The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 2, 1905, Page 6

NEWS MARRIED MAN ELOPES W Jacob Waldorf Jr. Deserts Wife | and Babes Anna MooreCharms the Faithless 1 Spouse. Romance Buds and| Blooms in Candy Factory. ; Leaving a young to starve or win might, Jacob Tuesday s& Candy has fled from b ighth street in that city te decla he | trom his e charms of Miss v employe of the same co! n_fauit, for & has betn Tunning who has been left funds by her h s two dorf this afternoon swore to | harging her husband with { vide for ‘his ehildren ann | she will begin sult for ai= vorce. —_—————— PARENTS ARE REUNITED, i | BBRKELEY, Dec. 1L—Iove for their | aughter, Leonie Ashton, | means of reuniting Frank | his wife, Mary S.. 4 | who were divorced more than | ®go. After their divorce, In th | of which the cpstody of. little ‘Leonie was | swarded tc mother, the child was ab- | ducted by the.father, -who took her to Beattle, where shé was taken from him and restored to her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Ashton were secretly mar- dwood -City “on November- 18, dny- was the fact of their marriage e public.” They. -are how re- eiding at Grove _street in this eity. of “the union ication. number ‘of ¢ouple recalls the at the tithe of their divorce, al- of a leged to have been sensatipnal letters, written to Mrs: A ton by Admiral Merry, ¥. 8. N., who, it was #£aid, had become acquainted with her while he. was stationed at Honolulu. —_———— SAYS LAWYER ROBBED HER. OAKLAND, D L=Mrs, -Hohora Bentley, who yesterday accused David Mitchell, an attorney under arrest on u serious charge at the City Prisqn, of stealing $2500 in coin, to-day followed with a complaint that Mitchell had pro- cured deeds to $10,000 worth of Feal estate from her. . F. L. Rawson,” Mrs. Bentiey’s counsel, declared that, Miteh- ell had deprived his client of all her possessions, leaving. her a dependert. Rawson asserts he will proceed in the | re E. criminal courts against Mitchell,.unless’, itution shall be made. Mitchell is | awaiting examination on complaint of « TR o i e FEARS BLACKMAIL. OAKLAND, Dee. 4. Stubbs of 1664 cuting orney Leach for a -warrant-| for the arrest of Eliza Wolford, form- | erly residing at 806% Pifteenth street, working on his sympathies. Stubbs as- ! serted the woman had told him of her three children who were in an orphan- a rTooming house. Recently, Stubbs avers, the woran made a threatening demand in a letter for $200. Stubbs said | &n to wait until the prosecuting offi- cer could hear from Mrs. Wolford. PE R P ukiats OAKLAND, Dee. 1.—The Laymance Real Estate Company to-day filed a contract of sale of the property one north of the Hotel Albany, from Frank Page Bacon to Elliott B. Davis, an at- torpey of San Francisco, for $135,000. land and Loan Company’s estate, be- longing to the Henry D. Bacon heirs. The deml was contingent upon the re- Fvelyn Walker, fourteen years ojd. Niuth avenue applied to-day to Prose- | alleging that she had procured $100 by age, and how she desired to establish he feared blackmail. Leach advised the LARGE REALTY DEAL MADE. hundred feet square on Broadway, The property was a part of the Bacon cent dissolution of the companv. SERTED BY HER- HU! ANNA MOORE, LEAV SBAND. HE NG HER WI YOUNG WIFE OF A BERKELEY CAXDY SALESMAN, - AY ITH A PRETTY ._'GIR-_: /uxee QJAcob \A?ALDO]B‘F‘ TR ety WHO 'HAS BEEN' DE- RETYPY B HAS ELOPED WITH P THOUT FUNDS. WANDERS ABOUT SERIOUSLY HURT Mystery Surrounds Case of James Reiley, Discovered | With a Fractured: \kull ALAMEDA, weak and dre from his right ear-as the fraeture of the skull, James Reiley was Dec.” ' 1.—S8emi-gonscious, result of a | found at daybréak this merning by Wil lism T. Van Gent staggering about the latter’'s cabin at 2Zi4 Pacific avenue. From the injured mar’s appearance it is thought that he wandered ‘aroynd last night in a dazed : condition. His clothing K was be: spattéred with mud and the gore on his | | attire was congealed.. How Reiley sus- tained the wound ‘which may cause his | death he was unable to exolain and the police” have thus far-failed to solve the is'a bitcher, employed by A Ww. Apselmi of 1467 Fourteenth street, Oak- land, and he lived with his aunt, Mrs. Ella Norman, at 306 Second street, in the same city. " According to-his relative he dined with her at her hoine last evehing | and after the telling his aunt. that he: was golng to ridé 1o Alameda ‘to visit friends. .That was the last Mrs, Norman saw ‘of her nevhew -until she learned this afternoon that he was in the Emergency Haspital here. Seventy cents was found in Reiley’s bockets. to-day, but his aunt is of the. opinioh that he had consjderable money . on his person when-he rodé away from her residencé last night. When found by Vap ‘Gent Reiley. was hatless and wore two -bicycke trouser guards on his ankles. . What becanre of the wheel is.unknown and is a feattire of the case that is puzzling those engaged. in 4rying 4o cleaf -the mystery. ~ One theory of the police is that Refley’ was, waylaid and beaten’ on the héad by his| assailant, who, after felling 'his vietim, utilized the bicycle on whiclk to effest an escape. Andther theory is that Reiley was struck by en automobile and knocked.| from his. bicycle and -that in his dazed. sfate: he traveled far from thé-scene of the collision. After being treated at the Emergency- Hospital Belley was moved to the Alameda Sanatorium, whereshe now lies ii a cofatose condition — WESTERN PACIFIC WINS. . OAKLAND, Déc. 1-—1‘he Western Pa- cific Railroad Company. won 1ts. pre- ‘liminary skirmish’ with ‘the Southern {Pacific over the grading of Third street from Union to- Kirkhamr to-night, when the Ordinancé and Judiclary tee of the Cfty Council recommended that the Sauthgrn Pacific Company’s pe- tition- to establish grddes on the ‘thor- qugh!nre be laid over for nwy da)‘s sll..eu “Track Wrecks SACRAMENTO, Dec.-1.—At Fxorl’ston fhis ‘afterioon there, was 4. rear-end rolHgion caused by z freight train run- ning. inté ‘a work train. Several empty cars were wrecked. Nobody was Hurt. I Some ofl on the track made {t so slip- pery that the engineer.of the freight train could not stop. ——— Pays ue-v,ny for His Fun. . ° VALLEJO, Dec. 1.—L. E. ‘the rook’ gboard the U. R. 8 Ind pendence who attempted to-shoot Of- ficer J. P. Scully of the Vallejo Police’ Départment. to avold arrest for turbing the peace, was-fined $50 by Judge Browne to-day. - - P R o oo AN ¢ Vessély Reported Lost Are Safe. . GREEN BAY, Wis., Dec. 1.—After ha =B R B A g eamer modore and Samuel J. Tilden drrived here -to-day, haying bed an Mfld’ rough | “trin of sixtesn dave from Wi & ched with blood that flowed | repast mourited a bicycle, ] Commit- |- o ‘Waldniann, - —— FINE MUSICAL PROGRAMME FOR CALENDAR. TEA BY ZOE GREEN nmcunvr.' | is. of course; (Pl«" centered to-morfow. - Mes. Q. -A. -Chuse Wil be the Chief liostess this year and as her hofue on. Webstér _street 35" 'ore ‘of: the . most tractive’ in Oaklang the” crowd wiil enjoy the. eovironiment as' much .as the fine programme- that has been’ prepared. Mrs, Oscar Fitzalan: Lowg has arranged the - affernoon’s’ eitertal. @ fuct sufficlent to-insuie ita excellence & the talented people Who have consented to lend’ théir services to fhe hospital causs | are Miss-Kleanor. Connell, sopranc; M ll‘@id us‘mnln rontralto; Harry, | one, ind Reginald Baker, violinist, The Wwill be varied somewhat with dramatic rexding. by . Miss Ruth ‘Woodbury | tomary elaborate collation Wil be It _the clerk of the Weathér is 2s smiling. fo- morrow’ ag he was to-dey the ocoming Calender tea’ will Tollow in the.wake of its succésstur predeces#sors. the annual ‘Fablola ‘"calendar. ' Mrs. Traylor Beil ‘who Wil be. apsisted by .a | score of " soclety ‘maids and young matrons including Mrs. George (hase, nin, . Miss Bessie Reed, Misa” Ettel Crel nes Beach; Miss Gladve Meek, Miss “Anita omson, Mrs: Allin Chickering, Miss Mar- guerite. Butters, Mrs, Ciinton Miss Lucretia Burnham abre Chabof, Mise. Lilllan -Downey, Miss Emll) ickerihg, Miss Merion Gooatcliow, Mies Eise Schilling, Misy Bdith Beck, Miss Bessie- Fillmoré, ‘Mrs. Mur- my Orrick Mre. Irving Burtell Miss Mollle athes, Miss' Huth Kok fi:. Bve iss on Eversoh. . 1f the old aying aboyt the head thaf. wears a.crown ‘bethg uneaey {s true then Miss Cor- nelia Stratton, the giftedi daughter of Collector Tred 8 Stratton, slept very little this. night, for she certainly retired with the crown of public approval about her boriny, herd To. day was “junior *ddy”’.at Ye Liberty’ and from the very footlights right up to where the Jast Seat mielts into the Toof.a Chrong of splendid ‘youtg collegians, boys and girle, en- Jored and spplanded the efforss of thelr as- soclates. _The eurtain-raise; ke.: - wps_ written by Miss Straston and e fuily of witty sallies and - Miss smfiun acts” as well' & ‘rltn amd _contril the of three-act play written Hmm cur.k. a col- lege man. Lontingous applause repaid. both- actors dnd. atthors, for their weeks ‘of, toll, The caSts in’ the two -y- 'e !ol!ovu “Trouble With Dooks'—) iunp-r. who makes the -);erewnw e u"'rhmnny, Irv- ng Frank; Mrs. PzrasHopper. who. spends the Miss . Bessie i wherew) student, ! Allopse mzmetu, at first umunnx Henry Waters. etor of bureau; = Grovet oot B umme. from’ Pacific x Waimmanidr.; pro O"Conndr; a Jl &:’::fi% lvnufe‘xecum o’ Dashforth, Socahmnt os‘n:' i Joughnz, er chum, Miss Gertrude Cassle P‘fl %.0 ), thos M| Manp, Miss the © ontonia Neely. an ————— SAX FRANCISCO MINING - m - 3 m‘r l\"‘nlala mo- HOR!I ,p,"w. Hicks. Is lgdlr,htmdeme RENO,:.Dec. 1.—D. "W, "&Ilcks. a pu-bm inent San “Francisco mining man, feli from ‘his saddle“horse to-day.at Gol field and was seéverely injured. He was SALINAS, Dec. 1.—John Haverly, a :ell;m::n resident o!-cgv‘a:;nr. ‘where e T since boyhood, very un- pectedly this " y He. drove to . with blood on } 7 OAKLAND, Dec. L—T‘he event ‘of the: hour-| about’ whith soclety’s sttention. will he’ at-| The refrestment table -wijl -be in charke of | Crouble With" laukhter and’ repeated {° GER ism Mre Reynblds has-named three Hymtn Trouble - | for Port Gamble. WS PATHETC PLEK TO HAKE l{usband Declares ’I‘hat He ‘Was . Driven. From ‘Home and Then Ted Into Error —_— WRITES TO THE. GOURT [ Feank A. Reynolds, Cominer- ‘eial Traveler, Says He Is| cht.un of Fads z_md Cults * OAKLAND, Déc. 1i—A follower of Alex- ander Dowle and nursing a private ambl- tion to cultivate her historic ability, Adell-ne de ‘Walt Reynolds, according. to her husband, Frank A. Réynolds of | Berkeléy, has depleted the family fortune { by squandering the" money they had saved by years of care in gratifying her pur- "] suit in the peculiar cult taught by .the “founder jof Zion and much more in spend- {ing two' yenr: at Boston in.-an endeavor {to make an elocutionist of herself: An attempt to achiéve famé on the stage re- { sulted in sinking some $1300 more of. their mopey. through the literature she pored over, says the husband, she’drove him from her.. He has written a pathetic appeal té the courts on which devalves the solution | of the tamily problem. Reynolds. writes that “the’ spending "ot their savings which had been garnered. for, the future welfare of their four chil- dren, whom ke dearly loves, was only the ‘bdglnt*nag of his sorrow. The entry into theatrfbale, he.says; was the result of -two' years-spent at Bostor. -The con: tributing ‘of $300'to Dowie’s cause was far | beyond their means and only added to his burden, and ‘when she proposed spending still another year-at Boston after her dis- astrous expefience. on the road his. health bréke down and he was unable to earn -anything for nine months. Reynolds says that he is .4 commercial traveler and that he has a home at 1875 Carltan .street, Berkeley. Ih. answering | the divorce suit- brought by his wife, who accuses . him with fondness for ‘another woman, he has ‘written: a diréct appeal to the court in which he makes the. follow- {'}ing statements: CRIPPLES’ SAVINGS. We were' married .twenty years.ago this morith and as @ result of -cur ynion we.were blessed with four of the ‘micest children God ever gavé to- parents. All went well-and we yrere.as hapny ws any marcled people until o 1800, when my health broke down With" nervous prostration ‘caused. by overwork. ry one will say that I bave been a hard worker. all y -lfé.. My entire thought year affer year | was’ for. my family and a home ‘for’ them. In 1894 ‘my wife crippled our bank .account by golng to Boston to study elocution, where { she remainéd-at an expense. :of §2000 for two hool she ‘inaisted - years. After leaving this on gaing:intc the show- business, much agairst my wishes.' Fimally I consented. - 1:have al- ways Dad the name of being an advertiser and hustler,-and I did all that a man could do to make the venture a success. - Our bank gccount | was' then reduced $1300. At another time.she Dowie -of Chicagb $306 of the money . After the show. ven- While 1 went' hack. £p my. former Gusi- ness of ‘traveling. As 1 sald beforé, 1 was overzealous ami:T broke @own. and was sick- for . nine. months. Froin thig time Gur trouble. commen I was not able to make the money’ of - formjer ¥ears, and she seemed to il of e and planfied ‘to get rid of me. < This she ‘conld not-do, as. 5 was hopest and - ‘true in every sense .ot the word.* HER PECULIAR CULT.: -( About two_years ago my Wife commenced t ¥ead .all the. literatyre she could find that op- drove me from by Then _at the same - time heplanned for anether. year's study’at Bostan, very discouraging to' me ‘and in separation and. ail :of o taw T mupgose he ls. Lt '+ proposed to fsht it;:but whilé-on my t home I wrete her a letter.and told that } had dlsmissed my.attorney and she could have it all, beécause Yor -years whén I sarned the.mcney I earned it for her.and the children; In-.that letter I asked for ‘the -fol- Jowing considerations:: That in ‘case my hiealth- broke down again 4 could have a room at horha :where have to go 16. a poorhouse; that ‘In ‘case there was @ chance to.sell thé property lhl,,(f the the ‘property. which requést 1 made chilaren;. for -1 know she {s not capable ‘of TandHng meney and she might lose all; that 1n case of her death I 'was ta have my: egutty. he agreéd to_all and E then asked -her for -n agreetrent in writing, which she would net Blv HA RIAGE lns'ramrm. Or my last visit- home slie kissed -and ¢ Tessed mie many times and told me ! hid been a gosd husband and a kind and ‘loving father. 1 thm uked her why she desired a wsepara- tlon. aid fust because shé Tesirod 1o be free fmm » the mnrriage stat wdnts all- of the preperty ‘for the suppe | them she.would have some ‘excuse, knows thgt I have sent them every dollar: this ummer that my business Wwould spare, and that at times T have sent them money when I did not heve a cent left in my pocke! a’ndlnpmorg money, to-day, whle-h léaves me only * pogket. dear bables gnd X B muys care fof them.” They are alt £ baut” eight or nine yeare ago my wife gave 8300 to Dr. Alexander Dowie of Chicags. At other ‘tjmes she has _glvén monev to the’ Advest-church bevend ¢he means ‘of cur funds. and she has beught book “which werd in no wgy useful in the heme. at one time buyfmz a Tot of mazazined and paving fof.the same the sum of $125. these Magazines this atter a providing for the future welfars |- of our children. anfl some provision shauid be’ made by the order of this court to protect the funds of the eftate for the benefit of our chil- dren.. JAs theé reésult of herlmmnss fo: anle- her children Semira Magdelene, -Willlam King David, Sushiia Bala ‘and Mary. Vi- vian, _The fourth is plain Frank D. The | fiimfly has Tecently Felt the - Bérkelay home and, is’ now living in Enn Francisco. Reynolds was nietified by telephone at San - Jose to-day - that, his ‘letter was not a | lega] answer to hie wife's complaint and he stated that as he still had a.few day: fn which té make-andwer he woulu see 10 l; that a. proper one" mrmld l.lrnn snn'vn«; lln'm.!.muam Friday, Deeewber! tmt Elizabeth; Jensen, 49 Hours fcom Bar- don 5 1\\1 Sea Rover, fiwh'ort.h’ 12 hours ! lrol'n Monterey. with a barge ln fow. * L SAILED. * Stmr Aeme, 'Walvig, * Bark Gerard C, ey, & ISLAND POR?. - HONOLULU—Satled Dec- 12-8chr’ m MESTIC PORT. AB‘R)‘R!‘A——S-Hed Dec, LSchr Chur i1, for 8a efsce Gens- “ESNDON-— AL ASCOw septan, from Pnu;u MM"“‘“ from New Lmo:e-ned‘ Na,v w—auu- Algetia, —Arrived Nov' 30—-Stmr Mon- tnu T rrived Dec - l—lmr mmo. sios New YorkA r canbomr Bremen ard proceed; !or As a result.of ‘her pecullar jdeas ! refarding the marriage state, originating | | that her aged fathe posed the marrled ‘state and as a result she | . to separation. | I:could be with my children, ‘and: not: | against: Police Captain. Petersen. She claime_che | I am | (FOLLOWS CIRL, TS WHIPPEI] R. E. leball Catcheq ‘and Beats Wreteh ' Who Assaults | Miss May Brady at N_ght LETS THE CRIMINAL GO After Tnklng Fiend Up fo| Street Light- and Soannmg Features Sets Hllll‘ Free OAKLAND, Deé. 1L-News of another | attempted assault case, _wnereln aiyoung lght late to-night. . Two nights ago Miss May Brady, -a former student at Mills rSemlnar‘} whu Jives.on Seminary ave- tnue, near Mills College, was followed by a man who overtook ner on Kast- Four- teenth stpeet,-aftér. runhing to catch. her. Miss Brady noticed the-man follow- !inig her and at once hastened her pace, finally running. he .assaildnt over- took and seized ~ her, {called for lelp. R. E. Kimball heard ! her 4nd at oncé left his house and has: tened td her reHef. he avertook dnd caught the. wretch who had. .assaulted’ the girl.. After knocking down and beating the crimi- nal,. Kimball draggéd him to a street lamp, seanned his features. so he could { retognize him again, gave him a few more blows and-let him.go. - . ALAMEDA COUNTY HEWS =xM§ lMPRn\F'! —Qalkiand, Dec; \—Lu- to-ntght, ‘a slight imorovement was noted in the condition ot J. Fletcher Sims, whose skuil was fractured in an automobile accident Tues PPOINTS PROBATION OFFICER.—Ouk- 1, b 1.—Pzra Decoto has been appainted fon. officer. to succeed himself by the pro- bation -committee, . Miss - Anita C. WHitney, Helen Swett and' C. B, Merwin have ted députies. XEMPTS O HONOR ' BROTHBER. —Oak- 1and, -Dec. 1.=-The Excmpt Firemen wiil meet at: 2 o iock (o- morrow Afternoon. &t Twenty- second and .Filbert stréets totake part in the funerai of Patriék Bradley, & ploneer of iand, who'died Thursday. WILL GIVE BENEFIT.—Oakland. Dec. I— Friends of John ‘Hewett; ‘'who was kicked by 2 rse and suffered. fractures of .is Jaw and three ribs, have arramged a whist tournament for hig benefit. The toarnament will be glven &t Maple Hall Pecember 13. CITY -ACQUIRES LAND.—Oakland, Dec. 1. The Board of Publie -Works _to-day confirmed the purchase of six acres of -land adjoini Lake Merritt to- the ‘city for park. purposes. The lind was sold. by. Edson F. Adame and the purchase price: was §15,000.. The deed has been :recorded. - FROM .PU Rs —Alameda, . M: Rank has reéported to the ce that $80° was -taken -from her. purse, whh ) she left in the station at Morton strect ast_evening -prior -to’ taking ‘4 train for Jan Francisco. “The purse was. found, but the coin had been-absiragted. SLIGHTLY HURT AT FOOTBALL —Alam- Tec. 1.—Milton French, 16 years old, was d.in the neck yesterday aftérnoon. while The boy was gn playing . football at West End. mixed in a scrfmmage and ille the- players were-Tn -~ tha tangie he was hurt. ~Home remediss relleved. the youth, who was lll rigat !oon after he. went' Nonie. MIND FAILS :HER.—Oskiand, Dec. 1.— Anna * Henedict, the daughter of “Newtan Benedict of East Oskland, was taken-ta the fnsane ward :of -the Receiving - Hospital this evening on ‘a charge th‘li‘nsl:nl(a Bhe l:.“:‘l‘ and her lucinations’ are o e - ‘cannot NSH"II her. Thelr honie. is-on Ninth enue : MA{‘RIAQE LAUCBN W Qakland, Dec. The following marriage Joenses were issued by the County Clérk to—dmy: Fred: Crane, 25, and May® B Herbert, 21, Oak- Dimond, and Francés Ulk)lnfl hmu: P. ‘Blake, 89, and 24, ‘bath -of Oakland; “Francisco, -and May . MRS, FPPL< LERYS DEMISE.—Ala- imeda, Dec 1 —Mre. Satah: Irving Ellery; wife / Erpes old residént, passed away ay - at the iamny remence, 1506 Morten he--leaves pestdes her widower three F. G. Ostrander. of Fresno, -Cope gnd Miss. Alice Ellery of this cify. Her funegal WHI be held ‘Sunday after- noon from her late home. 5 ‘APPOINTS CJT¥ ‘EXPERT.—Oaklan Dee. . to-day aRpolggen L dan, president of the Oakiand BookReepers' Arcmmxnnu Adsociatidn, as elty expert. ~Be- liles- examining -the books. of the .vdrious: de— partments the expert will m recommeonda- tions, touching fostallation: of modern systems 1| of handling_ Tecords and agcounts. - INVESTIGATE * PEAERSEN. CASB.-Oak- Jand, Dec. 1.—For.mere than two hours this evening thé Board of Police ahd Fire. Commis- sioners were. closeteq n-umh‘(mlet Moclul‘:plu‘ce ide: the charges riety Hodgkins_cons! g ge: ol b | de no findir: blic; as it ‘was eitting as a xnmme. ot‘ utpep:hols but 1t. will probably dispogs of Petersen's cdse.to-morrow morning. UNHAPPY COUPLES.—Oakland, Dec. 1. nnd y Lange ge for csertion: Mary E. Chambers against Edwin A Chambers for fallure to providé; BHzabéth M. Smith. uunn Albest M. Smith for deser- tion. Mary Grace Carr was rnntod a nnul Gecree of divorce from Thomas K. Carr for Heglect And-awarded $20 a month aiimony. The hearing of -the: divorce of Mys. Belle ‘Liusher against - Aaron Lusher for desertion was con- tinued fo & later -date: FMBAI.L PLAYER “‘I'I‘ll -KNT « TOO MI!LK FOR HIGHWAYMAN sm;- at 'nlu and ‘the Laiter nu ay l.e-vl-xun Frail of : EL‘GEBB, Ore Evans, -a former high school footbail star; while goirig home at 12 o'clock-last. night with ‘the proceeds of the Company’ C mmtary band, about $35, was held up. .on ‘a dark :street by an unmaskea| man -and ‘ordered, at the point of a’pis- tol, ta give up the money. Evans-had.| &pocket-knlie opén -in his " hand at | the time and instead of complying with the-demand began. slashing at the rob- ber. : He cut him* on the wrist ~and shoulder. The robber. tak Jprise, fied- weclplw.(elg. lea.vlng' & trail ‘of blood. £ % . Call“nllu n New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—The fonowxngl York: Californians have arrived in New Y From San Franciseo—C. W. Ryder, at tne Marltborough; H. A: Yuzak. at the -Imperial;-J. Jaker Jr., at the Hollan Miss L. M. Burke, at the Grand Union ¥. Christian, at-the Gilsey House; M. Doe,” at the Hotel Wolcott; Mri- M. T. Emérson; J. H. Hand, at. the | “Herald Square; T. W. Harrington, at the Bertholdi; W. L. Hughson, gt the Collinwood; C. G: Kinsley, at the Grand - Union; G. Mitchell, at the Hotel Bar- tholdi; Miss A. Woodburn, at the Wol- -Nqlan, at the Herald Square; at’ the Astor.House; J. o. Wlh'h at the Ashland. * Prom Los Angeles—F. H. quwn. at mo New Amsterdar., ‘ SAN.JOSE, Dec. ‘To-ight at t! New Audiforium the fairy extravagan- za,.-“The Pringess Phosa,” was staged under the auspices of the teachers and pupils of the public schools. In the cast were Maud Campbell, Ioné Mac- Louth, - Stbyl Croly, el Crawford, clueng. Baker, A. M. Cmnp LArgyle Campbell, Fay McCollum, John Gribner, Gfll Olinder, Ell‘l Pomeroy and. R. Bradbury.. .proceeds will be de- voted to the léhool library fund. { woman was’ the inteénded victim, came to | whereupon she | Not only, #o, but | Dec, 1. —chnm W] WILLLET COURT DECIDE ISSUE l'actlons Warring Over Ree- lamation Plan in San Mateo to Submit to Law’s Decree! DISPUTE A BITTER ONE ‘Strife by :Leaving Their 'yasg to " County . Tribunal - REDWOOD CITY, De¢. L.—The warring factions - which have ‘struggled in the criminal and civil ceurts over bitterly | contested points’ of controversy in refer- (‘arlos and Befmont- have finally agreed fo settle their differences in an orderly ‘way In a’ civil suit before the Superior Lourt of -this county.- Both sides have | agreed that the trial of the cose. shall } commence on December 13 and that pend- | ing_ the decision. of the various .issues ynothing shall be done either to assist or retard (ha uclmnlon of the land in dis- pute. In order to reach this point in the legal | battle ‘it was neeessavy for District Attor- | ney Joseph J. Bullock to institute a sult in the pame of the Seate against owners of the land and the contractors whom they have employed. This suit-is brought .to restrain the defendants per— ‘| petually from damming the Phelps slough ‘The - defendants in- | anéd its tributarics. sist that the "Phelps slough and. its| 'branches are not navigable streams. It is this very important question that will now be determined by the Superior Court and end the quarrel. In- this action District Attorney Bullock. George C. Ross and. ex-Governor James H. Budd, while the defendants have emuloyed J. H. G. Weaver, James P. O'K_2fe and W. C. Clayton: TOWN OF COLNA 15 PROGRESSIVE Citizens, at Pubhc Meet- ~ing, Take First Steps to Speclal Dispatch to. The Call. COLMA; Dec. 1.—A widespread and de- termined. movement is on foot here to obtain: the incorporation: of the town. Business interests have recently advanced with such remarkable strides that a large degree of local government is looked upon as a neeessity. At a public meeting called fer this purpose Thomas Spellman - was elected president and -W. J. Savage sec- retary. It-was decided to appoint a com- mittée of nine. citizens fo suggest ways and means by which incorporation may be ‘accomplished. The commitee chosen is as follows: M. Milleit 8r., R. S. Thor- ton, - James. T.. Casey, Antone Sturla, Thomas Harrigon, Charles Svenderman, George €. Luee, John Clifford and Thomas Spellman. After.a general discussion it was deemed best to ask the Board of Supervisors for the incorporation of practically the same territory desired when the petition for in- corporation was presented several years ago. - M. Millett, R.- S. Thorton and George - Lowens were chosen -to solfcit signatures to-the petition. The éntire town is vitally interested in the matter, and every citizen seems to have -constitutéd himself-a committee of one ta advance the project.. The coming of the Ocean Shore Railroad has had much to do' with the -encouragement of the fncorporation plan. — e p————— CLARK’S ROAD TO SEARCHLIGHT DISTRICT IS NOW ASSURED Deal Between. Salt Lake Line and Heavily Backed Syndicate Cos pleted In South. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1.—A -deal was consummated to-day between the Salt Lake Railroad and Dr.-H. A. Hansen, representing a syndicate backed by practically unlimited capital, whereby a_raflroad wiil be built from a point near Nippeno, Cal, to Searghlight, Nev., giving Senatar Clark's road an entrance into that fabulously rich min- ing diztrict. Surveying parties started from Los Angeles to-night and the work. is to be rushed with all possible speed, It is expected that the new'line will be ready for trains by May 1. The company -which will build the road has been capitalized at $500,000 and the re- *{ guired funds have been oversubscribed ‘| deveral times,” most of the money com- ing from the fnining companies operat- |ing tn -that district. ———————— lmrl'lnn CONSUL GIVES AID TO nu BEHIND THE BARS it Investigating Cuse of Comviet Barker, * Who by Confession of Murder i-‘ Declared Innocent. NO, Déc. lL—Courtenay - Bennett, British Consul in San Franeisco, is en- eavoring to secure the release of Con- Barket from the penitentiary. ' the prisoner who was de- clared "guiltless of .the murder of Jatk Welch of Fresno by T.:S. Gorman, just befare the latter was executed. Barker serving a life sentence. & " Barker is a subject of King Edwara. He applied to the British Consul for aid. Consul Bennett will ihvestigate t !Iln particulars of the ¢rime as set forth n the confession with a view to secur- mg zhp release of Barker. % o ———— S | CLARA MERCHANT WEDS f A'DAUGHTER OF GARDEN m‘ Palo Alto !fim Unites lhl G-C,l Raney Harry SAN JOSE, Dec. 1.—On Tha.nh‘lvul. day Miss Gladys Raney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Raney, the bride of Harry B. Boynton, a Santa Clara business man. Rev. H. E. Milnes of Palo Alto performed the ceremony. The bride was attended by Miss- Lil- lian Raney and Wullun Roberts - was the best man. has s lowering mnear the zero point and '.lu ice men with the clear weather: to mcntc next year's fruit is being gathered. Contestants Agree to End | ence to the reclamation district near San | the | the | people of the State are represented by | Incorporate - the Subul‘bt WARDEN USES COMICT SPIES Prison Board to Meet To-Day to Investigate Methods of Tompkins of San Quentin —_— EXPECT WAB]I i SRR Directors Wil Luok Luto Charge That Felons Are Favored by Prison Head e — Special Dispatch to The Call SAN QUENTIN, Dec. L—The Board of Prison - Directors will meet here to-mor- | row. morning and resume the investiga- tion of the management of the prison by ‘Warden J. W.. Tompkins, The .session SS[U.\' | know regarding certain alleged displays { of mismanagement during the present ad- :mln!eluuon One of the principal mat- ters to be investigated ls the system of eonvict espionage on the employes re- cently inaugurated by Warden Tompkins. | and -which has‘caused mo end of trouble | and - dissatisfaction among the -officers. guards: and. convicts. . Harry Smith, the chief of the conviet detective force, is | said to have almost absolute freedom | about the prison, being accountable for | his. movements to the Warden alone. No ! officer, guard, empior~ or convict has any ight to hinder or uestion his move- | ments, it is alleged. Among Smith's Nets | tenants are - Convicts Jones. Baldwin. | Harshfield and Grabben. These meu are | sald to be almost immune from punish- ment for infractions of the rules. Several instances of “this favoritism, 1t is said, have been neticed in the jute mill. Shut tles were thrown at Guards Miller and Maguire and the guilty ones were pun- ished with oniy a night in solffary con finement. While Guard Chudencia was en forcing the rules his came was taken away from him by Convict Jomes. who also laughed at the guard. Jones' pun- fshment was one night in solitary confine ment, Guard James Robinson, while separating Convicét Jones from another convict with whom he was struggling, was attacked by Jones, who sought to take his cane away from him. Robinson Rad to beat Jones Into submission. B. F. Edwards. it is said. remained 14 hours 'In the straltjacket because the ‘Warden fargot him. There are cdses, it is alfeged, where the Warden has Kkept men in the straitjacket twenty-four | hours, although the orders of the board | are that six hours shall be the [tmit. The charge that ex-Convict Frank Gor- | don, who s the Warden's son's tutor, goés aut in a buggy driven by a guard and has a guard mark for himy at the shooting range will also be investigated. There is an ironclad order of the board that no ex-convict shall visit the prison grounds without the permission of the board, and then only for a brief time. Gordon, 1t is said, has been the Warden's guest for several days at a time. e SECOND PRISONER MAKES HIS ESCAPE D'I'Il!l QUARRY PRISON mc“lnm‘”‘v‘ Men PALO ALTO, Dec. 1. —l-\u- the second time in_a month a criminal has pue- ceeded in escaping from the Santa County rock crusher, which is located in the low hills near Mayfleld. The rock crusher is poorly guarded, there being but three guards to watch about thirty men, and the man, In the semt- darkness of early evening, had little trouble in eluding the guards and steal- ing away In the thick underbrush wiilch surrounds the rock e: [ CITIZENS IN FAVOR OF PLAN TO FORM SANITARY DISTRIOT Residents of El Cerrito Park Show De- sire to Improve District by Unan- imous Veote at Polls. 2 SAN MATEO, Dec. 1.—The election to create a sanitary district for EJ Cerrito Park resulted In a unanimous vote in faver of the propesition. The officers chosen to govern the district are as follows: Sanitary assessor, R, G. Hook- er; sanitiry board, Henry P. Bowie, Eugene J. de Sabla Jr., George H. Howard, J. H. P. Howard and Elliott McAllister. The board will organize without delay and take steps to raise $30,000 for the establishment of a mod- ern sewer system for the distriet. APPOINTS. A FIRE WARDEN. SAUSALITO; Dec. 1.—E. T. Allen, Forester of the State of Californta, has appointed Montimor Parisér, the pres- ent Chief of the Sausalito Fire Depart- ment, a voluntary Fire Warden for this State.. He Is authorized to make ar- rests, without warrant, for a violation of any of the forest laws of this State, to call upon any able-badied citizem to assist in extinguishing forest fires or perform -any other-dutfes prescrilied by the forestry laws. —_————— NEW PAPER IN SAN RAFAEL. SAUSALITO, Dec. 1.—Colonel Joséph H. Pryor, owner and publisher of the Sausalitp News for many years, hn concluded to start a daily paper . San Rafael next March. He hag lw! determined upon the name. of the pa- *per. It undoubtedly will be a Republi~ lish ‘the Sausalito_ Now!. CHURCH ‘IS MOVED FROM * . FOUNDATION BY THE mp Strong Breeze ~Plays Pranks With Hoase ot Worship-ia Shasta - REDDING, Dec. 1—A. fiedvy. 'mq | yesterday blew the chureh at . W ibrop fsom its foundation® shontly - after the congregation had left. The church was moved a few (-es, but aid promises to be a very interesting one. | Several employes and convicts will be ¥ ! thoroughly questioned as to what they » can organ. Pryor'will continye ln )“h- | 3