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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
MRS. JURGENS GETS
DECREE OF DIVORCE
President of Winedale Company
Divides Community Property
With Former Wife

OAKLAND. Jan. -2S.-A final decree
of divorce was granted today to vir-
ginia w. Jurgens against William e.
Jurgens, president of the WinedaIe
company. and son of Charles Jurgens..
one of the wealthiest men in oak
land.
Extreme cruelty was the charge made
by Mrs. Jurgens, and although her hus-
band at first made ready to contest
her suit, he permitted her TO obtain
her decree without opposition
Mrs. JurSens, IN her complaint. ac-
eused her husband of drinking to ex-
cess, staying away from homo at night
and causing her much mental anguish
by his general course.
With the decree, which was handed
down today, Mrs. Jurgens filed a receipt
for half of the community property. It
was when this division of the prop
erty was made that opposition to her
suit ceased. There are no children
Suit for divorce on the ground of
extreme cruelty was begun today by
Sunta Del Carlo against Eugene Del
Carlo, commission merchant of East
Oakland. Mrs. Del Carlo accuses her
spouse of sticking his fingers in her
eyes with the intention OF making her
bind. She also says that he beat
her. tried to choke her and used bad
language toward her.
Carrie +. Damon brought suit for
divorce against Charles o. Damon on
the ground of habitual neglect. Mrs.
Damon asks the court to award her
the custody of their two children.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
Suburban Brevities

DUCK HUNTER FINED-oakland. Jan. Is
Walter Fender was fined s25 by Police Judge
Samues this morning for shooting ducks in
the West Oakland marsh.
WooLNER CANDIDATE Oakland. Jan. IS.
Ben r. Woolner o. the @ law firm Of Gibson 4
as a candidate for police judge.
TEMPORARY PASTOR CHOSEN -AIameds.
Jan. 2s.-Rev II. y. Shaw. missionary from,
China. has been chosen to fill temporarily the
pulpit of the First Christian church, recently
vacated by Rev II. j. Loken.
REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE Oakland, JAN 2s
The Young Mems republican club of East
Oakland has organized for the campaign with
r. D. Holmes president. Meetings will
be held at Washington hall.
SEEK NEW CHURCH SITE-oaLland. jan rs.
St Markus Evangelical Lutheran church con
gregation has decided to sell it's property in
Flbert street and look for more central site
upon which to erect modern edifce.
PIANO TUNER HURT-oakland. Jan. 2s.--A
], Dewing, an aged piano tuner. living at
thigh last night in aighting from moving
electric car at San Pablo avenue and Six
teenth street.
CHINESE FIGHT-oakland, Jan. 2s-Wong Wi
this morning in the course Of a quarrel over
money matters. Both were cut and We're
taken to the receiving hospital. Later they
were placed in the city prison.
NEW TELEPHONE MANAGER Alameda Jan
2s.-L. II. Jacobi sr has been appointed local
for the paeaf telephone E ss. and tele
has been transferred TO the San Francisco
office.
THIEF AT HIGH sCHooL-Alameda. Jan. 2s.
The theft of two overcoats from the cloak
room in the Alameda high school has been
reported to the police. Principal G. C.
Thompson believes that sneakthief entered
the building and made away with the gar
ments.
USES MOVING PICTUREs-oa Jan. 2s.-
r. B. Colborne of Kansas City, Mo-. will give
an exhibition Of a new street asphalt surfacing
machine by means of moving pictures at a
Fifteenth street and San Pablo avenue thea
Ter. The display will take place in the morn
ing for the benefit Of city officials aud the
public.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
MAN AND WOMAN CAUGHT
AFTER A LONG HUNT
Couple Arrested While Hiding
on Ark at Greenbrae
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Special Dispatch TO The Call
SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 2S.-Traced from
Canada and hunted for months in cities
throughout the United States by the
immigration officers, Otto Mite and
Elsie Mees were arrested in a sensa :
tional manner by Sheriff TAYLOR and
Deputy Sheriff Glenn Shaver on a
Greenbrae ark this afternoon. They
will face serious charges before the
immigration commission at San Fran
cisco tomorrow.
The couple came from GERMANY two
years ago. When the immigration Off
GERS in the east got on their trail thew
fed into Canada and from there jour
neyed to San Francisco.
The woman confessed today tba+ sbo
had been conducting resort in Com
mercial street. San Francisco. Nitze
who will be charged with importino.
her to this country for immoral pur.
poses, became uneasy some time ago
and moved to this county. He rented
an ark at Greenbrae, while the woman
continued to live in San Francisco.
Last night she also became aiarp,aa
and early this morning left for Greer,
brae to warn Nitze that the authorities
were after them.
Sheriff Taylor was notified hv Iobn
A. Robinson of the United States in,,,,i
grafton service today at noon vba,,
he and Deputy Sheriff Shaver arrival
at the ark they found the place annor
entity deserted But a search fo,,nd ~
woman hiding in a closet and tha 49,
clinginS TO the outside of the ark over
the water.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
ALAMEDA GIRL IS
GUEST OF SORORITY
Delta Delta Delta Organization
at Stanford University En-
tertains Bride to Be

ALAMEDA, jan, 2S.-NIiss Hazel
Binder. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Binder. whose engagement to John
Parks Hemphill was announced recent
ly at Stanford university. is the guest
of the Delta Delta Delta sorority at the
Palo Alto institution.
Miss Binder completed a postgrad-
uate course at the university in De
cember and has since been at her home
here. Her engagement was made known
shortly before she left college.
Miss Binder is graduate of the
Alameda high school and has lived in
this city since childhood She IS a
favorite in the younger social circles.
Her wedding will probably be an event
of the early summer, although no def
mite plans have as yet been announced.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
Rain flinders Builders

ALAMEDA. Jan. 2S.-There has been
a lull in the building line recently, due,
the realty dealers and contractors say
TO the inclemency Of the weather
Transferring Of property has been light
compared to other months.
While there is but little actual build
ing under way at present. nearly all
the contractors have work ahead, and
will be busy within a short time
The Alameda national bank is soon
to start work on the construction of
a business addition TO the present bank
structure. Park street and Central ave-
nue. The lower floor of the addition,
which is to be two stories. is TO be laid
out for stores. The upper floor will
be utilized as an armory by Company
G Of the national guard.
Should the school bonds carry at the
election to be held February l9 it will
mean that work Will be commenced
without delay on two new school build
ings and on several additions TO present
buildings.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
TO HOLD EXAMINATIONS
FOR CENSUS WORKERS S
Supervisor Burke Arranges
Districts for Data Gathering

OAKLAND, Jan. 2S.-James NJ Burke,
district supervisor of the federal CEN
.sus. viii hold an examination Saturday.
February 5, probably at the Oakland
high school of candidates for positions
a s enumeraters. The third district has
been divided into 205 enumeration dis
tricts, covering Alameda, Contra Costa
and Solano counties. Alameda county
is divided as follows:
Oakland, 80 districts: Berkeley. 80;
Alameda, 16; Brooklyn township. out
side Of Oakland, ] Piedmont. i; Oak
land township, outside of Berkeley and
Oakland. 3: Eden township 5; Murray
township, 3; Pleasanton township, 2;
Washington township, Z.
In Contra Costa county 20 enumer-
aters and in Solano county 25 viii be
used. In cities over 5000 population in
1900 the census taking will begin April
Is and continue two weeks. Elsewhere
this work viii run 80 days
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
building
Oakland.

Knieben Scott gas appliance company
at total rental of $4,000.
For d. T. oliver we have leased the
storeroom at 353 Thirteenth street to
Herbert Jackson. gold and silver smith
manufacturer, at total rental of
$4,000.
For Thomas Watson we have leased
the storeroom 222 San Pablo avenue to
Ewers & Waymere at a total rental of
S1,5O0. to be occupied as hair dressing
parlors.
we have also leased several large
residences for high class boarding
houses as follows:
For NJ. H. burst to A E Peters.
house 1873 Grove street, IS rooms; to-
tai rent $3.50.
For Mrs. Bromwell to Amanda +.
Crawford, furnished house of 20 rooms,
1858 Madison street; total rental of
$3.50
For Henry f. Bothin to w H. Jud-
son house of Is rooms. 317 Grand ave
nue.; total rent S1,920."
.. .. DobsOn has removed his office
TO 1868 Broadway.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
PLAN FIELD HOUSE
FOR PLAYGROUND
Commissioners Order Architect
Reed to Prepare Specifica-
tiOnS for BuShrOd Park

OAKLAND Jan. 2S.-The playground
commission this afternoon decided to
build a field house for the use of boys
and girls in the new playground in
Bushrod park, and authorized W. ID.
Reed to prepare detailed plans and
specifications in accordance with which
the commission can advertise for bids.
Tentative plans submitted by Architect
Reed were approved this afternoon
The field house will contain dressing
rooms, showers, lockers and a gym
nasium.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
TIE
Exceptional
Eq1lipmenf

Of the California Fig Syrup Co. and the
scientific attsinments Of its chemists have
rendered possible the production of Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of Senna, in all of It's
excellence, by obtaining the pure medic
inal principles OF plants known to act most
benehcially and combining them most
skillfully, in the right proportions, with
its wholesome and refreshing Syrup of
California Figs.
As there Is only one genuine Syrup Of
Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA and as the gen
uine is manufactured by an original
method known to the California Fig Syrup
Co. only. it is always necessary to buy the
genuine to get its beneficial effects.
A knowledge of the above facts enables
one to decline limitations or to return them
if, upon viewing the package, the full name
of the California Fig Syrup Co. is not found
printed on the front thereof
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
PRISONERS PROMISE
UNHEEDED BY JUDGE
EmbezzIer Is Given Two Year
Sentence at San Quentin

OAKLAND, Jan. 2S.-''Let me go,
Judge, and I'll go east and take the
gold cure" was the plea made today
by Fl. II. Sanford, who recently pleaded
guilty to a charge of embezzlement.
He made a request to be placed on
porbation.
Probation officer Ruess reported to-
day that Sanford had been an habitual
drunkard for many years and was alb
solutely unreliable. Ruess advised
against placing him on probation be-
cause of his drinking habits, and it
was then that Sanford promised to take
the cure.
Judge Brown told him that he would
have to take it at San Quentin, and
sentenced him for two years.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
Marriage Licenses

licenses were issued today:
Henry J. Bruner. %, Fresno, and Clara
Knebel 21. Sacramento.
Manuel s Bettencourt. "a, and Maria j. silva.
90 both of Gastine.
Louis Fox. II, Oakland. and Lillian Burke,
- Nick Jarast, %, and Katie Restavic. q,
both Is Oakland
oOl John 4. craig. 81. suisun and Genevierc
Hans Elisson - and Elsie NJ. widerquIst,
90 both Of Berkeley.
Alexander Mackie, c5, Petaluma, and Mabel
Ii. Barber, "a, Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
MANAGER RESIGNS FROM
FRUIT EXCHANGE WORK
Withdrawal After Victory at
Election Causes Surprise
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 2S-Without
giving any intimation of his intended
action w. c. Walker, manager Of the
California fruit exchange, handed his
resignation to the board of directors
today.
He gave no reason for his action, but
it is understood that he resigned to
accept a position with the Pioneer fruit
company and because of internal dis
sension in the ranks of the distributors.
Walkers resi- sgnation surprised the
directors who have called a special
meeting for tomorrow.
The retiring manager won out ia a
fight made to displace him at the re-
cent election of the distributors and
his withdrawal following victory was
unexpected.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
DENVER MAYOR FAVORS
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

DENVER, Jan. 2S.-Municipal owner
ship of the water system of Denver is
favored by Mayor Robert w. Speer in
his annual budget submitted to the city
council tonight.
He recommends the purchase of the
Denver Union water company's plant
at the appraised valuati S14, 400. .00O.
The mayor favers reduction of the
number of saloons in Denver and
doubling the saloon license and advo-
gates municipal asphalt paving plant.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
POLES WILL OBSERVE
INDEE END NCE DAY
Mass Meeting Called to Conn
memorate BeginniEs of War

BERKELEY, Jan. 2S.-In commemo-
ration of the two years war with
Russia for, their freedom, begun jan
uary %. 1863, the Poles of the bay
region will have a meeting in Albion
hall. San Francisco, next Sunday after
noon at ? O'Clock.
The mass meeting win be in COM
memorstion Of the forty-seventh ami
versary Of the commencement of the
war
The occasion will be celebrated by
the Poles all over the world
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
DRAPERS MAY SETTLE
SUIT OUT OF COURT
Action for Separate Mainfen-
ance Is Again Postponed
[Special Dispatch 10 The Call

SAN RAFAEL. Jan. 2S.-That the
suit for separate maintenance brought
by Mrs. Louise Draper against Colonel
Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper will be
settled out of court was the statement
made by f. B. Martinelli. her attorney.
today.
The suit, which caused such a 1utter
in society on both sides of the bay
when the original papers were filed.
has twice been postponed. Today the
case was again continued, this time for
a month.
Martinelli declares that he believes
Mrs Draper will receive $500 a month
and the other terms of her suit without
proceeding further in court.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
THROWN FROM HORSE
AND BADLY BRUISED
Young Woman Has Narrow Es-
cape From Death
I [SpcciiaI Dispatch 10 The Call |

SANTA ROSA, Jan. 2S.-Miss Ethel
Austin, daughter of Chairman Herbert
w. Austin of the Sonoma county board
of supervisors, narrowly escaped being
killed here this evening while riding a
horse down Fourth street. The horse
slipped on the wet car track, throwing g
the young woman and then falling
on her.
In getting up the animal fell over
on the PROSTATE girl a second time
and kicked her in the head, cutting a
cash three inches long in her forehead.
Miss Austin was picked up uncon-
scious and taken into a nearby drug
store.
Late this evening it was reported
that Miss Austin had escaped any seri-
Gus injuries but was badly bruised
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
BOY FATALLY INJURED
BY KICK FROM HORSE
Child's Skull Fractured by
Blow of Hoof
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

IOPSCtut L|'SPuIOH 70 "U ~ut'I
SANTA ROSA. Jan. 2S.-Cecil, the !
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs Iona
Ketchum of this city, was kicked in the
head and probably fatally injured while
playing around the family horse.
The little fellow, with his cousin
about the same age. went out to drive
the horse in. The lad struck the ami
NAL with a stick. The horse kicked
at him and one hoof struck the child
on the left side of the head The boys
skull was fractured from the ear to
the top of the head. He was rushed
to the hospital. where Dr. j. w. Jesse
removed a section of the skull.
No hopes are entertained for his
recovery and he may not live through
the night.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
PROVISIONS RUN SHORT
IN THE MINING CAMPS
Severe Snowstorm Prevails in
the Sierra Nevada
[Sbecial Dnbntch 10 The Call

GRASS VALLEY, Jan. 2S.-In the
Sierra Nevada mountains beyond and to
the south of this place one of the
most severe snowstorms ever expert
enced in this section has been raging
for several days.
Stage drivers running to southern
Sierra county points say that the noun
tain house is snowbound in a drift 10
feet deep.
1t is reported that supplies are run
ming short in most of the mining camps
and the stages can not carry provisions
over the roads. Food prices are high.
Weather conditions threaten another
storm tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
LINEMAN Is KILLED
BY HEAVY SHOCK
Writhing With Pain Workman
GraSpS Live Wire

PASADENA. Jan. 2S-Peter T. Olsen.
an empIoye of a local electric com
pany. was electrOcuted today while re-
pairing wires at the top Of a pole.
He accidentally burned his finger and
in paroxysm of pain grasped high
power wire. Fellow wOrkmen, in en-
deavoring to lower him to the ground.
let him fall a distance OF 40 feet He
died soon afterWard-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
MAY DELIVER MAILS
IN NORTHBRAE TRACT

BERKELEY, Jan. 2S.-Residents of
Northbrae. a prosperous tract north Of
this city, have petitioned Postmaster
c. 5. Merrill for an extension of mail
delivery service to that territory.
Merrill has taken up the matter with
the postal authorities in Washington
and is awaiting their reply.
He is also gathering statistics on the
esta blishment OF substation in the
city of Albany.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
SANTA ROSA is ASKED
TO BUY SMALL PARKS
City Council May Call Election
to Settle Matter ,
ISe.r;,I D;.c,trb ,o The CoI1

SANTA ROSA, Jan. 2S.-The Santa
Rosa park commission has received
offers of two pieces of land for small
parks One is near the new federal
building and postofice in A street. ex-
tending to Washington, for which the
owner asks $4,000
The other is the old Methodist col
lege grounds in King street, College
avenue North and Fifth street. owned
by Mrs. Z. L. Hershey and her children.
The price asked is $4,000, of which
$4,000 would be accepted in 5 per cent
bonds issued for the purchase of a
park.
The city council probably will call
a bond election and let the people de-
eide which piece of land shall be pur-
chased.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
RECEIVER MAKES HIS
SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
Depositors Of California Bank
Will Recover rs Per Cent

OAKLAND, Jan. 2S.-According to
the second annual report of Receiver
James P. Edoff of the defunct Cali
fornia bank all the debts of that insti-
tuition, except s144772.60. have been
paid off. The report shows a gross re-
duction of liabilities of $690,311.50
Edoff declares that the depositors of
the California bank will receive about
10 per cent more in dividends. They
have already received 60 per cent of
their deposits.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
PROPOSE TO COMBINE
RACES AND CARNIVALS S
Santa Rosa Merchants Against
Sunday Features
[Specidl Dispdtch TO The Call

SANTA ROSA, Jan. 2S.-At the reg
ular meeting of the directors of the
Santa Rosa chamber of commerce held
last evening it was decided to recon-
mend to the citizens interested in the
various affairs that the rose carnival
automobile races and street fair be held
together this spring, May to T.
This means no Sunday features. 1t
is expected that the attendance will be
materially increased by having the
three events combined and held on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The president was directed to ap-
point rose carnival committee In the
near future.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
WOMEN'S LEAGUE TO
FORM A NEW BRANCH
Plans Made for Clubhouse to
Cost $500
ESPECIAL Dispatch 10 The Call

TOpecI1I DiSPdIch 10 he Gail
SANTA ROSA, Jan. 2S.-The branch
of the American women's league, which
is being organized in this city, now has
56 names on it's charter membership
roll. 1t has been decided to secure
$50 names with at least fully two-thirds
of that number paid up.
The plan is to secure a $1,000 club
house, exclusive of the price of the lot.
for the new organization.
Miss Adelaide Elliott is the head of
the new organization and Mrs. w. j..
Mitchell of Spring street is the official
representative of the league here.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
GOOD GAIN is MADE
IN PROPERTY SALES
Extensive Leasing in Business
District Is Feature of the
Weeks Trade

OAKLAND. Jan. 2S.-Big property
transfers have been a feature of the
weeks real estate activities in this
city one OF the most important deals
recorded recently was the purchase Of
the property on the northwest corner
OF Seventh and Washington streets by
r. W. Corder At referees sale for
the Bocqueraz estate, and former Su-
peIVisor J. N. stowe of Contra Costa
county. The price paid was S92, ,00O or
Sl226.66 per front foot. Experts on
focal real estate declare that a few
years ago the same property would
have gone begging at a third of the
price.
The First Hebrew c0ngrega ton paid
10000 for its new temple site at the
southwest corner Of Telegraph avenue
and Sycamore streets which shows
frontage value in Telegraph avenue at
that point, which is considerably re-
moved from the business district of
S2S5.7l
The rate paid by the Security bank
ana trust company for its new property
at the northeast corner of Eleventh
street and Broadway was Sc, 600 a front
foot.
THREE APARTMENT HOUSES
An investment Of 100000 is being
made at the corner of Eleventh and
Brush streets, where Architect r. J.
PaTert is erecting a trio of three story
flat buildings, each containing six sep
arate apartments of four rooms each.
The buildings have been designed and
are being erected by the owner
Friedmans cloak and suit house has
just secured a 10 year lease from Emily
NJ Nroomsn on the building now occu-
pied by the Metropolitan furniture COM
pany Ia Twelfth street. between Wash
ingtou and Clay streets. AS soon as
The present tenants vacate the build
ing il viii be remOdeled and renovated.
The Friedman company expects to,
maintain one OF the largest cloak and
suit establishments on the coast within
its walls.
Work is being rushed on the new
S250.O0o Y. n. c. A building at the cor
ner Of Telegraph avenue and Twenty
first street The reinforced concrete
walls of the basement have been COM
pleted and the huge steel pillars and
beams which viii constitute the frame
work OF the five story structure are
being run into the air. When com
pleted it VIII be one Of the handsomest
Y n c. A buildings IN the country.
PLANT FOR HIGH EXPLOSIVE
The Pacific steelite company is pre-
pairing to build $4,000 plant at the
IN Melrose to be used in oXidizing the
ingredients used in the manufacture of
steelite powder, 2 high explosive. The
plant win cover two acres and will
furnish employment 10 about so men.
The First national bank Of Richmond.
which VIII begin business in that city
soon. has closed q deal for a site at
the corner of Tenth street and Mac
donald avenue. on which the new build
iuE viii be erected
The Ga akland hotel company has
awarded the contract for the construc-
tion OF the Bankers hotel TO Percy
Walker. 4 local contractor. The work
wiz be commenced in the near future.
PERMITS FOR BUILDINGS
Following is a summary of the
building permits issued by the board
n public works during the week, as
compiled by Secretary Walter B. Faw-
cetu: