The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
Hastens Researches t
Time to Die.
ALAMEDA COUNTY news

| PuBLIc SCHOOLS CLosE.-oakland- April
6-The public schools OF the city will be
crossed CLOS tomorrow for the midterm vacation and
viii not be reopened until April 10.
LICENSED TO WED-Oakland, April g.
Inc following marriage licenses were issued
Dy the County Clerk today: Eber c.. Stevens.
DO and Essie NJ. Humphrey, 10. Berkeley.
l FALLS FROM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, April
81 Wagner. a 14-year-old boy. fell from
the top of g. 40-foot windmill today at 1887
i Frnce street, breaking his thigh. Internal
injuries are feared.
FINDS WELLS GUILTY.-Oakland, April
o;|Ine jury which sat the trial OF Robert
WeLs, charged with having robbed NJ. Ogata,
japanese of Alvarado, in company with
three others. returned a verdict of guilty. He
Will be sentenced by Judge Waste Monday.
MUST PAY OR GO TO JAIL.-Oakland.
April S.-An order was made by Judge Ogden
today today for the arrest of John A. C. Dirks for
the non-payment of alimony awarded his wife.
She was allowed $15 month. which he has
custody.
BOYS BODY RECOvERED-Oaklan
April 6-The body of Edward Anderson. a
eral days ago into the tidal canal. was re-
covered this afternoon midway between the
q Ron sna agh na street The body found md
coroner and 1t was removed to the Morgue.
WANTS MONEY FROM CoUNTY.-oak-
iand, April 6.-Stewart Macmillan. who re-
cen Gently got decision against the county for
$4,000. has another claim for $1,000 which he
Z preparing to present to the Supervisors.
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WILL BEGIN INVESTIGATION SOON
insurance Commissioner Wolf has received a
dispatch from Actuary Wolfe of New York,
containing Information that the actuary will
De In San Francisco Apri Is to begin the ex-
animation mn Of the affairs of the Pacific Mutual
Ike insurance Company, requested by
President Upper of the Pacific Mutual Life.
PARENT FAILS TO APPEAR.-Oakland
April George Valencia, who was arrested
nrSIQ Qirfa a( rrrr,a ~
Tor neslecting to send his 7-year-old to
school, failed to answer to the charge in the
Police Court this morning and Judge Samuels
issued a bench warrant upon which he was
later rearrested. His trial has been continued
till tomorrow.
BELIEVED TO BE INsANE.-Oakand,
April 6.-John ]. Griffths. an elderly man,
who could give no account Of himself and who
thought he was in New York, was found at
Seventh street and Broadway by Policeman
Muigrew early this morning and is now held at
the City Prison suspicion of being insane.
He says he is a bookbinder. is 65 years old
and that his home is in San Francisco.
April 6.-Frank P. Bacon has brought suit to
quiet title to the property upon which the
Albany Hotel is situated at Fifteenth street
and Broadway 1t was sold by the Laynance
Real Estate Company to Elliott Davis of San
Francisco for $1350O under an agreement
ys ba the HE now s56e the s sale and
OPPOSE CONSOLIDATION = Berkeley
April IA strong sentiment against the often
proposed consolidation of Oakland Alameda
and Berkeley was in evidence at the meeting
OF the North Berkeley Improvement Club last
night, when visitors from Alameda improve
ment clubs declaimed strenuously against the
idea OF being annexed to Oakland The Berke-
ley contingent was equally emphatic
WOULD TEST CIGARETTE LAw.-Ala-
media. April 6.-Howard K. James, who caused
his own arrest on charge of violating the
cigarette ordinance in order to test the con-
stitutionality of the measure appeared in the
City Justice Court today and the case was con-
tinued until next Thursday. James says that
he intends to bring the local ordinance to
the attention of the United States courts, as
he believes 1t TO be invalid.
ALLEGES HUSBAND BEAT HER-Ala-
media, April 6-Mrs.- Ruby Brandon caused the
arrest today of her husband F. c. Brandon.
on charge of battery. He released on
$3.50 bail. Brandon and his spouse have been
living apart and when she visited his room
at 2412 Lincoln avenue the trouble occurred
that resulted in his arrest. Brandon denies
that he battered his wife, but asserts that
WILL REST IN MOUNTAIN VIEW.-Oak-
land. April 6.-The funeral of Edward NJ.
Fickes, former well-known athlete of the
Oakland High School, who died at Harrington,
kans., as result of injuries received In
railroad accident, will be held at 10 80 o clock
Church, the remains having been sent to this
city for interment in Mountain View Gene
terry.
MRS MARTIN DEFENDS SUIT-Oakland
April 6.-Mrs. Isabella J. Martin appeared as
her own attorney today in suit brought
by her against the Westchester Fire Insur-
ance Company for $1,000. The case is an old
one and the Judges of this county refused to
hear It,. and Judge e. v. Sargent of Monterey
sat in the case. He told Mrs. Martin at the
outset that she must recognize court proce-
dure and the hearing harmonious through
out. The points are to be submitted on briefs.