The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 14, 1905, Page 4

NEWS OF THE COUNTIE FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1905 WIDE DIVERSITY | OF INTERESTS County of Alameda Produces Many Different Things of Great Value to Her People STATISTICS OF WORTH eyt ‘ Both Manufacturing :mdg Agriculture Contribute | to Wealth of District| —_—— | OAKLAND, Nov. 13.—Alameda County | bas a diversity of interests, that runs| from the manufacture of iron and’ steel! to the manufacture of sugar, and from | the growing of “garden truck” to the producing of beef cattle. It is doubtful if any county in the State can boast of a greater variety of interests than is shown in the report made by S. N. Wyckoff, ap- 1 pointed by the Board of Supervisors to gather statistics for the State Agricul-| tural Society der the recent act of the ture, which make$ such an annual obligatory. he report shows that the products of unty t to $21,881,3%, of which ctured products repre- i the agricultural pro- Both of these sources of show a wide range of interests, m the grapes and fancy cattle of the| ey, through the fruits OI' ngton and Eden valleys and the ! cturing of the bay shore at Oak-| hese afe a few of the figures ot} manufactured products: Employes. 081 Leather goods Jron. wire, machine worke Job printing tiis, pipe, brick,etc The range of agricultural y just as great, and taese few fi t portion of the repor R'S DOWNFAL —Once she sang Princes and generals, y Schoenfelder, T: is fighting vigorousl divorce z der, intemper- | she said to- habitual In 1869, ince Bismarck and seph of Austria. While | Washington, D. C., Generals | and Sherman heard her at a pub- r, and Grant, who was Presi- | se time, sent for her to sing im at the White House Schoenfelder is sald to be worth | $100,000. He granted a divore g0, but, she after- | d said he paid her $1000 fo permit a ult and the ¢ was reopened. —_———————— WOULD ESCAPE GALLOWS. OAKLAND, Nov. 13—Harry El- i ge ne of the thirteen convicts who escaped from Folsom prison about P w two years ago, is seeking a commuta- tion of the death semtence . imposed upon him for his part in the jailbreak. He says he was instrumental in saving the lives of Captain Murphy and Guard Joly. This claim is sustained by Cap- tain Murphy. Eldridge stood between the two men and the upraised knives of the other convicts. He was sent to Fol- som from this county. —_———— | WILL ACT IN HARMONY, ALAMEDA, Nov. 13.—Representatives’ from the four Alameda improvement clubs—the Alameda Advancement As- the West End Improvement 2 Central Improvement Club end the North Side Improvement Club— to-night decided upon a plan that wiil | prevent clashing of district interests. An officlal committee, consisting of one member from each club, will be ap- pointed, and to this committee for final decision will be referred all questions wherein two or more clubs clash. ] SCOTT’S EMULSION. BOTH FOOD AND MEDICINE. We like best to call Scott’s Emulsion a food-medicine.' It is a term that aptly describes the character and action of our Emulsion. More thana medicine—more than a food, yet combining the vital prin- ciples of both. It is: for this reason that Scott’s Emulsion has a distinct and special value in all wasting diseases, There is nothing better to remedy the troubles of im- riect h and delicate th in children. Theaction of Scott’s Emulsion is just as effective in treating weak- ness and wasting in adults. SCOTT & BOWNE, qop Pear! Strest, New York | vous. |“OLD CLOTH | fessor Charles Mills Gayle | prevail { his fore Emperor William | . CROWHUASTS STORY 1 TOL He Swears Against Blaker in the Trial for the Murder of Thomas Cook Pt e g 2 YARN IS CORROBORATED Eugene Van Court Says He Took Shorthand Notes of Accused Man’s Confession 8% Su ™ et OAKLAND, Nov. of revenge to-day and James Crow- hurst, who was sent to Folsom through the “peaching” on ates,.did what he could to convict George Blaker of the murder of Tom Cook out in Fruitvale on the night of | July 22. He testified to a conversation he had with Blaker through a hole in a cell floor of the County Jail, in which Blaker admitted to him his part in the robbery which’ cost Cook his life. His -testimony was attacked by At- torney. “A. L. Frick, - representing Blaker, and in response to one of the questions put by Frick, said revenge was his object i playing the part he did to land Blaker. Court Reporter Eugene Van Court also took the stand and testified that he was in the cell with Crowhurst at the timé he was talking to Blaker, who was in the cell above, and took down what he heard in shorthand.. He was allowed to read it to"the jury. In the talk the two had Blaker tell Crow- hurst of the disposition of the clothing worn by them and what he would like to do to Pembroke and Schneider having confessed and implicated him. At the meeting of the Board of Su- | pervisors this morning, Supervisor Tal- | cott reported that there was a neces- sity for lights all along the road where Thomas Cook was murdered. He add- ed that there should be a system of lights throughout Fruitvale where the young criminals have had their rendez- committee of ghe whole. 1DEA STIRS COLLEGIANS Result of Pusts(;'ipt of Eng- lish Club’s Banquet Invitation Nov .—The exclusive fashionable English Club of the uni- , including in its membership Pro- and a host of lesser lights of the classical realm, is reatly innocent appearing suggestion ap- ded to the club’s invitations to a ban- t to be given at the California Hotel November 18 in honor of Margaret the famons reader. Katherine Hershey, secretary of the club, is the cause of the storm, for| ag secretary, | it was Miss Hershey who, added to the formal invitation to the banquet these fateful words: “Oid clothe Various members cf the English Club fancy that the “old clothes™ suggestion be construed as a slight upon the of honor. Other members of the affect to belleve that the secretary ceeded her powers in suggesting to destrability of appearing in the old cloth: Miss Hers said to-night: “This ap- pears to be tempest in a teapot. I meant nothing more than that all to be informal. | of the club, suggested that the members | of the that would at the suggestion.” informality banquet, and I be told PARISH MEMBERS WILL HOLD FALL FESTIVAL Series of Entertainments for Benefit of Christ Chureh, Alameda. LAMEDA, No 13.—A series of en- rtainments under the general name of the “fall festival” are to be given this week for the benefit of Christ Church. The entertainments will be given at the parish hall, on Grand street, and will be- gin with a “literary and dramatic even- ing” to-morrow evening. The programme will consist of “Bits From Austin Dob- son,” “Old World Idyls” and a celebra- tion of the birthday of Robert Louis Ste- venson by the members of the Stevenson Fellowship. On Wednesday afternoon the Parish Ald Chapter will hold a bazaar, and on Wednesday evening a musicale will‘be given. A lyric pantomime entitled ‘““The Dewdrops” will be given at the parish hall on Baturday afternoon, in which the members of the Sunday-school will take part. The pantomime is the composition of the Rev. William N. Guthrie, rector of Christ Church. LS O — TO RELIEVE SICK FAMILY. OAKLAND, Nov. 13.—On Wednesday evening, November 15, at Woodward's Hall, a whist tournament will be given for a family sick and in distress. The neighbors of Oakland Circle No. 266, Women of Woodcraft, have prepared the tournamnent to relieve the suffering family as far as possible, and through the kindness of Athens Camp, Wood- men of the World, have secured the use of Woodmen's Hall. The prizes are all hand-painted china and are on exhibition at Taft & Pennoyer's. The following young ladies will score: Misses Helen and Hazel Ackerman, Etta Tatterhoff, Mazie Rutherford, Nel- lie Rerrien, Carrie Machler, Alice ‘Woedsum, Edna Kolling and Georgie Eber. The committee in charge.consists of Mrs. Charles Rice, Mrs. George. liber, Mrs. J. T. Willlams, Mrs. Frances Dol- bier, Mrs. A. L. Miller and Miss C. A. Form. 2 —_——— MOFFITT ESTATE DIVIDED. OAKLAND, Nov. 13.—Through lrer attorney Mrs. Augusta Moffitt to-day agreed to allow the distribution to the four sisters of the late Frank J. Mof- fitt a $40,000 legacy bequeathed them and which for a time threatened to be swallowed up in a big deficit ‘In the funds out of which the legacy was to have been paid. According to her in- terpretation of her husband’s will she was to have one-half of the estate and $70,000 left her. Had such a division been made the other bequests, amount- ing to $80,000, would have beem cut down to $30,000. 5 Nearly a year having elapsed since the probating of the will the Misses Moffitt became insistent in their de- mands for their legacies, and after considerable legal skirmishing thelr demand was acceded to and their por- tlon of the estate will be given them next Friday. 13.—It was a case , him of his associ- | Crowhurst | for | The matter was referred to the | agitated to-day as the result of| it was | Mr. Kurtz, pregident | followed | CRIME'S BLACK SHADE ON KENNE Dead Man Shown to Have Been Noted as a Crook. Etodal * 455 s His Misdeeds Are i ' Known All Over Civilization. | BERKELEY, Nov. 13—New light upon | the criminal career of “Matt” IKennedy, the desperado killed by Policeman Le- ! strange in West Berkeley on September 28, revealing him as one of the most ex | traordinary crooks of the century, has {been shed by the Pinkerton -detective | agency, Marshal Vollmer to-day receiv- | ing important details of the dead thug's life of crime. Kennedy's origin is traced back by th Pinkertons to his life as a hoodlum boy in Detroit. From that obscure station he | passed into the limelight that beats upon !a dangerous, expert criminal, to whom | robbery and murder and jail life and jail | breaks are common affairs. Kennedy was ! | called a ‘“swell crook’ because of his as- soclations with men who turned “large tricks,” and in his fraternity he was so dearly Joved by his fellow criminals that one of them, the motorious *‘Blinkey” Morgan, killed a detective while attempt- ing to rescue Kennedy from the clutches of the law. RESCUE THEIR COMRADE. “Blinkey” Morgan was hanged years | ago for the crime through which Ken- { nedy made his escape. The killing took | place while Kennedy was being escorted from Allegheny City, Pa., to Cleveland, Ohio, in charge of Detective William Hulligan and Captain Hohne of the Cleve- iand Police Department. Kennedy had stolen a lot of valuable furs in Cleve- land and was arrested in Allegheny City. While being taken back to Cleweland a j®and of desperadoes, headed by “Blinkey” Morgan, boarded the train at Ravenna, Ohio, and began to beat the two police officers with pistols, slungshots and other weapons. They called on Detective Hul- ! ligan to liberate Kennedy, but that could | not be dome by the officer, as Kennedy | was chained to his wrist by handcuffs. The thugs beat out Hulligan's brains and | knocked Captain Hohne into insensibility, fracturing his skull. Then the handcufls | were broken and the gang escaped. | “Blinkey” Morgan was captured later and was hanged in Ohlo for the murder, of Hulligan. | The remainder of the band, including Patsy Hanley, William Harrington and Matt Kennedy, fied to Australla. When they were finally located there the Ohio | authorities would not go to the expense of extraditing them, and so two of the gang, Haniey and Harrington, remain to this day in Australia. Strange to relate, | Hanley, one of the criminal associates of Kennedy and ‘{Blinkey” Morgan, Is a wealthy resident of Adelalde, Australia, apparently respected by the community, and Harrington is also comfortably situ- ated at Sydney, Australia. CAME HERE WITH HOWARD. Kennedy remained with: this crowd in Australia for several yéars, coming to | 8an Francisco flve or six years ago with “Plunger” Howard and the gang whose robbery of the coin vault of the steamer Alameda provided a lot of San Francisco Police Department history a few years ago. Mr. Pinkerton of Chicago writes | now: At that time (in San Francisco) Captain of { Detectives Lees called the attention of Mr. Pinkcrton to the pictures of the seamen (the gang from Australia) and, ehowing him the pleture of one, said: ‘‘Here is an American among them, but he has nved in Australia fif- | teen years.””' Mr. Pinkerton immediately iden- tfied the plcture of the American as Matt | Kennedy, who escaped from this country at the time of the Hulligan murder at Ravenna, Ohio. At this time Kennedy, alias McMunn, was in custody in the City of Mexico, charged with stealing $10,000 in bills from a bank there. He escaped, returned to Chicago, and from there made a trip around the world two and a half years ago with a band of crooks, going to Lon- don, to South Africa, to Australia, and thence to San Francisco. Last win- ter he was arrested at Dallas, Texas, with other suspicious characters, but before his picture could be identified by the North- ern police to whom it was sent the Dallas’ police allowed Kennedy to go, as nothing was known against him there. IDENTIFICATION POSITIVE. Kennedy's luck on that ocassion was ex- traordinary, but the escape was so nar- row that he at once left the country, go- ing again to Australia. He returned last summer with a small band of crooks, planned to rob the bank at West Berke- ley on September 28, met Policeman Le- strange in his path shortly after mid- night, drew a revolver on the officer and was instantly killed by the latter. The Pinkerton agency says now of Ken- nedy: Thie man, starting from a hoodlum boy in Detroit, had traveled tie world -over, been in all sorts of soclety, and from a common-look- ing chap developed into one of the handsomest crooks in the country. He was known as ‘‘Raf- fles” among thé crooked fraternity. He was one of the last men in the world who, from his appearance, would ever be taken for a erook. The identification of the dead thug by the Pinkertons as Kennedy is positive and has since been confirmed by Captain Michael Evans of the bureau of identifi- cation of the Chicago Police Department iand by Chief of Police Fred Kohler of Cleveland, Ohio, both of whom knew Kennedy. ————— STUDENTS HEAR SPEAR. BERKELEY. Nov. 13.—Charles Spear, president of the State Board of Harbor Commissioners, addressed the members of the College of Commerce Club at the university this afternoon. Commi: sioner Spear spoke In part as follow: We have Spent about $20,000,000 for pler and wharf and dredging work, while Liver- pool spent In constructing her stone docks about $140,000,000. The character of our har- bor made rock piers unnecessary. Of - the $20,000,000 we have spent about $10,000,000 Worth of work remains for our use now. The other half of the investment has gone for preserving purposes. The cylindrical pler useu now, whereby a concrete pler ls tically ! buill inside a wooden casing, adds to out advantages. Our harbor is now In splendid shape for Iu'ndlhu commerce. ol e ‘We hope for more commerce we uld have it with the passin our aim now is to see to commissioners - is_for the the commercial interests "LAWYER MOORE SCORCHES. OAKLAND, Nov. }3.—The lategt aris- tocratic victim of‘the vigilance of the Oakland police over the speed of auto- mobiles on tuis side of the bay is A. A. Moore Jr. of San Francisco, and a war- rant is out for his arrest, though it has not yet been served. He will be haled into the very court over which he presided as Police Judge for a while and before which he prac- | tised as prosecuting attorney for a long time. -. i CONGRESSMAN KNOWLAND TO GO 5 Alameda, Nov. 13.- an J & s Knowland, with g _of the rs, and pagsii ltm&u‘ngznl‘ chacen ot permanent of of oursut‘: ! DY’S CAREER — MISS REED TO ENTERTAIN FOR BRIDE-ELECT GREEN RADCLIFFE. BY ZOoB OAKLAND, Nov. 13.—Among the many pleasant things scheduled for this week is the shower that Miss Mabel Reed is planning for Saturday afternoon next, complimentary to Miss Kuth Clark. Miss Clark is a San Fran- | ¢isco girl, but does not confine her friendships . to_metropolitan limits, counting her acquain- : tances here by the dozen. Her marriage with | Frank Southack of San Francisco will be sol- | emnized on November 29. | Mrs Charies Edward Hoppe of San Fran- | clsco s giving a tea on Wednesday for Miss Clark, to which many Oakland people have i been invited, and Mrs, Percy Walker of East | Oakland is ‘also planning a smatl affair in ! honor of the young bride. o e Mrs, Mabel Gray Lachmund was hostess yes- terday ailernoon at one of the most delightful musicales of the year. The affair was com- piimentary to Dr. and Mrs, J. Frederick Wolle and the small informal gathering included sev- eral of the most distinguished people around the bay, among them being Mr. and Mrs. harles ‘Kceler, 'Mr. and Mrs. Relmers, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bollnger, Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Worthington, Mr. Hother Wismer, Mise Mary Ratcllff, Mr. Carrington and Wallace Sabin. Mr. Carrington is an English bary- tone, who has recently come to San Francisco, and he was heard yesterddy in several delight- ful solog, renderéd in most musicianly fashion. A little talk on Grieg by Mr. Retmers, a fel- low townsman of the Norweglan composer, was a gem in its way, and prepared one for rare enjoyment of the Grieg sonata that fol- lowed, excellently rendered by Mrs. Lachmund at thé plano and Mr. Wismer with the violin. A unique and altogether delightful diversion was the reading of one of Mr. Keeler's poems Dby the poet himself, ‘‘Weep Not, Fond Heart,” the lines of which had furnished the theme for a musical composition by Mr. Bolinger, which the composer plaved for us. This com” position is still in manuscript and it 18 to be hoped the public will soon be able to hear it, for it surpasses in beauty of form and melody ahy local effort heard here for some time. Mrs. Lachmund also sang a song by Mr.¢Bo- linger that was very pretty, as well as a number of Schumann's, o e . The studio evening given by Mr. Charles Dut- ton was another delightfully successful affair of yesierday. Mrs. George W. Haight includes reading amorg her many accomplishments and assisted Mr. Dutton in giving a charming p: gramme. “Love Among the Ruine’” ‘‘The Last Ride Together” and “‘One Word More,” by Browning, and “The Egyptian Slipper,” by Sir Edwin Arnold, “Driftihg” and ““The Clos ing Scene,”” by Read, were her splendidly ren- dered selections, while Mr. Dutton's contribu- tions to_the afternoon’s enjoyment wel Songs Without Words,” Mendelssohn; Song.” Schumann, and an Etude, e and Scherzo by Chopin. Among those present, who also enjoyed the late studio supper, wers: Mrs, George W. Halght, Mr. and Mrs.’ Alfred Wyckoff, Mr. Mrs. Oscar Maurer, Mrs. Gray, Miss Mary Willlams, Mrs. Lieweliyn Jones, Miss Grace Liewellyn Jones, Mrs. Frank H. Payne, Mrs. Withrow, Miss Marie Withrow, Miss Eva Withrow, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keeler, Mr. and Mrs. Charles 8. Afken, Fred- erick I. Bamford and Miss Pluma Dutton. Mrs. Louis Ghirardeili will be presiding host- ess at the Ebell luncheon to-morrow. Mrs. Jo- slah Evans Cowles, president of the California Federation of Women's Clubs, will be a guest of honor, and the luncheon wili be followed by a reception to that lacy. A musical pro- gramme has been prepared by Mrs. Harry P. clllenne,” by Mascagni, . Two art exhibits are in’progress, one in S Francisco and the other in 'Oakland, that ai attracting the attention of lovers of the beau. tiful. In the rooms of the Palette, Lyre and Pen Club Miss de Neale Morgan i showing some excellent work, he pest she has yet done, and at Vickery’s a display of “lens art’” by Mrs. Annie Brigman of the Oakland Club. Mrs. Brigman's work Is almost éensational in its unusualness. It is nor mere photography— it is art. Among those who went to the college game Saturday in thefr automobiles were Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter Scott, Miss Adele Scott, Ma. and Mrs. M. J. Laymance and the Misses Lay- ENTERTAINMENT NETS TIDY SUM FOR PARK Bazaar Given by the Native Daughters Is a Great Success. REDWOOD CITY, Nov. 13.—The ba- zarr recently given by the local parlor of the Native Daughters of the Golden West was an unqualified success. A handsome sum was realized for the im- provement of the public park which the young ladies have given to the city. Literary and musical pro- grammes were given, an old fashioned party was held and the League of the Cross Cadets of Menlo Perk contribut- ed to the entertainment with an exhi- bition drill. A baby show proved to be one of the greatest attractions of the fete. —————————— IMPROVEMENTS ARE ASSURED. OAKLAND, Nov. 13—Mayor Frank K. Mott this morning signed the ordi- nance appropriating $50,000 for the dredging of Lake Merritt and the fill- ing in of the park site south of the Twelfth-street dam. The Board of Public Works will advertise for bids for the work at once. The Mayor this afternoon signed the ordinance creating the office of assist- ant milk inspector. Already two oan- didates are seeking the office, which will carry a salary of $100 a month. These are Willlam J. Bownie and Wil- liam Jones. —e SAYS CRIMES HAUNT HIM. OAKLAND, Nov. 13—Fred Seiler, employed as a coachman by A. H. Hig- gins, who resides on Chetwood street, near rty, walked into Judge Sam- uels’ %rl this morning and asked that he be arrested, saying that while he had been in the employ of the late Judge R. Y. Haines of San Jose he had stolen numerous articles from his em- ployer. Seiler's actions indicated in- sanity, and he was arrested on that charge. SAN FRANCISCO YOUTH ARRESTED FOR FORGERY Accused of Passing Bogus Check on a Portland Special Dispatch to The Call. o PORTLAND, Nov. 18.—Percy Stock, a fashionably dressed young man about 22 years old, was arrested here to-night on & bogus check, to which the name F. Williams was signed. Stock claimed to have received the check from Williams, on whose farm he said he had worked eighteen . Willlams is not known at the Ladd & Bush bank, and this, with the fact that Stock had| letters postmarked at Portland eight days ago pointed to his guilt. Stock is & son of Mrs. Florence Stock, 1058 Howard evidently a \ street, S8an Francisco, and is | man of good family. SALINAS, Nov. 18.—Fire broke out in the Hamilton block about 8 o'clock last {night. The flames des a dwell- READY TO FICHT A CORPORATION Committee of Suburbanites to Oppose Spring Valley Named by Board of Trade BLACK PICKS FIGHTERS Several Towns Will Join in Effort to Prevent De- struction of Water Supply PALO ALTO, Nov. 13.—President Marshall Black of the local Board of Trade has named the committee to fight the Spring Valley Water Com- pany, which is said to be ruining the water supply of a large area®here by an extensive system of artesian wells. The men selected by Black are ener- getic and represent the best element in | the communities from which they are chosen. Following is the committee: Walter M. Clark, W. P. Wright, M. Farrell and P. M. Smith’ of Mountain View; H. P. Bennétt and J. P. Ponce of Mayfleld; C. B. Wing, Alfred Leaje, John F. Parkinson, Henry W. Simkins and Yohn Dudfield of Palo Alto; C. P, Cooley, Willlam Carnduff, John T. Gil- lespie and M. Cavanaugh of San Mateo County. Citizens from Mayfield, Mountain View, Stanford University, Menlo Park and Palo Alto are being vehemently urged to action by the report of Pro- fessor Wing on the impending danger of a water famine. —_—————— TWO-YEAR-OLD CHILD MEETS DEATH IN A SHALLOW WELL Little One in Marin County During the Absence of the Father. SAN RAFAEL, Nov. '13.—Lucy M. Sciallo, the two-year-old daughter of Joseph Sciallo, was drowned in a saal- low well on her father’s farm, near Marshalls, yesterday afternoon. The child’s father, who ig a fisherman, was away all the afternoon. Upon return- ing at night he found the child dead in two feet of wate —_—————— KELLY SURRENDERS HIMSELF. SAN RAFAEL, Nov. 13.—William H. Kelly, a prominent business man of this city, when he heard that Carl A. Wes- terheide, superintendent of the Patent brick yard, had sworn to a complaint before Judge Magee charging him with battery, appeared before Magee this morning and was released upon his own recognizance. Is Drowned ——————— FALL INJURES OLD MAN. PALO ALTO, Nov. 13.—C. M. Harrls, eighty-six years of age, was perhaps tatally Injured by a fall on the cement sidewalk in front pof 530 Bryant street to-day. He was removed to the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. A. Stuart, at 641 Gilman street. —_———————— An ‘opporttinity may be as plain as the nose on your face; yet for want of the tip in time you are likely to throw it away. Lipten-by-the-Sea at Halfmoon PBay is a chance that discerning people feel they cannot afford to let slip. Why? For particulars see to-morrow’s Cail. W. D. Fotter Co., Inc., 304 Momgomzry street, San Francisco. —_———————— ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS GUILTY OF FORGERY.—Oakland, Nov. 13. Arthur Crane was found guilty this evening by & jury of having forged the name of J. D, Hall to a check for $i5. He was recom- mended to the mercy of the court. DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS.—Oakland, Nov. 13.—Mrs. Phoebe A. Sharp, the wife of Craigle Sharp, former secretary of the Ouk- land Board of Trade, died to-day at Eureka, aged 56 years, She had been {II for the last three vears. PROFESSOR LOSES CAMERA.—Berkeley, Nov. 13.—Professor F. B. Laney has reported to Marshal Vollmer the theft from him of a camera and compass valued at $60, the articles having been taken during tne fire in the apart- ment-houee at Bowditch sireet and Channing way a fortnight ago. WOULD OPEN STREETS TO ESTUARY.— Alameda, Nov. 18.—There will be a meating of the City Trustees and the representatives of the geveral improvement associations in the City Hall to-morrow night for the purpose of con- eldering a plan for opening the city's stroets West of Union street northward to the estuary. DIED FAR FROM HOME.—Haywards, Nov. 13.—A report was received here to-day of ths death of Miss Mary Fagundes on September 28 in San Michael, Portugal. The deceased Was 18 vears of age and was a graduate of the She leaves a mother and Antone, Frank ani Haywards School. four ers—Manual, John Fagundes, SISTER SUPERIOR LEAVES OAKLAND.— Oakland, Nov. 13.—Sister M. Herman, Superior of the Sacred Heart Convent of this city, left Oakland this evening for Shorb, Los Angeles County, where she will assume (he position of superior of the Convent of the Holy Names. She will be succeeded at Sacred Heart Convent by Sister M. Bertha. MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Oakland, Nov. 13. The following marriage licenses were by the County Clerk to-day: Albert Brownstone, 32, Sanger. and Marion Tanna- 5 Fresno; Clarence P. Davis, 43, and Lou O. Hume, 20, both of Ben Lomond; Mar- tin M. Fennell, 32, San Francieco, and Mary C. Cobine, 24, Oakland. UNION MEN CALLED OFF.—Alameda, v. 13.—Because F. W. McCann, a local capl- , purchased doors and sashes for buildings he is having erected on rark street from an Oakland mill that is under the union ban, all of the union men employed on McCann's build- re_called off to-day by a walking dele- the Building Trades Council of Oak- ings wi gate of land. SAYS SON-IN-LAW Ba’ Oakland, Nov. 13.—J. F. Gi bbs appeared for trial in Department 1 of the Police Court this morning on a charge of battery reterred by P Mother_in iAW, Mrs. Mary 5. Summervilley who a local lodging-house, The lat- ' ter alleges that Gibbs struck her several times in the face. The case will be decided to- MOTTOW. NEW SWINDLING METHOD.—Berkeley, Nov. 13.—An unknown swindler has victimized several merchauts of West Berkeley, including 3 Co., solleiting subscriptions for & ; e ¥ S Srows Treasurer Lord: wh The ‘hants ap) ala to be {1l and in need of help. swindle was shen one of the mercl approa Mr. Lord and learned that the r had not authorized any peti- STUDENTS.— authorities United Stu- ‘Town tions for aid. WORLD CONGRESS OF 13.—Th: Berkeley, Nov. 13. e have received a circular from the Brotherhood M) 18 zmunnmnummuunmw« Students is taking advantage of that fact to forward its own convention. SUES WHITTELL FOR PAY.—Oakland, Nov, 13.—For a neglected doctor's bill which he has failed to settle since his memorable de on the San Leandro road a year ago ""”wumu 8 been sued the e te . VICTORIA, B. C., Nov. 18—The Brit- ish ship Burmah, which put te sea from San Francisco with a mutiny in CLASS OF SIXTY S INITIATED Tamalpais Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West, Increases Its Membership BANQUET CLOSES NIGHT Many Toasts Are Ably Re- sponded To at the Feast That Follows Big Meeting Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Nov. 13.—The largest initiation of Native Sons ever held in Marin County was held this evening in Masonic Hall by Mount Tamalpais Par- lor No. 64. Sixty neophytes were re- celved into the order. Over seventy- five applications were favorably acted upon at a recent meeting. This will increase the nuniber of members on the roll to about 150. The grand officers who took part in to-night's ceremony were joined at Sausalito by Sea Point Parlor, headed by the Sausalito brass band. They were met at the devot by a large delegation of members of the local parlor, and, headed by the band, they marched to the Masonic Hall. The initiatory work as performed by the officers of the home parlor excited much comment. The regular business was re- sumed at the end of the initiatory work. Then the old members and the newly elected members, headed by the brass band, marched to a hotel, where an elegant spread was in readiness for them. The banquet-room was taste- fully decorated with the national flags and evergreens of every description. The members were called to order by Judge Thomas J. Lennonm, toastmaster of the evening. Many able responses were made to the many toasts pro- posed. TRIES TO KILL SELF 1 AFTER SHOOTING WIFE | Jealous Fish Dealer of San . Diego Attempts Murder and Suicide. SAN DIEGO, Nov. 13.—In a fit of jeal- ous rage this evening B. Comerlo, an Italian, shot his wife Luisa twice and then turned the revolver on himseif. Neither fs dead, but the condition of each is serious. Comerlo induced the woman to come to this city from Italy some months ago and married her. He is a fish dealer and is reputed to have some property. 3 The couple did not live happily, Comerlo claiming that she recelved too much at- tention from other men. This evening when Comerlo called at his wife’s room it'is alleged that he found another man there. In any event he drew his revolver, chased the woman down stairs and shot her in the head. Then he shot himself twice in the head. Kis chance of recov- ery is not as good as the woman’s. LOS ANGELES SHERIFF HAS NARROW ESCAPE Ducks in Time to Eseape Shot From Gun of Friend. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13.—Sheriff White had a narrow escape from death while duck hunting in the Imperial Valley. He was a member of a party of spertsmen which included Councilman E. L. Blan- chard, one of the best shots In this end of the State. White and Blanchard were in adjoining blinds, and just as Blanchard fired at a duck White raised to his full height. ducked and the charge of shot passed over his head so closely that his hat was riddled. Several of the shot were imbed- ded in his face. They were removed with some difficulty. The accident ended the hunting trip. AGENT OF RAILROAD CONVICTED BY JURY Edward B. Stanton Guilty of Embezzling $14,000 From Employers. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Nov. 13.—Edward B. Stanton was found guilty of em- bezzlement this afternoon. He was gharged with embezzling $14,000 from the Pacific Coast Railroad Company, of which he was agent here. The jury returned a verdict after one hour's deliberation. —————— OLD SANTA ROSA HOTEL IS TO CHANGE OWNERS Brother of a San Francisco Supervisor- Elect Is to Run the Ocel- dental. SANTA ROSA, Cal, Nov. 13.—The Occidental Hotel, which has been con- ducted for so many years by Messrs. P. H. Quinn and F. B. Bane, has changed hands. Thursday morning it will open yunder the management of George Wilson, a brother of Super- visor-elect Wilson of San Francisco and proprietor of the Sherwood For- est, Green Lake, Wis. It Is the {n- tention of Wilson to renovate the old portion of the building, enlarge the dining-room, add a ladies’ parlor, with plgdta 71... !ron;;d remove the old porch and place a modern hood street curb. xipbns e —_———— TAKES INSECT POISON AFTER QUARRELING WITH HIS WIFE NEVADA, Nov. 13.—John R - known hotel and livery mnu:i.!::r?. City, committed suicide there Sunday night in his stable. rope. During his visit granted an audience favorable | The instant the gun cracked he |~ S ABOUT THE BAY' FIRE DESTROYS RENO CHURCH St. Mary's Cathedral Burned to the Ground Despite Ef- forts of the | Department STATUARY IS SAVED i Students of Nevada Univer- sity Disecover Blaze and Prevent Much Heavier Loss Spectal Dispatch to The Call. RENO, Nov. 13—This afternon St Mary's Cathedral, one of the finest houses of worship in this city, was totally de- stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $10,000, part of which is covered by insur- ance. The fire started at 2 o'clock, and within an hour the building was burned to the ground, in spite of the heroic ef- forts of the fire department to save it from destruction. The fire apparently started in the belfry and is thought to be of Incendiary origin. The valuable statuary of the church was saved by students from the State University, who were first on the scene and who turned in the alarm. Two valu- able church organs and a rare collection | of music were destroyed, as well as all | the furnishings of the cathedral. The cathedral was®constructed by the Catho- lic people about twenty years ago. Steps for the construction of another and fimer cathedral are already under way. GLAMOUR OF STAGE BREAKS UP A HOME Oakland Man Seeks Divorce From Wife Who Loves Footlights. Special Dispatch to The Call PORTLAND, Nov. 13.—Because his wifs, Lella May Andrews, has become infatu ated with the glare of the footlights and prefers stage life to the comforts of home, Jot 1 O. Andrews has brought suit in this county for a divorce. To-day a deposi- tion’ was read from Mrs. Maude Parker, the mother of the defendant, who resides on Sixteenth street, East Oakland, Cal. Mrs. Parker avers her daughter went on the stage in 1901 and left her husband and does not intengd to return to him be- cause of her infat tion with her present life. Andrews and his wife were married in Oakland in 1899. No children are men- tioned in the suit. Mrs. Andrews is at present appearing in a New York theater. GIRL FOILS PLANS OF BOLD BURGLAR Appears in Room Just as the Thief Climbs Through a Window. NAPA, Nov. 13.—A bold attempt at bur- glary was made this evening at the resi dence of Mrs. J. Mize on First street The burglar made his escape only after a long chase. Mrs. Mize, Miss Luella Mize and George Skinner were In the house at the time of the robbery. As Miss Mize stepped into her bedroom for a minute she saw a man coming through the window of the room. She called for help and the burglar dropped to the ground and ran. Skinner chased the bur- glar for two blocks. The burglar then disappeared and could not be found again. —_— e WARRANT OUT FOR WOMAN WHO RUNS MARRIAGE BUREAU Grows Wealthy From Operations That Arouse the Suspicion of the Postal Authorities. SEATTLE, Nov. 13.—Upon a war- rant secured by Postoffice Inspector Parr Mrs. J. E. Woods was arrested to- day by Deputy Marshal Lathe, charged with fllegally conducting a matrimo- nial bureau. The woman has grown wealthy by her extensive operattons. From a rancher at Yakima she ob- tained $400, and from a man at Alder $200.. In each case the woman named herself as the one who would marry | her correspondent. The money was se- cured on the pretense that it was to be used to buy clothes. She gave $1000 cash bail. —_———— CALLS ELECTION TO BOND CITY FOR A LARGE sSUm City Council of San Jose Determines to Spend $355,000 in Improve- ments. SAN JOSE, Nov: 13.—The city Coun- cil this evening passed an ordinance calling an election to submit to the vo- ters of this city the question of issuing $355,000 in bonds for improving the city. In tHe issue will be $100,000 for a bathhouse and Alum Rock Park: $155,000 for a sewer system; $50,000 for new schools and repairing the old buildings and $50,000 for the Fire De- partment. The growth of the city has made the bond issue necessary and thatre is no doubt that it will carry. —_———— LIMB CF A TREE CRUSHES WOMAN NEARLY TO DEATH Peculiar and Probably Fatal Accident Prevents Drive of an El Dorade County Couple. SACRAMENTO, Nov. 13.—Mrs. Albert Locke of Diamond Springs, Bl Dorado County, Is at the Sisters’ Hospital in this city suffering from terrible in- juries. Recently she and her husband were about to drive from their home. when he advised her to go back and get her shawl. On returning from the house to thp buggy, a limb of a tree fell down, pinning her to t ground and crushing her body about the hips 80 badly it is feared she will dle.