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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
KILLED BY SHOT
full IN FACE
Accidental Discharge of Gun
Ends Life of Mrs. Null
queeney Near Livermore
TRIGGER CAUGHT IN BED
Careless Shepherd Leaves the
Weapon Where 1t Is Easily
Fired When Picked Up

LIVERMORE, Jan. 4.-Mrs. mary
Mulqueeney, the largest woman rancn
operator in Alameda County, was sno'
in the face and killed by the acciden-
tiaI discharge of a shotgun at net
home near Midway this morning
Death was immediate, as large part
of her face was torn away.
Mrs. Mary Mulqueeney owned anu
operated a ranch of 5000 acres between
Liverrhore and Midway. This properly
is fine hill and grazing land ana zen
to her twelve years ago when ner nus
band died. She was woman or Iorce
and character and took hold OF the
ranch and operated it herself Win
great profit. A band of sheep was graz
ing but a short distance from the nome
in charge of Mat Burrill, and 1t was
the custom of the shepherd to patroi
the band during the night with shot
gun to protect the young lambs from
the coyotes. If coyotes were heard ne
fired his gun to brighten them, even IL
he could not see the animals.
Toward morning Burrill went to the
clubhouse on the ranch and took
short sleep. Instead of putting the gun
in the corner he placed it beside his
bunk, and when he got up this morn
ing he left it there.
Mrs. MulQueeney went to the bunk
house at about noon time to put 1t In
order. She started to pick up the gun,
drawing 1t toward her; the trigger
caught in something that lay near the
bunk, and the full charge took effect In
her face.
She leaves three sons, Frank Null
queeney, who owns the Club stables in
Oakland. and M. c. and w. c. Null
queeney, who have been with her on
the ranch. The body was brought to
Livermore tonight by DR.. Warner and
Deputy Coroner Conrad
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
BEGIN TEARING
OUT The SIGNS
Business Men Generally Com
mence to Comply With the
Order From Mayor Olney
MAKE LITTLE TROUBLE
Street Department Ready to
Proceed Where Merchants
Have Failed to Take Action

Oakland Office San Francisco Call
1915 Broadway. Jan. 4.
This was the carpenters busy day in
Oakland. From one end of Broadway
and Washington street to the other the
merchants FASTENED to comply with
Mayor Olney's sign-removal order.
There were some who procrastinated
These will be attended to by the street
department tomorrow, which will be-
gin to remove all standing instructions
and cart them off to the corporation
yard to De chopped up for kindling
wood in the City Prison.
Street Inspector w. w. Blair notified
merchants generally that Today was
the last day of grace. His reception
was in the main satisfactory, showing
a desire among, the business men to get
behind the Mayor in the move to i'm
prove the appearance Of the principal
retail shop thoroughfares. In a few
cases merchants were rebellious and
defied the city authorities to remove
their signs. Such as were stubborn will
be visited tomorrow by city employees
who will be equipped with tools for
immediate action.
City officials have tried to impress
merchants that the maintenance OF
signs on the streets has been permitted
by sufferance, not by right; that nc
one has power to grant as a privilege
the use of streets and sidewalks fol-
such purposes. 1t is upon this condi-
ton that the summary removal of the
Instructions has been ordered by the
Mayor. He says his only purpose is to
tone up the city's externals.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
ALL ON STRIKE
EXCEPT CLOCK
Employees of Sanitary Re-
duction Works Quit Be-
cause of the Timekeeper
MECHANISM IS SILENT
Men Were Well Paid and
Employers DO Not Know
What They Were Doing

The introduction OF an employees
time clock at the Sanitary Reduction
Works at the foot Of Eighth street was
the cause of eighty men quitting their
work yesterday. The men sternly re-
fuse to ring up their time. They also
made demands which the employers
refuse to accede to. The places were
filled yesterday with new men and the
company says 1t will have no trouble
in having the work done.
A letter was sent to the board OF
directors of the sanitary company
Monday, giving two reasons why they
left work: "First-We do not wish to
work under the time clock. Second
We wish to be paid time and a half
for working Sundays and overtime at
night"
Andrea Sbarboro, in speaking OF the
walkout. said: This is the most un-
reasonable strike ever declared in San
Francisco. we employ about eighty
men. Their work requires no skill
whatever. The lowest wages paid Is
$55 month: most Of them receive $50
and some of them get as high as 800
a month. They have been working
without any check on time, as they
pleased and when they pleased. The
board of directors ordered an en-
ployes' time clock and 1t was sent over
to the works. The superintendent In
formed us that the men refused to
work under the time clock.
In regard to paying their demand
for overtime, the board would have
considered it, as it was reasonable, al
though the men were making good
money. but the board absolutely re-
fused to do away with the time clock.
THE Sanitary Reduction Works,
which is an absolute necessity to the
city, cost the stockholders $3.50, 900. The
stockholders have not received one
cent in dividends, nor have the officers,
hence the board did not feel justified in
continuing to pay high wages for
work when it did not even know what
the men were doing"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
THINKS BULLET
WENT TO. MARK
Trail of Blood Found Lead
ing From Spot Where Bur-
glar Was Made a Target
SHOPKEEPER TAKES AIM
Lies in Wait for Intruder
and Fires as Prowler Is
Getting Through Window
Oakland Office San Francisco Call
1O16 Broadway, Jan. 4.

Oakland Office San Francisco CAL,
1915 Broadway, Jan. 4.
Leading from the store of E. G. Gar
guila, 906 East Twenty street, De-
tectives Eolland and Shorey found a
trail of blood this morning, mute evil
dence, they take it, of the successful
aim Garguila took last night at bur-
glar, whom he heard proving about
the place. The shopkeeper had been on
guard, because his place was entered
last Saturday night, when $23 and a
blanket were stolen.
It was 2:30 o'clock this morning that
Garguila heard a front window slowly
raise. With pistol in hand he waited
until he could barely outline a mans
form at the opening. Then he fired
three times at the half-raised window.
TWO bullets crashed through a pane of
glass and a third sank into the win
dow sill.
Garguila heard a rustling and sound
as or a man running. He did not pur-
sue what he believes was the burglar.
At that time Garguila did not realize
ne might have wounded the intruder.
The detectives traced the blood to the
street. They believe the burglar was
shot and got away on a bicycle.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
SAILED.
ur.l,1rla
stmr Jeanne. Bartlett. Seattle and Tacoma

Wednesday. January 4.
stmr Jeanie Bartlett, Seattle and Tacoma
OUTSIDE BOUND IN-MIDNlGHT.
sobr onward bktn Gardner City. schr Wa
uona scbr Transit and bktn Encore.
OCEAN STEAMERS
NEW yORK-Arrived Jan .+-Stmr Furnes-
sia from. Glasgow; stmr Teutonic from Liv-
arrooI and Queenstown: stmr Princess Vic
toria ouise from Hamburg.
sailed Ian 4-Stmr Oskar l, for Christian
sand and Copenhagen.
"a Observation-Disclosures Jan 4-Stmr Sax
onSa from Liverpool, for Boston.
rived Jan 8, 3 m-Stmr Baltic, from
Na,r YORK. for Liverpool. and proceeded.
IrvERPOOI<-Saile Jan 4-Stmr Majestic,
,v.ar, New York via Queenstown.
HAMBURG-Arrived Jan 4-Stmr Bel
r-a,.ia from New York.
'1ONDON-Arrived Jan 4-stmr Columbian.
irS G:FENOA@sailed Dec s1-stmr Romantic. for
Boston
Moana. from Vancouver. via Honolulu and
brisbane.
limited states from New York. via Christian
sand
land from New York. via Dover.
PALERMO-Arrived Jan 4-Stmr Romantic,
from Genoa. for Boston.
JTHAMPTON-Sa Jan 4-Stmr Krou
Prinz Wilhelm. from Bremen for New York
Observation-Disclosures Jan 4-Stmr income
dia. from Portland Ore. via Yokohama.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
INCUBATOR BABY FEELS
BETTER FOR TREATMENT
Doctor Clark Pleased With PROGRESS Little One Is MdknQI
STRHNGE EXPERIMENT SRVES THE LIFE OF CHILD

OAKLAND, Jan. 4.-To Doctor w.
"A. Clark, superintendent Of the Ala
media County Infirmary, belongs the
distinction of having been the first
physician who has ever used chicken
incubator for the purpose of maturing
an infant. Thus far his experiment
has proved successful. The infant Is
now in it's second week Of incubator
life and is apparently thriving.
The baby is the child of Mrs. Elsie
Wells of 5023 Morton street, Alameda,
and was born on Friday, December %,
and was so feeble at birth that Doctor
Clark feared the little one would not
live.
Then Doctor Clark commenced to
put his wits to work. He thought or
the chicken incubator that had long
been used at the infirmary chicken
yard and he forthwith ordered IT
brought to the ward
Tucked cozily away in tiny blankets
with the regulated heat from the In
cubator lamp warming it to its little
bones, the baby commenced to i'm
prove. 1t opened it's bright little eyes
and smiled and cooed approvingly
Days passed and life grew stronger IN
the baby. It's food was digested well
and it seemed to enjoy the narrow con-
fines of it's queer living place. Doctor
Clark was pleased and he knew his
experiment was success.
When the baby was born" said the
doctor, 1T was so feeble that l saw
at once that artificial means must be
used to preserve it's life. / was deplor-
ing the fact that we did not have
regular infant incubator at hand, when
the thought came to me that perhaps
one of the ordinary kind might an
swer. l knew that the life of the
child could not be saved except by the
use of an incubator, and rather than
have the baby die for lack of trial, I
decided to make the experiment.
The infant at the time of it's birth
weighed about two pounds. Now 1t
weighs three, and appears to be doing
fairly we'll OF course there are many
chances against saving the child, but
at least my experiment has demon
strated that an ordinary incubator
may be used in an extreme case"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
PIONEER MERCHANT DIES
SUDDENLY IN HIS BATH
David Vogt, Leader of the German
Colony, Passes Away at
Ripe Old Age.

Dav10 tOgt. Ieducf oi the OCrinaAi
Colony, Passes Away at
Ripe Old Age.
OAKLAND, Jan. david j. Vogt,
one of the oldest and most respected
merchants of Oakland and a leader
of the German colony of this city, was
found dead this evening in a bathtub
in his residence, 522 Twentieth street.
Mr.. Vogt had gone to take a bath
before retiring and when he did not
reappear at a proper time investiga-
ton was made and he was found to
be dead. Heart failure at a ripe age
in life is supposed to have caused
DEATH Mr.. Vogt had been connect
ed with the mercantile world in Oak
land for about forty years. For many
years he was the senior partner in
the livery stable firm of Vogt &
Gates at the corner of Thirteenth and
Franklin streets, but lately he retired
from business and had been living
quietly with his family.
The deceased took an active part
in the life of the German colony. He
was treasurer of the local lodge of
Hermann's Sons and had held that po-
sition for years. He also took an ac-
tive interest in the Turn Verein and
the various German musical and So
cial organizations of the city. A
widow, whom he married but a few
years ago, and large family survive
him
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
HUBBY THINKS HIS
WIFE KISSED COUSIN
Husband Also Accuses Her of Squan-
dering Money for Bible and
Knickknacks

OAKLAND, Jan. 4.-Charge and
counter-charge was made by John and
Mary Russell of West Berkeley to-day
In the trial of their divorce suit be-
fore Judge Ellsworth. She accuses
him of cruelty and he charges her
with having squandered his money
and behaved in an indiscreet way with
other men. Russell said she had spent
80 for Bible and $13 for things to
hang on the wall. He also said that
he had seen his wife kiss one Flery
Mccarthy, a counsin of his, who
boarded at the Russell home.
Both Mrs. Russell and Mccarthy de-
MED the charge and maintained that
nothing but the most proper relations
had existed between them. After con-
sidering the matter Judge Ellsworth
intimated that the wife was entitled
to the divorce, but postponed his de-
c1sion until the pair talked over the
disposition to be made of the three
children.
While it is some weeks since Ross
Van Horn was granted a divorce from
Marion Van Horn and the custody of
their son, Willis, he has been unable
to get the child from it's mother and
this afternoon sued out a writ of
habeas corpus directing Mrs. Van
Greene tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. The writ was served by the
Sheriff's deputy at her fome in Berke-
ley this evening.
Blanche Fulton was granted a di-
vorce from Joseph Fulton, whom she
accused of having deserted her imme-
diately after their wedding. She was
also allowed to resume her maiden
name of Blanche L. Phelps.
Annie B. Huber was granted a d.
VERGE from Charles o. Huber on the
ground of desertion. She was also
awarded $50 a month alimony and
given the custody of their 16-year- old
daughter, Lucille.
Suit for divorce on the ground of
cruelty has been begun by Margaret
P. Sinkwitz against William Sinkwitz
Nellie Olson has begun a suit for d.
vcrce against Edward C. Olson on the
ground of cruelty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
HEALTH BOARD TO PROHIBIT
BARRIERS POWDER PUFFS
New Ordinance Is Intended to Prevent
Spread of Disease Through Care
lessness in Shaving Shops.

ALAMEDA, Jan. Powder puffs,
spcnges and stick alum will not be
permitted to be used in local barber
shops if a new ordinance prepared by
the Board of Health for the regulation
of tonsorial establishments is passed
by the City Trustees. Under the same
measure no barber will be allowed to
prescribe for or treat any skin disease
unless he is regularly licensed physi-
clan. Every wielder of the razor and
scissors will also be required to wash
his hands with hot water and soap
after each shave and hair clip and
sterilize his instruments.
Details of the proposed ordinance
were discussed by the City Board of
Health last night and II was the gen.
eral sentiment that the rules govern
ing local barber shops should be more
stringent. With a few exceptions the
projected enactment will contain the
stipulations to be found in the tom
serial sanitary code in effect in the
city of New York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
Increases Punishment.

OAKLAND, Jan. 4.-Punishment
for unlawfully carrying concealed
weapon will be increased from max
imum fine of 800 to $500 under the
provisions of an ordinance which has
been introduced in the City Council
at the instance of Police Judge Nor
timer Smith. The present law is not
considered by the authorities adequate
to meet conditions. Suspicious char
acters arrested for bearing firearms or
other dangerous weapons can be i'm
prisened for not more than fifty days
The new ordinance will enable a
Judge to send man to jail for ESQ
days If conditions warrant
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
RAILROAD MANS IDEA OF
VALUE OF EDUCATION
Unusual Letter From Transportation
Expert to the Berkeley Board
of Education.

BERKELEY, Jan. 4.-The value of
education is questioned by General
Manager w. F. Kelly of the Oakland
Traction Consolidated Street Railway
System. In a letter to the Board of
Education Manager Kelly replies to a
request for a printed form of ticket
which the board desired to give chill
dren to whom 1t Is under obligation
to provide street railway transporta-
ton, in part, as follows:
I'VE have no tickets of any descrip-
ton. Our own Office force and direc-
tors pay cash fares like any other pas
sengers and we cannot consistently is
sue or receive tickets of any description
in payment Of fare. If pupils cannot
be trusted with their car fare 1t would
seem as though educational efforts in
their behalf are of doubtful value"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
Exchange wants LEGISLATION.

OAKLAND, Jan. 4.-The Oakland
Merchants Exchange has gone on rec
ord in favor of certain legislation
both State and national, as follows:
For action by the California State
Legislature: The county division bill.
providing means for dividing Alameda
County; a bill to extend time on open
accounts from two to four years and
upon notes from four to six years; a
general pure food law; a mutual fire
insurance law. For action by Con-
gress: To give the Interstate Com
merce Commission greater>powers; to
improve Oakland harbor
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
TO MAKE TEST CASE OF
CHARGE FOR VACCINATION
Berkeley Trustees Suggest Means by
Which DIR. WOOlsey May
Be Paid.
prpnrIrv Ian -

BERKELEY, Jan. 4.-The bill of
DR.. F. H. Woolsey for vaccinating
school children in accordance with or
ders of the Board of Education is to
be made the subject of a suit to test
the right of the Trustees to engage
such services and to pay for them at
the rate charged by DR.. Woolsey. The
doctors bill amounts to $425. Pay
ment of the claims was refused by the
Auditor, who declared he could find no
warrant for authorizing payment for
such services.
At meeting of the board last night
1t was suggested that DR.. Woolsey
bring suit and make a test case and
this probably will be done. In the
meantime he will submit an itemized
bill to the Trustees as a legal formal
ity.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
Teachers Assigned.

OAKLAND, Jan. 4.-The Board of
Education has made the following as
signments of teachers: Miss Anna
Brewer, head of English department
Oakland High School; Miss e. j.
Brock, Oakland High School; c.. H.
Rugh, principal Franklin School, to
I'LL vacancy caused by leave of absence
granted J. F. Chandler; 8. p Meads
principal Washington School; Miss
Alice Davis, transferred from Garfield
to Franklin School; Miss Irene Han
kinson, new class, Garfield School:
Miss Ethel Bartlett, new class, Pied
mont School; Mrs. E. E. Chisholm,
Durant School; Miss Thompson. La
fayette School: Miss Gertrude Lane,
transferred from Lincoln School to
Bay School, exchanging with Miss r.
Beauvais: Aaron Turner. Evening
School.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
COMMENCES PROCEEDINGS
TO RECOVER THE BABIES
Founding Asylum Seeks to Regain
Possession of Infants Taken From
Its Agents In Arizona.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 4.-Habeas
corpus proceedings were begun in the
Supreme Court here to-day on behalf
of the New York Founding Asylum.
which seeks possession of about
twenty children brought from New
York to Arizona by the secretary sew
eral months ago and placed in the
homes of Mexican families 1T Morencj
and Clifton. The children were TAX
en- away from the societys agents by
citizens and regularly adopted through
q process of the Probate Court. The
writs are returnable January and
will necessitate bringing the children
to Phoenix. a distance of fully 800
miles
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
POISONER DESTROYS
MANY PET CANNES
Linda Vista Dog Owners Unite to Bat
tie Against Miscreant Who Has
Used Strychnine.

OAKLAND, Jan. 4.-The dog pois-
oner is abroad in the Linda Vista dis
trict of Piedmont. Residents of that
aristocratic section have organized in
defense of their pets. A fund of 800
has been raised as a reward for the
apprehension of the miscreant who
has so willfully destroyed many dogs
of high and low degree.
Among the sufferers who have lost
priced animals are DR.. E. j. Boyes.
G.. A. K. Davis, w. j. Mathews. Will
liam r. Veitch, c. w. Cause, Fred C.
Gift and Walter kellogg. Some of
the poisoned dogs have been subjected
to autopsy. In each case strychnine
was found to have been the cause of
death.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
Soldier Escape Arrested.

e. L. Mccormick, one of the four
prisoners who escaped from the Pre-
sidio guardhouse Monday night. was
arrested last night on Stockton street
by Policemen Sam Orr and Barney
Refill. He was booked at the City Hail
station for deserving from the United
States army.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
FIRE RENDERS FAMILY
DESTITUTE AND HOMELESS
Dwelling OF Railroad Man Burns
While He and Children Are
at Theater

at IneaJer.
BERKELEY, Jan. 4.-By the burn
ing Of their home at Allston way. near
the Santa Fe Railroad track, last
night Charles Atwood and his wife and
six children were left destitute. The
entire family were in attendance at an
Oakland theater while their home
burned to the ground. When Atwood
returned and found heap of smolder-
ing ashes he talked wildly of suicide
and was restrained with difficulty from
doing violence to himself. .,f-
The house was built by him out or
his savings as a section foreman FOR
the Santa Fe Company and had been
occupied about a year. Neither build
ing nor furniture was Insured. Tne
blaze Is believed to have started from
a lamp left burning in the house.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05

WERE NOT ROBBERs.-Oakand. Jan. a.
Jeremiah Crowley. Michael Sullivan and John
Powers, charged with having attacked and
robbed a Chinaman DISCHARGED to-day
after examination before Police Judge Nor
timer Smith. There no evidence TO indf-
cate robbery. Complaints charging battery
subsequently sworn out against the trio
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05

Joco and Jack.
They try baiIooning and create q SEN
sation. In Next Sundays Call-Comic
Section.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-01-05
ADVERTISEMENTS.
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