San Francisco Call, Volume 94, Number 30, 30 June 1903 — JOAQUIN MILLER FAVORS BACCHUS [ARTICLE]

JOAQUIN MILLER FAVORS BACCHUS

Poet of Sierras Signs Liquor Application of Roadhouse.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, June 29.

Joaquin Miller, the "Poet of the Sierras," would let no thirsty man go dry. He has come to the rescue of Bacchus and to-day the name of the hermit muse was read before the Board of Supervisors as one of those in favor of having . a liquor license granted to the famous old roadhouse in Upper Frultvale, "The Hermitage." . "

Fred C. Schnarr made application to be permitted to again dispense Intoxicants over the bar of "The Hermitage" -and the "Poet of the Sierras," whose home is on "The Heights" back of the once lively resort, was among the 85 residents in the precinct who are not opposed to eeelng the doors / of "The Hermitage" once more thrown open to those [ who would be pleased to drop in and quaff a goblet of sparkling wine or- a stein of popular beer. There was a petition against granting Schnarr a license " filed •with the Board of Supervisors. It contained 83 signatures. ~ .

In the matter of the applications for liquor licenses in the precincts of Fruitvale and Brooklyn townships taken up by the Supervisors to-day under the new local option law the saloon ; element appeared to have the advantage, their petitions overruling the petitions of the protestants in the number of- signers. The largest petition filed requesting a license was that of T. F.Gonsalves of Fltchburg. It contained 172 signatures as against 119 names on. the list of protestants. il. N. Batl.-Bay View avenue and San Leandro road, Elmhurst, presented- a petition for a license signed by 114 people, r The protestants 1 ,: petition contained 107:. names. Herman Goehllch of Orchard. avenue and San Leandro road, Elmhurst, had 160 names on /his license application as against 138 names on . the petition of the protestants. ' . . On motion of Supervisor Rowe the,several petitions and protests were: referred to the. County Clerk: to have that official verify the signatures and see that they were bona'flde/.'-' They, will be again taken' up'" by .-the Supervisors . next Monday. 1 .

BA KERSF1 ELD. June 29.— Joseph ¦ Downey, the laborer who fell downs the 1 basement stairway at Nineteenth and K streets Friday evenIn/. died late last night at tha County - Hospital. ;¦ '"¦' ' ' -¦• .- '¦¦ /

• 'Japan is getting ; the J bicycle crae.vilt imported J2.700.000; worth' of wheels last year/ mostly - of j the cheaper, grades, costing, from: $12 -. to- $25. /They} are i chiefly used foe business and armxlpurDpses, -