The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-11
PROPOSES ROAD
/ FOR ISLAND
DISTRICTS
San Francisco Capitalist
Wants to Build Line in San
/ Joaquin and Contra Costa

STOCKTON. Dec. 11.-A joint ses-
: sion of the Contra Costa and San Joa-
! quin county supervisors will be held
at Martinez next Monday to consider
an extension of a railway across the
river to the Byron road. The San Joa-
quin supervisors yesterday held a
special session at which I. l. Borden.
a San Francisco capitalist who wants
to build a road which will traverse
: the island districts of the two coun-
: ties. was assured he would have ali
the local assistance necessary.
DECLINES TO PLEAD GUILTY
ENTO, Dec. 11.7Jack
Drumgoole, whose trial for completely
s sn the killing of Cherry St Maurice
is set for today, declined to plead
guilty when advised 10 do so. saying
he would rather hang than take such
a step. This is Drumgoele's second
trial, the jury in the first having dis
agreed. Sam Raber, convicted OF the
same offense. awaits the death PEN
atty. A petition signed by 5000 Joliet,
& Ill, people, asking clemency for Ra-
: ber, has been received here
NAPA VOTES FOR BONDS
NAPA, Dec. 11-Four bond propo-
sitions were voted on yesterday and
carried, authorizing the constipation
of public works A bridge across the
Napa river costing $4,000, a $4,000
storm sewer and a motor ire appa-
ratus costing $4,000 were included.
Propositions for a $4,000 city hall
and a $4,000 playground were de-
feated.
INVESTIGATE OIL SEEPAGE
OROVILLE, Dec. 11.-R. A Pack of
the United States geological survey is
here making an investigation of oil
seepages in the vicinity of Therma-
Tito.
BOTH CHARGE INFIDELITY
SAN JOSE, Dec Ii Mrs. J. M.
Kearce, wife of railroad detective OF
Pa1o Alto, has filed complaint for
divorce, alleging infdelity, and
Kearce has filed a cross complaint
alleging the same offense, naming
three correspondents. among them a
Seventh Day Adventist minister.
PETALUMA POULTRY SHOW
PETALUMA. Dec. 1.-THE seventh
annual poultry show opened last
night with a large attendance and
fine display of birds. Judging is be-
ing INDUCED in today. Local and out
side feed firms are making demon
strations daily.
FOUND DEAD AT RENO
RENO. Dec. 11-W. P. Stewart,
i. piano tuner for Sherman. Clay & Co.
8 of San Francisco, was found dead in
his bed in a room at local hotel yes
terday. He was a resident of Oak
land, where he leaves a widow and
daughter.
THIEVES ARRESTED WITH LOOT
SANTA ROSA, Dec. II. George
Warner and George Clark were ar
rested here yesterday. charged with
having robbed a house near Calls
toga Some Of the money and arti-
cles taken were found in their pos
session.
TO FACE MURDER TRIAL
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 11.-Robert
Macintosh and Frank Peoples. who
attempted to escape from the Mendo-
cino insane asylum a short time ago,
may have to face a murder charge,
as Alfred Goetz, a patient they as
saulted in their attempt to get away,
died last night.
DYNAMITERS AT PITTsBURG
PITTSBURG, Dec. 11.-Contra Costa
county authorities are investigating
the explosion of a quantity of dyna-
mite, placed under the front porch of
the home of G. NJ. Mercurio, Italian
merchant, while the family were at
dinner yesterday.
SUPERVISORS OPPOSE POWER DAM
WOODLAND, Dec. 11.-Lake county
supervisors have voted to try to re-
strain the Yolo Water and Power
company from conducting an immense
. power dam at Clear lake. Four hun
dred citizens petitioned for the ac-
tion-