The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 28, 1907, Page 10

AND, 27 Helpless cug nable to escape £ R Mrs. Lena #esdols s a pros- : ae was b of L Mrs. Pesdols was Her 10 "THE SAN News of Counties Bordering the Bay 0L CIRHER WTE. Holdup Loot Found and Police Seize Suspect T0 ACGEPT WAGE SCALE Increase of Three Cents an = CHORIS BRL VT T COMRDLY ATTGK ..|Stranger Catehes Her, by Hour: Is Satisfactory to the Union HIGHEST IN THE U. S. Salaries to the Platform| Workers Set Record for the Occupation et Carmen’s to accept the increase | hour in wages which tion Company volun- e men for a year com- | h 1. This is the highest p®d to platform men in | and therefore in the g M f wage States on to accept the new rate of 30 as a minimum for one- : & =cale upward | ear-men, was | ing of the union this | from 2:30 the union nd Franklin | arge grepresenta- eve object scale by ored a flat rate| and | was fair = dns isfactorily. e any increased the . s 2 making a rate in the es ional three places the e far ahead of ept the new scidle Josed de- s = in the a off were s to com- s for n hours for night E ’ s month for was re The AR INVALID WIFE OF FARMER WECTS DEATH N FLAMES the Throat and Tries to Silence Her ‘MAKES BRAVE FIGHT Ruffian Runs Away When .~ Citizens Respond to i Calls for Help OAKLAND, Feb. A brutal tack was made last night on Helen { Whalen, a 15-year-old show girl, by a | strange man who had followed her and her young sister Grace from Twenty- sixth street on San Pablo avenue to Thirty-third street, The man had pre- viously asked their assistance in locat- ing a trained nurse named Miss Welch, who, he sald, lived in San Pablo ave- nue. 3 The girls live with thelr mother at 829 Thirty-fifth street and at the time of the attack were on their way home from a theater where Helen is em- ployed as a chorus girl. They had lost their carfare in the dressing rooms and were obliged to walk. = The stranger, in accosting the girls, sought to play on their sympathies by telling them his wife had been sudden- ly taken ill and further declaring he was unable to find the house where the | trained nurse lived. Rendered sus- | picious by the different addresses the | man gave, the @irls tried to escape rom him by walking rapidly, but he ,‘cepl close to them and warned them of a mud puddle in the path. As they turned aside to avoid the mud he seized Helen from behind, threw his arm around her neck and Struck her a blow in the back. She screamed for hglp and her sister Grace courageously grabbed the man and tried to loosen| his hold on her sister’s throat. | The neighborhood was aroused by ! the screams of the girls and the man ran gerauk the street and disappeared. Nelghbors escorted the girls home and a policeman who arrived shortly afterward made an ineffectual search for their assailant. Miss Whalen descritied her assailant as smooth shaven, well dressed and of medium height.” She said that he wore | several lodge emblems on the lapel | of his coat. She believes she noticed him loitering about the theater in the afternoon and says that he once fol- lowed her to her home in daylight. SPEEDING AUTES MEFT ON ROAD NEAR BEACH at- Miss May Donnovan Hurled | From One and Knee Is Injured | | Two automobiles ruaning at high | speed came together head on early this morning where the south drive of the A5KS BOARD TO AESTORE DOLLAR RATE ON GA3 Britton Says the /Company Is Losing Money on. the Present Price COST ITEMS HIGHER Labor and Material Raise Expense of Making the Illuminant The Board of Supervisors resumed ite investigation vesterday for the pur- pose of fixing the rates to be charged fiscal year. The board was addressed by John A. Britton, president of the San Francisco Gas and Electric Com- papy, who urged that the present rate of 85 cents per 1000 cubic feet be raised to $1 on the ground that no profit could be made at the loweér rate. “We ask for an Increased rate in order that we may operate at a profit,” said Britton. ““We have paid out in one vear nearly $1,000,000 in wages, and have favored the labor unions in the matter of wages and hours. The ad- vanced price of labor .and materials has increased the.cost of the manufac- ture of gas by 12 cents per 1000 cubic feet. We are serving 65,000 consumers and have 590 miles of pipe lald. We lost $60,000 last year, and if you do not restore the rate to $1 per 1000 we stand to lose a similar amount.” Britton wgs recalled to the witness stand, and testified that on April 17, 1906, there were 5462 gas lamps and 984 electric lights in place throughout the city, 3742 gas lamps and 1493 electric lamps installed. Britton thought there would be 1600 more gas lamps put in place by July 1 next. Britton sald there were 250 arc lamps in Market street and 50 in Sutter street which were being main- tained by the United Railroads. “We expended $981,000 during 1906 for wages alone, of which nearly 50 per cent was pald to common laborers for reconstruetion work,” sald Britten. “We have been compelled to suffer a loss caused by the destruction of 300 lamps by careless teamsters.” J. C. H. Stut, engineer of the San Francisco Coke and Gas Company, told of the construction work now going on for the company, but could give no information as to the new territory to be covered with mains. He sald that he had not drawn any plans for the new territory. Edward Becksey, assistant secretary of the company, testified that arrange- ments-had been made for the laying of thirty-five miles of gas mains through- out the city. “The ‘average cost of gas in the holder is 47.33 cents,” said Becksey; “for distribution, 28.116 cents and 8912 for administration expenses, total of $3.64576 pef 1000 cubic feet. We are charging 75 cents a 89576 per 1000 cuble feet. We éxpect, however, to make a profit on the cent rate at which we are making contracts from one to five years. larger consumers whose bills _are or over we are charging 60 cents 1000 cubic feet, and we also 70 cents, used."” The taking. of testimony was closed and the board ‘will meet tomorrow night to fix the light rates by ordi- nance. according to the amount e park joins the:ocean bonlevard. Miss May Donovan, who gave her address as | 451 Fillmore street, was thrown vio-| 'f{obs«Five Men in Saloon and Runs as Bullets Fly 4 OAKLAND, Feb. —Little was gained by the desperado who last night held up and robbed five men in the Al- ba saloon at 1252 Broadway,, for SOUTHERN PACIFIC SUES | morning the money and v es secufed by t > robber were ter Meyer: suspect) i U d in the shed by after the holdup. he coat was found conceiled In a a I garbage barrel by Hans n, a rancher, who, on finding more than it $400 in the pockets of the garment, . t d it over to the police. Paulson gathers the refuse from the the Fruit Supply Company at Pablo avenue and his hone ving up the money was appre ciated by Neil Carey, the proprietor of Albany saloon and.the other vic- tims in the hoidup. A pair of trousers was found by the ¥ the " | police in the shed and a comparison . SUit! o the two garments proves that they act that!rormed a single suit. This, discovery, SO0 MV R 1ons pioi declare, points strongly to condition | the guilt of Meyers, who was found hidden in the shed. in the pockets {of the coat were found a purse con- taining $280, two $10 bills,” $89.50 in | silver and $100 in gold, wrapped in a | scrap of paper. There were also found two watches, one of which has since been identified by Nell Carey as one | which was In the till of the cash regis- ter at the time of the robbery. The {owner -of the second watich has not yet been found. Shortly after the holdup the two re- | volvers used by the robber were found in the vacant lot in the rear of the POSTMASTER Congressmen Agzree on Him for the Office im Oakland IINGTO: 27.—Senator ve Knowland to the President »mmendin ter re Albany ‘block by Detective T. W. Con- Schafer’s mar th ners of the Denver Police Dupartment, 80 thut he 1 confirmed b d were turned over by him to the! jourrment r was indorsed police. A brown slouch hat worn by most of the ¢ men and bankers | the robber was found later and subse- of Os 1 as by a ajority | quent search by the police resulted in of & 'men. | the finding of the red bandana hand- He er for|kerchief which had masked his fea- six hdrew | tures. . from t On making a. seacrch of the shed in which Meyers was captured this NOMINATE CITY OFFICERS | morning Sergeant of Police Cox and RAFAEL, Feb. 27.—The Munic- | Patrolman Scanlan ~discovered a e convention met this even. | calibey revolver near the place whe ollowing | the coat was found. It is believed that John B. this weapon was also thrown away by |t r after he sought shelter in the A peculiar circumstance of {the case is that until the coat con- taining the money was found by Paul- SAN nomina- Lovell, t- torney Recorder, ety | son nons of the other articles was dis- fioweps. : o | covered by the police, despite the fact * George Murray | that the suspected robber was found 'No nomination was |P!1ing in the“shed. " va® | The police learned that the robher, Ialler o8 ing the bullets se¢nt after | nim by Willlam Stewart, the bartender |in the saloon, ran from the rear of the rector J. H. Wil- 1 be cafididates re- re | | lently to the ground and sustained seri- | answer any g - ex | ous injury to her knee. The other oc- | declare that ing of the | ypants of the cars were badly bruised, | robbery. altho led t0 8X- Iy ut not seuerely hutt, 3 plaln why he the shed.| " 4 Locomobile driven by J. Regnan, Thes suspeatid the de-| chaufteur in the employ of the Mulvey | e ;n’x \"f'f Auto ntal Company, was speeding | . e i Ren-| toward4the beach. Besides the chauf-| tucky. PROPOSED CHMNGES 1N CHARTER OF OACLAND OAKI amme feur it contained Jack Welch, the well- known referee, and another person | whose name has not heen learned. In| the other car, a Pope Toledo, which | was coming in the opposite directiop, | were Francis Lee,” who was at the| wheel; Garrett Pickett, Miss Donovan | and another man and woman. Both | machines hugged the curb and the drivers saw their danger too late to avoid a collision. The cars came to- gether with a crash that threw the occupants to the ground and wrecked | —In Mott the pro- has mapped that Magy & out for the coming two years the char- 'mt]l: '“fl:s- "h':!“ Pope Toledo was de- ter amendment_clection of next Friday | {:L':“f,"“;‘;m:‘l"r:, e WegomdRlle: . wag pies an important piace. The members of both part‘e!‘qukkl)‘ arose to their feet with the exception of Miss Donovan, who had to be assist; ed. She was placed under the care of a/ physician and taken to her home later. X It iz clalmed by Regnan, who was driving the Locomobile, that he had the right of way and that Lee was| driving so fgst tHat a collision could not be avoided. I e N Skate on the most perfect flogp; in S. F. at the Auditorium. g‘mmore & Fage.® Three | in the municipal organic law | The first in point of eneral interest is that which will, if ried, give the city the poweér to make its own property assessments for purposes of municipal taxation and revenue. measure has the earnest | support Mayor Mott #md the mu- nicipal ministration. ~ For ' many v friends of this proposed endment declare, the city has been sriously hampered *v Inadequate rev- | enue. This has been due to the-fact sosed P of the DANGING MASTER ELOPES WITH ERAKEMAN'S WiFE Bakersfield Comes to the Fore Again With a Lively Scandal . BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 27.—A. E. Stenstrom, a dancing teacher, who has also heen employed as a machinist by the Southern Pacific Company in the Kern: City shops, eloped last night with the wife of M. Tallerby, a Sowthern Pacific brakeman. Late this afternoon Mrs. Stenstrom filed suit for a divorece on the ground of desertion, The elopement was not discovered until last night when Tallerby returned from a trip. His wife and her trunk were missing from home. The deserted husband proceeded to the Stenstrom apartment, which adjoined, in quest of information. He found Mrs. Sten- strom alone, in tears over the failure of her husband to return. Not until they were told by friends that Sten- strom and Mrs. Tallerby had been seen to board a train for Los Angeles did they suspect the facts of the case. “My wife can go and stay away,’ sald Tallerby in an interview today, “but when I get a chance at Sten- strom I will fix him.” for gas and electricity during the next | while at present there were | \for gas and are losing the difference of | have an| intermediate schedule of 65 cents and | | { | Lady Leeds vs. P GILDED YOUTH'S CHECK PENCHANT BAINGS WUE; “Son” Bowman, Supposed| Scion of Rich Family, Under Arrest TENDERLOIN WINNER| Prominent Ship Chandlers Lose Thousands and Find Cause A modestly attired youth; aged who gives the name of “Son” Bowman of the Majestic Hotel, was arrested | last evening by Detectives Graham and Bell, and, according to the police, has already confessed that while emploved by the J. & R./Wilson Company (in- corporated), ship stores and chandler of 30-32 Steuart street, he raised checks to the approximate amount of $2700 Bowman is said to be a member of a| local millionaire family, but he *stead- | fastly refuses to divulge his identity Gustave Mann, proprietor of the Ma Jestic Hotel, offered to furnish ball for *® the young man’'s appearance in court, but as Bowman was held in detinue the Bush-street station he could -not| be released. Bowmana's operations are sald to have covered a period of eight months, during which time he was employed as confidential clerk by the Wilson firm, and the police say the money was used in keeping the red lights of the tender loln trimmed and burning. But for all his escapades and dissipations Bowman was not dressed for the part. - He is not a “sporty” looking man, but, wearing spectacles, has the air of a student The first charge agalnst Bowman was the raising of a check pavable to J. Spencer Turner from $56 to $256. S after he is sald to have nmde for $10, able to Seller Brothe $100. His alleged plan was check when issued. by the « Instead of maillng It it and cash {t himsel? pay the account in cash, pocketin difference. The Wilson Company firm doing internatio ing offices in English ports, it became evident that some empioye was piifering. W. R Bremner, a New York manager, came West to inyesti- gate and he secured evidence that led to the arrest and confession of Bow- oon man. —_— OPEEDY GREYHOUNDS TO MEET [N BIG STAKES There will be three stakes on card at Ingleside Coursing Park week. In the class stake a t high wil] measure The draw follows: § class stake—Panoche v Lady Honesty vs. Barge: Four Paw vs less: Jim Lamb vs. RBelmont: Foxhunter Rea~ Admiral; Dan Finfgan va. Rl Anton WYl Hood vs. Golden Tralee cess Lightfoot: Agile S Brindie vs. Real Rocket: Friendless Boy Thirty-two dog open _stake Mora_Alto; Butt In vs. The Mist vs. Young Johnnte: The Old Peach Alto: Mi Amigo vs. D port: Onondago vs. Myrtle: ) Beaunateris: ~ Madam I ¢ Feather: Wild Mamfe vs. Sta vs. Princess Sa Free Rock vs The Roman ¥s. Bright Flowe Monteagle: Die Walkurie ve. Grace Hill en_Rule vs. Ragged Act F»fl_’—\’ll!" dog unfinished stake—Rore class fleld of greyhounds strides. de Wild Vey . Young Rocke wr Porter vs Boy: Young Geraldine vs. Queen of Souw Mullally vs. Prest The Limit vs. ¢ Sampler vs. R W: Ros v R; Zira vs. Russell J: Peddlar Elibe R Sangerman vs. La Rosa: Blooming Duiehman 5s JAmandan; Falr Fivin; Miss Flora S e DEATH OF FAMOUS HORSE Tom, one of the big ambulance horses of the Society for Prev tion of Cruelty to Animals, s found dead yesterday In stall. For el yvears Tom had been first to the rescue of his injured brethren. It had al been his duty to cart away his life less féllows. Now it will devolve upon another animal to perform a like ser- vice for Tom. s SRS SR S MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN PARK What seems to be a suicide by pols- oning came to light last night when | the body of Ivan Prosasky, a tailor, | 45 years of age, who lived at 777 EIl street, was found in Golden Gate Par near the_Sixth-avenue entrance. The body, found by T. J. Garcia, gave evi- dence of having been lifeless for sev- | eral hou: SR PBA R S INSURANCE DEFAULTS Judgment against the Rhine and Mo- | selle Insurance Company was ren- dered in the United States Circuit Court yesterday owing to the default of the defendant. and in favor of the| following: California Safe Deposit| Trust Company. $20 the same as trustee, $6432; Mrs. T. C. Grace, $19,-| 713, that the eity has been cpmpelled to de- pend upon an assessmeht, the basis of which has been on a State and county demand. Under ithe present law the County Assessor makes the valuations upon v 1 not only the State and county, bmt the city assessment as well, is made. || The change Is proposed¥for the pur- {pose of enabling the city of Oakland {to increase its revenue from taxable property by making an independent ashessment. exclusively for municipal needs. These needs, says the Mayor, {have become so great and so far be- {yond the present limited resources of the city under a county valuation that the city has been confronted with a serfous condition:- In tne present stage of growth and new development, the Mayor argues that the community must meet the situation on enlarged lines of civic activ It is' along this AN |line, too, that the amendment to give 2 | the city power to maintain its own garbage incinerating plant is favored. The city officzals féel that the passage \of this amendment will solve one of | the important problems of the admin- | istration. { A third change is proposed by elim- {inating much of the red tape on the |subject of street opening. Much im- portant work along this line is said to |bave been impeded and long dela: | because of unwieldy charter provisions. it b ith e ! 3000 BUTTE MINERS IDLE | Union’s Wage Demand Is Met by ! Discharge of Workmen | | BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 27\ Althongh | three thousand miners and tob men are {idle, owing to the action of the miners' {union in demanding an increased scale (of wages May 1, no apprehension is felt costs but $6.00—10 cents is at hand in abundance. no interest—no taxes. There are no fogs, no cold winds. * per trip. on thg opposition | uioon across Broadway and Tele | that any of the mines will close down. Send for our illustrated booklet— e graph avenue to Sixteenth street. One thousand men in addition to the f ich will be returned to purchasers of lots. R PR o> T L where he turned in the direction of two thousand laid off vesterday were - S SANTA RC . Fe The mangled body of Joseph Battalia, an Italian, was found in his cabin near here yvesterday sand nces showed that he had been Xille explosion of dyna- mite ¥ today re- turned ~ath by accident. | Battalia i several days| and remained in his cabin. There are some who think he 'committed suicide. San Pablo avenue. The fugitive wn;dlscharged today. It is understood that {seen in his flight by C. J."Twomey, a|it will be the policy of the operating | tallor at 1247 Broadway, and when the | companies 'in the future to pay the police arrived, Twomey was able to set | scale, but to employ only about half as them on the track of the fleeing rob- {many men as at present. Only the ber. It was while \;arch‘mg the block | most urgently necessary 'development between San Pablo and Telegraph ave- , work will be carrted on. Sumni‘en{lore nues, on Sixteenth. streét, that the po- | bodies have been blocked oeut ) in the lice mscover,g‘ueyers cowering in the | larger shed at the fear of the fruit store. l Meyers has persistently refused to of skilled miners at work for the nex 3 properties to keep a good force at our office, the tost of which Oakland. Exdlusive Handlers of this Property D THERE ARE REASONS! ; AéCESSIBILITY—You can, for instance, reach Decoto from Firstand Broadway, Oak- land, in the same time it takes to reach Berkeley—40 minutes. There are frequent trains dufing the day in both directions, and a commutation ticket ! DESIRABILITY—Weather statistics show 223 ;:leaydays in Decoto out .of each 365. irds sing all the year round. Pure, sparkling water POSSIBILITY—It is possible for the man or woman with the most modest income to ac- ' quire a lot in Decoto. Many left, 50x100 in size, at $100—$10 down and $5 per month— There ‘will positively be an advance of 10 per cent in the price of all lots by April 1. Put dollars in your pockets by buying now. yours for the uhng Special tickets to Decoto on sale BOTH THE SANTA CLARA FACTICNS SCORE POINT Frank O’Connell Arrested by Rea Crowd Is Dismissed BOUND OVER ALVA Alleged Vote Buyer Must Stand Trial in the’ Superior Court _The Hayes fac- tion-and the Rea forces each scored & point today in the preliminazy exam- ination of two of the men who wers s by tew X stance of the citi- rank O'Connell, who s questioned by the hope that him a confes- DSE, Feb. Was arres Rea and Louls O'Neal in they might wring from n that bought votes, was dis- chdrged from custody today At the time of his arrest no charge was placed against him, but to protect himseif, the Sheriff had a charge of grand lar- eny preferred. O'Connell was accused of having stolen a quantity of coal irom the, jail. On the examination was clearly {shown that there was no ground for the ct . which was dismissed. Charles ca, accused of buying the vote of ( 5 was held to rurt by Judge Secourt. Alva and from answer to t I on o is the man who 'wa m a conf long swe and was extorted e to which he mitted today in t Salazar, > order of J direct centroversion has served a sentence a rge of horse THROWN OUT 0F BUGRY IAD NSTANTLY KILLED Chicago Woman <Meets eath in Runaway Acci- d ent at Santa Cruz hi D TA CRUZ, Feb T.—Mrs. J. V. 3 of Chicago was killed in a runaway accident here this afternoon Appledy, her husband, was were driving became and the the Ap- telephons 1 death also Ha of Mayor T e frig autom ran down tom eels and Mrs a again H¥r sikull was ¢ neo Ap as instan rown nillard noved uome ST SRS — McLEOD THROWS PONS , Towa, Feb. 27.—Dan Me- rancisco won from Carl hampion wrestler, t.falls, catch-as- n catch-can siyle, using the half-Nelson and crotch hold in each bout. The first fall resuited after forty-six minut and Seven secc of fast wrestling. Pons’ shoulders it to the mat in the second bout a r forty-two minutes and three sece ALUMA. 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