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EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING OF THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
GAIN NEW LIGHT
ON SIGNOR'S ACTS
Oakland Police Learn of the
• ; Details of the Promoter's
Forgery
OAKLAND, Jan. 10.— The police o^f
Oakland have secured full information
regarding the method in which F. B.
Sigiior prepared the notes to which
he'forgrod the name of James A. Xur
raj-. the capitalist. T, no notes were
• lilled in from blank forms in an un
usually clever manner. Complete evi
dence regarding the method of prep
aration has been gathered.
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• Pignor's daring is illustrated by the
fact that, although he knew that the
Hir.shaws were in a position to com
\u25a0 nvunicate with Murray and uncover
the gigantic fraud which he was
p T unning to carrY out, he calmly pro
• •tw'ded with his scheme, signed the
ji.ime of Murray to the notes and de
3>Tjslted them with the Henshaws as
v-.'^urity for the proposed transfer, -of
xhf bonds of the Southern California
• "« inent company's plant.
< O\ TEMPLATES PLEADIXG GUILTY
Although Signor still pretends to be-
Ijeve that he has cojnmitteed no crime,
:i:'nj maintains that he can not be held
l>y the courts, there is an indication
: :.:.t ho has been contemplating the
possibility of pleading guilty in the
• vrjit that he is indicted by the grand
.i;:ry. Signor asked Captain of Detec
tives Petersen what the extreme pen
alty for forgery was, and upon being
Informed that it was 14 years.
Lipped into moody meditation. Slgnor
says that he has made arrangements
\u25a0with his relatives in the east to provide
funds for h«s defense, but Attorney
Lin H. Church, who was called in to
see him after his arrest, says that he
has not yet decided whether he will
4indertake the case.
A new feature of Signor's frenzied
financial operations was disclosed today
trhen it was learned that a few days
prior to his arrest he visited a leading
financial firm in San Rrancisco, repre
sented himself as an " agent of \u25a0 the
Wenshaws,, and said that he was ex
pecting toreceive a large sum of money
from the east. The only apparent ob
ject of this visit was to gain the con-
Idence of the firm. The cashier of the
firm called upon Captain Petersen and
acquainted hira with all the particulars
or Sigrnor's visit.
IMPORTANT WITNESS FOIXD
Captain Petersen will consult with
IMeirlct Attorney \V, H. Donahue in re
gard to the importance of this informa
tion tomorrow, and it is possible that
the cashier will be subpenaed to\ippear
as a witness at the grand jury investi
gation oh Tuesday. In addition to
William G. Hensnaw, Tyler Henshaw,
James A. Murray; Harry Oreswell, Mur
ay's attorney; Chief of Police Adelbert
Wilson and Captain Petersen, there is
me more witness, whose testimony is
•-garded of vital importance, to be
"•ailed before the grand jury. The
• aunty authorlues have refused to-di
vulge the name of the seventh witness
"until he is called.
MUSICIANS TO DISCUSS
WORLD'S OLD COMPOSERS
•linglish, French and, Spanish
Objects of Special Study
' BERKELEY, Jan. 10.— With the com
posers of the eighteenth century as
.a heir subject for the program and dis
cussions: the members of the Etude club,
in organization composed ,of Berkeley
'musicians, will hold their regular meet
ijig" tomorrow afternoon in the Piano
Vlub'j< headquarters on Bancroft way,
jiear College avenue.
. The composers of the eighteenth c-en
i ary sonatas and fantasies, particularly
Jlnglish. French and Spanish, will be
tiho objects of special study.
Among those who will participate are
Mies Ethel Preble. soprano; Miss Lucy
Hannibal and Miss Graham, pianists;
Mrs.' Jj. A. Mattes, vocalist, and Miss
3<azel Hubbard. violinist. Mrs. J. H.
"Wood '\u25a0will read a paper on the com
j osers of iliis period. m*n
>BLRGLARS BREAK INTO
THREE OAKLAND HOUSES
Jewelry, Money, an Old Violin
. ." and Clothes Taken by Thieves
OAKLAND, Jan. 10. — While V. E.
ihor and his family were away from
ir home, 1115 Chestnut street, last
ning a burglar pried open a side
idow with a Jimmy, crawled into the
is=«i and stole a pair of diamond ear
g-s. a gold watch, a diamond etickpin,
old brooch and $l»0.
. very old and highly prized violin,
ued at $200, was stolen last evening
m J. M. Ziengenfuss, 420 Thirteenth
:et, bj' a thief %vho broke into his
[ugo Sanders, 513 Eighth street, re
ted, that a coat and vest were stolen
m his room.39gpm
niRGIiAR TAKES JCWELItY
R.OAKLAND. Jan. 10. — Jewelry valued
at more than $600 was stolen from the
lioine of Mrs. Charles Miltn^r, 318
Fourteenth street, between 10:30 and
'31:15 o'clock tonight by a burglar
who entered through a side window.
The robbery was discovered by. Mrs.
•Miltner when she van about to' retire
for the night- The family was home
\u25a0nt the time of the robbery. The Jewelry
Included a pair of diamond ear
rings, lady's gold, watch, gold bracelet
s/»t with diamonds, and several dia
mond, opal and solitaire rings.
A»OU>CES MARHIAGIi
SAN* MATEO, Jan. 10. — Mrs. James M.
Jones has just announced the marriage
of her daughter. Leona Lyle. "Vo Eri H.
Jlichardson, which occurred on October
< but was not made public until Mrs.
Richardson had completed her flrst
semester's work at Stanford. Richard
' son. has been actively engaged in the
«ontracting business in the valley, hav
ing put up eeveral buildings in the last
two years. The couple expect to make
a permanent home in San Mateo.
IBGE CW>SIXG ROADIIOI'SEN
BERKELEY. Jan. 10.— Resolutions of
*the \V.' C T. U. and various Berkeley
churches Trill be presented tomorrow
to the board of supervisors, urging
th^ closing of all roadhouses at the
expiration of existing liquor licenses
and the sugmission to precinct vote of
the question of granting retail liquor
Rlicenses.- J. O. Davis will present
the petition, and a delegation headed
by Mrs. K. Almind. president of the W.
• C T. U.; Mrs. E. Musselman and others
will be present.
Local Brevities
CHINESE LOSES HIDDEN CASH— Berkley.
J«n- 10.— IVo bun<lr<><l and fifty dollars, Uie
property of Lew Tinkle a'\u25a0 Chinese liTing at
2055 Klako street, ' *r«s *tolen from a drawer
In * Cbtavfc cJubroom at the same address yes
terday eftcrnoon.'iJKj£tfrsH
PROOKEB STOLE WATCH— Charles Currin;
Uo lives at 84 I>ubo<v; arpotie, yestwday oom
ainwt to the police that John : Dougherty,
»o\a roomer fa th<\ how*, had .rntfrod bin
K»m ' some time during: tlic - nUrht ; and , «<fol«»ii
a watch *«d Miitcabt. 1 - Tbe police " are loofc'Qg
for IKmsttTty.
Splendid New Landmark
for San Joaquin Valley
| Seven story building erected by Stockton savings and loan society, which
i occupies main floor for its: general offices. ~V -\u25a0>
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BIG SKYSCRAPER IS
BUILT IN STOCKTON
Savings and Loan Society
Erects New Building Modern
in Every Detail
STOCKTON. Jan. *9. — Stockton is the
home of the first skyscraper to be con
structed in the San Joaquin valley. The
new handsome structure which is seven
stones high \u25a0\u25a0was erected at a.cost of
5275,000 by the Stockton savings and
loan society and now is the headquar
ters of that banking institution.
The lower floor-is devoted to the of
fices of the bank and the three upper
floors have been leased by the Yosemite
club. Stockton's exclusive organization
fur the business and professional men
of the city. The roof is litted up for a
garden and this feature will be one of
the rare pleasure facilities of the club
during the Eummer, months.
The tall building can be seen for
miles on each of the three railroads
leading into the city. v and on the
steamer for miles down the river.
OAKLAND'S REALTY
MARKET IS LIVELY
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Sales During Week Indicate
Great Expansion for 1909
i OAKLAND, Jan. 10.— Real estate
transactions were livelier during the
last week than for many months. Sev
eral large sales of residence property
were recorded and there were many
smaller investments in home sites. The
building permits applied" for in the
first week of 1909 reached; a total of
$54,117. • \u25a0 -
: Following: is the report of the per
mits applied for, as issued by .Walter
B. Fawcett, secretary of the board of
public works:
. . Permits. Amounts.
One / etory dwelling* ......... S $15,231.00
Oue/and a half story dwellings,.- 1 r-£*J""x i
Two story dwellings 5 1a.040.00 ;
Two story dwellings and store... 1 i'^X?
Three story flats ........ .V. ;:..., 1 ' \u25a0 W
Oue etory engine and boiler bouse. 1 _,oo«J.uu
Garages and sheds,.... ...^ "
Alterations, repairs, etc ~Z J,*>>>l.w
Total ........44 $34,117.00
UEPOUT BY VfABDS
) I Permits. • Amounts.
First ward •••I" ? 11 «?0°0
Second ward •••?. nil'/iX
Third ward - • "1 .." \u25a0-^•VJJ
Fourth ward ........... I.SS-.00
FiftU ward •\u25a0" A i . - 2 > i«'oo
Slsth ward •••?\u25a0\u25a0 ?'s-?'<Q(
Semitb ward \u25a0.^.....Ji_. 5,30a.00
Total ... .......44 '$34,117,00
WESTERN PACIFIC BUYS LAND
Among the realty : deals that were
closed last week was the purchase
by the Western Pacific company of a.
lot at the northwest corner of Third
and Jackson streets for $9,500. r Thls
gives the Western Pacific an almost un-;
broken line of frontage in the north
side of Third ; street; between Oak and
Harrison. The one exception is the
Bendel hdme in Aiice street for which
a deal Js pending. T
The Laymance real estate company
sold to W. B. Page, ran eastern caplt
talist, a lot in the East Lake Merritt
'. boulevard for $10,000. Page will erect
, a $10,000 home yon.the property^ and
make this city his Wwelllng- place. •
\u25a0 One of the most- unique- apartment
houses: in the west is \u25a0 to : be built In
Franklin street near Twenty-second
! this spring at 1 a cost of $30,000. The
plans," artistic and \u25a0including: eastern
: improvements' ... in urban" -architecture,
were by J.Cather Newsom. Itwlli'be
the only two , story apartments house
on the coast. "The apartments >.will be
fitted" with disappearing beds, book
cases - and Individual entrances. :
i A. J. Snyder -reports that .".the real
estate business ' of,-- his : firm has /been
, satisfactory all wj:ekJ siif§StifiS&BKS£
• W.';P. Fry," the 'real estate agent; at
; Orchard and East- Fourteenth* streets,
. Elmhurst,'* reports ir that , the - suburban
i district there, ls filling. up rapidly. t with
desirable home seekers.. The; Southern
'. Pacific right of \u25a0 way to^San-'Learidro
is nearly completed and' a now' bank is
• being planned. y >
REALTY CONDITIONS
The weekly report of." the financial
underwriters" presents' a' careful criti
cism of the condition of, '..the -realty
market in Oakland and ; neighboring
cities.'. .The report says: "The ,f new
year opened, with a market, somewhat
quiet, but remarkably^ steady. There;is
nothing of the. boom Iprinciplo in' the
present condition *of .realty.-" Owners
are very hopeful of the 'immediate: fu
ture and. .believe that.it is to- their best
interest, to hold on to j their property."
THE BAy ER^NCISCQ OALL^ MQNDAJY, JANUARY 11, 1909
TENANTS NARROWLY
ESCAPE WITH LIVES
Apartment House Burns and
Occupants Flee in Night
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OAKLAND, Jan. 101— Twenty families
who lived in the Vue dv Lac apartment
house at East Sixteenth, street and
Third avenue weye. driven, into the
streets while a fire consumed the build
ing at 2:30 o'clock this morning.
Over in ' the central station of the
Oakland traction company, 200 feet to
the northwest of the .Vue dv Lac,' Wi
lliam Bramstead. yard foreman, was' at
\u25a0work.' Two tall buildings intervened
between him arid the flaming apartment
house, yet before a single tenant was
aware of 'peril Bramstead ! had 'seen
tongues of flame ; leap : from the roof
and the light- well- above the roofs
of the obstructing dwelling.
CIRJIEX RESCUE TEXAXTS
Realizing that a catastrophe.impend
ed, he summoned the whole-, crew^ of
car cleaners and repairers and led-them
to the Vue dv Lac. " One of : the - men
woke Mrs. Romer by breaking the win
dow of her apartment.
The crashing of glass aroused the
occupants of the lower floor, directly
under whicli the flre-had,begun—prob
ably from crossed wires. Having been
awakened and dressedin the streets in
the chill air,' these tenants began haul
ing out furniture and saved two truck
loads; of household goods belonging- to
the Vue dv Lac. While they did so,
the car company employes : and Mrs.
Romer ran up the stairs to the other
apartments. - "
Fearing that the' flames in the base
ment would cause the building, to col
lapse-the fireman turned a stream un
der the house. -The electrical 'wires
sputtered /under the water, but: still
burned, and they had to be cut loose.
Then the basement fire was --\u25a0extin
guished. . .
In the hallways of the building the
firemen and streetcar, men were = having
trouble with gaspipes, which .broke
from heat in places | and exuded gas,"
which took fire. This was reduced :by
plastering niudjover the breaks.
fought escapixg; gas \u25a0 }
The men. who: fought witli the escap
ing; gas perfoVmed, numbei-less feats in
carrying out inflammable material and
furniture." At ? the rear ; of . the \u25a0 ; main
building were piled cans: of ' kerosene,
carried out of ' reach* of the basement
fire. .The.men doing this: work- were
protected by a stream ; from a hose.- .
-The firemen by their efforts prevented
the; blaze from spreading • .to- the: annex,
which was filled with'tenants.
All of the^ tenants rescued have^ found
others quarters.; /rhey were the follow
ing an.dtheir families: , ; • ; / r
George I. Stone, ; Harry, J.kolb,; airs:
L-' R- Averell, •H. James', 1 , Mrs.-W. H.
Whitman, ;L. G. Daggett, James D.
.O'Grady, Vincent:Loos;:,W. H.'Harring
ton, William Wright Adams,- Miss Her
linda Noyes, Allan G; Ramsay,;lra'Boh
ner, E. Seymour, •R. Jordan, 11 Mrs/ W. >D:
McClure, Mrs. M.; E.; Hillyer, Mrs." 'Jack
Mac Guinness, T. D. Hariri . and;E; >B.
HappoldtJ ; '; r
The loss to^lrs. Romer, the landlady;
and lessee/ amounts to several' thousand
dollars o:V- furniture. . " : \u0084'
\u25a0 The building Is owned by C. M. Xlc-
Gres-or.; whose J loss ; will': be i heavy, , and
brings / the k ' total- toi's2s,oooi or IfSO.OOO."
*Iri the f riiain f building were 7 150; rooms;
divided/" into'-; 25 : apartments.^ The u yue
dv ; Lac was \bu lit ; s e'yje ral y ears - a go ; and
was, the flrst : large. apartment house in
the city. It ; is one of - the largest.ever
constructed? here'. r . . .:, ' „ -". , ;
MISSING ''COUNTESS" ;
RbJOINsVHUSBAN^
Mrs. J; Qblgorouki Says; She
Was Paying Visit tolFriend
'- OAKIiAND, Jan. 10.— Mrs. Jennie Dol
gorouki of 71, Ohio; avenue, Frultvale/
who claims to be the' wife tof '.tho.'elev.T
enth Count lvanovltch « Dqlgorouki^of
Russia, and who, was • reportedfas m!ss T '
ing to the. police^ by;, heriluTsbandiv has
returned r to her^ home., >- 'Countess" Dol
goroukl,;,who. was 'at? one ", ti m©V the Iwi f c
of. "'Rev." E.-.: Fishburn,' \-.'av Presbyterian
minister; of this city; T ;says.that*shelhas
been , ; visitinf?' a-llrs;:> Shannon7,in« Flood
avenue, i .Fruitvale."f."Count''fDolgbrouki
was 'not. t apparently*,' surprised 'sby,'his
wife's;; -.return;-,.; although,: he.^had . pre-j
•vioiiply -cicr la reel's' that -"-he ? believed s!ie
had ;dcsertt*d him. ;
PHOTOENGRAVERS
TO FIGHT DESEASE
Tuberculosis Sanitariums to Be
Established in Various
j Parts of Country:
\u25a0^^\u25ba^^^^v. ' liirst Jnternatiohal
; C^ra^&HcO V J C ° •- President A.
S^ p >=^sgA^' - J. Gallagher is'ad
-^untBSSSW^ :\u25a0. -vised that President
- V ; .Walter W611 : of .the
photoengravers* ; union, -while in Bos
ton '„, '\u25a0• recently, ;. explained -to the
laboring ..men; there, the plans 'for
the .-establishment ,' of tuberculosis
sanitariums in .various parts; of tho
country.-,-it : is the; intention v to have
two;in the immediate of Deli
ver," Colo., one in ; North Carolina, one
in -s Canada and' one in some stato not
yet^seiected.' -;••-• - -".: '-".-- ; .
sanitariums' are to be" main
tained .by a. per capita assessment;of
$2 :a year t commencing ' with^ the first
of-the current. year. '.In discussing this
matter.rPi-esidentvWoll stated :that;be
cause of ' the character of the work '• and
its " effect V.on. on t the human ' system- more
than 60 per cent iof the membersvof
the craft are affected : with ; tubercu
losis. .I----'--''...-, \u25a0\u0084'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 : ,'-\. \u25a0- -
,•; The retail shoe clerks' union at - it 3
last regular meeting had its otflcers for
the current; term installed by. Firstlln
ternational -Vice-president Max E.
Licht. .The' union is arranging; for a
smoker to be. given-in Clerk's building.
The;, union received eight" applications
for. membership and- admitted two can
didates by- initiation. ; . .
*':»'•
The . lathers' union . will hereafter
meet in Eagles' hair in Market j street.
The business agent reported at the
last regular meeting that itlie" indica
tions,- now, that the holidays are over,
are \u25a0 for plenty of -work for the • mem
bers. At the next meeting; the union
will be advised as- to the settlement
of the. long standing jurisdictional con
test between", tho: lathers and house
smiths.
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* . The new board \u25a0 of directors' of the
Pacific" coast' waiters' association (inc.)
were"; installed .for "the current ' term
at'the last regular meeting, after .which
there. was a high -jinks under. the sire
ship of W.E. Collins, with a first class
program. This association admitted
100 candidates to membership last
month. " • .
"At the close of " the "last regular
meeting of tJH 'officers of local No. 16.
international alliance .of, theatrical
stage employes, Samuel D. Simmons," the
retired president, .was given a. gold
mounted fountain 'pen and a fine trav
eling 1 bag as a token of his services.
The milk wagon drivers'; union ; will
have the.rfollowingj as officers, for the
current term: J.E. Crowley, president;
W. H. Worm, vice president; F. A. Mc-
Govern, 1 - business agent; M. E. Decker,
secretary-treasurer; J. O'Day, record
ing secretary; P. A. Kisner, P. A. Skin
ner, trustees.' The union at its riast
regular meeting donated $23 to the
Italian earthquake sufferers.
, .Th ere/; will-. be< a- meeting <this after
noon in the. Building Trades temple
for -, the -purpose* of 'arranging a new
schedule .of baseball : games and other
athletic sports, for - the current year.
The board of. directors proposes to go
into the entire line of sports. . :
A. .M. Thompson, president of the
state federation of labor, has been
elected president -of the teamsters'
union of Oakland, local No. -70. for the
ensuing . term. This -organization; now
has -a membership- of v 325. : The new
officers'are to be installed at the meet-
Ing Tuesday night. '\u25a0: ' , .'".
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"W". H. Morgan ;.hasf* been* elected "to
represent the ? electrical ' workers' local
Xo. 6 in the convention *<of the state
building- trades council ,; at 'Santa Rosa^
The local had Its officers for <the cur
rent term installed, at thoVlast regular
meeting. \u25a0 '-•;'\-\ \u25a0'.'\u25a0'.-\u25a0
The janitors' union isto hold a meet
ing in. the Building Trades temple this
afternoons to c . which -.ttie, janitors em
ployed . in • the- large --downtown office
buildings' have -been •\u25a0: invited,- with ~a
view to have them- join "the union.
During' the last regular meeting of
the butchers' union the recentlj' elected
officers were installed. ; The union do
nated $10 ;to the \u25a0mechanics" on strike
on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad.
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The insulators' union has * elected :N.
L.Tifer, president;- W.J. Williams, vice
president; H. R. Lewis,' recording secre
tary; -"H.-fStrohl,-; secretary-' treasurer; C.
Ryan, business agent;* and-: J. yon Bu
low, sergeant at arms, for the current
term. NlS^lSSsg^&ffi&SasSSE
The; allied printing trades council of
Sacramento has accepted ;the invitation
to send a delegate to the -chamber of
commerce. of that city. C." E. Battey of
the" typographical \u25a0 union was selected
as, the delegate.
The molders' unionat its last regular
meeting. installed its : new officers. The
committee on ball reported :that it had
engaged Kendrick's 'hall for the func
tion.. \u25a0 ;- ._\u25a0- - . \u25a0 .\u25a0 .; ; \u25a0 " ; '.- ..--.*. '
-.Machine hands', union No.. 7 15 has re
turned to the San Krancisco Labor. tem
ple on Fourteenth street ; and will,'
af tor \u25a0\u25a0 next Tuesday,^meet there : on the
second . and "fourth • Tuesday of each
mo^ith. ~ . '
• The woman's auxiliary to San Fran
cisco itypographicaljunion ; No. 21 .will
meet ,Jn ; the Sanf Francisco iLabor tejn
ple tomorrow^afternoon*.for ;the pur
pose of installing' the officers.
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•'•' The* hacHmen's-'union has 'made ap
plication HO -affiliate:; with- the . district
council of teamsters. The*- application
will be'acted upon; at. the next .meeting.
Painters' unioniNo.»l9at its meeting
last- Monday night-donated $200 to the
fund -for,- the - relief gof { tho ..; earthquake
sufferers' in; Italy. v ;': \u25a0-'
'The union has', elected ;N.: Smith and
L'v-T. 'Thomas; business agents; W. J."
Gildea; treasurer, and W. Weber, war
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\u25a0 ; Secretary A. Gallagher .of vtlie,' labor
council 'endeavoring 'to secure yon
behalf v'of -t.ftie' r labor.tcouncil $100 per
month; as provided for, in. the charter for
the /hostlers In Uhe; employ of the fire
department, j -v ;
: Theifollowinghave. been installed as
the : : t officers ;of." stationary ..firemen's
union 'for 'the.) current ;, term :>.J. J.
Riley,. president ;;F.' Thomas. I*-vice:1 *- vice: pres
ident ;%T..Rooney; recording; secretary;
A.- Beaver, financial;secretary,iand-busi
nessf agent; < C.'"'A..JShea: 'treasurer; A?
Steinmetz.T guard. -At the 'next *meet
ing,?a .propositions, to s establish i a death
benefit?wlll;beldiscus6cd.;: : l:;%
%2s£? JUFmJLit^J' them, yet the ordeal through
\u25a0^\u25a0CMlC ''Ml *Tfi^W ¥ fiTJfriSy Which the cx P ectant mother
(^A^l jPk^ JL (U muSt paSS usuall y i? so full
-'-^"^ T^ \u25a0 .:--. dread that
she looks fonrard;to ; the hour with apprel^nsionj^ Mbtfier^s ( Friend^
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ANNUAL INSPECTION
OF NATIONAL GUARD
Company A : ; Fifth Infantry, First
to Undergo Scrutiny of
Major Wilhelm
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'The- first of -the annual muster and
inspection ,of the -national guard* of
Calif orniav; for "the current .year took
place: 'last Monday :'. in', the -armory. of
Company "A; . Fifth? infantry, in Twen
tieth /.street, -Oakland, -that company,
commanded -by Captain' Leon C. Fran
cis, /coming under the critical gaze of
Majbi-/,Thomas : Wilhelm, ,U. S. A.; re
tired, (.who was . assisted by Major G. ; L.
' Holtum -of - the .; Fif th^ i There , were
present; officers from all the, companies
in San v- Francisco, ; Alameda,
Berkeley, '• San Rafael • arid * other points."
also Ca^ good "representation of the staff
of , the \u25a0•.Second .brigade, there being; a
desire to know what; the. line of Jn
spection, is to be , this - year.
/There .were :61 o*it of a' total of -62
at muster,^ and all ''\u25a0 presented a neat
appearance in' dress uniform. The floor
work was ..very limited; but the in
spector devoted a great deal of atten
tion to the officers and men finding out
what •they, know, about the duties of
the.' soldier. .
The first-question asked was directed
to \u25a0; one v^of f the ' lieutenants and' was,
"What are I . you .here for?" This was
something, new • along the : line of. ques
tioris asked .at lnspection"' v and . the offi
cer : was for/a "few moments, at a loss
to reply ,<but at ;last said, : "Because I
was: ordered here "for. inspecuon."
OFFICERS ARE QUIZZED / '-"•". ;
, After the major '•; had his work
with ..the , company : the*""men were dis
missed; and", the commissioned officers
were L taken : into a side room, where
they/fwere quizzed for . an : hour. V This
proved a more severe .test .than' that
undergone while being questioned be
fore.the - examining board at the time
they qualified for a' commission. Every
detail was gone into; in order' to dis
cover what the officers, knew, as ;to
their specific* duties, as to sanitation,
care ;of the company .en r^ute, and in
the field, "the providing^ of rations and,
in fact,' all that officers should. know<
;The men of the hospital- corps of-the
Fifth were ' inspected fin the " presence
of many of the members of the niedfeal
staffs. One officer and brie man were
absent, the former : being on one of the
transports.. The detachment was given
a" good opportunity,;; to prove what they
know, of the' duties; they are expected
to perform.
- Tuesday night Company F, Captain
George H. Wethern, was, inspected in
Oakland.; Fifty-five were- present, six
absent. \u25a0 .
:\ Thursday night the inspection was
in Company: G of the Fifth. Captain
Rushton McConnell commanding. | This
company.had 60 of the 62 on the roll
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Frldaj'-j there Ayas. the inspection, of
the* headquarters of .the : Second brigade
in -the -Moriadriock -building, also the
brigade officer and. members of the
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IXSI'ECT FOUR COMPANIES
This. week the four companies of the
local battalion -of \u25a0 the Fifth infantry
will >' be inspected in the 'Audltdrlum
annex ; after the" signal ;, corps , of the
Second brigade ' has been; examined at
1574 McAllister street: : This" organiza
tion, Captain ; F. jJ. Sulliyan r command
ing. will, .it is expected, show a vast
improvement over, the previous inspec
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; Tuesday* Major will inspect
Company; Captain .W. G. 'Hyde;
•Wjedriesday,; Company X, T Captain C. J.
Mund; .Thursday,: Company H, Captain
J. ,'C. Nagei.'f and : Friday .Company L,
Captain J. J..Hyer. w \u25a0
Last Sunday .Company •: G of the
Fifth, had: an jail day, practice preparing
for 'lnspection/ with the > result • that the
men y appeared . before Jthe inspector ;in
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Lieutenant W; J. Buttenbach of: tile
Coast; artillery, located at Fort Mc-
Henry, Md.v ; having been j granted a ,;60
days'; leave of J absence, is on his" way
to this city to visit his parents. He
was; sergeant major in ;the. old First
infantry -in 1 this^city, many, years ago.
His former comrades in arms. will give
him a reception during his stay. here. .
A.' J/Skenk,' formerly; a; lieutenant in
Company , Kof the Fif th, \ is | recruiting
a company of Coast i artillery to =be
located [in- this- city. He has 40 signa
tures to a petition tO'bo mustered into
the^ state v service. v ; ,
-,', CoriipanyiM,- Second. infantry, located
at 'Hanford^' Captain .B.M. .Heath in
command,- has "tissued . a challenge to
Companies; C,', and ;K of Fresno, :D of
Visallarand L f of Bakersfleld to a~lO
men" competitive match at 200, 300 and
500- yards, the shoot to be held at" the
range! Company M is fitting up.
MASONIC LODGE INSTALLS
;•; AliLOjF ITS OFFICERS
Walter L. Johnson and Arthur
S.; Brown Conduct^ Ceremonies
SAN> MATEO.; Jan.VIO.^-With Walter
L. ' Johnstone>actingJ as installing -of
ficer and; Arthur S.- Brown as master of
ceremonies.l the San. Mateo: lodges of
Masons ! Installed .the ; following officers
last' evening; with elaborate ceremonies:
-. Grove 'Lawrence,' worshipful -master;
Lewis" A-'Smith,' senior 'warden; Charles
A. Wainwright. junior.wiirden; Fernand
Levy, 'S. .Moulton,
secretary; Rev; Neptune : B. , W. : Gallwey.
chaplain r-Walter.L.Johnstone, 1 marshal;
Charles •- A.T'Vandebos. '- : ; senior; deacon;
William i H. : Cone; Junior "deacon ; Thom
as -•;\u25a0;\u25a0\u25a0: Wood,-.- -steward; "William. ' Munro,
steward; Chris Eskilson.-tyler; Joseph
""inllli in 1 I T'ITTTT r iWi | r'l || »t1f(lllplI<irilll» t 1f(lllplI<irilll
-,The -installation was" followed by a
banquet,tat\which' 150 guests .were en
tertained, j the principal speakers ; of the
evening rbelng 4 R.?G. :Guyett, Walter :-L.
J olins tone; ; Prof.' F. G." Sanderson ,: Lewis
A; Murch'and'FrThfall. /Music was fur
nished by'a" quartet' composed of Robert
Bonner." James Watson. Prof . " F. , G. i San
derson, and sW.'D.f Wisnom.' Robert Bon
nerbeing.thesoloistv of the -evening. :
AGED SJWOMAX" ASPHYXIATED
A LAMED A, V Jan:; 1 o.— Mrs. : Margar c t
Henrich, ~% 1 5 P years J. of . age, was V found
dead -from • gas '; "\u25a0 asphyxiation in -^ her
home: 626 r Lincoln avenucithis' morning.
Her* death .was .evidently." accidental as
an , investigation that the 'jet
from; which Uhe 'deadly ; gas flowed had
not been I closed'tlght.( .: \u25a0 .; '. :
Mivanil Mrs. Hawes,
Who 4re Wed 50 Years
GOLDEN WEDDING
ANNVERSARY KEPT
Pioneer Residents of State Cele-
brate Day Surrounded by
Two Generations
Surrounded • by two generations of
children, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hawes, pio
neer residents of this state, celebrated
their golden .wedding.-anniversary yes
terday, afternoon; at their, home, 321
Lyon street. The place was.beautiful
ly decorated for the occasion and 50
guests enjoyed the festivities.
B.F . Hawes came into prominence in
this state while he was sheriff of Cala
veras county, and in that capacity was
Instrumental. ln hunting'down many of
the bold stage robbers and criminals
who terrorized- th© mining regions.- He
crossed the plains from Louisville, Ky.,
in 1852 and. met his wife shortly after
his arrival in Calaveras county, where
he had considerable success as a mln£r.
The • couple lived in Calaveras county
foivmany years. After resigning from
office Hawes engaged in the hotel busi
pess, where . he came iiv contact with
many of the well known miners and
commercial men of the earlier days.
Thirteen years ago he removed tothis
city. Fortune having smiled upon him,
Hawes purchased a comfortable home in
Lyon street.
Seven children, several of them
prominently known in this^ state, re
sulted from the union. They- are Frank
T. Hawes, postmaster of Centerville,
> Alameda county; Captain Talton Hawes,
captain of the watch of the United
States mint for the last 16 years; H.H.
Hawes, an employe of the mint; Mrs.
\u25a0"W. W. Steel of Berkeley. Mrs. E\-a
Btealey of 'this city. Miss Anna Hawes
and Miss, Mildred Hawes. The grand
children are R. -F. Hawes Jr., Zeta
Hawes, Walter Steel. Elmer Steel. Effa
Steel. Talton Stealey and Eva Louise
Stealey. ' ' -^
MRS. STURTEVANT
DIES AT HER -HOME
Death of Relict of Pioneer Who
Had Been in Consular Service
BERKELEY, Jan. 10.— Mrs. Leonore
Sturtevant, relict of Charles W. Stiir
tevant, formerly interpreter in the San
Francisco courts, and- one time con
nected with the United States consular
service in Cuba. and. mother of Miss
Lydia Sturtevant, director of the Stur
tevant\ school, of vocal instruction in
this city; died' at her home, corner of
Eunice . and Henry streets, this after
noon. The funeral will be held Tues
day afternoon from the parlors of the
Berkeley .undertaking company. Rev.
John Howland Lathrop,- minister! of
the First Unitarian church.- officiating.
BERKEI.EV n.VXKint DIES
BERKELEY, . Jan. 10.— Gad Aylwin.
former president of the South Berkeley
bank/died today at his home, 1623 Alca
traz avenue, after an illness of about a
month. He .was a, native of-, England,
aged '70 years. Aylwin left" a widow,
Mrs.' J Margaret Aylwin. and two chil
dren, Stella' C. and Robert M.* Aylwin.
He: was well known' in banking; circles
and was esteemed. throughout the coast.
THERE WILL BE NO DISTRESS
IN STOMACH OR INDIGESTION
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Ton can \u25a0 eat anything; , yonr; stomach remedy is used. Biap«psin really does
"craves without fear, of a caae'of.lndl- all the work of. a healthy stomach. It
gestion^ or Dyspepsia, or [ \ tha-t '-.'. your dlgrests your meals when your stomach
food will .ferment or' sour on your can't- Each trianffnle will digest all
stomach if you will take Diapepsin the food you can eat and leave noth-
after .eating. , insr to ferment or sour, f
Tour'meals. will taste good, and: any- Get. a large 50-cent case of Pape's
thing you eat will; be digested; nothing Diapepsin from your druggist and
can ferment or turn Into acid or poison start taking today and by tomorrow
;'or stomach i gas, which causes Belch- you "will actually brag abont your
ing. Dizziness, -a feeling of fullness healthy, strong > Stomach, for you then
after" eating, Nausea, '\u25a0', lndigestion (like can eat anything and everything you
a lump of • lead -in stomach). Bilious- want" without ; the slightest discomfort
ness. Heartburn, "Water; brash. , Pain In or misery, and every particle of im-
Ptomach and intestines or other symp- purity. and Gaa that. ls In your stomach
toms. . / * and Intestines; is going to be carried
: Headaches. from; the! stomach. are ab- away without the use of laiativea or
solutely. unknown where "this, effective any other ? assistance..
; Every thing you want can
i; be found in the Alameda
{County Want Columns (
[of TODAYS CALL
BODY HANGS FROM
ROPE FIVE DAYS
Baker Named Hoffman Commits
Suicide in Lodging House
. Room
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OAKLAND. Jan. 10.— For five days
and possibly longer the body of Hoff
man, a baker aged 55, huns by a rop<
from the celling of room 5 In the Mode!
lodging house at 32* Ninth street un
til it was discovered 'by Lawrenct
Riverd this afternoon. Hoffman had
not been seen by any of his acquaint
ances for a week and as the door of
his room was locked it was presumed
that he had left the city.
On Friday afternoon John Anmeteer.
clerk of the house, instructed Riverd
to open the door of his room and the
latter attempted to do so, trying all the
keys In his possession without success.
Falling In his effort Riverd forgot all
about the matter and did not try to
get into tho room again until this
afternoon.
Hoffman had been out of work for
a long time and was in arrears for
three months* • room rent to the man
agement of the lodging house. It was
supposed that despondency over his
financial troubles induced him to end
his life. As far as can be learned the
dead man had no relatives in this city.
SWINDLER GETS NEW
T TAILOR MADE DRESS
Represents Himself as Messen-
ger and Secures Costume
OAKLAND, Jan. 10. — An Ingenious
and economical scheme to obtain a new
dress was successfully worked upon
James Haggerty, a ladles* tailor, of
1005 East Fourteenth street, a few days
ago by an unidentified swindler. The
man called upon Haggerty and in
formed him that he had been sent to
get a tailor made suit whteh* had been
ordered by Mrs. A. Frates of 1056 East
Fourteenth street. He made a small
cash payment upon the suit, which was
valued at $25, and carried it ' away.
Yesterday : the tailor discovered that
the suit had not reached Mrs. Fratea
and that she had not sent any oiw
for it. The police are making an in
vestigation.
STABBED DURING FIGHT
OAKLAND, Jan. 10. — During a drunk
en quarrel at the corner of Ninth an«l
Franklin streets last, night John W.
Smoother, alias Williams, a carpenter
employed by the city street department,
was stabbed in the Up by an unidenti
fied acrobat, who escaped by sliding
down a rain spout in the rear of the
Golden West hotel. He outfooted Po
liceman Hennessy in an exciting chase
through back yards and up the stair
way of the hotel. Smoother was ar
rested for drunkenness.
BNGAGHMEXT ANNOUNCED
BERKELEY. Jan. 10.— The engage
ment of Miss Camille Dasrgy, daughter
of Mrs. Olive Dag^y of University ave
nue, and Dr. Frederick Barklew. a grad
uate of the university and dentist of
San Francisco, has been announced.
Miss Daggy has been in this city but a
short time, coming here from Indian
apolis . with her mother. Dr. Barklew
is a graduate of both the academic and
dental departments of the university. -
CLUBWOMEX INSTALL OFFICERS
BURLIXOAME. Jan. 10. — The Bur
lingame. clubwomen have installed • the
following officers, who will guide tno
destinies of their organization during
the coming 1 , year: Mrs. Edward F.
Treadwell, president; Mrs. J. W. Mur
phy, vice president; Mrs. C. F. Bovee.
recording secretary; Mrs. Charles J.
Robinson, corresponding secretary: Mrs.
F. T. Colby, treasurer: Mrs. George
Reardon, financial secretary.
Suburban Brevities
AIAMEDA OaOCEa DlES— Alameda, Jan. 10.
Edward A. Wessling. a member of the srocerr
firm of Jacobn«a tc WesslJas, died today at his
home, ICOS Sherman street. He was the hus
band of Julia JacobHon Weß3lingr. father of Al
bert and Lester Wesaling and brother of -J. H..
A. G. and Hanna L. Wesaling. and was a native
of Cincinnati. 43 years of aje. '
XBON WOEKEB TOTUfD DEAD— Oakland.
Jan; 10. — DaTid Vl«ner. an Iron worker. 62 years
of a£p. iraM found dead la his mun m' ml:
Campbell street this morninj bj Jacob Keller.
his landlord. Death is presumed to hare resulted
from heart failure, lie was a native of Wiscon
sin.
TWO AEW BRITISH EXPORTS
Amid the depression occasioned by
"declining- trade returns there comes it
refreshing, report from Covent Garden
that Australia — forgetting her calam
itous rabblts^ — has commenced to im
port British newts and sticklebacks.
Our newts seem" harmless enough,
though at the Antipodes, where our
watercress has become a tree, they may
grow into "great dragons of the prime."
But the stickleback would never be
awarded a prize for good behavior by
his fellow fish, among whom he swims
about feeling sorry that there are on I y
ten commandments for him to break.
He wrecks the public peace both di
rectly and Indirectly. It will be re
membered that, a dispute about the
North London habitat of this quarrel
some little creature first 'disturbed the
harmony of the Pickwick club.—West
minster Gazette. .