The San Francisco call., 1913-08-13
OAKLAND BREVITIES

Special officer Robinson fred three shot. earIv
sesterpsy morning az fleeing burglar who bad
robbed the saloon Of Rodgers & Co.. I142 Seventh
street The thief escaped. : =
Mrs. Tom Nom. 231 Eighth street allowed n
strange woman. tall and dressed in black 10 pIay
with her baby. which she carried in her arms
10 the ferry building San Francisco yesterday
morning. with the result that her necklace with
about her neck.
A resolution introduced hv Commissioner ".
Baccus raising the salary Of Perry F. Brown su-
perintsndent " streets aud ex-ofhcio city en-
gineer from 81 4-ooo TO $500 year has been
adonted hy the city council.
Carver 4 Thomas and Herbert D. Belmont &c
cused Of robbinc the home OF Mrs Clara Cole. ~
Eighth street, on July Y. have been held TO an
81 er te the superior eoIrt charges of burgIarr
The city council has overrued the protest.
signed By 10 per cent of the property owners in
the street. against the improvement OF Lincoln
Avenue. and has ordered the work to be done.
The commercial clubs of Oakland and San
Francisco win participate in q Joint outing AZ
Palmdale. Mission San Jose. September f3
he Social Workers club of Alameda county
adopted resolutions yesterday urging the city
council TO take favorable action on the pro
posed amendments 10 the liquor license ordinance
be reduced from 3aT 70 200 within six months
snd that the license fees of the remaining So
looms be doubled.
lean f. Nelson. member OF a wealthy family
OF Los Angeles. asked for probation YESTERDAY
vhan he appeared before Judge Waste. charged
With haylng passed fictitious check for $50
On Timothy DorEan. Nelson's father came up
from the southern city 10 plead for his son
The first complaint arising from the case of
Helen Sergeant X year old girl. who said that
she was frequenter Of cafes where she drank
liquor with male companions was served YES
terdsv when Charles Arnold. said to have been
one Of her ccnsorts. was arrested on a statutory
charge.
Pleading guilty to the charge Of assault with
deadly weapon. Herman Diversified who en-
tered the store OF Isadore Gar6nkel in San Pablo
avenue two weeks ago. told Judge Waste res
terdav that there mitigating circumstances
for his crime His story will be told to the
court Thursday.
The body Of Frank H MesoT. who vss
drowned in the st. Maries river Idaho was
received yesterday. The funeral will be held
this afternoon from the Albert Brown Under
taking company parlors, Thirteenth street near
Jefferson.
While on his way to Fresno. where he was 70
meet his daughter and journey with her to
Arizona. Thomas Castle, aged so years of Raker
city. Ore. was fatally stricken with intestinal
trouble Monday night and died in the receiving
hospital.
Minors are prohibited from entering or visiting
pcoirooms, billiard rooms and saloons, from OBJ
tanning any Intoxicating liquors and from play
ing games OF any kind IN those places in an
ordinance introduced yesterday by Commissioner
w j. Beccus at the meeting Of the city council
Alleged discrimination against Oakland In
freight rates By the Pacific Mall Steamship com
pany was brought to the attention Of the d.
rectors Of the Chamber of Commerce yesterda
IN the form Of complaint from the Moore i
Scott Iron works Of San Francisco. The com
plant states that steel shipped by the Scott
people cost 81 cents per 100 pounds more into
Oakland than into San Francisco