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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14

MISS COURTWRIGHT FOUND
INSANE BY COMMISSION.
Aged Father of the Young Woman We
While Testifying Against Her.
Doctors Called in Case Differ Widely as to
Patients Mental Balance.

OAKLAND, April 1S-After hearing
many witnesses and listening to much
family history, Judge Henry Melvin
and Drs. o. D. Hamlin and Susan j.
Fenton decided that Miss Alice B.
Courtwright, daughter of Rev. c. w.
Courtwright, q retired East Oakland
minister, is insane and she was COM
mitted TO Napa Insane Asylum to-day.
Her affection shows itself principally
through her talk about her family.
whom she has accused OF disgraceful
acts. Her father cried In giving his
testimony against her.
A determined effort is being made on
the part of the young woman TO save
herself, and H. G. Walker, her attor-
ney, has filed exceptions to the 1udg-
ment of the court and in the morning
will ask a jury trial If it Is denied
he states he will begin habeas corpus
proceedings.
Doctors are divided in their opinions
about the woman's sanity, and allo-
paths and homeopaths found another
rock TO split upon. Drs. n. A. Cham
berlain and Clarence Selfridge main
tanned the woman is sane, while Drs.
L. L. Rlggin and A Shirk. the allo-
paths, swore that sheSis insane.
She was found to te insane at Chi
,cago a couple of years ago, but friends
stepped in and got the court to allow
them to take her. She got away from
them Owing to the charges made by
the young woman against her family
the matter has attracted considerable
attention.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
DOES SPLENDID
WORK FOR CITY

OAKLAND, April 13.-The annual
meeting and. election Of officers of the
Oakland Board OF Trade will be held
next Tuesday evening at the headquar-
tiers of the organization. $40 Twelfth
street, at which time the annual re-
ports of the president and secretary
will be submitted for the approval or
the members and directors. II. G. Cap
well, the president of the Board OF
Trade, has spared no effort to increase
the efficiency of the organization DUR
ing the last year, and he has every rea-
son to be satisfied with the progress
made during his administration.
The annual report of Secretary Ed
win Stearns shows that In the last year
the Board of Trade has distributed
more than 300, 900 illustrated booklets
and other pieces Of literature descr1p-
tive Of Oakland and Alameda County
to inquirers In the Eastern states and
in Europe. By means Of the All Day
for a Dollar excursions more than
100 strangers have been induced to
visit this city, and many OF these have
since become permanent residents.
The Board of Trade has also rendered
valuable aid In getting an approprta-
ton Of $3.50, 600 for the Improvement of
Oakland harbor. and has, through the
work Of its secretary, been largely the
means of locating many new manufac-
turing enterprises In Oakland. which
have since become important factors in
the commercial life OF the community.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
PLAN STREET
IMPROVEMENTS
Town Trustees of Palo Alto
Meet Property Owners and
Consider Proposed Work
PROPOSITION FAVORED
Steps to Be Taken at Once
to Bituminize and Macad-
amize Big ThOroughfares
PROPOSITION FAVORED
Special Dispatch to IN. call.

PALO ALTO, April ia mass
meeting Of property was held
last night at the call OF the Town
Trustees to get an expression Of opin-
ion In regard to extensive street i'm
provements. The Trustees made a re-
port showing the amount OF work
proposed, its estimated cost and the
engineers preliminary plans. The plan
includes the paving OF Lytton. Hamil-
ton, Everett and Forest avenues for
six blocks and Alma, High. Emerson.
Ramona, Bryant and Waverly streets
for four blocks. The material to be
used will probably be bftumen in part
and crushed rock in part The cost to
the property-owners is estimated at
from s125.0 900 to s150.000. Some op-
position TO the project was manifested.
but a majority OF those present at the
meeting indorsed the proposal.
The Trustees will probably begin
proceedings at once to have the work
done Ten-year bonds forming Hen
on the property will be issued for the
cost of the work and installments and
interest will be paid annually. Under
the law providing for such bonds any
property-owner has the right TO pay
his entire proportion of the cost when
the work Is completed. and many OF
the owners will do so.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
CONDEMNS HOME
OF OLD LADY


OAKLAND, April 13.-Surrounded by
rats and filth, unwilling to voluntarily
abandon her hovel that she called
home, Mary Elliott, negress. reputed
to be more than 100 years old, has been
taken in hand by the Board OF Health
and her wretched quarters in a barn at
Twenty-second and Linden streets have
been condemned as unfit for human
habitation-
This drastic step has been taken be-
cause the aged occupant OF the miser-
able hut has resisted for months eff
forts of charitably disposed persons to
better her condition. Attempts to In
duce the centenarfan to leave utterly
failed. She persisted that here was her
home, for which she paid rent, and none
had the power to dispossess her. De-
spite her years the old woman's mind
is clear and she has met all advances
with the same argument. Her friends
gave UP In despair at last and appealed
to the authorities. a.
Concerning herself Mrs. Elliott is ST.
lent. She refuses to tell the story Of
her life. only declaring that she has
passed the century mark. Among her
acquaintances her extreme age has
been subject of much discussion, and
occasional remarks about her expert
ences seem to verify her claims.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
MAYOR .CONFERS
WITH OFFICERS

OAKLAND, April 13.-Mayor Frank
K. Mott inaugurated to-day at the City
Hall a cabinet of city officials. which
shall meet as occasion requires for gen.
eral discussion and formulation Of poll
cies to control the municipal admins
tration. Those who took part to-day In
the initial meeting were City Attorney
McElroy, City Engineer Turner, City
Auditor Breed. City Treasurer Bates;
George Fitzgerald, president of the
City Council; Edwin Meese, chairman
of the Council Finance Committee, and
Alexander McAdarn, chairman of the
Council Street Committee.
The general condition Of the city was
given consideration, plans for immedi-
ate action along lines Of public i'm
provement being freely discussed. 1t
was the unanimous opinion of the ofti-
cials that there should be no delay in
furthering street work wherever need
ed, and that the policy should be main
tanned Of pressing such betterments as
rapidly as possible. City Auditor
Breed gave a general statement con-
corning the public funds and presented
an approximation of what would be
available during the next fiscal year.
BY the interchange OF views the heads
of the various departments expect to
keep in close touch with each other
during the present term, and to make
the cabinet meetings an important fac
tor in the harmonious administration OF
public affairs.
The Mayor expressed himself as well
satisfied with the results Of the first
session, particularly as the plan re-
ceived the unanimous support of the Of
flcials in attendance.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
CHILDREN JOIN
|UNIOR LEAGUE
San Rafael School Pupils
Promise to Assist in the
Work of Improving City
WILL BE GIVEN BADGES
Teachers Are Meeting With
Great Success in Enlisting
Aid of the Little Ones
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call.

SAN RAFAEL. April 13.-The junior
league Of the San Rafael Improvement
Club has the names of nearly 700 chill
dren attending the public and parochial
schools on its roll. The children viii
aid in improving and beautifying San
Rafael and viii induce others to do the
same.
The children promise to refrain from
throwing paper in the streets. and they
will report the existence OF stagnant
pools where mosquitoes might breed.
Each member of the league will be pre-
sented with badge-blue and gold for
the grammar school pupils and red and
white for the children in the primary
classes. Each class will be presented
with a pennant bearing the letters j.
L. L C.-Junior League Improvement
Club.
The teachers of the schools are work.
ing hard to keep the children interested
In the work
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
WOMAN SCARES
AWAY BURGLAR
Pursues Thief Whom She
Surprises as He Is About
to Make Raid On Dwelling
WIFE ALONE IN HOUSE
Mrs. L. S. Church COnfronts
a ProwIer at Night and
Drives Him Out of Home

OAKLAND, April ia woman's
nerve bested a bold burglar last night
at the residence of Loncoln S. Church
OF the law firm Of Shook & Church, DO
Fairmount avenue. The woman is the
attorneys plucky wife, who stood her
ground alone while a pilfering intruder
breaking into the house was frightened
away before he had time 70 gather UP
any Of the Church family's lares and
penates.
Attorney Church was away from
home. shortly after o'clock Mrs.
Church was startled by the ringing OF
the front door bell She made no re-
sponse. but twenty minutes later was
again alarmed, this time by the crash
of glass at the rear Of the house. She
rushed out Of her bedroom, lighted the
gas and surprised the burglar, who was
Sn q hallway leading off the Kitchen.
instead Of fainting. Mrs. Church MADE
a r1,sh after the man, who stopped an
instant, surprised. evidently, at the
wornan's daring, and then made bolt
toward the front door. He forced IL
omen and ran down the steps, Mrs
church following, only TO see the fugl-
tive disappear in the darkness. Saus-
fed that she had driven of the thief
the nervv housewife locked up the
house and awaited the arrival OF ner
husband. The police were notified TINS
morning Of the occurrence.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
MADE
AGAINST FEES
Students of University OBJ
ject to Tax Put Upon
Them by the Authorities

BERKELEY, April 13.-The attempt
Of the university authorities to fill a
partly empty exchequer by doubling
the fees paid by students in the en-
gineering colleges and by more than
doubling the gymnasium fee exacted
of students is not to be carried out
without serious protest from the col
lege men affected.
To-day petition addressed to the
authorities of the institution was cir
culated on the campus in which the al
legged injustice of the proposed action
was referred to and the desirability of
resembling the order of the authorities
was explained Scores of names were
promptly attached to the document,
and in q few days 1t will be filed with
the powers in control of the university.
Prominent students who are familiar
profess to see in this latest increase of
students fees the last straw upon the
camel's back. They declare that it is
unjust to arbitrarily add to the burden
of the engineering students with a 100
per cent increase of the fee exacted
from them. The money thus secured
is supposed to cover the wear and tear
and injuries sustained by apparatus the
embryo engineers use. Last year about
800 Of these students paid the So fee be-
fore going to the summer school at
Santa Cruz. where practical work re-
Quiring the use of great deal of ex-
pensive apparatus is done. This year
the same sort Of school is to be op-
Grated, and students declare their be-
lief that its success will be materially
endangered If the $40 tax is insisted
upon.
The charge OF So for gymnasium pur-
poses affects all students. Until this
year only those who took gymnasium
work paid, and the charge was 81 Now
all must pay whether they take gym
nasium work or not. and the charge
Is So.
The Regents at their meeting a few
days ago were informed by their fin
ance committee that the university's s
income this year Is to be less than hith-
erto owing to change in the States as
sessment figures, upon which q large
share of the institutions income de-
pends. Economy, therefore, was or
dered, and with the economy ordered
has come the added tax put upon the
university students.
Students at the university now pay
an armory locker fee, medical exam
ination fee. military uniform fee, SEM
mary room fee, delayed registration fee,
special examination fee, REORGANIZATION
fee and special fee for non-residents.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
.SUNDAY-SCHOOL
WORK REVIEWED
special Dispatch TO III. can

STOCKTON, April 1s.-The five hun
dred delegates to the State Sunday
School Convention had busy day and
Central NJ. E. Church was crowded at
every session. The days work was iR-
teresting and profitable to the dele
gates, practical methods having been
presented by the speakers, among
whom were Dean Hiram Van Kirk OF
the Berkeley Bible Seminary. Rev.
Samuel Patterson OF Petaluma, Marion
Lawrance of Toledo, Mrs. NJ G. Ken
nedy Of Philadelphia, Howard Bement
of Palo Alto and James II. Scarr Of
Sacramento.
Late this afternoon there was a
teachers luncheon, with /. N. Halliday
as toastmaster. This evening DR..
Clampett, rector of Trinity Episcopal
Church, addressed the convention on
1.-The Sunday-School q Unique Oppor-
tunity for Character Building" and DR..
Lawrance on "The Sunday School
Teacher as a Soul winner The con-
vention is pronounced the most sue
cessful gathering of its kind In the HIS
tory Of the State.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
STUDENTS WHO
ARE TO SPEAK
FOR COLLEGES

pFRKFI.FY. Aprn l5.-Announcenent has
been made by the university authorities tnat
she commencement speakers for the university
az California for 1905 VIII be William Harry
Dehnn OF san Diego college Of social sciences.
president Of the Associated Students. menneT
al Phi Beta Kappa; Miss Ethel Bancroft Rich
a-dson OF Oakland. college Of social sciences
president Of the Associated Women StuoenSi
william Wakefield Whitton OF Oakland. col
1ege Of mining; Herbert II. Powell OF Santa
ciars candidate for the degree OF Phi D. In
the college OF letters. and Hugh Goodfelow OF
oakland who is 10 graduate this year from
the Hastings College Of the Law.
Professor C. D. Perrine Of the LICK OoserVa-
tory gave the second Of series OF lectures
this morning, describing his discoveries as an
astronomer before the students of the univer-
sity who are interested in that branch OF sci
ence. The lecture was delivered IN the stu
dents Observatory at il o clock. PROFESSOR
Iserrne is distinguished for his discovery Of the
sixth and seventh satellites OF jupiter made
BY him early in the year with the aid OF the
Noninations OF officers for the Associated
Students of the university are TO be made to-
juniors, are candidates for president The
contest between them VIII be for the highest
Office in the gift Of the university students.
constituting an honor highly priced and
The hair hour OF music in the Greek Theater
next Sunday afternoon viii be rendered by the
University Of California Glee Club. under the
direction Of DR. II. J. Stewart. and with the
assistance Of Thomas Richard. 's7, soloist.
Hearst Han. The programme will be fol-
lows; 'Bugle Song Hawley, University Of
California .Glee Club; Lotus Flower" Schu-
mann, the~Glee Club; vocal Solo by Thomas
Rfckard 81: Minstrel Boy," a national air,
the Glee Club: Calm as the Night" Bohm,
the Glee Club; The Chapel" Kreutzer. the
Glee Club.
The last rally Of the college year was held
tonight In the Greek Theater, when the
athletes who are to take part in the field day
next Saturday and the debaters and boating
crew were accorded an ovation, the student
body cheering them on TO an expected victory.
Speeches We're made by the boating coach, z.
NJ Garnett and by Trainer Christie.
The Society OF Skull and Keys gave its an
nual farce in the Nacdonough Theater IN Oak
land last night, What Happened TO Jones''
being produced with notable success. Admit
tance was by invitation only The cast was as
follows: Jones, Frank Gillilen; Ebenezer
GOodly. professor of anatomy, Frank Clarke;
Anthony GOooly. DID,. Percy Wicks: Richard
Heatherly, Read Baker; Thomas Holder James
Mullen; William Bigbee Herbert Harold
Henry Fuller. Albert Spencer; Mrs Goodly,
John Geary. C1ssy. Charles DeArmond; Mar
Jorie, Power Booth; Minerva. Harold Plummer;
Aivina Starlight, Claude ellis; Helma Mark
Daniels.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
VICIOUS HORSE
ATTACKS A BOY

OAKLAND, April 13.-A vicious stall
lion grabbed Herbert McAuley of 1897
Shattuck avenue by the thigh to-day
and shook him and had to be beaten
over the head before 1T would loosen
its hold on its victim. The horse hung
on with the tenacity of bull dog Mo
Auley's father, attracted by cries,
struck the horse on the head with a
heavy monkey wrench in order to make
it let go.
McAuley is IT years OF age and
drives the horse each day from their
home TO his fathers blacksmith shop
at Sixth and Franklin streets To-
day, in going into the stall, the horse
tried to crowd him and when he hit 1t
with his hand to make it step over it
grabbed him with his teeth and shook
him like a rat. The boy was taken to
the Receiving Hospital, WHARF 1t was
found his thigh was badly lacerated
and the muscles bruised and bleeding.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
ALAMEDA COUNTY news

WEEDS HIS AccUsER Oakland. April Ii:
Joseph Perry. 10 years old. resiaing az oGo %
Miss Sarah Ward. is years old. who had
caused his arrest
sALIoONMAN FoRFEITe BAII.-oakland.
hpri APE as for9eitsa $50 bail in the
Police Court to-day on q charge OF violating
the midnight closing ordinances.
FAILS IN CHARGEs.-Oakland April L.
Judge s. P. Hall to-day denied Agnes v. An
derson divorce from Joseph s. Anderson on
charges had not been sustained ana were TOO
trivial to warrant q decree.
BUSINESS PROPERTY soLD.-oakland
April 1sons Of the most imPSrtapt vs ssIes so0 OF
mes lot on the corner Of Thirteenth and Frank
lin streets to Edward McGary and Thomas
HspsS ans of es sna costa pos
s35. 900,
MARRIAGE LICENSES-Oakland. April
1S-The following marriage licenses were is-
sued by the County Clerk to-day: Antoine p.
Silva. over 21. and Amelia Allie. over 1S, both
of Oakland; Joseph Peacock, IS. and Sarah Il.
90, and Emily Flora. II. both Of Berkeley:
Manuel ID. Ferry, 26, and Jennie .. rrago, Is
April 13.-The funeral Of Mrs, B. G. Soule
who died last Tuesday, was held to-day at
2:30 p. M. from the family residence at 1b0
Quoted Quoted by the Rev. q. 7. WaikIey. The pail
bearers were: Fred Dieckman. E. c. Sessions
Jr., VIII Stubbs Harry Baker. w. b. Ed
wards Bernard Ransome, Roy Macdonald and
Lawrence Harris.
NEW BANK FOR CENTERyILL.E.-Cen-
terville, April 13.-Senator j. q. Mattos and a
number of well-known business men OF this
section have completed arrangements for the
establishment Of a commercial and savings
bank at Centervflle. and already the entire
capital stock has been subscribed. Among the
stockholders are: A.. Lebrecht OF Oakland, j.
F. Cunha Of Haywards and Ehrman Brothers
Of San Francisco.
WILL SING rGRUCIFTxIoN."-oa Oakland.
April 13.-Stainer's famous oratorio< The
Crucihxion. will be sung next Sunday even
Ing by the choir of the First Congregational
Church. In addition to the oratoric, Mrs.
Grace Davis Northrup. who returns to the
church after an absence Of lnearly four.
Green Hill Far Away
GRANTED DEGREES Oakland, April Is.
Elsie Z. Brothers was granted hnaf decree
OF divorce to-day from Joseph e Brothers on
the ground Of cruelty. She was allowed to
resume her maiden name Of Elsie E. Williams.
Ellen j. Tabor was granted an interlocutory
decree from William J. Tabor for cruelty She
nad about $30. 600, and she stated that he mar
rleu ner only to get her money, and beat her
wnen ne failed She was allowed to take her
maiden name of Jones'
CITIZENS CONDEMN GAMBLING.-oak-
lana, April 1.-THE members of the People
forum met at Alcatraz Hail. West Oakland,
tonight and publicly denounced gambling
every form were made by prominent members.
including Rev. Dwight e. Potter Of the Union
street Presbyterian Church. Mrs Dudley Ang-
win and otherx
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
Cornerstone of First Metho-
dist Episcopal Church Laid
With Fitting Ceremonies
MANY PASTORS ATTEND
Rev. e. r. Ollie of Oakland
Delivers an Address Ap-
prOpriate to the Occasion
speolal pl.Dateh to The can.

SAN MATEO. April 13.-The cor
nerstone Of the First Methodist Epis-
copal Church of this city was laid
to-day with appropriate ceremony.
Rev. Samuel Quickmire, pastor OF the
church, presided and was assisted by
several other weli-known clergymen.
The ritual Of the Methodist church
was used.
Rev. w. Kent, pastor Of the M. q.
Church in Redwood City, read the
opening statement. and the Rev.
James H. N. Williams. pastor Of
Simpson Memorial NJ. E. Church in
San Francisco, read the prayer and
the Scripture lesson. Rev. E. r. Ollie,
D. D., pastor of the First M. e.
Church in Oakland. delivered the ad-
dress on the text, Behold / lay in
you for foundation a stone, q tried
stone, precious cornerstone. He
that believeth shall not make haste"
The benediction was pronounced by
the Rev. G.. H. Kirkbride.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
TWO Men DIE
In NAPA RIVER
Special Di.p.seh to Tne CAN

NAPA, April 13.-Peter Costa. who
resided near Yountyille. and Roma da
Col. young San Franciscan who was
visiting Costa, were drowned In the
Napa River late Wednesday night.
Their bodies were recovered this morn
ing.
Costa and Da Col, with another
young man who worked on the McFar-
land place. spent Wednesday together
near Yountville. In the evening they
went down to the river and got In an
old rowboat Costa and Da Col intend
ed taking their companion across the
river to his place Of work. When they
got into. the boat it rapidly filled with
water and Costa and Da Col fell over
board. They were unable to swim and
the current being swift they were car
ried of and drowned. Their companion
managed to paddle to the shore. At
midnight he notified the household Of J..
L Weber, who lives near by. Of the
fate of Costa and Da Col. Early this
morning the neighbors commenced to
drag the river for the bodies and finally
succeeded in raising them.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
WORKMEN DIG
UP A SKELETON
sp.clal pi.patch % rhe calI.

SAN BERNARDINo. April Is. -
workmen engaged In digging the
foundation for a new gas plant at the
corner Of First and ID streets were
startled this afternoon when they found
a human skeleton buried about two feet
below the surface of the street The
bones were those Of large man. So
far as could be ascertained from the
crumbling remains there had been no
violence done the body. No one here
remembers burials having taken place
on the spot where the bones were
found.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
BANQUET FORMER PASTOR.

ALAMEDA, April 1S.-Rev. w. w.
Scudder Jr. and wife were rendered
q reception and banquet this evening
by the members of the First Congre-
gational Church. Of which Mr.. Send
der was formerly pastor. The festal
tables were spread in the assembly
hall OF the new church, which will be
formally dedicated next Sunday. Two
hundred and fifty persons participated
in the reception and banquet, which
were directed by the Rev. L. Potter
Hitchcock, pastor Of the church.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
ROTTEN EGGS
FOR SOCIALIST
Special Dispatch to me Cali.

SAN BERNARDINO. April 1S.-When
a Socialist speaker named McClain
criticized the National Guard In caustic
terms and referred to the Native Sons
of the Golden West as a lazy and
shiftless class" some boys climbed to
the top Of adjoining building and
broke up the meeting with rotten eggs.
McClain had been here about eight
weeks holding nightly meetings, but
agreed to leave town at once.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
MEETS DEATH
UNDER ENGINE
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN BERNARDINO. April 1s. =
Charles p. vanekers. an inspector of
the Santa Fe, was crushed to death to-
day by locomotive at the Needles.
Vanekers had gone under the engine
to repair some defective part when the
engineer started 1t up after giving three
blasts on the whistle. Vanekers failed
to crawl out In time and was caught
under tho firebox and fatally crushed.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-14
Harrier Popular in vallejo.

VALLEJO, April 13.-Attorney L.
". Harrier, who was appointed to the
Superior Court bench Of Solano Coun-
ty to fill the vacancy created by the
elevation of Judge Buckles. is a grad
uate Of the University of California.
While at Berkeley he was a class
mate Of Governor Pardee and was
one of the founders Of the Chapter
Beta Theta Pi. After graduation
the new Judge came to Vallejo to re-
side and served two terms as City
Superintendent Of Schools. Later he
was elected City Attorney and has
held that Office for eight years.