The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
CHIEF ROGERS INDIGNANT
He Says DR.. Bovard Does Not
Know What He Is Talking
About.
Useless for Him to Crowd the Courts
With Arrests Until the Present
Cases Are Disposed Of.

ALAMEDA, CAL. July 27,-City Mar
shall Rogers feels hurt at the reflections
cast upon the police force of Alameda and
the habits of its citizens. In speaking OF
the sermon delivered last night by DIR. Boz
ward, he said:
"I think DR.. Bovard doesn't know what
he is talking about. but some one evil
IDENTIFY is prodding him on in this matter,
and it should be stopped, for the good of
the city. He says think it is his duty to
run down and arrest evildoers. don't
think anything of the kind. because
don't think he is competent to do so. But
I have said that if he knows that atgambling
is going on, it is his duty as good citizen
to make complaint on which the authori-
| ties can act. I do not know that gam
bling, as he says, is conducted in this city,
and | say that it is not true that 1t is.
II notice also he says that police
| force that hangs about saloons swearing
! and drinking is a breeder, not sup
pressor, of vice. Now that's remark en-
tireIy uncalled for. Where would you ex-
pect policeman to be in search of crimi-
nal or eviI-minded persons? Would he
| have US in his church, l say there is no
city in California where the police do less
hanging about saloons than In Alameda,
| and there's no city better conducted or
with less need of police.
1.-The people who play draw poker in this
| city are very well known. There are
| about twenty of them. There are two
cases pending before the Recorder, ana of
| what use would it be for me to crowd the
court with more arrests for playing draw
| poker until these cases are settled2 There
| is a question whether or not the City
| Trustees can pass an ordinance making
poker PLAYING crime, when the State law
does not name it as one of the prohibited
games. | am willing that strange officers
shall come to Alameda and see whether
| there is any gambling here or any better
| behaved or quieter town."
The cases Chief Marshal Rogers speaks
| of were instituted by the City Attorney
against Joseph EmerIc and Powell Bros.
in the month of April. On April % the
i case of Emeric was gone into before the
| City Recorder, and lud gment was reserved.
The case against Powell was reserved until
that of Emeric was disposed OF. Since
then Powell Bros. have sold their business.
Another Judgment for the City.
ALAMEDA, CAL, July 27.-In the be-
ginning of May, +. n. Delaney proceeded
to erect poles on the city's streets. He
kept on with the work until june l,
when the Street Superintendent with a
force of men started in to pull them out
and confiscate them. An Injunction was
at once issued restraining Superintendent
Frodden from interfering with the poles,
and Delaney stopped putting any more
up. To-day Judge Ogden sustained the
city's demurrer to Delanoy's complaint,
and gave him five days to make answer
and amend the same.
Parlor Suffrage Meeting.
ALAMEDA, CAL, July 27.-Woman
suffrage parlor meetings are becoming
very popular. A most successful one was
held at the residence of Mrs. Fiala 1719
Santa Clara avenue, on Saturday evening,
at which addresses were delivered by
Colonel I. 2. Dickinson, Green Majors
and Rev. G. R. Dodson. Miss Morris,
Mrs. Fletcher and DR.. Fletcher contributed
a choice selection of musical numbers.
Severed an Artery.
ALAMEDA, CAL, July 27.- Captain
James W. Dumbrell. pressman by voca-
ton, living at 412 Larkln street, San Fran
cisco, came across the bay yesterday to
| spend the day with his relatives In the
morning he went for bicycle ride that
nearly cost him his life He hired a bicy-
Gle, and having ended his ride rode up the
runway from the street across the side
} walk to the entrance of the cyclery before
dismounting. He did not alight quickly
. enough, and the wheel slipped from him,
pitching him headlong through the glass
of the show window.
He was wedged in so tightly that the
pane had to be broken to draw his head
out. Thar it was found he was bleeding
| severely from cuts on his face and neck.
One cash on the neck severed an artery
. that required immediate attention. Frank
St. Sure, q medical student at Cooper:
, College. was fortunately at hand, and
stanched the hemorrhage until doctor
3 could be obtained.
{ The patient was taken to the home of hi.
mother-in-law, Mrs NJ. ]. McKerny, 161s
Benton street, and later on in the day had
; recovered sufficiently to return home.
City Trustees.
: ALAMEDA, CAL, July 27.-The BoarC
of Trustees held its usual meeting thi
8 evening. The electricians report Tor tn,
!, months of May and June showed receipts
:. from private consumes, 1924 So; value o
o light supplied to public buildings anC
Y streets, 1851 So; disbursements, $1865 81
Bills, including salaries for curren
a month, amounting to $3577 II, were or.
n dered paid.
e The board will meet as Board of Equal
: ization on the second Monday in Angus
g and ordered notice of that fact inserted
in the city official paper. The Odd Eel
lows Hall Association was granted per
mission to alter their building and buIlC
v banquet.room in the attic story,
7 The City Clerk presented his annual re
i port, suggesting among other things tha
+ the bookkeeping in city offices be bette
: systemized. On reco ommendation of tn
/. Clerk the Kings-avenue opening fund wal
fund and a similar action was taken witt
! regard to the % cents in the Buena Visit:
q avenue opening fund.