The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
The Alameda County Law
Association Bars
Ladies.
A DEAD POLE ORDINANCE.
District Attorney Shook Advised
Barber to Accommodate
Whidden.


Harriet Lane fled an application for men,
bership, and the members do not know
what TO do-about it.
Miss Lane walked in with lady friend,
and when they took seats the greeting
they received would have made any
ordinary mortal shiver. Nothing dis
mayed, Miss Lane presented her applica-
ton for membership, which was duly hled,
and will be reported upon at the next
meeting. After the ladies had withdrawn
q search was made for the member VINO
had invited Miss Lane to make her appii-
cation. The member who had caused all
the trouble was Philip Dibert.
Mr., Dibert explained that he had known
+. Miss Lane for a long time and knowing
her to be an earnest law student he had
s1nv1ted her to attend the meeting. The
EXPLANATION was received with some ex-
pressions of approval, but Mr.. Dlbert's
course was evidently not popular. Now
the members are at a loss to know what to
do with the application. The constitution
does not prohibit lady from Joining, but
merely REQUIRES certain attachments, all of
which are possessed by Miss Lane.
special meeting has been called for Mon
dav night to amend the bylaws so that
males only will be eligible to membership.
There is opposition to the amendment, as
several mem bers are in favor of the lady
being admitted to the association.
Miss Lane is a graduate OF the Minnesota
Law School, and for time has attended
the classes at the Hastings Law College.
At this place some objection was raised to
her presence, and she soon found it more
congenial to leave.
Oakland's Pole Tax.
The City Council passed an ordinance
nearly year ago, placing ground rental
upon all telegraph and telephone poles
along the lines of public streets. The
ordinance is now in force, but as yet
neither the telephone nor telegraph COM
panies have shown any inclination to COM
ply with its provisions. The ordinance
requires that the companies shall on the.
list of June file with the City Auditor the
umber of poles maintained by them along
p the streets, and shall pay the Tax between
the 10th and Goth day of June.
The ordinance also directs that in case
p. the telegraph and telephone companies do
not file any such statements the City
Auditor shall determine the facts for him.
self, and thereafter an additional tax OF 90
cents per pole shall be imposed. The
ordinance further directs that the Treas
urer, in case that the tax IS not paid within
the prescribed time, shall Immediately
notify the City Attorney, who shall COM
mence legal proceedings to compel pay
meut of the tax.
The telegraph and telephone companies
had their representatives before the Coun-
Gil when the measure was passed protest
ing against it on the ground that 1t was
Illegal but CITY Attorney Johnson adj
yised the Council that the tax was legal
ana mad been sustained by several Supreme
courts before whom it had been taken.
Up To the present time the ordinance has
not been heard OF since 1t was passed.
Tracing the Forgeries.
n
thief who took the money from the Tax
Collector Office and doctored the records
TO try to hide his crime has made dlscov-
cry that will help materially. The forger-
les are all accompanied by a blue-pencil
mark, that was made after II. K. Snow ex-
ported the books in February last. This
would seem to eXonerate Rosborough and
his deputy, Leo Park, and reduces the par
ties from whom explanations are due TO
Tax Collector Barber's deputies and Aud
itor Whidden.
Mr.. Barber made statement yesterday
that caused some surprise. He said he
acted on the advice OF District Attorney
Shook in accepting payment from Wild
den Of the money due for taxes upon the
property of Edward Crosby and W hidden's
mother and his brother after they were de-
Hnquent, as IL was attributed to an error
that they were not checked up before.
The Whiddens held Auditor Whidden's
receipts, and the latter, says Barber, re-
T; quested him to keep their names off the
delinquent roll for short time. Before
he consented to this Barber held consul
tation with Shook.
Fleeing Surplus.
The Fourth of July committee has paid
the t'last" bill three times and reported a
handsome surplus available for charity,
and still the claims come in. At yesterdays
meeting the members wanted 10 wind up
and adjourn sine die but could not do So
Theo Gier said they had paid everything
once and reported balance OF $3.50 81
Then some more claims came in and were
allowed and another surplus was reported
Now some new bills have arisen and there
is trouble.
"It's regular grab bag" said President
Fish.
'If we adjourn for another week there
won't be a cent left, said Frank Girard.
w. ]. Laymance's committee largely
exceeded its appropriation and the $3.50 for
office expenses is gone. George w.
Draper made a motion that the press rep
resentatives be excluded. The motion
was carried and the present size of the
surplus has not been officially declared.
deficit is now limited at.
First English Lutheran Church.
The cornerstone of the First English
Lutheran Church will be laid this after
noon. The site OF the new church is on
the southeast corner of Grove and Six
teenth streets. The congregation has
been making an effort for five years to
build a church, and has at last succeeded.
A large portion of the necessary funds
was obtained through the efforts of the
Last pastor, Rev. Philip Graef. The trus-
tees of the church are: William Moller,
Christian Schneider, p. NJ. Fisher and
Hugo Steinmerger. Rev. John E. Bush
nell, the pastor, will preside over to-day's
ceremonies.
AT the Marlborough.
The Lyceum Theater Company will open
3 three nights engagement at the Mac
donough Tuesday night, with matinee
Wedn sday. The repertoire is as follows:
Tuesday, 'sThe Case of Rebellious Susan;
Wednesday matinee, 1.-The Wife,; Wednes-
day night, can Ideal Husband; Thurs
day night. ''The Amazons." The COM
oahy contains all the well-known favorites
that have made its name famous, and is
one Of the best Fronman has on the road.
Death of a Pioneer.
James Mowat, a pioneer of Alameda
County died at his home near San Lorenzo
last Monday. He was native of Scot
land. 67 years of aOe and leaveS q widow