The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-02
BERKELEY.

Last week man giving the name of j
| J. Long and calling himself the advance
agent OF the Associated Charities Of Ala
media County canvassed Berkeley with &
] subscription list, securing pledges for GER
! tain sums of money from those interested
! in the sfatherless and motherless." The
cause appeared to be very worthy one, as
it was proposed to give an excursion and
picnic for the benefit Of the orphans In the
community on July 4.
Yesterday he returned with two women
assistants for the purpose of collecting the
amounts subscribed, but their acts caused
suspicion on the part of one OF the donors
and she began to investigate.
1t was found that there was no author
lied agent of the Associated Charities in
Berkeley, and that the man and the two
women must have been securing money
under false pretenses.
The town officers are looking into the
matter, and propose to make 1t hard for
the fakirs, if they are found to be such.
A Berkeley Judge Resigns.
Judge Shaw believes that.a Judgeship in
a temperance town does not pay. Why it
does not pay in a temperance town any
more than in any other town his contem-
poraries are at sea to know. He has sent
the following letter to the Board of Super
visors:
To the Honorable, the Board of Supervisors Of
the County of Alameda; State Of CdIifoTRid-GEN-
TIEMEN: 1 herewith tender TO your honorable
board my resignation as Justice OF the Peace OF
the town of Berkeley TO take effect immedi-
etely on your acceptance thereof. The $40 per
month allotted py the last Legislature TO
Justices of the Pesce:is insufficient to lure me
from the practice Of my profession to the dis
pensation Of Justice in a temperance town.
Very respectfully yours, Ell. SHAW:
Doane Still Missing.
A. V. Doane, the shattuck- avenue bar
Der, who left town last week under rather
suspicious circumstances, being indebted
10 several business men,; is SUPPOSED: to
now be on his way to Portland, OTegons as
it has been learned that he purchased a
steamer ticket for that place last Saturday.
A friend of Doane says that he believes
the missing barber has no ntion' of de-
frauding his creditors, bylt that he got into
a poker game in San Francisco and lost
the money he obtained from Carpenter
Mohr, which WAS to be used toward
equipping his shop, and becoming. dis
gusted with himself, determined to leave
the country.
Relief for the Fire Victims.
a relief committee, with Miss Jaquemin
a IS chairman, has been formed in Berkeley
1Or the purpose Oh dliOIOlHS AOuSCnOIO dHO
personal necessities for those who suffered
by the recent fire in San Francisco. Many
benevolent people in Berkeley have con-
tributed toward the cause, and an appeal
| is made for still more assistance.
Interesting Notes.
Mrs. Joseph LIE Conte left for Lake
Tahoe last evening to be away for several
weeks.
Judge CARRIER is lying i'll at his home on
Claremont avenue.
| Rev. Charles J. Mason has resigned his
| position as assistant rector OF st. Mark S
! Episcopal Church.
The delinquent taxlist of the town OF
Berkeley amounts to $1,000 this year. The
property not redeemed will be sold on
! July %.
The loss occasioned by the fire in West
Berkeley on Sunday is estimated at $1,000
with $4,000 insurance.
ST. Marks Episcopal Church, now being
repaired, wilt seat 325 paEshioners, while
| before it would only accommodate about
$50. About 5000 will be expended in the
work of rebuilding and refurnishing the
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