy 4o persuade a first-class man to relinquish 2 position for % tenure so short a that whick can be offered here. No one has as yet been chosen for the place. REDWOOD CITY WILL HAYE GAS Special Dispatch to The Call. REDWOOD CITY, April 3—Rapid progress is being made by the United Gas and Electric Company in the work of laying gas mains in the streets of the town. Fifteen carloads of pipe have arrived and have been tested by Superintendent of Streets Dickey. The entire shipment will soon be on the ground and work will be rushed to equip the town with gas facilities. The United Gas and Electric Com- pany has undertaken the task of lay- ing gas mains on the county road from this city to Mountain View. Every town and hamlet on the way will be supplied with gas. This enterprise is accepted by the people of Redwood as new evidence of the progress and rros- perity of this section. PAIR OF TROUSERS GETS : EX-CONVICT IN TROUBLE SAN RAFAEL, April 3.—Robert Wilson, a third term convict, was ar- rested here this afternoon by Consta- ble Agnew for stealing a pair of trousers from the store of A. Schuits. Wilson made two attempts to steal the garment. He was detected in the first by a passer by. He claimed the trousers dropped from their hook and he returned them to the owner, who thanked him. € ly after and secceeded in getting away with the pants. | __MARRIAGE LICENSES —Oakland, April re ‘Wilson returned short- | NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY 10 SHOW BUDS . at Menlo Park in May Will Be a Great Event A EXHIRITORS NUMEROUS Elaborate Preparations Are Being Made to Make Fes- tival a Record Breaker e A ey Special Dispatch to The Call. MENLO PARK. April 3.—Elaborate preparatiogns are being made to make the approaching flower show of the Menlo Park Horticultural Society the greatest in the history of the organ- ization. The annual blessom fete is al- ways a grand affair. Some of the rar- est and most beautiful flowers that ! bicom in the State are on exhibition. { Socially the flower show is one of the most important events of the season. It will open on Saturday, May 8§. Among the promineat people here who have already promisad exhibits are th» following: James L. Flood, Timothy Hopkins, E. Black Ryan, J. B. Coryell, E. C. Slade, | M. Lynch, C. W. Smith, J. Henry Meyer, Mrs. Winchester, Perry Eyre, E. W. Hopkins, Joseph A. Donohoe, Charles N. Felton., Sacred Heart Con- vent, Edgar Mills E. L. Eyre, ™ W. i Selby, A. J. Marcus, Theodore Payne, 8. T. Britten, Leroy Nickel, John T. Doyle, J. R. Smith, W. J. Adams, H. Keil, A. Taylor, J. J. Moore and A. C. Bassett. NO SENTIMENT SHOWN IN WILL —— OAKLAND, April 3.—There was no sentiment shown in the disposition of the estates of the late Mrs. Elizabeth ‘Williams, or her husband, the late Rev. Aaron Willlams, each of whom disinherited the other. When Wil- liams died last September he left an estate of some $4000 to the Rev. James Campbell “to spend for the Lord,” and left his wife nothing, say- ing that she was amply provided for. To-day the will of Mrs. Williams was filed for probate, the decument having been made out prior to her husband’s death and in it she .be- queaths nothing to her husband, as he has enough, and leaves her estate, amounting to about $13,- 141, to brothers and sisters and other relatives. ‘An action = was begun a short time ago by Mrs. Williams, by which she was granted an allowance of $50 a month from her husband's estate, and as it was somewhat in- volved it was thought the allowance would nearly eat it up before it could be distributed to the Rev. Mr. Camp- 11, ALAXEDA GOUNTY NENS MARY G. HUNT DEAD.—Oakland, April 3. Mrs. Mary G. Hunt, aged 44 years, died to- day in a local sunatorium. She was a native of New York and her home was at 121 Twelfth street. GROCERY BURNED.—Oakland, April 5.—F. H. Snyder’'s ry, Liese avenue and East Fourtcenth street, was burned last night. An exploded coal ofl lamp caused the fire. The loss was $700. SAYS CHILD IS WAYWARD.—Oakland, April 3.—Leontine Gere, 14 years old, was ar- rested to-day on complaint of Leon Gere, her father, who says he cannot curb the girl's tendencies to be wayward. TING I§ DISCHARGED. — Oakland, April 8.—David Keating, who jumped over. board from the ferry-boat Garden City last Saturday while insane, was discharged to-day by Judge F. B. Ogden at the request of rela- tives, who agreed to care for him. THEO GIER APPOINTED COLONEL.— Oakland, April 3.—Theodore Gler, the well- known merchant of this city, has just been appointed on the staff of Governor George C. Pardes, with the rank of leutenant colonel. GETS FINAL DECREE.—Oakland, April 3. Judge Eilsworth to-day granted a final decree of divorce to Martha Hand from George Hand, and awarded $25 a month alimony. The cus- tody of a minor child was given to the mother. GARBAGE CASE CONTINUED.—Oakland, April 3. —Forty-six cases of scavengers charged with violating the garbage ordingnce were continued to-day in the Police Court to May S, pending a decision from the Supreme Court ©0a the validity of the ordinance. BERKELEY, April 3.—The French Circle of the University of California will have a dra- matic programme fn Hearst Hall Friday even- ing, April 14, when there will be presented ““Gringoire,” a one-act comedy; to be followed pastoral comedy entitled ‘The First of ¥ GIVE RING TO CHIEF DEPUTY.—Oak- land, April = 3.—Superintendent of Streets Charles F. Ott and the office force have pre- sonted. a beautiful gold signet ring to R. B. Ayer, who has retired from the post of chief deputy in that department to take the chief deputvship in the office of City Treasurer Charles D. Bates Jr. PENSION BOARDS ORGANIZE.—Oakland, April 3.—The Police and th: Fire Pension boards were organized to-day by the election of Commissioner McElroy as president of the former board and Mayor Mott as president of the latter. Waiter B. Fawcett was elected secretary pro tem. The usual pension allow- arces were made. COMPANY ~ SEEKS NONSUIT.—Oakland, April_3.—Attorney George E. de Golia, for tre Pacific States Telephone Company, be- gan an argument for a nomsuit this morning in_ the action for damages brotght by Mrs. Johanna Horton, whose husband was elec- trocuted by touching ome of the company's wires. The argument went over until to- morrow. DEATH CALLS YOUNG WOMAN.—Oak- land, April 3.—Miss Grace . daughter of George L. at the street. will the family residence. 3. followil licenses e ot e Today . G . e 31, and_.alma M. Scheithe, 20, both of Oak- land; Marken, 32, and Allna Dahi, B e e Sl R Joseph M, ThflL San Francisco, and 4 B. Inman, 26, ose.. BULLER-CENTER WBEDDING.—Alameda, April_3.—Ralph Kirkham Blair, son of the late Lady Kirkham Yarde-Buller, and. Mine Leanor Center, e it was re- cently announced, have sel embér as the month in which they will wed. After marriage pair will proceed to ,D::.'nfiny. _where N"fl take a course i mining n A and his bride then Droceed to London to remain for & year. T e, Tormerty: Hortiommny: Bl 3 sioner of Alameda Ceunty but recently seded by the appointment of Fred by the Board of Supervisors, is going to con. test_che revocation of his appol boatd and to this end fled a AL ment, with them to-day, and the matter will be considered by them at their meeting nent week. ouRiand Apeit 3 Phe Tty ‘meda C. ton. IEF AT WORK IN SAUSALITO Enters Water Street Homy and Steals a Valuable Diamond and a Revolver 5! 26 PR TRACKS OF CRIMINAL Broken Window and Foot- print Near House Give Of- | ficers Clew to Follow Up i Special Dispatch to The Call SAUSALITO, April 3.—The resie dence of N. Derde Ruis near the eclub~ house on Water street was entered between the hours of 8 and 10 o'clock on Friday evening. The thief took a valuable diamond ring and a re- volver. Derde Ruis left his house about § p. m. He, is positive the revolver was in its accustomed place when he left. When he returned two hours later he : discovered his loss. The burglar evidently entered the house by means of a pass key or else entered before 8 p. m. when the door was open and secreted himself until the departure of its occupants: A broken window and a feotprint on the sill show hew the burglar departed and incidentally furnish a clew to the | officers. SATS SHE SAW HEAVEN'S GATE ALAMEDA, April 3.—After coming out of a trance that lasted for seven- teen hours, nine-year-old Roberta Russ, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Russ of 3264 Central avenue, described to her mother a wonderful vision that she had of the pearly portals of heaven and angels, and the child’s par- ent believes that to her little one was ( given a view of the abode of the blessed. Roberta was stricken with an ille ness some days age that puzzled the physician. She requested her mother to put her to bed, as she felt weary. Shortly thereafter the child passed into a comatose state, from which she could not be aroused. Her breath- ing and heart pulsations became im- perceptible to theose attending the pa- tient, and it was thought that she dead. She remained in this condition for seventeen hours, and upon aws: ening called for her meothes, & she said: “Mamnfa’*1 Al get better. Jesus told me so. him and five angels at heaven's gate. They were all in beautiful rebes and looked so happy. Ome aogel .«and:_' ‘This Is my dear little grafi@datighter, and Jesus said, ‘You will get better. Go back and. I will call yow when you are older. Dr. W. M. Brown, who attended the patient, says that the child is of a hysterical nature. She is now con=- valescing. e SAN PEDRO BOULEVARD WILL SOON BE COMPLETED Army of Workmen Putting Finishing Touches on Beautiful Marin County Drive. SAN RAFAEL, April 3.—The new San Pedro_boulevard is nearly com- pleted. Within a few weeks the beau~ tiful drive, one of the finest in the State, will be turned over to the coun- ty. An army of men under Contrac- tor C. L. Van der Naillen has been working on the boulevard since the first of the year. The road when completed will en- able the residents ‘of Marin to drive from San Rafael to Point San Pedro, the powder works, the Chinese shrimp fisheries and the Happy Valley golf links. Mount Tamalpais and other points of interest around the bay are always in view. —_—— CHILDREN OF SAN RAFAEL FORM IMPROVEMENT CLUB 3 Pupils of Public and Parochial Schools Will Help Carry Out Plans of Their Parents. SAN. RAFAEL. April 3.—A junior section of the San Rafael Improvement Club has been formed, and the children of all the public and parochial schools have become members. The children will do all in their power to preserve the trees, keep paper off the streets and follow out the plans adopted by the senior members. The boys and girls have been sup- plied with badges and pennants, and much good work is expected of them. The high school pupils have interested themselves in the work and under their influence the younger ones are working with a will. —_———— Honor Memory of President. OAKLAND, April 3.—The directors of the Oakland Bank of Savings met this afternoon, dut no action was taken regarding the election of a suc- | cessor to the late Isaac L. Requa. The board adjourned immediately after being called to order out of respect to the memory of the late president. —— LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 3.—A freight traim Tan into & street car at a crossing here tu- day, killing Sister Marty Anthony of Louis~ | ville and serjously injuring Sister Mary Lean- der and Miss Katherine McGill. The three vie tims are teachers, ‘who Jvere on their way to