The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 31, 1906, Page 6

NEWS OAKLAND BANK BUILDING SOLD First National Disposes of Present Site Preparatory | ecting New Structure; D S | to | LAURA M. TAYLOR BUYER| SR \ Pays $130,000 for l’mlwrl‘\f Subject to Mortgage of} $65.000 Held by John Lulz} ———— | Following the an- | National Bank : of s a ry build- and Sa I avenue near Fourteenth ! st t s the sale of its property at! i ast corn b Broad- wey, where to Leur ject to & EOrigag f $65 000, E. Luts. i ¥ CO WOm: | e most import gotiated through president of and wife operty com on Broad- | d has MOUNTAIN FORMED | BY SAMOAN \'(}l,(fl\.\])j Lava Hurled Over Land and | Sea for Distance of Four- | teen Miles. able to The Call vaniel O'Con- ar- | m Austral ! roken forth | e, hurling | who resul WOLLE PRAISES HIS Delighted at the ree musicians who ke uj estra which is to pro- vide & € y concert under the direc the University | nductor to- | rehearsal of | > showing ever leclares Professor Wolle, when plans | ris are being made, | ride in his orches- he splendid work the n muc | rchestra gath- sal under Dr day. There were | They num- of @ magnificent considered to have are onductor. Dr. Wolle rchestra. He said at his summons to head | the University | honor of | forward to | st Symphony Orchestra participated in this 1 of great symphony which the University of California rganized were ollows: £ the or- | now Man, % Buechner, G | ¥ Ham | oboes, { H. Colverd, C. Goerlich Davis. | Three additional { the orchestra at MERCHAN s are to join rehearsal COMMEND COURSE OF THE CALL OAKLAND, Jan. 30.—The Merchants Exchange to-night adopted ' resolutions commending The Cail for its ~iforts | toward advancing the interests of Oak- land -and Alameda County. Particular reference was made to the practice of The Call in furnishing all of its sub- scribers, both at home and abroad, with all of the news from the eastern side of the bay A committee was appointed to wait upon the management of the Examiner and the Chronicle to urge that those newspapers cease cutting Oakland news out of their regular editions and to fol- low the example of The Call' by publllh-‘ Ing all of the news in all editions. A Fair Offer To prove to sufferers from Dyspepsia the remz]rkagle epfir'dcnlyof $1.00 Bottle FREE B> Torwarding Soareet A saints and by physicians, Onlyonemeuuznny. This offer stands good only for a short time. Write today: S5 it €1 O Prince St., New York 1o Write booklet i o on the Rational Trestment | Water Company files | demn lands along SYMPHONY PLAYERS|: | drawn, OF THE COUN - RUSHING T0 FILE SUTTS| (N BIG FIGHT GOES ON Great Harvest Field Is Spread Before the Lawyers. Shotgun Brigade Is Holding Fort at Dam Site. battle between the Reanity Syndicate and the Contra Costa Water Company for the control of San Pablo Creek and Its watershed: . Friday, January 26—Frank C. Hav- ens filex in the County Cler office |at Martines an appropriatiof of S000 | inches of water from San Pablo Creek. Friday, January 26—Spring Construc- tion Compsauy, acting for the Really Syndicate, under an armed guard, be- | gins preliminary work of building a | reservoir dam om Clamecy ramch. Saturday, Janpuary 27.—Contra Costa Water Company obtalns fnjunction ngainst the Realty Syndicate restrain- ing it from comtinuing work. Monday, January 29—Contra Costa Water Company begins condemnation suits against land-ownmers along San Pablo Creek. Monday, 20 — Syndicate artfcles of in- corporation, eapitalized at $5,000,000. Tuesds January . 30—Symdicate Water Compsny brings sults to con- San Pablo Creek owned by Contra Costa Water Com- pany and other Tues January 30 — Syndicate Water Company sues Contra Costa Water Company to partition the undi- vided Interests In the Clancy ranch. Tuesday, Junuary 30—Contra Costa Water Company enjoins the Syndicate Water Compuny from operations on January any portion of the Sobrante grant. OAKLAND, Jan. $30.—The greatest battle between two corporations con- testing for a water supply in the his- of California has reached a point to-day where it is fair field and no | favor for the lawyers who have massed up litigation which must take years to rminate. Neither the Contra Costa | Water Company nor the new Richmond in the Company shape of the Syndicate Water bhas left a stone unturned in | the struggle for the possession of the waters of San Pablo Creek. Injunc- suit has been met by injunction Condemnation proceedings have been followed by counter congemnation | suits, end with the close of this day in this gigantic contest there is a record- breaking file of suits in the Superior Court-of Contra Costa County. As matters stood last night the Realty Syndicate had been enjoined from continuing its dam and reservoir buliding on the Clancy ranch, the focal point in the battle, for there is the only avallable reservoir site on San Pablo Creek SUE FOR PARTITION. This move by the old company was | met this morning by Attorneys George W. Reed, Percie’ C. Black of Oakland and W. S. Tinning of Martinez with a suit to partition the undivided inter- ests in the Clancy ranch, seven-ninths of which is owned by the Contra Costa Water Company and two-ninths by the Realty Syndicate. The Syndicate com- pany also filed at Martinez a second suit to condemn lands along San Pablo | Creek owned by the Contra Costa Water Company. Barely were these suits on record be- fore Cope & Morrison and M. C. Chap- man, the attorneys of the Contra Costa Water Company. appeared at Martinez with another injunction suit. This was directed against the Syndicate to re- strain it from operations on any part of, the Sobrante grant, of which the Clancy ranch isa p-rt. Automobiles were again pressed into service and Under Sheriff Cunningham repaired to the scene of the Syndicate’s | camp on San Pablo Creek and served the restraining order issued by Superior Judge Wells And there the battle lines have been for upon the Clancy ranch ownership will hang in great measure the fate of this struggle between financial Titans. Both sides publicly proclaim that this is a fight to a finish, | with no quarter. GOOD FIGHTING STRENGTH. “Before we are through with it we wiil have hired ffty lawvers and spent $50.000 to hold our claim to San Pablo Creek,” declared the Contra Costa Water Company representatives to-day at Martinez. The lawyers themselyes have a clearly defined viewpoint of the struggle. Stripped. of the technicalities, the hair- splitting and the fine points of the claims, the opposing sides line up in about this wise: The Contra Costa Water Company as- serts its rights to San Pablo Creek on“the ground that it has a prior claim by rea- son of its having filed condemnation pro- ceedings first. Coupled with this is the assertion of title to an undivided interest in the Clancy ranch, which, they assert, places the new company in the light of trespasser. There is, of course, much more to the position of the Contra Costa Water Company than this brief recital, because of many legal questions which ! can be and will be raised as the litiga- tion progresses. The Syndicate Water Company asserts its claim to & title to that portion of the Clancy ranch upon which its work was started Fridey immediately after the appropriation” was filed at Martinez ana on the general ground that it is going to serve a public use by constructing the works. The simplest statement is that the Syndicate Company asserts by reason of large property holdings on the San Pablo watér shed an equity in the water rights which will carry its claims through the courts. 3 RANCH 1§ CRUCIAL POINT. But over it all hangs the title to the Clency ranch. Above the ranch and along the water shed of San Pablo Creck the Syndicate has purchased many thou- sand a.ces of land, and it practically con- trols the entife water shed above the proposed reservoir. This is one of the principal points in the case of the SByndi- cate. - > But the O”E Costa Water Company asserts that holdings below are of vast importance in the battle. It s admitted by both sides that until the Injunctions are out of the way no work can be prosecuted on the Clancy ranch. But the Syndicate forces have net relinquished their hold on the dam site. ‘While they are obeying the orders of the court they are not yielding pos- session of the strategical point which was so, suddenly seized last Friday. They { |ALANEDA, COUNTY NENS PLAN MISSION SUNDAY BCHOOLS.— OQAKLAND, Jan. 30.—Two new miselon Sun- day Schools are planned under the city church extension movement of the Methodlsts. LADIES' NIGHT AT RELIANCE CLUB.— OAKLAND, Jan. 30.—The Reliance Athletlo | Club will give a ladles” night Thursday even- !ing for which an excellent programme has been arranged. SOUTHERN_ PACIFIC ACTIVE. — OAK LAND, Jan. 30.—The Southern Pacific Com- pany has begun the erection of a bullding two blocks east of Fruitvale station, presumably for depot purposes. MARRIES IN JAIL—OAKLAND, Jan. 80.— Edward Long, a grocer’s clerk, charged with embezziement, and Laura English were mar- | ried st the City Prison to-day, Judge Quinn | officiating. Long returned to hie cell atter the ceremony. EMPLOY EXPERT.—OAKLAND, Jan. 80.— J. H. Dockweller, formerly consulting engineer of Los Angeles and of San Francisco, has been retained as an expert to give testimony for the city in the water rates suit in the United States Circuit Court. TO START NIGHT SCHOOL.—BERKBLEY, Jan_ 30.—Becretary Jackson of the Berkeley Y. M. C. A. announces that a night school for the working boys of West Berkeloy is to be organized next Monday night at the Col- lege Settlement on Unliversity avenue. WILL APPEAL CASE.—OAKLAND, Jan. 1 30.—Notice of appeal from the verdict of the Jury awerding Hirst Parkin $2000 and costs against the Grayson-Owen Company Was filed to-day. A runaway team of the company ran into Parkin, and it was ehown that the horses 1 had not been properly fastened. CHARGES CRUELTY. — OAKLAND, Jan. 80.—Ida M. Anderson began divorce proceed- ings against Ingvald J, Anderson to-day charg- ing that he had often mistreated her and is responsible for the breaking down of her health. They live near Bimhurst and she asks for $25 a month alimony and the custody of an adopted child. FALLS WHILE BATING. Jan. 30.—Charles Miller, & hod carrier, speechless while eating his lunch to-day. stroke of paralysis caused the fall and his en- tire right side is devold of feeling. He lives at A7 Seventh street, but was at work on @ bullding at Eighteenth apd Telegraph aveuue. He was removed to the Recelving Hospital. SMALL THEFTS RBPORTED. — OAK- LAND, Jan. 30.—Mre. J. F. Duncange, resid- ing at 1734 Center street, reported to the po- lice to-day that a burgiar stole a diamond ring, three gold pins and a turquoise ring last night from the house. William Porter, a bath house proprietor at Broadway and Ninth street, reported to-day the theft of $70 from tis place of business. WANT LARGER WATER MAIN.—OAK- LAND, Jen_ 30.—The committee on resolutions of the Building Trades Council ts ed to the City Council resolutio: the organization, asking that a ten-inch water main be ordered laid on Becond street, from Oak to Market street, for the protection of the many factories and mills located in that dis- trict. It ¥ also asked that fire hydrants be installed at each Intersecting street. MAY CLOSB STATION.—BERKELEY, Jan. 80—Willlam Mauch, a ehoemaker of Ashby avenue, has informed the Key Route corpo- ration that he desires to be paid rent for land on which the corporation maintains a small walting station at Ashby avenue. The corpo- | ration replies that the Club promised the land free If a station was bullt, and Mr. Mauch may accordingly consult the club for Lis money. The outcome will be the lose of the station for Ashby people. - BOY TURNS ROBBER.—OAKLAND, Jan. 80.—Charles Hawkins, a 18-year-old lad of 430 Fair Oaks street in San Francisco, was ar- rested bere to-day. He embarked.on acareer of crime with a toy pistol and a small electric bullseye lantern. He stole $20 from a Jap- anese cook. days seeing the sights and going to' the 10- cent theaters. He was picked up fo-day by Constable 1. F. Herold and taken to the County Jail pending hearing from his parents. WIFE COMPLAINS OF HUSBAND.—Ala- meda, Jan. 30.—Mrs. J. Edward Hayden, wife of a driver at the firehouse on Court and Jack- son streets, has complained to the police that her husband beat her and threatened her life with a butcher knife. Under police protection ehe removed her personal effects from the fire- house and went to the home of relatives in San Francisco. Hayden denies haying threat- ened his spouse with & butcher knife, The pair have been married less than two yvears. RIDE TOJAIL IN AUTO.—Alameda, Jan. 80.—Donald M. McKisick and Frank E. Bowen were taken from the City Prison to the County Jail to-ay in an automobile sfter they had been held over by City Justice R. B. Tappan to answer to charges of attempt to commit burglary. Both of the defendants come from prominent families. They were captured two weeks ago while trying to break into the Southern Pacific station at Beventh street. Mc- Kisick was released upon ball after reaching the County Jail. . TWO RUNAWAY ACCIDENTS.—BERKE- LEY, Jan. 80.—Charles Bdgar, a grocery o- licftor, and Frank Cavanaugh, & 14-year-old boy, escaped death by a seeming miracle to- day, erch figuring in a sensational runaway. Edgar was thrown from a wagon, his head striking a Dost, uprooting the timber and { stunning the man. He is in & precarfous con- dition. Cavanaugh rode behind a runaway horse on Shattuck avenue from Cedar to Par- ker, a dlstance of more than a mile, and was rescued by three men, escaping without a scrateh. TO FIGHT FOR MONEY. — BERKELEY, Jan. 30.—Robert Coulson, surviving husband of Mrs. Olive Coulson, has been taken from the Almshouse in San Francisco, according to ‘Informaticn received by Attorney R. S. Edgar, and apparently is to contest the will of hi late wife, by which he was disinherited. Mrs. Couleon, who bad lived a lonely life in Berke- ley for years, dled on January 20, leaving her estate, valued at about $10,000, to various rela- tives. She specified that Coulson to get nothing, blaming him for his alleged crueity to her. The husband, although an Almshouse inmate, formerly was a prominent stock broker of San Francisco. He accumulated a fortune in the wall peper business, which he lost in speculation. MARRIAGE LICENSES.—OAKLAND, Jjan. 80.—The following marriage licenses were is- sued by the County Clerk to-day: George H. Woodside, 85, and Tenny M. Windbush, 21, both of Oakiand: Benjamin Lazarowitz, 22 and Lilllen V. March, 30, both of San Fran- cisco; Max Kramer, 36, San_ Francisco, and Minnle Etzeg, 28, Oakland; Willlam J. Gard- Der, and Roberta F. Clay, 25, both of Berkeley; Fdmund F. Long, 80, and Laura P. English, 21, both of Oakland: John Brown, 21, and Mary do, 24, both of Decoto; Al bert L. Sauvie, 35, and Teresa A. Donovan, 30, both of Oakland; Luigl Brosio, 24, Oakland, and Lulgla Debernardi, 20, San Franclsc Antonio Cavallo, 25, and Cerina Domenirs, both of Oakland. ————— HOLD ANNUAL MEETING. OAKLAND, Jan. 30.—The annual meeting of the West Oakland Home was held to-day at the home, and the reports of officers submitted showed the institution to be in a flourishing condition. The following officers and directors were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. William H. Crocker; first vice president, Miss Grace L. Trevor; 'second vice president, Mrs. H. B, Mehrmann; record- ng . Mrs. A. L. Wolf; treasurer, Miss Margaret Hamilton., Directors—Mrs. William H. Crocker, Mrs, Charles J. Heesem: Mrs. H. B. Mehrmann, Mrs. H. D. Rowe, Mrs. H. H. Kirby. Miss Lurana Denison, L. Trevor, Mrs. A. L. Woife. — OAKLAND, fell day forward- opted by are literally resting on their guns, the shotgun men still being on duty. Cropping from the battle appears evi- dence of a large enterprise on the part of the Syndicate. Coupled apparently with the S8an Pablo Creek move is the development by the Syndicate of a wa- Sausal Creek, E Ashby Improvement | He has been in Oakland several | THE STAND Firmly Denies Evil Motives and Scorns Prick’s Hints of Attempted Blackmail REPELS UGLY RUMORS Lester C. MeNulty Faces Woman Whose Word Is Being Weighed by Jurors OAKLAND, Jan. 3).—That the defense in the case of Lester C. McNulty, who is charged with an attack upon Dorothy Olsen, will try to prove that the girl attempted to blackmail the clubman and former Deputy County Clerk was shown to-day when Attorngy A. L. Frick con- tinued his vigorous examination of the woman in Judge Harris' court. With all his skill, however, Frick could again and again how the well-dressed | county officer tried to flirt with her on a street car, followed her from the, car and finally attacked her on a lawn near the corner of Sherman street and Tele- sraph avenue, Berkeley. She had told the story often and she did not deviate from her former recitals, | except when she declared that the first ! time she had been offered money to shield McNulty was at the Marshall home, where she was employed as a servant and where it was suggested to her by the master of the house that she take the money and say nothing. She took $200 at one time and $300 at an- other, she testified, but all this money she turned over to Justice of the Peace Edgar when the hearing of McNulty for assault was begun. The burden of Frick’s cross-examina- tion was in regard to the 3500 which Miss Olsen took from McNulty's father and brother and which she produced ‘in Berkeley at the preliminary examination. VRGED TO TAKE MONEY. The only thing sensational brought oit to-day was Miss Olsen’s declaration that the Marshalls urged her to accept tie ““Who first suggested that you take $500 from the McNultys?’ demanded Frick. “Mr. Marshall” was the reply of the girl, who had evidently misunderstood the question. When Miss Olsen described her meet- ing with the McNultys after the first sto- ries of the attack had been printed she declared that Dr. McNulty, the defend- brother, cried and pleaded with het ‘drop it.” J. M. McNulty, the father of the de- fendant, was present at the time, but he shed no tears. She declared positive- ly she had not signed the paper to the effect that McNulty was not the man who attacked her until after J. A. Marshall and his wife had urged her to do it, and she said Marshall was in the doorway. at the time. She sald Mrs. Marshall got the paper and Dr. McNulty had the foun- tain pen in his pocket with. which she signed the document. { Continuing his cross-examination, | Frick quastioned the witness closely on | what she had told Constables Jamieson, Farrar and Parker about the attack and brought out several small contradictions, but her denizl was emphatic that she had said that the man who attacked her was tall, but was darker than McNulty. DENIES GAY CONDUCT. Regarding her conduct on the electric car Miss Olsen said positively that she had not turned around more than twice to look at McNuity. . She turned first out of curiosity, she said, and the next time because she wag frightened. Frick then questioned her regarding her garments and she admitted that she had not told any one that some of them were torn until the preliminary hearing. In answer to Frick she said she had never stated that, in her opinion, Mc- Nulty was not the man who attacked her, and she said that Clifford Mar- shall’s name was brought into the case only because she compared him to the assailant. * “L couldn’t describe McNulty, so I saild my assailant looked something like Clifford Marshall,” said the girl. “It was simply drawing comparisons. I never sald Marshall might be the b “Did you telephone to Dr. MeNulty?” asked Frick. “I did not,” was the reply. ®I saw him coming and went into my room and locked the door. Then Mr. Marshall came to' my room and got me and led me into the parlor. I was alone with “J. M. McNulty, the father, when the tirst $300 was paid.” ““Did you eay it would be worth something to you, or something to Mc- Nulty to keep his name out of the papers?’ assked Frick. “I did not,” snapped the witness in reply. HARPS ON MONEY FPOINT. Frick continued to ask about the money paid to the girl, and she an- swered every question promptly, tell- ing how she had received the money in twenty-dollar gold pieces, haw Mrs. Marshall had taken it upstairs, and how finally she decided to give it back and prosecute McNulty. “It was because they said his mother was dying that 1 did not wish fo prosecute,” said the girl, with gliste: ing eyes, “It was not for the mone To every question regarding her al- leged demand for more money the girl entered a vigorous denial. Under no circumstances would she admit that she had demanded $100 more, and she was protesting against this- when Judge Harris declared a recess till to- morrow. Then the cross-examination will be resumed. ——————— CLEARS THREE COMPANIONS, BERKELEY, Jan. 30—A. C. Meyer, a university student, who Is alleged to have sold copies of Professor W. C. Blasdale’s examination questions at the end of last term, and whose case is under consideration by the stu- dents’ affairs committee of the faculty, made the following statement to-day: A statement to the effect that I had said that Mr. Golcher, Clyde Healey and Mr. West in the distribution of the “ex'” person! i } authorities have not decided who 1s re- sponsible for the theft. o . Meyer was summoned to Secretary vnmnumn'. office this morn! an who gave him the examina- tion questions he s6ld on the .He denied having stated that Gor- don gave him the paper, but refused to name the man who is guilty. y ad- mits having disposed of coples of the questions for varying sums to students. e s s ‘h’mn-“u addresses. S o ! not shake the girl’s story and she told ¢ 'WATER COMPANIES STILL |DOROTHY OLSEN [DEATH VISITS DENTAL CHAIR| COMPLETE WORK WITNESS STAN Robert E. Kearon Dies While He Gazes in a Mirror at Work Done to His Teeth HEART DISEASE CAUSE Prominent Alamedan Ex- pires Soon After Entering Office of Dr. Harry Smith ALAMEDA, Jan. 80,—While sitting in a chair and looking Into a mirror to ob- serve gome dental work that had been done to his teeth, Robert B. Kearon died suddenly In the office of Dr. Harry D. Smith in the Putzman block at Chestnut- street station last night. Dr. W. O. Smith, a brother of the dentist, has cer- tified that Kearon's death was due to fatty degeneration of the heart, with which he had been afflicted for two years. ‘When Kearon artived at the office of Dr. Harry D. Smith he appeared to be in his usual health. He had been in the room but five minutes, according to the dentist, when he collapsed and passed away in a few moments after being stricken. Kearon was a native of Wash- ington, D. C., 63 years of age. He was the husband of Susie U. Kearon and a brother-in-law. of Mrs. L. H. Jacobl. Kearon had lived in Alameda for twenty years. He was employed in the offices of a railroad company in San Francisco. EBELL CHORAL GIVES VERY FINE ENTERTAINMENT BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. OAKLAND, Jan. 30.—It was a veritable crush of women that filled the Ebell Auditori- um to-day, the attraction being the concert by means of which the choral section entertained its friends and gave them ample evidence of the good work they are doing. Certain it is that Director Robert Lioyd has performed won- ders with the little section that has grown from 15 to 40 in a few short montha. ~With the assistance of Mrs. A. E. Nash, soloist, and the Harmony Quartet of San Francisco, they gave a very pleasing programme to-day, the excellent ensemble work of the section eliciting much praise from the listeners, The Harmony Quartet, composed of Mrs. A. F. Fletcher and Mrs, Jobn Madden, sopranos, and Miss Mabel Gordon and Mrs. Robert Lioyd, altos, well deserves its name, for the voices mingle in a delightrully harmonious manner. Mrs. A. B. Nash's sweet voice has made her a favorite and her tastefully ren- dered selections to-day were recelved With the usual enthusiasm. The entire programme was as follows: “‘Snowdrops’’ (Dorn Platte); hymn, ‘‘To- Night” (Beethoven Spicker); aria, "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice'' (Saint Saens), Mrs. A. Nash; "By Moonlight” (Max ' Spicker); ““The Spenish Gypsie Girl” (Damrosch), (Hawley), Harmony “The " (A Soderman). ‘Peasant's -Wedding March’ Mrs. William Morris is curator of the seetion and Mrs. ‘T. G. Harrison assistant. A large party of Bbell ladies received and aseisted in dispensing ‘the club’s hospitality. Among the many smartly gowned women who enjoyed the afternoon were: Miss Florina Brown, Mrs. Lillian Brown Everts, Mrs Willlam R. Davis, Mrs. Selby Prentiss, Mrs. J. Walter Scott, Mrs. Rupert Whitebead, Mrs. W. W, Kerganj Mrs. George Humphrey, Miss Anita Oliver, Mrs. E. Bishop, Mrs. Harry Alderson, Miss Helen Nelson, Mrs. Asa V. Mendenhall, Mrs. John Beckwith, Mrs. D. B. Hunter, Mrs. Nus- baumer. Mrs. Alfred Burrell, Miss Grace Bur- rell, Mrs. George Fisher, Mrs. J. R. Scupham, Miss Elizabeth Scupham, Miss Mabel T. Gray, Mrs. Giles Gray, Mrs. Willis Whitmore, Mrs. Melvin Chapman and others. R Ebell is right to the fore these days, and not only are several recent events well worth re- membering, but there are others to come. It was a large and cultured gathering that heard Elmer Harris last week, but it did not surpass the representative crowd that listened, spell- bound, to Margaret Barry. Whether it was the wonderful subtlety of Maeterlinck or the grea. art of Madame §Barry or the deliclous blend- ing of both, that made the reading of Monna Vanna a rare intellectual treat, a sweet aroma ‘will remain in the minds of all who were there for days to come. With the 1st of February the Home Club will cast oft its hablliments of mourning, for its founder, Mrs. F. M. Smith, and will inaugu- Tate ths new social year with an elaborate card party at the clubhouse. The of direc- fors will be assisted by Mrs. H. C. Capwell, Mrs. E. J. Cotton and Mrs. George B, M. v - - - those who have sent out cards for can o Eota are: Mrs. J. Loran Pease, for Miss Ada Brown: Miss Josephine Beedy, for Miss Cornelia Camphell; Miss Carolyn Paliman- teer and Mrs. Murray Orrick, for Miss Alice Sullivan, Miss Dunn and Mrs. Benjamin Ed- gar—so it will be seen that life will be strenu- Sus for the maid or matron who is socially popular. | SR Skating enthusiasts are practicing early and late to be in condilion for the approaching carnival on skates at the new rink. Miss ‘Alma Perkins is one of the most If not the imost graceful skater among the many who are daily seen at Piedmont. Others who are be- coming very expert are: Miss Elizabeth Mc- Near, Miss Bvelyn Hussey, Miss Viva Nichol- son, Mrs., Robert S Knight. Mrs. Oscar Fitz- Slon Long, Mrs. Hmry East Miller, Mrs. George W. McNear Jr. and several others. The Ladies’ Ald of the First Methodist Church, of which Mrs. C. W. Kinsey s secre- tary, bave secured the services of Miss Hallis Q. Brown, a noted reader, Who will give a re- oital at the church Friday evening, February "™ Miss Brown is from Wilberforce College, Zito, Where she occupies the chalr of dramatics ond elocution. _The patronesses will be: = Mrs. Kiasey. Mrs. -J.-A. Johnson, Mrs. J. S. Bur- *Mrs. Frank Miller and Mrs. J.'R. Seup- Mrs. Melville Dozler and h::m'%v daughter, Elizabeth, are visiting Mrs. Kinsey, Mrs. Dozler's mother. Merrlil Kinsey is also home, having re- turned Mexico and Mazatlan to resume his studies at the :lniv:r!l(!. Invil have been sent out by Mrs. Louise Schmidt for the wedding of her daushter, Lilia Schmidt to g‘lmnu E:'Ird Innes, h takes place on February 21, at 8 p. m., T e Of the bride, 1312 Paru street, Alameda. CHURCH OFFICERS ELECTED. REDWOOD CITY, Jan. 30.—The Con- gregational church of this city has elected the following officers to serve for a term of one year: Clerk, Clara M. Shelly; deacon, J. W. Glennen; superintendent of the Sunday-school, L. P. Benrens; trustees—Professor McCrea, Mrs. George H. Rice, J. L. Pip- kin, F. H. Thorpe and H. Ewen. After ‘a continuous sérvice of fifteen years ‘as a trustee Robert Brown asked to re- tire, and his tes very reluctantly _granted his request. Professor McCrea is Brown's successor on the board. —————————— sity has been engaged to deliver a course of sixty lectures next summer at Yale University on the “History of Education in Europe and America.” i Members of Marin County In- quisitorial Body Present Report to Judge Lennon MAKE RECOMMENDATION st Believe That Convicted Vag- rants Should Be Compelled to Earn Their Keep A AR A Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 30.—The Grand Jury, after holding eleven meetings and examining sixty witnesses, concluded its labors to-day and presented its final re- port to Judge Lennon. Judge Lennon, in discharging the jurors, complimented them upon their work. The jurors are opposed-to the lodging and boarding of convicted vagrants at the county’s expense and recommended that the prisoners be compelled to earn their sustenance by performing county work. The gas and the water companies re- ceived much space in the report. There is considerable complaint among the county officlals and residents of San Ra- fael about the poor quality of gas fur- nished. The jurors believe that if the company uses rectified instead of crude ofl the light will be improved. The jury found that water for the court- house and grounds costs $0 per month and that $20,000 has been paid out for water. They recommend that a well be sunk on the courthouse grounds, whers there is a running spring, and that stor- age tanks be erected. A road improvement district for the suburban section of the southern portion of the county is also recommended. The district may issue its own bonds for the purpose of raising money for road pur- poses. Pool selling at Sausalito was brought before the Grand Jury for investigation. The jurors belleve that the next Legis- lature should-be asked to pass a bill de- claring pool selling to be gambling, so that it would be covered by the State statute. The'District Attorney was instructed to take steps to close the “blind pigs” in Sausalito and San Anselmo. ARTISTIC CONCERT WILL BE RENDERED Father Sesnon Arranges a Delightful Programme of Musie. OAKLAND, Jan. 30.—The great ar- tistic and fashionably brilliant success of the concert that was given for the benefit of St. Mary's Church a few months ago will undoubtedly be dupli- cated Thursday evening. for Father Sesnon is again at the helm, and his very name is assurance of something worth while. Father Sesnon is not only a thorough musician and an art- ist himself, but understands what the public enjoys. The Thursday evening affair at the Macdonough Theater is for the benefit of St. Joseph's parish in Berkeley, over which Rev. F. X. Morrison was not long ago made pastor. A programme of rare promise has been prepared and needs only to be read to insure a house crowded to capacit: by 5 Thursday evening. Following is the programme: Part I—Trio in F, Opus 42 (Niels W. Gade). for plano, violin and violoncello, allegro ani- mato, allegro molto vivace, andantino, allegro con fuoco, Fred Maurer, Hother Wismer and Fred Gutterson; recitative and aria, buco’* (Verai), Joaquin Wanrell; (a) “‘Sunr! Dowell), (b)) “A Mald 3ings Light Dowell), Mrs. M. E. Blonchard; (a) “Obstina- tion” (H. Ae Fontenailles), (b) “Still wie die Nacht” (Bohm), (¢) “Daddy™ (Wagner), : Joseph. Part 1I—"Ave Maria" (Bach-Gounod), Mrs. M. B. Blanchard, accompanied by Hother Wis- mer violin, Fred Gutterson vicloncello, Achille L. Artigues organ, and Fred Maurer piano; “La Partida,”” Spanish romance (Alvarez), Joaquin Wanrell; (a) “A Night in Spring’’ (Bohm), (b) ‘Hallelujah’”” (Ferdinand Hum- mel), Mile, Eleanore Joseph: (a) “The Rosary™ (Nevin), (b) “N (Adam), Rev. Robert Ses- non; ‘Ballade et Polonaise’ (Vieuxtemps), Hother Wismer. R —— DIRECTORS RESENT CHARGES. ALAMEDA, Jan. 30.—An open letter to the public has been issued by Di- rectors C. S. Neal, P. S. Teller, G. H. Mastick, BE. R. Anthony, William E. Pettes and Brainard C. Brown, replying to the attacks that have been made upon them recently in addresses deliv- ered by Director F. W. McCann, in which the latter charged that the rea- son the Advancement Association did not indorse the application for a rail- road franchise filed with the City Trus- tees by F. M. Greenwood was that the majority of the board was susceptible to Southern Pacific influence. The letter concludes with the state- ment: “The directors of this associa- tion regret tiiat their acquaintance with the man referred to led to their error in electing him to membership in ‘the board.” ———— OLD MAN ENDS LIFE. OAKLAND, Jan. 30.—Charles Miln- thorp, 72 vears old, committed suicide this evening by cutting his throat with a pocket knife in the basement of his residence, 818 Oak street. The old man was ¢espondent because of {ll-health and fack of employment. His body was found by his son, Walter, and John Sanderson, a neighbor. Shertly before Milnthorp had said to his Spouse while she was cooking dinner: “You have been a good wife to me” ¥H - “was missed at meal time, and the search for him uncovered the corpse in the basement He leaves eight children. The Coroner took charge. Denies Aceusations Made hv His Wife in the Complain: for Divorce Filed by H.: MEMORY IS NOT CLE\I Defendant Has No Recollee- tion of the Many Alleged Offenses Charged to Him Special Dispatch to The Call BAN RAFAEL, Jan. 30.—The marital troubles of the Finigans were further aired before Judge Lennon to-day. Colonel Finigan was the star wit- ness of the day. His hands and pookets were full of memorandum books and papers with which he had fortifled himself to refresh hiy memory o events ogcurring from 1384 until 1894, inclasive. The attorneys for the plaintif pled most of the day in wying to from Finigan where he resided at the time the separation took place. y are endeavorin, to establish Francisco as his place of residence, Finigan denied that while at Nice with his wife he had a row with her at the dinner table in the e of women. He also denied ving sald “that he would kill the woman, not the man,” as he believed that the trou- ble always originated through women. He denied that he only gave her 330 for pin money and sald that 1er gen- eral allowance was $40. He also de- nied that he accused her of ilirting with two young men in Go’ienberg. Finigan had no recc!lection of hav- ing pulled down the window shade in a compartment occupled by his wife, himself and a stranger while traveling from St. Petersburg to Berlin, or that the stranger called out to the porter, remarking, “Remove my luggage to another compartment, as there is a maniac in this compartment,” meaning Colonel Finigan. He did not remem- ber the ingtance wherein it was alleged he became offended in the Baldwin The- ater and left before the play finished, nor did he ever have any trouble about attending the wedding of Miss Tessie Fair to Hermann Oelrichs in San Fran- cisco. Deputy Registrar Joseph P. Roseher of San Francisco next appeared with an affidavit of registration dated July 25, 1896. Finigan at that time gave his occupation as farmer, age B birthplace, Brooklyn, N. Y. According to Rosener's testimony Finigan called at the Reglstrar's of- fice last week and asked to have the affidavit of registration ecanceled, as he was a non-resident of San Francisco. He could not say if Finigan had made a previous visit for the purpose of having the afidavit canceled. When Finigan was recalled and asked why he gave his occupation a farmer he saild because he was in- terested in a racehorse farm. He could not explain why his age was given as 52 on the registration afidavit in 1396, when he testified that he was 54 years old In 1884, the year of his marriage to the plaintift. Attorney Dorsey upon cross-examina- tion Brought out that there had been a scene In the clubroom of Hotel Rafael during which a gentleman. unable to bear the disagreeable remarks pertain- ing to Mrs. Finigan, angrily and em- phatically said, “If you persist in talk- ing about your wife in that manner you cannot associate with the people at the hotel.” \ —_————— ELECT NEW OFFICERS. SAN MATEO, Jan. 30.—The Knights of Pythias of this city have elected the following officers for the ensuing term: C. C, W. T. Knapp; V. C., E. S. Sehaf prelate, C. H. Chandler; M. of W., G. A. Bigelow; K. of R. and S, F. M. Selbert; M. of F., Theodore Fendler; M. of E, C. J. Hatch; M. of » Charles Sutton; I G, Ed Foster; O. G, Ed Klima; trustees—Ed Klima and C. P. Finger. Thé ceremonies of installation wers witnessed by visiting brethrem from Redwood City and San Francisco. At the conclusion of the exercises a ban- quet was served by the local lodge. Oweenee Council No. 69, Daughters of Pocahontas, have installed the fol- lowing officers to serve for the ensuing term: Pocahontas, Miss Nellle Proe- tor; Wenonah, Miss Fannie McNulty prophetess, Mrs. Margaret Booth; Pow- hattan, Charles Lorton; first soout, Miss Minnie McNulty; second scout, Mre. Lena Gift; first councilor, Mrs. Davison; second councilor, Mrs. Dres- first runner, Miss Lela Davison: guard of Forest, Miss Lavinia Ahlert; guard of tepee, Mrs. Margaret Klimer: keeper of records, Mrs. Kate Gittings; keeper of wampum, Mrs. Sarah Thorsen; ool- lector of wampum, Mrs. Lorton. The members presented handsome pins to Mrs. M. J. Lindsay and Dan Murphy, and to Mrs. Booth a valuable regalia. —_———————— WILL PROTECT ANTMALS. REDWOOD CITY, Jan. 30.—The new- 1y organized Soclety for the Pravention of Cruelty to Animals has appeinted deputies in all of the toww hips of the county except the fAfth, where a suit- able man has not yet been found. Con- stable Robert Carroll will represent the First Township, A. Strange the Sec- ond Township, Constable James Cronk and Deputy Constable John D. Felix the Third Township, and J. Michaelson the Fourth Township. CRAND JURORS _ FINCAN TAKES w