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EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
POET ACCUSED OF
BRUTALITY BY WIFE
Wife in Divorce Suit Charges
MacLafferty Was Jealous
and Beat Children
-OAKLAND, May 19. — There was
nothing very esthetic about James
MacLafferty's conception of wedded
life, in spite of the fact that he is a
ro^t, if his wife Rosctta may be cred
ited. His 'domestic life was just that
of a plain brute, says the wife of the
author of "The Souls Cathedral" and
other poems.
Her story, which is a lengthy one,
was related in a divorce complaint
that she niod today. Physical brutality
as well as mental cruelty are alleged,
and they were directed. Mrs. .MacLaf
ferty declares, against her son and
«lat*ghicr as well as herself. . r
PARED COJIP-VM' OFFICIAL
MacLafferty is vice president of the
Pacific Coast paper company. He ' is
aJso a stock holder in the company and
is interested also in the Oakland paper
company. At the end of her story of
l}?s cruelty Mrs. MacLafferty appends a
request that the court make him di
vide his salary of $350 a month with
her and divide also tiieir property.
The Isttor includes the handsome
E&juily residence in Eldorado avenue in
the Linda Vista tract.
The pair were married in Seattle in
1&90. "I made the mistake pt my life
when I married you, Etta' Shepard,"
the wife fays he told her when refer
ring later to the wedding. Mrs. Mac-
Lafferty declares that one of the
ininfcs that pave her a great deal of
r.icntal anguish was. his habit of ad- t
dros^ing her by her maiden name,
Shepard, in the presence of other per
son?.
-" Another thing that she puts forth as
a cause of mental anguish was Mac-
Lafferty's unjust accusation that she
\u25a0v. as too friendly with other men. He
made this accusation recently, she
Fays, and caused her much humiliation.
BEAT CHILDREN
Mrs. MacLafferty alleges that her j
spouse was extremely brutal to his
«h)Mren. On one occasion, she de
« lares, he jumped on the boy, James
U. Jr.. with his knees and beat him un
mercifully and choked him. Another
time, she says, he kicked her daughter, I
Antha, with his heavy shoe in the leg;
and struck her with his fists. So much;
<Ij4 he abuse the girl, the mother says,
that she liad to run into her room and
— lock the door to get away from him.
Ilia treatment of Ills wife was what a
menial should expect, she alleges. On
Hay % he told his boy to get out of the
house and take his mother with him.
BOYS ARE jARRESTED
FOR ROBBING HOME
Lads Use Pass Key to Enter
House
OAKLAND, May 19. — Cesar Palle
drini, Madeo Tacliini and Earnest Avo
lan. all boys under 12 years of age,
robbed the home of A. Palledrlnl at
Fifty-fourth avenue and Pine street
yesterday afternoon, securing $90 in
I cash. The youths have been sent to
th« detention home, and will be tried
fey the juvenile court.
The boys entered Palledrini's home
twite during the afternoon, obtaining
entrance by means of a pass key used
at a rear door. Cesar Palledrini is
th<* nephew of A. Palledrini.
Two burglars robbed the house of
Mrs. A. Corrigan. 564 Campbell street,
last night, stealing $.35.75 in cash
from the room occupied by George
Mitchell. Mitchell and a friend re
turned to the former's room about 11
o'clock to find that the front and back
doors had been opened, and also sev
eral windows in the rear of the place.
Awakening Mrs. Corrigan. the three
made a careful search through the
house, and rclocked the doors and win
dows.
Upon awakening this morning it was
found that the doors and windows had
n^iiin been opened. An investigution
revealed the fact that Mitchell's cloth
ing had been searched, and $35.75 in
coin taken. His friend sustained no
loss.
The home of R. Katsuda, a Japanese
living at 529 Ninth street, was en
tered by burglars last night, who ran
sacked every room in the place, empty
ing J.he contents of trunks, drawers,
v.U^J-cs and closets about the premises.
ThY» thieves secured $25 in cash, two
stick pins and a pair of gold cuff but
ters.
FAVORITE SINGER TO
APPEAR IN CONCERT
Berkeley Woman Will Be Solo-
ist for Club
OAKLAND. May IS.— Mrs. Charles TV.
/ ramm of Berkeley will appear as so
prano soloist with the Stewart orches
tral club. Alexander V. Stewart, Ji
rector, Tuesday night, May 24, at Maple
hall. Before her marriage she was
known as Dorothy Goodsell, a favorite
concert and church singer of Oakland,
'and though she has retired from the
professional stage, has kept up her
P studies. She will be accompanied by
Frederick Maurer.
JINKS WILL HONOR
WANDERER OF SKIES
Niles Club Plans Affair for Hal-
ley's Comet
OAKLAND, May IS. — In honor of
Doctor Halley, the discoverer of the
cornet, the Niles club- will hold a re
cpiion June 2. to be known as the
"Comet Jinks." The committee is com
posed of H. S. Hennion, chairman;
En-.il Fritsch and Kenneth A. Millican.
For the edification of the doctor the
mysterious ceremonies, which always
a ttend the jinks of this noted organ
ization will be elaborately carried out.
THE FOUNDING OF ROME
SUBJECT OF LECTURE
BERKELEY, May 19.— "The Found
ing of Rome," Illustrated with lan
tern slides, will be the subject'of a
lecture which will be delivered under
the auspices" of the Greek club of the
high school tomorrow evening by. Pro
fessor Oliver Miles Washburn of the
faculty of the university. He will
speak mostly on the historical tales
centered around the Palatine hill, fa
mous in classic history.
SHIRT WAIST PARTY
PLANNED BY REBEKAHS
BERKELEY, May 19.— A novel shirt
waist party will be given by the mem
bers of Berkeley Rebekah lodge next
"Wednesday night when the* women of
th« organization will dress In f hi rt
waists and the men/ in neglige shirts.
The committee in charge consists of
Miss Cameron, chairman: assisted by
Miss Olive Shirk, Miss Elizabeth Ruff
and Mrs. H. E. Hcisterl .". "'•- '
I Miss E. F. Frisbie,
I Who Is /orority
; : Representative
STUDENTS GIVE
FAREWELL DANCE
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Sophomore Is Chosen Delegate
to Alpha Chi Omega Na
tional Convention
BERKELEY, May I?.— As a fare
well for the summer to their friends
and one another, the members of the
Alpha Chi Omega sorority gave ah
informal dance at their chapter house,
1711 Euclid avenue, tonight.
Miss Edwina Fay Frisbie, a sopho
more of the university, has been chosen
to represent this, the Pi * chapter of
Alpha Chi Omega, at the national con
vention to be held at Detroit, Mich., the
latter part of the summer.
Three seniors of this sorority' were
graduated with the class of 1910," and
one, Miss Elsie Williams of Port Costa,
will return next semester to take a
post graduate course. Miss Bess Kent
ner expects to accept a position as
high school teacher iv her native
state of Oregon. The third senior, Miss
Ethel Jordan, was one of the few young
women of the graduating class of the
university to be elected -to member
ship in the "Torch and Shield," the
senior women's honor society.
MASONS TO CONDUCT
FUNERAL OF HARRIS
Courts Adjourn on Death of
Jurist's Father
OAKLAND, May 19. — In the-- First
Presbyterian church of Pleasanton, un
der the auspices of the Masonic order,
the funeral of the late William Harris,
father ot. Judge W. T. Harris, will be
held tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.
/ The services will be conducted by
L. C. Waters, master of the Pleasanton
lodge, and a number of delegates from
the Oakland lodge will attend. Harris
w*as one of the pioneers of the
state and served in the union army
before taking up farming at Petaluma
in 1569.
The superior courts of the county ad
journed for the day yesterday upon
learning of Harris' death, which took
place at the home of Judge Harris, 285
Perry street. In addition to Judge
Harris, a daughter. Miss Lillie Harris,
who has been principal of the Pleasan
ton schools for 20 years, and a sister,
Mrs. Carrie Williams of San Diego,
survive.
MRS. WITTER GRANTED
$1,000 ALLOWANCE
Order Made in Probating Estate
of Willis G. Witter
OAKLAND. May 19.— The family al
lowance of Mrs. Elizabeth \u25a0G. Witter,
widow of the late Willis G. Witter, who
was at one time United States district
attorney for this district, was increased
today by Judge Wells from $650 to
$1,000 a month. Witters estate is
valued at about $300,000. His son. Dean
Witter, who was formerly captain and
coach of the' University of California
boating crew, was appointed assistant
manager of. his father's estate by the
court today. * ,
MAN THROWN OUT IN
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
Robert McCullough Falls to the
Ground and Is Injured
BERKELEY, May 19.— Robert Mc-
Cullough of Panoramic .way was
thrown out of a buggy at the corner,
of Shattuck avenue and HastQ: street
and sustained severe injuries. The
horse he was driving, took fright'- af
the breaking of the buggy shaft and
caused the runaway which might have
been fatal had not McCulJpugh. been
thrown out before the horse collided
with an automobile. ' * . , '
HEALTH INSPECTOR
CAUSES TEN ARRESTS
.OAKLAND,; May; 19.— 0n .complaint
of . M. 0. -Alexander of the state board
of health, ' 10^ restaurant V^ keepers
were toda y arrested, : charged > .- with
selling milk containing 1 ess « than". 3
per cent butter fat, and- less 'than S%
per cent /solids. Those arrested,,were :
S. Vegilitli, MAMakam, Richard 1 : Dan,'
Johri Milan, r S.; Fukumoto, Mrs. r 3V.-J B;
Yale,,R. M. Ford, J. Roth and, W.lB.
Warren. \ . '-:'\u25a0'
"-CampersV delight tents, cots on sale/
H..«cliellhaa3', 11th" & Franklin; Oak'dV
fHE SA^7 GALL; FRIDAY; ;MAY 20, folU,;
MOTHER FIGHTS
FOR SON'S ESTATE
Witnesses in Will Contest Tes=
tify Brewer Seemed Per=
petually'lntoxicated
OAKLAND; May 19.— That the- late
Lorehz L, Schuler, a brewer of Alameda,
was under the influence of liquor : eo
continuously during the last few years
of his life that he never knew clearly,
what he was doing was the burden Of
the evidence given today in the trial
of the contest brought by his aged
mother, Rose C. Schuler, to break the
will whereby he left a fortune of $75,
000 to his sister, Mrs. Sarah K. Hulse.
Edward Houston, Julius Rosenthal
and Mrs. Christine Helmuth all testi
fied that he usually had the appearance
and behaved like a man wlia was on- a
continual spree. They also said that
he was subject to fits, which seized
him frequently on' the street -and in
saloons.
Dr. Blum of Alameda testified that
Schuler fell down stairs in 19^7, about
two years before his death, fracturing
his skull. . ; , ' ,
The purpose of all this testimony is
to show that Schuler was incompetent
when he made his will, as well^as un
duly influenced by . Mrs. Hulse. At
torney M. C. Hassett, for Mrs. Schuler,
said today that he probably would close
his side of the contest Monday. Judge
Wells continued the hearing to that
day.
PRINTERS CHOOSE NEW
C OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Oakland Typographers 1 Elect J.
S. Davelor President
OAKLAND, May 18.-J.-S. Davelor
was elected president of the Oakland
typographical union at the annual
election, with 70 votes against 56 for
W. H. Mallett, the retiring president.
D. L. Beatty was elected secretary
treasurer, with 102 votes over v '\V. E.
Hicks, who polled 46. S. J. Mathews,
with aO2 votes, and 11. D. liopkins,
with S9, were elected delegates to the
international typographical union con
vention from six candidates, W. T.
; Drake receiving 64 votes.
E. A. Sullivan, unopposed, was elect
ed vice president, and the following
on the executive committee: 11. John
ston, W. N/ Fisher. J. Cross, 11. A.
Kletzker and J. A. Mulhall. v
On the auditing- committee W. T.
Drake, 11. B. Lawson and J. A. Smith
were elected, and V. E. Fortson was
elected reading clerk; A. R. Chen
owith, sergeant at arms, and F. S.
Clark, trustee.
As delegates to the allied trades
council H. Blumenthal and W. T. Drake
were elected, and as delegates .to the
central labor council C L. J.. Browne,
M. R. Feeney, A. W. Sefton Jr.. and G.
F. street.
The international ticket, which was
defeated in San Francisco, won in Oak
land by a narrow margin.
MERCHANTS WANT CITY
-BONDED FOR A WHARF
Richmond Council Asked to Sub-
Mit Proposition
RICHMOND, May 19.— A petition will
be filed at the next meeting of the city
council asking that immediate steps
be taken toward submitting to the
voters a project to bond the city for
a municipal wharf and tunnel.
The circulation -of the petitions has
been carried on by the merchants' as
sociation. Several hundred voters have
signed. .
The purpose is to beg-in municipal
improvements as quickly as possible
in order that congress may "be pre
vailed upon to . apportion money for
the dredging of the harbor. The plans
contemplate a wharf adjoining that of
the Santa Fe company,, which is mak
ing a fill.
500 CHILDREN WILL
MARCH IN MAY FETE
Pupils to Go Through Pretty
Drill on Polo Field
[Special Dispalch to The Call]
SAN MATEO, May 19. — Five hundred
children of the San Mateo, Burllngame
and Homestead public schools. will hold
a May fete on the polo field of the San
Mateo polo club in El Cerrito tomor
row. • *
The different clusses- will march on
the field. Each class will 'have its own
color of dress and flowers.
An orchestra under the direction, of
Professor Winkler; will furnish music
while the children go through artistic
evolutions, on the green field. George
W. . Hall, superintendent-^ the local
schools, and his corps of- teachers have
charge of the affair. ;
HADLEY PLEASED WITH
THE GOLDEN JU3ILEE
Head of Yale Departs for- the
Yosemite Valley.VVith Family
BERKELEY, May ' 1 9.— Thoroughly
pleased with his" reception' by the town
and university, President Hadley, his
wife, - daughter and son departed for
the Yosemite valley , last g night; and
will arrive in LosrAngeles next %veek.
He will deliver -£tn address before the
Yale club of that city. President Had
ley declared that the jubilee of the uni
versity was a great success and com
plimented Doctor' 'Wheeler on > the
showing : made by: both the university
and city of ; Berkeley. • • ~. ;
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FORMER LIBRARIAN IS
LAID TO LAST REST
Funeral of. Miss Claire Cushing
Held From Church
OAKLAND, May 19. — From the Sacred
Heart * church,* Fortieth ; and \u0084Grove, Grove
streets, this! < morning, ; the, funeral of
Miss : Claire. C-iCushing; former,librar
ian -of 'the county ; court;" house,'' was
held: Miss Cushing, -who Tues-;
day, was the daughter of Mr.Tand -Mrs.
Engene.B.Cushingt of ;. 533 :": Thirtieth
street,* where" she|had « lived '".• for' years.
She had; served 1 for six-years as'librar
ian, and" was a fayojite, ln 7 social 'circles
on .account of her" attractive qualities
and broad • education. \u25a0 ' , 4 :
BODY OF SAILOR IS
FOUND IN ESTUARY
Remains' of JohniOlsen Come to
OAKIiAND, May " 1 9.—; The body -, of
John Olsen, a . Xorwegria ri*y sailor, ,/4 S
years: old, was- .found 'floating under,
theViWharf - of Hhe^Wood 1 : lumber.^ com-;
panyi'at u the '; f odt ; of ." Kennedy ; street, ;
East Oakland.'Uhlsj morning. vi The*: body^
had; been- in- the 'water seyeraK^iays.":
According to i associates," Olsen ~wa_s,em-'
ployed-* with.4the?crc\\^; of :; .^J^'A'steSm.
schooner^, Woods," and V while TGturhin^
to the vessel' at; night 'fell' overboard.*;
PLAYGROUNDS TO
HAVE AN ADVOCATE
Mrs. Cora B. Jones Named Dele*
gate to National Convention
'-' at Rochester
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.. OAKLAND, May 19.— Mrs. Cora B.
Jones of the Oakland playground com
mission, jwho recently \u25a0 departed on a
tour of the cast, has since been ap
pointed by the commissioners as a del
egate to "i the ' National ! playground of
America convention that will be held
at Rochester. N. Y.,:'June 7 to 11, and
communication to this effect has been
forwarded to her.'
; The National playground commission,
which is affiliated with most of the
commissions in various large cities of
the United States, is to meet for the
purpose of discussing' the question Of
playground administration, and the
principal topic will -be one relating to
advisability of -"', maintaining --play
grounds through the school board in
stead of through the park board.-" The
fprmer v method has : been adopted in
various large cities, 'with a most satis
fying result. A special committee has
been- gathering information relating to
the matters that are to; come up for
discussion" at the convention, and a
complete report will be made at the
Rochester conclave.
At today's meeting of the park com
mission. West Oakland. park was form
ally transferred into the hands of the
playground commission, v Superintend
ent' Dickey of the latter body has- ar
ranged for a general, improvement of
the grounds, which will be opened to
the grammar grade .students west of
Broadway irt the near future. The plan
of -the commission is to establish three
large playground parks' for school chil
dren of the: city, of which the West
Oakland park is one. The others are
at Bushrod and Peralta parks. " '
A resolution has been introduced by
W. S. Gould of the park commission,
providing that all dogs appearing on
the streets of the city'without a chain
or lash held in the hand of a pedes
trian be Impounded. . Gould's objec
tion to permitting dogs to run at large
in the city's' thoroughfares was raised
on the ground that thecanines invade
public parks, where they tear * up
flower beds, trample down newly sown
lawns, and otherwise destroy prop
erty. The matter will be acted upon
as soon as an opinion can be secured
from the city attorney.
Park Commissioner James P. Edoff
has' been granted a month's leave of
absence, beginning June 1. . He" will
recreateMn the Santa Cruz mountains
during that period. . ;
MASS WILL CELEBRATE
NEW PARISH OPENING
Church at Oak Park to Be Con
secrated by Catholics
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SACRAMENTO, 'May" 19.— Mass will
be held on the lawn under the shade
of Oak park trees Sunday in honor of
the establishment of the new parish
on the Oak park by the Catholics.
Father Gleason, president of Santa
Clara college,. wiir be the celebrantand
will "be assisted by : local priests and
Father Kenna of Santa Clara. Father
Gleason will also preach the sermon.
Following the mass a'" reunion will be
held in the park and dinner served by
the women of the parish.
RECEIVER OF BANK v
WINS LEGAL FIGHT
Adjunct of Defunct Institution
Must Settle Notes
[Special Dhpalch to The Call]
JACKSON, : May 19.— Three judg
ments have been entered' in the su
preme court on behalf of Receiver C.
H. Kenney of the, defunct gutter Creek
state bank, which failed several months
ago, against the; Sunset contracting
and supply company,; anadjunct of the
bank. .The " judgments are on notes
from the contracting company and ag
gregate $9,000. The notes have been
running, for a number of years and
the interest amounts to a' large sum.
THOUSANDS OF YOUNG <
BLACK BASS LANDLOCKED
Marysville Sportsmen Dig
Channels to Liberate Fish
[Special Dhpalch to The Call]
MARYSVILLE, .May 19.— Thousands
of young black bass which took refuge
on the overflow JnSutter. county, and
along, the Feather v river have become
landlocked by the gradual drop; of the
water, and are now; trapped in many
small ponds and lakes with no chance,
of getting out.. Sportsmen of^Marys
vilie are^digglng channels to liberate
the fish and many will be saved in
this way. ,. , . . ;.; \u25a0- '
COUNTY COMMITTEE TO
MEET INNEVADA CITY
California Promotion Branch
Will Convene June 4
[Special Dispatch to The Call] ~
NEVADA. CITY, May 19.—Announce
ment is. made ; that the semiannual
meeting of the -,. county, l committeev- of
the. California promotion* committee
will be held. -here; Saturday;" June; 4.
Governor Gilletti probably will' speak.
The program will include a .banquet
and a trip to the gold mines, s^nie of
which are the deepest In the world.
THREE INJURED WHEN
AUTO IS OVERTURNED
Machine Is Upset While : Run-
ning: Down Hill
[Special DUp'alch to The Call]
STOCKTON, ' May ': 1 9.— Thomas Knud-,
zen of , th e firm of VWilkes, Pearson &
Knudzen of ' this 'city/ is suffering with
abadly •bruised hip.'J. 1 B. Wilkies of: the
same' ftrm '\u25a0 has J a ' : . sprained fioger and \u25a0 J.
Merrill : -;Of ' Clements^ is suffering with
a contused head asr the ; result: of c ; the
overturnlhg of an automobile "riear
ClemehtsTyesterdayi ; ,Tho "accident oc
curred while running down hill, r
two masked:robbers
HOLD UP A SALOON
[Special Qispatch to ) The Call]
/\u25a0;- SACRAMENTO/ May'? 1 9.— Two y oiin "g
robbers S masked .with white handker-"
chiefs ?at: midnight, last nightv held vup
the Jsa]oon*pf> O'Brien ;ahdi.-Magennis
and* obtained a\totalVbf about i^loifrom
the?]tilljand. Cornelius O'Brien,' one- of
thb'proprietors. ; ; •"; i : - U — -
TBEASUEEB WANTS — Alanitda,
- May | JB£Clty 4 Treasurer . J Oswald \ Lnbbook has
t-j; made 1 appjlcaf ion I to ;-: the \u25a0' irity '\u25a0'. council -, for 5 aii
).-} assistant v. ln his *• of ticc;V to <f be ? employed s for
£>thrpefewPOk«^>^Hl*;'i^Hest^biis',
•.\u25a0 '\u25a0: and 'llic Iwill >\u25a0» be '• : permitted •' to* select : \u25a0\u25a0 the * as
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AT 73 FRISKY AND
YOUTHFUL WAS HE
House Keeper's Hugs and Neigh
bors' Shrugs fold of fn Suit
for Property
OAKLAND, May 19.— 1n spite of the
fact that he was 73 years , of age" the
late John Drusedom was not too old to
be very affectionate with his house
keeper, Maggie Mann, according to hfs
relatives. Nor had his years taught
him-discretion, they sayV for while un
der the influence of her charms v he
deeded to her' property in Oakland
\u25a0which Mrs.' Anne Waterman, his
daughter, says should be hers. She
has brought suit to recover it from
the house keeper of her father, and
the testimony of her parent's love
making was told today in Judge Ells
worth's'court during the trial.
"Maggie Mann used to kiss him and
hug him and abuse him affectionately."
was the testimony given by Mrs. Wal
ter Drusedom, the old man's daughter
in law. "It was something scandal
ous," she
Asked in what the scandal. consisted,
she said that the hugging and kissing
and "affectionate abuse" took place
right on. the porch, where all the
neighbors could see and be scandal
ized. - .
"John Drusevlom became a changed
man," said Susan Seabury, a neighbor,
"after he hired Maggie Mann as house
keeper." The . change consisted, she
said, in the adoption of frisky and
youthful ways.
The object of the action Is to set
aside as fraudulent a deed that Druse
dom made just before he died on the
ground that he was of unsound mind
and- unduly influenced by his house
keeper^ when he made out the deed.
The property involved is worth a little
more than $1,000.
STORE ROBBED OF '
. VALUABLE JEWELRY
Petty Thieves in Oakland Secure
Varied Loot
OAKLAND, May 19.— The local police
department is. in receipt of numerous
complaints against the work of petty
thieves who operated throughout the
city during the night.
A robber last night entered the store
of Lynne Stanley, 1116 -Broadway, and
stole two gold bracelets* and other val
uable jewelry. O. C. Anderson, 969
Fifth avenue, reports that -an entrance
was gained to his home through a rear
window and jewelry and cash stolen.
While C. E. Martin, 2045 San An
tonio avenue, Alamedd, was en route
to the Southern Pacific depot in this
city, riding on a streetcar, his suit
case was taken and another one sub
stituted In its place. The suitcase was
turned in at the traction company's of
fice. ;'- *" ":\u25a0 •\u25a0
/J.Vegi of San Lorenzo reports that
while on a Hay ward bound car his
pocket was picked 'of a wallet contain
ing valuable papers. Visco Trumblich,
an employe of the 'Southern Pacific
company in the West Oakland . yards,
reports the loss of a purse contain
ing cash and a- pay. check. '
„ Leather purses worth $9 were stolen
yesterday from the store of Howe &
Winchester, 414 Twelfth street.
William Freitas, 367 Park avenue.
Emeryville; Guy MeElroy, 2324 Prince
street, and Sidney Rowe, 46S East Elev
enth street," were robbed of their bi
cycles yesterday. . .
RICHMOND MOVES FOR
A PUBLIC PLAYGROUND
President of California Associa-
tion Will Address Meeting
RICHMOND, May 19. — Playgrounds
for the children of this place will be
discussed at a meeting next Monday
afternoon^at the council chambers of
the city hall. Dr. F. W. d'Evelyn and
other men identified with the play
ground movement in the bay cities will
speak. Dr.' d'Evelyn is president of
the Calif oriila playgrounds association.
Resolutions will be proposed to re
quest the city council to take steps
toward providing playgrounds.
FIVE YEARS' OATH
FINALLY IS BROKEN
William Waldemar Arrested for
Violating His Parole
BERKELEY, May 19— William Wal
demar,'alias William E. Waldman, who
was on a. five years' parole for a crime
committed in San Francisco about six
years ago, has broken his oath by the
forging of checks, according to the po
lice, andihe is now in custody. Walde
mar is alleged to have defrauded" Otto
Putzker, a merchant of thlsclty. Post
master Clarence S. Merrill and the San
Francisco carriage company of small
sums.- \ ' . . 7- -
PALO ALTO CLUBWOMEN
OPPOSE THE JAPANESE
[Special Dispatch, to. The Call]
PALO. ALTO, May 19.— At the last
meeting of the Palo Alto .Woman's
club, before the summer vacation held
yesterday afternoon, : Mrs." May Coors
,Wilbur presented : a petition asking
,that;.the;club initiate: a movement to
prevent the encroachment of - the Jap
anese ,in the : residence sections of the
"community." Mrs. A.' A. Pqmeroy moved
that the women go . on record as op
posed to the Japanese; invading the
residence. districts and the motion Was
carried; unanimously. \u25a0 :.'
PURCHASE BIO ' TRACT— Alaraeda. May : 19.~
The -tract at the. east end bounded by. Court
and Mrtund etreets and -Central and Santa
Clara ' arenues ;' has been -. purchased from the
I Tedar Sather estate : by i Delanoy & Kandlett.
whA' plan to begin the -erection of dwellings
' on . the land; -.:..-- . ;;
MOTHER'S FRIEIPI
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valuable information i for expectant mothers.
THE BRADFIELD CO., ATLANTA. GA.
"Touchstone" and
''Audrey Parts
In Good Hands
Harrison A lien 'and Mrs. Wil
liam Laurence Jones in cast of "As
You Like it."
SINGERS TO AID
WORK OF WOMEN
Clubmen Will Take Prominent
Parts in Production of
Shakespearean Play
BERKELEY. May 19. — Thirty well
known men will sing the famous hunt
ing song In "As You Like It" on the
evening of Monday, May 30, when, in
the interests of the playgrounds of
Berkeley, the charming "out of door
play is given in the Claremont hills.
The chorus will be led by a double
quartet including the following: first
tenors, Harry Parkinson, William
Hunter; second tenors, Charles B.
Mills, James Davis; first bassos. My
nard Jones, Joe S. Mills; -second bassos,
J. J. Petty, S. N. Wycoff Jr. Among
the singers will be
Raymond Newsom Paul S. Jones
C. S. Smith Charles Brock
Edwin Harrison Lawrenc* Strains '
Walter Broderlcb Robert Rldlntr
Ernest Baugh - Frederick Boblett
Dr. Paul Wismer ' William Edge
BASSOS
Elmer Woodward Georg* Richardson
Gaylord Cook Mr. Hillhonse
Slinor White - H. J. Sattia
Harry Martin Georjre Blacker
Mr. £yan3 . ' ~ Dr. H. Meek
Mr. Hazelwood i Glen Castle
Fred Llpman Harmon T>. Jones
\u25a0\u25a0 _ BARXTOKES
Willard Beam > Henry Ashman
Throughout the production music Is
to have. a prominent place from the
opening overture by Schubert, through
the incidental score, which has been
written especially for the occasion by
Theodore Vogt of Alameda. Vogt ifi
rehearsing the picked orchestra of 17 j
pieces and directing the work of the
songs.- The solo parts will be ren
dered by Carolus Lundine. Mrs. Mary
Adele Cas.e Beam and Miss Louvia
Rogers. -
Mrs. 'William Lawrence Jones has un
dertaken the role of Audrey, Harrison
Allen playing : the part : of Touchstone.
Reserved seats will be placed on sale
on May 20. Subscription books have
been offered the * public this week.
| Oakland Marriage Licenses |
.OAKLAND, M«x lft.— The folloirinj marriaje
licenses were issued her# today:' . .
Joe P. Silvft,' ~.\ and Dell* Martin. 22, both
of Decoto. - "v. :-•';•. i
- Charles H. Helling. 23, and Lottie A. Smiths
23. b6th ot Oalcland. ' : . . „
Ralph P. Slerritt. 27, and Varina P. Mor-
row, 28. both of Oakland.
WHITE SLAVER IS
GIVEN FIVE YEARS
Tony Fiores Receives Maximum
Sentence at Hands of Su
perior Judge Brown
OAKLAND. May 19. — Pive years in
San Quentin, the maximum allowed
by law, was the sentence imposed to
day upon Tony Fiores, a white slaver,
by Judge Brown. Fiores was convicted
of abducting Ruby Emerson, a 15 year
old girl of "Willita, and placing her in
an evil resort in Sixth street. Uis
companion in crime, William Carlin.
pleaded guilty and was given a sen
tence of four years.
. Fiores and Carlin met the girl in
; San Francisco last winter when she
was penniless and hungry. They be
friended her and promised. to get her
a situation In Oakland the next day.
She accompanied them to Oakland and
was taken by them to the Sixth street
place.
According: to the . police the con
victed men have lons been under sus
picion.
The girl's mother, Mrs. Rose C. Emer
son of Wlllits, was a witness in her
I favor. "With her infant child in her ">
arms she took the witness stand. She ,
broke down and wept bitterly as she
told of the careful way she had trained
her daughter, and of the latter's inno
cence and purity while at home.
NAVAL APPRENTICES
MARRIAGE ANNULLED
Youth Took Wife Who Had An-
other Husband Living
OAKLAND, May 19. — Lloyd Lewis,
who, as a naval apprentice a£. Yerba
Buena island, married a woman many
years oldeo than himself, who already
had a husband living, was successful
today In having the marriage annulled.
Shortly after the performance of the
marriage, two years ago. Lewi3 wa3
arrested for bigamy at the instance of
the woman's first husband. On account
of his youth he was placed on proba
tion for five years.
The following began suits for divorce
today on the ground of desertion:
Lilian against Hans Mensel, Harry 8
against Ethel E. Hubbard.
The folio-wing Interlocutory decrees of
divorce were granted: Lawson against
Addle Fenn, desertion; Eliza against
Oscar Huntress, failure to provide.
STUDENTS OF MUSIC
HEARD IN RECITAL
Mrs. Luella Wagor Coplin's Pu
pils Entertain at Ebell
OAKLAND. May 18.— There was an
interested attendance of musical folka
at the recital given in Ebell hall to
night by Mrs. Luella Wagor Coplin;
at which she -presented a number of
her pupils. The singers were assisted
by* Frederic Maurer Jr., pianist; Miss
Viola Furth, violinist; Mlsa Mary Sher
wood, cellist; Louis Newbauer. flutist,
and a stringed quartet consisting of
Miss Edna Cadwaiader. Miss Miriam
Hall. Mlsa Viola Furth and Miss Mary
Sherwood. * -. ;.• •\u25a0
POLICE COURT FINDS
EMBEZZLER IS GUILTY
T. J. Dufficey to Be Sentenced
for Not De positing -Money
May 19.— Charged with
misdemeanor embezzlement by A. J.
Henderson of the Metropolitan insur
ance company. T. J. DufScey was this
morning: found guilty by Judge R. B.
Tappam. and will be sentenced June 2.
Testimony in the case pointed out that
Dufflcey had collected $5.9S for the In
surance company, and failed to turn It
'fa to the office. * :•-. * \u25a0\u25a0<
ABE GOTI-TY OT THETT— Oakland, M«y 19._
Alex Mclaughlin and William Connolly, wbo
were arrested day before yesterday for steal
in* brass and upon sunpicton oC belns connected
with the numerous robberies that hare oc
curred recently in the city, were found guilty
of petty larceny by Jnd?c» R. B. Tappan this
moralns, and were *lTea »lx months In the
city prison. MeLaughlin asked for leniency
on the ground that he was a cripple.
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