The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 21, 1906, Page 6

'NEWS OF THE DOROTHY OLSEN REPEATS STORY Rigid Cross - Examination Does Not Change Testi- mony on Witness Stand FLIRT NO SAYS SHES Berkeley Domestic Denies That She Ever Encouraged McNulty in Any Fashion —_—— March 20.—While -Dorothy t so positive at ‘this trial re- of the attack upon in Berkeley, domestic has not been shaken ony, despite the vigorous cross-examination of Attorney A. I With two Salvation Army lassies rt, Miss Olsen re- x morning and she the day without once call- Yesterday tri of was igter- the young woman, who said OAKLA. Olsen | garding her by ing for fre the se rupted by the close air of the courtroom distressed | not been for the timely as- er, Mrs. Anderson, she further cross-examination by Frick, with few interruptions ty District Attorney. tioned the wo- answer to Frick's questions, Miss Olsen said she screamed when McNulty threw her on the lawn &nd cried, and was still erying when she saw Miss Janet Forbes, &nd when later she went to the room of Miss Sophie Peterson at the Marshall home. She admitted that she did not tell n clothing, but ir being disar- s broken. s Brown is the people in the y. At the former t Attorney Allen conducted jon, but he is now engaged broke murder case. Brown s being sanguine of expresses the results the second trial of Me- Nulty, but Frick declares there will not be & sec greement of the jury. i 1, Frick says, he wil nce that will re- sult al al t 9:30 o'clock tomor- wo “co- the other at have con- punish a student »yed them by pub- thelr kins, There engagements to no Am- , whose name is the Daily Californian, today prints a letter she re- d from Indiana a few days ago, is ed as & prominent senior, whose e i e way was secured by W. Mattox of the Indiana University him printed in his list of fake agements. This California sked by Miss Luna Dickerson ngton, Indiana, who also has Mattox' hands, to join in to expose and punish Mattex for dence. Miss Dickerson pro- Mattox and the are one, and the wedding e prove that mythical “Wilkins seme person. DIVORCES ARE NECESSARY. March 20.—Albert Dab- of the recent Con- Uniform Divorce Laws, has re- Washington, D. C., where d from se went to represent California. He says the congress acknowledged that divorce was a necessary evil, but that ere should be a uniform law to mod- fy that evil —_———— MORE TRAINS FOR ALAMEDA. ALAMEDA, Marc —General Man- ager W. S. Palmer of the Southern Pa- cific Company has notified the City Trustees that his corporation ex- pects to put a new local train schedule the into operation on Lincoln-avenue or morth side line early next month that will practically give Alameda a twelve-minute service with Ban Fran- cisco. —_——————— SUICIDE'S IDENTITY.—Oakland, March 20.—Thomas Hiller, who committed suicide yesterday at Fortuns, is belleved to be Theo- dore ¥ . & mill hand i pephew of Johr residing Market street. lain th BRI R Robbing Yourself That is just what you are doing when you fail to get reg- ular and sufficient sleep. Your body requires this unconscious period for repair work; with- out it your nerve energy be- comes exhausted, and you are tired, worn-out, ‘nervous, ex- citable; have headache, neu- ralgia, indigestion, poor appe- tite, or other ailments caused by a lack of merve force. Make it your business to sleep. . If you are restless, take Dr. Miles’ Nervine; it soothes and strengthens the mnerves, and brings sweet, refreshing, life-giving sleep, and gives the organs power to work natur- ally. Try it to-day. T had & severe spell of fever, whi left me in & very weak condition an Vi I had severe s of 0 recover my strength was of no avail until I began taking Dr. Miles’ Restorati' Nervine. I extent i '?cmn .wl . GILI . Belvidere, Dr. Miles’ is sold by you bl will benefit. If it falls, he will refund your money. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind CROUND BROKEN FOR BIC PLANT QOakland Chemical Company Begins Work on a Great Enterprise in Melrose WILL USE ITS OWN ORE New Corporation to Furnish Products Now Imported at Great Expense From FEast OAKLAN®, March 20.—Ground was broken today for the plant of the Oak- land Chemical Company, which will be located at Melrose and which when completed will be one of the largest manufacturing industries. on the Pa- cific Coast. The new plant will be Jdo- cated at a point just north of the east end of the. tidal canal, where eighty acres of land have been secured which lie on both sides of East Creek, south- | east of Melrose, and facing the main line of the Southern Pacific Company. Frank M. Smith, the “borax king, is president and H. Dumont secretary of ‘the new company, which has been capitalized at $250,000. It is a close corporation. The new plant is to be erected by Smith, Emery & Co., chemical engineers of Ban Francisco. The plant is to be { built in units, and the first.unit, which will be a .sulphuric acid plant, consist of three buildings, for which ground was broken today. These build- ings will be 300x80, 80x40 and 50x40 feet in size and will form a complete plant for the manufacture of sulphuric acld. Later other buildings for the manufacture of nitrie, muriatic and ydro-chloric acids and other heavy chemicals will be added, also facilities for the making and refining of chemic- ally pure chemicals. It is the purpose of the company not only to replace by manufacture the heavy chemicals now imported from the East at great expense in freight charges, but to utilize the large bodies or iron pyrites ore which have been found on perty near Leona Helghts. The new company will employ sev- eral hundred men, both at the factory at Melrose and the quarries at Leona Heights. The fact that the company has large bodies of ore close at hand wils make delays in the securing of raw material for the making of the chemicals impossible and will insure steady operation of the plant. The new industry will bring In its train many other enterprises which de- pend for their operation on the heavy chemicals which will be produced by this company, but of which it has hitherto been almost impossible to ob- tain a sufficient supply for their needs. GRAND JURY PROBING FEIDLER SHORTAGE Will Examine A1l Who Bor- rowed From Former Ala- meda Treasurer. OAKLAND, March 20.—The Grand Jury began a searching investigation into the defalcation of the late County Treasurer A. W. Feidler today. Former Chief Deputy Charles Husband, the first witness, was unable to tell the Grand Jury anything more in regard to Feidler's handling of the funds than he has already stated to the press. He stated that at times he had got an inkling that all was not as it should be, but never doubted that Feidler was able to make g0od any loans. Deputy Bheriff Wales was also called for a few minutes and asked in regard to an I O U of his for $15 found in an en- velope with other evidences of indebted- ness to Feidler. He stated that he had been in the habit. of borrowing small sums from Feidler for years past, but had never let them go unpaid longer than to the next pay day. The Grand Judy intends to question every one who had borrowed money from Feldler, and also County Auditor Bacon, District Attorney Allen and Supervisor John Mitchell, the committee that counts the cash each month, to ascertain how it happens several funds in the keeping of the Treasurer had been overlooked. The experts have about completed their work and have stated to County Treas- urer Kelly that they have found no evi- ‘dences of the books having been falsified. They expect to finish their work tomor- row, and will then be able to state the exact amount of the shortage in the funds. The Grand Jury will hold a special ses- sion Thursday. THINKS CITY LINES WILL BE CHANGED Oakland - City Attorney’s Views on Effect of Mor- row Decision. OAKLAND, March 20.—City Attorney McElroy after cursory reading as to Judge Morrow’s decision in the West- ern Pacific-Bouthern Pacific case is of the belief that if the decision shall be sustained the lines of the city of Oak- land will have to be changed to con- form to the opinion. According to the City Attorney, the decision determines that the western corporate boundary of the city i the present low water mark instead of tae low water line of 1852. There are several hundred acres out- side the old lines which will have to be included, the City Attorney says, should the higher court uphold the de- cision. Already fears are expressed lest a new move on the part of the Western Pacific should cause the Gould com- pany to abandon Oakland as a terminal and seek outlet elsewhere along the bay shore where the Southern Pacific @oes not control. Hints have been thrown out that the. newco: might join hands with the capitalists who have through F. M. Greenwood obtained a terminal and railway franchise in Alameda. The ‘Western Pacific has the right w0 bring a condemnation suit against the South- ern Pacific to gain access to deep water across the lands in question. —————— COUNCILMAN IN FIGHT. OAKLAND, March 20:—Councilman Alexander McAdam and John Dever- eaux became involved in a quarrel over the failure of the Street Department to employ Devereaux's team and they came to blows on the steps of the City Hall after the Council meeting last night. The lie was passed and the men began punching at one another's heads, but Councilman Hahn parted them be- fore any great dunfie ‘was done. Dev- ereaux’s eye was blackened and Adam’s lip was cut. - will ‘pital. { 5 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1906. OUNTIES ABO GRAND JURORS DENOUNCE ~ [STATE COUNCIL [FICHT AT POLLS |INSANE WONAN REV. ROBERT WHITAKER| [N CONVENTION|- WILL BE LIVELY KILLED BY NURSE SLANDER Remarks of Pastor Are Denounced as False. Inquisitors Say the Cleric Failed Be- fore Them. : Bl o 8 o L OAKLAND, March 20.—The Grand Jury this afternoon expressed its disapproval of what it states are the unwarranted ut- terances of the Rev. Robert Whitaker of East Oakland, who from his pulpit has made wholesale charges of corruption in city and ‘county affairs, but who when asked ‘to submit proof or point out to the Grand Jury where such might be obtained refused or was unable to do so. The fol- lowing was- unanimously adopted by the Grand Jury srd made public, in which it discredits his utterances and says: Whereas, The Rev. Robert Whitaker of East Oakiand has defamed the fair name of our city by public utterances from the pulplt, charging both city and county officlals with corruption and widespread disregard for law and morality in_consequence; and, Whereas, This Grand Jury has called upon the reverend gentieman to come before this body and substantiate the charges he has made with proof of his assertions, or to set this body in the way of gaining such information as would lead to the ferreting ovut of the truth of these charges; and Whereas, After being called lgYore said rn, he, the said Grand Jury and being duly Rev. Robert Whitaker, has falled to produce any evidence to substantate the assertions and utterances made by him charging city and county officlals with corruption, we are convinged “that the statements .of the Rev. Robert Whitaker should be discredited. The attention of the Grand Jury was called to the utterances of Rev. Mr. Whit- aker by reason of the fact that he went before the City Council and offered to put an investigating committee, to be ap- pointed by himself, in the way of uncov- ering official corruption. The City Council was unable to do anything with his prop- osition, and he refused to give the sources of his information. The attention of the Grand Jury was then.called to him in the hope that he might make disclosures. He was called today as a witness and asked in regard to a statément of his in which he is quoted as having said that Percy Pembroke, now ou trial for murder, was allowed to parade the streets of Fruitvale at night in company with a dep- uty constable. His failure to give any proof of this in the face of the posi- tive denial by Sheriff Frank Barnet and Chief Jailer Percy White caused the jurors to act. HONORSFOR" FAVORED ONES AT UNIVERSITY BERKELEY, March 20.—The coveted posi- tions on the staff of the editor In chief of the Blue and Gold were given out today by Mau- rice E. Harrison as follows: Managing editors—J. M. Burke, in charge of special detall; L. A. MacArthur, in charge of printing; Miss A. D, Biddle, in charge of pho- tographs. University—E. 0. Helnrich (chairman), Miss M. P. Hayne. Literary—D. L. Levy (chairman), F. T. Smith, R. P, Blake, A. E. Andersopn, Miss H. 1. _Eschenburg, Miss M. Dewey. Debating—¥. A. White (chairman), H. P. Jones. Journalism—P. 8. Thacher (chairman), H. M. Johnson, A.' Kohlberg. ‘Atheltics—8, L. Schwartz (chalrman), A. C. Kendall, H. L. Wollenberg, Miss R. H. Thomp- son. Colleges—Miss E. E. Willard (chairman), J. P. Shaw, H. M. Isaacs. Classes—8, H, Ingram (chairman), V. M. Alvord, Miss G. E. Bardshar. College year—S. Macneil (chairman), C. K. Hardenbrook, J. G. Newman, Miss E. R. Mc- Quiddy, Miss E. Petterson, Clubs—1. P. Aten (chairman), J. F. Johnson, Miss E. J. Enyeart. Organizations—P. K. Yost (chairman), F. Petterson, A. K, Andross, F. E. Johneon,’ Miss A. W. Porterfield, Miss F. J. Watters. ‘Dramatics—T. R. Thompson (chairman), H. M. Hall, Miss M. Daniels. ‘Soclety—Miss W. T. Sale (chairman), C. L. Variel, Miss E. G.” Ostrander. Fraternities—Q. Meckfessel (chairman), P. 8. Thacher, Miss G. M. Thomas. Josh—E. J. Loeb (chairman), G. A, Randall, P. W. Stafford, F. H. Lawson, Miss E. Mehl- man, Miss E. A. Wikoff, Miss E. B. Merril. Art—S. J. Hume (chairman), S. W. Cheney, 1. J. Ball, J. A. Mitchell, W, R. Henderson, Miss E. M. Cole. . Since the beginning of the symphony concerts W. J. McCoy, the well-known composer and authority on orchestration, whose ‘‘Hamadry- ads” music was performed in the Greek Thea- fer last September, has been studying the music of the successive concerts With his Classes. learning of this, the musical and dramatic committee of the university has en- gaged him to give three public analytical lec- fifes on the music of the remaining concerts of the series. /These wil be given in Hearst Hall on the evenings of March 26, April 9 and 23, the Mondays. before the concerts, e ————— EXPERT TO MAKE CITY BEAUTIFUL Oakland Engages Services of a Distinguished o2 A Civic Artist. OAKLAND, March 20.—The City Council has authorized the employment of Charles Mulford Robinson, the distinguished civic expert and landscape artlst, to prepare plans for the beautification of Oakland’s boulevards, parks and Lake Merritt. In recent discussion with Mayor Mott the noted artist declared: “Oakland -can do more with $1,000,000 than the city of Los Angeles can with $10,000,000 in the way of beautifying the city. Oakland’s superior natural attractions are largely responsible for this statement.” —————— INSANE WOMAN WANDERS WITH BABY THROUGH RAIN Mrs. Marle Economu, a Deranged Hun- garian Woman, Walks Streets With Three-Months-01d Child. ‘With a three-months-old baby in her arms, Mrs. Marie Economu, a Hun- garian woman, entered the office of the Associated Charities yesterday. She could talk but little English, and her appearance denoted that she was de- ranged. An attempt was made to take her into custody, but she managed to escape and wandered out into the rain again with the baby. The woman was arrested late' last night near the corner of Sixth and Mis- sion streets and taken to the detention ward at the Central Emergency Hos- By that time the little one was nearly dead from exposure. Mrs. Economu has been living at ¢ Alice street. In her coherent moments ghe declares that her husband is in Los Angeles. She is evidently insane be- cause of hunger and neglect. | when the collisio occurred, IS CHARGED —_— EBELL TICKET FOR NEW TERM IS A SURPRISE BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.- OAKLAND, March 20.—It. looks now as if Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury would occupy the president’s chair at Ebell when Mrs, J. B. Hume, the incumbent, retires. The nominating board made its selections, to- day and when the leading name was announced there was considerable surprise, as it was not Eencrally known that Mre. Woodbury was “‘presidentlally” ambitious, although ehe will undoubtedly make an excellent presiding of- ficer. As a speaker Mrs, Woodbury ranks with Mrs. Hume, one of the cleverest talkers in club “circles. ' The retiring president is_ fluent, eloquent, forcéful and convincing, while' the president to be, with an equal command of language, inclimes more to delicate sarcasm and a pleasant wit. So, though the club will sustain a loss in the retirement of Mrs. Hume— whom the constitution prevents from again be- ing an aspirant—the members are congratu- lating themselves that their ranks include one 50 well able to take Ner place. The entire ticket is as follows: President, Mrs, Charles J. Woodbury; first vice president, Miss Eva Powell; second vice president, Mrs. John Bake- well; recording secretary, Mrs. John W. Me- Clyraonds; financial secretary, Mss. rison; treasurer, Mies Jennie Hill ing secretary, Mrs. E. C. Merrill; assistant sec- retary, Miss Grace Burrell; general curator, Mrs. E. C. von Helms. The new membership committes 15 also to be announced and will in- clude Mrs. Frances Gray, Mrs. R. H. Cham- berlain, Mrs. Frank Ogden, Mrs. T. L. Barker and Mrs. James A. Johnson. At three o'clock the art section, of which Mre. D. W. Gelwicks is curator, took charge and furnished a programme of merlt. Spanish art and artists’ were discussed and other fea- tures of the programme and the decorations partook also of the Spanish epirit. Golden pop- ples and crimson roses fndicated the colors of Spain and a Spanish dance by Moszkowski, in duet form, was played by Mrs. E. F. Welhe and her daughter, Miss Roxana Weihe. There were several papers, one on_ ‘‘Moorish Archi- tecture in Spain,” by Mise Ella Bullock, ai other on *‘Valesquez,” hy Miss A.-G. Wilkin- son, and still anothér on, “‘Murillo,” by Miss ry Cutter. In lighter vein was a recitation. anana,” by Miss Emmabelle Zucker; a Spanish dance by Miss Davida Bleuel and a tambourine dance in costume by Miss Zucker and Miss. Bleuel that elicited a hearty encore. There were some very fine prints of the most noted works of Murilio and Valesquez, and al- together the afternoon was a success. Mrs. Gelwicks was assisted In receiving by Mrs. C. H. Gorrlll, Mrs. A. M. Rosborough, Mrs. J. H. White, Dr.- A. L. Miller, Mrs. Ha: vey Fish, Mrs, Mary Matthews, Mrs. M. J. Bleuel, Mrs. ‘Walton, Mfss Hill, Wilkinson, Miss Newman, Miss Bullock, Mies Gregory, Misses Gorrill, Miss Zucker, Miss Cutter, Miss Ramona Radcliffe, Miss Jean Ba- ker, Miss Davida Bleuel, Mre. E. H. Ben- jamin, Mrs. J. W. McClure, Mrs. john Bake- well, Mrs. C. W. Kinsey, Miss Eva Powell, Mrs. B. F. Welhe, Miss Henrlett® Frear, Mrs. George D, Hildebrand, Mrs. Charles Rudolph, Mrs, H: C. Capwell, Mrs, M. W. Mathes, Mrs. Morrls Zucker and Mrs, Van Horn Cooley. On Monday evening hext the women of the bullding fund committee will again endeavor to 0 add to thelr capital, and Rabert Ritchie has Leen asked {0 glye, on that occasln, his inter; esting talk on ‘‘Korea, the Ghost of Japan.™ Mr. Ritchie has many friends here who will be pleased with this opportunity to hear him. On Tuesday next Mrs, H.,C..Capwell will have charge of the programme. and W. J. Me- Coy will_delivef his te on ‘‘The Pianoforte and Its Literaturs,’ “wit Lucy Hannibal and Miss Rita Slater, pianistes, apd a group.of Mr. McCoy's eongs by Mrs. Olive Reed Cushman, centralfo. ' In- strumental ~mumbers: Bach—Prelude and Fugue, C sharp major; Beethoven—Scherzo from Sonata, E flat, op. 3k Choph Poloriaise, A flat, op. 53. Songs—''Love loved,”” “Would You?” “Love Lies Dreaming, ““June: Mendelésohn—Capriccto Brillante in B minor, with second pidno. string-qaartet, clari- net and flute; Grieg—Concerto A ‘minor, with accompaniment as above. H. C. Capwell, who was quite Il when he returned from New York a few days ago. Is able to take charge of his business affalrs again. e e Mr. and Mre, J. W. McClure have given up their home on Alice street and are domiciled at the Metropole. oIV . The concert that the Knickerbocker Quartet is giving at_Hamilton Hall Thursday evening to aid the Christian Endeavor Soclety of the First Christian Church promises to be one of the leading musical events of the season. GREENWOOD GIVEN ALAMEDA FRANCHISE Railroad Agitation Is Final- ly Settled by the Trustees. ALAMEDA, March 2.—Now that the City Trustees have disposed of the rail- road agitation that has had the munici- pality by the ears for four months by granting F. M. Greenwood a franchise to construct an electric traction system to be operated in connection with a ferry line to San Francisco, the beginning of actual eperations is awaited with interest. Under the terms of the franchise, which is for fifty years, Greenwood and his as- soclates will have to commence work and complete the project within two years. The grantee and his assigns are prevented from transferring their privileges to any common carrier now operating in Alameda. This clause is to prevent the stifiing of true competition. * No less than five stopping places for passengers shall be maintained in the city and traing are to be operated at intervals of not more than a half-hour. The city is to have the right to use the poles of the new line for the accommodation of mu- nicipal wires if the same should be re- quired, and company controlling the road is bound to furnish the city with not more than forty are street lights. The single fare for one continuous trip from any point in the city s not to exceed § cents, and monthly commutation tickets to San Francisco are not to cost more than $3. Greenwood: or his successors will have |° to deposit with the City Treasurer within sixty days $50,000 to guarantee, the m- ing out of the provisions of the fra e. Although the franchise as granted to Greenwood permits him to use steam power, it is stipulated that within ninety days the grantee shall apply to the City Trustees to change the motive power, and when such change is made will ‘not be permitted thereafter to use steam power. i . . There is a strong rumor that the Key Route Is interested in the new ferry en- terprise. a5 £ J T CARS COLLIDE ON DAM. OAKLAND, March 20.—Through th failure of the brakes to work at a critical moment on-a track slippery from rain two heavy electric cars met in a rear end collision on the Twelfth. street dam this afternoon a few min- utes after 4 o'clock, both cars being badly wrecked. The passengers were shaken and frightened and several were slightly cut by flying bits of broken glass, but noné were seriously injured. . |3 ¥ Conduetor Arthur Johnson, in charge of car 265 on the Fourth-avenue line of the Oakland' Fraction Company, which was run into by car 155 of the Hay- wards division, was cut and bruised by being thrown forward into the car but his injuries were- slight. i . llustrations by Miss | the grantee | Junior Order of United|Great Interest Is Displayed American Mechanics Meets in Session in Oakland MAYOR MOTT WELCOMES ’ Dectares That Nation Needs a Better Realization of ‘What Citizenship Means OAKLAND, March 20.—The State Coun- cil, Junior Order’ United American Me- chanics, was convened in annual session today at Woodmen's -Hall, the delegates being the guests of General George A. Custer Council, No. 22. Mayor Mott delivered an address of wel- come, in the course of ‘which he said: The. welconie I give you to our city is that of its official head, representing all of our peo- i ple, and_ it is that of an individua! conscious of ‘a devotion to the doctrine of Americanis: in its -highest and* most patriotic sense— devotlon which you and all of us feel needs but the demand to bring It into militant being for the protection and upbuilding of our beloved “natlon. State Councilor D. G. Mitchell respond- ed to the Mayor's address. 5 At, the afternoon: session: the questions of immigration and of, support for the national organ, The ‘American, published at Raleigh, N. C., were under discussion. The delegates were the guests this even- ing of Custer Council at a banquet at the Hotel Metropole. Dr. George H. Derrick, past State councilor, was toastmaster. Those in charge of the banquet were Herman Paine, L. C. Shannon, W. A. Peterson; receptijon committee—C. A. James, J. N. Bedell and W. L. Wilkins. The session will close tomorrow. ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS NEW AERIE OF EAGLES.—Oakland, March 20.—A new aerle of the Fraternal Order g‘ les will be organized at Blackman's 1, itvale, temorrow night. PREACHER HURT.—Berkeley, March 20.— Rev. W. Hancock, a colored preacher, was run over by an electric car at Alcatraz and Ade- Iine streets last night, necessitating the am- putation of part of his foot. GARDNER HELD.—Alameda, March 20.— William E. Gardner was today held by Justice of the Peace F. S. Cone to answer to the Superior Court on a felony charge preferred by Lena Horn, 14 years of age. Gardner is married. LOSES COIN.—Berkeley, March 20.—Guy Barman of 1927 Addison street, reported to the police today the loss of $73 in gold, which he belleves was taken from his pockei as he slept while en route on the Berkeley local from the broad-gauge mole to his home. YOUNG MACHINIST KILLED.—Oakland, March 20.—W. W. Morgeneier, 20 years old, the son of Robert Morgeneler, residing at 1068 Tenth street, was accidentally electrocuted vesterday at the Floriston Paper Mills, Flor- iston, Cal., where he was employed as a ma- chinist. lo» ARRPSTS : AT, SHIPYARDS.—Oakland, March 20.—Lahor troubles at Boole's shipyards Ted to the arrest of William Harl on complaint of P. J. Curtin, a private detective emoloyed at the works. Earl retallated by causing Cur- Min's arrest on a charge of threatening Anton Rodrigues. ACCUSES MRS. ODELL.—Oukland, March 20.—Mrs, Martha Odell, charged with having Wheedled susceptible men by a combined mat- rimonial and mining scheme, is. accused by John A. Horn with swindling him out of $800. Horn today ewore to a complaint for Mrs. Odell's arrest. PEMBROKE' MAKES DENIAL.—Oakland, March 20.—Percy Pembroke, charged with com- plicity in the murder of Thomas Cook at Fruitvale, took the stand In his own defense today and made a general denial of the dam- aging evidence against him. He places the blame for the crime on the shouiders of George Blaker and John Schneider. UNHAPPY COUPLES.—Oakland, March 20. Nellle T. Winton began divorce 'proceedings today against Theodore P. Winton on the ground of cruelty. She states that he has abused her at their home at 915 Wood street and elsewhere. Mattie. H. Narvaez, wite of Jockey Joaquin Narvaez, was granted a decree today and $560 a month alimony. MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Oakland, March 20.—The following marriage licenses were ls- sued by the County Clerk today: Harry B. Foley, 27, and Anna M. Moeller, 23, both of San Francisco; Robert B. Macdonald, 22, and ‘Annie P. Hobson, 19, both of Oakland; George W. Hayes 35, and Cora Robinson, 30, both of ‘Oakland; Manuel T, Macbado, 23, and Mary L. de Almeda, 25, both of Antioch. MERCHANT REBUKED,—Berkeley, March 20.—Gianni Arena, & South Berkeley merchant, arrested for obstrucfing the sidewaik, informed, Judge Edgar today that he did not mind putting up $5 or $10 bail, as he expected to be in Los Angeles on March 27, the day of his trial, and had no objection to forfeiting a small amount. “In that case your bail will be $100,” sald the Judge, and Arena regretted that he had spoken, SAN JOAQUIN SUGAR BEETS. BERKELEY, March 20.—Sugar-beet growing in the San Joaquin Valley is the subject of a bulletin by Professor George W. Shaw, which the University issued to-day. Failures in the past have led to discouragement among sugar-beet farmers in the San Joaquin Valley and Professor Shaw now un- dertakes to counteract this by showing where mistakes were made and how they can be avoided. Professor Shaw summarizes his con- clusions on the subject as follows: 1. That the general climate and soll condi- tions of the San Joaquin Valley are suitable for the production of high-class sugar beets, S0 far as sugar-content and purity are con- cerned. 2, That satistactory tonnage can only be obtained by early planting, which will enable the plants to grow to some size before the hot weather of the summer months occurs. 8. That the results will be very unsatisfac- tory, except, perhaps, in locally subirrigated solls, unlese irrigation be practiced. 4. That the fallure of the plantings of 1905 was primarily due to too late planting and faflure to. properly Irrigate the crop. 5. factors contributing to the fallure of the crop in 1905 were, in order of impor- tance: (a) Poor pieparation of the soil. (b) Poor cultivation. (c) So-called ‘‘beet blight,” which was mora u;u;lm prevalent in nearly all parts of the e. —_————————— YOUNG FOOTE BANKRUPT. | OAKLAND, March 20—W. W. Foote Jr. appeared in court today and al- though barely of age swore that an in- heritance of $13,000 he received a few years ago is all gone and that he is bankrupt. Young Foote was summoned to ap- r upon the petition of C. L. Gibson, ‘who had obtained a judgment against him for $425. Foote stated that he had let his brothers and sisters have $4000 yd $2000 he had invested in'the Pa- cific Central Electric Company. It was as a shareholder in this concern that the judgment was rendered against him. The remaining $7000, he said, he had “just spent.”” 3 # 9 ~ “The examination was/put over until b D S + GORHAM WITHDRAWS PETITION. ham, who ‘desired to be made l3..». 'cial policeman, has withdrawn ap- plication to the Board of City Trus- tees, of which he is president. The withdrawal is due, it is said, to oppo- sition essed by his fellow members icularly by Trustee Bowers, ‘who is chairman of the police commit- tee. President Gorham desired police authority in order to make investiga- tions, in Election to Be Held in Redwood City Next Month CONTEST OVER TRUSTEES Citizens Anxious to Choose Men Who Will Carry Out Plans for Improving Town —_— Special Dispatch to The Call REDWOOD CITY, March 20.—Unusual interest is being displayed in the city elec- tion” which will be held here next month. While there is-a dearth of candidates for the various offices, local issues are of such vital importance as to engage the attention of every voter and property own- er. Redwood City has taken on a pro- nounced metropolitan air during the last year. The splendid county courthouse, which was erected at a cost approximate- 1y of $300,000, has been completed and is admittedly one ‘of the finest public build- ings in California.” The streets of the town have been macadamized, parks have been laid out and dedicated to public use and other improvements equally important are in contemplation. - For these reasons the approaching elec- tion, which will determine who are to be the men that will direct new: improve- ments and care for those already provided for, is engaging general attention. Two Trustees, a City Clerk, a Treasurer and a Town Marshal are to be elected. The terms of Trustees Charles Littlejohn and Willlam Havey expire, and both men are aspirants for re-election. They will not win, however, without a contest, as Ar- nold Hess, Chris Hynding and Antone Genochie are in the fleld for the position. For the position of City Clerk the in- cumbent, Danfel R. Stafford, has no op- ponent and will undoubtedly be re-elected. Frank K. Towne, City Treasurer, is in the same fortunate situation, as is John Christ, the pioneer Marshal of Redwood. BRADBURY OBTAINS A SLIGHT RESPITE Special Dispatch to The Call SAN RAFAEL, March 20.—William B. Bradbury, the millionaire Corte Madera litigant, who was recently convicted of perjury, was not sentenced today. He ob- tained a respite until April 3. This morn- ing Judge Carroll Cook, who heard the perjury case, and Judge Thomas J. Len- non, who arraigned Bradbury, sat on the bench to hear the motion for an arrest of judgment. District Attorney Boyd vig- orously opposed the motion. Bradbury’s attorney also made a motion for a new trial, claiming that Juror B. W. Studley had already formed an opinion when ex- amined. Studley was one of the two jurors who stood for acquittal until the jury was reinstructed by Judge Cook. Cochrane asked for five days to submit further points. Judge Cook granted him until March 26 to- file written briefs, and fixed April 3 as the day of sentence. OUTDOOR ART CLUD AFTER CANKERWORM MILL VALLEY, March 20.—The ladies of the Outdoor Art Club now lay the blame for the gradual destruction of the magnificent oaks which abound on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais to the anisop- teryx pometaria, better known as the fall cankerworm, The officers of the club are now consulting the latest ento- mological works and trying to devise ways and means to prevent the destruc- tive work -of the Insects. All the latest bulletins issued by the various universi- ties are eagerly sought for and carefully read. —_—————————— RESIDENTS OF SAUSALITO TO FORM IMPROVEMENT CLUB Hold a Meeting and Appoint Commit- tees to Complete Work of Organization. SAUSALITO, March 20.—A number of the residents of the northern section of this city recently held a meeting for the purpose of considering the advisability of formng an improvement club. F. B. Worley, acting chairman, and several others e short addresses favoring the formation of a club. Committees were appointed to complete the for- mation of the organization, and report at the next meeting, Saturday evening next. e AFTER ANTIOCH'S EX-MARSHAL. MARTINEZ, March 20.—Complaints charging W. C. Black, forfner Town Marshal of Antioch, with embezzlement, ‘were sworn to today by J. Rio Baker, president of the Antioch Board of Town Trustees. The complaints reecite that Black has stolen $248 from the town's license fund and $332 from the munici- pal water service account. There is no trace of the fugitive. The guthorities are searching for Mrs. Frank Draper, with whom Black is said to have fled. She is a young and comely widow, who, it is believed, was infatuated with the rollicking official. —_———— WATER WAR CONTINUES. MARTINEZ, March 20—The Contra 'Costa Water Company has applied for an order directing the Syndicate Water Company to show cause on Ap: 2 why it should not be enjoined from all work on San Pablo Creek until all of the litigation pending is settled. - The old company today also filed In the Superior Court a cross-complaint in the suit to partition the Clancy ranch, the site of the dam and reservoir to be bullt by the Syndicate Company. Is it no Arizona Asylum Attendant So Effectually “Quiets” Pa- tient That the Latter Dies LIVES ONLY AN HOUE Unfortunate Slain by Matron, Who Applies Turpentine Saturated Slip to Her Face PHOENIX, A. T, March 20.—A tragedy which occurred at the Arizona Asylum for the Insane last evening was made public today, resulting in the arrest of Miss Hai- lie Jinks, an attendant, on a homicide charge for the taking of the lifa of.a pa- tient named Sadie Jones, aged 33 years. The patient was making unusual noise, and Miss Jinks went to her apartment to quiet her, asking a subordinate nurse, Miss Ditto, to assist. Miss Jinks directed Miss Ditto to hold the hands of the pa~ tient, who was on a cot. Then she satu- rated the pillow siip with turpentine and held it over the patient’s mouth and nese. After being “quieted” Miss Jones lived only an hour. A physician was summoned, but nothing could be done to save her life. —_————————— GREAT SPEED OBTAINED UPON THE TYPEWRITER Michigan Mas Writes Forty-Six Hundred Words in Half an Hour. CHICAGO, March 20.—In the m contests at typewriters at the Na Business Show last evening a woman made the record for the smallest aum- ber of mistakes In her copy. She was Miss Elizabeth Baker and .in half an hour she wrote 4085 words, making mistakes in only fifty-two of them. This was sufficlent to place her in fourth place, the first prize being carried off by Charles H. McGurrin of Kalamazoo, Mich., who defended his title of cham= plon “typist” of America by writing 4627 words in thirty minutes, an aver< age of 154 words a minute. H. Otis Blaisdell of Chicago won. sec- ond place with a record of 4233 wotd? Third place went to Emil A. Trefzge of Peoria, whe last year won the cham- plonship of Illinois. . —_—————— MORGAN GIVES MASTODON TO AMERICAN MUSEUM Presents Institution With Ware rem Collection of Bones of Extinet Animals. NEW YORK, March 20.—J. P. Morgan bhas given to the American Museum of Natural History the Warren mastodon. which is considered the finest specimen in existence. With this gift also goes the sest of the Warren collection of hones of extinct animals. ‘The masto- don will be set up in the museum as soon as it can be brought from Boston. The Warren mastodon was found about 1360 near Newburgh, N. Y., by laborers engaged - in draining some marshy land. It was purchased by Protessor Warren of the Harvard Medi- cal School. Because of its fine state of preservation, the skeleton being also complete, it has attracted much atten- tion among scientists. —_—— SUBWAY AND ELEVATED LINES FOR PHILADELPHIA Agreement Made With the Transit Company by Officials of the Qauker City. PHILADELPHIA, March 20.—Tha city of Philadelphia, through Mayor Weaver, has reached an agreement with the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com- pany whereby local transportation fa- cilities will be practically revised. The agreement calls for rapid transit by subway and elevated lines inside of three years; an assurance of competi- tion and recovery by the city of mil- lions of dollars’ worth of franchises. ‘While the late Republican political organization, under I. W. Durham, was in power the transit company secured franchises which precluded competition, ————— MAILS IN TEXAS STUFFED WITH CONTRABAND MATTER Discovered Duriag Time of Welghing Tests in Lome Star State. FORT WORTH, March 20.—According to a report made by Superintendent Gaines of the Eleventh Division of the Railway Mail Service, which has been forwarded to Washington, irregulari- ties have been discovered in the amount of mail carried during the present weighing season In this State. Coatra- band matter, it is alleged, has been located among the matter carried by several railroads. ————————— RAILROAD FOREMAN KILLS SEVEN MEN WITH CROWBAR Clubs Italian Labovers fo Death in De- fending Himself in North Carolina. Also BRISTOL, Tenn., Mareh 20.—In- formation from Marion, N. C, is to the effect that in a fight between a rail- road foreman anl Italian labobers the foreman, in defending himself, clubbed seven men to death with a crowbar. —————————— TRIES TO END HIS LIFE. SAN RAFAEL, March 20.—Roy Hast- ings, a carpenter hailing from Stock- ton, made an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a pocket knife last night. Harvey Braunton, his friend, this morning dis- covered him lying unconscious in his room. Drs. Wickman and Howitt sewed up the wound. He will fecover.