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The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
sTUDENr NOMINATIONS.

BERKELEY, April S.-Ollie T. Snedi-
gar, the idol Of the college men, be-
cause of his magnificent work as an
athlete and all-around university man,
was nominated for the Office of graduate
student manager by Phil NJ. Carey at a
meeting of the Associate Students to-
day in Harmon gymnasium. Snedigar
is captain of the track team, and has
been a football star for three years. He
is a member of the Bachelordon Club.
L. d. Bohnett a prominent Y. M. c. A.
man and a former editor of the Cali
fornian, is Snedigar's only rival. He
was nominated for the place today by
f. p. Griffiths. Other nominations were
made as follows: President of the As
sociated students, r. p. Merritt and r.
III. Van SAINT; vice president, George
Jones: secretary, r. G. Farrell and c. H.
RamSden.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
Ocean Shore Company Is Be-
hind Scheme to Build Line
Through Rich Timber Belt
WILL PARALLEL CREEK
Road Will Shorten Trip
Between San Francisco and
Santa Cruz by Ten Miles
speclal plspateh . The caIl.

PESCADERO, April 3.-Several OF the
owners and promoters OF the ocean
Shore Railroad have taken a step thdI
has set railroad gossips agog ana given
a new impetus to the plans ana hopes
of timber men in the Pescadero' valley
The Pescadero Railway and improve
ment Company has quietly been moor
porated and measures have been taken
to tap one of the richest redwood tim-
ber belts in the State. The capltai
stock of the new railroad, which is pal
pably an offshoot OF the Ocean Shore
Railroad and feeder TO IT. mas Deen
fxed at 100000 The incorporators
are John B. Rogers, chief. engineer Oh
the ocean Shore Railroad; Walter L.
Dean, Lewis H. Sage, Robert J. Gra-
ham. ]. H. Goldman, L. R. Natbohm ana
George Leungh.
The new railroad will start near the
town of Pescadero and will parallel
Pescadero Creek for distance of eight
miles. 1t will tap the rich timber belt
and carry the product TO the san Fran :
cisco market. Not only will TINS De
done, but the Ocean Shore people. IL
they choose, may utilize the route into
this valley as a part of the system from
San Francisco to Santa Cruz. If this
should be done the trip between the
two cities would be shortened at least
ten miles.
1t is expected that the Southern Pa
cific Company, which has spent many
thousands of dollars in surveys OF the
Pescadero Valley, will meet the rivalry
of its competitor by building a road Of
it's own.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
HOUSE PARTY
GIVEN BY THE
HARRY MILLERS
BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.


OAKLAND. April 3.-The Harry Millers'
pretty new home on Adams Point housed a
merry party last night, the occasion being
housewarming. Five hundred furnished the
amusement for an hour or SO. the prizes going
10 Mrs. Ernest Boyes and Mrs. Seth Talcott
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs Ed Eliassen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Kitchener, Mr. and
Mrs George 5. Lackie, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Talcott Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ames, DR..
and Mrs. Z. j. Boyes, DR. and Mrs. Ernest
BOyes. Mr.. and Mrs. George Miller. Mr.. and
Mrs. John 9. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Evans
Easton, DR.. and Mrs C L. Morey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Duusmore Mrs. A. C. Benjamin,
Mrs. Nettie Carlton. Miss Isabelle Hunt, Miss
Violet Wakefield, Miss Ella Miller. Miss Mar
ence Grant, Miss Gertrude Benjamin. Robert
Mcmillan, Tom Warren, .. GrisWold, z. e.
Thurston Jr.. Oscar Cover. Ely c. Hutchinson,
Emmet Brandon, Herbert Whitton.
The wheelock Club will convene at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. E. B. Beck next Friday, when
Mrs. Beck and Mrs. Henry Wadsworth Will
share the duties OF hostess
The East Oakland Five Hundred Club viii
enjoy its next meeting at the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs Gilbert L. Curtiss-
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Prather arrived in
special car today from Quebec. Mrs. Prather
has been and is still very H.
Mrs, A, A. Long viii entertain a card club
next week.
Mrs. Guy c. Earl is to be hostess to whist
club this week.
Mrs. Fred stoIp is contemplating trip to
Santa Barbara with Mrs. Linda Bryan.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
Citizens of San MateO Take
Steps to Preserve Cemetery
Presented by Mrs. ParrOtt
NO MORE FREE PLATS
Committee Appointed to De-
wise Plans for RestOra-
tiOn of Burial Ground
Special Dispatch to The Can.

SAN MATEO. April S.-Determined
efforts are now being made TO restore
St Johns Cemetery and preserve il as
one Of the beautiful places in San Ma
teo County. The ground for this Gem
etery was given TO the public by Mrs
~ Nj. Parrott. who indicated her desire
that no charge be made for plats. The
land was decided to the Archbishop %
this diocese in trust for the people, and
a board OF three trustees was created
Rev. Father Callaghan. Mrs. r. Y
Hayne and John Parrott are now the
acting appointed trustees 1t was ex-
pected that plat owners would contrib
ute at least TO keep the grounds in
good condition. This has not been
done, and all appeals for proper care
OF the sacred place have been in vain
The cemetery has gone rapidly into
decay until il appears that something
must be done at once.
At the meeting called TO discuss the
situation Duncan Hayne presided. He
recited the various difficulties that
have met every effort TO preserve the
cemetery as a beautiful place. Plat
owners have refused to respond. and
earetafxsrs have been discouraged TO
the point of resignation. 1t was sug-
gested therefore that In future a
charge be made for the plats and a
portion of the money thus realized be
reserved IOr perpetual care Iund.
This view OF the case was supported
by Rev. n 3. ". GaIlwey, Charles NJ.
Morse and j. G. Mccarthy. 1t was an
nounced that the. Archbishop is willing
to accept any reasonable regulations
the plat-owners care TO adopt.
1t was decided. therefore, TO appoint
a COMMITTEES with authority TO establish
suitable rules and regulations for the
maintenance OF the cemetery. These
laws will be submitted 10 the Arch
bishop and the trustees for their ap-
prevail The committee having this
matter in charge is as follows: Rev. n
B. w. Gallwey, Rev. j. II. Kimball Dun
can Hayne, James Duffy Jr. and Charles
NJ. Morse.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
HENDERSON CRITICALLY ILL.

BERKELEY, April 3.-yictor II. Hem
dersOn, acting secretary of the Uni
versity Regents. is critically i'll at the
East Bay Sanitarium. His condition to-
day was reported 10 be very serious.
an operation for appendicitis being
thought necessary.
Secretary Henderson has been fer
three days under the special care OF
Dr. George Reinhardt of the univer-
sity. Neither DR.. Reinhardt nor the
sanitarium people have until today
made public the facts Of Mr.. Hender-
sons grave condition.
Recorder James Sutton is filling Sec
retary Benderson's place in part at
California Hall
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
FAIL TO MAKE
CHARGES STICK
Grand .Jurymen Refuse to
Testify Against Official
They. Said Was "Crooked'
EIKERENKOTTER SCORES
Superintendent of San Ma
teo's Poor Farm Shows He
Simply Made Few Errors

REDWOOD CITY, April 3.-The in
vestigation by the Board of Supervisors
into charges against Albert Eikerenkot-
ter, superintendent of the County Poor
Farm, embodied in the last report of the
Grand Jury, was held today. No evidence
was produced to warrant the charges
made against Eikerenkotter. No one ap-
peared before the Supervisors to father
the charges. The Supervisors were forced
to subpoena Foreman Knight of the
Grand Jury before they could get him
before them, although he was in town at
the hour set for the investigation.
District Attorney Bullock refused to
proceed with the investigation, claiming
that his duty lay simply in acting as
legal adviser to the board upon any
questions of law which might. arise. At
Albert Eikerenkotter, after vainly en-
deavoring i to get some member of the
Grand Jury present to take up the mat
ter on. behalf of that body, took 1t UP
on behalf Of his client.
Foreman Knight and Secretary Brown
of the Grand Jury were put upon the
stand, but they refused to testify, de-
elaring the law would not permit them to
divulge what occurred in the jury room
and that the report was there to show for
itself
District Attorney Bullock then stated
that a number Of persons had been SUBJ
penaed and were present to testify TO
other alleged offenses not covered by the
report of the Grand Jury, but Mr.. Ross
objected He said his client had come
there prepared to refute the charges
made against him and which had been
published. and that he was prepared TO
go on with such investigation.
Eikerenkotter was placed on the stand
and soon explained away the alleged
discrepancies with the exception of a few
errors in his books which he admitted
frankly while on the stand. Mr.. Ross
showed errors in the report of the Grand
Jury greater than in those admitted by
the accused.
Reports from the County Treasurer's 8
and Auditors books and comparison with
the report of the Grand Jury for 1904
showed that In 1905 Mr.. Eikerenkotter had
conducted the County Farm In a more
economical manner than in 1904 when he
was praised by the Grand Jury. The
produce from the farm alleged to have
been sold and not accounted for was
shown by the Treasurers report to have
been accounted for months back.
The Supervisors took the matter under
advisement. 1t is expected they will
exonerate the accused official.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
Promoter of Bureau
for Marriage Is
Romantic.
Nets of Cupid Are
Thrown Around
Witness.

Oakland. April 3.-To prevent one OF
6ar victims from testifying against her
,s-be,, she was arrested on complaint OF
a-nofber Martha z. Odel ''up and mar
r-ied him" according 10 the attorneys IN
1he case tz
Martha is accused OF having conducted
g marriage bureau and OF swindling her
Euifors by inducing them TO invest IN the
Ovallala mine, which IS described as q
mole in the ground. The specific charge
against her IS that she obtained $50 from
Iobrl A. Horn. whom she had promised
~ wed. under false pretenses. When the
case was called this morning one OF her
attorneys. J. ". Stetson, declared that
she had been married recently TO W. W.
Henderson.
Mrs. Odeu. or Henderson, employed an
old method in her operations. She adVer-
7ssed. II is charged. in a matrimonial pa
per. and when persons answered the ao-
Tertisements, it is alleged, she repre-
sented that she had mine worth ss0,Oo'
l,,1f had no funds TO develop the property.
r~he victims advanced money 10 work
The. mine and found TOO late that women
sometimes betrsy- The climax came "hell u
John Horn, q. Nebraska farmer lOullu
mai he had been buncoed. He sWore 70
= complaint against the woman A part
Of her preliminary hearing was helo Oe,
FORE Police Judge .Samuels today and VIII
be concluded April 16.
DESPITE the fact that she has many
victims, Mrs. Oden, or Henderson, Is one
of the last women one would select Iot
The heroine of a romance she mas hVeu
l,evond the romantic age and time mas
not dealt kindly with the contour OF her
face.
Former Judge c. A. Low Of San Fran
disco Is conducting the prosecution OF
rhe woman, and Mrs. Oden Is represented
bv Attorneys stetson and Mann. Juoge
Low said today:
There IS no doubt that the woman married
Henderson 10 keep him from testfylng 3sslhst
- - - u.s. t6 nave been one OF tbs strong
witnesses for the prosecution This mine tnst
she "a Ilzed so much about and wanted 10 oe-
Ielon Is q myth.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
TO IMPROVE HARBoR.

OAKLAND, April 3.-Edwin Stearns,
secretary of the Oakland Chamber of
Commerce, has received a communica-
tion from United States Senator George
g. Perkins and Congressman Joseph r.
Knowland in a reply to a letter sent
by the Chamber of Commerce regarding
q balance in the appropriation passed
by Congress last year for the improve
ment OF Oakland harbor. The letter
states that contracts have been let
for the completion of a channel 300 feet
WIDE and % feet deep from. the bay to
Fallon street, the contract price being
s1sl ,000, which is much lower than was
expected. This leaves a balance OF
s169,00O available for the further i'm
provement of the harbor. The Cali
fornia representatives declare that
there is no danger that this balance
wilp revert to the United States Treas
ury. as was feared by some members
OF the Chamber of Commerce.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
RELIANCE CLUE aINKs.

OAKLAND, April 3.-The first of the
new series OF monthly Reliance Club
jjnks will be held Wednesday evening
and~an excellent programme has been
prepared The numbers will consist of
q one-act farce entitled "Thes Decision -
written BY. Thomas J. Springer and in
teTpreted b3ssSpringer and Superin-
tendent A. ShirI5; a duet by Norman
Stanley and j. McVey; dancing by c.
Hughes; music by the mandolin and
guitar trio; a monologue by Jack Shee-
han: a solo by Charles Parker; sleight-
Of hand tricks by A. Shirk. and selec-
tions by the Reliance Club quartet,
composed OF James .McVey, Norman
Stanley, Frank Figone and Lowell Red
field. Refreshments Will be served.
The new series of jinks has been in
augurated to promote goodfellowship
in the club and create interest in in
creasing the membership roll
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
LABOR DIFFERENCES
REFERRED TO MAYOR
Carriage Owners Allege That
Strikers Have Been An
noying Them.
@sssss
HFrr6Ey6

Delegates from the Stable and Car
riage Owners Association called on the
Mayor yesterday to make complaint
against alleged unfair treatment at the
hands of the striking stablemen, whom
they charged with carrying on system
of violence against patrons of their
stables Some of the delegates went so
far as to say that harness had been cut
and other offenses committed
The Mayor promised that there would
be no destruction of property or other
acts of violence tolerated by either side
to the issue involved. In the meantime,
he promised to make a personal investi-
cation of the situation.
The Hackmens Union represented to
the Mayor that its members had been
interfeEed with by men from the Stable
mems Union who ordered them OFF O'Far-
rell street while they were waiting to
take their customers. home from the
theaters. This allegation will also be in-
vestigated by the Mayor, as he declared
that this act, If really committed. would
be an infringement on labor union prin-
ciples.
Coils P. Lovely, grand vice president
of the International Boot and Shoe Work
ers' Union of America, has made his aD-
pearance in this city on a tour of In
spection and investigation.
The Steam Pipe and Boiler Coverers'
Union, No. IS, has become affiliated with
the National Association of Heat. Frost,
General Insulators and Asbestos Work
ers of America. This affihation brings
several trade crafts under one general
management
A permanent protest committee, formed
from the numerous labor organizations in
this city, has been established in the in
terest of Meyer, Haywood, Pettibone and
ST. John, the men now confined in an
Idaho jail. This committee, represent
ing fifty-seven labor organizations, will
have full charge of the mass-meeting to
be held in Woodward's Gardens on next
Sunday.
PIasterers' Union No. 66 elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing term:
President, NJ. Callahan; vice-president,
William Mulvihill; recording secretary.
M. Riley; financial secretary. John ivy
ford corresponding secretary, Alfred
Fork; treasurer. George Keck: sergeant
alarms, II. l.. Callahan.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
HARDY CANADIANS
MAKE ROUGH TRIP
Break Ice for 400 Miles on
Journey Down to Mac
phersOn.

SEATTLE. April 3.-The advance guard
of the mounted police expedition which
left Dawson on December 20 for Fort
Macpherson, on the Mackenzie River
reaches the Dominion today The object
of the trip was TO establish an all-wfnter
route between Dawson and Macpherson
The second half Of the expedition is ex-
pected at Dawson in ten days. with mail
from Herschel. The party got through
without mishap. although il experienced
weather 20 below zero Better time was
made than had been expected. They had
TO break the Ice for 400 miles and encOun-
tered snow on both trips. The expedition
took a new route. via Mayo. and passed
over the Rocky Mountains to the north
east.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
ALAMEDA UNDER
A SEARCHL|CHT
Grand Jury to Investigate
Conditions Revealed by
the Rev. P. C. MacFarlane
OFFICIALS SUBPENAED
President of Board of Trus-
tees and Chief of Police
Hailed Before Inquisitors

ALAMEDA, April 3.-The Grand Jury
is to begin an investigation of conditions
in Alameda as disclosed by the Rev. L.
c. MacFarlane, pastor of the Flrst
Christian Church of that city, In his
crusade against the violation of the
alleged violation of the liquor law and
alleged violation of the liquor law, and
running of Chinese lotteries will also be
investigated. The recent action OF the
clergyman in himself getting evidence
against poolrooms and cigarette sellers
and the discovery that liquor has been
served to young girls in the back rooms
of saloons in the Encinal City nave
caused the Grand Jury to take action
The inquisitorial body today issued
subpenas for the Rev. P. c. MacFariane.
W. ]. Gorham, president of the Board
of Town Trustees, Chief of Police Con-
rad, and City Justice of the Peace X. B.
Tappan. They will be asked to place
any evidence which they may possess in
the hands of the jury
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
MRS, MARTHA E. 0DELL
OUTWITS PROSECUTORS
CALVES COBBLE
SAVANTS' GRASS
Possible Veal Outlets Feed
Upon CoIIege-Bred Lawns
and Owners Are Worrying

BERKELEY, April 3.-If you had a
lawn covered with grass that had been
raised on a scientific basis and you had
it as cultivated and as cultured as any
grass could be, and if a trio Of calves
who were not scientifically raised and
didn't care a hang for science came into
that lawn and. chewed up the grass,
wouldn't you want them converted into
veal in a hurry?
Professor Jacques Loeb. who lives on
Virginia street, once had a crop of sci
entifcally raised grass; so did Profess
sor NJ. E. Jaffa: so did Mrs. George P.
W. Jensen. Now there is no grass.
Three calves belonging TO William
Leschinskey wandered over the lawns
today and the scientifically raised grass
looked no different TO them than any
other ola grass. They cleaned the plats
closer than a lawn mower.
Mrs. Jensen telephoned for the
poundmen and the calves were prompt
ly pinched Leschinskey was furious
because he had to pay So bail for his
pets. Moreover, he is afraid that the
college bred grass may prove too rich
for the calves. One of them is already
showing symptoms of cholera morbus,
he says.
He went to Marshal VolImer TO see If
he could not get out an injunction
against the public exposure of college
bred grass. He threatens suits and all
sorts OF legal vengeance if the injuries
to the digestive organs of the calves
prove permanent
Marshal Vollmer advised him TO train
his loose veal to play in their own
back yards. Leschinskey went away
vowing vengeance. He stood guard
over the calves all night with a stomr
ach pump, ready IN case they showed
symptoms OF acute scientific grass poi
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
sHooTs AT HER HUsBASp.

OAKLAND, April 3.-Considerable
excitement was caused IN the neighbor-
hood Of Tenth and Webster streets
early this morning by a pistol shot,
which, il was learned later, was fred
by Mrs. William Davis, who had quar-
relied with her husband at their home,
1912 Webster street II is said that
MIS-. Davis went TO her home late at
night, and that when her husband
chided her she shot at him. Davis says
the shot was fred in the air; Mrs Davis
declares that she shot at burglar.
Policeman Nick Williams heard the
shot and made an investigation, but as
Davis was unwilling to swear 10 a
complaint no arrests We're made.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
DEATH OLE a PIoNEER.

OAKLAND, April S.-The funeral OF
Robert Pfluger,, a pioneer of California,
and one of the most respected citizens
of Oakland, who died Monday, will be
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
from the family residence, 927 Linden
street. Born in Germany in 1921, Mr..
Pfiuger came to America as boy and
grew into an American citizen of sterl-
ing character. In 1851, with his wife,
he made the long journey from Illinois
across the plains, settling in Northern
California. Afterward he went to Ne
yada and engaged in mining for many
years. He had resided in Oakland for
twenty-five years, but retained his min
ing interests as president of the Sun
light Mining Company. He would have
been IS years old in July. There are
five children surviving, Robert L., Ed
mund, Mary, Katherine and Emma.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
DESERTED WIFE ATTEMPTS
TO END HER EXISTENCE
Mrs. Lucy Lang Takes Poison Because
Her Husband, a Cook, Left Her
Peruiless.

Despondent because her husband had
deserted her. Mrs. Lucy Lang attempted
to end her life last night by taking poi
son. She was discovered in time, how
ever, and was rushed to the Central
Emergency Hospital, where antidotes
were administered and she was soon out
Of danger. She refused to say where she
got the poison or what kind it was, all
though she admits that the stuff she took
was deadly.
Mrs Lang's husband is cook. Several
months ago he inherited considerable
money, she declares. When the wealth
came his affection for her cooled quickly
and he finally left her destitute She had
been unable to get work. she said, and
seeing that she would soon have to face
starvation she decided to die.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
New, pREsIDENT ELECTED.

OAKLAND, April 3.-Dr. A. H. Pratt
las been elected president of the Board
of Education. The new standing COM
mittees are as follows:
classification - Cliff, Wood and
Rogers.
Evening schools = Hathaway, Red
ington, Ingler.
Finance - Redington, Hathaway,
Cliff
Furniture and supplies-Nunan, Will
cox. Crandall.
High .schooIs-wilcox, Isaacs, Wood.
Industrial : education-Wood, Isaacs,
Ingler.
Judiciary--c -crandall, Gift. Reding-
ton. &
observatory-Ingler, crandall, Nu-
Rules and ! regulations Rogers, viii
cox, Nunan. ~
Schoolhouses fandx, sites s-Isaacs
Hathaway, Rogers
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
STANFORD LAW CLASS =
ELECTS OFFICERS
Students Decide That They
Prefer y. D." to IL.
T.. d."

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. April g.
G. D. Boalt of Palermo and C. L. Fire
baugh of Palo Alto have been elected, re-
spectively, president and secretary of the
graduate class in law. which will grad
uated next month. This class will be the
first to receive the degree of juris doctor
from Stanford. Some time ago the
academic council abolished the old
LID. which had heretofore been
conferred for three years law
study, and substituted the newer ].
D., making it optional, however, with the
outgoing class which OF the degrees they
should receive. At q, recent meeting the
class decided for the J. D. degree.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
BUSINESS WOMAN'S LEAGUE
HOLDS ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Mrs. Clara FOlfz Is HOnOred and Dele
gates to National Convention
Are Selected

The annual convention Of the CalifOr-
MIA Business Woman's League was held
in the assembly room OF the PARROT
building last night. Mrs. Clara 8. Foltz
retiring State president. was unani-
mously elected honorary president and
Mrs. Harriet Yale OrtOn. Mrs Martha
Herrick and Miss E. L. Kinney, attor-
ney at law OF Los Angeles were elect
ed delegates to the National Business
Womans League in Chicago, which viii
meet on June 10.
The following State officers were
elected for the next year to serve the
California Business Woman's League:
Mary Fairbrother, president; Mrs. Dor
othy j. Johnson. recording secretary:
Mrs. Donnizella Aldrich. vice president;
Mrs. Mae +. Johnson, treasurer Mrs.
Sannie II. de Wet, organizer; all OF San
Francisco
The league will hold its next meeting
at 10 Taylor street Tuesday evening.
April IL, at o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-04
PIONEER WOMAN DEAD.

ALAMEDA. April 3.-Mrs. Margaret
Kane, widow of the late capitalist,
Michael Kane, and a pioneer woman Of
California, passed away this afternoon
at her residence, 752 Lincoln avenue.
She was a native of Maryland, 90 years
of age. and descended from the people
who settled in Maryland and Virginia a
generation before the Revolutionary
War Mrs. Kane came to California in
1850 and had made her home here for
TWENTY-FIVE years. She is survived by
two sons, Frank and Charles Kane, and
three daughters, Mrs. r. W. Theobald,
Mrs. E. G.. Buckley and Miss Mollie
Kane Her funeral is to take place
Friday morning from st. Joseph's
Church