The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 19, 1905, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1905. EXPLODING 31 GNAL PUTS PASTOR SENDS |PAFF ACCUSES |CHINESE COCKS [ASKS FRANCHISE WANT T0 MAKE 0UT YOUNG BOY'S EYE| WORD ON VICE| DIRECTOR WEIR Ten-Year-Old Henry A. Saulpaugh Hits Dynamite With Hatchet SAULPAUGH « e bl 2 > AN T SIGHT OF » HIS HOME. EYE HATCHET OF A RAILROAD TORPEDO HE FOUND IN THE e AS THE RESULT OF HIS INVESTIGA- Henry A. Saul- of E. R. > locomotive | his left eye n of a dyna- | torpedo, which he | 1 in the rear of his| OAK Dec. -yea LAND, pe hern Pacif eet in West Oak- to cut the torpedo open with a hatche and it exploded close to his face, oting wounds which left eye will n the back explosion, of egony, brought his mother and Miss Mamie Moore from the house. They found the child writhing in pafn on the ground, with biood pouring from sev- eral jagged wounds in h Miss Moore was the first to reach the injured boy, and she carried him into the house. while the mother hastened to summon e physiclan. Dr. E. J. Boyes was visit- ing a patient near the scene of the aec- cident, and he at once went to the Saul- paugh home. An examination proved that the ft eve had been so0 badly Injured that there was no hope of saving the sight, and that balf a dozen deep lacerated wounds bad been inflicted In the face by fiying fragments of tin. Mrs. Saulpaugh said she was at a loss to explain the presence of the torpedo in the woodshed, where it was found by her son, s she had never seen such & thing around the house. She believes the explosive to have been left in the shed by some playmate of her oldest son. After applying temporary dressings to the wounds, Dr. Boyes had the injured boy removed to his office this afternoon, where an operation was performed in the hope of saving the sight of the eve, | but the physician expressed grave doubt | as to its success. | ———— | SAYS SHE WAS ROBBED. | BERKELEY, December 18.—Mrs. Ann Rose, a domestic employed in Berkeley, declares that she was held up on Broadway, in Oakland, late Sat- urday night by a young man who took $10 from her purse and then flung it at her feet crying: “You ought to be glad you got off so easy.” The man who robbed Mrs. Rose is described by her as being clean shaven, fair haired, with blue eyes and wearing a dark overcoat and derby hat. The woman took the first car home and collapsed after reaching the house. The Oakland police have no report of the robbery. —_————— Foresters Elect Officers. Court Farallon of the Foresters of America has elected the following named a&s its officers for the ensuing term: James A. Gray, chief range: Percy McNulty, sub chief ranger; Oscar Sesser, financial secretary; Pete Sermattei, treasurer; J. E. Hogan, re- cording secretary; James Heagerty, senior woodward; junior woodward; J. S. Ferren, senfor beadle; J. A. Sebastian, trustee; Archi- bald Burger, lecturer; Dr. Charles M. Troppmann, physician. Court Seal Rock, Foresters of Amer- ica, has elected the following named as its ofticers for the ensuing term: H. ey, chief ranger; A. Rowland, sub. chief ranger; Gust P. Anderson, treasurer; Benjamin F. Johnson, finan- ; Hugh J. Willis, record- F. Fahs, senior wood- tson, junior woodward; senfor beadle; H. H ilson, 3 Lange, junior beadle: J. W. Holmes, lec- turer: Dr. A, K. Happersberger, physi- clan; Dr. Charles M. Troppmann, drug- gist; Henry Meyer, trustee. Oscar W ROB A SALOON.—Oakland, Dec. 18.— entered the saloon of’ M. A. Am- %01 Franklin street, last night and brose. swle §1 30 from the cash rexister William Senner, ' — PLAN EVENTS FOR HOLIDAY CELEBRATION BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. OAKLAND, Dec. 18.—All sorts of jolly re- unions and seasonable entertainments are being planned for the period between Christmas and v Year's, but it fe now that the social function is slighted. The few small affairs of the week are sandwiched in by those Who attend between the mad rushing from shop to shop or putting the last touches to dainty gifts. It is guch a busy season, in fact, that it must be & popular hostess, indeed, who at- tempts to entertain. The affair of the week will be the reception to-morrow for a charming East Oekland bride-to-be, Miss May Hogan, whose ~engagement to John R. Cook was one of the season's early surprises. Mrs. Mary B. Stovall will be hostess. of the affair and a large number of guests have been invited to the pretty Seventh-avenue residence from 4 to 6. The complimented guest is the attractive dsughfer of Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Hogan. She is the first daughter to be mar- ried and her wedding next June will doubt- less be o very elaborate affalr, as her parents are among the wealthy families of East Oak- Mrs. Stovall will be assisted to-morrow Mrs. Augustus Kempky, Mrs. H. n°w3’~ son, Mrs. Boyd Parker,/Mrs. A. J. Cook, Mrs. Hugh Hogan, Mrs. George Lowell, Mrs. D, E. Dugan, Mrs. 'Ed Lohmann, Mrs, Amos Bangle, Mrs, A. R. Cook, Mrs, Lou Hinman, Miss Clara Crist, Miss Grace Meese, Miss Anna ayes. . Two more interesting engagements have been added to an already long list, one being that of Miss Elizabeth Gray and Frederick. Wirt Potter and the other of Miss Alice Rossiter of Alameda and Adolph L. Dieckmann, engagements will give a new Impetus to soclal affairs, as all to ocial an parties concerned are Miss Gray is a daught Goores Trie 8 Jaughter of Mr. and Mrs. and a sis Mabel Thayer Gray, Who for a torm ALo® distis a‘::h;we:fln‘hlhiz Loungest and one of the the 11 Miss Bessle has herself been. orominch o club section of Ebell. She is a universis e 4 o e y graduate write abl r. P and a writer of considerable ability, . Pot- also a college &raduate, his al belng the University of Michigan, "ot et engaged In business in . Where hy hl’lmb‘fldl;n-lfll reside, . e Rossiter family s promins Ala- meda and Mr. Dieckmann 15 a brother o5 J H and Fred Dieckmann, the latter a great . vorite in the smart set, g . % Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Duncan G Denver are here and will be part of the bin | family party Christmas at the home of the | D. W. C. Gaskills. The Christmas tres at thog | hospitable home will hed its light and favers upon the families of Dr. and Mrs. Harey o Cariton. Mr. and Mrs. H. D, Gaskili ang My and Mrs. D. Edward Coliins. Dr. Percy Gas. kill and the Varney Gaskills are also members of this large and interesting family. e Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Johnson wil glatorats dinner on the 26th for Thelr et er, 58 ne mson. T -1 guest bhave been invited. 255 oo - . . Miss Grace § entertas guests at dinner last week at LR S Dr. H. B. Mehrmann is on looking his old Sental sel long slege in ) pital. The come an annual custom and about which they -:::"ug;.cmwd"whm Ihe Abe Leaches—a gcod-s! Fhen they are all together. BERKELEY, Dec. 18— the bride of Richara | m‘hfl%&”f land last night, the marriage taking placy and last night, the ma the home_of D. Bruns, % .t avenve. Lu wenty-six ned t: Arbor Villa. -.h.l:lmnh-hfl.—“d Dr. Dille Declares Restau- rants Permit Orgies and at All Hours of the Night CRITICISES A CRITIC akes to Task a Brother Clergyman Who Had Com- mented on Pulpit Remarks OAKLAND, Dec. 18.—The Rev. B. R. Dille, pastor of the First Methodist Church, has filed with the Board of Po- lice and Fire Commissioners a letter in which he gives a bill of particulars touching the existence of vice ingOak- land. Preliminary to his specificftions, | Dr. Dille gives some attention to the recent address by the Rev. Charles T. ‘Walkley, rector of St. Paul's EDISC_OD?“ Church, who characterized Dr. Dl“e!'!! pulpit remarks as ‘“yellow preaching.” Dr. Dille replies thus: I first came to Oakland moré than thirty- two years ago; have been for fiiteen years | a resident, and for more than twenty years a taxpayer, and always a sincere friend of our fair city. I certainly need no lectures on civic loyalty and public spirit from gentiemen who, a few years ago, did not know that Oakland was on the map; and 1 am quite willing to allow my record during the years of my resi- dence here to answer the charge that I am f lacking in love and loyaity to Oakland, By the way, my friend, who deems it his duty to lecture two of his older brethren about their duty as public teachers, speaks of ‘‘the orgamzed forces of evil which are striking at every home in Oakland,’” and ‘‘the crimes agalnst children that have filled our peni- tentiaries with prisoners and sent many girls to brothels.”” I suppose that those two state- ments, being couched in discreetly general terms, are not open to the charge of beins “yellow preaching,” It is only when the organized forces of evil are rudely named and the crimes against youth impolitely specified that the preaching is ‘‘yellow'' and in ex- ceedingly bad fomm! I have not as yet attacked the ety ad- ministration of Oakland; I have not held it responsible for the crimes here; Indeed, I did not in my sermon mention sny crimes, either urban or suburban. Dr. Dille objects to ‘saloons, side ‘en- trances, back rooms and slot machines. He continues: Nearly ail the private-room restaurants in this city have been habitually selling liquor to patrons after midnight, whereas they are required by ordinance to close at 12; and in some of them there have been shametul orgies and indecencies at all hours of the night—things which cannot be publicly de- scribed. 1 transmit herewith specific ~cases with the names of informants. In two at least of these private-room res- taurants there are rooms connected therewith with locks upon the doors and beds or couches in the rooms—these rooms for the use of patrons of the restaurants. Minors have been permitted to frequent one saloon which has & bowling alley connected with it, and in one instance boys and girls drank and became intoxicated in the place. In a notorious house of assignation, euphon- iously called a hotel, liquors are freely sold, although the place is unlicensed; and another similar place is now in charge of the Sheriff for an unpald liquor license, although the place is also unlicensed. The charges are made, themselves, that patrolmen are changed from one beat to another whenever they are guilty of pernicious activity in interfering with and molesting certain interests, The clergyman invited the board to investigate, asserting it looks Iike in- competence or something worse when such things as he has described exist. The Rev. Robert Whitaker, pastor of the Twenty-third Avenue Baptist Church, has postponed his appearance before the Police Commissioners until Wednesday morning, at request of Mayor Mott, who will not return from Santa Barbara un- til then. and by policemen —_———————— WESTERN PACIFIC PLANS. OAKLAND, Dec. 18.—It is current that the Western Pacific Railroad pur- poses to establish ferry slips and a mole paralleling the Southern Pacific Company’s narrow gauge pier. The new company, it 1s. said, intends to con- demn a right of way across the South- ern Pacific Company's tracks to the north training wall of Oakland harbor and establish its slip near the side of the present lighthouse at the entrance to the harbor. The War Department is said to have given the Western Pacific Company permission to build bulkheads at the training wall, preparatory to reclaim- ing lands for the purpose of construct- ing a pier and slip. b Suit has been brought by the West- ern Pacific Railway to obtain right of way through the lands of Abbie M. Blake in Pleasanton Township. The company alleges that the land is neces- sary for its use, but cannot be obtained for a reasonable price. { —————————— HURLED BY AUTOMOBILE. BERKELEY, Dec. 18—0. M. Bennett, a merchant, was run into by an autom bile last night at Shattuck and Uni: sity avenues, and thrown from the biey- cle on which he was riding a distance of twenty feet. His wheel was smashed, but he escaped serious injuriés, merely being bruised by his collision with the flylng “devil-wagon.” 'The automobile contained as occupants two men and a woman, all unknown. The chauffeur left the machine after the collision and severely scored Bennett for having interfered with the progress of the car. Bennett lay helpless, unable to reply to the tirade, and shocked by the chauffeur’s audacity. The automobile left the scene of the accident at once, none learning the names of those who rode in the car. Bennett was assisted to his store at 2114 Shattuck avenue, where his brulses were given attention. His bicycle was smashed into a worthless mass of wrod and steel. —_—— WOULD CLOSE TIDAL CANAL. ALAMEDA, Dec. 18.—City Trustee Bowers to-night, at a meeting of the Board of Trustees, declared he had an inkling from Colonel Heuer, United States Engineer, that the engineer favored closing the tidal canal, instead of opening it to navigation. Bowers declined to go into the subject further. City Trustee Boehmer was directed get a definite statement from Heuer. E. A. Heron, president of the Oak- land Traction Conmsolidated, in a letter to the Trustees, denied that his com- pany had agreed to surrender its fran- chise on Santa Clara avenue to W. H. Hart and W. J. Morgan, applicants for a rallroad franchise. Hart was not at the meeting to- night. H. M. Ferguson appeared and sald he would apply for a franchise at the next meeting. He refused to say whom he represented. —_——— MUST GIVE SURETY BONDS. OAKLAND Dec. 18.—The Southern Pacific Company has notified the mem- bers of the Express and Draymen’s As- sociation of Alameda County that here- after the bonds furnished by them to| guarantee the charges on. C. O. D. freight must be furnishéd by a surety company of San Franclsco, Instead of by individual bondsmen. The reason glven by the rallroad company for the change is that in some mstances the bondsmen of various draymen were in or could not be located by ot T AT —_— Architeet Charges President|Declare That Person Under Marin Terminal KNOW ROBBER FOR NEW ROAD A PRETTY TUWN Railroad of Berkeley School Board| Arrest Is the One Who: Company Would Lay Rails With Using Place for Gain! Held Them Up in Alameda: in San Rafael’s Main Street ——te PROMPT DENTAL MADE RELEASED AND RETAKEN|TRUSTEES PETITIONED — N Is- but Employe of Corpo- ration ~ Selling -Supplies BERKELEY, Dec. 18.—President W. K. 10fficial Attacked Says He|Men Who Are in Custody Prove Alibi on One Crime, but Are Held on Another OAKLAND, Dec. 18.—One of the most Weir of the Board of Education was | remarkable cases of mistaken identity in charged by Architect Charles Paff to- night with so manipulating school build- ing contracts as to increase the cost to the town of sanitary appliances used at the LeConte school and of being an official and stockholder in a corporation— the Oakland Iron Works—which manufac- tures appliances used by the board, the Inference being that Weir profits by his double connection with the board and the corporation. The charges were contained in a& let- ter written by Paff, but to which his signature was not appended. Paff’s name has been involved in a story of at- tempted bribery of School Director Hazel- tine. Paff resented the use of his name in this connection, and retorted with al- legations against President Weir. The latter invited him to appear before the board to-night and prefer. his charges formally. School Director Lewls replied with an explanation of the transaction referred to in Paff's letter. Mr. Weir denled that he is ‘an officidl or stockholder in the Oakland , Iron Works, being merely an, employe in the concern, which manufac- tures appliances for use in schools, as it does other job work. This closed the incident. The board awarded the.con tract for the new sixteen-room school bullding at Grove and Bancroft way to ‘W. L. Wharft of Berkeley, this being one of the plums that Paff and other archi- the criminal history of Oakland, accord- ing to the police, was reported this after- noon, when John Mitchell and John Hedl- | gen were released from the City Prison and immediately locked up as highway- men. The men were interviewed by their sup- | posed victim, but while he positively iden- tified Mitchell they were discharged be- cause a San- Francisco saloon man de- clared they were in that city when the robbery occurred. But before they left 1he jail, two Chinamen from Alameda en- tered and declared that they had beem held up by Mitchell two hours before the holdup here. -As a result, Mitchell and Hedigen are being held pending fur- ther investigation. Mitehell and Hedigen were arrested by Policeman McKeegan at 2:30 o'cloek yes- terday .morping at Seventh and Wood streets. The men were acting suspicious- ly and McKeegan sent them to the City Prigon on the suspiclon that they had robbed W. H. Jones, a towerman, who was held up at Fifth and Pine streets. The men put up an alibi, but Jones in- sisted that Mitchell, the larger man, was the one who choked him, while the other went through his pockets and took $29. When the men proved that they had not been in Oakland when the holdup oc- curred, they were released, despite the positive identification of Mitchell, but when the Chinese identified him, he and his companion were held. Mitchell ang Hedigen declare they are tects have sobught, and to secure which he was sdid to have offered a bribe to Director - Hazeltine. MNE WEWBERS OF CONNITTEES Directors of Oakland Cham- ber of Commerce Transact Much Important Business BB OAKLAND, Dec. 18.—The directors of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce this morning appointed the standing commit- tees of the new organization, who will serve during the first term. A. H. Schiueter was. elected a member of the board of directors, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Rutherford. The committee appointed some time ago to get permanent quarters for the Cham- ber of Commerce, reported that up to date they had beéén unable to find a location’suitable for such a purpose. The committee was instructed to continue its work, and was given full power to close a- transaction for: any quarters that might be finally selected. The committee on membership reported a steady in- crease and expressed confldence that a thousand names would be secured by the first of the year. Following are the members of the standing committees appointed by the di- rectors this morning: Executive—F. W. Bilger (chairman) W. H. Weilbye, H. C. Capwell, Theodore Gfer, Sol Kahn. Finance—W. H. Wellbye (chairman), L. A, Hercn F. A. Leach Jr. Library—Horry W. Meek (chairman), H. A. Butters, F. L. Adams. Membership—Theodore Gler (chair- man), F. A. Leach Jr., C. J. Heeseman, F. W. BEilger, George Roeth, James P. Taylor, G. B. Danlels, W, E. Dargie, John C. Klieln, C.' Thaler, Fred Osgood, Jerry Tyrrell, Wil- liam J. Laymance, W, H. Wetlbye, Dr. Thom- Breed, Percy George V. ' Austin, 8. Kitchner, J. M. Bon- A. J. Frankland, Henry Oliver, W. C. Jurgens, Willlam Feldman, R. Leet,” John B. Day, W. S. fn, _John A. C. Clark, H. Jordan, A. J. Snyder, L Maclay, W. E. Gibson, F. Rit Mitchell. Trade and commerce—E. A. Heron chairman), H. D, Cushing, K. Mott, J. Heeteman, Edwin Meese. rtal tion and rallroad—Sol Kahn (chairman), W. Meek Hugh Hogan, F. W. Bllger, A. H. . Rivers and Hugh ~ Hogan (chairman). George Roeth, John Mitchell, H. C. Capwell, Frank K. Mott. Legislation—H. C. Capwell (chalrman), A. H. Breed, J. W. Phillips, A. H. Schiuéter, H. A Butte, Municipal affairs—A. H. Schlueter (chairman), Horry AV, Meek, H, D. Cushing, C. J. Heese: man, F, L. Adams. Grievances—J. W. Phil- (chairman), John Mitchell, George Roeth, eodore Ger, H. Cushirig. Publication and advertising—F. A. Leach Jr. (chairman), W. H. Wellbye, Bdwin Meese, E. A. Heron, Sol Kann. ————— MITCHELL ENTERS DENIAL. OAKLAND, Dec. 18.—Attorney David Mitchell entered a plea of not gulity this morning to-a charge misled Evelyn Walker, who is les ¢han sixteen years old, and the date of his trial was set for January 16. In the afternon he was a witness in his i plasterers, mbers of a local union in San_Francisco, and came to Oakland on the last boat from San Francisco Satur- day night, leaving San Francisco an hour after Jenes asserts he was robbed. They deny they were in Alameda Saturday night when the Chinese cooks say Mitch- ell robbed them. PIONEER RAILROAD MAN PASSES AWAY Lufller Fillmore, Former Superintendent of South Pacific Coast, Dies. OAKLAND, Dec. 18.—Luther Fillmore, former superintendent of the South Pa- cific: Coast (narrow gauge) Rallroad be- tween Oakland and Santa Cruz, dled to- day ‘at the Central Hospital, Twelfth and Jefferson streets, at the age of 79 years. He had been in Oakland visiting with his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Adams, of 123 Eighth street, when he was stricken. Filllmore was a pioneer in railroading in the United States. He was born at Fayetteville, N. Y. At the age of 21 years he built the Syracuse and Bing- hamton Rajlroad and in 1848 rebullt the Erie canal. Later he was with the Dela- ware, Lackawanna and Western Rally road. In 1569 Fillmore went to Denver, and was division superintendent for sev- eral years on the Union Pacific Rallroad, later superintendent of the Union Pacific from Cheyenne to Ogden., He was as- soclated with Leland ‘Stanford, D. C. Dodge, Sidney Newton and other early- day raflroad men in the West. In 1884 he took charge of the South Pacific Coast Railroad, under James G. Falr, and op- erated it until 189, when failing health compelled him to retire. Fillmore spent the last year of his life at Laramle, Wyo., where he had large cattle Interests. He leaves a wife, Mrs. Susan J. Fillmore, who is 11l at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Opelt ot Denver. Besides Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Opelt, there are two other daughters, Mrs.- M. C. Brown of Seattle and Mrs. G. Tinkham of Chicago. The funeral will be held from the Adams residence Wednes- day. The Rev. H. J. Vosburgh, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will officiate. ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS SENT TO IONE.—Oakland, Dec. 18.—Wil- lie Lamoreux, 17 years old, pleaded gullty to- day to having stolen a Dieycle and was sen- tenced to the Ione Reformatory until he le of legal age. DIES M INJURIES.—Oakland, Dee. 18. Thomas G. Pell; superintendent of construction of the Market-street School, dled to-day from the injuries he received by falling from a scat- fold last Saturday. BOILERMAKER _ KILLED.—Point Rich- mond, Dec. 18.—John Dunlap, a bollermaker at Point Richmond, was run over and killed last night by a light engine. Hé leaves a wife and mother, supposed to be in Jose. MAY MORTGAGE CHURCH.—Oakland, Dec. 18.—Permission was granted the trustees of the R TR on nth_ street, near 1 Piono t complete the bullding. e WATER FRONT DEAL.—Alameda, Dec. 18. Hind, Rolph & Co. a shipping firm of San of having | Francisco, has purchased seven acres of water frontage on the estuary at the west entrance to the tidal canal and plan to locate ship- Dbuilding yards and warehouses th WOMAN NOT MURDERED.—Oakland, Dec. Coroner's jury in the case of own behalf in a suit brought by him ,f,‘u—.“émm, who was found dead in the against James Fitzpatrick to oust him from a ‘plece of property in Berkeley, claimed* by both of them and which each says Mrs. Honora Bentley deeded to him. FRANCHISE .S GRANTED. hop of C. L. Morton on December 9, found that the woman's death was caused by asphyxiation while intoxicated. FINDS CHARGES FALSE.—Ouakland, y 18.—Sher(ff . Frank Barnet to-day investigated arges of mistreatment, flled agalnet Jailer Percy L, White by W. H. Boren, a Unled States prisoner, and found them to be un~ OAKLAND, Dec. 18.—The committee | founded: of the whole of the City Council to- night, reéeommended that the San Fran- . TRUCK BY TRAIN.—Berkeley, Dec. 18— Jases Byer and J. M. Baxter wers struck by a v route train last night while crossing the cisco, Oakland and San Jose Railroad | tratks in & wagon at Adeline street and Shat- be granted a franchise for. an electric | tuck line over Twenty-second, Loulsa and |ers other streets from Broadway to the bay. The ordinance prohibiting ridin print. & — e JOHN SCHNEIDER’S TRIAL. ‘The wagon was olished. . uni; NEER 1S DBAD.—Oakland, Dec. 18.— Thl:yln(:)u Hurley, a ploneer of California, dfed of hight at his home, 973 Thirty-sixth street, bicycles on sidewalks was pas: to l:,:'" : 1lingering I iliness. He was born in ears ago_and and had lived 1 o':xhlfida:nz‘xw& He leaves a sister, Mrs B. 8. Scott. S : LARS FOILED.—serkeley, Dec. 18— OAKLAND, Dec. 18—The trial o mmum‘x ted an eptrance into the Nirnisn John Schneider for the murder of |ing goods ‘Store of Kilton & Peck at Chan: Thomas Cook was resumed this morn- | bing way and aven: t, but ing and the prosecution put In all its evidence. County Clerk to- 200 Mary B Ton bert F. Horne, 2nd pars B R. Crowder, of Oakland; ‘eisco, and Mary D | e Flel Tracks Will Form Branch of the Proposed Line From | Petaluma to San Franciseo Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL. Dec. 18.—William Cat- tell, president of the Marin Terminal Railroad Company, appeared before the Board of Town Trustees to-night with a petition asking for a franchise for the entire length of Fourth street. the main business thoroughfare of San Rafael. The petition asks that the company be allowed to maintain an electric trolley system along this street and asks permission to lay tracks, erect poles and string wires (for this purpose. The Trustees laid the matter over until their next meeting in order to allow Town Attorney Hawkins to look into the laws geverning such ap- plications. Attorney Hawkins said It probably would be necessary for the town [ to_advertise for bids on the franchise. The proposed trolley line along Fourth street will be a branch of the Marin Terminal Rallroad Company’s proposed electric road from Petaluma to San Francisco, with a land terminal at Point Ban Pedro. The Trustees will take up the matter again a-week from next Thursday. ———— VICTIMS OF CAR COLLISION NOT YET OUT OF DANGER Doctors Fear for Lives of Young Wolfe and Doyen, but Fritz and Dr. Crowley Are Better. Rudolph Wolfe, the 13-year-old lad who was seriously injured Sunday night in the street-car colliSion at McAllister and Fillmore streets, is not yet out of dan- ger. He was removed to the Children's Hospital, where his life is despaired of. The boy has not yet recovered from the shock and the best the doctors can say for him is that he is holding his own. Edward Doyen, the upholsterer who sustained dangerous lacerations and frac- ures of the feet, legs and ribs, is at the ‘Waldeck. His condition is no better and the surgeons say they may yet have to amputate the Igjured limbs to save the patient’s life. Doyen is in a serious con- ditlon. Gustave Fritz, the fronworker, was taken to the St. Francis Hospital, and of the three badly injured in the wreck is doing the best. Fritz was not so seri- ously hurt as Doyen and the boy and it is believed he will recover. His case has not developed so favorably, however, that it can be said he will not eventually lose a foot. Motorman Horton still adheres to k‘Alsl story about the confused women in his car’s path and his statement is borne out by some witnesses. Dr. T. J. Crowley’s condition is im- proved, but he has not fully recovered from the shock of the accident. et trer—— “DAN” MURPHY WILL COACH THE STANFORD OARSMEN STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 18.— Manager R. W. Barrett of the Asso- clated Students of the Stanford Uni- versity has. secured the services of the famous oarsman D. J. Murphy to coach the freshman and varsity crews next semester. He will begin his dutles here with the opening of college Jan- uary 9, and will have charge of the crews up to the day of the regatta. This date is unsettled as is the course. It 1s only within the last few weeks that the affairs of the boat club have been transferred to the charge of the student body. The promptness with hich Barrett has taken up the matter bids well for a good crew if the ma- terial is there. “Dan” Murphy is well known/ In all aquatic circles as the former holder of the champjonship of the United States in single sculls, He was the head coach of the St. Paul Rowing Club and in 1896 coached the Winnipeg crew, which lowered the American record. ————— PONY RACING ASSOCIATION TO HOLD MEET AT SAN MATEO The officials of the California Polo and Pony Racing Assoclation met yes- terday and arranged the programme for the race meeting to be held on Jan- uary 1 at San Mateo. The events will be decided over the private track of Charles W. Clark. The races will be at the following distances: Three-eighths mile, one- fourth mile, one-half mile, thre fourths mile and a three-mile flat race for qualified hunters. R. M. Tobin has offered a special cup for the latter event. An invitation was received by the association from the Coronado Coumtry Club officials asking the members to start their ponies at a two-day meeting to be held in the south early in March. It is expected some ponies will be sent south, as the friendliest possible feel- ing exists' between the two associa- tions. ————— LADIES WILL PLAY GOLF ON THE INGLESIDE LINKS The ladies of the San Francisco Golf and Country Club will take part to-day in the elghteen-hole handicap against bogey, match play, that was set down for last Tuesday, but was postponed on account of the match between teams of ladies representing the Claremont Country Club and the San Francisco Golf and Country Club. Play will be- gin at 10 o'clock on the Ingleside course. It not yet been decided whether ithe fin annual championship tourna- ment of the California. Women Golfers’ ‘Association, to be held in January, will take place on the Claremont links or the Ingleside course. The Claremont 1Country Club expressed a desire to 'have the tournament held on its course, jwhich has been extended to eighteen holes. A vote of the members of the executive committee In the aorthern apd southern portions of the State is now being taken on the matter by mall. {San Mateo Shows Progress- ive Spirit and Is Anxious to Be Known as Floral City COMMITTEE APPOINTED Well Known Citizens Are in Charge of Scheme to Make Suburb a Beautiful Place PSSR S S Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN MATEO, Dec. 18.—The Board of Trade of this city has determined that active measures must be taken at once to carry out effectively the idea of a floral city recently adopted by the or- sanization. The Board of Trade re- cently decided to adopt the name “Flo- ral City” for San Mateo and urged all | owners of homes and residents to assist in making this town what the new name implies. In furtherance of this scheme the Board of Trade has ap- pointed a Floral City Committee to take personal charge of the matter and to make suggestions to the general public for the beautifying of the town. Among those who have accepted this responsibility are Rev. N. B. W. Gall- wey, Mrs. A. B. Ford, Mrs. C. E. Green, F. E. Baskette and J. H. Kimball. SMALLCONCERNS UP 0 TRIKS NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—With the re- sumption of its sessions to-day, the Armstrong insurance investigating committee practically started on the cleaning up of its work, preparatory to formulating its report to the Legisla- ture. To-day was devoted to the small- er companies, those under examination being the Provident Savings, the Em- pire Life, and the Life Association of America. With the counsel of the Provident So- clety were taken up several real estate transactions. There appeared. accord- ing to Mr. Hughes, to be a marking up of the book values of the society's real estate holdings almost annually. Sub- sequently Miles M. Dawson, the com- mittee’s expert actuary, was sworn as a witness and presented compilations showing that the society by its man- agement lost about $100,000 last year, which was offset by the marking up of its real estate holdings. Stacey Wilson, secretary of the Em- pire Life, formerly the Home Benefit Society, an assessment company, told how his company was run. The com- pany owns no real estate and has about $12,000 of assets with am out- standing lability of about $350,000. This company does business principally in New York and Pennsylvania, having been debarred from operation in_ most of the other States. Wilson said the total receipts of his company for 1904 were $78,335, while the disbursements were $79,000. Witness said that hope of an increased business has been blasted by the action of many States in debarring the company. The Life Association of America, or- ganized in 1901, was also taken up, and its president, Henry T. Townsiey, testi- fled. A list of collateral loans was of- fered in evidence, and when Hughes started to read it Townsley asked if it ‘was read for the benefit of newspapers. Hughes tartly replied that it was read to show that the company loaned money on worthless securities. Towns- ley’'s examination will be resumed to- morrow. —_——— FIREMEN OF REDWOOD CITY NOW UNDER NEW LEADERS REDWOOD CITY, Dec. 18.—Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 of this city has elected the following officers: Fore- man, George West; first assistant, Dan- iel Mullen; second assistant, Tony Gen- ochio; secretary, Henry Mourot; treas- urer, G. Einstei fire wardens, John Daley and Gabe Einstein. In :nwy the various fire companifes h: will meet in conjunction with the City Council and elect a chief of the entire department. The delegates who will represent Company No. 1 at the meet- ing are Tony Genochio and Clarence Choate. R — ROCK FOR ROADS WILL CO! FROM QUARRY IN COUNTY REDWOOD CITY, Dec. 18.—Articles of Incorporation of the Menlo Rock Crushing Company have been filed here. The directors include some of the wealthiest men now resident im San Mateo County. They are as follows: Charles N. Feilton, S. E. Slade, J. A Donohoe, E. W. Hopkins and James L. Flood. The intention of the company is to establish a mammoth rock crusher on the Brittan ranch and supply road material both for public and private use. ———————————— WILL GO WITH GLEE CLUB. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 18.— Fifteen men were successful in the final try-out of the Stanford University Mandolin Club. The fortunate per- formers will make a tour of the State with the glee club. The combined troupe will leave next Friday and will not return until registration day. The following were selected: First mandolins—G. Gore, '08; J. Rosenfeld, *06; G. E. Dole, "07; G. Wallace, '08, and ¥. R. Lanagan (leader). mandolins—C. A. Fergusom, "08; B L. Coolidge, '06; F. W. ‘08, and R. HL Moore, "08. Guitars—L. Langstroth, ‘08; T. A. Wildman, ]"'-;S. B.@-. “e9; A. L. Taylor, ‘06, and E. NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY, i~