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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
JUST LIKE VICTOR
HUGO'S JEAN VALJEAN
Convict i'm Nebraska Takes the Hero
of lies MiserabIes" for
n Model

William Nation, a convict in the Ne
braska penitentiary, read Victor
Hugo's Les Miserables" from the
prison library, and in the solitude of
his cell resolved that what Jean VAL
jean had done he could do.
His opportunity came, He gained
his liberty under the parole law, and,
like Jean Vatican, he broke his parole
and disappeared.
4 month after the penitentiary doors
at Lincoln had opened TO William Ma
ton, William Ritchie appeared at
Grand Island, big town on the Union
Pacific, $50 miles west OF Omaha.
Ritchie was well dressed, affable,
business-Iike. He did not make Jet
beads and ornaments, for the people of
Grand Island scorn all such Being
more practical, he opened restaurant,
and so conducted it that il was quite
the thing for Grand Island culture and
fashion TO dine at Ritchie's.
Ritchie paid his bills promptly and
his word as well as his note was good
at the bank. He married a pretty
young widow. Mrs. Gustave Ehlers,
and his popularity grew.
But the Javerts of the Lincoln peni-
tentiary were as persistently on the
track of William Nation as was the
Javert Of Les Miserables" in pursuit
Of Jean Vatican. And just as Javert
found Vatican behind the barricade in
the red days of a Paris revolt, Just so
the Javerts of Lincoln found William
Ritchie in his restaurant at Grand ISL
and. And when they had found him
they placed him under arrest and car
ried him back to the penitentiary be-
cause he had broken his parole
Mrs. Ritchie, or Mrs. Nation, as she
must now be called accompanied her
husband to prison and then went to the
Statehouse to intercede with Governor
Mickey The Governor, il is believed
viii either grant Convict Nation a new
parole, which will enable him to return
to Grand Island, or will pardon him
Internationally.
Nation was sentenced to prison for
three years and his term had nearly
expired when he was paroled for the
6rst time.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
LEAVES BRIDE
SECOND TIME
DR.. Gardner Howell FOrSakeS
Wife and She Begins Earn
ing Her Living in a Store
DRUGGIST Is AFTER HIM
1t Is Said That Fear of Ar
rest Caused the Physician
to Flee the College Town
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,


DR.. Gardner Howell. the man that
wooed and won Miss Bessie Bash of
2134 WoOlsey street in three days, has
forsaken his wife and even his parents
in-law His wife, no longer hoping for
his return. has taken to earning her
own living by clerking in a South
Berkeley dry goods store.
The incentive for DIR. Howell's dis
appearance is said to be his fear Of
Edward Noble, who keeps a pharmacy
at 1927 Adeline street. Noble accuses
the doctor of stealing from him a bot
tie of cocaine worth 81 so and he has
applied to the Justices Court for a
warrant for his arrest. The druggists
only ground for the accusation is that
the cocaine disappeared at the same
time the doctor did. AS this appeared
to Justice Edgar little flimsy, he re-
fused to issue a warrant, but Noble
vows he will not let up in his prose-
cution of DR.. Howell.
Mrs. Howell is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Bash of WOOlsey
street. She had no thought Of marry
ing until three days after she met DR..
! Howell Her mother had introduced
them. Mrs. Bash, it seems. met DR..
Howell on the Overland train coming
across the continent. He told her he
was New York physician travelling
around the world and made such an
impression that she invited him TO her
Berkeley home. There the doctor met
Miss Bash and from all accounts it was
a case of love at first sight.
1t was announced then that DR..
Howell would take his wife with with
him for the rest of the way around the
world. They were to start on Decem-
| ber q. but they did not. Instead, DR..
Howell disappeared for two days while
they were staying at the TOuraine
Hotel in Oakland and his wife thought
he had deserted her. But he bObbed
up a day or so later at the Bash home.
He explained that message he had
sent from San Francisco informing his
wife that he had been suddenly taken
i'll had miscarried.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
NEW AERIE OF EAGLES is
INSTALLED AT LIVERMORE
Oakland Organization, Accompanied
by Drum Corps. Makes Trip to
Conduct Ceremony.

LIVERMORE, Feb. IA new aerie
of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, sew
enty-eight strong, was installed at Liv-
ermore to-day. the ceremonies of in
stallation being conducted by State
Deputy Grand President Charles D.
Nagle of San Francisco and Dr. H. b.
Mehrmann, worthy president of oak
land Aerie No. 7. and It's members Of
Oakland Aerie, accompanied by the
famous drum corps of the aerie, went
to Livermore on a special train this
morning and after a reception by the
members of the newly organized aerie
lunch was served in the hall, after
which the new aerie and it's officers
were installed.
During the ceremony the stations
were occupied by the officers of Oak
land Aerie. They are: Past president,
]. F. Heaney; president, Dr. H. B.
Mehrmann; vice president. Harry Pull
cifer; chaplain, Judge Mortimer Smith;
secretary, r. c. Blake; recording secre-
tary, Howard Prentice; treasurer, VIII
liam Mcdonald; conductor Al Poulter;
inside guardian, G. w. Denny: outside
guardian, o. r. Pritchard; trustees,
John Bishop, M. ]. Hallahan and o. A.
Smith.
The officers of Livermore Aerie who
we're llSldlleu lO-Ody are. GdSI p1eSl-
dent, G.. w. Mally; president, Fred
Mally; first vice president, G. w. Beck;
chaplain, Willis E. Wempling; secre-
tary, William Kaiser; treasurer,
George Ipswich: conductor, H. B. Bus
rend; inside guardian, j. Leal; outside
guardian, Carl Grainitz; physician, Dr.
Thomas d. Quinn; trustees, Norman
Mcleod. W. Thomas, f. S. Fennin.
The members of the drum corps of
l, sol1 49, la "a
the day, are: Drum major, o. A.
Smith; sergeant leader, II. K. Smith;
sergeants, Jack Callahan and Ernie
Cardinet; corporals, ]. II. Martin, Ed
die Fitzpatrick and Howard Prentice;
manager, E. A. Peck; mascot, frankie
Brown; Charles Ohme, William
Duchrau, A. S. Abernethy, William
Mcdonald, William Raffetto. William
Gray, James Dunn, James Otey and
Harry Kirkafdie.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

OAKLAND, Feb. because they
wore the blue OF the United States
army and were out of money, d. H.
Hill, traveller from Colorado, played
benefaetor last night to William L..
Greene and Richard c. Clark, recruits
in the army, and gave the penniless
soldiers shelter in his rooms. The pair
of ungrateful infantrymen rewarded
Hill by stealing his watch. $42 in mon
ey and some small articles. Quick
work by the police landed Privates
Greene and Clark in the City Prison
this morning at o'clock, where they
were charged with grand larceny.
Hill came in on last nights overland.
Carmates were Greene and Clark. who
were en- route under orders from Den
yer to report at Angel Island. The
three became acquainted. The train
was very late and Hill decided to re-
main in Oakland. His soldier friends
confided to him the fact that they
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
GIVES SURPLUS
TO CHARITIES
Directors of Oakland Street
Fair Issue a Statement
and Close Their Accounts
ITS INCOME DISAPPOINTING
But Nine Hundred Dollars Re-
main for Distribution After
All the Expenses Are Paid
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1118 Broadway, Feb. z.

1llS broadway, F'eD. T.
The Oakland Street Fair and Carni-
val Association has closed it's accounts
and the directors of the association
have prepared a statement to the pub
lie, showing the reasons why the last
street fair was not as successful as the
one given by the Elks during the pre-
viouS year.
The statement is supported by an
expert who was put to work upon the
books and an auditing committee that
passed upon the work of both. This
statement shows that the expense of
preparing the grounds for the carnival
was much greater than was antlcipat-
ed in the beginning, as the price of
labor and material had greatly in
creased, and as the area was much
larger than at the Elks' fair, the out
lay in building, fencing and decorating
was increased accordingly.
The electric display was one of the
finest ever seen on the Pacific Coast
and this also added greatly to the ex-
pense of the fair. Altogether. the total
cost of the last street fair was about
$50, 900.
The attendance at the first street fair
was 130, 900, while that at the second
was but 10000, and while the Elks'
fair was only kept open for one week
the second fair ran for eleven days.
The expense of the extra four days
added materially to the total enpense
of the carnival
In spite of all these adverse circum-
stances there was a surplus of $500
after all accounts had been closed, and
this will be distributed among charita-
BILE organizations of this city. The
charities that will be benefited by this
donation are the Ladies' Relief Society,
the Fred Finch Orphanage, the Colored
Peoples Home, the Social Settlement,
st. Josephs Home and the German
Ladies' Relief Society.
The executive committee voted $500
to Director General Max Schlueter and
this action was fully approved by the
board of directors which thoroughly
appreciated the work done by Mr..
Schlueter in making the fair the sue
cess it was.
When the second street fair was first
planned the matter was in the hands
of the local lodge of Elks, which had
so successfully conducted the carnival
of the previous year, but before the ar
rangements were completed the Grand
Lodge had issued an order forbidding
any subordinate lodge to conduct a
street fair So much had already been
done, however, that the directors felt
that they could not abandon the enter
prise, so the Oakland Street Fair and
Carnival Association was organized
and incorporated and the stock was
sold to citizens and members of the
Elks as individuals. That the second
fair was not as great a financial sue
cess as the first was through no fault
of the members of the association, but
rather because public interest had
partly died out and the expense of con-
Quoting the enterprise was much great
er than anticipated
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
MUSIC TO FILL
COLLEGE BREAST
Orchestra of the University
of California Prepares to
Give First Sunday Concert
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call.
2148 Center Street. Feb. 7.

Berkeley Office San Francisco Call.
2148 Center Street, Feb. 7.
Weather permitting, the first concert
of the series recently arranged to be
given on Sundays in the new Greek
Theater will take place next. Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The university
orchestra will play four or five selec-
tions, the whole programme not to oc-
cupy more than a half-hour. On the
subsequent Sunday afternoons the 9TH
er musical organizations of the univer-
sity Will contribute programmes. and
then in turn the orchestra will play
again, each organization playing in
turn indefinitely. These affairs are de-
signed to attract people to the theater
and show off it's advantages. The pub
lie is invited to attend the concerts.
Founders day will lbe celebrated at
the Wilmerding School. Sixteenth and
Utah streets. tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock by the dedication Of a new
building that was recently erected by
the students.
The bids for the structural steel work
of California Hall will close at IL o'clock
on Wednesday They must be handed
in at the secretary's office before the
noon hour. Work on the excavating for
the hall has been temporarily stopped
by the rain.
The next university meeting will be
held Friday morning in Harmon Gym
nasium. President Wheeler Will an
nounce the names of the speakers later
in the week.
The universal day of prayer for the
colleges and their students will be noted
by a special meeting in Stiles Hall on
Sunday next at 3 o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
MUSIC SOUNDS
FROM CHOIRS
Special Programmes Are Fea-
ture of Services in Many of
the SanctuarieS of Oakland
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
111S Broadway. Feb. Z.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
111S Broadway, Feb. Z.
The chorus choir and solo quartet Of
the First Baptist Church gave their
monthly musical service this evening at
Masonic Hail. the place of worship.
Among the numbers was an anthem
composed by John w. Metcalf OF this
city. Mrs. Margaret Best, j. w. Garth
waite and Miss Grace Hipkins of San
Francisco sang solos. w. w. Ellis was
organist and Miss Gertrude Hiboerd
violinist. p. A. r. Dow was director OF
music.
The Right Rev. William Ford Mich
OILS. Bishop of California, will of11clate
at confirmation Sunday, February IA.
at st. Andrews Episcopal Church.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Church
of the Advent will give party F'eoru-
ary 12 during the afternoon and even-
ing. ~
The Norwegian Danish church, 594
Twentieth street, will give an entertain
ment Friday evening.
Wallace A. Sabin, organist and cholr-
master of ST. Luke's Episcopal Church
of San Francisco, played tonight at
the First Congregational Church. Ihe
music was from Sabin's compositions.
The soloists were Mrs. Grace Davis
Northrup. Mrs. Carroll Nicholson,
James F. Veaco and Walter E. Ntchol-
son. Alexander Stewart conducted,
with chorus choir of sixty voices.
GauIs oratorio 1.-The Holy City was
sung tonight at the First presbyterian
Church.
The Rev. A. S. Coats, d. D.. of Buff
faIo, N. Y, preached to-day at the
Tenth-avenue Baptist Church.
Miss Minnie Smith was the sololst
this evening at the services at st.
Pauls Episcopal Church.
DR.. Q. S. Dean conducted musical
service this evening at the First Chris
tian Church.
ITnion evanpelistic services for the
churches of West Oakland will be held
this week at Calvary Baptist Church.
West street, near Twelfth, beginning
tomorrow evening.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

were both without money and that
they would be compelled to walk the
streets until to-day. Hill invited them
to be his guests at the Pullman House,
Seventh and Pine streets, where they
took rooms.
When the host awoke early this
morning he found the soldiers had
gone, so had his watch, trinkets and
money. Quickly the police were noti-
fed. Patrolmen Sill and Ahern. with
Sergeant Clark, headed for Oakland
pier There they arrested the soldiers
and sent them to the City Prison. The
pair had walked to the pier and were
about to take the first boat to San
Francisco.
The money and watch were recov-
cred. Greene confessed that Clark and
himself had stolen the property.
Hill was on his way to Los Angeles
where his wife is very i'll. and the in
terruption to his journey caused him
much inconvenience.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
Orennize Improrement CIub.

Seventy property holders in the Fair
mount district held a meeting in RO-
IandO's Hall. Twenty-eighth and
Church streets, yesterday afternoon
and organized the FairmOunt Valley
Defensive and Improvement AssOcia-
ton The following officers were elect
ed: Daniel Ward. president; Charles
Meyers. vice president: p. j. Healey.
secretary; John Lyman, treasurer; L.
Larsen, sergeant at arms. An execu-
tive committee of six was also elected
The association has been primarily or
ganized to combat the efforts of Gray
Brothers to continue blasting in the
vicinity of Thirtieth and Castro streets
There was cOnsidera bic comment upon
the delay of Mayor SchmitZ in not
signing the ordinance passed by the
Supervisors extending the limits in
which blasting can be done.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
W11ist TOURNEY i'm City HAN.

ALAMEDA. Feb. There will be
big whist tournament held in the
City Hall next Saturday evening for
he benefit of Thompson Hose Com
panv of the volunteer firemen. One
hundred prizes have been donated by
.ocal and san Francisco firms and ac-
rommOdations are to be provided for
500 players. 1t will be the first card
tourney given in the City Hall and
las received the sanction and assist
ince Of the City Trustees.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
DESERVING SAILORS
SURRENDER THEMSELVES
BIucjacI1ets From Cruiser Tacoma
Weary Of Liberty After less Than
Week of Freedom

OAKLAND, Feb. -Four days Of
liberty satisfied W. c. Tanner and P.
Perata. who deserted last We inesday
from the United States cruiser Ta-
coma at Mare Island. Cla1 in over
alls and ragged shirts the pair of run
away seamen surrendered themselves
to-day at the County Jail, saying they
we're tired. hungry and willing TO re-
turn TO the sheltering arms of their
Uncle Samuel. The men traded their
blueiacket uniforms for The dunga-
rees they wore and got decidedly the
worst of the bargain.
As an excuse for the deSertion the
disguised sailors said they thought
they were tired of the monotony of
discipline on 4 man-o war, but that
tired feeling was cured by few days
Of hustling for meals ashore. The
naval authorities were notified cf the
mems arrest
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

VisitOr-YOu haven't got half as nice
a cemetery here as we have in Elm
vile.
Prominent Citizen (Of Hawville)-NO-
I've always heard that the cemetery is
the only part of your town that holds
out any inducements for permanent
residents.-ChicagO Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

Coal constituted nearly 40 per cent of
the total tonnage of American railways
last year. 1t cost 81 81 to carry a ton
from Yorkshire coal fields, in England.
to London. distance Of 15S miles. or
1.1S cents a ton mile, while coal is
brought from the Carbondale coal re-
gion. in Illinois, to Chicago. 276 miles.
for IS cents a ton.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
Buys Two Papers.

OAKLAND, Feb. u Fred E.
Adams, editor and proprietor of the
Pleasanton Times. has gone into the
paper business wholesale. He has
purchased the Washington Press,
published by z. B. Thompson at Ir-
vington, and the Niles Herald. pIo-
lished by the Waters Bros. at Niles,
and will consolidate the two papers
into one to be published by him at
Niles, which is becoming the great
center of Washington Township. He
will not relinauish his control of his
Pleasanton paper. which is in the CEN
ter of the great horse industry of Ala
media County.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
ALLSEITS WILL
SURVIVE WOUND
Berkeley Lad That Was Vic
tim of Otto SimOn's Bull
let Is on Road to Recovery
PRISONER MAY BE FREED
Friends of Injured Youth Say
That if He Does Not Die
There Will Be No Prosecution
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call.

Ills Broadway, Feb T.
Miner Anseits. the Berkeley lad that
was shot on the morning Of New Year 3
day at the South Berkeley fire house
by Otto Simon, is still alive. and II Is
asserted that he will recover.
The fact that Allseits has hVed Tor
more than a month is in itself remark
able. owing - the character OF the
wound The bullet went through the
right lobe of the liver and lodged IN
the back. Just under the skin. 1t has
been extracted and the external
wounds are healing nicely.
Simon. who shot Allseits. is still in
the County Jail, awaiting the result or
Allseits' wound 1t was expected Tor
a long time that the wounded man
would die, in which case Simon would
have been charged with murder. but II
is said by the friends Of the injured
man that if he RECEIVERS there viii be
no prosecution.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
Native Sons Install Onicers

OAKLAND. Feb. THE officers
elected by Oakland Parlor No. so, Ma
tive Sons of the Golden West, for the
ensuing term have been installed
they are:
President, L. n. Cobbledick; first vice presi
dent r. S. Fallmer: second vice president y
p Cook: third vice president. Walter Broder
recording secretary. George ". Prick; fnancia
secretary. W. II. II. Gentry: treasurer, George
H Stetson; marshal, 9. +, Kinsey; trustee
"a G. BuTnham.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

In Siam some of the women intrust
their children TO the care of elephant
nurses. and it is said that the trust is
never betrayed The babies play about
the huge feet of the elephants. who are
very careful never to hurt their little
charges.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

A recent bulletin of the Department
of Agriculture says: 1T appears that
practically all soils contain sufficient
plant food for good crop yield; that
this supply will be indefinitely main
tanned, and that this actual yield of
plants adapted to the soil depends
mainly, under favorable conditions,
upon the cultural methods and suitable
crop rotation"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
Weighing machine Riaed.

The nickel-in-the-slot weighing ma
chine in front Of the Cafe Zinkand has
been robbed twice within the last
week The theft was reported to the
police yesterday. but no clew to the
thief has been secured.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
SHOOTS HIS BROTHER
WHILE OUT HUNTING
Charles Telemene Wounds Fred TeIe-
meme in the Ankle With a Bullet
From Small Rifle

OAKLAND, Feb. Fred Tele-
meme, boy. residing at 1905 Lin
coin street. Alameda, was accidentally
shot in the right ankle to-day by a
bullet from a small rifle discharged
by his brother. Charles. while the pair
were hunting in Redwood Canyon.
The wounded boy was taken to the
Receiving Hospital and later was
placed under an X-ray examination by
DR.. A. S. Kelly, who located the bullet.
The missile was of small caliber and
caused a wound that is not serious.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

There is a great deal Of pleasure in
helping a man to get on his feet. said
the Optimist Yes. provided he doesn
turn around and kick you" replied the
pessimist.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08
Ok NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
Ills Broadway.
Telephone Main 1858.
BERKELEY
214S Center Street.
Telephone North ~.
ALAMEDA
14S5 Park Street.
Telephone Eagle 5O2
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-08

Many man is more afraid of his
typewriter than he is of his wife.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-12
COURSINC PARK
MAY Be CLOSED
Majority ofSupervisors' Com
mittee Favors Repeal of
the Betting Ordinance
TO STOP POOL-SELLING
Law Relating to Horse Races
to Be Amended so as to
Make Convictions Possible

By majority vote of 8 to the Su-
pervisors' joint Committee on Police
and Judiciary reported yesterday in
favor of repeating the ordinance per-
uniting betting on races between dogs
for period of 104 days in each year
The effect of the repeal, if approved
by the Board of Supervisors, will be
the closing of Ingleside Coursing Park.
The vote on the repeal was:
Ayes-Comte, Booth, Boxton-3.
Noes-Eggers, McClellan-2.
Boxton was not present at the meet
ing. owing to illness, but telephoned
that he voted In favor of repeating the
ordinance.
Eggers and Mcclellan stated they
voted against the closing of the
coursing park because they did not
think the charges that women and
children had been allowed to bet and
drink and that dogs were drugged or
"doped" had been proven in the pub
lie investigation. The committee
agreed not to discuss the matter, but
to refer 1t for action to the entire
board at next Mondays meeting.
Brandenstein, the sixth member of the
joint committee, was not present, but
1t is understood that he will vote with
the majority.
The committee also reported in favor
Of a proposed amended ordinance to
insure the conviction of any one sell
ing pools on horse races outside of the
track inclosure. Chief of Police Witt
man notified the committee that con-
victions were impossible, because 1t
was necessary under the terms of the
existing ordinance to prove that the
races had been actually run. This
would necessitate the bringing of eye
witnesses to races in the East, on
which most of the pools are sold in
cigar stores and saloons.
The committee agreed to the sug-
gestion of Chief Whitman that the or
dinance be amended so that the pros
ecution will not be required to prove
that the races actually took place.
This was done by making it misde-
meanor Ito buy or sell pools or make
books or make or receive as principal
or agent or otherwise any bet or wager
On a race, understood or purported to
be run, between horses, except within
the inclosure of the racetrack.
The committee also recommended the
enactment of an ordinance prohibiting
the shaking of dice for money in pub
lie places.