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Evening journal., 1909-07-21
shorthandsd al ths Postoftios.

John w. Croney. a clerk at the post
Office is III; Joseph Middleton, also a
clerk. is away because Of the death Of
his brother. and several other clerks
are on their vacation. For this reason
the postonlce clerical force is badly
crippled. The men on duty are must
ling TO keen mp with the mails.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Fined For DisorderIy Conduct.

Five dollars and costs was the fine
imposed by City Court Judge Cochran
this morning on Michael VorkofslSi,
charged with disorderly conduct. Vor-
kofslSi was charged by his boarding
mistress with having quarrelled with
another boardor and with having
welded a knife. Testimony was heard
several days ago. but the accused want
ed chance to get some witnesses.
vorkofsld didn't have his witnesses
this morning, however.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Senator Richardson.

Morning News.
We agree with THE EVENING
JOURNAL when Il maintains that
United states Senator Richardson OF
this state would better return TO
Washington and be present IN the
senate when the result Of the confer
ence committee Is 10 be passed upon.
The fact that the Senator is paired is
not sufficient He ought 20 be in his
seat at the end OF the session at least
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
On Enrnnaan rrin.

John J. Magahern. accompanied by
his daughter Mary. left the city TO-DAY
for a European tour 10 continue until
September. They win sail from New
York on the Cunard line steamer Cam
pania.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Lydonia on TriaI Trip.

The steam yacht Lydonia. being built
10y the fusey and Jones Company for
William Lydon. OF Chicago. Is on the
river today on her official trial trip.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
sld. opsnod For Dredging.

Bids were opened today In the
United states engineers Office for
dredging in the Mispillion and Apo
auinimink rivers The Pennsylvania
Dredging Company. Of Philadelphia.
bid i2 and 20 cents respectively per
cubic yard The River and
Harbor Improvement Company. also
of Philadelphia. bid "a and 80 cents for
the work The contract viii not be
awarded for several days.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Had a Lawn Eete.

The members of the Delaware Ave
nue. Baptist Church gave lawn tete
for the benefit of the church last night
on the lawn at No. 1903 Jackson street.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
cnh Horae FeIl and Rroke Len.

Slipping and falling at Ninth and
Shipley streets early this morning. a
horse belonging to John KNOTS. a llv-
eryman, fen and broke its leg. DR.
James r. Mahany was summoned and
on finding that the animal had broken
a Lex, shot Il.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21
Tenth Ward Republicans.

Tenth Ward Republican Club win hold
a meeting ia the club house. No. III South
jackson street this evening at S O'Clock.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21

The Nurse IN Bottle-a grateful name
Tor Phenol Sodique az moment of agony.
Evening journal., 1909-07-21

Tell The Public where TO
find you-fhey'H do the resi-.
Advertise.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
EVENTS COUNTIES BORDERING SAN FRANCISCO
HOLY ROLLERS IN
SPELL OF TROUBLE
Uproar Causes Complaint From
NeighbOrs Who Are Dis
turbed

OAKLAND, Feb. 25--The band OF
Holy Rollers" who hold nightly meet
ings at a hall in Tenth street near
Franklin again broke into police no
tice this morning and may reach the
police courts. Following a call to the
police last night to quell an uproar
that disturbed the slumoers OF dodgers
in rooming houses near the hall, came
a long string Of complaints against the
effusive services Of the Rollers.
This morning. answering TO the many
complaints. Prosecuting Attorney W. j.
Hennessey cited j. G. Sparks, the Roller
leader, to appear before him and show
reasons why prosecution for disturbing
the peace should not be begun. Sparks
did not appear today. but IL Is expected
that he Will wait on the prosecuting at
torney tomorrow.
Although the Holy Rollers accumu-
lated local renown previously by the
alleged fervidness of the services. they
have not been before complained OF by
the dwellers near by. The first allega-
tions made against the sect was that
of three visitors TO one of their meet
ings. at which the practice or rolling
on the floor was performed by girls
Since then the leaders have been under
police surveillance at times, but last
night there was no patrolman In the
hall. Taking advantage of this cir
curnstance, youthful visitors are said
to have broken windows and started
small riot.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
SIGNOR STARTS
TO SERVE Term
Convicted Forger Is Removed to
the Penitentiary at San
Quentin

OAKLAND. Feb. -5.-Frederick B.
Signor, in custody of Deputy Sheriff A.
Liese, left the county jail today for the
penitentiary at San Quentin to COM
mence serving a term of seven years.
Sentence was passed after Signor
pleaded guilty to two counts on seven
indictments for forging the name Of
James A. Murray, millionaire of Mon
terey. Drafts and one day notes IolaI-
ing sS60,000 were forged by Signor and
deposited with William G. Henshaw
and Tyler Henshaw. They explained
that Signor represented himself to be
Murrays agent and the drafts and
notes were placed in escrow when Sig
nor said that Murray would accept a
block of cement stock owned by the
Henshaws. Murray being absent, the
forged paper was held until his return,
when a conference between Murray and
the Henshaws revealed the crimes.
Mrs. Jennie Signor, mother of the
prisoner, bade him farewell today at
the Jail, having been Induced to give
up her plan to accompany him to the
gates OF the penitentiary. She wept,
but retained control over herself.
An effort was made before Judge
Brown passed sentence to show that
Sfgnor was mentally defective Judge
Brown said that neither the penitenti-
ary nor the state hospital for the in
sane was proper place for Signor,
but he was compelled to sentence him
to Imprisonment
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
GIRLS ASSAILANT
HELD FOR TRIAL
Giuseppi Pia Bound Over TO
Higher Court for Attack
on Miss Grapes

SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 25.-The prelim-
mary examination OF Giuseppi Pia was
held this morning and he was bound
over TO await trial before the superior
court on the charge of assaulting Miss
Elizabeth Grapes three weeks ago.
When the hearing was ready to begin
the big hall was crowded.
Miss Grapes was the first witness
called to the stand. She testified that
Pia was the man who made the cas-
tardly assault. Acting for the defense.
Attorneys spinnetti and Leonard Stone
did their best to tangle her up in her
own testimony. but through it all the
young woman adhered to her story
Basilio Calazza, stone worker, was
the next witness produced by the pros
eeution- Calazza stated that he over
heard Pia talking to Louis GAMBIA and
andrea Milina and during the conver-
sation Pia declared that he had inten-
lions OF forcing his embraces on Miss
Grapes, adding that he would ram a
handkerchief down her throat if neces-
sary TO carry out his plot
At no time during the hearing did
the lawyers for Pia hint at or disclose
In any way the probable defense that
will be put up.
MISS Grapes bore up well under the
cross examination by Pia's lawyers.
one has now recovered sufficiently to
walk about and bears only slightly
oiseoiered eye to remind one of the
terrible experience she went through a
snort while ago
RIA bonds were placed at IS 900 by
/ vuslice OF the Peace Magee and he was
anen remanded to the custody OF Sheriff
Taylor -
Iund OF s1,400 has been subscribed
oy tne Italians of San Francisco and
San nalael, to be used in defending Pia,
according 70 the italians here
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
JOKES AND LAUGHS
WITH ARM TORN
Man Shows Remarkable Forti-
tude After Explosion

BERKELEY. Feb. 25.-His left arm
almost torn from the shoulder by a
terrific explosion Of the acetylene gas
lamp which he was attempting to light
this morning. Walter Sheridan, "a year
old son Of Phil Sheridan, wharfnger of
the municipal wharf Of this city, joked
and laughed with his friends and di-
rected them to the nearest drug store.
where his injuries were temporarily
bandaged.
Until the moment he was put under
the snesthetic Sheridan displayed the
utmost fortitude and philosophically
enoeaVored TO solve the mystery of the
explosion Of the lamp OF his sutomo-
bile.
In spite OF the fact that HIS left
arm was blown completely OF and his
upper arm reduced TO splinters OF bone
and tatters OF flesh, Sheridan directed
the first aid" workers
AT his suggestion he was carried to
the Lorin pharmacy, short distance
away from his home at 1910 Harmon
street. where DR.. II. y. Rowen bound
q tourniquet around the severed stump
to stop the flow Of blood.
He was then taken to the Roosevelt
hospital, where the arm was ampu-
tated at the shoulder. Unless COM
plications set in he will recover
The force OF the explosion was great
enough TO shake the entire neighbor-
hood and several windows were broken.
An avisry in the rear OF the Sheridan
home beside the garage where the
young man was working on the lamp
was thrown over and a number OF pet
canaries and other birds few away.
They took refuge in the trees of the
neighborhood until friends OF the fam
fly returned them to Sheridan.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
PASTOR ENLARGES
CIRCLE OF FOES
Rev. W. P. McCIaskey Pens
Letter Against Elder of
Church

OAKLAND. Feb. 25.-Evading a sem
tence in the police court by interceding
with the magistrate, Rev. W. P. Nc
Claskey, the former Alameda preacher,
is maintaining his seclusion and en-
deavoring to fulfill his announcements
that when he returned to his recent
home town ne would reveal a few
family scandals. He was met in
Fresno some time after the exposure
of his divorce proceedings by H. L.
Gregory, an island city businessman,
TO whom he made the announcement of
future disclosures, and through Greg
ory the intination of more scandal
reached the Alamedans.
McClaskey himself did not appear in
the bay cities until Tuesday night
when ne was arrested for carrying a
revolver. 1t was this charge to which
he pleaded guilty in the police court
and on which he was to have been
sentenced this morning. He inter
viewed Judge Samuels yesterday after
noon, while released on his own recog
nizance. and in consequence the case
was continued for month.
The sequel to his intimations of fur
ther scandals broke in Alameda this
morning also. McClaskey sent a letter
to friends in Alameda in which he
evinced bitterness toward L. B. Lick
a prominent Alameda businessman and
elder of the Santa Clara avenue Metho-
dist church during McClaskey's pos
torate. He had shown his hostility In
his interview at Fresno with Gregory
and in his letter received today Nc
Claskey enlarges the circle OF his
avowed foes.
The minister accuses his forme1
friends Of having railroaded his wife
into the divorce court, and alleges
that they influenced her to use testi-
mony which he and Mrs. McClaskey
had agreed to suppress. He adds that
his friends failed to make good a bal
ance of $40 for costs in the divorce
case, and accuses them of urging his
wife to bring a suit against Mrs
Eleanor Bross, one of McClaskey's
flock. Her name was linked with Nc
Claskeys in the divorce proceedings
and 1t was alleged that the minister
ayerred he felt more affection for Mrs
Bross than for Mrs. McClaskey
Lick today, after hearing of Nc
Claskey,s letter, retorted that the dis
rated clergyman was infiamed against
him for the testimony he gave against
McClaskey in the divorce action.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
GAS COMPANY REFUSES
TO PRODUCE BOOKS
Petaluma Trustees Assert Rates
Charged Are Excessive

PETALUMA, Feb. 25.--A committee
of three from the board of trustees
called at the Office of the Pacific gas
and electric company in Main street to-
day and made a formal request to be
permitted to examine the company's
books in order to ascertain the earn
ings and expenditures of the Petaluma
plant.
Manager Weber informed them that
the books were kept in the San Fran
cisco office and could be seen by going
down there. Trustee Keig then asked
to be shown the bank book showing
the deposits for the last year, but this
request was refused. The manager is
acting under orders from the main Of
fee. This would indicate that their
numerous offers to permit the city Of
ficials to have free access to the books
were not made in good faith.
The city trustees have set the price
for gas for the coming year at s1.25
per 1000 feet for all purposes. The
minimum charge is to be 75 cents
Another ordinance setting the price
of electricity. at IL cents per kilowatt
with minimum charge of 81 has
been introduced and will be passed. The
gas company oppose the passing of the
ordinances, as 1t contends 1t can not at
that rate make q legal interest on its
investment here.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
MAN CARRIES OUT
DEATHBED PROMISE
Arthur B. Adair Marries Widow
of His Late Friend

ALAMEDA. Feb. 25.-Arthur B. AdaIr
has made good his promise to George
Z. Place. which was to protect and care
for Places wife in the event OF his
death
Adsir and Place had been bosom
friends for years and the greatest conf
dence existed between the pair Adair
last night married the widow
The wedding was performed in the
reception room Of Police Judge Tap
pan, that Official being aroused at a late
hour by the couple. At the time of
the FIRE in San Francisco Adair rescued
Mrs. Place from the flames, and al
though having secured her consent only
yesterday. lost no time in claiming the
hand OF his love.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
DUNN ESTATE MAY
GIVE LAND TO CITY
Extension of Washington
Street to San Pablo Avenue
May Result

OAKLAND, Feb. 25.-Negotiations
now pending between the city officials
and the administration of the Dunn
northwest corner oft Fifteenth street
and San Pablo avenue. will probably
bring about a compromise which will
enable the municipality to extend
Washington street from its present end
to San Pablo avenue without costly
litigation.
John j. Mcdonald and his associates
in the management of the Dunn hold
ings have virtually agreed TO dedicate
for the purpose % feet from the cor
ner OF the property. The plans pre-
pared by the city engineer in that
event will be so altered as to bring
Washington street through the city hall
property on curved lines; and the sue
4cessful closing of the negotiations Will
mean q saving of from 100000 to Szoe,-
0o0 to the tax payers.
The extension of Washington street
has been agitated for many years, ana
today the Improvement is deemed one
of the most essential of all that af-
feet the business section. In the vari-
Gus plans submitted for a new city
hall and hall of justice provision is
made for the extension of washington
street through the city hall park, with
the new city hall on the east end OF
the lands and the hall OF justice on
the west, Washington street extension
dividing them.
In the event of Washington street
being opened on straight line, the
Dunn property would be almost oblit-
Grated, only about nine feet remaining
to the west of Washington street.
The proposal to dedicate p feet Will
give adequate space for the Junction
OF Washington street, Fifteenth street
and San Pablo avenue, and will pre-
serve the main Dunn property.
The Pulcifer bill before the legisla-
ture provides for an amendment to the
law relating to distribution OF the
cost of opening streets, so that snare
of the expenses can be borne by the
municipality when the city owns ad-
jacent lands. At present it is held that
city property used for administrative
purposes is exempt because no lien
could hold. This would tend 20 equalize
the high cost of extending Washington
street by assessing Oakland for the
200 feet in the city hall site.
Notwithstanding that the city owns
large block in the district, the full
assessment was, according to the state
law, levied on the private owners. In
the Washington street opening SINH
lar procedure would make the cost of
the owners OF private property exces
sive.
The negotiations with the Dunn es-
tate administrators are being carried
on byoMayor Frank K. Mott. City At
torney MeElroy and City Engineer
Turner. The conferences have ad-
vanced so far that a successful termi-
nation is expected.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
QUARREL FOLLOWED BY
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
w. c. Arnold Shoots Himself
After Words With Wife

BERKELEY, Feb. 25.-William C.
Arnold, 36 years old, for the last five
years an employe of the Standard oil
company at Point Richmond, shot him
self in the head shortly before o'clock
this morning. The bullet struck his
forehead and plowed through the skull,
but did not enter the brain. 1t made
an exit out of the top of the skull.
According to neighbors, the shooting
followed a quarrel with his wife in
their home this morning. His wife
heard the pistol shot and found her
husband lying on the floor in a pool of
blood. He was taken to Abbott's sana-
torium. where his injuries were dressed.
Physicians in charge declared that he
will recover.
Mrs. Arnold denied that her husband
shot himself as a result of a quarrel
She claimed the shooting was acci-
dental. Arnold is brother OF James
T. Arnold, a candidate for mayor OF
Richmond.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
COLLECTS DAMAGES
WITH REVOLVER
Automobiles Collide and Chauf-
feur for Women Forced
TO Pay

OAKLAND. Feb. 25.-As a result of
q collision between two automobiles, on
the road leading along Oakland mole
last evening, J. H. Mccarthy, one of
the heads Of the Mccarthy wireless
telephone company. drew a revolver
and compelled a chauffeur, R. c. Doug
las, who was driving an auto owned
by NJ J. Laymance. containing Mrs.
Gilbert A Curtiss and Mrs. Wv. A.
Schrock. two prominent society women.
10 pay him for the damage which his
machine had sustained. Mrs. Douglas,
wife Of the driver, was also in the car
with him.
According TO Mrs. Curtiss and Mrs.
Schrock, who were very much outraged
by the occurrence, Mccarthy and his
son, ]. II. Mccarthy Jr-, were very
profsne in their remarks and threat
ened them all with physical violence
unless they paid for the injury TO the
Mccarthy machine.
Douglas declares that the McCarthys
were responsible for the collision, and
added that he was greatly tempted to
have Mccarthy senior arrested for dis
playing a deadly weapon in a threat
ening manner.
Mccarthy, however, lays the blame
for the whole affair upon Douglas, and
denies that he used any profanity in
the presence Of the women.
There was no more vulgar language
used than this" said j. II. Mccarthy
ST. 4 said, Douglas, you are a duffer
and we are gentlemen As for the
gun being pulled. l will admit that,
for it's true. While we were quarrel
ing Douglas made a bluff and 1 drew
my revolver. l hit him in the face
with il.
The trouble started on the boat
when ] had words with Douglas, whom
I had befriended. Coming of the boat
my car was ahead. Douglas was angry
and deliberately ran his car of the
road against mine, throwing me on to
The car tracks. He drove on at about
80 miles an hour, and I caught him
at the train gates. I jumped out and
told him he had to pay for my car
for he broke the fender. He said he
had no money, and finally he pretended
10 have a gun. Then I drew mine.
We did not threaten the women.
They did not hear vulgar language,
either"
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
Suburban Brevities

ATHLETIC EVENING PLANNED-OakIand.
The Spartan club viii give an athletic evening
r,,i n MS new gymnasium, Eighth avenue and East
flfteenth street. March 8
WOULD FORM CHAPTER OF d OF R-x,a
media, Feb 25.-Mrs. F. g. Baker OF this city Is
interesting herself In a movement looking TO the
establishment Of a chapter OF Daughters OF ths
revolution here She is assisted in her project
Dy Mrs. ]. Gilogly.
CRoLL WILL BE APPOINTED AssFssoz
AlsLneda. Feb; 2o.-.Mayor E. X. Taylor has an
nouneed that he will recommend to the conncil
the appointment of Fred J. CrolI TO fII the nnsT-
pired term Of Assessor E. Minor Smith. who re-
Gently committed suicide.
KILLED By FALLING FROM CAP po-A
ley' FEB. "a man believed TO have been Pafev
SiasinI OF Point Richmond fell on northbound
before o'clock and died at the Roosevelt hos -.
pital OF a fractured skull -''
KEY ROUTE MAY RUN TO HAYWARD
hay ward, Feb. 25.-Extensive street improve
ments. which have been authorised bv the hoar1
OF trustees Tor the coming summer have revived
the rumor that the Key Route company pro-
poses TO extend its lines to this place In tbe
near future. ~ 'ne
OVERCOME BY EXPOSURE E-FruItvale rsh
Z9.-Overeome by exposure and too weak 10
formerly lived in Berkeley. was found wing On
the boulevard below High street Isst 49,
@Inis ms morning ne was removed TO the county hos
HAYWARD POSSE vAINLY SEEKS zuRe-
LAh-Hayward. Feb 25.-Strred by renn-t
that burglars were pillaging the home Of W. III
ward businessmen formed themselves into a
posse last evening and descended upon the
Meeks residence. but not a burglar did thew
find. N-SJ
CHAMBER NoMINATEsANiles. Feb. c,-
The Niles cha mber of commerce has Nominated
the following candidates for the annual elae-
tion of officers to be held March q: For areSi
dent, A. T. Ames, president of the Amerfcan
manufacturing company; for vice president ]
p. Barnard for treasurer, NJ. ]. Corners. for
secretary, E. B. Kientz.
BURGLARS FRIGHTENED. - Oakland. Feb.
25.-Burglars who were attempting TO enter I
". Grsy's home at 1911 Webster street were
frightened away by Mrs. Gray. James Hubert
OF 2523 Franklin street reported to the police
that he was held up by two armed men at fhe
foot of Franklin late last night and robbed OF
S0 n pOia
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
STANFORD SOPHOMORES
WILL PRESENT COMEDY
Annual Play Expected to At
tract Large Audience Tonight

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. Is
Austin Days comedy. "7-2O-s,~ will be
placed on the Undergraduate stage to-
morrow night by the sophomore class
as the annual play of the second year
Students. The show has been exten-
Slvely advertised in all of the neigh
porinS towns, as we'll as San Fran
cisco and San Jose
In addition to attracting a large at
tendance of undergraduates the ad-
vance seat sale indicates that many
OF the society folk of Burlingame. San
Mateo and Menlo Park will be present.
Coach Matthew predicts an excellent
performance.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
DR.. HARRY SHERMAN
ADDRESSES EBELL CLUB
Anti-TubercuIoSis League TO Be
Formed in Alameda County

OAKLAND, Feb. 25.-Dr. Harry
sherman Of San Francisco addressed a
meeting at the Ebel club this evening
which was called for the purpose of
forming an anti-tuberculosis league in
Alameda county. Among those present
were Mrs. J. B. Hume, Mrs. Cora Jones,
Mrs. l. W. Chapman, J. W. McCl ymonds,
Supervisor L. W. Fossg City Attorney
J. E. McElroy. Rev. Charles r. Brown
Rev L A. McAfee. Rev. A. W. Palmer.
A. X Munson. Roland Archibald, Rev.
Clifton Macon. DR.. Il O. Thomas DR..
Edward Won Adelung. DIR. Len1uel
Adams, DR.. K. N Ever. DR.. n. II. Cham
berlain, DR.. Frank Simpson, DR.. r. O.
Moody and DR.. C ". Page.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-26
PATIENT TERRORIZES
HOSPITAL INMATES
L. Rosano Brandishes Knife,
Locks Door and Defies Police

BERKELEY, Feb. 25.-Terrorizing
the nurses and women patients of the
Bohannon Hospital for Cancer at 1913
University avenue, l.. Rosano a chem
ist brandished a butcher knife last
night and drove all the inmates who
were able to run out into the street
floor. and locking the doors defied the
police.
Detective Henry Jamison and Police
man Clarence Morrill, succeeded in dis
arnning Rosano, after breaking In the
doors. He was taken to the receiv-
ing hospital, Oakland. where an insan-
ity complaint was filed against him.
Rosano was confined in the Napa asy
lum a few years ago and had been a
patient of the hospital for the last two
months.
AccoroinS 10 MS WlIe HVlng at 202S
Ninth street, West Berkeley. he is about
55 years of age and became insane from
oyerStudy.