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VOLUME CXI.—NO, 99. TRIAL HALTED BY ILLNESS OF JUROR Break Comes After Women Testify Relative to Benja min Goodman's Murder Hazel Smith Proves Unwilling to Tell Much Against Former Lover The trial of John S. Rogers, accused of the murder of Benjamin Goodman. November 18, was unexpectedly halted yesterday afternoon owing to the sud den illness of William ft Hunt, a iuror.' Hunt's illness is not believed to be serious. Judge Willis adjourned court until this morning;. Hazel Smith, former consort of Rog ers, was the principal witness called yesterday. She plainly showed while on the stand that she is unwilling to testify against her former lover. She admitted that on several occasions since Rogers has been confined in the county jail she had paid him visits. It is expected that the ease will go to the jury tonight, providing Juror Hunt returns to his seat in the jury box. It also is expected that Rogers will take the stand in his own behalf as soon as the prosecution ends its case and endeavor to jjiace the respon sibility of the brutal murder of the jewelry salesman on the -mysterious blonde man" whom the detectives sought at one time. To do this, it is believed, the prisoner may have to con fess to some sort of complicity in the crime. At the morning session Benjamin T. Brilliant, jeweler and employer of the dead man. identified the jewelry found in Rogers' safe deposit box in a Kear ny street saloon. Charles Jack.ins and Williams Hazel, connected with the sa loon, told of seeing the accused man place the gems there. Louis Goodman, father of the murdered man. identified the ring found in Rogers' possession as that of his son. Dorothy Foster testified that she saw several diamond rings on Rogers' fin gers in a dance hall the night after the murder. Detective Thomas t'onlon was on the stand and had answered only a few questions when Hunt was taken ill and the proceedings were halted. REFUSED A DRINK, MAN OPENS FIRE ON WIDOWER John Fahey Tries to Capitalize His Condolences Because George Donaldson of L,odi refused to buy him a drink in a saloon at Valencia street and Duboce avenue shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday morn ing. John Fahey of 15 Sharon street clrpw a revolver and fired twice at the visitor from the interior. No one was struck and the weapon was taken from Fahey by J. Hannon. proprietor of the saloon, after a short struggle. Policemen Fennell and t^owhig placed Fahey under errest and booked him on a charge of assault to commit murder. According to Donaldson, lie was tell ing Hannon about the death of his wife when Fahey. a stranger, entered the piace and said: "Well, I sympathize with you. sn b'.iv me a drink." Donald son's refusal was met with two shots from Fahey p revolver. The San Francisco Call OPEN GATE EDITION Sunday Next, March 10 A distinctive edition register ing California's progress. A bright,alert, mammoth num ber—picturesque with slashing color pages. CJ Bright with pictures. <I Authentic. €j[ A comprehensive review of the last year. €J Yet snappy, crisp. As readable and enjoyable as it is possible to make print and pictures. €| Not a prosy page! You Will Want to Read If, or Send It to Your Friends in ihe East SOME OF THE CONTRIBUTORS: John A. Britton E. O. McCormick Frank L. Brown Mark L. Requa J. J. Dwyer Alfred Roncovieri Roy Ryerson Fellom Sidney L. Schwartz Mortimer Fleishhacker James King Steele Carey S. Hill Fred S. Stratton Dr. Harttand Law Hamilton Wright Get a Copy of This Great SPECIAL NUMBER, Next Sunday, March W Shipwright Works la Sharks' Shadows J. P. Lingane, shipwright on British sloop of mar, and the submarine work j he did in a rolling sea and with an audience of green e\)cd man eaters. J. P. Lingane of H. M.S. Shearwater Performs Remarkable Feat Under Water Hats are off at the Union Iron works to John Bull. Th« particular repre sentative of .1. B, in this case is J. P. Liingane, shipwright on his British majesty's sloop of war Shearwater, which is at the iron works waiting- for a new propellor and tail shaft. The performance that won the admiration of the shipyard was the blocking of the Shearwater's propellor well which was done by I,ingane under shark in fested water while the ship was wal lowirg in the heavy swells off the coast of Mexico. Mechanics at the shipyard say that it was the bent piece of sub marine work ever uncovered on the drydock. When the Shearwater lost its pro pellor its further progres-s depended upon its sails. The great arch or well in which the p~opellor had turned made it practically impossible to steer the ship and. in order to make any head THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL way under sail, it was necessary for this well to be boarded up. Chief carpenter's mate, YV. Doddridge, found the necessary lumber and L«in gane, who i.« an Irish lad just about old enough to vote, donned a diving suit and was lowered over the stern to do the work. He did the job quickly and lie did it neatly and so efficiently that, although the ship afterwards, un der sail, weathered several heavy Rales only one small paft of it shifted its po sition. The ship rolled and twisted as he worked and he had for audience a dozen or more green eyed sharks. Their pres ence may have hurried him --along a little, but he stayed with the work un til satisfied that he had bolted every Umber tightly home. .Although inter-' ested in the .fiver they; maintained a respectful distance," which perhaps was because they caught sight of the shin ing- rifle barrels in the hands of the diver's shipmates, who were stationed on the quarter deck ready to shoot ,the first .shark that became too ;inquisitive. A report of I^ingane's performance has been sent to the British admiralty. GAMMA ETA KAPPA PLANS HIGH JINKS Ninth Annual District Conven tion to Be Held Tomorrow The ninth annual district convention of the Gamma Kta Kappa fraternity will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Bellevue hotel. The entertainment of 100 visiting delegates will be K in this evening with a smoker and high jinks at the Bellevue hotel. The convention will >be " followed by a 1 banquet at the Bellevue In the even ing.* ?: Ralph Hathorn will be -.toastmas-" ,ter, and. speeches will be: made by As sociate Justice Henry/A. Melvin of the supreme -court, Major Thomas B. La* moureaux. Reginald, H. Webster. Fel ton Taylor. ;Charles S. Wheeler, Sevvall Dolliver, Warren Manley, 1,. R. Wein mann, Harold-Bragg-, and Melvin Sav age/; ■■* ■■'. ■;-•- ; ;. ■■ .-;- .-': •. ■;■ The fraternity was founded in this city in ]SB2, and lias since extended over the entire country, jt is expected that the bien.iial conclave will be held in San Francisco in 191 r>, when dele- Katps from all parts of the United States will attend. PRISONER'S YOUNG WIFE PLEADS IN HIS BEHALF t Mrs. Catobus '7 Says Love Act \ : uated Young Counterfeiter * ' I^awrencG• Catobus,:| who was ' arrested i Wednesday evening- by Secret >] Service Agent^Josrplv'Statter-on the charge of 'making and circulating counterfeit ; half dollars/;will; be j taken before";one 7 of the t. United States commissioners this after ]noon';for a preliminary hearing. * ; ■''■ The young wife of the prisoner, whom he married in Visalia eight months t apo, called yesterday.;? upon Harry M. Mofflt. j chief«'of the; secret service bureau, and upon } Deputy • i ted < States ' District At j toriicy Al'K'inley to make a special plea I for leniency! in behalf of her husband. She told the officials that Catobus was forced by, poverty and his regard for her - happiness ;to ; seek to raise money in this tray. . . : = ,' Mrs. Cjitobus admitted that her hus band made the coins in her presence, in their little room at 1412 Octavia street. Where a counterfeiting outfit was dis covered. She will not be prosecuted. CIVIC CENTER INDORSED BY IMPROVEMENT CLUBS Indorsement of, the proposed bond issue for erecting a city hall and con structing a civic center has been given by the Pacific Heights Improvement association, the Sunset Improvement club and the Twin Peaks Tunnel Prop erty Owners' association. Resolutions passed by the organizations commend th© city administration and Mayor Rolph for their efforts to provide ways and means for, the hall and civic center. $75,000 ASKED OF CITY FOR BAY VIEW PARK The board of supervisors has been asked to appropriate $75,000 for a park in the Bay View district. The request Is made by the Mother's club of that district. The agitation for a public park has been started by the Bay View Improvement club, and this club will circulate petitions among the down town business men. The supervisors will consider the petition for the park when the new budget is made. TEACHERS PLACED ON THEIR HONOR Board of Education Rescinds Rule Providing Fines for Lateness at Rollcall By action of the board of education at a special meeting yesterday after noon, the teachers were placed on honor for the future by the rescinding of the rule which provided that teach ers tardy at rollcall be fined 60 cents for the first offense, $1 for the second and 12 for the third. The rule fining teachers for not attending lectures was also abolished. Superintendent Roncovleri announced that the annual institute would be held May 27, 28 and 2» and asked that Friday. May 31, be declared a holiday. He said that the institute must, under the law, be held and that aa the 30th is a legal holiday, only one day, Fri day, would remain for school and that might as well be declared a school holiday as the attendance would un doubtedly be light. His request was granted. The superintendent offered a reso lution after that date to be fixed the board, "shall appropriate to the public school teachers annuity and re tirement fund of this city, all, instead of one half, of the money which may be deducted from the demands of teachers by reason of absence from duty or any other cause." He stated that if this was adopted those teachers who are on the fund would receive an increase of from $10 to $12 a month. The matter was taken under consideration. ILLNESS KILE AMENDED The rule of the board adopted a short time since allowing teachers absence I with full pay in case of Illness re quiring surgical operation was amended so that hereafter teachers will be al lowed absence with half pay in cases of grave illness, or illness requiring surgical operation, such pay not to ex ceed two months in any case. Pay in such cases shall be allowed only after a full investigation into each case. On motion of Director Power the city architect was instructed not to make any alterations in any of the school buildings without authority of the board. In the past principals and teach ers have asked that alterations in the plans be made. Director Power reported that the new quarters of the board in the new city hall were being fitted up with second hand carpets "that have done yeoman service in tlie past and are not a credit to the city." He was directed to look into the matter. TEACHERS ASSIGNED The following, who are the first 25 on the substitute list, were assigned to teach as follows: ' Edgar Woodcoofc; \to the Sheridan school. Florence Friedman.. Visitacion. -■. " '«.-.,. Christine Bain,^Washington grammar. j Ida M. Finney. Jean Parker school. Nellie M. Tlmmons. James I/irk aekooi. V Josephine!- B. Brunk; cweland ; school. Madeleine : ('ashman. ; Kate Kennoy school. • Rose" M.' Eichon. Washington ' Irving school. Helen \ Bain; Fainnount school. ' Edna F. Harrington and Anita Kurtz. Hancock school. - ■'".- '-.;' .;..- '/.. * ■ ' '..• . v :; : ■ ' ■" ■ ! Julia F.Dugan. Pacific Heights ;«rbool. *. ■ Florence E. Manning, i Colombia (school. * Clara J.Forsberg. Starr King school. /Myrtle Mollett,. Douglass- school. .ygWBFH - Npllle-F.^Mahoney.-s Horace^.Mann school. Ida A. Kafhke. Irrinc M. Scott. school. C>ithrln«" . Hanlon. Garfleld I school. » ! ' Madge Glendennin; Horace, Mann :school.' ''■:■■ 'Mildred Schoenltser.>lrTingM.?Scott school. Ksther Rosentb«l.~ Cleveland school. .. 'Anna I).-I>azey, John; SwettC school. '■'...'■ Carrie E.,'Daley, Lincoln etenlng ; school. * ; Ellen G. Leary was transferred from the Jean Parker to the Henry Durant school, vice Mrs. Powers, on leave, and I^aura S. Pierson, recently reinstated in the department, was assigned to the Jean Parker school, vice Leary, trans ferred. The time, heretofore fixed, by which those teachers of the department who are living without the city shall lake up their residence here was extended to the end of the fall term, which is next December. PI,AYGROI\D SITE DENIED The park commissioners gave notice by communication that they had de nied the request for the nursery site to be used as a playground for the Poly technic school, as it would cost more than $50,000 to make the change. The North Beach Improvement club asked for thp use of the auditorium of the Jean Parker school the evening, of March 16 for the purpose of holding a meeting, at which Mayor Rolph will speak on the bond issue. This was granted. The Excelsior Homestead Improve ment club asked for tJh<> use of the au ditorium of the Monroe school Monday night for a meeting for discussion of the proposed bond issue. This also was granted. L. B. Regan, superintendent of build ings, was directed to visit the new Lincoln school and report on the com plaints that had been made as to the finish of that structure. NEW DRINK INO FOUNTAINS The hoard decided to install sani tary drinking fountains at the Fremont school as noon as there should be funds for that purpose. It was decided that tho grounds ad joining the Agassiz school should be converted into a playground for the pupils if an appropriation for equip ment was provided in the bond issue. The Hamilton evening school was granted permission to hold graduating exercises in Golden Gato hall. Miss Alice M. Davis was granted a leave of absence to April 1. Kdith M. Johnson was granted an extension leave to March 17. The Humboldt evening school was granted the use of the Mission high school auditorium for the purpose of holding a debate tomorrow night. Julia McDonald, janltress at the Pa cific eHlghts school, was granted a leave of absence and Miss E. Riley was assigned to the place. BURGLARS STEAL $505 FROM TRUNK IN STORE Light Fingered Gentry Show Preference for Gold Burglars broke into the ■ grocery store of T. Dallas, 461 Larkin Street, early yesterday and stole $505 in gold from a trunk In the rear of the store. Pickpockets robbed Mrs- M. Dunbar, 1680 Clay street of a purse containing $20.50. Miss E. Adler, 3962 Sacramento street, reported to the police yesterday that burglars entered her home and stole $50 in gold and miscellaneous articles of jewelry. Mrs. M. Blumenthal. 715 Bush street, reports the lo»3 of $20 and a pair of diamond earrings which she had In her purse. E. Torreno, Postal building. Battery and Market streets, complained that two women he met in a cafe had robbed him of a diamond scarf pin valued at $400. Jewelry valued at $85 was stolen from Mrs. Fannie Carver, "1654 Golden Gate avenue, by burglars yesterday. Physicians recommend the Lurline Ocean Water Tub Baths for nervous ness, insomnia and rheumatism Try one for that tired feeling. The Lurline Baths are at Bush and Larkin streets. S. P. CLEARS OUT UNSIGHTLY SIGNS Advertising in Alameda County Trains Barred for Comfort of Passengers The unsightly advertising signs have been banished from the Interiors of the cars of the Interurban service In Ala meda county. When the Southern Pa cific changed the Alameda county sys tem from Bteam to electricity It decided at the same time to eliminate one of the chief sources oR protest in the old service—the rows of advertisements that disfigured the coaches. It was the desire to make the new equipment in every way pleasing to the patrons. The cars were specially designed and the Interior color scheme was selected for its softness and restful effect* upon the eyes. The old wooden cars on the steam lines had been bor dered within by lines of flaming card boards that served for advertising pur poses. It was perceived that to make the new equipment conform to the high standard that has been intended it would be necessary to sacrifice the revenue producing color prints. COMFORT AGAINST CASH The case was weighed by the officials of the company. It was the loss of revenije that the advertising space brought against the added comfort of the patrons. The matter was given full consideration and the decision reached that it was not only wiser to meet the wishes of the patrons, but that it would prove good business policy to give up the interior disfigura tion. It was calculated—and, as it appears, rightfully co—that the added attrac tion of the service that would come from clean, artistic cars would bring in passenger revenues an extra income that would more than offset such loss as there might be from the discon tinuance of the advertisements. Interurban cars that are pleasing to the eye, in both exterior and interior arrangement and adornment, and that can be maintained clean and sanitary, sum up in brief the explanation offered by the Southern Pacinc for the new order of things. CONSIDERATION FOR PATRONS AY. R. Scott, assistant general mana ger of the Southern Pacific compqany, told how the corporation had come to the conclusion that the objectionable signs must go. "It is true." said Scott, "that the Southern Pacific derived a large rev enue from this advertising, but in this new electric transbay system the of ficials wanted to conduct a railroad system that would please the patrons. One of the complaints that we have had passed up to us repeatedly was against these unsightly sign?. "The country on the other side of San Francisco bay is a part of Cali fornia's prettiest scenery. Thousands of visitors to San Francisco annually take the trip over those lines, and the pamphlets that are issued by the Oak land, Berkeley and Alameda civic or ganizations describing this bay country are inconsistent when the first view the visitor sees is these advertising cards in our cars. "I understand there is a movement under way to do away with unsightly advertising, such as huge billboards and other ungainly methods. "The newspapers have as a part of their business the function of advertis ing, and undoubtedly the majority of this sort of work should and will be done by those journals." FIREMEN AND POLICE ESCAPE LONG "HIKES" Troubles in Departments Ad» justed at Official Conference Firemen and policemen will not be compelled to take long "hikes" a la Miss Eleonora Sears, nor will the men in the departments be required to take a course In sitting up exercises. The impending strike on the part of men on the flreboats over the question of meal hours also will be adjusted. These matters were taken up at a conference yesterday between Mayor Rolph and the chiefs of the police and fire departments. It is understood that the mayor and the chiefs came to an understanding whereby the controversy between Au ditor Boyle and the fire commission over salary demands will not be al lowed to again stand in the way of fire men getting their pay at the end of the month, as it did in February. Mayor Rolph also met with the pub lic utility committee and discussed raeaits to alleviate congested conditions resulting from the great number of unemployed brought here by false ad vertisements in the east. NAVAL CADET MAY DIE AS RESULT OF BLOW As a result of a fight at Sutter and Kearny streets at 3 o'clock yesterday morning James Brunnings, a naval ap prentice stationed at Goat island, is near death from a fracture of the skull, and his alleged assailant, Harry G. Clark, also a cadet, is charged at the city prison with assault to murder. Clark is alleged to have struck Brunnings In the face, which caused him to fall heavily on his head in the street. Brun nings is the son of J. H. Brunnings, a stock broker of 1256 Masonic avenue. He has been at the training school for six montus. Gad BIUm Reduced And your pas service taken care of for a small monthly charge. Gas Consumers' association, 467 O'Farrell street. Phone Franklin 717. • fj\ Yll ME>'S A?*D WOMEN'S § Jim NEW SPRING SUITS //'■ Ivi* <>* THE EASY /Irrl PAYMENT PLAN ' I'll r I "No" higrhr-rehts added to •v> lllr iifl our prices—this expense wi'lj I I is l now eliminated. We l filiii !"" I no rent to these ! will > I departments, con a o- Bill' 1 I quently can operate at a (■\bi 1 I much smaller expense. ill ill i 1 Prices- lower than ■* ever lilt II fi and ? all the credit.that \vll]m| f I Iwowtrt «|"lnlteS|fl^^ I mMft I Won»*i Salts, f 18.75, I WWlilLjm/p» f 35. 930) aad i Hp.^@« ■ iitelS!s3VSil.Mteß»» 1 Suits,** 15. (20, 925! ■> nnd up. Entrance through furniture ■ store. ■ iillPl FBIDAY, MAKCH 8, 1912. BOARD OF WORKS MEMBERS ACCUSED Indignant Property Owners of Stanyan Street Charge Gross Favoritism Forty-five Indignant property own ers in the vicinity of Stanyan street from McAllister to Turk streets, filed a petition for a permanent, perpetual ant] everlasting injunction against the board of works in the superior court yesterday to prevent the board from assessing them for the expense of cut ting a thoroughfare through in Stan yan street. Commissioners of Public Works Michael Casey, Daniel G. Fraser and C. S- Lrfuimeister are defendants and arc accused of "wilfully, corruptly, fraudulently and arbitrarily" fixing the amounts of assessment in the district affected by the cut and with favoring certain property owners to the detri ment- of the plaintiffs. "With the exception of the National Florence Crittenden home all the plain tiffs are individual property owners who have been charged for the pro posed improvement In amounts rang ing from $23 to $336. The district covers the territory bounded by Turk street, Parker ave nue. McAllister street, North Stanyan street, Fulton street. Parsons street. Golden Gate avenue and Willard street. J. C. Bates and Martin Stephens are attorneys for the plaintiffs. It is alleged that the commissioner? ornitte-1 certain property in the dis trict from assessment and awarded and allowed exorbitant damages to other owners. To Visit Si. i Franciaco Without seeing A. Andrews' Diamond Palace would be like visiting: Europe without seeing: Paris. It is the most magnificent jewelry store in the world. Visitors welcome. 50 Kearrty st. Open 8 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Established ISSO. • "THE HASTINGS" Fashion Show MEN'S GARMENTS Our window ; display reflects the showing of the new season's models in Men's and Young Men's garments, as shown in our store.' y I; The patterns and the colorings are v . varied and most pleasing— the styles ex • , elusive and correct in every detail—the tailoring as near to perfection as pos sible. Departments of Clothing Shoes, Hats, Furnishings Hastings Clothing Co. Post and Grant Avenue ■ ■•■'■■■■■ ■'--■-■■ ■---V-- ■-•-•-->.-•: -..^ll^_^_^___l^-^:-^_— : ---^ Have Your Ticket Read "Burlington" Special Rates East V Atehlson .. $ 60.00 Montreal ........... $108.50 Baltimore $107.50r >ew Orleans ...$ 70.00 Boston ......;...... $110.50 New Y0rk..;..;......5108.50 Chicago ............ $72.50 Omaha :.:....... ....$ 60.00 Dallas ........ .;..;.;$160.00 v Philadelphia ....:... $108.50 Duluth .... Z'''. ....... $ 79.50 Portland, Me ....... $118.50 Houston .Vi:V... $60.00 Quebec \;;... .v:...... $116.50 Kansas City .:. :.\\s 60.00 St. J05eph..;.........$ 60.00 Leavenworth ........ $ 60.00 St. Louis ....;...... $ 70.00 Memphis 1v... $70.00 St.; Paul V.;....:. $78.50 Minneapolis .:.;....;:i! 78.50 -Washington .......:... $107.50 SALE - DATES— f 25, 26, 27 to St. Paul and Minneapolis only,. JMay 3. 4, 9to 19; 29, 30. - \ ; June -6- to 8; 13 to 15; 17 to 20; 24, 25, 27 to 29. July 1 to 3; 15, 16. ; 22, 23, 28 to 31. August 1 to 7; 22 to 24; 29 to 31. - September 4 to 8; 11, 12. Going Transit Limit 15 vdays. Final return limit : October 31. 1912. Fares one way via Portland and Seattle slightly higher. ' Correspondingly low rates :to other cities. - Write for folders showing variable 'routes. and other information. . ' PERSONALLY CONDUCTED, tourist car excursions -* ,? * ' via Southern ? Pacific and Western Pacific through BBBBBMgi - Salt Lake' and Denver and the "On Time" road. [nHH9pHHI| TICKET OFFICES I fill 11 111 1111 111 ■'" 15 W. Santa Clara st., San Jose. 1130 Broadway, Oakland |^^^|i|Lrt|l|l|| W. D. S\\BOR\, General \Bcnt. H|pHpfl " 95 Market, street, San Francisco. Directors:' CZ±% r\t*"tfiPlo HENRY T. SCOTT - %. W 2 Ui \* m •:.'■ K. 0. BREESEN ,-, :• . •:■ ■ ' ■•■ -■'■ -■ ■■. ■ ■ -■".■■' ,' -c. v. bvroess : AND SAFETY ' ROBERT J TYSOH " --• ■ ' ***' w»*»* *-»*.* , • .- william'fries CONVERTIBLE CERTIFICATES FOR ™L, SMALL INVESTORS T. s. Montgomery We sell FIRST MORTGAGES and GUARAN- ■ M.J.BRANDENSTEIM TEE both PRINCIPAL and INTEREST. Any . . wk.!.v. morrow ' r Amount Desired. . ' w.f.ZSS $100, $500, $1,000 or More morrwhtmah INTEREST PAID QUARTERLY w. h.'JSSerhto Western Mortgage and Gnaranty Company i. h. ferivs , ; 907 First National Bank Bldg., San Francisco. j ' . , -,-•- v__ LINCOLN SCHOOL 'BOYS' PLAN STATUE Replica of the Old One to Be Erected; Association Mem= bers to Raise Funds San Francisco will have a monument to Abraham Lincoln. The movement was started at a banquet AVednesday night of the Lincoln Grammar School association at the. St. Francis. The fifnds will be subscribed by the asso ciation members who attended the Lin coln school many years at". The new statue will be ; i replica of the old one which stood before the Lincoln school in Fifth street near Market before the. fin- of iOO6. President John A. Britton presided. Alexander Goldstein of the class of 1869 was elected chairman of a com mittee with power to act. Historian Charles B. Turrill is col lecting Lincoln references. Officers of the Lincoln ilrammar School association: John A. Rritton, president; Alp\- M. Robertson, first vi<-<» president: F. Frank Green, second vice president; Thomas P. Burns, treasurer; Eugene G. 1,. Hoeber. secretary; Charloa B. Turrill, historical secretary. ISABELLA MARTIN ACCUSES OFFICIALS Application for a writ of habeas cor pus, filed Wednesday in the di!«trirt>*4l court of appeal by Mrs. Isabella Martin, now serving life sentence in San Quen tin for dynamiting a home in Oakland in January, lftll, had been taken under advisement and a decision probably trill be, rendered in a day or two. The writ alleges that she is held without cause and accuses Superior .Tiidße Wells of Oakland. District Attorney Donahue, his chief deputy, W. H. L. Hynes. and At torney General I". S. Webb of miscon duct and an attempt to "railroad" her to prison.