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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
BREAKING GAME LAWS
COSTS A FAMILY $500
Serentti Brothers of Martinez Are
Found Catching Striped Bass
With Small Mesh Nets.

Antonio, Erasimo and Vicenti Ser
entti, Italian fishermen, have been
fined 500 each by Justice of the
Peace Carpenter of Martinez for fish
ing for striped bass with small mesh
nets. The vigilance of the officers of
the Fish Commission has kept most OF
the lawbreakers in check for some
months past, but the fishermen can
not refrain from taking a chance at
a successful evasion of the sleuths
once in awhile.
Thursday night was so stormy
Chief Deputy Vogelsang thought there
might be a good many of the law
breakers at large. so he dispatched
Captain Davis in the launch Quinnat
to Black Diamond. One net worth
$400 was seized, but the owners es-
capped. The Italians named above
were overhauled 4 little farther on
with another net and $50 pounds of
fish. The prisoners were brothers and
their family purse is somewhat de-
pleted by the fines.
Justice of the Peace Magee of San
Rafael has fined L. G.. Souza $50 for
taking quail out of season.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
America Will Buy Cali
fornia Product if Opera
tors Make Pure Stuff
NEED BETTER MACHINES
Professor George w. Shaw
Says That Local Manu-
facturers Are Careless
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call.
214S Center Street, Sept. g.

11fo OSAleT OlTGGlb sept.
There is money in olive oil In Cali
fornia if manufacturers will only be
skillfuI and economical, says Professor
George w. Shaw of the agricultural
department. in a bulletin issued at the
University of California to-day. The
conditions are right and the market
is there. but to be successful the in
dustry must be conducted with the ut
most honesty and cleanliness. The
serious obstacles to success so far have
been the Indifferent quality Of oil that
has been made by so many operators.
That there is a ready market in this
country for all the olive oil that could
be made in this State is evident from
the following statement Of the impor-
tations of foreign oil in 1902:
Spain, $341, 442; France, $94O,31S; Italy,
81 ,041 III; Greece and Turkey, $10,974;
Portugal, $646; Austria, JS449. From
these countries for nine months end
ing March 81, 1903, $1,314,676. Califor
MIA production for that period, $780,
900.
The contrast in these figures-Eu-
ropes millions against California;
Observation-Disclosures Shaw finds is due
to a number of reasons, though, as al
ready intimated, the chief of these is
the inferior quality of oil produced.
Varieties of olives unadapted to oil
making on account of the quality or
the quantity of oil furnished is one
reason for California's setback and
competition with the cheaper cotton
seed oil is another.
Professor Shaw does not set much
store on the fact that European labor
is cheaper than in this country. This
can be more than offset, he believes,
by machinery and improved methods
of handling the product of the or
chards. On this point he says:
To make oil at cost that will compete
efficient machines be used in the mills and
that these be of such capacity as to handle
large quantities Of olives in the most eco
nomical manner. Under favorable conditions
we may reasonable expect the olive industry,
when coupled with picking, to give reasonable
returns upon the investment
There is a market demand for high grade,
untainted oil and 1t will not tolerate anything
less than this. There are those who at first
put up good products, but who have gone out
Of the business simply because, in spite OF the
finest kind of olive varieties and machinery,
they neglected the most elementary precau-
tons and spoiled otherwise perfect
teriaI. The market is invariably blamed, but
in this case it is not the guilty party.
Professor Shaw declares that after
a careful study of the conditions OBJ
tanning in the manufacture of oil he
cannot recommend in any way the at
tempt to handle olives for oil on a
small scale in connection with the or
chard, where the idea IS to make oil
in a commercial way. The cost of ma
chlnery, the extreme care necessary
in making a marketable oil and the
necessity for creating a market should
deter those with small capital from go
ing into the business of making oil
alone for profit
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
Two Boys and a Doc.

A desire to explore the mysteries
of the great city that lay beyond the
confines of their immediate neighbour
hood prompted Elmer and Willie Dale
to wander away from their home at
SO Aunna street yesterday afternoon.
Several hours later the two young
sters, aged seven and six years re-
speCtively, applied at the City Hall
station for a nights lodging. They
were accompanied by Princess. a fox
terrier. The children. although
drenched and shivering from the rain,
displayed the greatest sOIicitude for
their dumb companion. The trio were
taken to the Central Emergency Hos
pital and placed in charge of MatrOn
Kathleen Wynne. They RELAXED a re-
markable tale OF having broken an
umbrella belonging TO Dale senior.
for which death was the penalty. 1t
was on this account they declared
that they had sought the protection
of the police. Upon the arrival OF
Mrs. Dale it was ascertained that the
boys had left the parental roof on an
other occasion and their tragic tale OF
the umbrella was without foundation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
SHOOTS CHINESE
IN PETTY ROW
A. Mathews Wounds Toy
Tong, a Laundryman, in a
Dispute Over a Small Bill
DOES NOT SURRENDER
Wielder of Pistol Promises
to Give Himself Up, but
Does Not Keep His Word

During a dispute over a laundry bill
Toy Tong, an ironer employed by Song
Lee, GIG Larkin street, was shot and Sc
riously wounded last night by A. Math-
ews of 922 Ellis street. Mathews disap-
peared after the shooting. but notified
the police that he would surrender him
self at the Hall Of Justice. Up to late
hour last night he had not been located
by the detectives.
The shooting occurred in the laundry
on Larkin street. According to the
story told by the Chinese in the place,
Mathews acted without any provoca-
ton. Mrs. A. Martinez, daughter OF
Mathews, was present at the shooting
and says her father acted entirely in
self-defense.
From all that can be ascertained
Mathews, accompanied by several rela-
tives, repaired to the laundry about
1880 o'clock. Upon entering the place
he demanded that his laundry be given
to him. Toy Tong was in charge OF the
place in the absence Of the owner and
refused TO comply with Mathews de-
nands. The Chinaman declared that
Mathews owed a considerable sum for
previous washing, and the laundry
would be withheld until settlement
was made.
what occurred at this juncture. The
Chinese aver that Mathews drew his
gun and declared he would get his
clothes They say that he then shot
Tong in the face without warning
Mrs Martinez maintains that she
opened her purse to pay the bill when
Tong seized a heavy stick OF wood ana
advanced in a menacing manner Then
il was that her father drew his gun
and fired one shot.
The wounded man was conveyed to
the Central Emergency Hospital in an
ambulance. Emergency Surgeons Pink
ham and Stevens upon examination
found that the bullet entered the face
on the left side and lodged in the cheek
bone. 1t was subsequently removed by
Chief Surgeon J. 1. Stephen and found
to be of thirty-eight ca1iber- The
wound, although serious, is not regard
ed as fatal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
Visiting Rebekah Injured.

Mrs. Mary Jaquillard, a visiting Re-
bekah of Martinez, met with a serious
accident last night. While on her
way to the Mechanics Pavilion with
her daughter she slipped and fell to
the pavement on Market street, near
Jones. At the Central Emergency
Hospital it was found that the woman
had sustained a severe lacerated
wound over the left eye and a pos
sible fracture of the skull. Owing to
the fact that she is over so years of
age the Injury is regarded as serious.
Mrs. Jaquillard was later removed to
the Clara Barton Hospital by reIa-
tiYes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
UNIVERSITY EVENTS

BERKELEY. Sept. 23.-The Associated Stu
dents have been materially assisted in carrying
out their scheme for a new football field by
the generosity of Z. V. Cowell so, who has
come forward with a voluntary loan of 5000
to help in paying the building contractors. The
lender Will exact interest and his only
security is the word of Professor George c.
Edwards, to whom the check for the amount
given Mr.. Cowell has always retained
his interest in his alma mater. newspaper
notice attracted his attention TO the students
need Of money.
A fire rally is the next thing on the card
for the rooters to enjoy. It will be held in
the Greek Theater on the evening of Friday.
September so. when there will be a big bon
fire and a torchlight parade. The rally COM
mittee has procured 500 torchiights. for which
the marchers will be expected to pay 10 cents
each. Glass brigades Will be formed under
separate leaders and f. L. Vollmer will be the
commander OF the entire regiment. There Will
be six speakers, yet to be selected.
The faculty of the College Of Engineering is
perfecting a scheme for a graduate course in
civil engineering for the masters degree. They
are also arranging TO confer the degree of
c. E for two years work in the field after
not been fully outlined their character will
not be known for month or more. There
have been no special graduates degrees hith-
erto, but this year the large number of APP
plicants justifes the establishment of these.
The scientific men at Berkeley are interested
in procuring for the Academy Of Sciences in
San Francisco exemption from taxes on the
ground that ii is an institution for the adj
N6ncement OF sclence ana maintains Tree
museum. A constitutional amendment has been
drawn up and this will be presented to the
next Legislature for action. The Academy
Of Sciences was chiefly endowed by the late
James Lick and Incorporated on January 16,
1871.
Under the title Automatic Electric Block
Signals" Mellen c. NJ. Hatch. ex'04 has
written an article for this months Journal
OF Technology, describing the block system
recently installed by the Southern Pacific Com
pany between Oakland and Port Costa. Pro-
fessor c. w. Woodwork of the agricultural
department is the author of a contribution
THE Organ of Smell in the Flea
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
SAYS HONEYMOON WAS
SUCCESSION OF SCENES
Anna A. Pereira Wants Divorce Be-
cause of Alleged Cruelties of
Her Husband.

OAKLAND. Sept. 23.-With any,
thing but a pleasant remembrance of
a honeymoon tour around the world,
Anna A. Pereira to-day began suit
for divorce against Frank Pereira on
the ground of cruelty. She wants the
custody of their three-year-old child
and alimony from a fortune estimated
at $4,000, and asks to resume her
maiden name of Anna A. Thomas.
Milan, Florence, Naples are not re-
membered for the beauty of Italian
sunsets, the snow-capped Alps or the
sparkling waters of the Mediterrane-
an, but for the brutalities alleged to
have been practiced by her husband.
At one place, she says, he struck her
with his fist and at another he abused
her. She says she has put up with
his treatment until she can stand it
no longer and now asks for a sever
ance of her marriage ties.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
LAWYER BROWN CITED
ON A SERIOUS CHARGE
Accused of Going on a Spree and
NegIecting to File Papers, There
by Losing a Case.


John K. Brown, lawyer, of Seattle
has been cited to appear before the
United States Court Of Appeals on Oc-
tober II and show cause why he
should not be disbarred for violating
the trust reposed in him by a client.
The charge against Brown is that he
received from the husband of Martha
Fl. Shields of Alaska $500 for the pur-
pose of filing certain papers in the suit
Of Mrs. Shields against the Mogollion
Mining Company and that he ne
elected to file the papers, thereby
causing his client to lose the suit. The
litigation involved the title to vaIu-
able mining property in Alaska It
was charged further that Brown was
on a spree at the time.
Mrs. Shields has asked the Circuit
Court of Appeals to reopen the min
ing case and has submitted affidavits
showing how the default occurred.
One of these is by Brown. who admits
that it was entirely through his
neglect that the case was lost.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
Railway Police Win.

OAKLAND. Sept. 23.-For an assault
on State Railway Policeman f. r.
Lewis. Judge Hall sentenced Christoph-
er Murphy. a San Francisco teamster.
to eighteen months in the County Jail
to-day. The sentence was but the car
rying out Of verdict arrived at by the
jury that tried Murphy and which up-
held the statements made by the rail-
way employees. 1t was shown that the
assault was unprovoked and needless
and the State police were INDICATED of
having done anything more than their
duty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER ..
Seattle Brewing and Mailing company 7s.11y ~ q
Washington corporation to Seattle 6IeW li
and Mailing Company Of state Of West III III
ginia. lot on NV corner OF Jackson and rlr l,l
streets n 100 By W $50, lots ID 70 % O'OSN
IL KeIersberger's Map Oakland; 81.
Agnes Borland widow to Harlow = bau
croft lot on Sc corner or summit anu 2 ~,
ninth or Prospect streets 40 ~ r. o1-O@'
being 40 feet OF lot II. Boriand properly
Oakland; $40 -, ,...-..,
in lot on Il line OF Willow street. los y or
Seward n q BY 90. lot 5. block B. 10
land Tract Oakland. $40
p Mullen lot on line OF Herman street,
32J. IS y to its intersection with NV nne or
Ayala avenue. thence 81 90. II N 50. w 5AAo.
/. map OF Vincente Peralta Reservation tract
John Gun (sinsle) to the Roman Catholic
Archbishop Of San Francisco corporation sole).
lot on line Of Jones street. 100 ~ or Grove
Z 90 by leo. corrected map Of Jones Tract
w b. ana Mary NJ Bradbury to Bradbury
Estate Investment Company, lot on y line o.
Spr1Ica street $50 r Of Davenport. u so b. "
100. block 50, map Town OF WoodstoeA. Ma
media; $40.
Csinglel Tot on SW corner OF Avon street and
second avenue. W 1916 BY ) 100 lots - ana
30 block 3. map Of blocks A. =. = vernon
Ann CUNNINGHAM widow TO Paulsna Hinch
Cvvife Of Joseph To. lot on y line OF Alcatia1
avenue. geo from Il boundary Inc o. Lorlh
Villa Tract. y 40 by f 40 oakland $40.
Lizzie j. Carriger widow 70 same loL on y
line OF Alcatraz avenue, 40 r from y boundaty
line OF Lorin villa Tract. y 40 By z 50. OAK
land: $40. 1000.
Lorenzo A. and Helen L. Moore (wife) and
Martha Moore widow TO Turner bEoWnrlsss
lot on 5 line OF Plymouth or College avenue
1856 " OF Elm street. ) III, ~ 50 = ~
w 1910 being " portion OF lots % ana 81
map OF Buena Vista Homestead. OaAIandi SiV
Lottie B. johnson (wife Of eugene 70 E1-
gene Johnson lot on " line OF twenty tnlId
avenue. 1913 y OF Nineteenth street w
1854 n so 13S S SOTO lot T. block G.
map Of subdivision so Associates Tract,
East Oakland: gift.
(singIel. lot on E line Of Mary street. 2l2:s
OF Addison s 33:4 BY 40. portion OF
lots Is and 10, block / McGee Tract. Berks-
ley; $40.
Richard II. TrenOuth to Elizabeth M. TIE
Mouth lots 1 and . block So Tract b. Berke-
ley Land and Town Improvement Association;
$40.
Annie K and Moses T. ArOnson to Nellie
Cain wife OF Charles. lot on y line Of Dwight
way 100 " Of Fulton street " 90 BY
I35 portion OF lot block 3 property Of
College Homestead Association. Berkeley; $40.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
FINDS DAUGHTER AND
HOUSEHOLD WARES GONE
Woman Complains That While She
Was i'm Jail Interloper Steals
Her Child and Furniture.

OAKLAND, Sept. 23.-While his
prospective mother-in-law, Mrs. Es-
Their Ramsey, was in JAIL Matthew
Gates ran away with her daughter,
Airline Alexander. il years old, and
married the girl, after swearing that
she was Of legal age. Gates is also
said 10 have made off with $3.50 worth
OF wearing apparel and furniture
enough 10 supply four rooms Such
IS the complaint that Mrs Ramsey
made to-day 10 Prosecuting Attorney
A. p. Leach. when she applied for a
search warrant for the recovery Of
her belongings.
Mother-in-Law Ramsey said she
made the discovery that her daughter,
goods and chattels had been stolen as
soon as she was released from Jail.
The woman declared she would pros
ecute Gates for perjury. All concern
ed are colOred residents Of West Oak
land
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
TELEPHONE COMPANY
FORMS NEW DISTRICT
County Manager Eugene j. Ellis Pro-
NOTED TO Take Charge OF
Large Territory.

OAKLAND, Sept 23.-Eugene J.
Ellis. county manager Of the Sunset
Telephone Company, has been pro-
NOTED TO be district manager of a
newly formed district, comprising
Alameda. Contra Costa, San Mateo,
santa Cruz. Santa Clara, San Benito,
san Luis ObispO and Monterey coun-
ties and a part OF Santa Barbara, with
headquarters in Oakland. The ap-
pointment will be effective October /.
Ellis successor as county manager
viii be announced later.
During nine years service IN the
telephone company Manager Ellis has
displayed unusual executive ablllty.
For FIVE years he has been at the head
OF the Alameda County department
and has greatly increased the eff
ficierrcy Of the service One feature
OF the new move appeals TO Oakland.
This city is made the central point Of
operations for the largest telephone
district in the State geographically
and second only to san Francisco in
the matter OF business
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
HOUSEBREAKER
CAUGHT IN ACT
Midnight Marauder Found
as He Makes His Entrance
Into BarroOm of a Hotel
PUTS UP LIVELY FIGHT
Knocks His WOuld-Be CaptOr
Down and Runs, but Is
Captured After a Chase
Oakland Office San Francisco Call
-.. 49, c,,4 %

Oakland Office San Francisco Call'
1915 Broadway, Sept. %.
daring housebrealSer. captured at
Havwards. was brought TO the county
Jail here to-day lie gives his name
as Josenh Jose. He was found climbing
snto the barroom Of the Occidental
Hotel at Haywards and before he was
made a prisoner gave the men engaged
in his capture a lively tustle in which
he an but made his escape.
Fred Rayer Joseph Soares and
Deputy County Clerk Zambreski were
returning home about 1880 o'clock last
night. the latter leaving his compan-
ions al the hotel entrance. Going TO
their rooms Soares and Rayer, looking
down some stairs and through a tran
som. saw Jose climbing through win
dow into the barrOOm.
Neither of the men had weapon,
and Rayer had about 5000 in his pocket
belonging TO the n. ;. c. ". Carnival
Association. which is holding a street
fair al Haywards, but without thought
OF their personal safety they immedi-
ately ran down the stairs and con-
fronted the man He tried TO make his
escape through a window when Soares
rushed al him and was knocked down
bv a blow from the mans fist. de
then Jumped through the window and
got into the street Here the pursuit
was taken up again. Zambreski, at
tracted by the noise. Joined, and after
a chase OF several blocks the man was
headed back by people coming from the
opposite direction and he allowed him
self 10 be taken.
He was in his bare feet and his cap
tors say he was as swift as loot
racer. He explained his presence in the
hotel by saying that he was looking
for q place to sleep. He says he took
OFF his shoes so as not TO disturb any
one.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
Fred p. Merely Seriously Ill.

OAKLAND, Sept %. = Deaths
shadow rests upon the home of Fred
P. Merely, a prominent and popular
Elk. who has been superintendent OF
the Judson Iron Works for many
years Mr.. Merely lies in a pre-
carious condition at his home, 1929
Market street. and attending physi-
clans have given up hope of prolong-
ing his life for more than a few hours.
He contracted a severe cold last Sun
day and has not left his bed since. He
Is 81 years old.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24

Nine. Fannie Francisco wills be
heard in another grand operate pro-
gramme at the Alhambra Theater this
afternoon. The programme will in
clude arias from lie Cid" Hamlet"
and Lucia di LammermOOr," the lat
ter by special request Among other
numbers will be 'Lakme," I'll Bacio,"
Three Green Bonnets," Proch's Va
riations'' and the Dutch song called
THE Gefopte Vogelaar." Melville FL
lis will be the accompanist and will
also play a solo. and Louis Newbauer
will be the f1utist.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
GIVE GODSPEED TO
A RETIRING PASTOR
Members of Brooklyn Presbyterian
Church Say Farewell TO the Rev.
Hugh w. Fraser.

OAKLAND, Sept. 23.-Oakland
presbytery has accepted the resigna-
ton of the Rev. Hugh w. Fraser.
pastor of Brooklyn Presbyterian
Church, who is about to go to the
First Presbyterian Church at Victo-
ria, B. c. In token of their apprecia-
ton of his five years work the par
ishioners of Brooklyn Church tonight
gave a large reception in honor of
their former pastor. who was the re-
cipient of a substantial token of their
sentiments.
During the evening officers and
members of the church gave express
sion to heartfelt regrets at DR.. Fra
ser's departure and best wishes for
his future. DR.. Fraser expects to
leave Oakland October for his new
field of religious labors.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
Marriage licenses.

OAKLAND. Sept 23.-The follow
ing marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk to-day: L. George
Wade, %. san Francisco, and Mamie
A Burr. 20. Haywards; Ed Ball, over
q. and Annie Yates, over Is, both Of
Oakland; Dedrich F. Colldewich, 20,
.. -.4-Itt a. ---.-s. a.. .,-..l ga ..sgtt-
more: Conrad J.. Wideman. over so
san Jose. and Russia V. Spencer. so,
Evansville, Wis.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
Mrs. Annie Stewart, Wife
of a Presbyterian Clergy
man, to Be Restrained
Is MENTALLY UNSOUND
Daughter of Famous Egyp-
tian Missionary Leaves
Her Home Partly Clad
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,


Because she is addicted to wandering
away from her home without shoes and
stockings and without being properly
clad, Mrs. Annie M. Stewart, wife OF
the Rev. Paul Stewart of the United
Presbyterian Church, was taken to the
detention ward of the Receiving Hos
pital this afternoon on a charge OF IN
sanity preferred against her by her
aunt, Miss Elizabeth Curry. The pa
tent has been somewhat erratic ana
was in an asylum once before.
She is the daughter of the Rev.
Ebenezer Curry, an Alexandria mis-
sionary, who for wears conducted mis-
sion home in the Egyptian city.
The examination of her case is set for
tomorrow morning at 1 o'clock From
the statement of her aunt Mrs. Stewart
is not dangerous, but she has become
unmanageable and can no longer be
trusted with the care Of herself.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24

ALAMEDA BOAT CLUB JNKs.-AIameda.
Sept 23--High inks viii be held By the
Alameda Boat Club at its quarters On the
estuary tomorrow night IN honor OF ths oars
men who won trophies IN the recent regattas
Representatives from the South End, Dolphin,
Ariel and Olympic rowing clubs OF San Fran
cisco viii attend The committee in charge
OF the affair consists OF Judge Fred 8 Cone
William Hammond Jr..' George Upper, I'd
ward Edwards and F. B. Thorning
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
Recovers Lost Gold.

OAKLAND. Sept. 2S.-John NJ.
Schmidt a saloon-keeper at 1877 San
Pablo avenue. has recovered $3.50 in
coin that he lost mysteriously several
days ago. The money was sent to
Schmidt by a neighbor and no ex-
plantations were made, according to
the liquor dealers report to the po-
lice.