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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
PREFERS THEATER
To DOM|NOES.
Mrs. Frick Incurs Wrath
of Hubby Because of
Her Dislike for Game
HE WANTS DIVORCE.

OAKLAND, Oct 1S.-"Never play
dominoes with woman who doesn't
know the game, and on second thought
don't play the game at ALL" is the sad-
vice Eugene j. Frick gives in a suit
he brought for divorce against his wife,
Lucille A. Frick. He says his wife pre-
ferred to go to the theater with gen
tiemen friends.
Christine I. Terry has sued Manuel
Terry for divorce on the. ground of
extreme cruelty. They were married
April 4, 1900, and parted this year. Not
only did Terry fail to support his wife,
he called her vile names and otherwise
abused her.
Johannis EiseIt brought suit for di
vorce against Antoine Eiselt, whom she
married on November s, 1901. She
charges .desertion.
Judge Waste granted an interlocu-
tory decree of divorce to William l.
Eaton from Hildegarde Eaton on the
ground of desertion.
Judge Ogden granted to Carrie L.
Pullen an interlocutory decree of di
vorce from Edward Pullen on the
ground of cruelty.
Mrs. Margaret Mckee Chase of Ala
media was granted an interlocutory de-
cree of divorce today from Leander
Chase, well known fire insurance agent,
for cruelty. Mrs. Chase testified her
husband had neglected her and their
children, remained away from home.
and expressed the sentiment too bad
she was not killed" when his wife was
hurt at a skating rink Custody of
their four children and $50 a month
alimony was awarded to Mrs. Chase.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
BRACELET CAUSES
GIRLS ARREST.

Charged with grand larceny for hay-
ing made off with a diamond bracelet
worth $50, 1s-year-old Katherine John
son, brunette wearing dashing garb.
was arrested last night just after hav-
ing dined at Taits.
Protesting her innocence, the girl
was taken to the Bush street station.
where she told story OF how all un-
conscious TO herself the begemmed cir
clet of gold had trickled up her arm
and nestled near her elbow There II
remained. she declared. until she had
begun to dine, when It startled her
like a magic thing by appearing at
her wrist
Il finished my dinner quickly and
was hurrying back to restore it when
had to submit to this indignity." she
explained, between sobs, to the police
The girl entered a Iewelry store at
739 Van Ness avenue shortly after s
o'clock. She asked to be shown some
bracelets, and left without buying any.
after trying on a half dozen. Shortlv
afterward /. Engdahl, the proprietor Of
the store, discovered that one bracelet
was missing. He went out and told
Patrolman Ward and the two began a
hunt up and down the avenue for the
girl After an hour or more of unsuo-
cessrul search they saw her returning
In the direction of the store.
The girl then told her story about ra
turning to the store to give the elusive
bracelet back to it's owner, but Eng
dahl was not inclined to believe her
and insisted on her arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
LEAVES AN ESTATE
OF ABOUT $50,OOO,OOO


LINCOLN. Ill. Oct. 1S-WiIliam Soul
ly. formerly Lord Scully OF London.
England. died in London yesterday
afternoon. He was a peer until 1900,
when he became a citizen OF the
United States and resided in Washing
ton, d, C. His fortune is estimated at
about $500 GEO. including 20O.0 900 acres
of land in Illinois. Kansas and Nebras-
ka. His hrst land was bought in Logan
County, Livingston and Sangamon
counties. this State. and the remainder
in Kansas and Nebraska.
William SculIy was the son of Dennis
Scuuy. prominent in the Irish emanci-
patton cause and the hrst Irish
student in 200 years to be ad-
mitted to Trinity College. Cam
bridge. He studied law IN a Dub
lin Office. later. upon the passage OF the
corn law in 1916. selling his estate and
coming TO Illinois. Travelling on horse
back he commenced 70 invest in land
and by urging progressive farming.
continued to acquire property up to the
time of his death.
Scully leaves surviving two sons. re-
siding at Washington. d, c.. to which
city the remains will be taken for
burial
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
BERKELEY TOWN ATTORNEY
DECIDES FOR THE BILLRoARDs
Says Trustees May Regulate Unsiehtiy
Objects, but Cannot Directly
Order Them AboIished

BERKELEY, Oct. 1S.-The esthetic
hosts OF Berkeley, who experienced
JOY month ago when the Town Trus-
tees ordered all billboards removed
from the college town by the first of
next year, suffered a reaction TODAY
when 1t became known that Town At
torney Johnson regards the proposal
to wipe out the billboards as impossible
OF execution.
The Town Attorney was directed to
so amend the license ordinance as to
cut out the billboard feature. The
company operating the boards pays
5000 year for the privilege, a tax
which the billboard men have Informed
the Trustees is excessive. According
to Town Attorney Johnson the business
OF the billboard concern, or concerns
can be regulated, but cannot be abol-
ished legally.
The Trustees can cut down the
height of the boards" declares the
Town Attorney, ''or 1t can say where
the boards shall or shall not be dis
played, and in other ways regulation
OF the business can be accomplished.
To abolish the billboards is another
matter 1t would amount TO discrim-
ination, apparently, and could hardly
be called legal"
The matter is to come before the
Trustees at their next meeting!
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
MAINE s GUNNERs
BREAK RECORDS.

NEW YORK. Oct. 1S.-The battle
ship Maine. flagship of Rear Admiral
Evans, reached port today from the
Massachusetts, coast, where she was
engaged in target practice. According
to report that reached shore through
some of the crew, all gunnery records
were broken by the Names gunners
1t is said that 20 out of possible 80
hits We're made in firing a port broad
side of six-inch guns at a target two
miles distant. The Target was co by 80
feet and was knocked down, 1t is said,
by the thirty-ninth shell.
The practice was new to the gunners
of the United States navy. 1t is
known as broadside firing, all the guns
on the side of the ship being fired on
signal at a target 1000 yards away.
The first broadside of FIVE. shots went
wide. The second broadside took from
90 to % seconds to fire. then, as the
range was found, the guns were loaded
and fired faster and faster until eight
broadsides were fired in 160 seconds.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
MISSION WORKERS
END MEETING.

OAKLAND, Oct. 1S.-The final ses-
sions of the young peoples interdenom-
national missionary conference were
held here today
Rev. C. F. Nash of the Theological
Seminary at Berkeley presided and
opened the morning session with dis
cussion of the topic, Study, Pray, Give,
Co."
The question of study classes for
foreign mission workers was discussed
by Rev. B. f. Sargent.
Miss Sadie Gilmore, a student volun-
teer from Stanford University. in
speaking on the subject of American
treatment of the alien classes, who are
coming in such numbers to this coun-
try, urged the Christianizing of them
all as the only means by which they
could be thoroughly Americanized.
Resolutions condemning the course
adopted in the public schools of San
Francisco of segregating in separate
buildings the Oriental pupils of the
community were adopted.
In the evening Rev. L. J. Sawyer
read the Last Words of Jesus" from
Acts 1 and 2. William Shaw of Boston,
treasurer of the National Society of the
Christian Endeavor. spoke of the
Young Peoples Societies as World
Force"
Rev. Dwight e. Potter of Oakland,
who originated the idea of the confer
ence, was appointed chairman of a COM
mittee consisting of Rev. C. C. Bell,
DR.. James Sunderland, DR.. C. F. Nash
and Rev. H. B. Johnson, which will
select thirty others from people living
in this State to form altogether gem
eral committee which will have charge
of the affairs of the conference in the
future.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
CALIFORNIA SYNOD
OPENS ITS SESSION
Committee on Marriage and
Divorce Files Report
Deprecating Laws Laxity

SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 1S.-The meeting
Of the Synod Of California was opened
this morning with devotional services
by Rev. w. c. Scott. Rev Warren D.
Moore Of the Presbytery Of Santa Bar
hara was elected moderator. Rev. D. L.
McQuarie of the Presbytery of River
side and Rev. r. T. Hart of the Pres
bytery OF San Jose were elected tempo
rary clerks to assist the permanent
clerk, F. H. Babb. and Rev. w. S.
Young, the stated clerk.
Rev. w. j. Fisher, stated clerk of
the Division of Cumberland Synod, who
wished TO unite with the Pacific Synod
Of the Presbyterian Church, was pres
ent for the purpose of arranging for
the union. He was invited TO sit as
a corresponding member, and he spoke
about the union of the two churches.
A committee was appointed on the
Cumberland matter.
Rev. Theodor F. Burnham was ap-
pointed vice moderator
The report of the Especial committee
on marriage and divorce, deprecating g
the Iaxity of the courts and laws in
dealing with these important matters,
met with unanimous approval, and was
adopted.
Stated Clerk w. S. Young reported
that practical endowments of $385,000
for the Occidental. College in Los An
geles had been received Rev. John
Willis Baer, former secretary of the
Worlds Christian Endeavor Society,
was elected president of the college.
Stated Clerk Young reported that he
had been served with a complaint and
an order restraining the Pacific Synod
from receiving churches and property
of the Cumberland Synod. The synod
deferred action on the union until the
suit should be disposed Of and appoint
ed Rev. ]. w. Dinsmore and Attorney
Samuel G. Tompkins to represent the
synod and defend the action.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
ROCK PILE LOOMS
FOR MIGRANTS.
Oakland Chief of Police
Prepares to Carry Out
the Chain Gang Order
RATIONS TO BE SLACK

OAKLAND, Oct. 1S.-vigorous en-
forcement of chain gang and rock pile
rules, coupled with a low diet regime
at the City Prison. has been ordered by
Chief of Police Wilson in accordance
with the resolutions adopted by the
Police Commissioners yesterday. Chief
Wilson declares that the rule will be
enforced without exception; that men
convicted Of vagrancy or like offenses
bearing upon dissolute habits, idleness
and the like will be given no grace. A
rock pile viii be established at the cor
poration yard and prisoners will be
given the job of breaking rock.
Police Judge Mortimer Smith sent
two vagrants to the City Prison for six
months each today as an earnest of his
intention TO cooperate with the police
in clearing the city Of vicious char
acters.
A woman known as Lillian Russell,
arrested for stealing a IS gold piece
from g young man she had met, told
the police she swallowed the coin when
she was arrested. She was held for
Vagrancy.
Carl Herskind. residing at 1o4O
Fifty-third street and Edward Neary
OF Forty-seventh street and San Pablo
avenue, boys, reported that they had
been held up near the residence of Dr.
H E RoweIl the horseman, Io7z Forty
seventh street, last night by two men
armed with clubs The boys fed, but
returned with pistols and Joined with
residents in hunt after the sus-
pected thugs. Several shots were fired
into dark spots, attracting DR.. Rowell,
who said he had heard of no earlier
disturbance around the premises. O. c.
Herskind, father OF Carl, had his
pocket picked of a gold watch a short
time before the sons adventure oc-.
CURED.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
NEW GRAND JURY
IS APPOINTED.
Actions of Certain County
Officials Probably Will Be
Subject of Investigation
GRAFT is SUSPECTED
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SPECIAL DISPATCH To THE CALL.
REDWOOD CITY. Oct 1s-Iudge
Buck selected his list of grand jurors
this morning. and before long. the body
will probably be called upon to investi-
gate several cases of alleged graft
among certain county officials.
The grand juries in the past have
made attempts, 1t is said, to stop the
graft which has existed for several
years. Citizens have expressed con-
fdence in the new jury however. which
will have the advantage of evidence
presented In other Grand Jury investi-
cations.
About the first case the new jury
will be called upon to Investigate prob
ably will be that of Albert Eikeren-
hotter. manager of the County Farm
and Hospital Eikerenkotter was in
vestigated by the last Grand Jury and
was given his choice either of resigning
or having charges preferred against
him. = He accordingly sent in his res
ignation. and when 1t was accepted
he refused9to give up his office, main
tanning that his resignation had been
forced from him. The jury then at
tempted to place charges against him.
but were confronted with a technical
ity of law and the case was handed
down for further investigation.
Nickel-in- the -slot machines have
flooded every town in the county,
and have been allowed to run in direct
violation of section 335 of the Penal
Code of the State. which makes it a
misdemeanor for the District Attorney,
the Sheriff and other officers to permit
these games of chance. The last jury
was instructed by the Judge to bring
charges against every man caught with
one of these machines in his possession.
but again a technicality in the COM
plants prevented arrests. and action
was postponed.
The members of the new jury are:
C. ]. Hatch, w. A. Moore, T. F. Casey,
Tom Leighton, ]. T. Jennings, ]. Man
gini, ]. N. Winter, Peter Thorsen, C. E.
Dulac, H. G. Shoultz, Asa Hull, ]. b.
Kelly. ]. ]. Hintz, NJ. ]. Haws, C. Cu1-
len, B. D. Weeks, w. j. Plump, G. D.
Greedy, H. A. Psridi, John Poole. NJ F.
Brown, 7. L. Hickey, ]. NJ. Francis, G.
H Kapp, r. Martini. A. Sturla, E. Big
gio. George e. Stafford, NJ ]. Conway
and ]. T. Ralston.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
CLARK MAY LOSE
ORANGE TRAFFIC.
New Rate Law Seems
to Forbid Present Di-
vision With Other Lines
DECISION is AWAITED

Railroad men and shippers are
watching with considerable curiosity
what effect the new railroad rate law
viii have upon orange shipments from
the southern part OF the State The
business is now shared by three roads.
the Southern Pacific. Santa Fe and the
San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake
road. The Clark line does not do much
of the actual carrying. because its
tracks do not enter the district where
oranges are grown, but it is given a
small share OF this traffic by the other
two lines 4
The new rate law forbids such traI
actions. and as the different railroads
have signifed their intention of living
up 70 the law, the question has arisen
whether the Salt Lake line will not
lose all Of its orange shipping business
Men who have been in the southern
part Of the State all unite in declaring
that the indications are for an ex-
tremely heavy orange crop. The sea-
son that has Just passed has been one
OF the biggest for the growers and they
have made more money than they did
in any past year. One of the reasons
is that the oranges we're small and
the dealer was willing to pay more for
the box. This season the fruit has
sized up and the growers are appre-
hensfve that they win not get as much
out OF the box as they did last year.
The first shipments will be from tha
northern belt The number OF cars OF
oranges that were sent East with the
season that is Just drawing to a close
reached $4,000 and the next seasons
output, it is said. will amount to 10000
cars.
Orange men are much worried over
the shortage in box shocks There is
already big shortage for the raisin
and the dried fruit crop and there seems
TO be no indication that the deficiency
will be remedied by the time the pack
ing season for oranges commences. Tho
shortage Is caused by the failure OF
the mills to make the shocks and tha
freight congestion preventing the rail-
roads from handling them.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
Clarence Beck Of Livermore
Killed in Auto Accident.
Young Man Is Hurled Out of Tonneau
and Suffers Fracture Of Skull.

steering knuckIe snapped Losing
control of the automobile. momentarily.
Langan could not prevent 1t from
swerving and running into a fence at
the side of the road.
The impact threw Beck forward and
into the road on his head. Langan and
Aylward went to his assistance ana
they found him dazed and bleeding
from his mouth He was helpless, as
he had been on crutches from an accf-
dent of several weeks ago, when his
leg was broken While the pair were
trying to get Beck into shape to be
moved A. III. F. Renton OF 2407 Bow
ditch street, Berkeley, came up in an
other machine. Renton took the In
jured young man in his car and drove
to Berkeley, where DIR. George f. Rein
hardt was summoned The surgeon
sent Beck to the hospital, where the
serious fracture was located The
skull was trephined. but the operation
was unavailing. Beck was 26 years
of age. He was a lieutenant in Com
pany I, Fifth Regiment; N. g. c.. of
Livermore. The young man was a
member Of one of the oldest families
in Livermore Valley. The body will
be taken there for interment
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
AROUND THE BAY

BREAKS HAND ON MIsCREANT.-oakland
Oct. lS.--C. A. Peirce called at the Receiving
Hospital TO have his hand dressed today. When
asked the cause Of his injury he said be had
broken Il on a man IN Fruitvale who terror
fziDg women and children.
REPAIRING PosToFFICE--Oakland Oct. 1s
Thomas F. Dowd has been awarded the contract
70 repair damage done by the earthquake to the
Postoffce building. The principal damage was
TO ornamental stone work. Dowd agrees to do
the work for $500.
SEA CAPTAIN LEcTURES.-Alameda; Oct
iS.-Captain Hiram G. Morse, the noted master
mariner. now retired. who for twelve years com
manded the Pacific liner Alameda, delivered bis
interesting illustrated lecture THE Beauties
Of the South Sea islands before the members
Of the Unitarian Club last night.
FIRE DESTROYS REsIDENcE.-oakland,O Oct
1s.-The residence of Mrs. E. NJ. Corliss and
her daughter. Miss Hattie Corliss. a teacher in
the Oakland High School, at 4So Cbetwood street,
from defective fue in the attic. The loss is
$4,000. partly insured
McNULTY's TRIAL GOES oN.-OakIand, Oct
1S-Lester McNultys third trial on a charge OF
attacking Dorothy Olsen was resumed in Superior
Judge T. ". Harris court today. Miss Olsen
under cross-examination. the trend of ques-
tioning being attempt by the defense to prove
attentions No facts have thus far de-
yeloped
THIEF WORKS WHILE HE SLEEPS
Berkeley Oct ls--A thief entered theehome of
H. Allen at 2519 Ellsworth street last night and
secured a pair Of trousers while the owner was
in bed. The intruder took the garment to the
back yard. extracted 81 from the pockets and
left the trousers. Mr. Allen did not know of
his loss until be arose this morning
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
NEGRO SHOOTS uPv HOME.

ALAMEDA. Oct. 1s.-William H
Carey. negro. went home last even
ing under the influence Of liquor and
proceeded TO shoot up his house at
2o1s Pacific avenue in frontier style
He perforated the ceiling OF the
dining-room with two bullets and fred
two more slu@s into the dining-room
table. Carey's wife and his son-in-
law. Sam Thompson. sought safety by
fleeing into the street while the bonn
bardment was in progress. Carey was
finally captured by the police and
taken 10 the City Prison. Today his
wife declined TO swear to q charge
against Carey and he was released
upon IS bail and warned to keep the
peace hereafter.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
LABOR IN THE PHILIPPINES.

With regard to the relative efficiency
of white and native labor in the skilled
trades in the islands my experience has
been that Filipino does about one
half as much work a day as a white
man in that country and about one
third as much as the white man does In
his own country, with the advantage
on the side of the white man THAI he
thinks further ahead of his lob 4han
native and is not as wasteful of ma
terials.
The only marked defect applying to
all classes of workmen is that of. in
stability. The Filipino is not steady
and may not be depended upon as a
regular laborer until he makes up his
mind to feign sickness less frequently
and until he manages to reduce ma
terially the hypothetical death rate re-
corded among his relatives. Instances
are known where single workmen have
lost dozens of imaginary aunts and
uncles and several such fathers and
mothers in the course of single year.
Railroad Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19

OAKLAND, Oct 1S.-Clarence Beck.
son of George Beck, prominent mer-
chant of Livermore, died this after
noon at East Bay Sanitarium from a
fractured skull, the result of being
thrown out of an automobile this
morning on the San Leandro road
Young Beck was In the tonneau of
the car, which was being driven by
Philip Langan. chauffeur for Thomas
d. Carneal, the capitalist, and owner
of the auto With Langan was Ed
ward F. Awkward, also of Livermore.
The young men were returning from
the Carneal ranch, near Livermore, by
way of San Ramon, having gone
there with Supervisor Henry Harrison
of Contra Costa County. They left
Livermore yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock, but were delayed by minor
accidents on the way, which kept them
back considerably.
It was about 2 o'clock this morning
that the accident occurred near Elm
hurst. Langan was driving at twen-
ty-flve miles an hour, when he turned
the machine to avoid a rut in the road.
AS he turned out Of one hole the for
ward wheels struck another, and the
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
CLAIMS POLICE MAN
HELD HIM u.

OAKLAND, Oct. 1s.-Adolph Levin. a
peddIer, residing at 621 Third street.
reported today that he was held up,
beaten and robbed OF $35 near Ocean
View last evening at $50 byftwo men
who wore stars, and who Levin be-
Iieves to be members of the San Fran
cisco police force. He says that he
can identify the men if he sees them
again. and that he intends to bring the
attention of Chief of Police Dinan to
the. robbery.
Levin says that he was driving into
San Francisco from San Mateo County
last evening, and upon reaching the
Five-mile House stopped at a saloon
TO have a drink While in the bar
Levin was accosted by two men, who
said they We're policemen, and would
like to ride with him. Levin invited
them to join him in drink.
When the peddler and his compan-
ions mounted the wagon the larger
man of the pair or strangers seated
himself beside Levin, while the small
er fellow stood in the bed of the ve-
hicle and held on TO the seat AS the
wagon approached Ocean View, Levin
says the man on the seat attempted to
hit him over the head with a club, but
Levin dueked and received the blow
on the right shoulder. The club
wieIder then grasped the peddler about
the throat, while the smaller man
seized Levin from behind Levin gave
up his purse, containing $35.
Lewin's partner in business. B. Hers
kovich, of 521 Sixth street, views Lew
in's hotdup story with incredulity. He
stated today that if Levin did not pro-
ceed to have the holdup men arrested
he might have to answer to charge
of embezzling the $35.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-19
NEWSPAPER MAN ATTEMPTS TO
END HIS LIFE WITH POISON
James stevens of Chicago Inter Ocean
Becomes Desp0ndent and Takes
Dose of s<ROugh-on-Rafs.0

James Stevens, until recently mem
ber of the staff of the Chicago Inter
Ocean, attempted to commit suicide in
his room at the Imperial Hotel yester-
day afternoon by taking rough -on-rats.
Stevens arrived from Chicago six
days ago. intending to take a position
with a local morning newspaper. He
had some Misunderstanding with the
management and began to brood over
his failure to go to work
Groans were heard coming from his
room by an attache of the Imperial
yesterday afternoon. The door was
forced open and Stevens was found
writhing on the floor
Medical aid was summoned. Toward
evening Stevens became worse and was
removed to the Central Emergency
Hospital. Stevens will probably re-
cover. He was treated by Dr. Mag
nus