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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
MANY BODIES
WILL CONFER
Improvement and CONNER
cial Organizations Will
Discuss the Boulevard
SUPERVISORS STOP WORK
HayWards Holds Mass-Meet-
ing and Will Demand
It's Early Completion
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, Aug. 80.
There is going to be a general dis
cussion of the proposed scenic boule-
ward between Oakland and Haywards,
the date to be agreed upon between
the various commercial and improve
ment bodies in the district through
which the boulevard will pass and the
Board of Supervisors. This is the out
come of the protest that was presented
to the Supervisors yesterday against
any further action upon the boulevard
The protest came from the Alameda
County Association, an organization
which has been looking very closely
into the tax affairs of the county, and
the Supervisors at once postponed ac-
ton until the members of the assOcia-
tion could be heard.
This is one of the largest pieces of
work that the county of Alameda now
has on hand, and when the Supervisors
suspended action a number of other
public bodies took the matter up. The
Oakland Board of Trade and the Mer-
chants Exchange decided to-day that
they wanted to be heard in the mat
ter, and they will send committees to
the coming conference.
Haywards. which will be the-south-
ern terminus of the boulevard, took &C
tion tonight, when a mass meeting
was held, which was presided over by
George Oakes and which was called
by the Board of Trade of Haywards.
President Oakes was authorized to ap
point a committee to attend this con-
ference, and the committee was in
structed to urge upon the Supervisors
the Importance of constructing the
boulevard Havwards is much inter
ested in this work and is strongly in
favor of its completion
The conference is likely to be an in
teresting one, as the ground for the
objection of the Alameda County Asso-
citation to the completion of the work
is the subject of much speculation. 1t
is understood that this objection is
based purely upon economical lines.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
PLEA
NOT NECESSARY
Earl Sargent, an Univer-
sity Student, Is Acquit-
ted ON a Charge of Theft
PROFESSORS IN COURT
Intention Was to Claim
Mind Had Been a Com
plete Blank at the Time
Oakland Of1ce San Francisco CAN,

Oakland ONCE san FRANCISCO Cdll'
1916 Broadway, Aug. S0l
Earl Sargent, the university student
who was arrested for stealing material
from the partly completed residence OF
Professor John GaIen Howard Of the
State University, was to-day acquitted
without having to resort to his plea OF
insanity that his attorney expected to
make
The rear Of the Sargent residence at
Berkeley was found to be filled with
material that had been taken from this
and other residences and two charges
were lodged against the young man.
One was dismissed some time ago as
being technically defective, but the
second case went to trial to-day before
Justice Quinn. There was an array OF
university professors and officers from
the college town, including John Galen
Howard, Professor w. E. Ritter and
William F. Wilson Jr., the plumber
who owned the material that was
taken.
The case against Sargent was not
strong. The material had been stolen,
II was louilu III a bHtu III TIC AEoA Va
the Sargent residence and Sargent was
said to have told a deputy town mar
shall of Berkeley that 'hes didn't know
why he did it," But the shed was used
jointly by number of people and Sar-
gent went on the stand and swore that
he made no such statement as the one
that seemed to implicate him.
A. L. Frick, who defended Sargent,
rested his case with Sargent as the only
witness and the jury decided that the
theft had not been sufficiently fixed
upon the student and acquitted him.
1t had been intended by the defense to
claim that the young mans mind was
blank If he took the stuff, but this
was found not to be necessary.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Sanity of Valise Thief Questioned.

OAKLAND, Aug. 3O.-Charged with
burglary, Charles Lewis, who says he
has a mission to recover 1000 vaIises,
was placed on preliminary examination
to-day before Police Judge Mortimer
Smith. Lewis told the police he had
stolen 200 grips, handbags and dress
suit cases in his self-imposed task. He
had been at the State hospital at Ukiah,
but fled and renewed his purlOining in
Oakland. There is a question in the
minds of the police whether the valise
thief is not shamming. His hearing was
continued until Thursday for an in
quiry as to his sanity.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Saved Booth Erom FaiIure.

According to the BaItirzore American,
Colonel Robert Girard Mitchell. the
uncle of Edwin Booth, who died lately
at Atlantic City. was the best friend
that famous tragedian ever had By
one act of kindness Colonel Mitchell
saved Booth from complete failure. 1t
was when Booth was travelling through
CALIFORNIA with his company that busi-
ness was bad and the tragedian strand
ed. Colonel Mitchell sent a check for
$500, which was sufficient to bring the
star and his company to New York and
open the engagement that crowned
Booth with everlasting success. The
loan was paid. and Colonel Mitchell was
6equeathed $4,000 at Edwin Booths
death
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Colored Ex-Convict Robs Jail.

ALAMEDA, Aug. 3O.-Cresenco Mon
tez (colored), after being released from
San Quentin yesterday was arrested
here last night for vagrancy and when
brought into court to-day it developed
that the had robbed the City Prison
Of two large bottles that were used to
carry milk to the inmates. The glass
receptacles were found in Montez' 5
pockets when he appeared before Jus
tice of the Peace Fred S. Cone for ex-
animation. Els Honor, upon question
ing the cololSd ex-convict, concluded
that Montez was somewhat weak-mind-
ed and ordered him to leave town after
the defendant had placed the coffee
bottles on the bar of Justice.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
GIRL STUDENTS
UNDER INQUIRY
Lambs" Gamb0ls at Oak
land High School Receive
Attention of Department
SUPERINTENDENT CALLS
Thinks Complaints Are Not
of Sufficient Weight to
Warrant Official Action
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, Aug. 80.
Two score young women students at
the Oakland High School, more or less
closely identified with a school society
known as The Lambs" have been in
vesugated by ]. w. McClymonds. City
superintendent Of Schools. The
Lambs" were too frisky, according to
a complaint that found its way to-day
to the offices Of the Board Of Educa-
tion. The girls INDUCED in overmuoh
demonstration during the noon hour
when sister pupils not initiated into
the mysteries Of The Lambs" ap-
peared in sight
The Lambs" it was said, had been
given to tantahzing those who were
not Of their asso o-iation.
1t was declared that The Lambs"
would blockade the Jefferson-street en-
trance to the high school and would
compel their unlucky schoolmates to
run a gauntlet Of very lively badinage.
All Of this was related with so much
force that the superintendent was COM
PEELED to go to the school
It's only a tempest in a teapot"
said Superintendent McClymonds. so
far as Principal Pond and myself
could discover, no great harm has been
done. I know boys will be boys at
school and their sisters, I imagine, en-
joy a bit Of fun. as we'll. We might
have TO curb the frolicsome Lambs
bit, but ii is only an incident of school
discipline
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
In Memory of Dead Comrades.

OAKLAND, Aug. 3O.-Memorial
services were held this evening by
Lyon Post No. s, G.. A. r., in honor of
the members of the post who have
died during the past year. Those who
have passed away since August 10,
1903, are: Captain Joseph Simon, E
d. Clarrage, George z. Basom, s. S.
Cox, L. NJ. Carver, Edward Rathman,
w. H. Adams, ]. H. Shields, r. L.
Daniels and Richard Hassard. The
services were open to the public and
a musical and literary programme
was. rendered under the direction of
Post Commander F. J. Wood
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
GOES TO MAYOR
FOR SIGNATURE
City Council Puts on Final
Passage Ordinance That
Calls for Bond Election
PLAN TO OIL STREET
Appropriation Made to Dec
crate and illuminate City
Hall for the Native Sons
Oakland Office San Francisco Call
1n16 Rrna dwav A11n 20

~
1o16 Broadway, Aug. 80.
The City Council tonight finally
passed the bond election ordinance,
which calls for the submission to popu-
lar vote on September 27 Of a PROPOSE
ton to bond the city for $685. 900 for
general public improvements. These in
clude the purchase Of park sites, i'm
provement Of sites already owned by
the city, provision for various street
improvements, construction Of a new
City Hall and fittings for the public
library building given to the city by
Andrew Carnegie.
The votes in favor of the ordinance
on final passage were those of Coun-
cilmen Baccus, Cuvellier, Fitzgerald,
Howard, McAdam, Meese, Pendleton,
Wallace and President Dornin. Coun-
Gilman Elliott would have voted with
the nine, but he was compelled to at
tend a bond meeting of the Master
Builders Association. Councilman
Aitken at his own request was excused
from voting, asserting that he was op-
posed to some Of the items in the pro-
posed issue.
Immediately after the passage Of the
ordinance it was certified to the Mayor
by President Dornin and will be pre-
sented to the Mayor tomorrow morn
ing for his signature.
Councilman Cuvellier introduced a
resolution for an appropriation of $499
to cover the cost of oiling Sixteenth
street from Market street to the South
ern Pacific Company's main line sta
ton. The resolution was referred to
the Street Committee.
An appropriation Of S499 was allowed
for decoration and electrical illumina-
ton of the City Hall for the Native
Sons of the Golden West Admission
day celebration, September S and 9.
An ordinance appropriating $4,000 for
the reconstruction of the City Prison
was referred to the Finance Committee.
Councilman Pendleton, who introduced
the bill. said the prison was in a dis
graceful condition, that the womens 8
quarters were seriously overcrowded
and that the measure was an absolute
necessity.
Councilman Howard's ordinance pro-
viding official specifications and inspec-
tions for cement sidewalk construction,
requiring official tests Of cement and
standardizing of width and general di-
mensions of walks, was referred to the
Street Committee.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
BUILDERS WANT
A BOND ISSUE
Alameda County AssOcia-
tiOn Holds Meeting and
Goes Squarely on Record
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
1916 Broadway, Aug. 30.


BY a unanimous vote the Master
Builders Association put itself on
record tonight as being in favor of the
proposed bonds to be voted for the pur-
pose of beautifying this city. A meet
ing for the discussion of this question
was held at the headquarters of the
association at 425 Fifteenth street, and
after a number of members had ex-
pressed their views the meeting was
addressed by Councilman Elliott, who
scheme of the proposed Improvements.
The meeting was addressed by j. w.
Fisher of the Fisher Lumber Company,
p. J. Brophy, Ben o. Johnson, w. E.
Gibson and A. G.. Pillsbury The gem
eral sentiment expressed was that the
Master Builders Association should
put itself on record as being in favor
of bonding the city in order to i'm
prove it and make it attractive for
home-seekers. Johnson called for a vote
upon this question and the entire as
semblage slgnified its sentiment by a
rising vote without a dissenting voice.
Not only did the meeting result in
the association Vo1cing its sentiment in
regard to the bonds. but those present
pledged themselves to do what they
could toward urging others to work for
the passage of the proposition. 1t was
the expressed sentiment that the ex-
penditure of this money was absolutely
necessary for the proper growth of the
city. Fisher said:
Unless we beautify tt.s city it will
not make the proper advance"
Brophy voiced the sentiment: I'VE
need have no fear of the present Coun-
ell misspending this money"
Gibson predicted that in ten years the
population of California would be
doubled, and to get her share Oakland
would have to be UP and doing.
Pillsbury said: THE money we spend
now will all be returned TO us, princi-
pal and interest, by the enhanced value
of the property"
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
DEATH
TO HOP APHIS
Warren T. Clarke Invents
a Spray That Kills Off
the Malicious Insects
SAVES GROWERS MONEY
Mixture of Tobacco Juice
and Kerosene Ends EX-
iStence of a Destroyer
Berkeley Office San Francisco Cau.
2142 Center Street Aug 20

Berkeley Office San Francisco Call
214S Center Street. Aug. 80
In certain Of the hop-growing sec
tions Of California the hop aphis is at
times serious menace to the industry.
Owners OF hop yards dread the appear
ance OF these malicious little insects
well knowing that II they Increase
great losses will result. Instances have
been known where the value of the
crop was reduced nearly one-half be-
cause Of the ravages Of the aphis.
But the aphis will bother the hop
growers no more after this, because
thAagricultural department Of the Uni
versity of California has settled its ca
reer. Experiments conducted by War
rem T. Clarke of the chronological de-
partment show that the insect can be-
exterminated by the use OF a very sim
pie spray. so that It may be ushered
out Of existence before It passes even
the baby age.
The spray that was so successful in
dealing death to the aphis consists OF
a tobacco decoction and a kerosene
emulsion in combination. It doesn't
cost much per gallon. and Is so effective
that the insects were under complete
control after a short trial The details
of Clarke's success are contained in a
bulletin issued at the university to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
GIVE STUDENTS
THEIR FREEDOM
Three Attorneys and JUS
tice of Peace Decide to Let
Midnight Reyelers Loose
EVIDENCE is LACKING
Youths Talk of Seeking
Damages as a Balm for
Their Wounded Feelings
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call.


214S Center Street, Aug. 80.
The quartet of students accused Of
tampering with the electric wires at
the University of California, upon
which it was purposed to connect a
welcoming sign TO the freshman class,
were given their freedom in the pres
ence of three attorneys and a Judge
this morning in the Justices Court
after brief examination.
Charles e. Snook representing the
Board of Regents; District Attorney j.
j. Allen and Town Attorney Brewton
A. Hayne and Judge Robert Edgar sat
In judgment upon the accused. In the
face of this preponderance of legal tall
ent the students quailed at first, but
they revived when they looked around
and saw that they had the moral sup
port Of a courtroom full of their fell
lows, including one or two center
rushes and halfbacks. The legal lights
of the bar talked it over in the JUS
tees chamber for a while and then
emerged into the courtroom, where At
torney Allen announced that there
would be no prosecution, because there
was no evidence against the students.
The arrested youths-Clair Gordon.
Felipe Buencamino. D. w Taylor and
H. w. Schreiber-taIk now of seeking
redress for their humiliation by asking
damages for false arrest. For having
pistols thrust under their noses and be-
ing handcuffed and put into Jail without
cause they think they are entitled to
some sort of financial balm for their
injured feelings.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
OPPOSES PLEA OF LADY
KIRKHAM YARDE-BULLER
George Wright, Her Guardian, Says
She Has Dissipated Fortune Of
S25O,OOO.

OAKLAND, Aug. 3O.-The hearing
of the petition Of Lady Kirkham
Yarde-Buller to be restored to ca
pacity to manage her own affairs was
postponed to-day on account of the
illness of Judge Greene.
Her guardian, Attorney George
Wright, put in his answer to her pc
tition, in which he denied that she
was able to take the care of her own
money.
In speaking of this he said: 'She
had a fortune Of $3.50, 900 given her
at her mothers death, which she
spent at the rate of $4,000 a month.
Her estate now is very small and if
she were given It she would return to
the 'heshpots' and 1t would not last
her year. She at present is living
comfortably and has all she wants."
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
AUGENBLICK'S APPLICATION
FOR NEW LICENSE REFUSED
Petition of SalCOnman Who Made
Charges Against Two COmmis-
siODcPs Is Turned Down.

Charges Against Two NOulillS-
siOners Is Turned Down.
The Police Commissioners last night
refused to grant the application Of
Mark Augenblick for a new liquor IL
cense. In rejecting Augenblick's petit
ton Com ElissiOnsr Howell said:
You have made charges against two
OF the Commissioners. If you can prove
them, all right. If you cannot you are
not fit man to conduct a saloon"
Augenblick gave no answer and the
application was refused. AugenbliCk's
license was revoked because he enter
tained female patrons.
The liquor license Of the Central Bill
lard Cafe at Fourth and Market
streets. conducted by Harry Leap and
James Morley, was taken away. The
pawnbOker license Of K. G. Levy wa
revOked. The resignation Of Policeman
Z. c. Gould was accepted, and Charles
White. the next on the eligible list. was
appointed
Adolph RehfeId, a secondhand dealer.
failed to substantiate a charge of bat
terry which he had sworn to against Pc
Hceman Thomas F. Regan. The case
will be continued at the next meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
May Die Unidentified.

The MAJ whose skull was fractured
by fall from a MfssiOn-street car last
Saturday lie~ at he point of death 1t
the Central Emergency Hospital Eff
forts to learn his name have been fruit
less, and he may die before his rela-
tives, if he has any. can be notified
The unknown was brought to the hos
pitaI by policeman MOnahan, who
found him lying beside the car track
on Mission street, near Ninth. He
either fell or was thrown from street
car.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
citizens Alliance Causes Arrest.

OAKLAND, Aug. 30.-C. F. Carl,
secretary Of the Citizens Alliance Of
Oakland, caused the arrest to-day Of
RestO NOnOklich, an Austrian kitchen
hand. who was distributing handbills
announcing a boycott by the Cooks
and Walters Union of the Cottage
restaurant at 473 Tenth street. The
union had resorted TO that method of
waging its boycott rather than by
picketing" the restaurant. The Citi-
zens' Alliance has taken up the fight
and will prosecute the handful dis
tributor on a charge of violating a
municipal ordinance. which prohibits
the throwing Of such bills in doorways
OF on the streets. Nonoklich claims he
was not violating the ordinance.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Alleged Kidnaper Dismissed.

ALAMEDA, Aug. 3O.-Victor Suen-
nan, aged 16, who was arrested on the
complaint of ]. A. Collinge and charged
with KIDNAPPING the latter's 11-year-old
son, Ernest Collinge, was dismissed at
his preliminary hearing, held to-day
before Justice of the Peace F. S. Cone,
the magistrate ruling that the evidence
was insufficient to hold the defendant
to answer before higher court. Young
Collinge testified that he accompanied
Suennan of his own free will and that
the defendant used no force on him.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
NOT DEMENTED,
But VERY ANGRY
Mrs. Myrtle Organ Proves
ViragO When She Is Ex-
amined as to Her Sanity
SCORES HUSBAND HOTLY
Charges Him With Making
Her Miserable Until She
Curses Her Marriage Day
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1O16 Broadway. Aug. 80.

1915 Broadway. Aug. 80.
After an examination OF an hour,
during which time Mrs. Myrtle Organ
showed herself a very angry but keen
witted woman. the charge Of insanity
brought against her by her husband
was dismissed to-day and she was re-
stored 10 her freedom. She gave her
age as %. Mrs. Organ was charged
by her husband, W. c. Organ, 1416
san Pablo avenue, with going about
with men and leaving her home to
such an extent that he believed she
was insane.
on her side she accused her hus-
band with being insanely Jealous Of
her and making a row every time she
went downtown. In stating her side
Of the matter she said;
He accuses me OF being insane. don't want
10 helD him make out a case. But he has
badee-ed and worried me until don't care
what happens. except that / viii never Kill
myself. a. DE has charged ne with intending
do. This earth. with all OF the trouble
have hsd IS zoo good a place 10 leave for the
nest man alive
never pass church any more but wnat
! 'Cuss " because I was married In one. and II
has made me SO much trouble. / 90 around
with men. but that does not prove that am
crazy. lie never takes me anywhere. He is
like a dog in the manger-he won't enjoy
things nor let me. All I ask is TO be let alone.
and want this court TO bind him over TO keep
the peace and let me be-
Organ said that this was his last at
tempt 10 save the woman and threat
ened TO get a divorce if she was set
free. She told him ito get II" as she
was longing for the day when she
would be rid Of him.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
FALLS DEAD WHILE
DRIVING IN SULKY
George Miller, an Elderly HorSeman,
is Suddenly Stricken at West
Oakland Speed Track.

OAKLAND, Aug. 30.-George Miller,
q trottng horse trainer, fell dead from
q sulky while he was exercising
horse this morning at the West Oak
land Driving Clubs track at Twenty
second and Peralta streets.
Miller was seen TO fall shortly after
he had started to drive around the
track. His body was hfeless when It
was picked UP. Death is supposed to
have been caused by apOplexy or heart
disease.
Miller had handled harness horses
for years. He made his headquarters
with J. P. Patery, a blacksmith, at
3741z Eleventh street. He resided at
the Chicago House on Ninth street,
near Broadway. He was so years old
and a native Of New York. A wife sur
wives him. The Coroner will hold an
inquest.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Fights OF Three Footnads.

ALAMEDA, Aug. 30.-Roscoe HamiI-
ton Of 1915 Weber street is confined to
his home as a result of a beating ad-
ministered to him last Friday night in
San Francisco by three footpads who
held him upon Second street, near Mar
ket, and robbed the Alamedan of what
money he had upon his person. Ham
ilton fought with his assailants desper-
stely and prevented them from taking
his gold watch. His face was badly
lacerated and he was brutaIly kicked.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND, Aug. 30.-The follow
the County Clerk to-day: Paul S.
Bandy, 9S, Alturas, Modoc County, and
Florence B. Hakes, 81, Alameda;
Frank f. Mcdonald, 20, and Susan V.
Stephens. 10, both of San Francisco;
Robert J. Cook, 27, and Lillian John
ston, 19, both OF Oakland; William e.
Grubb, 80, Eureka, and Ivey Tucker,
"a, Ashland.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Dees Is Convicted of MansIaughter.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. s30.-The jury in
the case of Lee Dees, charged with
the murder of William Hayes at I'm
perial, returned a verdict late this
afternoon finding the defendant guilty
of manslaughter and recommending
him to the mercy of the court. The
case against. Mike Kenny, jointly ac-
cused with Dees, was dismissed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Wants NIore Hall Pesos

WASHINGTON, Aug. so. - The
Bureau of Insular Affairs Of the War
Department has received a request
from the Philippine Government to
have S1,O0o3OO worth of hasf pesos
coined at the San Francisco Mint for
the Philippines.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Woman Forgives a Thief.

OAKLAND, Aug. S0.-Sentence was
suspended to-day in the case of Frank
Martinez, who stole SIS from Mrs.
Charles Tye, wife OF the late Acme
Club boxer. Mrs. Tye agreed to al
low Martinez to return to her restau-
rant and work out the money he had
taken.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Goes over an EmbanI,per,

BERKELEY, Aug. 3O.-Dr. Frank 7,
Bateman, formerly of 2S1S Durant ave-
nue., was capsized on an embankment
while driving to- his ranch in Orinas
Park last night. Bateman and his
team rolled to the bottom of the creek
but escaped serious injury.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31

POLICEMEN AT PISTOL PRACTICE
OAKLAND. Aug 30.ZScores made vsSts--Ia--
ranges were as follows: Fifty wards cl-s lev
bic IS points-B. Brown 70. Andrews n " ~
!; Hodgkins 90 Flynn 6S. HunIey IS Gov *
Bock o. Caldwell 81, Brannan 6Os ArnevV -
Gardner As. Gree.L 4s r brown 40 ~" o.