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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
OBTAINS CHECK, THEN
SWEARS OUT WARRANT
Prosecutor Refuses TO Sanction
Course Taken by Statistician

OAKLAND. July "A defective COM
plant charging A. W. Cops with ut
tering a check which he had not sufi-
Gent funds TO meet. which was sworn
TO by Harry L. Aagill. county statisti-
clan and formerly Cops partner
failed to stand in the police court this
morning because of invesu cations
made BIZ Prosecuting Attorney Decoto
The defect in the complaint was an
omission Of the name of the person al
legged TO have been defrauded
DecoCO perceived the fault and be-
gan inquiries yesterday he ascer-
tanned that MagiIl was not the person
10 whom Cops paid the check, which
was really given to Fred Miller, a
Peterson. Cops told Miller he lacked
s. of the amount of the check, $40, but
would deposit money at once in the
First national bank. The next day
Corps was called suddenly 10 Sonora
and sent word TO Miller through Peter
son Miller held the check
Here the county statistician and ag-
grieved former partner entered He
had previously attached Cops prop
erty and account at Sonora and in q
local hank. according to Decoto, and he
bought the check from Miller who be
lieved that Cops and Magin were still
partners
Then Magill swore out the warrant
and Cops was arrested at Sonora
where he gave $1,000 bail. Decoto
learning of the facts. also discovered
that Cops had almost enough money
10 defray the check on deposit. and
promptly moved for discharge, refusing
10 prosecute.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
ATTEMPT TO burn
ROETH'S BUILDING
Police Investigate Two Incen-
diary Fires in Former Bank
Presidents Property

OAKLAND. July An incendiary
sire in George Roeth's building at the
gore Of Telegraph avenue and Broad
way was discovered by the police at
O'Clock this morning. and was quenched
by the fire department when damage OF
SIS had been done. This is the second
attempt to burn the building. and Roeth
IS mystifed at the persistence Of the
drebug.
Captain Of Detectives Petersen is in
vestigating the crime. The first at
tempt. made about a week ago, was
promptly reported, but investigation
proved fruitless.
This morning Patrolman Longnecker
saw smoke issuing from the Telegraph
avenue door OF a vacant store toward
the rear Of the building. The number
Of the entrance IS s Telegraph avenue
Aware Of the previous incendiary ef-
fort LOngnecker summoned Special
Policeman Bradley and turned in IRE
alarm.
An examination Of the interior of the
store showed that careful preparations
had been made for the fire. A pile OF
kindIing wood was aked with kero-
sene and the blaze was started from
paper. The flames had been burning
only a few moments before LongneckeT
detected the smoke. Above the vacant
store which was broken into, is a
lodging house in which were many
sleeping persons when the fire was
lighted
The first attempt on Roeth's property
was discovered by Special Policeman
Tom Shell. On that occasion the in
fammable material used was burlap
Wet with rr1-Denrine
More than q year go cafeteria on
the ground floor caught fire from a
leaking gas heater and the flames
spread upward into the building.
George ROeth. owner Of the three
story building, was one Of the men who
reorganized the Union national bank
upon the retirement Of President James
J.. de Fremery, when Roeth became
head Of the rehabilitated institution,
and held that position until a United
States receivership closed the bank
doors.
II was learned this afternoon that
Thomas Prather and Samuel D. Prather
had sold 10 Al Lent their interest in
the gore block at Telegraph avenue
and Broadway. Il was said that Lent S
overtures TO RoeIh for the purchase
OF the entire ownership Of the block
were rejected.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
EVENTS COUNTIES BORDERING ON OF SAN FRANCISCO
UNCLE SAM WANTS
AID IN DREDGING
Will Not Agree to Deepen Oak
land HarbOr Without Local
Cooperation Izf.

OAKLAND, July Lieutenant
Colonel John Biddls of the United
States corps OF engineers is unwilling
to indorse further dredging OF Oakland
harbor by the government unless the
property owners along the water front
will dredge from the pierhead line
to the channel to a depth of at least
IS feet. which is the depth OF the pres
ent channel
Members OF the harbor committee OF
the chamber OF commerce waited upon
Lieutenant Colonel Biddls this morn
ing and urged him to recommend that
the government dredge the channel OF
Oakland harbor to a uniform depth
Of IS feet at low tide.
Bidd1e refused TO accede to this re-
quest and explained that he had made
thorough soundings OF the estuary and
had found that with one exception the
property owners situated there have
not dredged from the property line to
the channel 10 a depth even approx
mating that of the channel, and he
argued that 1t would be useless to
deepen the channel until further dredg-
ing Is done ashore.
At present, declared Biddle. no vessel
having a draft of 81 feet. which IS the
deepest draft the tugboat captains will
haul into Oakland harbOr now, can be
placed alongside the wharves on the
estuary at low tide. In most places
along the estuary the depth OF water
between the wharves and the channel
ranges between IA and 16 feet
The chamber of commerce will prob
ably make an effort at once to induce
the property owners along the estuary
to do the necessary dredging. in order
that the government may be prevailed
upon to deepen the channel and admit
larger vessels to the harbOr.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
FIGHT OVER SALOON
LICENSE IN COUNCIL
Alameda Legislators Deadlock
on a Vote to Transfer

ALAMEDA, July THE city council
is divided over the matter of disposing
of the liquor license of the Barrel
House saloon. which was conducted by
E. A. Kober, who recently failed. r.
3. Mott Of the Alameda land company
has asked that the license be trans
ferred to him to enable him to open a
saloon in his company's building in
Park street. Frank Murphy has asked
that the license be transferred to him
that he may conduct a saloon in the
Masonic building.
At the meeting of the city council
last night each applicant secured four
votes Councilman Sumner Crosby was
absent. Councilmen Hammond, Fisher,
Walker and Krumb voted to transfer
the license TO Mott.
Councilmen Christensen, Probst, Ellis
and Bullock favored granting the
License to Murphy. Kober says that
Murphy has offered $4,000 for the
license and Mott S1,7Oo. The matter
was sent back to the license committee
Of the city council
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
ENGLISH BARD'S WORK
THEME OF MUSICIANS
Tennyson Centenary Celebrated
on University Campus

BERKELEY, July IA program OF
Tennysons poetry was given tonight
in Hearst hall in COMMUNICATION OF
the centennial of the British bard's
birth, the third of series OF Wednes,-
day evening entertainments prepared
by Prof William Dallam Armes, head
of the music and dramatic committee
of the university, for the summer ses-
sion.
The feature of the .Tennyson even
ing was the rendition by Albert Elkus,
a university graduate who has won
fame as a composer. OF number. of
his works on Tennysonian themes, I'M
provised while a student of the class
of 1906. The compositions played by
Elkus were his Dream of Fair
Women" and his drama, The Lady of
Shalott" Miss Alice Colman recited
the poem while the latter number was
being played.
A quartet consisting of Miss Ruth
Powers, soprano; Mrs. J. S. Mills, con-
tralto; j. Champion, tenor, and John
Darlington, bass, sang several compo-
sitions adapted from Tennyson's works.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
RETIRED MERCHANT
DIES IN OAKLAND
Saul -LilienthaI's Career Ended
in Kings Daughters Home

OAKLAND, July Saul LiIienthal.
retired shoe merchant of this city.
died early this morning at the King s
Daughters home.
For a long time he was engaged in
business in Washington street near
Ninth, but retired about five years ago.
He was SIS years of age. One daughter,
Mrs. Bertha Kolinsky of New York, sur
wives him.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock from Taylor's
parlors, Fifteenth and Jefferson streets,
under the auspices of Oakland lodge
= member Of Tulare lodge No. 3oS T
o. Q. F.. and California lodge No. 1853,
L 0. B. B.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
MIDWAY SALOONMAN
FINED FOR CONTEMPT
Neighbors Complain of His
Children Being Neglected

OAKLAND. July ANDREW Winters.
owner OF a saloon at Midway. was
fined $40 for contempt OF court by
Judge Wells today during a session
of the Juvenile court at the detentinO
home. Winters W4s cited to appear
last Tuesday, but refused TO obey. and
a bench warrant issued for his appear
ance could not be served, owing to his
evading the process server
{ Winters appeared voluntarily today
and testimony was given to show that
he had INDUCED in derOgatory re-
marks about the court and had threat
ened to shoot up the judiciary OF the
county.
Complaints had been made by neigh
bors OF the neglected condition Of his
three little girls, but Winters said
that he had engaged a house keeper
to care for them His wife had de-
serted him. Formerly Winters was
deep water sailor and the town stands
in fear of his prowess. so much so
that several men were reluctant TO
testify today.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
Marriage Licenses

OAKLAND, July THE following marriage
licenses were issued today:
Arthur Hemplemann, 81. ana lilly Freitas. 10,
both Of Newark.
Joseph silveira, 81, Milpitss. and Lucy E.
Vierra, %. Hayward.
Alfred Allsopp, &c. and Susan Tingay. 10, both
of Berkeley.
Henry James Mendonca 21 and Leonore
Ramos, 20, both of Oakland.
John F. Burns. 80, and Annie z. Exton, IS, both
of Los Angeles.
william W. Fleming. "a San Francisco, and
Alice G.. Perry, 49, Elmhurst.
Mark Lemon. 80, and Edith A. Hohndahl so
both of Oakland.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
WILL REARREST FIVE
BUTCHERS OF BERKELEY
Defective Complaint Leads to
Release in Initial Prosecutions

BERKELEY, July New complaints
Will be sworn to Saturday before the
district attorney by State Food Ex-
aminer Robbins for the rearrest of five
butchers of this city whose cases were
dismissed owing to the fact that the
nrst complaint did not contain their
true names.
the butchers who are accused of
violating the provisions of the state
pure 1000 law are: Charles Fischel, Egg
T. Whitehouse and Samuel F. White
Four other butchers were arrested
recently under the provisions of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
WIRES FINAL DECREE
TO LET CLIENT REWED
Attorney Notifies Sacramento
Man of His Freedom

OAKLAND, July Clipping the
minutes with the precision of a stop
watch, Annis W. Smith of Sacramento
urged Attorney Stiefvater today over
the telephone to have Judge Wells
signature attached to his final decree
of divorce today by o'clock.
AT that time I am to be married
again, and we don't want the final de-
cree signed after that hour" said
Smith by way of explanation
Mrs. Bella A. Smith was defendant
in the suit, which was based on
charges Of desertion.
Stiefvater had the decree signed and
wired the impatient swain at the cap
ital city to go ahead with his latest
engagement
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
SCHOOLDAY CHUMS
SECRETLY MARRIED
Virginia Perry and Ralph Brock
Plight Troth in San Rafael

BERKELEY, July Friends and
relatives Of Miss Virginia Perry and
Ralph l. Brock, both graduates of the
Berkeley high school. have just been
informed OF their secret marriage in
San Rafael July 4 by Justice Of the
Peace Montayne. None of the relatives
or friends was present on the occasion
and the secret did not leak out
After the wedding they went to In
verness and made the announcement on
their return yesterday
The bride is the niece of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. NJ. Johnson of 1917 Carlton
street and is very popular here. She
is member of the Phi Epsilon set of
the school and the wv" society of Oak
land.
Brock is the son of William Brock, a
Berkeley pioneer, and was an athlete
of the Berkeley high school He is en-
gagged in the printing business in this
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Brock will make
their home at 2606 Benvenue avenue.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
WOULD RID BERKELEY
OF ALL NOXIOUS WEEDS
Chamber of Commerce Endorses
Fight Against Canada Thistle

BERKELEY, July 7.-Noxious plants
and weeds will be driven out of Berke-
ley if the chamber OF commerce of
this city has its way.
President George B. Ocheltree de-
clared at meeting of the chamber
last night that the weeds which filed
many of the lots in all parts of the
city must go, and that he was in favor
of an ordinance drawn by the council
against the Canada thistle, tar weed
and other undesirable plants. Under
favor the owners of the lot would be
responsible for the weeds growing on
them.
Ocheltree was Endorsed in his pro-
posed campaign against the weeds by
the directors of the chamber.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
GETS BACK NOTES TO
MATURE IN LOO YEARS
Man Pays Woman $1,000 to
| Compromise Suit

OAKLAND. July Notes given by
A. S. Gotthelf to Mrs. Sarah E. Bow
man. which had terms of 100 years,
and which, though their face value
was but $4,000. would have accumu-
lated $4,000, 600 at simple interest dur
ing that time, have been returned and
the suit compromised. Notice was fled
today that Mrs. Bowman had returned
the notes in a sealed envelope to be
opened by Gotthelf alone and the com
promise was said to have cost him
$1,000. Gotthelf explained their extra
ordinary term by saving that tbsv
were meant to pay interest to Mrs
Bowman during her life
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
POWDER IN WAREHOUSES;
MENACE PEOPLES LIVES
Ordinance Will Be Prepared to
Regulate Explosives
[Speeial Disp0ieh to The Call

SAN RAFAEL. July IA few peo-
pie might be killed in the event OF the
powder exploding. but what we are
looking for is the protection OF prop
erty." An employee of the Dupont COM
pany at the California City warehouses
made this reply TO Supervisor PistO-
lesi yesterday when he was investigat-
ing the premises where 100000 pounds
of smokeless and giant powder is
stored.
The supervisors will consider means
OF protecting not the property alone
but the lives OF the people by passing
an ordinance prohibiting the storage
ries.
According to PistOlesi the powder is
stored a few yards from a picnic
ground. where hundreds Of people con-
gregate weekly. in two brick ware
houses, surrounded by a field of dry
grass
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
"DOGMAN" NEAR DEATH
IN SACRAMENTO HOME
William Henderson, of College
Fame, Stricken With PARALYSIS

BERKELEY, July William Hen
derson, known to the students of the
University of California. to whom he
has catered for the last 10 years. as
Bill. the dogman," is. according to
letters received from that city, lying
at the point of death in Sacramento,
where he has lived for two months.
His wife, who has been visiting in this
city, left for her husbands bedside this
morning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
WOULD TAX VEHICLES
TO REPAIR STREETS
Councilman Introduces Ordi-
nance fop New Revenue

OAKLAND. July 7.-Councilman j. r.
MacGregor has introduced into the city
council an ordinance to tax vehicles.
The measure provides that the revenue
accruing shall enter the street mainte-
nance and repair funds MacGregor as
sorting in Its support that prevention
of ruts in streets will lessen repair
costs to the owners of the vehicles
He argued that imperfect streets cause
more damage to wagons and buggies
than usage does. The ordinance was
referred to the license committee,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
OAKLAND MEN APPOINTED
ON PORTOLA COMMITTEES
Mayor Names Quintet to Aid in
Making Festival Success

OAKLAND. July Mayor Frank K.
Mott today appointed the following
committee to represent Oakland on the
general Portola festival committee OF
San Francisco: 1. II. Clay. E. A
Young. Judge E. G. Ryker, Walter 8
Mackay and H. C. Capwel1. This com
mittee was appointed at the request OF
the Portola committee and will act in
conjunction with it to make the big
festival a success
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
STREET WIDENING. STOPS BUILDING

Berkeley, July Work was ordered stopped on
the Haywood building, at the corne- OF Uni
versity avenue and Grove street by W. G. Hey
wood, the local capitalist, pending the decision
of the council concerning the widening OF Grove
street between Center street and University ave-
nue.. II the council decides that the street shall
be widened 10 feet, proposed, it will be nee
essary for Haywood to remove part of the
foundation already laid.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
posrorrrcr prcr1pTs cam n,

PosToFFIcE RECEIPTS GAIN - Berkeley
July Business Of the Berkeley postofhce fol
the month Of June this year was greater thar
for a corresponding period last year This year
the receipts 81, TAG, against 81, 4s6. For the
quarter ending June, 1909, they were S24, 1856
against $24, 1S9 in 1905.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
INFANT IN CARRIAGE
ROLLS DOWN STAIRS
Baby Is Pitched Upon Sidewalk
and Badly Injured

ALAMEDA, July THE infant
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Johnson
of Buena Vista avenue and Foley street
narrowly escaped being killed today
when the baby buggy in which the lit
tie one was sleeping ran off a porch
and down 10 stair steps. The child was
pitched out, struck its head upon a ce-
ment sidewalk ana was rendered un-
conscious.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO
MOVE TICKET OFFICES
Site at Broadway and Thir-
teenth Being RemodeIed

OAKLAND, july Work was begun
today on the reconstruction of the
ground floor of the Jurgens building.
at the southeast corner OF Thirteenth
street and Broadway, which has just
been vacated by the sherman-C Clay
company and is now being prepared
for Occupancy by the Southern Pacific's
main ticket Offices.
The solid brick wall along Thirteenth
street viii be torn down and replaced
by large plate glass windows. As soon
~ the al1era lions are completed Cen
eral Agent Forsythe viii move his Of
noes from the corner of Thirteenth and
Franklin streets to the new site.
When this is done the building which
the Southern Pacific is now utilizing as
q ticket Office will be demolished and
replaced by a large new passenger sta
ton for the Webster street local line.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08

ELECT VICE PRINCIPAL-Alameda, July -
Fred S. Ramsdell has been elected vice principal
of the Mastick grammar school by the board OF
education, to take the place of Cornelius Davis,
resigned
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08

CLERK RAISES CHEcK-The Lindbolm
Furniture company e73 Market street. made
charges 1T the police department yesterday that
George H. Harris, Of their clerks. had
raised 2 check for Si2 10 S125 and cashed it.
He is described - yesrs Of age feet Q
inches tail, blonde thin features and wears
glasses
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-26
MODES OF THE MOMENT.
The Wearing of Artificial Flowers on
Corsage Is Very Fashionable.

The Wearing of Artificial Flowers on
Corsage Is Very Fashionable.
The wearing of an artificial flower
on a house gown is a revived fashion.
Roses are the favorfte. They are of
satin. Many gold and silver ones are
used. They are pinned at the top of
the high waist drapery. The artificial
gardenia 10 now worn at the end of
the long shawl revers on coats instead
Of on the lapel
Among the startling bodices that are
worn in the afternoon with the high
WASTED long skirt is one that is made
Of petals. The gown is in purple satin
cloth, the skirt made with four scantg
circular fiounces that are sloped sharp
Iy across the figure from right to left.
The material is slightly draped at top
of high waist line and caught at the
left side with buckle of amethysts.
The bodice is full over the chest, and
it is made in tones of purple-a satin
lining of dull purple covered with sill
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-26

No. 13260-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La. 7.
M. Jones VS.. Margaret r. Hunter,
Tutrix of the Minors of Ben Rensom.
By virtue of writ of Fieri Faeias to
me issued in the above numbered and
entitled suit, from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
La, l have seized and will offer fer
sale at public auction, for cash as-
cording to law, during the legal hours
for sales and at the principal front
door of the Courthouse of Caddo Parish.
La, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY Is, 1910
An undivided one-haIf interest in
Lot l of the Rankin Subdivision. in the
City of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La,
as per map in Con. Book "R" page
6S9 of the Recorders office of Caddo
Parish, La, WITHOUT the improve
ments thereon. The above property
seized and to be offered for sale to
satisfy the debt specified in said writ,
say in the sum of $225.O0, with interest
from October S, 1909, at 5 per cent. per
annum until paid, and all costs of suit.
J. P. FLOURNOY, Sheriff.
Caucasian, Dec IA 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-26
SHERIFF,S SALE.


No. 12837-In the First Judicial Dis
trict court of Caddo Parish, La.
Barber Asphalt & Paving Co. vs.. City
Of Shreveport.
By virtue of writ of Fieri Faeias to
me issued in the above numbered suit,
from the Honorable First Judicial Dis
triet Court of Caddo Parish, La, I
have seized and will offer for sale at
public auction, for cash according to
law, at the principal front door Of the
Courthouse of Caddo Parish, La, ON
SATURDAY, JANUARY Is, 1919
Lots 4, 5, 6, z and Block es of the
Batture of the City Of Shreveport, and
100 feet strip in rear of said Block 6s
running full length of same The above
property seized as belonging to the
said defendants and to be sold to salts
fly the debt specified in the said writ,
say in the sum of $41652 with per
cent interest from May 20, 1905, until
paid, and in the full sum of $o82,5I with
g per cent interest from December 90
1906, until paid, and all costs of suit.
J. P. FLQURNOY, Sheriff.
Caucasian, Dec IA, 1909