The San Francisco call., 1909-02-18
Local Brevities

CALLS FOR BID5-The United States weather
bureau has sent out notice of its intention TO
erect watershed system at its station at the
Farallon islands and has asked for bids for the
construction.
FOLLOWS YOUNG GIRLs-CharIes Froh, an
old cement worker, was convicted by Police
Judge ShortaI yesterday of following and an
moving young girls at Eighteenth and Castro
streets on Tuesday evening and was sent to the
county jail for 80 days.
VIOLATES FISH lava warrant was
sworn out before Police Judge Deasy yesterday
by Deputy Fish Commissioner Frank H. Smith
for the arrest of A. PaladinI, fish dealer, for
February ! and April /.
POSES AS RAILRoADMAN- ALBERT Merkle. a
youth who borrowed $40 from the Hutton credit
company By representing himself as Eugene
Frazer, assistant treasurer of the Southern Pa
cifc company, WAS sent to the county jail for
five months by Police Judge Weller yesterday
IMPERSoNATES AN oFFICER-George Doc
little, alias George Mallon, convicted of travelling
on the ferry boats and trains OF the Southern
Pacific with a stolen star ami representing him
self as a member of the state railroad police
was fined $40 yesterday by Police Judge Conlan
DOCTOR JORDAN TO LECTURE President
David Starr Jordan of Stanford university will
lecture tonight before the Potrero nurses settle
ment. Ninetee htnnad Iowa streets. His subject
will be. Robert Louis Stevenson" The lecture
will be profusely Illustrated by stereopticon
views.
MISUSEs BEER BoTTLEs-willam Stark.
grocer, Richmond district. convicted by Police
Judge Conlan of using beer bottles of the Seattle
fenced yesterday to pay fine of $50, as the
complaining witness asked the judge to be
enient.
WILL HAVE TIME TO RUMINATE-Abra-
ham Slutzler. clothes presser. who has been per-
sistently annoying Eta Feldman. S57 Hayes
street. with his attentions. sent TO the coun-
" jail for six months by Police Judge Weller
yesterday, as he had not kept his promise to
cease his annoyance.
ACCUSED OF EMBEzZLEMENT-H n
Rerthiaume. 4isPaIm avenue, obtained warrants
frrv,1 h1sn Tr,dO Wall
rest of A. Hubbard for embezzling $50 on Febrl-
ary and John Planchon for embezzling S3S on
February ). Berthiaume Is president of the Owl
auto delivery company
VIOLATE MILK LAw-Warrants were issued
yesterday for the arrest of the following restau-
rant for selling watered milk: f. Fischer,
Pervos, P. Germenis, s. jacket. ]. Kleser and j.
Anderson. Frank Marty, dairyman, was fined
$25 by Police Judge Weller
NATIVE SON TO MARRY-Thomas AIonohan
of San Jose. grand trustee OF the Native Sons
formerly assistant postmaster at San lose and
more recently undersherif of Santa Clara county
marry Josephine Moriarfty of this city. The
marriage will take place today
FARMER BANKRUPT-GeorgeC Coffee, farm
er of Hickman Stanislaus county Yesterday
filed a petition for voluntary bankruptcy in the
United States district court. His schedule shows
his liabilities s5.852; 81 and his assets 81 500
in unsecured claims and mortgages His house
hold goods amount to $210 and are exempt
WIDOW WINS ESTATE-Mrs Mary E.
o'Donoghue won out in Judge Graham's court
yesterday in the contest for letters of admins
tration over the estate of her husband John " .
O'Donoghue The opposing application of Min
ME Nugent, niece of 0Donoghue, was dis
missed and the widow named admins
tratrix.
RECEIVERS GIVE BONDS George H. whip-
pie, the attorney appointed as receiver of the
Stanslaus electric power company. deposited
bonds in the United States circuit court yester-
DAY. as did yanderlyn Stow as the receiver for
the Tuolnmne water power company. Whipple 5
bond was in the sum of $4,000 and that of Stow
$3.50, 900.
ROCK GETS FREEDoM-E. A. Rock, who was
arrested in Buffalo ~ Y. on Tuesday on war
rant charging him with stealing 500 from II. n.
Smith of the Holland Hotel on December %
while acting as night clerk, was released from
as Smith declined to put up the necessary coin
TO bring him back
INDoRsE ARMoRY BILL-The Merchants
association has adopted resolutions favoring the
enactment by the state legislature of the bill
calling for an appropriation of $500 600 for an
arnory for the national guard In San Francisco
The association has also gone on record in favor
of the application of the street railway
company for franchise on Stockton street.
COLLIDE WITH AUToM0BILE-While at.
tempting to swerye out of the way Of pile of
rocks Vernon Holt. 2219 Van Ness avenue and
Irving Laurel, 1918 Broadway. two boys and
mobile driven by J. Mosher of 1S4I Marker
street yesterday Both the youngsters escaned
with trivial injuries. The boys were coasting
down Van Ness avenue.
DoRR CASE AGAIN CoNTINUED-The cas.
OF Frederick Dorr stock broker, charged with
felony embezziement complaint of III. . Fl Nor.
wood. was again continued BIZ Police Judge
Deasy yesterday for two weeks at the reauest oS
Attorney s. NJ Shortridge for the defense ! nd ~
by consent of Attorney Robert Mcmillan asso-
ciated with Hiram Johnson for the prosecufion
Assistant District Attorney Louis Ward init.
mated that the case must be proceeded with at
that time,