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The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
DEATH IS NEAR
TO OLD CABBY
"Frenehy" TOussaint Lies
in the County Infirmary
With a Fatal Affection
TOUCHED BY POVERTY
With Wife Destitute, Home
MOrtgaged, Savings Gone,
Driver Approaches the End
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
10l6 Broadway. June 5.
Dying at the County Inffrmary, with
his wife destitute and their little home
mortgaged, is Nicholas Toussaint. bet
ter known to the club men and the
might owls" as "Frenchy," the hack
man. A fatal malady is upon the old
time hack driver and it is only a ques-
ton of few days. if not hours, when
"Frenchy' shall be no more
A pitiable story of hard earnings
lost, Of poverty, Of sickness and desti-
tuition, is the situation that confronts
Toussaint and his faithful wife
For many years "Frenchy' had a
hack stand in front of the old Athen-
ian Club and later at the Macdonough
Theater Among his patrons were
many Of the Athenians who reposed
great confidence in the pioneer cabby.
'Frenchy" deserted his hack busi-
ness during the early part of the Klon-
dixie boom. Gathering up the few thou
sand dollars he had saved Toussaint
went off TO Alaska TO win a fortune,
but the tickle lady gave the Oaklander
the mitten. Toussaint lost every dol
lar he had and returned to Oakland
and his hack stand, broken in health
respondent and without a penny. Mat
ters ran from bad to worse and the
home was mortgaged. Then the Sc
rious illness overlook him and to the
County Infirmary 'Frenchy' was COM
PEELED TO go.
A companion in misery at the infirm-
ary is "Majah" Waters tall, lean and
angular, a negro chimney sweep,
known the length and breadth of the
city Waters is in bad way from
lung trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
FAMILY TROUBLES ARE
FOLLOWED By ARRESTS
Father Quarrels With Son and Daugh-
-in-Law-TwO Brothers
Engage i'm Fight.

OAKLAND. June 5.-As the result
of a family row, ]. E. Brown Of 1908
East Eighteenth street secured war
rants yesterday from Justice of the
Peace Geary of East Oakland for the
arrest of his son, Harry A. Brown, and
the Iatter's wife. The complainant
charges the son with battery and his
wife with disturbing the peace. Ac-
cording to the complaint all the par
ties have been living in the same
house. and the trouble was the result
of a dispute over business matters.
NJ. j. Moreira, residing near Hay
wards applied at the District Attor-
ney's office yesterday for a warrant for
the arrest of his brother, r. ]. Mo-
reira, whom he charges with assault
with a deadly weapon. He alleges
that his brother attacked him with
club during a quarrel over money
matters. and struck him on the head.
Moreira's face was badly bruised as
result of the encounter. but as his
brother had already been fined by
Justice Prowse for battery, the appli-
cation for the second warrant was
denied.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
FINDING WONIAN'S BODY
REVEALS FOUL CRIME
Mystery Is Involved in the Death OF
an Aged Widow i'm the City of
JacksODViIIe

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June S.
The discovery of the body of Mrs. Mat
tie z. Carlisle. a widow, aged so years,
lying under her bed has developed a
mystery which is puzzling the police.
With both eyes bruised, her right arm,
side and leg a mass of black and blue
bruises, the body was found this morn
ing after Mrs. Carlisle had been miss
ing for twenty-fOur hours. A quilt
had been pulled over the foot of the
bed and reached to the floor. hiding
the body until glance under the bed
revealed ii.
There was no evidence of a strug-
gle in the room. Robbery was not the
motive, for $3.50 in cash and two dia-
mond rings, as we'll as valuable papers.
were found
A servant at a neighbor's house
heard a scufIling noise in Mrs. Car
isles house about 4 o'clock Saturday
afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
Large Glass VIII Graduate.

OAKLAND, June 5.-The Oakland
High School closes on June II for the
summer vacation, and there are a
large number OF candidates for gradu-
alton. The members of the gradual
ing class are:
Maude Hazel Armstrong, Grace Bardshar
Adele Esther Barnes. Alvin Binns, Amelia
Gertrude BRAZIL, Cecilia Reasoner Burroughs
Ralph Hatherly Butler, Elise Isabel Campbell
Naomi Crouch Esto Phoebe Dunbar, Sara
Evelyn Dunn. George William Eachus Anna
Edwards, Man Quong Fong, Alesia Pauline
Gil, Alta Gillette, Sydney Baldwin Gray
Stephanie Franklin Guard, Neal Harris
James Boyd Harold Theodore Harold Hook
Allen Richmond Howard, Henry Mackie
Isaacs, Maud Myrtle Jones, Robert Vroomaa
Jordan, Frank Lewis Kelly, Grace Lillian
Knickren. Georgia Marguerite Maiden, Marie
Pauline Mathews, Evelyn Clara Mayon, Flor
ence Muriel McClos<ey. Rena Geraldine Nc
Graw, Dorothy Mead, Vera Amelia Moody
Dora Georgretta Morehouse Ivy Belle Ralph
Marion Leigh Seybolt, Catherine Shannon
Vernon Charles Sheehan. Maybel Irene Sher-
burne. Ernest Smith, Raymond Fort Snowden
Mary Cole Stroud. Hannah Southwick Taft
Edwin Franklin Umphred. Taro Utasak Hell
en- May Waterman, Kojro Yoshana, Matte
Warren Lander.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
stocLman Dies on Train

OAKLAND, June 5.-Samuel f.
Mitchell, prominent stock raiser of
Billings, Mont, expired tonight at 7
O'Clock on the Los Angeles express as
the train arrived at Oakland pier.
Mitchell was on his way home from
Tucson, Ariz., where he had been stay
ing in search of health. The deceased
stockman had been i'll for some time
and his death it is thought was due
TO consumption. Mitchell had been in
company with w. H. Cast, who was
caring for the i'll man. Decedent was
50 years old, unmarried and a native
Of Missouri. He leaves relatives at
Billings. He was a member of Ashlar
Lodge No 20, Free and Accepted Ma
sons, of Billings. Cast teIegraphed to
Mitchelrs relatives tonight The
Coroner took charge Of the body.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
PRESS EFFORT
ON AFFIDAVITS
City's Attorneys and the
COuncilmen Work Hard to
Complete the Documents
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway. June 5.
Work of preparing the affidavits of
the City Councilmen in reply to the
Contra Costa Water Company ap-
plication for an injunction in the wa
ter rate case before the United States
Circuit Court was resumed to-day at
the offices of William r. Davis, one
of the special counsel for the city.
Attorney Davis was not at all posi-
tive at a late hour tonight whether
the afiidavits would be ready by to-
morrow morning.
1t is almost a physical and me-
chanical impossibility to get the docu-
ments ready" said Mr.. Davis. 1--WE
have been working day and night on
the affidavits and our answer, but
such matters require time. President
Dornin of the City Council has been
swamped with work in getting out the
data necessary for our side of the
case
United States Circuit Judge Gilbert,
before whom the case will be tried is
anxious to go north Tuesday. If he
shall decide not to postpone his de-
parture the attorneys will be COM
PEELED to crowd a deal of argument
into two court days If they desire a
decision on the injunction matter be-
fore Judge Gilbert's departure.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
WOULD ADVANCE
ALL DISTRICTS
Many Organizations Are
Being Formed for the
Development of County
FRUITVALE is IN LINE
Board of Trade Is Formed
to Advertise That Sec
ton of East Shore OF Bay
FRUITVALE is IN LINE
Oakland Office San Francisco Call

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, June ..
The spirit of progress is abroad In all
of the different communities on the
eastern bay shore District organiza-
tions for advancement Of the county at
large and sections in particular are De-
ing formed where none have existed
before and old ones are being resur-
rected into new life.
The people of that delightful section
known as Fruitvale are the latest 10
organize for the development OF DIS
trict that has many natural advantages
and needs but to be advertised to be
appreciated. The Board of Trade Of
Fruitvale has been formed, with
AGolph Lorsbach as president, and the
young organization has already started
it's campaign. The meeting for perma-
nent organization was held in the once
of w e Rudell. w. S. DunIeavy pre-
sided, and an organization committee
was appointed consisting of E. H. Mar
wedel, w. G. Thornally, John Bold, o.
H. Hull, II. c. Garlock.
They reported a plan Of permanent
organizat ton. and regular officers were
elected as follows: President, Adolph
Lorsbach; vice president, w. S. Dun
leavy; secretary, J. l.. Dumonuer;
treasurer, H. A Pleitner; executive
committee-Daniel Crosby, G. ID. Hams,
George Z. Lund, Colonel Frank Lynch
and E. II. Marwedel.
The first communication to the Board
of Trade Of Fruitvale was presented by
Postmaster Lund and consisted OF an
invitation to the organization TO send
delegates to the development conven-
tiOn shortly to be held in Sacramento.
The next meeting will be held Tuesday
a. the office of w. f. Rudell.
The Piedmont District Improvement
Club has decided to invite the ladies of
the district to join. This club is now
trying to carry out the completion Of
the Cemetery Creek sewer and the con-
version of the valley through which IL
runs into a boulevard.
The executive committee of the Ala
media County Improvement Assocta-
tion. which consists Of delegates from
every Improvement club in the county,
will meet in the Board of Trade rooms
on Friday. June TO- A plan of perma-
nent organization will be presented
Temporary officers for this organization
have been chosen as follows:
President. C. r. Smith. president OF the
American Biscuit Company and a resident OF
Alameda: secretary, Dr. +. r. TAFT Of Pied
mont; first vice president, J. w. Jenrees; sec
president A. c. McDermid; fourth vice pres
ident J c. Bullock; recording secretary. Dr.
Mackie: financial secretary J. Rosborough;
treasurer. Edwin Stearns; press committee
Captain c. p. Welch: literary committee, Cap
tain John T. Bell: campaign committee. c. X
Cross: financial committee H B. Belden. Each
chairman will appoint his own assistants.
The West End Improvement Club of
Alameda is preparing for Fourth of
July celebration for that section.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
ENDS STRUGGLE
FOR A LIVING
Aged Physician Weary of the
Battle Cuts His Own
Throat With a Penknife
LEAVES ILLEGIBLE NOTE
DR.. J. w. Lewis Corpse Is
Found by Man Who Gave
Him Temporary Shelter
oakland once San Francisco Can.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
1915 Broadway, June 5.
Penniless. homeless and worn out by
the struggle for existence. Dr. J. w.
Lewis, an aged physician ended his
own life last night by cutting his
throat with a penknife in a room at
zl4 Seventh street. where the old man
had been given temporary shelter. The
body was found this morning by
George Pointer. painter and pro-
prietor Of the place.
Pointer saw the body through a win
dow and he called the police. who broke
into the room. Nothing was left be-
hind 10 tell the story except a pawn
ticket and a few odds and ends. On
q bloodstained piece Of newspaper were
written some illegible words in lead
pencil They seemed to be some sort Of
last instructions, but Deputy Coroner
Quellan could not decipher them.
Lewis tried to commit suicide a short
time ago while he was lodging at 90312
Washington street, from which place
he was ordered out a few days ago.
The old man went to Pointers 5
and installed an employment agency
there. but no patrons went 10 him.
Papers in his possession showed that
Lewis had practiced his profession at
Sacramento ten years ago, having Of
fees al S04R X street. Cards indicated
that Lewis also tried TO carry on a
medical business in Oakland.
Lewis was about 65 years Of age. His
nativity and civil status were not
learned. Coroner Mehrmann has the
case in hand.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
WILL ASK TRUSTEES FOR
HOSPITAL AND AMBULANCE
Berkeley Citizens Agitating Question
of Emergency Facilities and Ex-
animation for InebriateS.

BERKELEY, June 5.-Several pub
lic-spirited citizens of Berkeley met
last evening at the home of Mrs. Clara
Partridge, 2413 Milvia street, and
adopted resolutions petitioning the
Board of Town Trustees to require all
peace officers arresting persons in an
intoxicated condition to secure for the
latter a medical examination before
shutting them up in the Berkeley Jail.
The meeting was called for the spe
cial purpose of crystallizing sentiment
looking toward the establishment of
an emergency hospital for Berkeley.
The imperative need of an ambulance
was especially emphasized during the
discussion. The lack of such con-
veyance was sadly felt at the time of
the accident in which Professor
Marius Spinello lost his life.
DIR. A. F. Gillihan, w. r. Ellis and
many others made strong addresses on
the need of both hospital facilities and
an ambulance for the town of Berke-
lev.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
OBSERVE DAY
FOR CHILDREN
First Presbyterian Church
Sunday School Celebrates
and Graduates It's Pupils
MORE TENT MEETINGS
Success of Effort at West
Oakland Leads Pastors to
Keep on With Their Work
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway. June 5.


1915 Broadway, June 5.
Childrens day was celebrated this
morning at the First Presbyterian
Church. During the exercises the
thirty-one graduates of Miss Mabel
Thayer Gray's primary department of
the Sunday School were given their
diplomas by the Rev. Ernest f. Baker,
the pastor Miss Gray presented a
Bible to each cne of her departing
scholars. The pastor delivered an ad
dress. The graduating class was COM
posed of Earl Brown, Forest Brown,
Clement Rowlands Jr., Bedford BOyes,
Dudley Dexter John Mitchell, Dewitt
Coleman, Arthur Dean, James Todd,
May Helmke, May Quimby. GeOrgette
Nasty, Tho Hanson, Frances Han
son, Alice Ell rbrock, Belinda Stanton,
Rosie Black, Irene Collins. Helen
Coogan, Rosalie Ogden, Mary Gilchrist,
Helen Worden, Bertha de Laguna,
Dorothy Elder. Luella Alexander, Edna
Goodwin, Minnie Claudius, Louise
Helmke, Gertrude Ada MS, Roxana
Weihe, T borsh Dunning.
The Rev Charles r. Brown, pastor
of the First Congregational Church,
has returned from an eastern trip.
The fifth week in the series of tent
meetings at Fifth and Peralta streets
ing for children and their parents.
Pastors of the West Oakland Evangel-
ical churches conducted the services
and gave addresses on the topic, Re
ligio~ in the Home" Miss Frances
Shaw sang a solo. other music being
rendered by children's choir During
this week children's meetings will be
held Monday and Friday afternoons
and on Wednesday night. The at
a q
been large and results are gratifying
to the clergymen who have undertaken
to arouse religious interest in the West
Oakland district
st. PauFs Episcopal Church has in
augurated afternoon services on Sun
days at 5 o'clock. taking the place Of
the regular evening worship.
Special services were held to-day at
the First Baptist Church in observance
of the memorial day of the Modern
Woodmen of America
Individual communion service has
been introduced into the Twenty
third Avenue Baptist Church.
The Rev. Walter Frear preached to-
day at Plymouth Avenue Congrega-
tional Church.
In discourses at their respective
pastor of Golden Gate Methodist
Church, and the Rev e. r. Ollie.
pastor of the First Methodist Church.
gave discourses on the work of the
recent Methodist General Conference
which was held at Los Angeles.
The Rev. G. Taylor Griffith preached
to-day at st. Johns Episcopal Church.
The Rev William II. French preach
ed to-day at the United Presbyterian
Church.
The Rev William NJ. Jones occupied
the pulpit to-day at the First Unitar-
ian Church, during the temporary alb
sence of DR.. Stone, the regular min
lister.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
GOOD WORK OF RHCBARB
GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
Secretary Makes Report of Business
Done During Present Year at
Recent Meeting

SAN LEANDRO. June 5-The
handling of the rhubarb crop of Ala
media County by the Rhubarb Grow
ers' Association this year has saved
thousands of dollars TO the growers,
and at the last meeting of the as
sociation the report of the secretary
b. F. luncheon, showed the associa-
ton to be in splendid condition.
Following is a detailed statement
Of the business done during the pres
ent year:
Choice rhubsrb. 1853 boxes. average price
93c S30. 1888 "a 10 100 boxes standard rhubarb,
average price &c S95S6 p; 46. OS3 boxes re-
ceivea, average price S6c. $50, T20 81; received
FOR membership fees, $50; total cash received,
SO, 755 u Shipments-Butte, 469 boxes net
ted 81; Boston. 331S boxes. netted Gle: Chi
cagO, $500 boxes netted 81 o.; California, b.
476 boxes netted soc. Disbursen- ants-Paid 10
members on pool dividends S35 sS SO: paid 10
members certificate fees, $50: paid TO members
balance 10 per cent fund, $1O79 80: total. S37,-
I12 %
Expenses paid from 10 per cent fund-sala-
ries and labor Sl6S4 50; rent warehouse and
hall. S6s 90; rhubarb labels. S276; teIegrams.
telephone and postage, s254 81; books. station
ery and printing. $213 SO; organization ex-
penses, 500; rubber stamps, mimeograph, etc.
S4S 45 total &2646 o.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
MAYOR WILL DISCUSS
THE GARBAGE QUESTION
Mass Meeting to Be Held This After
noon at $3.50 in the ChabOt
Observatory Hall.

OAKLAND, June 5.-Mayor Olney
will address q mass meeting to-mor-
row afternoon, at the Chabot Observa-
tory Hall, on the garbage question,
and citizens who are interested in the
disposal of the city garbage are in
vited to be present. The meeting is
to be held under the auspices of the
Women's Civic Improvement Club, and
a representative of the Pacific In
cinerating Company will be present to
explain the service which the COM
pany proposes to give to the citizens
of Oakland.
Any one having any complaint or
suggestion to make regarding the pro-
posed disposal of garbage is requested
to attend the meeting and take part
in the discussion.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
Alleged swatter out on BAH.

ALAMEDA. June 5.-MiIton Blake,
said by the police to be Jack the
Swatter," was released from the City
Prison last night on $500 bail furnish
ed by his grandfather. Henry NJ.
Gardiner, and Frank z. Furey. Blake
was ordered to appear before City Jus
tice r. 3. Tappan tomorrow morning
TO answer to charges of battery pre-
ferred against him by Miss Annie
Seebeck and Miss Kate CrOnin. both
of whom accused the defendant OF
having waylaid and brutally pum-
meled and kicked them.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
MINER FINDS FOSSIL
A MILLION YEARS OLD
Voracious Fowl Laid Her Egg Ten Thousand
Centuries Ago and Scientists Now Read
the Story 1t Tells in Well Preserved Matrix

BERKELEY, June 5.-Whether the
prehistoric egg found in Arizona and
now in the possession of the University
of California is 100000 or 100000
years old is a question that has puzzled
the scientists at the university for a
long time. After an egg gets to be
10000 years of age it does not matter
much to anybody but the scientists.
The scientists at the university are
unable to determine whether the egg
was laid in the quarternary period of
the earth's formation or later. Now the
quarternary period is anywhere from
200, 900 to 2,5O0,0OO years old. some sci
entists holding for the one and some for
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
Millmen Nominate Omcers.

OAKLAND, June 5.-The members
Of the local Millmen's Union have
nominated the following to serve as
officers during the ensuing term: For
president, r. NJ. Hamb; for vice presi-
dents, w. Farwell and F. e. Hatch;
for recording secretary, j. j. Lewis;
for financial secretary, G. Wallwig:
for treasurer, w. Farwell; for conduc-
tor, l.. L. Guilstrap; for warden, F.
Peterson; for delegates to the District
Council of Carpenters-R. NJ. Hamb
w. Farwell, J. j. Lewis and J. Wal
berg; for delegates to the Central La
Dor Council-D. c. Crawford and r.
w. Gartner.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
WOODMEN DECORATE THE
GRAVES OF NEIGHBORS
Men and Women of WoOdcraft Join
In Honoring Those That Have
Passed Before.

BERKELEY, June 5.-Memorial
services were held to-day at Mountain
View Cemetery by the camps and cir
cles of Woodcraft of Berkeley. There
participated Peralta, Wedgewood and
Cerrito camps, Woodmen of the
World, and Cerrito and Encinal cir
cles, Ladies of Woodcraft.
More than 100 men and women of
Woodcraft attended the services at the
Woodmen plot in Mountain View. AS
semblyman William H. Waste de-
livered memorial address there and
this was followed by chorus singing
and a prayer by the Rev. B. b. Sar-
gent of Berkeley. The graves of de-
parted neighbors were then strewn
with flowers by relatives and friends
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
country Rewards a soIdier.

BERKELEY, June 5.-John t.
Morrison, a retired captain of the
United States army, has been reward
ed by Congress for his services in the
army by elevation to the rank of
major on the retired list. The COM
mission carrying this higher rank.
which he has just received. is signed
by President Roosevelt. Major Nor
rison fought through the Civil War
and afterward entered the regular
army, retiring in 1887.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
WORK ALREADY UNDER WAY
FOR MIDSUMMER CARNIVAL
Committee Plans for a Grand EIectri-
cal Display During Fair at
IdOra Park.

OAKLAND, June 5.-Preparations
are already under way for the mid
summer carnival and fair, which will
open at Idora Park on Monday, June
IS, and a large force of men is now
employed in preparing the grounds
and erecting the Moorish columns.
from which hundreds of electric lights
planade" and the Plaza of Pleasure -
In the Esplanade the exhibits of the
various merchants and manufacturers
will be located, and in the Plaza of
Pleasure" will be seen the shows Of
the Nat Reiss Southern Carnival Com
pany.
Director General Max Schlueter and
the committee in charge of the carni-
val are giving their personal super
vision to the preliminary work.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
Death of A. III. stocker.

OAKLAND, June 5.-Abner H.
searchers' firm of Stocker & Holland.
died this evening at the Stocker resi-
dence, 1906 Webster street Mr..
Stocker had been i'll for some time.
He was So years old, a native of Yer
mont. His wife, Mrs. Alice II. Stocker
and two children, Ralph B. Stocker
and Mrs. Alice MacDougle, survive,
The funeral arrangements have not
been made.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
High School Debate.

OAKLAND, June 5.-The debating
team of the Oakland Evening High
School will meet the team of the san
Jose High School tomorrow evening
at 8 O'Clock. The question is, Re
solved. that the time has now come
when the United States should aban-
don it's present protective policy" The
Oakland Evening High School will be
represented by Arthur Waters. Fred
Wansner and Theodore Wittschen.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
VIII Receive Diplomas.

OAKLAND, June 5.-The COM
mencement exercises of the Academy
of Our Lady of Lourdes, in East Oak
land, will be held on Tuesday even
ing, June z. at o'clock. The exercises
will be held in st. Anthony's Hall in
East Oakland. The graduates are:
Miss Emma A. Snaer, Miss Isabel K
O'Malley and Miss Mary A. Conhery
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
Harper Will Recover.

OAKLAND, June 5.-Harley Har-
per, the railroad brakeman who was
shot yesterday while running away
from Policeman Caldwell, was i'm
proved to-day. DR.. j. II. Todd dressed
the wound and said his patient would
recover.