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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
CITIZENS PLAN
IMPROT TEMENTS
Berkeley Men Take Action
in Favor of Parks and a
Manual Training School
GRIZZLY PEAK RESORT
1t Is Proposed to Establish
Unique Attraction on the
Summit of the FOOthill
GRIZZLY PEAK RESORT
Berkeley Ofice San Francisco Call,
214S Center Street. Dec 10.


214s Center Street, Dec. 10.
After exhaustive discussion of the
proposal to provide Berkeley with parks
and a manual training school. to be
paid for with money from the sale Of
bonds, the joint committee OF the local
improvement clubs decided last night
to put the matter in concrete form at
the next meeting and then vote upon
II. The result of the vote will be sub
mitted to the Town Trustees, lwho are
expected to be guided in the way Of a
municipal bond project by this express
sion of opinion from the joint improve
ment clubs.
Victor Robertson presided at the
meeting. which was held in Francis
Terriers office last night. The clubs
were represented by the following men:
South Berkeley Improvement Club, II.
E. Mylick and H. G.. Bagot; North
Berkeley, Victor Robertson; Ashby
Club, Stacy Gibbs, A. r. Frame and
A. S. ]. Woods; West Berkeley, ]. T.
Renas and Charles Hadlen; Central
Club, c.. d, Maloney and ]. Wondering.
Serious consideration was given to a
proposal to run a railway to Grizzly
Peak, the highest point back of Berke-
ley. and there establish park. A. F.
Hess said he had consulted an en-
gineer and learned that a double-track
trolley line could be put in for about
$30, 900. j. L. Tisdale believed a cog
track railway might be run straight
up Grizzly Peak.
III. G. Bagot favored a system OF
small parks. and Town Treasurer Lord
expressed his belief that other improve
ments were needed in Berkeley besides
parks, and that the latter should wait.
Town Auditor Hanscorn, @. d. Maloney
and A. r. Frame argued in favor Of the
park project. A. F. Hess declared the
view Of the Golden Gate to be OBJ
tained from the foothills one Of the
finest panoramas in the world, and
that park giving an unobstructed
view Of this sort would be a nagnifi-
cent attraction and advertisement for
Berkeley.
President Robertson outlined the
manual training school plan, saying
that separate classes would be estab-
lished in the Lincoln, lie Conte, Nc
Kinley, Whittier and San Pablo ave-
nue. schools. 1t would cost $4,000 to
put these classes in operation, and $4,000
would be needed for land for additional
area.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
DEATH CHEATED
OF ITS VICTIM
Telephone Lineman Receives
Terrible Shock From Live
Wire and Falls Forty Feet

ALAMEDA, Dec 15.-Winfield Kear-
ney, a lineman employed by the Pacific
States Telephone Company, received
2300 volts of electric current and top
pied forty feet from a pole this after
noon and still lives to tell how 1T all
happened and felt.
With Lionel Morell, another lineman,
Kearney was engaged in adjusting tele-
phone wires at the corner OF Park
street and Encin& avenue. He had
climbed a pole on which are strung, in
addition to the telephone wires, the
wires carrying the day current gen
Grated at the municipal electric plant.
In STOPPING over TO take hold of tele-
phone wire Kearney's stomach came in
contact with a live wire from the cleo
trio plant. In an instant the lineman
was doubled up and for second lay
across the dangerous line. Then his
limp form shot to the ground. Luckily
for Kearney the earth near the base
of the pole was, soft and sandy.
MoreH, who was working on a pole
near by, observed Kearneys plight and
Immediately went to his assistance
Kearney writhed for a time on the
ground and then sat up. He complained
of numbneSS in his abdominal region,
but felt strong enough to walk. He
was able TO go 10 MS HOIue dI AuoG
Railroad avenue and tonight was little
the worse for his thrilling experience.
Speaking of the accident Kearney SAID
Although I knew there were live power wires
on the pole and tried TO clear them in reach-
ing for the telephone wires, L accidentally
thrust my stomach against live line. Then
/ was helpless 1 knew 1 would fall but was
powerless TO assist myself. If the earth where
/ struck had been hard should very likely
have been seriously hurt. AS 1t is, l do not
feel much pain now from my experience, but
/ never want to go through the same thing
again
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
PEDESTRIAN FORCES
FOOTPAD TO FLIGHT
Meets Armed Robber, Who Speedily
Runs Away When He Gets Stiff
Right Handler.

OAKLAND. Dec. 15.-M Buckley, re-
siding at 541 Albion street, encountered
a lone footpad and drove the highway
man to flight this evening, despite the
fact that the robber had poked a pistol
at Bulkeley until the muzzle was
jammed against his face.
Bulkeley met the footpad on Tele-
graph avenue, near Twenty Aeighth
street, shortly before s o'clock. Instead
of obeying the command to throw up
his hands, Bulkeley sent a stiff right
handler at his assailant, who suddenly
turned and ran like deer, disappear
ing in the darkness. Bulkeley reported
the occurrence to. the police, saying he
could have captured the man If he had
had a cane with him with which to
strike instead of HIS fist The robber
answers the same general description
of the man that has been operating
alone throughout the city.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
LAWYER TELLS
ABOUT BIG FEE
Frederick Russell Explains
Why He Demanded Half
His Clients Inheritance
Oakland once San Francisco Call,
l0le Broadway, Dec. Is.

4Vlc oIDdQhdgs DtC-
Attorney Frederick Russell spent an
uncomfortable halliday this afternoon
explaining to Judge Melvin how he
came TO ask Mrs. Jennie de SOFA and
her husband a fee of one-half for COL
lecting an Inheritance valued at $11, l4S.
They are now suing to have set aside
the contract whereby they agreed TO
pay him such a sum, and he was sub
jected 10 a severe cross-eXamination by
Attorney Charles Peery Of San Fran
cisco in regard to the circumstances
surrounding the signing Of the docu-
ment
Russell said that he did not consider
ii too much, because the girl could not
get the money until her grandmother,
Mrs Catherine Griffin, died. The old
lady's time in this world could not be
foretold. He acknowledged that he sent
q trusted messenger to Guerneville, in
Sonoma County, to get report on the
old lady's state Of health, and found
that she was losing her memory fast
and kept repeating things. And she
died shortly afterward.
1t transpired that when Mrs. de SOFA
signed the first contract she was in. the
County Jail. This was before she had
become Of age, and afterward she
signed another one when she had
reached her majority. The second con-
tract was altered somewhat and gave
Russell not only half Of the estate, but
his charges for other services. For this
work he was to act as their attorney
and help get the money and advance
them sums, and did advance them all
told $3.50, but the amount to be ad-
vanced was left entirely in his discre-
tion. He said he told them once that
he did not want their business, and
then acknowledged that he refused
$1,000 TO release them from their bar
gain.
The testimony was completed with
his evidence and the case has gone over
10 January for argument.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
LONGING FOR FOOTLIGHTS
MAKES GIRL A THIEF.
OCTOROON STEALS FINE WARDROBE
)esire to Star Lands Pretty Nellie St. Clair in Jail
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
1Ol6 Broadway, Dec. Is.

IVl6 Broadway, dec. 10.
Tempted by the glitter and glamour
of the footlights, Nellie st. Clair. a
pretty octoroon, became a thief to get
the outfit with which to make her debut
in the world of comedy. Unfortunately
for this stage-struck young woman. her
plans went awry. Instead of realizing
her dearest ambition Miss ST. Clair has
landed in the hands of the police. The
comely prisoner has confessed to the
theft of a trunkful of finery from the
City of Paris store, San Francisco. The
detectives have recovered all of the
stolen apparel.
Miss st. Clair was discriminating in
the selection of her wardrobe. She
headed the list with a tailor-made suit.
valued at $50 To match that swagger
garment she took a modish hat. tick
eted $25. Then she selected a black
velvet dress pattern and added long
string of dainty bits of woman's wear
and uss, including silk dress patterns.
handkerchiefs, toilet articles. under
wear and perfumes.
Miss st. Clair's fatal error was in
waiting too long after she had pro-
cured the valuable outfit before leaving
the city. Her. plan of operations was
clever enough. A few weeks ago the
young woman was engaged as lady's s
maid at the residence of w. E. Howe.
115 Athol avenue. While there she
learned that the Howes had an account
at the City of Paris. Armed with that
knowledge she visited the store one day
and selected the goods, which were
promptly sent to the Howe home. Miss
st. Clair received the outfit and shortly
afterward left the HoweS' employ. pre-
pairing to abandon the prosaic field of
domestic activities for the thrill of an
actress life.
When the bill was presented to the
Howes they disclaimed all knowledge
of the transaction. The City of 1Rris
people sent for the police.
But Miss St. Clair's histrionic ambi-
tion got her into more trouble. She re-
quired some dressmaking done. The
without drawing on her meager f1nan-
cial resources was to get sewing ma
chine and go to work. She did get the
machine, but in such a devious way
that E. L. Sargent, the agent. caused
her arrest 1t was while sentence of ten
days imprisonment was being imposed
this morning upon the girl by Police
Judge Samuels that the transaction in
dry goods came to light through inves-
tigation of an inquiry from the San
Francisco police.
II was a fool said the girl. when
she had told the police where TO find the
stuff. After I left home in New York
1 got engagements in vaudeville. and
wanted to continue, but I needed an
outfit, and this is what happened"
Miss St. Clair said she had been mar
ried to William H Taylor in New York
She had lived in Oakland only a few
months before her arrest
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
MORE DEPUTIES
ARE APPOINTED
Berkeley to Haze Increased
Police Protection.
Will Order Suspects to Leave

acters will get short shrift If instruc-
tions of the Marshal are obeyed. If
no evidence connecting them with
criminal acts is found they will be
run out Of town.
The Condor case is not to drop with
out further search for the girls assail-
ant. District Attorney Allen, believ-
ing that Miss Condon'S story of the
abduction is true, has detailed Detec-
tive Hurbert from his Office to work
on the case. Hurbert is an expert
enced detective and his search for the
mysterious offender In the case. begun
to-day in Berkeley, is expected to re-
suit in the finding of some traces of
the stranger. Hurbert believes the
man who assaulted Bertha Condor was
seen loafing around the brewery on
San Pablo avenue and about the San
Pablo-avenue school. He is now get
ting descriptions of this man from
children who saw him in the localities
mentioned.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
SISTER OF JUDGE OGDEN
DIES VERY SUDDENLY
Miss Rosalie B. Miller Passes Away
After an Illness of Only Twenty
Four Hours.

OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-Miss Rosalie
p. Miller, aged 80 years, died sud
denly to-day at the residence of her
brother, Judge F. B. Ogden. Death
was caused by pneumonia. Miss Miller
was attacked by the disease last night
at her residence, 1886 Valdez street
and was at once taken to the home Of
Judge Ogden, where she passed away
day.
The deceased was a native Of Oak
land and for several years conducted
a kindergarten. Besides her brother
here she leaves a father. mother.
brother and sister, who reside in Los
Angeles.
The funeral of Caspar Cramer,
father of Constable Harry Cramer of
Fruitvale, who died last Tuesday
took place from the Fruitvale Congre-
gational Church. The remains were
Inferred in Evergreen Cemetery.
The funeral of William Newcome,
who died Tuesday at his residence,
1112 Center street, was held to-day
the remains being incinerated at the
Oakland Crematory.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
WILL OF THE LATE ARTHUR
KING FILED FOR PROBATE
He Leaves a 81 100000 Estate to Be
Divided Between His Widow
and Son.

OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-By the will
Of the late Arthur c. King, a wealthy
lumber merchant of San Francisco
and Chicago, who resided at Berkeley,
his widow and son are left an estate
valued at 100000 to be divided
equally between them. Arthur K.
King, the son. who is q years Of age,
is named as executor with his mother.
The estate consists mostly Of stocks
and mortgages.
Disinheriting her eldest son, the
late Sarah B. Averell, in her will filed
for probate to-day, leaves an estate
valued at upward Of $4,000, to be
divided among seven of her children.
She says they helped her to keep the
property together, while her eldest
son did not.
The will Of the late Mary Flynn was
filed for probate to-day. She leaves
the major part of a $4,000 estate to
be divided between two Of her sons
and leaves Joseph, the third son,
500.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
SERVICE AT ST. JOHNS IN
MEMORY OF FATHER KING
Members of Catholic Ladies' Aid So
ciety Will Attend Funeral OF
Pastor In q Body.

OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-Holy euchar-
ist will be celebrated at 1880 a. m. to-
morrow at St. Johns Episcopal Church
in memory of the Rev. Michael king,
late pastor of the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception. For many years
Father King was close friend of the
late Father Ackerly, the founder of
ST Johns Church, and when the
church was burned several years ago
Father King at once rendered the use
of the parish hall to the congrega-
ton.
The Catholic Ladies Aid Society of
Oakland will attend the funeral of
Father King, which will be held to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock from
the Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton. The members will meet at their
hall at $50 a. m. and will attend the
services in a body. -
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
BOYS ARM MANGLED BY
EXPLOSION OF SHOTGUN
Lorenzo Harrison of West Berkeley
Meets With Painful Accident
While Out Hunting.

BERKELEY, Dec. 15.-with his arm
torn and mangled by the explosion of a
shotgun, Lorenzo Harrison, a 1s-year-
old boy, residing with his parents at
1921 Fifth street, West Berkeley, lay
bleeding in the bottom of a rowboat
for nearly thirty minutes, while his
companion, Rosen Johnson, rowed to
the shore. The accident happened last
Sunday while the boys were out hunt
Ing geese near Siege. The gun explod-
ed, tearing Harrison's left arm and sew
ering an artery. He will recover.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
Two FORMER Policemen Found.

OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-Former Po-
licemen l. E. Andrews and c. w.
Hamerton We're subpenaed to-day to
appear in the Police Court Tomorrow
at the hearing on Chief Hodgkins' af-
fdavlts making charges of burglary.
Former Sergeant Of Police Clark and
Policeman Stahl have left the citv.
The hearing win apply to them as
well as the other men.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
SHELLAC FIRE SHOWN
TO BE EXTINGUISHABLE
Niehaus Bros. Combat Contra Costa
Water Company's Claim That Wa
ter Would Not Have Saved Mill.

Lof WOuIu MOI HdAt Sateu MIII.
OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-In the hear
ing Of the suit Of Niehaus Bros. Com
pany Of Berkeley against the Contra
Costa Water Company for s146,0OO
because the plaintiffs mill was de-
strOyed by fire owing 10 a lack of wa
ter in the pipes, q demonstration of
the inflammability Of shellac was made
IN court to-day. A small amount of it
was set on fire and a little water soon
subdued the flames.
The claim is made by the water
company that owing TO the presence
Of shellac and other such material the
mill could not have been saved with
any amount Of water. It was in order
10 combat this statement that Isadore
Wolff, a Berkeley chemist, set fire to
the shellac and then showed how
easily il could be put out
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
Mans Body Found in Bay.

OAKLAND. Dec. 15.-The body of
a white man, nearly nude, was found
ir San Leandro Bay, near Jones Land
ing, this morning by James Mccoy.
There We're no marks of violence. The
remains were taken to the Morgue at
Haywards to be held for identification.
In the upper jaw in front was a gold
tooth.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
RECEIVES A MESSAGE
TELLING OF SUICIDE
fldences of One Who Writes She
VIII End Existence.

OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-Coroner
Mehrmann tonight received through
the mail letter signed Grace Bow
ers," 2456 Page street, San Francisco,
which announced the suicide Of the
writer The message was written on
Palace Hotel stationery, but had been
mailed in Oakland at midnight last
night. The envelope was Inscribed
THE Coroner Oakland, Calf. In
haste, personal" The handwriting
was clear, regular and not feminine.
The letter reads as follows:
12-l5-o4
To the Coroner: 1t will be needless to hold
an inquest my body in the event of its
recovery I you the trouble by
saying that death came at my calling. The
purser of the steamer China holds certain of
my effects which l wish given to Mr.. Dan
Halifax 3S McAllister street San Francisco.
What money l have on my person will defray
your expenses and my parents will attend to
the funeral. l was born the water SO that
which gave may now claim it's own. Pardon
me for putting you to this trouble.
GRACE BOWERS. 2456 Page street. S. F.
Deputy Coroner Henry Quellen
said tonight the letter appeared to
his experienced eye as a hoax.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16

Why

Don't you give your heart the same
chance you do the other organs?
Why2 Because when any other organ
is in trouble II refuses to work, and you
hasten TO repair it.
The heart, the ever faithful servant.
never refuses as long as il has power to
move. but continues TO DO the best II can.
getting weaker and weaker. until it IS
past repair, and then stops. II is just as
sick as the other organs. but because Il
viii work you let il.
However. it's not too late for a ''change
of heart - rer1ey17 her
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
2148 Center Street, Dec. Is.

Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
214S Center Street, Dec. Is.
-Four new deputy marshals, ap-
pointed by Marshal Kerns to-day, will
tonight begin their work ais patrol
men. They are Walter Brothers, who
will work in South Berkeley; Alonzo
Johnson, West Berkeley; Samuel l.
Coey East Berkeley, and Joseph T.
Farrar, North Berkeley. The present
staff of deputies will be used in the
following localities: w. P. Pickett,
South Berkeley; N. w. Carey, West
Berkeley; H. S. Howard, East Berke-
ley; Reginald Cope, North Berkeley.
This staff of peace officers has re-
ceived instructions to keep special
watch for idlers and degenerates, such
as may have committed the assault
upon the Heff girls in West Berkeley
and Miss Bertha Condor in North
Berkeley last week. Suspicious char
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
DR.. Miles Heart Cure

VII give your heart strength and vitality
70 overcome Dizziness. Palpitation, Short
Breath. Faint Spells. Pains in Heart and
Side. and all other Heart aches and diff
Culties
Ny heart would ache and palpitate
terribly. and at times could hardly
breathe DR.. Miles Heart Cure has re-
stored me TO perfect health, and 1 am
trfE gratefui"-
MISS EMMA J. BARTON.
No. ] Sill street Watertovn. n. Y.
The nrst bottle will benefit, if not, the
druggist will return your money.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16

Daniel Halifax of 3S McAllister
street is an actor at the Central The
ater.
1T is apparent that this is hoax"
said Halifax last evening, Il never
knew a Grace Bowers in my life. This
there will be no body found"
There is no 2450 Page street. The
steamship China is en- route to this
port from Hongkong.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
TO ADVERTISERS.

Owing to the large
amount of work incident to
the issue of THE CALL
H OLD AY EDITION,
SUNDAY, DEC. I8, NO
DISPLAY ADVERTIS-
ING copy will be accepted
for that edition after 8
p. NJ. Saturday, and NO
CLASSIFIED Ads after 9
P. M.
GET YOUR COPY IN
EARLY.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16

WILL CLOSE YEAR WITH FREE con-
CERT.-This years Friday evening entertain
ment at the South Park Settlement Will close
with 3 free concert The programmes is in
charge OF the settlement committee OF the
college a1umnae
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrfe Adams. with their
infant sor are spending the winter with Mrs.
Adams parents. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Curtis.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16
NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA 70
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
1915 Broadway
Telephone Main 1888.
BERKELEY.
214S Center Street.
Telephone North ~.
ALAMEDA.
1435 Park Street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16

DENNIS WARD DIES sUDDENI.Y.-D.,-
mis- J Ward a lOngshOreman died sudderiv
yesterday morning on Beale- street wharf n-e
sunably from natural causes. His bodv W..
found on the steps OF McClure's saloon -
F3eale-s street wharf. near the coal bunsa~s 81 a.
6.15 m Ward was a native OF Trsiar5
and a member OF Aerie No 81 OF tha Fca~ic.sA
GUNTHERS TRIAL. PROCEEDING -T-ba
trial OF Edward W. Gunther, attorney rbarvss
with offering and giving bribe to David 4
Erellv a Juror at the trial or Ns15en r -, -,
for murder on May "a last, was begun IN .yu5~a
IawlOr' s court yesterday. Judge Wells or Co.,
fra Costa County presiding Kelly was ~ ~.
stand the greater part OF the day - 80
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16

Mrs L. H. Hardy has Just returned from a
visit Of some months East.
Miss Loretta Kirk is also a returned traveller,
having spent almost half a year visiting in the
East. she was the guest of her brother, Henry
Kirk 4 promising young writer, for some weeks
Ia New York
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16

Hr. and Mrs William Kincaid (nee sum-
nlers) have returned from their honeymoon trip
and are located at the Touraine.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16

Mt and Mrs. VIII Psttsani are also home
and the bride. Miss Ethel Craig that was
will be at home Wednesdays in January.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16

Mr. and MIS-. J. p. Cook Will entertain
a bout fifty guests New Years eve in honor OF
Miss MoIlie Brown and her ffance DR.. Phillip
Dahlfu-
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16

A great many Oaklanders went over TO San
Francisco to-day to attend the Miller tea in
honor Of Mrs. c. o. 9, Miller.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16

Deputy Coroner Henry Quellen
said tonight the letter appeared to
his experienced eye as a hoax.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-16

Tomorrow night Musin and his coterie OF
artists will appear before the Home Club and
as the general public will also be admitted a
number OF music lovers Will take advantage
of the opportunity. to hear the great violtnist-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-20
THE PRESIDENT
TO CONGRESS
Roosevelt Sends His
Annual Message to
Lawmakers.
MANY IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
Sees a Pressing Need for
Labor and Trust Leg
islation.
NO WORD ABOUT TARIFF.
leaves the Subject for Special Mes
sage Which He Promises at
Later Date.
NO WORD ABOUT TARIFF.
leaves the Subject for Special Mes
sage Which He Promises at
Later Date.

shows Coed Results from the work
of the Agricultural Department.
Outlines Our Relations with For
e1gn Countries and with the Phil.
1pDtnes-Urges Need of Adequate
Naval Force as Guarantee of Peace
and Asks for Revision of Immt-
gration Laws.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-20

The power Of the government to pro.
sect the integrity of the elections of Its
own officials is inherent and has been
recognized and affirmed by repeated
declarations of the supreme court. There
ls no enemy OF free government mora
oAnEerous and hone 10 instdlsfii ~ ed