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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-18
A QUESTION OF ONE MAN.
The Basis for an Attack on the Oakland
Police Court,

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 1.-THE habeas.
corpus proceedings in behalf of Attorney
7. F. Clarity, committed for CONTEMPT of
court by Judge Wood of the Police Court,
have been continued until Thursday in the
Superior Court, when the questions raised
are to be argued in the case of All Quay,
the Chinese lottery-keeper. The point
raised is lack of jurisdiction on the part of
the committing magistrate.
Ex-Mayor Chapman is attorney in both
cases. Some years ago he succeeded in
knocking out the Police Court as estab-
ished by the city charter, and now he
and wants to abolish the court
which was established as result of his
former action. In his former case the
Supreme Court declared the Whitney act
superseded the charter, and that the Po-
lice Court, therefore. must be established
under 1t. Now he appeals to the courts to
declare the Whitney act illegal.
The point on which the latest proceed
ing is Instituted is that the Whitney
act applies to cities "having more than
$4,000 and less than 100000 Inhabitants. I"
He claims that it should apply to cities
having from 10000 to 100000 inhabi-
tants." This change would make differ
ence of only one person in &c, 900, yet it is
deemed sufficient upon which to base an
effort to knock out the law.
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REV. Mr.. SCOTT JAILED.
He Borrowed Valuable Property
and Then Disappeared
With It.
ANOTHER CHILD MARRIAGE.
The Legality of the Police Court
Attacked on Habeas Corpus
Proceedings.
CHILD MARRIAGE.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
906 Broadway, Feb. II.
About month ago THE CALL published
a story about Rev. II. c. Scott, who bor-
rowed a valuable stereopticon lantern from
City Murderer D. ]. MacMurtry and made
off with it. The clergyman has just been
arrested at Los Angeles and the Chief of
Police of that city has informed Mr.. Mac
Murtry that he is held on other charges
besides that OF borrowing property. Mac
Murtry at once sent an affidavit to Los
Angeles to secure his property, which Is
worth altogether about $780,
Scott seems to be ministerial adven-
turer. He came to Oakland last October
and expressed a desire to deliver some
lectures about his experiences as a mis-
slonarv among the mining camps Of Ariz-
ona and New Mexico, as well as among
the natives. He claimed to be the repre-
sentative of certain Christian mission
bodies, who supported him in his labors.
an d that he had lot of interesting stories
to be worked up into lectures. He found
that Mr.. Mac Murtry had lantern suitable
for giving stereoptlcon entertainments and
then he claimed he had many beautiful
Photographic views which ne wanted to
show. He borrowed the lantern and all
the attachments on the understanding
that he would not go outside of Oakland
with it, but he soon disappeared ana could
never afterward be located until the Los
Angeles police nabbed him as before
stated
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TWO WOMEN'S EXCHANGES
One Is Run for Profit, the Other
Is a Charitable Con.
Germ.
BOTH USE THE SAME SIGN
A Dressmaker Refuses to Take the
Exchange Sign From Her
Window.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco Cam
l.,

III
sos Broadway, Feb. II. {
There are and there are not two
Women's Exchanges in this city at the
present time. There are two places orna-
mented with the sign of the exchange. Int
only one is Legitimate. Each is deriving
all the benefit possible from the name. and
The genuine exchange is said to be suffer
ing.
The trouble dates back from last No.
vember. In that month the Women's
Exchange decided to move. It had occp.
pied quarters since its INCORPORATION in
the Centennial Hotel building, ana owing
to increasing business move was decided
upon. A commodious store was rented
between Jefferson and Clay streets on
twelfth, and the exchange located there
The Oakland Women Exchange is an
organization presided over by number
OF ladies who are anxious to help all
women who are willing to help them
selves. 1t was established under distin-
gulshed patronage for the purpose of in
auguratlng a medium between women
workers and purchasers of women's work.
1t has a full board of officers. direc-
Tors ana an attorney. Its president, Mrs.
w. h. Sharon of 1902 Franklin street has
done much to insure its success, and she
resents the manner in which the name of
the organization is now being used by pri-
waite parties.
The trouble originated in an oversight.
When the exchange moved, all its furni-
ture and appurtenances were taken to the
new quarters. One exception, however,
caused all the trouble. The sign 'Women's
Exchange. was not removed from the
window.
Mrs. Caldwell, a progressive dressma ker,
moved into the vacated exchange. She
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genuine sort was exhibited all through the
evening and when the last encore was re-
sponded to everybody felt that new turn
had been taken at the wheel of progress.
The concert meant much for Liyermore.
1t was given for the purpose of aiding the
ladies in establishing free public library.
The Ladies' League has undertaken to
work in unison with the League of Prog
ress and under the influence of the two re-
Gently organized and principal societies a
new impulse has been impaired to the life
and activity of the town.
Referring to the library project Mrs. G..
E. Cunningham, a mem Der of the league.
said yesterday:
This matter of establishing library is no
child's play, and we must think earnestly of it.
No less than a monthly subscription of $50
should be considered sufficient sum to con-
duct 1t. There are 46 OF u.s. II each one of US
will bring in four subscriptions of 25 cents
each at the next meeting, that sum added to
our quarterly dues viii more than make the
specified amount, and only reach ls4 people
besides ourselves. We must ask the co-opera-
ton OF nonresident owners on this proposition
also. We must ask the country people to SUBJ
scribe. 1t is their right and privilege, and
must not be overlooked. The young men of
the outlying districts are to derive much bene-
fit and pleasure, l hope, fromt this reading
room. Many OF them are bachelors, and hav-
ing no other place to spend their time when
they come for the mail, go to the saloon. On
the tables should be the daily papers. agri-
cultural paper, poultry journal, a stock
journal, the standard magazines, besides the
Juvenile papers and magazines. There should
be fashion book too, tor the farmers wives
who will often wait there on warm summer
days till the heat OF the day passes off. We
must have good librarian, who will do his
duty and see that we do ours.
In conclusion, Mrs. Cunningham earnestly
declared that the leagues work was real, prac-
teal, Christian effort, and worthy the conse-
Grated effort of all lovers of the church. 1.-THE
eyes of the world" she said, ''are upon Cali
fornia women. They lose nothing in true
womanliness when they exert their influence
for the public veal We will be loyal to Amer
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AN ALAMEDA FUNCTION.
Society Ladies to Appear To.
Night in Chocolate.Colored
Faces.
Mrs. A. A. Cohen and Her Daughter
Have Returned From the East.
Other News.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. I7.-Amonr those
to take part this evening in the entertain-
ment OF the "Order of Chocolate Bon
bons' are: Mrs. Hem, Mrs. Paris, Miss
McCurrie, Miss Elliot. Miss McLaren, Mrs.
Center, Miss Bouthillier, Mrs. Hoyt, Mrs.
Magee, Miss Frost, Mrs. E. C. Davis, Mrs.
Dodson. Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Plummer, Miss
Rose Elliot, Miss Nee artney, Miss Byler,
Miss Lunt. and the Knickerbooker Quartet,
composed of D. NJ. Lawrence, B. P. Evans,
D. B. Crane and L. A. Larsen. Thodor
Vogt will be the musical director
AIameda's Registration Clerks.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 1.-THE Deputy
County Clerks who will attend to registra-
ton in Alameda are: j. Cal. Ewing, Will
liam Highly, W. B. Hodges, J. R. Know
land, J. l.. Ballentine, George r. Read, Z.
Minor Smith and c. w. Petry. They will
serve without pay, being particular friends
of the County Clerk, who is not allowed
any extra com pensation for getting up the
new great register.
Minor Mention.
Mrs. A. A. Cohen and daughter, Miss
Ethel, have returned from an extended
Eastern soiourn and are once more estab-
hshed at Fernside.
Editor Travers, the new proprietor Of
the Encinal, has moved with his family to
Alameda, to reside permanently.
Mrs. A. J. Moisant of 270S Central ave-
nue., will depart on March 9 to join her
husband who is coffee-planter in Cen
trail America.
Circulars have been sent out to call a
preliminary meeting for the formation of
a choral society. 1t will be held on Thurs
day evening, and E. D. Crandall will be
the leader.
Joseph Martyr Parker, aged 10 years,
died on Sunday at the home of his parents.
liza Oak street. He was born in New Zea-
land.
A horse belonging TO George Wheeler,
grazing in the old Schuetzen Park, feli
down the embankment into tie bay, a
distance Of fifteen feet, and was killed.
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took into partnership young lady named
Miss Wiley and the business thrived.
Realizing that she had rented the sign on
the window as we'll as the window Mrs.
Caldwell thought it would be good propo-
stion to make her store look as much like
the original exchange as possible. The
idea took shape, and pastry and fancy
work done by women were displayed, and
the institution that was run as a business
did as good a trade as that which was run
ming essentially for charity. II was also
given out that unemployed women would
be helped by having their goods sold at 10
per cent commission, and soon the dress
makers were doing a thriving business
Many patrons of the exchange being I'M
aware of the change, continued to trade at
the old stand and purchased their pastry
there as of yore, and as the business of the
rival increased, that OF the genuine ex-
change diminished.
Mrs. Sharon, as soon as she became &C
uuainted with the facts, thought that the
dressmaker should be ousted, and she de-
manded that the sign be taken down.
The landlady of the house would not COM
ply and neither would Mrs. Caldwell. At
torney Baker was called in, and he said the
dressmaker was legally in the right, as the
exchange had given up the keys before
asking TO have the signs removed. To
eject the dressmaker would require an ex-
pensive lawsuit, so that mode of settling
the matter was dropped.
Each side of the embroglio charges the
other with trying to ruin It's business, but
Mrs. Sharon says she has done nothing
but notify old customers of the change OF
address. Both signs are still up.
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PAID THEIR LAST HONoRs.

| Funeral Services of the Late Comm O.
dore w. w. Blow Largely Attended.
OAKLAND, CAL. Feb. 1.-THE funeral
| services of the late Commodore w. w.
Blow were held from his late residence,
755 Jackson street, this afternoon. There
was very large attendance of friends and
relatives of the deceased, who had called
to pay the last tribute OF respect to one
who had stood high in their esteem when
alive.
The body lay in the parlor. On and
around it were a number Of beautiful
floral designs, prominent among them
being crown of nephetos and tube roses,
a wheel of violets, pillow of the same
flowers with the word "Grandpa" in i'm
mortelles, and a floral representation of
the pennant OF the Oakland Canoe Club.
The symb Dol OF the organization, an anchor
CT white on field of blue, was artistically
wrought in violets and immortelles.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Benjamin Akerly of St. Johns Episcopal
Church, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Simmons OF
San Francisco. The music was rendered
by n quartet, consisting of Miss Bessie
Wall, Miss Mary Whitney, E. S. Gray and
L. T. Merwin.
The body was inferred at Mountain
View Cemetery.
The pallhearers were F. S. Bowen, Com
modore Philip Caduc, Professor F. 'Soule,
J. c. Hays, T. H. Darneal, S. a. Hackett.
Among those present were: Judge
Mhoon, r. w. Williams, Seattle; Professor
lie Conte, Spencer Brown, G. T. Wright,
J. P. Irish, E. A. Heron, E. C. Sessions, J.
2. Glascock, John Coffee, Frank L. Coffee,
J. Tyrell, T. l.. Bromley, r. 0. Whitehead,
D. W. Parkhurst, Judge Ogden, NJ. ]. Nc
Elrath, Sam B. Mckee, w. D. English. NJ .
J. Laymance, j. NJ. Posten, Mayor Davie,
George Kaufman
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on line of Eighteenth street, 100 Of Brush. p
30 by S 20, block $50; $40.
A. r. Waters to Florence &. Miller lot IA Rnor
Park, Oakland $40
a U. and Louisa V. Rugg to l. ]. Knudsen lot
on Sc boundary line Fifty Assocates' tract with
n East sixteenth street 100 ;4s4, NV 81 g. SW
to point. TO beginning block L. Fifty Associates
Tract, East Oakland; 81.
Michael and Helena McManus to Barbara Me-
Manus, lot on line of Forty-fourth street. l65 e
OF Linden, 100 by E 25. block 2lO4, Alden Tract,
Temescal, Oakland Tow nship gift.
Augustus W. Corliss to Frances T. Coriss lot Q
block B, Woolsey Tract, warranty deed, Berkeley /:
81.
Same to same, lot %, block B, same, Berkeley;
John Young to CalIie II. Elster, lot s, block s.
Chester Tract, Alameda: $40.
T. and Nina Sandelin to h. C. Friday lots TO
II, block z, Be leVue Park tract, San Leandro
Eden Township: $40.
Mary E. Williams {by attorney to John and
Catherine Mulin, lot on N w corner Shattuck and
Forty-sixth street, being lot 3d. block 2lI1 Alden
Tract, Oakland Township; $40.
George E. and Jennie T. Plunmer to Haynes K
Starkweather, lot on e line of Pearl street 2O7 p
s of Lincoln avenue. lao by S 67:2, block g.
Hays q Caperton property, Alameda; $40
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YOUNG MEMS INSTITUTE.
Final Preparations for the Celebration
on Saturday.

~
Saturday.
The committee of arrangements having
charge of the celebration of Washington's
birthday by the various local councils of the
Young Mems Institute met last night at
headquarters.
1t was decided to decorate the exterior
of the headquarters and the interior of
Metropolitan Temple, in which the ex-
ercises are to be held.
The past presidents, the presidents, and
the past grand officers of the local councils
will be the Independents.
The programme will be ready within a
day or two and on it will appear the
names of R. J. Harrison, w. J. O'Brien.
Raymond Whitaker, Miss Anna Roney'
Miss Rose Broderick ana M. l. Grenan'
who will take part in the musical and
literary exercises.
The Rev. Father Clark will be the orator
of the day.
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lea because she is our country, loyal to Cali
fornia because she is our State, loyal to Liver
more because it is our town and our home.'
The programme tonight consisted
mostly of purely local talent. Frank L.
Matthew of San Francisco and Alex J.
Rosborough of Oakland added greatly to
the success of the evening by their num-
bers. Alex could not have been in better
trim had be been singing himself into the
Tax Collectors office, as he did three years
ago. Mrs. W. R. Ellis, wife of the pro-
prietor of the Livermore Herald, made her
first public appearance here as a singer,
taking part In two quartets with Mrs.
Leonhart, Duncan Smith and NJ. II. Beck.
Mrs. Hillman-Smith and Miss Mildred
Spencer sang in duet and solo and Cyrus
B. Newton gave two readings.
The complete programme was as fol-
lows:
Quartet, 1.-THE Carnovale" .......... G. Rossini
Mrs. W. Ellis, Mrs. Leonhart, Duncan
Smith, NJ. II. Beck.
Vocal solo, "Come Where the Llndens
Frank L. Matthew.
Reading CYRUS &. Newton. selected
'''''' ''''' Mrs. HiIlman-sraith. -ii'-''1
Violin oDllgato duncan Smith
oofne' 'o'o r. /. Leake .''''.''''eieoleo
Alex. ]. Rosborough.
Vocal solo, 'The Woodland Serenade".
.Mascheroni
Miss Mildreth Spencer.
Vocal solo, "If Were Monarch. j. f. Webster
Duncan Smith.
PART II.
NOCal SOLO. selected
Mrs. w. Ellis.
Violin solo, HSalonstuck' ............Aug. Casorti
Duncan Smith.
Vocal duet tThe Song of the Birds. ;. r ubinstein
Mrs. Hillman- Smith, Miss NJ. Spencer.
Cyrus b. Newton.
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NEW PLAN FOR SCHOOLS.
Project by Which Berkeley May
Yet Have Some Needed
School Facilities.
Opposition TO the Eastern Trip-Water
Rates to Be Discussed-Verdict
of the CoronerS Jury.

BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 17.-Now that
the defeat of the school and wharf propo-
sitions is a matter Of history the citizens
OF Berkeley have begun again to consider
how it may be possible for them TO meet
the clearly obvious need of better and more
extended school facilities. 1t is generally
conceded among authoritative citizens that
the proposition to bond the town for $780,
coo to be expended in the erection OF new
school buildings was not defeated through
any lack of merit, but because of the
co-existence OF the wharf proposition
and the antagonism between the
EASTERN and western sections of
the town engendered thereby. The fact
that the overthrow of one was due to the
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which began this morning. George Shell
don, f. W. James, +. W. Marquand, Philo
Mills, Frank Lowell, George Schmidt,
Fred Nugent, ]. W. Striker, S. L. Scotch
Ter for Berkeley. The deputies for West
Berkeley are w. A. Nash, T. Wilson and
". r. Dickson. For Lorin: w. C.
Moran, Il. D. Irwin and Thomas A
Evans.
The County Clerk will in a few days for
ward to the voters of Berkeley whose
names were on the last register atfidavits
filled out with all the required informa-
ton, excepting present age and place Of
residence.
BerkeIey's Boating Crew.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 17.-The Uni
versity of California boating crew is prac-
tlclng daily at the .. G. boathouse in SEES
slons basin, on the Oakland estuary,
preparing for their race against the Co.
lumb bias, which will be held on Lake Mer-
rltt February %.
The makeup OF the crew will be: Cole,
stroke; Avery, No. 3; Trew, No. 2; Smith,
No. /; Eckart, coxswain.
Inc Colum bla crew will be made up as
follows the same as last year: Haight,
stroke; Folger, No. 3; Rosborough, No. 2;
Leon Smith, No. l.
VIII Discuss Water Rates.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 1.-THE Board
OF Town Trustees will meet again as
committee of the whole to discuss water
rates tomorrow evening. A meeting was
held on Saturday night, Trustees Jones,
Durrell and Cripps being present Pro-
lessor Randall was in attendance and
urged the adoption of a rate of 90 cents
per 1000 gallons and regulations for the in
PRODUCTION of meters when desired by con-
sumers. The question will probably be
decided in time for the passage of an ordi-
nance carrying out the decision reached
at the next regular meeting of the board,
one week from tonight
Dangerous Runaway.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. IA runaway
occurred yesterday on Shattuck avenue.
a man named Smith was driving with q
companion when his horse became fright
ened and unmanageable. Both men we're
thrown from the buggy and severely
bruised, the horse continuing to run till it
reached North Berkeley. Smiths INJURIES
were found to be quite severe. and it was
feared Tor some time that he had received
fracture of the skull.
Death of William Nichols.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 17.-William
D. Nichols, a well-known West Berkeley
capitalist, died this afternoon at his home
on Addison street, of pneumonia, at the
age of go years. lie was a brother of
Herkimer, Herkimer County, N. Y.
Goodyear's Advancement.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 17.-E. F. Good
Coast agent for Macmillan & Co., the we'll
known Eastern publlshing-h house. Since
graduation he has been engaged in teach
ing having recently been principal of the
Kern County High School. which position
he gave up to accept the agency Of the
book firm.
a haIe
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Vocal solo, '.The Shades of Evening Close
Around" ............-............F Frederick Clay
Frank L. Matthew.
Vocal solo, "Mona" Adams
Mrs. Himan-Smth.
Alex. ]. Rosborough.
quartet, ''Sleep, Gentle Lady. Ell. r. Bishop
Mrs, w. r. Ellis, Mrs. L. Leonhsrt, Dun
can Smith. NJ. IL. Beck.
Accompanies, Mrs. Reid and Mrs G. V. Taylor.
Each number was well rendered and en-
cores were the order of the evening. Not
a little of the credit of the success is due
10 the apt and sympathetic accompani-
ments of Mrs. Reid and Mrs. G. V. Taylor.
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.L|YERMORE'S new LIFE,
Society and the Ladies League
Working Hard for a
Library.
THE OPERA-HOUsE CROWDED.
A Fashionable Concert Given for the
Benefit of a Public Library
Fund.
THE oPERA.HoUsE CROWDED

LIVERMORE, CAL, Feb. 17.-society
turned out tonight from all around the
city to help the Ladies League of Progress
by attending the concert at the opera
house. Such representative gathering
has not been seen here in years.
The ladies' toilets were rich and attract
i've and the house presented very ami
mated appearance. Enthusiasm Of the
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TWISTS CHARGES.

He Wants Them Reheard by the Police
Commissioners.
J. F. Twist, who brought charges against
Police Sergeant Blank some days ago, has
petitioned the Police Commissioners for a
rehearing of his charges. He claims that
he agreed to allow dismissal of the
charges If Blank would apologize, but
when the matter came before the Commits
sioners and he had moved for dismissal
the dismissal was granted and no apology
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was forthcoming. He, therefore, wants
his charges heard.
Twist charges the police sergeant with
rudely demanding his name and occupa-
ton upon meeting him in the suburbs one
night and of searching him without war
rant and without cause.
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Builders Contracts.

Therese Muller with Isaac Penny, to erect a two
story bJilding on w Hyde street near Ellis 1885,
Z. F. Won Issendorf with Fred b. Butterield, 10
erect a three-story building Sc corner Page
and Lyon streets; $3.50.
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Jersey City covers twelve and half
square miles of territory.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-29

The biggest political fool V,
know OF is the merchant who viii
in ,uIt = 'arye majority of his Gus
toners in trying 10 get some maj
elected TO Office who does not care
a tinkcr's dam for him after the
election is over. We know of a
cool many who did this in the late
election, and now they are chewing
the bitter cud of reflection and
lsking themselves why business is
80 dull. These merchants ought
to ask themselves how long they
would patronize the Wholesale mcr-
chant who would treat them as
they treated their own customers
n election day.
If they woald do this they need
not ask themselves what is the rea-
son the farmers are not as pleas
ant looking and cordial as they
formerly were.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-05-29

The movement among the free
silver Democrats and Republicans
would Indicate this, if there is not
Il free silver man nominated on q
free silver platform by either par
ty there will be a big slump from
both, and with the Populists solid
FOR finance reform we will be like
ly to elect a finance reforner for
the next President. If either puts
up silver man on silver platform
the free silverites of the other will
swell ranks of the Populists. So
in either case we will gan? We
believe that neither will do 30, and
therefore we will show 4 good
fight this tall. Z