The San Francisco call., 1913-08-05
OAKLAND BREVITIES

The Vernon -Rockridge Improvement club re-
quested the city council yesterday morning to in
struct the San Franeisco-0akland Terminal rail-
ways to place fagmen at College and Shafter
avenues, where the Oakland. Antioch and Eastern
railroad crosses the traction lines and also at
College and Claremont avenues. where the Key
Route line crosses the College avenue.
Mrs. Margaret Leon. So years of age. left her
home. 50 Harrington street. san Francisco. early
Sunday morning to visit Mrs. S. Voss, living at
2S44 East Nineteenth street. She did not reach
her destination. The police were notified.
W. B. Scott, 1879 Telegraph avenue, has asked
the police TO search for his fellow Iodger. VIII
liam J. Peavey. who left home July % and failed
to return.
John Thomas. an aged rancher of the sacra-
mento valley. stepped on moving train az
Twentythird avenue late Sunday night. Shortly
Rfterwari he found wandering about in a
dszed condition by Dr. W. ". Kergan. who took
MaIley 1914 East Twenty first street
George K Rogers guest at the st. Mark
hGtel mas reported 70 me ponce dnat h ne was q
be was boarding q train.
Two highwaymen held up G. 7. Aldrich: west
ern representative Of Breck & Co.. st. Louis. who
Is staying at the Hotel Oakland late Sunday
night In Harrison street and took $50 from HIM
Business men viii be gues Is at luncheon at
the Hotel Oakland at noon today to welcome
home H. c. Capwell. who recently returned from
3 six months tour abroad The AFFAIR is being
srrarred nv the hoard of directors of the Cham
her Of Commerce. Of which Mr. Capweh is
member.
be waged by fhe Oakland Commercial club for
Two months were taken yesterday. when a letter
Information on prospective members ana lne1os- 13
ing a roster OF the present membership Inc
campaign is under the charge OF the memoersnlp y. ?
committee, headed by Leslie f. itlce. anu Tue
ways and means committee. OF which Z. f. Cor
is president. The club expects to increase
its membership by 1000 within two months.
A dozen members Of the boys department OF
the Young Mems Christian association under the
leadership of George Hielte, assistant secretary
OF the department. left yesterday morning on
bicycles for a tour of the eastern part OF an. a
media county and the Santa cara w vai,ey aeys 70
The funeral Of Edward Newland. pioneer resi- resi-
dent Of Oakland. took place yesterday Inornlns
Mrs. Alexander Campbell 1926 Webster street:
The service was read by Rev. hay r. SarteI s vl
the First Congregational cnnrcn. hesrerS we're
J. D. Hahn, Fred Furniss. b. 5 Noyes. D. L.
Baker, Charles Butler and Robert Dalzlel. ot
Having overlooked some OF fhe pIoPei - "
the defendants in the first attachment FLED sat
urday morning G. w. Campbell, ssld 10 pc a
land expert Of San Francisco. levied ana re.
corded Yesterday supplementary attachment
on property in which r. c. Hanford W ,.
Tevis Hanford Investment company and union
Land company have an interest
Answering the summons of the. district attor-
ney. Mrs. Orpha Lawrence has PROMISED tHe 9
authorities TO place her daughter. Aubrey IN
4he custody Of the probation officer. Inc girl
escaped following her commitment last Frloay
when her father. Z. Lawrence, was sent 10 the
comfy iaii for four months for contributing to
the delinquency Of the child by pelne lnto&i-
Gated. :.
the detention home DR.. J. NJ. Kane was renewed
Yesterday morning by the supervisors Dr. A.
S. Kelly was appointed in his place
Eugene Stachler jailer at the county jan
when James Comerford, alleged plckpocket'
walked out Of the prison and escaped. LETT yes
terday for Mendocino county TO look Tor the
escaped prisoner.
The First Hebrew congregation Of Oakland oo-
tanned permission from Judge William H. waste
yesterday to mortgage property at Sycamore
street and Telegraph avenue and at Merrlmac
and Webster streets for 100000 10 erect Ne"
synagogue on the latter site.
Mrs Clementlna A. Hatch, in behalf OF her-
self and two children. began suit yesterday Tor
So. 900 against the San Franclsco-0akland Ter
minal railways, a streetcar OF which line ran
down and killed her husband, Charles w Harcn'
Claiming that he discharged as efnclency
expert By the Pig and Whistle companies % san
Francisco Los Angeles and Oakland after ne
had been engaged at a salary Of $4,000. j. w
Amrath began suit against the corporation yes
terdav for 81 500 which he alleged Is unpaid:
While riding on an express wagon at IWel1tn
avenue and First street yesterday afternoon
Thomas Doane a waiter. of 43s Tenth street.
and Henry Tumling. of 226 Second street, were
hurled from their seats TO the pavement when
the wagon was struck by Key Route train;
Doaue incurred eoncussion of the spine and
contusfons. while Tumling lacerated about
the face and body.
Emond Erdman. a sausage maker. has been
arrested on a grand larceny charge preferred by
c. F. May los Thirtieth street. San Francisco,
who alleges that Erdman sold horse ana buggy,
valued at $140, which belonged to him.