The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 16, 1906, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY ARCH 16, 1906. NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY , CERTIFCATES. FVE MILLIDS HAVE VANSHED, FOR OAKLANDER Public Administrator to .\‘uoyl-'rauk H. Johnson Inherits Oakland Bank to Recover| Princely Fortune From Estate of F. G. ’l‘hnmpcnnl Fastern Lumber King CASE BADLY ‘l‘.\NMJ-]D;l‘ol‘[{'l\' UPHOLD WILL Claim Is Made That Securi-|Heirs of Late A. ties Were Transferred- to| Fail to Deprive Real Es- \. W. Burrell by Deceased| tate Agent- of Bequest AR o | R A B a The ~ Union | OAKLAND, March e has Ng = | smiled most genially on k H. John de son. a young real estate agent of this city, ed e | who s of suspense has been E | Geclar » a fortune of nearly ot $.000.000. Johnson, who is president of the put | F. H. Johnson Investment Company of Satire formerly the Western agen . of Illinois, from wh = ceive the princely fortune e h has just been declared his by the m | rior Court of Illinols. | A A. Ashiey, whose name iz well knows e B | among lumberme he Pacific Coast p | was heav r in the Western Coast | beer which has since > the Pacific Bxport Lum- anc al years appointed Johr seve son the g the t that he w: of M Ashley's Western rests, 5 3 son became a warm personal friend - f his employer, and the latter, in his will, % equea to the voung man the hand . some fortune of $4,500,000 ' While J son was an his way » his share of the estate of & be wife of the testator the f Iroguois Theater and befg uted t Mrs. Ashley, who sough his inher} 3 ng ® egal battle, the Superior t of Mino! bank v he testator, and now end the must . 1 the ‘way of Johnson's | not k g aside < s ® w Johnson resides with his wife on Hobart reet, and when seen at his home tod clared that he would soon start for t th t to claim his share of the Ashley es- | t He however, that he would ) i as soon as his business ded, and that he intended to make his home RAIN FOLLOWS CAP AND BELLS TO OAKLAND e B ZOE GREEN RADULIFFE. ) this ¢ ministrator s In séeking unce the Refusing to Eat or Talk She Is Kept Alive Against Her Will. WOMAN GIVEN FOOD (s Would play far the Ouklamia CInt yosterassh | members in t chestra. i er with them whereyer | very one was quite resigned to (U a5 it was ot uniexpect rt as 1 Y abie leader several charming her pleusing feature of m very wucuesstuj afternapn Wwas the singing of Mrs. Alice Mason. Barmett As usual ber delighter could W scarcely audjence 1l the close of her songs, ger were they ‘to show appreciation. Miss Simpson—who by the way; s a most rouglh Central Alling. 1 America proved The club was to t Mre. Schrock bee fully done as 2 husband and four | the evening the Oakland Club again drew dren a large crowd to Maple Hall to hear the -very Ml Ao PSR | interesting lecture by Frederick W. Prince, on : 3 | the Grand Canyon of Arizows. The audience CARBOLIC ACID. | also (njoyed & musical treat furnished by Mar 5.—Gustave A.|Walter sester, violinist; Wililam Letmert gardener, took u drart | cellist Mr. Loy, planist. -This trio_of c ~ hile- brnodias ‘over | 104 sicians contributed several fine y - | concerto ers. a > d was. found | The aflair was for the benefit of the Proba- | tion Officer fund. Under the existing law the € daughter at | position of Probation Officer carries with it no s morning. The young oma notifi : E | Salary, and this burden the Oukland Club has o OSSN . B SR-1 el was through ‘the club's efforts gault, & k died shortly after the | that the urobation bill became & law’ during | the the last session of the’Legislature and right here it may be interesting to add that Judge physi | | | Lindsey of Denver, Coio., wrote to the ladies | tw who nearly 7 brooding over his threatened suicide k e Oakland Club, asking for & copy of the ending Its arrangement and wording e highest terms Aaughter went to his| Mrs. J. Walter Scott was chairman of the « breakfast this morning | cOmmittee of arrangements for the lecture. m bed suffering from Mrs. Richard Bahls was hostess yesterday to a merry party of bridge Blanche Laymagoce winning poin! bod poi e had swal- was removed to the Miss for e the ~ prize Miss Charlotte Elsey and Miss Mabel Reed, two April brides, are being feted and dined everywhere. Today Mrs. Edward Hall Dodge end her sister, Miss Laymance, entertained at the Laymance home in Fast Oakland in their honor, and tomorrow Mrs. #ercy Walk- er's charming little residence, also in East Oakland, will house another party compli- mentary to the same happy pair. The card party was preceded by a luncheon for twelve. Tomorrow the pretty home just completed by the Ernest Porters in Alameda will receive its first guests, the young hostess, who is still 2 bride, having invited a large party-to meet ber sister-in-law, Mrs. Edward H. Dodge. The Dodges expect to occupy the residence that is now nearing ‘completion in Alameda, early In April LR Every nerve connecting some part of the body with the braif.. They are so numerous that if you pene- trate the sk ith the point of a needle you will tpuch a nerve and receive a shock—pain it is called. Aches and pains come from a pressure, strain or in- jury to a nerve ; the thore prom- inent the perve the greater the Mrs. W. A. Schrock will entertain a card club next’ Monday evening at the Pledmont Clubhouse. The sixteen members of the club will be Mr. and Mrs. Schrock’s guests at din- ner first and then the usual game of 500 will be played #WOMAN IN BEACK” FOUND DEAD IN BED Martha Neweomb, Who Was Familiar Figure, My pain.. When tHg Phin_ comes Dies Suddenly. from a large neive it is called OAKLAND, March 16.—Mrs. Martha L. Newcomb, who for years was a fa- miliar figure in the business district of Oakland and was known as “the woman in black,” died suddenly In a lodging- house at 325 Ninth street, where she was found dead sitting up in bed. Heart' disease is supposed to have been the cause of death. Mrs. Newcomb was 82 years old. She whether it be the facial nerves, or Rhe heart, stomach, sciatic or other prominent nerve branch. To stop pain, then, you -must relieve the strain or pressure upon the merves.: |came to Oakland forty years ago and s’ s Pai : made, a fortune In real estate invest- Dr: Miles” Auti-Puit Pills' do- | el R e e e o this. greater portion of her fortune, how- “I suffered intense pain, caused by neuralgia. I doctored and used vari- ous medicines without getting relief until I bef taking Dr. Miles' Antj-Pain Plils. They did me more 3004 than sll the medicines I ever used. They never fall to cure my beadaches, and their use never leaves ever, before her ' death. A brother, who lives in the East, survives her. As there was no physician in attend- ance an inguest will be held. e F ¥ ENTERTAINS COMMITTEE, — Oaklang, 15.—John G. Herr. & member of the Re.. ] uny bad after-eff K publican City Central Committee, gave a di SRE. WM. BECKMAN, | To it boiy and Mayor Frank K. Mott teck 957 W. 4th , Erie, Pa. evening_at his home, 1272 Webster street, Dr. Miles’ Anti-Pain Pills are sold by | Mayor Mott was the guest of honor. ur drugglst, who will Tne "sirst a will Fahe, "R will retbrn 25 doses, 25 cents. M iles Medical Co., N o i UAGE LICENSES.—Oakland, March money. AR E Voenses ‘were. fs-. sued by Clerk i bulk. Ol o Iy W “ 88, = bella J. ‘Stevens, 22, both of San Francisco. A. Ashley| | ying accompanist—supported Mre, Bar- | nett at the piano, ndwiched between the | musical numbers, M R. Haynes' deserip- indebted Bartholomew for the | day's exc mme und she in turn was el ertaining by Cora | 8- taking charge i Oisaghey E\;ta have the -books SUCCESSOR M. J. KELLY APPOINTED Alameda Supervisors Fill flze Vacaney Caused by the Treasurer’s Death. TO FEIDLER | % P | O Q O e OF | ALAMEDA | 5 RS OU NTY —_— N ALAMEDA COUN 2 ION OF THE SUPER | VACANT BY THE DEATH OF A. W APBOINTED ' YESTERDAY A’ 1SORS FILL"THE POSITION MADE T OAKLAND, . March 15.—The vacancy aused by the death of County Treasurer A. W. Feidler was filled this afternoon at | |2 sbecial meéeting of the Board of Super- | visors by the appointment of M. J. Kelly, | an employe in the San Francisco Mint, to the position. Within an hour after the } | appointment had been made Kelly had qualified on his bond of $160,000, the Title Trust and Guaranty Company of Scran- ton, Pa., going on his bond for this| amount. Owing to the fact that Judge | John Ellsworth thought that all of the Judges should approve the bond and as three of them were attending the funeral of Feidler at Livermore, the. bond will not be filed untll to-morrow, when the | other Judges will be asked to sign their approval of it. Kelly announced that Ed- ward T. Planer, secretary of the Oakland Board of Health, would be his chief dep- uty in the place of Deputy Charles Hus- band, who has held-the position for a dozen years. Deputy C..J. Hart will not be disturbed at the present. time. The new appointee is 42 years of age and a native of Brentwood, W. Va. He came to-Oakland about twenty years ago and was employed at the old nail works, having learned the nail trade, and was with the company until it went out of business. Thirteen years ago he was named an employe of the San Francisco Mint and was advanced to the position of assayer, which he will now resign. During his residence in Oakland he has made his home at 911 Myrtle street and is unmarried. He has been a factor in the politics of the city. HUSBAND'S STATEMENT. There were no new developments in re- gard to explaining the mystery of the defalcation further than a comparison of the tags made by Feidler and their dates with the payments he made at the time he refunded the commissions retained by him on the callateral inheritance tax, which he had kept and spent for several vears. He pald into the tréasury " on May 31 of Jast’ year. On Apfil 26, barely a month .prior to that time and while the matter was still under discus- sion, he put in a tag for $3600. 'Feldler’'s next payment on this account was made on January 2 of this year, when he paid in $3182,31. There is'no tag corresponding to this amount, but there was $4304.78 un- accounted for by the ‘tags. In November and December “of Jast year $6275.19 was paid into the ‘'special fund by the County Clerk and all of that money is missing. In regard 4o the position in which he now finds himself Deputy Charles Hus- band made the following statement today: I came into this office thirteen years ago, { under the administration of Treasurer Sanford I-nu Jater was retained by County Treasurer Feidler at the solicitation of influential men of affairs @nd banks of this dity. -1 assume nome of the responsibility, either for Mr. Feid- ler's death or his defalcation, and I invite the fullest examination into the affairs of this of- fee.’ = ~ The fund which Mr. Feidler depieted was one-under s own exclusive control, Not one cent of the money with which 1 had anything to do is missing. Some of his friends have scen fit to blame me for some of his short- comings. 1 believe I dld my full duty when [ protested to him against what I belleved to be wrong. To have attempred to expose him, when I kney nothing of the amount of money that' was missing, and which might have been readily replaced, would have beem to expose my_own folly. : Mr. Feldler told me time and again that he was the Treasurer.of this county and I pre- sumed that the interests of the people of this county were sufficlently safe by his bond of $100,000. The funa he had under his control was subject to his exclusive control. Til advised persons have attempted to embar- rass me because of the situation. I refuse to be made the object of attack when I know that I am absolutely blameless. ASKS EXPERTING OF BOOKS. After the appointment of Kelly had been announced Attorney C. E.- Snook, representing him, addressed the Board of Supervisors and stated that Mr. Kelly, be- “of . the office, would of the County surer - This, ‘under the con- ditions, was believed to be proper, and | elsco to" do the work. FEIDLER. — the board authorized Supervisor John | Mitchell to make arrgngements with the firm of Knight & McLaren of San Fran- In the meantime will.remain closed to busi- the treasury ness. Upon repairing to the County Treas- urer's office for the purpose of getting access to the vault it was found that the time lock was on and that it could not be opened. It was set for 2:45 o'clock and unelss it is opened after midnight tonight cannot be opened until tomorrow after- noon. Under the circumstances Super- visor John Mitchell and Deputy Husband Will try to get the vault open tonight. Charles Loose, a friend of Feidler, who vesterday was appointed administrator of his estate, will begin an examination to- morrow of Feilder's personal effects and make a rigid search for securities which may yet remove the stain from Feilder's name. His friends still refuse to believe him guilty of any wrong doing and hope that an examination of his affairs will reveal something which will help to re- lieve the distressing conditions surround- ing his death and the subsequent ex- posures. g HUSBAND EXPLANS TAG. Deputy Tells How He Gave Friend of Feldler Money. LIVERMORE, March 15.—Lemuel W. Jones, a resident of Camp Buckeye, is the “L. W. Jones"” whosé hame appears on one of the tags found in the late County Treasurer Feidler's office. 'Th: “I O U” is for $10, and it was given for the amount which Jones obtained February 7 from Deputy Treasurer Charles Husband. When Jones said today that Husband had given him the money there was demand at once for explanation con- cerning the transaction. Jones admits signing the tag, but said he thought the money was coming from Husband, as when he went to the Treasurer's office to obtain it Feidler was at Camp Buckeye. Husband said - tonight that Jones, whom he knew as a friend of Feidler, called at the office and asked for money with which to return home ‘to Camp Buckeye. Husband added: “I gave Jones $10 out of my own pocket and took his tag for the amount. When Feldler returned I told him about it and he took, the tag after reimburs- ing me. I knew nothing about Jones except that he was one of Feidler's up- country friends and to render him as- sistance during Feidler's absence gave him the coin.” The funeral of the late County Treas- urer, held today from Masonic Hall, was attended by many of his friends from all parts of the county. Mosaic Lodge No. 218, F. and A. M., conducted the services. The Elks’ Lodge quartet, com- posed of Everett Dowdle, J. C. Hart, Frank H. Oates and R. J. Smith, sang “Good Night,” at the expressed desire of Feidler. The Rey. James Stone, pastor of the Presbyterfan Church, made impressive remarks, in the course of which he said: On the sea of lite we -dre . of into his presence with something good and something bad. something achleved and thing lost. We are uncharitable, not becauss we W 80 much, but because we. know so little, We know nothing of the temptations and struggles that lead to Others' failures; therefore we judge harshly, but wedcannot see all our brother has recorded on high. God judges us In mercy and whatever others may say of our brother, let us remember him #s we have known him_a man loyal to friends, @ true friend. Friendship ls stronger death, o0 it should be stronger than calamities of lite. We commit our brother to our heaven- y Fatber. The Rev. Arthur Hicks, an old family friend, said at the bier: 1 I have known Mr. Fefdler for years in t and have formed o very lodge and in business, ve very, high estimate of him. God's understandivg is o, | establishing OFFERS PRIZE FOR ANTHEM BY STUDENT RISl o3 BERKELEY, March 14.—The college daily, The Californian, offers a prize of §25 for a uni- versity anthem, the music for which will be written by Albert Elkus, the gifted composer, who is & member of the class of '08. The com- petition is open to any university student. The judges are to be Professor Charles Mills Gay- ley, Albert Elkus and A. C. Keane of the class of '05, The Californian declares that the uni- versity lacks an original _anthem, being obliged, apparently, to an adaptation or imitation of “‘Hall, Pennsylv ,”" the anthem written for the University of Pennsylvania vears ago. & ‘This song has been changed to read ‘“‘Hail, Callfornia,” and in that form is one of the most popular at the university. The sophomore class has voted $25, part of the profits of the sophcmore burlesque, to the fund for the benefit of James Tait's widow. Richard Farrell has announced his candidacy for the secretaryship of the Assoctated Student body. He was ane of the authors of the soph- omore burlesque. g A shipment of thirty-three cases of Peruvian antiquities today received at the museum of the department of anthropology at (he Afal- iated Colleges completes the collection made by Dr. Uhle for this department and s pecullarly interesting as being the last shipment of an- tiquities whieh will be permitted from Peru, owing to regulations made by that Government since these collections were formed. Dr. Uhle has been in charge of the archi logical _explorations of the University of Cal fornia in Peru since 1899, and has but recentl resigned to ccept a position under the Peru- vian Government as director of the National Museum of Archaeology, His investigations in | Peru have been made with a speclal view to | the chronology of the different types of culture found, and have made probable @ succession of from four to six perfpds of eivilization in the varlous localities, tracing for the first time a definite historical sequence In snclent Peruvian history. Collections were obtained from the vicinity of Trujille and Huamachuco, in Northern Peru. at several lo- calities in, Southern Peru, especially the valleys of Chincha, Ica and Pisco, and at Ancon, Chancay and other places on the coast The present shipment, Wwhich contains many valueble pieces of pottery, textiles and other antiquities, including mummie: owing the different methods of burial,. obtained in Southern Peru, some exceptionally fine pleces being found at Nazca. The final excavations were made twelv les above Lima, where the oldes type of civilization of the Lima Valley was discovered. s Professor C. Derleth Jr., associaie professor of structural engineering, college of civil en- gineering, University of California, has just received a gift from the Chicage office of ‘the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rallway of over 200 eets of blue prints of bridge work, showing the construction of .the new Santa Fe bridges. As these bridges are of the most modern and sclentific copstruction, the draw- irgs are invaluable to the students junior and senior classes who are studying Structura] steel work design. The collection of drawings contains & number of complete sets. showing bridge spans ranging from 100 to 400 feet in span length. The date of the annual Skull and Keys play has been changed from April 17 to Thursday evening, April 19. The annual military bail will be given on the evening of March 30. Both of these events have been sanctioned by the executive committee of the Assoclated Students and approved by President Wheeler, ALAMEDA GOUNTY NEWS Jakland, March 15. TWO MEN INJURED. Willlam McMullen, a stableman, residing at 696 Twenty-sixth street, was struck by the 6:20 local traln at Thirteenth and Webster streets tonight, but was only slightly bruised RETURNS FROM EAST.—Oakland, March . Capwell, president of the H. C. Capwell Company, has returned from a busi- ness trip to the East. He visited New York, Boston, Philadeiphia, Chicago, Denver and De- troit, GAMBLERS FORFEIT BAIL.—Oakland, March 15.—Jesse Janis, one of the seven al- leged pool sellers arrested during a recent po- lice raid, forfeited §50 bail in the Police. Court this morning., J. J. O'Brien and Willlam Markiin, charged With - playiog percentage poker, forfeited $10 each. GARDNER FELONY HEARING —Alameda, March 15.—The hearing of a felony charge lodged against William E. Gardner by I4-year- qld Lena Horn was begun today before Justice of the Peace F. S. Cone. The taking of testi- mory wes not concluded and the case will be resumed agaln Tuesday afterncon. FUNERAL OF MPS. HOMER.—Oakiand, March 15.—The funeral of Mary J. Homer, who was shot and killed Dby her husband, F. T. Ilomer, who subsequently committed suicide, was held today from a local undertakivg parlor. The body was interred in ztountain View Cem- etery. The inquest was held this evening by Justice of the Peace Quinw. DENTIST AGAIN ARRESTED.—Oakland, March 15.—Edward Conn, a dentist, who has been arrested several times for a variety of offenses, was taken into custody again today on a warrant charging him with practicing dentistry without a license. The arrest was made at his home, 1566 Seventh street, on com- plaint of G. M. Dexter of the State Dental Board. WANT SEPARATIONS.—Oakland, March 15.—Suit for divorce was begun today by Lelia A. Dyer against Edward J. Dyer. whom ske charges with Infidelity, naming a Mrs. Billings of Seattle as corespondent. A final decree of divorce was granted Mary Butler from Thomas Butler on the ground of extreme cruelty. She was aleo awarded the vustody of the two minor children. BANK READY TO PAY. 15.—A _stipulation was fied - today by the Wells-Fargo Nevada National Bank of San Francisco that it would pay $1081.35 to either nf the parties that wins an action brought by aged James H. McMillen to recover some $20,- €00 from Addle S. McMillen, his wife, who, he declares, has defrauded him out of his es- tate. By doing this the bank was excused as a party to the action. SALARY INCREASED.—Berkeley, March 15.—Fugene R. Hallett, private eecretary to President Wheeler, has received notification from the Board of Regents that his salary ie 0 be Increased from $100 a month to $150. He has been In the president’s office for five months, taking the post left vacant by Victor Henderson, the latter being acting secretary for the Board of Regents. Hallett graduated with the class of '05. SHELL MOUND CLUB PICNIC.—Oakland, March 15.—The members of the Shell Mound Rifie and Pistol Club have completed arrange- ments for a picnic to be given at Shell Mound Park on Sunday, March 1S. A good pro- gramme of games and other »sports has been arranged by the picnic committee, the mem- bers of which are A. M. Poulgen, T. A. Schul- lerts, A. A. Poulsen, W. A. Slebe, R. & Wix- son 4nd G. W. Hughes. . SELLS LIQUOR TO YOUTH.—Oakland, March 15.—Charles R. Hanegras, who conducts s salogn at Fourth and Clay streets, was ar- rested * thix afternoon for selling liquor to —Oakland, Ma ) Sarn Francisco on the 10 o’clock train. | the depot the excursionists will be met a 16-year-old Bock. purchased two bottles of claret and one of beer from Hanegras, and he will be sentenced for drunkenness by Police Judge Samuels to- morrow. EARL HELD TO ANSWER.—Oakland, March 15.—Walter Earl, who with his brother, Richard J. Earl. attempted to prevent Sev- enth Day Adventists from working on a build- ing at Third and Grove streets on Sunday, has beén_held by Police Judge Smith to answer to the Superfor Court for assault with a deadly weapon under bond. He struck G. W. Cawthon with a cobblestone. Richard J. Earl ‘was found guilty of drunkenness and disturbing the peace and will be sentenced to- morrow, f R WOULD HORSEWHIP MERCHANT. —Ala- meda, March 15.—Mme. Sara Jajou. who was until recently proprietor of the Pacific Hotel, challenged Chris Grau, a Park-street notion dealer, to come out on the sidewalk in front | of his place” today and she would beat him with a whip. Grau refused to meet the irate ‘woman. [me. Jajou alleges that Grau has uttered remarks derogatory to her name in connection . L '::r g -andm lndn!lucn to cases of the girls Lena Horn and Loulse and Police Department affaire. a great deal deeper than our understanding of each other; there is not one here but wiil not say our brother was a true and loyal friend to every one he knew. I like to think of him that way. There is no Where earth’s sorrows are feit more than In heaven; there is no piace where our errors are more kindly dealt with than- there. Our mnfl are thoroughly known there, there- fore us be considerate; also thus put in practice the best teachings of the word of The floral offerings were very numer- ous and beautiful. Sheriff Frank Bar- net, Judge T. W. Harris, F. R. Fassett. R. E. Emminger, Reuben Hunter and George Barnes were pallbearers. Live Oak Camp, No. 114, Woodmen of the ‘World: Livermore Aerie, No. 609, of Eagles, and Washington Grove, No. 82, of Druids, wi in the funeral escort. Interment was In the Masonic Ceme- tery, Livermore. GREAT THIKERS WILL LECTURE Delegates From Association of American Universities to Meet at Stantord Today MEN OF NOTE IN PARTY Students Will Attend the . Assembly and Hear Famed Edueators From the East Specigl Dispatch to The Call. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 15.— One of the™most important assemblies to be held at Stanford University in some time will take place tomorrow merning in the Assembly Hall when the students will gather to listen to the delegates from the Association of American Universities. The | party which will visit the campus is com- posed of many of the foremost educators and thinkers of the country. Several presidents of the large Eastern seats of Jearning will be present and many inter- esting and instructive addresses are ex- pected. At a meeting of the association which will be held in the council room a paper prepared by President Schurman of Cornell University will be read. The party is expected to arrive from At by representatives of the faculty. At the assembly Dr. Ira Remsen, president of Johns Hopkins, Dean Andrew F. West of Princeton, Theodore Woolsey of Yale and Professor W. A. Carpenter of Columbia University will make the addresses. Mrs. David Starr Jordan and President Jordan will entertain the delegates at a luncheon which will be served in the hall of the Zoology bunwng. Upon the com- pletion of the repast the meeting of the association will be held and then the visi- tors will leave for S8an Francisco. The university orchestra will play at the assembly and the students will sing col- lege songs. —_———— TEARS WIN FREEDOM. BERKELEY, March 15.—A woman's tears and a babe in arms were weapons that wrought freedom for Mrs. Anna Boyee in Judge Kdgar's court today after the court had found the woman guilty of battery upon the person of Mrs. Catherine Ferris. It was mother love that led Mrs. Boyce into her dif- fieulty with Mrs. Ferris, when the two ‘women fought for possession of Mas- ter Brewster Boyce, 4 years of age, and ® was the sight of the distressed mother with the child in her arms that helped to weave the spell whereby Judge Edgar was lured into letting the woman go free.. She came into court to be sentenced, after being convicted last Tuesday of battery upon Mrs. Ferris. “I .have mo money, your Honor,~ cried Mrs. Boyce between her sobs and the wailing of the little child in her arms. “If I am fined T will have to go to jail. I-have no means of support, and 1 don’t know what I will do if there is a fine to pay." The plea was effective. With an admonition fronm: the court, suggesting that the defendant confine herself to le- gal measures in her attempts-to secure possession of her child, Judge Edgar directed that she be released. ———— LIQUOR DEALERS CITED. OAKLAND, March 15.—As a result of the recent personal Inspection of the | City Council the license committee to- night cited the proprietors of the Mai- son de I'Opera and Merchants’ restau- rant to appear next Thursday night and show cause why their liquor licenses should not be revoked, owing to the unsatisfactory conditions found by the Councilmen. .The former resort had apartments connected with it, and the latter had wooden doors to its private boxes. Elliott’s resolution to limit the num- ber. of saloons was voted down, but his resolution to revoke the licenses of those . who sold liquor to women ana minors, and not to grant licenses to any but citizens of the United States, were recommended. ———— MAYOR IS POLICEMAN. ALAMEDA, Mareh 15.—Mayor Wil- liam J. Gorham is to appoint himself a special policeman without pay, ke says, in order that he may possess the full | authority of a peace officer to visit and inspect places such as saloons and lodg- ing-houses, where he ¥ now unable at times to visit unless he is accompanied by a patrolman. Mayor Gorham’'s de- termination to make himself a police- man was brought about as the result of detective work he has done during the last ten days in investigating gam- bling places, saloons and lodging- houses where local ordinances have been violated. ———— WILL OBSERVE ERIN’S DAY. OAKLAND, March 15.—The annual ball of the Hibernians will be held St. Patrick’s night in Forester's Hall, Thir- teenth and Clay streets. Irish dances will be interspersed in.the programme. The committees have worked hard for the success of the event. A celebration of St. Patrick’s day will be held Saturday evening at the audito- rium®of St. Patrick’ parish, West Oak- land. Addresses will be delivered by John I Burke and the Rev. J. B. McNally. A musical programme of merit, appro- priate to the day, has been arranged. WANY STUDENTS FAIL T0 PASS Notice to Leave College Given to Six Stanfordites and 55 Are Told to Do Better NEW SYSTEM IS BLAMED Method Allowing Seholars Probationary Term Re- sponsible for Lomg List Special Dispatch to The Call. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March Six students have been requested to sever their connections with the Stanford Uni- versity and fifty-five others have be warned that if their standing is not bette they need not appear next term. These edicts are’ the result of the regular meet ing of the faculty scholarship committee The reports of this committee which ap- pear in the form of warning cards, face tiously called “smoke-ups” by the under grads, and “flunk” notices have been dis- tributed about the campus since the first of the week. Many cards giving notice of delinquency in single subjects have been issued to even a greater number, The large number of delinquents this vear is charged to the new system insti- tuted at the beginning of last semester by which a freshman was allowed to re main, provided he made only a third of his registered units. This ruling allowed meny entrants to return on probation who under the old conditions would ha been dropped. Many of these students for the second time have not reached the standard. WRIT OF PROHIBITION | TIES UP SUPERVISORS Marin Board Prevented Mak- | ing Change on Bolinas- - { Fairfax Road. Special Dispatch to The Call SAN RAFAEL, March 15.—The Marin County Water Company deposited its | check for $12,500, in favor of the county with the clerk of the Board of Super- visors this afternoon. This is the amount the company agreed to give the county to help defray the expense incurred by the county in comdemning land. and the | cost of the change in the Bolinas-Fairfax Irotd as recommended by the viewers ap- | pointed by the board. | The Board of Supervisors, which ad- journed a week ago to meet today for the | purpose of adopting a resolution providing for the final adoption of the viewers' re- port, was served with a writ prohibiting further action on the resolution until the court grants permission, and compelling the board to show cause on March 2 why th€® writ should not remain absolute. No further action will be taken in the mat- ter unless the court dissolves the Wri, SUMMER- SESSIONS WILL BEGIN IN JUNE Stanford’s Marine Biological Laboratory to Be Opened ‘ at Pacific Grove. | STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 15.— | The regular summer session of the - | rine Biological Laboratory of the Stanford University situated at Pacific Grove will commence Monday, June 4, and will con- | tinue for a period of six weeks. The corps of instructors of the school has been | largely increased by the addition of mem- bers of the regular faculty. The faculty | members who have been selected to con- | duct the recitations and lectures are: | George C. Price of the zoology depart- | ment, Clara C. Stollenburg of the physio | logy department and H. B. Humphert of the botany branch. Dr. Price, who wil! have full charge of the institution, has had the management of the laboratories for geveral years and is credited with being largely responsible for the growing popularity of the course, ———— RAILROAD EMPLOYE IS HURT | IN THE SHOPS AT TIBURON | | Colloni, 1 SAN RAFAEL. March —Josepi employed in the California | Northwestern Railroad shops at Tib | uron, was squeezed between a | lever | and the wall of the wood-working shev | this morning and severely injured. The injured man was brought here on a spe- cial train and sent to the Cottage Hos- pital fer treatment. - —————— BURGLAR IS CAPTURED. MARTINEZ, March 15.—During absence of Station Agent S. Corelld early this morning three men broke iato the Soutbern Pacific station and rifled a number of packing cases, but got noth- ing of value. The station agent on re- turning shortly after 1 o'clock dis- covered the burglary and summoned Sherift Veale, who captured one of the robbers hiding in the storercom. The man gave the name of John Brinkworth and feigned intoxication when caught. His companions escaped on a freight train, which left the station just before Corelli returned to the depot. Hun)dedi Jay HE NATURAL LAX BEST ATIVE dad W