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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
SPOUSES DESERTED
BY HUSBAND AND WIFE
Police Seek Leroy Hoffman and
Gertrude CarbOne

A deserted wife and a deserted
husband appeared in Police Judge Con-
lan's court yesterday and explained
that their respective spouses had
eloped together Tuesday. The woman
was Mrs. Verbena Hoffman, wife Of
Leroy Hoffman, an insuranceman,. lv-
ing at 1929 Bryant street, who swore
to warrants for the arrest of her hus-
band for failing to provide for their
child, Edith, three months old. The
husband was Lee Carbone, a wineman,
living at 54A Angelica street, who
wants his wife, Gertrude, arrested for
transferring her affections TO Hoffman.
Carbone said that when he went to
his home on Tuesday night his wife
had disappeared. taking her year old
baby with her, and leaving him a note
saying that she had gone away with
Hoffman and she hoped he would be
happy without her.
Neither Carbone nor Mrs. Hoffman
was aware Of the fact that their
spouses knew each other till Carbone
received the note left by his wife. De-
tectives Regain and Crowley have been
detailed to find the clippers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
PARENT-TEACHERS' CLUB
is FORMED IN SCHOOL

The Caroline Barlow parent-teachers'
club of the Washington Irving school
was organized by Mrs Florence Music,
president of the Mothers congress. and
Mrs. Florence Harten of the organic
ing committee April 81 at the school
Miss Caroline Barlow, principal of
the school, was elected honorary presi-
dent Mrs. Adelaide NJ N. Giusti was
elected president and Mrs Rose Peters
was appointed temporary secretary.
The following were appointed COM
mittee on constitution: Miss Caroline
Barlow, Mrs. r. Lang and Mrs. B. Cop
Among the subjects discussed were
the procuring of more ground for the
school and the establishment of a kin
dergarten.
The next meeting Of the club will be
held Friday May g.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN is
NEMESIS OF HUSBAND
Causes Estrangement Between
George Hiefield and Wife

George Hiefeld laborer, living in K
street between Forty eighth and
Forty ninth avenues, has a nemesis in
the person of a mysterious woman who
has estranged his wife from him and
caused him no end of trouble. This
woman had been telling his. wife that
he wasted his money in playing poker.
He learned that the woman was at
his home one night about two weeks
ago, and as he was anxious to learn
her identity he went there, and his
wife and the woman ran out of the
house and boarded a car. He grabbed
his wife's purse and kept it. His wife
had him arrested for disturbing the
peace, and yesterday he told Police
Judge Deasy of his troubles, and that
he was willing to return to his wife il
she would drop her acquaintance with
the mysterious woman. He had seen
the woman in court, but she had
lodged him.
The judge continued the case until
today.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
SELECT SINGERS
FOR TRIP EAST
Glee Club Names Students to
Make Annual Tour of the
Middle West

BERKELEY, April 2S.-Sixteen mem
bers of the glee club which will make
its annual trip to Chicago and cities en-
route with the mandolin club have been
elected after series of tryouts held
on the campus. The singers selected
are:
First tenors. R. ]. MacFadyen, L. R.
Rowe. r. B. High and L. d. Van Horne;
second tenors, S. H Day, A. C. SAKE. H.
l.. Coles, r. r. Weber and W. P. Stan
ton; first bass, A. r. Weber, L. B. Mar
chant, F. s. Peterson and F. A. Plant;
second bass. E. r. Fertig, Z. NJ. Elm
stein and H. W.. Sherwood.
Lieutenant Paul W. Beck, signal
corps, U. S. A. addressed the students
of the Aero club tonight in California
hall under the title of ..Aeronautics and
Its Relationship to Peace and War"
Lieutenant Beck is in charge of the
governments aeronautic work on the
coast, and is an authority on the sub
ject of aviation. G. t. Shaffer of the
Aeronautics of New York spoke on
"Aeroplane Design" and gave many
hints to the students who plan to build
this type of flying machine this sum
mer during vacation.
Several of the university student or
CARNATIONS have elected officers for
the year and have closed their activi-
ties until next term. The Economics
club, an honor society of the college
of commerce, has chosen these mem
bers: G. A. Haines. Dudley ]. Gates.
B. c. Jones. F. Smith, G. NJ. Chapman
and H. c. Kelley. The new officers of
the club are: President, D. T. Babcock;
vic ont 7 raI1lf ton
tary, G. c. Jensen.
The architectural association has
elected officers as follows: President. z.
l.. Snyder; vice president, Margaret
Witter; secretary, Grace Weeks; treas
urer, A. ]. Evers; maiser, c. H. Canter-
bury.
For the Agricultural club these off,
GERS will serve next year: President, c..
w. Pauly; vice president, ]. c. McMil-
len; secretary, d. H. Graham; treas
urer. F. c. Clarke; sergeant at arms.
H. N. Ord.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
FIRES AT BURGLAR AND
THINKS SHOT HIT MARK
Thief Seen Breaking Into Tailor
Shop Kills Dog

A burglar attempted to break into
the tailor shop of Ryan Brothers, 1853
Mission street. about midnight last
night and was shot at by Peter Unrath,
who lives next door. Unrath thinks one
of the bullets took effect. The bur
glar killed Unrath's dog.
Burglars entered the residence of J.
F. Wynnan, 217 Clayton street, on
Wednesday and stole jewelry and other
articles valued at S117; the basement
of Mrs. A. HirschfeIds residence. 1915
Bush street, and stole chinaware valued
at SIS, and the residence of Mrs NJ
Hole. 1875 Potrero avenue. and stole
cut glass valued at $500.
Thieves stole two sacks of sugar val
ued at $50 from one of AIcNab & Smiths
wagons at the Santa Fe railroad yards
on Wednesday afternoon. and butter
valued at SIS from a wagon of G.. Sa-
rantitis, grocer. 2101 Howard street. at
Eighth and Market
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
Quarry Permit Undecided

The supervisors fire committee did
nothing yesterday in regard to the
proposed grant of blasting permit to
President Woodruff of the Pacific
States supply company at its quarry at
Douglass and Eighteenth streets.
Several protestants asked the COM
mittee to decide the matter. Chair
man Knowles said, No, it is still I'M
der advisement. We will let you know
when the committee acts"
The street committee recommended
that $4,000, be set aside to build a
sewer in Seventh street, between How
ard and Hubbel, and that E. o. Reisser
be granted permit to put in a spur
track crossing Q street at Twelfth
avenue South
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
PLEADS FOR SENTENCE;
SANITY IS QUESTIONED

James Dowdall, who was mistakenly
accused by Coroner Leland in 1905 of
a holdup robbery and sentenced to so
years Imprisonment. but was pardoned
by the governor when Siemsen and
Dabner confessed the crime, pleaded
guilty in Judge Lawlor's court yester-
day of robbery at 112 Geary street,
April 1.
II don't want any lawyer to defend
me-" said DowdaIL II am guilty of
burglary in the first degree and want
to be sentenced right now
Prosecutor Fred l.. Berry suggest ed
delay, but Dowdall seemed so anxious
to give himself the worst of it that
doubts were raised as to his sanity.
and Judge Lawlor postponed the case
to Saturday for the man to be exam
ined by physician.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
NEAR CHINESE RIOTS,
BUT FEELS HE'S SAFE
Only Two White Men Are at
Hon Chuang

PALO ALTO. April 2S.-Mrs. H. A.
Moran of Palo Alto received a cable
gram from her son, Hugh a. Moran,
yesterday, in which he tells her that
although he is at Hon Chuang, China,
near the scene Of the famine riots,
everything is quiet and he is out of
danger.
Mrs. Moran had been much concerned
over the safety of her son, and cabled
for information. Moran and a French
priest are the only Caucasians in Hon
Chuang, and the fears for their safety
was Intensified by the fact that the
rioters had turned their wrath against
the foreigners.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
TO HOLD MEETING TO
DISCUSS ANNEXATION
San Mateo Wants to Be Certain
of Citizens Attitude

SAN MATEo, April 2s-The members
of the town board of trustees will
confer with the citizens of Hayward
park and East San Mateo at meeting
to be held at the Peninsula hotel to-
morrow for the purpose of discussing
matters pertaining to the proposed an
nexation of those districts to the
municipality. Apparently there is no
opposition to the proposed annexation,
but as a former attempt to take in the
southern territory and what is now
Hillsborough was unsuccessful, the
town trustees desire to ascertain the
feeling of the outsiders in the matter.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
ACTOR INDIGNANT AT
BEING CALLED VAGRANT
Charge Against Glen Jones and
Friends Dismissed

Glen Jones, an actor at the Chutes,
and three of his friends, Gilbert Head,
Allen Bosworth and Alexander Camp
bell. were arrested Wednesday night
in Pacific street by Policemen Clark
and Casey on a charge of vagrancy.
The policemen told Police Judge Deasy
yesterday that the four men had been
lettering around the dance halls in Pa
cifc street, and when questioned Jones
said he had been looking for a young
woman to get her photograph, and he
thought he had right to walk the
streets without being arrested as a
vagrant. The cases were dismissed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
WILL REORGANIzE
FIRE COMPANIES
Oakland City Council Votes to
Establish Paid Service TO
Meet Growing Demand
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

:
OAKLAND. April 2S--The auditing
and finance committee of the city coun-
Gil recommended tonight that the Fiji
teenth street and Sixth street fire COM
panies be reOrganized on a paid serv-
ice basis with the appointment of "a
permanent men.
This will include captains at s125
month. Heutenants at S11O a month.
hosemen at $780, laddermen at 500 and
substitutes at S100.
The new forces Will be appointed July
l. The expenses of the department. will
be increased about $4,000 a year. The
city officials say the growth of the
city makes necessary the reorganiza-
ton of the department. which now con-
sists chiefly of call men at $40 a month.
The drivers are the only permanent
men in the department The rest of
the department will gradually be re-
organized on a paid basis
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
PROMINENT YOUNG
COUPLE MARRIED
[SoeeiaL DiseaLeh o ~ cam

SAN MATEO, April 2S.-A pretty but
quiet wedding was solemnized last
night when Nelma Warn, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Warn, was married
TO Edward Everett Eitel Jr.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of the brides parents in Tenth
avenue by Rev. E. c. Oakley of the
Congregational church.
Miss Warns father and brother are
prominent merchants of San Mateo. and
she is popular in the social set. Eitel
holds responsible position with the
Firemen's fund in San Francisco
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
CITY FIREMEN WILL BE
FREE ONE DAY IN FIVE
Mayors Recommendation Ap-
proved by Commission

The mayors recommendation that
something be done to give the firemen
more time off was taken up by the
commission yesterday. His scheme
that the men should be given one day
in five instead of one in seven, as at
present, was approved, and Chief En-
gineer Murphy was asked to arrange
the new schedule.
Changes will also be made in the
daily leave from quarters for meals.
No charges have yet been filed
against the three suspended battalion
chiafS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
TWELVE MURDERS, BUT
NO CONVICTION IN YEAR

CHIC AGO, April 2s.-The code of the
Sicilians, which demands a life for a
life, has Claimed twelve victims in Lit
tie italy in little more than a year
without one murderer being brought to
justice. The murder on Tuesday night
of Gaetano Disolvo was the second
within a week and the fifth within
three months in that territory.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
Wants Tax Removed

Sigmund Boehm of 1914 California
street has asked the board of super
visors to lift the 81 per year license
charged for penny in the slot mer-
chandise vending machines. Boehm
stated that a big business in selling
candy and gum by machines could be
built up here, as in eastern cities.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
ENGINEERING STUDENTS
TO STUDY AT MINES

The rty-sixth annual field class of
the A Wander Naillen school of engi-
neering. numbering some As students,
who come from all parts of the United
States. will leave on Saturday next
for the Palisade mines, where they
will remain for about six weeks The
party is in charge of Prof. A. Wander
Naillen Jr.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
49, nav Excursion to UI1Iah

The ride to Ukiah, Sunday, May 1,
via the Northwestern Pacific railroad
viii he through a bank Of wild flow
ers. Each ticket insures seat and
fhs rate is only $3.50 for the round
xrsn THE leaving time from San Fran
ciseo is S.45 a. m Tickets on sale at
S7z Market street and ferry.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
CHAUFFEUR EASY vIcr1M-ror,s

CHAUFFEUR EASY vIcTIM-Louis p Mere
dith arrested yesterday by Detectives
0'Dea and Curtin on three charges of mis-
demeanor embezzlement on complaint OF T. L.
Coltrn. chauffeur Coltrin alleges that
representing that he had sent to New York
for a draft for s., 500 TO purchase an auto
mobile for COltrin.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
Meeting TO Urge Needs of Play
grounds and Physical In
StruCtOrS in Schools
Captains of Teams Defeated at
Stanford Asked to Tell
Their Experiences
Call Is Issued for Great
Playground Meeting

ITO the city officials. officials
of the athletic leagues of san
Francisco and members of the
track teams of the san Francisco
high schools. greetings:
your presence is respectfully
requested at an open mass meet
ing, 10 be held Wednesday night.
May 4. in the auditorium of the
Mission high school. Eighteenth
and Dolores streets. AT = o'clock.
''Fhe meeting is called in the
Interests of the school children of
San Francisco. at which time adj
Nocated reforms in their physical
training viii be discussed.
JOSEPH r. HICKEY
Secretary Fairgrounds Com
missiOn). Chairman.
Committee
4 l. Cloud, President A. 4. l..
sidney =. PeixOtto. President
Public schools Athletic League.
5OEn Elliott.
John A. Hammersmfth.
=. Eatsehfnsl1i.
Robert ROOs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29

is the physical development, as well as
the mental development of his or her
own child. What better investment,
then. than the reforms suggested. It's
surely a better way TO spend the money
than the way much is spent now-on
dncrnr'S hills >,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-29
CAMPAIGN TO CONTIl

A. L. Cloud, president of the Amateur
Athletic league. echoed the sentiments
expressed by Hickey.
''The movement viii meet with its
deserved success, he said. I'VE can
not do too much to assist the children,
and 1 am heartily IN favor of the plans
suggested. 1t has taken some time and
much effort on the part of hundreds
of unselfish citizens to awaken the COM
munity TO its neglect"
The captains of the athletic teams
that went to Stanford will be asked to
attend with their teams. Plans will be
perfected at the meeting Wednesday
TO carry on a campaign throughout the
city to impress upon the supervisors
the necessity for giving the board of
education $4,000 for athletic purposes
and TO allowing the Fairgrounds com
mission the SIS 900 it asks for instead
Of passing on the cut recommended by
the auditor, who reduced the item to
$50. 600. Circulars announcing the
meeting will be distributed in the
schools today and tomorrow.
The state herald., 1910-09-16
RombsheIl from HeIbIa.

The House Of Representatives, hav-
ing passed the headless ballot bill on
second reading Thursday. indulged in
n discussion in the committee of the
whole of the anti-pass bill of Repre-
sentative Helbig of Denver, with the
result that there is more excitement
in that body than has been seen since
the session opened.
There are a great many members OPP
posed to the anti-pass bill. Conse-
quently. when Helblg replied to a mo-
ton to strike the enacting clause by
saying that he would challenge the
vote OF every member against the
measure who carried an annual rail.
road pass in his pocket, he threw a
bombshell into the assembly.
Helbig announced that he would
make his challenges on Section 43 OF
Article v. OF the state constitution,
which provides that no member inter
ested In any measure before the Legis-
lature shall vote upon that measure.
Every member carrying n pass. he
said. came under this provision, and n
number Of them have admitted during
debate that they carry ANNALS.
The state herald., 1910-09-16

ory OF it-until bring you back to
real life again"
Il do not need It. sweetheart" and
I bent low. looking into her eyes. The
fever has left my blood. hardly
know how II ever laid such hold upon
me. but the thought OF all that wealth
below drove me as mad as the others.
You see how much need YOU"
"Oh. no; you would bave recovered
without my help. although It might
have required more time TO complete
cure. But fear there is no hope
for the men,"
Il certainly shall not spare you to
minister TO them"
She laughed. her happiness OF dIspo,
sition returning.
That would be useless: they are OF
different stamp. The fever for sudden
wealth is In the blood OF all OF us.
See how excited Celeste is. Perhaps
II ! had ever experienced poverty I
might be crazed also. But II Is so
foolish here-here." and she swept
her hands about in comprehensive ges-
ture, when we know II can be ours
only for a day. or at most a week. :"
But we have not given up hope" I
protested. why should we? The
Donna Isabel seems stanch beneath
us"
Even In case of that miracle want
nothing 10 do with this treasure" she
said grayely "It seems to me. Jack,
there must be n curse upon that gold
below. II will never do good to any
human being. II was stolen by the
sword. won for Spain by the shedding
of blood. and has since cursed this
ship and all who sailed In her. The
living and the dead guarded II, and
now we have come into Its evil clutch.
II is not superstition but faith which
makes me say ihls-thc Donna Isabel
VIII never make port. that gold he
low will never do soul on board
anything but harm wish II could
be left whcro II ls, buried In the Ice"
AT such suggestion tho men
would mu,iny"
Il suppose So" she acknowledged
sndly. "and the end VIII be the same
In either ease. But want you 10 bo
different Let them build their air
castles; bu, do You come out on deck
with me. where the sea aud sky will
give uH other thoughts"
comprohcndlng only vaguely what
she meant yet beneath the wllohins
spell OF her presence went gladly
enough. forgetting utterly that useless
treasure lmbcddod In the Ice below.
The state herald., 1910-09-16

fell slashing against the front of the
ice.
only two OF you men can work
here at once" put in hastily. Hold
on, johnson. until we get this ship.
shape. An axman, with a helper to
haul back the ice out OF the way. is
all we need. Any more would only
ought TO be on deck. 1t is going to re-
quire hours. maybe days. TO get that
chest out, and meanwhile We must sail
this vessel and keep her right side up.
The thing TO do is to arrange relays,
and keep at II steady. Johnson, you
and Kelly 20 TO work first. The rest
of us will climb up into the cabin. and
figure 1t out"
They went along with me up the
ladder as though they were prisoners.
casting the last lingering glances be-
low. where the weird fame of the
candle fiickered yellow. the blows of
the cleaver echoing sharply as they
clustered about the stove. welcoming
the warmth OF II. II had been frigid
below decks. although we had been
scarcely conscious OF Il In our excite
ment. But now we stood shivering,
gazing into each others faces and
actually afraid to talk lest the whole
occurrence should prove dream from
which a chance word might awaken
us. Three million pesos-here. actu-
ally here; almost within reach OF our
hands; they were digging for them
Just below: even then. In the silence.
we could hear the faint echo OF blows
being struck against the Ice. Three
million posos,-and II was all ours.
our very own-to divide. TO spend. to
do with exactly MS we pieasod We
had dreamed about all this before. ON
tho decks OF the Inflated Sea Queen.
but now We sought TO grasp II as nm
actual existing fact. and our minds
seemed paralyzed by the knowledge.
| even forgot that Doris was proson,
until she touched me gently on the
shoulder. and looked down into her
questioning eyes.
DO you not know what We have
lust discovered below" | asked. alill
ungllng 10 the marvel OF H. "Thc
treasure. the Spanish TREASURED"
oh. yes" but the soft voice seemed
unTed with sadness. yet II does not
greatly iniercat me. Money seems 10
little here. no utterly yalucloss"
The simple words. the tono OF their
utterance brought mo TO myself aa
though had received nm electric
shock. She was atill smiling. yet all
Mt once noticed how white her face
was. how dark the shadows beneath
her eyes. The lure OF IN. gold van.
iahed from my mind, aa II some wis,
ards wand had waved II away. I
thought Of the treaeherouu sea with.
out the life and death struggle before
ua. those dreary leagues separating us
from hope. My hands olasped hers.
tho expression Of love In my eyes
Frightening her face instantly,
THAT IL 10 much better. Jack" she
said tcnderly II knew II was only
the madness Of moment which
caused you TO forget Come on, ON
deck with mo until you lose all mem.
The state herald., 1910-09-16
Enallah In London.

Senator Depew. on the deck of the
Lusitania. talked about English as
she is spoken in London"
1T is very difficult to understand
that London English" he said. II
know man who had lodgings all July
in bloomsbury. near tho British mu-
scum.
"On his return from the museum
one afternoon. my friend said TO his
landlady:
"'can have n cup OF tea. II you
pleasoI'
Certainly. sir; at once the land.
lady replied. The kettle as been
bi'lin' for ours
But-or-l prefer freshly boiled
water. II you don't mind" stammered
my friend.
THE landlady reddened with anger.
Look ere. she said. n 'ad meant
wot you mean I'd ave said hours