The San Francisco call., 1905-06-13
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS,

/ CITY COUNCILMAN MEESE ON TOUR
| Oakland. June 12.-City Councilman Edwin
Meese departed to-day Tor an extended tour OF
the Eastern States
COURT VACATION BEGINs.-oakland.
June 12.-Court vacation began here to-day
and will continue until August IL. One Judge
VIII remain 70 attend to urgent matters.
PLACED ON TRIAL-Oakland, June 12.-
Crane Plumbing Company, was placed on trial
to-day for embezzlement. He is charged with
having stolen sums aggregat.ng $500
RICHARDS ON TRTAL.-oakland. June 10.
to-day in the Police Court on charge OF hav-
ing threatened to kill his divorced wife, Mrs.
Florence Richards. The case was continued.
CAPITALIST ILL.-Oakland, June l2-
dence, 1851 Fourth avenue from a stroke of
paralysis. He is. attended by Dr. Frank L.
Adams and DR.. d. D. Crowley. His recovery
is expected.
wIFEs CHARGES FALL-oakland. June
IF. F. Clay. a Southern Pacific Company
employe, was discharged in the Police Court
been heard on her charge that her husband
choked her and threatened to carve her with
a butcher knife.
CHILDREN MISSING.-Oakland. June 12.-
spectively. have been missing since yesterday
morning from their home, 6043 Apgar street.
Robert, the e-year-oId son Of Mrs. B. Nc
Gurthy, l241 Broadway, has also been reported
TO the police missing.
NEW MUNICIPAL LIGHT ENGINE.-Ala-
media, June 12.-Superiniendent Joseph b.
Kahn of the Municipal Electric Light De-
partment is directing the installation Of large
new engine and generator for the plant The
improvements to the city's electric light and
power works viii cost $4,000
CLERGYMAN'S WIFE DIES-Oakland,
June l2-Mrs. Frances 1. Winter. wife of the
Rev H. w Winter. pastor of the Emmanuel
Presbyterian Church, Forty-ninth street and
Telegraph avenue, died yesterday in this city.
Mrs. Whittier 81 years old, native of
australia. The funeral will be held Wednes-
day morning at II o'clock from the Church.
IDAHO EDITORS TO SEE ALAMEDA
Alameda June 12-Secretary John II Hartog
Of the Alameda Advancement Association is
making preparations TO entertain the members
OF the Idaho Press Association and show them
about the city. They are expected to arrive in
Oakland next Tuesday and after being shown
about that municipality by Secretary E. NJ.
Stearns Of the Board OF Trade the editors will
visit Alameda.
MAKES SERIOUS CHARGE.-Oakland,
June 12-J. P. Beckett. a contractor swore TO
a complaint to-day charging James Quinn
with having attacked Mrs Alice Fitzgerald
Sunday morning on Thrty-sxth street, near
West. Beckett says he witnessed the attack,
having been awakened at his home near by
when the woman screamed. Although Mrs.
Fitzgerald identified Quinn she refused to
make a complaint against him. the police
called upon Beckett.
SAFETY OF COLLEGE BUILDINGS
Berkeley. June 12.-Professor Hilgard to-day
suggested to his associates of the agricultural
college, the deanship of which he recently re-
signed to Professor Wickson that ii would be
wise to discontinue piling quantities of books
in the loft of the college building. on the south
side as that portion Of the building is not
perfectly supported The precaution thus sug-
gested gave rise TO a rumor that the .agricui-
! tural college is in danger Of collapse. but this
/ is denied by those in charge Of the campus In
stitrtion.
SORRY PLIGHT OF WOMAN Berkeley,
June 12.-Fmna Campbell was found by Dep
uty Marshal Moran in a vacant lot at College
and Derby streets this morning under the in
fiuence of liquor, partly dressed. and her body
bruised from repeated falls. She was taken to
police HEADQUARTERS and detained until her adj
dress learned. Her servant. a Salvation
Army woman. took charge Of Miss Campbell
later in the day tnd helped remove her TO the
residence at 2422 Claiming way She gave bail
in the sum Of $40 and will answer TO the charge
% being intoxicated before Justice Edgar to-
morrow.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.-Oakland June H.
The following marriage licenses were issued
by. the County Clerk to-day: Walter c. James,
27, Angel Island. and Sarah A. Morgan 26
Alameda: Bert T. sheeler. 81 and Margaret
J. simpson. 26. both of Oakland: Frank N
Rasmussen. 2s. Ferndale. and Elizabeth A.
Newark and Lille c. Petersen, % Haywar1s:
George F. Clark. %. Pomona, and Irfna NJ
Betten 20 Alameda Frank G. Gowing 25
and Alice D. Kincannon. D. both OF Los An
geles David A. Cords Jr. 81. and Mathide
B. No1nens. 80. both OF Alameda; Frederick
Hart, 2s. and Grace Ginini. %. both of San
Francisco. Joseph Carroll. .21 and Sophia Pre-
torious. IS. both OF Oakland Walter s. Dugan
81. and Helen K. Bede,l. 81, both of Oakland.