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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
STALLION POISONED
AT SAN ANSELMO
Sweepstake, Valued at $500,
Is Given Deadly Drug by
Unknown MiSCreant

SAN ANSELMO. Oct. 1S@The dog
and horse poisoner who has been ter
rorizing the owners of valuable ami
mails in Ross valley committed another
nefarious deed last night when he
poisoned Sweepstake, the $4,000 stallion
belonging to the firm of Hicks & Elan.
who used the animal for breeding pur-
poses.
The great Percheron horse was dis
covered this morning struggling on
the floor of his stall in its last death
throes by George Hicks when he went
to feed the animal.
A veterinary surgeon was summoned
from San Rafael, but when he arrived
the horse was dead. Investigation
showed that the stallion had died from
strychnine poisoning. The poisoner
had got in through a small window in
the hay loft and scattered the death
dealing powder in the hay. a portion of
which the horse was fed with later
The authorities have been notified, but
there is not clue to work on
Three weeks ago ~ valuable dogs
belonging to persons in and about
Larkspur were poisoned in one night
A number of horses have also come to
their death through the poisoner's eff
forts. A large reward has been offered
for his apprehension by the dog own
ers OF Larkspur, Corte MADEIRA and
Ross whose animals have been killed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19

makes love to her while the chief con-
spirator. whom he had come to cap
ture, strolls leisurely away to make
three acts more of trouble. Now Yetive
has got to marry Prince .Lorenz in or
der to get the money to pay off the
national debt. Things look pretty bad
for Lorry when the prince gets drunk
and insults Yetive. What does Lorry
do? He hits him with his star spangled
fist They then would fight duel,
but Prince Gabriel. who would like to
trade a few ducats for the queen.
shoots Lorenz and blames it on
Lorry
Prince Lorenz' father comes to court
to make trouble for everybody. He
wants his money and he wants some
body executed in memory of his muir
dered son. Lorry, who is arrested and
is to appear for trial at the same time.
has suddenly disappeared. This puts
the queen in bad way because she
has promised on her word of honor
that he will be produced. Besides, Ga
briel. who caught the queen en- desha-
billie talking to Larry. L mean Lorry.
threatens to give the scandal, much
embellished, to the whole world
Thereupon Lorry, who has been alb
Quoted by this same Gabriel so that he
can't appear, rushes into the throne
room, his friend guesses that Gabriel
is at the bottom of everything and
says so, Gabriel admits 1T, and Lorenz'
father, satisfied that somebody is go
ing to be executed, puts off collecting
the national debt for 15 years and
leaves the queen surrounded by the
court and Lorry's arms.
The play is not made to be criti-
cised. 1t wouldn't be right. But the
production might be improved by re-
moving the throne, which looks as
though it were made for Ferris Hart
man to sit in, and the horses, which
it seems a shame to put to work. The
first act is prettily staged with foun-
tain FLASHING and pretty lights all
around the Graustark hotel.
The company wrestles bravely with
the book and the house liked the show
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
BUTCHER SHUT IN
HIS OWN ICE BOX
Fred Lewis Has Narrow Escape
From Freezing to Death
in Refrigerator

OAKLAND, Oct. 1S.-Fred Lewis, who
conducts a meat market at 467 Ninth
street, had a narrow escape from freez-
ing to death in his own iceboX today.
He only cut his way to warmer air and
freedom after working hard with an
AK for half an hour
Shortly after noon Lewis left his
apartments at the Arlington hotel and
proceeded TO adjust the ice in his meat
store across the way, so that his stock
would not suffer by being kept over
Sunday. Taking an ak into the re-
frigerator, he swung the door shut in
order to keep the cold air from escap-
ing. as he had done on many other
occasions. This time, however, he
closed the door tight and the spring
latch locked him in.
After trying without success to un-
lock the door from the inside, he
shouted for help. but nobody heard
him. AS he was beginning to suffer
severely from the cold he decided to
cut his way out. IA
He had been in the icebox several
hours before he finally cut a hole large
enough to escape. The noise of the ak
aroused some of the neighbors, who
thought burglars were breaking into
the place from the rear. Policeman
Tusher appeared on the scene and was
met by Lewis, who told him nobody
was trying to get in, but that he hao
been trying to get out.
Lewis did not suffer any i'll effects
from his confinement, but If he had
been without the AK his absence might
not have been discovered for many
hours, and probably the intense cold
would have caused his death.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
PROMINENT ARTISTS
WILL HELP ALUMNI
Entertainment for St. Mary's
College to Be Held in Dream
land Rink Thursday

OAKLAND. Oct. 1S.-Judge T. ]. Len
non, president of st. Mary's college
alumni association, announces that the
program of the big benefit show to be
given in Dreamland rink, San Francisco
next Thursday night will be ready by
Tuesday. The many numbers will in
clude the best variety of talent to be
secured on the Pacific coast.
Arthur Cunningham and Kolb and
Dill will take part in the performance.
which is for the benefit of St. Marys
college, and the best artists at the
Princess, Orpheum, Valencia and Ma
tional theaters will be secured.
Members of the alumni association on
the arrangement committee are: Judge
T. J. Lennon. chairman; Peter J. Nc
Cormack, Harry /. Mulcrevy, Joseph
Taaffe, Joseph Coffey, Bernard j.
Flood. William A Kelly, Andrew ].
Burke. Frank Myrick, Frank ]. Dew
lin and f. J. Murasky. Judge Lennon
will deliver the main address of the
evening.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
TWO MEN FIGHT OVER
THE WIFE OF ANOTHER
While Ore Is Held in Jail, Other
Elopes With CIoverdaIe
Woman

SANTA ROSA. Oct 1S.-The mystery
surrounding the motive for the muir
derOus attack made on Angelo Peni
in Cloverdale last week by George Olds
was cleared up yesterday when Charles
Young reported to the police that his
wife had elOped with Peni. Young in
formed Deputy Sheriff w. j. Orr of
Cloverdale that his wife ran away with
Peni yesterday morning and that she
took her youngest child with her. He
told the police that Peni and Olde I'D
been on friendly terms with his fe
and that jealousy was the mOtivg Nor
the attack made on Peni by Olds.
10ung stated yesterday that he did
not know either man was flirting with
his wife until after she left his home
when he was told Of the Inconsistency OF
his wife by neighbors. Last Monday
Olds aecosted Penf while he was talk
Ing with Mrs Young and. according
to the story told the police by Penf
and Mrs. Young. Olds struck Peni on
the shoulder with a hatchet. fnfiicting
deep wound Olds is now confined in
jail, having been bound over for the
next term of the superior court for
trial Young, Olds and Peni have been
working In the vineyards in ClOverdale
The police believe that Olds was in
jealous rage when he assaulted Penf
and that those concerned in the affair
Kept silent as to the cause for the
purpose or deceiving Young.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
REALTY DEALER WOUNDED
IN QUARREL OVER LOTS
F. w. Hennessey Says He Was
Stabbed by Fred K. Jordan
i'm Bank Building

A quarrel in the corridors of the Hum
boldt bank building last night between
Fred X. Jordan. member of the Half
moon Bay real estate company, and f.
w Hennessey, a real estate broker of
Oakland. had a serious elimination,
when Hennessey appeared at the Oak
land receiving hospital and was treated
for several scalp wounds and abrasions
on the forehead
To the hospital attaches Hennessey
stated that he had been stabbed with a
paper knife during a heated argument
In the bank building over the sale of
certain lots in the Halfmoon Bay tract.
For several months Hennessey has been
interested in the sale of lots in the ter
race, and both Jordan and Hennessey
have been associated in business with
c. ]. Littlepage. also a stock holder in
the Halfmoon Bay real estate company.
Littlepage declared last night that he
knew nothing of the quarrel between
Jordan and Hennessey. Jordan lives in
this city. but could not be found last
night. Hennessey resides at 713 Frank
lin street, Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
RAILWAYS ADVENT
BOON TO OAKLAND
Running of Western Pacific
Trains to Terminal Will
Stimulate Growth

OAKLAND, Oct. 1S.-With the value
of new buildings for the first half of
October eQualing the same period of
a year ago, 10 miles of streets being
improved at a cost of over 100000,
and the prospect of through trains of
the Western Pacific running to the
water front in a few months, Oakand's
present condition and immediate pros
poets are probably unsurpassed by any
city in the United States.
w. j. Laymance of the Laymance
real estate. company, speaking of the
railroad situation, said:
The people of Oakland do not seem to appre-
ciate that the trains OF the Western Pacific
VIII be running down Third street to the
water front within 4 few months. Millions of
people who have their eyes on the coast realize
that the opening of the new road will provide
and that the products of great portion of
this section will through Oakland
viii b e rpna n Of tbees ~ re
soon as the wheels are turning on the tracks
leading to the water front. The man who
the tide when it begins to flow TO this point
Will get the most advantage out of it.
BUILDING ACTIVITY
Building permits in the city for the
first two weeks of the month were just
S151 less than for the same period last
year, when the country was in the full
swing of prosperity. This year they
amounted to s316,949, and last year for
the two weeks were S317,100. Figur-
ing that material is much cheaper,
Oakland is doing more building than
last year and the city is enjoying
greater era of prosperity.
Among the new homes planned is one
for Florence L. Johnson to be erected
in Monte Vista avenue, west of Oak
land avenue, at cost of $4,000. 1t
will contain II rooms.
A. C. Baumgarten is to erect a two
story residence in Lenox street near
Monte Vista avenue, containing 10
rooms, to cost $1,000.
Maybelle and Norris Schneider have
let a contract for the erection of
two story dwelling at the northwest
corner of Perkins street and Grand
avenue to cost $4,000.
Architect C. NJ. Cook has drawn
plans for a two story fiat building to
be erected on the south side of Eighth
street between Linden and Chestnut.
for Hugh Flynn. 1t will be 2S by Sc
feet in area and will cost about $4,000.
work to commence in a few days
A new three story brick building is
under way at the northwest corner of
Tenth and Franklin streets for Marie
brothers, the structure to be completed
within six months
E. E. Trefethen has let contract
for a two story residence in Jaynes
avenue between Perkins and Lee
streets, Adams point. The dwelling is
to cost $1,000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
CLEVER SKETCH
"The Operator" at the Orpheum
Is Best Offering of the Bill

Charles Kenyon, the San Franciscan
who has made a reputation writing
dramatic playlets. has a clever little
skit at the Orpheum this week that is
head and shoulders above the rest Of
the BILL The Operator is the name
of the sketch. and the scene is laid on
the desert waste of Nevada. The oper-
ator has been on duty for 70 hours and
just before he is relieved gives mes
sage that nearly causes a collision be-
tween two passenger trains. When he
awakens to a realization of his mis-
take he attempts to commit suicide and
Is only prevented by the pleadings of
his wife. and the presence of his infant
child. The trains do not collide. of
course, and everything ends happily.
The situations are intense and well
acted. The critical Sunday afternoon
audience passed satisfactory Judgment
on the little drama and it's success in
this city Is assured.
Among the other new ones of this
weeks program are Redford and Win
chester. two clever jugglers, one of
whom is exceedingly amusing with his
antics. Miss Belle Thorne has a good
voice and sings several popular songs.
La Petite Mignon. billed as "a dainty
little coincidence" who does imperson-
ations. is.out of her element Her act
is of the most mediocre type.
Gennaro and his Gendolier band.
Nine. Theresa HEM and her beautiful
white horses and the other holdovers
are we'll received
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
By Walter Anthony

Musical comedy events at the Amer
lean fall naturally into two groups,
those that came before and those that
have come since The Gingerbread
Man" A show on this basis OF oiym-
piad chronology is said to be 'the best
since The Gingerbread Man. or mot
SO good" or nearly as good as the
case may be. "A Knight for Day.,
however has overturned affairs and
from now on will be the accepted
standard and criterion, for it is better
than The Gingerbread Man.
Frankly, / do not remember the plot
We are solemnly assured, however, that
there is one, and with the assurance,
from no less authority than the men
who wrote it, let the subject be dis
missed. l believe it, for there was in
termittent chatter in the piece about
two lockets, Corsican inheritance,
papers lost from knights pocket and
'glomed" by a waiter. there were two
sets of lovers, maybe three, but mainly
there were a dimunitive funny man
whose idiocy reached the heights of
genius; a servant girl whose makeup
and monologues brought tears of Joy
to the eyes; cluster of American
beauties" who, from the raise of the
curtain to the final drop, smashed
through the show ard romped in win
ners at the finish; there were show
girls, too. and Corsican bandits, semi
nary girls, and a case of champagne
dumped accidentally into the we'll; in
short there was a perfect hodge podge
of music, comedy and girls, with al
ways this sawed-off comedian strutting
in the center of the spotlight with the
servant girl in polkadot princess,
discreetly padlocked close behind.
There are no soloists in the crowd,
but | resent prima donna's mixing
jp with g comedy company, anyway,
and the one mistake of the production
il, the effort of Miss Gertrude Hutcile-
son, who otherwise is quite blameless,
to inject on a fun laden atmosphere
some lame grand opera fiourishes. How
ever, the interruption is but transitory.
marks the lady as the prina donna
and does little harm to the plot.
Bobby Barry is the small package of
fun; Elsie Herbert is the servant
lady" The two would carry any show
to success. but they do not have to
shoulder it all by any means, for there
are the chorus, the "broilers' and the
show girls. not to mention two songs
which will worry you until you whistle
them Also there are two electric light
ensembles which are beautiful.
The house was crowded last night.
Likely it will be crowded tonight
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
By Walter Anthony

There is as much action in "Grau-
stark" as there should be. Most of the
time is consumed in beautiful speeches
They come between murders, abduc-
t1ons, captures, rescues and escapes.
Every act is filled with them and every
scene exudes them. Poor Warwick is
caused to make most of them. He de-
clares his love--he is an American gem
tleman-at every tap of the hall clock,
from a. m. around the dial until 2
a. nl., in my lady's chamber-discreetly
ah, ever so discreetly. And Warwick
can do it, too. His melliffuous voice
packs passion and romance like Kreis-
ler's fiddle bow, and queen though his
lady love be--queen of Graustark-she
has to give up in the last act. Appar-
emily only by marrying him is she ever
to exercise her womanly prerogative
and, bluntly, shut him up.
l never listened to so many adorable
speeches in an afternoon, and If Mr..
Warwick does not, this week, fasten
the fetters of alteration around the
Valencia feminine heart, collectively
speaking, it will be no fault of the
book.
Otherwise I found the play wearisome
and deadly in its long reaches of
speech, but l belonged to hopeless
minority in that sensation. The play
took well, and no doubt will get its just
deserts in patronage at the hands of
those who love their drama with
great and enthusiastic love. Only en-
thusiasts should see the play. for it
taxes credulity to accept its full weight
OF romance.
"Graustark" was played here about
hve years ago, I'm told. Perhaps it
was, but anyway this is what it is
about:
Graustark is a little principality in
Europe, tucked away between bigger
nations which have overlooked 1t. Ye-
tive Miss Kershaw) is the queen. She
has been to America, where she called
herself plain Miss Gugenslocker, and
enjoys a frolic. She meets Grenfall
Lorry and they fall in love a little and
then she goes back to her job. He fol-
lows and finds her just when she Is
about to be abducted. He and his
friend, Harry Anguish. George CO.
han type of American, who carries
Yankee Doodle" cues in his vest pock-
ct, save her, of course.
That's how Lorry finds out she is
the queen. He goes to her room and
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
OFFER ORDINANCE TO
COVER SLOT MACHINES
Big Cigar Companies Want
Measure Against PIay-Back
and Buy-Back

As sequel to the police raid on cigar
stores operating nickel in the slot ma
chimes with buy back privileges rep
resentatives OF the biggest retail cigar
firms in the city presented to Chief Of
Police Biggy yesterday bill for a pro-
posed ordinance regulating the nickel
In the slot game.
The title of the proposed ordinance
states its purpose to be the prohibiting
of the giving of Checks, tickets. slugs.
tokens or written, printed or stamped
slips or anything other than cigars,
cigarettes, tobacco or liquor" for win
ming hands on slot machines. 1t also
provides the schedules for card ma
chimes and would regulate that by
making any other schedule unlawful
Such an ordinance would prevent the
allurement of the special schedules and
work a saving to the machine owners
1t was submitted by George A Collins
for the United Cigar Stores company
and representatives of M. A. Gunst and
other firms.
Fifty-nine cigar store clerks were ar
rested in the raid Saturday night and
90 machines taken as evidence.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
EMPL0YE OF RAILROAD
RECUES DROWNING BOY
George Gleason of San Rafael
Swins TO SuccOr Son
of Mason

SAN RAFAEL Oct 1S-Clinging
weakly to the edge Of a half filled boat
and crying piteously for help. Arthur
Silversmith the year old son of ]. K.
Siiversmith. a mason living in II street.
San Francisco. was rescued from
drowning in Green Brae slough today
by George Gleason, an employe of the
Northwestern Pacific railroad. Gleason
was out fishing when he saw the
helpless youngster fighting to keep
above the water. Without taking off
his clothes Gleason plunged into the
water swan TO the boat and. after
much persuasion, succeeded in getting
the little fellow to loose his hold on
the gunwale and cling to his shoul-
ders while he made once more for the
land.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
IMPROVEMENT IN ALAMEDA
Building Boom Continues and
Realty Market Is Good

ALAMEDA, Oct. 1S.-There has been
a marked Improvement in the condf-
tion of the local realty market, accord
ing 10 the agents. The building boom
continues and the number of transfers
of improved and unimproved property
during the week were more numerous
than they have been for any week for
months.
One of the largest sales made here
this year was completed this week.
when Joseph L. Eorderer bought the
business block on the southwest cor
ner of Central avenue and Park street,
owned by the First Methodist church.
Tor $4,000. The sale was contaminated
through the office of w. H. Pollard The
building is q two story structure of
attractive style and is occupied bv
stores and physicians Offices The tr,Is
tees of the First Methodist church plan
10 use $40, 900 of the money obtained
for the business in erecting new
house OF worship at the northwest cor
ner of Central avenue and Oak street
Max Dill of Kolb and Dill, Comedians
who recently made his first investment
in Alameda realty, has purchased a
tract 100 by LAP feet on the north side
OF Central avenue near Second street
ana intends to have erected thereon
flats and apartments built on New York
plans The construction of these build
ings viii have tendency to attract
prospective investors to the western
end of the city, where there are the
largest unoccupied areas in Alameda
c H. Adams, agent for the Mastick
patH etdSh, reports lndt within four
weeks he has made a record in dis
posing of improved and unimproved
property in the tract. When Adams
took hold of the Mastick tract nearly
two years ago other dealers said that
they were doubtful whether he would
succeed in doing much with the pron-
erty, as they held that the time was
not ripe to throw the land on the
market. Adams declares that the re-
suits of his sales prove that his views
on the attractiveness and value of Ala
media property were correct
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
NATIVE SONS HOLD
ANNUAL MEMORIAL
Alameda County ParlOrs Attend
Services in First Unita-
rian Church

OAKLAND. Oct. 1S.-The First Uni
tartan church was filled this afternoon
with Native Sons OF the Golden west
and their friends. where program OF
solemn memorial services was neid Lor
those who have passed away from the
local parIors since October. 1907. w.
FL. L. Hynes presided and Judge L. j.
Lennon delivered. the euiogy
The names OF the departed are:
George 5. J. RailtOn. Oakland parlor
Ne. so: Edward Brandt. George n
Peterson Charles p. Stanley and w. >
Bankhead. Piedmont No. 120; John
Deasy Brooklyn No Isl; L. T. Siiverla
and j. T. Armstrong. Athens NO. lSo'
Frank p. Cain, Berkeley Nc. 20; w. j.
Halloran, Bay View No 23S.
The memorial committee was COM
posed of E. F. Garrison, chairman; H.
N. Oberg, secretary; j. w. McNelce.
treasurer. and several members OF each
of seven parlors. as follows: Oakland
No. so, Piedmont No. 40. Haicyon No
146. Brooklyn No. Isl. Athens No. 195,
Berkeley No. s1O. Bay View No 25S.
The program opened with BeethOven's
Funeral March," on the organ, by
Mrs. Adolph Gregory. followed with
the invocation by Rev. William 4Ay
Simonds w. Fl. L. Hynes made a -
composed of Mrs. w. L. Jenkins. j. h.
Veaco. Mrs. Mabel W. Murcell and
Clement p. Rowland. singing Crossing
the Bar" The Lord Is My Light" was
sung bY Miss Gussie Mast. Eugene
Blanchard followed with the ''Marche
Funebere" on the plano. j. L. Flynn
rendered Our Deceased Brothers" and
then came the memorial address by
Philip Nj. Carey. After a bass solo.
Prayer" by Frank FIgone. Judge
Thomas j. Lennon delivered a eulOgy
to the memory of the deceased. Glenn
ent p. Rowland sang From the Depths
of Our COntrition" and was followed
with a solo. Love Me. o Cod by Mrs.
Carolyn Crew Rasor. Rev. Father Pay
son Young pronounced the benediction-
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
TO TEACH STUDENTS
POULTRY HUSBANDRY"
Professor Jaffa and Assistants
at University viii Give
Eight Day Course

BERKELEY, Oct 1S.-Agricultural
students at the University of California
ere taking advantage of the first op-
pOrtunity ever offered in the state to
receive expert instruction in poultry
husbandry." An eight day course in
this subject, offered by Professor Jaffa
and his assistants at the university. has
drawn an. enrolment of q. The course
IS comprehensive in character, and in
cludes feeding. care and management.
egg testing, diseases and poultry sur
gerry.
Such courses are offered in compara-
lively few American colleges. Accord
ing to a statement of Professor Jaffa.
the instruction offered at the Tniver-
sity of California is in no manner in
ferior to that Of the eastern institu-
fions.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
DARING HOLDUPMAN
is STILL AT LIBERTY
Makes His Escape After Rob-
bing Saloon on San Pablo
Avenue

OAKLAND. Oct. 1s.-The police are
still at sea concerning the identity of
the holdupman who robbed the saloon
Of Fred Webber, at $50 San Pablo ave-
nue., just before midnight last night
Although one Of the front doors of the
saloon was Dropped open. and every
thing that occurred within the place
was visible 10 passersby, the robber
compelled the four patrons 10 line up
against the wall while the bar tender
emptied the till of its contents. amount
ing TO 81 Keeping his weapon di
rected at his victims, the robber
scooped the money into his overcoat
pocket and backed out of the door
The bar tender, Fred Mcnamara
caught a glimpse Of the thief disap-
pearing down San Pablo on the run.