The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
DOES BERKELEY'S CHARTER DRIVE
HER TWO JUSTICES OUT
- OF 0FFICE2
THOMAS TANGLED FINANCES.
FIFTY THOUSAND GALLONS OF Coal
OIL STORED IN A SINGLE
SHED.

Will be left without justices of the peace
because of the adoption of her new charter
recently.
Yesterday the gentlemen who have been
acting as justices there since last election
were under considerable excitement when
they discovered that the new charter prob
ably chopped off their official heads. They
were in consultation with leading Oakland
lawyers over the matter, and kept the wire
between Oakland and Sacramento hot
with messages to various legislators.
The trouble comes in this way: Justices
Shaw and Lord were acting as justices of
the peace in Berkeley, having been elected
in November last, but week ago the town
voted on and adopted new charter This
Charter made the proper provision in one
section for two justices of the peace, and
everybody supposed that the matter was
all straight. 1t seems now, however, that
the Supreme Court has decided that the
office of justice of the peace can only be
created by legislative enactment, and the
two Berkeley justices find themselves voted
out OF office Internationally by the good
people of the college town. without any
possible way of getting back except by
legislative enactment, and it is rather late
in the session TO secure action by the pres
ent Legislature.
An Industr Insults Woman.
The Industrial meeting at Tenth street
and Broadway last night nearly broke up
In a row, and all because Of one little
woman. Max Cooney, one OF kelly's
heutenantS, was speaking and addressed
some sJurrlng remarks to Mrs. Aram
among other things saying that Sheriff
White had made her deputy sheriff in
order to keep her mouth shut.
The little woman was wild at these re-
marks and expressed herself forcibly. The
crowd sided with her and tried to get her
TO mount g dry-goOds box and answer. The
excitement was intense for a few minutes,
and finally a squad OF police broke up the
meeting.
Cooney started down Broadway, with
Deputy Sheriff Aram following close and
beratlng him roundly. At Ninth and
Broadway she grabbed his coattais and
tried to detain him, but he FASTENED away,
and Mrs. Aram grabbed her husbands
arm and started for home.
An Interpreter in Trouble.
Maria de Nobra and Maria Correira,
whose husbands were killed in the Albion
River railroad accident, June 13, 1893
have flied attidavits making some serious
charges against Manuel Stone, an inter
prefer who acted in the damage case
brought against the Albion Lumber Com
pany by the two widows for $50, 000
In the affidavit it Is alleged that Stone
was employed by Hunt, who was attorney
Tor the plaintiffs, and that he came to the
two ladies alleging that he was the repre-
sentative OF the Albion Lumber Company.
He said that the company wanted to pay
them 800 in money and build small houses
for each of them. and that they could then
60 away without the court or attorneys
knowing anything about it.
The widows, after consulting Attorney
Josephs, concluded that this would not be
right, and have asked that Stone be cited
to appear in court and show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt.
Mr.. Bowling Hunting Trouble.
Superintendent Bowling of the Standard
Soap Works is hunting trouble, and he
will probably find it at the hands of Judge
Frick, before whom he has been cited to
appear on Thursday next at clock A. NJ.
Bowling is tangled up in Captain R. P.
Thomas tangled financial affairs. Thomas,
the soap king so called, who resides at
Berkeley, recently filed petition in insOl-
vency. Among his assets were 1920 shares
o. the California National Bank, and these,
instead OF being turned over TO john Chet-
wood Jr., the banks assignee, passed from
the hands of Thomas to those of the super
intendent OF the soap works.
1t was charged that this transfer was
made by Thomas to defFaud his creditors
and it took Judge Prick a long time TO
locate the stock.
Fire Warden Murdoch will test the oil
storing ordinance. At Market and First
streets, IN the Fuller warehouse, or wooden
shed, 20xS0 feet, he yesterday found at
least 5000 gallons OF oil stored. This oil
was contained III two tanks. measuring 10.
x30 feet, one tank 10Xl5, one tank Sx96
one tank 8x16 and also a new empty tank
10x20. Besides the oil in these tanks there
are $3.50 cases of coal OIL $50 gallons of gas
olIne and $50 gallons of benZine.
The ordinance of June 10, 1898, strictly
forbids the storing OF oil i'll quantities of
more than 1900 gallons in any other than
brick building whose walls must be sixteen
inches thick or over.
Salaries Agreed On.
The Alameda delegation at Sacramento
has agreed on the fee section for Alameda
County officials in the county government
bill Reductions will be made as follows!
Sheriff $500, Auditor $1,000 Treasures
$1,000, District Attorney $500. Supervisors
Will receive $125 monthly, with mileage
not to exceed $50 per month; Oakland JUS
tees. $50 monthly for criminal cases, full
COMPENSATION; Alameda and Brooklyn
Justices, $50 monthly, full compensation;
Washington and Murray townships, $50
monthly There will be no change in the
Assessors salary until January, 1896, and
then cut of $4100 will be made.
Ludlow Denies 1t.
Master Car-builder Ludlow of the South
ern Pacific denies emphatically the charges
made by C. Z. Gardner that the latter
was discharged for political reasons from
the railroad service. MIR. Ludlow says
that Gardner himself asked for his time
and it was given him. Mr.. Ludlow states
further that he never interfered with any
mans political opinions.
Taken to the Supreme Court.
Attorney George w. Reed has appealed
to the Supreme Court from the decision OF
the Superior Court in refusing to admit TO
probate the will OF the late Maria Louise
Lemon, the aged spiritualist, who by her
will cut off her relatives and left her prop
erty to Mrs. Mary Smith, the trumpet
medium"
Found in the Street.
Louis Brown, a gardener who has been
EMPLOYED by J. P. Keller, near Piedmont,
was brought to the County Jail last night
by Deputy Constable Hitchcock, who found
the man near Keller's place in the middle
of the street with almost all his clothes OIL
1t is thought that he is paralyzed.
Acme Club Matches.
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