The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
ALAMEDA COUNTY news

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BROADWAY wIDENING.-oakland April
e.-The City Council tonight voted TO post
Isone Indefinitely the proposed widening Of
Broadway. between Fourteenth and F1tteenth
streets.
GARDNER ENTERS PLEA-oakland
April 9.-William Gardner OF Alameda.
charged with having misled Lena Horn and
Louise Costa was arraigned this mormng and
entered a plea of mot guilty.
McNULTY CASE GOES OVER--Oakland,
April 9-The case of Lester c. McNulty was
called in the criminal department of the Su-
perior Court this morning and was continued
Tor one week 10 be reset. Attorney A. L.
Frick was unable to be present.
WANTS HEAVY MAGES.-oakland,
April 9.-The trial of the suit brought by
George W. Dow for 5000 damages against
the Sunset Telephone Company and the Oak
land Cas- Light and Heat Company for injuries
received in fixing telephone wire, was begun
today before Judge w. H. Waste and jury
ELECTION A TIE.-oakland, April 9.-The
election for School Trustee IN the Castro Val
ley District resulted in tie vote, A. Sidney
Jones and NJ. ]. Madison each receiving eight
votes. The matter has been called to the
attention OF the Superintendent of Schools and
another election may have to be called
CALIFORNIA EDITORS ON TOUR.-Berke-
lev April s.-The California Press Association.
headed by Friend w. Richardson. president.
will leave tomorrow for a tour of Mexico
This is the first journey of the association into
persons.
FISHERMEN ESCAPE DRowNING.-Ala-
media April 9-F. Malafato and A Marovlch,
fishermen report having had a narrow escape
from drowning off the south side of Bay Farm
Island two nights ago. Their boat was cap
sized by squail and they chung to the over
turned craft for several hours before they
were rescued by two clam diggers.
PLEAD GUILTY TO BOoKMAKING.-Ala-
media April 9.-William Zingg, John w. Rev
and e. E. Roberts, arrested on March for
he ri raro.1h no he
making of book on horse races, withdrew
their plea of not guilty today and entered
pleas of guilty before City Justice r. B. Tap
pan. Each was fined $50.
CATERPILLARS ON CAMPUs.-Be Berkeley.
April 9.-Entomologists connected with the
university began today the work Of spraying
calculated to destroy the thousands of cater
pillars that annually threaten the lives of the
oaks on the university grounds
LECTURE BY DR.. TUCKER Berkeley
April 9-President W. J. Tucker of Dartmouth
College delivered the sixth and last lecture sf
the Earl lectureship course at the First Con-
The Attitude OF Modern Christianity to the
Constant Christian Ideal-the Kingdom of
Heaven
ACCOUNTS FOR ALI. MONEYS.-Oakland.
April County Treasurer. NJ. j. Kelly sent
in monthly statement to the Board of Su-
pervisors this morning accounting for all OF
the various funds in his possession, which has
never been done before until the recent defalca-
tion of Treasurer Fielder brought these funds
into prominence.
SUIT OVER HORSE TRADE.-oakland.
April 9.-The Hutchinson Company brought a
suit for $500 damages against j. T. Magner
for selling It eighteen unbroken horses. They
paid him $1,000 for the lot He represented
that they were all broken, it is alleged. 1t
transpired that only would allow the har-
ness to be put on it.
LIQUOR SELLER FlNED--Berkeley. April
9.-Patrick Bradley, found guilty of selling
liquor within the mile limit of the university
was fined $500 by Justice Edgar today. Mrs.
Bradley, his wife, was fined similar amount
last week for the same offense, being saved
from Imprisonment in addition only by a
promise to leave Berkeley for Tonopah and not
to return.
REMAINS NOT. IDENTIFIED.-Berke
April 9.-The body OF the man who threw him.
self under an electric at Berkeley last
wednesday still remains unidentified An un-
known woman called at the morgue today and
said it was the body of Louis May who
worked the Oakland Journal. Albert Curr-
lin, the proprietor OF that paper, viewed the
remains and says they are not those of May.
DIES BENEATH wHEELS-Alameda,
April 9.-Sam Mendoli, employed with con-
etruction gang of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, was killed this afternoon on the track
running from Oakland to the Alameda mole.
He jolted from of lumber which
was being unoaded and fell In such position
in and death was instantaneous. Mendoli was
10 years of age and lived In San Francisco.
FIRE LOSSES Berkeley. April 9.-Insur-
ance adjusters estimate $l2, coo loss in Satur-
day nights fire. The heaviest sufferer Is J. T.
Wright whose loss is $5000 He has not de-
cided whether TO repair the structure or tear it
down and erect new brick building The
other losses were: Herbert Jones, haberdasher
$400; Mason & McDufhe, $500; J. Rubens a
barber about $500: r E. Sadler $1,000: Bow
mans drug store about $1,000; Needham Bros.
stationers about $1,000 Mrs Salisbury land
lady of the lodging house which was destroyed.
had $500 insurance. Her loss was about $1,000
MINISTER TO RESIGN.-AIameda, April Q.
Rev. Christopher Ruess minister of the Unita-
rian Church. has filed his resignation, to take
effect the last of June, or IL a successor to hts
pulpit Is not chosen by that time he announces
his willingness to retain his charge until Oc-
tober. Mr. Ruess gives as his reason for retfr-
ing from the local church that he believes a
change in pastors will be benehcia1 that his
studies have led him to become more of a
Quaker and Socialist. and that because of the
slider that 1t would be consistent for him to
longer fill Unitarian pulpit. Mr. Ruess has
been connected with the local church two
years.
MARRIAGE LICENSES S.-oakland April o.
The following marriage licenses were issued
by the County Clerk today: Malcolm s
Richards, 2s, Pasadena. and Susie A. Cross
% Oakland: Dennis J. James, 81, and Mae
A. KeDnard %. both of Oakland: Peter
Greenan, 81, and Eunice A. Taubert 3S both
OF San Francisco; John Brodersen 81, Santa
A. Parrish. 4B. and Elizabeth NJ. Fisher, 35.
both of Oakland: William Paul 80, Oakland.
and Mary Phster. so. Portland: Antony e.
Vargas 23 and Leanora Freitas 10. both
of AIvarado: Alexander NJ. Algreo "a and
Annie Bruno "a, both of Oakland; Herbert
L. Wladen 20, Oakland, and Temple ID
Street. %. Point Richmond: Clark Blethen.