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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
WOULD SEE HOW
TAXES ARE SPENT
Berkeley Demands Representa-
ton as Unit on Board of
Supervisors
Town Has No Share in Funds
1t Contributes, but Wants
Voice in Disbursal

OAKLAND. March 2.-Reasons why
unit in the board Of supervisors
were given the board this afternoon
at a session wherein took part various
members of Berkeleys civic organiza-
tions. political interests and otherwise.
Stacy w Gibbs. appearing for the
conference committee of Berkeley inn
provement clubs, informed the super
visors that the college town desired to
have representative in the board who
could tell what was done with the pub
lie funds He was emphatic on that
point. saying:
If no portion OF county revenues
can be spent within the town limits OF
Berkeley, as we have been told is the
fact, Berkeley should at least have di-
rect representation on the board or
supervisors to allow the tax payers OF
be spent in the outside districts.
Berkeley wants direct representa-
tion on this board. Under the present
system which divides the town by a
north and south line and allows one
supervisor to represent one half and
part Of Oakland. and other supervisor
to represent the other half and an
other part of Oakland, we have no one
on this board TO speak for the entire
town.
We insist that the amount of money
which we pay into the country treas
ury entities US to representation. Our
money is spent and we have no voice
in the matter at all. 1t is another in
stance of taxation without direct repre-
sentation."
Those who were present from Berke-
ley We're: Lincoln Roosevelt league.
George III. Richardson; chamber of
commerce, F. w. Foss; Ashby improve
meht club, G. l.. Hughes; South Berke-
ley Improvement club, c. E. Hedemark;
East Side improvement club. w. e.
Burden; North Berkeley Improvement
club, K. e. Newton; Peralta improve
ment club. J. ]. Truman; Claremont i'm
provement club, II. p. Mackie confer
ence committee of Improvement clubs.
Stacey W. Gibbs: Fifty-second assem-
bly, district republican club, Charles E.
1nomas and f. w. Richardson.
Only Supervisors Rowe, Mitcnell and
Bridge were present The petition was
taken under advisement after statis-
tical record had been presented bearing
on voting population and the like
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
DECISION WRITTEN BY
JUDGE SOUND ASLEEP
Somnambulistic Creation Be-
comes an Authority on Tech
nicaI Law Points Involved

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, March "a
remarkable story has just come TO light
here of an opinion OF the supreme
court Of Tennessee. Affirming the death
sentence of Andrew Smith. cOlored, IN
1870. The opinion was written by the
chief justice of the supreme court when
he was in a sOmnabulistic state, and
the remarkable thing was that his
opinion was Thoroughly sound. both as
TO the law and the facts. and is one OF
the reported opinions, being printed as
an authority TO this day on the tech
nical law points involved.
Justice Nicholson was the man who
wrote the opinion. Peter Turney. aft
erward governor Of Tennessee. saw him
arise from his bed. write the lengthy
document and again retire Next day
Justice Nicholson had no recollection
of the incident. The elaborate opinion
covered all the facts cited and ended
with an animation of the lower courts
decision.
Letters from the late Governor Tur-
ney in the possession OF one Of Chat
tanoOga's most prominent attorneys
corroborate the foregoing story.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
EMPLOYMENT z AGENT is
IN OAKLAND CITY JAIL
Once Prosperous Michael James
Faces Possibility of 81
CHARGES

OAKLAND, March 2.--With the pos
sibility of 80 charges against him of
taking money under false pretenses,
Michael James, once an employment
agent with a thriving business, is in
the city Jail held in detinue for in
vestigation. A warrant is pending
against James from Justice of the
Peace Geary's court and the man may
be tried on the charge of defrauding
James Koulos.
James was arrested by Patrolmah
Gardiner in East Oakland, having been
pointed out to the policeman by Kou-
los. who said he was one Of 30 men
fieeced. The 80 men went before Judge
Geary some weeks ago and swore to
complaints, alleging they had been
promised work and had paid fees of
nearly $40 each. James. after his ar
rest, is said by the police to have ad-
rnitfed taking the money, but defended
himself by alleging that his motives
We're good.
The men who say they have been de-
frauded are nearly all Greeks, who.
on applying to the places where they
were sent by James to get, work, say
they were told there was no need for
them.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
HOSTS BANNER IN SPOT
FIRST FLAG WAS RAISED
Grandson of Pioneer Is Star at
Re-enac tment of Picturesque
Ceremony in Mountains

SAN JUAN, March I'm the same
spot where his grandfather hoisted 62
years ago the first American flag ever
sraised in California, Captain John c.
Fremont of the United States navy
flung the stars and stripes to the
breeze yesterday morning in the Gabi-
ian mountains. The picturesque cere-
,mony was witnessed by 100 men and
women who had ridden to the summit
with Captain Fremont AS the ban
ner was raised in the rugged hills
the guns of old San Juan doomed a
patriotic salute.
The unique celebration of the anni-
versary of the original flag raising was
planned by the native sons and daugh-
ters and those interested in Califor-
MAS romantic history. Captain John
c. Fremont of the navy was invited to
raise the flag in eommemoratioH OF
the deed of his illustrious grandfather
General John c.. Fremont Captain
Fremont came to San Juan Saturday
night with DR.. Clarence Edwords OF
the California Promotion committee.
Early Sunday morning cavalcade OF
men and women, 100 strong, rode out
with Captain Fremont and DR.. Edwords
to Fremont's peak, where the flag rails
ing took place The large party was
accompanied by two vaqueros, John An
Ear, a member of the famous Anzay
family, and John Welch, who served
as aids to Captain Fremont. The
party returned from the peak at 8
O'Clock in the evening.
Captain Fremont will be extensively
entertained during the few days of his
stay in San Juan. Saturday night he
was the guest of honor at banque!
at the old Plaza hotel. Today was de-
voted to visiting historic points in and
about San Juan. The native sons and
daughters will tender Captain Fremont
a banquet tomorrow night in the old
mission. A dance will follow in one
of the oldest bathrooms of the state
belonging to the Zanetta family.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
KOREAN BOYS CASE
AT SAUSALITO FILED
Makes Application for Writ OF
Mandate Against School
PRINCIPAL

SAUSALITO, March 2.-Application
for a writ of mandate prohibiting the
principal. of the Sausalito schools from
barring Sung III. Cho, the Korean boy,
from the schools was filed yesterday.
The case is in the hands OF Daniel
Suter, at whose residence Cho lived.
The boy was refused admission into
the Sausalito schools on the ground
that he was over age, the board of edu-
cation having passed ruling that no
student over 16 years should be al
lowed to participate in the studies be-
low the fifth grade. Mrs. Daniel Suter
was appointed the Koreans guardian
yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
GIVE MUSICAL REcrrAL

A platform of pretty girls, masses OF
brilliant hued flowers vying with
charming gowns and some remarkably
good singing marked most creditable
concert given by the pupils OF II. j.
Stewart at knights of Columbus hall
Iastsevcning. A large audience listened
to the program, which was given by
Miss Ruby Wolfsohn, Miss Helen will
son (piano solo), Mrs. Carolyn Crew
Razor. Miss Maurise Reichling, Mrs. A.
j. Harrington, Miss Leola Stone. Mrs.
Josephine Crew Aylwin. Miss Hortense
Gilmore. Miss Helen Sellweitzer. Miss
Rene Bird and Miss Viola Van Orden.
DIR. II. j. Stewart aided greatly by his
excellent accompaniment,
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
N0rhemG0IfeKsPlan
Series of Games
Officers Are Elected and Interest
ing Contests arranged for
the Season

Golf has taken a new lease of life
in and about San Francisco. and from
the plans now being perfected some
extremely interesting contests will be
seen during the spring. summer and
we'll into the winter The Northern
golf association. which was under the
guidance OF ]. Gilman Brown for so
long, has come to the front again An
election has been held by mail. which
resulted In +. c. Newton being chosen
president, r. c. Woods vice president,
and Arthur j. Owen secretary treas
urer.
owen has taken up the work of re-
organization and has brought about
large membership OF the northern part
of the state, which inc,udes the Bur
lingame country club. the San Fran
cisco golf and country club, the Menlo
golf and country club, the Claremont
country club. the San Rafael country
club, the Presidio golf club. the Linda
Vista golf club OF San Jose and the
Sacramento golf club. owen has
planned an interesting program for the
northern association II is a series OF
open events. to be given by the mem
bers of the association.
The first will be held at the San
Francisco golf and country club March
II. 1T VIII be handicap and VIII De
the frst time this year that men from
different clubs will be Drought together
under such conditions. 1t is hoped
that by handicaps made at this event
and those to follow that a standard
will be established by which it will be
possible to bring about some interest
ing contests.
In April the northern championships
will be held. at which time II is hoped
to reorganize the Pacific coast golf as
soeiation. The Organization previously
had on its membership roll all the clubs
of the state. At the reorganization
officers will be elected for the year and
standard committees appointed. This
being done, the state championship
dates will be selected and the men
from the north and south Will COM
pete for honors.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
SWALLOWS HER
| PAWNED DIAMONDS
Woman GuIps Down Earrings
Held by Doctor to Secure
His Medical Bill
Arrest OF Female and Alleged
Confederate Follows, but
Both Released

OAKLAND. March Mrs. Lizzie
man, swallowed two diamond earrings
today to recover them from the pos
session of DR.. Adam Lyon OF Seven
teenth street and San Pablo avenue, to
whom she had intrusted the gems as
security for SIS fees for medical serv-
ices The alimentary feat was per-
formed in Morton's jewelry store, l10s
Broadway, in the presence of DIR. Lyon
and @ jeweler who had just pronounced
the stones genuine, also a man named
Adams. who is suspected by the police
of having been implicated in the
scheme. DR.. Lyon caused Mrs. Good
and Adams TO be arrested. but agreed
to ~heir release later on the advice of
his attorney, John S. de Lancey, who
told him il would be impossible to con-
vict either the man or woman of a
crime
Mrs Good is said to have fallen sick
some months ago in house at Twenty
fourth and Grove streets, and DR.. Lyon
treated her. The bill was SIS. AS Sc
curity the woman gave her earrings
This morning Mrs. Good, says DR.. Lyon,
appeared at the Office with Adams, who,
she said, was a prospective purchaser
On Adams buying the gems. said Mrs.
Good. she would settle the medical bill.
Adams then Informed the physician
that he wished to know If the stones
were genuine and the three went to
Edwards iewelry store, then to Nor
tons, both in Broadway. At both places
the diamonds were said to be genuine,
and at Morton's Adams took them in
his open palm for examination. Sud
denly the woman snatched them and
swallowed both at a gulp. Then DIR.
Lyon called Policeman Collett and
placed the couple under arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
TRUSTEES ASLEEP,
SAYS BERk[LEYAN
W. B. Knapp Tells Women That
Town Officials Are Idle in
Plague Stress
Clubs Organize in Health Com
mittee to Aid Men in the
Sanitary Work

BERKELEY March 2.-Representa-
tives OF II womens clubs OF this city
formed women's health committee as
an auxiliary TO the citizens commit
tee at mass meeting in the Town
and Gown hall this afternoon. Mrs
r. o. Moody wife OF Professor Moody
of the University OF California, was
elected president and Mrs. Elinor Car
Isle secretary. Nearly 100 clubwomen
of this city signed the membership roll
Of the new organization. Mrs. }. n.
Orr presided.
w. B. Knapp OF the citizens COM
mittee was present and urged that the
women call the attention of the trus
tees to the seriousness of the situation
in the bay cities. Knapp declared beIore
the clubwomen that the trustees were
asleep to the real situation. He said;
'The town is without funds to night
the plague and yet the town board has
done nothing. The citizens commit
tees and the university authorities nave
done a great deal OF good in cleaning
the city, but the trustees should pro-
vide funds for carrying on definite and
more extensive work
DR.. w. c.. Rucker of the government
medical department. representing DR..
Blue of San Francisco, declared that
the percentage of infection in Oakland
had increased to 4 per cent, and that
Berkeley should take steps at once
to kill all it's rats and keep out those
from Oakland. He said:
THE bubonic plague has attacked
every grade and class of people IN
other countries. 1t is not q respecter
of persons. and 60 per cent OF the
white people in one city in India died.
I'm Europe the sanitary conditions
are bad A majority of the people live
little better than swine. In the United
States the conditions are nearly as oad'
many of the people paying no atten-
tion TO sanitation and health.
In conclusion DIR. Rucker said tnat
the situation demanded immediate at
tention and that the foreign consuls In
San Francisco had demanded from the
health board a statement OF the true
situation in the bay cities.
The clubwomen were enthusiastic
and the hall was filled to the utmost.
The women will go to work at once.
they say. and a delegation, consisting
of Mrs r. o. Moody, Mrs. Jacques
Loeb, Mrs. C. C. Wood and Mrs. Eiinor
Carlisle. will visit the clubs of Berke-
ley and pledge their support and assist
ance in ridding the town OF rats.
The first meeting of the women's $
executive committee will be held at
$3.50 o'clock Thursday, probably In the
Young Mems Christian Association
hall, Allston way. The clubs repre-
sented were the six mothers clubs, the
Town and Gown, Twentieth Century
and others.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
ONE WIFE PROSECUTES;
OTHER WILL TESTIFY
'G. r. McCune to Be Returned to
Oakland for Trial on Big
amy Charge

OAKLAND, March George r. Nc
Cune, under arrest in Chicago for mis-
demeanor, is to be charged with big
amy and returned to this city for trial
on complaint of Miss Hazel Lewis of
Fifty ninth street and San Pablo av-
enue, to whom McCune was married
March II, 1907 McCune's first wife,
who was Miss Clara Sullivan OF st.
Louis, will testify against him.
McCune was recently arrested in Chi
cago on misdemeanor' charge and
there identified as the man wanted in
Oakland At first Miss Lewis refused
to prosecute, but she has been pre-
vailed upon to do so. She is a pretty
girl of II years, pupil in the Poly
technic high school.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
SUPERVISORS FEAR
THREAT OF ACTION
Attorney Tells Board to Pay
Claims or Say 1t Won't and
He Viii Do the Rest
MitCheII's Snavity Is Lost on
InSistent Creditor Who
Wants Money

OAKLAND. March 2-The decisive
legal action which District Attorney
E. J. Brown has said he would vel
come as a solution OF the tangle OF
unpaid claims against the county gov
ernment may be taken by Attorney
Charles r. Shook. according to his an
nOuncement before the supervisors
this morning SnOOk presented bills
aggregating S16S723 for printing
services alleged to have been rendered
during the first half OF the present
fiscal year by the Enquirer publishinz
company. He asked what the board
proposed TO do about the claims
You know. Mr.. Shook said Chair
man John Mitchell smoothly that we
have no money TO pay those claims
The district attorney positively won't
allow us to do II. We had a little de-
felt for the first six months OF the Ms
cal year and until we collect delin
quent taxes for that period We can
make no payments So you viii have
to wait"
"win you take final action on IL
today?" demanded Shook. Il want TO
know what you intend to do with
these claims. IL you reruse 70 pay Just
bills I may have to take action that
will settle the whole matter. Do you
refuse 10 pay these today?
The matter will have TO be referred
to the finance committee and the dis
trict attorney" said Mitchell. and they
will report in one week" and Snook
acquiesced.
Supervisor Bridge introduced a reso-
luton drawn by Deputy District At
torney Clark 10 enforce sanitary con-
ditions as preventive against
plague. The resolution provided a
penalty OF 80 days imprisonment or a
fine or 800 FOR failure to comply with
it's provisions. It was referred to the
judiciary committee and it is hoped 10
have it in force in three weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
WANT HOSPITAL MOVED

Resolutions asking the supervisors
to move the present Potrero emer-
gency hospital to Seventeenth and Fol-
som streets, instead of to Twenty
third and Potrero as already provided,
were adopted by the Mission improve
ment club last night. The new loca-
ton is closer to the business center
of the Mission. Widening of Army
street from ga to 100 feet was also
discussed. James Rolph Jr. presided.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
TOURIST CLUB DANCES

lone Of the largest crowds ever In
Golden Gate commandery hall attended
the third quarterly dance last night
given by the San Francisco Catholic
total abstinence tourist club. and the
affair was q pronounced success in
every way. Although the floor was filed
geed management prevented over
crowding Dancing was continued until
ns6nigilf The floor committee con
sisted Of J. J. O'connor, p. S Riley. p.
MeMahon. C. Childley E Dawson, L. J.
Blake. J. Murrys J. Heckenkemper. r.
5oesfcn. j. Sullivan. z. p. Finley. V. J.
Hayes. p. Connolly and J. Dugan-
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
SUES DOCTORS FOR DAMAGES

Bertha L. Irmler of San Francisco has.
brought suit in the United States cir
cult court against the California med
ical missionary and benevolent society
to recover $25,00Q damages. The plain
tiff claims that she was operated upon
by Doctors Rush. Thorpe and Bright
house, and that they neglected to re-
move some gauze from the incision
Mrs. Irmler claims that when the flesh
healed she suffered from blood poison
ing, and that it was necessary for her
TO undergo another operation.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
HoLLIsTER BowLERs WIN

PALO ALTO. March 2.--The local
bowling team lost to the Hoilister ex-
perts yesterday at that place. and Hol-
lister is now in the lead for the
championship of the central coast
counties. Hollister rolled up total
of 509 pins. while the best Palo Alto
could do was $50. March s the decid-
ing match will be played on the Palo
Alto alleys.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
RULEs AGAINsT sCRIP

ALBANY. n. Y. March 2.-The public
service commission has decided that
scrip dividends cannot be authorized
under the public service commission
law, and has denied the application OF
the Erie railroad company for author
ity from the commission to issue such
dividend upon it's first and second pre-
ferred stock
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
TO CONSIDER SUBSIDY BILL

WASHINGTON. March 2.--The ocean
mail shipping bill today was made the
special order by the senate for next
Thursday, Senator Gallinger announc-
ing that Senators Newlands of Nevada
and Simmons of North Carolina would
be ready to speak on the bill
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
CONFERENCE ON SANITATION

OAKLAND March 2.-The Oakland
chamber of commerce has been invited
to take part in conference which will
be held Thursday afternoon at o'clock
under direction Of the chamber of com
merce of San Francisco at 431 Califor-
MIA street, San Francisco. looking to-
ward joint action along sanitary lines
by the commercial and trade organiza
tions of the bay, river and coast Sec
tior.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
HILL WINS FINAL DASH

OXFORD, March Ill. c. HILL a
Rhodes scholar from Michigan, won the
final in the 100 yard dash in the pniver-
sity sports this afternoon. He defeat
ed n. Chavasse of Trinity college bv
two yards. Hills time was 10 as sec
onds
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
PASS MANY PENSION BILLS

WASHINGTON, March BY special
order the house today considered PEN
sion bills. 400 being passed at the rate
Of 10 a mirute.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03

Society in Vaudeville for
Benefit of Fabiola Hosp

Mrs. Roger Chckering (up-
peri, Mrs. ]. P. H. Dunn (een-
ter) and Miss Ruth Houghton
(Webster photos), three Oak
land society women prominent
at charity play.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-03
S125 Honolulu and Return

This is the season to visit the islands The
favorite 5 ). Alameda sails from San Francisco
March p and makes the trip in i've and 4
half days. Delightful sea bathing temperature
- degrees There Is nothing ike IL on the
entire round the world tour. Book now and
secure the best berths. Oceanic s s. Co.. 8T3
Market ST. Telephone Kearny 1881.
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COMBS TALE
is MIXED
CIRCUMSTANCES IN REPORT or
HOLD.UP DO NOT JlBB WELL
TOGETHER,

fhHl Lopez, the escaped Porto HiGan
convict, N IN KaIlh valley has been
stated by several residents 0f that dis
trIet ana The Star yesterday oxGlu-
myoly printed The information that he
had told woman Of that section that
no thought 0f sirrendeHDg himself 20
The police, There are even those IN
the Gity who claim that Lopez OCCASION
ally comes downtown 10 make DurCbas.
~, bat Of This there n no proof.
Tho police aro inclined 10 DOUBT the
conclusions arrived ut by BtenOgraDber
D A. Combs, who reports being held
~ while hG was esc0rllng his wife
home The other night Mr.. Combs rs
quoted Hg stating that he was hold 10
on The rOad, thai bis wife tainted ron
the sDOp ana that he took several
shots al The man supposed 10 DO lOa
Doz Win u gun which be had been ear
rylngtO discipline uBrly dogs that IN
fest The fOnd from The King street Gar
llne, K1libl, toward the leDer emp
Mr. Combs may have peB . ghost,
A peculiar circumstance Of the NE
falr " the occurrence n correctly re-
ported rs that Mrs Combs tainted ron
lhe spot, mt The moment ~ the mold
~, tbat Combs gave chase " tho NJ.
legged hlRbwGyman after delivering sey.
eral shots ana tboD made his way buck
~ his home, whore be- found his Wife
"mill unconscious" " The INDY ION
Unconscious ION the spot" IN The r0ad
ana WIS gill unconscious when COmbs
returned W her ~ tho house, how ga
tho Unconscious l6dy ROT from the spot
whore she rell ~ NE bOuse7