The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 17, 1906, Page 6

NEWS O ¥ WORAN FREED N FRALD CASE Police Judge Samuels Hold That the Evidence Against Mrs. Odell Is Insufficient INTENT IS NOT PROVED Magistrate Unable to Tell Whether Vietim Was After Wife or Fabulous Wealth | IRSENE ST —Another at- WO who are nial bureaus and that cause to 1 failed this aft- 1dge els Odell, whose name of publicity is nd who was ng John mine in te dis- E e investment loved court mar- 11d not have of Mann, | the i a verbal s-*(ri Low R tion Judge ] ] L. and ted that an extort money understand- THIEV} ‘ THE SUMMER RAIDS! Two Homes Are Visited in|i the Early Morning ceived by | from In- broke ing the plate front door and ran- was shortly n hour the ar as known Dr. r pair of gold sleeve ne for from wa ansacke tion proved that noth- ar razor and | is dress | g, had been | MANY MOURNERS { VISIT THE MORGUE | Hundreds of Persons View the Body of William Fieldwick. | Ap OAKLAND in the his- bas a body | held t e or general ere n teat of Wil- | atendent of the | Club and Town who was killed Berkeley large viewed the rmed away from the ing tears. It was not e day to see 2 man high political or social life colored stable boy be- bier and mingle their tears. The body lay. in state today at a local under- nd it s estimated that men and women called to-view the remains. The fuperal will be held from Elks’ Hall | Jockey meryville % 10 o’clock tomorrow morn , and the ulogy will be delivered by George W. Reed. The honorary pallbearers will be Thomes H. Willlams, W. H. Christle, F. | J. Stoers, J Doyle, P. W. Treat and | Judge J. G. Quinn —_—— MAYOR APPROVES MEASURES. OAKLAND, April 16.—Mayor Mott | bas approved many ordinances recently | passed by the City Council, among them being those accepting abandonment of Osakland’ Traction Consolidated fran- chise for rights of way on Broadway snd private rights of way; authorizing the Board of Public Works to extend the -boulevard on the east side of Lake Merritt .northerly and appropriating $15,000 therefor; authorizing the em- ployment of J. H Dockweller as con- sulting engineer in the matter of litiga- tion bétween the Contra Costa Water Company and the city of Oakland. ———— TAKEN TO SAN QUENTIN. MARTINEZ, April 16.—John Zimmer- man, convicted of being one of the men who helé up John E. Daly on the road between Martinez and Oakland a year ago =and robbed him of $10,000, was taken to San Quentin by Sheriff Veals today to begin a sentence of forty-five years for his crime respectful | lan IS BEGINNING f e PEMBROKE MUST BE TRIED . OVER Owing to Continued Illness of Juror M. Mattos a New Beginning Is to Be Made WILL MAKE THIRD TRIAL This Time a Thirteenth Man Will Be Sworn In to Aet as a Substitute, if Needed Lai s e OAKLAND, April 16.—Owing to the con- tinued fliness of Juror M. Mattos of Irv- ipgton the jury engaged In the trial of Percy Pembroke for complicity in the murder of Thomas Cook at Fruitvale was discharged by Judge W. H. Waste today, and the trigl must be gone over again be- fore another jury The chances of Mattos ever being able | to go on with the trial are remote, and as the case has been delayed for three weeks on account of his illness Judge Waste decided that the only thing to be done was to begin with another jury. The case will be called in the morning and set for trial. To provide against any such emergency recurring a thirteenth juror will be sworn In and will act as a substitute to take the place of any that may fall by the way. The first jury dis- agreed and the second trial bad reached the argument stage when Mattos was taken ill. Each of the trials has con- sumed three weeks, and eve: one con- cerned in the case has been worn out with | the repeated strain —— ALANMEDA COUNTY NEWS. GALE PLACED ON TRIAL—Oakland, April -E. H. Gale, charged with having assaulted ell with a deadly weapon, was today for the offense. RABBI PREACHES.—Oakland, H. N. Keller of Richmond, ng this city, preached his Beth Jacob Synagogue to- 16. at LL WILL—Oakland, of James 8. Bunnell, late audi- > & Co., was filed for pro- es his three children $5000 of his estate to the April TENCED.—Oakland, youth 19 vears of ag: hittier Reformatory, pleaded > having stolen a bicycle apd one year at San Quentin by April 16. on pa- BEGIN TAKING SCHOOL CENSUS. 4, April 16.—The work of taking the census was begun this morning by Census Marshal Henry L. Chase and a corps of as- by goods and sell r the taxes due RCH F FRIENDS.—Berkeley, April 16.—The Friends Church is planning to erect 8 new church bullding in Berkeley. The church owns property on Haete street, between Ehattuck an , which probably will be used as a rite for the bullding. RECTOR'S WIFE IMPROVING.—Oakland, April 16.—Mrs. Clifton Macon, wife of the rec- tor of Trinity Episcopal Church, who has been seriously 11l for the last two weeks, is report- ed much improved, although she is not vet considered entirely out of danger. MeNULTY TRIAL IS SET.—Oakland, April 16.—Tke third trial of Lester C. MeNulty on 1 20 he will them to procure a charge of having committed an assauit upon Olsen of Berkeley was set for trial ning for June 25 next. Twice juries o arrive at a APPEAL FOR agreement. WRIT.—Oakland, An appeal will be made to the Ap- urt tomorrow by Attorneys Bradley hall for & writ of habeas corpus in WILL 16. peliate HE COU SLOT MACHINES ARE. PROMIBITED Alameda’s Marshal Directed _ to Enforce Law as Read by City Attorney Simpson MORGAN STILL ACTIVE Makes Application for Two i Franchises for Railroad Way on Bay Farm Island SR ALAMEDA, April 18—City Marshal John Conrad was instructed by the City 1 Trustees toright to enforce the law rela- {tive to slot machines. City Attorney M. W. Stmpson, at the request of the muni-} cipal legislators, rendered an opinlon in which he held that the siot machines are | gambling devices and that the contri- vances are being operated here in viola- tion of section 330 of the Penal Code of Californfa. City Marshal Conrad was } further instructed to refund all licenses 1pald for machines that might be abol- | ished. ! W. J. Morgan, represented by General i W. H. H. Hart, E. K. Taylor, Baron A. A. Baroteau and Cragie Sharpe, made ap- plication tonight for two railroad fran- chises on Bay Farm Island. City Trustee W. M. Bowers reported that because of numerous complaints made of fast running of automobiles through the city the speed ordinance was | to be enforced by the police and arrests | made in cases of violation of the ordi- nance. PRESIBERCY W BY HISS ILE Defeats Miss Stratton in Women Students’ Election by a Very Narrow Margin Sl BENG BERKELEY, Apfi\il 16.—After one of the mest spirited elections ever held at the University of California, Miss Carmel Riley, of the class of '07, was today elect- ed president of the Assoclated Women Students of the university, defeating Miss Cornelia Stratton of the same class by only three votes. Miss Rliley received 162 votes and Miss Stratton 159. There is a possibility, however, that | Miss Riley may yet lose her hard-won | honors, as a protest has been made against the legality of 12 of the votes cast on the ground that the dues of the voters as members of the Assoclated Wo- men Students have not been paid up, and that they are not entitled to vote. Should this protest be allowed Miss Stratton would be elected. enth street; Ah Sing, Ninth and Webster streets: Ah Sue, 471 Eighth street: Ah Sam, Eighth and Webster streets. Two charges were placed against each of the gamblers, who were all released on cash bal | ACCUSES BARTENDER.—Oakland, April 16.—Jchn Carison, mate of the steamer Robert Dollar, who was robbed of $100 and a gold watch’ on & ferry-boat and who was found asleep Saturday morning at Seventh and Cedar streets by Policeman McCarthy, today swore 10 a complaint charging Daniel O'Connor, a PR 5 A sl e ML koot bartender, who lves at 1816 Beventh street, with robbery. He thinks O’Connor was among the three men who picked his pockets. MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Oukland, April 16, The following marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk today: Arthur B. Morrill, 80, and Alice L. Hunt, 18, both of Pledmont; George . King, 21, and Euialle E. Prior, 18, both of Oakland; Samuel McCall, 45, and Ber- tha F. McCall, 35, both of San Francisco: Charles R. Holland, and Olive M. Farns fred McDonald, now In custody Joseph Mello at Pleasanton APPY COUPLES.—Oakland, April 16.— r divorce was begun today by Adelaide t Charles A. Allen for crueity. Bertha McCail, who were me ago, have made up thelr erences and were remarried here today. 3 D JURY TO MEET.—Oakland, April 16.—The Grand Jury will convene tomorrow take up the consideration of several| worth, 20, both of San Jose; Bradford H. now unfinished before it. The question Welch, 22, and Tillle F, Cuneo, 22, both of cation of the late Treasurer A. W. | Ogkland. e of the matters yet to be disposed WANTS NO HUSBAN: Oakland, April 1. Mrs, Lillian Fiest called at the County Clerk’s office this afternoon and ascertained that Jesse U. Dungan had secured a marriage license for herself and himself, and wished to know if she bad io marry him. She sald she had been married twice and was in no hurry to marry a SUMS FOR CHURCH.— Th Alexander Al- § al Church, yes- ed more than 35000 as an Easter the purpose of raising the debt ng fo n new church site recently purchased by | third time. She also sald that Dungan gah- the congregation Lied and borrowed the $2 necessary to buy the ATHENIAN CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS.— | license, although at that time she did not know what he wanted it for. CHANGES NAME OF HIGH SCHOOL.— Oakland, April 16.—The Board of Education to- Oukland, April 16.—The members of the Athenian Club have elected the following offi- the ensulng vear: President, Charles T. Rodolph: vice president, C. D. Bates Jr.; | night changed the name of the Oskland Poly- directors, Frank W. Bilger, Thomas Crellin | technic High School to the Manual Training nd Edward W. Engs. High School to differentiate it from a private polytechnic school of the same name. Large cracks in the new school bullding at Market and Thirty-ninth Streets caused the board to stop all further payments on the bullding until the cause has been remedied. BARTENDERS FINED.—Alameda, April 16, Robert Benjamin and Willlam Kochendorfer, bartenders, arrested five weeks ago for selling intoxicating llquor to minor girls in the back rooms of iocal saloons, withdrew their pleas of not gullty coday in Clty Justice R. B. Tappan's court and pleaded guilty, Bach was ATTACH REW’| April 16.—John Re! tached and ol IGAR STORE.—Alameda, s cigar store has been at- v Tillmann & Bendel of for mon-payment of a bill for Rew was recently arrested for book- ng and last week vleaded gullty to the charge and was fined $50. TERAN LAID TO REST.—Oakland, April The funeral of John A. Vincent, a veteran e Civil War, was held vesterday under the ces of Company A, Veteran Reserves, and omattox Post No. 50, G. A. v Appamigitos “Eoats oot 1 e v,;{,"::t:, fined $100. The charges of having permitted propraingle e g i e S minore (o lolter in syjoons, which had_ also o ¥ : been preferred again: njamin and Kochen- TERN PACIFIC SUITS.—Oakland, April sndemnation sults were begun today by the Western Pacific Rallway against the Derby Estate Company, T. F. Chatfleld. Willlam J. Kee. Wellman Estate Company. Ruth Wen- Grimwell and Semuel Tevis for y"through lands in Fruitvale. BONNETS INJURED.—Berkeley, inets and gowns worn by dorfer, were dismissed. SUMMONS BANK OFFICIALS.—Oakland, April 16.—It developed today that Mrs, Minnd T. McGauley has summoned the entire llst of the heads of the departments on the San Francisco Savings and Loan Soclety as wit- | nesses in her divorce action against F. Me. Gauley, who 1s employed at the bank, and if they are all forced to be present the bank will have to close for the day. Attorney Stdney Van Wyck today made an effort to get some of them excused, but owing to the absence of the Judge the matter went over. ENGINEER 1S BURNED.—Oakland, April 16 ~Charies Linde, an clecirical * ergineey, - " ving w street, Mre. J. W. Skelton, wife of a Tonopah mining ( Lt bt ‘seaided by stesm ot f;:u‘:f":;’g': man, was injured by a colliston yesterday, & { JIo® " Works here today. A plug blew ont e o leme wvene Genorianing. Gars ; and the force of the st«am kuocked him down. vehicle and throwing her and a sister, He stayed by Tis post dote tHonkli 1o dint ot osetta Moy, to ihe ground. "The women wcs | the supply of ofl to the furnace, but his face bruised’and cut. CHURCH DEBT PAID.—Berkeley, April 16. The congregation of the Unitarian church was informed last night by Rev. H. Lathrop EASTER April $0.—Easter b Berkeley ladles were given an anexpected wat- ting jast night, when a watér main on Tele- avenue and Bancroft way burst. Occu- eats on a passing car euffered from as did a bevy of maidens in the the show vietnity. WOMEN INJURED.—Berkeley, April 16.— here it was some time before he stated that it would be could resume work. CONTEST WAGNER WILL.—Oakland, April } wheel that a Gebt of $1050 owed by the congregation has been assumed by the American Unitarian Association upon condition that the local church &t once raise $350 of the debt. The offer bas been accepted, WOMAN STILL ILL.—Oakland, April 16— When the case of Mrs. McQueeney, ac- cused by Policeman Underwood of violating the bicyecle ordinance, was calied In the Police court this morning it was stated that she was still suffering from the injuries received when, she alleges, Underwood threw her from her The case was therefore continued until April 30. HASSE CASE TO BEGIN.—Oakland, April 16.—The second trial of Otto L. Hasse on a charge of baving presented false and fraudu- lent bills for stationery to the Board of, Buper- visors wes set for trial this morning, but ow- ing to & lack of jurors the case was put over until tomorrow morning, when it will be heard by Judge Melvin. PRESBYTERY IN SESSION.—Oakland, April 16.—The Oakland Presbytery began its regular quarterly meeting -today at ‘the First Presbyterian Church, The officlating _clergy- men are the Rev. H. K. Sanborn, the Rev. O. E. Hart, the Rev. Frankiin Rhoda, the Rev. H, H. Wintler, the Rev. E. A. Meicher and the Rev. Dwight E. Potter. The meeting will be continued tomorrow. CHINESE LOTTERIES RAIDED.—Oakland, April 16.—Captain of Police Petersen, assisted by Policemen Green, Poulter, Shannon and McCready, made another raid on Chinese lot- teries this morning and took four' Orientals into custody. The men arrested were: Gee Num, known as the “Lottery King,"” 416 Sev- 16.—A contest of the will of the late Charles Vi begun today by h::'a daughter, Wagner died and left all his Mttle grandson, the child of 8. C. Porter, em- ployed in the Subtreasury in San Francisco. The estate is valued at about $8000. The wid- ow and daughter, it is sald, are both inde- pendently provided for. BISHOP CONFIRMS CLASS.—Oakland, April 18.—Bishop Willlam Ford Nichols con- firmed the following class at Trinity | Church yesterday: Gladys Eugene 18, Gladys Hazel Ely, Lillian Campbell, Helen Douglas _Woodward, Juanita Cynthia Mar- quette, Frances Ruth Nelle, Edna Jane Wil j Mlams, Edna Cornell Ford, Estelle Irv- ing Edward Veltch, Edna Colette Jones, Eunice Wotasn: Ronteis, Ea hel. Btephens, Judes na u Henry Leon Bradford, Edith Hale T, —_———————— WATER SUIT DISMISSED. MARTINHKZ, April 16.—The Syndicate ‘Water Company today withdrew its in- junction proceedings against the Contra Costa Water Company relative to the Clancy ranch, and they were dismissed 1 by Judge Wells. This was done to simplify the litigation, as the merits of the case will be decided on the Contra Costa Ccmpany’s cross which applies for s - nt, a similar 1WNM0& LONG LIFE OF PIONEER IS CLOSED e L LR L TR, g & PIONEER RESIDENT OF ALAME- DA, WHO DIED WHILE QN A VISIT TO STOCKTON. - James Millington of Alameda Goes to Last Rest. —_— ALAMEDA, April 16.—James Millington, Mexican War veteran, California Ploneer of '49, a member of the first Board of Supervisors of Alameda County, the first Justice of the Peace of Alameda, the first City Clerk of this city, a prominent Freemason and Odd Fellow, passed out of life last night at Stockton, where he and his wife went one month ago to visit their daughter, Mrs. Eva McLean. He was 81 years of age and settled in Alameda fifty-three years ago. James Millington was .born near the city of New York-June 19, 1825. After serving his country in theiMexican War he returned to New York and there as- sisted In orgal an - expedition of gold-hunters that sall from the East- ern metropolts in June, 1849, on the ship Arkansas, bound for California. The vessel arrived in San Francisco Bay on December 19 of the same year. The night after the Arkansas dropped anchor in the bay she drifted upon Al- catraz Island and her hull was pierced by a rock. Shortly thereafter the ship was floated to a point that is now the corner of Pacific and Battery streets. There the Arkansas was fitted up as a storchouse and saloon. For two-years Millington mined on the Feather, Sacramento and Merced rivers and thén embarked in the coal and wood business in San Francisco. In 1858 Millington removed to Alameda and resided here permanently. In 1854 he was elected a member of the first Board of Supervisors of Alameda County, local Justice of the Peace and a member of the Board of School Commissioners. He organized the first public school here and with his own hands erected the schoolhouse, which was a bullding 16 by 20 feet. The teacher was paid partly by private subscription and partly by the Stateg The original building of the First Methodist Church was also erected by Millington. The structure is now located on Webb avenue and is known as Bland- ing Hall. In 1884 when Alameda was incorporated as a city Millington was chosen City Clerk and fllled the office for ten years. Millington wasg a life member of Oak Grove Lodge Nd. 215, F. and A. M., of this city and the last surviving charter member of Yerba Buena Lodge No. 15, I O. O. F., of San Francisco, which was organized fifty-five years ago. Millington was married in 182 to Mrs. Lydia Emeline Fish, who came to Call- fornia on the Arkansas, a member of the gold-hunters’ expedition. She survives her husband as do the following chil- dren: Mrs. May Hardy of Seattle, Mrs. Eva McLean of Stockton, Mrs. George Hilgreth, Mrs. D. W. Martin and Frank XK. Millington of this city. The funeral of the late pioneer will be held Wednesday afternoon and will be conducted by the Freemasons. ——ee—————— FUNERAL OF W. F. BOARDMAN. OAKLAND, April 16.—The funeral of Willlam Fayette Boardman, pioneer resldent and former County Surveyor and City Engineer, was held this morn- ing from the family home, 1815 Grove { street. The Rev. C. R. Brown, pastor of the First Congregational Church, conducted the services, and the music was furnished by the Knickerbocker quartet of San Francisco. The attend- ange was large and the floral pieces many and beautiful. The pallbearers were E. P. Flint, BE. C. Sessions, J. 8. Emery, A. C. Henry, Grant 1. Taggart and F. W. Schutz. —_———— TO INSPECT CADETS. BERKELEY, April 16.—On account of the annual inspection of the Uni- versity of California Cadets by an of- ficer detailed by the War Department, all work in courses primarily for fresh- men and sophomores will be suspended on Wednesday, April 18. Work in all other courses will go on as usual. Seniors and - juniors, however, who are officers in the cadet corps will be ex- cused from their courses on this date. Major Dickman is the officer who will represent the War Department. Presi- dent Wheeler; who is absent from the university, will be represented at the review by Professor Soule. —————— POPULAR ELK TO MARRY. OAKLAND, April 16.—A marriage 1i- | cense was issued in San Rafael today to D. J. Hallahan, a popular member of he iocal lodge of Elks, and Miss Edith rcival, whose home is at 108 Tele- graph avenue. ————— THEY ASK FOR DAMAGES.—W] Perkins flled suit yesterday against 253 l’(’. Stetsan to recover §5000 damages for al injuries received October 9, when, alleges Per- Lukie says he ISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL NTIES ABOUT THE BAY - COULD RAILWAY (COSTLY CHURCH IEIKERENKOTTER CETS.CROSSING FOR PALD ALTO, 15 EXONERATED ‘Western Pacifie Victorious Over Southern Pacific in Fight Before the Counecil TRACKS TO INTERSECT Decides That the New Line Need Not Tunnel Under i the Roadbed of Rival i SERL A e ! OAKLAND, April 16.—The Western Pa- | cific Rallroad- was vietorlous in its clash | with the Southern Pacific over the cross- |ing at First and Chestnut streets when the City Council tonight unanimously Ipassed to print an ordinance granting to the former eompany a franchise connect- ing its franehise on Third street with ! that on il property west of the Southern | Pacific yards. The Western Pacific in- sisted on a grade crossing at First street, and fts rival desired separate grades. | The Southern Pacific offered to go over- 'head six feet if the Western Pacific would go down eighteen feet. This the latter company positively refused to do, and Chief Engineer McCartney of the Western Pacific and Division Superin- tendent Scott of the Southern Pacific would neither agree to go up or down twelve feet. Attorney C. E. Snook, rep- resenting the new road, sald that it would be impracticable to do either. By the terms of the ordinance that was passed to print the crossing will be on the regular grade, but the Western Pa- cific has stipulated that a, proper block system will be provided. A petition of the property owners fa- voring the widening of Broadway from Fourteenth to Fifteenth streets, that it be ascertained whether the property be- longed to the eity, was referred to the City Attorney. ORPHEUS CLUB TO ENTERTAIN AT A CONCERT OAKLAND, April 16.—Social as well as musical Interest will be centered about the Orpheus Club tomorrow, for it be- gins its thirteenth season with what promises to be one of its most successiul concerts. It speaks well for the standard that the Orpheus Club has maintained that interest in its affairs does not wane. Each time larger crowds are present to signify approval and appreciation. A feature of more than passing interest on tomorrow night's programme is that Dr. H, J. Stewart, the popular San Fran- cisco composer, will be represented In three delightful choral numbers—‘‘Sweetly Blows the Breath of Spring,” “The Cham- ber of Sleep’” and ‘‘Under the Spreading Branches"—the last a selection from Dr. Stewart's opera, “Bluff King Hal.” The Brahms Quintet, which includes Mrs. Millle Flynn Gish, Mrs, Carrie Deck- er Cox, A. A. Macurda and Henry L. Percy and their accompanist, Miss Julia Rapler Tharp, will do the single quartet work, Mrs. Gish and Mr. Percy belng‘lhe principal soloists. Lowell Redfield, Ern- est McCandlish and Charles Lloyd Jr. will be the club sololsts. Edwin Dunbar Crandall is director of the club and Paul Mohr of Berkeley Is the secretary. i ! . . Mrs. George Reed returned yesterday from a short visit to Del Monte. The Reed household is a very busy one just now, putting in the final touches to prep- arations for the wedding of Miss Mabel Reed and Harry Lane on the 25th. * Mr. Lane, by the way, is expected Friday and then there will be more entertaining for a few days, several informal little af- fairs having been planned for the last single days of the popular couple. Miss Reed's wedding gown is a}reflm in white lace and her trousseau—but that's another story for next week. P R The Claremont Country Club was the scene of a brilllant affalr today wiien Mrs. Lillian Brown Everts and Miss Florinne Brown entertained at luncheon in honor of Miss McEwen of Chicago. Luncheon was served on the veranda of the club. In the center of the table was a basket of wistaria, and at each place was a large American Beauty rose. FICKLE MAID DRIVES A MAN TO SUICIDE Lover Takes Life When He Hears of Sweetheart’s Mar- riage to Another. LOS ANGELES, April 16.—Love for a woman whom he expected to marry, but jilted him in his absence, caused Otto Preuser, a bricklayer, to shoot himself through the heart here last night. His body was found today in his room in a lodging-house at 506 East Third street. Preuser came to Los Angeles last N vember, leaving in St. Louis the girl whom he exvected to make his wife. He prospered here, bullt a home and had saved 3600 to provide for wedding ex- penses and the necessary outlay in ‘set- ting up housekeeping. A short time ago he received a letter from St. Louis tell- ing of the marriage to another man of the girl whom he intended to make hisi bride. Preuser at once took to his mom.s moroge and broken hearted. Today he failed to arise, and when the door to his room was forced his dead body ‘was found on the floor with a bullet hole through his heart. Letters left by the | dead man told the story of his life. P Fatal Wreck in Kentucky. CINCINNATI, April 16.—Passenger train No. 7 on the Loulsville and Nash- ville Railroad, which left Cincinnati at 11:30 a. m., was wrecked at Verona station, Ky., twenty-six miles south of Cineinnati, this afternoon. Engineer John Grady of Louisville, Ky, was killed and Fireman H. F. Dunnaway of Irvington, Ky., was seriously injured. None of the passengers were injured. e e i LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. e Aoril 16. Stmr City of Topeka, Reiliey, 02 hours from nsen, BAILER, tay, Avrl) 16, Stmr Rival, Bureka. ' Stmr Green! ABERDEEN—Arrived Apr 16—Stmr Nor- or 10—8ehr Honol| . g Apr and sailed for San Presbyterians Ask for Bids|Superintendent of San Ma- on Handsome Structure| teo Poor Farm Is Not a to Cost Nearly $25,000| Grafter, Say Supervisors T0 BE BUILT OF STONE|CHARGES AFE NOT TRUE Grand Jury's Accusations Are Found Groundless by Board of Investigators —_— REDWOOD CITY, April 16.—The |Board of Bupervisors in session today yexonerated Albert Eikerenkotter, su- iperintendent of the county farm, of j charges made against him by the las: Grand Jury. The exoneration is in the shape of a detailed statement of what the board found after its investigation of the various charges made against i the officlal. The report fully exomer- ates Etkerenkotter of all acts of a criminal nature. I PROFESSOR JORDAN BACK FROM THE EAST Returns to Stanford After Attending Carnegie In- stitute Meeting. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April 16.— President David Starr Jordan re- turned to the campus last night from his Eastern trip, which he took for the purpose of attending the meeting of the truste of the Carnegie Founda- tion for the Advancement of Teaching. He was elected to the vice presidency of the organization, Dr. Pritchett be- ing chosen president, and Dr. Elliott secretary. The Foundation has pro- vided that in the accepted institutions any professor retiring at the age of 65 or later is entitled to receive about 60 per cent of his salary for the rest of his days and his widow half that amount yearly. Any retiring earller, after twengy-flve years of professor- ship, may receive 40 to 60 per cent, ac- tording to age, and his widow half that amount. No one retiring before April 16, 1905, is eligible, as the provisions are not retroactive. On his way East Dr. Jordan spoke before the teachers of Indiana. In In- dianapolis he gave sittings to R. B. Steele, who is painting his picture for the library of the Indiana University. Dr. Jordan visited the universities of Wisconsin, Chicago, Columbia, Indiana and Purdue. In New York the presi- dent was .the guest of thirty Stanford alumni at the Adeline Club. MAYFIELD IS NOW VERY “DRY” TOWN Hotel Keeper Gives Up Long Fight Against Temper- ance People. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. MAYFIELD, April 16.—The Mayfleld Hotel Is a memory. The tlosing of its doors today marked the end of the bitter struggle that for seventeen months has been waged to make May- field once more an open town free for Plans for Sacred Edifice Have Been Accepted and Work Is to Be Begun Soon —_—— SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. PALO ALTO, April 16—The congre- gation of the Presbyterfan church of this city, through its building commit- tee, has advertised for bids for the con- struction of the handsome sacred edi- fice which has already been authorized and for which plans have been drawn. The new church will be one of the most imposing in Palo Alte. It will be lo- cated on the.corner of Waverly street and Forest avenue. It will cost nearly $25,000 and will be in the Romanesque style of architecture. The two towers and parts of the gables and up to the water line entirely around the build- ing will be of buff San Jose sandstone. ‘The remainder of the exterior wall sur- face will be of artifielal stone. The extreme dimensions of the edi- fice are 117 feet by 97 feet, with a tower 74 feet high. The interior arrange- ment provides for a vestibule, a lobby and a main auditorfum, with galleries, a Sunday-school room, parlor and pas- tor's study. The Sunday-schoel room is to be so located as to be used as a banquet hall upon occasion. It is- the purpose of the congregation to make the church the finest in this part of the State. Bids for the stone work will be received up to May 1. MOUNTAIN VIEW 15 PROCRESSIVE Within Three Months Lively Little Suburb Will Have Fine Gas Lighting Plant SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. MOUNTAIN VIEW, April 16.—Within three months a modern gas lighting and heating plant will be in operation in this town. This improvement, so persistently agitated and so much de- sired, has been made possible by the action- of the, beard of trustees which advertised for the sale of a franchise, and after a spirited competition award- ed it to the highest bidder. Some time ago R. V. Burns and Wil- liam P. Wright made application to the trustees for a right to manufacture gas and to pipe the streets of the town. Bids were advertised for. No sooner were the bids opened than Willlam Neuroth offered 10 per cent more than the highest. He received the prize and within three months will begin work. 'OTE F N s E th t £ not: tudent: d VOTE FOR NEW CITY bibulous wayfarers. During il thia HALL IN SAN RAFAEL | time the proprietor of the resort, Charles Meyer, has maintained it against the protest of the town and in Town Decides to Make $25,- 000 Bond Issue for the Building. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. SAN RAFAEL, April 16.—The city de- cided today to float a $25,000 bond issue to construct a city hall. Very little in- terest was taken in the election. But one-third of the registered voters de- posited their ballots. Opponents of the issue worked quietly and for a while it looked as though they would win out, owing to the indifference of many prominent citizens. Of the 364 votes polled 259 were for the bonds and 105 against. The new hall will be located on A and fifth streets and face the courthouse. gL RIGHT TO SELL GOODS IN SAN MATEO A COSTLY WRIVILEGE Supervisors Arrange a Schedule of Licenses for Peddlers of All Kinds. REDWOOD CITY, April 16.—The Board of Supervisors in session today re-enacted the licénse ordinance of the county and placed upon pack peddlers from without the county an annuar license of $100, wagon peddlers $200, peddlers of perishable goods $50, and solicitors and ecanvassers 3250. The action of the board was in accordance with the wishes of the merchants from all over the county who have been suffering from competition with ped- dlers of all kinds from San Franecisco. ECNSATSS L A, CONTRACTORS’ BIDS TOO HIGH FOR THE LIBRARY TRUSTEES Must Make New Tenders If They Wish to Bulld Carnegie Institution In San Mateo. SAN MATEO, April 16.—All of the bids submitted for the construction of the $10,000 Carnegie library have been rejected by the board of library trus- tees and new bids will be advertised for. Coxhead & Coxhead drew the plans for the proposed building and gave every assurance that $10,000 would cover the cost of erection. Competing contractors thought differently, how- ever, and must try again. the hope that a contest of the ballots would make Mayfleld again a place where liquor might be sold in saloons. But the battle came and Meyer lost The anti-saloon forces won and for many a moon Mayflield will not know the sound of revelry by night. Meyer has been submitted to fines and now he has packed bag and baggage and moved to Menlo Park, where in the proposed plan for incorporation he must practically fight again for the big profits of the saloon. REFUSES TO BECOME TEACHER IN ORIENT Stanford Senior Declines Of- fer of Chair in Chinese University. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April 15, Walter Y. Wentz, a senlor in the de- partment of English at Stanford Uni- versity, has refused a call to the chair of English and History at a Chinese university in the vieinity of Peking. Wentz, who inténds to return for graduate work, has decided that it will be more profitable to remain at college another year. The offer was presented to Wentz by H. Richards Jr.. who is visiting this country to obtain teachers for the Oriental seat of learn- ing. e SAN MATEO ODD FELLOWS LODGE HAS FINE RECORD Though It Has but Seventy-five Mem- bers It Owns a £40,000 SAN MATEO, April 16.—After fifteen years of well-directed and enthusiastic labor San Mateo Lodge 265, Inde- pendent Order of Odd Feilows of this eity, has won a unique distinction in the fraternal annals of the State. The lodge has a membership of seventy- five and has just cleared its property from debt. It owns its own building. valued at $40,000. The lodge challenges any other lodge in any fraternal or- ganization in the State with such a limited membership to make as good 2 ! | 1 showing. Fortunate investments and a remarkable regularity of payments are responsible for the success so well won. HEAVY CHERRY CROP IN VACA VALLEY Season Opens With Shipment of 10-Pound Box to Philadelphia. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. VACAVILLE, April 16.—The cherry sea- son opened here today with the shipment of a ten-pound box by the Frank H. Buck Company to the California Fruit Distributors, Philadelphia. The fruit was well colored and was grown on the Chetry Glen ranch, owned by J. M. Bass ford. The opening of the season is nine days later than last year. There is a heavy crop ir the valiey and shipments expected increase are to rapidly. Frank Bradley Taskitt, a com traveler for an Oakland firm, di this ei this le .:MII; near this city, even caused his death.