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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17
WINDLER HAS
MANY VICTIMS
s. W. Montgomery, Arrested
in New Mexico, Is Much
Wanted in This City

Lew RothchiId of 4O9 Market street
and Al SheDston and A. c. Robinson
of 1882 Market street reported to the
police last night that they, along with
twenty-seven others, had been victim
lied out of about $500 by S. w. Mont
gomery, the Oakland man who was ar
rested Saturday at Roswell. n. NJ.
Montgomery was arrested in New
Mexico for working land-fraud
scheme and frauduIantly obtaining
about 5000 from eight people of Ros-
well. on the publicatiO of his arrest
sent the above named men to the Chief
of Police last night to ascertain
whether Montgomery could not be
prosecuted. ROthohild said that each
of the thirty had contributed from SIS
TO $40 to the crook.
Montgomery scheme was TO present
papers showing power of attorney
granted him by certain people, in the
taking up of land grants in Siskiyou
County of this State. He told his vic
Tins that he was representing an East
ern syndicate which wanted to secure
a large tract of timber land in Sis
kiyou County. He said that one claim
was all that he could take up, and
that if he was given $25 apiece by
those who wanted to make some
money, he would secure the claims for
them aud later, through his syndi-
cate. purchase the grants at $1,000
apiece.
Captain Burnett informed the vic
tins that Montgomery would not be
brought to this city unless the parties
who lost the money wished to pay
for his being brought here.
Rothchild, Shepston and Robinson
say they will swear to complaints.
Montgomery is alleged to have
worked ten or more people in Oakland,
and is said to be wanted in Kansas
City and Stockton for similar illegiti-
mate operations. All of his deals were
consummated last April, and the land
was to be delivered the last day in
June. At that time Montgomery dis
appeared and was not heard from until
arrested in New Mexico.
The apprehended man has a wife ana
a son living at Is Twelfth street, Oak
land. 1t is said that he got many
thousands of dollars through bogus
land and mining schemes
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17
Concert and Play.

OAKLAND, oct l6.-Tvo affairs are on
the cards Tor this week, both of which
are im2ortant IN social as well as
the testimonial concert for Edward A. Thorn
tun. ths wcll known tenor who has been SUI
fering fer months with serious illness, will
take place in Alameda at the Unitarian Church.
ON the Saturday Following Ben Greet and his
admirable company will present As You Like
It at Mills College TOR the endowment fund.
The weather permitting. As You Like II
Will take place in the garden. and interested
for no more delightful setting could be imag-
ined for Shakespeare's romantic comedy than
the graceful trees and yelrsty lawn of the eel
lege grounds In the evening The Merchant
OF Venice will be given by the same company
sin Lisser Hall. For those who wish to see
both plays supper will be served in the in
terim by the eaege girls ana the famed hospi-
itor.
Many of the old graduates and former pupils
of the college are planning to spend the day
at Mills and everything points to a brilliant
and delightful occasion.
Fhe Fhernton concert has been arranged by
August Hlnriehs and the well known names
on the programme promise much fer its sue
cess Among the solosts who will partieipat ts
are Harry Perry Mrs. Charles H Farrell
Mr.. HinriChs and the Golden Gate Quartet,
which includes Frank Onslow, Arthur Macurda,
J. lie r. Teller and Harry Perry.
Miss Elizabeth Westgate and Fred Maurer
lF viii be tho accempanists
Mrs T. c Robinson will give military
euchre party next Tuesday evening. Flag
ana the always beautiful red white and blue
will be used in the decorative scheme and the
hostess will be assisted in receiving her guests
about seventy have been invited-by Mrs. c.
II. Coweli
Mrs. VI. Z. Larkey and her daughter, Miss
Ida Larkey. entertained this afternoon for Mrs.
Melville Dozer tnee Kinsey).
ALAMEDA. oct 1G-Announcement was
made to day of the engagement Of Miss Lillian
Scott daughter of 4 T. Scott of Chestnut sta
tion, TO George w. Kelly OF San Francisco.
The wedding day has not yet been chosen, but
will be Ii November hr. Kelly is identified
with the Union Hat Company, and the young
couple will after their marriage take up their
residence in Los Angeles
Mrs. JacCba Pfel announces the engagement
of her daughter, Miss Li pfeil, TO Emil A.
Berpdt. manager for William, Dimond 4 Co.,
Honolulu. The bride elect is the granddaugh-
ter OF Captain X von Oterendorp of this city.
She Is visiting IN Portland, Or.
Miss Carrie j. Pratt, assistant librarian, has
sailed for the Hawaiian Islands, where she will
spend a vacation Of six weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17
HEAR SER MONS
FROM VISITORS
Delegates to Southern Meth
Odist Conference Preach
to Oakland WOrshiperS
Oakland oniee San Francisco Call,


IoIe Broad way. oct. Is.
Many ef the clergymen who are at
tending The annual conference OF the
Methodist Church South preached to-
day from Oakland pulp.ts. At Asbury
Methodist Church sOuth Bishop II. c.
Morrison Of New Orleans. presiding
officer OF the conference, conducted
the services. The conference will
close tomorrow. when Bishop Nor
rison VIII make the assignments Of
Psstors fVl the ensuing church year.
Al the First Methodist Church this
morning the Rev. ~. D WaggOner of
Ukiah. member OF the Methodist
Seush Conference, delivered a dis
course.
The pulpit Of Golden Gate Methodist
Church was occupied this morning by
The keE. ). EmLry. DID, of the
Methodist south Conference
The Men $ Sun1ay Club of the
Eighth-aVenue Methodist Church
listened 70 = discussion to-day on the
open salocn. which wss led by the
Rev. l.. ~ Hartley, superintendent OF
lhe Antl-saloon League Of Northern
California.
Veteran Lodge OF Good s'emplars
gave q reception this afternoon at the
First Methodist Church 10 T. w.
Glover, past grand chief templar OF
New Zealand
The Rev. r. M. Hill pastor of
Golden Gate Methodist Church. has
begun series Of sunday evening ser
mons on Some Ancient Empire
Builders"
The Rev. Henry u. Davis of the
San Francisco Young Mems Christian
Association oiflciated To-day at the
Tenth-avenUe Baptist Church.
The Rer. r RenisoB, curate OF 81.
Pauls Episcopal Church. preached
thls morning al 81. Andrews Episco-
pal Church.
The Rev. J. A. O'Meara, DID,. gave
the sermon this evening at Trinity
Episcopal Church.
Miss Mabel Hill. the new organist
OF the First Presbyterian,C Church. gave
sacred organ recital this evening
IS a prelude 10 the regular services.
The sunday school OF the First Free
Baptist Church gave its annual har-
vest concert this evening.
The Rev William N. Jones' min
ister of the First Unitarian Church.
preached this morning on Marriage
and Divorce"
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17
AGED ARCHITECT DIES
AFTER LONG ILLN ESS
Andrew j. Gilbert, Formerly of Wood
land, Passes Away at His Home
i'm Oakland


OAKLAND. Oct. 16.-Andrew j. Gill
bert, an architect and builder for
many years in this State, died to-day
at his residence, 576 ThiFty-fourth
street, after an illness OF year.
Born seyenty-three years ago in New
York State, Mr. Gilbert lived there
until 1876, when he came with his
family to California, settling at Wood
land, where for fourteen years he
practiced his profession of architect.
The family moved to Oakland four
teen years ago. He continued in busi-
ness until failing health compelled
him to retire.
Mr.. Gilbert's private collection of
minerals and semi-precious stones is
one of the largest on the Pacific Coast.
He delighted to interest and instruct
young men in the knowledge of these
sciences.
Had he lived until January /, 1906,
Mr., Gilbert would have celebrated the
fftieth anniversary of his marriage TO
her who was Miss Anna Comfort, who
survives, There are three children
E. C. Gilbert and F. II. Gilbert of Oak
land and Mrs G.. CT. Clark of San
Francisco. The funeral will take place
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the residence, 576 Thirty-fourth street
The Rev. F. II. Maar, pastor of the
Fourth Congregational Church, will
officiate. The remains will be cremat-
ed at the Oakland Crematory.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17

OAKLAND, Oct 16.-The combined
Sunday schools and choirs of the Epis-
cDpal churches of Oakland. Berkeley
and Alameda celebrated the day OF in
tsrcession for Episcopal Sunday schools
with a union service at st. Johns
Church this afternoon, the service he
ing jointly conducted by the rectors of
ali the Episcopal churches IN the three
cities mentioned. The musical portion
Of the service was rendered by the
choirs of ST. johns and St. Andrew s
churches of Oakland. Christ's Church
CT Alameda and st. Marks Church Of
Berkeley
Besides the members of the regular
Sunday schools of the various churches
the service was attended by the chill
dren Of the Mission Of the Good Sa
maritan of Oakland, They were ad-
dressed by the Rev. William Norman
Guthrie. rector of Christ's Church of
Alameda, who took as his subject THE
Work and Duty of Children His SER
mon was readily understood. Ia part
the rector's address was as follows:
Il is ikelg that few Of the children present
KNOW that they have duty IN life. Their
dEtg is 10 bring light and sunshine into the
home. II Is their duty to love and TO express
ye.ir Ike and TO be loved. This last duty you
begin 40 perform before you realize even what
life means; BY love, which II is your duty
aHd yeur right 70 express, as ur'elders cannot
DO. ySu may bring others to love you; by
being lovely, and wholesome and clean in
spirit you may bring sunshine into the lives
OF those whom YOU love.
The great King solomon. ruler OF great
nation. often made sorrowful by the
realization that he ''as little child" yet
because OF this that he fit to be
q King to rule over great people. for King
Solomon loved his people and was loved by
them
sut children. your great duty in life is to
grow. not mere physical growth. but in a
higher spiritual sense a growth which SHOULD
never cease. for he who has ceased 20 grow
Is not ht 10 enter the kingdom OF heaven. but
must start again and grow backward and
downward until he is again "as little child.
The clergymen who participated in
the intercession day service were:
The Rev. Charles T. Walkley rector OF ST.
Pauis Church: the Rev. William Carson
Shaw. rector Of the Church of the Advent; the
Rev. Edgar +. Gee. rector OF St. Johns
Church. the Rev Clifton Macon. rector OF
Trinity Church: the Rev A. St. John Scott.
rector Of ST. Andrews Church, and tha Rev.
F.. G. Swan rector Of ST. Marks Church Of
berkeley
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17
The cleFgymen who participated i
tn intercessiOn daN service We're:
BORN WITH FULL BEARD
AND TALKS AT CHRISTENING

PARIS, Oct. l6.-Being naturally
superstitious the Bretons are easily
excited by tales of the mysterious. A
story of strange incident at the Cha
teau of Neuville, whose inhabitants
were stripped by invisible hands, ran
like wildfire through Brittany. Imme
diately another mysterious event hap
pened. in the belief of the country peo-
pie at least. This second mysterious
story is 10 the effect that in the village
of Guemene, last week, boy was born
with a beard and mustaehe. These
grew SO fast that when his day Of
christening arrived the babe had A
beard a patriarch would envy. The
christening was celebrated with much
drinking of cider. In the midst of the
festivities the baby sat up in his cradle
and cried solemnly: Drink good cider,
friends. Drink, drink. for next year
you will drink blood"
The terrified guests dropped their
mugs and fed pell nell, The child.
prophet of ill, has not said word
since.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17
Eloquent Speaker Tells
Students the Secret of Sue
cess in Religious Work
ADDRESS BY DIR. GRAY
Stiles Hall Crowded With
University Young People
Eagar to Hear Discourse
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call.
3l4S Center street. Oct. Is.


TO large audience of university
students at Stiles Hall DR.. W cray of
the Mortified Institute faculty dis
cqursed this atttTIDuu ia r,yInrnI
words and with apt Illustrations upon
the value Of spiritual power to students
who are also Christian workers. ambi-
tious to secure results. He said in part:
More than human means and human skill is
necessary tor success in Christian work The
power of the Holy Spirit is essential 10 make US
serYiceabls, fruit bearing Christians and work
ers y ith the amounting OF the spirit we shall
work wen1ers for Gad. Without it We are
feeble, impotent, OF small service, Eonsieer
the case Of Dwight l.. Moody. who founded
Northield Institute. He but shoe clerk
in Chicago when he began evsngelistic work.
Soon he had the largest congregation tp chi
cage. Souls were saved Moody was success
ful. But two cid ladies told him he needed
the amounting of the spirit He wondered. in
yestigated, prayed ara received. He then be
came a wonder under God. sweeping Great
Britain ana the United States with hundreds of
thousands of souls saved, the fruit or his
ministry His success as a world evangelist
dated from the time OF his amounting hy the
Holy Spirit.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17

BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY
OAKLAND.
1910 Broadway.
Telephone Main 1858.
BERKELEY.
PAS Center Street.
Telephone North II.
ALAMEDA.
1435 Park Street.
Telephone Alameda SOB.
WOULD ABOLISH
BIRDS ON HATS
Audubon Society Is Formed
by Berkeley Folk Who
Love the Winged Tribe
Berkeley Oftice San Francisco Call,
PAS Center Street, Oct Is.

PAS Center Street. Oct Is.
Anxious TO carry out the principles
represented by Audubon societies
throughout the country, seventy five
men and women of Berkeley who are
lovers of birds organized last night the
SECOND Audubon Society in California.
The meeting was held at the school of
Miss Anna Head. Charles Keeler. the
Berkeley poet, was chosen president
Miss Anna Head secretary and Pro
fessor G. Price of the Latin department
of the university treasurer.
Informal addresses dealing with the
wellknown objects of the Audubon So
ciety were made by Charles Keeer
Professor w. f. Ritter and others. The
scope of the society's work was out
lined by Professor Ritter, He said that
literature would be procured from the
bird protection committee of the Amer
lean Ornithological Union for circula
ton in California. This literature deals
with the economic value of birds, the
evils wrought by hunters and the in
centiVe bird-killers receive from Wom-
en- who wear bird plumage in their
hats
Literature is also to be received from
the Biological Survey of the Agricul-
tural Department at Washington,
which will discuss the influence of
birds upon crops and other features of
bird life and activity.
The new society adoDted a constitu
tinn and by-laWs prepared by a COM
mittee including Mrs. r. Palmer,
Charles Keeler and Professor Ritter
The next meeting viii be held in four
weeks at Miss Heads school
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17
Journey of Two Youngsters
in Search of Ducks Ends
in Alameda County Jail
FLEE FROM THE CITY
Nerve Gives Out as Dark
ness 0vertakes Them and
They Yield to WEAKNESS
Oakland Offiee San Francisco Call.
1915 Broadway, Oct. 10.

1915 BROADWAY OCl- To-
The duck season opened unauspi-
ciously for two youthful nimrods from
San Francisco. who were found. cold,
tired and hungry, sleeping in the bot
tom of wagon at Fruitvale early
this morning by Deputy Constable
Dearborn.
Charles Fowler, 10 years old, resid-
ing at 1927 Laguna street, and Henry
Hinz. about the same age, who lives
al 1042 Geary street, were the young
sters. The pair eluded parents and
set out Yesterday afternoon for the
duck ponds. Each had provided him
self with pistol. 22-ealiber size, and
between them the disciples of the
sport had 800 rounds of cartridges.
The journey in search of the succu-
lent game went we'll enough until
nighttalI overlook the plodding hunt
ers at the outskirts of the city's sub
urhs.
Hunger likewise checked the enthu-
siasm of the pilgrims and they stopped
in their pursuit after feathered vic
Tins TO forage for supper. This hav-
ing been their first experience, food
was somewhat difficult to obtain. The
youngsters did not possess the nerve
that older strangers i'm the tramping
line acquire. Worn out and all thought
of ducks vanished. the wearied boys
sought shelter. In their slumbers
they dreamt of mighty sport only to
be aroused by the stern call of the
night watchman, who gathered in the
young runaways and sent them 10 the
County Jail.
In response to telephone messages.
a bunch of relieved relatives arrived
at the Jail and escorted the juvenile
fugitiYes back to home and better
beds than the bottom of a vagrant
wagon, with the starry blanket of the
heavens for a coverlid.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17
Aged Ironnlaster Dies.

OAKLAND. Oct l6.-James McCar-
TICK, for many years a master iron
worker in the employ OF the Judson
Iron Works. is dead at his residence,
tortieth street and San Pablo avenue.
McCarrick came from New York in
lesl 10 take charge of a large con-
tract for the JudsOn people at San
quentin subsequently, he moved to
eakiand- He was a native of New
aork, fg years old. A daughter, Mrs.
Edmund Atwell. survives. Fhe fu-
neral viii be held Tuesday afternoon
al 3 o'clock from the residence. The
Deay viii be sent East TO Maunt Eve
orange County, New York, Tor inter-
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17
SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN
ENTERTAINED IN NEW YORK
Veterans to Be Taken Through Sub
way and Will Be Guests of
Honor at Dinner

NEW YORK, Oct. IA party of San
Francisco Veteran Firemen, made up of
Captain j. j. Kenealy. Lieutenant Ke-
hoe and three men of Truck of the
paid department and about twenty
amateur fire-fighters, under the leader
ship of f. L. Mccormick, arrived here
early this morning. Mccormick hunt
ed up Fire Chief Croker, who gave him
letter of Introduction to the various
engine-heuses. The party visited Chief
Croker's headquarters.
Tomorrow afternoon the entire party
will be taken through the subway on a
special train. In the evening they will
be entertained at dinner and recep-
tion. On Thursday the visiting firemen
will attend the Veteran Firemen's con-
vention at Far RoclSaway and will take
part in the parade.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17
ACTIVE MARKET
is LOOKED FOR
Oakland Real Estate Dealers
Expect Some Heavy Sales
During the Coming Winter
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

1915 Broadway, Oct. 16.
Few large transfers of real estate
have been recorded since the beginning
of the recent heavy rains, but dealers
in all parts of Oakland report brisk
business in small residence properties,
the prevailing prices ranging from
$2500 to $4,000. Local real estate men
find no fault with the present eendi-
tien Of the market, all agreeing that it
is far better than they expected AL
most every dealer looked for a dull
season during the. Presidential cam
paign, and they have been agreea bly,
surprised at the continued activity of
the market. q
Two important building contracts
were filed during last week, one for a
10000 annex to Fabiola Hospital, and
the other for 1000 of construction
work on the Hearst Memorial Mining
building at the University of Cali
fornia. John Baader of Berkeley also
filed a contract for four cottages on
North Harmon street. The cost of these
dwellings, is TO be $1,000 each.
The record of the summer should be
gratifying to every one Interested in
the progress of Oakland and Alameda
County, for 1871 new residences, flats
and cottages have been constructed in
firm Holeomb Breed e. Bancroft
reports the sale of nearly $50 vacant
lots Frank J. Woodward of the
Realty, Bond and Finance Company
says
We have doEe good business, considering
the recent heavy rains and the fact that
Presidential election is close at hand. The
winter should witness large number of heavy
sales
a. +. Cornwall of the Z. P. Wander
cook Company said;
We have had many inquiries for small resi-
dence properties during the last two or three
weeks, the majority OF them being fer homes at
prices from S2O0e TO $500. Half the people
whoa want to purchase property are non
residents and in almost every case they wish
to buy for cash.
Our renting department is busy but 1t would
be much more so IL we able TO find more
dwellings renting at from Sla to S25 a month
There are very few OF these TO be had although
many are vacant that rent at from $50 to $40 a
month.
The Realty, Bond and Finance Com
pany has recently announced it's plan
for the sale of first mortgage bonds
on income paying real estate. These
are issued in denominations of $500 and
$1,000 each and pay per cent
The Fruitvale Automobile and Motor
Company will soon begin the construc-
tion of its manufacturing plant. The
site recently bought has not yet been
made public. The directors of the new
company are: James d. Mcfarland
Jr., president and general manager; J.
A. Plymire, vice president; B. K. Gill
lespie. secretary; l. B. Smith, NJ d.,
treasurer; John +. Goody, C. H Hunt
Charles Eiferle, Robert Brown and h
w. Littlewood.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17
SOCIETY is ORGANIZED
TO PROMOTE POLITENESS
knights and Ladies of Courtesy the
Name of Club Formed at
Chicago Academy.

CHICAGO, oct. 16.-"To promote
politeness and more accurate and
dignified use of the mother tongue" is
the object of the knights and Ladies
of Courtesy, a club just organized by
the pupils and alumni of the Holy
Angels Academy. The society has
elected an "optimist" and ''pessimist''
whose duties are ito keep keen
ties and to report respectively upon
the symptoms Of Improvement and de-
cadence in the public and private
manners of the community" Meet
ings will be held at the academy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17

NATIVE SONS MINSTREL sHOW.-oak-
land Oct 16.-The Native Sons of Alameda
and Berkeley will give a black-face minstrel
show at the Macdonough Theater on Thursday
and Friday of this week James Pilling has
charge OF the stage management Van z.
Britton is handling the music and there will
be plenty of talent from among the lively
Alameda boys. The sale of seats begins at
the Macdonough Theater Monday morning.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17
Girl. VINO sIent six Months. Dead.

CENTRALIA, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-Dora
Meek, aged IS years, who slept nearly
six months during the winter of 1901
died to-day as the result of a general
decline following an attack of measles
last March.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17

TAKES UP HIS RESIDENCE IN OAK
LAND. Oakland Oct 16-Maior z. c.
Rennie and family have taken the home OF
Victor II. Metcalf and will reside in Oakland
for some time. Major Rennie served through
the Civil war and some years ago established
the business Of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company in Australia.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17

STUDENTS ELECT CLASS OFFICERS
Alameda. Oct. 16-Offcers have been elected
by the December class 95 of the Alameda
High School as follows: President Ralph
Marx: vice president. Sumner Holland; secre-
tary. Miss Gertrude Comfort; treasurer, Harry
Mason. Miss Laura Mcknight Alan Field and
Sumner Holland were named a committees
20 draft constitution and by-laws for the
class.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17

NEW POSTMASTER AT WEST OAKLAND.
Oakland Oct. l6-E c. Hahn yesterday took
charge of the branch Postoffice at West Oak
land. succeeding G. L. Wines. MIR. Wines be-
comes the cashier of the West Oakland Bank
and Trust Company.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-17

SUSPECTED OF ROBBERY.-Detectfve
Brenner and Freel arrested Michael Ryan on
Mission street last night He is wanted in
Suisun and Nacaville to answer robbery
charges.