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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
LAND ESTIMATE FOR OAKLAND
PARKS Is NEARLY A MILLION
Ordinance Calling for Vote on Bond
Issue to secure Amount 10 BE
Presented Soon

OAKLAND. Nov. 17-Mayor Frank
K. Mott said yesterday that the to
tai cost Of the lands for public parks,
for which provision was made last
night at a special meeting OF the City
Council, when an ordinance prepared
by the Mayor was passed 10 print,
would probably be between $500, 600
and $500, 600.
AS soon as possible an ordinance
providing for the calling of a bond
election for the purchase of the pro-
posed park lands viii be prepared and
presented TO the City Council The
land which It is proposed to secure for
the use Of the city includes Adams
Point, The Willows. a strip OF property
adjoining Bushrod Park, the De
F'remery property on Adeline street, a
lot at p and Peralta streets. a lot on
East Seventeenth street, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth avenues; a strip
of land adjoining the Adams Conserva-
tory, a lot on Wayne avenue and a lot
on Peralta street, between Ninth and
Tenth.
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SUES FoR CUSTODY OF CHILD

OAKLAND. Nov Ito secure the
custody of their minor child, Ronald
Seed, Mrs Phebe j. Seed filed suit Fri
day against her divorced husband.
Frank Seed. At the time of the d.
.vorce, last December. Seed was award
ed the custody of the seven-year- old
son, but Mrs. Seed was to be permitted
to see the boy each Saturday and Sun
day. In her complaint she alleges that
her husband put the boy into Santa
Clara College and that the rules of
that institution do not allow her to see
him except at rare intervals. She
further claims Ronald is in need of
the care that only a mother can give.
She also asks that the court increase
the alimony allowed her from $35 to
$50
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About the Bay

ITALIAN KILLED BY FALL-oakland
Nov 1I-Louie Baroni. an italian, fell from the
the Providence Hospital today and died a few
hours later.
suoCUMBs TO INJURIES Nov
1l:-Thomas A. Silviera died today at the Rooss-
velt Hospital OF injuries, he received when
caught and crushed In the machinery of the
Parafnne Paint Works at Eneryville two days
ago.
AFTER THE MoRGUE-Oakland. Nov. IL
Coroner-elect Tisdale has been kept busy during
the last week lodging local undertakers who are
ers office located in their establishments Dr.
p nds ,es ETn tod tSea that he
LOSES LARGE sUM-Oakfand- Nov IL
John Cashel OF 52S Twelfth street reported to
the police today that while on his way to this
city from San Francisco yesterday he lost a roll
OF greenbacks amounting to $3.50. which were
held together with rubber hand. Cashel Il Of
the opinion that he is the victim of pickpockets.
WOMAN AND BABY LosT-oakland, Nos.
17..E Masters of 221s Haste street. South
Berkeley. reported today to the local police that
on the way to this city from Bakersfield He
says that he placed her on the train bound for
this city on November and has never heard Of
her since.
WOMAN LOSES JEwELRY-oakland, Nov.
n.-Mrs. J. L. Perreau Of u Seventh street
has reported TO the police that she recently lost
mond center and large dagger pin with eight
diamonds set in the handle At the same time
settings was lost
RoEsCH COMPANY GETS JUDeMENT-Oak-
land, Nov. 17.-Judge Ellsworth this morning
awarded the Louis ROesch Company OF San
Francisco a Judgment for s6e7 and costs against
the Fredericks Improved Paint COMPANY. The
suit was for goods. wares and merchandise.
sold and delivered. The defendant failed TO
appear at the trial today
ooNELLEY PLEADS NOT GUILTY-0akland
Nov, 17;-Martin Coneliey. arrested for dis
turbing the peace OF Sarah Jacobs, pleaded not
guilty before Judge Samuels this morning. The
woman alleges that Conelley gave her lot OF
cid clotheg 10 sell for him and after leaving
them with her day or 80 returned and de-
mnnded them and when refused abused her. He
answers that he simply left the garments with
her for safe keeping.
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POLICE RAID HAND
BOOK MAKERS

With the opening of the racing sea-
son yesterday the police instituted a
series of raids against handbook
makers in different parts of the city.
Arrests were made at three places The
raids were made by orders of Chief Of
Police Oman and were conducted by
Captain Mooney of the Central Station
At John Graham's cigar store at HIS
Ellis street Graham and John Gardner
were arrested on a charge of selling
pools. Six visitors were also taken into
custody. The raid was made by Po-
licemen KEELING and De la Guerre Of
the O'Farrell-street station. Cash bail
OF SIS was required of the alleged pool
sellers and $40 from each of the visit
tors The bail was furnished by H.
Ascher.
]. Jackson and Sol Newbauer were
arrested at 1916 Devisadero street. to-
gether with six visitors. Their bonds
were furnished by R. Hammond.
The third raid was on East street.
near Market, in a furnished room.
James Gierron and Harry Friedman
were arrested as booksellers, and three
visitors were also taken into custody.
The raid was made by Policemen Esola
and Edner of the Harbor Station Bail
was furnished by Fred Friedman
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SORRY | MARRIED
HIM, She SAYS
Oakland Wife SO Expresses
Herself Concerning Hus-
band and He Gets Divorce
FATHER GIVEN CHILD

OAKLAND. Nov. l7.-Because his
wife threw things At him and told
him she was sorry she married him.
Frank Cooks was Today awarded an
interlocutory decree OF divorce by
Judge Ellsworth The pair have one
child. a three year-oiG boy. whose Gus
tody was awarded 10 the father.
The principal witness for the plain
tiff today was his sister, Miss Mamie
Cooks. She testified that the conduct
OF her sister-in-law made her brother 5
life uncomfortable. Mrs. Cooks did not
appear to present evidence in denial
OF the cruelty charges brought against
her
Judge ogden today granted an inter
locutOry decree OF divorce TO Mary T..
Kennedy from John 7. Kennedy The
couple were married in San Rafael in
1901 Mrs Kennedy once before Sc
cured an interlocutoIy decree from her
husband. who went back TO live with
him. She gave evidence that her spouse
had been very cruel TO her
Anne A Fitzgerald was awarded an
interlocutory decree of divorce from
William J. Fitzgerald on the ground
Of cruelty today. Judge Ogden granted
her $50 a month alimony and the Gus
tody Of the minor child.
A final decree was granted to Mary
Although he is already paying ali
nony to two divorced wives. J. l. VIII
son, a Southern Pacific engineer resid-
ing at Calistoga, this morning person
ally attended TO securing his final de-
cree in the last divorce suit in Judge
Wastes court and then proceeded To
the County Clerks Office for a mar
riage license for q third matrimonial
venture The new Mrs Wilson-to- be
is Amelia Wittke, aged twenty-five. OF
Caiistogs.
The last Mrs. Wilson, whose first
name was Mary. secured an interlocu-
tory decree on the ground of cruelty OF
September % of last year. Her suit
was stubbornly contested by her hus-
band and the trial developed much in
teresting testimony concerning the do
nestle infelicity Of the couple.
It is over a year ago that the decree
was rendered and Mrs. Mary Wilson
took no step to secure her final decree
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Events of Day in Four Counties About the Bay
CHINESE ATTACKS
WHITE WOMAN
Mrs. Pauline Mielieki Of
Frlhtvale Is Beaten by
a Drug Crazed Oriental
CAUGHT BY CITIZENS

OAKLAND. Nov. 16.--Attacl1ed by a
drug-crazed- Chinese. Mrs. Pauline Mic
Iiclki residing on High street in Fruit
vale. tonight battled desperately, 20 f~ee.
herself from the clutches. OF the ORR
entail. and had It not been for the
timely aid of several men who from
distance saw her struggling with her
assailant. she must soon have become
helpless in his grasp.
Mrs Mielicki had been visiting the
home of a friend and was on her way
to board a car to return 70 Fruitvale
when she was attacked. AS she reached
the Chinaman. who was approaching
from the opposite direction. sprang
upon her and. snarling like a wild
beast. began to rain blows upon her
head and face. Mrs Mielickf protected
herself as best she could, and at the
same time screamed for help Several
men who were near by among them a
deputy constable. ran to her rescue
and in the fight that followed almost
beat the Chfnaman to death When the
deputy attempted to place him under
arrest the Oriental made a despera "a
resistance and was dubbed into sub
mission. After having the injuries in
hicted by the crowd and the constable
treated at the Receiving Hospital the
Chinaman was taken to the Central
Police station and charged with bat
terry.
He gave the name OF Lung Yen and
said that he was laborer. with no
permanent place of residence. Mrs
Mielicki refused TO go to the Receiving
Hospital, as she was nor seriously in
jured, but instead returned to her
home.
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CHURCH CELEBRATES FIRST
ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING
Members of Unitarian CONGREGATION
Enjoy Dinner Given by WOman's
Alliance

PALO ALTO, Nov. 1.-THE members
of the Unitarian Church celebrated
their first anniversary of the founding
of the congregation yesterday at din
ner given by a committee of the
Woman's Alliance. Fully eighty mem
bers were present, and much interest
was shown in the reports of the heads
Of the different organizations of the
church
Professor Karl G. Rendsorf clerk of
the board, interested the members with
a report of the years work He told
how the work had prospered until now
120 members are enrolled
The following trustees were elected
for the ensuing year: John A Butler,
Professor E. W. Martin, Professor H.
d. Gray, Professor K. G. Rendsorff
Mrs. E. B. Kitchen, George Rosebrook
and c. F. Palmer.
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dream ENDS IN ASYLUM

OAKLAND, Nov. I'M PiecaEso,
who imagines that the Car of Russia
paid him 100000 for his invention of
a suit OF armor, proof against anar-
chists' bombs, and that he purchased
3 saloon and a macaronf factory with
this money, was committed today to
the Napa asylum by Judge Waste. Pie
casso is a cabinetmaker, aged forty
eight years.
Fred Metzger. who only recently ar
rived here from the State of Washing
ton and has since been incarcerated
in the city prison, was removed this
afternoon to the Receiving Hospital
upon a charge of insanity. Metzger is
twenty-five years of age. He viii be
examined tomorrow.
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OAKLAND CORPORATION PLANS
ELECTRIC SYSTEM EXTENSIONS
One Line Projected Will Pass Through
Center of Berkeley and Will
Connect with Ferry

OAKLAND, Nov. 17-Several extern
slons of the cleo trio system of the Oak
land Traction Consolidated are being
planned These include Key Route
line from Fortieth street to North
Berkeley that will pass through the
center of the college town, and cross
town lines One of the latter will run
from the Claremont Hotel to the bay
and will be continuation of the pres
ent Piedmont line of the Key Route
system. The corporation also plans to
run branch of the Key Route to a
large tract of land north of the Berke-
lev town line and which was recently
purchased by the Realty Syndicate.
This line Will probably run out Sacra-
mento street from Fortieth.
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ACCUSES son OF RUNNING
AWAY WITH HER SAVINGS
Mrs. }. Sampandal<e Reports TO Police
That Offspring Has Deeamped
With $50 of Her Coin

OAKLAND. Nov. 17.-Mrs. J. Sam
pandake, residing at 1929 East Ninth
street. reported to the police Friday
morning that her son, John Sampan-
dake. had stolen $50 from her trunk
Thursday afternoon and ran away from
home
c. H. Pearson. employed as a clerk
at Kahn Bros dry goods store report
ed TO the police today that thirty yards
of plaid silk, valued at s37, was stolen
from a counter in the store yesterday
afternoon.
George p. Sampson of 100 Oregon
street, Berkeley, reported the theft If
a Westfield bicycle. stolen from in
front of the Southern Pacific Com
pany's Office at Telegraph avenue and
Eighteenth street. Joe Califro also re-
ported that a Smell bicycle had been
stolen from him at Eleventh street
and Broadway.
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MARGARET CARNEGIE LIBRARY
Is DEDICATED AT MILLS
Exercises Are Held by the College I'm
the Open Air ON Formal
Opening

OAKLAND, Nov. IA formal dedi-
cation Of the new Margaret Carnegie
Library took place this afternoon at
Mills College and the perfect weather
conditions added to the success of the
outdoor features, which formed large
part of the proceedings.
A procession moved across the
campus from Lisser Hall through a
path specially decorated and on reach
ing the steps of the new building ad-
dresses were delivered and the choral
society furnished music
After the keys had been delivered to
Mrs. Mills the library was thrown open
and inspected. The principal address
was delivered by Warning Wilkinson Of
Berkeley. Miss Julia Morgan, who de-
signed the building, was the guest Of
honor during the afternoon.
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PALO ALTO SEEKS
STATE CHARTER
Movement Started to Pre-
sent Petition at Coming
Session Of Legislature
MAYFIELD TO JOIN

PALO ALTO, Nov 1.-THE Board of
Trade last evening discussed at length
the advisabiIity of seeking freehold
ers' charter for Paio Alto, and finally
passed a resolution requesting the City
Trustees to begin the necessary pro-
ceedings toward the framing and adop-
ton of new organic laws.
The action was taken upon the ad-
vice of General Hart, who stated that
the charter would undoubtedly be
granted at the coming session OF the
Legislature, provided that 1t was drawn
up and adopted by the people imme-
diatelN. A committee, including Gen
eral w. II. H. Hart. L.. J.. Peck and c.
G.. Baldwin. was appointed TO present
the matter to the Board of Trustees on
Monday night and impress upon the
members the necessity of prompt ac-
ton.
A second committee consisting or Z.
G. Baldwin, s. w Charles Frank Kas-
son and B. p Oakford. was appointed
TO explain to the public the advan-
tages to be derived from a new char
ter. A mass meeting will probably be
called by them in order to secure an
expression of public opinion
Several representatives from the
town of Mayfeld were present at the
meeting and asked that their city be
taken within the limits of Palo Alto
before the charter was adopted. Con-
siderable opposition was shown against
this plan, however, as vote may be
needed to secure the adoption of the
charter. and things of Importance to
Palo Alto would not be considered IA
vorably by Mayfield.
One of the main questions raised was
that Mayfield might not be favorable
to prohibition charter. which would
be of great Importance to Palo Alto
Although Mayfield is now a dry town
it is believed that an effort will soor
be made to reopen the saloons. Many
of the Palo Alto residents believe that
the charter should be adopted first, and
then MayfeId could come in later if II
so desired.
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Work is being rushed on the Occi-
dental Hotel building in Santa Rosa.
The structure is on mission lines, of
monolithic reinforced concrete and will
be as near fireproof as modern mate
rails will permit. A large Pompeiian
garden effect forms the lobby with
lounging, smoking and writing rooms.
The first floor also contains twelve
large stores and a banking room, be-
sides the necessary accommodations for
hotel purposes.
The upper stories are so arranged
that each suite of rooms will nave
separate bath and an intercommunt-
eating telephone. All bedrooms open
on to a patio of palms and flowers,
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GIRLS TERROR|ZEO
BY EXPLOSIONS
Employees Of Fuse Factory
Near San Leandro Escape
Death and Flee in Panic
CHINESE HURLED OUT

OAKLAND. Nov. Flour heavy ex-
plosions. following each other rapidly.
like the reports of cannon in war
fare. reused the people OF Fruitvale,
Emhurst and F'itchburg this morning,
the conclusions shaking dwellings and
SCATTERING windows. Several momentt
later the fuse works of the Coast
Manufacturing and Supply Company.
south OF the san Leandro road near
F.tchburg. burst into flames. Work
ing in the plant at the time OF the
first explosion were ten Chinese. sev-
erel of whom were thrown out of the
building by the explosion. AL how
ever. escaped no worse injury than
minor cuts and bruises.
Working In an adjoining building
were thirty women and girls. employed
in coiling fuse, and when the first ex-
plosion came they rushed for the doors,
screaming with terror While many of
the girls were still in the building the
second explosion came. followed
closely by two more, and so
badly frightened were the women
that number Of them tainted
and had 10 be carried TO the open air.
Several of the girls ran in terror to
their homes. fearing that The entire
fuse plant was doomed to destruction.
After the explosions the fuse manu-
featuring building caught fire and was
soon a mass of flames and for time
il was feared that the entire plant of
the company would be destroyed, but
by hard work a force of men, under the
direction of superintendent A. S. Cole,
confined the flames to the structure in
which they originated.
The first explosion came at 1910
a. m. without the least warning, and
that some of the Chinese working in
the building were not killed was little
short of miraculous. The cause of the
explosions will probably never be
known, but it is the opinion Of the SUI
perintendent that some part of the
machinery became overhea ted. setting
off the powder used in making the
fuse. IN discussing the detonations
Cole said:
7 was not at the plant when the
! first explosion occurred. and it is not
possible for me to tell what caused
the trouble l believe that some part
of the machinery became hot and SET
off the powder. We are very thankful
that among all the employees at the
works no lives were lost, nor was any
one seriously injured. though how the
/ Chinese working in the building which
was destroyed escaped 1 do not under
stand"
Windows in houses for some distance
4 from the plant were blown out and the
dwellings nearest the works were
shaken TO their foundations by the con-
cussion, but none was seriously dam
aged The damage to the property OF
I the company will amount to abou
/ $40, 900. When the news of the ex
plosion was brought to this city Sheriff
Barnet. accompanied by several depu
/ ties hurried to the works but foun'
no need for their services.
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WEALTHY WOMAN DIES ALONE
IN HER HOME IN OAKLAND
Remains of Mrs. Sarah Mcmahon. Aged
Eccentric, Found on Floor by
NefghbOrs

OAKLAND. Nov. 17--Alone and help
less. without a relative or friend to
attend her in her last hours, Mrs. Sarah
Mcmahon, "A years of age, died at her
home at Pagoda Hill. near Fifty-ninth
street after months of suffering from
the dread ravages of cancer. Her body,
stretched upon the floor of her home,
was found late last night by r. Kyle
and Miss Hazel Allen, neighbors who
not having seen the aged woman about
her home since last Monday evening,
decided to investigate
Death apparently came at least three
DAYS ago. and il is probable that the
deceased passed away on Monday night.
or some time on Tuesday
The deceased was a woman of con-
siderable means, owning besides the
house in which she lived several other
properties in Alameda County.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC ORDERS SIX
THOUSAND REFRIGERATION CARS
More Than Nine Million Dollars IL to
BE Expended for Equipment to
Handle Fruif

OAKLAND, Nov. IA contract has
been let by the Southern Pacific Com
pany for the construction of $500 new
refrigerator cars of the most modern
design all but 500 of which are to be
used in the citrus fruit traffic from this
State, which now totals over $4,000 car
loads yearly. The total cost of the
cars will exceed s9,24C,000 and the con-
tract calls for delivery of 1000 cars
month beginning with the first of
the year.
The Baldwin Company OF Philadel-
phia has completed three new locomo-
tives of the Pacific type for the South
ern Pacific, which are now in the yards
here awaiting trial The engines are
to be used for high speed trains and
are considered a great Improvement on
the best of the older types.
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GIVEN A pErEcTIvE,s STAR

OAKLAND, Nov. 17.-In accordance
with the wishes of his friends among
the members of the City Council, Jailer
T. j. Flynn was decorated with de-
tective's star today. He is known to
be fearless and 1t is believed that he
will make a good showing. Flynn is
the officer who recently created a
slight feeling between certain mem
bers of the City Council and the Chief
of Police. because he was not appoint
ed a detective when the first twenty
additional men were added to the force.
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TO SELL CHURCH PROPERTY

OAKLAND, Nov. 1.-THE First Ger
man Methodist Episcopal Church of
Oakland was given permission by
Judge ogden today to sell it's church
property on the north side of Seven
teenth street, 160 feet east of San
Pablo avenue. This property has a
frontage of seventy-five feet by depth
of los. 1t is understood that it will
be sold for close to 100000 although
Judge Ogden placed no restriction upon
the consideration the church congrega-
tion must receive. The congregation
will secure site for a church farther
removed from the business section.
which has been rapidly extending out
San Pablo avenue the last few years
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MoFFITr,s WILL FILEp

OAKLAND Nov. 17.-Judge Melvin
has admitted to probate the will OF
the late millionaire paper merchant
James Moffitt. The instrument was
badly charred in the San Francisco
fire. It was executed in 1887 and leaves
the property just as the law would d.
vide IT. The heirs are the widow. Mrs.
Della Moffitt, and four children, James
Mofatt Of Oakland, Herbert Mofitt of
San Francisco and Lucy Lynch AMI
Alice Doubleday. both of New York.
The executors Of the will are the wild
Dw and the two sons
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COMMITrED TO sTOCKTON

OAKLAND, Nov. 17.-Judge Ogden
today committed Fred Metzger, a baker
who recently came to Oakland from
the State of Washington, to the Stock
ton asylum. Metzger is % years of
age.
of insanity by his mother. was dis
charged from custody by Judge Ogden
He resides at 1872 Pacific street and is
% years of age.
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DELEGATES no coNaREss

OAKLAND, Nov. 17.-Colonef John P.
Irish and Edward Fl. Benjamin have
been appointed by the Oakland Cham
Der of Commerce to represent that or
ganization at the seventeenth annual
session Of the Trans Mississippi Com
mercial Congress, which will be held in
Kansas City, Mo-, November 20 to 3d.
Colonel Irish and Mr. BENJAMIN will
use every effort to secure the adoption
of resolution by the congress re-
questing the United States Government
to further improve Oakland harbor by
increasing the depth of the channel to
thirty feet.
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Bay Cities Personals

OAKLAND. Nov. III. j. Miscall
and wife of Nome. Alaska, are at the
Touraine
F. Riser of New York is at the
Athens.
Thomas H Dows and wife are recent
arrivals at the Metropole from New
York City.
Henry Bell has registered at the
Crellin from Nome. Alaska.
Anton Bon is at the Touraine, regis
tering fcom Lucerne, Switzerland.
George ". Ogier and wife are reg
istered at the Crellin from Baltimore,
Maryland.