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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
READY TO
BUILD NEW COLLIER

VALLEJO, March 15.-The planking Of
the ways for the new collier is COM
pleted, and everything is nearly ready
for laying the keel of the Prometheus.
Material is slow in arriving owing TO
the congestion of freight from the East.
Enough win arrive soon to commence
the keel and frame Of the vessel. It is
recommended by the naval authorities
that all buildings near the new ways,
including the ferry building, be re-
moved in the near future to make
room for construction work Eventu-
ally all these buildings-the labor bu-
reau, pharmacists offices, fire engine
house and Others-must be moved in
order TO get room for construction
work.
The Charleston will soon arrive for
alterations and the California viii come
TO have her guns installed The new
cruiser South Dakota viii arrive later
to have her guns installed. The York
towns gun mounts have been strength
ened and she will leave the yard prob
ably Saturday or Monday. The Saturn
viii sail with supplies for the Pacific
feet Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
MELVIN To LAY STONE
FOR STOCKTON LODGE
Oakland Elks to Accom-
pany Grand Exalted
Ruler on Trip

OAKLAND. March 15.--Judge Henry
A. Melvin. grand exalted ruler OF the
Order of ,lclks. viii ofslciHte on Sunday
at the laying OF the cornerstone or
the new hall Of Stockton lodge OF Eiks
The ceremony will be attended by many
of the members OF Oakland Lodge, VINO
will go to Stockton on & special train.
Judge Melvin has Just returned from
a trip through the Eastern States, dur
ing which he visited twenty eight OF
the largest lodges in the United States.
The grand exalted ruler was the guest
of honor at the annual banquet or New
York Lodge No. ] In celebration OF
the founding OF the order.
The members OF Oakland Lodge, OF
which the grand exalted ruler Is
member, formally welcomed Judge Mel
win last night on his return from the
East AS token Of their regard ne
was presented with g handsome cut
glass set and a diamond studded Elks
button. The wife OF the grand exalted
ruler was presented by the lodge with
beautiful carved rosewood chair.
On behalf Of Grand Secretary Nc
Nulty, Judge Melvin presented hand
some Elk pins TO DR.. o. D. Hamlin and
Moses p. O'Brien, the secretary 10 the
grand exalted ruler. Brief addresses
were made by Captain E. M. Freeman,
State Senators Leavitt and Lukens and
other prominent members of Oakland
Lodge. Judge Melvin responded with
a hearty expression of thanks for the
royal greeting extended to him.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
SAYS JAPANESE WOULD
FIND COAST VULNERABLE

BERLIN, March 15.-Captain Igna
Rodric of the Austria Hungarian army
has published a pamphlet entitled The
Prospects of the Future American-Jap-
anese war" After discussing the
armies and navies and theaters of war;
he concludes by saying that the un-
protected Pacific Coast of the United
States offers excellent chances Of
success to the japanese He declares
that Japan is working feverishly to
complete her military and naval equip
lnents and adds that during the last
few months $4,000 men have been at
work day and night in the arsenals
turning out guns and small arms.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
Telegraph News

UxoR1CIDE HANGED-Mobile, Ala, March
15-Andrew Thomas, white, was banged here
today for the murder OF his wife ON May 8
last.
FIRE IN NORMAL sCHooL-san Jose. March
15.-The loss from the fire In the condemned
normal school building, which was extinguished
after much difficulty this forenoon, was sngnt
PRISON PHYSICIAN RESIGNS San Quentin,
March 15.-Percy NJ. Sumner, who came as resi-
dent physician February 1, 1907, has resigned
DR.. W. NJ. Thorn Of Bakersfield will succeed
him on April /.
MISSOURI LOBBYIST BILLr--Jeferson City
Mo-, March 15.-Goyernor Folk signed today the
antilobby BILL which provides that all lobbyists
shall register with the Secretary of State and
shall state the purposes or their visits
FIRE SWEEPS cITY-Pittsburg. March 15.
In FIRE that threatened the entire Mount Wash
ington section Of the city twenty-fv business
structures and dwellings were destroyed or dam
aged today. causing loss estimated at 100000.
WEALTHY MEXICAN sLAIN-El Paso,
March 15.-As he lay in bed helpless paraly tic
Augustin Castillo, one Of the wealthiest men in
the State of Vera Cruz, Mexico, stabbed tc
death at his home at Jalapan by an unknown
assassin
TWO PLANTS DEsTRoYED-East Liverpool
O., March 15.-The electric porcelain plant In
the east end was destroyed by fire today. Loss
$4,000. at Empire below wellsville, the
Standard Brick Works burned this morning.
Loss $50, 600.
DRANK NITRIC ACID-Pasadena. March 10.
Suicide was the verdict of coroners jury at
tue inquest today the deaIn OF FRANK w ahn-
burn. the jeweler found dead in his bed yes
terday, supposed victim OF heart disease. He
took nitric acid. a powerful poison.
PENRosE coURTMARTIAL-san Antonio,
Tex. March 15.-sone expert testimony was In
trodueed by the defense in the Penrose court
martial today Lieutenant Wiegensden demon.
strated to the court how Springfield cartridge
could be loaded into Winchester rife.
REEs CLARK FOUND DEAD -Marysviile.
March 15-The body of Rees B. Clark, a
wen known Mason, was found today near the
top of the Sutter Butte mountains. where he
had gone TO procure firewood. He had been
dead for three days. A tree felled by Clark is
supposed to have struck him.
FOR SHOOTING AT MOTHER vallejo,
March 15--Mrs. Louise Foster, who fired shot
gun at her mother Mrs Jake Stevenson last
Saturday, was convicted of simple assault today
and sentenced by Justice OF the Peace 0'Leary
TO three months in the county jail. The SEN
tence was suspended pending her good behavior.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
Doctor Fatally Shoots
a Night ProWler
Kills a Carpenter
Who Tried to
Enter Home.

OAKLAND. March 15.-Attempting to
enter the rear door of the home of DR..
Z. H. Wilder at 1404 Grove street
shortly after 4 o'clock this morning,
Charles ]. Johnson, ship carpenter
who lived at 1920 Eleventh street, was
Wilder. who believed the man to be a
burglar. johnson died at the Receiv-
ing Hospital just before noon today.
pr. Wilder was awakened this morn
ing by noise at the window of his
room and distinctly saw the shadow
OF man trying to raise the sash. The
physician arose and, arming himself
with heavy Springfield rife, ap-
preached the window in time to see
the man disappear around the corner
in the direction of the rear of the
house. A moment later an attempt was
made to open the rear door OF the
house and DR.. Wilder, looking from the
window, saw the man fumbling with
the lock.
The doctor demanded to know what the
early morning visitor wanted, but re-
ceived no reply, and a moment later
the man approached the window at
which DR.. Wilder stood. The latter
hesitated no longer, but raised his
rife and fired, the bullet striking John
son in the side, passing through the
body and making its exit at the front
or the abdomen. AS he saw the man
fall DR.. Wilder ran to the telephone
and notified the police and Captain
Lynch, with a squad of officers, hurried
to the dwelling. Johnson was found
on the sidewalk in front of the house,
where he had dragged himself after
being shot
In statement made to the police be-
fore his death Johnson said that he
did not know how he had come to at
tempt to enter DR.. Wilder's home. The
wounded man said that he had been
drinking heavily and must have wan
dered to the place where he was shot
and, thinking he was at his own home,
attempted to enter the house.
Chief of Police Wilson announced
this afternoon that no charge would
be made against DR.. Wilder, as wit
nesses had been located who corrobo-
rated his story. These witnesses are
Adam Becker, living at 1868 Twenty
first street, and William Hault, who
lives at the Raymond Hotel. They were
passing the Wilder home on their way
to bakery, where they were employed,
and DR.. Wilder, believing that they
were companions of the wounded man,
covered them with his rifle and held
them until the arrival of the police.
After proving their Innocence the bak-
cry men were released.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
BIC PREMIUMS OFFERED
FOR THE SONOMA BONDS
SPECIAL DISPATCH 40 THE CAI

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
SANTA ROSA, March 15.-Bids were
opened here today by the Sonoma
County Board of Supervisors for the
sale of s2So,o00 worth of county bonds.
interest 4 II per cent, voted last fall for
the construction of a new and modern
Courthouse. There were five bidders
and six bids, as follows:
Union Trust Savings Bank, Santa Rosa, bid
par, with accrued interest and premium of
$4,000.
]. h. Brush. Santa Rosa, par, accrued interest
and a premium of s12, ,6S450. or to take the
bonds at par and give a premium OF 80
and have them issued as the county needed the
money, thus doing away with the accruing in
terest while the money was not being used.
George p. McNear of Petaluma, par, accrued
interest and premium of $S295.40
E. II. Rollins & Sons, Boston, par, accrued IN
terest and a premium sof So 500.
Adams Phillips & Co., Los Angeles, par ac-
crued interest and premium of S15,104.14, on
condition that their attorney reported fayorably
after examination of the proceedings of the
board leading up to the issuance Of the bonds.
The board, after wiring the Los An
geles bidders regarding the time re-
quired for the examination, adjourned
until tomorrow without taking action
on the bids.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
WESTERN PACIFIC FILES
BIG QUIET TITLE SUIT
Claims Ownership of Eighty-Six
Large Parcels of Land in
the Potrero

The biggest single suit yet filed un-
der the provisions Of the McEnerney
act to restore title to property for
which the records were destroyed in
the April fire is a suit brought yester-
day by the Western Pacific. Railway
Company against the world to estab-
lish title to property in the Potrero.
The complaint contains descriptions of
eighty-six parcels of land in the Po-
trero, consisting Of nearly as many city
blocks. All the property described lies
north of Tulare street, following the
line of Islais Creek. south of Twenty
fourth street and between the water
front and De Haro street. In this dis
trict the company claims title to prac-
tically every foot of land bounded by
the water front, Islais Creek, Twenty
fourth and Pennsylvania streets.
The city is preparing a suit which
will contain descriptions OF over 700
parcels of land. and the Southern Pa
cifc will probably file one nearly as
large.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
TO ADVISE AS TO USE
OF THE PUBLIC MONEYS
Commission Appointed to Outline
Policy for Expending Appropria-
tons in Experimental Work

ITHACA, N Y. March 15.-Dean Lib
erty H. Baker of the Cornell College
of Agriculture, in his capacity as presi-
dent of the Associa tion of American
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
stations, appointed today a commission
to inquire into the organization and
policy which should prevail as TO the
expenditure of public moneys provided
for agricultural experiments The COM
mission follows:
Chairman, David Starr Jordan, presi-
dent of Stanford University: Carroll D..
Wright president of Clark College,;
H p Armsby, director of the Penn
sylvania State College; Clifford ID. Pin
chot, chief forester of the Department
Of Agriculture
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
PICTURESQUE TRACT
IN NORTH BERKELEY
Cragnont Land Company Is Incor-
porsted With Capital Stock
or 100000

BERKELEY, March 15.-The Crag-
mont Land Company has been incor-
porated 10 handle a picturesque tract Of
land in North Berkeley. near the pro-
posed capitol site. The incorporators
selected the name Of Cragfnont and
awarded a $3.50 prize for II after an in
teresting competition. The capital stock
is $500, 600 and the directors are Francis
Ferrier and Eugene L. Brock of the
Ferrier-Brock Company of Berkeley;
William J. Schmidt, George Schmidt
and @. L Brock Of Berkeley; Harold
Havens and Edward c. Atkins. This is
one Of the largest organizations of
realty men which has been formed on
this side of the bay
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
MUT|LATED WILL OF
RICH WAITER FOUND
Testament of Joseph Gle
ment Is a Source of
Deep Mystery

OAKLAND, March 15.-The will of
Joseph Clement. the retired waiter who
died leaving savings account of $12,-
600, was found today in an unlocked
trunk in the house in Alameda where
he had been living Much of the writ
Ing in the document was scratched out,
and the remaining part disposed of
only $4,000.
The following were the provisions
crossed out;
les Danes Francaise OF San Francisco $1,000; i
I give. devise ana sheCueath to Victor >. tname
ZSanno' Z oe mace ont OF San franelseo Sd."v'
San Francisco $1,000: give beuueath and devise
TO Jules Didier of San Francisco $500; give,
devise and hedueath to Emile Didier Of San
Francisco $500. AL the rest, residue and re-
mainder Of my property. real. personal. money
uate and being whereof I shall die seized and
possessed to which 1 shall may be en-
titled at the time of my death. give. bequeath
church. the senior rabbi Of the Jewish church
and the Bishop OF the Episcopal church of San
Francisco In equal shares, TO be by them used
and employed in the maintenance and education
of the orphan institutions under their care and
charge at San Francisco
10 the paragraphs which escaped
were provisions giving Jules yigour-
oux, proprietor of the Lamolle House
of San Jose. and his wife, Angelo, the
sum of $4,000 and Emile vigouroux
$1,000.
The will was made out in July, 1898,
and attested before George Knox, a
San Francisco notary. Pierre Priet
and Jules Vigouroux were named as
administrators without bonds. Clement
was unable to write his name, and
signed the will with a cross.
Why Clement should cut off the
Didiers with whom at the time Of his
death he was in close relations, is a
mystery.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
Brief Local News

CASHEs A SPURIOUS CHECK-O. n. Orlov
of the United Art and Crafts Company reported
to the police yesterday that he had lost Sl37.5(
to one samuel Mails. through means OF forged
check.
sLASHES THROAT-Wnliam Davidson, Ia
borer suffering from delirium tremens. made an
unsuccessful attempt to end bis life yesterday
morning in saloon at 415 Seventh street. He
was treated at the Receiving Hospital fol-
slight gashes on the neck and two minor wounds
in the left breast.
CELEBRATE FOUNDERS DAY - Cogswell
PoIytechnic College celebrated founders day with
appropriate exercises yesterday afternoon. J "
Kerr. of the board of trustees, introduced John
s. Partridge who spoke Of the splendid work
accomplished by Cogswen graduates since the
endowment and founding Of the school IN March,
1887.
SEEKS LOST sIsTER-Mrs. P II. Tracy OF
1908 Columbus avenue. Roxbury. Boston, has
written County Clerk II. 1. Mulcrevy asking
him to aid her IN discovering the whereabouts =
Of her sister Mrs James Cooper. from whom she
had not heard for eight years. When last heard
from Mrs. Cooper lived at 20S15 Eleventh
street
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
CEILING COLLAPsES IN
PARLIAMEN TARY HALL

ST PETERSBURG. March 1.-THE
ceiling of the hall in the Tauride pal
ace where the lower house of Parlia-
ment meets, collapsed at o'clock this
morning and caused widespread wreck
age among the seats below. Many ru-
mors were circulated to the effect that
the falling of the ceiling was the result
of plot to interfere with the meeting
of Parliament, but its purely accidental
character was clearly established.
An examination showed that the nails
and other fastenings binding the cell
ing to the rafters had not been replaced
since the time of Catherine II and
broke under the extreme weight of the
new decorations.
The disaster occurred before the
meeting of Parliament otherwise the
loss of life would have been great.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
SAYS FIBUsH DID NOT
KEEP FAITH IN DEAL

OAKLAND. March 15-Suit was
brought by GeOrge c. Mackinnon
against A. S. Lavenson today to enforce
an alleged contract by which Mackin-
non claims an eighth interest in the
proceeds from the sale of property at
the northwest corner of Twenty-second
street and San Pablo avenue.
MackinnOn asserts that he was In
deal with A. Fibush to purchase the
property from William G. Henshaw,
president of the Union Savings Bank.
Fibush, it is said, transferred the con-
tract to Lavenson. who has received
deed TO the property, according to the
complaint. MackinnOn alleges that his
claim has not been recognized.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
WANT A FRANCHISE FOR
STREET RAILROAD SOLD
Property Owners Urge Supervisors
to Give Transportation Facilities
in Certain Districts

The Supervisors utilities committee
heard large delegation Of property
owners yesterday in support of a petit
tion that a franchise be offered for sale
for a street railroad to run from Mis-
sion street and Persia avenue through
the Excelsior and University Mound
districts to Hunters Point. General
Manager Chapman of the United Rail-
roads had informed the petitioners
that the road would not be paying
proposition, but he would not commit
himself as to whether the corporation
would bid for the franchise.
AS the residents of the Reis tract
want the road to run along Wayland
street, instead OF Visitacion avenue,
the committee advised the petitioners
to agree on a definite route before
action on the petition was determined
upon.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
WILL BUILD ELECTRIC
ROAD IN RICH REGION

MARTINEZ, March 15.-News
reached here from Byron this morning
TO the effect that a syndicate Of
Alaskan mining men, backed by capi-
tai of SO, ,0O0, 900, will commence OF once
the construction of an air line electric
road from Stockton to Byron direct
and from the latter point feeders 10
the Brentwood district on the north
and to Livermore on the southwest
Byron Hot Springs, Bethany and
Herdlyn station will be tapped and
branch lines will be run through the
various agricultural districts through
cut the southern end Of the county.
Double track steel bridges will-be built
over the San Joaquin, Old and Middle
rivers and at Old River large docks
will be constructed from which 1t is
proposed to ship grain and hay ana
other products on barges to San Fran
cisco. From the junction of the line
and Old River a branch will run to
Oakley and Knightsen and possibly
to Antioch.
The construction OF such a line as is
proposed would be of great value to
entire Contra Costa and particularly to
the farming sections, as hay, which
now costs 81 a ton freight to San
Francisco, would be transported more
expediently and cheaper by the barge
system which will be placed on the
run. It is not known just what the
capitalization will be. but it is intended
to offer 100000 worth of stock to the
people of the territory through which
the road will pass.
One of the promoters OF the enter
prise has been a guest at the Byron
Hot Springs Hotel for the past two
weeks and gave out encouraging news
yesterday. He said that the actual
construction work would be commenced
as soon as the surveys could be COM
pleted. The proposed course Of the
road will be laid out this summer.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO BE
HONORED BY SERVICES

OAKLAND. March 15.-Special serv-
ices will mark the celebration Of St
Patrick's day at St Mary's Church sun
day morning. Special music has been
arranged, which will be rendered by an
augmented choir The services will be-
gin at $3.50, when the children Of the
parish Will sing Hail Glorious Patron.
St. Patrick" This will be followed at
II O'Clock by a solemn high mass.
which will be celebrated by Rev. Father
Sesnon, who will be assisted by Rev.
Edward Dempsey, pastor of St. Mary 5
Church, Rev. John Grant and Brother
Timothy. Father Dempsey Will preach.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
NEW HUMBOLDT BANK
BUILDING IN FLAMES
Blaze Starts on the First
Floor, but Is Soon
Under Control

lively blaze started early this
r,or,ina in the first story of the new
InmboIdt Bank building IN Marker
street, near Fourth.
The fire burned furiousiy az ene
start. but as there was iltels Auv, 1de. -
The IRE is supposed to have been
started by a tramp who was Sleeping
in the building and who had droppea
a cigarette into some shavlngs. tie
awakened in time TO rush out INTO ne
-t,ae+ bafore he was seriously burned.
The damage to the building was sllgnt.
The Midway building. which adlolns
the Humboldt on the east, was not IN
jured.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
BRTeHr OUTDOOR FoR oPrRA

Marcus Mayer. advance representa-
tive of the San Carlo Opera Company,
announced last evening that the two
days sale of seats had netted $4,000,
with many would-be buyers in line
when the box Office closed 1t is ex-
pected that the $4,000 mark will be
reached before next Thursday evening,
when the season at the Chutes Theater
opens. The sale is on at Sherman, Clay
& Co.'s music store. Advices from
Los Angeles, where the company is ap-
pearing this week, are to the effect
there are no of nights there, as
Deyrene in Carmen" and 'TPagliacci''
is quite as much of a drawing card as
either Nordica or Nielsen.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
NEW THEORY IN ROBBERY
OF CHICAGO SUBTREASURY
Theft May Be Traced to Employe
Who Is Subject to Periods of
Mental Alteration

CHICAGO, March 15.--It having proved
impossible up to the present time to
obtain any trace of the $4,000 which
mysteriously disappeared from the Chi
cago Subtreasury, the secret service
officers are now working upon theory
which they believe may bring tangible
results. This theory is that an em-
ploye of the Subtreasury Is subject to
periods of mental alteration. He has
been examined. and has admitted that
he is subject to attacks when his mind
is a blank. and he cannot remember
what occurred during this time.