The San Francisco call., 1906-10-23
AROUND THE BAY

GOVERNOR PARDEE RETURNS.-oakland.
Oct 22.-Governor Pardee has returned from
Denver, where he attended the National Mining
Congress.
BARN AND HAY BURNED.-oakland Oct.
IA large barn and four tons of hay owned
by T. Just Of 1917 Third street were burned
this afternoon; loss 5000.
CHIEF OF POLICE RECovERS-Oakland
Oct. 22-Chief of Police Wilson, who was
poisoned by tainted ham, has recovered sufn-
GENTLY to be at his office.
GREGORY ESTATE APPRAISED.-oakland
Oct 22-The estate of Henry c. Gregory late
proprietor of the Gregory Hotel at Liyermore,
has been appraised at $2s, s,054.5o
FIRE IN CANDY SToRE.--0akland, Oct %
Fire which broke ont shortly after midnight
THIS morning damaged the factory of the Keller
Candy Company at AT Seventh street to the
PETITION FOR LIGHT.-0akIand. Oct %. -
The residents OF Seminary avenue, Fruitvale
have petitioned the Supervisors to light the
tnoroughfare by electricity for the better pro-
lection of householders.
THROWN FROM H0RsE.--Alameda, Oct
22--Miss Hilda Van Sicklen, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. w Van sicklen, was thrown from
slipped and fell. Miss Van Sicklen escaped
with few slight bruises.
NO LICENSE FOR LIQUoR.-Oakland Oct
22.-The Board of Supervisors has denied to
Charles Gales liquor license the ground
that his proposed saloon located one
of the Western Pacific Railway Company's con-
sruct1on camps at Altamont.
KNowLAND IMPR0vEs.--Alameda, Oct o.
Congressman Joseph r. Knowland who has been
III since last Friday at bis home on Everett
was much improved today and his physician
expects that the patient will be strong enough
TO be about in few days
DUMPS STILL BURN.-oakland Oct 22.-
Attempts to extinguish the fire in the dumps at
the crematory of the Pacific 1ncinerating Com
pany have so far failed, and the dumps are
still burning. Two streams of water were play
ed the fre all day Sunday without effect.
WAGES INCREASED.-oakla Oct. 22.-An
for carpenters was made effective today by the
Carpenters Union. Many of the large draying
and express companies and firms have CON
ceded and increase Of 20 per cent to teamsters
POLICE EXAMINATIONS Oakland, Oct %.
Thirty FIVE applicants for positions in the Oak
land Police Department, will take the examina-
hea 05 a and Special Mil be
paid to the physical qualifications OF the appli-
cants.
HONOR MEMoRY OF MRS. DAvIs.-Berke-
son Davis widow Of the Confederate. President,
were. held this afternoon at the home OF Mrs.
members Of the lie Conte Chapter, Daughters Of
Confederacy.
BATTLE IN PATROL wAGoN.--oakland
tackled this morning BY three drunken prison
ers whom he was taking to to the city ,, prison IN
the patrol wagon aneonter was but landed a
the prisoners in jail.
ACCUSED WRONG MAN-0akland. Oct. %.
l., w. White a negro porter, charged with hay-
ing robbed the room of Patrick McCahetty in
the Pullman House in West Oakland. was dis
charged after preliminary examination, the evil
dence showing that the wrong man hau Deen
accused of the 1crme.
MEDICAL LECTURES. = Berkeley, Oct. 22..-
The Hertztein lectures for 1906-07 will be com
menced at Lane Hall, Cooper Medical College,
Sacramento and Webster streets, San Francisco;
. tomorrow evening Professor Alonzo g. Taylor
chair of pathology University OF California, Will
open the course with lecture on cause OF
Uraemia.'
FoRGER IS ARRESTED. Oakland, Oct. %.
A. l. HadselI who more than two years ago
was charged with uttering two forged time
checks drawn on the Sunset Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, on Nj. j. Keller and u j.
Heeseman clotbiers of this CITY, has been ar
rested. Hadsell fed, but returned to Oakland
several days ago.
LEFT 81 TO BROTHER. Martinez. Oct. %.
Mary Cresma and Joza V. Cresma executor and
executrix of the estate of Manual A. Fortunado.
have filed their final account with the County
Clerk Fortunado left $4,000 in cash and prop
erty and I'm one clause of the will set aside 81
for his brother should he lay any claim to the
estate. and n like amount to any one who claim
ed to be his wife child and could provide
proof of the relationship
MILK DEALERS oRGANIzING.-Point Rich
mond Oct o2-Iocal milk dealers are to meet
tomorrow and perfect organization for the
purpose of increasing the price OF milk. Ed
ward f. Schultz, secretary of the California
State Dairymen's Association. and Secretary p
S. Babue of the Alameda County Retail Milk
Dealers Association. will be present 10
assist in the formation Of the new organization.
The price Of milk here now is 81 month fee
quart.