The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
Suburban Brevities

vANDALS IN PARK CHARACTERIZATION.
May 13-yandals entered the Park theater last
night and DESTROYED all the electric lights and
cut large slashes in the drop curtain A short
time ago the Park hotel entered while un-
dergoing reconstruction and considerable damage
done to the interior woodwork.
WILL DEDICATE LIBRARY-San I,eandro.
May 1.-THE new public library will be iedi.
Gated Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A parade of
school children and members of civic organza-
tions will precede the exercises. Hazen East
man will be marshal. Charles Damborn viii
deliver the Introductory address.
ELECTRICIANS LEG BROKEN - Oakland.
May 1s.-Lenford r. Van Kirk. an electrician
living at 2230 Blake street Berkeley. NAV die
of injuries he sustained this afternoon in a
streetcar at Telegraph avenue and Merrimac
street His leg was broken when he attempted
to leap ON the ear when 1t was moving south
ward.
PLAN TO IMPROVE RoAD-Alameda. May
IA committee has been appointed by the
committees from the Hayward San Leandro and
San Lorenzo boards of trade TO secure an appro-
priation from the supervisors for the construc-
tion of the San Lorenzo-A lameda road to Bay
Farm island.
, BARRIERS WILL HOLD DEBATE-Oakland
May 13.--The members of BARRIERS union local
No. 124, will hold an open meeting in California
hall 10i5 Clay street. Monday night when a
debate will be held the following subject:
Resolved that the present system as now en-
forced by journeymen BARRIERS is not TO the best
interests of all concerned
13.-Square dances were revived tonight at re-
ception and entertainment given by the Family
club of Ocean View in the schooIhouse Spe-
ciaI costumes were for the occasion and
several hundred people were present. On the
program committee were: G. s. Pratt, Miss
Alice GIayinovich and Miss Lillian Macbeth
VIOLATES LIQUOR LAw-OakIand. Nav 13.
H. Sfailliard one of the proprietors of a saloon
conducted at the Rose Park hotel at High street
and Rose avenue has been found guilty before
Justice of the Peace Frank at San Leandro for
selling liquor without license. Deputies Ror-
ers and Satterwhlte from District Attorney
Donahues office prosecuted the case. Maitland
will be sentenced May ~
ALAMEDA EAGLES MAKE FIGHT-Aia-
Eagles viii leave for Santa Cruz Saturday
morning on a special train to attend the annual
convention of Eagles which takes place in that
city Monday DR.. Tom Carpenter, who is now
one OF the state trustees. is candidate for
grand chaplain and his Alameda friends are
making hard fight for his election.
FILE CAMPAIGN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MAY I3-Beverly l.. Hodghead, elected MAYOR
of Berkeley in the first election held under the
provisions of the new charter. has hle1 an ac
count of his campaign expenses with the county
clerk Hodghead's statement showed that his
expenses amounted to S191.2o, of which SIPS had
gone for public meetings and the balance for
nrint,nr II, NJ Hanscom, auditor elect 6led a
statement showing that he had expended s103 10
SHIT OVER LAND DEAL-OakIand Max
13.-f;eorae T. Miller fled suit TODAY against
w p Plummer for $43, 450.31 alleged 10 he
due on a mineral land sale. He said that
the original contract called for $4,000 to be
paid April II, 1909 The sum Of s11.549. IS
was said to have been paid on account, leaving
the amount sued for. The property is located
in Blue canyon, in the Sacramento land dis
trict