The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 30, 1906, Page 6

THE SAN 'FRANCISCO CALL, RIDAY, MARCH -390, 1906. N BEDRIDDEN MOTHER ENDS ALL WITH Mrs. Antone Hoffbauer Dies Rather Than Remain a Burden to Her Loved REVOLYER. Ones. Lliara Mrs. Lizzie Hoffbauer, an unfortum: suicide at Oakland yesterday, bellev her existence. were hampered by through the head, dving at once. ate bedridden woman, committed ing that her husband and children She left a note and shot herself \ Believing that and of a c ount of grew less able to him to better care Mrs. Lizzie Hoff- ge, wife of Antene cide this morn- ough the head ADVERTSENENTS. Epilepsy Fits St. Vitus Dance Are nerve diseases, and unless checked, lead to destruction of both mind and body. The weak, attered nerves must have something to strengthen and build them back to health. Dr. Miles” Restorative Nervine is a remarkable nerve tonic and stimulant, It strengthens the nerves, relieves the nervous strain, and influences refresh- ing* body-building sleep and rest. Persistent wse seldom fails to relieve these afflictions. “I was taken with epileptic fits; had eleven ‘in less than 12 hours. My father sent for our family physician, but he could do very little for me, and 1 grew worse every day, and at last they had three doctors with me, and I still got worse. My father heard of Dr. lles’ medicines and bought a bottle of Nervine and a end Liver Pills. 1 took 12 bottles, and sound and well. It has been worth all the world to me. I recommend it whereyer I go. You may use this as a_life-long testimonial to the merits of your medicine, for I am enjoying the best of health, and feel that my life and health is due to this wonderful medicine.” LEVY WILLIAMS, R. F. D. No. 2, Boston, Ga. it s o wiatantes: Shat’ toe d who will guaran flm%flfll will b.ngflt. If it falls, he wi!l refund your money. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind it cured- me — S é ‘ 7 W) { | < INVALID W) BECAUSE SHE WAS A BURDEN TO HER HUSBAND. — e best in life that I could and want to mow do what I think will be best for others. LOVINGLY YOUR WIFE. one HO ENDED HBR LIFE G y to my relatives and friends, and all good-by. 1 feel discouraged over our miserable fate. P. S.—Let the doctors have my body it | they like. Beside her husband, Mrs. Hoffbauer leaves three children, who are now with relatives in Ohlo, her native State. The remains were removed to the Morgue, and an inquest will be held. Mrs. Hoff- bauer has been bedridden for three years. —_—— PRESIDENT TUCKER SPEAKS. BERKELEY, March 29. — President | Tucker of Dartmouth College delivered the second of a series of lectures on | “Modern Christianity” tonight at the First Congregational Church. The lec- tures are called the E. T. Earl lecture course, provided for the Pacific Theo- logical Seminary by Mr. Earl. Presi- dent Tucker's subject tonight was “The Theological Interests of Modern Chris- tianity.” His conclusion was: t you ask me for the intellectual outcome s far of modern Christianity, as exoressed in its theological interest, I must answer that the cutcome of the inquiring mind is not that of the affirming mind. The immediate outcome of the inquiring mind is not the creed or the confession; its ultimate outcome is some great and glorious affirmation of faith. The imme- diate outcome of the inquiring ‘mind the prophet or the apostle. Its ultimate out- come is the utterance of truth in its sublime reality. 1 do mot know how far afield we are from those reaffirmations of Christian truth which give it the widest and the most imperative @pplication to humen life, but of this we may be sure, the distdnce is mever great hetween the reality of feith and some. sufficient and satisfying expression of it. R PELICAN FLAPS WINGS. BERKELEY, March 29.—The Pelican made its appearance on the campus to- day, scoring the usual hit with its col- lege jokes, cartoons, rhymes and edi- torials. The symphony concerts and Professor Wolle get most attention from the college wits on the Pelican staff. —_———— Talk on Jupanese Arts, The Japanese Soclety of America held its gparterly nmieeting at the Century of stencils and printed cottons. line. Henry P. Bowie, president of the so- ciety, opened up the proceedings with a little talk on the progress of the so- clety. Mark Hopkins Institute recently had netted, above expenses, $160—which people present. Bmamem [ I the best landscape and for the best human figure at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art were awarded yesterday. Vi ““The the i for, the 1andscape. o “nu e honors for jan pe painting, { Tranquil Hour,” ulie Heynemann was tie successful contestant for the human figure with her picture Ulisabella and Her Nurse.” Last night the recepts of the spring exhi- laborate He said that the Japanese art{phia Jack’ exhibition that the soclety gave in the first match.since. amount had been added to the famine | fight promoter, 1o b fund of Japan. There were about 300 ] ex-; heavy: PRIZES ARE AWARDED.—The prizes for | O'Brien- and DIAMOND HAUL PUZILE SOLVED Sensational Confessions of Sextet ‘of Berkeley Boy Crooks Clear Up Mystery LONG LIST OF CRIMES Youngsters Now in Custody of Police Give Details of Their Bold Operations BERKELEY, March 29.—Confessions were made today to Chief "of Police Vollmer and detectives of the Oakland department by the sextet of young Berkeley crooks now conflned in the City and County jails at Oakland which completely clear up the mystery in- volved in the big Tolfree dlamond rob- ‘bery case of January 19 of this year, and aleo make it plain that nearly every burglary of importance in the college town during,the last two years may properly be credited to this gang of young thugs and burglars. In the County Jail William Olsen, George Rasmussen and George Graff are immured, taken there last night by Chief Vollmer's men. In the City Jail in Oakland are Thomas Richards, An- tone Zureau and Willlam Graff, these latter charged with the daring attempt to rob Mrs. Tully on Tremont avenue in Oakland last Saturday night. Sepa- rated thus in different jails the boy bandits, none of whom is more than 18 years old, tell stories that involve the entire six in a series of crimes rivaling in importance and extent the operations of the notorfous Jim Crow gang in East Oakland, William .Graff has confessed that he and Zureau did the work by which Mrs. L. H. Tolfree lost jewelry valued at nearly $2000 last January. This dia- mond robbery was one of the biggest jobs ever perpetrated in Berkeley in a private residence and it had mystified the police up to the present time. The Tolfree robbery was performed in daylight, while Mrs. Tolfree and Mrs. M. -T. Heavey, her daughter, were ab- sent from the house. The servants had an afternoon off and the house at 2631 College avenue, in the heart of the fashionable residence district, was thus left unprotected, although it is sur- rounded by other residences. The thieves secured jewelry belonging to Mrs. Tolfree. Willlam Graff confessed that he robbed the home of C. J. Crawford, 2034 Woolsey street, on February 25, secur- ing a ladies’ watch, an opal ring, a car- buncle ring, diamond cuff buttons and other articles, all valued at about $300. The stuff was sold to pawnshops. Thomas Richards confessed that he entered the home of J. A. Weidlein at 3013 Adeline street on December 26, 1905, and stole about $75 in cash from Weidlein's clothing while the latter slept. Mrs. Weldlein was held up in her husband's candy store in South Berkeley several months before and obliged to give up $5 to a thief, who used a pistol to. enforce his <lemand. This hold-up Is believed to be the work of one of the gang. Willlam Graff confesses that he is the thief who has robbed vacant houses of electrical appliances, and this con- fession clears up a minor mystery the police have sought to solve during the last few weeks. Rasmussen, George Graff and Olsen will be arraigned before Justice R. 8. Edgar next Saturday morniug and charged with grand larceny. The three members of the gang who were ar- rested Sunday last—Richards, Willlam Graff and Zureau—will be arraigned in Oakland, as they all reside just over the line in Oakland. The police were led today to where some of.the stolen plunder had been buried in a vacant lot opposite the Graff boys' home on Fairview avenue, near Stuart street. Several gold chains, two gold watches, a gold and diamond- studded Elks’' charm and some minor articles, were recovered. A portion of this was from the Tolfree residence. The remainder has not yet beer iden- tified. —_————— ETHEL L. BABCOCK ‘WINS DIVORCE SUIT Court Finds’ That Charges of Cruelty and Infidelity Against Hushand Are True. Mrs. Ethel L. Babcock has been ac- quitted of the counter-charges laid against her by her husband, James H. Babcock, but he has been convicted of the allegations of cruelty and infidelity recited in her complaint for divorce. Judge Murasky granted her a decree as prayed yesterday and directed that the restaurateur pay her $40 & month ali- mony. Alleging that her husband, Elmer An- derson, had confessed undue intimacy with five female companions, Mrs. Hazel Anderson filed suit for dlvorce yester- day. Alleging that her husband's habit of taking a bath every three weeks and that his steadfast refusal to decrease the time between discharges of this most important duty cause her great mental distress, Allle has sued John P. Colbeart for divorce. She charges cruelty. Suits for divorce ,were also filed by Vincenzo against Glovana de Vio for infidelity, Jessie M. against Willlam H. Hutton for failure to provide, May A. against Charles L. Merguire for deser- tion, August against Anna Svedecen for desertion, W. F. against Mary Cooler for desertion, Mary against Theodore Lopez for failure to provide, Annie against Leland 8. McKay for failure to provide and by Ferdinand J. against Jennie L. Peck for desertion. Decrees of divorce were granted yes- terday to Henry from Dixie Baldwin for cruelty, Mary E. from Walter O'Gara Club last night. The evening was given |on the ground that the defendant has up to talks by Miss Helen Hitcheock | been convicted of a felony, Vivian M. jand Miss Mary Very upon the subject | from Thomas J. Atkinson for faflure to All | provide, about. the side walls of the big hall { Bowles for neglect, Laura from Richard were displayed Japanese work in‘ this |J. Wigley for desertion and Mrs. E. Marie K. from Frank G. from D. Martin for desertion. 0’Brien Claims He Is Mntch NEW YORK, .March 29.—“Philadel- ‘Brien has just clinched his defeated Bob Fitz- - accepted terms from simmons. m o et the San cisco bok Sam Berger, th: -weight of California, a twenty- d bout at Woodward's Pavilion 'the . latter part of April. Bes will bflfio for sixty per. ; gross recelpts, of Whith the iwir F will get sixty per cent and the loser forty. . LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. bition took place, An e - mme of T etaias. AR 20, ‘were: Power schr K, Johnson, Mar ! McDon- | 20" for Sen Vicente LARGInE: ‘on ac- = ta Parsons, | count of strong SE. st R. . |3 e e i oo 0ol ¥ | v ST 8 e e ROMANCES ON CAMPUS AT UNIVERSITY BERKELRY, March 20.—Two wedding en- gagements were announced on the campus to- day, all the parties concerned being gradu- ates of the university, Gus White, a prom- inent member of the class of '05 and now eneral secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at the university, is to wed Miss Grace Eatom, a member of the class of '04. White was editor of the Californian, the college daily, in his senfor year, and has been' prominent in stu- dent activities since he entered the univer- sity. He is a member of the Abracadabra Club. Miex Haton, when in college, was a member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority. The second engagement made known today is that of H. G. Baugh of the class of 03 to Miss Ruth Eaton of the junior class. Baugh has been serving for some time as & member of the United States legation at Peking, China. The dates for these two weddings have not yet been set, but the ceremonies Wil probably be pérformed in the near ruture. The annual meeting of the Assoclated Stu- dents of the university, at which nominations for officers will be made, is scheduled for next Tuesday at 4 o'clock in Harmon Gymnasium. The Blue and Gold for ‘07 is to be on sale April 156 according to announcement made today by Editcr-in-chief Ray Gabbert. This will be' the earliost appearance of the Biue and Gold In many years. The Assoclated Graduate Students will hold their annual meeting in Hearst Hall on Fri- day evening of next week. Three addresses will be delivered by prominnt faculty men. Protessor .B. J. Wilczynski will speak of the students at Gorman universities. A. W. Rider will discuss the life of the men at the British India uniyersities and Professor Ferguson is to talk of his discoveries recently made in re- #ard to the chronology of anclent Greege. The promotion committee has published_for general distribution a recent. article by Pro- fessor K. J. Wickson on “The History of Call- fornia Frult . Growing.”" Professor Wickson declares that the value of the 'California frutt crop annually {s $60,000,000, with no prospect of a diminution of this amount, but rather an increase. The vegetable canning industry has eveloped until 0,000,000 cases have been shipped beyond the State lines, and 100,000,000 pounds of fresh yegetables have been dis- AALNEDE GIUNTY NENS INJURED IN RINK.—Berkeley, March 29.— Miss May Watson, 1747 Delaware street, fell in the skating rink last night, breaking her right arm just above the wrist. RESIDENTS OBJECT TO ASIATICS.«-Ala- meda, March 20.—Resolutions opposing _the sale of residence property to Japanese or Chi- nese were adopted by the Central Improvement Club last night. GIVEN FINAL DECREE,—Oakland, March 29.—A final -decree of divorce was granted today to Mary E. Northrop from V. F.. North- rop for desertion, She was also awarded the custody of the three children. LIQUOR _ SELLER GUILTY.=Berkeley, March 20.—Patrick Bradley, charged with sell- ing liquor within the mtiie limit of the uni- versity in violation of the so-called ‘‘mile- limit law." was found gulty by a jury before Justice Edgar today. INFANT DRINKS OIL.—Berkeley, March 20.—Little Willie Maguire, the infant son of John J. Maguire at 2009 Third street, drank coal ofl today and but for Dr. Rowell's timely arrival might have been poisoned. A stomach pump saved baby Maguire's life. UNIVERSITY ~FARM _ SITE.—Berkeley, March 20.—The University Farm Commission, which _ipcludes. President Wheeler, Professor E. J. Wickson and Secretary Henderson, {8 to inspect tomorrow the Wickersham land, pro- posed for a site, in Sonoma County. NATIVE DAUGHTERS ORGANIZE.— Berkeley, March 20.—The Native Daughters of Berkeley organized a new parlor last night, Mrs. Frank Wehe being made president and Mys. W. J. Wilson past president. The officers were installed by Past Grand President Miss Ellza Keith. MANY ATTEND HARRIS LECTURE.— Oakland, March 20.—Eimer Harris lectured to- night before the Starr King Fraternity and the Ruskin Club of the First Unitarian Church, taking as his subject ““The Tendency of Mod- ern Drama.”” The lecture well attended and was very Interesting. BENEFIT FOR MEMORIAL HOUSE.—Ala- meda, March 20.—Rev. Willlam Norman Guthrie, rector of Christ Episcopal Church. is to deifver a_lecture on ‘‘Shakespeare’s Mes- sage to Our Times' In Adelphian Hall, Satur- evening, April 7, for the benefit of Lion Memorial House. SAYS HUSBAND IS CRUEL.—Oakland, 20,—Cora H. Hewitt has brought suit for divorce against Robert B. Hewitt, an at- torney, whom she charges with extreme cruelty. He has called her “‘skinny devil”” and various other names, according to her complaint, be- sides abusing her and making her life gener- ally miserable. ACCOUNTANTS ELECT OFFICERS.—Oak- land, March 20.—The Oakland Association of Accountants and Bookkeepers have elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Presi- dent, L. Jordan; vice president, T. W Smith; secretary, Gordon G. Rowe; u’elvlure!:. F. D. Moyer; board of government—W. W. Cooley, . H. Morgan and J. M. Sabin Jr. ADOLPH SCHANDER'S DEMISE.—Ala- meda, March 20.—Adolph Schander, an uncis of the late Miss Bertha Dolbeer of ‘San Fran- cisco, and whose brother contested the will of the youns heiress In which she left the greater of her fortune to a personal friend, passed ay today at his residence, 1917 Schiller street. WILL DISCUSS CONSOLIDATION.—Oak- land, March 29.—The Oakland Chamber of Commerce, In conjunction with the improve- ment clubs and other civic organizations of Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley, is preparing for a mass meeting to be held on April 11 to discuss the proposition of consolidating the three cities under a single government. WOULD FORCE CONTRACT.—Oakland, March 26.—M. P. W. Albee, a real estate man of Berkeley, has brought sult against Anna L. Whiting to compel her to_convey a lot 90x 100 feet at the cornet of Haste street and Shattuck avenue for $20,500. He says he paid her $500 down and had twenty days in which to pay the balance, but that she repudiated the bargain. FIRE AT THE BOHEMIAN CLUB.—Several members of the Bohemian Club had an im- promptu fire drill yesterday. Crossed wires caused a_small blaze and the turning in of gn alarm. Members of the club began to take down pictures from the wall, fearing that the building was about to be burned down. A chemical engine extinguighed the blaze in a few minutes. The damage is merely nominal. MRS, W. B, RINEHART DEAD.—Oakland, March 20.—Mrs. Eugenia E. Rinehart, 24 years old, wife of W, B. Rinehart, an_attorney of this clty, dled today at her home, 1215 Twelfth street. ~ Besides her husband she leaves a mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. R G. Fu bank, and she was the sister of Rule, Harry and Soeen Eubank and Mrs, S. Stuart. The funeral will be held at 3 p. m. Friday from the family residence. COLLIDES WITH CAR.—Berkeley, March 20.—A heavy grader's wagon in charge of Fred Stevens collided today with a Euclid-avenue car while coming at full speed down the steep Euclld-avenue grade at Virginia street. The car was wrecked and the horses injured so that they had to be shot. Stevens was buried be- neath the wreckage, but escaped serious hurts. The motorman ard conductors, with three pas- sengers, saw the impending danger and escaped by jumping from the car. MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Ookland, March !N.—Th- following marriage licenses were Is- sued by the County Clerk today: Joseph E. | Wamsley Jr., 21, and Lillian M. Hawthorne, 17, both of ‘Oakland; Clyde C. Dawson, Chicago, and Josephine Reynolds, 28, India apolls; William A. Vince, 21, and Ida Sum- mers, 21, both of Berkeley; Leland F. Seina, 26, and Theresa Dahlen, 18, both of Oakland; Jan Kujawa, 30, and Mae Molitor, 30, both of Oukland; John ‘Hoxey, 32, and_ Violet Dean, 24, both' of Oakland; Milford H. Schord, 29, | 8an Franclsco, and Margle M. Kohn, 28, 'Ala- meda; Arthur Lewis, 21, Emeryville, and Ida Spears, 15. Oakiand. S —_— e BANKER’S WIDOW DIES. Mary A. Mabury of San Jose Passes Away in Garden City. SAN JOSE, March 20.—Mrs. Mary A. Mabury, widow of the late Hiram Ma- bury, a pioneer capitalist of the Santa Clara Valley and a resident of San Jose for, the last forty years, died at her home in ‘this city this afternoon after an illness of several months. She was aged 86 years. Mrs. Mabury was a native of Indiana and came across the plains in the early fifties. She was the mother of a large family of sons and daughters and was a woman very much beloved for her charitable and philanthropic work. e e s Pioneer Victorian Ends Life. VICTORIA, B. C., March 29.—H. B. Rendell, an old ent of Vietoria, committed suicide this afternoon by cutting his throat. Despondency was the cause. o 7 EWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY, SAYS WOONALD (BOONERS' CLUB [BELMONT STILL IS A MURDERER CROWING FAST FORGING AE: Coroner’s Jury Says He Will- fully Ended Joseph Mello’s Existence at Pleasanton { ONLY ONE SIDE. HEARD —_— Attorneys Advise Client Not to Testify at Inquest, but to Wait for the Trial OAKLAND, March 29.—The Coroner’s | Jury impaneled to investigate the death of Joseph Mello of Pleasanton, shot by A. L, McDonald, who states that he sur- | prised Mello with his wife, returned a verdict today in which it charges Mc- .Donald with willful murder. Both Mc- Donald and his wife refused to testify upon the advice of their attorneys, :homal Bradley and Asa V. Menden- all There were no eye-witnesses to the occurrence except McDonald, his ‘wife and the dead man. The wife also says she did not see the actual shooting, as she ran out of the room. McDonald states that he was suspicious of Mello on account of his attentions to his wife and hid behind a sofa and surprised him when Mello was about to assault her. He states that he sprang up to her de- fense and that Mello rushed at him with a chair and tMat he shot him in self- defense. Attorneys Bradley and Mendenhall say they believed it useless to put their clients on the stand and they simply were present to watch the proceedings. G. Carnes, one of the witnesses ex- amined, was the first to reach Mello, but the latter was already dead. L. Walters was called and testified that Mrs. McDonald had told him that she had had a quarrel with her Lusban8l prior to the shooting. * The other wit- nesses were Justice of the Peace Quinn and Dr, Case. MRREST HAYOR 10 “GET VW Special Dispatch to The Call TUCSON, March 29.—More than a score of men, among them the Mayor of Tuc- son, were arrested today during one of the most bitter contests in the Territory’s history. The municipal administration to- day submitted to popular vote a proposal to issue $260,000 in bonds. The Liquor Dealers’ Association fought the measure because the City Council recently in- creased the liquor license from $150 to $600 a year. Early in the day a dozen members of the faction fighting the bonds were arrested on a bribery charge and later in ‘the day ten saloon-keepers were placed under arrest charged with keep- ing their places open on election day. On complaint of two saloon-keepers Mayor L. H. Manning, who swore to the complaints against them, was arrested on a charge of malicious prosecution and false im- prisonment. George P. Meyer, inspector of elections, was also arrested. Late in the afternoon the fight became so bitter that a number of special policemen were sworn in to preserve order. WIFE'S DIARY EXPOSES HER FAITHLESSNESS Husband Causes Spouse’s Ar- rest After Reading Record Kept by Woman. Bpeclal Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, March 20.—Ross Crawford, a grocery clerk, had his young wife dragged from her bed last night and locked up in jail charged with a serious offense. Crawford says that he found a diary his wife had- kept, which tells of ker meetings with another person. The diary contains notes of bicycle rides and midnight suppers in her room with a mys- terious “R.” Crawford confronted .his wife with the book and she confessed, he says, that Roy Denny was the man. He sent her out of town, but last night learned that she had secretly returned and was living in Denny's room. He swore out a warrant for the arrest of both and about midnight, with officers, went to the house. Mrs. Crawford spent the night in jall and this morning was released on $500 ball. Crawford says that he will sue for divorce. GAMBLING IS STOPPED IN CAPITAL CITY Police Chief Closes Games in All Parts of Sac- ramento. SACRAMENTO, March 29.—Chief of Police Denny tonight ordered all illegal games in Sacramento closed and the order was obeyed, all the games in Chinatown being suspended and the rooms thrown wide open for all to en- ter, The faro bank and the illegal hokey pokey and studhorse poker games by white men being supplanted by games of whist and straight poker. AN T MISSING YOUTH REAPPEARS AND SAVES POLICE A TASK Hector Bergstrom Spends Night With Friend Without Notifying Father * and Causes the Latter Worry. FRESNO, March 29.—Hector RBerg- strom cf the organ building firm of John Bergstrom & Sons of San Fran- cisco disappeared from the Hughes Ho- tel, where he was stopping with his father, last night. Early this morning the father, greatly excited, reported the disappearance to the police. The offi- cers hardly had time to begin a scarch for the young man when the youth ap- peared at the hotel. To account for his absence he sald that he had been token ill at the home of a friend and remain- ed there all night. { e Prince Takes Fishing Trip. DUNCANS, B. C, March 29.—Prince Arthur of Connaught and party arrived here today by special train and . were met by automobiles and carriages, which conveyed the royval party to Cowlichan Lake, twenty-four miles from here, where two days . will be spent in fishing. The villagers crowd- ~d at the station and loyally welcomed ‘the Prince. —_————— Mayor of Colton Passes Away, LOS ANGELES, March 29,—FE. A, Pet- tijohn, for sixteen years Mayor of Col- tun, died this evening, aged 44 years. San ‘Mateoites Take Kindly to Plan to Form Committee to “Boost” County Along ———e WANT-A CENTRAL BODY Every Public Organization Is Asked to Become Mem- ber of the New Association Special Dispatch to The Call SAN MATEO, March 29.—The organiza- tion ‘of ‘a county promiotion committee, suggested recently by the California Pro- motion Committee, has been given a de- cided impetus and is now well on the road to realization. The City Board of Trade has taken the matter-up and will urge it untll suceess is achieved. It is recommended that every quasi-public and clvie society in the county gppoint a delegate to a general county committee. This central organization'shall have di- rection: of the affalrs which affect San Mateo County as ‘a whole. Each dele- gate will, of course, strive for those bet- terments which his own community de- sires, and the entire boay of delegates will have for its consideration those in- terests -which will work for the good of all, In this way a central organization of great effectiveness will be established. The secretary of the Board of Trade has been instructed to mail an invitation to every public body I the county, to send a representative here to consult with the Board of Trade and organize such a general county committee. It Is expected that an immediate acceptance of the In- vitation will be made and that the cen- tral body will be established at once. One of the primary purposes of the new body will be to advertise, in a way far more complete than ever before, the manifold advantages of San Mateo County. The Board of Trade of this city has taken the initiative in the matter, as it is the largest organization of its kind in this county. FIND MWD A SLOTS CANF LOS ANGELES, March 20.—A special dispatch from Daggett, Cal, to an even- ing paper states that Sheriff Ralphs of San Bernardino County and his party have reached and raided the abandoned camp of Walter Scott (“Scotty”) in Death Valley, and there found and took possession of plunder alleged by the officers to have been stolen from the Confidence mine, whose mill was plun- dered by bandlts a year of 86 ago. The officers in pursuit of Keyes and Pearl came upon “Scotty’s” camp Sunday morn- ing, according to the dispatch. The fur- ther statement is made that Keyes, warned by Pearl of the Sheriff’s ap- proach, made a midnight escape last Saturday over one of the wildest por- tions of the Funeral Range, which skirts Death Valley. Sheriff Ralphs, it is declared, will endeavor to prosecute Pearl on the charge of aiding a fugitive to escave. \ SRR SR L0SES HILLO THROUCH STORW 1.OS ANGELES, March 20.—In a sum- ming up of the rallroad washouts situa- tlon to date the Evening Express says that Senator Clark’s line alone, the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Rail- road, has suffered a loss of approximately $1,000,000 in the Nevada desert between Las Vegas and Callente, and will be pu to ‘a total expense of $250,000 in restoring the washed-out roadbed and making other repairs necessary to the resumption of through traffic betwgen Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and the East. About 700 men and teams are now at work on the twenty to thirty miles of desert gap, and 200 additional men went out tonight from Los Angeles to their as- sistance. The work of .restoration is go- ing on under the personal supervision of General Manager R. E. Wells. The com- pany now estimates ten days or two weeks as the time necessary to rehabili- tate the line, ——————— Heavy Weight Falls on Workmax. Charles Olsen, a laborer employed by the California Electric Light and Power Company and who resided at 1279 Fol- som street, was killed yesterday after- noon by being caught under a drum containing 1200 pounds of lead piping. Olsen and others were rolling the big drum coil up an incline, when oue of the planks broke and it fell on top of him. Dr, Frank J. Tillman, who treated him at’ the ' Central Emergency Hospital, found that one of his broken ribs had penetrated a lung. Olsen died about three hours after the accident. Rapid Growth eof Suburh Prompts Citizens to Take Steps Toward Improvement CLUB IS ORGANIZED New Water and Sewer Sys. tem First Object of Associa- tion Formed by Residents Special Dispatch to The Call BELMONT, March 29.—Residents and progressive citizens have organized a improvement club for the discussion Expensive private improvements being made and much must be done, only to attract newcomers, but to satis the population already here. At present Belmont has neither an adequate water or sewer system. In neither regard is the town equipped as it should be. One of the first duties of the improvement club will be to agitate ways and means to obtain a better system of sewers and secure & more adequate supply of good water: After these have been won for the fown other betterments will be discussed. At a mass-meeting of residents J. J. ) O’'Brien was chosen president of the new organization and A. 8. Nell was elected secretary. A promotion committee, com- posed of C. E. Dugan, Charles Richard- son and J. J. O'Brien, was also selected. —————— TRAIN STRIKES AND FATALLY INJURES UMBRELLA MENDER “Old Scotty,” n Well-Known Character, Meets With Accident Near Sanm Rafael. SAN RAFAEL. March 29—An aged umbrella mendef, known only as “Old Scotty,” while walking on the railroad track near the North Shore Railread shops this afternoon, was struck by an castbound North Shore -electria train and probably fatally injured. His head was crushed and four ribs broken. His deafness prevented him from hearing the incessant whistfing and clanging of the bell of the train and the warn- ing cries of a spectator. POND WILL NOT ARREST NOLAN Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA ROSA, March 29—Dr. A. B Byron of Sonoma, after employing a San Francisco detective for several weeks seeking information, has filed charges of immoral conduct with his sehool girls with the District Attorney against Pri cipal. Walter C..Nolan of the- Sefiama Grammar Scheol -and president of ‘thy Sonoma County Board of Education: The matter has been under consideration by the District Atterney for some time. Pond hLas refused to take any action, as | he is not at all satisfled that any wrong { has bgen deme by Nolan. Nolan denies all the. insinuations and charges. He is a young man of. good character, who has grown to manheod in this county and has the confidence .of the community. FARMER BURIED UNDER HAY BY HIS MULES Body of Rancher Who Dropped Dead in Barn Cov- ered by Animals. STOCKTON, March 29.—The remains of John Perry, an aged Rachelor farmer who has lived for many years six miles Jfrom Clements, in the -northeastern cor- | ner of San Joaquin County, were found |in his hay farm today covered with hay. | In the barn were fqur mules that had ap- | parently been without water two or three | days. Investigation leads to the coneclu- sion that Perry died from natural causes while in his barn with the door ciosed and the mules in tramping about cov- ered the body with hay. The Coroner is looking into the case, though- it-is without # doubt " a death from -general debility, as the man was 71 years of age | and had been feeble for some time. He {has rélatives here who tried 'to ifduce him to move into the city and take bet- tler care of himself, but he would not leave his quarter section of land for for any other home. He was last in town in December and was then ill —_—————— Billlardist Wright Returns. H. A. (Chick) Wright, the clever hk" liardist, who represented California in the national championship touranment, has returned from Chicage: While he did not land the champlonship, he learned much about tournament play. —_—————— HAS DOMESTIC ARRESTED.—Oakland, March 20.—Lena Lancaster. 19 years oid, a domestic, was arrested tonight on complaint of Mrs. jnna Bengston on a charge of theft. The girl was formerly employed by Mrs Bengpton. Hu THE NATURAL LAX nyadi Ja Nog WATER BEST ATIVE