The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 25, 1906, Page 4

BERKELEY CARS N SMASH-UP Spreading of Rails Is the Cause of the Accident. Several Persons Are Hurt Though None Very Seriously. 4 —The vear ng Telegraph d bound, crashed into Berkeley, at attuck avenue this posite the Town rtions of both engers were riously. Mrs. knee and minor by other car v and Shat- that ene n an inch off derangement the accident, the remr truck of car 189 to ¥ k another car point into ruck of 18% part of car 212, wed. Wrecking the track”and to the barns Car Runs Away on Grade. KELEY, —John Butts, [ No. 154 of the Suburban line, was the glass in the front the resuit - OWR CAT | wyth Hawk eve tbe proceedings on the |ing from the gravels which underlie cui- . e car of | gpattuck block, and incidentally is loaded | tivable lands in the eastern part of - em. Butts | gith plank warrants for Mr. Havens' ar- Aliineds County water'ito Sl e while going | ¢ = 2 . oti amount of 15,000, gallons per ¥ » the Coun- | " that oan be Hiisf oyt a1 short notise. § e erired o0 gallons per vear, and ihat| e ras t SRR | the injury whic as been caused to g T h:g SAYS HUSBAND HAS BEEN thesé cultivable and formerly productive o By e REGULAR JEKYLL AND HYDE |lands by the rcmoval of such enormous e quantities of water by the Spring Valley g LS b | Water Company has been estimated at brushed Nellle B. Christian Asks Divorce From | from two miliion to four million dollars vas card- % ith- yearly, which, capitalized at 5 per “cent, | the waiting ST e constitutes a permanent.-loss of from | went flying ful to Her. forty to eighty millions of dollars; and | “the OAKLAND, M: —Alleging that her Whereas, In view of the . thoroughness bruisec necessary tc ! in Oakland mashed. ELEVATC COMPANY BUYS A SITE IN WEST BERKELE} Will Build Extensive Works at Allston | Way and Third Strect on Line of Railroad. May 24.—An import- e manufacturing est Berkeley n Elevator sco, which to- lease of land of roer Aliston GUSY KEEPING PUMPIRG LENES OUT OF ML THE COUNTY DA J. W. Havens Arested Merchants of * Oakland Four - Times “in’ i Again Make a Berkeley. | Protest. ' e Charged With Viofat- Declare San Francisco ing Building Law Must Go Elsewhere of the Town. for Water. | | | 1 | BERKELEY, May 2{—John<Wt Havens, | capitalist and bullder, went ‘through the | experience today of being srrested fof the fourth time by Building Inspector Bull. The latter officlal declares that Capitalist Havens, who is the agent of the Shattuck estate, persistently violates the building laws in the erection of the new Shattuck block, adjoining the Town Hall. Bull.says OAKLAND, May 24~—The Mer- | chahts’ Exchange has adopted the fol- ‘lowing report submitted by & special committee: Whereas, In the report of the com- mittee of twenty of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, rendered iupon the stree g " | fire fighting facilities and structural* con- 1t strest was|the outer wall of the foundation should be o g s Ty e e e "’“‘i at least 21 inches thick, gccording to the | Francisco in October, 1905, it-is: recom- ! to the ground. |, ;3ing ordinance supposdd to be in force | mended (page 58): her “)‘““":‘ fous |\ " Berkeley. That immediate measures b% takn:' t,c: to her home. 4 A | increase the capacity o ameda condu! ty of car 189 | Bull declares that he has watched the |\ w"a, Slication or otherwise, with such | work on the new Shattuck building’s foun- | @ations, and has seen that the outer wall | Grystal Springs reservolr may be utilized of the foundations is but 13 inches thick. |to store waters from Alameda Creek; He declares that justice must and shall [and be done, even though the man of whom he | Whereas, It is assumed that the r;c%?l- complains is one of the most prominent "{!e'&“““"‘" of "'?u"'g:“’"?‘ B"‘;‘;‘ Dhty el end wealthy men of Rerkeley, [ mot %Tr;:x{:nrconsldegn;: 10 the re- | Two weeks ago Inspector Bull informed | habiiitation of the system of thé Spring Mr. Havens that the walls would have to ®alley Water Company; and be made thicker or arrests would be made. ‘Whereas, This Merchants’ Exchange of No change, apparently, was made in the |Oakland did, on December & last, 'yx& wall, and Inspector Bull began his cam- :’l"‘;‘c’;‘e'{‘°:,‘:m‘";"'f{e:°:g;m‘:"’e e paign agalnst the capitalist, which NOW | gate the alleged encroachments of the threatens to become as famous as some of | Spring Valley Water Company upon the the university faculty’s attempts to dis- | weifare of Alameda County through the cipline unruly sophomores. Mr. Havens |denuding of lands therein and the ex- has had warrants for his arrest served A traction of waters therefrom, and to sug- | cessation with his meals quite regularly, and does | S5t @ means to bring about a cessation not appear to entertain a dislike for-the | said report being the result of long and { experience. painstaking investigations made by this When the legal holidays are declared at | committee, and the specific recommenda- an end the case will be tried before Justice | tions made therein having been ordered | of the Peace Edgar. Meanwhile Mr. Ha- :g;i(-uled by this Merchants’ Exchange; vens keeps busy filing bonds that obtain | “Niyo a1t is admitted by the Spring him freedom, while Inspector Bull watches | valley Water Company that it is extract: connections that the surplus capacity of of the work already done by the com- | mittee aforesaid, a number of actions at| law have been brought against the Spring | Valley Water Company to restrain it from such unlawful extraction of water, many other suits in equity and for damages are about to be brought, judgment in the | amount of approximately one-quarter of g 4 a million dollars has already been given 0 make an investigation, which led fo the | by the Superior Court, and the Board of liscovery that he was unfaithful to her, Supervisors is now considering ' the pe- | wnd she asks for a dissolution af the mar- ‘!iltions irl hN re(‘e‘i\'eod kffog\ dthe ]\d‘llcr- | - jes and a onable sum for chants’ Exchange o akian emanding e v ® | that. action be taken by the- county 1o Clara. O, Walther, wife of Charles J. | Fétrain. the Spring Valley Water Com & any from such diversion of water as/| Walther, an expressman, wants a divorce | {liegal and destructive of property values | ‘rom him, alleging that since July 4, 1904, | and praying for relief and damages there- | 1e has been away from her and refuses to (fl;: now, dtnolr‘e;(otfl;-[ bneoltom i 5 =2 er. Sh Resolved, Tha er pructicable | oy g N s v cisco were available, or {f there were no tody of the child, Charles; § years of:age. | other source from which water for San Suit for divorce was brought today by | Francisco could be had, unless there was | usband has practically been leading a Dr. ekyll and Mr. Hyde existence, Nellie B. *hristian has brought divorce proceed- ngs against Thomas B. Christian, a for- ner employe of the Selby Smelting Com- »any at Crockett. She says that his fre- (uent trips away froimn home caused her erected by the | Grace Silvea against James Silvea on the | thereby visited upon other people and has a frontage of | ground of desertion. They were married :r;‘t:nho . _ln&ds[ aand h&mfl;hequnl wl th&}‘ 2 S. iy 9 5 rear | Which 1is inflicted upon the people of and is di-|at San Francisco in 1901, and about a year | JfiCh 's Infilcted upon ‘the people of outhern | ago, she says, he left her. | W S 4 h Water Company being here, -this. Mer tracks.| James H. E. Francis of Alameda has |chants' Exchange of Oakiand should not ugh the | brought suit for divorce against Laura |be heard in protest against the continu- ding Association. | C. Francis on the ground of her intem- |ance of this injury further than: to per- n is to erect a fac- | perance. They were married in this city | haps claim reimbursement on the part the elevator com-|im 1398 | of individuals for the several specific in- 4 e el | . In so far as restitution might pos- | PRICIOE ST TR Ik be made. But such is not the case. | 4 }3“- | SEARCHING REFUGEE CAMPS Snanram-):«co can procure an abundance eet. of the purest and most wholesome water, ed on TO FIND MEN TO WORK | {;xen from watersheds which are wholly machine —_ uninhabited and uninhabitanle, where in- ontract, 1906 v and gen- The Berkeley corpora- ecured this large en- € nas War- To Make Its First Bow Next Tues- day Afternoon in Its Series of Benefit Concerts. —Next Tuesday »da County Ma band is nov te from Honc Monday on the ea afternoon concert to b in the eek Theater, Univer- of Cali the band wil ia, T of instrumen while at th | Rigorous Policy to Be Pursued in Dealing With Able-Bodied Persons Living on Charity. BERKELEY, May 24 —John Eshleman, | Deputy State Labor Commissioner, visit- |ed Berkeley this afternoon In search of 1100 men, who are wanted by his dej ment_for use in reconstruction work San Francisco. Chief of Police Vollmer visited the refugee camps with him, and | | a number of able-bodied men were se- | | cured. Eshleman said: { m unecessary the taking of waters “We purpose finding work in San Fran- | by San Francisco from our lands, so that cisco for all men who are able to work | Such waters may be permitted to remain among those who were burned out in the | beneath our lands for the fertilization city and who may be idle now. The au- tha s e thorities are planning to withdraw all as- | permitted to refill, and that prosperity sistance at the earliest possible moment { may thereby again dawn upon the com. from men who are able to toil and who | munity. se this offer of work. In connection herewith we beg to pre- During the first few days after the fire [Sent a copy of the report of its special | more than 350,000 persons were fed from ;’r‘g;;‘;;;e‘*algfr‘“f‘“:gvosI‘thlg‘r’e,‘l’fim};t‘_ ey relief stores, but the number now is not | Pation of the conditions han beer s | more than 60,000. All men who are get- : We beg you to read the Statement con- | ting relief supplies, and who refuse the |tained therein, and, as above urzed, to jury is-done to mo one by the transport- ing away of such waters, and it can pro- cure such waters at no greater cost than it'is now paying to the Spring Valley Wa- ter Company for the waters talen from beneath the lands of Alameda County, to their utter devastation: and be it further Resolved, That in respectfully submit- art- |ting this urgent in | further encroachment by the Spring Val- iey Water Company upon the welfate and prosperity of the people of a sister county, we petition your honorable body to adopt with promptness such measures as will upon which soil rests al Ha- |Work we have to offer thém, will be take such action as will enable San Fran- ‘t bow | Promptly cut off. Relief stations in cit o '"“!lo‘)t;et"hf; water Elsk‘,rwhill'c and oun y are e L erm e waters o jam giving on |around the bay arg aslked o fg Mkewlsa:™ | & 5iey o Tamraish Uhnakth (B Aot ol ncert of th e P LT they are so greatly needed. funds o | YANT PERMISSION TO BEGIN |~ Respectfuily submitted, cisco and fo | THE REMOVAL OF DEBRIS THEO. GIER, WILLIAMS, § H. G Q' €% WILBER WALKER, ’ Committee. A T TEN MEN IMPRISONED BY A CAVE-IN IN NILES TUNNEL | >owntown Property Owners Make Re- quest to Underwriters, Who WIll Communicate With Home Offices. OAKLAND, May 24.—At the meeting f the Fire Underwriters' Adjusting Bu- eau held in Reed Hall this morning a ommunication was received from the| lowntown property owners of San' Fran- Fellow Workmen Dig Them Out in Few Hours and No One Is g to be held a Seriously Hurt. Piefinont A 5 Asco requesting that some gemeral pian Lot LANRE Frgnd e heneIn | Jo formulated by the insurance men's| OAKLAND, May CZ8Efen men grammes changed, so tha! | 'YEanization to grant permission to realty | Were imprisoned - for-sevéral hours during its stay the band will render an entirely different programe at eack concert { There members of the sand, ur leadership of Cap- w@in nd i includes al the of the glee club: »wners to proceed with the work of re-|this afternoon in the Western Paci- noving the debris from their land. The|fi¢ Railway tunnel in Niles Canyon, | etter also contained a reauest that the|Which caved while the ‘gang was at | companies extend the time for filing| WOTK. ~ There was' just warning nroofs of loss. After. the communiecation | €nough of the accident to enable the vas read and discussed a committee was | Meh io escape the worst of the sud- | 1:amed to prepare a plan that would em- (den fall of earth and rock. . ., | As soon as the cave oceutfed word |of the programme. protest against_the | thereof, in order that the depleted gravel | o omoluln. Th i | body the wishes of -the property owners. rlvn‘ }:én ’r.]:\-f brulnrehxfiénae! ;grce,;'(l, |A form of permission to remove debris|Was sent to the camp ,near by for and 50 cents and everyone will have | While adjustment s pending ,will ge help. _Quickly scores 4f men were the opportunity of hearing tials-fa- |irafted and submitted -to the companjes |at WOTK digging out Japarers. rious freanization and at the same | lor their approval or. rejection, The form| Thomas Brown, one of the labor- time helpt of permission and the companies approv- | €T, Was badly.injured.- ‘After he was ng raise funds for the suf- reu st Marriage Lic OAKLAND, May 24.—The follows ing marriage licenses were issued by County Clerk today: 26, Henry Jacobs, oth : ef OQaklend; - Herr Walls. 31, and Anna C. Weysbrock, 100 Pal FTaicsCu, Ve A. ," 24, and Evangelina Casre- both of San Leandro; George oughton, 29, Fresno, and Kath- 0 Smith today. Th daughter acknowledged | forty students will be presented with|semble at Sacred Heart h, 2 lished, and 230! L .,::‘:“e*?sba;fi? l-?::x nSumfer, | that gttes receiving.groceries from oo |diplomas. It will be the largest class|Hayes and Fillmore streets, for.the| ::s“ 3-':'&' Germany ?;llrl ot v 15, both of San Framaoon |iief committee they stobped at airesta- |to graduate from the Alameda High |purpose of attending divine seréice, | such a de for immeatat L el o0 San francisca: | rantehile going home iahd batefditopd | Senool since the. | Wad G| On Membrial Day they wil At ey In the first place, the Teon g W gl " Arriet B. | ihat cost 45 cents. The mother was faint {tablished in 1878. Since ,that year | Fililmore and Lombard ¢ stated 'wf'“ g -n,.t‘ann;: o razier, 34, both o’ Oa Henry | ung weak, said the ‘daughter, @nd could |64 persons have receiyed “diplomas | to the Natjonal ry at the Pre- [Age staied & ke i both of San Framcieco: Tromr. o |not wait for food. The rellef stores se- |from the school. Thére are to be no|sidio, hold &ppropriste servicesid steel mw “light, not ainontl e 2, '('-““ G- sured by the women 2re valued at 25 cents. | festivities In connection with the com- | strew flowers on the graves of de- in all to more than 10,000 to: “'{ 3 ety e Custello. | Juage Smigh continued the cage for a daye | mencement e N parted comrades. Ge: WooBrufl | e next place, 1 am in'a position to - S0tk or OsKIpaE N b m;;.hm‘f —_— e P has been asked to deliver the oration |the & -y o2 “!| Thomas Kelly Dies in Oakiand. ' Watch and €hain Stolen. at the cemetery. e ] it OAKLAND, May 23.<~Th &, KeK, | OAKLAND, 24.—A. J. . ALO e Waltes: 8y1- | Just now, the WASHINGTON, May 24,—The Senste cow:|for many years bond defim&@;’- lish, residing at 266 Falcon avenue, |vesr- ror st 2, i L, turers, by-the steel syn- mittec oo pubilc lauds hes recommended the | ciscd; @ied today ‘at. 1571% Y véat, | San Francisco, has r to the Presbytertan Comel at Albany, N. Y wi) sall dicate. of rf, are not only pummake by O of a general bll sutiwriz- | where he had been residing since the fire, ice that his pocket was picked of a |00 the churia oz tuke | quite to_accept fo: orders, | * o v Secretary o Sue duverior to sell parceis | 1% 0q suffered from heart disease, The |gold watch and chain last it at | {IAreS, of the Central Unfou bR | but 1 m%n de- Durpuses. — et | Coroner took charge. ~ !Sixth street and B . - o .. Eesignatl y Hage s ay ghovd ing 1t will be published in the press for the guidance of property owners, There will 1il g be prepared a f wn éxténgibn “of time ‘for m&?mfl%fi loss. This will also be submitted to the removed from the drift Brown was taken to the railway camp. Physi- clans were summoned: frgm Niles. All of the imprisoned workmeén were re-' moved but not without narrow escape BRIDES SHARE " SOCIAL FAVORS 'WITH REFUGEES BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. OAKLAND, May 2.—One of the most Interesting of the recent engagement an- nouhcements was that of Miss Enid Yale, the dayghter of Mr. and ¥Mrs. Charles G. Yale, and Wilmer T. Gracey. Mr. Gracey is now on his way home from China on the Siberia, and is expected to arrive in this port about June 15. The wedding arrangements’ will not be completed until after his arrival. In the meantime Miss Yale ig being entertained &t various informal functions, including a luncheon for next Tuesday. When th groom-to-be arrives he and his flancee will share the honors of a dinner at Mrs, J. P. Neville's, on Lake street. . e . Miss Edna Orr entertained about thirty of her girl friends today in honor of Miss Goodrich, the daughter of Admiral Good- rich, whose marriage is 2 coming event of interest. Cards furnished amusement for the guests, and the bride-elect was show- ered with dainty gifts in the way .of trousseau articles. s e . The Reliance Club, which ‘was shaken out of its former_headquarters on San Pablo avenue, is now located in the new armory on Twentleth street, which is grad- ually taking on a very cozy, clublike ap- | pearance. Last evening the new head- |auarters was formally thrown open and the feminine friends and relatives of the members were honored guests. The weekly skating night, on which the members may bring ladies, was inaugu- rated and pronounced a great success, e s The current of Unity Club events has been unshaken by recent selsmic agita- tlons and the regular meetings have taken |place every two weeks. On Tuesday next the members are anticipating a pleasant evening, as the programme is in the hands of Mrs. L. H. Cutting, - Miss Edythe Morley and Miss Givens. On Friday evening, June 1, the club is preparing a grand concert and entertain- ment for the relief fund. It will- take place in Wendte Hall, adjoining the Uni- tarlan Church, and several names well known in musical circles are on the programme, Llewellyn Hughes, the young” violinist, who met with such suc- cess in Europe, and who has not played | in public since his return to Oakland, will be heard. Mrs. Margaret Davis Hughes, the gifted young pianist, is another name to conjure with. Thé excellent work of Mrs. Charlgs Poulter, soprano, and Miss Hilma Buttlar, the reader, is too familiar to be expatiated upon. The Hughes Club will probably give a choral number and a quartet, including Robert H. Wililams, Charles Poulter, R. M. Hughes and John ‘Williams, will complete the musical end Another attraction ffered is a one-act farce, “The Obstinate Family,” with the following well-known amateurs in the cast: Charles Mills, Miss Etta Eiben, Dr. Frea E. Wilkins, Miss Edythe Morley, Sam J. Whitlesey and Miss Theresa Curran. A small admission fee of 25 and 50 cents will be charged, and as the Urity Club entertainments have the reputation of being worth while the relief fund will probably be augmented by a tidy sum. DR ) -l Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sueell’and Miss Alice Sueel, their daughter, will leave for | Europe next week. They will visit Eng- land, Scotland, Ireland, Wales,: France and Germany, and expect to be-absent for a year. ' Pioneer ‘Wontan ' Dies. > BERKELEY, May 24.—Mrs. Wil- helmina Miller, a pioneer resident of the college town, 82 years old, died yesterday at the King's Daughters’ Home at Piedmont. She had been in this State for,/ 45 years,” most of the time in San Franciséo, where she amassed a fortune. She was a 'pa- tient in the German Hospital in San | Francisco at the time of the earth- | quake. The shock made her condi- | tion worse. She was removed with | others to Oakland, but could not sur- vive the experience. She leaves eight children. these being Dr. Chas. Miller of Los Angeles, Elisha Miller of Santa Clara; Albert, Henry and George Mil- ler of Oakland and San Francisco, Mrs. Emilia Freuler of Berkeley, Mrs. Josephine Tantau of San Jose, and Mrs. Alice Stratton of Baltimore. The funeral service will be held tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Freu- ler on Ridge Road. Ot G. A. R. Ladies Need Help, | OAKLAND, May 24.—The Ladiles of ! {the Grand Army of the Republie re- committee have made an appeal help, there being great need of |aid to members of the order. Con- | tributions may be sent to the depart- ment president, Mrs, Abbie E. Krebs, 810 Kohl building, San Francisco, or department secretary, Mrs. V. F. Cush- |ing, 817 Seventeenth street, Oakland. Other officers are Mrs. H. B. Sharkley, department corresponding .. seeretary, |578 Seventeenth street, Oakland, and | Mrs. Bradley, president of Geo) | Thomas Circle, San Franeisco, | Steinwitz, president Seven Pin |cle, San Francisco; Mrs. Lucy Shap- lin, president McKinley Circle, Francigco; Mrs, M. A. Treacy, presi- dent General Blackmer Circle, Berke- ley. Articles of clothing and supplies may be sent to any member of the foregoing committee. ——— Many Refugees Still Cared For. ALAMEDA, May 24.—An average of 1400 rations is being issued here every other day to San Franciseco| refugees domiciled in this city. The distribution of supplies is still being i) [ | echo. Oaklénd GS—Q—\J_;lGilman in Favor of Still Further Restrictions. Wants Saturday After- noen and Sunday _ Closing. OAKLAND, May 24:—George Fitagerald, | President of the City Council, has sub- mitted a proposition to-mod.fy the present saloon privileges by requesting all persons holding saloon licenses to not-only main- tain- the present rule of opening at 8 a. m. and closing at 7 p. m. daily, but to keep open still less time. Fitzgerald proposes that saloons shall close at 2 p. m. Satur- days and be closed all day Sunday until July 1. - . Refusal to heed such & request from the City Council will-be met by the revoea- tion of license permit. Fitagerald defends ‘the atitude of the City Councll in the matter of saloons by declaring that they were closed the morn- ing of April 18 by action of five members of the Council and that they remained closed for two weeks. When permission was granted for reopening it- was upon conditfon that the hours should be from § & m. to 7 p. m.; that no liquor should be sold in bulk; that none shoulu be sold to any soldier or sallor or any intoxicated person. Fitzgerald will sk the Couricil to take action Monday night on his new pro- posal, as he was unable to ue present to- night at the meeting of the committee of the whole. FEAR A MURDER S BEEN DONF Relatives o?l\?[issing San > Josean Suspect . Foul Play. Believe Jacob Wandell! Was Attacked for His Money. e §pecial Dispatch to The Call, SAN JOSE, May 24.—The mystery sur- rounding theé: disappearance ' of Jacob | Wandell, a prominent San Josean, is deepened with every twenty-four hours. Despite every effort made by the police | and Sheriff’'s office to locate the man, no clew. to his whereabouts has been dis- | covered. -since jearly Tuesday morning, | when he started downtown to his office | With a considerable quantity of money in | ‘his possesion. The missing man is. the son of Jacob Wandell, who managed the Smith Creek Hotel eight or nine vears ago. About that time the young man left home. The chair where he had been sitting was found covered with blood and pierced by A bullet. His. hat on the floor near by had also been shot through. The country adjacent to the hotel was scoured and after several days Wandell was found in a canyon near by perishing from thirst. He was unable to tell what had happened. Fearful that he has met with foul play at the hands of men who knew of the money which Wandell had in his posses- sion, the latter's relatives have organ- ized a posse and will tomorrow scour the adjacent country in search of the miss- ing man. - CANNON TURNS THE TABLES ON DEMOCRATIC LEADER Point of “No Quorum” Raised When Willlams Calls for a Division Upon His Motion. ‘WASHINGTON, May 24.—Well filled galleries and a large member- ship on the floor listened with greaf attention today in the House of Repre- sentatives to two leaders of opposite schools of politics, Representativi Charles A. Towne of New York, an Representative John Dalzell of Penn- sylvania. Towne was in splendid voice and thé Democrats applauded him to the His strictures on the President were received with continued hand- clapping on the Democratic side, and & San | when he read the President out of the Democratic party the minority ap- plauded. A Dalzell, who followed Towne, spoke in favor of ‘“letting well enough alone,” his speech heinfR enthusias: tically aplauded by the Republicans. _Speaker Cannon, with the memory of yesterday’s proceedings in his mind, took a new tack today when the House of Representatives met, by sending word to Curtis of Kansas to raise the point of “no quorum” when a divis- fon was demanded by Willilams of handled by the local relief commit- {tee, the -provisions being ‘obtained from Major Erwin, in charge‘ the relief department at Oakland. - The entire work of providing and issuing the rations is to be turned over to the army officials by the local relief ico: mittee. The refugees to whom -sup- plies are being given are for the greater part quarfered in private resi- dences and in tents scattered through- out the city. . 5t ’ abuntl SR ¢ 4 TE ST S Signs Western Paclfic Franchise. OAKLAND, May 24.—Mayor Mott to- day signed the ordinance which grants a franchise to the Western Pacific Rail- way for a line from. Third and e P! Mississippi on the vote to résume con- sideration of the diplomatic and con- sular bill. Curtis made the point of no quorum,” taking the wind out of ‘Willlams' sails, the “call of the House" proeceeding under Republican demand instead of én the demand of the lead- er -of - the minority. A quorum was present, the vote being: Yeas, 222; mnays, 21; present, 19. 7 e e ——— STEEL TO SAN FRANCISCO Published Report that the Syndicate Had Declined a 100,000-Ton streets diagonally in a southwesterly di- rection across First street and : *Order Is Dented. NE B MEN YOUNE PURDY 16K FREEDON Mother Demands An_mil- mentand He Denies ; Marriage. PURGHASES HIS YORK, May 24.—With refer- ence to recent newspaper from death. The accident occurred in the west end of the tunnel and the avalanche of debris blocked the insurance companies and the form and the firms signing it will be published in ’mo papers. > entrance for several hours. - i | " Mother and Daughter in Court. OAKLAND, May, 21 N, Rurry: otbet aal Saubnier, Wedsod! & obtaining relief stores under false pre- tenses were arraigned before Police Judge "o Tola Graduatien Exercises. 'ALAME!DA. M‘:y 2:.—-7;;; ..com- mencement exercises,qf ¢he. Alameda H(ih School will M,%@ ‘in ‘Assembly Hall on Friday evening, June 1, when reports - | wherein it ‘was‘claimed that the Ger- Q{ndlma had declined a 100,000 tons of structura steel n F , the German Consul _in this city, Carl mga;. :ofiy made the following em- pha Bavtan o “It is not true that Geérman manu- facturers have. refused an order for 100,000 tons of structural Franeisco ing with the terminal lines on the ‘W ern Pacific lands bordering on the estuary. [man Stee! br ey order for Memorial Day Service. 1 for Reinhold Richter Camp and ‘Nel- son A. Miles Camp of the ?pmg’h ‘War Vetera xfi:e a [0 observe M » On the un#fit xfl“ jun. n members of the “two camps e ed /30, “the e on 1 steel fos r San Such a statement has re- ¥e Court Holds 18 Is Legal Age for a Male to Wed. OAKLAND.. May. 24.—Sparrow Purdy, & youth- who -took a blusning bride to the altar on May 7, is busily engaged in get- ting himself out of the tangle he finds himself in, and, while his mother has al- ready had a suit filed for the annulment of the marriage, he is keeping up & stren- uous denial of the alliance he entered into. Today Henry Avila of the Union Pactfic Raliroad Company, who resides at 1704 Fillmore street in,San Francisco, an uncle of the young man, wrote to County Clerk Cook to- find out the truth of the matter. In his letter Avila states that he saw an article in The Call of May 9 telling of we marriage of young Purdy to Myrtle Pheips, but that the young man denles that he is marrled. Upon the receipt of this letter Deputy Coumty Clerk Wuthe, who issued the license, wrote a letter to Avila telling him of the issuance of the license and the marriage performed short- ly afterward by Justice of the Peace Geary in the private office of the County Clerk. Mrs. Rose Purdy, the mother of the young man, has engaged counsel and has found out to her satisfaction that the marriage took place, and her petition shows that Purdy is but 19 years of age, although he swore that he was 21, and she asks for the annulment of;the marriage on the score that he is a minor and that she never gave her consent to the match. Judge Ellsworth, in deciding just such & case a few months ago, denied a moth- er's petition. Turning to seetion 5 of the Civil Code he showed that the legal age at which a man could be married is 18 vears of age. He held that the cere-! mony was legal and refused to disturb| the marriage contract. | Purdy’s. relatives say that he and Miss | Phelps were present at the ceremony of | Edwin W. Dietz and Josephine Pritchard, but that they only acted as witnesseés. Investigatlon of this story shows, how- ever,. that after Dietz and Miss Pritchard had been. made one they acted as wit-| nesses for Purdy and his bride and signed | their names as Mr. and .urs. Dietz, ! | | . BRIDE FOR S0 { Weman Sel‘ls—a~ Young Maid | to Handsome Greek of Girl Wile Tires of Bonds and| Runs Away After Few Weeks. Special Dispatch to The Call. + SAN JOSE: May 24.—With the arrest here yesterday of J. Metallis, a Greek. nominally for burglary, but in reality ba- | cause it was thought he had kidnaped the c..d wife of Charles Peterson, a fellow countryman, it developed that the girl was. safely hidden in San Francisco, whither she had flown to escaps persecu- tion from her husband of a few weeks, Wwho she alleges is possessed of the ‘“‘evil eye.” Mrs. Peterson herself clreu- lated the report through her brother-i=- law. that Matallis and another man had abducted her. Before Justice' Wallace this afternoon | Metalls testiffied ‘that o his personal | knowledge Peterson had bought his pretty | 16-year-old bride for $20 from a woman in San Francisco, whose name and address he furnished the court. The girl knéw of the barter, but was at the time willing to marry Peterson, who is a handsome fel- low. She came to San Jose. and the coupls were married by a Justice of the Peace in a box in the oyster house where bots feund employment. Metallls, a mutual friend, lived witiy, them, as did also John Peterson, a broth- er-in-law. Last Thursday the young bride PUNISH BAME LA VIDLATORS Courts Fine Several Men Who Are Arrested - by Deputies 3o | a2 Diligence Is Shown in Enforcement of " Statutes v e On_Saturday last Mart Dennis and Frank Neal, Deputy Fish Commission- ers at McCloud, Siskiyou County, ar- rested W. C. Elliott, whom they charge with killing deer during the close weason and selling the meat. The deputies say they had been try- ing for meore than a year to trap El- liott, but could never get evidence sufficient . to justify swi to a complaint until'a week ago. The dep- uties found Alfred Inabuit with fresh deer meat In his on at Red Cloud. Inabuit said that he had not lled the deer himself, but admitted buying it from Elliott. The deputies immediately placed Inabuit under ar- rest and then ., started for Elliott's place. They met him an the way with the carcass of another deer, which was partly cut up, ready for sale. Both defendants were taken before Justice Heacock at MecCloud. Ina- buit admitted his guilt and was fined $25, which he paid. Elliott showed fight at first, but finally decided to enter a plea of guilty. He pleaded that it was necessary for him to kill the deer in order to support his fam- ily. The justice, however, did not take that view of the case and promptly fined him $100, or 100 daxs in jail. Elliott immediately paid the fine. The deputies followed up their good work by ‘arresting Nicholas Papas, a lumberman near MeCloud. "He also had fresh deer meat in his possession. Papas was taken before Justice Hea- cock at McCloud, who imposed a fine of $25, or 25 days In jail. The fine was paid. - Deputy Fish. Commissioner W. B. Morgan, who is also game warden of Los Angeles . County, arrested ‘two brothers, E. and W. Wilshire, near Beaumont, San Bernardino County. One of them had the carcass of a female -deer in his possession and the other ‘a- buck. The defendants were (taken before Justice Gifford at Red- tands,> where they both entered pleas of guilty and were fined $50 each, whish thev naid. Deputy Fish Commissioner H. L Pritcoard arrested J. . Smeeay, a railroad surveyor, for killing curlew during the close season near Port Los Angeles. Sheedy was taken be- fore Justice Janness of Santa Mon- f~a, wba i~nosed a fine of 323, or 25 days W jail v iwavu.way o last, Deputy Fish Commissioner W. R. Welch arrested | George Veitch for killing snipe on the Berkeley shore of San Francisco Bay. Veitech was taken before Jus- tice Edgar, of Berkeley, who will dis- posé of his case on June 5. Deputy - Fish Commissioners John T. Leidig.and A. Leonard had been watching the operations of Fred McCauley and "John Wilson, the lat- ter an Indian, who had been killing deer in the Yosemite Park, near Wa- wona. The deputies succeeded in finding each of them with the car- eass of a fresh deer in possession, re- turnipg from a day’s hunt. The pris- oners . were taken Dbefore Justice Leitch at Wawona, who impesed a fine of 325 in each ease. The fustice Informed them that he was showing them extreme leniency in this case, but that if either of them was ever brought ih his cogrt again for vio- lation of the game laws, he would fine them the limit of the law, or im- pose corresponding imprisonment. Deputy Fish Commissioners T. C. Harper and 1. L. Koppel arrested L. A. Lorette on Monday last near Al- viso, Santa Clara County, for killing yalley. quail during the close season. The defendant was taken before Jus- tice Benson of San Jose, whe fined him $25, which was paid. . ALREADY AT ROPE'S END Black Man Hanged by Kamsas Mob Is Cut Down in Time To Save His Life. KANSAS CITY, May 24.—At Rose- dale,” Kan., near here, early today, a crowd” attempted to lynch Munroe disapeared, as did Metallis and $100 be- lpnging to reterson. The latter's brother- | in-law spread the report that Metallis and | another man had entered the restaurant | and carried Mrs. Peterson off boditv, | The police scoured the city and watched | all trains, but to no avail, until Metalls returned yesterday from a near-by farm. whither he had gone for a few days' rest A letter from the absent wife In Sen Francisco explained what had become of the missing money. Peterson will now Talvers, a negro whe had been found under the bed of a white woman. Be- fore he strangled, the negro was cut down by the police and taken to the station. He will recover. + ADVERTISEMENTS. seek to cause the arrest of his wife. AR R e T GENERAL FUNSTON MOVES TO MORE SPACIOUS OFFICES Members of the Staft Settle Down to Routine Work in Their New Quarters. General Funston and his staff moved their quarters yesterday, the third time since the fire, and are now lo- cated in permanent quarters in the barracks above their old offices in Tennessee camp. The new quarters have been fitted up with private of- fices for the General and his staff and more commodious offices for the clerks of the department. Th buildings at the Presidio will be occubied until the city is rebuilt or until suitable office rooms can be secured. near the center of the . eity, when they will again move into the clty. The officers of the general staft have settled down to work in their temporary quarters for at least a year and are making their new homes n:l comfortable as conditions allow. ‘ Californians have arrived in New York: From San Francisco—J. A. Dineen, at the Imperial; J. L. Robbing Yourself That is just what you are doing when you fail to get reg- ular and sufficient sleep. Your body. requires this unconscious period for repair work; with- out it your nerve energy be- comes exhausted, and you are tited, worn-out, nervous,. ex- citable; have headache, -neu- ia, indigestion, appe- by a lack of nerve force. Make Jt your business to sleep. If “are