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OAKLAND 4 tli.jUiU appjl 12, WEDNESDAY EVENING. GILL i.rJDTJJEil f.lGVE IS IRlfiLlBIiSESIfCIPlCITI CEO TOIL iiOELIu praises mm SOCIALIST CHARGES ELECTION FRAUDS mm UETS PARADE li! FRESIIO S. P. TD DISBURSE MILLIOOS FOR PnOPERTY Long Line of Old Soldiers Are Cheered in the Raisin Center, FRESNO, April 12. Extending ever ten city blocks ajjd raxtlclpated in by about 21300 people, the grand parade of the forty-feurth encampment Of the.

Q. A- Ei of California end revad parsed through the principal streets of Fresno this morning between the hours of 10 and o'clock. More than C00O school children, in charge of ISO teachors, each with flag in hnd, saluted and cheered tha- eld eeldlere and the others In the Une ol march. In the reviewing stand near the Courthouse park; fountain were Depart" ment Cemavmder B. Hawk and staff, Ex-Governor S.

R. Van slant ef Minns, acta, past commander-in-chief; H. Z. Obserna, inspector general, and other eltieene. After the parade the- Women's Relief Corps presented a flag te the Fresno High school, the presentation be.

ing accompanied by speeches and songs. Merchants' Hotel at 1 GoldfieJd In Ashes Uwdtxaxk of Early Mining Days was Setting: for Tragic i Scenes. OOLDFIELD. April 19 The Merchant's Hotel, a landmark ef this city, was destroyed by fire early today. It waa the home of many millionaires during the rniplng boom several years ago, and the resort of gatnbler Playlpg ior nigij Biases.

"UN CLE SAM" IS PASSE; HFATHER LATEST WASHINGTON. April It. "A ehlW dren's bureau" to be established in the department of commerce and labor. provided for a bill introduced in the house by Representative Parpherf of Indiana. The to 'be under the direction of an' expert 4n Juvenile hygienics and thJetlo sppolntfd by the President and approved bv the senate is designed to investigate all matters pertaining to child welfare, partieularlly Infant mortality, physical degeneracy, sanitary conditions of schools, orphans homes, child labor and other matters pertaining to children.

i .1. VAGABOND -BOOTBLACK IS SENT TO ASYLUM A lunaey-commission presided over by Superior Judge Frank B. Ogden this forenoon feund that Joe Weloh, the destructive vagabond bootblack, wss suf -faring fronr general mania and he was eommitted to the Insane asylum at Ukieh. J- COST S4Q OOLD. 8 AN FRANCISCO.

April 13. Michael Crosby complained to the police that he had been robbed and beaten by a stout man In a Market street saloon late last night. He claimed to have lost 140 In geld and furnished a description of the alleeed thief. PROJECT Resolutions Calling for Bids for Construction Passed Today. ARE TWEflTYiivEN SEPARATE CONTRACTS Proposal? Will Is Accspted by Public Works Board on May 22d.

Resfihjtlsnt eftlHsf "W4 for the ccnsti-jetteq pf th Btw Citr Hall were Baie4 by the boar ef fabllo works thjs mrnjiif Thee proposals win be aeeapjed by the por4, en tht ir7, ceparate eentractf mitr which th Wrk tviii be dona 'May If, and it feeUered that ther wiu be between oo and bldtferp. r. The books pt specificattons for the worH, containing minute detail concerning every part pf the strueture, oome from ihe alnter today and ware approved by the board. The books- re large volumes ef 34 pares, and prepared under the tTipeet supervision ef the New Torlt firm of archlteote, j.Palmer and Hornbostel. i -( -j These books of speeifleatljjis, have been delivered J.

J. Dcqovl who haa taken the ptace ef Sullivan' Vf. Jones as the local representative of it New Torn architects. Hl offices are i in the First National Bank building, a from there tlie plans and jpeclficationa will d)s tributed to tSebidders. LOQAL.

MEN WILL. BID. It is anticipated that there wiq ee many local and eastern "bidders en the work. $9 far as possible California products have been riven the preference in drawing the specifications. 1 The date for receiving the bids was set fop.

May but on the request ef sev. era! focal bidders, was deferred to May S3. Before that time the excavation for the structure have been compieteo. The request" that the date be set so as to -give a longer time for estimating on the contracts was embodied in the following communication received by board this morning: Board ef Publle Works: Jentlemen Referring to the conversation of our Mr. Sadler with you this morning, we request ten days additional time to figure plans fer the Oakland City Hall.

We understand plans are te be ready April 10 and aellvered April 11. We would like the plans April 10. Bids are te be In May 11. we would like the time extended te May 21. if we get the plans en April 10.

In other werds, we want forty days in stead of thirty te estimate' the job. Teure very truly, JUDSON MANUFACTURING CO. JEWISH PASSOVER TO BE USHERED IN i Oakland Synagogues to Celebrate With Impressive '-i Passover services wlu be ushered In all the synagogues of this city at sunset this evening and will be continued tomorrow morning with Impressive ceremonies. Rev. Dr, M.

Frledlander. rabbi of the First Hebrew Congregation will conduct short services at e'ejock tonight and tomorrow morning the feast ef the Passover will be observed wlthan lnspirjn musical program given in the EnjUsh and Hebrew languages. Dr. Friedlanaer will preach a sermon on "The Family lh. the Home" and on Friday evening he will epeak on "The Family in the Synagogue.

"The Passover Cantata," will be sung, by a chorus 'of 24 voices. The personnel of the choir Includes talented local singers, who will give the first Interpretation of the cantata en the Pacific coast. Rev. Dr. Benjamin Meyerovlts, rabbl of Beth.

Jacob synagogue, Ninth and Castre streets, will open 'the Passover eemeneies this evening at o'clock and the observance will be continued tomorrow morning at 8:80 o'clock and Friday morning at the -same hour. Tomorrow morning Dr. Meyerovlts will deliver a sermon upon "The Four Cups the Four Sentiments." FLOCK OF NOTES Love Missives and Threats Aid Wife in Obtaining a Divorce. BAN FRANCISCO, April 13. group of letters replete with lovey-dovey sayings and cooing words ware exhibited in the divorce action of Ber-nla Arnaud against Louois Amaud, a vaudeville actor, Jn Judge Troutt's eourt this morning.

The wife testified also that her spouse beat her and at one time threatened to throw her from a third story window. The love missives were said to have been received from a 'Miss Cellna Wolff. She was given a decree. JUROR'S ILLNESS CAUSES DELAY IN NIEHAUS CASE The illnes of a Juror who had been chosen for the trial of the contest of th Will of, the late Edward necessitated the drawing of his this forenoon in the probate department Of th Superior Court, and this an! other delays blocked progress in" thtf case until court convened this afternoon. Attorney Stanley Moore er counsel Bdward If.

A. Niehaus. the son and contestant, made the opening statement of the ca3o to the Jury and the introduction ef tesr timony was "then brtn. The first witness for the contestant was young Nie-haus lilms'elf, DR. MERRITT RELEASED ON BOND IN SUM OF $1000 Dr.

C. HotwanJ who waa sn tenced last Monday afternoon by Supe rior Judse Erown'to serve six months in the county Jail and ray a fine ef $1000 ror promouns gfi-nir-quicK on enier-vrise-s in Invo county, is at libcrtv again. He furnished a bond of S4000 last nisrht pending the appeal of his case and Jurf.re Brewn Immediately ordered ale release from JalL 0 NO WORDS IN II I HOUSE I Democrats Get Part of Tariff Program Under Way. 100 ARTICLES ARE PUT ON FREE LIST Effort Will Be Made to Placate Farmers With Duitable Additions, rr; WASHINGTON, Aprtl It' i Two of th tariff measures which the Iemocratic house expects to pass in advance of aay general legislation wwre introduced today by Chairman Underwood pf tha commit tea on ways and means. Thy ar Canadian reciprocity, following tha identical llnaq.

of tha MoCall bilU passad last seesion. except for a elauso authorising the President to continue gotlations for reciprocity with Canadian articles not covered by the pending agr-ment, and a bill to put on the free fist about 100 artleles now dutiable under tha general tariff, Bot4 will, racetva arly consideration, i TO KJVCATE FAftMERS, The free list bin ia dealgaad to pla cate (ha farmers for agricultural losses whlefc th.ey will sustain under the Cana diaa agreement, but It contains also soma foodstuffc and boots and shoes. The list la as fellows! Plows, beaders, barvesters, reapers, agriaultuval drills and planters, mowers, horse rakes, cultivators, threshing machines, cotton gins, farm agons, farm carta and all pther agricultural implements, Including repair parts, Bagging for cotton, gunny cloth and fabrics suitable for baling eotton; burlaps and bags for sacking agricultural pred ucts, hoop or band Iron or steel for baling wire for baling hay, straw and other agriculture products. Grain, leather buff, split, rough or sole leather, bend or belting leather, boots and shoes, harness, saddles and saddlery and leather for manufactured artleles. Barbed fence wire, I wire rods, wire strands or wire rep, I wire woven manufactured, for wir fencing.

MEATS OF AUU K'NPS. Meats of all kinds, fresh, salted. ptes led, dried, smoked, dressed or undress-' ed, prepared or preserved in any manner; bacon, hams, shoulders, lard, lard compounds and lard substitutes; iau sage, buckwheat flour, eornmeal, wheat and rye flour, bran, middlings and other offals of grain, oatmeal and rolled eats and all prepared cereal foods, bisects, bread wafers and similar articles not sweetened; timber, hewn, sided or squared, round timber uaed for spars or building wharvs, shingls, laths, fencing posts, sawed boads, planks, deals and other Jumfeer, rough or dressed except ebony, mahogany, rosewood and all other cabinet woods. Sewing machines and sat complete the free list. ANNIVERSARY TO BE CELEBRATED Piedmont Parlor fN.

S. G. W. Will Observed Birthday With Banquet On next Wednesday April 1 9. Piedmont parlor No.

120, N. S. Q. will celebrate Its twenty-third birthday at the annual banquet to be given in the Forum cafe. This la the one day In the year that the mem bers set aside from the usual routine of business for a fitting celebration of the anniversary of the Institution of Piedmont parlor.

The parlor was organized in 11888, with twenty-five members, and has steadily Increased financially and in membership, now having nearly. Ave hundred on the roster. i Aside from a sumptuous menu a select program has been prepared Frank Barnet has been chosen to act as toastmaeter and speeches will be heard from W. H. L.

Hynes, Phil. M. Walsh, R. M.Hamb, J. J.

McElroy, J. J. Naegle and others. Brother J. J.

McElroys papdidacy for grand trustee at the coming eonventlon will be officially announced. Piedmont parlor's orchestra render the latest selections under the direction of Walter J. Herkenham. PECULIAR WILL Document Provides That For-i mer Wife Should Not See His Dead Face. SAN FRANCISCO, April 12, Leaving provisions that his former, wife should not see his face after death and that bis ashes should be scattered to ije four winds of heaven, Kdward.

Wadham, secretary of the San Francisco SToelety for the. Protection of Children made a will shortly prior to his death on March 17 last. The document was filed today. The testament cuts off the wifre, who obtained her final decree of divorce a short time previous, with $10. and their son, Waverley, with a like amount.

4 CHICKEN THIEVES, WATCH LIFTERS AND 'DIPS' BUSY The theft of 350 choice White chickens valued at was reported to the police this morning by M. W. McCoy of 9 434 Almenc? street, ETmhurst. The chickens were about four 'months old and were el gyd stock. They were taken Sunday night from the chicken house.

Shoplifters stole a small camera valued at $20 from a show case in the store of Charles H. Wood at HIS Washington street. No descriptlop ef the thief ronld be the proprietor had pobody under suspicion, E. J3l66m of 870' Meade avenue reported to -the pe4Jce this morning that-'while on a street car at Feur-teehth street and Broadway his pocket was, picked, a. gold watch valued at tS9 being taken.

VJS.MA PRY TOU V. April. IZ, Vlealia went "dry" at the municipal election by majorities rangrine; from 60 to WH) for the candidates pledged to eliminate saloons from the city. Th'e eC nouncllmen promise to- pass an effect ive anti-saloon prdinnnce an early date. TnODUCED WADHRM Made a RETIRES FID UNIVERSITY Distinguished Scholar.

Mads Professor Emeritus at Berkeley. DAVID BURROWS TO BE i HEAD OF DEPARTMENT I Many Appointments to Faculty Are Announced by President Wheeler, UNIVERS1TT pf California 1 April following appointment" to the faculty of the university which wor made at the meeting of the regents 1b San Francisoe yesterday were announced today by President "Wheeler: i 7 T.im tw tin a nl iici I jc. 4341,, of Stanford University, to professor of American history; F. Wllmsen. associate professor of French and German an4 of Cejtlc philology; A- U.

POP, assistant professor of philosophy; C. J. Lewis, Instructor of bacteriology; Frank Irwin, Instructor in mathematics; Dr. Romllda Paronl, lecturer In hygiene and medical examiner; G. I Baker, iHstruet-or In mineralogy and geology, first half year; Dr.

Eugene S. Kllgore, medical ex T. J- "Wrampelraeler, lecturer In technical chemistry; A. R- Moor. slstant professor of physiology; D.

W. Morehouse, Instructor In astronomy; Thomas Buck, Instructor In mathematics; Sophia Levy. Watson, assistant In astronomy; Norrle pyrchaslng agent; Carleton B. Joeckel, assistant ref-p ertnee librarian Miss Edith M. Coulter ana Alisa iljria.

xj. uuaa, ociuui ants at University library; William i 1 MBfiAmHa T7H r. ding" sehol; Ruby M. Cunningham, as slstant In anatomy; H. E.

Rude, as-, -slstant demonstrator In clinical, dent istry; Stanley L. Dodd, reader la dental pathology eesS1 therapeutics; Miss i Rosamond Carma, librarian and clerk in the department of Jurisprudence; I. Hall, assistant In baeterolegy; C. O. Bteln-mlts, assistant mechonician of the department of physics; C.

S. Bennett, assistant In physiological chemistry. Jr, Bernard Mpses, professor of tery in the university for thlrty-str years, was granted the honor of retirement as professor emeritus of history and political science. Professor Moses Is one of the most distinguished, members of the University. He has written abuntaatly en he political history of South America, was a.

member of the first Philippine commis sion and has twice been an official tep-resentatlve sent by the United States Qovernmeiv-U cengreuses in South America. The- principal promotion awi changes of title are, as follows: I riixria tt narrows, from Professor Of sducatlon to professor or political science. uceeding Professor Moses as head of his department; Thomas H- Reed to ba associate professor 01 government; J. Taggart to be associate professor of Pacific coast nistory ana curator of the Bancroft library: Charles H. Relber to be professor of logic and dean of the summer sessions A.

I Krpeber, associate professor of anthropology, secretary of the department and curator of the" anthropological museum; W. epson to be associate nf W. C. ''jrlasdalo to be associate professor of chemistry; Keener to be assistant professor of civil engineering; A. W.

Whitney. te be associate professor of insurance and (k.vti.- Ule Airv Ktebbin3. to be leeturer In charities and assistant to the dean of women; Dr. Carlos Bmnby, to be assistant professor of Spanish; Maurice E. Harrison, be lecturer in commercial law; C.

A- Noble, to be associate professor of mathematics and as slstant examiner of schools; K- Le rnnta. to be associate professor of me. chanical engineering; C. H. S.

Howard to be instructor of Spanish; Oeorge R. Stfoyes to be associate professor of Slavle languages. Leaves of absence for ths next year were granted to Professors Crawford. Von Neumeyer. F.

Wolle. Q. B. Adams, M. S- A.

Chambers; for the first half year to Professors Lawson. Moody. Mlr. Hatfield, Noble and Elmer E. Hall and for the second hair year to jrroiesaur Lfthmer.

1 Catholic Church at Gait Is Desecrated SACRAMENTO, April 12. The Catholic church at Gait, this county, was desecrated in a fiendish manner "during the night by Virgil Mahone, an ex7con- Lawrence Marshal. Tbey brokf Into tha etiurch at 19 o'clock. tore down statues, candles and other altar adornments, and reached the climax of thei aerlleglous acts by placing an empty uhlsKy bottle over the altar where the statue of Christ formerly stood. The spent the "entire night.

In) dese crating tha place and then broke Into two box cars at the station. -They were captured by the night operator. Mahone has done fifteen years In San Quentin being sentenced from Santa Cru Oakland Secures Control of New Park With the pavment of $20,000 for Moss-wood Park. the city today assumed ownership of twelve acres of Improved park land at Broadway and Moss avenue. The first payment was authorized this morning at a epecial meeting of the Oakland Parle commission and at the sarne time "arrangements were made for throwing, open the park to the people.

AiUAGA RESIGNS. NEW ORLEANS, April 12. Jr. Luis Lao Honduran minister to who Is announced he had cabled his resignation to Francisco Beltran. the new resident of Dr.

Lazo said, he would perhaps be -willing to consider reappointment if the tender of thro position were made under conditions acceptable to him. CANY bu'lMAGINE, 7'A straight line ts Jhs S-hortest 4itnce. wrton two points." i "The straight Tline" fpubllcity: Is tho newspaper. Cetting yoirr business! story lno tha newspaper need a. matif r.pf gnjv a few ijourf, if speed is a desirability.

The newspaper gets to the people tnero qitckly, That has gotten down to a mat, ter of minutes and seconds." Mo other rublU-fty medium is so so uiiliereaHy, jwi. fihoroyghiy iar rearhinp. 7 i No. other medium is so effective. "No other' medium is so economical.

(Oan you Imagine any' more suitable "Bnedlum far your-Avertsig than In the yeryvcolumns you peruse with Interest vat7 evenln Aspirant for Is Endorsed by CIUD. vAt a meeting of the Central Ad'llr Btreet Improvement Club on Adev.rt near Nineteenth street last night. M. P. Lewis was elected president and M.

TP. Ryan, actlpg secretiry. The resolution was pased endorsing th candidacy I cf Councilman William Baccus for vimmtssloner No. 2 at th coming eleetion: "wnaress, viuiam j. uaccua, prri-iii Incumbiht ef the city eouncll of Oaki land, during his term of eight years tt that hnilw hn huAii aha th Uitdcrl It effecting improvements in this rfty, as chairman ef the street committee hixt proven himself Ji staunch advocate 1 i every measure providing for public lt-terments in street.

parKs and buiidirr" anq is tnorougniy ecquainiea wun the details ef municipal govern therefore be it "Resolved, That 'we endorse the candidacy of said William J. Baccus. for tut possitlon ef commissioner No. snd all In our power to effect his election." i 25TH AVE. PROGRESSIVE CLUB FOR fREOEBICKSOft'i The Twenty-fifth, Avenue Club, which, was organ laed at 1811 Twenty-filth avenue last night for tin purpose of furthering the cauJUao of C.

Frederlokson for No. In the primaries next Tuesday, alread) boasts a large membership. The orjarv izatlon embrsces the Latham ITerraot district snd Includes a great many pron inent residents of the annexed district The officers elected last night are: Chairman, R. Campbell! secretary Yf, lUpdegrsff; aergeant-at-anns John Peters; executive committee, B. Hyden, A.

'O. Saunders; Jens Nielsen, tt. Crosman and J. S. Ward.

PATRICK'S CASE SET; VICTIM IS RECOVERINC The ease of J. Patrick, fathat of Miss Kthel Frances Patrick, who relations with Dr. E. Byron re suited in Patrick; attacking the physician, wai set for preliminary exam inatlon by Judara Mortimer Bmlth tnt April 3 Dr. Byron, who is reeo erlpg and ts now aspured of regain Ing his health, declares he will no prosecute, and when the case come up for examination the defendant wll be dischargsd and tha ease dtsmlsset as no complaint will have been filed Patrick Is out on bonds.

m. mm WOODLAND JURIST TO SIT IN 0AKLANC Judge N. A. Hawkins of Tolo pounrj has arrived In Oakland and assumed tern, porary charge of the auxiliary depart ment ef the superior court. Judse Hawkins' home is in Woodland and he standi high in the Judiciary of the Btate as being a brilliant lawyer and eminent Jur- Lonving Pan JYsncisco at 4 P.

londays. JYUlays, Vednculays, 8aturtlay, Iom Plor Paclflo Street 'Wlxart, von LOS and LO.VO HF.ACir. FOIt KAN and COrtOVAIlO BIOACH Wednesdays," BERKELEY CaUlocoU's. 23 9S Adeline. University Aft, s)xv bhattuck.

OAKIAXI) Jewell's, 6101, Telegraph. ea 1L ViQi. Parry, 737 TelegrrU Ave. Phillip Phillip, rrultvale, snd th. -Ttjilar, and Kan Pafcln.

Tobriner, 7th and Markt. rsgsart, 1811 Page, Monday, May 1st. James Osborne Declares Illegal Registrations Haye Been Made. I James B. Osborne, a- SoeiaUst leader ef Oakland, called at the offlct Pf Ul9 District Attorney yesterday afternoon and reported to Deputy District Attorney Leon A.

Clark. that he and tne members ef hla psjrty had dlaeoveid a num-' ber of fraudulent rerlitrationn for the municipal primaries to be hel AF1 Ire gaid the tRvesUgstlen bad Juat egun and that he raJd HP th Plstrtct At torney's office posted la future result as it pregressed. Osborne tna be believed several un4r trausuenf regietratlpna would be upearthfd pf -h Bocialifti before prlrnaTie, i Osborne and hi commlttae ef lTttS-gatoW hv learned, aeeordinff the formaft claim tf "Prputjr P4trlct At-toreey Ogrk. twenty-thrt vatee are registered frem huJUdlPf wned by John ft Rohan at $00 WaahlPBten street, where but two men rstd They have alee found jhat Frank Welch and Geqrfe Lyen Baker, both whom have beeq dead for years. rt on tha Great Begieter from S4 Washington str- ad that eleven men are registered if residing at 40 Fifth street.

Deputy District Attorney Clark explained, to Osborne the State aw govern, lng fraudulent registration and votes, and said that he would be In hid office througbot thej entire day af tbe primaries to act in the event Infractions of -the law wer rlPrt4 TO BE PRESENT Pacific Coast Industrial Peace Association Convenes on April 26, S.VN FMNCJSCO. AprU U. Tb first convention of the Pacific Coast Industrial Peace Association will open on April and at the J2n Francipeo T. M. a.

building. the presence of Mayor McCarthy, Governor Hiram Johnson, president David Btarr Jordan ef Stan ford University, President Pen jam! Ide Wheeler of the University ef Callfprnl. and Dr. Nlete. ef San Franelsoe.

Tha meeting will be the first on the coast attended by official delegates, and the committee In cmvge is using every effort to make the affair a success. The object ef the associatinn la te settle all disputes between capital and labor by a committee of arpJtraUow, together with the aid of the newspapers. The association has been established all over the United States and has on Its list of membership many famous labor leaders and politicians OFFER THEIR BLOOD TO FEED CHILDREN NEW TOinv. April It. Bom of them ready -to sell their blood because the 25 offered for a quart ef precious ftiu'd 'meant food for their families, others because they had been dared to do it, and Still others who had nothing to do for a couple of daye and thought that it would ba an easy way of making money, were among the hundred and some odd men.

who applied at Mt. Mori ah hospltaj and offered themselves as subjects for the transfusion operation which is to be performed to save wo man's life. i The woman Is Mrs. Rosie Relsler of Brooklyn, and unless her heart is supplied with, fresh blood within the next few days there will be no hope ef sar lng jjer PATROLMAN STRUCK BY SPEEDING AUTO While riding north on HarrJson street last night, patrolman Q. Cozad.

one of the mounted police, was struck by a speeding automobile driven by H. Hatch of the -Hunt. Hatch Company and thrown to the street. Cozad sustained a dislocated hip and painful contusions of the arms and snooumers. COAST FREIGHT AGENTS TO MEET IN SAN D1EG0 SAN DIEGO, April 12.Fresfdcnt Har, vey of (he Pacifle Coast Freight Agents lias notified railroad officials In this city that the associaton wi meet in San Diego the week 'beginning June 19, About 100 agent, are expected to Convene here.

ATTEMPTS TO SLAV YOUTH. ROSWBLL, K. Aprlll 12. An. un.

Identified man attempted to assassinate o. w. uiiery aged S3, of this city, near his claim in the north part of this eoua-ty, last night. Four shots were fired at him," one pldwlng through his left leg. After he pad.fajlen Ullery returned the lire.

FTRE MOSTLY SMOKE. A sack burning; on the topi ef a building qn Eighth street near Broadway was the cause of the fire depart ment-being called out and a Urjre crowd garnering at clock this afternoons -The small blase was quicklv extinguished, however, with out any damage being done. CWATIOED TH KPT. STOCKTON. April 13.

V. W. Mil ler, a rural mail carrier who has been covering a route in the vicinity of La throp. was arrested yesterday i on charge of appropriating gbout 1500! given Mm to purchase postal orderi at Latnrop. FATHF.R XOOXAV IUEK.

WASHINGTON. April 12. Father, James A. Noonan. one-time president! of the Georgetown University and one of the est known Jesuit priests in1 this country, died at the university nere toaay.

ne was es years or age COIvOXKL TTOBBS DEAT1. ROCK ISLAND. 111.. April 12 Nevs was received here today ef the 1 death of Lieutenant Colenel jr. ffi Hoobbs, commandant of the Reels Is- land arsenal, at Hot Springs, 1 injiiM u.jt.Mm I Th Aeme ot Reftoement In Ocean Travel delightful trip, with all the privacy of four bom, on the- $5,000,000 Will Be Spept to Improve System in San Francisco.

BIG WAREHOUSES ARE SOON TO BE BUJU Depot May Be Moved Up-Town; Other Work -Is Planned for. 0AN FBANCrgo. APT a cost of $5,000,000 for real estate alone in the district Market Street, the Southern Pacific Company at its annual meeting the Flood yesterday, granted pf fleial sanction 'to carry on the necessary financial transactions, Th deal will result In the company erecting an extension of freight an4 warehouse tenninals from its present Third and Townsend atreeU, terminal, to the neighborhood of Mission and Eat streets. For seme time past the Southern Pacific has- been involved in purchases in that district, resulting' in rumors- that the eomptny had intentions pf erecting a depot at the foot of Market street, di, reetly opposite the Ferry Building. The action of the company, directors yesterday serves to give a clearer tr line of the plans of the railroad corpora tion and alse indicates that its south of Market street terminals will tee fer freight and warehouse purposes and that a new passenger depot ftite will.be se cured further up town.

At yesterday's meeting -this company set aside part of lta bonds to take up a floating debt Incurred ia buying- blocks and parts ef blocks ef land in San Fran' Cisco in the district south of Market street te Howard, and east from. First street to East street at the water I is known that' President Robert S. Lovett of the Southern -Pacific Company, acting fer Kuhn, Ljaeb 4 Company ef New Tork and the Rockefeller's National City Bank, voted by proxy $100,000,604 of the tocfc formally recorded. PLOTTED HIS RUIN William S. Smith Blames Wife and Children for His Downfall, Wlljiam 8, Smith's suit for divorce from Ell R- Smltb, on the ground ef extreme cruelty, went on trjal before Superior Judge Frank B.

Ogden this morning, the plaintiff, who fired four shots at his wife hast Saturday night in Elmhurst when seh called at his gro- eery store and demanded the return of a sewing machine be had tapusn from her home, being ion the witness stand the greater part ef the day. Snaiih has only about three witnesses In his own behalf, while his wife appeared in court wlthg her large family of grown children by a former marriage and a. number pi other persons, who filled the courtroom almost te overflowing. Smith said the family plotted against Mm. Domestic life -in Elmhurst was turmoil for Smith, according to his testimony, because he! said he had to fight both his wife and all her children sln-glehanded to prevent his property from being stolen and himself from being reduced to a financial and physical and mental wreck.

r- DAY'S ACCIDENTS J. Martin Thrown From Rig and Hurt in San Francisco Runaway. SAN FRANCISCO, April H. J. Martin, a local tea and coffee merchant of 2788 Franklin street, was thrown, from his buggy In a runaway at Eleventh and Mission streets and sustained severe lacerations of the shoulder, hea4 and face, at noon today.

Theodore Broadhard, residing at tha Delta was struck by a buggy at Geary and Stockton streets this morning and received, a fractured rib. While working- on a bulldinff Post and Van David Burns, a carpenter of 4T Dolores, was hit by falling beams and received contusions of the shoulder and breast. JuJlua Rgeelprn, a while work lng on a building this was struck by a timber and received a d'Si located arm. AH of the above injured were treated at the Centray Emergency hospltaL Juror on Way to Lunch Run Over by Taxicab Although Seriously Hurt a Postponement of the Case was Taken. SAN FRANCISCO, April 12.

L. Glen, non. of 929 Post street, luror In the Hotchkins will case in Judge' Graham's I court, while on his way te lunch was runl down by a taxicab at Market and Mc. Allister street this afternoon. The chains was driven by Arthur.

Sherman, who was compelled by derestrians to drop four passengers and take Gle'nnon to the hospital. Jt was found that he had escaped with a contusion of the right leg and sprained He was unable to be in court at o'clock and the pfa. ceedings had to be continued. HIS HENS BREAK RECORD. WHEATLAND, April 12.

f. F. rBaun. a raneher of this claims a world record. He had fifty Leghorn hens and seven Wygndottes March 1 and sold sixteen Leghorns i and seven Wyandottee March 22.

This him thirty-four Leghorn hens dur- the remainder of the ma nth. lie leathered 956 eggs in March. DECLARE SPOUSE FOUR INJURED IN (to mm i 51 Co) lu You leave San Francisco at four in the afternoon you reach there the next morning at ten. Fop Further Information, Maps, etc. Apply Pacific Navigation Co, 1070 tUECKTTU, Agent.

Tielephone Oak la ltd SS2S. Tribune's Formula Foi Rheumatism FORMULA Methyl. Salicylate I two ounces Menthol half ounce Tr. Capsicum ounce Linimentum Saponit four, ounce Alcohol Quantity sufficient to make 10 ounce Sig. Rub in with friction, every 3 or 4 hours, A Reliable Formula When Carefully Compounded, list of Drug Stores Where This Formula Can Be Accurately Filled: ALAMEDA Sutherland, rr.

Enclnal and Sherman. OAKLAND Alcatras, Telegraph and A 1 oat ax-Arcade, Oth, and San Pablo. Avenue JQ31 ban Pablo. Coneys 17M 7th. fttrrtland.

Hth near Walter. Jaoksmi Key IXonte Inn, 1178 Market. Watch for Our Drug.

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