The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 8, 1905, Page 6

6 - THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL S, 1905. NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY H[LL\ (0(KiD EARTH IS SINKING, AWAIT 01 ORDERS| Oyster Men Say Blm»dehed Is Threatened and for Injunction From Court WO RE IS, MEN WATCHING Order Is Granted and While Neither Side Will Back Down Writ Is to Be Heard Ask YMED et Sogmiiniis AKLAND, April 7.—A* battle be- veen the oystermen may be expected at any moment. According to a peti- iporary i tion filed rbee & Immel Oyster Com- move on the part of the Oyster Com- Both range, and are retense to begin the at- on the side of law & Immel Com- obtained an Hall prevent- ny employes from operations; but rney Louis Goldstone, unction, neither 1 and any emons 1 1 precipitate trouble. ng of the writ has been set d i wvolves the title som 40% acres of land favorable the propagation of oysters. Both y claim to the title, and e ago the Smith oyster down the piling under the of the Darbee people and on the tide. The pil- been replaced, and e established on the scene e two miles from r and ige —_———— FINDS FAULT WITH UNIFORMS. BERKELEY, Avpril 7.—The mili v as worn by freshrhen at € t versity have incurred of Captain J. T. Nance, T His dis- ter ted to open p ated before, rchase by from a co has held the con- s from both 1S lans with respect the military de his reports eclines to nded an nt military But members of 1 to-day to his ir uniforms and t followed took it e purposes sift- the by he terms “im- the freshmen supposed to be students say is now recc process to his freshmen that not fit; that they muster at the hands army officers, not at all suitable to s ards. —_— WILL BUY ISLANDS. were OAKLAND, oril 7.—In order to satsify the Mexican Government as to title of Tres Marias Islands, y purchased, the te Kimball C. E. Eld- | is b a seco! gage 1 in the decree of distribution. e in order to have a mort- The islands are chiefly valuable for | their cedar trees. Eldredge loaned to Don Manuel Carpena a large sum of money on them and $12,246 75 still re- | s mnpaid, and in order that Mrs. edge may give a clear settlement of her claim she asks of the court, through her attorney, Louls Bartlett, to have this mortgage specially set apart to her. . —_———— TO FIGHT FOR LIBERTY. OAKLAND, April 7.—Miss Alice Courtwright, held in the insane ward here on the compiaint of her family, intends to make a fight for her liberiy and to-day employed Attorney H. G. fWalker. Her examination, which was to have been held to-day, went over until Wednesday. Her father is the Rev. W. C. Courtwright and she has held the position of secretary to sev- eral professors in the Chicago Univer- sity. She was found lying on the wet lawn the other night, but denies the charge of insanity. and killed near Goldfields, Nev., ,_will be held to-morrow at 2 o'clock First Methodisl Church in_ this city, 2 member of the ¥raternal Order of and leaves a wife m this city, and a mother and brotner in Haywards to 'l'lm“ SICK HEADAGHE Positively cured by these Little Pills, ‘They also relieve Dis- forces | islands built on pil- | ty, for many | st first go to | and | ving his estate probated for | by him specially mentioned | | SAYS A Four .Feet in BERKELEY, April 8.—Scientists of | the University of California express deep interest in an important bulletin issued to-day by the university author- |ities, being the product of Vance C. | Osmont’s researches in the coast ranges north of the bay of San Fran- cisco. The announcement is made by the anthor of the bulletin that the bay re- gion is subsiding at an appreciable rate constantly, there being proofs in evidence four feet In very recent times. It is inferred by the scientist in ques- tion that gradually this region will sink, so that the future may hold in store for dwellers in the bay region a series of experiences of more than passing interest. Discussing this mat- ter, Mr. Osmond s: Croek, the Eete- and Drakes | ke bodies s, while bread, fiat tule land b | hillsides. That ‘they represent | ged area is apparent to the casual evidence exists to show that ce s going on at the present vicinity of San Francisco Bay. xcavations made at Shell Mound | Park, ween - Berkeley and Oakland, it was [ found that the base of the snell beds ‘are now | four feet below the ordinary high tide mark. fdent that the mound is & ‘“’kitch- d therefore built on the land, | Since it is | en-midden, this fact that there has been in very recent times bsidence of at least four feet, The topo of this section then may be placed at & somewhat advanced stage in the bhic cycle, and, since this cycle must n Inaugurated not earlier than the f the Pleistocene, the observer is mpressed with the enormous »sfon which has taken place, and the vast space of time represented by this the period of geciogical history. fon of the pre-Franciscan a great period of erosion existing betwe rocks. Upon this old, | ciscan eeries wa: well worn surface the Fran- laid down, the variety of the of frequent oscilla- , while the = taken place and ¢ 1at st the immense ¢ movement subsequent to their depo- hasta-Chico times probably the area was deep under the sea and were undergoing ero: for lying bly upon the Franciscan aces outside of this fleld and s heavy chert conglomerate of Ca- s a vast sccumulation of thin- and sandstones in monotonous | rhymical succession, indicating deep water peculiar and es yet At the most conserva- -Cnico_strata-in this hi of five miles, and are probably considerably thicker than ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS GONE.—Oakland, April Reid has begun an action of di- nst George Reid, whom she states r. They have one child, of HUSBAND HAS BUTES FLETTER ESTATE.—Oak- n An order has been made dis- ributing the estate of the late Freeborn Flet- ter of Alameda, valued at $199,188 39 to the ow and three sons of deceased, each to re- e a quarter of the estate. GODDARD'S WILL FILED.—Oakland, April 7.—The will of the late Clark LaMotte | Goddard of Berkeley was filed to-day and dis- poses of an estate valued at more than $100,- 000. The property goes to the widow, a son, Malcolm, and daughter, Florence. EXEMPTS ORGANIZE.—Oakland, April 7. At @ mecting held in this crty lest night the preliminary steps of forming an Exempt. Fire- n’s Association were taken. A second meet- | ing will be held on Saturday evening, when a permanent organization will be effected. J. M, Rosenburg preside ORATORS SPEAK.—Oak- | PROHIBITIO | 1ana, “April 7 t the third annual intercol- legiate 'prohibition oratorical contest, held at Hamilton Hall In this city st night, W. S. Andrews of the versity of California was | Geclared winner by the judges. Edward L. Lord of the University of California presided. CAPTURE ROOM THIEF.—Oakland, April 7.—The Los Angeles police have in custody Louis Schultz, an escape from the San Fran- cisco County Jail, who is wanted in this city for numerous room thefts, including the Oak Lawn; Bighth and Castro strects; R 817 Twenty-fourth street; Mfs. Oak street. GETS THREE YEARS.—Oakland, April 7.— Fred Simmons, who stole $1004 from W. Gron- dona and afterward gave himself up to the | St. Louts police, was sentenced to three years at San Quentin to-day by Judge Greene. The money was & fund ralsed by the scavengers to fight the establishment of a garbage crema- tory. Simmons says that he spent the money for liquor. LENA KOBHN . Haneon, Woods, 852 DENIED BAIL—Oakland, Mrs. her husband, was denled this afternoon by Judge W. E. Greene. A petition was present- ed to the Judge by Attorney A. L. Frick ask- ing him to fix thefamount of ball, but the court ald that under the showing made there was nothing to eatitle her to such leniency. WAYWARD SON IN JAIL.—Oakland, April 7.—Efforts are being made in behalf of Bugene Legros, son of a wealthy Belgian, who is un- der arrest for stealing the bicycle of General Oscar ¥. Long, to have him given the benefit of the probation law. He stole nearly $600 worth of bric-a-brac while employed at the Long home. His case was continued this morning for further consideration. —_———— VACAVILLE SENDS FIRST BOX OF CHERRIES EAST Shipment Indicates Early Opening of the Deciduous Fruit Season in California. SACRAMENTO, April 7.—The Barl Fruit Company sent forward by ex- press to-day the first shipment of cherries, which marks the opening of the declduous season of 1905. The cherries were of the purple Guigne variety and were grown by J. K. Smith of Vacaville, The first shipment of cherries mnde in 1904 was on April 30, so that the present season appears to be more than three weeks earlier than that of the preceding year. ———————— TRIPS ON NEW FERRY-BOAT. OAKLAND, April 7.—The new Key Route ferryboat San Francisco will make two excursions on the bay be- fore starting in regular service. To- morrow the members of the Home Club, the children of the Smith cot- tages and the choir of the First Con- gregational Church will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Smith on a trip about the bay. On next Monday the employes of the Oakland Traction Company will make an excursion on the new steamer. Region About San Francisco Has Subsided University of California Savant Thinks That All Will Go Under Gradually. that show a submergence of | | NIGHT IN JAIL SCIENTIST Recent Times. et e oo MOTT CHOSEN 1S PRESIDENT | OAKLAND, April 7.—The Board of Public Works and the Board of Police |and Fire Commissioners were reor-‘ ganized this afternoon by the election of Mayor Frank K. Mott as president | of each board. City Engineer Turner declined to- serve as president of the ( Board of Public Works. No action was | taken on the election of'a secretary. E. J. Terrell was appointed clerk and | stenographer, succeeding George A. Hanmore. The resignation of R. B. Aver as chief clerk in the Superin- tendent of Street’s office was accepted, Ayer having been appointed chief dep-! uty city treasurer. At the request of the Frank K. Mott Company the Board of Public Works canceled all contracts held by that com- pany with the city to furnish supplies. | This action was taken because Mayor | Mott is principal stockholder in the | company and as Mayor is forbidden to I hold an interest in municipal contracts. The - company agreed to protect the city against any loss by reason of the annulment. The board, on petition of residents in the vicinity of Lincoln Park, decided to withhold for investigation its per- mission granted to the Board of Edu- cation to place the old Lincoln school building in the park while the new school is under construction. —— 3 ACTORS SPEND Spectal Dispatch to The Call TACOMA, April 7.—The Thornton Comedy Company went to Oakville Sunday and proceeded to make ar- rangements for dates. The Thespians had been in hard luck and hoped to make a raise there. They were getting along nicely when one of the women of the company had a wordy conversa- | tion with one of the women guests of the Oakville Hotel, where the troupe | was stopping. The matter was taken up by the husband of the actress with the result that a warrant was issued for the arrest of one woman and two men of the company. The case was tried before Judge Har- ris. The actors were fined $256 and costs for using abusive language, intended to provoke an assault. Being unable to pay the fine they were taken to the County Jail at- Montesano. They were released the following day. SUIGIDE ENDS LIFE OF CRIME Special Dispatch to The Cah POPLAR, Iowa, April 47.—A triple funeral in this village to-day, at which M. Nelson and his two little daughters were buried, ended, it is hoped, the long nightmare of crimes that has followed the murder of Frank P. Richardson seven years ago. Nelson has always been supposed to have murdered Rich- ardson and he is believed to have killed his first wife. He murdered another man in order that he might marry the widow; drove his second wife away with a threat of death; murdered his two children, tried to kill his father and mother, and then blew out his own brains. Danny Westrope and Christian Ebert were suspected of being accom- plices in the Richardson murder. West- rope drowned himself four years ago and Ebert disappeared just as Rich- erdson did. It is belleved Nelson mur- dered him. Nelson stabbed his two children to death and later when his father and mother called on him and asked where they were he gave them an overdose of strychnine in coffee which fortunately only made them sick. He afterwards committed suicide, He left a note to his parents, asking for forgiveness, saying he could not help it. X —_————— HENEY IS PREPARING BATCH OF mmcmmms PORTLAND, April 7.—Francis J. Heney, United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, devoted the entire forenoon to-day to the preparation of 1 indictments to be returned by the Fed- eral Grand Jury to-morrow. Heney's place in the jury-room was filled by Assistant United States District Attor- ney Willlam Banks. It is generally | expected that an, additional number of indictments against prominent people and some lesser lights will be returned, The prospective indictments are the result of Heney’s bitter fight against : the land fraud ring. % ' ————— e AGRICULTURIST DIES. SAN JOSE, April 7.—Edward Top- ham, for years identified with the Agricultural Society of this county, died last night at his home in Milpitas, aged 65 years. He was a director and president of District Assoclation No. b for many years. He also was a promi- nent Mason. ———— Dwarflike sins often Iuv- children. gigantic EATS A FATAL DISH OF BEANS Infant Dles From the Effect of Ptomaine Poison Con- tained in Canned Edibles OTHERS NOT AFFECTED Family Partakes of the Succulent Vegetable, but Only the Baby Succumbs I s OAKLAND, April 7.—Ptomaine pois- oning from eating canned string beans is ascribed as the cause of death in the case of Mary Esther Greenwood, 2 years old, the daughter of Mr. and] Mrs. J. BR. Greenwood, 828 Thirty-fifth street, whose demise yesterday was reported to-day to Coroner Mehrmann. The family ate the beans Wednes- day. Some were given to the baby, who soon afterward became very ill. Physicians were called, but could not relieve the infant. Others of the fam- fly who partook of the vegetable were unaffected, but this is said by the doec- ; tors to have been due to the fact that they were older and better able to withstand the effects of the poison. GRIEF HASTENS SELL'S DEMISE BERKELEY, April T.—Apoplexy, su- perinduced through grieving over the death of his daughter, Mrs. Nellie Bat- terman, who was asphyxiated by gas last Sunday night, caused the demise last night at his home, 2216 Ellsworth street, of Walter E. Sell, for many years private secretary to the late Al- vinza Hayward. Sell came to Berkeley thirty-five years ago and at one time was rated as wealthy. He was an en- ergetic business man and at different periods was identified with several im- portant local enterprises. He built the first street car line in Berkeley. Sell was one of the organizers in 1878 of the First Presbyterian Church of this city and endowed in mempry of a de- ceased son the Walter £Il Sunday- school Library, one of the largest of its kind in California. Sell was 73 years old and a native of Pennsylvania. He is survived by a. Widow, now a resident of Seattle, and from whom he had lived apart for some years. His funeral will be held to-morrow after- noon at 2 o'clock from the First Pres- byterian Church. STARTS FIGHT FOR BlG ESTATE ——e. Special Dispatch to The Call. 4 TACOMA, April 7.—Mrs. Elizabeth Nolan of Chicago has arrived here to contest the will of James M. Nolan, who died two months ago leaving an estate valued at $50,000. Mrs. Nolan alleges that she did not know that Nolan secured a divorce from her more than five years ago on the ground of desertion and that by the decree she was deprived of all interest in the property left by Nolan in Tacoma and Port Angeles. Nolan willed his property to Miss Julin Sekor, who is said to have been engaged to him. His daughter, Mrs. Bambula, who is here from Chicago with her mother, received Nolan’s $2000 life insurance. In order to establish her right to a portion of the estate, Mrs. Nolan has started a suit to set aside the divorce alleging that it was obtained by gross perjury and fraud. —_——— MOTHER WANTS DAMAGES FOR INJURIES TO HER SON Lad Was Burned by Fireworks Dur ing Election Campaign in San Jose. SAN JOSE, April 7.—Mrs. Mary Bressani, as guardian of her minor son, Ricardo Bressani, has filed a $10,000 damage suit against the Union League Republican Club. On the clos- ing night of the campaign, November 4, 1904, a lighted plece of fireworks was thrown by an unKnown parader. The explosive struck young Bressani on the hand, permanently disabling and disfiguring it The injury fis charged to the negligence of the mem- bers of the Union League Republican Club. ———————— CLOSE FIGHT FOR OFFICE IN TOWN, OF MILL VALLEY MILL VALLEY, April 7.—One of the closest elections in the history of this town was held here to-day, J. J. Newbegin beating Clinton Folger for the office of School Director by two votes. Newbegin received 101 votes to his opponent’s 99, There was no political issue at stake. Newbegin represented the people of the town .and Folger the “hillites.” —_———— THREATENS TO TAKE LIFE OF RED BLUFF OFFICER REDDING, April 7.—While on his way to Folsom to serve a flve-year term for robbing Dobrowsky's jew- elry store here on March 17, Dave Martin was identified at Red Bluff as Frank Williams, who had served a short sentence for stealing a horse in Tehama County. When arrested Mar- tin swore vengeance against Marshal ‘Ward of Red Bluff. Martin’s parting words to Marshal ‘Ward 'as the train pulled out of Red Bluff were, “I will kill you if it tlkel twenty years to do it. The next Imtnsuu'-nmnvwmm!u life, and the charge will be murder.” MAKING PLANS [DISPUTE MAY FOR BIG FETE e e Portuguese Residents of Half Moon Bay District Prepar- mg for Annual Chamonta e NATIVES TO GIVE BALL Pebble Beach Parlor Is Ar- ranging for Its First En- tertainment at Pescadero Special Dispatch to The Call. HALFMOON BAY, April 7.—The Por- tuguese residents of this section are making elaborate preparations for their annual festtval, the Chamorita, a very pretty fete, in which many take part and for which plans are laid several months in advance. As the affair does not take place until June ample time vet remains for preliminary work. The festivities will begin on June 10 and continue for four days. Pebble Beach Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West, recently organized in Pescadero, will give its first ball on May 6. As this is the first effort of the parior as an entertainer special pains are being taken to make the affair a success. Joseph Plecarpo, president of Pebble Beach Parlor, will be floor man- ager. He will be assisted by Walter L. Ray, James McCormick and David B. Armas. AERONAUTS ROW ABOUT AIRSHIP Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, April 7.—Professor John J. Montgomery of Santa Clara College, the inventor of the aeroplane that promises to revolutionize aerial navi- gation, to-day filed a suit against T. 8. Baldwin, the well-known aeronaut, for $100,000 damages for violation of a contract and pilfering his invention. Another suit was also filed asking for an accounting of all moneys received from the exhibition of the California Arrow, as Baldwin calls his airship, and for a perpetual injunction prevent- ing Baldwin tym constructing and further exhibiting airships of the Ar- row type. In the damage suit Professor Mont- gomery sets forth that on April 28, 1904, he entered into a contract with Baldwin in which a partnership was formed for the purpose of giving public exhibitions for profit of a contrivance to be invented by the plaintiff for glid- ing and soaring through the alr with- out the aid of gas. It was agreed that Baldwin was to act in the dual role of agent and partner; that as partners both were to contribute all their knowledge and experience for the pur- pose of advancing the Interests of the partnership, and that the defendant as agent was to account to the partner- ship for all the moneys received for such public exhibitions and to pay to the plaintiff one-half of all the net proceeds from said public exhibitions. Professor Montgomery states that by the terms of the contract he was to re- tain and reserve to himself the sole and exclusive owmnership of sald in- vented contrivance and each and every part thereof. The complaint further alleges that plaintiff, relying upon the promises and representations of the defendant, at great expense and inconvenience, en- tertained said defendant as his guest at Santa Clara College and taught and instructed the defendant in the under- lying principles and laws requisite to the successful construction and manip- ulation of the invention. Plaintiff alleges that he did all in his power to carry out his part of the con- tract. It is asserted that Baldwin neglected and refused to assist in the experiments; to give his time and at- tention to the perfecting or manipula- tion of the contrivance and refused to pay the costs and expenses of the ex- periments and development work men- tioned In the contract. Because of this apathy on the part of Baldwin, Mont- gomery alleges he has been damaged to the extent of $100,000. The second suit, which asks for a perpetwal injunction restraining Bald- win from constructing or operating the California Arrow, alleges that Baldwin built parts of Montgomery's contriv- ance and attached them to a gas bal- loon as a propeller thereof and called i VALLEJO ELKS HOLD BANQUET Special Dispatch to The Call. VALLEJO, April 7.—The newly elect- ed officers of Vallejo Lodge No. 559, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, were installed in San Pablo Hall to-night. The ceremonies were fol- lowed by a banquet in the Elks’ club- rooms. Many Elks from San Francis- co and other cities were present. Fol- lowing are the new officers: Exalted ruler, James A. Brosnahan; esteemed leading knight, N. E. Hansen; es- teemed loyal “knight, Alrik Hammar; esteemed lecturing knight, W. T. Car- penter; secretary, J. R. Whittaker; treasurer, H. J. Widenman; tyler, T. J. O'Hara; trustee, S. E. Wilsod. District Deputy Exalted Ruler F. R. Devlin was the installing officer. ——— e BAN DIEGO, April 7.—Members of the State Board of Equalization on thelr annual tour of ar- rived in this city this evening. The party consists of E. P. Colgan, State Controller, and Willlam H. Alvord, Alexander Brown lnd Frank Mattol- son. o END IN A SUIT San Mateo County Supervi- sors and Contractors Are at ‘War Over Courthouse Plans WILL REPAIR BRIDGE Boards of Two Counties to Remedy Defects in Strue- ture Said to Be Unsafe Special Dispatch to The Call REDWOOD CITY, April 7.—A dis- agreement over the specifications for the new county courthouse, involving an increased expenditure of $2000, may re- sult in a lawsuit. The Board of Su- pervisors and the cohntractors have locked horns, and as neither seems in- clined to give way it is probable that the courts will be asked to interpret the plans. The Board of Supervisors has ap- pointed Dr. H. G. Plymire Health Of- ficer for another term of a year. The board has been asked by the. Mayfield Board of Trade to co-operate with the Supervisors of Santa Clara County in making necessars repairs to the Stanford bridge, which is said to be in an unsafe condition. Measures will be taken at once to make the structure secure. Invitations have been received by the Supervisors and other leading county officials to attend the State session of Boards of Supervisors, which will be held in San Diego on May 9. As the meeting promises to be one of excep- tional importance it is probable that San Mateo will be well represented. - BLINDS CAPTOR WITH PEPPER SAN DIEGO, April 7.—In the ar- rest of Frank Wilson.this afternoon the police believe they have in custody the miscreant who threw pepper in a San Bernardino police officer’s eyes last Tuesday after the officer had placed him under arrest. Wilson was arrested this afternoon by Police Officer Farwell for stealing a number of grain bags. While the officer was walking along the street with his prisoner Wilson reached into his pocket, pulled out a handful of pep- per and threw it in the officer’s eyes Farwell was completely blinded for a few moments, but rubbed enough of the pepper out of his eyes to enable him to see and started in pursuit of his escaping prisoner. Wilson was soon overtaken and thrown to the ground and handcuffed. SATISFIED WITH WORK OF BOARD Specal Dispatch to The Call. SAUSALITO, April 7.—An exciting election took place here to-day for the office of School Director. The candi- dates were P. J. Elliott, the incumbent, and James McAdams. When the votes were counted this evening Elliott re- ceived 151 and McAdams 142. Much interest was taken in the out- come of the election by the citizens. Every available rig was called into requisition, to carry the voters to and from the polls. Chief Wray of the Sausalito Fire De- partment was one of the principal sup- porters of McAdam and took an active part in the election. The result of the election shows that the residents here are perfectly satisfied with the work being done by the present board of school directors. SATS GREGORY WAS HER LOVER Special Dispatch to The Call. . REDDING, April 7.—William Greg- ory of Redding. a twin brother of J. H. Gregory of Mott, who killed Annte Miller, a schoolteacher, and then com- mitted suicide at that place late ‘Wednesday night, claims that his wife received a letter from Miss Mil- ler less than a week before the trag- edy, saying that she was engaged to J. H. Gregory. This upsets the theory that Gregory murdered Miss Miller because she had spurned his offers and accepted the love of L. H. Os- borne, a promineht Sisson mill man. Less than a month ago Miss Carlit Miller, a sister of the murdered girl, died suddenly a few days before the date set for her widding and was buried in the dress In which she was to have been married. —_—— EXPECT TO HAVE JOLLY TIME AT NOVEL PARTY SAUSALITO, April 7.—On May 13 Sausalito Council Ne. 11, U. P. E. Ca lPortugune otder,wm.hg“.m ;.:d nockugmm“ n,“ ‘Woodmen’s g._“ ing hard to make the affair _— The following committee of ments has been selected: Mrs, Avilla, Mrs. Lizzie Sandstrom and Mrs. programmes will be K ;isgrys distributed USE THE MAIL T0 GET VOTES Campaign of Letters Is Being Waged by the Poli- ticians of Marin County ELECTION NEXT MONDAY Good Government Club and Citizens’ Munieipal League Are the Contending Forces Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, April 7.—Next Mon- day the citizens of San Rafael will make known'their choice for city of- ficers by voting either for the candi- dates of the Good Government Club or those of the Citizens’ Municipal League. The campaign is unique In one par- ticular. There has been no personal so- lcitation for votes, the leaders of both parties seeking to gain the votes of the citizens by appeals through the mail. It is called here the campaign of let- ters. From the literature thus far sent out both parties appear to be standing on the same platform—the enforcement of the laws and public improvements. It is conceded, however, that the Good Government Club represents the anti-saloon people. The Citizens’ Mu- nicipal League prefers to leave the liquor question in statu que. Voting machines will be used. HRS. FAIRBANKS SERIOUSLY ILL Special Dispatch to The Call RICHMOND, Va., April 7.—What is understood to be quite a serious illness prevented Mrs. Falrbanks, wife of Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks, from attending an important social function given for her here to-day. The affair wasg intended to honor her, not only as the wife of the Vice President, but on her own account as the president gen- eral of the National Association of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, whose committee of seven leaves here to-morrow for Jamestown under instructions to select a site and deter- mine upon a suitable memorial to mark the spot where the first permanent set- tlement In America was made, Mrs. Fairbanks’ illness was brought about by the strain of the Washington season. AGED MERCHANT HURT IN SOUTH Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, April 7.—Louis H. Bonestell, senior member of the firm of Bonestell & Co., wholesale paper deal- ers at Sansome and Sacramento streets, San Francisco, was struck by an elec- tric car at Grand avenue and Adams street to-night and sustained Injuries which may result in his death. He was waiting to take the car to the depot, where he, intended to leave for home, and as the car approached he stepped too close to the track. The step of the car struck him and threw him thirty feet to the gutter. He sus- tained a compound fracture of the left leg below the knee and it is feared in- ternal injuries. He was taken to the California Hospital. Owing to his ad- vanced age, 78 years, his injuries are all the more serious. —_—— BREAKS SCHOOL BDOOR TO LIBERATE DAUGHTER CONDON, Or., April 7.—Mrs. Car- rie Neuman, because her daughter had been kept in after school, broke in the door of the schoolhouse and se- cured the release of the girl. Im- mediately a suit was filed against her by the school directors for damage done the door. The court dismissed the suit. . The directors claimed the girl had been detained as a just punishment for bad behavior. —_—— VIEWS OF GOLDEN STATE ARE CHEERED IN SALINAS SALINAS, April 7.—J. L. Erwin, who is touring the State under the auspices of the California Promotion Committee, delivered an illustrated lecture on California before a crowde ed house at the armory to-night. Many scenes were loudly cheered. Resolutions commendatory of the work of the State publicity committee of the California Promotion Commit- tee were adopted. - ADVERTISEMENTS. = Sour Stomach “1 used Mhdl-n - lhm flkwm'fl hll] -dfl- R ueu-n o and to k: ey ; e ——— - —