The San Francisco call., 1906-10-25
AROUND THE BAY

STUDENTS TO ACT.-AIameda. Oct. "a
The senior class of the Alameda High School is
TO present the play, "A Modern Cinderella" at
the Park Thester on November II.
ADOPT PLANS FOR WATER PLANT.-oak
land, Oct. 24-The Board of Public Works this
morning adopted the plans of City Engineer
Turner for an Independent water supply for
Bushrod Park. The plant will cost $2IOO
FISHERMAN REscUED.-oakland Oct d
E. Tirard, fisherman of San Francisco 40
years Of age, fell of the swharf at the foot of
drowning by deckhand the steamer Garden
City.
CONDEMNATION SUIT F1LED.-oakland
Oct 24--The Western Pacific this morning be-
lands belonging TO James Linfott and b. f.
Mason In Brooklyn township for a right of
way.
JOHN AYLwARD's DEATH,-Iivermore. Oct
4-John Awkward, pioneer Of Livermore, in
ventOr OF hay press that bears hts name died
yesterday after long illness. Aylward was "a
years old, native of Ireland He leaves a
wife and several children.
DIES IN BARN.-Alameda Oct 24-Theo-
dore Schmidt, formerly an employe of the Street
Department. was found dead this morning in a
barn on Lincoln avenue, between Walnut and
Oak streets. He lived alone in the barn and
had been Ill for some time.
MRS. FoLGER SERIOUSLY ILL.-oakland.
Oct. 24-Mrs. Ellen Folger, relict of the late
J. A. Folger, is seriously III at her Jackson
street residence. Her daughter. Mrs. lie Grande
Cannon Tibbets has been summoned from abroad
and is expected TO arrive tomorrow.
BOARD AWARDS CoNTRAcT.-oakland.
Oct. PA contract for the completion of street
ty-second and Twenty fourth streets, award
ed 10 the Blake Btlger Company this morn
ing by the Board of Public Works
JAPANESE CHILD KIDNAPED.-AIameda.
Oct. 24.-F. Parks, living at 1855 Santa Clara
avenue, has requested the police to aid him in
finding 3.year-old japanese boy, who is miss
eountrymen Of the child kidnapped the little fel-
low.
FAMILY DIsAGREEs ON sALE.-oakland.
Thirtyfourfb street has ASKED tbe conrts '9a -
partition the estate left by her mother TO her
self and brothers, Francis A. n; Il. and Louis
+. BAUM A disagreement the sale of part
Of the estate led TO the action.
CARPENTER FOUND DEAD.-oakland. Oct.
~4-Henry Stats. carpenter 56 years of age
found dead late last night in the yard OF
c. E. Farman at 1898 San Pablo avenue. Death
was caused by heart trouble The deceased
leaves a wife and two children, a and
daughter.
MRS. GEORGES SEEKS HUsBAND.-Berke
ley, Oct: 24.-Mrs. Rudolph Georges, whose
husband became separated from her during the
IRE, has written from Ocean Park Los Angeles
County, TO Chief of Police vollmer for informa-
tion regarding Georges whereabouts. She has
been told that Georges recently was cared for
by German benevolent society of Berkeley
and desires news of him.
HABEAs CORPUS FAILs.-Oakland Oct "a
Judge Harris today denied the writ of habeas
corpus of Thomas Jerome, who was sentenced
70 serve TOUR months for yagrancy and four
months for petty larceny by Police Judge
Smith. Jeromes ground for writ was that he
was sentenced during the recent holidays but
ii was found that he was sentenced two days
after the holidays expired.
POISONED BY FISH LARvAE-Alameda
Oct. 24--Dr- George c. Thompson, principal of
the Alameda High School, is recovering from
the effects Of an illness that followed a meal
in which bass one Of the dishes DR.
Thompson examined the fish under q microscope
and found IL contained worms one-sixteenth of
an inch long and Of the species that have re-
Gently been found in live river bass.
DISCUSSES WRITING oF NOvELs.-Berke
ley. Oct. 24.--Warren Cheney. the novelist ad-
dressed the Nineteenth Century Novel Glass In
the English department OF the university today
on the subject Of novel writing. He declared
that inspiration played important part in
the writing Of al successful novels. Cheney
discussed publishers contracts and the methods
employed TO put novels before the public
DIVORCES FILED OR GRANTED.-oakland
Oct 24.-Emma r. Guentier has sued Charles
j. Guentier for divorce alleging desertion Al
well c. Webb has been granted an interlocutory
decree OF divorce from Bouizina Webb for de-
sertion- William J. Gamble was granted a
final decree of divorce from Dora Gamble for
desertion. Philip ]. Schaanbury was given
final decree Of divorce from Johanne Schaan-
bury for desertion-