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8 EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO DYNAMITER OF OWN HOME SURRENDERS Charles H. Picard Says That He Wanted to Kill Wife and Attorneys Describes Construction of the Infernal Machine That In* iured Constable [Special Dispatch to The Call] OAKLAND. May 30.—Charles . H, Picard. wanted for '. dynamiting his home at 1920 Fiftieth avenue yesterday noon and Injuring Al Kilin, constable for AJameda township, who was hurt in the explosions, this morning sur rendered himself , to the police at the San Francisco ferry. Picard made: a full confession. lie admitted that he planted the deadly contrivance in the closet of his bedroom, but said that it was net for his wife, who recently di vorced him. and her attorneys, Robin son A- Robinson and Harry Encell. Picard showed signs of high temper and almost maniacal excitement. . . Picard made a statement at the San Francisco police station, where he was first taken by* Sergeant Duncan, and said that the Infernal machine had been set for ' burglars. When he whs brought to Oakland by Detectives Flynn and eSorley. he said that he wanted to kill his wife or her attorneys, who hod tried to ? dispossess him of his home. Mrs. Minnie Homeyer of 335 Larkln street,'. San Francisco, who had been actlng'as Picard's house keeper since his rife left him. and who was taken into;custody yesterday afternoon.as a witness, was released today. .Mrs. Ho meyer said that she knew nothing of the deadly contrivance arranged by Pirard, but that he had told her not to go Into the closet because it contained bombs. - ■ - - 4 . Picard asserted that his former wife was at the bottom of all his troubles. "I don't feel a bit of remorse for what I have done." he said, "and I don't care if T hang for it. 1 knew that if my wife touched that door she would ! c blown up. and she deserved it, too." Plcard said that shortly after he was married one of his neighbors, Otto Kenitz. started the trouble by making accusations against his Wife. Then Mrs. Plcard Iia(1 the property, which he owned, homesteader and told him that he was only living there upon sufferance. After a number of quarrels hi* wife began suit for divorce, which she obtained. When he refused to pay alimony he was served with a notice that 1 'in back alimony and J.'ol attorneys' : "It was while I was being hounded in this way by my wife and her at torneys that I decided to fix up the closet so that if any one 'tried to enter there would be an explosion. This whs about two months ago. I placed a can of black powder on the floor and left the top open. I ran a train of powder on a newspaper and arranged a re volver with the trigger wired to the door. I prepared several bombs, made by tilling pieces of gas pipe with pow der and capping them at both ends. These I placed on the shelf. On the floor near the can of powder I put a box half full of loaded shotgun - sheila and also placed a can of gasoline by the powder can. 'Whenever I left the house T placed ■ ire on the door and then went through the trap door, which I had cut in the floor of the closet. Whenever I came horn» I went up through this trapdoor and removed the wire. "I thought that my wife and her at- B would come to got my furni turp, and it was not my intention to injure any one else. "But I could not think of my wife and her attorneys taking away from me the property for which I had worked so hard. If the Robinsons or Encell had come to my house while I was at home I would have shot them. I would have killed my wife, too." Plcard said that he read of the ex plosion In the papers last night. He slept In a lodging house in San Fran cisco ■nil this morning returned to his work at Hyde and Butter streets/where lie was employed by the firm of Pan* & Bauer. Ills partner "did not show up and he left with the intention of com ing to Oakland and confessing. Klhn was reported today to be re covering rapidly at the Alameda sana torium, where he was removed from the receiving hospital last night. He will swear to, a complaint against Picard, based on section 601, penal code, for putting explosives in a building with intent to do bodily harm. Mrs. Picard Relieved BERKELEY". May 30.—Kxpressing great fear of her former husband, Mrs. Charles Picard, or Mrs. Rosalie Long street, as she is now known, was re lieved today "when she heard that he had surrendered to the police. ' She de clared that he was capable of any crime. The dynamiting of her home in Mcl rose, she said, did not surprise her. Mrs. Longstreet,who has resumed the name of a former ; husband, a great nephew of the confederate general of that name, has been residing at 2019 A. Center street, working as a hairdresser. Mrs. Longstreet s is a member of a prominent Texas family and Is the daughter of a clergyman. She expressed a determination to,return to the "home of her relatives, who, she said, knew nothing of her troubles. GOVEHHOK SEJfT TO PRlSON—Mn«ro si«..M»y Major General RhMnbot today T'rit,'^ .n<%? 7 tbe •*"«• tribunal to im l-rlsonmeut for °.° c .v#« r ami the loss of his •irutsi tor the misappropriation of zov -1 MoSo"w funds during his term as governor of Everything goes at auction prices at H. Schellhaas', 40S nth st.. Oak • MACDONOUGH™?™ THREE TriWir'UT ' MATINEE NIGHTS COM. * vlTHjn 1 TOMORROW David TUF 111 V Belasco IHr LILY Presents I IIL LIL I Nance Q'Neii -Charles Cartwright •And the FAMOUS BEI-ASCO COMPANY I'niCES: Et*. See to |2.00; Mat.. 50c to $1.50. SEATS ■' ON SALE. COMI.VU—John ; l)r«-w—HJIllc Burke— \. Mm. Flake /"I, Charier Members And President of Beta Kappa Alpha CLERGYMAN UMPIRE IS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS Foul Tip Hits Rev. G. Gipson of San Jose on the Head OAKLAND. Hay "o.—While umpiring a g&me of baseball this afternoon at Trestle glen between Sunday school children who were holding" a picnic, Rev. G. Gipson of San Jose was hit on the heaH by a foul tip. The ball knocked him unconscious, and he was taken to the receiving hospital. He suffered a slicht concussion of the brain. He remained at the hospital for Mveral hours to recuperate. RICHMOND FIREMEN WILL GIVE DANCE ON JUNE 3 [Special DUpatch to The Call] RICHMOND, May 30—Volunteer fire company No. 1 of Richmond will give its annual ball June 3. L. D. Dlmm and partner will lead the grand march. The committee in charge Is R. G. Erskine, William Walker, B. Q. Ashby, E. C. Brown an*] the women's brigade. - 'It is'Jhe duty ,of . every expectant, mother to prepare her system for the coming of her little one; to avoid as far as possible the suffering of such occasions, and endeavor to pass through, the crisis with her health and strength unimpaired. " This she may do through the use of Mother's Friend, a remedy that has been so long in use, and accomplished; so much good, that it is in no sense an experiment, but a preparation which always produces the best results. It is for exernal application and so pen etrating in its nature as to thoroughly lubricate every muscle, nerve and ten don involved during the period before baby comes. It aids nature by ; ex. panding the skin and tissues, relieves tenderness and soreness, and perfectly prepares the system for natural and safe motherhood.. Mother's Friend has been used and' endorsed by thou sands of mothers, and its use will prove a comfort and a benefit to any woman in need of such : a remedy. Mother's Friend ''".'■ ■;"' ■■;; - is sold at drug If HTHFDT stores. Write for fJU****aM free book for .tTHPITII/ expectant moth- *jy ffliiJilU^ ers, which con- " tains much valuable Information. ' l i BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Co. \ 1 Raven cures Red Raven indigestion Raven Red M water sparkling dose bottle, ft hotels, ISc Kg. ,raj THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1911. BIOLOGY STUDENTS ORGANIZE SOCIETY New Honor Club Formed by Faculty and Undergraduates at University BERKELEY, May 30.—Beta Kappa Alpha, a. local biological honor society, to the Sigma XI, Tau Beta Pi •nd others, has been organized: on the ampul of the University of California, vith a charter membership of faculty and students. The new society will admit only stu- : dents of the university who are study ing biology. For this reason members •if the Harvey club = will be drawn on by the new fraternity. Prof. John C. Merriam, head of;the department of historic geology and paleontology; Prof. Charles A. Kofold. I formerly of the faculty; Prof. Harry Real Torrcy, Prof. R. O. Moody. Prof. S. S. Maxwell and. Prof. Frederick Par ker Gay are the faculty members in Beta Kappa Alpha. "Robert G. Sharp'is president of the chapter, and among the charter mem bers are: Rruoe I. Clark Iran C. Hall Krnest W. Cleary Kurt 11. C.->rn<"<"i Thomas 11. (loodspeed Ruth A Forsyth i Oswald 11. Robertson ICllfford D. Sweet ! Charles W. Twlss F.iinn Karl Watsnn j frank C. Clarke . (Albert H. Kowo Walter P. Taylor - I:. .. . ■ ■ . . THEATER PARTY WILL BE GIVEN BY N. S. Q. W. i Piedmont Parlor Will Entertain Delegates to Grand Parlor OAKLAND, May 3".—The members of I Piedmont parlor No. 120, Native Sons of the Golden West, will be hosts next Tuesday evening at Ye Liberty play house, the occasion being a theater party in the nature of a farewell recep tion to J. .1. McKlroy, candidate for Brand trustee, and to the rest of the Alameda county delegation to the grand parlor at Santa Cruz. "Merely Mary Ann" will be produced by Ye Lib erty company. Between the acts A. A. Victory will sing "My Own T'nlted States," and Frank Craddock will sing his latest composition. "California, the Place for Me." Joseph W. Kramm is chairman of the. committee of arrange ments. PROMINENT CLUBWOMEN TO ADDRESS SUFFRAGISTS Mrs. John F. Swift Will Talk Before Organization BERKELEY, May 30.—Mrs. George W. .Haight will have charge of the weekly meeting of the suffragist so ciety of this city at its headquarters, 2515 Bancroft way, tomorrow after noon. The speakers are: Mrs. John F. Swift, Miss Blanche" Morse. Mrs. Katherine Miller and Mrs. Haight. Mrs. Hester Harland will speak at the busi ness meeting. "Breuner's" Auction! Of all the remaining stock of the Braley- Grote Furniture Co., at their old address 412 Twelfth Street fhe building has been leased to Kohler & Chase—they desire possession at once—we must vacate immediately—to do so we shall offer the remaining stock of the Braley-Grote Co. at whatever price you are willing to pay. The Goods Must Be Sold Come Today and Make Your Price Inspection this morning, sales held at 11 a. m. and 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and Thursday, if not all sold. The stock consists of a large assortment or Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Stoves and Ranges No Charges |o^S||[|E^B^WWBjs)fcffi^ Mr-A- L : \j^^(^(^fSjSi^^S^iSJ^2^u^^S& W7MM CRESWELL _____ fi Auctioneer A " ICE FORMATIONS FOUND ON COAST Glaciers Plowed California Mountains, Says Prof. Hol way, Upsetting Theory BERKELEY, May 3 n.— California's Coast range mountains were not free from ice formations, according to a bulletin Issued by Prof. R. B. Holway, head of the department of physical geography of the University of Califor nia, for the American geographical so ciety. This upsets a theory of science heretofore generally accepted. Clear evidence of g]aeiation in the Coast rang» mountains was obtained at Snow mountain, of which Professor, Holway took photographs to back up Ma assertions. He said that other areas In the northern Coast range showed ev idences of the plowing Qf glaciers through their canyons durltig remote periods, more particularly the Mount Pinos group. In his bulletin Holway says: "The range selected for the first ex ploration forms the steep western rim of the upper Sacramento valley. Tt extends approximately north and south for about 100 miles. "Snow mountain, where the best evi dence of glaclatlon was found. Is 7.03? feet high. I visited It in 1909. and agnin, with a camera, in the last sum mer. Four or five square miles on the northern and eastern slopes of the peak were found to bear clearest evidence of glaciatlon. "From Font springs a prjvate road leads northward up the slope of the mountain to the Caldwell ranch at an elevation of about 2.850 feet. Thence a steep but well marked trail leads west ward over the ridge between the peaks of Snow mountain. Distinct signs of glaciatlon are first seen about two miles from the summit at 5,950 feet elevation." Y. M. C. A. BOYS WILL CAMP OUT THIS YEAR Association to Spend Vacation on Russian River BERKELEY. May 30.—Fifty-five hoys will attend the annual summer camp of the Berkeley Y. It C. A., which will be held on the Russian river commenc ing next Monday. Boys' Director C. G. Dickßon will leave Thursday with a number of the boys to prepare th<* camp for the main body. The encamp ment will last two weeks. NEW BOARD WILL SIT AS EDUCATORS' GUESTS - BERKELEY, May 30.—Members of the new board, of education who will take office July ,1 have been Invited-to the meeting of the board in the school department " headquarters tomorrow, night. The financial report for the year will be. read by F. :F. Bnuker. superintendent of schools. ■ WOMEN FORESTERS PLACE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS San Francisco Court Attends ■ Richmond Installation [Special Dispatch to The Call] RICHMOND, May 30.—St. Elizabeth's court No. 679, 1 Women's Catholic Order of Foresters,: of Richmond, has in stalled as officers. ' Mr«. Annie Kenny, chief ranger; Mr?. Mary MeUratn, vice chief ranger:: Miss Emilr - Mon roe, recording secretary; Mrs. Katherine Mon roe, financial secretary: Mrs. ■ Helen T. O'Gor man, treasurer. "A delegation from Sacred Heart court, San Francisco, was present. Mrs. Agnes Towey, its chief ranger, con ducted the installation. The Rev. Father Quirke administered the oath of office. "" ff^^^s^^^! Woman True Friend Uj^^^t£>*-' ~li~^s'-i f&l Experimenting with new and untried medicines iHt fS'Wa^- % *s foolish, and often dangerous. It would take ttlSf^&^r r a med'cmc more tnan forty years, to prove itself § lUl^^^SlllfSl^fe ' S So versa^y good as Dr. Pierces Favorite Pre -7\ J^^^^^^^W « ? scription. During all that time it has been worn- ■ - ■'«. y^-' W< ■ v an's favorite medicine —a restorative tonic, uplift ■■: --—-^JgjgiSsfcJ^s ■•• _' i A ing and invigorating the nervous and discouraged j^PfTT^T^^F^p^i «-J and giving them the final touch of perfect health. 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Recommended by druggists because of "* ,_ \' their purity, goodness, and active gentleness. World's Dispensary Medical Association, R.V. Pierce, M. D., Pres., Buffalo, N. Y. HEBREW CHILDREN WILL BE CONFIRMED Services Will Be Conducted by Rev. Doctor Friedlander ' OAKLAND, May 30.—Confirmation exercises will "be ; conducted by ' Rev. Dr. M. Friedlander in the First Hebrew church Friday morning. , ; .Devotional services will be held on Thursday '• evening.' In " preparation. .> Those ,who _ will be confirmed are: i Alma Lareuoon,' Alma Stamper. Amy Pinkel «pi«l,"; Albert: M'lster,; Alfred Solomon.. Maurice Motstcr, Arthur Herman. Bernard Rosen. Eleanor Hoffman, Miriam Hnffruan, Goldie Friedman, Helen Helnernan, Melville I.ynn, Miriam Dorman, Mlndella Friedman. Ruby Gilbert, Sam Gllckbard and Sophie Goldberg. » UNEMPLOYED, SALESMAN ENDS LIFE -MM - and out of work.; John J. S*hl. a salesman, committed : <ml<-ldr jesterday morning ' in bin apartments at' (ViiJ, lenders ■ utreet. by »hnot !ne himself in the head. " He wan 47 Tear* old. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SEEKING NEW MEMBERS Campaign for 1,000 Adherents ; to Last Until September 12 OAKLAND, May 30.—A campaign for , 1 the enrollment of 1,000 new members j will be inaugurated by the Oakland j ! chamber. of commerce. A resolution . i to that effect was ; adopted yesterday ' Iby the ; executive committee. All the • subsidiary committees will be asked to . grlve : their .assistance. This campaign i will last until September 12. and will j end with meetings •in all parts of the I city and a banquet. 9 BENEDICT YACHT FAST AGROUJTO -H»T»na. May • 30. — A wireless message received this evening from B. C. I Benedict's yacht Virginia report*-that It: 1* . aground Mill, near Jutlaa Car light. All efforts to float it this morning I '- failed. "■••■-•-'