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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
AMATEURS PRODUCE COMEDY
FOR ST PAUL'S BENEFIT
"AI the Comforts of Home" Given
i'm Professional Style at the
Alhambra Theater.

With a style and a vim that would
do credit to a first-class professional
company, the members of the Western
Addition Dramatic Club produced Will
liam GilIette's overwhelmingly funny
comedy, "AIl the Comforts of Home. q"
before a crowded house at the AL
hambra last evening.
The production was given for the
benefit of st. PauIs bazaar and was a
profitable entertainment, in that there
was not an empty seat in the house.
During the entire four acts the large
audience was kept in tumultuOus
laughter.
Music was rendered by the forty
two-piece band of the League of the
Cross Cadets. The cast was as fol-
lows:
Chris Dabney broken-down music teacher.
Mr. Jones: Judson LanghOrne a young man
of leisure, Mr.. Wallace; Fiji Oritanski. from
the Ouera ComiQue. Miss O'Keefe; Augustus
McSnath. a friend OF Pettibone's youth. Mr.
Wallace Vic Smythe in love with Emily
Pettibone. Mr. O Donnell: Thompson. a shoe
dealer Mr. Bailey; Katy. maid at PettibOne $.
Miss Roberts; Bailiff. merely a bailif. Mr..
Kav: Alfred Hastings. PettibOne's nephew;
Mr. Dennlson: Tom McDow. proteRe CT Al
fred's Mr. Lehman: Theodore Bender. a re-
Bender his wife, Miss Sullivan; Evangelne
Bender their daughter, Miss Baldwin; Egbert
Pettibone a peculiarly jealous man, Mr..
OciIvie; Rosabelle Pettibone his second wife.
Miss Ingham; Emily Pettibone, PettibOne
daughter. Miss Broderick
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
THUG SHOOTS
A BARTENDER
With Pal He Attempts HOld-Up
and Tries TO Commit Murder
When Resistance Is Offered
BEN BURKE THE VICTIM
Is Talking TO Friend i'm Saloon
When Robbers Enter and
Demand Money in the Till

one OF a pair Of desperate robbers
tried last night 10 murder a bartend-
er who offered resistance when order
cd TO give up the money behind the
bar.
The affair occurred in the saloon at
Tenth and Mission streets. Ben Burke,
the bartender. was talking to John r.
Carlson. a friend, when the thugs en-
tered ana one Of them pointed a pis-
tol at Burke and demanded the money
i'm the place.
Burke showed signs Of resistance
and the man with the revolver fired.
wounding the bartender in the face.
The robbers then ran away.
Burke was taken to the Central
Emergency Hospital
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
SAYS LIFE WAS
ALL A FAILURE
Well-Dressed Stranger Takes
Room at Pacific House and
Commits Suicide by Gas
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway, Feb. 16.
After writing a note stating that his
life had been failure, a well dressed,
unknown man last night committed
suicide at the Pacific Lodging house,
500 Washington street, by inhaling flu
minating gas through a tube attached
to a gas jet. He was a man of appa-
rent education and refinement. He took
the room last night, and was not discov-
cred until $50 o'clock this evening,
when he was found by Mrs. E. Price,
proprietor of the house. The prepara-
tions for the suicide were taken with
much care. There were no marks on
the clothing or elsewhere which would
serve for identification. In the note the
dead man asked that his remains be not
held for Identification. Save for the
fact that he confessed that his life had
been a failure there is no explanation
of the suicide. He was a man about
five feet six inches tall, weighing prob
ably $50 pounds. His hair was dark
and inclined to curl. His nose was
straight. but gave the impression of be-
ing slightly turned up. The clothes
worn by the deceased were of good ma
terial. The coat was dark. The vest
was a pepper color. His trousers were
dark striped ones.
On a thin watch chain there was a
small locket shaped like a heart 1t
was set in the back with a diamond.
The locket did not open. This is the
best mark of Identification found on the
dead man. In a memorandum book
were found these names: S. ]. Nc
Kenny, w. H. Short, Co. H., Cater
Novelty Company, Kokomo, Ind.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
PLAN CAMPAIGN
FOR THE BONDS
Citizens Civic Committee
Proposes to Educate POpu-
lace Upon Needs of Town
TOWN TRUSTEES TO DECIDE
People Will Vote Separately
Upon the Items in the Pro-
posed Issue for Municipality
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
214S Center Street, Feb. Is.


Now that the citizens bond commit
tee has completed its report and taken
steps to present 1t to the Board OF
Trustees the campaign for the election
of the bonds will begin. Chairman j..
w. Richards was authorized last night
to appoint an executive committee,
consisting of one committeeman from
each ward, with authority to call
meetings and gather subscriptions 10
pay for them. A campaign of educa-
ton will then be waged for at least
a month before the bonding issue
comes to vote.
1t is not expected that the people
will give a twO-thirdS vote TO all OF
the items included in the proposed
bonding issue, calling for the expendl-
ture of $4,000. The people will be
permitted to vote upon such things as
they believe necessary for the town
and naturally a number OF the items
will be rejected. 1t is generally con-
ceded that the items calling for $1,000
for street improvements, $4,000 Tor
Fire Department and $125,00O for
schools will carry. Such items as
$40, 600 for parks, 100000 for manual
training. $4,000 for West Berkeley
wharf and $4,000 for a Town Hall
may be looked upon by the voters as
not altogether necessary just at TINS
time.
1t rests with the Board of Trustees
to say whether an item calling Tor
$1,000 for sewer reconstruction
shall be inserted in the proposed
bonding issue AS the work could be
done with more facility and less hard
ship upon the taxpayers by the district
plan it is likely that the work will be
done that way. The most telling argu-
ment against incorporating it into a
bond issue is that it would amount to
double taxation for the people OF
South Berkeley, who only recently
paid for a sewer for their district.
Victor Robertson of the sub-cOm-
mittee on Fire Department suggested
a way to do away with the extra cost
of maintenance, while the bonds for
the department were being discussed
last night. His plan is to purchase
automobile apparatus so that there
will be no bills for feed, horses and
repairing.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
MAKES STRANGE
USE OF CURIO
Alameda Magistrate Affixes Of
fetal Seal of Filipino Cen
eral to a Legal Summons
LENGTHY DEMURRER FILED
Justice Tappan Fails to Make
Distinction Between Proper
State Insignia and a Relic
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway, Feb. is.
The sending out of a freak copy of a
summons in a divorce action by Justice
of the Peace Tappan of Alameda is the
subject Of a three-page demurrer filed
with the courts to-day. Opposing coun-
sci TO Tappan seriously objects to hav-
ing his client summoned into court un-
der the seal of some defunct Fill
pino magnate. whose coat-of-arms has
fallen prey to the curio hunter.
The document speaks for itself and
only needs the demurrer of Attorney j.
Meyer to point out the glaring incon-
gruity OF the alleged paper through the
process Of which TaDpan was attempt
ing to do business in the courts here
Meyer states that the copy served on
his client does not bear the seal of the
Superior Court of the county of Ala
media, nor of any court of the United
States. but on the contrary bears a
seal Durporting TO be that of the "Capi-
tania General de F'ilipinas Estada
Mayor"
The unusual summons promises to
upset the gravity of the bench when
called TO its attention. 1t begins with
the usual formal printed greeting of
the people of the State of California to
George Molitor and commanding him,
under the seal of the court, to appear
upon certain date and answer an ac-
ton begun against him. Then comes
the seal. Instead of being round, as
State seals are made, it is of oval pat
tern. Around the border is the insignia
Of the captain general of the Philip
pines. On its face there is a shield sur
mounted with a crown, and on the field
Of the shield are lions rampant, with
ostrich feathers in its center.
Meyer has given notice that he will
make a motion to quash and set aside
the service of the summons on account
Of its irregularity.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
Lecture on Life and Evolution.

OAKLAND, Feb. ia lecture
dealing with recent discoveries regard
ing the nature Of life and life phe-
nomena Will be given tomorrow
evening at the First Unitarian Church
by Professor W. j. Y. Osterhout of the
University Of California. The lecture
Is the third in the series of free lee
lures given by the Claiming Auxiliary
and the principal topics of the pro-
fessor's discourse will be: (a) The
nature of life; Cb) the cause of death;
(c) the cause of old age; I'D the con-
troll Of life processes and disease by
chemical and other means; Ce) new
discoveries regarding the laws of her
edity; % the production of new va
rieties of fruit, etc, by artificial evo-
luton; Cd new discoveries regarding
the missing links" of evolution.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
UNIVERSITY EVENTS

BERKELEY. Feb. 16.-There is a hitch in
the Labor day plans and it will take a tele-
gram to President Wheeler, who is in the
East, TO straighten out the tangle. 1t seems
that when he went away President Wheeler
too the students that they could draw upon a
certain fund for any necessary expenses at
tendant upon Labor day. But when Max The
len. president OF the Associated Students went
not find 1t. Now he will have to dispatch a
telegram TO President Wheeler and await a
reply. There will be some delay but il is not
expected that the whole affair plans for which
are almost complete will be blocked.
Miss Flora Frckstad was elected president
OF the junior class to-day by the narrow mar
gin of vote She received 127 votes and
her opponent. Miss Nellie Mccarthy, 126 votes.
The men students gave Miss Frickstad two
more votes than they gave Miss Mccarthy and
the students Miss Mccarthy one more
vote than they did Miss Frickstad. The other
officers elected were: ]. NJ. Wolfsohn. vice
president d. p. Booth, secretary; ]. j. o. Con
nell, treasurer; Miss Florence A. Parker. ser
]. Gustav. White, editor of the Daily Cali
fornian, has taken up the cudgels against smok-
the presence of women. In an editorial this
morning the editor says: There is some just
ground for the complaint against the way men
smoke about the campus. Such seems to be a
quite prevalent sentiment among numerous
women students who read our good mother s
criticism Laying aside the question as TO the
harmon the good, one should say-of the ex-
cessive smoking. let ask another question
Does IL show a lack of good breeding for men
to smoke in North Hall corridors. when those
corridors are used by women students much
as men? We ask for information"
The building and grounds committee of the
Board of Regents has awarded the contract
for the structural steel work upon California
Hall to the American Bridge Company of
1t agrees to begin work as soon as the con-
crete foundation is complete.
Arrangements have been made by which
students may sell their own handiwork through
the cooperative store. Any articles that they
make will be put on sale at the store and sold
to purchasers In this way many students will
be able to pay portion OF their living ex-
penses.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
MAYOR OLNEY
ACCEPTS PLAN
Consents to Meet and Con-
suit With Special Commit
tee to Fix Water Rates
BEARS ON THE FUTURE
People of Oakland May Look
for an official Statement
Within the Next Few Days
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

oakland OIT1Ce san FRANCISCO Cdll,
Ills Broadway, Feb. 16.
Mayor Warren Olney has consented
to act with the special committee from
the City Council in selecting a board
OF appraisers to pass upon the value
of the plant of the Contra Costa Water
Company, at least for the fixing of wa
ter rates. Whether the action of this
board of appraisers will be used beyond
the mere fixing of water rates will
nave to be determined in the future.
There was a meeting of the special
bond and water committee of the City
Council with Mayor Olney on Saturday
evening, at which the committee sub
mltted TO the Mayor the report that
was presented to the Council last even
ing. At the same time the Council COM
mittee requested Mayor Olney to act
with it in the selection of an expert to
appraise the value of the plant of
Contra Costa Water Company in behalf
of the city. Mayor Olney tonight out
lined his position with regard to this
very delicate question:
have consented to act with the special
committee from the City Council in the con-
sideration of expert who Will represent the
interests of the city of Oakland. consider
that the plan proposed is an excellent one
far as the fixing of the water rates for the
present year is concerned. but whether it will
go beyond this to the plan proposed by the
Council committee will have to be determined.
As / understand the proposition, this board of
appraisers is to fix value upon the plant OF
the Contra Costa Water Company for the es
tabshing of water rates for the present year.
II II is decided expedent TO 20 beyond this II
be done. but no definite decision has been
reached upon this point. 1 shall issue full
statement in a few days. and until that time
comes you can say that 1 am in favor of the
plan for the fixing of water rates for the pres
ent year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
SIGHTLESs BOY DEBATERS
CHALLENGE THE JUNIORS
Intrepid Youths of the State Blind
Institute VIII Meet Oakland High
school Students.

BERKELEY. Feb. 16.-Undeterred
BY their afFlictiOn, the blind boys de-
batting society of the State Institute
for the Deaf and Dumb and
Blind has challenged the Junior De-
batting Society of the Oakland High
School to duel of words on the rOs-
trum and the challenge has been
accepted. The contest will be fought
on April % in the assembly hall OF
the Oakland High School. The pre-
liminaries were partly settled to-day
at a meeting of committees represent
ing the contestants 1t was decided
that the Oakland debaters must sub
NIT the question not later than Feb
ruary 10 and on February 2S the
blind debaters must select the side Of
the question they will defend.
Neither side has vet selected the
deba teTs who will represent il. The
blind boys will have a try-Out some
time this week to decide the person.
mel of the team.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
WORKMEN FIND
POT OF COLD
Rusty Tomato Can, DislOdged
From Foundation of House,
Yields $500 in Yellow Coin
DIVIDED AMONG THREE
Some One Remembers That
the Structure Was One Time
Inhabited by an Aged Miser
Oakland Office San Francisco CALI

Oakland Office San Francisco Calls
Ills Broadway. Feb 16.
A mass OF bright $40 gold pieces pour
ing from an old rusty tomato can
which had been dislOdged from beneath
the foundation of a house that was
being raised was the sight which greet
ed the astonished gaze Of three work.
men in the employ OF HOusemover
Walter Sueu this morning while they
were at work on a house located at
1920 Eleventh street, which is owned
by John Pateus.
The instant that the men realized
that it was not a fancy, but that the
coin was actually before them, there
was a wild scramble for the gold, and
the housemovers fairly fell over each
other in their efforts to secure share
Of the money. When all the gold N
sight had been recovered the Work
men compared notes and IL was IOund
that the can had contained $500 How
much each Of the men got IS not
known.
John Pateus, the present owner OF
the house. recently purchased the lot
and building from James Qu1nlan and
knows nothing of how the money came
to be hidden where it was found. he
says that as the men found IT ne IS
not going to bother them, as ne mas
lost nothing. The house is occupied by
H r. Dill, who has only lived there
a short time and knows nothing of the
previous owners.
James Quinlan, who formerly owned
the house, is an ex-pOlice officer Of this
city. He could not be found to-day,
but some of the neighbOrs say that
before he bought the house IL was
owned by an old man named King,
who was Of miserly habits, although
he was reported to be wealthy, and 1T
is supposed that, fearing TO trust MS
money in the bank. he concealed II
beneath the house and as he was very
old forgot il when he left. The truth
of the matter will probably never be
known as no one knows what has be-
come of King, but 1t is thought he is
dead.
1t matters little who hid the canful
of gold as the WOrkmen who dug II
up are probably the only ones who
will receive any benefit from the
boarded wealth
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND, Feb. 16.-The follow
ing marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk to-day: James King.
2S, and Carrie Walker, 27, both of
Emeryville; James G. Quinn, over 2I.
Oakland, and Glenora B. Harris. over
IS. Emeryville; William C. Grindley.
"a, Fort Baker, and Margaret S. Ell
lam, 20, Greyhampton, KY; Louis r.
Wilson, 35, San Jose. and Emma L.
Heyn, %, Alameda; Hugh H Brown.
over 21, Tonopah, and Marjorie
Moore, over Is, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
To Extend Fourteenth Street.

OAKLAND. Feb. 16.-Property
owners on Fourteenth street have in
stituted a movement having for its
purpose the opening Of that street
from Harrison street TO Lake Mer-
ritt The first step in the matte win
be a petition TO the City Council TO
open Fourteenth street, from Harri-
son to Jackson, a distance OF two
blocks BY extending Fourteenth
street in the manner indicated an
open thorOughfare from the heart of
the city TO Lake Merritt would be
made
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
Ash "Wednesday Services.

OAKLAND, Feb. 16.-The Episco-
nal churches of this city will hold ser
vices tomorrow to mark the opening
of the Lenten season. Rev. William
Carson Shaw will conduct services at
the Church of the Advent in East
Oakland and Rev. Edgar F. Gee. rec
tor of st. Johns Church, will preach
at ST. Paiils.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17

Tyrrell, Ella Gibbs and Amy Oxiey Joined in
giving a delightful valentine party last Friday
evening at Miss Oxley's home, 1927 Bancroft
way. The house was appropriately decorated
with hearts and Cupid figures. The game OF
hearts helped TO pass away the time and a
supper was afterwbrd served The guests were
Mrs. Tyrrell the Misses Belle Mantle. Eva
Frame Edith Orr Ethel Oxley. Ella Tyrrell,
Ida Turner Miss Parker Miss-Stewart. Miss
Cornwall. Miss Hoagland. Ray Pond, Christie
pher Webb Will Turner, Stanley Barnett,
George Oxley Johnny Tupper. A. e. Albee.
Woodward Martinez. Walter Martinez. Dale
Tyrrell and w. A. Scotchler.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
Innanese VIII Lecture.

ALAMEDA, Feb. 16.-Kisatsuchi Ko-
da, a Japanese graduate of Stanford
University and also of the University
of California, will tomorrow night de-
liver an address on the war between
Russia and Japan and the causes that
brought about hostilities. Koda is sec
retary of the Japanese Association of
America and is in close touch with in
fluential persons in his native land.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
Last Rites for Clergyman.

ALAMEDA, Feb. 16.-Funeral ser
vices for the late Rev. Thomas l.. Ran
dolph were held this afternoon at
Christ Episcopal Church. Bishop Will
liam Ford Nichols and many clergymen
were present during the ceremonies,
which were directed by Rev. William
Norman Guthrie. The body lay in state
in the edifice tonight. Tomorrow the
remains will be conveyed to Cypress
Lawn Cemetery for interment.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
REMORSE MAKES
LIFE A BURDEN
John Anderson Seeks Twice
to Drown Sorrows in the
Cold Waters of the Estuary
LOVE AFFAIR THE CAUSE
Suicide of Magdalina Fella
Weighs on Youths MIND
and He Plunges Into Bay
Oakland Office San Francisco Call



Remorse over the sad end of pretty
Magdalena Fella, who committed sui
eide a week ago, is the reason assigned
by John Anderson for attempting at
an early hour this morning to commit
suicide by jumping into the bay. He
made two attempts to end his life, but
each time he was rescued from a
watery grave by the night watchman
of the Jessie Madison, a fruit steamer
lying off Adams wharf
Since the tragic end of Magdalena
Fella, who was only II years of age,
Anderson says he has been driven to
desperation by the accusations of the
dead girls relatives.
Chief of Police Hodgkins has direct
ed that the melancholy youth be de-
tanned at the City Prison for the pres
ent.
Anderson is a painter and resides
with his parents at the corner of
Twenty-fourth street and Taylor ave-
nue..
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
Fire Department Changes.

ALAMEDA, Feb. 16.-Several changes
have been made in the drivers of the
fire department because of the resigna-
ton of NJ. G.. Curtis on account of i'll
health Bruno Steinmetz has been ap-
pointed permanent driver of the Chest
nut street steam engine. Andrew P.
Nissen has been promoted to be regular
driver of chemical engine No. 2. A. G..
Bray. William H. Bray and George
Woolf have been appointed first, second
and third extra drivers in the order
named.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
Pentecostal Meetings.

The initial meeting of the ten days
Pentecostal services was held in the
Howard Methodist Episcopal Church
before a large congregation last even
ing. Services will be held during the
coming week at 2:30 in the afternoons
and 1880 evenings.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
Attempted Suicide.

julius Elizalitis, a passenger on the
steamer Umatilla,, attempted to COM
NIT suicide by stabbing himself in the
heart as the vessel was coming into
port last evening. The emigration Of
ficer refused to allow the man to be
brought ashore and DR.. Miller of the
Emergency Hospital went aboard to
attend him. He says Elizalitis will
probably die.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
Lecture on Health.

OAKLAND, Feb. 16.-On Thursday
next DR.. J. Hamilton Todd will ad-
dress the teachers and pupils Of the
public schools on the subject, Med
ical Inspection of Schools" at the
Common School assembly hall. The
lecture Will begin at 1920 O'Clock. This
will be the first Of a series of lectures
20 be delivered under the auspices of
the Board Of Health
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
Californlans In New york.

NEW YORK. Feb. I6.-The follow
ing Californians have arrived at the
hdtels: From San Francisco-Miss
Nj. Kearney, at the Manhattan; z. l..
Putzar and w. d. Squiers, at the
Grand; l.. A. Stent, at the Manhattan:
H Dechert. at the Belvedere; NJ. Mac
Donald, at the Morton.
From Los Angeles-E. H. Landon
and F. A. Swan. at the Grand Union.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
St. Patric1's Day Entertainment.

OAKLAND, Feb. l6.-Rev. Father
J. B. McNally, pastor of st. Patrick's
Church, is preparing an extensive pro-
gramme to commemorate the day sa-
cred to the patron saint of the parish
and the St. Patrick's day entertain.
ment this year will excel anything
ever before attempted. The Rev.
Fathers Sasia and Mulligan, S. j., will
soon conduct a weeks mission at the
church.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
Funeral Of Mrs. w. F. Kelly

OAKLAND Feb. 16.-The funeral
of Mrs. Anna r. Kelly, wife of w. f.
Kelly, general manager of the Oakland
Transit Consolidated, was held to-day
from the family residence, 246 Perry
street, the services being conducted by
the Rev. Charles r. Brown. The fun
eral was private and the remains were
later incinerated at the odd Fellows
Cemetery in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
Woman Pleads Guilty.

RERKELEY, Feb. 16.-Mrs. George
Malcolm. a colored woman, pleaded
guilty this morning in Justice Edgar's
court to a charge of selling liquors
without a license. In consideration for
her sex and the fact that it was the
first offense, Justice Edgar suspended
sentence for three months and the
woman was allowed to go.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
NAV Have Been Murdered.

Mrs. Mary Sanborn. an aged woman
living at 230l2 Third street, died last
night from fracture of the skull. She
was found in a room on the second
floor of the building. and before dying
said. Charlie killed me" 1t is sup
posed that she referred to Charles
Hamlin. the man for whom she was
keeping house. Hamlin was arrested
and booked at the Central Station on
charge Of murder.