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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
MINING ENGINEER
BLOWN TO ATOMS
Walter Carl krenZ Killed in a
Mine Explosion Near Kel-
vim, Arizona

BERKELEY. Feb. With the deep
est regret of the student body of the
university, news of the death of Wal
ter Carl krenz, a young mining en-
gineer, a graduate of the class of 1908,
was received here today. Krenz was
killed. according to dispatches from
Phoenix, while employed as an engineer
for Henry Krumb in sampling and de-
velopment work at the Ray mines near
Kelvin. Ariz.
He and six others riding on a motor
car were carried too close to a blast in
a quarry which hurled them into atoms
without a moments warning. Krenz
had been employed at the mines for
only a short time.
He formerly lived in San Francisco,
and is a graduate of the Lowell high
school of this city with the class of
1903. He removed to this city while
attending college, and is survived by a
mother. father and several brothers and
sisters.
He was registered in the college of
mining here, and received his degree
with the class of 1908. He was admitted
to the Sigma XII society, and was pop
ular as an undergraduate.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
SEVEN PER CENT OF
JURORS CONSTABLES
Alameda County Judge Finds
Peculiar Situation

OAKLAND, Feb. 7.-Seven II cent
OF the men selected to act as jurors in
the superior court were found to be
deputy constables and, therefore,
legally exempt from jury duty. Query:
HOW many deputy constables are there
IN Alameda county if the ratio is kept
up?
The question is one that has been
asked pointedly by the present grand
jury. Judge Brown today found tha
OF the loo men who had been drawn
for jury duty, seven We're regularly ap-
pointed deputy constables. He had to
excuse them, the law left him no
choice. but he did so only after remark
ing that he thought a good citizen
could do more good to the community
as juror than as wearer of deputy
constable's star in many cases Judge
Brown excused seven other men for
various reasons.
At the last session of the grand jury
the constables of Oakland, Alameda
and Brooklyn townships were on the
carpet to explain why it was they had
SO many deputies and why some OF
these deputies were so obnoxious.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
ST. IOSFPH'S WILL
PRODUCE A PLAY
Third Dramatic Offering of the
Season Will Be " A Night
Of"

BERKELEY. Feb st. 5oseph's
dramatic society will give its third
theatrical production of the season in
wilkins hall tomorrow evening. The
play 10 be produced is "A Night off.
and the proceeds of the performance
will be devoted TO fund for the hall
and gymnasium of st. .Joseph's parish.
Music will be furnished by the So
cietys new orchestra, which viii also
play for dance to be held after the
play. Kurt Steindorif is the director,
and his players are Arthur Christie,
Anthony Doolin, Arthur Walston, Paul
Fischer, Walter Henchon, Harry Ken
nedy. Paul Stillman, William Meinheit
and Clifton Rose.
Under the direction of George Rose
the cast has been busily rehearsing for
the past two months. and the produc
tion will be fully up to the standard set
in the two performances given by the
society earlier in the season, according
to those who have seen the rehearsals.
George J. Dolan will assume the lead
ing role of Professor Babbitt, and is
supported by James Shields. Harry
Grote. John Cain. Joseph Schlegel and
George Moore. The fair sex will be
represented by Mrs. George J. Dolan,
Miss Kathryn Maloney, Miss Marie
Grant Miss Katherine Schlegel and
Miss May Newman
The musical numbers between the
acts viii be rendered by Ernest Bob
Under, the well known baritone. who
will sing Good Night, Dear" and Mas
ter George Dolan, who viii sing Ire
land, / Love You, Acushla MaCree."
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
PROSPECTS FOR POST
CARD DAY ARE BRIGHT
Believed That Total Receipts
VIII Equal Tag Day Returns

OAKLAND Feb. Next SATURDAY.
VIII be postcard day. the advertising
estiral which the chamber Of com
nerco has promoted 70 spread the name
s'f Oakland far and wide over the face
- the globe through the medium Of the
mails.
The rank and file OF Oakisnd's citi-
zenship has pledged its support to the
directors Of the chamber in the big
5aderts king, and IL is confidently ex-
pected that every man, woman and
child in the greater city viii purchase
~ least one OF the cards and send il
on its mission Of publicity. The com
mitfcc I'm charge Of postcard dsy csfi-
mates that not less than 1000. .o0o of
iie csrcs VIII be bought and mailed
~af trrtay
Af ~ We frsternal orgs nizstions.
Women's clubs and other societies have
ordered thousands OF the cards in ad-
vance. but the chamber Of commerce.
officials count upon the general public
10 run the figures up 70 the high record
Tor tag DAY. The cards win be sold
Two Tor a nickel. and it is hoped that
The average purchase win run 20 al
least half a dozen
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
FORESTERS MAY
NOT PLANT TREES
District Attorneys Opinion De-
priyes Board of Forestry
of Functions

OAKLAND, Feb 7.-Nhy is the
county board OF forestry? The ques-
ton. unanswered, went from mouth to
mouth this morning when District At
torney Donahues opinion as to what
the county board of forestry may and
may not do was announced. Princi-
pally, IT was may not
The county board of forestry may
not plant trees, that much IS certain
according to Donahue. It may appoint
a forester, but may not provide for
ms salary, and no one else Will. The
forester, il appointed may not plant
trees Reserved to the county board
OF forestry, as sort of consolatory
junction, is the pruning and caring for
trees. But there will be no trees, since
none Will be planted.
TheI decision of the district attorney
came in answer to a communication
from the board of supervisors asking
whether the board of forestry had the
authority to plant shade trees along
the boulevard to beautify it. Section
4u4I OF the political code seemed, at
lrst blush, to give such power. 1t
PROVIDES for the encoura cement of tree
growing by directing the supervisors
10 pay dollar for every tree planted
on a public highway or playground
after said tree has arrived at the age
or tour years. But Donahuef rules that
the trees must be planted by private
individuals, who must bear the cost of
them until they are grown.
All that the county board Of forestry
may do as to tree growing is ito en-
courage it, and the report of the dis
tflct attorney did not specify how. The
report reads in part as follows: The
only authority conferred upon said
BOARD by said act is the power to de-
clde upon the variety. Kind and char
acter OF trees, etc. that shall be plant
ed upon the public highways of the
county and to determine all questions
respecting the pruning, cutting and re-
noVai OF such trees. The authority to
decide upon what kind of trees to
plant is not authority to plant trees"
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
HAS A
NARROW ESCAPE
Hurled From Pole by Crossing
of Western Pacific Wires
in San LeandrO

SAN LEANDRO, Feb. But for the
fact that he had hold of the rope in
stead of the wres. Frank lie Grange,
lineman in the employ of the Western
Pacific railroad, would have been in
stantly killed this morning when the
telegraph wires which he and his COM
panions were stringing along the rail-
road came in contact with the feed
wires of the Suburban power and light
company, carrying 1000 voltage. AS it
was, lie Grange received a shock Of
more than 1000 volts, the rope being
wet. and it required half an hours
hard work by DR.. c. L. Coleman before
he was revived.
The accident occurred at Martinez
and Hepburn streets. Contrary to
orders. lie Grange and his companions
were drawing the telegraph wires of
the railroad company over the power
lines instead of stretching them below.
Suddenly there was flash OF light
lie Grange gave a scream of pain and
then dropped insensible to the ground.
1t was thought at first he had re-
ceived the full force of the voltage, as
the rope was very wet, and had been
killed. Beyond severely burned right
hand and a shock to the nerves lie
Grange suffered no injuries
The crossing of the wires blew out
the fuses in the various industrial
plants OF the district and opera tions
had to be suspended for two hours
until they were repaired.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08

JUDGE DFNOUNCFS
BILLIARD PARLORS
Advises Oakland City Council to
Abolish Resorts He Con-
demns as Immoral

OAKLAND. Feb. Tn finding John
SalIas. a Greek, guilty of selling liquor
without a license at his billiard parlor
at 1872 Seventh street, Police judge
Smith this morning advised License In
spector FRANKIE TO carry formal COM
plaint 10 the city council. He also
recommended that the council pass an
ordinance prohibiting the maintenance
of billiard and pool paTlOrs on the
ground that the places are pitfalls for
young boys.
Z suggest that the council prohibit
these places as il has nickel Dances
said the Judge In most cases the
owners of the billiard rooms maintain
blind pigs and run illegal gambling
games.
The consequences are that younG
boys who can not afford expensive
habits are taught to gamble and to
break the laws. and girls in some
places are sold liquor in violation of
the ordinances which prohibit dispens-
ing of alcoholic drinks 10 minors Or
without licenses
Sallas was ordered TO appear foR
sentence Wednesday.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
METHODIST SUNDAY
SCHOOLS CONVENE
Bay Counties Delegates ASSEM-
bic in Oakland for Educa=
tional Sessions

OAKLAND. Feb. THE Methodist
Sunday schools of the bay counties met
in convention this morning at the First
Methodist Episcopal church, Four
teenth and Clay streets. and will con-
tinue their sessions all day tomorrow
Rev. \. j. Hanson. ID. D.. presided over
the conclave today.
The building OF bigger schools was
the theme of the morning sessions,
and after the opening devouonS hitd
been led by Rev. J. o. Duncan an "u-
dress on this subject was made by
Rev. Edgar Blake of Chicago, assistant
attorney for the Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school Board of America DOC
tor Blake declared that there was not
o Sunday school in California that
could not double its membership with
we'll directed effort
"Only II per cent of the population
of the state is now in the Sunday
schools" said the speaker. and no
school is doing its duty which does
not put forth its best effort to enlist
every child in its community. The more
neglected the child. the more inspiring
is the work and the greater the obllSa-
tion of the church and school 10 care
for it,"
Mrs. NJ 5. Lamoreaux of Chicago. q
sunday school worker OF Wluc l'pN'o
ton made an address on "t.arly
Childhood" which was a feature OF the
convention.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion the devotional was lead by Kew
Leon L. Loofbourow. Bishop Edwin
II. Hughes followed with brief talk
on "Christ's Teachings About Child
hood and Mrs. LamOreauX gave the
second of her series of Lectures on
Later Childhood" The program TOR
the afternoon was closed by Rev. Da-
vid G. Downey, secretary of the Metho-
dist board of Sunday schools, who de-
voted his remarks TO the work OF the
Sunday school in training the young
in the nature and practice of religion
''Methodism's New Awakening was
the topic of an address delivered by
Doctor Blake at this evenings meet
ing. which opened with a prayer by
Rev George A. Miller of San Jose
Tomorrow morning the principal
speakers will be Bishop Hughes and
Mrs Lamoreaux In the afternoon
Rev Alfred J. Case. Ph. D.. Doctor
Blake. Doctor Downey and Mrs. Lam
oreaux will make addresses and the
convention Will close in the evening
with talks by President W. W. Guth
of San Jose and Bishop Hughes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
Y. NJ. G. A. WILL TRY
FOR 1000 MEMBERS
Red Letter Day Campaign Plans
Completed

OAKLAND. Feb. THE red letter
day committee of the Young Mems
Christian association met this evening
in the association rooms in Maple hall
and made final arrangements for the
big campaign tomorrow. when. it IS
hoped, the goal Of 1000 members viii
be reached. Among the local organize
tions which have displayed great in
terest in the campaign is the carmen's $
union. many Of whose members have
already taken ont membership cards,
WHILE still larger number have
pledged themselves to do so tomorrow
Every member of the association who
can be persuaded to work will report
for duty in the morning and will re-
port progress Of his effort 10 recruit
members at the temporary headquar-
ters in the old Union national bank
building.
The association in its present quar-
ters offers many attractions as any
club in the city, say its members, and
when the new building is finished it is
claimed that il viii EXCEL all the other
organizations of Alameda county.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
Suburban Brevities
sEpuRL1cANs TO MEEr-oskIand. Feb.

REPUBLICANS TO MEET-Oskland. Feb. =
The Taft-sherman club Of Brooklyn township
Fruitvale. TO organize for the campaign.
MONEY STOLEN ERoM TRUNK-AEameds.
Feb. Robert Bigler has reported 10 the pc
lice that $50 was stolen from his trunk III a
lodging house at the corner Of Oak street and
Alameda avenue.
WILL TAKE SCHOOL CENSUS-Alameda. Feb.
T.-Charles Abt, who was recently appointed
school census marshal, viii begin work April
Is. He will be assisted by Dice Peterson.
John Parker and W. g. Taylor.
BOOSTING SCHOOL BoNDS-Alameda, Feb. :.
The East End Improvement club held a meet
ing tonight in the Wilson school In favor or
the proposed issue of school and sewer bonds
The speakers included Councilman Fred l.
Krumb, VIII C. Wood and ID. l. Randolph
SHOE DEALER DIES sUDpENLY-oakland
Feb. 7.-Samuel Dorman. born in Russia and
- years old. died at O'Clock this morning at
his home. 124 Twelfth street. from heart dis
proprietor OF a shoe store in lower Broadway.
He left widow and one son.
JEEU FUNERAL HELD-Alameda, Feb. -
The funeral Of Nat Jehu was held today from
the Jehu home. pool San Jose avenue Services
We're conducted under the auspices Of the Elks.
The pail bearers were A. j. Goldsworthy. T..
4. Thorning. Russell Pariser, Edward Fisher.
William Hammond Jr. and III. y Ward.
LARGE ESTATE APPRAISED Oakland. Feb.
THE inventory and appraisement of the
estate of the late Martin '. Sparks was hled
today. IL accounts for property 10 the value
of S2T4 .9O2.S5. consisting chiefly OF promisscry
notes secured by mortgages and OF stocks and
bonds.
ARMY OFFICERS ON VISIT Oakland. Feb. =
Colonel John ID. Hall, L. $ A.. of Washing
ton, ID. G., and Lieutenant Dean Hall OF Fort
Casey, Washington. brother and nephew. re-
spectvely. of Charles +. Hall. the veteran
theatrical mana ger at the Hotel st. Mark
on visit with their i'll relative. They viii
remain here several weeks.
APPOINTS DEPUTY-Oakland. Feb. County
Treasurer NJ. j. Kelly today filed the appoint
ment Of y. W. Denton as his verifcatiOn dep
hall F.saf a
signatures to Kelly's petition for nomination
AT the primaries in August This is the FIRST
filing of such an appointment in Alameda
county since the primary law made it
necessary.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
RICHMOND BUSINESS
BIC X APE pURNED
Fire in Early Morning Does
Heavy Damage

RICHMOND, Feb. Two business
blocks, with frontage in Stanford ave-
nue. of $50 feet, and valued at $4,000,
were destroyed by fire which broke out
at $3.50 o'clock this morning. The flames
started in the kitchen of the Atlantic
restaurant, which was situated in the
Loomis property, owned by Mrs. George
Loomis.
The rooms above the restaurant were
burned and for a time it was believed
an Italian boy, Pepo Montisenti, had
been burned to death. He was found
i'll an adjoining building asleep, where
q fireman had put him after the fire
began
The building in which the fire started
was not totally destroyed. The fire
men were not able, however, to prevent
the fire from spreading to the adjoining
building, which Mrs. Nj. e. Wyatt
owned. In its upper story were Iodg-
ing apartments, the inmates of which
escaped without much danger. Several
small shops were on the ground floor
The loss is covered by Insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
BOY PICKS POCKET OF
UNSUSPECTiNG CITIZEN
Youthful Criminal Gets Watch
by Clever Ruse

OAKLAND. Feb. Earl Jahnigen,
living at sos Apgar street, reported
to the police this morning that he was
robbed of his watch worth SO by a
Is year old pickpocket at Sixteenth
street and San Pablo avenue last night
He was standing a the windows of a
store when the youth brushed against
him. A moment later Jahnigen found
his watch was gone.
A burglar who tried to break into
j. j. Lampings house at 5S2 Jones
street was frightened away a Z o'clock
last night by the servant girl, who
heard the intruder at a window and
raised the curtain. The would be bur-
glar ran.
Chester Darlings shop at 1850 Sew
enth street was broken into through
the back door last night and the cash
register was rifled of SIS. A burglar
tried to get into Harry Wolbolds sa-
loon at 212 San Pablo avenue, but
failed. Policeman Connolly discovered
an attempt al burglary late last night
at Fl. Hauschildt's music store, 42O
Thirteenth street
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
NEAR" CHAMPAGNE is
EXPENSIVE BEVERAGE
Upcountry Gentleman Invests in
Several Quarts

OAKLAND, Feb. 7.--French vermouth
and settler water, for which C. S. Hot
tai of Georgetown, Cal, paid $40 a
quart last night in the belief that he
was imbibing champag gne, got him into
trouble. He went to the police this
morning with a report that he had
been robbed by two deputy sherffs,
who arrested him, led him back of the
county jail and strangled him. He said
his loss was Sl10
The police, doubling the story,
learned that xHottal had spent his
money below the Seventh street rail-
road tracks, and recovered $50 of the
amount from the harpies who got it,
At the resort the police learned. also
that Hottal had really been arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Ed Barnet, brother
OF the sheriff. but discovered that only
the leniency of the officer saved Hottal
from being charged with crime The
visitor is said TO have threatened
woman with a knife.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
PREPARE TREES FOR
ISLAND PLANTING
monterey mes " /! Used
for Reforestration

BERKELEY, Feb. THE growing
of necessary stock, which will be plant
ed on Goat island next fall has ALREADY
been commenced, according to a com
munication sent to the Berkeley cham
Der Of commerce by G. NJ. Homans. chief
of sylviculture of the federal depart
ment of forestry.
nursery at Lyle Creek has been
chosen for stock growing, as its loca-
tion and climatic conditions are favor
able to the propagation of the Mon
terey pine, which will be first planted.
Later. Homans says. the intervals will
be filed with Monterey cypress.
Already $400 has been collected for
the tree planting on the island, and at
least 5000 will be needed before the
reforestation is completed
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
WORTH KNOWING
Simple Remedy That Amy Oae Can
Prepare at Home

Most people are more or less subject
to coughs and colds. A simple remedy
that will break up cold quickly and
cure any cough that is durable is made
by mixing two ounces of Glycerine. a
half ounce Of Virgin OIL Of Pine com
pound pure and eight ounces OF pure
Whisky You can get these in any good
drug store and easily mix them in a
large bottle. The mixture is highly
recommended by the Leach Chemical
Co. OF Cincinnati. who prepare the
genuine Virgin Oil of Pine compound
pure for dispensing.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
MRS. McCLEVERTY GETS
BACK HER HOMESTEAD
Judge Harris Decides Against
Humboldt Bank

OAKLAND, Feb by a decree
handed down today by Judge Harris
the homestead of the late Charles Nc
Cleverty. former Sheriff of Alameda
county, was declared to belong to his
widow, Mrs. Mary c. McCieverty, as
against the Humboldt savings bank of
san Francisco, with which she has been
in litigation for several years
McCleNerty died in July, 1901 Pre-
vious TO his death he had mortSa ged
his home, in Harrison street, north of
Fourteenth, for $500 Part of the
property, TO the amount of $5 900 al
lowed by law, was set apart by him as
homestead.
When default was made in interest
payments the bank foreclosed and sold
the entire parcel. Mrs. McClevertv
sued TO have the sale by the bank de-
clared void as far as the homestead
value OF $1,000 was concerned and won
her suit
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF
A HOT WATER HEATING SYSTEM Frso
cisco. cal, February ;. 1910 Sealed proposals
in triplcate, will be received here until II a m .
February y. 1910. and then opened. for furnish !.
ing all material ard labor required 10 property
install a Hot Water Heating system in Buibi-
Ing No at Fort Mason. Cal Preference will
be given 10 articles OF domestic production or
manufacture. conditions Of quality and price
tincuding in the price OF foreign PRODUCTIONS
AMI manufacture the duty thereoul being equal.
and such preference will be given TO articles ~
American production and manufacture produced
on the Pacific Coast to the extent Of consume
tiou required by the public service there An
furnished on application 10 the ,-b;ef
Quartermaster. Department OF California Cbrop-
icle BnildinG. san Francisco. Cal T. Vou
SCHEADER. Chief Quartermastcr
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
Mac MULLEN SUES TIC
RECOVER OVERCHARGES
Mandamus Proceedings in Tax
Cases Begun in Oakland

OAKLAND. Feb. 7.-Mandamus pro-
ceedings were begun today by c. S
Macmillan against County Treasurer
Nj. J. Kelly for the payment of $4,000
which Macmillan said the county owed
him IS rebate on overpayments of
taxes.
claims from a large number OF per-
sons. The rebates are for the fiscal
year 1923.
A similar action against County
Auditor Pierce was recently decided
adversely to Macmillan because of the
statute OF limitations.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
CHARLES w. HORNICk
TO ADDRESS MEETING
Will Talk on Advertising to
College of Commerce

BERKELEY, Feb. 7.-Charles W.
IIornick. president of the American
Newspaper Publishers association and
general manager of The Call, viii be
the speaker at the regular Tuesday
afternoon meeting OF the members of
the college of commerce tomorrow aft
ernoon at o'clock in room 100, Califor-
MIA hall. He will talk on some phase
of advertising.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
TO DISCUSS PROPOSED
CHARTER AT MEETING
w. NJ. Farmer Will Address
Citizens Club OF MeIrose

OAKLAND. Feb. The proposed
new city charter is TO be the subject
Of an address TO be given tomorrow
evening before the members of the
Citizens club Of Melrose by w. ~
Farmer. assistant secretary of the or
@anization.
Farmer has made 2 special study Of
charters and also attended All of the
lectures given last week by John H.
White. The noted speaker on municipal
economies. The address will be given
? the Melrosc drehouse.
The club is also making plans for
an entertainment 70 be given on the
evening OF March 80 in Melrose Central
hall
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
GARDEN ASSOCIATION is
PLANNED IN BERKELEY
Residents VIII Organize to Pros
mote Industry

BERKELEY, Feb. ITO promote an
interest in home and school gardening
a number of the residents will form a
home gardening association in the
rooms of the Berkeley art association
Thursday evening at s o'clock.
Prof Richard o. Boone of the Uni
versity of California. who was former
ly superintendent Of schools of Gin
cinnati when a gardening association
was formed there, viii be the princi-
pal speaker of the evening.
Officers will be chosen and arrange
ments made al the meeting for perma-
nent organization.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-08
POLICE SIGNALS AND
FIRE ALARM CONNECTED
Annexed Territory Is Directly
Joined With Station

OAKLAND. Feb. The fre alarm
ana police telegraph boxes installed
IN the annexed district were connected
directly with the main station lines
by city Electrician Babcock today;
Since the boxes were mounted on
their poles and while the wires We're
being laid. the connection has been
made through the telephone company.
The first extension Of the municipal
protective system is now in final work
ing order