The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 8, 1906, Page 55

4 A EWS OF THE APRIL 8 1906. 4 COUNTIES ABO HAKES REPORT ity Savant Sends Re- nlt oi His Experiments| Washington Authorities ———— Z OF- FRUIT DIET ! Discharge From anj Asylum Is of i Products | No Avalil ‘Sisters to Manage‘ Affairs, Says | the Court. : —The petition of | o for years has et possession of | d in trust for| Mrs. Anmie Bartonm | Dunning, was again de-, | lusion Rea€hed by Scien- tist Regarding Wisdom of State’s ating OAKLAND, April 900 h ng by Judge Ellsworth, & hearing of several days de- | though Aldrich has a cer-) wing he was “discharged as n Napa State Hospital, to manage bhis his opinion Judge Ells-| imony to a con- summing up | g viewed the te extent and is case shows is possessed of considerable i his mind works ong certain lines, In however, he has a of values. Less cording to a letter ce here, he asked Company to | his own. It petitioner FRUITS AND NUTS FAVORED. ood reason be has| hout any intention to , however, an entire and bonds to the am 1t of $48,000 or $50,000. What he needed a trustee for these stocks for, n all he had to do was to draw the | nd me. I believe, have onmly duty to an aflicted brother has been no evidence intro- hey have ay. It 1s| the petitioner is not le so large a sum of is denied.” of the same | relationship, was in stened to the opinion wi emotion and t r. He was given hi Napa State Hospital in on parole and finally wa He s brought numer: and in San Francisco, | he purpose of taking his fortune | ands of his sisters. | that he gave Woodworth | od a note for $4500 as his at- which he malntains was on a but mothing to this ef- 4 in the note, and while hat he does not owe it, the of the note propose to collect THINKS YOUNG GIRL IS NOT A CRIMINAL| t * declared Prosecuting rney Abe P. Leach this mornisg the case of Irene Rutherford, a| colored girl, charged with bat- | upon Annie Patterson, a white , was called in the Police Court. 1 am sure that this court would not| send an 1i-year-old girl to jail for this | offense,” he continued, “and I could]| have no heart in the prosecution, even | if I could be persuaded to undertake it.” | Police Judge Smith called attentipn fact that the fatber of the child | was beaten was & victim of the| Valencia shipwreck and that the fam- | destitute. He sug- | e parents of Irene; he doctor’s bill, which | o $100. Attorney J. A.| represented the colored | parents were unable to e declared that the Pat- girl wes not so badly injured as been represented. Judge Smith therefore continued the case for two| weeks escertain the extent of the| child’s e COMPOSER McCOY TO SPEAK OF WAG NER n Wagner that - to nts of mus PROFESSOR’S PROTEST. a - x a dev otees of t BERKELEY April 7.—Professor Clif- gre s wmbical cuit His sp ton Price of t.= Latin department of - will be the selections from |ipe University of California has filed | with the Town Trustees a protest | against the assessments made by the commissioners appointed to open Prince street, between College and Claremont avenues. Professor Price declares that lots he has contracted to purchase from Frederick Clark and J. C. Ford in the assessment district are assessed twice | as much as a lot across the street, twice the size of his property. He alleges that the realty owners in the aistrict who were instrumental in having the open- ing proceedings started escape taxation, and hints that {t is not merely the mis- ke of an official =thich is responsible | for this. The wrustees will hear the ' professor’s protest next Monday even- ing. —————— MASTER BAKERS WILL MEET. OAKLAND, April 7.—Arrangements are complete for the quarterly conven- tion of the Master Bakers' Association of the Pacific Coast, which will be held in this eity tomorrew. The visiting master bakers will be met as they ar- rive in Oakland by members of the re- ception committee of the local bramch of the assoclation, and will be escorted | to the local headquarters. i In the morning the visitors will visit | the various points of interest through- out the city on a special car, and at 1:30 p. m. a banguet 'l;l !be he_x‘:‘x at Golden % Sheaf Hall, in Berkeley. The banquet e oert Ja3Per | i1 be foliowed by the regular business - - | meeting of the convention. The visit- ors will be accompanied by a commit- . April 7.—Special musical ! tee from the Oaklend Chamber of Com- held at the First Con. | DF°® g rch at the morning and | PResERe . RS n Sunday services, Ar:l‘.ug- | CHAMPIONS THE LADIES. under the direction of | BERKELEY, April 7.—The ‘Berkeley tewart, will sing the “Hal- | Parlor of Native Sons last night. adopt- nd “Worthy Is the Lamb”{ed resolutions congratulating the from the “Messiah.” Presi- | Berkeley Parior of Native Daughters er of Dartmouth College will | upon its organization, promising It sup- e morning service. | port and the Native Sons’ Hall rent free. . OAKLAND, April 7.—George Johnson,a | The action is regarded as significant w . was arrested this afternoon at | because of the alleged ri between the West Oakland railroad yards by ,the two Native Daughter parlors of William Clarkson, a watchman, who | Berkeley, both recently organized, -and leges that he caught Johnson stealing | both regarded as competitors for the brass fixtures from the cars. Johnsom | patronage and assistance of the Native was charged with petty larceny. > Sons. ph Rowell will ises. 5 » graduating class art, Ernest Bau- ord Nott Hand, Wil- eway, Kannosuke Ka- | ALDRICH LOSES " FOR BIG ESTATE HE IS AN INCOMPETEN NOTED JURIST {and hen house in ‘the middle of FIGHT T . o LA AT REST OAKLAND, April 7.—The funeral of the late Judge Stephen G. Nye, a plo- neer jurist of Alameda County, who died recently at his home in Visalia, was held {at 2 p. m. today from the First Presby- terian Church, the services being con- ducted by the Rev. E. E. Baker. The remains were laid at rest in Mountain View Cemetery. Many members of the Alameda Coun- ty bar attended the services, to pay a last token of respect to the memory of one whose name was a familiar word throughout the State. Many floral tributes were sent by friends of the de- ccased who were unable to be present. After the services the remains weré borae from the church by the following, who during the life of Judge Nye had been his close personal friends: Judge S. P. Hall, J. B. Richardson, Dr. Victor Putnam, George Fayne, L. C. Morehouse and Dudley Kinsel. The music for the funeral services was | furnished by a cuartet under the direc- tion of Clement P. Rowlands. —_———— LINDBLOM PROPERTY. OAKLAND, epril 7.—Deeds were placed on record today from Erik O. Lindblom, the Alaska millionaire, to his former wife, Mary A. Lindblom, to the Lindblom home and a number of pieces of valuable real estate in the Hillegass Tract in Berkeley, as the result of the settlement of the property interests of | the pair following the granting of a decree of divorce to Mrs. Lindblom .a few months ago. As a result of that settlement Mrs. Lindblom receives prop- erty valued at about $300,000. The min~ ing interests of Lindblom are said to be valued at $7,000,000. After-years of poverty together when . Lindblom helped her husband at. trade as a tailor, wealth brought about their separation, and she foupd she was unable to lv® with the man as a millionaire that she had starved with as a tailor. While he was uncov- ering his millions on Anvil creek she, so she stated in the divorce proceedings here, was working as a seamstress In a local dry goods house at $1 a day. —_—————— STEAL ALL THEY FIND. OAKLAND, April 7.—The thieves that ransacked the premises at 118 Lawson street, owned by Louis Ferrero, proved that they cared little about their loot so long as they found something to steal. They went through house, barn the night, and Ferrero's inventory of stolen goods includes four dozen eggs, two rabbits, six chickens, six pigeons, two sheets and two pillow cases. J. A. North, whos/has apartments at 228 East Seventeenth street, reported to the police today that he had been rob- bed of a diamond stud, valued at $25, and other articles of jewelry by a tran- sient guest at the lodging house. E. J. Rodgers of 1824 Buena Vista avenue reported the theft of a watch and fob from his room. ————— TO HOLD TOW ELECTIONS. OAKLAND, April 7.—Town elections will be held Monday throughout Ala- meda County, At Emeryville an oppo- sition to the officials who have con- | ducted the town's affairs since its or- ganization has developed. The “inde- | pendents” have nominated F.Cedrey, P. | Thiesen and Louis Reab for Trustees: | Howard W. Wilford for Clerk .and | Richard Rackerby for Treasurer. No| nomination has been made for Marshal, The “regulars” have named W. H, Christie, William Fieldwick and John T. Doyle, Incumbents, for Trustees; John C. Coburn for Clerk, Charles G. Mayborn for Treasurer and E. J. Care for Marshal, all incumbents. As a re- sult of the present administration’s | management there is no town debt and | the treasury contains $7000. —_—— DEAN SECURES DOG. OAKLAND, April 7.—The custody of a valuable setter dog that was bought | by P. M. Dean from Poundmaster Zabel | for $50 was awarded to Dean by Police | Judge Samuels this morning, and Leo | Herbold, the original owner, will ap- | peal from the decision. Herbold lost | | the dog and Zabel's deputies caught | him. After several months Dean visit- ed the pound and purchased the canine. | ‘When Herbold learned the whereabouts of the setter he retained Attorney T.M. Dradley to recover the animal by habeas corpus proceedings, but fajled. Now Bradley will appeal to the Su- perior Court. ———— JUDGE REBUKES DETECTIVE. OAKLAND, April 7.—P. J. Curtin, a private detective employed at the Boole shipyards during the recent labor trou- bles there, was severely rebuked by Police Judge Smith, who this morning | found him guilty of battery. The mag- istrate declared that he was not a fit person to have police authority. The battery consisted of kieking William Earl, who was also tried and found | gullty of disturbing the peace. Both will be sentenced Tuesday. Curtin will be tried for threatening to shoot one of the strikers on April 2, i \ —_—— ANTONIO FONTE AT REST. OAKLAND, April 7.—The funeral of Antonio Fonte, who died at Providence Hospital, was held today from St. An- thony’'s Church in East Oakland, the services being conducted by the Rev. P. C. Yorke. The remains will be brought to Maccabee Temple tomorrow, and will be interred under the auspices of the uniform rank of the United Portuguese Association, ef which Fonte was presi- dent at the time of his death, ——————— BOY HELD FOR BURGLARY. OAKLAND, April 7.—Thomas Rich- ards, one of the three Berkeley youths accused of attempted burglary at the nome of Mrs. M. 8. Tully on Tremont street, was held to answer in $2000 bonds before the Superior Court by Police Judge Smith today. William Graft and Antone Zierau, his alleged ac- complices, have already been bound over to the higher court. ————— ALAMEDA, April 7.—Frank Yabara, who disaj from his home at the north end of Willow, street four 3 ago, and who 1t was feared had drowned in the estuary, 10 the of his bara. | Marian E. B. Robinson, SMART SET IS NOW PREPARING FOR VACATION BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. ; OAKLAND, April 7.—'1!1:0], annual Ppreparation for the summer outing is beginning and the society maid and matron is dividing her spare moments between the dressmaker and the guide book. Summer homes are being made ready and the crowd of tourisfs gains recruits every day. To-day the John A. Brittons sailed for the Orient, and two Very eager kappy girls accompanied them—thelr daughter, Miss Alice Britton, and Miss Blanche Leyman. The Misses Selby and Mrs. Orestes Pilerce left this week for Europe, where the former will join their grandmother, Mrs. Thomas Selby. The Kleemans leave very soon for Europe, the Lunings are preparing to £0 in May and the Henry Butters are also planning an automobile tour of Europe. Another Oaklander who expects to cross “the pond” this summer is Miss Pansy Perkins, the daughter of Senator Perkins, who has been spending the winter in Washington with her faiher. She will sail on April 14, in company with Mrs. Shaw, wife of the Secretary of the Treasury. Mrs. Le Grande Tibbetts, who has been spending the winter with her mother, Mrs. J. A. Folger, will return to thé East shortly. Mrs. William Clift and Miss Jean Clift are stiil in Europe, and expect to spend Easter in Rome, where Mrs. Bel- den and Miss Nadine Belden have been for some time. The Jafts alsojexpect to enjoy the Easter season in Rome. Rome really scems to be the Mecca of Californians. Mrs. Robert Cryan, whose home is in the Itallan city, and who has been the guest of her mother, Mrs. Henry Mathews, for some weeks, left the other day for her Transatlantie | residence. Jack London 2nd his bride were the guests of honor at a brilliant affair ten- dered by the Ruskin Club Friday even- ing. Eighty-iwo guests partook of the banquet and of the “feast of reason and flow of soul” that followed, the usual round table discussion being led by J. R. Reynolds of San Francisco. The ad- dress of the evening was of course by Jack London, periences furnisy tertaining topic. “Blackstone Hill” was the scene of a pleasant gathering Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Guy C. Xarl entertaining a whist club, whose membership list includes the names of Mrs. Ayres, Mrs. A M. Roseborough, Mrs. WilHam H. Creed, Mrs. Charles Yale, Mrs. George E. Whitney, Mrs. P. J. Kenna, Mrs. J. Hamilton Todd, Mrs. Earl, Mrs. Me- Chesney of Alameda, Mrs. 8 A. O'Nefl and several others. g Mrs. J. F. Wiggins will entertain the Hill Club Monday and on the same af- sernoon Mrs. A Long will be hostess to the Monday Five Hundred Club. Mrs. W. A. Schrock will be presiding hostess at the Ebell luncheon Tuesday. Mrs. E. C. Weber was tendered a sur- prise birthday party last Tuesday even- ing at her apartments in the Dundas, the event having been arranged by her husband and sisters—Mrs. Samuel L Marston, Mrs. Harry Dumeont and Miss Evelyn Larkin. Tiwenty guests partict- pated in the pleasures of the occasfen. zmong the merrymakers being the Misses Julia, Florence and Margaret Garcia, Mr. and Mrs. Byron R. McMil- len, John Dument and Edwin Larkin. Cards and music furnished the enjoy- able features of the evening. The rooms were prettily decorated with smilax, ferns and electric lights. —_————————— Concert In Greek Theater. BERKELEY, April 7.—A half-hour of music will be given by Mrs. Rudolph Schaffter, soprano; Mrs. contralto; Lowell W. Kenney, tenor; Miss Grace Freeman, violinist; Miss M. A. Lewis, | ‘cellist; Miss Grace Rollins, pianist, and Mr. Dellapiane, organist, under the ai- | rection of Mrs. Louise Marriner Camp- | vell, tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Greek Theater of the University of Calffornia, or, in case of inclement weather, in Hearst Hall. The pro- gramme will be as follows; Trio for the violin, 'cello and piano, “Allegro molto od agitato” (Mendelssohn), Miss Freeman, Miss Lewis and Miss Rol- lins; “Heart’s Springtime” (Wickedo), Mr. Kenney; “A Song of Thanksgiving” (Allitsen), Mrs. Robinson; wviolin solo, ‘Adagio” (Ries), Miss Freeman; (a) ‘Ave Maria” - (Bach-Gounod), (b) “Fruklingsblumen” (Reinecho), Mrs. Schaffter, with viloin obligato by Miss Freeman: “Still as the Night” (Goetze), Mrs. Robinson and Mr. Kenney. —_—————— EPWORTH LEAGUE TO MEET. ALAMEDA, April 7.—The San - cisco District Epworth League 1 hold its annual convention in this city May 18, 19 and 20. The general com- mittee and subcommittees follow: Dr. J. Emmet Clark, chairman; Charles Cadman, secretary; Ira San- ford, treasurer. Reception of delegates—Miss Edna Barber, president O. A. K. Club. Re- freshments—Mrs. J. F. Forderer, presi- dent Ladies’ Aid Society, First Method- ist Church; Mrs. B. L. Lick, president Ladies’ Aid Society of the Santa Clara- avenue Methodist Chureh; Mrs. Jamle- son, superintendent King's Daughters, Decorations—Miss May Bevan, presi- dent O. 1. V. Club. Finances—Ira San- ford. Programme—B. L. Lick. Excur- sions and outings—Charles Cadman. Press committee—Ira Kibby. Charles Cadman of Alameda is the | vice president of the District League, ———————————— NEW FERRY-BOAT LAUNCHED, Route ferry steamer, bullt at the Unit- ed Engineering Works, was launched this morning-without mishap. No cere- mony murked the launching of the new boat. Officials of the company and those in charge of the work were pres- ent. The new: steamer, ROt yet named, is a sister boat of the San Francisco, and it will be put into commission as soon as the engines and boilers can be installed. It is expected that she will Still another steamer for the same com- panyds now on the ways. ———— DIVORCE RECORD. OAKLAND, April 7.—Suit for divorce was begun today by Harriet Kublken against Charles N. Kuhlken, whom she charges with eruelty and intemperance. Interlocutory of di 1 nted Mary F. Kaler r, for fallure to Hopkins from Willlam desertion; Maud Deslauriers, for dfilh lock has been cited he should not be punished pay his of their divorce action. i be ready for service about August 1,11 SUBURBANITE HOLD ELECTIONS School Trustees Are Chosen|Irish Distance Man Covers in the Many Districts in| the Two Miles in Sensa- the County of Marin tional Time at Stanford ONE WOMAN DEFEATED | OLYMPIC ATHLETES WIN Novato Voters Ungallantly|Take Eight First Places to Cast Their Ballots Against| Six Captured by the Only Lady on the Ticket! Cai .nal Representatives et MILL VALLEY, April 7.—The Citizens’ The speedy athletes who sport the party dealt the People's League a hard | winged . “Q"” of the Olympic Club won blow at the school election yesterday. | from the Stanford track team yesterday Clinton Folger, a well-known San Fran-|on the college cinder path in a record- cisco insurance man, defeated George F.| smashing meet by the scors of § to 6. As Roux, a San Francisco merchant, for| the visiting aggregation was limited to Trustee, receiving 185 votes to Roux’s 126. | star performers first places alone were The vote was the. heaviest ever polled | taken into account in the final tally. C. here. ’ Connolly of the club team proved the hero Yesterday's result has increased the | of the occasion, covering the two-mile confidence of the Citizens’ party in the | course in 9 minutes 51 1-5 seco! far un- ability of its candidates to carry the mu-| ger the Pacific Coast record of 10:10. This nicipal election on Monday by a handsome | i3 said to be the fastest two miles run in majority. The Citizens' party ticket i8 8s| America in fifteen years. Nash of Stan- follows: Trustees—W. J. Thomas and Ber- | for3 was the only other contestant able nard Grethel; Clerk, S. H. Roberts; Mar-: ¢o finish. He covered the distance in 10 shal, Melvin Staples; Treasurer, A. L.| minutes 24 3-5 seconds. House. The People’s League indorses the | The coast record in the mile relay, for following: For Trustees, William T. Price | gve men, with a standing start, came in and John W. Ames; Clerk, Lewis T. | for 3 hammering. The team Parker; Marshal, J. Harry Ashe; Treas- | kpocked one and a fifth off the urer, August Muntz. previous mark of 3 minutes 22 1-§ seconds, NOVATO, April 7.—This village is not| mage by the All-Southern California team ready for a woman’s suffrage party. ThiS | 155t Tuesday on the California oval. All was evidenced yesterday, when the VOlers | performances were fast and many records re-elected Louis Devoto School Trustee. | escaped by narrow margins. His opponent was Mrs. R. Hartz. Mrs. | .Bjie” Powell, the ¢ hurdler of the Hartz made a very thorough house-to- | visitors, won the 120-yard event in 151§ house canvass, but could not shake the | seconds, with Horton of Stanford a hand- confidence of the voters in Devoto. The | preadth behind. McFarland of Stanford vote stood S2 to 14. cleared the “sticks” in the low hurdles in SAN RAFAEL, April 7.—School Trus-|ss 43 seconds, with Horton second and tees were elected in the school districts | record-holder Powell third. throughout the county yesterday. A par-|- Gerhardt of the Olympics proved the tial list of the districts and the Trustees | winning card in the sprints, taking the elected is as follows: Burdells, James H. | classic “hundred” in 10 15 seconds) and Rogers; Black Point, John G. Guth; Bay | the 2%0-yard dash In 23 1-5 seconds. Cope (Bolinas), Wallace Sayers, Louis Petar| ¢ Stanford finished 2 close second in the end Hiram J. Nott; Dixie (St. Vincent's), | Aire; race, and Holman, a team mate, & M Lampert! and Charles A. Clancy; | ghage behind the winnmer in the longer San tin, W. J. Duffy; Tiburon, Wade Rawles, the freshman track cap~ H. Vaughan; Sausalito, Otto Johnson. tain of the cardinalites, was there in his CORTE MADERA, April 7—The Lark- | 513time form in the duarter-mile, taking spurites were defeated by the Corte Ma-| tha event in the fast time of 51 35 sec- derans at the election for School Trustee | ;njs with two other Stanford runners at yesterday. Their candidate was Bert| pi heels. Miller, the record-smashing Burtchell, a prominent JParkspur mer-| carcity miler of last season, has not chant, who was defeated by James Fay | regched his previous form. He was beaten of this place. The Corte Madera school | i the half-mile by Shearer-of Stanford district includes Larkspur, and there is a | gng in the mile by Glarner of the Olympic strong rivalry between the Trustees. | Club. BRAVE WOMAN SAVES | proscis 2 veneesentaive and. the. svest R A resent a G‘fl‘ e . o3 HEB Hom}; FBOM FIRE»_1 ;;: annexe:d'by the cardinals by defa: g, 100 ysrds—Gerhardt (Olympie) won, BERKELEY, April 7—Regardiess of | Cope {stanfflrd) second, Vandervoort her own danger and thinking only of Stanford) third. Time, 110 1-5. preventing the destruction of her nmnytl 220 yards G(e'hd.)r“ (Olympic) won, home, Mrs. C. Schnelder; tesidfig . -5f| Holman (Stanfor Dwight way ard Beivenué avenue, {hist (Olympic) third. Time. :231-5. afternoon clambered upon the blazing 440 yards—Rawles (Suntorlw:) vom_ roof of her house and, with buckets of | Davis (Stanford) second, Elwell (Stan water passed to her by 2 neighbor, brave- | ford) third. Time, :313-3. ; ly battled with the flames, gaining con- wen, $80 yards—Shearer trol of them by the time the firemen g Pl b reached the scene. Had it not been for the prompt action of Mrs. Schneider the (Stanford) third. Time, 2:021-5. One mile—Glarner (Olympic) won, Miller (Stanford) second, Geibel (Stan- ford) third. Time, 4:471-3. Two miles—Connolly (Olympic) won, time 9:511-5; Nash (Stanford) second, 10:24 3-5. Only two finished. High hurdles, 120 yards—Powell (Olympic) won, Horton (Stanford) sec- Time :15 4-5. “i‘izw hurdles, 220 yards—Mactarland (Stanford) won, Horton (Stanford) sec- ond, Powell (Olympic) third. Time, :25 4-5. High jump—Powell (Olympic) won, 5 feet 9% Inches; Bell (Stanford) and Stirling (Stanford) htle(l for second 5 feet § inches. phncr.v:dl jump—Vandervoort (Stanford) won, 21 feet 5% inches; Stolz (Stan- ford) second, 20 feet 111-5 inches; Aynesworth (Stanford) third, 20 feet 10% inches. :mmcr throw — Plaw (Olymple) won, 166 feet 10 inches; Crawford (Stanford) second, 151 feet § inches; Tomasini (Stanford) third, 120 feet 3 inches. Shot put—Plaw (Olympic) won, 41 feet 9 inches; Horton (Stanford) sec- ond, 39 feet 2 inches; Crawford (Stan- ford) third, 38 feet 3% Inches, Relay race, one mile—Won by Stan- ford, with Rawles, Freeman, Davis, Mc- Neil and Elwell. Olympie runners— Glarner, Ligda, Moullen, Weit and Gar- cia. Time, 3 minutes 21 seconds (rec- ord). No pole vault. f Miller (Stanford) house and its contents would have Been a complete loss. Mrs. Schneider, on discovering that the roof of her home was ablaze, dispatched a messenger to turn in an alarm of fire, but knowing well that much precious time would be,lost if she awaited the ar- rival of the apparatus she secured a lad- der and, climbing to the burning. roef, gave battle tapthe flames. The fire had gained considerable headway by the time Mrs. Schnelder reached the roof, but she gave no heed to the clouds of smoke and showers of sparks, and after a hard fight subdued the blaze just as the firemen reached the house. POLICE USE “AUTO” IN HUNT FOR FORGER BERKELEY, April 7.—A big automo- bile, driven by Detective Kyte of Qakland and Chief Vollmer of Berkeley, was pressed into service three nights ago, when the police of both cities believed they were on the trail of Herman Kasten, an alleged crook, who is wanted for nego- tiating bogus checks in the various bay cities. Kasten was ‘said to have been seen headed for Point Richmond, and the Oakland detective promptly procured an automobile and gave chase. Chief Voll- mer consented to act as guide along the route, though his interest in the chase was indirect. En route to Point Richmond the auto- mobile stuck in the mud, the machinery broke down and the police officers were visibly embarrassed. Kasten made his escape, it it really was he who had been observed on the he is believed to be in Nl" York. ———— SAVED BY INTERSTATE LAW, OAKLAND, April 7.—Police Judge Samuels today held that the interstate commerce law Protected J. D. Wake- field, who was arrested for soliciting without a license. He declared that a person soliciting in one State for a per- son or firm doing business in another State should not be taxed, according to a ruling of the Supreme Court, and ‘Wakefield was discharged. Arkansas Derby for Hyperian IT. 7.—Oaklawn i second, Berliner UT THE BAY CONNOLLY RUNS DAKLAND FIRST A CREAT RACE| IN FIELD DAY Vail Breaks the Pole Vault Record, but Performanece Cannot Stand as Official MAKES SEVEN ATTEMPTS Lowell Is Second in Points, Closely Followed by San Jose, Lick and Santa Resa The greatest crowd that ever gath- ered on the Berkeley oval to witness a yesterday annual field day of the Academic Athletic League, composed of high school teams around the bay. Three thousand per- Sons saw the Oakland High School march away with the honors of the day. Vail of Oakland gave a sensational exhibition in the pole vault, beating the world's record for high school men, beld by Munn of the Oakland High School. Vail's height today was 11 feet 3% Inches, an inch and a quarter bet- ter than Munn's record. Unfortunately the record of Vail canpot stand as official, as he this height In his seventh attempt, and the rules for< bid the making of more than sim ate tempts. The final score of points stood: Oak- land, 29%; Lowell, 25%; San Jose, 341 Lick, 23; Santa Rosa, Berkeley, 143 Palo Alto, 8; Ukiah, T lejo and Wilmerding all had teams en« tered. but failed to score. Following are the results: 100-yard dash—Won by Golcher (Lick), Buttgenbach (L. H. 8) and for second, (. R H 8) lour%’i:d Time, 10 l—lwlfi- onds. 440-yard dash—Won by Crabtree (Lll:(ll. ]l{c}rlr (8. J. H. 8.) second, Wil- son 8.) third, B.H.8) fourth. Time, 52 4-5 mnl.z'( " Half-mile run—Won by Maundrell (L. H. 8), Smith (L. H. S) second, Free (Oakland)) third, Loughery (8. R. H. 8) fourth. Time, 2 minutes 223-5 sec- onds. 120-yarq high hurdles—Won by Johns (Lick), Boyd (S J. H. 8) second, Brad- ley (Ukiah) third, Raines (8. C. H 8) fourth. Time, 16 3-5 seconds. Mile run—Won by Maundrell (Low- ell), Ball (B. .H. S.) second, Garvin (Lowell) third. Meyer (Lowell) fourth. Time, 4 minutes 39 4-5 seconds. 220-yard dash—Won by Buttgenbach (L. H. 8). Leber (0. H. §) second, Gray (S. R. H. 8) third, Butler (Lick) fourth. Time, 23 3-5 seconds. 220-yzrd hurdles—Won by Bradley (Ukiah). Kerr (S. J. H. S) second, Johns (Lick) third: Jacobs (3. R. H. S.) fourth. Time, 27 4-5 seconds. Pole vault—Won by Vail (0. H. S). Kant (Cogswell) and Grifith (Lick) tie for second: Butler (Lick) and McHatton (S. R. H. §) tie for fourth. Vail vaulted 11 feet 1% inches. High jump—Won by Munn (O. H. 8) Morrin (B. H. S.) second. Kant (Cogs- well) and Lee (S. R. H. §.) tie for third. Height, 5 feet 934 inches. Shot-put—Won by Munn (0. H &), Tomasini (Palo Alto) second, Dignan (S. * H. & third; Bell (Lick) fourth. Distance, 47 feet. Broad jump—Won by Munn (O. H. S), Hill (X J. H S) second, Le Veau (S. J. H. S) third, Chapman (B. H 8) fourth. Distance, 21 feet 10% inches. Hammer throw—Won by Tomasini (Palo Alto), Wooley (8. R. H. S) sec- and, Maddox (0. H S8) third; Walker (S. R. H. 8) fourth. Distance, 153 feet 4 inches. I :.1 g i Summit—Clear.. ‘maximum e e except at Independence. A