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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
Alameda County.

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER :.
Frederick and Helen MaroIf TO Joseph Au-
gustin Martin. lot n line Of Laurel street.
46I:1 OF Telegraph avenue, 50 BY "
lisa. lot IS. Lincoln Homestead Union oak
land; $40
Charles F. and Caroline C. Anardt to Mich
ael c. and Nora T. Crosby. lot on " line OF
Chestnut street. 1905 OF West Fourteenth.
W 100 by s 40. block 5TS. Boardmans map.
Oakland; $40.
Mile E. and OrviIle d. Baldwin husband
and attorney to John c. Merriam. LOT on
n line Of Fairview street. So 90 f OF Dea<in.
Oakland; 800.
Siller. lot on \ line Of East Twenty second
street 1850 W OF Twenty fourth avenue w
40 BY n 100, lot IA. block H. Latham Terrace,
deed made to correct error in 6S5 D. 14T. East
John W. Pepper 70 Mary z. Chase widow.
l5S square feet, being Sc portion OF lot 2oe.
In Plat %, Mountain View Cemetery, Oak
land Township; SO.
Peter Canhape or Canhope 20 Matilda Wet
nam. "a pm lot on T. hne o; Fourth street. 2oz:s
Berkeley Loan and Township Improvement
Association Berkeley; $40.
Ro6t. or Robert and sarah Lynss 70 George
block A. Suburban Tract. Berkeley: 500.
Bank Of Alameda corporation to Ella
OF Santa Clara avenue, go w Of Walnut
street. " so by n 21T:S. lot 4. block q, lands
adjacent to Eneinal. Alameda; so.
Anne + Martel CHerrodl 70 Minnie n. A.
Abraham CHerrod). undivided one-half OF lot
on W line of Willow street 2T s OF Taylor
S p by W 1925 lot TO- block 396. Casserly
Tract at Point. Oakland; SO.
John B. and Lucy E. Mackey 20 Relief B.
Fox. lot On W line OF Chestnut street. 97:T
from intersection with what Is known as
Encinal line s 80 " 100, NE 80 z TO begin
ming. block GIL. subdivision OF map OF Alfred
Barstow Tract. Oakland: SO.
William B. Greenehaum TO L. j. Archer lot
on line Of Summer street. 53:9 - from
intersection with line dividing lots and g.
175-11, so, y 1874. - being " portion
lot Q. block s. revised map OF Oakland Heights.
quitclaim deed, Oakland: IS.
The Mccarthy Company 70 Frank Christian
son re-record 977 ID 251. lot l. block z Golden
Gate Tract. Oakland: $40.
Berkeley Development Company 20 Howard
Stillman. lots 13 and IA. block 8. Fairview
Park, portion V Peralta Reserve. Oakland
Township; $40
E E. and Minnie ". Laymance to r. J.
McMullen (single). lot line OF Park ave
nue.. 81 IS W OF Hubbard street (26s9-6 W of
San Pablo avenue). " % by 125 portion
lot 20, block p. map OF part OF plat g. " and
d. Peralta Rancho property OF j. s Emery.
Emeryville. Oakland Township; $40.
Benjamin F. White guardian estate Ed
ward ". White minorl 70 William Fulton
81 square feet. portion lot 50. plat 25. Mountain
View Cemetery. Oakland Township; $40.
John and Caroline NJ Jones to Luella
OF Walnut street. 293 10 s OF Cedar s 40 by
" 125. portion lots 20 and 21 block c. Percy
Tract Berkeley; SO.
Byron 9. and Lizzie 3 Snyder (wife) %
Charles c. GreenOugh. lot on W line Of San
Pablo avenue, 415.50 y Of Snyder n 495. SW
44026. Sc 4193 E 40. being u lot 81.
Snyder Tract Berkeley. $40
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
u ANTS CHIEF
TO PROSECUTE
Police Commissioner McElrOy
Says Board Can Compel Is
suance of the Complaints
WOULD END DEADLOCK
Charges Against PatrOlman
Sill Taken Up-Success-
full Candidates Are Named
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1l1e Proc d,xav nac

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
l01e Broadway. Dec. :.
J. +. McElroy, president Of the Board
Of Police and Fire Commissioners. has
decided that the board has authority
70 direct Chief Of Police Hodgkins to
swear 70 complaints against the four
pOlicemen-former Sergeant c. E.
Clark and Pstrolmen J. F. Stahl, c.
". Hamerton and /. E. Andrews-who
were dismissed from the department
for pilfering in merchants stores.
President McElroy viii present the
matter 10 the board on Friday by Of
fering q resolution to order the Chief
10 swear 10 the complaints charging
burglary. The complaints are await
sng signature by some person Qualifed
10 make the necessary affidavit
Charges against Policeman ]. f. Sill
were taken up this afternoon by the
board, Commissioner Turner being alb
sent. Policeman NJ. ]. Shannon tesu-
FED he had seen Sill and former Ser
geant Clark leaving Becker's market on
Washington street each With a bundle
under his rain coat one morning last
February Clark. whom Shannon fol-
lowed walked up Washington street
and stepped in the doorway Of the
lIeasanton Hotel at Fourteenth and
Washington streets. shannon cdleu
Special Policeman y. y. Goodwin, who
went 10 the hallway after Clark had
left and found a ham hidden in the
entrance way.
William Dunlap, a driver in the Oak
land Fire Department, testified he saw
Sill walk by the SiXth-street engine
house at l.20 o'clock in a morning in
September carrying a side Of bacon.
Lottie Kelly. who formerly lived at
Golden Gate, later at the Victoria
House. Seventh and Clay streets, filed
an affidavit with the board accusing
Sill OF talking 10 her improperly.
The investigation Will be resumed
on Friday afternoon.
Seventeen Of the thirty eight appli-
cants who took the examination for
places on the eligible list in the Police
Department made the requisite 20 per
cent or more. The successful candi-
dates for appointment ana their per-
centages are as follows:
W F. Woods 9315: Milton Emigh 1918;
George J.. Underwood S3.05. George D. Pow
ers - 10. Charles + 7. JOrgensen, s.. 10, Al
fred r. Mccarthy s202. Alfred NJ Poulter.
- -. Charles A Jackson, I9.l; Thomas A.
Flaherty. 1928: r. W Brock, rs; A. p.
Reinhardt - :. John : Dufton 1876; Thomas
A. Boyle 75.45. John H. Neddermsn, 1905;
George l. Doolan 7z-5; James J. Fenton. Il.
Edmund Pcchart. 70S
The board viii select men from this
list 70 fiji vacancies in the regular or
extra lists in the department
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
WOULD ASSIST
COAST COLLEGE
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call
2148 Center Street, Dec. Z.

emo OCAlCI lACClg OCN" -
President Benjamin Ide' Wheeler
has received suggestions from Wash
ington apropos of Professor Hilgard's s
annual report, which referred with
special emphasis to the need of bet
ter equipped agricultural department
AZ the university:
DIR. A. c. True, director of the ex-
pertinent stations of the United States
Department of Agriculture, has writ
ten to President Wheeler outlining
what seem to him to be the essential
needs of the university's agricultural
department and urging the adoption Of
a plan to provide for such needs as
followS:
l. An agricultural building, giving adequate
office, lecture-room and laboratory facilities.
D. A farm, accessible TO Berkeley properly
equipped for instruction and research purposes.
lature of making small appropriations for
specific Investigations should be broken up and
in the place thereof lump-sum appropriations
for research work be substituted
In connection with Professor Hill
CARDS annual report from the depart
ment of agriculture, the professor has
spoken plainly of the attitude assumed
by some farmers and landowners Of
the State who fail to assist the depart
ment in its work of Investigating the
cause and cure of alkah lands. Ac-
cording to Professor Hilgard, many
farmers decline to admit that they
have any such land and so block the
efforts of the university men to assist
in reclaiming such soil.
Referring to this feature of his
work, Professor Hilgard says that
oftentimes after a seasons work, care
fully planned and carried out with
considerable expense, the co-operators
fail to make the crucial observations
of crop results with the care and data
required. has led to the conclusion
that in order to render such co-opera-
tive experiments really useful and con-
elusive it will be necessary to detail
competent men to make the harvest
under full direction and therefore
wholly or partially at the expense of
the university.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
University of Michigan Dinner.

The University of Michigan Club
will give it's third annual dinner on
Monday. December II. at $50 p. M
at the California Hotel. The arrange
ments are under the charge of Ed
ward Mills Adams, William H Bar
rows and DIR. Charles Bush, dinner
committee. The club has los mem
bers. A large attendance is antici-
pated and the reunion is expected to
be a very enjoyable one. William A.
Beasly will preside and there will be
addresses by number of the alumni.
All University of Michigan men will
be welcomed. Those who have not re-
ceived an invitation are requested to
send their names and addresses i'm
mediately to Edward Mills Adams.
126 Stockton street, room 5, San Fran
cisco, from whom may be obtained
any further information which may
be desired.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
SEEK INTERPRETATION
OF IMMIGRATION LAWS
Question Involving Right of Chinese
TO Land Is Submitted to
Highest Tribunal

The cases of See ST Kun and her
son, Nah Quong Kay, who were de-
MED admission TO this country by the
immigration officials. have been
passed up to the United States Su-
preme Court for a final ruling. The
woman claimed TO be a native of this
country and entitled to land, but the
immigration officials ruled otherwise
When the case came before Judge de
Haven on habeas corpus proceedings
he decided that she was a native and
entitled to land. District Attorney
Woodwork contends that the District
Court lacked jurisdiction TO review a
decision of the immigration officials on
habeas corpus proceedings.
Nah QuOng Kay claims to have been
born in this country. but says he was
taken to China when two years of age.
He is now 25 years old and il is con-
tended that he forfeited his right to
citizenship by remaining in foreign
country after reaching his majority.
Many other delicate points of law are
involved and the decision is anxiouslv
awaited, as it will settle vexing ques-
tions.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
PADEREWSKI WILL GIVE
THREE CONCERTS HERE

Ignace ]. Paderewski. the pianist.
will soon be heard again in this city.
He will arrive on Monday, December
IL. from Australia, where he has been
playing to enthusiastic audiences. The
genius is said to be even a greater
master of his art than he was when
he first visited this city.
PaderewslSi will give three concerts
here, on Saturday afternoon, Decem-
ber II; on Monday evening, Decem-
Der 19, and on Wednesday evening.
December 21. The sale of seats will
open at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s music
store on Monday next
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08

BERKELEY, Dec. 7.-While his
frantic wife and family for forty
eight hours made vain search for
him, r. A. Percival. manager of the
Standard Printing Company, wan
dered about the streets of San Fran
cisco last Sunday and Monday, help
less, a blood vessel having burst in his
head rendering him as one utterly
without power to direct his move
ments. call for aid or explain to any
one his predicament. When discov-
cred he was half famished. Forty
eight hours after Percival left to
transact business in San Francisco
friends found him alone and in dis
tress on a side street. His condition
was made worse by two days endured
without food, drink or natural sleep.
Percival was cared for by these
friends and his family at $500 Dana
street in Berkeley promptly informed
of the circumstance. AS soon as Per
cival could be moved he was brought
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
FEEL SURE
OF KINIRY CASE
Prisoners Confessions Are
of Vital Importance.
Dnlinf That Euidnnnn M[ill Do Gnmnlntn

dence of William Bannan, 1857 Har-
rison street, from which they realized
several thousand dollars worth of
jewels. This crime was done the night
before Patrolman Smith was killed.
There has been purpose in Kin
iry's apparent willingness to talk
about his career in Oakland and eS-
pecially to give information to the po-
lice about his connection with
Smiths death. All the while in his
talks with the police Kiniry has at
tempted to show that Goldstein was
the man who shot Smith and that he
(Kiniry) was some distance away and
running from the scene when the fatal
shots were fired that cost both Smith
and Goldstein their lives. But the Po-
lice Department has been at work to
meet this phase of the case and they
have succeeded in finding a witness
who Will contradict Kinirys version
of the occurrence.
FIND GOOD WITNESS.
This witness, who will be produced
at the preliminary examination to-
morrow. is Henry Herman, a coach
man, who saw enough of the occur
rences after the shooting to prove
that Kiniry has not told the truth
concerning some of the essential ele-
ments of the case. The police also
AAoNC W 4lAlCSS " Tie SllOOllll6 WHO
will tell a story identical with the
statements that Policeman Smith
made when he was dying.
Kiniry's admissions, coupled with a
mass of evidence that has been col
lected by the police, give the prosecu-
ton every hope that a strong case of
murder will be shown and that the
accused burglar will be so closely
connected with it that no doubt will
remain as 10 his hand having been the
one that fired the fatal bullets.
The examination will be COM
menced tomorrow morning before
Police Judge George Samuels.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
Gas Workers Give BAN.

OAKLAND. Dec. THE local Gas
Workers Union gave its first annual
ball this evening at Foresters' Hall
and the affair was a complete success.
The members of the committees in
charge were: Arrangements-Joh
Forrest (chairman), NJ. n. Hennings.
J. McNeil. J. McCrudden, W. Blakely.
George Webster and Il. o. Merithew;
receptiOn-John Forrest, d. P. Nc
Carthy. John Kearney. William Brit
ton. Thomas lie Fort, Louis Hoffman
j.. and II. o. Merithew; fioor-J. c.
McCrudden (foor manager), ]. Nc
Neil (assistant), NJ. n. Hennings, w.
Biakeiy, George Webster, NJ. McKeir-
nan and J. J. O'Bryne.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
BURSTING BLOOD VESSEL
RENDERS PERCIVAL HELPLESS
friends Find Business Nan Ddzed
WANDERS AS ONE DEMENTED

to his home here. where physicians
now attend him.
1t is believed that the bursting OF
blood vessel in the brain occurred al
ter he left the boat crossing 10 san
Francisco, as otherwise he would
probably have received attention from
some of the boat crew. Percival him :
self is unable to give any account OF
his wanderings. His talk is income
rent and his condition is such that
those in charge will not permit him
to attempt any explanation of his ad-
venture.
The Standard Printing Company
whose interests Percival directed, has
in charge all the printing Of the uni
versity student publications and these
have been, some of them, slightly de-
layed by the unfortunate mischance
which befell Percival. The Occtdent
magazine, which usually is issued on
Monday, has not as yet gone to print,
though the Daily Californian has not
been obliged to miss any issues.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
ola ResIdent OF Harwards Dead.

OAKLAND, Dec. 7.-Peter Zam-
bresky. who for many years had re-
sided in Haywards. died last night al
the family residence on Castro street
after a brief illness. He leaves a wife
and two sons, Frank II. and w. B.
Zambressy. The latter is a deputy in
the Office OF County Clerk ]. p. Cook.
The funeral VIII be held at 10 a. m.
Friday from the Catholic church. The
services viii be conducted by the Rev.
Father Laily. The following will act
as Dailbsarers: John Pam. William
Sinkewifz. Thomas Miller. Henry Har-
ris. John Waibert and Frank Pimen-
tel
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
Celebrate Tenth Anniversary.

OAKLAND, Dec. General George
A Custer Council No. %, Junior Or
der of American Mechanics, celebrated
the tenth anniversary of its organiza-
tion last night at Woodmen's Hail.
Addresses were made by State Coun-
ciIor w. Z. Bouton, L. d. Inskeep, Dr.
George Derricks and others. A beau
tifully inscribed loving cup was pre-
sented to John A. Schreiner by W. NJ.
Jenkins on behalf of the council. The
members of the committee in charge
Of the celebration were: L. c. Shaw,
L. d. Inskeep, Herman Paine, J. N
Bedell and w. A. Peterson.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
sMITCHMAN CHARGED
WITH ROBBING CARS
Detectives Arrest Charles Keith at
West Oakland on a Warrant TeIe-
graplled From Portland.

OAKLAND, Dec. 7.-Charles Keith.
q Southern Pacific Company switch
man. was arrested this afternoon at
Eighth and Chester streets by Detec-
tives Holland and Shorey on a warrant
telegraphed from Portland, Or,
charging Keith with grand larceny.
The accusation is made by the North
ern Pacific Terminal Company Of
Portland. Information in the hands
OF the police is TO the effect that Keith
IS wanted for alleged completely in
the plundering of freight cars and
warehouses on the Northern Pacific
Railroad.
Keith professed ignorance concern
ing the charge and told the detectives
that he had intended to return to
Portland voluntarily this month. The
police learned that he had been work
ing al the West Oakland railroad
yards for q week.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
lOI6 Broadway. Dec. Z.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
lOI6 Broadway. Dec. I.
David Kiniry has made admissions
to the police that directly connect him
with the tragic killing of Policeman
James II. Smith. Not only does the
prisoner tell the police that he was
present at the shooting. but he has
confessed that Frank Goldstein, his
companion. and himself were bent on
burglary al the time they were accost-
ed by the patrolman at Fourteenth
and Jackson streets. More than that
Kiniry has said enough to convince
the police that Goldstein and himself
had selected the residence of Julius
Abrahamson at Fourteenth and Madi-
son streets to plunder that night. The
encounter with Smith blocked that
robbery.
Kiniry has said that he had selected
a big white house a block from where
the shooting occurred. The burglars
had been watching the place, but had
not attempted TO enter because the oc-
cupants had not gone downstairs to
supper. When they met the police
man Kiniry and Goldstein were walk
ing around the block TO pass away the
time until they should be positive the
upper part Of the residence they in
tended TO enter was unoecupied.
KINIRY A CLIMBER.
Kiniry never committed burglaries
in the ordinary way Of forcing doors
or windows within easy reach. His
specially, porch climbing" in police
parlance. called him to gain entrance
by way of upper floors 1t was in this
manner he had intended to-get into
the Abrahamson place Wffen the coast
should seem clear for operations.
Still more have the police gained
from their frequent conversations
with the clever criminal. He has con-
fessed that Goldstein and himself
committed the burglary at the resi-
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
MilIinm R. Jones, I,earh.

OAKLAND, Dec. 7.-William B.
Jones. who for several years has been
the local manager for large bill post
ing and advertising firm, died this
morning at the residence of his father,
W S. Jones. 1890 Magnolia street
aged 80 years. Deceased had been i'll
for several weeks, and a few days
ago developed typhoid pneumonia.
which proved fatal. Besides his father
Mr.. Jones leaves a brother. A. H.
Jones, and sister, Annie A. Jon~-
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
WILL ENTERTAIN VISITING
BRETHREN FROM SAN JOSE
Oakland COmmandery. knights Tenn
pIar. TO Banquet Guests From
the Garden City.

OAKLAND, Dec. s.-The members of
San Jose COmmandery. Knights Tenn
plar. will visit Oakland on Saturday
evening, December 10, and will remain
here during the following day as the
guests of Oakland Commandery. The
visiting knights wiz arrive at Broad
way and First street at $50 p. m. and
will be escorted TO Masonic Temple,
where a banquet viii be given. in their
honor.
On Sunday the visitors will be
shown the various points of interest
in and about this city. The reception
10 the San Jose commandery is to be
given as return for the courtesies ex-
tended to the local knights during a
visit 70 the Garden City on November
u Of this year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
Dies at The Age Of Ninety-six Years.

REDDING. Dec. Mrs. ArabelIa
Dinsmore died at her home in this
city last night. She would have been
96 years OF age tomorrow. She was.
a native of Kentucky and came to
California in 1853
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08

-IERczkoT HELD FOR TRIAL.-oakland.
Lcc- III. Sparhor. a hardware dealer was
he'd for trial q charge - receiving stolen
FOODS by Police Judge Mortimer Smith to-
cnF, bonds being fixed AZ $1,000 SDarber Is
accused by +. y. Schumacher. who confessed
- fhefts 81 hardware from the Durham, Car
rsan 4 Hayden Company, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08

There are men who wouldn't make
much of an impression even by falling
into mortar bed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08
o1 NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA x
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND
IO1G Broadway.
Telephone <Iain 1883.
BERKELEY.
2I4S Center Street.
Telephone North "a.
ALAMEDA
1885 Park Street
Telephone Alameda $50
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08

A square foot of real estate is worth
a dozen castles in the air.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-08

Captain William Brooke, Fifteenth
Infantry, is in town on a few days
leave.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-05-10

Dr. Bergin, Pana, H., writes: Il
haye used Ballard's Snow Liniment;
always recommend it to my friends, as
4 am confident there nobettermade.
III is a dandy for burHs.n Those who
live on farms are especially liable to
many accidental cuts, burns and
bruises. which heal rapidly when Bal
iard's Snow Liniment is applied. 1t
should always be kept in the house
for cases Of emergency. pc, 5oc, and
10 at Peoples drug store. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-05-10
a MUSKOGEE OIL WELL FIRE
OIL Campany's Loss About $500 The
DrilIers Lose About S7OO.

At about 2:30 o'clock Monday after
noon a strong flow Of gas was struck at
Great Chief well No. 2, located in the
southeast part Of the city.
The gas caught fire from the forge,
or from some other source, and despite
the efforts of the workmen the flames
quickly spread to the derrick, which
was consumed. With commendable
forethought, the workmen pulled the
drill from the well before the fire
could destroy the rope thus saving a
lot OF trouble in the futre.
The fire boys made quick run to
the we'll and did all in their power to
save the derrick, but theirelforts were
in vain.
One Of the men employed with the
drill Is said TO have been severely
burned about the face
The loss sustained by the Great
Chief people will amount to about
$500, while the drillers are losers 500.
The well IS down about three hun
dred feet, and although still burning
at the time, was cased with small cas-
ing Monday night Muskogee Phoenix