The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 28, 1905, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. FRIDAY, JULY 28, 190: NEWS OF THE COUNTIE QUARREL OVER BODY OF DEAD Possession of W. H. Berger’s Remains the Subject of Much Violent Wrangling | —- WIDOW IS DEFERRED TO| L Undertakers and Fraternal | Lodges Are Involved in| the Unseemly Controversy | BERKELEY, July the body of W. H 2.—For four days Berger, an organizer | Americans, who was by a Southern Pacific train at Lorin Saturday morning, has | remained at the jocal morgue in charge | of Deputy Coroner Btreightif, while rel- atives of Berger, representatives of fra- ternal orders and undertakers have con- tended for possession of the corpse. The argument became 80 strenuous at vari- ous stages that resort to personal vio- lence was threatened, as well as recourse vil and police authorities. ertaker James Finney of Oakland off victorious in the end. He re- the body from Berkeley to his Oakland last night. He will to Lincoln, Nebr., for It i= understood that he repre- Mrs. Berger, wife of-the man who | was killed | Berger was a member of the Knights h the Fraternal Brotherhood e Order of Americans. Undertaker y e first claim upon Deputy | He was R R came moved ¥ y Coroner ‘Streightif for th e body. &ccompanied on his visit her Stone of San Francisco, assistant general dircctor of the Order of Americans, and , & solicitor for the. uty Cor that the Berkeley lodge of the Kn Pythias would take rge of the body, and so he communicated with Chancellor ander A. C. Wright, James Carpen- ter and Dr. a special committee appointed at the request of the Lincoln (Nebr.) lodge 1o pay the lodge’s tribute to the dead Incidentally ghtif dem: g the rema ed of $% for cmbal dertaker Finne e present, declared | mad provision for of the Ameri- erhood to act | the Berkel | e all charges | the body ulhc:‘} ty y aker Finney, be n_ to give Streightif m Then en- argum between under- | nd lodge men. | COROAMER DECIDES DISPUTE. | rred to Coroner t the corpse tives of the e paid. Finney | nt of $%. offered to t the deposit with Commander Wright s of Pj here, and if uld say the charge the latter's raged agal trip to Oak- | argument gave | excitement Undertaker Finney took the corpse to Oakland without the DeCcessary perm Health Officer. | He discovered his error last | returned in haste to Berkele | ument had bee: desk, and had been ove controversy was engaged —_— TRAIN CRUSHES FOOT. OAKLAND, July 27—In jumping from a Key Route train near Fifty seventh street shortly after noon to-day John W. Smith, an inspector of the road, slipped and fell under the | train and his right foot was so badly crushed as to its amputa- tion. He is stationed at Fortieth Street and has made a practice of riding out near his home on Fifty-fourth street | and jumping off the train at that point, To-day be @ttempted what he had.done | on Mr. reightf’s | ooked while the many times before and it cost him hi foot. He was taken to the Recelving Hospital, but was afterward removed o ‘the Providence Hospital, wher: operation was perf iz bl <t Ty PASTORS’ MOVEMENT! OAKLAND, July 2 he Rev. Charles . Tector of St. Paul's Epis- copal Church of this city, left this morning for a visit to his former home | in New York. The Fector will remain in the East until September 1 and dur. | ing his absence his father, the Rev. Charles 5. Walkley, and the Rev. Rob. ert Renison, assistant rector, will haye charge of the church e e The Rev. Clifton Macon, rect e . rector Trinity Episcopal Church of Oaklang | has just returned from a two months' trip through the larger cities of the East and South. The rector will of. ficiate at all the services in Trinity Church next Sunda - oe it okt B California is well represented at the Lewis and Clarke Exposition. One | county, Siskiyou. has on exhibition a collection of nuggets valued at £40,000, A single lump of gold, in quartz, in. cluded in the collection, is worth $1500, Glycozone Endorsed by the Medical Profession. By destroying germs, they as- sist nature tc accomplish a 3 Send thirty-five cents to fly ex- pressage on Free Trial 5 cure. | Mrs. C. L. Rogers. | from | ereulty, | Union | divorce against Antonio Perata, asking | for a division of the community prop- AGED CAPITALIST MARRIES IN HASTE William H. Betts Foils Daughter’s Efforts to Prevent the Wedding. TAKES HIS HOUSEKEEPER TO WIFE BERKELEY, July 27.—Fearing that his daughter, Mrs. A. H. MacDonald, might succeed in preventing his marriage to a woman fhom he has known only a few weeks, Willlam H. Betts, 78 years old, was wedded in haste to-day to Mrs. G. | Forsythe. The bride is 47 years of age. Mr. Betts is a retired capitalist, who made & fortune as a dealer in wagon springs and hardware in San Francisco. His first wife died on April 13, 1905. She was nursed by Mrs. Forsythe. Since that time Mrs. Forsythe has actedl as { housekeeper for the venerable capitalist at his home at 2805 Telegraph avenue. News of his purgose to wed the house- keeper came a few days ago to Mr. Betts' daughter, who is the wife of A. H. MacDonald of Berkeley. The daugh- ter considered the proposed marriage un- seemly. With her husband she pro- tested and begged that Mr. Betts defer his nuptials at least one year from the date of his first wife's death. This Mr. Betts declined to do. He is 78 years old and not sufficiently optimistic | to suppose that there are a great many years for him to live. He belleved in taking time by ‘the forelock. not wait. Mr. and Mrs. MacDoneld decided to ap- peal to the courts to prevent the mar- riage. Last night in Oakland they filed a petition asking to be appointed guar- dians of Mr. Betts. Mr. Betts at once made a counter move and was married this morning to Mrs. Forsythe. The wedding took place at the home of Mr. Betts’ son, Percy Betts, at 3030 Tremont street. . Rev. W. H. Scudder of the South Berkeley Congregational Church performed the ceremony. witnesses were Mrs. Percy Betts and The bride and groom once to Mr. Betts' home on Their wedding trip went at Telegraph avenue. will be taken later. The MacDonalds announced to-day that they would press the legal phase of their opposition to the wedding, and will seek | to e Mr. Betts declared incompetent, alleging as proof this wedding of the aged man. They characterize his action as that of an incompetent person. AGED BREWER'S WIFE UES FOR FREEDOM | Mrs. Caroline Palmtag Says| Husband Has Been Cross Five Years. OAKLAND, July —With not pleasant word spoken to her by her husband for five years after thirty years of life together, Mrs. Caroline Palmtag, wife of Leopold Palmtag, the rich Haywards brewer, has instituted divorce proceedings against him and obtained an injunction restraining him transferring or Aisposing of any of his property until her suit har been djudicated. She charges him with ex- treme cruelty and says that they have held no conversation together for months past and the only words ad- dressed to her by him have been op- probrious epithets. Palmtag is part owner of what is known as the Lyons Brewery at Hay- wards and is in partne ip with his wife's son, Charles. They have con- ducted the brewery for many years and own it jointly, the plant being valued at $500,000. Palmtag married Mrs. Heyer in 1875, she then having three sons—Charles, William and Julius. Julius has since died, but the other two are still living and Charles Heyer is Mayor of Haywards. Two more chil- dren were added to the family as the result of the union. They are Mrs. Flora Strobel and Miss Lena Palmtag. Charging her husband with extreme Giacomina Perata of 1189 street has brought an action for erty, which she says is worth $6000, besides a large amount of cash her hus- band is in possession of. She rays he has often struck her and sworn at her until she can put up with it no longer. They have three children, of whom she asks the custody and $100 a month | alimony for their support. Charles Koerner brought suit for di- vorce against Adelalde Koerner to-day on the ground of desertion. They were married here in February, 1904. and in July of the same year, he alleges, she | deserted him. . —_——e————— TEACHERS' PENSION FUND. OAKLAND, July 27.—The annual ac- count of the Alameda County teachers’ annuity and retirement fund was filed with the Board of Supervisors to-day by Superintendent T. O. Crawford. It shows that since the organization of this fund in 1897, having for its pur- pose the pensioning of teachers, $13,- 74025 has been paid in and that $8235 14 has been pald out, leaving a balance of $5405 11. The association began with a mem- bership of 228, but owing to a stam- pede among the teachers, caused by the beltef that if all the teachers in Ala- meda County could not be forced to join it would not be a success, eighty- three drew out and took with them $5081. The association, however, with its reduced membership is going on and is looking forward to the day when ( Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley will be consolidated and contribution to the association be made compulsory. —_———————— ENFORCE CHILD LABOR LAW. OAKLAND, July 27.—Enforcement of the child labor law has caused the dis- charge from canneries of many young persons, who do not hold certificates from the School Department as to their age and condition. Superintendent of Schools McClymonds has been flooded with requests for certificates. Boys and girls between the mges of 14 and 16 years must show written consent of their parents to work during the vaca- tion period. Children between the ages of 12 and 14 years must show a certifi- cate that they have attended school during the last term, as wéll as a cer-. tificate of consent from their parents or guardians. ——————— WANT ALAMEDA COUNTY EXHIBIT. OAKLAND, July 27.—Albert Lindley, the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, has requested the officers and members of the Oakland Board of Trade to assist in getting an Alameda County exhibit for the State Fair to be held at the Agricultural Pavillon in Bacramento during the first week of September. Secretary Lindley says that five prizes will be offered for county ::z\‘:hlu. thda‘ premiums being: First, ; second, $250; third, $150; $100, and fifth, $50. e —_—— LICENSED TO WED.—Oakland, Jufy The following ekt s Tl day: Wfi::m e P s and Gracs E. He ‘would | al T0EXENPLRY | NEW RITUA Young Men’s Institute Ar- ranges to Witness Cere-! monial of Organization — | OAKLAND, July 27.—The Young Men's Institute councils of Alameda County, , cemprising Nos. 6 and 8 of Oakland, 47 |of Livermore and 24 of Alameda, have | | prepured a programme for the exempli- fication of the new ritual of the order, | which was adopted last fall at Colorado | Springs by the Supreme Council. "he ceremony will take place Sunday after- noon at 1:30 o'clock at Pythian Hall, [ Twelfth and Franklin streets. Invitations have been extended to the councils of Ban Francisco, San Jose and Vallejo to witness the ritualistic exer- cises. It is expected tuat not less than 600 members of the institute will be in at- | tendance. | Preceding the exercises the visiting jmembers and their hosts will, attend { high mass at 10:15 o'clock in the morning. | The services will be conducted at the |Church of the Immacuiate Conception. | The Rev. E. P. Dempsey, the pastor, will | preach. His sermon will be on a text appropriate to the occasion. | The degree team, which will exemplify the new work, is composed of Past Grand | President! Samuel Haskins, Past Grand | | President A. F. St. Sure, Past Grand Di- rector William A. Kelly and Grand Secre- | tary George A. Stanley. The ritual;is new throughout, and is the result of much effort on the part of the Supreme | Council. PLAN A NEW HOME | FOR BOARD OF TRADE |Central Location Is Desired for “Boosting” Alameda County. OAKLAND, July —The Oakland Board of Trade is proceeding steadily with its determination to have a build- | ing of its own, one which will be the | headquarters and which will have room |tor the headquarters of all of the “boosting” that will be done for this side of the bay. It is now announced that the Board of Trade has gone so | far with its plans that it has bonded | the vacant property on the northeast- ern corner of San Pablo avenue and Eighteenth street, and that the organi- zation will now take up the matter of financing both the lot and a proper building. The purchase price of the lot will be $20,000, and it has a frontage of a little less than fifty-five feet on San Pablo avenue by sixty-five feet on Eighteenth street. The option was ob- tained by the special building com- mittee of the Board of Trade, which consists of Hugh Hogan, W. J. Lay- mance, John T. Bell, C. J. Heeseman and W. C. Jurgens, and it has been formally” transferred to the Oakland Board of Trade. The Oakland Board of Trade is sadly |in need of proper headquarters. At present it occupies rented quarters in |a store on Twelfth street. The plans of the board will be to erect a build- |ing that will contain a room for a permanent display of the products of | Alameda County, with proper meeting rooms, reception rooms and committee rooms. The “All Day for a Dollar” excur- sions that were started by Secretary Stearns of the Board of Trade are | bringing thousands of people to this side of the bay every year, and it is the desire to have some place to which they can take these visitors and give them a few moments' lecture upon the resources of the county, ———— BUILDING WIRELESS TOWER. OAKLAND, July 27.—Engineers have begun constructing the huge wireless telegraph tower for the Paclfic Wire- less Telegraph Company, which when completad will crown the summit of Mount Tamalpais. The work of fram- | Ing the tower is now in progress at Adams wharf under the direction of George Ross. When set up the tower will rise 200 feet above the top of the mountains Forty thousand feet of timber will be wused in its comstruction, and that it may resist the force of the heavy winds from the ocean it will be strongly guyed ewery thirty feet. A like tower will be erected at Hono- lulu and will be equally high above sea level, that the direct line of communi- cation may fully clear the natural cur- vature of the earth. The tower will weigh more than 100 tons, —————— WIFE STABEER IS IN PRISON. ALAMEDA, July 27.—Reuben G. Miller, also known as George Miller. was arraigned before Justice of the Peuce F. S. Cone this afternoon on a charge of assault with a deadly wea- | pon, ana his preliminary hearing was set for hext Tuesday at 2 p. m. Miller is accused of having stabbed his wife ! six times on April 16, 1903. He was taken to the County Infirmary after the cutting because of fllness and es- caped from that institution while Chier of Police John Conrad held a warrant to serve upon him. Miller was arrested in San Francisco Saturday for brutally beating George Sweet. He was en- joving his liberty on bail- when Detec- | tive G. H. Brown of this city took him into custody on the old local warrant. LR ONCE PROSPEROUS CATTLEMAN FOUND DEAD NEAR HIS CABIN John Donovau, un Aged Ploneer of To- hama County, Is Called by Death. RED BLUFF, July 27.—Coroner Len- non received word by telephone this evening that John Donovan, who llved a few miles west of this city, had been found dead just outside his cabin door. Donovan was a pioneer resident of T hama County, and was at one time a successful stock raiser and rancher, but lately litigation and reverses had left him practically destitute. He was §7 years ol age. —_——— Stained glass in the windows cannot make up for putty in the pulpit. RAILWAY GETS TELLTALE COIN (WANT TO FORM BIC REDUCTION. FOUND IN CELL Southern Pacific Protests to Assessments Taken Up by Board of LEqualization LAND VALUES LOWERED Requests for Deecreases to‘ the Extent of $205,000 Are Taken Under Advisement LA OAKLAND, July 27.—The Southern Pa- cific Company had its day before the} County Board of Equalization to-day and got _its assessments in this county mate- terially reduced. The largest reduction made by the board was on sixty-five acres of land owned by the company where its West Oakland yards are located. This property had been assessed by Assessor Henry P. Dalton at $200,000, and was re- duced from this figure to 75,000, it being shown that of this amount af land fifty acres of it had been assessed by the State Board of Equalization, leaving but twen-, ty-five acres for the county to assess. The assessment of a thirty-four-acre tract, upon which the Peralta-street yards are located, reduced from $15,000 to $1, it being a double assessment. A reduction from $142,000 to $60,000 was also asked on a tract of 102 acres, as it is claimed fully ninety acres of it are under water at high tide. The matter was taken under advisement. This is a portion of the Oakland water front, which was so long in litigation. A horizontal cut was asked on all the ferry-boats plying on the bay, on the ground that Assessor Dalton has assessed Alameda County's aalf of these ferries at a higher figure than Assessor Dodge has in San Francisco. The reductions y City, from szouool asked are on the Bay to $12,500; Encinal, from $25,000 to $22,500; Garden City, from $12,000 to $900; Newark, | from $45,00 to $37.500; Oakland, from $45,000 to $30,000; Pledmont, from $35,000 to | 30,000; Berkeley, from $1,000 to §5,000; | Transit, from ¥ 1o $15,000; Thorough- fare, from $20,000 to $15,000. The assessment of $5000 on the Southern Pacfic block system at Berkeley was re- duced to $5, as it was considered a part of the systém covered by the State's as- sessment. The reductions on the ferry-boats were taken under advisement by the board in order thai a careful examination can be made of the matter. The entire reduc- tion granted the company by the board to-day amounts to $145,000, and the board has under consideration further reduc- | tions asked for amounting to $205,000. Other reductions rranted were H. McKinney on house, from $2250 to $13% Charles Katz on land at Pleasanton, from $2725 to $60° E. N. Simmon on house at | Emeryville, from $.00 to $1000; A. A.{ Bames on house on Telegraph avenue, from $1500 to $900; Jesse Pond on house on Fifty-third street, from $262 to $600. ALANEDA GOUNTY NEWS “POET OF SIERRAS’ RETURNS.—Oak- land, July Joaquin Miller, the *‘Poet of the Sierras,” has returned from his visit to the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Portland. IN LAUNDRY.—Oakland, July a Chinese laundryman at ‘treet, has reported to the lar this morning stole §30 BURGLAR —Toy Sue Tuen 60p East Twelfth police that a bu irom his place. GR. TAYLOR TO SPEAK.—Oakland, July clal Morals” will be the subject of an address by Graham Taylor at the First Baptist Church to-morrow evening. President King of Oberlin will also speak. ASKA.—Oakland, July 27. a ploneer physician of this city, will leave Oakland on Saturday morning for 'Alaska, where he expects to spend about four weeks visiting various points of interest. COUNTY MANAGER RESIGNS.—Oakland, July 27.—Eugene J. Ellis, Alameda County manager of the Pacific States Telephone Com- pany, has resigned his position, and his as- | Sistant, John Kearns, has been placed In charge until a permanent manager is ap- pointed ALLEGED FORGER HELD.—Oakland, July 27.—Arthur Crane, charged with passing forged checks on C. E. Noys, a cigar dealer, has been | held for trial in §2000 bonds. There are several | ¢ a Jike nature pending against Crane y, Santa Cruz and in Contra Costa County. PARTNER RECOVERS REMAINS. — Oak- land, July 27.—Relatives of David Barstow, the neptew of former Mayor Anson Barstow 5f this city, who was accidentally drowned in Alaska, have just been notfied that the re- mains of the unfortunate victim have been re- covered by his partuer. BERKELEY BOY LOST.—Berkeley. July 27. Duniel Alden, a six-year-old boy, Who went s San Francisco with his brother ‘on Wednes- day, was lost for 4 time at the Chutes. He Wardered as far as Mission strest and was foumd by a patrolman at 4 o'clock yesterday merning and returned to his parents. POLICE SHOOT HELD.—Oakland, July 27. Patrolman James H. Walters won the monthly medal for pistol shooting in the July contest at the butts. Waiters' score was 69 out of a possible 75 points. Sergeant of Police Hen- derson made the same total, but Walters' score was the better by Creedmoor rules. BELIEVED TO BE INSANE.—Oakland, July Willlam Edwards, a well-known character about thewater front known as he “‘Pirate,” has been detained at the Re- ceiving Hospital for his pecullar actions. His fon, Fred Edwards, owns a string of racing horkes, The old man lives on an ark in the estuary. THEATER MANAGER ARRAIGNED.—Oak- Iand July 97.—Ben Lust, marfager of the Nov- ety Theater, pleaded not gullty in the Police Court tc-day to a charge of disturbing the peace, the complainant being Mrs. A. R. Al- baum. ar actresp with whom Lust had a dis- pute concerning! salary. Trial was set for August 2. PARK THEATER CHANGES HANDS.— Alameda, July 27.—Charles Krinsky, owner of the Park Theater, has leased the piayhouse o Carlson & Robertson, who will hereafter conduct it. Isadore Lerner, who has man- aged the Park ever since it Was opened, fifteen months ago, will retire from that position with the close of this month. INFANT SON CALLED BY DEATH.—Oak- 1and, July Robert Crellin Fitzgerald, the five-inonth-old_son of Robert M. Fitzgerald, former president of the Board of State Prison | Directors, dled vesterday st the Fitzge home, 546 Alblon street. Thé child was a grandson of Thomas Creilin, president of the Central Bank. The interment will be private. WILL S0ON BEGIN UNDERGROUND WORK.—Oakland, July 27.—Mayor Mott has bren advised by Jobn A. Britton, president of e Oakland Gas, Light and Heat Company, that the corporation will begin within sixty or | matron rinety days the actual work of ing under ground its wites in the districts as outiined in the ordinance which the Mayor has ap- proved. . FIRE THREATENS HARMONIE HALL.— Alameda, July 27.—Fire broke out in a shed in the rear.of the residence of George Mar- tin, 1413 Paru street, to-day and for a time tlreatened to communicate to Harmonie Hall. The blaze was_ca by &n electric wire burnipg out. The flames were extinguished by chemical engine No. 3, with damage nom- ipal. DISPOSES OF HER PROPERTY.—Oakland, July 27.—Mrs. Sydney Lemon, who died sud- Qenly vesterday at her home, dway, left & will disposing of her property am of the beneficiaries varlous relatives. One is Mrs, Janet ‘are, years a devoted friend. The es is valued at about $6000, the hands of The vrobate matters are in Attorney Carlos ‘White. TO DISCUSS FREIGHT FACILITIES. —Oak- land July 27.—A joint meeting of the raflroad committee of the Oakland Board of Trade, the transportation committee of the Expressman’: Association of Alameda County and a spec committee of the Merchants' Exchange will held at the Board of Trade rooms at 9 a. m. to-morrow to discues the best method of gett better transportation facilities on the Oaklan: harkor route. s ) Gold Piece Drops From Mat- tress, Where Schneider Evidently Concealed It ADDED ANOTHER LINK Contradiction Given to the Prisoner’s Assertion That He Had No More Money OAKLAND, July 2l.—Another link In the incrimnating chain which is slowly being forged about John Schneider and: s > e y | project, now well under discussion, to George W. Blaker to hold them for the brutal robbery of Thomas W. Cook, was brought to light this morning in Schneid- er’s cell in the County Jall. While the was turning over the mattress in the cell of the alleged youthful foot- pad, a $10 gold piece slipped from a rent in the ticking where it had been con- cealed, and fell jingling to the floor. Mrs. White at once notified the jailer in charge of her discovery, and a thorough search of the cell was made, which resulted in the finding of a purse hidden under the prisonmer’s cot. When confronted with this evidence that he had lied when he said that he had no money other than that which was found in his pockets when he was arrested, Schneider sullenly denied that the purse or money was his property. Sheriff Frank Barnet at once took the purse and money to Schneider's home In East Oakland, and showing the purse to the suspected youth's mother, asked her if it was the property of her son. After scme hesitation Mrs. Schnelder said that she thought the purse belonged to him, and after she found that it contained $10 she became sure that her son owned it. The finding of the purse and gold is a flat contradiction of Schneider's declara- tion that he did not possess any money except that found when he was arrested. At midnight Thomas W. Cook was still alive, but it was announced that he might die at any moment. DETERMINED TO KEEP MOSQUITOES AWAY San Mateo Trustees Adopt Ordinance for Punishing Careless People. Special Dispatch to The Cail. SAN MATEO, July 27.—By the au- th y of the Board of Trustees of this city, a brand-new mosquito ordinance, independent of but supplementing the law recently adopted by the County Board of Supervisors, is now in force here. Under the provisions of this new regulation sev penalties, including tines and imprisonment, are provided and will be strictly enforced. The ordi- nance declares that a.l pools of water, ¢ other places where mosquitoes are bred, shall be declared public nuis- ances. The Board of Health is’given author- ity to condemn such places and order their abatement. If any one, the ordi- nince says, refuses to make the neces- sary abatement he shall be adjudged guilty of a misdcmeanor and be sen- tenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 or be imprisoned for a period of not more than twenty-..ve days, or be pun- ished by both fine and ‘mprisonment. The ordinance was adopted by the vote of Trustees J. H. Hatch, George A. Kertell, M. J. Powers, J. P. Weller and ‘W. H. Brown. The authorities are de- termined that the pest, which has been suppresed at much labor and expense, shall not be permitted easily to return to this neighborhood. ——e————— REFUSAL TO SIGN AN OLD AGREEMENT CAUSES A STRIKE New Owners of Laundry in Palo Alto Having Trouble With Their Employes. PALO ALTO, July 27.—A strike is on at Couch's steam laundry. Last week the laundry was purchased by Fair- field & Schutte of San Francisco and the new proprietors refused to sign the agreement with the laundry workers that has heen in force for two years. About a month ago the same difficulty arose at Palo Alto Laundry and the employes of that :lace walked out. The strikers are being aided by the Laun- dry Workers' unions of San Francisco and San Jose and by the local unions of all kinds. Neither side seems in- clined to yield at present. TAINTED BEEF NOT RELISHED BY CHOPPER Hits Cook Who Served It and Causes Strike at Log- ging Camp. Speclal Dlepatch to The Call FRESNO, July 2..—A fight between a Chinese cook and a chopper <t a logging camp on Pine Ridee .as reduced the pop- ulation of the camp to the cook himself and the boss of the works. For breakfast yesterday Lee Jim, the cook, served Wal- !'ter vredericks with a piece of tainted beef. The chopper ot once climbed over the table and knocked the cook down with a catsup bottle. Foreman Fitzpat- rick “fired” the disturber of the mess table peace on the spot. The thirty loggers thought it hard ‘ines that a man should be run out of a job for such a trivial matter, and they sent | a delegation to Fitzpatrick to say that it Fredericks was no. reinst: ted ““down the nill” to Fresno they would go. ‘“Then down the hill you go,” answered the foreman, and the loggers took their beds and struck out, arriving here this even- ing. e s BONDS FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL VOTED BY PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO Building to Cost $135,000 Wil Erected on Site Overlooking the Bay. SAN DIEGO. July 27.—San Diego voted to-day on the proposition of is- ing $135,000 in bonds for a new high Be ong | school and the proposition ecasily car- ried, about 1200 votes being cast for the bonds and 450 against. Only about one-third of the voters went to the polls. The new school is to be erected on the site of the present structure, on a hill overlooking the city. It wili have all the advantages of a modern high school. Bonds were also voted for improvements to other schools of the city and likewlise a tax for main- 0¢ | taining the city schools for the coming year. ITWO PLANS = DISCUSSED ! the county treasury they cannot even | and appreciating the fact that other localities A NEW COUNTY People of Mayfleld and; Palo Alto Are Dissatisfied | With- ‘Existing Conditions Will Be Problems Residents Next Legislature Asked to Solve Now > Bothering —_— Epecial Dispatch to The Call. REDWOOD CITY, July 27.—Consider- able interest is manifest here in the create a new county with Palo Alto as the county seat, or, failing in u:u\t,.tfl annex Palo Alto and Mayfleld to San Mateo County. Both schemes have ac- tive champions and both have bitter enemies, but from present indications the, battle will be fought out at Sacra- mento at the next session of the Legis- lature. The suggestion for these important changes has its source in a well-defined dissatisfaction on the part of the people of Palo Alto at the treatment they are receiving from the Supervisors of Santa Clara County. It is claimed that the whole northern part of Santa Clara, in- cluding Palo Alto and Mayfield, receive scant financial recognition from their County Supervisors, and while the dis- gruntled districts contribute largely to have their public roads kept in a good condition. Acting upon their disgust with super- visorial methods in Santa Clara, the people of Palo Alto are prolific with reasons why Palo Alto, Mayfield and Stanford University should be in San Mateo County rather than in Santa Clara County. 1t is claimed that Adobe Creek, and not San Francisquito Creek, is the natural county dividing line. Fur- thermore, if Palo Alto were in San Ma- teo Ci ¥ it would be only four miles from Redwood City, the county seat, instead of seventeen miles, as it now is from San Jose, the county seat of Santa Clara County. A tremendous advan- tage, it is claimed, would be gained by the change. It is certain, however, that the people of Santa Clara County will not willing- 1y permit Palo Alto, Mayfield and Stan- ford University to go into San Mateo County and the issue of a fight is only problematical. Another scheme, there- fore. has been suggested to overcome the difficulty. This plan is to create an entirely new county, carved out of both Santa Clara and San Mateo, to be called the County of Stanford. This, also, is sure to meet with opposition, as San Mateo would be expected to sacrifice Menlo Park to the new county, and this, the politicians say, will never will- ingly be done. How the matter will finally be arranged for presentation to the Legislature is a matter of conjec- ture, but that it will be in some form is accepted as a certainty. INPROVENENTS ME DERANDED Special Dispatch to The Call. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.— One of the most important petitions ever circulated in San Mateo and one which will have an important bearing on the future prosperity of the county has had its inception here and already has re- ceived the signatures of corporations and individuals representing millions of dol- lars. The appeal presented in this docu- ment is for an immediate improvement of the main highway of the county. It will be prescnted to the Board of Supervisors at Redwood City as soon as a_thorough | canvass of important interests is finished and favorable action will be demanded. Among those who have signed are the fol- lowing: The Southern Pacific Company, the Spring Valley Water Company, the United Railroads, the South San Francisco Rail- road and Power Company, the Western Meat Company, the South San Francisco Land and Improvement Company, the Steiger Pottery and Terra Cotta Com- pany, the Crocker Estate Company, the Bank of South San Francisco, the South San Francisco Power and Light Com- pany and many other heavy taxpayers. The petition is as follows: To the Honorable the Board af Supervisors of San Mateo County. California: We, the un- Qersigned, citizens and taxpayers of San Mateo County, appreciating the position our county cocupies with reference to the city of. San Francisco, and recognizing in the present rapid growth nfid development of that city the im- mediate neceseity of keeping step therewith, juss favored by nature but more by enterprise L tecking and obtaining the bemefits of this evelopment and to our detriment, while we, {he natural beneficiary of tnis growth, lie dor- mant, respectfully petition your honorable body B Cpen the doors of our county and break down the barrier of no highways and poor Joads whick has for ages retarded our growth. Wo respectfully petition you to improve the Mission San_Jose road and to open and macad- Smize San Bruno Avenue o as to connect it With San Bruno road. We further petition you & light with electric lights the main highways of cur county. - ——— KICHINEV, July 27.—An attack on JemaCHh Which several were killed and wounde Sa. % reported to have uccurred at Ruska Nov- Ska (New Russia, probably a village near Kichinev). The number of fatalities is not known. ———————— SOMERSET. Ohio. July Senator William E. Fink and wife were fatally ‘burned to-day in a natural gas explosion that wrecked their home here. Mrs. Fink died & few bours later. | urgent, the company feels it is its S ABOUT THE BAY* WILL INPROVE WATER SYSTEY Marin County May " Boast of Plant Equal 1, Any in the Golden St Nog RESERVOIR IS PLAN tpervisors Asked to Male , New Road so as to Alloy Construetion of a Big Da, —n Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, July —By of January, 1906, the residents of Madera, Larkspur, Escalle, Ken Ross, San Anselmo, Fairfax, San R and San Quentin will have a water « 2 2 the tem which will be unequaled In s State. The poor water service in tns three ‘irst-named places has deterred many a homeseeker from bufl home on one of the many choice ing sites to be had there. As it is the residents have to economize in o possible way to secure water enough cooking purposes, let alone for other p poses and then the water is not of best. In a comunication addres the Board of Supervisors of this cour dated San Francisco, July 24, 1965, Marin County Water Company through its secretary, A. Dalton Harrison, states that as the demand for a larger water supply in Marin County is becoming s s to make immediate provisions to meet tha demand by the construetion of a dam at Phoenix Gulch at a point on the Bolinas read, about two miles from Ross Station. The company will be obliged to use a portion of this road for the da‘m. and it asks for the necessary per- mit. Under a provision in their deed for a right of way, dated June 28, 1578, the company reserved the right to use any portion of the right of way whenever necessary for dam purposes an dto give the county a right of way at a-higher altitude, one that will not interfere with the dam or reservoir. The company re- quests the supervisors’ prompt atten- tion so that it can commence the work immediately in order to catch the win- ter’s rainfall WORK TO BEGIN SOON. The consideration of this communieca- tion will be taker up at the next meet- ing of the Board of Supervisérs. It will no doubt be acted upon promptly and favorably, so that the work can be com- menced at an early date. It is proposed to locate the dam at the junction of Bill Williams and Phoenix gulches. It will cross the county road from Ross Sta- tion to Boltnas. The grade Is very steep at this point, and it is proposed to build an easier grade and a safer road. The proposed dam will be 30 feet wide at the top and eighty feet high. The res- ervolr will cover an area of about twenty-five acres and have a capacity of from 160,000,000 to 175,000,000 gallons, which is more than the capacity of Lake Lagun- itas. It will be fed by springs. _As the highest poing of the dam -n&m‘ aniy P feet above the sea level, the dompany will fnstall a large pumping plant. The water will be pumped into a stand pige, then through an aerator into the stor- age reservoirs' at a higher level —The reservoirs will be at a sufficlent eleva- tion to force the water by gravity to almost any point. The company will run its mains to Corte Madera, and furnish the inhabitants of that town with water at the same rates charged San -Rafael- ites. The contemplated improvements will cost in the neighborhood of $150.000. The strip of road in question is about two thousand feet long. Supervisor V. J. B. Cheda, in whose district the propesed dam will be con- structed, in an interview to-day sald: 1 have -carefully examined the site for the proposed improvements. I find that the piecs of road which will revert to the water com- pany for dam purposes is an exceedingly dan- gerous plece of road and that a new road. higher up, which will be a safer and mors practicable one, can be easily built for a gmall amount of money. I am in_ favor of turning over that portion of the road required and the construction of a mew piece, as it means & great deal to the people of this rap- idly growing section of Marin County. FAVORS CONCESSION. Supervisor Robert W. Johnson. when seen to-day, said: T am in favor of any reasonable coneession that would have a tendency to increase the water supply. Which is becoming very ltm- ited. it the construction of the proposed dam will relleve the necessities of a rapidiy grow- ing population, which is being kept back owing to the scarcity of water. District Attorney Thomas P. Boyd. who is the legal adviser of the Board of Supervisors, made an examination of the records of this county and found that the right of way through Phoenix Gulch contains the provis'on referred to in Harrison's letter. He says that there can be 5o legal obstacles in the way. President A. W. Foster of the Marin County Water Company sald this eve- ning: The water company has sent a communica- tion to the Board of Supervisors in reference to moving the county road higher up at Phoenix Guich so that We ean comstruct a dam and reservoir. The reservolr will hold a little more tham Lake Lagunitas and. will- en- able us to supply a larger territory. There are many places whose Srowth suffers because of the inadequate water supply and it will be to relieve their crying needs that we will comstruct the new reservoir. The eservolr, which will hold about 173.000.000 Empieied for the winter's ral completed for the winter's S onich fs near Libertys. years to bulld. The construction of this dam depends on a court decision. ALLS MASTER MARINER.— ¢ Gakland, July 27.—Captain Oscar W. Petter- DEATH for many years well known among tha Thaster mariners of San Francisco, died on July 3% at Fort Stanton, New Mexico, where he had Zone In an effort to regnin his health. 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