The morning call., 1895-01-19
'PARDEE TALKS BACK.
A Tart Reply to Giles Gray's
Letter. !.
LAND NOT PAYING TAXES.
The Associated Charities Start a
woodward.
GEORGE bly, KILLED By THE CARS.
Becker'S TriaI-MrS. Wilson Wants a
DiyOrce-a Lincoln Tree.
POpulistS.
GEORGE bly, KILLED BY THE Cars

UltUlUt ID UinUVIn HUI
POpulists.
OAKLAND.-The Municipal League is in
measure the mother of the present Non
| Partisan administration of the city, and
ex-President Giles H. Gray is the father of
the Municipal League. Mr.. Gray believes
that his political offspring needs correction
in regard to its course in proposing amend
ments to the city charter which would
| legislate the present Board of Public
| Works-the members of which are APP
pointed by the Mayor and are ex-officio Fire
and Police Commissioners-out of office.
Mr.. Gray has prepared remonstrance
several columns in length which he read to
the Municipal League and published in the
papers. This has provoked tart reply
from Mayor Pardee, who talks back in very
pointed language. His Honor says: "The
power behind Mr.. Gray's throne (hiS I'M
known letter-writer) warns the good peo-
pie of this city not to permit themselves to
be deceived or misled by the utterances of
irresponsible persons or by the specious
arguments of scheming men,
Not content with misquoting law and
facts" retorts the Mayor, ''they impugn
the motives of those who have the inter
ests of the city at heart, and are DESTROYS
OF seeing the reforms instituted by the
present Council carried further by remov--
ing from Office the men against
| whose domination of our politics the
people of our city rebelled two years ago.
Talk of 'scheming' i'll favor of the amend
ments; why, the gangs is 'scheming' to
keep control of the Board of Works,
and, | am sorry to say, it is being aided
and abetted by Mr.. Gray, to say nothing of
his unknown and, therefore, irresponsible
friend. There is nothing from mild dis
tortion of facts to downright lying that he
has not used in the endeavOr to aid the
machine in its frantic attempts to retain
its control of the last vestige of its power
in the county, viz, the Board of Works."
The election does not take place until the
Goth and meantime the fight is waxing
warmer every day.
Don't Pay the Taxes.
George H. E. Greed, widow of the late
Attorney w. II. Creed, and guardian of
the four minor children, has applied for
permission to sell certain real estate which
she alleges to be necessary to the mainte-
nance of the children under her charge.
Her petition sets forth that she has now
no money of said minors, and there is no
probability that she will receive any before
the 1st of July, 1895. 1t is not an assured
fact that she will receive any money at that
time, as the said minors are the owners of
twenty seven and a half shares of the CAPT.
tai stock of the Fresno Loan and Savings
Bank, upon which no dividend has been
declared and no income received since July
| /, 1892, and the petitioner has paid
out $3153 AZ on account of the minors.
Since 1892 the income of the estate of each
of the children has been barely sufficient
to pay taxes. From a schedule accom-
panying the petition it appears that the
bank stock at Fresno was appraised at
$40 per share and is now of the actual
value of 500 per share. The homestead
on Hobart street, Oakland, is unproductive
OF income and constant EXPENSE lot
in Mountain View Cemetery also yields no
income. In Fresno County the interest of
each minor in quarter-section of farming
land was appraised at 500; it is now val
ued at $500 and the income from the land
is not sufficient to pay the taxes. The in
terest of each of the children in half
section in Tulare is $500, but although the
same is cultivated and wheat and barley
raised thereon, the crops are insufficient to
pay the taxes upon said land The same
condition of facts is set forth in regard to
other lands in Tulare County.
Free Chops for the Poor.
The woodward project of the Associated
Charities is taking shape, and it is ex-
pected that it will be put into operation by
by next Wednesday if the present arrange
ments do not fall through. The expense
of buying saws and sawbucks, rent of
ground, erection of sheds, payment of
superintendent, ETC., has been found to be
a considerable sum, and it has been de-
cided to adopt plan which will require
less outlay.
The various wood dealers have been
asked to send in propositions to have the
al &c
at the lowest cost to the association.
After all the firms replies had
been received H. E. Robbins, whose
place of business is at Telegraph
avenue and Twentieth street, was selected
as the most acceptable. He will furnish
part OF the tools, as well as grounds and
sheds, to carry on the work. He will also
superintend the workers. His ground
room is extensive, and will enable many
worthy men to work at the same time. One
man should saw cord of redwood or pine
day, and the cord will be divided into
tenths. Each man who presents a ticket
will be entitled to saw as much as he may
desire. His ticket will then be Endorsed
and returned to the association. The price
per cord has been placed at 81, and will be
paid with orders for meals, lodging or
groceries, as the applicant may elect In
this way no one will be able to work simply
for the purpose of securing money for
uIIuh OI Tile Ike.
The tickets will be 10 cents each and are
to be paid for by the one giving them out
upon their being used, indorsed and re-
turned to Mrs. Kelley, secretary of the AS
ISOLATED Charities. This will be considera-
Bile work for the secretary, but she is will
ing to do it.
Demands Divorce.
The filing of complaint for divorce by
Ella L. Wilson against Harry U. Wilson
caused considerably surprise to the friends
of the parties. Mrs. Wilson is well known
in Grand Army circles and her husband is
brother of Captain Wilson and was him.
self at one time member of the police
force, but later has been engaged in black
smithing. The parties have been married
about ten years and it is a coincidence
that both had been divorced at the time of
their marriage. The complaint charges that
by reason of his dissipation and prohigacy
/ the defendant has failed to provide for the
plaintiff and has willfully neglected his
duties as a husband. Mrs. Wilson asks for
the custody of their minor child and $50
month alimony, besides counsel fees and
costs. Some months ago Wilson narrowly