The San Francisco call., 1906-09-13
AROUND The BAY

MATHEWS WILL FILED-Oakland. Sept r.
The VIII Of Peter J. Mathews. who died August
~, ~ ieaflns an estate Neluee Al more t.Hh Ia 80,
GOO, has been fled for probate The heirs are
widow. brother and sister and seven nieces
WOULD KILL EUsBAND.-Oskland Sept. IL
Mrs Rose Silva. Portuguese woman. aged so
years. is confined in the detention ward Of the
Receiving Hospital. She grew violent last night
ana threatened TO kin her husband. Joseph Silva
BERKELEY POLICEMAN REsIGNs.-Berke-
resigned. He found the lot Of a policeman not q
happy one. objecting particularly 70 the IN
10 get q renire OF jurymen-
CHARLES sMALE RussIEG.-Oakland, Sept
L. kefJises 81 S1sres 1a Ss ana g5OmfPet Fpen
cisco. have sought the aid OF the police to locate
hin, - he has been missing from bis home at
coo East Thirty second street for several days
COST OF MISUNDERSTANDING. Sept. I2-
The School Board has been given an estimate by
F. j. y. VOORHEES,, a contractor. OF the cost OF
repairing the high school building which was
damaged By the earthquake. His estimate is
sls.9z0. No action has been taken upon the
offer.
SETTLED OUT OF coURT.-oakland. Sept
12-The suit Of the Western Pacific Railroad
Company 10 condemn right Of way through the
settled out Of court Rogers has agreed TO ac-
cept the company's terms and the suit viii be
dismissed
POCKET PICKED.-Oakland. Sept IN. e.
Fitzgerald residing at 1918 Sixth avenue. while
returning 10 his home last night. had $50
stolen from his pocket. He notified the police
that he had been robbed. but as he does not even
know where be lost his money there is little
hone Of its recovery
SAYS MAN BIT EIK.-Oakland, Sept. 12.-
J. A walliser. q blacksmith. was treated today
Al the Receiving Hospital for laeerat tions OF the
srm- which, he says, were made oy the teetn OF
a man named Sullivan. whom he met While
drinking IN g saloon He fought with Sullivan
81 Seventh and Washington streets.
ACCUSED JAPANESE RELEAsED.-BerkeIey.
Sept 1.-THE police have released the japanese
servant charged with attacking 5-year-old Mar
guerite Healey at her home. 2zo5 Shattuck ave
ho mar
against him. He SAD he had merely spanked
the child for tracking up the porch.
FUNERAL OF ALANsoN CoPLIEs-oakland.
Sept. l2--The funeral OF Alanson Coplin. pio-
neer merchant Of this city. who died last Tues
day al his home at b75 Thirteenth street. was
held this afternoon, the remains being sent to
Santa Clara for internent beside those Of the
late wife Of the deceased
OFFICERS FOR GLEE CLUB.-Stanford Uni
Of the Glee Club Of Stanford University last
night S. B. Thompson, 'O7, Of Butte, Mont. was
elected leader. and =, Il Bernard OF tucson, A
T.. manager. J. j. Hill Of Riverside and o. h.
Grau Of Sacramento were named 10 act on the
executive committee
HAssE CASE CoNTINUED.-Oakland. Sept
1.-THE third trial Of Otto L. Hasse, charged
with falsifying bills against the county, re-
sumed before Judge Melvin and q jury this
matter went over TIL tomorrow at the request OF
Attorney l. s. Church. 1t is expected that the
trial VIII consume several weeks.
ELECTS A MoDERAToR.-Oakland,S Sept. Il
The Rev Miles B. Fisher has been elected
moderator OF the Bay Association OF Congrega-
tionsl Churches, which has been In session al
the AIarket-street Church. The Rev Frederick
T. Maar is scribe and the Rev. Burton NJ
Palmer registrar, both clergymen having beer
COMPLAINS OF sPRIxKLERs. = Oakland
Sept I2.-George Hoffman Of the Merchants Ex.
lax IN their work. be has urged that special
committee OF its board Of directors make in
xestigation Hoffman asserts that portions o.
Street Department Is inactive.
WANTS MAIL SENT DIRECT.-OakIand, Sept
l2--The Merchants Exchange has been advised
Oakland from all points In California south OF
San Jose Is sent 70 San Francisco instead Of c
be requested TO arrange the routing the mai
shall come direct 10 this city.
FUNERAL OF z. n. HALL.-oaklsnd. Sept
l2-The funeral OF E. NJ. Hall. who died last
Monday a. Auburn. Cal was held this afternoon
from the residence OF Hiram T. Hall, grandson
Of the deceased. at 1907 Fifth avenue The ser
vices were conducted BY the Rev TriFett. rector
OF the Church OF the Advent. and the remains
were laid to rest in Mountain View Cemetery
TO REPAIR BAPTIST CHURcH.-Oakland
Sept. 1.-THE congregation OF the first baptls'
Church has decided 10 have the work OF repair
ing the damage done TO the re, eoinee .c, D In. IN.
been allowed 600 from the fund raised in the
Eastern States to restore Baptist churches. TIL
allowance is to be augmented Dy private Sud
scriptions now being solicited
REFUSES TO BE LENIEET.-Oakland. Sept
Re. J. Brown, the youth who stole purse
guilty TO q charge Of petty larceny, appeared FOL
sentence this morning. Browns attorney asked
that the youth be placed probation but
Judge Samuels declared that he was not inclined
70 be lenient with the young offender. The case
was continued until tomorrow morning for de
cisiOn.
FLAGMAN FATALLY HURT.-0akland, Sept
12-Henry Gould, a fagman stationed at SeT
enth and Franklin streets, was struck Dy iocal
train late this afternoon and received injuries
that probably VIII prove fatal While giving an an
inbound train the right OF way he stepped back
ward into street excavation When ne clmDeo
70 the surface a train going in the opposite d.
rection struck him. bis skull Is fractured and
probably be Will die. 1t is said by witnesses
that lie was knocked twenty feet by the locomo-
tive.
UNIVERSITY DRAMATIC AFFAIRs.-Berke
ley. Sept. 12.-Pr0fessor Chauncey Wells has
been chosen president of the Dramatic Assocla'
tion OF the university. in place Of Professor WI
liam Dallam Armes. the latter resigning the po-
sition because Of his plan 10 work for year al
Harvard Miss Lucy Sprague has been made
chairman OF 4 committee TO choose play for
production by the association IN the Greek Thea
ter this year Other members OF the committee
are Grover O'Connor Gurden Edwards, n. A.