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The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
ALAMEDA MILLMAN
CALLED BY DEATH
A. c. Stoddard, Who Operated
Lumber Mills for Years,
Dies at His Home

ALAMEDA, June 23.-A. c. Stoddsrd.
well known lumber mill man of this city.
and acquainted all over the state of
California, died at his residence. 1921
Park street. at 1;sO o'clock this after
noon. Stoddard had been in i'll health
for the last four months. He is sur
vived by three children. a son. Deputy
Tax Collector of Alameda county T. C.
Stoddard, and two daughters, Mrs. A
Murdock of this city and Mrs. Caroline
Cross of Calao. Mo.
Stoddard was born in Cleveland, o..
August 1S, 1926. He received his
schooling there and after being in a
mercantile business for a number of
years moved to Pennington, Ia, where
he married Mrs. Sarah Hawkins. After
a few years spent in that city Stoddard
went to CallaO, Mo-. where he estab-
lished a lumber mill. 1t was here, in
1868, that Mrs. Stoddard died.
In 1873 Stoddard came to this coast
and went into the mill business in San
Jose. There he welded Miss Hannah
Edwards. who died five years ago. After
nine years of successful business in
the Garden City the millman and his
family came to Alameda, where he es-
tablished the first lumber mill in this
city, known as the Stoddard & BOim
mill. Later Alfred Barber bought out
the interest of Boim and the new firm
was conducted until Is years ago. when
Stoddard retired from active life. Fu-
neral arrangements have not been
made.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
YOUTH SHOOTS AT
MIDNIGHT PROWLER
Berkeley Boy Takes Shot at
Burglar, Who Tries to
Enter His Room

BERKELEY, June 2S.-Disturbed in
his sleep by a burglar at the window
Shirley Hannah, a student, fired three
shots at a burglar last night while the
latter was attempting to effect an en-
trance to the residence of E. o. James,
a teacher in the local high school,
where Hannah was rooming.
Attempt has been made twice to
break into the James home, which is
situated at 1474 Holly Street, a man
attempting an entrance Saturday even-
ing. but being interrupted by James.
Hannah was sleeping on a couch in the
parlor last night when q rasping noise
attracted his attention to one of the
windows. Looking through the boy
saw a man trying to force the lock.
Reaching under his pillow, where a.
pistol was kept young Hannah quickly
fired at the man, who escaped into the
darkness. The police have a good de-
scription of the midnight visitor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
BIDS REJECTED
BY SCHOOL BOARD
Berkeley Education Officers Are
Restrained by New State Law
From Spending Money

BERKELEY, June 23.-Bids in
volving the expenditure of over $4,000
were thrown out last night by the board
of education on the advice of Assistant
District Attorney Walter Burpee, on
account of the new statute which went
into effect last Sunday regulating the
spending of money by school boards.
The new law makes it necessary for
the board, on any expenditure exceed
ing 5000. to advertise two weeks in adj
vance, and while the improvements for
which bids We're offered last night had
been advertised for the advertising did
not date back the necessary time.
On the opening of the bids the new
law was remembered, and Attorney
Burpee was quickly called to give an
opinion. Burpee stated that as the bids
were partially opened and the law for
bade awarding any of the contracts.
the best action on the part of the board
would be to reject all bids and read
vertise.
The bids were returned unopened to
the competing contractors and the ad-
vertising will commence again next
week.
The improvements included plumbing &
for several schools and building i'm
provements.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
NEWS OF OAKLAND BERKELEY ALAMEDA HAYWARD AND IEANDRO
BUILDING TRADES
EXPELS A MEMBER
c. W. Poole Is Found Guilty of
Disclosing Secrets of the
Organizations Council

OAKLAND, June &c w. Poole,
who represented the stationary en-
gineers' union of this city in the build
ing. trades council, was expelled from
the latter organization last night by a
two-thirds vote on the charge of COM
municating the secrets of the council
to the Citizens alliance, a local free
labor bureau.
Pooles case had been under discus
sion by the building trades council for
several weeks, but he was not actually
brought to trial until last night. The
trial lasted for about three hours and
a half. more than 75 members of the
council being in attendance. Poole,
who was represented by three members
of the stationary engineers. union,
made q general denial of the charges
against him, while A. Johansen, organ
izer of the state council, conducted the
prosecution.
Eigth or nine witnesses testified that
they had seen Poole act in a manner
not in accord with the best interests
of the building trades council while
dealing with the enemies of the organ
ization.
Poole. if he chooses to appeal from
last nights decision, has recourse to
the state building trades council and,
above that, to the American federation
of labor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
MISCONDUCT DENIED
BY FORMER PASTOR
Rev. A. F. Palmer Says He ViS-
tied Mrs. Bertha Dupont
as Her Attorney
Wife Files Plea for AIimony and
Declares She Is Without
Any Means
Especial Dispatch to The Call

SAN JOSE, June 23.-Rev. A. F.
Palmer. late pastor of the Los Gatos
Baptist church, today filed an answer
to the divorce proceedings instituted by
his wife. He denies that he treated his
wife ina cruel or inhuman manner, or
inflicted upon her grievous or mental
suffering; also that he courted or made
love to Mrs. Bertha F. Dupont or any
other young married woman, or kissed
or caressed her in public or elsewhere.
He admits, however. that in the
month Of March, 1909, he visited Mrs.
Dupont at the Colonial lodging house
on several occasions in her bedroom.
and there remained a half hour, but
he says that he was acting only as an
attorney at law; that Mrs. Dupont was
his client an dthat he paid her no i'm
prope rattentions.
He denies embracing Mrs. Dupont or
making violent love TO her, or leading
her to believe that he intended mar
riage, and he says that the woman had
no occasion to so understand, as she
was aware that he was already mar
ried.
Mrs Palmer has filed an affidavit
with the superior court asking for
alimony of $50 month, $3.50 counsel
fees and 800 for costs, the latter partly
to be employed in taking the deposit
tion of Mrs. Dupont
Mrs. Palmer alleges in her affidavit
that her husband is minister, prac-
ticing attorney and sells books, that
he is a man of great influence and It
is necessary for her to employ an at
torney for which she has personally no
means.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
BOY IS SUCCORfD
BY SOCIETY GIRL
Miss Bessie McNear, Daughter
of Capitalist, Stops Attack
by Tramp

OAKLAND June 2S.-Miss Bessie
McNear, daughter of the capitalist,
George McNear, and we'll known as a
society girl. rescued 6 year old James
Neal of $50 Linden street from tramp.
who, tantalized by some urchins, seized
the Neal lad and choked and slapped
him. Miss McNear was standing in
front of her home at 957 Linden street
when the attack was made on the boy.
Little James was still being roughly
handled when Miss McNear rushed to
the sidewalk and ordered the man to
desist. The stranger obeyed and made
off down Tenth street. Miss McNear
was joined in her protests against the
i'll treatment the lad was getting by
Miss Isabelle Fleming, a nurse in the
McNear home.
The case was reported to the police
by the boys father. John E. Neal,
cashier for the Sunset lumber COM
pany. Detective Green investigated
and reported to Captain Petersen that
the man who battered the Neal boy was
unknown and was probably a tramp.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
BISHOP O'CONNELL
PRESENTS MEDALS
Graduating Exercises of College
of NOtre Dame Held in
Convent Chapel
Fifteen Girls Receive Diplomas
and HOnOrs From Hand of
Distinguished Prelate

Bishop O'Connell presided at the
Notre Dame, Sixteenth and Dolores
streets, yesterday afternoon, which
were held in the chapel of the convent
and which were more distinctly devo-
tional in character than is customary.
Seated in the chancel the bishop pre-
sented the diplomas to the Is girls who
graduated, each of whom was gowned
in white and wore a short veil The
class was seated in the front pews, go
ing forward two by two, kneeling on
the lowest altar step and kissing the
episcopal ring as they received their
diplomas.
Father Cummins of the Mission Do
Iores church was the master of cere-
monies.
Following the presentation of the
diplomas and medals the bishop ad-
dressed the gradutes, telling them that
in all things models were required The
most difficult science of today is ethics
he said, the right and the wrong way
of living, the right or the wrong Ideals
of honor. There is, he continued, a
confusion of fundamental principles.
Men have not that firm grasp of such
matters that they had formerly. The
4
riety of causes at the present time and
men have only to be thankful that they
| have before them that perfect model
! the Christ who was without sin.
The model for womankind is TO be
| found in the blessed virgin Mary, he
ksaid, and after a brief sketch of ST.
/ Ambrose he quoted the address given
| by that pious and learned bishop of
the fourth century to the young patri-
clan maidens of Milan. in which he
bade them find their model In Mary.
! The exercises closed with solemn
benediction service, at which Bishop
! IO'Connell officiated, assisted by Father
James Stokes and Father McGough.
| other members OF the clergy present
were Father McQuaide, Father Testa,
Father Calvin, Father Connolly and
! Father Crimmins.
| The members of the graduating class
were as follows:
! Classical course-Miss Margaret
Fem, Miss Mary Fitzpatrick: Latin
science course-Miss Gladys Murray
English-science course-Miss Mar
garet Foley, Miss Marion Daily, Miss
Gertrude Handley, Miss Nellie Treacy,
Miss Anna McInerny, Miss Cora Bigg,
| Miss Genevieve OBrien. Miss Algae
Clarke, Miss Ruth Dunno and Miss
Irene Gala CHER.
The highest honor in the school, the
alumnae medal, for excellence in class
work, was awarded to Miss Margaret
Fem, the highest competitor being
Miss Margaret Foley; gold medal for
| Christian doctrine, Miss Margaret Fo-
| ley, highest competitor, Miss Mary
Fitzpa trick; gold medal, English, Miss
Mary Fitzpatrick, highest competitor,
/ Miss Gladys Murray.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
CLOSING EXERCISES
FOR BOYS ACADEMY
ST. Joseph's School at Peralta
Park Will Hold Annual
Graduation Friday

BERKELEY, June 2S.-Nine mem
bers of St Joseph's academy at Per-
alta park will be graduated Friday
afternoon at $50 o'clock, when the
commencement exercises will be held
in the academy hall The entertain
ment for the occasion Will consist of
vocal and instrumental music and, q
number of recitations by the graduates.
play entitled. The Bogus School
Inspector viii be a feature OF the aft
ernoon's exercises. at the conclusion OF
which Bishop OConnell viii present
the diplomas to. the members of the
graduating class and make the awards
of medals
The graduates. who are entitled to
enter st. Mary's college, Oakland, in
the fall are: John c. Boyter, Anson
c. O'Brien, Charles J. Ortman, Milton
A. Goetz, Lloyd A. Lennon, Theodore
G. Elwert, Alfonso r. Burg:n, George
P. Ench and Austin V. Judge.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
'HENSHAW SELLS q
THEATfR BLOCK
Banker Parts With the Mac.
dOnOugh Building to New
York Financier

OAKLAND, June 2S.-The Macdon-
ough building at the corner of Four
teenth street and Broadway has been
sold by William G. Henshaw. president
of the Union savings bank. and his
wife to James s. Fearon of New York.
said to be a banker. The deed to the
property was filed with the county
clerk this morning. but the price paid
for the building and lot. which are
estimated to be worth $500. 900. has
not been made public.
In the building are included the Mac
donough theater, a large number OF Of
fces and several stores.
1t Is understood that Henshaw's rea-
son for selling the building was that
he wished to concentrate all his assets
in a cement plant which he is promOt-
ing IN the south.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
GIRL FORGFSCHfCK
TO PURCHASE FOOD
Story of Sorrow and Starvation
Told by Prisoner to Berke-
ley Detective

ERKELEY, June 2S.-Driven from.
home by the disclosure Of her mothers
ignominy. on the verge of starvation
after weeks OF fruitless search after
employment. Josephine Wilbur. 20
years old, blue eyed and brown hatred.
committed forgery TO obtain money
with which 10 keep herself alive
such was the story the youthful
prisoner unfolded after her arrest this
evening by Detective Henry Jamison
on a charge Of forgery. made by T. L.
ohristianson. a druggist employed by
DR.. d d. Crowley Of Oakland
According TO the narrative. she had
LVed since childhood with family at
Ierre Haute. Ind, IN the belief that
she was with her own parents. Acct
oentslly. she said; the fact was dis
closed that her mother was a woman
OF the half world. Her pride stung TO
the quick. the girl declared that she
decided to leave her home at once. and
get as far away from the scene of her
sorrow as possible. She arrived in
California about May 1. and then ii
was, she said, a constant struggle for
food.
For short time she had employ
ment as demonstration. but her earn
lngs suflced TO carry her only q short
me- Al last on the verge of actual
starvation she committed crime. In
her wanderings she had become ac-
ousinted with the druggist. She told q
plausible story. and he readily cashed
the check. May 25, which she drew in
tsvor OF herself on the First national
hsnk OF Berkeley. but she forged the
name OF II. F. Crawford, grocer. 2327
Shattuck avenue. AS soon as the check
Ieaeneo Teller Reeds hand at the bank
the forgery was discovered.
me police found the girl at Seven
ieenth street and Broadway. Oakland.
tooay. where she was arrested. Miss
Wilbur lived short time with z. f.
PIERCE. 2o<l Center street. she said: also
me Gioson hotel and the Carlton.
Ninth snd Washington streets OaL-
and She said that a cousin. A. c.
Wilbur. was in the Twenty-ninth coast
sruAery al the Preside, San Francisco.
The girl was taken to the county -5ail.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
GIVES GREETING TO
THE YOUNG GRADUATES
Bishop O'ConnelI Delivers Bac-
Calaureate Address

OAKLAND. June 2s.-Bishop Denis
OConnell delivered the baccalaureate
address to the graduates OF the Acad-
emy of Our Lady of Lourdes at St. An
thongs hall. East Oakland. last night
An attractive literary and musical
program was rendered under the direc-
tion of the Sisters of Mercy.
Academic graduating honors were
conferred upon Miss Anna Hanly. who
also received gold medal for pro-
ficiency in music. The Palmer medal
for excellence in penmanship were
awarded to Miss Amanda Larsen and
Miss Victoria Snaer
Certificates of promotion to the
senior department were conferred upon
Miss, Eileen Burke, Miss Alice Dona-
hue. Miss Myrtle Dow, Miss Frances
Keith, Miss Agnes O'DonneIl. Miss
Anna Ryken. Miss Margaret Sweeney
and Miss Mabrey Whitney
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
SONG SOLD FOR LUNCH
OF POET AND FRIENDS
Alfred de Musset Wrote Words
and Maupou the Music

Apropos of the anniversary of the
death OF Alfred de Musset, a Paris con-
temporary relates an amusing incident
in the life OF the poet. Three friends one
day had taken a walk into the country,
and returning discussed the prospects
Of lunch. one observed that he could
eat a fine lunch. the other said a mod
crate lunch would satisfy his desire,
while the third confessed that any kind
OF lunch would content him.
unfortunately, funds were very low.
Il have a good idea" said one, and he
took the other two TO the house of a
music publisher. Addressing the pub
fisher he said Monsieur. we have
come TO ask you 10 buy a song. This
gentleman has written the words, this
one the music and this one, the only
one who can sing, viii sing IL
Sing away" said the publisher, "and
we shall see" The young man sang
and the publisher was so satisfied that
he ACQUIRED the song for Is francs, and
the three hungry travellers. rejoicing,
made for the nearest restaurant. The
author of the words was Alfred de
Musset. the musician Maupou and the
singer Dupree. The song was Anda-
Iusia london Globe
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
RECORDS OF EARLIEST
POWDER ORDINANCE
Hand Guns of Crude Mack Used
in Early History

Very early ordnance was small, some
of it so small that many of the guns
could be either mounted on wooden
blocks as cannon or attached to slaves
for use as hand guns; but it is impos-
sible to say how early the last named
form of their application was put in
practice, and this partly owing to the
fact that the same nomenclature is
freely employed to express both classes
Of weapons in the written records OF
the period.
The first clear mention of hand guns
that has descended to rs occurs in
scheduled in an English inventory of
1898 The metal portions of very early
hand guns are cylindrical in form and
usually about span. LONG. e., nine
about the end of the fourteenth cen
tury: they are cast in bronze or brass
or made of wrought iron.
Though the use Of iron leaden and
even brass bullets at this very carly
period in the history of firearms is
recorded. says r. Coltman Cleppac, In
the Antiquary,. the favorite projectile,
scripts. would seem to have been a
garrot-i. e., a bolt or arrow feather
with brass (garros a feu), sometimes
called quarrel, missile for the cross
Prior to the invention of the match
both ordnance and hand guns were
fired by a red hot iron bar or live
coal. Figures Vi ulS SllOWn IN 1llu-
minated manuscripts or on rather later
engravings are often fanciful and at
the best give merely the outline of the
pieces, but fortunately a few very
early actual specimens have been pre-
served, some of which have chambers
while others are without them. The
touchhoIe is on the uppermost side OF
the barrel, and the muzzle strength
ened with an outer tbfckening or ring.
This metal part is socketed into a STAFF,
to which it Is firmly attached by iron
rings. though sometimes the stock it
self is of wrought iron
Among these weapons. the wooden
stocks OF which have mostly rotted
away. there is but a single example
Furnishing any reliable data as to the
time it was used in warfare, and this
piece was found when excayating
among the debris of the fortress Vesta
Tannenburg, a castle in Hesse, taken
BY assault and dismantled A. d. 1899.
The weapon is now deposited in the
Ger1nanische National Museum at
Nuremberg where there is a large and
comprehensive collection of arms and
armor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
GIVES AN EVENING TO
EDWARD FITZGERALD
University Dramatic Committee
Inaugurates Summer Concerts

BERKELEY, June 2S.-The first of
the series of Wednesday night concerts
arranged for the summer session by
Prof. William Dallam Armes, chair
man of the musical and dramatic COM
mittee of the University of California
was given tonight in Hearst hall. The
entertainment was called a FitzgeraId Id
evening, In honor of the centennial of
the birth of Edward Fitzgerald. we'll
known for his translation of the
Rubaiat of Omar Khayyam
Liza Lehnann's celebrated sone
cycle, I'm a Persian Garden" founded
on the famous poem, was sung by a
quartet composed of Mrs Grace Davis
Northrup. soprano; Mrs. Carroll Mich.
olson, contralto: Carl Anderson. tenor.
and Harry L. Perry, bass.
Miss Virginia de Fremery. piani<t
accompanied the vocalists. and the
quartet parts of the cycle were given
under the direction OF Perry. Besides
the music. readings were heard from
Fitzgerald's works, and a resume of
his life given,
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
OAKLAND BUILDERS
INVITED TO COMPETE
Specifications on New Y. NJ.
c. A. Building Nearly Ready

OAKLAND. June 2S.-Secretary f. L.
Starrett OF the Oakland Y. M. c. A to-
day denied that there was any inten-
tion on the part OF the management
to prevent Oakland contractors and
merchants from bidding upon the ma
terials and work needed in constructing
the new building in this city.
The final specifications will not be
ready for several weeks" said Star
rett, but Oakland men will be invited
to bid and any report to the contrary
Is emphatically untrue
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
LUCERNE'S MUSEUM
OF PEACE AND WAR
Result of De Bloch's Effort to
Show Strife's Horrors

One of the most interesting museums
in the world is that founded at Lucerne,
in Switzerland, by Jean de Bloch. the
Polish philanthropist This institution
is known as the Museum of Peace and
War, and offers a complete historical
representation of war from the earliest
times. There may be seen warlike arms
of all ages and nations, and books and
prints presenting the horrors of war in
their most realistic aspects, and, indeed,
everything that can illustrate a grim
subject. De Bloch devoted his life in an
endeavor to convince the world of the
futility of war as a settlement of inter-
national disputes, and in selecting Luz
cerne as the site for his museum he
deemed that city as being the place
most likely to attract the largest num-
ber of cosmopolitan visitors.-London
Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-24
ENJOY OUTING AT
The FAIRFAX PARK
Commercial Travellers Picnic in
Marin County With Their
Friends as Guests

FAIRFAX, June 23.-The annual out
ing held by the San Francisco Com
mercial Travellers association here to-
day was one of the most successful and
enjoyable affairs of the season. Over
], 900 invited guests took the 9:15 boat
from San Francisco connecting with a
special train from Sausalito, and many
others arrived at the park on other
trains during the afternoon.
The weather, although trihe warm
was ideal for day in the country, and
both the games and races were entered
into with unusual interest and amuse-
ment
Dancing in the pavilion was espe-
cially enjoyed Those composing the
floor committee were: r A. McGeeney
L. 5. Fuller and A. H. Kasper. The
other committees were as follows
Games, H. ]. Mahoney, J. d. Warde
]. H. Horstmann, NJ. B. Mergen, O. c.
Sievers; entertainment. Emmett Dunn
]. H. Horstmann, j. d. Warde, F.. A
McGeeney, j. r. Salazar, A H. Kasper
H. j. Mahoney.
BACHELORS WIN TUG OF WAR
The tug of war between married and
single men, OF which +. A. McGeeney
was captain of the former and j. Arm
St1OnS OF the idtIeT, was won by the
single men after a hard contest
The doughnut eating contest was won
by II. Calkins, II. Fuelscher being sec
ond, while Mrs. Charles Suss won the
ladies' guessing contest The results
of the races were as follows: Girls
race, under 10 years, Loretta Street
and Emily Heinemann; boys. under 10
Z. Warde Berendsen, viii O'Brien;
girls, II to Is, Rose Sughs and Martha
Booth; boys, II to Is, Earl Nesdith
Camille Remy; egg and spoon race, Mrs
Lawrence and Mrs. Kramer; young
ladies, Martha Booth and Martha
Schuster; commercial travellers. w. +
Seberg and Will Mccarthy; young
mems race, J. Murphy and R. English,
potato race, r. English and J. Murphy,
WINNERS OFF CAKE WALK
The cakewalk was won by William
Ioughran and partner. Secretary
Frank Connolly of the associated re-
tail grocers of San Francisco was pres
ent with his family. and others who are
prominent in the commercial travellers
association, but who were not on com
mittees, are: w. NJ. Loughran. ]. l.,
w CattlemoIe, w. T. Layton. W r
Charlton, K. NJ. Borman, |. NJ. Iverson
and B. Hirschberg.
All expressed themselves as having
glorious time and left the park on
the 6 o'clock train for San Francisco
with regret.