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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
MERCER Of STREET
RAILWAY LINES.
Oakland Corporation Alb
serbs the Berkeley Trac-
,tion and Reincorporates
EXTENSIONS PLANNED

OAKLAND, Nov. THE Oakland
Traction Consolidated. which controls
the street railway systems of Oakland.
Alameda, Berkeley, with the suburban
lines to San Leandro and Hayward, to-
day absorbed the Berkeley Traction
Company and refncorporated under the
name Of the Oakland Traction Com
pany.
The purpose of the merger is to han
die the extensions of the system plan
ned for Berkeley by the merged cor
poration.
The new consolidation incorporates
with a capital stock of s17.925, 900, all
subscribed. and reports in its articles
Of incorporation ninety miles of streets
and roads covered by its tracks. The
directors are f. NJ. Smith, T. c. Ha-
vens, Samuel J. Taylor, w H Martin.
r A. Heron. Henry Wadsworth and F.
W Frost. Oficers of the company said
the consolidation was effected in order
10 simplify operations of the system.
Articles of Incorporation were also
filed today Of two land companies.
which are linked, as is the street rail-
road lines, with the interests that
control the Realty Syndicate. The first
Of these interpretations is the East
Piedmont Land Company, of which
Wickham Havens, Walter H Leimert
Ira Miller, E. W Engs and H NJ Max
we'll are the directors. This corpora
tion has a capital stock of s25o,0 of
which $500 has been actually sub
scribed
The other is the wickham Havens
Company, with a capital stock of $780,
600. Of which $500 has been actually
subscribed. The directors are Wick
ham Havens. Walter II. Leimert and
Ira A. Miller.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
c. 7. HAMILTON DIES
IN NEW YORK.

Claude Terry Hamilton. who was for
many years resident of this city. died
on Tuesday in East Aurora, N Y,
where he had made his home most of
the time during the last year. Ham
ilton's death was not unexpected, :ts
he had suffered from attacks of acute
heart trouble at intervals for several
years and had but recently been quite
ILL.,
The deceased was born in Buffalo.
n. Y. about fifty-f five years ago and for
twenty-five years lived I'm California.
He was we'll known in the business
world. having been for a number Of
years director in the firm OF Dun
ham, Carrigan & Hayden. although he
retired from active participation in
business two or three years ago on
account OF his health. He was also a
prominent clubman and was for two
terms president of the Cosmos Club.
where he made his home for the last
year before leaving this city.
Socially, Hamilton was a great ia
vorite. and his home In Sausalito. The
Hutch was famous for it's hospitality.
There he lived for about fifteen lears.
having different intimate friends with
him. among them the late Edward
Sheldon. Harry Holbrook. DR.. Harry
Tevis. A. B. Costigan. C. K. Mcintosh
George Beardsley and Robert Greer. to
the latter of whom he finally sold the
pretty cottage. coming then to town to
live Just a year ago he went East
and has been since then with an inti-
mate friend. Frederick Pratt. in East
Aurora.
Last winter Hamilton. with Mr.. and
Mrs. Pratt. went South for several
months. most OF which time they were
in Florida. Last spring they made an
automobile tour of Canada and went
later to Lake Placid for the summer.
There Hamilton was taken i'll and was
removed to the Pratt home in East
Aurora. where he passed away peace
fully. according to kilograms received
here. He had many warm friends in
and near San Francisco and there will
be much sincere regret at his death.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
BERKELEY EXPERIMENT
STATION DOES FINE WORK
Bulletins on Entomology From CaIifor-
MIA Institution Occupy Prominent
Place in Government Report.

BERKELEY, Nov. THE work of
the agricultural experiment station at
Berkeley is given more prominence
than that of any other station in the
country in the recent report of F. o.
Wilcox, head of the experiment sta
ton work of the Government In en-
tomological work particularly the sta
tion here is conceded to excel Pro-
fessor c. NJ. Woodwork. head of this
department, today made the following
announcement:
It viii be of interest to some to
know that in an article by F. O. Will
cox in his recent report entitled Some
Results of Experiment Station Work
With Insecticides" California is given
a most prominent place in entomoligi-
cal research. This author selected out
of nearly 1000 bulletins on entomol-
ogy eighty-four as giving the more
important contributions to this sub
1ect. These represented the work of
twenty Eight stations. Eleven of these
We're from California nine from New
York State six from Missouri and four
or less from any of the other States.
The Importance, as judged by the space
given to these reviews, is seven pages
TO New York station, six to California
two and a half to New Jersey, less
than two to any other. The New York
station has lost through death and re-
movaI of the entire chronological staff
since these publications were issued
so that California is made more than
twice as prominent as any other ento-
mological department.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
CAPITALIST TRIES
TO WHIP ''COP."
San Franciscan Beaten by
Oakland Policeman, to
Whom He Issued Def
COMBAT on STREET

OAKLAND Nov The last thing
man should try to do is TO whip a
policeman. was the philosOphic com
ment~ of p ]. Marshall. a San Fran
cisco apitalist. this morning as he lay
or operating table at the Receiy-
ing Hospital
IT isn't that / am worried about my
bruises he said as Dr. W II IRWIN
and Warden James Page took stitches
in three incised wounds on his scalp
7 don't think IL pays TO grapple with
the arms Of the law he continued.
IT'S bad business. anyway.
Marshall is d self-resepecting eiti-
zen who is 50 years old and lives at
1915 Broadway. in San Francisco. He
came TO Oakland yesterday, met
friends who We're harmed by the April
disaster and got drunk. He was going
down Broadway in a lighting mood
when he met Policeman Frank Ahern
andf challenged him to a fight. Ahern
is known about town as the Jovial
cop" but he was anything bat jovial
when Marshall had exhausted his in
vectives. Ahern arrested Marshall ana
indented his forehead. but today Ahern
is nursing a swollen jaw II is said
To have been the result Of their en-
counter. After subduing the belliger-
ent Marshall Ahern sent him TO the
hospital for repairs
C. f. Nightengale was treated at the
hospital today for a confusion of the
left knee. received while trying TO
stop a runaway When he espied a
frantic horse. attached 10 a light bug
gy. running down San Pablo avenue.
at Nineteenth street. ne tried to grasp
the animals bride and was thrown to
the pavement
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08

media. Exalted Ruler E. K. Taylor and
the members of Alameda Lodge have
spared no effort to insure the success
of the show. and the result is crafty
ing to Alameda wearers of the Antlers
William Hammond Jr acted as inter-
locutor and others who contributed to
the funmaking were Jack Heaney.
Harold Ward. Howard de Coursey,
(bones), Mark Miller. Harry Shed,
Tommy Branch ttambos). Messrs. Nc
Vey, Morgepstern Hart, Pariser, OTIS
Learn (cowboys), Hockins, Daily, Kelly,
Rogers. Williams. Tabor Goldsworthy,
Murry. O'Neal, Eschen. Flint, Schroe-
der, Horst, Phelps, Wichman, Jehu,
Haney and Ward.
]. d. Calder acted as stage manager
and the assemblies and choruses were
in charge of A. w. Morgenstern, while
the music was under the direction of
IDA Waldrop. The members of the
committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the show are William Ham,
mond Jr., A. w, Morgenstern, j. D.
Calder and William II. Murray.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
WEATHER CHIEF To
Be REPRIMANOEO.
President Directs Censure
of Moore for the Transfer
of an Expelled Printer
ORDERED REINSTATED

WASHINGTON. Nov. President
Roosevelt has directed that a repri-
mand be administered to Willis L
Moore chief OF the Weather Bureau.
for his action in the case or a printer
named Cooper in his ONCE, VINO na1
been expelled from the Typograpnicai
Union for not paying his strike assess
ments.
Moore. il is alleged. urged cooper on
two occasions to pay his assessments
but the latter refused and he was ex-
pelled from. the union. Following tnls
Cooper was transferred to New Orieans
and he claimed that this action on the
mart of Moore was intended as pun
fshment for him for not compiylng
with the demands of the Typographical
Union. ~,,
THE matter was referred to the Civil
Service Commission. which expressed
the opinion that CoOper's TRANSFER
would not be for the good OF the ser
vice. as this would give the impression
that it was intended as punishment.
Cooper accordingly will be relnstateo
in his former position In the weather
Bureau in Washington and the feprl-
mand TO Moore will. by direction OF 1ns
President. be administered by the sec
retary of Agriculture
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
GOMPERS ASKS FOR
ENDORSEMENT.
Would Like Roosevelt to
Recommend Anti-Injunc-
ton Bill in Message
MEETING ARRANGED

WASHINGTON. Nov. THE measure
introduced at the last session OF Con
gress known as the Pearre antl-tn-
junction bin was the subject or con-
ference today between President Hoose,
velt and Samuel Gompers and several
other representatives of the American
Federation of Labor. The Pearre Dill
has the Endorsement OF the federation,
whose representatives are anxious tnat
some recommendations along its lines
shall be made by the President In ms
annual message to Congress Ihe
President promised the committee 70
delegate four officials identified with
legal work in the Government service
TO meet a similar number OF labor rep
resentatives with their attorney 10 go
over the whole matter and to present
their conclusions to him.
Questions affecting the application OF
the eight-hour law 10 labor on the Pan
anna canal and its general administra-
tfon in Government work in the United
States, together with others affecting
labor matters. which the federation Is
anxious the President shall consider
in his message to Congress. were talked
over.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
COIN FOR RIVER
WORK NEEDED.
Not Enough Money in Sight
to Carry Out Project
That Concerns Marysville
HEUER GIVES OPINION

s The people of Marysyiile are doomed,
at least temporarily, to DISAPPOINTMENT
under existing conditions in the matter
of having the course of the Yuba River
changed for a considerable distance.
One factor that portends disappolnt-
ment is lack of sufficient money 10
carry out an undertaking that, accord
ing to Colonel Heuer of the California
Debris Commission, will involve the
moving of a great amount of material
and the expenditure of large sum OF
money.
The Marysville citizens desire to
change the course of the Yuba as an
additional precaution against the possi-
BILE encroachment OF any height of flood
waters. They wish to keep the debris
in place. A splendid system of levees
has been constructed along the course
of the Yuba on both sides of the
stream At first the levees were ade-
Quate to the task of guaranteeing safe
ty at the highest stage of the river.
But the food plane has been continu-
ally rising. 1t is necessary to have
the levees patrolled. In view Of what
might happen, new method, outlined
in the foregoing. has been devised by
Marysville people to insure safety at
all times.
Last week the California Debris Com
mission visited Marysville. Maps had
been made and they were submitted to
the debris commission as a basis of
calculation of the cost OF the proposed
work and of it's feasibility. The State
is supposed TO be ready to supply $4,000
in view of the public nature of the
work. Marysville is also ready to put
in a few thousands more. Altogether
these sums are less than $4,000.
Colonel Heuer said yesterday that the
cost, according to the estimates made.
will be many times greater than the
money offered, but he declines to give
figures of the cost at this time.
The United States Government has
nothing to do with the project" said
Colonel Heuer 1T is a local and
State enterprise The result of the
plan would be simply to make a new
mouth for the Yuba. The material now
carried down Is deposited in the
Feather River near the Yuba. If a new
mouth is made the debris will go far
ther down the Feather. That would
have the effect of reducing the floods
at Marysville 1t would make a bar
farther down stream. Some day the
Government might wish to improve
the Feather to provide navigation to
Marysville. Then it would be neces-
sary to remove the new bar For ten
years the navigation of the Feather
River has been insignificant"
great deal of interest in the project
of changing the Yuba Rivers course
has been manifested in the river coun-
ties. Possibly some steps will be taken
to provide the funds that may be
required and reasons supplied to meet
any objections that may be raised.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
About the Bay

BOY REPORTED MIssING.-oakland. Nov.
Mrs L; Helyoth. of 1922 Eighteenth street.
San EranSiseo reported 70 the police this
ing S'uee yesterday morn
BEeeARs JOIN CHAIN eANe.-oaklspo
TWO husky beggsrs were this morning sen.
fenced by acting Police Judge Quinn 70 Ave
days each on the city rock pile.
THEE GETS coAT.-oakland Nov "A.
ported 10 the police this morning that Some
thief had stolen his coat yesterday from the
corner OF San Pablo avenue and Isabella street
AUCT1oNEER ACCUSED.-oakland Nov
David Lyman an auctioneer. who is charged
by George Peterson with having obtained
money by false pretenses this morning pleaded
not guilty in Department ] OF the Police Conrt-
and demanded jury trial.
THIEVES STEAL TooLs.-oakland Nov. 7.
Thsties TasE r,., Ross carpenter. living at 1925
tonight that election day thieves broke into
new building on Hanover street. East Oak
land. and stole tools valued at $50.
FATELY FACES AccUsER.-oakland. Nov.
"A b Fately charged BY R. K. Sutton
Court today. The case was continued until
tomorrow.
BICYCLES sToLEN.-oakland. Nov. T.
Four bicycles were stolen yesterday morning
Walter Wallace. OF 1864 Ninth avenue: w L.
johnson. Of 203 Telegraph avenue and /, q
Davidson. Of 1054 = Third street
WOMAN. FACES MURDER cHARGE-oak.
land. Nov. Mrs. Florence r. Gwyer charged
with having caused the death of IS-year-oId
Lulu Peterson by criminal operation was
in Department l Of the Police Court this morn
ing charge OF murder. and Police Judge
Smith set the case for preliminary hearing on
Friday. November g.
SHOE THIEF PLEADS GUILTY.-oakland
Nov. Thomas Glover. who yesterday stole
a pair Of shoes from ]. II. Sears. West Oak
land shoe dealer. pleaded guilty this morning
in the Police Court declaring that he was
intoxicated when he committed the theft HIS
ease was continued 10 tomorrow morning for
sentence.
BALLOT CLERK ARREsTED-oakland Nov.
John Pigman. who served as a ballot clerk
In the election booth at Twenty-fourth and
Market streets yesterday. was IN the Police
Court this morning on q charge OF disturbing
the peace. Pigman had trouble with a man
at the polling place, which resulted IN his
arrest
WOMAN IS RELEAsED.-oakland. Nov. T.
Because her children were without any one to
care for them, Mrs. Rosa Ransen who re-
Gently pleaded guilty TO charge Of yagrancy,
and sentenced TO sixty days in the City
Prison, this morning parOled by Police
Judge Smith, the case being continued TO De-
cember Z.
BELIEVES HE SHOT PRowLER.-Berke-
ley. Nov. 7.-E. T. Dooley, photograph
er. 220s Durant avenue called for the
shot a prowler In his back yard. Judge
Waste. who lives by. awakened by
the shots. and joined with the police in a
search for the intruder. who was supposed
10 have received a bullet in his body. The
search was unayailing- No man was found.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
News of the Nevada
Mining Camps.

TONOPAH. Nov. THE coming
Of Charles NJ. Schwab and his party
on their annual tour Of inspection of
the many interests Of the steel king
in this country is eagerly awaited by
many men here 1t is thought that
large developments Will follow the trip.
Schwab. through his engineer, Donald
p. Gillies, has become interested in
many different sections, notably Green
water, Bullfrog, Silver Peak and the
Kawich country II is predicted that a
large share of the attention of Schwab
viii be devoted 10 the development of
the Silver Peak properties. Plans for
the mill to be erected here for the
treatment Of the ores of the Tonopah
Extension mine. the principal Schwab
property in Nevada in point Of pro-
duction at this time, win be again
taken up. The mine is in the best
shape today IL has been since work
was first started. The recent strike
has been developed into one of the
best things in the camp.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
NOTORIOUS CHARACTER OF WEST
SUCCUMBS TO GUNSHOT WOUND
sherman Parker Dies From Inturies
Received During n Fight With
Assayer Smith.

GOLDFTELD. New. Nov. 7.-Sherman
Parker, a notorious character through
out the Rocky Mountains and the West.
died today as the result of a gunshot
wound received in a duel with James
Smith several days ago. Smith was
an employe of Parker, who ran So
called assay Office in GoIdheld. After a
fusillade of shots Parker and Smith
were found in deadly combat in front
of the. assay office Smith backed into
the office. followed by Parker Smith
seized a gun loaded with buckshot and
Parker attempted to escape from the
back door, but received a charge Of
buckshot in the back. He fingered sew
eral days in agony. Smith was arrest
ed and refused to give a bond. fearing
that Parker's friends would seek re-
venge. Parker was prominently mixed
up in the Cripple Creek labor troubles
and was a conspicuous figure in the
Bully Hill and other wars of Colorado.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
AMERICANS BALK
AT "FLUNKYISMr
Two Youths Refuse to En-
list After Witnessing the
Treatment Men Received

Two sturdy. clean nmbed Young
Americans waited at the Folsom street
boat landing yesterday for a launch
from one of the war vessels They
were looking for the navy recruiting
station and had been advised that they
could learn its location from the cox
swain of any navy launch. They un-
derstood, they said. that the navy
needed men and had come to San Fran
cisco for the purpose of enlisting. AS
they waited on the float Rear Admiral
Swinburnes cutter came in from the
Chicago and the admiral and his flag
lieutenant stepped ashore. Suddenly
the flag lieutenant turned to the launch.
glanced through the awning and then.
to bluejacket, in very much the tone
of stableboy requesting a horse to
back up or move over" said:
Pick up that glover
The sailor dived under the awning.
returned the glove. which had fallen
to the floor of the launch and handed
it to the flag officer. who snatched il
away without making sign or noise
that in any way resembled thank
YOU
The sharp tones of the pick up that
glove" had attracted the attention of
the waiting youths, who also observed
the flag officers ungracious acceptance
of the bluejacket's personal service.
Better hurry down before the
launch shoves off. That officer will
tell you where the recruiting station
is" said a boatman to the would be
recruits.
mo, thank YOU" replied one of the
boys. Il did want to enlist. but if
bluejacket has to be a fiunky guess
I've changed my mind. How about
you, Biu?''
You know me-" replied Bill. Lets
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
ATTEMPTS TO SET
ASIDE AGREEMENT
Mrs. Annie Meagher Says
Mrs. Catherine Morrissev
Used Undue Influence

Accusing Mrs Catherine Morrissey
OF using undue influence to cause the
late John Meagher to sign an escrow
agreement conveying property at
Twenty and Bartlett streets val
ued at $4,000 10 Mrs Morrissey's chill
dren. Mrs. Annie Meagher wife of the
deceased. has petitioned 10 have the
agreement set aside and declared void.
Meagher died October S Of this year
and his wife shortly afterward quail
fed as the special administratrix of
his estate On October "a the agree
uent previously made was recorded.
IT was witnessed by E. Myron Wolf and
recited that Meagher had delivered to
Mrs Morrissey the widow of his step
brother. a deed in favor of Thomas
Edward Morrissey. John Joseph Nor
rissey. Mary Virginia Morrissey and
Margaret Eveline Morrissey, her chill
dren.
Mrs Meagher now advances the
claim that this deed was secured
through the exertion of undue infiu-
ence by Mrs. Morrissey. She charges
that the defendant took advantage Of
the fact that Meagher was over rs
years of age and not responsible and
insisted on the transfer Of the prop
ertv. She also says that she and her
husband lived happily together for
over twenty years at 1892 Howard
street but that since March Il he had
been frequently at the home Of Mrs
MOrrissey- and that the latter had in
duced him 10 bring suit against his
wife and daughter, which was finally
compromised out Of court on August
q. BY the terms Of this compromise
she says. she paid him $500 gave him
2 deed TO the property now under liti-
cation and allowed him to retain Ger
tain stock. She also accuses Mrs Nor
rissey OF having prevailed on Meagher
TO desert his family. and charges her
with not allowing his own daughter
20 visit him
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
QUEEN CITY TO GET sMELrER.
Denver Capitalist VIII Erect Plant TO
Use New Process.

TONOPAH, Nov Thomas L. RAN
kin, a Denver man who passed through
here recently on his way 10 the south
ern camps. declared that he was about
10 start the erection of a smelter and
cyanide plant at Queen City, about
nine miles north OF, Bullfrog, being
backed Ia the venture by Eastern cap
itaL Rankin says that the process
he win make use OF in the cyanide
plant Will be an entirely new one. while
the roasters are to be of the same con-
struction as in all similar plants. The
extraction Of values ia the cyanide
plant viii be carried on in a rotating
cylinder and Rankin claims that in
using this method he will save a great
deal OF time.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
HITHERTO UNKNOWN SECTION IN
ALASKA is SEEN BY EXPLORERS
DIR. Cooke and Fellow Travellers Reach
Seattle After Ascending Mt. McI<fn-
lev and Finding New Reoion

SEATTLE. Nov. 7.-Dr. Frederick A.
Cooke of Brooklyn, explorer and
mountain climber, is in Seattle on his
way home. after, having made a sue
cessful ascent of h.ount Mckinley in
Alaska. The Cooke party started NAV
Is and reached the summit OF Mount
Mckinley on September 16. The party
was composed of DIR. Cooke. Belmore
Brown of Boston, Walter Miller of
Seattle, Professor II. c. Parker of
Columbia University and r. w Porter
of Boston (topographer).
The expedition was a private enter
prise on the part of DR.. Cooke, who is
an explorer of note. having been
member of the Peary. expedition of
1898. The chief results OF the expedi-
ton are the verification of the height
of Mount Mckinley as given by the
Government-20,3 300 feet - and the
opening up of hitherto unknown sec
tion of about 5000 miles known as the
Yentna district.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
INJURIES
PROVE FATAL.

OAKLAND. Nov. John j. Lynch.
the cable splicer who fell from the
platform of telephone pole at Vernon
and Perry streets shortly before mid
night last night, died at >Fabiola Hos
pital today.
Lynch was brother of Peter J.
Lynch, district manager for Alameda
County of the Pacific States Telephone
and Telegraph Company, by which
company the deceased was also en-
ployed a the time of his death. Lynch
resided at Twenty and Market
streets, and leaves wife and one
child. The lineman's remains were
taken to the morgue and an inquest
will be held at p. m. on Saturday,
November 10.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
CUSTOM MILL AT sHOsHoNE.

TONoPAH. Nov Word has been
received here from Round Mountain
indicating, that the Moore & Chapman
custom mill at Shoshone is doing great
work for the camp. II has been proved
that the Round Mountain ores at the
present depth in the mines need moth
ing but simple amalg lgamation to extract
the values. The mill is handling on an
average thirty or thirty-five tons of
rock a day and is obtaining good re-
suits. The new mill that is to be put
up by the Loftus-Davis people is now
expected 10 be ia operation by the first
Of the year. It viii be OF the ten
stamp type.