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OAKLAND ALAMEDA BERKELEY
SODERBERG'S TRIAL
SLOW IN STARTING
Alleged Matricide's Case Called
Before Superior Judge
Melvin
Attorneys Allen and Hynes Are
Again Pitted Against .
Each Other
OAKLANT). Feb. 4. — Erlahd Soder
berg, a young longshoreman, was placed
on trial In Judge Melvin's court today
for the- murder of' his mother, Mrs.
Sig'rld ' Martha Soderberg. The finding
of her body, mutilated and hacked al
most beyona semolance of a human be
ing, in a closet in their home in B
etreet nearly a year ago led to the ar
rest of her son, Erland, and the police
alleged that they secured a confession
from him after several days' persistent
sweating in the city prison. Since then
he fcas been in the county jail, but the
long delay in bringing him to trial was
allowed at the request of Attorneys Al
len .and. Walsh for the defense, who pre
pared to base their case on a plea of
insanity and sent to Germany for depo
sitions regarding the alleged Ineanity
of Soderberg's father, as it was said
that his father died in an asylum for
the insane. ' .••:.\u25a0;.••:.-\u25a0.'
The body of Mrs. Soderberg -was dis
covered by neighbors March 25. They
missed her about the place, entered her
house and on searching the premises
discovered that she had been murdered
and her body, wrapped in blankets, had
been placed in an upright position in a
locked closet. Her throat had been cut
in several places and her right thigh
also bore a long, deep gash. Soderberg
hud been seen about the place on the
evening before slightly under the influ
ence of liquor.
Upon his return at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon he wes arrested and accused
of the ci-ime. He showed grief and de
nied that he had committed the deed.
He Eaid he had gone to bed the night
before and had- slept until 6 o'clock the
following morning, when he ate a hasty
breakfast and went to -work in San
Francisco. :; .v
Upon investigating the colice found
epots of blood on hi 6 undevshirt, they
alleged, and also discovered the key to
ilie locked closet in his pocket. He was
sweated by Detectives Hodgkins and
Flynn and two days later was said to
havft uttered a broken confession.
The police theory was that Mrs. So
dorberg had upbraided her son for
drinking, it was known she had
r.i.r.e previously, and that in drunken
i i£«s he murdered her. Traces of a
Struggle in the kitchen, where the deed
was supposed to have been committed,
wore covered up with some care.
The young man's demeanor when ac
cused of thef v crime was of- surprise and
grief rather than guilt, is the state
ment of some who were present."
Examination of jurors proceeded
slowly and none was secured during the
day. A. G. Davis was excused by con
sent of both sides, as he said his wife
was a sister in law to a cousin of At
torney J. J. Allen, who is conducting
Soderberg's defense. The prosecution
is carried by Assistant District Attor
ney W". H. L. Hynes. A bitter struggle
is anticipated, as Allen and Hynes be
came embittered during the trial of
Olive Scully.
REDWOOD DEMANDS S. P.
RIGHT ALLEGED WRONGS
Grievances Are Aired Before
Meeting of the City
Council
REDWOOD CITY. Feb. 4.— The meet
ing. of the city council last night took
on the aspects of an amicorporation
fight before it was many minutes old.
P. Foley complained that the South
ern Pacific company was In the
custom of allowing trains to block
ade Etreet crossings for a much longer
time than was allowed by law, and
with this as a starter complaints
against the railroad company rolled in
thick and fast.
The corporation was accused of not
paying its water bill for water fur
r-iEhed the station here by the munici
pality, of not installing culverts that
it. had promised to place and also of
not keeping the footbridge in repair
running along. lts right of way south
of the station.
It Is alleged that the footbridge Is In
a. dangerous condition and that in the
past few months more than one citi
zen wending his way home late at
night has dropped suddenly from its
board walk into the ellme of the marsh.
After a prolonged discussion on all
of these alleged ills. City Attorney
Archer Kincald was ordered to com
municate with the Southern Pacific
company and demand instant relief.
PIONEER VALENTINE HUSH
NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE
Prominent Californian Citizen
Lies Critically 111 at His
Fruitvale Home
OAKLAND. Feb. 4.— Valentine Hush,
pioneer and a prominent figure In the
business, political and social history of
California, is critically ill at his resi
dence, 1340 East Fourteenth street,
Fruitvale, and the attending physi
cians hold out no hope for his recovery.
Valentine Hue). Jr. has . been sum
moned from Tonopah to the bedside of
his father, and a daughter, Mrs. Frank
Richardson Wells, is on her way here
from Vermont. Thomas Magee, a son
In law, is hurrying back from New
York, where he went recently in the
Interests of Mrs. Herman Oelrlchs. Mrs.
Thomas Magee and the Will Magees
are already at the Hush home.
DORICS HAVE LADIES' IVIGHT
Doric lodge No. 216, Free and Ac
cepted Masons, for the first time since
Its organization had a ladies' nigh* in
Golden Gate hall , Monday evening, which
v. as attended by nearly 500 persons,
all In full dress. During the early part
of the evening there was a program of
musical and literary numbers con
tributed by Mrs. Gomez, Mrs. Leon, G.
Goldberg, Billy Hynes. the -Golden Gate
ruartet, "William Trebeli, D. Levl.' M.
Emmenon and M. Pecter. Then fol
lowed an order of dances and at 11
o'clock supper was served In the ban
auet hall. The affair was under the
Sirection of Benjamin Levl, W. S.
Scott and J. D, Hamraah. •\u25a0' ->
MULCREVY REPORTS,
The monthly, report of County Clerk
H. I. MuJcrevy, Issued yesterday,
6howed receipts during January to
have been $17,222.85, and expenses
57,320. 50, leaving an excess of receipts
over expenses of $10,002.05.
Slayer of Mother on Trial
Classify Bancroft Library
Erland- Soderberg, who went
to trial yesterday on charge of
having murdered his mothen
DAILY CALIFORNIA
IN DIRE STRAITS
' — \u25a0 \u25a0:
Management to Discontinue
Student Paper if Financial
Aid Is Not Given
BERKELEY, Feb.- 4. — The manage
ment of the Dally Californlan, the stu
dent daily paper of the University of
California, made the announcement to
the student body today that unless 150
subscriptions to complete the 500 neces
sary for the publication of the paper
for the remainder of the term were re
ceived the college daily will be discon
tinued after tomorrow, as even the
"panic" edition at the expense of an
alumnus will not be published.
Up to date more than 350 subscrip
tions have been received, but a total of
500 is necessary for the paper to pay
expenses, although a debt of 9800 is
outstanding. If the student body will
not rally to the support of the paper |
the student daily which was established
in 1597 will go out of existence. '
The Callfornian company suspended
publication of the college journal a
week ago on 'account of .outstanding
debts and because of the little interest
the students took in the paper. For
the last week a "panic" edition, printed
in dodger form at the expense of a
former student of the university, has
been issued with the hope that the stu
dent body would realiie the plight of
the Californian and lend support.
WANTS CRUISER SILVER
SERVICE TO BE REGAL
L. P. Crane Believes People of
Oakland , Will n Show
. Generosity
OAKLAND, Feb.. 4.^-Colonel L. P.
Crane, who has" been authorized by the
Oakland chamber of commerce to so
licit and receive subscriptions in this
city with the hop* of raising $3,000
toward a silver service for the new
United States cruiser California, this
afternoon said:
This movement will lead -to a test of the
public spirit, state pride and national pride of.
the people of Alameda county. The people of
the state of California are being Interested In
the buying of a ellrer service for the United
States cruiser California. That ressel was built
in San Francisco harbor by the- Union iron
works and is specifically a California product.
She will In time -go into all the ports of the
civilized world and her officers will entertain
the dignitaries of the nations of the earth, who
will sit at h.er table. And her table should
not be Inferior to any table which can b« set
on any cruiser or battleship which bears the
name of any other state In the onion.
Oakland has been asked to raise $3,000 as
her share to that contribution and -we Intend
to raise It.
CHAUFFEUR IMPLICATED
IN KIDNAPING ARRESTED
Wanted in Fremont Older Case
and Will Be Brought
From Chicago
Pete Callander. the chauffeur who
was implicated with Luther Brown and
Porter Ashe of Patrick Calhoun's de
tective and legal bureau in the kid
naping of Fremont Older several
months ago, and who was later indict
ed In connection with that matter, was
arrested in Chicago yesterday by
George E. Burns, son of Special Agent
William J. Burns.
Callander was spirited out of the
city by some of Calhoun's agents at
the time the Older kidnaping case was
under investigation by the grand jury,
but he thought better of the matter
after leaving and returned to give his
testimony. So contradictory were Cal
lander's statements, however, that a
true bill was found against him. Soon
afterward he disappeared for the sec
ond time. He was traced to Chicago,
where the arrest. was made yesterday.
Callander was released on ball, his
bonds being furnished by an attorney
named Mill, but arrangements will be
made to bring him to this city at once,
and he will probably be held in jail
here or else freed under heavy bonds
until he is needed as a witness.
FORESTERS TO DANCE
The companion and the subordinate
courts of the Independent Order of For
esters of this city are to give a ball
in Cotillon hall tomorrow night. The
grand march has been scheduled for
8 o'clock.
Army and Navy; Orders
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4— The follow
ing orders were today Issued at the war
department:
- Captain H. B. .Clark, coast artillery
corps, will proceed to Portland. Ore.,
take station there and report by let
ter to the commanding, general of . the
department of the Columbia for duty,
relieving Major John Els ter Baxter,
quartermaster. Captain Clark, in addi
tion to his. duty as disbursing quarter
master, will report to the commanding
general of the department of the Co
lumbia for duty as assistant quarter
master. \u25a0
Major Richmond McA. Bchofleld, quar
termaster, haying reported at San Fran
cisco, will proceed to Jeftersonville.
Ind.," and reporjtto depot quartermaster
for duty. Chaplain Edmund'P. East
erbrbok, coast artillery -corps. Is Tre
lleved ' from duty :at Fort Worden,
Wash., and 'will proceed about March
1, 1908, to the Presidio of San Francisco
and report to commanding = officer for
'duty^ "\u25a0' ' \u25a0",' -\u25a0• \u25a0 • .\u25a0• •; "-: -\u25a0-\u25a0;\u25a0. -
XAVY ORDER
Paymaster ' Clerk AY. H. Normand has
been appointed paymaster clerk In the
navy' for duty in California.
TL^:SJJSvF^
SEEK MANUSCRIPTS
ON EARLY HISTORY
Students Delve Into Immense
Collection Composing the
Bancroft Library
Task of Classifying and Segre
gating Papers 4 to Occupy
Many Months
BERKELEY, Feb. 4.— Delving Into the
mass of historical data gathered from
all parts of \u25a0 the Pacific coast, which I
forms the Bancroft library, recently
purchased by the University' of Cali
fornia for' $150,000, but now said to be
invaluable, five students of the Uni
versity of California are classifying
and segregating the great collection
forming the nucleus of the Pacific
Coast Academy of History -instituted
by Professor Henry Morse Stephens
in hopes of finding manuscripts bear
ing on the history of California, and
the southwest. The lost Carondelet pa
pers, missing for 150 years, were found j
recently and the history of the south- |
west, and particularly "Louisiana," will
have to be revised.
Miss Mabel Chubb of the class of '07.
Miss Louise F. Scott '06, N. A. Ricciardi
'07 and Gordon C. Davidson of the Uni- |
verslty of Toronto are ..the students:
engaged in the task of classifying the i
storehouse of historical matter, the ac
cumulation of years of labor on the
part of H. H. Bancroft.
The Carondelet papers have* been
segregated and partly calendared,; also
the Larkin historical papers. The labor
of the students in search of forgotten
lore is tremendous and will require
months for the complete classification,
after which the task of cataloguing
will be begun.
The work is being done under the di
rection of Frederick J; Teggart, curator
of the Bancroft library.
TWENTY-THIRD TO SAIL;
ON THE BUFORD TODAY
General Chaffee's Daughter Is a
Passenger on Transport
Bound for Philippines
The Twenty-third infantry will sail
for the Philippines this morning on
the transport ! Buf ord." "This regiment
has been stationed at the Jamestown
exposition. Colonel Philip Reade goes
as commander, but it is not likely that
he will be in the islands long, as he
is about to be promoted to the rank. of
brigadier general.
The regiment arrived early yesterday
morning, and at once went , on board
the transport. Following is a list of
the Buford's passengers: W.'Jl*
Colonel Philip Reade, Twenty-third Infantry.
and wife; Colonel G. A. Booth, Twenty-sixth
Infantry: Major T. C. Goodman, paymaster
United States army; Major Franklin I. Hatton,
Philippine scouts; ' Chaplain J. H. Sutherland,
Twenty-third infantry; Captain .Samuel . Seay
Jr., Twenty-third Infantry, wife and son; Cap
tain J. M. Slpworth, Twenty-third infantry,
wife and daughter; Captain C. B. Hagadorn,
Twenty-third infantry; Captain T. r, Schley,
Twenty-third Infantry; Captain H. L. Lanbach,
Twenty-third infantry,' wife and daughter;
Chaplain John T. Axtpn, Eighteenth. Infantry:
Captain E. A. Gretnofffh. paymaster, wife and
Infant; Captain H. A. Drum. Twenty-third In
fantry and wife; Captain Joel R. Lee, Twenty
third infantry, wife, and Infant; Lieutenant W.
W. McCammos, Twenty-third Infantry; Lieu
tenant W. E. Bennett, Twenty-fifth Infantry,
wife asd Infant; Lieutenant W. 11. Noble,
Twenty-third Infantry; Lieutenant F. S. Young,
Twenty-third Infantry; Lieutenant R. E. Grin
stead, Twenty-third Infantry, and wife; Lieu
tenant G. V. S. Quackenbush, Twenty-third in*
fan try. and wife; Lieutenant Fred H. Turner,
Twenty-third Infantry, wife and son; Lieu
tenant William Krueger, Twenty-third Infantry,
wife and son; Lieutenant John R. Brewer,
Twenty-third infantry; Lieutenant - Pat M.
Sterens, Twenty-third Infantry, and wife; Lieu
tenant K. L. Pepper, Twenty-third Infantry;
Lieutenant Fay TV*. Brabson, Twenty-third In
fantry; Lieutenant Harry S. Adams, Twenty
third infantry; Lieutenant Charles .A. Thuls,
Twenty-third infantry; Lieutenant F. C. Miller.
Twenty-third Infantry; Lieutenant C. A. Don
aldson. Twenty-third Infantry, and wife; Lieu
tenant C. R. Lewis, Twenty-third Infantry;
L*u tenant Roderick Dew, Twenty- third Infan
try; Lieutenant W. A. Blain, Twenty-third in
fantry, wife and son; Lieutenant W. G. Miller,
Twenty- third Infantry; Lieutenant R. E. Clarke,
Twenty-third infantry; Lieutenant H. B. Cla
gett. Twenty-third Infantry; Lieutenant W. T.
MacMlllan, Twenty-third Infantry; Lieutenant
John W. Lang, Twenty-third Infantry: Miss
Chaffee, daughter of General Chaffee; Robert G.
Nunan and wife, G. C. Brigham, Miss Clara
Hague, Mrs. Otto Mejewskl and daughter, Mrs.
F. E. Miller and daughter, Joseph Miller, Mrs.
F. J. Yopp and son, Mrs. Joseph Houston and
daughter, Mrs. W. G. Qulnn and two children,
Mrs. Guy Coulter, Mrs. William Welch and
son, Mrs. William Smith and son, Mrs. W. L.
Chiles and daughter, Mrs. Larry Patten, Mrs.
E. FondeTllle, Mrs. J. W. Buerkle, Mrs. J. O.
Mitts, Mrs. T. C. Hamilton and daughter, Mrs.
K. R. Beidel and son and Mrs. J. C. Rector
and son. I \u25a0
General A. R. Chaffee arrived. with
his daughter yesterday' from Los An
geles. They "are the guests of General
and Mrs. Frederick Funston. Miss
Chaffee will sail* today for Manila on
the Buford. 3i . \u25a0. v^iV>:v \u25a0"'
Mrs. John B. Bellinger, wife of Col
onel Bellinger, and her four sons have
returned from the east, where they
have been visiting relatives.. They
have taken a house at Van Ness ave
nue and Filbert street • ,
The Third cavalry, whloh has' been
in the Philippines for two years, is on
the transport Thomas, due to arrive
here February 13. On - arrival the
headquarters band and the first and
second squadrons will proceed to Fort
, Clark, Tex. The Third squadron . will
i go to Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
CELL ENGULFED BY TIDE
MAN NEARLY DROWNS
Cries for Help Coming From
Jail Roused Entire Popula
tion of Belvedere • ,
BELVEDERE, , Feb. 4.— "Help l Help!
For God's sake, help! I'm' drowning!"
were cries that-aroused the 'entire
community \u25a0 last night \ and [ brought out
parties to search .for drowning
man. . Vainly "they sought until, by
chance, a man passed the, Jail. Inside
was Duncan Kennedy floundering in a
cell almost engulfed" in^the tide. "
Old residents \u25a0\u25a0 say : that . last night's
tide .was \u25a0 the highest on record.^: The
water rose »so^:rapldly rthat Kennedy,
soon had to wade^ about; his cell. In
a Bhort time the -cot /and'ichair were
floating, when ; he ;^nas- rescued.
DINNER FOR PRESIDENT -r
\u25a0'. In honor of their retiring" president,
J. H. Welnstock,^ to;whose psrsonal,ef
forts arid'administration they attribute
much of the success of their organiza
tion during his four; years as president;
members of the Commonwealth,; club
will 'hold! a'dinner,; at; the! Fairmont-ho
tel Wednesdays evening-, February .',: 12.
The ." occasion twill ; also ; be the ? "ladles'
night'V of the; club." ; The : program, will
Include addresses .by President David
Starr Jordan « oft Stanford and, Professor
Henry Morse Stephens.'™ :.
WOMAN : rOtrih)' INSANE— Oakland, Feb. 4.
Mrs. -, Tlllle ! Peterson fof -• Harw&rd » was • declared
Insane "after> an examination -i held .before' Su
perlor. Judge Waste > today. , She I was ; conunlttw]
to Uie Mate hOßpital at Stocktea.
Miss Mabel Chubb and N. A:
Ricciardi, two students of the
University of California who
seek manuscripts in the Bancroft
collection bearing on early his
tory of the state. *'.'*'
POLICE SEARCH FOR
ALLEGED FORGERS
Two Men Working Singly Are
% Accused of Issuing Many
Worthless Checks
OAKXm^TD, Feb. >4.— R. T. Board, alias
Ward, an alleged ex-convict and forger,
and an unidentified man, who, operat
ing singly, have within the last week,
it is alleged, bunkoed nearly, a dozen
persons in this city and San Francisco,
are being sought by the police of both
cities for the misdeeds charged to them.
To aid in the hunt for Board the police
have had a photograph sent out 'by the
prison authorities at Folsom; when. the
accused forger was imprisoned* there.
Board is said to have forged the name
of J. B. Crow, a contractor, to several
checks for $100, all of which he passed.
The 'other man, who uses the names
of Joseph Walsh, W. M. Whalen and K.
M. Burns on his alleged . fictitious
checks, passes as a brakeman and rents
rooms In various portions of the' city.
He is said to present in payment for a
week's room rent a check for more than
the amount due, and having departed
with the change is not seen again.
The checks left by the two men be
gan to come in together, aggregating
half a dozen already. From the alleged
victims of Board, who is said to have
forged the name of Crow to three $100
checks, complaints .were received both
In Oakland and San Francisco. He is
accused of passing forged checks on C.
Donovan at Alcatraz and Telegraph
avenues, on J. Price of 405 Fifth street
and on J. V. Jones, a jeweler 'in San
Francisco.
The other confidence man swindled
Mrs. Stevenson. of 655 Sixth street out
of f 13. a Mrs. Granger at 625 Sixteenth
street, and Mrs. M. Greenfeld at 808
Grove street of $14.75._
URGES IMPROVEMENT
FOR THE MISSION
Promotion Association Names
Committee to Interview
City Officials/
,At a meeting 1 of the Mission-promo
tion association BSonday night in Rolph's
hall a special committee was appointed
to look after the Interests of the Mis
sion in connection with the projected
bond Issue for municipal improvements.
The committee will ask the, supervisors
to increase the apportionment for
: sewers so as to Include the district
south of Twenty-ninth street The
committee also will request that a pro
vision- be made for parks in the Mis
sion. The suggestion •will be made to
the supervisors that the different items
in the bond issue 1 be- segregated and
voted'on separately.
A committee was appointed to appear
Wednesday before the board of public
works, and Thursday at the meeting: of
the street committee of the supervisor?
to invite representatives of the mu
nicipality to Inspect the College hill
viaduct with the view of ' making: per
manent , improvements at this point.
The attention of the city's" representa
tives also will be called to- the washout
on the . Mission road . near Onandago
; avenue, where a temporary; wood via
duct , has been c constructed.', ; The ) same
committee will urge the improvement
of Nineteenth street between Guerrero
and Valencia; " . ' - .-"
A. B. Maguire, who, had been ap
pointed to urpe on behalf of the asso
ciation the improvement of Army street,
reported that he had held a conference
with Engineer Rogers 1 of the , Ocean
Shore railroad. ' ' Rogers had k agreed,; on
behalf -of his s : company, 'to /donate '^34
feet .of : roadway.? onhthe* south" , side 'of
Army.^street between :; Vermont street
and the bay, so that Army ' street might
be imade 100 'feet wide at -this * point."
Maguire r will consult; with /property
owners in the.; vicinity in an effortito
have street .widened between Mls
sion street and the : bay. . ";";;'- . >'.CV.>
•The association 'selected a committee
to; ; protest against^ the* : ordinance re
quiring that ,.? all i; buildings /be Vcon
structed '\u25a0-. with .I cement:-; floors. ' It >was
stated' that this Cwould. work "a hard
ship on the Misßlon"dlstrlct.\. . :^"'"
SET END OF CONTEST
. BERKELEY, Feb.- 4.r— The ? oompetl-,
,tion ; of ; students f In ' ; the design , for, th«
.title' ':\u25a0 pag:©- of • the Blue and - ; Gold"; of
1 1906 -•-' will V' close] February," 10.'" George
L.v Bell.^manasingr^ editor of i the ;1 art
department,' in the interests' , of
peUtora, postponed ; the \u25a0 original ' date.
Thugs Pursue and Rob Women
Police Hunt JGonficlerice r Men
WOMEN PURSUED;
ROBBED OF PURSES
Followed Many Blocks at Night
When They Miss Oakland
Streetcar
Mad Thug Strikes Out With
Club, Which Crashes
Through Saloon Door
OAKLAND, Feb. 4. — Mrs. M. Miller
and Mrs. Gako, both of North Oakland,
reported to the- police this morning
that they were pursued for. some dis
tance late last night by two highway
men, who robbed them of their purses
and, when one of the women screamed,
struck viciously at them with a heavy
club. The club crashed through the
door of Landregan & White's saloon
at Sixty-first and Adeline streets and
roused the bar tender, Nicholas Colle
gun, who' came to the aid of the women
and called a patrolman. ' ',
The women informed Policeman Nor,
who answered the call, that they had
missed the last' car and started tojwalk
home. Soon they found that they
were being followed by two men. who
crossed streets and blocks as the
women did. When finally the women
began to run the men did the' same
and overtook their' victims and robbed
them at the place where Collegun was
aroused.
WOMAN'S CLUB FORCES
ACTION ON SMALLPOX
Aroused Over. Epidemic Trus
tees Will Segregate the
% r/ &! Afflicted
. SAN MATEO, Feb. 4.— Lax methods
on the part of attending physicians in
not properly quarantining cases of
smallpox is charged by citizens and
public sentiment has reached auch a
pitch that the city trustees, the board
of health and j the health offlcar have
been made to take official cognizance of
the disease and to begin active meas
ures to stamp it out. For two months
the disease has been scattered through
out the .city and the failure of physi
cians to Insist on strict quarantine In
all: cases has caused a spread of the
disease which is regarded as serious.
A communication from' the board of
health asking that a pesthouse be pro
vided was backed up by one from the
Woman's club of San Mateo, which
charged that the failure of some physi
cians to concur -in the • diagnosis of
smallpox and of the health officer to
confirm that diagnosis has led to a
disregard of prevention C'hi***! in much
milder and less menacing diseases is
considered criminal laxity.
After a prolonged discussion tha city
council adopted the petition of the
board of health and ordered that body
to oversee the construction of a pest
camp In the corporation yard. A small
house will be built .for cooking pur
poses.and.for the use of the attendants
of the camp, which will- be surrounded
with tents with board floors for the
housing of patients who have con
tracted the disease.
NEW LAW ABOLISHES
TRAIN AUDITOR SYSTEM
Rule Holding Ticket Scalping
Illegal Ends Usefulness
of Extra Employes iV^
The Southern Pacific as result of a
recent court' ruling to the effect, that
the scalping of railroad tickets is il
legal will abolish; its train auditor sys
tem. For years each train has had, in
addition to ' its conductor, an auditor,
whose duty it was to go through the
cars, inspect the tickets of all passen
gers I and satisfy himself that theso
tickets were being used by the people
to whom they were originally sold.
These men were ticket experts and
caught many a passenger who was rid
ing on a ticket that he had bought
cheap from a scalper. On the other
hand, they sometimes made errors that
resulted in damage suits being brought
against the company by passengers who
had. been unjustly put off trains.
Under the new decision the selling of
scalped tickets will come under police
surveillance, so the auditors, of whom
the company employed about 200, will
be dispensed with. ' ; '<\u25a0;\u25a0*)?.
BREAKS AGREEMENT TO
CURE HAWAIIAN LEPERS
Opportunity Offered J. L. Wai-
lach Rejected at the Last
Moment
HONOLULU. Jan. 29.— J. L. Wallach.
who created such a furor among the
natives of Hawaii by his claims, that
he can cure leprosy, "has refused to
sign the agreement with the board of
health, by which he was to be given
permission to treat experimentally 12
lepers from the : settlement.
The • conditions of the experiment
were agreed on some time ago by Wal
lach, and a committee of 10 representing
the Hawallans. But at the last moment
'Wallach ; refused to sign the agreement
and undertake the treatment. This, ; It
is believed, will forfeit for him the confi
dence of. th«' Hawaiian people. v
APPROVE HARBOR PLANS
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.— The war de
partment haa informed Representative
Knowland and Senator Perkins that the
specifications \u25a0 for 'the < Improvement of
Oakland harbor have been 'approved
and sent west. , Bids for the work will
be called for ; soon..
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l^tflfiliafill la so full of / suffering, danger and fear
I MB §8111 11 •\^ that 'she looks forward to the critical
" ; , , - hour with apprehension and dread.
Mother's Friend,^ by its penetrating and soothing properties,
allays i nausea, nervousness, and all .unpleasant feelings, and
so^ prepares the \u25a0 system for, the -^ --'\u25a0 v v __ A
ordeal that she passes through |aJ|| £& \$ p^ JH^ W^^^?
worth its weight in gold." $1.00 per jK^Ef|£M/O^*^ifi
bottle of druggists. Book containing g H Bw^H S^ I
valuable information mailed free. „ MB . sS^^SMhI
WE BBADFIUD RtGUUTOR CO., AU*nta, Ga- ,
Miss Ellen .Witman and Chaf
fee E. Hall,' who are members of
committees in charge of sopho
more class hop at university.
SOPHS ARE READY
FOR CLASS DANCE
Second Year Class Will Hold
Hop in Harmon Hall
Thursday Night
- - BERKELEY. Feb. 4.— Under the
leadership of. Chaff ee E. Hall, general
chairman-- of \u25a0: the committee for the
sopohomore hop, which will be given in
Harmon gymnasium Thursday night,
arrangements for the elaborate func
tion of the "sophs", are now complete.
The dance Is one of the four regular
class dances of the college y^ar and is
considered an exclusive social event. It
has received the approval of President
Wheeler and the executive committee,
as has always been th.* custom. The
Informal dance of the sophomores
which will be given, on the night of
April 25 has not as yet been officially
recognized by President Wheeler.
The committee in charge of the hop
for Friday night ar.»: C. E. Hall, gen
eral, chairman; arrangements commit
tee — B. L. Bell, Allan Van Fleet, Earle
Grant. C. A. Stlllson. W. K. Rowell. G.
G. Steele, Marguerite Ogden, Elizabeth
Wolfe, Helen Bancroft. Ellen Wltman,
Hazel Burpee and Shirley Perry. Recep
tion committee — W. I. Hechtman, chair
man; Walter Iben, Leland Adams,
Frank Baxter, J. R. Fairbanks, W. Les
lie, H. S. Johns, G. A. Spelmeyer, Edith
Slack. Louise Watters. Carolyn Rock
well, Gladya Courtain, Mary Van Gul
pen. Floor managers — S. W. Cunning
ham and W. Keyes. t "
BRANDS GOAT ISLAND
EYESORE TO VISITORS
Architect Wants Barren Brown
Spot Made More Verdant
by Government
BERKELEY.. Feb.. 4.— Architect B. R.
Maybeck, . ex-member of the faculty of
the department of architecture of the
University of California, declared at the
last, meeting of the Hillside club, the
organisation of artistic society folk of
North Berkeley, that Goat Island, with
Its brown barren hills, was an eyesore
to visitors in the bay cities. Maybeck
told the club that the Island should be
made a verdant beauty spot by the
government. He said:
! The peoplt of this ' state par too little atten
tlon to the home beautiful and the house beau
tiful. Everj-thlns (raws la tills state. So we
people of California should hare Tine* and ar
bors, trees and flowers In . the greatest of pro
fusion. \u25a0We need, not spend .. the hundreds of
thousands of dollars that the citizens of Rome,
Brussels and' Paris spend to make their cities
beautiful. It would coat little money and take
tout » little time to make Berkeley and other
cities of the state nature's playground.
TRAINER FOR WRESTLERS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb! 4.—
Wrestling; enthusiasts of Stanford uni
versity, who formed a club last semester
have engaged a professional trainer. R.
B. Cornell of the Olympic dub.,; Cornell
will not remain, on the campus, but
will devote special days to the Instruc
tion of the local wrestlers.
CONFESSES THAT
GUEST IS ROBBED
Woman Companion Admits That
A. R. Pedder Steals Money
From Sleeper
Victim Declares to Police That
He Was Drugged Before
Retiring
OAKLAND, Feb. i.— Audrey R. Ped
der. arrested under the namo of Peddler,
with a woman supposed to hava been
his wife, for tha alleged robbery of. W.
E. Bryant, a guest In their home, was
arraigned In police court tnls .morn
ing on a charge of grand larceny, to
which Pedder pleaded not anility. His
examination was set for next Saturday:
Th« police allege they have learned
; that Pedder is a brother to Wllmer W.
Pedder, a Los Angeles millionaire, and
that the woman supposed to hava bean
Mrs. Pedder is Alice Marguerlta Hewitt,
a stenographer, from Tacoma, where
she was reported missing some time
ago. She is a woman of remarkably
striking 1 appearance.
It is not likely that the woman will
be charged aa an accomplice, she hav
ing informed the police of a trick, by
I which Pedder Is alleged to have at
tempted to clear himself of suspicion.
Pedder was at one time a partner of
; Bryant In the tea business in Sacra
mento and when the couple Invited Bry
: ant to pass the night In their apart
ments at Sixteenth street and San Pablo
avenue he accepted. Next morning:
Bryant missed 170 and accused Pedder
of theft. Until the woman confessed
the police were at a loss to account for
the money. Miss Hewitt, under exam
ination in Jail, informed Detectives
Kyle and McSorley that Pedder had
mailed the money to himself in San
, Francisco, after changing it into paper
currency. The detectives secured an
order for the letters and found them in
the general delivery in San Francisco.
Bryant declares to the police that he
was drugged. He admits that all
drank liquor v .ale in tha Pedder apart
ments and he alleges that a drug was
given him in his drink.
A few months ago Pedder waa re
ceiving an income of $1,000 a month
from a real estate business in Los An
geles. Later he went to Sacramento,
where he and Bryant became partners.
Bryant is now living at 435 310.5s
avenue.
WILL CONTINUE TO PRINT
LIST OF "UNFAIR HOUSES"
Labor Clarion Believes It Is Not
Affected by the Supreme
Court Decision
Andrew J. Gallagher, secretary of the
labor council and one of the promi
nent local labor leaders, announced
yesterday that the decision of the su
preme court against boycotting, filed
Monday, would have no effect as con
cerned the weekly list of shops against
which the council had grievances.
which Is published in the Clarion, the
labor council's official organ.
"The council at all times seeks to
maintain the law." s-ld Gallagher, "and
has never yet found it necessary to
resort to any other methods to carry
on its struggles. However, the ruling
deals with picketing and other drastic
methods of keeping union sympathizers
away from houses that are not tfcd la
boring man's friends. The list in the
Clarion falls outside the ruling and we
shall continue to warn away Its readers
from such places."
STOP DRINKING
Orrine Destroys Desire for Drink
"How to Swear Off"
It was formerly customary for tha
habitual drinker to take the pledge
regularly, sometimes once a year, and
sometimes in every fit of remorse that
followed his debauches, and then-
break it.
But now it is gradually dawning on
the world that pledges do not stop
drunkenness. When a man takes a
pledge voluntarily he expects to keep
it. Every man expects to keep his
word, and every broken pledge costs
the drunkard many a heartache. But
he cannot help it. He fights as long
as he can, then succumbs to the crav-
ing. The neryous system of the ha-
bitual drinker is diseased and he must
hare treatment that will cure this
condition. This Orrine will do and is
sold under a positive guarantee to
cure the drink habit or the money will
be refunded. No other treatment for
the liquor habit is sold with such a
liberal guarantee.
Orrine is prepared in two forms:
No. 1, a powder^ perfectly tasteless
and colorless, which can be given
secretly^ in any food or drink. Orrine
Na 2, in pill form, is for those who'
wish to be cured of the habit, and it
should be taken by every one who
swears off.
No matter which form of Orrine is
used the iruarantee is the same. The"
price of Orrine is $I.OQ per box, mailed
in plain sealed wrapper on re-
ceipt of price- Write for free booklet
on "How to Cure Drunkenness"
(mailed in plain, sealed envelope), by
The Orrine Co., Washington, D. C.
Orrine is sold by The Owl Drug Co.'s
stores, Sutter and Van Ness, 916 Mar-
ket St.. Sixteenth and Mission sts.
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\u25a0 ' PROPOSALS
.PROPOSALS tor St««a»er— Office of tfc« Quar-
termaster General. C. S. Army, Waahlnjton, D.
C, February 3, 1903. Settled proposals, la dupli-
cate, will be received bare until 2 o'clock p. "a..
eastern time, liarch 10, IOO.s. and tbca op«av<l
la the presence of bidden, for tb« construction
and complete equipment of a twin screw steel
iteamer for army s«rrlee. lea^tti ISS feet, load
Un« 154 f e* t. breadth 32 feet, depth 17 Net, lv
accordance with the condition*. «pectdcationa and
drawing*, wnicn can be obtained by addrestlng
this office. The Government r«s«rvi»s Uw rixht
t» accept or reject any or . all proposals. Pro-
posals to be marked "Proposals for Steamer for
Artillery Service, to be opened March 10. 1905."
and addressed to J. B. ALES HI RE, Qoarterma»->
ter General. . . •
PROPOSALS for cable rattwa** and duplex
cable waji. office of General Purchasing Of-
ficer Isthmtan Canal Commission. Washington.
D. C. -The opening of bids for 'above ma-
terial "Clrcalar four fourteen," bad been
postponed from t>brnarr 3, 1!V>8," to • February
" IS. 1903. \u25a0 H. F. HODGES. Uent- \u25a0 Col; Corps
vi :::uu»eers, V: a. A., General Purcoaslag
Officer.