The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 6, 1905, Page 6

NEWS FINDS NEWNADE (0 CRAVE IN BRUSH —— . | Young Man Makes a Ghastly Discovery While Hunting | in the Berkeley Hills| R [ BRANCHES OVERHANG 1T Is Convineed That a Humalli Body Lies Under the Shal- low Covering of Earth| e OAKLAY June 5.—Carefully covered | cut branches, 2 newly dug grave, large enough to contain easily the body afternoon in a secluded \uman beélng, was found this t in the Berke- Gargurevich, a soap- | 1 Powell street, San ch, who is employed Company’s works, | 2 hunting Berry- AW ng at 1 hills by xk8r Franeisco. G at the had come acr trip, and wal fiitering plant of resid back | osta Water | was e where he ploring the | up & narrow | with brush, the was drawn to his dog, wh ket sniff concealed strange refused to enter h pushed aside | and there found the | the | ulled et the grave, | feet by two filled, and f earth he discovery tw t was receive © wait until morning ene of the discovery. ight that there is ontains some shape he | being. DISINHERITED SISTER | FORCES COMPROMISE | Father Gave Her Bleak Mountain, but Other Chil- | dren Will Divide Estate. | en a stone| veria, who ted b her nk Iva eof compromise | thers and sisters whereby wed to s w valued at about $50,000. | betwesn the father | 1 bequeathed to her out | barren moun- | out access and worthless. | 3 of his first| his niece, Mari- | actions with his were such that it| the protest of his daugh- | Silveria, who gained his en- | and bore fruit when he his leaving her nothing. | law would not per- X blood relative, so e married another woman and left a of the est to her, but gave| everything to five of his who to-day by written agree- consented that thelr share may be divided among th { them jed estate hem FATHER DIES. —Berkeley, 5 lam F. Overstreet, father of Pro- Harry A. Overstreet of the State Univer- ied of paralysis this morning at his enue. He had been = rs. He held the record | ice as & mechanic in the San Francisco newspaper office where he was em-— ployed. hav worked in the same office for twenty-six vears. His son, Professor Over- streat, & Oxford. POSTUM CEREAL. Ever look at it that way? Some folks go on slugging their bodies and drugging their Brains day after day with cof- fee and tea, half sick all the time, weakly wondering “what it is balks my plans and keeps me down. I have 'mighty hard luck——” | Suppose You / Stop the coffec for 10 days and take on well-made and learn what a difference it makes to health and Brain to! use 2 FOOD drink in plage of | a2 DRUG drink. Tremendous reason for the change. Trial proves it. Get the little . " — Pty book, ““The Road to Wellville, / OF T ENTIPEDES MAKE RAVAGES ON ASPARAGUS GROP. New Species Found| to Be Deadly Pest. — e ‘Discovery a Great Surprise to Science. BERKELEY, June 5.—A discovery which is expected to startle the scien- tific world was smnounced to-day by Professor C. M. Woodworth, who Is in charge of the entomological work of, the college of agriculture. A mew spe- cles of centipede has been found in the Sacramento Valley which preys upon asparagus plants, threafening the de- struction of hundreds of acres of the eroa. it has not been known hitherto that centipedes preyed upon vegetable life, In all the literature dealing with the sub- ject, Professor Woodworth sayi tipede family is rated as carr The fact that a branch of the family, centipedes unquestionably, has attacked the asparegus beds in-the Sacramento Valley, devastating the fields and strik- ing despair to the hearts of the growers, according to Professor Woodworth, a ctly new contribution to the history of the centipede tribe. The circumstances relating to the dis- cover; the centipédes’ work, the treat- ment of the Dest and the changes that made in the data relating to of must now be entipedes, will .all be treated of in a bul- 1 which. Professor Woodworth is pre- to be Issued soon. asparagus-growers in the Sacra- to Valley were puzzled,” said Pro- or Woodworth to-day, “when they discovered: recently that their young plants were being cut into by a peculiar looking insect, differing in form from any of the pests that the growers are familiar with. One man there, who knew the peculiarities of centipedes, decided that the odd-looking insect which was found in quantities- on the stalks of the-as- paragus, was a species of centipede. “Now centipedes bite people and they bite animals, or they bite insects. They live on flesh and not on vegetable life, so for as selence knows, and in all the lit- erature on the subject they are classined as carnivorous insects. “When the asparagus-growers wrote to me that they believed centipedes were attacking the asparagus crop I replied such could hardly centipedes are carnivorous. 1 went to the reglon affected, however, and there, sure enough, were centipedes, genuine centipedes, busily feeding on the aspara- gus stalks. They were digging in, head foremost, spoiling the stalks completely. and doing incalculable damage. Experi- ments were begun and Some SUCCEsS ‘was achieved in the task of killing them off. Lime was used a8 a cure for the pest, and we think _eventually they can._be.got rid of by such-mweans. . B & “The centipede which eats the asparg- gus Is of the variety called Scollo pep= drella. It is much smaller than the cen- tipede which is so common in Arizona and uther parts of the Southwest, but has he structural featores that distinguish the centipede, and there is no questiin of the fact that the centipedes we found eat- ing asparagus really are centipedes of the old-fashioned, detestable sort.” . BILLY WRIGHT HAS FAMILY TROUBLE Borléloy Cigar Man Charged' by His Wife With “ Cruelty. OAKLAND, * ‘June %-—~William R.’ ‘Wright, the well-knnown Berkeloy cigar dealer, has been sued by Edna Wright for divorce on the ground of crueity. He conducts a cigar stand on Center street that is a lounging place for uni- versity students. He owns considerable property. The trial of the divorce suit brought by Margaret Lewis against Winfleld 8. Lewis, whom she charges with having slapped her on the street and otherwise cruelly treated -her, was taken under advisement by Judge Waste this even- ing.. They formerly lived in the Mis- sion in San Prancisco. S35 oyt A final decree of divorce was granted Edith Kornfield from Nathan Kornfield, and she was also awarded the custody of the children and $15 per month for their support. et DENIES HE CAUSED EXPLOSION. OAKLAND, June 5.-—Ben Bayles, for- merly night cook at Fischer's bakery, who was charged by the proprietor with having left the fuel oil in the kitchen range running when the cooks and waiters went out on strike, thereby causing an explosion the next morning, to-day denied that he had left the feed valve open when he left the restaurant. Bayles said that the trouble was caused by the men who took his place, who, in his fgnorance of the proper way to operate the oll-burning range, allowed the ofl to run Into the burner. -too rapidly, causing ft to accumulate on the bottom of the range, where it finally exploded. Bayles declares-that he will bring suit against the pro- prietor of the restaurant for -having publicly accused him of having left the oil running with the intention of caus- ing trouble. ———— STUDENTS TO GET DIPLOMAS OAKLAND, June 5.—The commence- ment exercises of ‘St. Francis-de Sales School will be held next evening at 7:30 in the assembly hall of the school at Grove and Jones streets, An interesting programme has - been’ prepared for the occasion, which in- cludes the sacred cantata, “The Wise and Foolish Virgins.” The gradudtes of the school are: High School department—Loretta C. Feneran, Mary T. White, Lulu M. Hig- gins, Gertrude M. Hanley and Helen M. Geary. % Grammar School department—John Carey, James F. Carey, Charles T. Maul, Augustus J. Regah, rge J. Davis and Lawrence J. Downey. LIFE. YOUNG MAN . 'alter Cushing, OAKLAND, June, 5. a boiler-maker, 20 years of age. com- mitted suleide thi§ evening at his home at Sixtieth and Green streets by taking carbolfe acld. Soon he had taken the poison his conditl was discovered and Dr. A. S. Kelly called;-but t acid had- alreddy done its work and the man died before anything could be done to save his life. L s be the case, as | Thursday | FIND SECRETS OF FOOD VALUE Expert From Washington Receives Important Data From - Professor Jaffa 1 BERKELEY, June 5.—Professor M. ’E. Jaffa submitted to Dr. Walter H. Evans to-day his data regarding exper- iments he has made to determine the values of California food products, all of which will be made the subject of {an "important bulletin to be issued at (once By the Government at Washing- | ton. So highly thought of is Professor {Jafta’s work at the university by the Government officials, of whom Dr. Ev- jans is one, that his name appears at | the head of the list of those who are in charge of experiment stations, Dr. , himself an expert, saying to- “Professor Jaffa knows ten times as much about the science of experi- { menting to determine the nutritive val- pes of food as I do.” Dr. Evans has been at the college of agriculture for three days in close con- ference with Professor Jaffa regarding the work which the latter has done here. California fruits have been the chief staple used by Jaffa in his work, grains and nuts forming an incidental feature of the menu which his subjects have eaten while under his care. Matter of rare interest to scientists and to the plain people as well is to be revealed when Proffessor Jaffa prints his second bulletin, the data for which ‘has just been under examination by Dr. Evans. According to Dr. Evans, Professor Jaffa has had unusual facili- ties for carrying out investigations of this nature and was able to obtain es- pecially good subjects for the experi- ments. Dr. Evans says: Fruit and nuts may be made a very useful part of the dlet, but aside from the work al- ready undertaken by Professor Jaffa compara- tively littie attention has been given to t study of their nutritive value by Investigators, California furnishes su¢h an abundant variety of both fruit and nuts that the conditions for such investigations are very favorable and It is hoped—-that this inquiry will establish the dietetic value of these food materials and lead to their more gemeral and . intelligent use In American households. se inves the ph ics of nutrition. tions attention Is devoted logy, hygiene and econom- Chemical work is confined as closely as possible to that necesssarily involved in the different inquiries. e chief object of the inquiry is to discover the fundamental Taws ot nmutrition and their economic and eociologi- cal application to the health and well being of mankind. In the prosecution of the inquiry during the past year attention has been devoted more par- ticularly to couking experiments, dfetary stud- ies, digestion experiments, and investigations with the respiration calorimeter on the trans. formations of matter and energy in the human body. The object of the cooking experiments is to ptudy the changes and losses résulting from the different methods of cooking and the ef- fects of cooking upon digesybllity and nutri- tive value. During the past year these experi- jments have heen’ made onty with meat, and principally with beef. o " The purpose of the dietary studies is to se- cure information regarding the kinds, amounts and cost of food materials used by people un- der widely varying conditions In different parts of the country, to furnish data for comparison with the results of similar inyestigations in this and other countries, and to assist in es- tablishing general dletary standards. The digestion experiments have for their pur- pose the securing of data regarding the digest)- bility of different classes or food materiale— i e.. the amount of consumed material which 18 actually made use of by the body and the establishment of standara factors or . coeffi- clents of digestibility. The speclal classes of food materiale studied during the past year were legumes, cereals, frutts and nuts. The Algestion_experiments with cereals were made with various cereal foods and with macaroni and bread from flour milled from American grown macaroni wheat. The investigations with the respiration calo- rimeter have included experiments with men in which the income and outgo of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and energy were determined. {An important feature of some of the experi- ments during the year was the etudy of the relative value of fats and carbohydrates as sources of energy for muscular work. SOUTHERN PACIFIC VIOLATES COMPACT Reduees Number of Train Contrary to Franchise Provision. ALAMEDA, June 5.—City Attorney M. W. Simpson was instructed by the City Trustees to-night to ascertain why the Southern Pacific Company was not living up to an agreement in the franchise Branted the corporation last year for its north side local line. Un- der the terms of the franchise the com- pany was not to decrease the number of local tralys on that road. Since the new schedule went into éffect last week but forty-hine trains run daily over the line, while under the old schedule there were sixty-four trains dally, President Charles R. Smith of the West End Improvement Assoclation called the City Trustees’ attention to the vio- Jation of the stipulation in the fran- chise and President W. J. Gorham of the municipal board remarked: “The Southern Pacific Company must either live up to the terms of the fran- chise or give up the franchise.” — e T ! BIDS FOR UNIVERSITY WORK. | "BERKELEY, June 5.—Bids were ‘opened this afternoon in the office of ‘Acting Secretary Victor H. Henderson of the board of regents for the follow- ‘ing work: Concrete floor and concrete stalr work for California Hall, paint- ing and tinting In California Hall, fire escapes and for a heating and venti- ilating system for the Harmon gym- nasium and for excavations and foun- dations for the new university library. All of the proposals will be referred to the regents for action at their next meetfhg. —_—ee—————— COUNTY SUES INDIGENT'S ESTATE. OAKLAND, June 6.—The Board of | supervisors has - ofdered suit to be brought against the estate = of Mrs. Christina W. Lund to recover $40, pald by the county to the State Home ‘for Feeble Minded Persons at Eldridge for | the care of the woman from Lnumnfd'l, 1003, to December 31, 1904, Mrs. Lund ‘was entered In the Institution as an ‘indigent person. . After her death,. the Supervisors learned that she had means and could have paid . % Hence the suit. OAKLAND, 'p“i?t}. - lowskl, a man ‘to-day by Ji ‘Whitehead. ‘named him | BERKEL! ]Lunuedt. wife of John jfin sailor, residing.at pdm. th ja) E COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY | | OFFICIAL PLUN OUT OF REACH Councilmen Blocked in Ef- 0D TENPLARS (MILL VALLEY SHOW PROCRESS Grand Secretary of Order;Newly Organized PROCRESSING 4 Board of fort to Give D. W. Doody| Visits Redwood City Lodge| Trade Plans to Exploit the Street Department Job . and- Finds It Prosperous {MUCH FEELING AROUSED | MEMBERSHIP IS LARGE — Advantages of the Suburb TO SEND OUT FOLDERS AT Lawmakers Talk Bitterly, | Native Daughters of Goldén | Pretty Little Town Will Be Appealing From Decision of President Fitzgerald OAKLAND, June 5.—The majority of the City Council was blocked to-night in, an effort to land Daniel W. Doody, for- ‘West Plan Improvement for ijettyr Little Park; REDWOOD CITY, June 5.—Grand Sec- merly secretary of the Board of Health, ) retary Johnson of the Good Templars as assistant .clerk in the Superintendent | paid Abraham Lincoln Lodge No. 281 an of Streets’ office at a salary of 3125 a month. To make room for Doody it was : proposed to vacate,the position held by George M. Flint. Although the neces- sary resolutions were adopted, .Council- man Edwin Meese, by a notice of recon- sideration, held up the action . at least temporarily. 7 A hot fight on the floor of the Council official vfsit recently and found local con- ditions in-the order eminently satisfac- tory. The local lodge possesses a large membership and is esteemed for the good it accomplishes in its particular fleld. The lodge of Rebekahs has added materially to its membership and reports its affairs in a highly satisfactory condi- ) was developed when a report from the |tion, This lodge is perhaps the most in- Street Committee, signed by -the five members, Councilmen McAdam, Donald- son, Baccus, Aitken and Burns, was read recommending resolutions removing Flint and naming Doody, Councilman Elliott declared the Street Committee had no right to report such.resolutions, as they had not been first handled by the Coun- cil. His point of order was overruled by President Fitzgerald. Upon that decision Elliott declared: “You have robbed us of the rights we have as legislators and the protection to which we are entitled.” It developed that the Street Committee had met a 8 o'clock, a few minutes be- fore the Council convened. Elliott “sata further: “I warn you that a ruling of that kind is subversive of all principles of legisla- tion and democracy.” As the fight waxed hotter ' Ellfott talked of ‘‘conspirators,” to which |term Councilmen Burns and Baccus -Objected, while President ‘Fitz- gerald ordered the speaker to his seat. Elliott continued his denunciation of the president’s ruling and of the action as attempted. He appealed, as did Council- man Meese, from the chair's decision calling for the roll call on the resolutions. The president was sustained by the fol- lowing vote: To sustain—Aitken, Baccus, Burns, Donaldson, Hahn, McAdam. Not to sustain—Elliott, Meese, Pendleton, Thurston. The same vote, with President Fitz- gerald’s ‘“aye,” carried the resolutions. As soon as the vote was announced on each resolution Meese changed his vote and gave motice of reconsideration. City Engineer F. C. Turner submitted a report on the condition of sewers and estimating that $200,000 is required to place them in good order owing to the filling in of tide lands and the railroad improvements, that have cut off or col- lapsed many sewer outlets. H¢ cited as requiring immediate repairs or extensions the following: Main lake sewer, west. of Adeline street, $§75,000; water front sewers - in West Oakland, $15,000 or $20,- 000; Twenty-second &venue’ outlet, $10,000; Bighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh ave- nue outlets; $5000 to $6000; Commerce street sewer, ‘south of Bast Twelfth street, $5000; east side ‘sewer extension, $40,000. Oak and Linden street sewers, $10,000; Adeline street storm sewer, $15,000; Mar- ket street sewer, $25,000. The report was referred to the street committee. .An ordinance providing for the district un- dergrounding of overhead wires was re- ferred to the committee of the whole. An ordinance was passed to print to raise the salary of Assistant City Attorney W, H. O'Brien from $12% to $150. a month. . R S FORTUNE HANLS ON ONE LETTER OAKLAND, June 5.—With -the air of one who had millions at stake, Colonel C. E. Apponyi of Los Angeles, formerly a buflding contractor of Oakland, dropped into the Board of Health office this morn- ing and took Eddle Planer, the secre- tary, off his feet by offéring to allow that official to name his own price to change the records of birth in the case of Albert Apponyl, the caller's son. L That event occurred in September, 1877. The record shows that the hopeful’s name was Apponl. Upon the omission of the letter “y” hangs the romantic tale of a vast fortune, which the Inquiring parent avowed would come to his son through blue-blooded Hungarian ancestry if this blot in the birth record could only be re- moved. F According to Apponyi, he and his son are blood kin with Count Albert Apponyi, a Hungarian nobleman, who died some time ago, leaving vast estates in the lower half of the Austro-Hungarian empire. But the error in the record stands as a | permanent bar against the proof of the son’s rights, and it must be rectified at all hazards, insisted the colonel this morning when he communed with Planer. The secretary was not impressed with the situation. He spurned the visitor’s urgent tenders and advised him to see a lawyer. Apponyl said he was due at Seattle on important business and miust leave at once. He promised to return and take the legal steps that might be necessary to insert the missing “y” in record. After that is straightened out Colonel Apponyi will, he said, send his son and the young man's mother to Hungary to claim the fortune. The birth record shows the boy was | | ]nuem.m in San Mateo County. The Native Daughters of Redwood in- tend that nothing shall be left undone to advance the interests of this order and, in keeping with the spirit of progress which animates the parlor, they have be- gun beautifying thelr park here. Walks are heing placed and before the scheme of adornment is complete grass plats, decorative trees, shrubs and flowers will be planted. WILL BOOM MERITS OF REDWOOD CITY i | Citizens of Suburban Town Take Kindly to Plans of Promoters. Special Dispatch to The Call REDWOOD CITY, June 5.—The efforts of the California Promotion Committee to arouse the people of Redwood to the need of advertising local advantages have met with a generous respanse. Merchants, manufacturers and business men gener- ally who attended the recent lecture given under the direction of the State commit- tee are urging the establishment of a city promotion committee which will take the matter in hand and bring the town to the notice of prospective residents and investors, —_———— AUMEDA COUNTY NEWS: » FINED FOR SPEEDING AUTO.—Oakland, June 5.—H. C. Forley of San Francisco was fined $10 in the Police Court to-day for driv- ing his automobile too fast yesterday on San Pablo avenue. TAKES PRISONER EAST.—Oakland, June S—Deputy United States Marshal George Burnham started for Concord to-day with Ar- thur Thompson, wanted there for tampering with the United States malls. SUIT ON TRIAL.—Oakland, June 5.—The suit for $10,000 damages brought by Hirst kin against the- Grayson-Owen Company for injurfes sustained by being hurt by a runaway team belonging to the company was begun to-day. He alleges that the horses were not properly. tled. THOQUGHT HE HAD BEEN ROBBED.— Oakland, June 5,—John Sallane of Livermore awoke this morning In the Newland House and yelled he had been robbed. The police arrived and found Sallane’s money all over the floor. He had hung his trousers pocket- end down over the gas fixtures last night. UNITARIAN CLUB'S FINAL MEETING. - Alameda, June B.—Arthur Deiroy, -psychic demonstrator, will entertain the members of the Unitarian Club at the last meeting of the season’ to be held Wednesday night. = Harry . Perry will be heard in several bass solos. he club will resume its meetings on Au- gust 2. ADVANCERS' HEADQUARTERS.—AI meda, June 5.—Permanent headquarters havi been opened by the Alameda Advancement As- sociation at 1325 Park street and have been placed in charge of Secretary John H. Hartog, who will goon be prepared to furnish any in- formation relative to this city and its ad- vantagzes. MUST GO TO TRIAL.—Oakland, June 5.— W. F. Denning, former agent for the Singer Sewing Machine Company who fs charged with forgery, must go to frial next Thursday whether he has an attorney or not. , Two have falled him at the last moment and’he was notifled to-day that the court would ap- polat ons ‘on that day and with the MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Oakland, June 5. The following marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: Traylor W. Bell, 2i__ana_Helen B. Chase, 24, bath of Oakland; Edwin T. Emery, 81, Philadelphia, and Esther Wise 22, San Francisco: Andrew J. Clubb, th of Berkeley; ‘Hottes, 39, = ), an M. Wernsi ! Gakiana; William. 1. Deas, 21, and Emma L. Frates 19, both of Oakiand; John T. Lloyd, 41, Tassajara, and Ella L. Watson, 41, Salinas; Nicholas ‘Bernal, Pleas- ‘anton, 37, and Clara M. Bennett, 27, Alameda; Joseph Martin 21, Niles, and Caroline Francis. 122, Newark. ————————— WILL HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC. OAKLAND, June 6.—The Sunday- schools of the German Lutheran ‘churches of Alameda County will hold thelr annual outing and pienic to-mor- row at Fernbrook Park. The special train ‘will leave Broadway and First street at 8:30 a. m. and will stop at| East Oakland and Fruitvale. The committee in charge of the outing has arranged a fine programme of races and games for the occasion, and it is expected that a large cfowd will attend the plcnie. . ————————— MRS. ORTON LAID TO REST. OAKLAND, June 5.—The funeral of Mrs. Dora R. Orton, who died last Fri- day at her home, 778 Tenth street, was held to-day at 10 o'clock from the family residence. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. eased was the wife of the late Gen- o born at 521 Tenth street. Apponyl said he: ¢p3) R. H. Orton and leaves four chil- erected the Oakland Bank of Savings block and that he was.interested with Dawson, after whom the Klindike mining camp was named. Count Apponyi, he an- nounced, was a commissioner to the St. Louis Exposition from Hungary and had the honor of being entertained by Presi- dent Roosevelt before he returned to Eu- rope, where he died. (o Lt S S el INSANE WIFE ATTACKS HUSBAND. BY, June .5—Mrs. a straet, attacked her’;r band with a knife He supposed she, was in yful moo until she attempted to stab him. . warrant for her arrest, charging in- sanity, was sworn out to-day and the the Receiving ™ dren, Ruby, Carroll and Olive Orton and Mrs. William J. Lancaster. Mrs. Orton a native of New York and 51 years of age. —_—— FXONERATES TEACHER. OAKLAND, June 5.—Mrs. E. A. Young, principal of the Temescal school, was exonerated to-night of any complaints made against her by a recommendation than the reports of the children ana ‘parents to have a man teacher. . PUGILIST KING MAY OAKLAND, June 5.—Frank teamster and pugilist who yesterday at Shell Mound - Deputy bput J has a chance ing assumed a more shock from improvement £ . iperior Judge H. A. Melvin, - ' - of = g Fhe committee found that there was |day, no basis for the complaints further |that a desire on the part of some of the ;' his 3 & favorable aspect | ward Til an operation last| Boomed by Lecturers With the- Aid of Stereopticons Special Dispatch to The Call MILL, VALLEY, June 5.—The Board of Trade, recently organized here, is rap- idly increasing in membership. It gives promise of being a board that will be ever. alive to the best interests of this beautiful and healthful town. The rd proposes to let Californians, particularly the citizens of San Fran- cisco, know what Mill Valley offers in the way of beautles and advantages for those who are looking for homes. Foldets containing photographic views and inter- esting data ‘will be scattered broadeast, and a serles of fllustrated lectures will be given at various places in San Fran- cisco. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO WANTS NEW SCHOOL Proposition to Bond Distriet for $20,000 Will Be Sub- mitted to Voters. Special Dispatch to The Call. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, June 5.— There is very little doubt now that this town will soon have its much needed new school building. The school trustees have called an election to decide whether bonds will be issued for the purpose, and as citizens generally favor the proposition it seems unlikely that an adverse vote will be cast. School Trustee Robert Britton and the attorney of the board have de- cided to call for an issue of $20,000 in bonds to mature in twenty years. The election will be held to-morrow under the direction of the following of- ficers: Inspector J. L. Woods, Judges D. 0. Daggett and W. 8. Taylor. The voters of the San Bruno School District will decide the Issue, and upon them depends whether or not South San Francisco Is to have a modern buflding and appro- priate grounds to accommodate its public school -children. i —_————————— CONVICT SEEKS FREEDOM ON WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Felon Bases His Plea on an Error in the Record of His Con- vietion. SAN RAFAEL, June 5.—M. G. Parera, who is serving a .ten years' sentence for felony committed in San Francisco in 1900, has applied to the Superior Court. of Marin County for release on a writ of habeas ¢orpus. He was con- victed on charge of forgery and the records show he was convicted of sim- ple felony. As the maximum penalty for simple felony is five years, Parera stands an excellent chance for his freedom. —_——————— FELON WHO TRIED TO BURN JUTE MILL PLEADS GUILTY At Least Ten Years Will Be Added to Present Term of Joseph Davis. SAN RAFAEL, June 5.-—Joseph Davis, the convict who attempted to burn the jute mill at San Quentin Pris- on on May 10, pleaded gullty to a charge of arson to-day. He will be sentenced next Thursday. The mini- mum sentence for arson is ten years. BRIEF CITY NEWS. TRIAL GOES OVER.—The trial of Dr. L. H. Sherrod on a charge of mailing an obscene pamphlet was postponed yesterday In the United States District Court for the term. BANKRUPT RESTAURANT MAN.—Isaac Bernatein, a restaurant employe, filed « petition in insolvency vesterday In the United States Ul(llflct Court. He owes $1193 and has no as- sete. DOLBEER EXECUTOR RESIGNS.—George .D. Gray, one of the executors of the will of the late Bertha M. Dolbeer, resigned his trust yesterday. _An extended trip out of the State is given as the cause. The first annual ac- count of the executors, presented last week, was settled by Judge Coffey. AYHENS PLEADS GUILTY. — Waltes Avbens. ‘charged with grand larceny, was. al- lowed to plead guilty to petty larceny in Judge Dunne's court yesterday. He will appear for sentence to-morrow. He was accused of steaj- ing $50 frcm Florlan Andrea, a rancher f Mountain View, on February 23. A charge of burglary agalnst bim was placed on the re- serve calendar. THIEF ROBS STORE—Charles McClure, who conducts a store at 420 Hayes street, re- ported to the police at the City Hall station that 'his store had been entered Sunday by a thief, who broke open the front door and stole $4 from the cash drawer. Numerous Itke com- plaints have been received by the police lately and they believe that one man is responsible for the thefts. SNEAK THIEVES AT WORK.—James Moore of the steamer General Frisbie, lying to the police yesterday er No. 2, that his gold watch and chain, valued at $55. had been stolen from his bunk. Hesse, .43 Ritch st reported ir of marine glasses, valued at $25. belonging to him had been stolen from a eheif in the rear of the bar at the Ocean Beach Pavilion. GIUSEPPE RICHERO DROWNED.—The hody of Giuseppe Richero, a young Italtan la- D. at borer who recently arrived from Italy, was taken out of the bay near Bryant-street wharf Taore than (e or thres daye. Ta e pocher or three days. In ti g e pockets ‘were. a Swiss The pal that Rtenero ‘l:annnd );nvlm Genoa. Ttaly, and that he v > steamer et lldl{l ———— e Printers Arranging for Pleale. The Union Printers’ Mutual Aid So- ciety has issued invitations for jts eighteenth annual outing to be held at Fernbrook Park on July 2. Prepara- tions are under way to make the affair |a big success. The committee having to this effect made by the committee | charge of the upholsterers’ _gpolflted to investigate the matter. | which w; held at El Campo last Sun- plenic, to the union last night outing was a success. ssued tablishment of the Bank of South San King, the Pflndg at the suburb of that nam as shot | The new Institu - tion is capltalized at 0,000, The directors are P. N. l.u)-:v R. Lilienthal, W. J. Martin, H. i:’r..“'c M. McFarlane and Ed- BT PUPLS " CXT DPLONS 1Days of Study of Six Stu- dents of the San Mateo High School at an End ARE HELD EXERCISES iCitizens of Town Display a Keen Interest in the First Class to Graduate —_— Special Dispatch to The Call SAN MATEO, June 5.—The graduating exercises of the San Mateo Union High School called forth compliments for pupils and instructors alike. Tne school year just ended is the first in the history of the institution, and the public genérally has taken keen Interest in the affafrs of the young students. Following is a list of the graduates: Miss Freda Hagerup, | valedictortan; Kenneth Green, salatato- ‘rian; Miss Bessle Dingwell, Miss Eva Leavy, Miss Mabel Moore and ' Miss Helena Sullivan. At the closing exercises prayer was of- fered by the Rev. Samuel Quickmire: The High School Glee Club, Miss West- cott, Miss Hagerup and Alfred East con~ tributed vocal selections. An address counseling the graduates on thefr duties in life was delivered by C. N. Kirkbride. The ceremontes were fittingly concluded ! by the presentation of diplomas by D. W. Donnelly. —_——————————— MAN CRAZED WITH DRINK ATTACKS TWO POLICEMIN James King McKenzle, Sturdy Tramp, Overpowered After a Desperate Fight With Officers. Two policemen, James O'Connor and F. W. Engel, had a desperate fight with James King McKenzie, a sturdily built Engiishman, yesterday morning at the home of the “Volunteers of the Cause,” 408 Pacific street. MeKenzie is a tramp and eight months ago he was taken into the home with the idea of reforming him. He kept sober for about three months, when he got drunk and was arrested. He was taken back to the home aftgr the manager had paid his fine. Yesterday morning MeKenzie broke loose again and raised such a disturb- ance that the manager was compelled to notify the Central police station. Policeraen O'Connor and Engel' re- sponded with the patrol wagon. and when they arrived McKenzie had armed himself with a piece of gas pipe. He defied the officers. O'Connor ducked a blow and grappled with McKenzle, who fought like a ‘demon. Engel sprang to O'Connor’s assistance and they threw McKenzie to the floor. While they were placing the handctffs over his wrists he inserted his teeth in O'Connor's right hand; biting it severely. He also bit Engel on the hand. After being handcuffed he continued to struggle and his legs had to be tied with ropes. At the City Prison he was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, mayheny and disturbing the peace. ————— GIVES RECEPPION TO PASTOR ON MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY Congregation Gathers in Parlors of Swedish Ebenezer Church and Con- sratulates Rev. E. Andreen. The Rev. Dr. P. Andreen, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran Ebenezer Church at Fifteenth and Dolores streets, was tendered a reception last night in the parlors of the church, whera his con- gregation assembled and offered him their hearty congratulations on the tenth anniversary of his marriage. Many prominent Swedes other than members of the church were there and joined in the expressions of good wishes. Dr. Andreen is a recent arrival fa San Francisco, having been called from Pittsburg two meonths ago to assumd his present pastorate, and that he has readily gained the esteem of his con- gregation is attested by the many hon- ors they have bestowed upon him. —_———————— Roache Scores Collins. Attorney Theodore Roache of firm of Sullivan & Sullivan, represemt- ing George Monnier Jr. in the contest by which he broke the will of his late father, George Monnier Sr., ralsed eighteen points yesterday against the bill of exceptions and motion for a new trial presented by George D. Collins, counsel for the decedent’'s widow: Roache took advantage of the occasion to grill Colins, making the clalim that in his oill of exceptions ‘Collins ‘un- fairly stated the evidence In-the case and the rulings of the court. Judge Kerrigan took Roache’s motion te dis< aliow the bill of exceptiondand Cofling” motion for a new trial under advise- menut. ——————— Scout Theory of Suicide. The friends of James Corcoram; the law clerk who was found dead in the loft of a drug store at 762 Larkin 782 street on Sunday, scout the theory of | suicide that has been advanced: They say Corcoran was the victim of an ae- cident, as his room was fitted with an automatic gas burner., which is alleged to have leaked during the nmight. —_——————— Among the recent arrivals at the St Francis is Wilbur D. Davis of Boston, who is a stanch friend of Thomas W. Lawson and a vigorous advocate of everything' that is Lawsonian. Davis is one of Boston's most prominent eit- ITh - | wateh, two 5-lire bills ana Hichero': 8] : izens. @ de- | ind certificate of admission fo this bountes i ‘was born in : : _CITY -OF MEXICO, June 3.—Embassador 1 Conger denies the rumor circulated in Amert- | can papers that he would remain here but six ! months, Tetiring to become nd -, a candidate for reguiate the Bowels. Purely