The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
CARPENTER IS GUARDIAN
The Court Provides for the Minor
Children OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Watson.
The Companion of Miss Undine Young
Seriously Hurt While Rid.
ing a Bicycle.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 14-Dr. T. Car
penter was to-day appointed guardian of
the son and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
S. Watson of 1011 Morton street. by Judge
Ogden, who directed their immediate re-
moval from the custody of their mother.
Mr.. Watson is the secretary of the Cali
fornia Powder Works of Sar Francisco,
and sued his wife, daughter OF Rev. T.
II. Strong, Congregational minister, for
divorce last June on the ground of
cruelty. At that time the children, a boy
of II and girl of 10 years, were given to
the mother without permission for the
father TO see them.
According to Mr.. Watson's story he was
on what he considered his death bed when
he decided his property to his wife. After
ward he recovered, but found that his wife
had placed tne deeds on record. This led
TO quarrel and the divorce proceedings.
During the proceeding in court to-day
some kodak pictures were produced by
Mr.. Watson which forever settled the fit
ness OF the mother to care for the children.
Municipal Ownership.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 14.-Following
are the resolutions adopted by the execu-
tive committee of the Municipal Owner
ship League of Alameda at their recent
meeting:
WHEREAS, 1t is contended by certain inter
ested parties that all cities in the State of Cali
fornia not embraced within the sixth class are
prohibited by law from producing electricity
and selling the same to their citizens, such
prohibition being alleged to exist by reason of
the fact that the charter of no city except
cities OF the sixth class specifically grants sncn
power to municipal corporations; and whereas,
said interested parties threaten to take such
steps as VIII prevent the city of Alameda from
supplying the citizens with electric light;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY the executive committee of the
Municipal Ownership League of Alameda that
said league urge upon the next Legislature the
passage of such an amendment as will in
terms grant cities of the fifth class Ito which
Alameda belongs) the power to produce and
sell TO its citizens electricity for lighting and
for other purposes.
Resolved, That this league viii oppose the
election TO the State Legislature OF any candi-
date not pledged to the hearty support of such
an amendment.
ResoIued, That q committee of three, one
from each leading political party, be ap-
pointed by the president of the league to in
terview candidates for nomination by the ensu-
ing political conventions, said mittee to
report to the executive committee at as early
a date as possible, and at date prior to the
holding of the ensuing primaries, to the end
that the membership of the league may be ad-
vIsed as to the attitude of this question, OF the
various candidates for Legislative honors, at
the hands of the voters OF this Assembly Dis
trict.
Resolved, That this league hereby solicits the
cooperation of friends of municipal owner
ship throughout the State with view to con-
cert of action at the next session of the LEXIS
lature.
In accordance with the above resoIu-
tions President Mccormack appointed
George w. Plummer as representing the
Republican party, Colonel J. ]. Tobin for
the Democrats, and Green Majors Tor the
Populists.
The league has membership of over
500, and proposes to interview Legislative
q St,ir m q hat
bers of the league can vote intelligently at
the primary elections to be held This week.
The Bell Nuisance Abated.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 14.-Superin-
tendent Frazier has notified the City
Trustees that the gong at the crossing OF
Park street and Encinal avenue will be
turned off by the conductor of the 10
O'Clock train at night and reopened by the
same official on the first train In the morn
ing. This will abate the nuisance of the
bell ringing all night
DeIanoy's Case Dismissed.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 1k-Judge Og-
den sustained the demurrer of the City
! Trustees to the amended complaint of +.
| N Delaney in the action for an order re-
straining them from interfering with the
erection of electric-light nlasts, and dis
missed the case. Attorney Bruner will
take the case to the Supreme Court.
Ran Down a Buggy.
ALAMEDA. CAL, Sept. IA. = Miss Un-
dine Young, daughter of Lawyer Young,
was out bicycle riding with young gen.
tleman on Saturday evening, when he
failed to zee or hear Mrs. Blanchard APP
proach, and ran into her horse and buggy.
He broke three of his ribs.
An Attorney Surprised.
ALAMEDA, CAL. Sept. 14.-In the mat
| ter of e. G. Cohen and others against the