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The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
HUBBY LATE RISER
is CRUELTY CHARGE
Sleeps Late, Fails to Provide,
SIaps Wife, Arrested and
Sued for Divorce

OAKLAND, July 2s.-vibrating for
short stays between his mothers house
and the home of his mother in law.
Aubrey Oliver Wagner was accused
In a divorce suit filed by Mrs. Maude
Belknap Wagner of finally reaching a
state of quiescence at her mothers
place for 10 months. during which
time she said he refused to get up be-
fore IL o'clock and never earned a dol
lar.
Their trips to his mothers home had
been so unwelcome that Mrs Wagner
complained she was vastly humiliated
by being told that she.was dependent.
Yet Wagner was said to have liked IT
very we'll at her mothers house.
Failure to provide was a charge
which extended over the greater period
of their married life, during which time
he held several good positions and his
wife had to work addressing envelopes
to provide for herself and their little
daughter.
The baby got into the limelight when
Wagner was said to have taken her
for stroll with a strange woman and
to have allowed the woman to fondle
and kiss the child.
Elected from fiat in San Francisco
~. AoAPo5 lAOAA@ " -O44e, -Aio. w 0oS Shci
said he put her on a ferry boat with
so cents in her pocket and she had 10
seek shelter with an aunt.
Wagner had bad temper and his
wife declared that she had often seen
him fall into fit frothing at the
mouth On some occasions he lasted
long enough to call her hard names
and point a revolver at her head until
she all but dropped through fear. She
, smoke to an acquaintance at Thir-
teenth street and Broadway, and he
promptly slapped her face in the pres
ence of scores of witnesses.
Things went from bad to worse and
yesterday Mrs. Wagner said she had
him arrested for failure to provide.
Abbfe B. Baldwin got a, final decree
OF divorce from n. I. Baldwin today
She said he frequented resorts of bad
repute.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
TOWN ATTORNEY CITED
FOR ALLEGED CONTEMPT
Theater Manager Says Re-
straining Order Was Ignored

SAN RAFAEL, July 23.-Town Attor-
ney Joseph Hawkins has been cited for
contempt Of court by Judge Van Nos
trand OF San Francisco. sitting in the
place Of Judge Lennon in the Marin
county superior court. for falling TO
obey the Injunction issued out OF the
San Rafael, from interference by the
town authorities at the time OF the
appearance Of the Richard Jose theatrf-
cal company. The town attorney will
have to appear in answer TO the eta
tion next Friday morning.
Objection had been made by the town
authorities to the Garden theater prior
to the 1st OF June. on the allegation
that the building did not conform to
the building ordinance
To protect the house from being
closed at the time of the Jose engage
ment. Thomas Phillips, manager of the
theater. secured an injunction return
able July Z, after the Jose show.
However, the theaseF management
had not secured its town license for
the quarter beginning July l. July 3.
the night OF the Jose entertainment.
Hawkins appeared and said that as the
license had not been paid the perform
ance could not go on The management
would not take the risk after that
warning and dismissed the audience.
although many seats had been sold in
advance.
Today Phillips retaliated by securine 2
the citation in contempt. claiming that
Hawkins had violated the restraining
order.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
DESPERATE THIEF
IS FINALLY TAKEN
Veteran Burglar, Caught After
Long Chase, Confesses Two
of His Crimes

OAKLAND, July 23.-In the capture
OF George r Francis. a veteran burglar,
who gave Policeman Bracket IN excit-
ing chase through West Oakland this
afternoon and submitted to arrest only
after the pursuer had fired q shot at
him and then dubbed him on the head
with the butt of his revolver. the police
believe they have secured one of the
most daring and persistent room thieves
operating on this side of the bay.
AT the city prison Francis said that
he was leather and shoe finder from
Boston and confessed two room burg
laries which he had committed in West
oakland today Francis answered the
description given by house holders who
had complained OF the thief's opera
tons His method was to represent
himself os a railroadman, telegram
operator, etc., rent apartments and then
ransack the residence at an opportune
time.
The thefts to which Francis con-
tessed We're at the dwelling of Mrs.
Annie Roach, s25 Cedar street, where q
purse containing 81 was stolen, and al
U. Lulich's home, 1915 Ninth street
where he stole a diamond ring. a dia-
mond stud and $50. He said that he
was broke"
captain of Detectives Petersen he
lieVes Francis is responsible for MN
per OF burglaries that have been haf-
ming the police of Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
Mayor Hodghead to View
The HetCh HetChy Valley
Berkeley's Executive Will Make Report to the
Council as Well as Commonwealth Club

BERKELEY, July 2s.-Mayor Bev-
erly Hodghead Will leave here tomor-
row morning to visit the proposed wat
ershed Of San Francisco at Hetch
Hetchy valley. While he will be one
Of a committee of three members from
the Commonwealth club of San Fran
cisco. appointed for the purpose at the
July meeting of the club, he will go
also as a representative of Berkeley.
having been appointed for the trip by
the city council this morning.
With Mayor Hodghead will go James
K. Mofhtt, cashier Of the First national
bank of San Francisco. and member
OF the board of regents of the Univer-
sity OF California. and Frank Adams.
head OF a mercantile house in San
Francisco. Two or three other mem
bers Of the Commonwealth club may
be included in the party.
The primary object of the trip of the
committee. which will make q report to
the Commonwealth club in September,
viii be TO investigate the suitability OF
the Hetch Hetchy valley as a water
shed for San Francisco and such other
bay cities as wish-t 10 join in the project
for pure municipal water supply
incidentally. however, the committee
viii meet the Sierra club, which is now
in Hetch Hetchy valley, and there con-
fer with a number os eastern writer's
who are with the club TO visit the
Hetch Hetehy valley.
These writers, according TO Mayor
Hodghead this morning. have contrib
uted largely in the eastern press and
magazines 10 create public sentiment
against the use of the valley as a
water supply. Meetings will be held
with them by the committee, and the
entire subject will be threshed out in
the Hetch Hetchy valley itself, without
resort TO second hand information as
TO the destruction of the scenic beauty
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
NEWS OF OAKLAND ALAMEDA HAYWARD AND SANEANDRO
BRIDE ABANDONED
DURING HONEYMOON
Girl Wife Deserted Before Two
Weeks of Married Life
Had Passed

OAKLAND, July 2s.-Thirteen days
after their wedding, which followed
two weeks wooing. Elmer T. Cox. an
advertising solicitor. has left his girl
wife, who was Miss Lillian Gayetta
Limbach. The young bride has gone
back to her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Limbach, at their home. 1888
Market street.
Love grown cold in less than two
weeks of honeymoon is the story Of the
separation as it was tearfully related
today by the pretty young woman.
who is only II years old.
I'VE did not want our daughter to
marry because of her youth, but the
young man was so ardent and so per-
sistent and so protesting of his love
that he won not only the girl, but my
reluctant consent" said the mother.
AS soon as the wedding had occurred
Cox. according to his wife, burst into a
Hood of tears, a strange action, she
thought, for a presumably happy
bridegroom. They took apartments at
the Wagner in San Pablo avenue, but il
was only a few days afterward that
the husband, Mrs. Cox said, declared
that his prenuptial ardor had cooled to
such an extent that he suggested sepa-
ration for year. In the event OF his
love being renewed he would return TO
her. This proceeding was entirely un-
acceptable to the bride. Cox finally
packed his trunk and left
The heartbroken girl went to her
parents Her father threatened to beat
Cox within an inch of his life. Without
further explanations except to reiterate
his declarations that his love had
cooled, Cox has as coolly left the child
bride to work out her own solution OF
the situation.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
SPEAKER FAILS TO
ATTEND MEETING
DR.. w. Nj. Burke of;Anti-SaIoon
League Does Not Address
Reform Congress

BERKELEY, July 25.-W. NJ. Burke,
superintendent Of the Oakland district
of the Anti-Saloon league. was conspicu-
sion OF the California woman's Chris
tion Temperance union in the Trinity
n E. church this afternoon. His name
appeared on the program and he wss
scheduled 10 speak on the Anti Saloon
League" but the speaker did not ap-
pear, as was rumored, on account OF
en- alleged controversy.
Miss Anna Z. Chase, secretary Of the
organization, declared that DR.. Burke
was out OF town and for that reason
could not be present at the meetings.
She declared that all talk OF a mis-
understanding was without basis.
There was no Misunderstanding or
controversy said Miss Chase. -'Dr.
Burke was out Of town and his name
was put on the program before IL was
known that he could not attend. There
has been considera bic talk about DR..
Burke declaring that he would not
speak, but I believe this is a mistake. +"
The other speakers Of the afternoon
We're present at the congress, however,
but none made mention OF a misunder-
standing between the head Of the local
Anti-Saloon league and the women s
organization working for the same end
DR.. c. L Tufts was IN favor OF the
concentration Of interests by the va
rtous reform organizations on one re-
form year. so that in the end each
would be carried in a shorter time than
bv the present method OF reform or
ganizations standing alone and each
making its own fight.
Isfdor Jacobs, chairman OF the execu-
tive committee OF the California direct
legislation league, declared in his ad-
dress that direct legislation would
bring about the reforms the people
wanted
Work for this end" said Jacobs.
and then II you want reforms along
ire lines you have suggested this aft
ernoon they will be possible, for in
sour hands viii rest the power Of gov
ernment"
Mrs. William Keith, the well known
woman sufra gist was a speaker OF the
afternoon and made the interesting 6
announcement that Mrs. Frances Squire
Potter. who addressed the California
Federation Of Women's Clubs, had re-
signed her position as professor OF
English literature at the University OF
Minnesota. and would be correspond
ing secretary OF the National suffra-
gist society. According 70 Mrs. Keith
Professor Potter declared that she had
attained the highest position in her
department IN the university and heI
life's work could be better accom-
pIished by afhliation with the national
suffrage organization.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24

Of the valley by the building OF reser-
voirs and other traps for water.
Mayor Hodghead and party will go
first to Sonora and then to Tuolumne,
and from there they will take horses to
Lake Eleanor. They will traverse the
Hetch Hetchy valley and return by the
way OF Yosemite valley, being absent
six days.
The question of Hetch Hetchy water
for Berkeley has been frequently dis
cussed here. both by improvement and
social clubs and the town board, so the
trip Of Mayor Hodghead is OF more
than ordinary significance. The North
Berkeley improvement club first pro-
posed two years ago that Berkeley
join with San Francisco in the project.
and before the club prominent men Of
San Francisco have spoken. The Hill
side club has indorsed the idea and
other clubs favored it.
The former board of trustees were
pledged to Hetch Hetchy water and
after a mass meeting. at which Mars
den Manson, city engineer of San
Francisco, spoke at length OF the fea-
sibility of Sierra water, the board
unanimously recommended and adopted
resolutions last year that Berkeley ask
San Franciscos permission to take ad-
vantage OF the water project
The freeholders who drew up the
new city charter were alive to the
Hetch Hetehy water proposition. In
corporated in the city charter Is a pro-
vision giving the municipality the right
to enter into such q project with a sis
ter city. Mayor Hodghead, r. A Berry,
who will be mayor pro tempore in the
absence of the city's executive, and
Christian Hoff. members of the city
council, Were among the freeholders
who drew up the city charter, and all
are enthusiastic over the Hetch Hetchy
water supply for San Francisco and
Berkeley. Mayor Hodghead will rem
der a report TO the council on his re-
turn
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
Personal Brevities

A: NJ Mcdonald of Colorado is at the
Holland.
Edward H. Bryan of Redlands is at
the Manx.
S. Z. Williams OF Los Angeles is at
the Savoy.
R. c. Jones of Chattanooga is at the
st. Francis.
George Herbert of Seattle is regis
tered at the Stewart.
Peter MCGOWAN of Yonkers, N. Y.
Is staying at the Stewart.
Romie c. Jacks. capitalist of Sa-
linas, is at the st. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert c. Cole of Balti-
more are guests at the Stewart.
John T. Richards. a capitalist OF
Pittsburg, is at the Argonaut.
E. E. Powers, an attorney of Los
Angeles, is at the Union Square.
W. C. Brainard. a mining man OF
Tucson. Ariz. is at the Argonaut.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A Edinger of Sac
ramento are guests at the Grand.
j. F. Douglas, a hotel man of Gold.
field, is staying at the st. Francis.
Harrington Brown. a merchant o,
Los Angeles, is registered at the Fair
mont
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Chester o,
manx.
cinnati. is at the Fairmont with his
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington Morse Of
Los Angeles are guests at the ST
Francis.
Ralph H. Baker. a railroadman o,
Liverpool, Eng, is stopping at the
Fairmont.
w. w. Charles. treasurer of the To-
napah and Goldfield railroad. is guest
at the Fairmont.
Captain A w. Bjornstad and Mrs
Bjornstad of Fort Leavenworth have
apartments at the Fairmont
Charles r. Miller, who is interested
in railroads and mines in Nevada, Is
at the Fairmont, registered from Phil.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
BABY GIRL DESERTED
ON WIDOWS DOORSTEP
Mystery EnveIops Parentage OF
Mite Left Alone

OAKLAND, July 23.-Fajnt cries
from the doorstep OF Mrs. Z. Jones
widow living alone at Itoo fourteeiiei
street last night led TO the discovery
of a 10 days' old baby girl wrapped in
a blanket and clad in garments of good
material. Beside the living bundle lay
a cardboard box from a local depart
ment store containing complete new
outfit of infants clothing.
The police have no clew to the iden-
tity of the child's parents, but West
Oakland woman. who passed in front OF
Mrs Jones home just before the BABY
was found. saws that she saw a well
dressed woman. wearing an automobile
veil and apparently weeping, walking
hurriedlv away from the neighborhood.
The little girl probably will become a
public charge.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
ST. ANDREWS PARISH
PLANS BIG PICNIC
Church People Arrange for En-
tertainment of ThrOng

OAKLAND. July 2s.-St. Andrew s
Catholic parish OF North Oakland. viii
hold its annual picnic August Il, al
Shell Mound park. Games. races and
2 general program OF outdoor events.
with dancing in the pavilion, are ex-
-pected 10 furnish diversion for a throng
Of merryuna lzers. Special effort will
be made 10 make the affair a success
3n token OF appreciation by the parish
o. the pastor, Rev. p. J. Quinn. A
new church is being erected, which is
nearing completion and. the parish
toners hope. viii be ready for dedica-
ton next month
on the picnic committee Of arrange
1nents are the following:
J. A Kennedy. chairman; J. Kenny,
William Kenny Bernard Murphy. Neal
sylvia, p. Cavanaugh. Miss S. r. Smith,
Miss Matte Gallant Mrs. II. Mason,
the Misses Sexton. Miss Loretta Hahn
Miss Jennie MILAN. Miss Mary UZzeTi
Miss Elizabeth Murphy. Miss Mabel
Broad and Miss Annie Quinn.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY.
WOMAN ADMITS CRIME
Oakland Thief Found in Dive
in San Francisco

OAKLAND. July ga woman known
as Florence Edwards, who is accused
OF burglary by Mrs. George Erickson
OF this city, was arrested in a dive at
TS0 Commercial street. San Francisco,
by Detective Drew today and brought
to this city tonight
The Edwards woman admitted that
she entered the apartments of Mrs,
Erickson in the Astor house, at Eighth
and Washington streets, by the use
of false key and stole quantity OF
clothing and some hat plumes.
She told the police that two years
ago she was married to Harry NJ Law
renee, clerk in the Oakland bank OF
savings, but that she soon left him
and strayed into a disreputable life
Part of the property which she stole
has been recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
STEALS GOLD WATCH
FROM HIS LANDLADY
Custer Garner Arrested and
Young Wife Frustrated

VALLEJO, July 2s.-Custer Garner.
a young man who recently arrived
here from Sacramento, is under arrest
for stealing a valuable gold watch
from his landlady, Mrs. C. F. Hinds.
Garner took the watch to a jewelry
store to be repaired, but the police
had notified all local jewelers. to look
for the timepiece. Gamers young
wife, who has just arrived from the
capital city to join her husband. is
prostrated at the disgrace OF the
affair.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
SALOON QUESTION AGAIN
AR0USES REDWOOD CITY
Property Owners Protest
Against Extending District
[Speeial Dispatch TO The CAN

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
REDWOOD CITY, July 23.-Taxnav-
ers, property owners and politicians
of this city are again torn asunder bv
the saloon problem and lined IN in
antagonistic ranks.
The city council recently RrappIed
with the question and legislated three
saloons out of existence. At the last
meeting of the city council a petition
representing a large proportion of the
city's assessed valuation was nre-
sented, protesting against the exten.
sion of what is generally Recognized
as the saloon district. A request ON
the part of Mrs Charles Dugan. Owner
OF the St Charles hotel, one of the
saloons recently put out of existence
by legislation, to conduct a saloon
just outside the restricted area. was
the incentive for the petition. A heated
the petition was finally DELAYED n,til
the next meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
OPPOSITION STEAMERS
FOR THE VALLEJO RUN
New Company Will Compete
With Monticello Line
TSeeciol Di,eoteh TO The Call

VALLEJO. July 25.-The Monticello
steamship company, which has en-
joyed a monopoly of the bay trans
portation business between this city
and San Francisco for the last several
years and which has built up a mil
lion dollar corporation from one small
boat, is to have determined opposi-
tion.
Captain Ben Waters OF Stockton has
organized a company OF San Francisco
and Seattle capitalists. who have Sc
cured a couple of fast boats on the
sound which will be brought down
the coast to compete with the local
corporation.
The new line will apply to the
board of city trustees at the next
meeting of that body for permission
to land at Virginia street wharf here.
Waters at present operates the steam
barge H. E. Wright on the San Joaquin
river.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
BOTANY EXPERT WILL
LECTURE AT SESSION
DR.. McDougal to Give Address
Before Summer Students

Dougal. who has charge of the desert
botanical laboratory OF the Carnegie
institute. situated in Tucson, Ariz.. viii
address the faculty and students OF the
summer session Of the University of
California Monday afternoon in the ag-
ricultural building.
DR.. McDougal- has for the last two
months been conducting a series of ex-
periments at Carmel by the Sea. where
he has made a collection of the varied
Monterey sea life. he will arrive in
Berkeley Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
SALINAS HAS RECORD
FOR RAPID. DIVORCE
Case Tried and Judgment Ren.
dered in Ten Minutes

SALINAS, July 23.-what is believed
to be the record for a quick divorce
In California was made today in the
superior court here. when Elizabeth w.
Aaoala was granted an interlocutory
decree from Albert J. Zabala, son Of a
wealthy capitalist.
The complaint was filed, summons is
sued and served, cause tried and fudg-
ment rendered within 10 minutes.
The couple were married in San Jose
four years ago. but separated within
month and have since lived apart.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
SIR FREDERICK HOLDER
DIES AS HOUSE ADJOURNS
Dramatic Death of Prominent
Australian Statesman

MELBOURNE. July 23.-An all night
sitting OF the commonwealth parlia-
ment ended tragically at O'clock this
moring when Sir Frederick Holder, the
speaker OF the house of representa-
tives, was seized with a fatal Illness
The house Immediately adjourned. Sir
Frederick was the first speaker OF the
commonwealth parliament.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
PACIFIC FLEET GETTING
READY FOR LONG CRUISE
Warships Being OyerhauIed
Prior to Oriental Voyage

VALLEJO. July 2s.-The cruiser
California, under orders to proceed
to Hunters Point for docking. sailed
from Mare island today and will be
docked next Tuesday.
Separate shifts of men are working
day and night on the cruisers Mary
land. West Virginia and South Dakota.
The Maryland will be docked at
Hunters Point July 81: the West vir-
ginia August Z. and the South Dakota
August IL.
The three vessels are not expected
to return to Mare Island until the mid
die OF next May, unless there arises
an unexpected need of repair while the
ships are on the dock.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
SCREAMS OF WOMAN
BRIGHTEN BURGLAR
Intruder Tries to Break Into
East Oakland Dwelling

OAKLAND. July 23.-The screams of
Mrs. r w. Miller, who saw the face of
a burglar at her window while she was
alone in her home at 1921 Thirteenth
avenue last evening. frightened the in
truder away. Wien the police reached
the house no trace Of the man could be
found
Two other homes in the same neigh
borhood were visited by burglars last
night.
H. l. Childs of $50 East Twelfth street
lost his trousers and some jewelry while
he slept, and Mrs. A. p. Miller of Ninth
avenue and East Twenty-second street
was robbed of two empty jewel boxes.
The burglar entered her home through
side window.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
HOWE GOES NORTH TO
STUDY NEW PAYEMENTS
Oakland Superintendent of
Streets to Visit Other Cities

OAKLAND. July 23.-Superintendent
Of Streets Walter c. Howe. left today
for an extended visit 10 Seattle, Ia
coma and Portland. where he viii
make a study OF the system Of per-
rsauent street pavements in vogue IN
those cities with view 70 suggest
ing improvements in the street work
in Oakland During Howe's absence
Deputy superintendent Of Streets VIII
liam Blair viii serve IN his place.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
MARINE IS IN JAIL
FOR STEALING LETTER
Attempt to Cash Check Leads
to CuIprit's Arrest
ISA..I D;..nI-L 10 The Call

VALLEJO, July 2s.-Albert Spencer,
a marine stationed on Mare island, is
in Jail and will be charged for attempt
ing to cash check for sS25.S5 which
belonged TO Elmer E. Spencer, an en-
ploye of the local postoffice. Spen-
Ger, although employed in the post
office, did not get the letter containing
the check, which was sent by MS
brother in Chicago.
The letter was sent to the marine
barracks, where it fell into the hands
of Albert Spencer. who. after holding
it for two days. attempted to cash 1t
at a local bank. He got another marine
named Hoffman to identify him, but
the bank people We're suspicious and
phoned to police headquarters.
but was soon afterward arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
VALLEJO FACES DEFICIT
IN THE CITY TREASURY
Municipal Employees May Have
to Wait for Salaries
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

VALLEJO, July 23.-The city of VAL
ieJo is facing a deficit owing to an
overindulgence in street work. The
funds OF the city have been practically
exhausted and there are many claims
passed by the board of city trustees
which are yet waiting receipts from
the water department and license fees
10 come In before they can be met.
The city officials and employees of wa
ter, police and fire department will
propabIy nave TO wait for their July
salaries. which are due and navahla
August 1.
Inc city has expended over 5000. 900
In street work during the last year and
mas plans for great deal more work.
but halt has been called until the
nnances Of the city get in better shape.