The San Francisco call., 1906-08-24
AROUND The BAY

WILL HONOR oRDwAY.-south San Fran
cisco, Aug. 23.-The Francis Drake Lodge of the
Masonic order will give dance and banquet
in this city In honor of Past Grand Master Ord.
way OF Mission Lodge, San Francisco, on Au-
gust 81.
EAGLES TO BAEeUET.--oakland. Aug. 3d.
Oakland Aerie No. :. Fraternal order Of Eagles
will give a banquet Tuesday evening August
2s, at Germanla Hall. in honor of Dr.. II. b:
Mehrmann the newly elected State president of
SHOOTS TO BRIGHTEN HooDLUMs.--o
land, Aug. 23.-To scatter crowd of hoodlums
years old. fred four shots from a pistol into
the ground last night at West Oakland. The
boy was arrested.
WORKING FOR NEW LIBRARY.---san Ma
vinza Hayward mansion on Saturday evening.
Mateo Free Library.
WILL EXHIBIT PoULTRY.-eaklsnd Aug.
2S.-Poultry fanciers of Alameda County are
media County fancy poultry TO the California
State Fair next week; The EXHIBIT will be in
charge of w. H. Weilbye.
Aug. 23,-J. T. Hancock. residing at 56l Will
liams street. reported TO the police this morn
yesterday and a valuable gold watch stolen.
Hancock does not know where the theft was
RECEPTION TO PASTOR Alameda, Aug.
23.-The Rev. L. P. Russell, the. new pastor
of the First Baptist Church. and his wife
to be guests at reception which will be
given by the members of his congregation and
the evangelical pastors OF this city next
Thursday evening.
Oakland, Aug. 23.-The Yosemite Engineering
Company of Berkeley icy @ has Incorporated wi With "a
fa Seep st9fb Or Directors are
c. W. Clough II. II. johnson, E. II. Fonticila
and W. S. Eveleth.
ACTOR BECOMES BoNIFACE. Oakland,
Aug. 23.-Harold NJ. Shaw, an actor. formerly
with Amelia Bingham, Joe Jefferson. the younger
sothern and oct other stars has purchased the the
will be converted into private hotel. The
grounds cover nearly two acres.
WILL PROSECUTE WIRE cUTTER.--oak-
foreman of the Oakland Gas. Light and Heat
Company, this morning swore to a. complaint
phone finenan with malicious mischief. The
complaint alleges that Rodgers cut some of the
light wires of the gas eompanys system.
SAYS HE WAS HELD UP.-oakland. Aug.
23.-Mose Lyford, an employe OF the Jersey
Farm. Dairy. reported to the police this morn,
of S42 and a nickel-plated watch. Lyford says
the footpad was armed with knife. Lyford
ported the alleged robbery to the police,
Aug. 28.-Coionei =. NJ. W, Draper Of San
struction work Of the new Hanchett electric
railroad, which has secured franchises in Palo
aoe e ~P0n that hs he %oa
possible time.
George Barton Of Point Richmond. arrested for
beating his his wife and aMaiting trial under $500
car of the East Shore and Suburban Railroad
in company with his wife. Previous to this
Francisco by the Santa Fe.
ADJUST WAGE DIFFERENcEs.--oaklan
Aug; 23.-The box and cabinet makers have
per cent adpanee The nep hss sub
mitted new wage schedule TO the Central La
the Master master Bakers Association fhe new rates
are practically the Same those recently en-
forced in San Francisco.
TEACHERS REMEMBER PRINcIPAL.-Ala-
media, Aug. 23.--Cari H. Philippi, who re-
Gently retired as principal Of the Longfeiiow
guest of honor at reception and dinner given
BY the teachers of the School Department last
night at the Longfeliow School. He was pre-
Elks. of which he is member.
COMEDY FOR CHARITY.--Alameda Aug.
e aa@saa Enspeh is s to s s
Saturday night for tue, benefit Of the German
lowing cast for the performance. Mrs. ]. B.
whittemore. Mrs. J. NJ. shanley. Mrs. NJ.
Strouss, Gustnve Bergner. Joaquin Lueth, Al
bert Arents Edward Horwinski and Max Hor-
winski.
HAssE CASE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Aug. %.
After spending four days in securing a jury. the
Otto L. Hasse. charged with having presented
fraudulent bills for stationery to the county.
School Superintendent Crawford and Deputy
County Clerks A. A. Rogers and Charles Yale
were examined and testified that they had never
received the supplies for which Hasse collected
the money.
USED PISTOL TO ENFORCE DEMAND
Oakland, Aug. 23.--To enforce a demand for
rent due him from D. W. Booker, coored. q
barber ar 4l0h Tenth street. II is alleged that
d. w. NJ. Roussier, the proprietor Of a cleaning
and dyeing establishment at Tenth and Frank
lin streets last night drew revolver on Booker
and threatened to kill him unless the rent was
paid. Booker caused the arrest of Roussier on
charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
MUST COMPLY WITH oRDINANCE.-oak.
land, Aug. 2S.-oakland merchants must COM
ply with the ordinance regarding bicycle racks.
Assistant Superintendent Of Streets Blair has
been notified 10 order all racks that do not
comply with the provisions OF the ordinance re-
moved. and if the order is not obeyed the racks
viii be removed by the city The racks al
lowed by the ordinance must be constructed of
iron and and must contain no advertising matter Of
any kind They shall not be more than SO
inches high, 80 inches vide and 26 inches deep.