The San Francisco call., 1913-08-16
LOCAL BREVITIES

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aiding and abetting q lottery
| DR.. George b. Fisker. charged With
bribery. was held to answer to the SUI
perior court yesterday by Judge Crist.
| Jewelry valued at $50 was stolen
yesterday from Robert Broad. 1923
/ Capp street
| Andrew MarshalI, 40l Lick building,
was fined $50 by Judge Crist yester-
day for assisting a lottery
| ST. Teresa's parrish Of the Potrere
will hold its annual picnic and family
reunion In Shell Mound park. Oakland,
Saturday. August 80.
| L. Greenway, 4 porter, aged -, was
found dead in q room At 1850 Stockton
street Thursday night His throat was
| cut
Ralph Murphy, = clerk. WIS caught
by Policemen Wizard and Sheehan
early yesterday attempting to take an
automobile belonging to r. ]. Jacobson.
1857 Market street
| Antoine Mladinlch, 30 called ssbfIIiard
| ball thief" was found guilty on. three
| counts of petty larceny yesterday by
Police Judge Sullivan and sentenced
to serve nine months in the county jail
| A thief, who entered the liquor store
of Adam vishiak, lis Mason street.
early yesterday morning attempted to
hide the burglary BY setting the store
on fire.
Judge Grimm yesterday granted = PEI
tition of Frank N. Pease for the adop-
ton OF Robert w. Brashears 1s years
osage. 1t was the first oficial act of
the new judge.
| The body Of Blasfus Burch. . miIker,
aged so. was found early yesterday
morning on the beach south of the life
saving station Burch has been miss
ing for several months.
| Charles Brinton Killer, = local carpen-
ter, filed a petition in bankruptcy yes
terday in the United States district
court. His liabilities are scheduled at
$55S.3o, with no assets.
ELLA Cullen, . waitress, was arrested
| and charged with grand larceny yester-
day following the accusation made by
Riley Dodds. soldier who says the
Cullen woman robbed him Of watch
and IS.
| Charles MeLain. a clerk. who bor-
rowed $40 from the San Francisco
Remedial Loan association. 43 Fifth
street, on furniture he did not own
was arrested yesterday on a charge of
obtaining money under false pretenses.
Miss Jeanette Miriam Gordberx Of
Philadelphia, secretary OF the Jewish
Chautauqua society. is attending the
western summer assembly OF the chau-
tauqua and will remain here until the
| sessions end. Miss Goldberg is at the
st. Francis hotel.
! st. Joseph's school for the Deaf, con-
Quoted by the sisters of ST. Joseph.
1902 Telegraph avenue. Oakland, will
open Wednesday,, August 81 The study
| of music will be a principal feature
OF the curriculum.
| The supervisory nnance committee
allowed an appropriation of $s, 600 yes
terday for additional street cleaning
| equipment. The committee set aside
$500 for the painting OF the relief
home buildings.
| At the First Baptist church tomor-
row morning Pastor George E. Burlin-
game VIII introduce a new feature a
Little Sermon for Little People," The
| choral musical service will also be
planned for them in part
Collector Frederick S. Stratfon an
I nounced yesterday that next Monday he
would transfer the ofIice of collector
of the port for San Francisco to his sue
cessor, ]. o. Davis, whose bond has
been approved in Washington, d. c.,
and his commission mailed.
i The nrst evidence In the st. Francis
lobby OF the extensive changes being
made throughout the hotel appeared
yesterday when workmen erected scat
| folding along the big panels OF the
south wall. preparatory to opening that
side through into the present dining
room.
! William Heinstreet, wanted here mr.
grand larceny. is under arrest In Illi-
nois. Detective ConIon of the local de-
partment was one of the arresting of
| fcers. Heinstreet is charged with
stealing $500 from the register at the
Albany hotel, 1S7 Third street.
| Judge Graham yesterday granted let
/ ters OF administration to James Moffatt
on the $1,000 estate Of his brother. Rob-
ert Moffatt. Robert Moffatt was a sea
| faring man who disappeared seven
years ago Recently Judge Graham,
on the brothers petition. declared the
missing man to be legally dead
The newly organized Octavia Inn
provement club will meet Monday night
at 1411 Geary street to discuss matters
pertaining to the improvement OF the
district. One of the matters before the
club is to ask for a grammar and pri-
mary school In the district President
Jacob Label will preside.
Miss Milton Davis, sa1eswoman in
stovo at 2016 Fillmore street. turned
her back on a customer yesterday while
looking for something he had asked
for and when she returned the man
purse containing s22.50 was missing
"Old Age; Its Cause and Prevention.v
will be the title OF an address by SAM
ford Bennett, Monday night at the
regular monthly meeting of the Berean
society OF Calvary Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Bennett is known as ''the man who
grew young at 20 years" and will Illus
| trate his lecture with lantern slides.
b. .. Garrison, . locomotive en-
gineer living in Oakland, filed .peti-
| ton in bankruptcy yesterday in the
United States district court. His la
bilities are $l,963.61 with no assets.
Robert II. MagilI Jr. also filed a petf-
| tion in bankruptcy. His debts are Se77
with no assets.
| The case against Henry A. Heath,
who was arrested three months ago on
complaint of Mrs. Agnes Spalding. for
mer wife OF DIR. Otis b. Spalding, was
dismissed yesterday by Police Judge
Shortall He was charged with giy-
| ing Mrs. Spalding a worthless check.
Mrs. Spalding refused to prosecute.
| Mrs. Margaret Mitchell, wife OF w.
D. Mitchell, a miner, visited police
| headquarters yesterday afternoon and
| tearfully told the authorities that she
| believed her husband had deserted her
| for another woman. The Mitchells ar
rived here from Butte, Mont. three
| days ago. and have been staying at
Hotel Marley.