The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 7, 1895, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1895. -_— e e e e MOTIVE FOR MINNIE WILLIAMS' MURDER, “1 Know Too Much About the Death of Blanche Lamont.” THOSE WERE HER WORDS She Made a Confidant of Frank Young, an Alameda Baker. NEW WITNESS FOR THE PEOPLE. W. H. Theodore Durrant to Be Sen- tenced To-Morrow for the Murder of Blanche Lamont. One of the strongest points made by Theodore Durrant’s attorneys in the trial of the young medical student for the mur- der of Blanche Lamont was the argument that he had no motive for committing the deed. They put numerous witnesses on the stand and proved a previous good character for their client, and General Dick- inson in his argument laid great stress on the character of those witnesses; that they were eminently reliable people, whose tes- timony could not he doubted. If, then, the accused’s previous character had been so far above reproach what possible mo- tive could he have had for murdering Blanche TLamont? That was General Dickinson’s argument, and he iterated and reiterated the question, **When did Theo- dore Durrant become a monster?” But notwithstanding the jury convicted the defendant student, & tried for another equally fiendish crime. That question will be asked again, bat the prosecution will not, in answering it, be compelled to offer only a theory, as was the case in the recent trial. Barnes will answer: “Minnie Williams knew too much about the disappearance of Blanche Lamont.” Mr. Barnes will not make that answer as a theory unsupported by evidence, for there is a witness to be called who can tes- tify that those words came from Minnie Williams’ own ank Young of the firm of Daniels & bakers of Alameda, is the witness 1 do so much to assist the people in ving the second charge of murder st Theodore Durrant by giving testi- that will furnish a motive for the killing of Minnie Williams. The unfortunate girl knew too much about the disappearance of Blanche La- mont. It is not known what she knew, but she knew something that would have made her a damaging witness against the then unac 1 student. The dark finger of suspicion was already pointing at Dur- rant, and he expected to be momentarily charged. He must get Minnie Williams and her knowledge out of the way; then he would be secure. T is the theory that goes hand in hand with the knowledge that the girl knew something that would go far to- ward convicting the man who is now her alleged slayer. “I know too much about the disappear- ance of Blanche Lamont.” Those were the words Minnie Williams spoke to Frank Young in his store at Ala- meda on Thursday, the day before she was murdered. How she came to say it is best told in Mr. Young’s own lunguage, as he related it to a CALL reporter at his rooms, 1 Park street, Alameda, last evening. Young said: e known Minnie Williams since she first came to Alameda and was on quite friendly terms with her. She often came into the store on busiuess and other errands while she lived with the Morgans and it was not infrequent that we would have a chat on those occasions, so I got to know her quite well. 7 *‘She came to the store on Thursday, the day previous to Good Friday,and I no- ticed at once that she was quite changed in manner from what I had always seen. She had alw been so lively and chatted and jested good-naturedly. But I noticed on this day that she wore a very long face, was preoccupied and seemed very much worried about some- thing, and being, as I say, accustomed to talk with her on subjects aside from the Lusiness she came on I naturally asked her what was the matter. I knew she had been acquainted with Blanche Lamont, and supposing she had been quite intimate with her I asked, more in the way of say- ing somethlng than for any other reason, if she was down-hearted over the disap- pearance of her friend. * “She hesitated a moment and then seplied: ‘I know too much about the dis- appearance of Blanche Lamont.’ ““I was somewhat surprised at the reply, but I must confess milaly so, for at that time I had only noted casuaily, as any total stranger to the circumstances might, that such a girl had disappeared. Still I was surprised enough to be interested and asked her what she knew. She seemed to act asif she had said something she had not meant to, and making some evasive answer, which I do not now recall, left the store. “I gave the matter no further attention until Durrant was accused of the crimes. Then that conversation came back to me, I kept still about it, however, as I did not Wish to be drawn into the case, for I knew it would take me away from my business and that I could not afford. I felt this way till after Durrant was held by the Cor- oner's jury,and then felt relieved, for I had also felt as though I should have offered my testimony. But after that. as I say, I felt relieved and then de- cided to keep still and keep out of the case, for I have felt that there would have been enough_evidence for copviction without my testimony. ““However, what I know the authorities are welcome to, if it is of any benefit. I probably should not have ssid anything now if you had not come to me, and for the life of me 1 can’t understand how you found it out.” % Mr. Young is the junior partner in firm of Daniels & Young. whe nuet bu: iness known as the Home Bakery on Park street, Alameda. He is a most reputable young man and has the esteem o% a large number of ac- l]]\' ntances on the other side of the bay. relations with Minnie Williams were of such a friendly nature that he had an appointment to meet her here in the Cit: on the night the murder was commilteg but knowing his business would interfere. bad informed-her during that visit to his store on Thursday morning that he would have to break the engagement. The police are not yet in possession of Mr. Young's information, but he is ready to tell them the same story he related last evening to THE CALL. eimce g NO SCREAMS HEARD. Residents Near Emmanuel Church Deny a Current Story. “Did residents of Bartlett street-hear screams the night of Minnie Williams’ iragic death in Emmanuel Church ?” The question recurs with the persistence and regularity of that about the existence wr identity of a ‘‘mysterious woman.” d now he is to be | The dwellers in the vicinity of the church, which was the scene of two of the most brutal murders in the history of crime, unite in denying the uncanny story. If the unfortunate girl partially recovered from the first murderous attack and groped about the dark, lonely church in a vain at- tempt to escape she was too weak to scream, for the families living on either side of the church heard no unusual sound that evening. Neither did passers-by or those Jiving across the street. “Perhaps our over-conscientious neigh- bor has originated the story,” said one of the dwellers on Bartlett street. ‘“‘She is a character whose active imagination is equaled only by her exceeding honesty. She isalittle daft on religion, and her ideas of honesty extend even to the train- ing of her cat. If the feline returns from predatory excursions with a fish head or chicken "bone the delicacy is taken from the conscienceless robber and carried to all the houses in the neighborhood in_a search for the owner. If any one admits that the contraband article came from that particular house 10 cents is offered as compensation for the theft, and if not ac- cepted the money is sertt to the Salvation Army quarters. Grandma Conscience is & good old lady, but unreliable.” touching the head significantly. “Don’t believe any stories coming from such a source.” e DR. CASE’S JUDGMENT. How He Prejudged Durrant by Means of Phrenological Skill. Dr. W. W. Case, contrary to his usuai course of action, condemned Durrant be- fore the jury had brought in its verdict. Dr. W. W. Case’s fame as a phrenologist does not equal his renown as a minister of the gospel, but his skill in the disputed science is beyond question. Itis no uncommon occurrence that the popular pastor should be called upon to entertain the young people at church so- cials. He has entertained audiences in this fashion many a time, and one of the occasions was at Emmanuel Baptist Church about a year ago. ‘Among the young men, strangers to Dr. Case, who came to the platiorm to have their bumps inspected was W. H. T. Dur- rant. The reverend gentleman, to whom phrenology is an interesting diversion, be- ean the usual startling revelations of char- acter. ‘‘Approbativeness large,” said he, while he ran his fingers through the youth’s tawny hair. “Inventiveness of abnormal size,” he continued, musing. “Reverence lacking,’” he continued,” and amativeness unusually developed; much secretiveness, and destructiveness very marked.” The running comments explaining these characteristics were greeted by looks of astonishment from part of the audience and sly winks from the other. Dr. Case lost his reputation as a reliable ‘“‘reader of beads” from that moment with most of the Emmanuel Church people. Dr. Case did not know to whom he had attributed so many undesirable qualities till he was reminded of the circumstance | by an elderly lady, who is a member of the ill-tated church, whom he met ata wed- ding recently. “Why, doctor,” she said, “‘we had no idea Theo was such a bad boy and thought you had made a big blunder, but time has shown that you read his character right.” To Be Sentencad To-Morrow. Theodore Durrant will have another ride to the new City Hall to-morrow. He will again face Superior Judge Murphy and lister: to the recital of the awful crime of which he has been convicted, the murder of Blanche Lamont. To-morrow the Judge will pass sentence upon Durrant, and from the nature of the jury’s verdict there can be but one sentence—deat A JURDR'S INDISCRETION. He Acknowledges Talking of a Criminal Case Under In- vestigation. H. J. Summerhayes Alleged to Have Discussed Federal Grand Jury Affairs Too Freely. H. J. Summerhayes, a member of the United States Grand Jury now investi- gating the charges of perjury, subornation of perjury, bribery, intimidation of wit- nesses and criminal copspiracy brought against Attorney H. S. Mackaye, Warren P. .Freeman and Wallace E. Freeman, is charged with, and in fact admits, conduct in connection with the case that at the least may be fairly said to be gravely in- discreet. From a source that is considered reliable information regarding this new sensation in the Freeman-Westinghouse case wasob- tained yesterday. The story in substance is as follows: On Tuesday evening about 8 o’clock Summerbayes, who dined at the Palace Hotel, met Mr. Church—the attorney for Walter K. Freeman, the plaintiff in the case of Freeman vs. the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company— and Walter K. Preeman in the billiard- room of the hotel, and a conversation en- sued which lasted for nearly four hours. In the course of this long talk he is aileged to have stated that he had been a grand juror in this City for a number of years, and eave the general impression that he was a professional juror. . He states that he was interested in elec- tricity and contemplated taking a course of special instruction from one of the Westinghouse Company’s experts in New York named Tesla. He said he was the only electrician on the Grand Jury and that the Grand Jury would decide the mat- ter of the charges pending against Mackaye and the two Freeman brothers as he sug- gested. He is also credited with asserting that he thought it was a shame that grand jurors got only $2 a day, while other peo- ple were getting so much money from the Westinghouse Company. He added that he understood there was $50,000 of West- inghouse’s money here to be used to help that side of the litigation. It is further stated that he rehearsed the testimony of Warren P. Freeman as given to the Grand Jury on Tuesday last and that he declared he would not believe ‘Warren under oath, judging him from the way he acted before that body. Reference was also made by him to the testimony of Morvin L. Freeman, and he is reported to have said that Morvin appeared to be holding something back relative to the record of Warren P. Mr. Summerhayes then, it is claimed, asked for a tip which he could use to extract further information from Morvin. He also eriticized the other witnesses who are to testify before the Grand Jury, including Frankie Ames, the woman in the case, and the impression they made upon him. He is then said to have closely ques- tioned Walter K. Freeman as to whether or not the Fort Wayne Electrical Oom- pany, which is credited with backing Wal- ter K. Freeman in the suit against the Westinghouse Company, had plenty of money, and said he understood the West- inghouse Company had §50,000 here to be | Occidental used to win the case. He next referred to his own wealth and said he could not be bought; that money could not affect him at all; that he was probably going to dismiss the whole matter from his mind, as he thought it would be unfair to the ‘Westinghouse people to find an indict- ment against anybody, as it would be sure to affect the ultimate decision in the pat- ent issue. He 1s further reported as saying that the Grand Jury could not afford, at the rate of $2 a day, to get into this contro- versy, in which millions of dollars are in- volved. Freeman was then asked if it was not a fact that there was a large quan- tity of money out here to make the case go one way or the other, and whether Freeman did not know that Attorney Mackaye had authority to draw upon the ‘Westinghouse Company for all the money he needed to win success. Freeman was then interrogated, it is charged, with refer- ence to the financial standing of the Fort Wayne Company, and whether he had fa- cilities for getting ready money. Summerhayes is said to have then claimed to have great influence with United States Assistant District Attorney Schlesinger, to have designated the other members of the Grand Jury as *‘chumps,” who would act as he indicated. The fixing of the grand jurors then be- came his theme, and he is reported as say- ing that they were frequently fixed and that it was only a matter of arrangement. According to the same informant he is credited with asserting that he was satis- fied from talks he had with Mackaye and Horace Platt, who is Mackaye's associate counsel, that the Westinghouse Company will spend any amount of money to beat Freeman. He is said to have added: “Freeman, you know how those things are done. You can beat the devil out of hell if you have money enough. Why don’t you do as the Westinghouse Com- pany does? Jurymen are, unfortunately, all human, and you are credited with bemng a Svengali. Jurors only get $2 a day. If you take the proper steps you can influence the Grand Jury hereas yon did Wallace in Brooklyn.” He even went so far, it is claimed, as to relate particular cases in which he had sat as a grand juror or criminal court juror, and as foreman induced the jury to bring in verdicts just as he indicated. It was near midnight, according to a number of eye witnesses of this confer- ence, before Summerhayes departed from the Palace Hotel billiard-room for his home. On leaving he said he would see Freeman again before he did anything in the matter. When the details as here given were re- cited to Messrs, Freeman and Church they acknowledged that thev were irue, but they refused to say anything further re- garding the matter. Grand Juror Summerhayes was visited and the charges laid before him, when he indignantly denied that he had made any statements or intimations that might be construed as asking for a bid for his influ- ence with the Federal Grand Jury. He admitted he had had a conversation with Church and Freeman al the Palace Tuesday night; that he had asked for cer- tain information relative to the matter under investigation before the Grand Jury that he might the more intelligently con- sider it; and also that he intended to take a course of special instruction in the tech- nical branch of electrical science from Mr. Teslar. He also admitted having “joshed” Church about the jurors getting such small pay and being required to investi- gate and act in a matter involving such vast interests. *““Why,” he continued, “for two years out of the four just passed I served as a juror and have never had my honesty and integrity even questioned. I will end the whole matter by simply mak- ing my excuses to morrow and refusing to sit 1n this case any longer.” THE CASE IN OOURT. An Investigation as to How Litigants Came to Have Pistols in Court. Not having to appear before the United States Grand Jury yesterday, the attorneys and litigants in the Freeman-Westinghouse case spent the day in filling the records with charges and counter-charges as they have been industriously doing since the case began in United States Commissioner Heacock’s Court. A portion of yesterday’s session was devoted to an effort to asscer- tain when, where and how Attorney Mackaye and his client, Warren P. Free- man, who were disarmed in court, came into possession of their weapons. The former declared that he had brought his pistol from New York, and carried it as any traveler would, as a matter of pre- caution. It is said that the attorneys for the other brothers wili try to fasten a charge of per- jqfriy on Walter K. Freeman, based on the different statements made here and while on the stand in other places where his deposition has been taken. About twenty witnesses are to be summoned {o testify that he had spoken to them about the in- ventions which are the bone of contention previous to the time that he states the inventions came into his mind. To-day the matter comes up again before the ted States Grand Jury and more sensational charges wiil be brought. Itis said that one of the attorneys stated yester- day that a check for $10,000 had been shaken by one of the brothers Freeman in the face of a second brother with the re- mark, “That’s to fix your attorney, and I 'guess your case won't be worth much to you after he gets it."” During yesterday’s session allusions were made_to stories that were printed in the New York papers at the time that Walter K. Freeman was incarcerated in the Toombs, to the effect that he and his attorney had concocted a scheme to force the doors of the jail at the muzzles of pistols and escape. FRIENDS OF THE DOG. The Secretary of the American Ken- nel Club Will Visit This City. The Pacific Kennel Club held a very en- thusiastic meeting last eveningat the Oc- cidental Hotel. The secretary announced that A. P. Vredenberg, the secretary of the American Kennel Club of New York, will arrive in this City on Tuesday next, and that a general meeting of the clubs here will be held for the purpose of discussing kennel matters and appointing an investi- gating comniittee. The clubs that will be called to convene at the Occidental Hotel Thursday evening, the 14th inst., are: Southern Calfornia Kennel Club, Alameda County Sports- man’s Association, Saint Bernard Club, Pacific Fox-terrier Club and the Columbia Kennel Club of Portland, Or. After some chat on kennel affairs the following sportsmen were elected as a bench-show committee: T.J. Watson, C. A. Haight, J. G. Barker, Dr. F. W. D. Evelyn and Howard Vernon. Those gen- tlemen then_ elected T.J. Watson chair- man and H. Vernon secretary. T. J. Barker, who was appointed a com- mittee of one at the last meeting of the club to see General Graham in regard to the shooting of stray dogs on the reserva- tion, said that_he couldn ot find the gen- eral and that Lieutenant Bell, with whom he had a talk, promised to give the ques- tion of dog-trespass his attention and that he would report to General Graham the wishes of the Pacific Kennel Club at the first opportunity that offered. In future all meetm‘gs of the club will be held at the Hotel. THE VENUS OF CALIFORNIA GONE ASTRAY, Search for the Beauty That Rupert Schmid Chiseled in Marble. MRS. WAIT IS ANXIOUS. The Statue for Which a Syndi- cate Subscribed $15,000 Cannot Be Found. SCHMID SAYS IT WILL COME. The Sculptor Returned Early in the Year and Declared the Work Was on the Way. Every overland train for the past six months or so has brought disappointment to a little company of San Francisco art- lovers. The Venus of California has been ex- pected daily, but she bas not come. No- body knows where she is. It is feared that she has been kidnaped, that she has been stolen on account of her beauty, or that in some unforeseen manner she has gone astray. All that can be told of her is that she is lost. Rupert Schmid, the well-known local sculptor, is one who is interested in the Venus, and he is the only one who ex- presses belief that no harm has come to her. Mrs. Frona Ednice Wait, the originator of the celebrated beauty contest of the ante-World’s Fair days, has about given up in despair. She has searched and searched, but in vain. And associated with Mrs. Wait a syndicate of art-loving capitalists is drawn deep in the general grief. Just who these capitalists are will not be divulged by Mrs. Wait or Sculptor Schmid, but nobody denies that such a syndicate does exist. Mayor Sutro is supposed to be strugeling hard to exercise the veto power on his feelings, and a young millionaire who has been a constant friend to the San Francisco Art 8chool is said to be, figura- tively speaking, hovering about the ferry every day to await the overland train. Of course, Marian Nolan, the model for the statue, is here, and that is everything to California and to art, but the statue is not here. and that is what troubles the syndicate. Miss Nolan is getting ready to make her debut on the stage, but the statue—where is she? ‘When Mrs. Wait found that the statue could not be completed in time for the World’s Fair she prevailed upon Mr. Schmid to continue the work of the mod- eling in plaster. He was himself eager to carry on the project, for he deciared that such a model as Miss Nolan had never be- fore been encountered by him. The work from nature was finished, and then the plaster model was placed on exhibition in the San Francisco Institute of Art on Nob Hill. Here it attracted instant and uni- versal attention. Throngs of the art-lov- ing public visited the building daily. All of the artists of the city were enthused. They declared *that Sculptor Schmid’s work was as delicate and fine cut as a flower, and the graceful contour and sym- metrical features of the body made it an- other and California Venus de Milo. The statue was in the nude, except a slight fold of drapery thrown across the figure, fastened lightly about the hips and then gracefully suspended from the Jeft hand to the pedestal. The right hand was raised to a wreath of flowers that reposed upon the head. But the model was made of plaster, which is unsubstantial and fleeting. A sudden lurch on the part of some clumsy sightseer or the unannounced rumbling of an earthquake might be sufficient to throw the figure from off its equipoise and pre- cipitate it to the floor. In the event of that disaster it was evident that the price- less design would be injured, if not demol- ished in a more fearful way than that of the Venus de Milo is. To prevent even such a possibility a number of wealthy San Francisco art con- noisseurs, who were admirers of the work, formed a syndicate among themselves to have the statue chiseled in marble, and it is eaid that $15,000 was subscribed to pay Mr. Schmid for the work in Italy. Mr. Schmid went to Italy and took the plaster model with him. He returned from Italy early last summer, but the marble statue did not come. Mr. Schmid said the statue was on the way. He says so still, and though he appears to be confident, the syndicate is almost in despair. . The search for the missing statue has been goinz on for several months. Every effort has been made to locate it, but with- out success, The railroad stations along the route where the statue was supposed to come have been written to and the agents notified to look out for a long, heavy, oblong box. Despite the efforts not even a trace of the Venus can be found. About the only thing left for the syndicate to do is to have the Atlantic Ocean dragged. ‘Whether some art-loving brigand has her safely pedestaled in his Italian retreat; whether she has been derailed in a railroad wreck and is now lying deserted at the bottom of some embankment; or whether she is quietly resting in the depths of the ocean, where she is destined to waste her beauty in company with unseen others, is a matter of much anxious speculation with the members of the syndicate. If the statue has proven to be really lost it will be a distinct loss to California art. Miss Nolan, of course, is still in the State, and retains all her former grace and beauty, and Sculptor Schmid has not lost any of his skill. But Miss Nolan- is busy preparing for her debut on the stage, and even if she had the time her consent to pose again is a matter of doubt. By Mrs. Wait the loss will be more keenly felt than possibly by any one else. ‘With her it was intimately identified with the part she took in California’s repre- sentation at the World’s Fair. She inaug- urated the ‘“Venus contest” and took a personal interest in making it a success. Being connected with the State’s exhibit at Chicago it occured to her that it would be a unique idea to have the California art exhibit represented by the most per- fectly formed young lady in the State. She proposed to have the young ladies, who were candidates, pose before a pho- tographer, the photographs to be passed upon by a committee of artists. The suc- cessful contestant was to be modeled in vlaster and sent to the World's Fair for exhibition as a sample of California beauty. Her idea met with instant approval. = All 4 the artists became enthused over the pro- ject and entered heartily into the matter. The most deeply interested one was Ru- vert Schmid. He promised to model the figitre of the young lady who was chosen in plaster free of charge, and also suggested how the figures of the young ladies should be draped to advantage. Every young lady in the State who had any pretentions to form bought a bolt of cheesecloth and hied herself secretly to a studio and was photographed. The newspapers published the pictures of the young contestants and fanned the flame. When they had all been submitted the jury of selection got together expect- ing a long, arduous and difficult task, but they had not more than even casually scanned the photographs, however, before they immediately singled out that of Miss Marion Nolan as being without question the most superior in contour. None of the three artists had ever seen anything ap- proaching her in perfection and Miss Nolan was unanimously declared to be the Venus of California. Mrs. Wait took a deep interest in Miss Nolan, who came to see her and ask her advice before becoming a candidate. “I posed Miss Nolan myself,"” said Mrs. Wait. “The accessories were very simple —a bit of cheesecloth, a la chemise, a white cord of tassels and a wooden pedestal were all that was necessary. To get the cling- ing effect I wet the drapery, and Miss No- Jan stood shivering and uncomfortable be- fore the camera. These were the photo- graphs that so instantly won her the choice as the model. “There were over fifty contestants, and photographs came from all over the State, and if the measurements accompanying them were correct there are several other young wornen in this State who could pose for a Venus of Milo.” At the time of the completion of the plaster statue Mrs. Wait issued an official address to the people. “The project of finding a new type of Venus, which should be characteristic of California women, is a success,” said she. “Schmid’s Venus is as delicate as a flower, and when finally cut in marble, which he enthusiastically declares shall be done, he will have clinched the argument in favor of the universal beauty of the California women. When it is all finished it should not sur- prise any one if some appreciative Eastern visitor picks up the Venus and carries it off home with him. There are plenty of our local people who could afford to buy the statue, but they would consider $100 too much for it until New York, Bostonand Philadelphia have passed upon its merits, and atter some enterprising Chicago man has offered a round sum for it they might ‘‘consider’’ the proposition at half price. Now that the Venus isan accomplished fact,and is a thing of beauty, I wish to thank the pretty girls and sensible women all over the State who helped me to find a suitable model.” Rupert Schmid, the sculptor, when seen at his studio on Van Nessavenue said: “T have no idea when the statue will reach here. I have been expecting the ‘gzreat monument’ for the last four months.” WHAT LAWYER TOBIN SAYS Claims to Have Been Acting in a Legal Capacity for Mr. Sanders. Milk Inspector Dockery Will Enforce To-Day the New Skim-Milk Ordinance. The story published in THE CALL of yes- terday concerning what purported to be an attempt to bribe Milk Inspector Dock- ery has attracted widespread attention. Mr. Tobin, the young attorney men- tioned by these three gentlemen as figur- ing in the case, denies emphatically and in vigorous language that he was guilty of any wrongdoing. ““I was simply acting as an attorney for Mr. Sanders,” he said yesterday, ‘‘and deny emphatically that I was guilty of any attempt to ‘reach’ Mr. Dockery, either directly or otherwise. Sanders paid me $20, merely as a retaining fee. I must de- cline, however, to go into any further de- tails until I know just what he intends to | do, though I don’t' mind adding that San- ders was brought to my office by Mr. Rood of the Can and Bottle Association.” Mr. Rood iseven more indignant than Mr. Tobin. He denies Dr. Creely’s statement in toto, laying particular em- phasis on that part of Creely’s statement concerning the chance of making $200 or $400 out of Sanders. Rood declines to make any further statement at present. Dr. Creely not only reiterates his state- ment as published in THE CALL of yester- day, but adds that Rood furnished him a list of milkmen whom he thought were offering_for sale an adulterated article of milk. Tt was stated yesterday that the Milkmen's Association” was much worked up over_ the alleged acts of Tobin and Rood and would take immediate steps to sift the matter to the bottom. “I want to say in_addiiion to the state- ment published in THE CALL of Wednes- day,” said young Sanders yesterday, *‘that this thing has caused us a world of un- necessary trouble, and all through Tobin. ‘We know that our milk is first-class—pure asany in the land—and our customers rank among the largest in the City. We get our milk from six dairiesin Marin, this E_nmcnlnr milk seized by Dockery coming ‘om Manzanita station.” It was absolutely pure so far as that goes, but it was not up to the standard required bv the Board of Health. The cows simply don’t give it. That is all there is to it. “My father knew this and so thought to adopt any lawful means to protect his business, and readily fell in with the plans as first outlined by Mr. Tobin. Later he discovered that everything was not right and then the whole ‘matter came out, as published in THE CALL.” The Grand Jury is investi; ating the case of J. H. Roberts, who supplies milk to the City and County Hospital. He is accused of receiving pay for more than the actual amount furnished, dividing the amount so received with a public official. Ttisclaimed that the patients at the hospital are fewer than a year ago, yet the milk bill has nearly deubled. Inspector Dockery will make a raid to- day on all the dealers now engaged in sell- ing skim milk. The Board of Health has vrohibited this sort of thing, yet it is stated there are quite a number who are openly violating the law. ———— Disappointment for Ventura. There is to be no extension of the Southern Pacific line from Port Los Angeles to Ventura ——————e e uTE Tall, Fat, Stout And lean men and women wear Goodyear Welt Shoes, because they’re better than hand-sewed shoes and cost less. “ Foot Comfort” tells you all about Goodyear Welt Shoes. Goodyear Welts are leather shoes, not rubber. COODYEAR SHOE MACH'Y CO., BOSTON as the people of that section have been con- fidently hoving since the recent visit to that section of Vice-President H. E. Huntington and 8 corps of surveyors. In conversation with Mr. Huntington yester- day he stated that lines are frequently run without roads being built. *‘In fact,” he added, *‘we run ten surveys to every line that is actually built. The line between Port Los Angeles and Ventura was ran slmgl){llo learn what it would cost to build a road, but there is no intention of constructing one, as the prospective traffic does not warrant it.” POINTER AGAINST SETTER. An Interesting Contest Which Will Be Decided Near Bakersfield. A few months ago the sportsmen of this City were_ anxiously looking forward to a great field trial contest between Mr. Crocker’s English setter, Rodschaff, and Howard Vernon’s famous pointer, Glen- beigh. ‘When the time arrived for the second deposit of $100 Mr. Crocker suddenly dis- covered that his dog had become sick and that it would be foolish to run him in a special match race. However, the great race that had become a topic of conversa- tion feli flat, &nd the owner of the pointer pocketed $100 which was the first deposit to bind the match. Since then the owners of pointers and setters have been chaffing each other about their dogs, the pointer men claiming_that the setter can never hope to be in it in a special race on Cali- fornia quail. The president of the Pacific Kennel Club, Hyppolite Beers, was so unmercifully ridi- culed by Samuel F. Hughes a few evenings ago that he actually deposited $100 and | race, | challenged Hughes to a match pointer vs. setter, for $250 a side. Hughes quit dreaming the moment he saw the five big golden eagles drop into | the hand of a temporary stake-holder, and then collecting his senses, which were disturbed somewhat by Beers’ very un- expected cash challenge, he said: “Let it 2o at that, Hippie. I will match my setter Silver Plate to race your pointer Cap H, the contest to be decided on the day fol- lowing the wind up of the Pacific Coast field trial meeting, near Bakersfield.” . John Hughes of Capay Valley is hand- ling the pointer and George Allender is Epmng Miss Silver Plate in condition at is ranch in Alameda County. The race promises to be very interesting, as both dogs are well broken. MILLER WHIPS A SATLOR. How the Big Pugilist Resented an Ine sult Over in Sausalito. Hercules Miller of the San Francisco Athletic Club came within an ace of pitch- ing a strapping big sailor into the bay at Sausalito yesterday morning. The Jack tar it appears got Miller angry by quizzing him on his ability to stand ll\nnishment‘ “I’Il bet you $5 that the first good smash you get from Sharkey you will turn tail and jump over the ropes,” said the sailor to the big pugilist as the latter was about to retire to his punching-bag quar- ters. Miller, instead of going bag punching, turned like a flash on his heel, sent out his right fist on a business t and in a second afterward, 8 man-o’-war’s-man was sprawling in the street, Miller was not satisfied. 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