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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
DENIES SHE HOLDS
NEW THOUGHT IDEA
Mrs. Margaret Clarke to Refute
Charge of Loose Doctrine
Made by Husband
Says He Is Only Divorced
Person With Whom She
Associated 3

OAKLAND, March 17.-An answer to
the charges which Alan G. Clarke oc
Berkeley made against his wife. Mar
garet. in which he alleged she had as
soeiatsd with divorced persons in a
new thought" camp in Santa Cruz. has
been prepared and Attorney E. 5. Page
will fleat in the superior court tomor-
row.
1t will allege that the only divorced
person with whom she has associated is
Clarke himself. Denials of the charges
of loose doctrine. which Clarke said she
had absorbed in the camp. Will be con-
tanned in the document
Recently Clarke claimed that the
new thought" school had broken up
his home by acquiring an undue infu-
ence oyer the mind of his wife lie
said she invited a woman TO their house
who claimed 10 be divine and that Mrs
Clarke objected seriously when he
ousted the pretender.
The original suit for divorce was filed
by Mrs. Clarke. in which she alleged
she had been cruelty treated by her
husband.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
TAKE POSTGRADUATE
COURSE FROM CUPID
Former University Graduate to
Wed Coed in Her Vallejo
Home

BERKELEY. March 17.-College
friends of Claude Earle ellis and Miss
Elhel Louden, both graduates of the
University of California have received
cards from Vallejo announcing their
engagement. The marriage of the
young couple. both of whom are well
known here. viii be solemnized next
month.
Miss Louden is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Louden of Vallejo.
She received her degree from the uni
versity last May with the class of
1907 and was a member of the fash
ionable La Solana club.
The prospective groom is a member
of the Kappa Alpha fraternity and
Skull and Keys honor society. He
was graduated from the university
with the class of 1906 and also from
the law department of the University
of Michigan. He was a member of his
class football team and prominent in
student affairs. ellis is practicing
law with his brother in Yreka.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
DUMPING
ABATTO|R OFFAL
Sanitation Experts Order Re,
forms in the Methods at
Oakland ButchertOwn

OAKLAND. March 17.-The dumpin 6
of offal from the slaughter houses in
the stock yards north of Emeryville
will be stopped. as the outcome of an
inspection of all of the houses made
today by DR.. Rupert Blue of the ma
rine HOSPITAL and public health service
of the United States and his assistant,
DR.. John d. Long. The two experts
said that the care of the stock and
handling the meat were good, and that
the yards were clean. The disposal of
the waste matter. however, was con-
demned. as the rocks and waters edge
where the offal is dumped are infested
with rats which thrive on the cast
away materials.
The stabling of the horses in the
various yards and the outhouses used
for storage of feed were found by DIR.
Blue to be breeding places for the ro-
dents. The managers of the establish
ments were directed to clean their
premises.
During this forenoon the two United
States surgeons carefully investiga ted
every part of Butchertown. They
found that in the abattoirs themselves
there are no rats, which is due to the
constant use OIL pOlSoHS pldceu uHueE
the woodwork. In the stables where
the horses are kept. however, rats
were found in numbers, and the health
authorities will order that the proven
der for the animals be kept in tin lined
boxes. The danger from allowing the
rats to reach the food for the horses,
it is said, lies in the fact that the use
of poisons and traps to kill the rats in
other parts of the stables and slaugh-
I..sr~ IL.
BARNS where they may find food.
After the inspection of the slaughter
houses DR.. Long and his assistant. H
Alexander. made an inspection of Oak
land garbage conditions. The gather
ing of refuse was carefully looked into
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
FIRES SHOTS TO MAKE
THE SOLDIERS DANCE
Drunken Hospital Corps Man
Makes Rough House" on
Board Transport

Shortly before the transport Sher-
man, which arrived yesterday, lett
Honolulu an intoxicated hospital corps
man ordered a group of soldiers to
dance to the goodby music being
played by the Royal Hawaiian band.
When the soldiers refused the drunken
man pulled a pistol from his pocket and
began shooting at the soldiers feet
He was disarmed and handcuffed and
held in the Sherman's brig until the
police arrived and took him away.
Before the Sherman sailed 1t was
learned that the man was Frank Harpe
and that the authorities Of Fort Shaf-
ter were looking for him on charge
of having broken into the arsenal AT
the fort and stolen two army revolvers
and a large amount of ammunition
The revolver with which he tried to
make the soldiers dance was identified
as one Of the stolen weapons. Harpe
said he deserted from the army and
was on his way to stow away aboard
the transport when his efforts to make
the soldiers dance led to his undoing
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
EIGHTY INMATES OF
ALTfNHFIM IN PERIL
Aged Men and Women Thrown
Into Panic by Fire Start
ing in Attic
Flames Menace Lives OF Old
Folks, Who Are Saved
by Attendants

OAKLAND. March 17.-Eighty aged
inmates of the Altenheini. in the High
land park section OF east Oakland.
were thrown into a panic and some of
them were in danger of death late this
afternoon from a fire which started in
the attic. burned down into the rear
part of the third floor and destroyed
a large part of the roof.
The place was saved from destruc-
tion by the combined efforts OF the
Oakland and Fruitvale fire depart
ments. The first to arrive was the en-
gine and hook and ladder of the Fruit
vale house /, situated in Dimond. The
men, under the lead of Assistant Chief
II. c. Figse, all of whom are volun-
teer firemen, drew water from f1sh
pond, with which they extinguished
the flames on the north side of the
building.
Then members of Brooklyn company
of the Oakland fire department ar
rived to throw stream on the flames
on the south side, which had obtained
whole building seemed doomed.
On the third floor of the structure
were inmates more than 80 years old
three of whom were in invalids' beds
and had to be carried from the upper
rooms, where they were in danger OF
burning to death.
The invalids were Fritz Frederick
over 80 years of age: Mrs. c. Lederer
and Mrs. Gohtmann, bedridden
woman. They were removed by Mrs
II. Petersen, a nurse, aided by other
attendants
Owing to the inaccessibility of the
Altenhein, which stands at the top OF
a hill. it was almost impossible to get
water. The Brooklyn department and
the Twentythird avenue company
coupled one line of hose to the two en-
gines, drawing their supply from the
only hydrant in the vicinity, nearly q
half mile away from the fire.
The Altenheim is conducted by the
Germans around the bay for the care
of the aged. IT has been established
for about 10 years, and the present
matron is Mrs. II. Behnke. The dam
age to the institution was about $4,000
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
WIFE JOINS HUSBAND
IN THE NAPA ASYLUM
One Day After Helpmate's Re-
movaI, San Rafael Woman
GOeS Mad

SAN RAFAEL March 17.-One day
after her husband had been committed
to the asylum for the insane at Napa
Mrs Charles Cullom was today dis
covered by neighbors dancing wildly
to tunes played by photograph. The
woman is raving manais- Her four
children, the oldest years. stood
huddled together in a corner of the
room, terrorized by their mothers .
strange acts She was hastily COM
mitted to the insane asylum at Napa
The children are being cared for by
the county.
Cullom was adjudged insane by Su-
perior Judge Lennon Saturday His
wife was in court at the time and, al
though grief stricken, she showed no
evidence of insanity. She began to act
queerly on Sunday morning. when she
began laughing and crying alter
nately She became violent in the
evening, when neighbors arrived just
in time to prevent her injuring her
children.
The Culloms are people OF culture
and apparently used to life's luxuries.
They came TO San Rafael 10 months
ago from Alberta. Canada.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
TELLS SAD NEWS FROM
BONNY EMERALD ISLE
Father ID. j. Mahoney Pleads
for Home Rule for
Ireland

News has come from the mother
country. and il is not at all reaSsur-
ing" said Father D. J. MahOney Monday
evening at ST. Francis church before
an audience of Irish men and women
who were in full sympathy with the
speaker. There have been three IA
mines in Ireland in which a million
and a half people died by the road
side, their lips green with the grass
they had eaten in their agony. There Is
a famine in Ireland now. A little
while ago the press OF England and
America. nay, of the world. cham
pioned the cause of the downtrodden
Russian peasant. and forced Russia 10
alleviate his woes. But what OF Prus-
sian Poland, where the children arc
scourged because they will not fOrsak5
the language of their fathers? What
about India. where they die like black
flies of starvation? Is there a voice
raised in protest? Not one. And when
we turn to our own country we flld
the same apathy.
ireland is not pleading for the
worlds sympathy. She asks but one
thing, and that her right-the right 10
home rule. TO legislative Independence"
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
VICTORIA BUNKO MAN
SENT TO FACE CHARGE
Louis Dondero, Who Swindled
Confiding Partner, Given Into
Hands of Authorities

The story of an elaborate bunko
game was told in Judge Lawlor's court
yesterday upon the hearing of an ap-
plication for the extradition of Louis
Dondero, who had been arrested on
a warrant from Victoria, B. c.. charg-
ing him with the theft of $l,44O from
Tony Perravicini. The two men met
in Seattle and went to Victoria to-
gether. Perravicini admitted he had
$1,440 and Dundero said he wanted a
partner in a farm. In Victoria two ac-
completes of Dondero Joined them, and
it was agreed that all four should go
partners in the farm. AS evidence of
good faith they arranged to put their
money on a table. Dondero and his
accomplices produced pocket books,
saying they held large sums of cur
rency, and Perrayicini contributed his
s1440 Everything went into valise,
apparently, that was handed to Perra-
vicini He afterward went to Nanai-
mo, and upon opening the valise found
that the pocket books contained only
newspaper clippings and that his own
money was gone. Judge Lawior sent
Dondero to Victoria.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
BURGLARS KEEP BUSY
ALL OVER THE CITY
Crockery Store, Saloons and
Dwellings Are Ransacked
by Daring Thieves

Burglars broke into the store of the
Schloss crockery company, II Beale
street, early yesterday morning by
forcing the front door open with a
jimmy and carried away silver match
boxes, purses. soap boxes, combs. cor
set plates and bottle openers valued at
$242.16.
Mrs. w. B. Colts residence, 2016
Baker street was entered on Monday
afternoon and 800 in coin, a gold
watch and a quantity of silverware
were stolen. H. 8. Marron's fiat, $50
Oak street. was entered Monday after
noon and $25 stolen.
The saloons of. Chris E. Peterson.
2s14 Nineteenth street, and Frank ].
Ehrman, 700 Florida street, were Wis
tied by burglars early yesterday morn
ing and in each instance a slot machine
and contents were carried off,
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
FLEET WELCOMED
BY POSTER BRUIN
California Bear Given Place of
Honor With Sailor Typify-
ing Navy
Letters Asking Liberal Dona-
tiOns to $4,000 Entertain
ment Fund Are Mailed

OAKLAND, March 17.-Greeted by a
sailor representative of the entire
United States navy rather than a sin
gle battleship stands grasping with
outstretched to him in welcome. hos
pitality and pride Such forms the
conspicuous feature of Oakland's poster
OF welcome to Admiral Evans fleet
when it shall steam into this harbor
early in May.
At the base of the poster in blue
letters cumulative of the blue sky of
California is the word Oakland just
below perspective of the city and
harbor of Oakland, with the 16 vessels
of the great fleet sailing in through
the Golden gate to their anchorage
The words Welcome to the Fleet will
be in gold lettering, indicative of the
natural color of the poppy, thes state
flower. Above the distant horizon of
the broad Pacific, clearly to be seen
beyond the San Francisco peninsula,
will be vivid red sunset effect as a
background for the whole.
The poster is composite drawing,
the original of the bear and the sailor
being the work of Britton e. Rey OF
San Francisco. The birdseye view OF
Oakland and the lettering were done by
Edwin Stearns, secretary of the Oak
land chamber of commerce, and Roy
Wales. a local photographer, painted
in the words "U. S. Navy on the man
o'-wars' man's cap over the original
wording "Connecticut.
One thousand copies of the follow
ing letter were mailed today by the
feet executive committee to local busl-
nessmen and property owners. asking
them to subscribe toward the fund of
hf..h n
this city for Oakland day, May 8:
The committee appointed by the mayor of our
city to solicit funds for the reception and en-
tertainment of the fleet in manner bentting
our city beg leave to call your attention to the
necessity of your hearty cooperation and nnan-
ciaI assistance in the work.
The great American deet, numbering 40 war
vessels manned by "a, 600 officers and men. Is
to arrive In May. To entertain them properly
IL will be necessary TO decorate by day and IL
illuminate by night and leave nothing undone for
the pleasure and entertainment of our visitors.
In carrying out this plan ii will be necessary
to raise $50 600 by voluntary contribution We
therefore ask you to kindly contribute as I'D
orally as possible. Yours very respectfully,
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
by THE0 GER, Chairman.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
DISCUSS THE PLAN TO
SH0AL MARE ISLAND
Board Named by President
Hopes TO Bring Matter Be-
fore Congress Soon

The board appointed by the presi-
dent TO Investigate the shoaling of the
Mare island channel. held a preliminary
meeting yesterday in the Office of Lieu
tenant Colonel Biddle. Z. s. A, senior
member of the board. Civil Engineer
Chambers. L s. N, a member of the
board. representing the bureau of yards
and docks. which has cognizance of
channel work. was present. The board s
instructions are 20 make as early a
report as possible in order that the
matter may be presented at the pres
ent session of congress and action Sc
cured before adjournment.
The only action taken by the board
was to organize itself and plan for a
second meeting a few weeks hence, the
interim to be used in determining what
will probably be the best manner in
which TO accomplish what is wanted
at Mare island channel. Captain T. H
jackson and Engineer Rothwell are as
ISOLATED with Colonel Biddle and En-
gineer Chambers.
When Civil Engineer Halliday, U. s. N.
the present chief Of the bureau of yards
and docks, was attached to Mare island
yard some years ago. he investigated
the channel thoroughly and advocated
placing dam at the upper end above
The steam engineering buildings and
OAf +-A-E N4lN -NdPd ~ cen tft
tules into the bay west OF Mare island
The present small slough, 1t is claimed
could be sufficiently enlarged and deep
ened with a, Bowers dredger to per
NIT the river steamers to navigate
with safety.
Since this scheme WIS advanced the
government has built a dixie near ths
mouth Of the channel extending ou
from the mainland below Stars mill
This makes a comparatively narrow in.
let, especially as the shoaling is great
er at this point than at any othel
since all the dikes were placed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
YORKE ATTACKS HENEY

PORTLAND, March 17.-Father Peter
c. Yorke of Oakland, Cal, in an inter
view this morning scored the prose-
cutors of graft in San Francisco. Faith
er Yorke said: San Francisco's so
called grafters have not been given a
fair open trial in a fair and open
court. The, decision of the appellate
court in the graft cases is upheld by
every reputable lawyer, and the SUI
preme court of California compares
favorably with any supreme court ia
any state of the union now and in
times past. / hear Fulton is fight
ing with Heney. With-me that is a
presumption in his favor
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
ASKS ORDINANCE TO
HASTEN HARBOR WORK
DR.. Jackson's Resolution |,
Passed by Oakland Coun-
CiImen

OAKLAND, March 1.-THE city
council, under a suspension of the
rules. passed resolution introduced
by DR.. f. F. Jackson, directing the
city attorney to prepare an ordinance
calling for bond issue for harbor i'm
provement- The amount is to be left
blank until the city engineers have
completed the surveys and prepara-
tion of plans for permanent develop
ment. Jackson said his resolution was
to hasten action. He aims to have the
ordinance prepared by the time City
Engineer Turner has submitted the
plans and estimates.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
DEMOCRATS TRIUMPH IN
MARYSVILLE ELECTION
Peter j. Delay and His Follow,
ers Win a Close and
Exciting Fight
SPECIAL DISPATCH To THE CALL

MARYSVILLE. March 17.-Peter ].
Delay and the democratic party won it's
first decisive victory since 1888 yester-
day, electing the mayor, three council
men and two school commissioners.
which gives them entire control of the
city Mayor elect Delay received a ma
jority of 81 in the face of a deter
mined fight by the Northern electric
company. the gold dredging interests.
the E. b. & A. L. Stone company, the
Shattuck and Desmond contracting
firm, a portion of the sporting element
and the Western and Southern Pacific
interests
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
kOHN MUST PAY FOR
FORMER WIFE'S VAULT

Phillip Kohn, son of the San Ansel-
mo millionaire, must pay for the tomb
in Cypress Lawn cemetery presented
by him to Stella Kohn in 1903-one
year before she obtained divorce
The Cypress Lawn cemetery associa-
tion brought suit for $1,245, the bal
ance due for the plat under the con-
tract, and for interest on other sums,
and yesterday Judge Buck gave YER
dict against Kohn for the amount.
Kohn held that as the vault belonged
TO his former wife she should pay
for It, but Mrs. Kohn took the stand
and testified that Kohn had given her
the plat and vault one year before
they were divorced. The body of Mrs.
Kohns mother now reposes in the
vault.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
COLLINS BROTHER
TFSTIFIES TO LOANS
Saws Ventura Banks Business
With Ranchers Necessitates
Crop Moving Funds
Siringency Resulted in Loss
Through Financing of
Bean Farmers

OAKLAND. March lT.-Jorn 5. Col
nns. brother of D. Edward Collins and
head Of the Ventura branch of the
Arm Of William Collins & Sons. bank
ers. testified before the grand jury to-
day regarding the loans made by the
California bank Immediately before the
closing Of the doors of that institution
last fall.
His statement that the Ventura bank
annually borrowed large sums TO lend
rsnchers ia the fall for the handling
OF crops and that the loans in normal
years were regarded as first class risks
was corroborated by the testimony OF
;. K Wilson. president OF the san
Francisco national bank.
Wilson said that his bank had made
similar loans for 10 years. but was un-
able 10 do so last year on account OF
the demand for cash for building in
San Francisco. Early in April, Wilson
seid, he notified the Ventura bank thai
the loans could moi be made in 1907
and that they must be sought else
where
COLLINS TELLS OF LOAN
Collins then took up the story and
testified as to negotiations with the
California bank and the advancing OF
sums from that institution TO ranchers
The season was bad, Collins said, and
IN addition, when the crop of lima
beans was harvested contracting
sirm refused 10 handle II because OF
the financial stringency which had set
sn. AS 8 result the ranehers were un-
able TO pay and the Ventura bank
could not repay the California bank
s. s Austin. an East Oakland de-
positor who sued several directors to
recover the amounts of his deposit
and Benjamin Smith, one of the de-
fendsnts IN the suit. testified also.
Frank Brooks, cashier. who was un-
able TO furnish technical information
st q previous session. gave figures to-
day which the grand jury had de-
uanded.
The probing Of the banks affairs
viii be resumed Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
BRINGS LAWSUIT FOR
ONE INCH OF LAND
Mrs. Ida kitzmulIer Proceeds
Against the Home TeIe-
phone COMPANY

The possession of one inch of land is
involved in a suit filed yesterday by
Ida Kitzmuller against the Home teie-
phone company of San Francisco. Mrs.
Kitzmuller has q lodging house at S43
Howard street near Fourth, next to
which the telephone company has
erected a five story cement building.
She claims the building encroaches
one inch on her property. Mrs.
Kitzmuller asks that the company be
ordered 10 deliver up possession of her
one inch of land She also sues for
$4,000 damage
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
Slow PRoGREss oF AUTOS

OMAHA, Neb.. March 1.-THE rela-
tive distances between the New York to
Paris automobiles at S o'clock was as
follows. Carroll, Iowa. where the Sec
ond French car is tied up, being taken
as the basing point: Second French car
at Carroll; German car at Omaha. %
miles; first French car at Grand Island.
Neb., 215 miles Italian car at MarstOn.
Wyo e43 miles: American car at Te-
coma New, 2.571 miles. Mileage made
today by both French cars. stranded. .
German. 81 miles; Italian. 36 miles.
American 96 miles.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
MAYOR GRANTED LEAVE

OAKLAND, March 17.-Mayor Frank
x Mott has been granted a 80 DAYS
leave OF absence by the city council
70 enable him TO make trip to Seattle
and other cities in the north. He in
tends 70 study the garbage situation
and viii inspect the incinerating plant
at Seattle, on which Councilman FL
lot made favorable report last night.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
rAILs TO SHOW RECORDS

employment agents, were arrested yes
terday on two charges and later re-
leased on bail. The first charge is for
failing to keep q written record of per-
sons registering and failing to secure
employment. The second charge is for
refusing to give a record to J. D. Mac
kenzie, commissioner of the bureau of
labor statistics.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
proMA1NEs CAUSE OF DEATH

ALAMEDA March 17.-That the
death of Chester II. Doe, the youth who
succumbed last week a few hours after
he had eaten an enchilada that he had
bought from street vender, was due
to ptomaine poisoning was the verdict
returned by the coroner's jury at the in
quest held today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
POOR WATER SERVICE

The Holly Park improvement club
has appealed TO the supervisors for bet
ter water service. The residents of
the district complain that since the fire
the pressure in the mains has been so
low that at times the water will not
fow into the boilers in their homes.
Having failed to receive any reply TO
the many requests for relief sent to
the Spring Valley water company. they
now appeal TO the supervisors 10 give
them adequate protection against fire.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
FOUND DEAD IN BED

SEBASTOPoL March 17.-Samuel B.
Berry, we'll known resident of this
city, was found dead in bed this morn
ing. He had been suffering from grip.
He was a native of Springfield ILL.,, and
Sc years old. Besides a wife. he leaves
eight grown children.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
FATHER HARVEY SPEARS

Rev. +. NJ Harvey of st. Patrick s
seminary at Menlo Park was the orator
of the evening at the st. Patrick's day
celebration given under the auspices of
st. Pauls parish at the parish hall last
evening. Members of the parish also
contributed to the interesting program.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
AGED MASON DEAD

OAKLAND, March 17.-B c. Dick.
for many years prominent under
writer. died at 3 o'clock last night at
his home. 1892 Franklin street. this
city. The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon under the auspices of
the Masonic fraternity, in which he
was holder of the thirty-second de-
gree.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
WILLIE FOULS HART

HOT SPRINGS. March 17.-Before a
large crowd this afternoon Marvin Hart
of Louisville was awarded the decision
in the fourth round over John Willie of
Chicago on a foul The men agreed to
break clean Immediately following a
clinch and as Hart was stepping unpro-
tected Willie swung a hard right to the
ear. sending Hart sprawlng- Hart was
unable to respond Doc Hottum of
Memphis acted as referee.