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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06
Says He Is Too Good a Hebrew
to Be Arraigned on His
Sabbath.
SECURES HIS OWN RELEASE.
Mr.. Peck Alleges That Jacob Willfully
Fired His Gasoline Rotary
Machine.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, |
Q02 RrnadWav Sent 8 {

908 Broadway, Sept. 5.
Jacob Baumgarten is a lad known to
all Oakland. A few years ago, when
Colonel Robinson of baseball fame used
to lead the Oakland team to defeat and
occasional victory, Jakey was chief
'rooter' OF the Piedmont diamond. To-
day Jakey appeared in a new role, and
although little in stature and but sixteen
in years, he made a good showing in the
Police Court as his own attorney.
He was charged with malicious mis-
chief.
Near the Seventh-street depot A. NJ.
Peck keeps q rotary peanut cylinder.
The motion is supplied by minia-
ture gasoline engine. Last evening JAkey
was passing, and he noticed that the tank
was leaking and that a little stream of
gasoline was running across the sidewalk.
Jakey at once resolved to recompense
himself for not being on the hills near
Point Pinole last Tuesday, and decided To
have an explosion all to himself. be APP
piled burning match to the leaking gas
oline and walking a few steps awaited de-
velopments. They came speedily, ard
peanut machine, glass-stand, engine and
adjacent furniture were instantly wrecked.
The proprietor then kad Jakey arrested.
"Pecks off, !" said Jakey to-day, land if
he thinks Pm any of Peck bad boy sort
of fellow he's got a lot to learn. / was
passing his place, and after lighting a
cigarette L threw away the match, and be-
fore had walked half dozen steps | was
covered with flying candied popcorn, and
l think Peck should be made TO pay Tor
the cleaning of my Clothes"
This morning Jakey should have been
arraigned in the Police Court. He APP
peared for himself and made an able
speech He called the attention of the
Judge to tie fact that to-day is the He
brew Sabbath, and that he was sure no
Christian would expect Jew to plead or
do anything else so objectionable on the
Sabbath. He offered, il Mr.. Peck was in
a hurry. to appear tomorrow, Sunday,
and LET his case go to trial, if necessary.
Judge Wood, however, postponed the
case till Monday morning, at which time
Jake Baumgarten will have to tell all he
knows about the wreck. of Mr.. Peck s
peanut-roaster.
On hearing of Jakey's trouble, Colonel
Robinson sent word over that ne would
go on his pond, but Jakey is so well known
and has so many friends that he was re-
leased on his own re cognizance.
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YVES more peaceful though not less noisy,
and in an instant every soldiers musical
instrument was at his mouth.
The Volunteer had reached 'I was a
sinful man nntiF'--when q crash of music
shook the very ground and the rest was
lost TO the listening crowd.
The Salvationists played as though
their very souls and all their facial
muscles were in the music, and if any
thing they exceeded the efforts of the
Volunteers.
The drummer was particularly energetic
and the deep booming of his instrum ent
sounded up and down the otherwise quiet
street with 8 deafening roar.
OF course that settled the Volun teers'
meeting, but they were not to be outdQne
and they began TO play their instruments,
aided by the clang OF the gongs of couple
of passing electric cars, making racket
such as Park street had not heard in many
moons.
By this time the news as we'll as the
noise of the musical conflict had pene-
trated to adjacent streets and crowds be-
gan to gather TO learn the cause of the
uproar and merchants and others went to
the leaders of the two bodies and asked
for mercy which was graciously accorded
and both marched off with proud mien
and flying banners that plainly showed
that each felt that great victory had been
won.
Since that time the two organizations
have not come together for contest Of
lungs and arms, but the truce appears &c
be an armed one and Alameda is in sus
pense as TO what will be the next aggressive
move of the rivals.
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HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
sos broadway Sept s. (


OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
sos Broadway, Sept. D.
The Prohibitionist County Convention win
be held in this City Wednesday, when full
ticket will be put in nomination.
Rev. James Small OF the First Christian
Church will reply to Rev. 2. C. Yorkes
lecture, where Did We Get the Bible?' on
Sunday evening.
Tuesday. evening there is to be what is called
ladies night Republican meeting" at
Pedrtnis Hall, Temescal, under the auspices
OF the Regular Republican Club of Temescal.
The Piedmont Precinct Club will meet at the
residence OF Mrs. 7. i. Walker, 2549 Piedmont
avenue, on Monday, Septem Der z, at 2 80 P. n
All those living in Piedmont who are inter-
ested In woman suffrage are cordially invited
to be present.
The convention of the Alameda County
Christian Endeavor Union will be held Friday
afternoon and evening In the First Presby.
terrain Church in Berkeley.
Percy Wright the brakeman on the train
which went over the embankment at Niles
Canyon on July %, resulting in the breaking
OF his leg and inhicting other serious injuries
died last evening.
The &ife OF William II. Stannard who left
San Jose Tor this city last month, fears that
her husband has committed suicide, as he
wrote her letter saying that he was un-
worthy OF her love and had left her forever
The Danish Norwegian Baptists viii dedi-
cate their new house OF worship, on Twenty
fifth aven ue, near Fourteenth street, East Oak
land, tomorrow at 3 P. N. The services will be
in English. All are welcome. Rev. n. Tychsen,
pastor.
Bessie NJ. Ellis has filed an amended COM
Haywards Electric Railway Company, in which
she asks for damages in the sum OF $4,000 for
injuries received by the accident on the
Twelfth-street dam last May.
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which believes that the town is not big
enough for both, and their efforts to con-
vince each other that it would be better
to move have much interested the good
citizens OF the Encinal City, and incl
dentally not little incensed some OF the
professional and business men along Park
street.
When the VoluD teers first made their
appearance in Alameda on the 1st inst.
their efforts at gaining adherents were
confined to quiet drumming among
the religiously inclined. but the Salvation
lists had been long established and were
not to be ousted from public notice by any
young organization, and particularly an
offshoot of the army, and the new corners
were compelled to resort to other tactics.
which they did without delay.
Park street, between Encinal and Rail-
road avenues, is about the only portion of
this city where it is any use to hold open
air meetings, for here the business of the
town is conferred, and here the residents
repair in the evening to shop and talk
over the incidents of the day.
On Park street the Salvation Army has
held forth nightly for years, and here the
Volunteers also took up their stand. At
first the army had the majority OF audi
tors, but its rival soon created diversion
that changed the complexion of affairs.
On Thursday evening the army, full
twenty strong, took its usual stand on
PARK street, near Santa Clara avenue, and
prepared for services. While the preIimi-
nary song was being sung the Volunteers,
less as to mum bers but strong as to deter
mination, marched up and swung into line
across the street.
Every member from the commander
down carried q musical instrument OF
- 4 kl,o klor ~
fife. and all waited silently for the Saliva
tionists to begin. The song over, stall
wart soldier in his natty uniform stepped
from the ranks and, addressing the crowd
that had assem- bied to hear the testify
ing" began:
Dear friends, Il"
"Bang, bang, boom, boom" went the
big drum across the street, accom- panied
by rousing martial air from the other
instruments.
The orator tried to continue, but the
blare of comets and drums completely
drowned his voice, and with reproachfui
look he paused TO await the close of the
serenade.
The Volunteers had no intention of
losing the attention they mad by this time
begun to command, and by the time
marching Through Georgia" was hn-
ished, Hail Columbia, Happy Land" was
ready, followed by II Would Like to Be a
Soldier of the Lord"
The crowd gradually d:ifted away from
| the Salvationists to the rival meeting, and
| Captain Mills of the Volunteers began TO
smile. When a sufficient audience had
been gathered, the music ceased and q
Volunteer stepped forward to urge his
hearers TO repentance.
On the Salvation Army side of the street
consultation was hastily held. and the
Volunteer had hardly fairly launched into
Il A - - l.
Salvation ranks.
The crowd thought that the army, true
to its martial character, was about to
charge the Volunteers, but its intention
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last Thursday and which will close next
Tuesday night, has awakened consider
able interest. 1t partakes somewhat of
the nature of the method in which pio-
neer parson was paid his salary before
there was coin currency.
The object of the festival is to replenish
the treasures of the various branches of
army work, so that during the coming
winter they will be enabled to carry on
their many philanthropic efforts and not
be more than usually crsmped. The army
is so situated in regard to it's institutions
that it can find a use for almost anything,
and much that an ordinary mortal would
call rubbish is of some value to the Sal
walton Army.
1--WE know that there are plenty of peo-
pie who would like to help u.s." said Adiu-
tant Reid to-day, "but they have so little
money that they cannot part with any.
So we have decided upon plan by whic h
all can do something. Our homes are
just as grateful for a dollars worth of pro-
visions is for dollar, and anything that
we cannot use we shall sell at auction mex
Tuesday night. 1t is surprising to see
some of the things that are sent to us. So
far all have been useful, and we have re-
ceived small amount of money. The
many homes, shelters and stations that
we maintain are now regarded as part OF
our social institutions, and being such it is
regarded as public advantage that they be
supported. This coming winter will prob
ably be very hard one as the industrial
conditions are so disturbed with the Ma
tional elections, so hope our friends will
not forget US. They can bring u spare
dollar or few pumpkins. or some provi-
sions, or meat or anything edible, useful
or ornamental, and we will get the greatest
possible amount of good out of it.''
The collection OF things 'tgiven to God''
is instructive whether the language of the
call for the festival be interpreted literally
or hgurativeiy. An old piano and goat
have been donated, and little girl has
made sacrifice of her two pet rabbits
another little tot brought her toy drum.
and among the things that presumably
some of the donors think the angels need
are cow and number of pumpkins. Old
clothes are numerous, and couple of re-
volvers that would have ended lives ere
this, but for the attraction of the drum, are
also there. An unselfsh hunter has do
mated rife and cartridge belt. One de-
voted voungster, anxious to do something
but having no money, gathered some old
horseshoes and scrapiron and dragged his
little sack to the barracks Many sacri-
fees have been made by the soldiers and
Junior soldiers, and many more will be
made before Tuesday.
There will be great auction sale Thurs
day night.
One gift somewhat perplexed Adiutant
Reid. 1t was case of wine. and the Sal
walton Army has little use for wine, Aitel
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DEATH OF LITTLE JIM,
Was Killed by The Mendoza
Freight Train at Deaths
Curve, West Oakland.
Busy Playing With Two Little Com.
panionS, He Did Not See the Loco
motive Approaching.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,
90S Broadway, Sept. 3.

90S Broadway, Sept. .. I
James B. Simpson, a little boy years
of age, was cut to pieces by freight train
at the junction of Cedar and Short streets
this morning.
Little Jim was playing with two COM
paniOns near the West Oakland yards and
suddenly he ran across the track. Trains
are so numerous at the curve where the
lads were playing that they did not notice
one approaching.
Engineer George Thomas, who was in
charge of the Mendoza freight train, saw
the LAD on the track, but he was so close
to the locomotive that there was no time
to sto p and the boy was run over.
The little boy was fearfully mangled,
and when taken from beneath the wheels
it was with difficulty that he was recog-
nized. The Coroner took the remains to
the morgue and neighbors prevented his
mother from seeing him. He was the son of
John H. Simpson, a longshoTeman resid-
ing at l775 William street.
The curve where James Simpson was
killed is the most dangerous spot in West
Oakland. 1t is part OF Deaths Curve,
where over a dozen people have been
killed during the past few years. A short
time ago a woman distributing milk was
killed at the same place.
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TO HELP A DEAF MUTE.
Society Will Attend the Acme
Clubs Benefit to William
Egan Next Monday.
Ebell Socie;y, olympic. Reliance and
State University Clubs Will Help
TO Make 1t Success.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,
QO8 Broadway Sent &

SOo broadway, Sept D.
William Egan, deaf mute who has de-
cided to become a lawyer, has made
known his desire and every body. has ex-
pressed willingness to help him. Mon
day night the Acme Club will give him a
benefit at the Macdonough, and the OIym-
pic, Reliance and State University ath-
letic clubs will also help. The Ebell So
cietY and the Athenian Club will also
patronize the entertainment and it is ex-
pected that there will be big house.
Although Egan has been badly handi-
capped by his infrmities he has made
good progress and a short time ago he
began studying law in the office of w. w.
Foote. The latter has taken deep inter-
est in the young man ana has done a
great deal for him.
1t was through the influence of Mr..
Foote that Senator G. G.. Perkins and Com
gresham Mcguire became interested in
the deaf mute and promised to get him in
the National College.
Egan Is confident that he can make a
success as a lawyer. He has saved little
money, but 1T takes more than he has to
live at Washington, and that is the reason
why all OF the young mans friends have
decided to help him out.
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INCEUDIARISM is TRIED.
Some Unknown Person Attempts
TO Destroy the PeTalta
Firehouse.
Freshmen Chased Off the Campus by
Observation-Disclosures Re.
publicans-Notss.

BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 5-An at
tempt was made last night by some IN
known person to burn the Peralta fire.
house on Shattuck avenue. About
O'Clock flames were seen to issue from the
rear of the building, but by prompt action
on the part of S. II. Borkheim and ]. Ell
Ierson they were extinguished before do
ing much damage.
Investigation disclosed a quantity of
rags that had been saturated with coal
oil under the nudsill at the rear of the
structure. The planks were considerably
charred, and doubtless the building would
have gone up in smoke but for the prom pit
service of the two men.
1t is a peculiar coincidence that the
mem bers of the Peralta company were
holding an entertainment at South Berke-
ley Hall when their headquarters were on
fire, while no clew to the frebug he's been
secured.
Rumor has it that the work was done
by some of the persons who recently OPP
posed the election of James Kenney to the
chiefship of the Berkeley department.
Considerable jealousy and hard feelings
have arisen as the result OF the candidacy
of Kenney for the position.
Chased OF the Campus.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 5.-A party of
the campus this morning by the sophie
mores. This Is the way it all came about.
Yesterday morning the freshman class
r9OO'-appeared on the base ball back
stop, painted in white figures about twelve
feet in height The "sophs' left it there
all day, but this morning they made up
their minds TO replace the 1890" with
"'99" Having done so they stood up to
defend it. In the meantime the fresmen
had been gathering their forces from all
over the campus with the purpose OF SUBJ
DUNG the ''sophs."
They came in q body until Eithin about
100 yards OF the Dackstop, where they gave
The sopbs rushed at them wildly. The
''00' men showed the white feather and
got off the campus as lively as their legs
would carry them, with the sophomores In
hot pursuit.
Ratification Meeting.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 5.-The first
grand ratification meeting this season OF
the West Berkeley McKinleyites took
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An Original Dramatic situation.

A really original dramatic situation is
found in "Demi-Seurs" (stepsisters)," a
play performed recently at the Theatre
des Escholiers. one of the many "artistic"
one performance theaters that have
sprung up of late years in Paris. 1t re-
ouires good deal of preliminary nara
tive. A young woman, with two equally
devoted lovers, one an artist and a
dreamer, the other an explorer and man
of action, loves them both aud manages
to marry them, one after the other, being
left widow with grown-up daughter by
each husband when the play opens. The
daughters take after their fathers, and
three acts are spent in contest between
the hslf-sisters to gain the preference in
their mothers affections, she being tor
tured by the same INDIGESTION in the case
of her daughters that had made her I'M
happy with the fathers. The play ends
by one daughter marrying, while the
other goes into convent, leaving the
mother alone. There are no male charac-
tiers in the play.
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OWL CLUBS SOCIAL.
A Fine Programme Arranged for Their
Entertainment and Dance This
Evening.

entertainment and Dance This
Evening.
OAKLAND. CAL, Sept. 5.-To-morrow
evening at Washington Hall. corner of
Sixth avenue and Twelfth street, East Oak
land, the Owl vaudeville company will
give grand literary and musical enter
tainment for the benefit of the newly
organized Owl Athletic Club.
An elaborate programme has been
arranged for the occasion, and some of
the best talent in Oakland has volunteered
its services.
The proceeds of the evenings entertain
ment will go toward equipping a, gym
nasium and putting The club on a good
financial basis.
The following is the programme: Piano
solo, Mrs. l. Holmes; instrumental trio,
Miss S. Schiethe and the De Vass sisters
(Johana and Eivira); recitation, Miss Eva
Adams; Deisarte portrayals, Jessie New
man; butterfly book dance, Pearl and
Irene Bradbury; song and dance, the
Misses Lund and Howard; fancy club
swinging, Fred Lewis; vocal Duet, Miss
Eva Holmes and Miss Ireue Bradbury /;
comic recitations, William a. McGrill !;
cornet solo, W. w. Davis; fancy dancing,
the Misses Lund and Miss Howard; fire
club-swinging, Fred Lewis; either solo,
]. Roe; overture, Lerchers orchestra,
Dancing will conclude the evenings
programme.
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PRODUCE TO Be RAISED,
Alameda's Health Board Orders
That Food Be Lifted From
Sidewalks.
Bicycles Rent for 10 Cents an Hour
as Result of a Rate War in
the Encinal.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 5.-The Board
of Health meeting last night was attended
by only a ba-e quorum. The Health Oh
ficer reported that the deaths for the
month were seven and the births seven.
The ordinance affecting the placing of
all produce at least two feet above the
sidewalks and floors was ordered to be
rigidlv enforced, III spite of the Health
Officers query whether it was not inter
fering too much with a persons private
rights.
John Hull Punished.
ALAMEDA, CAL. Sept. 5-John Hull.
the man who pleaded guilty to four
charges of indecency committed twelve
months ago. was sentenced this afternoon,
by Justice Morris, to six months impri-
sonment in the County Jail on each
charge, the sentence to be cumulative.
Charles Lambert was sentenced TO six
months imprisonment for petty larceny.
Lives in an Ark.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 5. - Captain
Alonzo Green. who, with his family, has
been living for more than two years in an
ark, moored on the beach at the San
Leandro end of Encinal avenue, has had
the ark raised on screwjacks for general
overhaulIng preparatory to removal to
the Sacramento River. Captain Green is
former old-time City Trustee.
Ladies' Choral Society.
ALAMEDA, Call, Sept. 5.-The Ladies'
Chora. Society is in full swing again under
the baton of Theodore Vogt. Numerous
applications for membership have been
received by the president, Mrs. +. H. Nc
Cormick, and the secretary, Mrs. H.
Teller.
ALAMEDA. CAL. Sept. 5.-The male
members solely of The Encinal Yacht Club
held smoker" and "high iinks" this
evening in honor OF the victory of It's
yacht Eawn over the Catherine. Captain
Sutherland and his crew, with the other
officials in the race, were also present by
invitation.
Bicycles for 10 Cents.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 5.-For the last
few weeks cut rates for renting are the
rule among the cycleries here. The price
now charged is 10 cents an hour, or q
cents for three hours.
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much debate it was decided to turn it over
10 the army physician.
A. E. PECKHAM's FATE.
A Body Supposed to Be His Found i
Contra Costa.


a Body Supposed to Be His Found in
Contra Costa.
OAKLAND, CAL, Sept. ga. E Peck
ham, painter residing at and Hollis
streets, North Oakland, left four weeks
ago for Vallejo and has not been heard of
since He had been conducting grocery
store, but failed, and his relatives fear that
in 1T of dependency he has taken his
life.
Peckham left q wife and four children
on B street who are in rather straitened
circumstances. News has been received
that a body has been washed up at Port
Costa that is believed to be his.
williams Is Free.
OAKLAND, CAL, Sept. Sd Marks
or Williams, was released from the County
Jail by the Federal authorities. He was
arrested for sending obscene letters
through the mails to Mollie Traynor, who
recently committed suicide. He was re-
quired to give a personal pond OF $1O0,
which is, OF course, worthless, and it is
supposed that the Federal authorities con-
slider the evidence insufficient to warrant
Council Matters.
OAKLAND, CAL, Sept. 5.-The City
Council will not transact any business
Monday, but adjourn until Tuesday even
ing, as it is a legal holiday.
The special committee named for the
purpose has come to an agreement with
the Contra Costa Water Company, and
the latter will be allowed to leave its pipe
on the Eighth-street bridge, paying $1,000
for the privilege.
Unjustly Imprisoned.
OAKLAND, CAL, Sept. 5.-Mendel
Thymnel by his guardian, Jacob Thym-
mel, has filed suit for $299 damages for
false imprisonment against Julius Tschich
of Alameda. The boy was arrested and