The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 15, 1905, Page 6

7 Z P s \ i : THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1905 NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY" BERKELEY'S BIG “C’[JIIGE WiSIE |[WOMAN FIGHTS _ [CONTRA COSTA |CHEERING NEWS TURNS CRIMSON. | (N THEBENG ~ FOR LIBERTY| FANTSRAILROAD| FOR SAN MATEG Stanford Wags Incarnadine Their Rival's Dazzling Yellow. Many at Ceremony When Hall Steps Down to Give [ Way to His Successor Insane Suspect Wants Jury Prominent Residents of the San Ramon Valley Plan to Build a Line Themselves Every Town in County Will Be Benefited if Proposed Railroads Are Constructed Judge Melvin Says Law Allowing Appeal 4 " iversity i HREE ROUTES PLANNED Indignation at State University is Aflame and| WELCOMED BY THE BAR From Experts Is Foolish One. BACKING , IS PROMISED Clash Is Expected To-Day. BERKELEY, April 14—While the etudents of the university who built the gigantic “C” on Charter Hill siept peacefully last night, the enemy came, in the form of a big delegation of Stan- ford men, the advance guard of the nal contingent that is due at the id day to-morrow, ichere painted the golden “C” on the a flaming, blood-red crimson, the color of the rival university. From the coliege man’'s standpoint this action constituted an insult that must be wiped out at once. The rays of | the morning sun had just lighted the big “C” up on the hil gsze stonished California Uni- lunteers to restore the big “C” to fts original color. A score of university men tolled up the hil rection them he scariet stain. with t to efface p on the hilitop traces were found e men’s stay. They had for hours, as the{ of a big fir for e big “C” ines forth in ut there is to the collegians meet or the famous ax cap- Stanford is to be brought randished in the face of the 1 expected that may rong hands to control and these skir-| revealing to the | under De Leon and Rust's ai- | went enough | showed that they | The Stanford men got the blue and gold pennant from the great pole in front of South Hall last term at the freshman football game, and with the memory of this and the big “C” affair rankling | In their minds blue and gold men to- | morrow may be counted upon for re- prisals of an Interesting character. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April 14. It is known here that Stanford men crept up the steep pathway in the dead of night and covered the yellow em- blem of the Californians with flaming cardinal bunting. Thelr work accom- | plished, they crept quietly back again, staying only long enough to see the | chagrin expressed on the faces of those Berkeley students who come to attend the 8 o'clock classes. To-morrow is the annual fleld day be- tween Stanford and California, and the | “C" had been given a fresh coat of yel- {low paint in honor of the occasion. There was no thought in the minds of | the energetic student painters that the naughty Stanford boys might have a color scheme of their own, so they left the “C” unguarded. Their thoughtless- ness proved their undoing, for the Stan- ford men had-seen their rivals busily painting the great emblem. Their first thought was to turn the “C” into an points of the letter this was impossible. | So they contented themselves with cov- ering the “C” al. To-night the “C” will be watched a hundred prominent fraternity men, who have sworn that it will go | hard with any Stanford man who is | caught loitering around. — WANT TO RIDE ON SIDEWALKS S s April 14—To ride or g e question tha tating the bieyclists of Oal he n the City Council devotees of the whee mitted to continue: the of sideyalke in this city in their ns elmen and wheelwomer James P. Taylor, a and member of opposition to the petus by the Board of Tra aged mother was knocked dowh and se- verely injured by a careless rider on e = k recently. He went before il for redress and urged lege of riding on side- walks be stopped. C. C. Watson, re- ng at 456 Twenty forward with Council declaring that his jue to injuries she ng struck on the side- of the Merchants’ ange and E. C. Sessions of the of Trade have enlisted in Tay- d to them are R, M. Pickney, Attorney John J. Allen and ry, who appeared last rdinance and Judi- the City Council s in favor of the n signed by $00 rid- £ to pro- compromise ordinance by he sidewalks should be open relists under restrictions, the ils of which be discussed at bsequent meéting of the commit~ postponed for PET DOG CAUSES TROUBLE. OAKLAND, Ay 14.—George A. Clunie, capitalist and brother of the late Thomas J. Clunie of San Fran- cisco outs with the municipal government of Oakland. A pet dog belonging to Clunie’'s daughter is the cause of the disturbance. The dog wag captured by the poundman, who did not recognize a San Francisco license on the canine’s collar. Clunie was obliged to $3 to recover the pet. He protested, but it was either to pay or to lose the dog. Now the capitalist has laid his griev- , Mayor Mott. Unfortunately for Clunie the law is egainst him, he was shown this morning. The Chunie home is at 517 Nineteenth strect. He has declared he wants justice and not the $3. — POSTPONES APPOINTMENT. OAKLAND, April 14.—The Board of Public Works to-day postponed the eppointment of 'a buflding inspector until the next meeting, April 19. Applications for the pos tion were received from W. G. Reese, J. B. Burpee and J. Lowry. The Po- lice and Pire Commissioners ap- pointed Substitute Thomas Boyle to be a reghlar patrolman, succeeding Bort Brown, resigned. Chief of Police Hodgkins reported the suspension for one day each of Policemen H. C. Arnest and W. H. Smith for violations of the rules. James Flynn, extra- man in the Fire Department, was dis- missed for disorderly conduct. ———— BLACK EXONERATED.—Oakland, April f4 Ogden handed down & decision in favor lustice of the Peace Biack of San Leandro to-day on &n ed case in which s $10 fine was sought to be recovered from Black, Jt was found that he had placed it properly in the town tressury. The decision will fore. stall action by the Grand Jury, before whom the matter had besn lasd. a ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ Do you know the most luxurious bath in the world? Have you used Pears’ Soap? Sold el over the world, has been | Wednesday, | 10 SPEND DAY AT ONIVERSITY r|{ BERKELEY, April 14.—On Friday, | July 7, the Congressional committee | from Washington, D. C., that is to i leave San Francisco on July 8 for the Philippine Islands on a tour of in- vestigation will be the guests of Pres- | ldent and Mrs. Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California at { luncheon. The principal members of this committee are Secretary of War ) Willlam H. Taft, former Secretary of | Wa Elthu Root and Miss Alice Roosevelt, The committee Wwill' spend the ma- | Jor part of the day in Berkeley. They { will be shown over-the grounds of the | university and will be introduced to | the eminent men who will be giving { instruct in the summer school. Secre Taft and Mr. Root will address a meeting which will be held in the Greek amphitheater either in the morning or in the afternoon and | it is probable that an_extensive recep- | tion programme will be got up by the | summer school students. | _*It is mainly .owing to President Wheeler’s friendship with President Roosevelt that Berkeley 1is to have the honor of entertaining the distin- guished visitors. Aside from the three already mentioned the committee will be composed of some of the most prominent men in Washington;, as well as a large number of Washington ladigs with Miss Roosevelt. —_—— OUTING FOR REAL ESTATE MEN. OAKLAND, April 14—A very pleasant excursion is being arranged | whereby - the real estate dealers and agents and invited friends of Oakland, San Francisco and Berkeley will have an opportunity to | visit the Santa Clara Valley on Satur- day, April 22, leaving Oakland or San Francisco on the 8:15 narrow gauge ;tram to San Jose, connecting with the Los Gatos Interurban electric line at San ‘Carlos street, making the run to Sorosis for luncheon. After luncheon they will go to Saratoga and Congress “Springs, thence to Los Gatos, Camp- bell and on through to San Jose, ar- ;rivlng there about 4 o'clock. It is ex- | pected that a large number of the real |'estate agents of San Jose and Los Ga- | tos will meet the San Francisco and | Oakland people and accompany them | on the excursion. | _ Tickets will be issued with a five- day limit, which will permit any one | who desires to remain over Sunday or | for a few days in the Santa Clara Val- | ley and allow them to return on either of the three railways between San | Jose and San Francisco. A fare of $1 50 for the round trip, including the Interurban ride of twen- ty-six miles, has been secured on e¢on- | dition that 150 people will make up | the excursion. The -Santa Clara Valley - never looked finer than it does at the pres- ent time. Mr. Crandall, manager of the Realty Syndicate of Oakland, who | lives at Sorosis, will serve the lunch- eom without cost to all real estate | agents and their families, and suitable badges will be issued for this purpose ! |to those who apply before Thursday | preceding the excursion. This affords | a fine opportunity to have a day's out- ing among the orchards and will give | the real estate people a chance to get | better acquainted with each other. | Those wishing to avail themselves | of this trip should make it known as |soon as possible, that suitable ar- |rangements may be made for their comfort and convenience. Tickets for thé above excursion will be on sale only at 613 Market street, San Francisco, and 12 San Pablo ave- nue, Oakland, from April 19, R —— ATTORNEY’S ABSENCE WILL DELAY 'BOODLERS TRIAL Continuance Will Be Asked George D. Collins Is Out of State. SACRAQENTO, April 14.—Frank French, EU Wright and E. J. Em- mons, the deposed State Senators who were arrested for bribery, are booked to appear in the Superior Court to- " District Attormey. Se this Cf T afternoon that he had receives o ta ephohie message from the office of George D. Colling In San Francisco, saying that a continuance of the case will be asked owing to the fact that Collins is absent in the FEast. Sey- mour Il‘!‘:l that ;!nfier the circum- #tances the requt or a continuance Drobably would be granted, “8,” but because of the closeness of the | in the colors of the cax- | Leave Taken of Jurist Whom the Governor Elevated to New Court of Appeals ———e OAKLAND, April 14—Late this af- ternoon Judge W. H. Waste took his oath of office as Superior Judge of { Alameda County before Judge Henry Melvin, and he now fills the place re- cently made vacant by the elevation of Judge S. P. Hall to the District Court of Appeals. The ceremonies attending Judge Hall's vacating the bench and the greeting of the new judiciary were held this afternoon; but, owing to the non-arrival of the Governor’s commis- sion, Judge Waste could not take his | oath of office until later in the day. | 'The Judges of the Superior Court and a large number of members of the Alameda County Bar assembled at 2 o'clock this afternoon in Department 1 and mutual felicitations were indulged in. Judge Hall bespoke for his suc- cessor the consideration shown him by the members of the profession. Judge Waste expressed his thanks and ap- preciation of the kind things said of him, and not the least interested lis- teners to what was said were his aged mother, his wife and two little children, who occupied a corner of the court- room. Judges Ellsworth and Melvin ex- pressed their good wishes, and Attorney John R. Glascock, for the members of the bar, finished his remarks by say- (ing: “In the language of my old law professor of the University of Vir- ginia to us when we . finished our course, to you, Justice Hall, and to you, Judge Waste, in that catholic and kindly spirit which so happily charac- terizes the members of our profession, we welcome you to its honors, its labors and its high rewards.” ALAMEDA GOUNTY NERS GETS HER DECREB.—Oakland, April 14.— | Gussie M. Teeple was given an interlocutory decree of divorce this afternoon from Percy Teeple on the ground of his unfalthfulness. { ROWE WILL PREACH. —Alameda, Biehop Peter Trimble Rowe of préach at the 11:15 morning ser- Vices at Christ Eptscopal Church Sunday morn- ing CITY TRUSTEE RESIGNS AS FIREMAN. Alameda, April 14.—Ernest J. Probst, City Trustee-clect, has resigned as foreman of Hose No. 2. Louls C. Lenz has been appointed to the place. BISHOP NICHOLS TO SPEAK.—Oakland, April 14.—The Right Rev. Bishop Nichols of the Hpiscopalian church will speak to-morrow at the novon-day:services that- are being heia at the Novelty Theater. 3 EXEMPT FIREMEN.—Oakland, April 14.— The Exempt Firemen's Association will hold their second meeting on Sunday next at 2 p. m. at Judge Quinn’s courtroom. The efec- tlon of officers will be completed. NO NEW POLICEMEN.--Oakland, April 14. The Finance Committee of the City Council has decided against an Increase in the police force for the present. The subject has been laid over until the next fiscal year. ONE OFFICER NOT RE-ELECTED.—Oak- land, April 14.—At the annual meeting of the First Presbyterian Church last night wil the officers were re-elected with the exception of Farl Bingham, the Sunday-school superintend- ent. GRAND OFFICERS VISIT OAKLAND.— Oakland, April 14.—The grand officers of ths Young Men's Institute visited Council No. o in this city last evening and were given a, reception by the local members at Foresters’ 1 GETS DAMAGES FOR WAGON.—Oakland, Aprll 14.—Judge George Samuels to-day gave judgment for $182 in favor of P. Echiwartz against the Oakland Traction Consolidated for damage done his horse and wagon in a street car collision. CENSUS MARSHALS NAMED.—Oakland, April 14.—The following school census mar- shals have been appointed: Ernest Arran, H. E. Footman, J. C. Phillips, Lowell J. Hardy, George C. Franck, F. O. Nebeker, B. S. Finch, Lioyd Adney. APPOINT NEW CENSUS MARSHAL.—AI- ameda, April 14.—Carl H. Allen, & brother- in-law. of Superintendent of Schools Fred T. Moore, has beén appointed school census mar- shal by the Board of Edueation, vice Percy R. Fox, resigned. - FRENCH PLAYS PRODUCED.—Berkeley, April 14.—Le Cercle Francais of the university produced at Hearst Hall tornight two French playe. one a pastoral by M. Dupouey, instruc- tor in French at. the. university, entitled “Le Premier Mai,” and “‘Gringofre.” CONDUCTOR'S ASSAILANTS ~ FINED.— Onkland, April, 14.—Edward R. Willlams, Jo- seph Connolly and Jobn Tubman Jr., who at- tacked C. V. Gardper, an Oakland Traction Consolidated “conductor, were each fined $80 to-day by Police Judge Mortimer Smith. RECEPTION' TO. GRAND _RULER.—Oak- land, Aprli 14.—Oakland ‘Lodge of Elks gave a reception last evening to: W. J. O'Brien Jr., the grand’ exalted ruler of the order. Thers was a large attendance and the grand ruler complimented Oakland Lodge very highly. COMES TO OAKLAND ONCE - MORB.— Oakland, Aprfl 14.—Theodore Schaub, one of the leading hotel men in Placerville,’ has re turned to bis old-home in Oalland for a short time. Mr. Schaub has been in business In Oalkland before and may decide to lacate here. LONDON ENGAGEMENT DENTED.—Oak- land, Apri] 14.—The story published this even- ing that Jack London was engaged to Miss Charmion | Kittredge. formerly of Berkeley, was_to-night denled by:Mrs. London, the mother of the author,. Mr., London himself be- ing in San Franclsco. WILL GO TO. SACRAMENTO.—Oakiand, April 14.—Athens Parlor of Natlve Sons has appointed a committee to make arrangements for a trip to Sacramento upon the occaston', of the ocelebration of Admission day in that city. The committee Is composed of Messrs, Garrison, Dean, Babbe, Armstrong, Lutgen an Gauge. s 3 GIVEN SENTENCES.—Oakiand, April 14.— James Howard was sentenced to Folsom for eighteen months for burglary by Judge Bils- worth to-day. He pleaded gullty to burglariz- ing @ toolhouse at Warm Springs. Sol Rans was sentenced to San Quentin for a_year for { trying to pass a fictitious check on F. S. Os- good for 88. - * MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Oakland, April 14. The following marriage licenses were issued: to- day: Johm H. Pry, aged 27, and Bernice K. Monugh, 17, both of Oakland: Jonn G, Fawell Jr.,, ovér 21, Berkeley, and a R. Rich- of Fruitval e UNEARTHS A SKELETON 'WHILE PLOWING HIS LOT cisco; Caleb N. ‘Be- Frederick, 20, botn covery in 'q $ 5 i SANTA CRUZ, April 1443, Vi, while plowing his lot In the town' éarthed a hym f n Soquel yesterday, un skeleton. 4 ¥ Democrats Name Ticket. STOCKTON, April 14.—The Démo- cratic city convention to-night nomi- nated the following candidates to be ;‘ot.ll"!ornu th; Je" H%h?rn ay 16: ayor, J. J. nn; Au George Sievers; € sf Oscar Wri 3 Assessor, R.. e e e wi : 5 nated by the mefianl. : —_— OAKLAND, April 14.—Not satisfied with the decision of the insanity com- mission which pronounced Miss Alice B. Courtwright insane, her attorney, H. G. Walker, this morning demanded a jury trial for his client and the case was set down for hearing by Judge Melvin for next Thursday. In speak- ing of this section of the law providing for the appeal from the decision of ex- perts to that of a jury, Judge Melvin Iutnted it as his bellef that it is & “fool aw.” District Attorney Benjamin of Napa County has become interested. and. Judge Melvin says, has asked the court’s permission to take part in the trial and attack the comstitutionality of such a provision. Shouldgthe insane of his county begin such proteedings he s:y: matters would soon be in a chaotic state. Miss Courtwright is the daughter of the Rev. C. W. Courtwright and is charged with insanity by her family and been-sentenced to Napa. WEDDING BELLS TO RING WITH EASTER CHIMES Sl BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. OAKLAND, April 14.—Lent will soon be among the yesterdays. With its passing wed- ding wells will remind us of the joys of life and 10v®sand Easter chimes will mingle their music with the familiar stzalns of the bridal march. Such a bonny list of brides it is, too, that have elected to wed during Easter week. On Wednesday, the 26th, Miss Mary Van de Carr Hyde wiil marry Lieutenant Hathaway 8t St. Paul's, and on the following evening, “Thursday, the nuptials oy Miss Bertha Mckl- rath and Dr. Bakewell will be solemnized. The Senger-Saeltzer and ‘he Manning-Bain weddings are also to be notable events of that season, When once this “‘marrying and giving in marriage’” gets started it invarlably becomes epldemic, 80 with such an unusually good be- ginning we may expect wedding upon wedding untll the hymeneal fever dfes out. June will bhave its quota of important nuptials, conspic- uously those of Miss Smith and Roland Oli- ver, Who are to wed in that month of roses, hear. Miss Helen Chase and Traylor Bell will plight their troth in May, and now comes preity Dale Hartley with the announcement that she has also decided to be & spring bride. It has long been an open secret that Reeves Baker was devoted to the charming girl who had been his friend and schoolmate, so the news of thelr coming wedding was hardly news at all. They wlil certainly make a handsome couple and the friends they count here by the score will be glad to learn that they intend to establich their lares and penates out Pledmont way. e It was the jolllest KIn#'oF a luncheon' party that enjoyed Miss Cordié ishop's hospitality yesterday, Miss Smith being the honored guest, and the others all intimate friends. The table was a delightful picture of pink roses; tulle and shaded candelabra and the daintlest little watercolor sketches of roses iindicated each place. A feature that especially pleased every one was the favors, tiny silver hearts: en- graved with the da As nearly every ol f this particular coteri: of girls is more or less musically accomplished, the impromotu programme that followed th luncheon was most enjoyable. Miss Bishoj guests were Miss Smith, Miss Anita Oliver, Miss Carolyn Palmanteer, Mrs. Dan Belden, Mrs. Edward Kenneth Lowden, Miss Edith Gaekill, Miss Mollie Mathes, Miss Noelle de Golia &nd Miss Ethel Stms. Mrs. Gordon Stolp is to be chairman of the day at Ebell next Tuesday and has arranged what promises to be an excellent programme. Miss Lorena Hoag is {nstructor for the dra- matie section, of which Mrs. Stolp {s curator, and with the asslstance of four of her ad- vanced pupils will demonstrate what a lifffe attention to physical culture, reading and -dra- matic interpretatfon may do. Miss Alfreda Tibbetts, who has the reputation of possessing one of the finest contralto volces in San Fran- clsco, will sing. Sty . Miss Cordie Bishop wlill be the motit for a large card party that is being planned by Miss Grace Dawson for next Sgturday evening. . Two engaged couples, Miss Smith and Mr. Ollver and Miss Chase and Mr. Bell, will be given a dinner on the 24th by Miss Lucretia Burnham. Thirty-six guests will participate in the affair, which will be an elaborate one. . Among the Oaklanders who epjoved ‘‘Par- sifal” yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Dennison, Mrs. Percy, Mrs. W. 8. Palmer, Mrs. Henry Rosenfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Curtiss, Misses Nieholson, Miss Mabel Thayer Gray. Miss Elizabeth Gray, Miss Anita Oliver. Miss Elizabeth Westgate and Mrs. Car- olyn Crew Rasor. = Mrs. John Yule entertained the Wheelock Club this afternoon. RAFFLES FINDS TWO IMITATORS Special Dispatch to The Call. GRANTS PASS, Or.,, April 14.—Two young robbers of the “Raffles” type have been sent to the reform schocl from this place. They had gathered in the loft of the opera-house and other places large quaentities of booty. In the law office in which one of the palr, James Belcher, was apparently read- ing law, was found sufficient powder to blow up the building. The explosive, it has,been learned, was to be used to blow up a Southern Pacific express/car. ‘While perpetrating the robberies the boys were apparently living decent lives. In fact they appeared deeply religious. Robert Durham joined the Bethany Presbyterian Church last Sunday. That same night a grocery store was robbed by him and his com- panion. Belcher was studying for ad- mittance into the Episcopal church. 10T OF THREE DRINKS POISON Special Dispatch to The Call. geesi 3 SPOKANE, April 14—With deadly carbolic acld eating into her vitals, her tiny form convulsed with agony, little Mamie Daly, a 3-year-old orphan at the Childre®s Home, strus and suffered through last night four doctors, worked to the pain and save her life, She died this morn- LIVELY TRIP ACROSS OCEAN British Steamer Fired on and Stopped by Japanese Warships Several Times e OAKLAND, April 14—The British steamer Adato, Captain Brodle in com- mand, arrived at Long wharf to-day after a lively voyage from Karatsu to San Francisco, during which he was stopped three times and fired on twice by Japanese war vessels and the crew was called upon to-fight fire while at midsea in the midst of a cyclone. The fire was discovered in the cabin and was soon extinguished. * The Adato left Kobe on March 13. bound for the Japanese port of Ka- ratsu to take on coal for her voyage aeross the Pacific. ‘On March 18. when eight hours out from Karatsu on her homeward trip she was stopped by a Japanese torpedo-boat, examined and allowed her to proceed. Next day while steaming between the islands of Yezo and Hondo a Japanese torpedo#boat darted out suddenly from behind a small island, firing two shots across the Adato’s bow as a signal to come to. The Japs were satisfled after a twenty minute conversation by mega- phone and once more the ship went on her way only to be stopped in_the Tsugaru Straits on March 21 by a Jap- anese’ cruiser. Owing to a slight fog Second Mate A. Ritchie, who was on watch, misunderstood the signals and two shots were fired by the Japanese vessel as a command to stop. After an examination of the ship’'s papers the Adato was again allowed to proceed. The Adato was simply carrying water ballast and no cargo, but the fact that she carried her coal on deck made the Japanese suspicious and was the causg of her several delays. CANNOT LOCATE ABSENT SPOTSE OAKLAND, April 14—A. W. Hen- ning, district manager of the Home Life Insurance Company, with offices in the Macdonough bullding. has dis- appeared under mysterious -circum- stances, according to a report made to-night to the police by his anxious wife. Mrs. Henning told the detectives that her husband left their residence. 3840 Telegraph avenue, at 6 o'clock last Tuesday evening, saying he was going to Alameda on business and would re- turn at 8 o'clock. The distressed wife has not heard a word from him since. and declares she cannot explain his absence afd silence, The missing man is 31 years old. tall, dark and heavy set. He was smooth shaven and wore a dark gray sult when he left home. o MINER THROWS AWAY FORTINE Special Dispatch to The Call. GOLDFIELD, Nev., April 14—Twen- ty vears of hard labor as a pros- pector gave Edward Chase $35,000 in cash and six days proved sufficient for Chase to spend the money. During the gix days he did not go near a gam- bling table. His wealth poured in g golden stream over the bars of Gold- field during the early part of last week. The saloons did not take it fast enough to please Chase, who on the last of the six days threw his gold away by the handful until the last coin was gone. He started out Monday aft- ernoon and was broke last Saturday night. On Monday last he borrowed enough money to equip him for an- other prospecting tour and left for the mountains. Chase is a well-known prospector of Nevada. For years he met failure after failure, but recently he struck a claim which netted him and his partner $70,000 in cash. Chase immediately filled his pockets with gold and endeav- ored, with fair success, ‘to keep every drinking man of Goldfield in a state of intoxication for a week. The saloons aided him by charging from $25 to $100 for each order of drinks. Chase de- clares he has knowledge of other ore deposits which will bring him another fortune. —————— DAM ON THE SALT RIVER : RESISTS ACTION OF TIDE! Clear Weather Gives Rallroad Chance to Repair Break at Head of Canal. PHOENIX, Ariz., April 14,--The dam in Salt River at the head of the Ariz- ona canal‘ which began disintegrating yesterday, is holding together better than expected. According to last re- ports only 300 feet of the strucure had gone out and the river is falling considerably. The weather is fair and it is likely the break will be repaired in a couple of days. —— YOUNG WOMAN IN JAIL FOR STEALING JEWELRY Accused of Robbing Her Employer of a Diamond Pin Worth Two BAN JOSE, April 14.—Mary Focha, pretty young Portuguese woman, t to the county jail from “cnnm “:5 stealing a 1 ‘sunburst pin val- ued at $250 from Mrs.Emma Ober- deener, by whom she was e: as a domestic, % Will Run Over General Line of Tunnel Road to Reach Tidewater in Oakland — e WALNUT CREEK, April 14—The people of the San Ramon Valley are to have an electric railroad to connect themselves with Oakland. The first steps were taken at a mass meeting eld this afternoon in the town hall in this place, when several prominent gentlemen, most of whom have inter- ests in Oakland and San Francisco as well as this section, promised their financial support to an electric road to be buflt by local capital. The meeting was called by the Cen- tral Contra Costa Improvement Asso- clatlon, and it developed Into a rall- | road ‘boom before it had progressed very far. J. G. Anderson of Danviile, the president of the assoclation, was in the chair and M. F. Lebaree was secretary. It was Frank Gavin, manager of the | big Bancroft ranch between Walnut Creek and Concord, who brought up the railroad question. Mr. Gavin made an extended address, in which he told of the need of better communication between that section and the bay region, and he declared that the natur- al line and the most direct ome was from Walnut Creek over the general line of the tunnel road and into Oak- land, with branching lines that would separate at Walnut Creek, one going north to Concord and the other south to Danville or beyond. Mr. Gavin told of the great amount of produce that could not now be handled at a profit because of the expensive and unsat- isfactory methods of communication with the produce consuming center around the bay, the long wagon hauls that are made worse by bad roads, and the high rates. Mr. Gavin had his points at his fingers’ ends, for he had something to say about the many spec- ulative franchises that had been asked for over the roads of Contra Costa County, and he declared that if any- thing was to be dome it would have to be started by the people of Contra Costa County themselves, and he de- clared his bellef that emough money could be subscribed to inaugurate the mova, Speeches were made by A. Brubeck, E. S. Hutchinson and G. M. Westeott of Concord, Charles Goold, R. O. Bald- win and C. J. Wood of Danville, J. M. Stow, W. S. Burpee, W. A. Rogers and Arthur Williams of Walnut Creek and A. Rudgear of San Franeisco. Financial support has been offered for the enterprise by A. Rudgear, who owns a magnificent ranch near Walnut Cre2ek, J. M. Stow, Frank Gavin, Mrs. Kreling of the Ttvoll, who has a home near here, and others, so that the scheme is started. EDITORS WAR "IN PALO ALTO Special Dispatch to The Call. PALO ALTO, April 14.—The trouble that has been brewing for the past year over alleged grafting in muniei- pal affairs has reached the acute stage so far as charges and counter charges go, but no legal action has been taken. H. W. Simkins, former Town Clerk, recently published charges reflecting on the integrity of Trustees Curry and Mitcheltree and 8. V. Charles, Justice of the Peace. Charles, who fs editor of the Palo Altan, replied to the charges to-day, boldly declaring that Simkins is lfable to imprisonment in the State Penitentiary and is forever disqualified from holding office for the reason that Simkins, while Town Clerk, did the official printing for the town in his paper, the Times. The fight is so bitter and personal that a personal encounter between the men or at least a resort to legal measures is expected. NOUNT SHASTA IN QUEER N00D REDDING, April 14.—Considerable anxlety is felt by the people of Stsson and the vicinity of Mount Shasta over the strange actions of the mountain. For several days distant rumblings have been heard, and the snow is melt- ing rapidly. Yesterday about 11 o’clock volcanic ashes and lava like mud be- gan to ooze through the surface of the eaypth at the edge of the town of Sis- son. The flow gradually increased until this morning it was pouring forth in several places like thickened paint. ‘The report comes from the other side of the mountain and the McLoud Lum- ber Company’s railroad track suddenly sunk in two places and the same flow is noticeable. While the mountain it- self shows no visible eruption the signs are sufficient to cause some alarm. Eleven years ago the same condition existed. BOYS DROWNED 1N RESERVOIR Special Dispatch to The Call. OROVILLE, April 14—Two boys, Thomas Cheshire and Walter Whittier, aged 12 and 14 years respectively, were drowned to-night in a reservolr near the town while on a raft. Their Mdksve“r: A peculiar eirc connected with drowning of 15, hat he 1o the thind of the Loy sister having met a similar fate, —_—— Lines Will Cross Country of Great Richness and Add Materially to Its Wealth — Svecial Dispatch to The Call, REDWOOD CITY, April 14.—Marked interest is being displayed in the three proposed railroad lines to connect San Francisco with Santa Crus. Any of the three roads will add materially to the growth and prosperity of San Ma- teo County aned necessarily to the well being of the county seat. The shortest of the three roads in contemplation is planned from Boulder Creek to Palo Alto, making cennection with the Southern Pacific at these points. The route of the second of the proposed roads is from Boulder Creek to Millbrae, reaching Pescadero Creek by a ridge tunnel. The road will then proceed along FPescadero Creek to Pes- cadero, and thence along the coast, tapping San Gregorio, Purissima and Halfmoon Bay. Such a road will be scenically one of the most beautiful in California, and commercially its worth will be enormous. A ridge tunnel will aiford connection between Halfmoon Bay Valley.and the San Francisco Bay side of San Mateo County. The route of the third road—the one that recommends itself notwithstand- ing its expense, may run along the coast from Santa Cruz to Halfmoon Bay and thence through the ridge to the bay shere, as in the second pro- pesed route. This coast road is the longest and most expensive in pros- pect, but jt will be enormously profit- itable after it is comstructed. The coast line will tap a large dis- trict rich in timber, dairy and farm products, lime and bitumen. The towns along the coast are growing rapidly and offer exceptional opportunities for summer visitors. From many points of view, therefore, the coast line suggests itself as ome of the best—if mot the best under discussion. DS AR SR DOZENS DYING [N MINING CANP RENO, Nev., April 14.—Hundreds of people flocked into Reno on the Vir- ginia and Truckee train to-night, flee- ing from the sickness now so prevalent S at Tonopah. Every train for a week has been crowded and strange as it may séem the ingoing trains have also been filled. That people are dying by the dozens in the bonanza camp is now generally admitted. The theory that their deaths have been caused by wood alcohol poisoning is scouted. The people of this town have taken the matter in hand and to-morrow morning the Nevada State Journal of this place will send in a physician, Dr. Heppner, late of the United States army. Governor Sparks to-morrow will also appoint a special medical commission and send the members into Tonopah. These men will co-operate with the physicians of the camp and at once begin a campaign to check the strange disease that is mowing down people at the rate of from five to twen- ty-five each day. Yesterday twelve bodles were stretched out on slabs in the only un- dertaking establishment in the camp. An equal number at least are dead around the town. WOMAN'S DEATH S MYSTERIOUS SACRAMENTO April 4.—Mrs. Ada B. Sayles, proprietor of a lodging-house at 1301 J street, was shot through the heart this afternoon in the presence of her husband, Frank A. Sayles, and their 4-year-old son c.dward. The body of Mrs. Sayles, when first viewed by outsiders, lay face downward on the floor with the right arm across the face and the revolver lying, as if dropped in the relaxation of death, a few inches from the fingers. Sayles admits having had an alter- cation with his wife shortly before the tragedy. When interviewed to-night he was somewhat under the influence of intoxicants and could not, or would not, explain whether his wife met death by her own hand or the accidental dis- charge of the revolver. He said she was flourishing the weapon and shot herself. ‘The police are conducting a thorough investigation. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by Mu’:fl.m