The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 24, 1906, Page 13

' THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1906. C 13 NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY RAFFETTO DISMISSED AND NEW|FILPIND LAD JUROR SWORN IN BY COURT. William F. Raffetto, the juror in the McNulty case who declared after he was| i ; sworn in that he was biased, was dismissed with a severe scoring by Judge Harris yes- | University Student, Son of v terday when the defendant announced a waiver of any advantage of error. juror was forthwith selected and the taking of testimony was then begun. McNulty Waives Advantage of Ervor and Trial Will Go On o+ BRI 2 B Jan. 23 —There is no law T h a man may be punished for ¥ ¢ osth as a juror and chang- x s mind &s to blas, according to Su or Judge T. W. Harris. That is why dge Harris excused Willlam F. Raf from serving on the t s b: prs as . ' At . . e xcusing _Raffe from the g Harrls stated that not se provide . t it one would allow se 2affetto’s posi- . ht of a fe- roached or 1 shall go fur- se that the ary e b and let the ax fall where We now offer to ser ex his juror or any other wi fied, and as a matter reca that the de- them about | ed, but the fol- | e could mnot act| g e e et Mw:::—:w—-v’ it It was & very pecullar | 4 o | A new | of Albay, in the Philippine Islands. l LOSES FINGERS Native Governor, Injured at €ollege of Mechanics HAND CAUGHT IN SAW Outeries and Sight of Blood Start Rumor That Murder Occurred on the Campus o ST BERKELEY, Jan. 23.—His right hand hanging helpless at his side, four fingers 80 badly mang'ed as to make their ampu- tation necessary, Francesco Alsua, a prominent member of the Filipino student contingent at the university, rushed from the Mechanics' college building this morn- ing screaming and calling loudly for help. Alsua was crazed With pain, and fled down the campus, seeking medical aufiit. ance. His appearance and outcry helped to start the rumor that murder had been attempted and that Alsua was the vietim, *| Alsva’s hand was caught in a circular saw, with which he was performing some + experiments in the college of mechanics, yand In a second his four fingers were | caught and sliced almost completely off. The injury is such as will probably cost | the student his hand and possibly his en- | tire arm. | The young Filipino is the son of Gov- | ernor Alsua, at the head of the province He resides at 1944 Berkeley way, where he was taken after Dr. Carpenter had at- tended to his wounds. ALAMEDA GOUNTY NEWS G.-—Oakland, Jan. 23. I . who charged Lulu Ellis with stea ing $156 from him, has been ordered into cus- tody on a bench warrant. Parks falled to ap- pear to prosecute to- Jay. PEMBROKE'S TRIAL POSTPONED.—Oak- land, Jan. The second trial ercy Pem- broke for the murder of Thomas Cook at Fruit- vale was put over to-day until February 14 owing to other business Interfering. ADVENTISTS IN SESSION.—Oakland, Jan. 23— At the sessions to-day of the California Conference of Seventh Day Adventists reports were read showing that $33,500 in tithes had been paid Into the general fund. LOCAL _OPT! POSTPONED.—Oakland, Jan. 24.—The City Council has continued for three weeks action on a proposed ward local option measure pending a report from City At- torney McElroy as to the legality of the prop- osition. . CLAIM ROBBERY.—Oakland, Jan. 28.— Morris Bar S Lydia street says he was robbed of $20 at Lydia and West streets last night while in company with Frank Josepl pugilist. Two men, according to Barret tacked him after asking him for a cigarette. FACE 1S BURNED.—Oakland, Jan. 23.— Captain G. Brails of the schooner Alblon, iying oft Alameda Point, was badly burned to-day by an explosion of gas In his vessel. He Mt a match down in the hold and gas that had accumulated ignited, burning his face and neck. CONVICTED OF NEGLECT.—Oakland, Jan. 25 —Willlam Schwartz, father of six chiidren, was convicted to-day of falling to provide for them. Police Judge Mortimer Smith suspended judgment on condition that Schwartz shall make provision for his offsprings’ support. URGE ANNEXATION.—Oakland, Jan. 23.— Theodore Gier, Dr. F. L. Adams, R. V. Camp- bell, N. B. Clough, D. P. Barnett, A. C. Evans and Thomas Butler have taken charge of a campaign for annexation of Fruitvale west of Sausal Creek to Oakland. BOOKS ARE AWRY.—Oakland, Jan. 23.— Further examination of the books of C. S, Alvord, secretary of the Elmhurst lodgss of Forestérs, Red Men and Druids, show a bad tangle. Alvord's place as rural malfl carrier has been filled by the appointment of R. J. Burrows, - e a to say the least of it.” = : E % | COMPLAINS OF HAZING.—Oakiand, Jan. - o : | SCENE_IN THB SUPERIOR COURT AT OAKLAND YESTERDAY WHEN JUD . " & d he would offer an explana- | TARRIS EXCUSED WILLIAM . RAFFETTO FROM BERVING CON 'ran oo o B o E e L conduct, and without the | JURY THAT I8 TRYING LESTER C, McNULTY. Stles by Rrieh Hokoot hose Testbrdns Tat i il he Bretisben to beard & andled by High School boys yesterday, lodged y 3 3 ————————————— . |a formal complaint to-day with Prosecuting ery d Deputy District Attor- Attorney Lawrence Greene. Efforts to adjust ked 1o be excused. | fied and the entire twelve wers sworn EBELL the affair will be made by the school depart- again. LUB Tnent otfciats: Before the information was read Mc- Nulty personally waived all right to pleading once in jeopardy and the trial proceeded. Deputy District Attorney Brown made the opening statement, after which Miss Olsen told the story of how McNulty had ridden on the same car with her to Stewart street and Telegraph avenue, Berkeley, the night of November 5, | 1905; how he had followed her from the car, attacked her, tore her clothing and finally ran when he heard pedestrians approaching. The case will go on to- morrow morning. e r——— | TRUSTEES SELECT NEW POLICEMEN Berkeley Force Illqreased by the Addition of Three Deputy Marshals. BERKELEY, Jan. 23.—The police de- I have known McNulty 1 never as- him, as has been sald, I two feet with him, but I =0 knew Attorney Frick, | counsel on three city employe. My hing to me except shame that they hed d there would be was t0o well ac- | erned and I injustice for me two years | | Amon reasons why I do not wish I | { | | Iked riet 1 ¥ that kept him ted to use me,” think they ought e as a juror because e rest of the gang.” do you mean by the gang?” asked Judge Harris be ofcers of the court and the|partment is to be strengthened by the ad- e eys,” was the rep) “Everybody | aition of three deputy marshals. Chief sected with the case Vollmer's arguments, showing the need ad been any way for me from the jury box I would remarked Judge Herris, ned you particularly after d finished. I am sorry v 1 cannot punish you, ified now you were these things that before you qualified as a of more officers, appealed to the Board of Town Trustees, and an order was made last night that three men be appointed. William McCcy, J. W. Pearson and Thomas Wooley were appointed. There | are now ten men in the department. An ettempt to reopen the liquor license question was made last night when the Town Trustees were asked to amend the license ordinance so that the number of saloons would be twelve instead of ten. The movement was in the interests of Wiemann and Krahn, liquor men of South Berkeley, who lost their licenses when the Trustees recently cut the number of sa- loons in Berkeley from twenty-three to ten. The Trustees referred the petition to the License Committee. The Trustees decided to purchase a ‘Waterous gasoline fire engine and install it in the Peraita engine-house. Frank Loveland was appointed engineer at & sal- ary of $70 per month. An ordinance requiring buildings to be properly numbered, establishing the of- fice of house numberer and exacting a charge of 2% cents for each number as- signed was adopted. ——————————— MAY ANNEX CLAREMONT. BERKELEY, Jan. 23.—The sugges- when he subpenaed want to serve on the frett Brown examine you qualifications?” torney Allen, there was red that it had jury had been tam- that nobody but a such things without Judge Harris said chinery of the county would be set in motion to and no iticlsed for giving a rs for burglary,” said the this charge is proved e there will be & chance ticism.™ 1 said you were put on the jury o use you” said District Attorney Al- le dressing Raffetto. “What did | tion that the Claremont district may R by that? be annexed to Berkeley was made by Attorney R. C. Btaats to- the Town Trustees last night, when a petition was filed by property owners whom he represents for permission to use Wool- sey street sewer in Berkeley. This pe- tition was opposed by Trustee Shaad because the district affected is now a part of Oakland. “You will probably find,” sald At- torney Staats,’ “that all the people in that district will soon be applying for the privilege of being made a part of Berkeley. They want o come in, and I belleve they expect to.” The de- sired permission was granted, and the Trustees are now awaiting to welcome the Claremont district as part of the university town, ‘I meant the public might say it was & fixed thing,” was the reply. Did you think the secution wanted you after the long examination to which we subjected you?’ asked Brown I didn’t think you wanted me at all,” sail Raffetto. Pinally Judge Harris excused Raf- fetto and ordered a special venire to e summoned this afternoon. The first talesman examined was Martin Ryan, | who' pleaded that he was an exempt fireman and was excused. J. R. An- drews of 513 Twenty-fourth street ad- mittefl that he had expressed an opinion of th¢ case to “old man Gray,” and he was excused for blas. G. Davis guali- HEARS TALK ON DRAMA BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. OAKLAND, Jan. 23.—Elmer Harrls came, saw and-—well, it is doubtful if he conquered. Ebell has prefudices that are hard to con- quer anq some of the remarks that succeeded his talk on the ‘‘Tendency of the Modern Drama” were quite as forceful in favor of the prejudices as wers some of his own in the opposite direction. However, Mr. Harris de. livered himself of a corking good speech, analytical and instructive, pedantlo at times. but relieved with refreshing touches of West. ern breeziness. He has studied the stage and its possibilities, fts , present and future eurnostly and 'thoroughly. He has already succeeded in much and will Ssucceed in lnul'): will await the result with int, . Coogan was chief hostess fo-dsy, s sted by Mrs. James B. Hume, Mrs. Melvin 5 Chapman, Mrs. Samuel J. Taylor, Miss Eva ¥ . E. H. Benjamin, Miss J, Fl, Raiph W. Kinne Vitliam R. Davis and Mrs. John B.k'.'.f‘u“n.l".l,‘i‘"‘ Ders of the board, assisted by Mrs Gilbert L. Belcher, Mrs, Géorge W. Cope. Myp CF::(A;n, dur; Willlam W. Crane, . ; tland, Mrs. Edgar L. Dow, Mrs, 1 D. Eby, Mrs. J. D. French, Miss u-b’u"‘”lyr?.y'.)r Gray, Miss Huff, Miss Jennje Hufr. DEVEREAUX POISONED.—Oakland, .—‘Big BiI” Devereaux, former baseball player, is il from blood poisoping-at Provi- dence Hospital. The trouble “was caused by & scratch on his face, Dr. O.'D. Hamlin is in attendance and helieves the poison is under cdhtrol. 3 PLAN CONSOLIDATION.—Oakland, _Jan. 23.—The Twenty-third avenue Young Men's Christian _Association has ted with the East Oak Association, heada; East Twelfth stre rectors is to effect a merging of the Brooklyn and Frultvale assoctations as well with the Sixth avenue assoclation. MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Oakland, Jan. 23. The following marrlage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: ine F. . 33, San Rafael, and Nettle Jennings, 30, San Francisco; Ralph A. Presher. 21, and Ethel G, Bayliss, 18, both of Oakland; Jjulius Leonard, 23, San dro. and Mary Britos, 19, Oakland; Thomas V. Church; 29, and Bértha M. Thompson, 27, both of San Fran- cleco; Paul W. Keil, 24, "Milwaukee, Or., and Clara F. Kent, 22, Oakland. JUDGE MELVIN ON JURIES. Jan. OAKLAND, Jan. 23.—"Of cour service on a jury is in many cases in- convenient. So was it inconvenient for your honored pastor and the men of his generation to go forth and bear the burdens of the nation on the bat- tlefleld, in the hospital and in the pris on perf, but the old flag led them on honor, duty, love of God, love of their country beckoned them, and they obeyed.” A. Heron, Mrs. 'B. 8. Hubbard, Mre Tames the ' openin, ks of 3 . Jam These were g remarks o fi}fi’f,:‘;}“"u:"k‘}“;efil‘,flehnldm ¥t | Superfor Judge Henry A. Melvin to- Morris, Mrs. A E. Nash, Mps. G 1. Wa® | night, when he addressed the New Era baumer, Mrs. William_G. Palmantoer, Moy | Club of the First Methodist Church on B 5. Tattlanl, Mre Robert A. Perry, Mrs. | “The Good Citizen and the Machinery Tt g A David B Rae' Mre. | of the Law.” Judge Melvin was vigor- . . Mr. end Mrs. George Lacki hostess Friday eveniug last to a joirt o0 of card players—bridge being the joved. The guests wers Mr. and Mre . McHenry, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Waldron - and Mrs’ Varney Gaskill, Mr. and Mre Mt ler Bearles, Mr. and Mrs. H. D, Hadenfe! Mrs. J. T.'Barraclough, Mr. and Mrs. oot Robbine, Mr. and Mrs.'G. W' Hume, ae’ i . C. B. Carr me. Mrs. Duvig James, Mr. and and Miss Barraclough. - i Sk G At the reception that Miss Kathleen Ty bridge Booth gave at her oha, Presidlo Heights In San Francies, "4me on afternoon Miss Peari Judson was - ane ndsY ot honor and among the callers. wert G XIS ber from this ide Of the bay. Mins Femiry is a member of the Kappa Aipha ‘Thers il ppa rorit; nearly all of the s o g A A Datton F Beiias loy and Dr. Davis of Oakland were aiso paciy S Miss Alice Rossiter will ent day next in_honor of her rf-';u?:f,,""‘ us..f."" Miss June Giichrist of Berkeley. -law, O On Seturday alto Miss Eva Yorker will pe Buests, who hay, Mrs. Herbert Gasicil] and incidentally !2 DIII flv‘d hundred, When the Browning Club m, e it e e o s Clover now in California. Unusual enthr,yoman aisplayed _and Kin The Christian Endeavor has mow 6, wociien: Tate e ad S ! the convention held in Baltimore in July. ous in his declaration that it was the duty of every citizen to learn the du- ties of trial and grand jurors and to perform those duties conscientiously. “peace hath her victories no less re- nowned than war,” quoted Judge Mel- vin, “and if the good citizen would spend more time in thinking of hie own clvic shortcomings and less iIn finding fault with public officers and, particularly, if he would do his duty in the matter of Sserving on jurles, we would have greater security of proper- ty, fewer of those miscarriages of jus- tice that are charged improperly to the District Attorney or the court and we would achieve an advance in civiliza- tion.” v Regarding the present jury system, Judge Melvin sald: “It is deficlent in many ways, but it is the best we have and we can hope for few reforms In the system until the people demand them. For example, many of those misdemeanors in which trials by jury must now be granted might, it the Legislature so willed, be triable only by the court.” In closing Jumrol!olfln sald the eat need was use good citizens t.: aulr simple civic duties, ————— COLONEL IRISH TO Jan. 28.—Colonel John P, Irish will dellver an Thurs- day evening at the First Unitarfan Church on “The Incorrigible Child. This will be an open meeting of the King Fraternity, to which the Che subject is one starr : public is invited. The purpose of the di-.| TRIES T0 END UNHAPPY LIFE Handsome Wife of Golf 1 Instructor of Burlingame Club Takes Shot at Herself 'BULLET ENTERS BREAST ! Matrimonial Infelicities Due | to Jealousy Prompts the Mad Act of Young Matron | e Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN MATEOQ, Jan. 22.—Mrs. F. J. Riley, the young, and beautiful wife of the golf instructor of the Burlingame Golf Club, fired a bullet into her breast last night and inflicted what the physicians declare | to be a mortal wound. The woman's sen- sational seeking after death came as the conclusion of a series of quarrels with her husband. extremely jealous of each other and their ; domestic affairs had become a matter of gossip in the village, Last night the foung wife had retired lalone to a room in the pretty cottage which she and her husband occupied near the Burlingame Clubhouse. Riley re- s mained in another room when suddenly he heard a pistol shot and a heavy fall in { the aparsment into which his spouse had { gone. He rushed into the room and found his wife lylng unconscious on the floor with a smoking revolver at her side. The frantic man saw at once that the dying ‘woman had sent a bullet crashing into her breast. Medical help was summoned immediate- ly from this city and Dr. W. L. Norris responded without delay. He found that the bullet had penetrated the breast near the heart and that the woman's chance of recovery was not one in a hundrad. Other physicians were hastened to the little cottage, but they could offer no greater cncouragement. All through the night and to-day tne unfortunate woman has remained unconsclous. The husband insists that he knows of no reason for his wife to commit so des- perate an act. He agrees that they had had disagreements, but no quarrel that in any way approached upon the serfous. He appears to be profoundly grieved over the (ragedy and he certainly has done everything in his power to save the life o- tne dying woman. Mrs. Riley has had an unusual local career. She was formerly the wife of a commercial traveler named Mackey. Af- ter months of wedded unrest the couple separated and the husband secured a ai- vorce on the ground of desertion. Mrs. Mackey then married Riley with whom she had been on terms of great friend- ship while she was the wife of Mackey. ————— GROCERS INDORSE CW ROAD. OAKLAND, Jan. 23.—The Retail Gro- cers’ and Merchants’ Association of Alameda County has adopted resolu- tions favorable to the application of the Western Pacific Railway Company for terminal facilities on the filled lands morth of the noffth training wall of Oakland harbor. The resolutions are of the same tenor as those adopted by the Board of Trade, Merchants’ Ex- change and Chamber of Commerce. They are certified to by H. K. Dun- an, president, and James G. Reed, sec- retary. Coples will be sent to the Secretary of War and to the United States Senators and Representatives from California in Congress. Frank Shay counsel for .the South- ern Pacific, has flled a brlef with City Attorney McElroy in which he denies the jurisdiction of the City Council to grant the Western Pacific Railway Company franchises for terminal fa- cilities. > The San Leandro Board of Town Trustees will hold a special meeting this week to consider the Western Pa- cific’'s application for a franchise for tracks and station privileges. —_————————— COUNTY OFFICERS TESTIFY, OAKLAND, Jan. 23.—It was the turn of the County Surveyor and County Re- corder’s offices to give testimony to-day in the matter of the supplies furnished by Otto L. Hasse, now on trial for pre- senting alleged false and fraudulent claims to the Board of Bupervisors for stationery, and the same inability to account for the charging of stationery that was never used in the offices was displayed that has been shown in the offices of the County Treasu¥er and County Superintendent of Schools. Cotnty Surveyor Prather was called this morning and was positive that al- terations had been made in' his bills afte rhe had placed his O K upon them and that articles had been charged for that had never been ordered or received. From the Recorder’s office were sum- moned Deputies R. 8. Leckie, J. T. Arm- strong, D. Sinclair and B. B. Booth, who testified that certain kinds of pencils and pens charged for had never been ordered by them. —_———— HORSEWHIPPED MAN IN JAIL. OAKLAND, Jan. 28.—J. H. Ringwood, a traveling salesman, was identified in the Police Court this morning as the man who was glven a horsewhipping by & woman at BEmeryville last Sun- day evening, and was also exposed as a deserter of his Wwife and child. Ring- wood was arrested last night on com- plaint of Edward O'Brien. a private detective, who had been employed by Mrs. Ringwood to trace his movements. Tingwood discovered that the private : detective was on his trail, and attacked the latter at Ninth and Broadway, the trouble resulting in the arrest of the salesman for disturbance of the peace. ‘When the case was called in the Po- lice Court this morning, O'Brien did not appear to press the charge against ‘the prisoner, and the case was dis- missed. —————— SKATING NOT A CRAZE. BERKELEY, Jan. 23.—The offer of Professor Walter E. Magee to permit roller skating every morning at Hearst Hall and Harmon Gymnasium has not induced a hegira of skaters to those buildings, as was expected would be | the case. Not more than a dozen stu- dents were found in the buildings to- day, despite the reports that hundreds of university men and women were so ! enamored of the pastime that it had seriously interfered with their studies. Rubber rollers on skates are required of those who skate in the university buildings, and this extra expense serves to keep some out who otherwise might take the exercise. 2 CHARGED WITH LODGE THEFT. OAKLAND, Jan. 23.—Dr. George H. Derrick to-day swore to a complaint charging James J. McConnell, assist- ant clerk of Oakland Camp No. 94, ‘Woodmen of the World, with the theft of $350 of the lodge's funds. Dr. Der- rick, who {8 banker of the lodge, de- the shortage is $1100. It has ~paid. Bail was nxedhu $3000. . other charges may be placed Husband and wife were | -+ THROUGH WINDOW TO SIDE- FORTUNATE BABE WHO FELL WALK AND ESCAPED DBATH. 0UT OF WINDOW Little Russell Meinert Has Narrow Escape From Death by Falling on His Head OAKLAND, Jan. 2.-~Russell Meinert, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H, Meinert and a grandson of Claus Mein- ert, the well-known East Oakland brewer, narrowly escaped death this morning, when in trying to recover a picture book which had fallen from a window he lost his balance, and pitching from the win- dow sill fell headlong to the ground, eighteen feet below. The baby struck the gravel walk urder the window fairly on his head and shoulders, and was picked up by his mother unconscious, in which condition he remained for more than two hours. Mrs. Meinert, while engaged in some household duties, had left the baby play- ing alofie in the dining-room, one window of which was open. The sound of a muf- fled thud drew her attention to the room a few moments later, and on looking In she found the child gone. She ran to the open window, to see the little body hud- dled in a heap on the hard ground below. ~“Screaming for help the mother ran from the house, and found the boy unconsclous but still breathing. She at once sum- moned Dr. R. A. Huntington, who on ex- amining the tiny body found that the child had escaped with a dislocation of the left shoulder and a number of bad bruises on /- the head and body. Dr. Huntington declared that in all his prae- tice he had never seen so remarkable an escape from instant death. LIVELY BIDDINC FOR FRANCHISE Privilege of Supplying Half- moon Bay With Light Is Sold After Hot Contest| Special Dispatch to The Call REDWOOD CITY, Jan. 23.—W. J. McFarland has the distinction of pay- ing more for a lighting franchise than any other man Iin the history of the County of San Mateo. After a most | spirited contest the Board of Supervis- ors has awarded to McFarland a fran- chise to supply Halfmoon Bay with electric lights and gas. The struggle for this privilege provoked a scene al- most without parallel in the history of the county. The original applica- tion was made by W. E. Alexander and sealed bids were demanded by the Su- pervisors. When the bids were opened it was_found that Alexander had bid $25, George C. Ro: had bid $60 and John S. Potts had offered only $75 for valuable privileges. Somewhat In disgust, the Board of Supervisors announced that oral bids not less than ten per cent higher than the highest bid would be re- celved. This opened the unique con- test. McFarland received permission to bid and offered the necessary ten per cent advance. Potts raised Mec- Farland ten per cent and Ross ralsed the bid of Potts the required amount. Alexander dropped out of the game and the others Kkept ralsing each bid until the amount was $175. McFar- land asked leave to give his check for another advance, but the Iaw is ex- plicit in denying such a privilege. He hastily left the meeting chamber and eoon returned amply provided with coin. He renewed the bidding and gradually the sum crawled Into the . hundreds, until Potts was forced to drop out, leaving Ross and McFarland as the only contestants. Gradually the price went to 3600, then to $700 and in a moment to $800, the sum offered by McFarland. Ross raised the amount to $384 21 and for a | sacy, McFarland came back with an offer of $972 63 and Ross refused to respond. ; McFarland was given the franchise, which it 1s believed is worth thousands of dollars. moment it looked as if he had won.‘ LSS DO CLAIM DAMAGE FROM WATER. Jan. 23.—Suit was brought mim the town of Berkeley to-day ' by Attorneys Mendenhall & Langan to recover damages for waters ABE PLUNCES repairs mad and | runaway horse and buggy IOTE ACANST ICORPORATION Citizens of Burlingame Are Opposed to Any Change in Government of the Town —_— EXPENSE IS TOO GREAT Welfare of Suburb Is Placed in Hands of Advancement League by the Residents Special Dispaict to The Call BURLINGAME, Jan. —~The resi- dents and property owners of this town have decided by an overwhelming | vote that they will seek neither the incorporation of the town nor the cre- ation of a sanitary district. In lieu of both of these propositions it has | | been decided to organize the Burlin- game Advancement League, which will work for the best interests and pros- perity of the town and as occasion de- mands make such suggestions for gen- eral improvement .as may require | united action on the part of the resi- | dents. | At a meeting at which F. M. Picker- Ing presided a committee, appointed to Investigate the advisability of both propositions, made Its report. his committee was composed of A. B. Fos- ter, P. B. Goss, Norman R, Arter, Wil- liam White and Chris Lang. The com- mittee opposed incorporation for sev- eral heartily Indorsed reasons. In the first place the expense of maintaining town officers would be heavy and un- warranted. Most of the residents have built homes here that they may be in the country and outside of town limits, and consequently would oppose incor- poration, believing that an advance- ment league will serve every purpose desired by property owners. The creation of a sanitary district was opposed on the score of unneces- sdry expense, as many places yet with- out sewers would have to be included in the district and people not inter- ested In these holdings would have to share In the burden of Improving them. As a compromise it was decided to organize a Burlingame Advancement League, which will be supported by an assessment of one-half a cent a foot each month upon unimproved property and one cent a foot on improved prop- erty. This will permit the employment of a man who shall be appointed a pDeputy Sherift. Both San Mateo and Burlingame have appointed committees to wait upon the officals of the Southern cific Company and arrange a more con- venient morning time schedule for trains. The committee representing San Mateo is composed of Charles . Ro=del, Charles N. Kirkbride and R. H. Jury. The committee from Burlingame cqn- sists of H. P. Frear. H. L. Howse, F. Tuckler and Henry T. Scott. BULLET ENDS A ROW AT BRICK FACTORY Superintendent Westerheide Shoots a Young Man in the Hand. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 23.—Carl A. Wes- terheide, superintendent of the Patent Brick Company’s plant, was arrested this evening by Deputy Constable George M. Agnew on a charge of assault with in- tent to commit murder. The charge was sworn to by Harry B. Gllman, the father of Edward Frederick Gilman. a young man who was shot in the right hand to- day by Westerheide. Westerhelde was re- leased on $2000 bonds. According to Gilman Sr., his sons, Har- ry and Fred. who have been working at the brickyard, had trouble with Wester- heide over some plans. This afterncon the superintendent became involved in a dispute with the boys. Harry Gilman and he had a scuffle, but there were no blows struck. “Westerheide, after the row,” sald Mr. Gilman, “secured a revolver and fired four shots at Fred. one of the buliets striking his hand and passing up into the forearm.™ ‘Westerheide says: “Both boys were drunk and attacked me with sledge ham- mers and to protect myself I was com- pelled to fire two shots. One shot was for the purpose of a warning. I shot im self defense. The boys were very ugly.” —————— BAND RE-ELECTS OFFICERS. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Jan. 23.— The varvsity band of the Stanford Uni- versity has unanimously re-clected Leader L. W. Cutler, '06, and Manager G. Knupp, '07, for the present semester. The band intends to inaugurate o serles of promenade concerts this ymester, and propeses to make one of these romantic and unique by holding it on the shore of Lake Lagunita. e — TRUSTBES WRITE TO HEUER.—Alameda, Jan. 23.—Acting.in accordance with Instruc- tions from the City Trustees, City Clevk J. W Gillogly has A communication o Colonei W. H. Houer. the United Staies en- gineer In charge of the tidal canal, informioz nim_ of the diiapidated condition of the bix steel drawbridge across the waterway at Park Street and requesting Colomel Heuer to order to the structure. ———————— GOES TO GRAVE UNKNOWN.—Alameda. Jan. 28.—An inquest was held this evening by Coroner H. B. Mehrmann in the case of the unknown man whose was recovered from the bay off the south side -f the Alameda mole last Wednesday. The remains er {dentified and the jury returned a verdict that deceased came to his death by drowning. INJURED BY RUNAWAY. —Onkiaos Jan. ‘Mre. M. Nevins, residing at m:\-ntl Franklin streets, was knocked down by a at Thirteenth strest and Broadway at 6:30 o'clock this. svening Her collarbone and left shoulderblade wes She was taken to the Receiv -