The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS
APeddler Faints on the Street
: From Heat and Ex-
hauStion.
SUPPOSED TO BE sUNsTRoKE.
several Druggists Arrested for Sell
ing Liquor Without a
License.

What is the first case of probable sun
stroke on record in Oakland occurred yes
terday at the city wharf. The victim was
Sam Davis, fruit-peddler. The case is
somewhat remarkable and can scarcely be
laid entirely to the climate, for the truth
is there was fair breeze blowing at the
time and the weather was not as hot as it
has been in Oakland during the past few
days.
Davis drove on the wharf and was about
to dismount from his wagon when his
hands went up and he fell back over the
seat and was unconscious. This was at L
O'Clock, and it was not until O'Clock in
the afternoon that he regaIned conscious
ness.
Davis was conveyed to the Receiving
Hospital. The physicians there pro-
nounced it an apparent case of sunstroke,
and this was afterward corrOborated by
Daviswhen he came to, and later by his
family physician, DIR. Gray Smith, who
was called in before Davis left the hospital.
Davis said that he was weakened condl-
ton, having been feeling badly Tor several
days, but yet he was strong enough to be
around and do his work until overcome by
the heat.
The EIks at Cresta Blanca.
The 300 and odd members of the Benev-
client and Protective Order of Elks from
Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose and
Stockton, who have been enjoying them
selves at Gier's Cresta Blanca vineyard,
near Livermore, since Saturday, returned
to their respective homes yesterday.
The festivities opened Saturday evening
by the dedication of the punch bowl, which
was participated in by G. E. de Cola, E.
H. Benjamin, Alex Rosborough, f. 2. Nc
Feeley, G. S. Langan, j. Il. Tam OF Stock
ton, Prosecuting Attorney H. A. Melvin
and ]. G. Mccall.
The second feature OF the celebration
was the cremation of care" This was
followed by big barbecue. The returning
EIks declare they had a good time with
big G. Among the Oakland men present
were:
DrF Kuckein, Charles D. Hannah, H. Muir
Jr., James Vance, J. F. W. Sohst, +. P. Thwaites,
L. F, Hickey, W. J. Donovan, A: Ward Stlwel,
Fred Graham, H n. SlOper, w. D. Hendrickson,
II. A. Cole, A. Wettstein, ]. Seulberger, J. J.
Hanifn Jr., L. HOMER, Dr.; J; P. Dunn, Theo-
Whidden, o. c. Smelling. L. 81: Schoneau, ".
W Landon, George E; de Cola, William + L.
IDSowiingi Thomas Sdan T. Ro6lnsGni g. "
Schleuter, F. P. McFeeley, G. S. Langan Louis
Schafer, G. F. Nightingale, c. F. Butler, A. J.
Roshorough, William Morck, James Rohany J.
D.%Cappelman, II. Peterman, P. B. Chisholm,
c. II. Hosre, c. A. Sessions, DR.. Clayton, Thomas
Neary, w. G. Fenton, c. A. Bon, P. n. ReInil-
lard, R. J. Boyer, Thomas MilyaTy, Judge J. H.
Tam, George W Reed, ": ). Harlow, Z. L.
Ingler. R. S. Leckie, H. A. Melvin, J. G. Mccall,
H. n. Sloper and James Stanley.
A Fathers Protest.
When Frank Miller, who desires to con-
duct a saloon at Fitchburg, sent in his pc
triton for liquor license to the Board OF
Supervisors yesterday he ran against
Snag which he little expected.
q. It was in the form of protest from
: George Leslie, his deceased Wife's father.
and read as follows:
To the Honorable, the Board of Supervisors Of
Alameda COul3tg-GENTLEMEN: On February Is,
1898, at the Evergreen House on the san Lo-
fenzo road, died suddenly Mrs. frankie Miller.
She was the wife Of Frank Miller, then and now
the proprietor OF the Evergreen House. She
was my daughter. The death was suspicious
enc and Coroner's inquest was heId TO deter
mine the cause. At the inquest Frank Miller,
her husband. swore that il was the custom OF
the deceased, his wife, to drink from three to
five bottles OF whisky every day and that her
mother was drunkard.
hereby refer you to the Coroner's report of
said inquest on file in the County Clerks
Office for confirmation OF the above statements
and hereby certify that the mother of the
said Mrs. Frank Millerwas, from the time of my
marriage with her, in 1864, TO the date of her
death in 1891, an abstainer from all liquors
and that she was devoted wife and mother.
This same Frank Miller has now an application
before your honorable body to sell liquors at
said Evergreen House You will readily I'M
derstand that it is difficult Tor me TO control
my feelings Of indignation toward the man
who defled and corrupted my daughter and,
by perjury, has sought to dishonor the name of
my dead wife.
viii only say that respectfully submit to
the honorable men composing the Board OF Su-
pervisors that g man who, having In his keep
ing the everlasting welfare OF my daughter,
now brazenly declares that he, her husband,
was in the habit of allowing her to have three
10 T-a hot n uh
her TO drink herself to death is the kind OF
man who would do the same thing to other
persons; that he is not a fit and proper person
TO be clothed with the discretion and author
ity TO sell liquor, and for that reason his appli-
cation for license should be refused
Miller's application will come up again
on the 9th inst, when it is expected that
more protests will be presented.
Druggists Arrested.
The aftermath of the struggle of the
Council for the suppression OF saloons has
come in the arrest of number OF druggists
for selling liquor without a license. The
law requires that drugstores must not sell
liquors unless on physicians prescrip-
ton.
For some time past License Inspector
Mitchell has been gathering evidence on
which to base prosecutions and has en-
ployed men to call at the pharmacies and
buy TASKS without the necessary prescrip-
tons They were successful IN large
number OF cases and warrants were issued
for the arrest of the following: f. S. Os-
good, C. Cragin, H. d. Kellogg, II. Bow
man. C. A. Selfert, George B. Flint, P. H.
RELY, Z. c. REILLY, F. W. Hyde, c. A.
Berzer, W. D. Adm, a. c. Diebert, H. o.
Trowbridge and J. R. Garrett.
The druggists have always claimed that
they had a right to sell liquor in packages
or TASKS, but their position is claimed to
r1-,fal1 hlp nv the License T)pna rtrOnnf
and the matter will be tested in the Police
Court within a few days.
Last evening the following druggists for
whom warrants had been issued went to
the police station and gave bonds for their
appearance in the Police Court this morn
ing: H. Bowman, E. G. Reilly, ?. 81.
Reilly, g. B. Flint, ". 6. Henshaw, Il. ID.