The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 17, 1904, Page 33

Pages 33 to 44| “GOLDEN CITY” AS NAME FOR PROPOSED FAIR | and buildings gilding to Golden City Louis are Gate mat- s men tion Mer- roughly. amte’ Associa- wh sider far RAISING OF Ten yearly cd at 3 per cent § it comes in and the the ten years would amo doliars. This would mea per cent of our preses Surely San Fran one-tenth of 1 per cent for advertisement £re: advertisement to carry out the greatest r a ed ? r is the site, and a o fifteen hundred een the Ovean bou- What more delight- ictured than one from exposition grounds, lie back, with a marine ones and the panorama Bay as it would appear s in that vicinity! By s on these hills could supervision of the Park % ¢ immediate direction of iclaren, and a very artistic ained. A wharf could be run 1 bay steamers make the Gate on to the Pacific the interior parts of the value this trip highly in hey had ridden wpon the old ocean, and lovers of ested in the trip because The entrance to the expo- nagnificent scale, such as atered from the lake at Chi- n Gate could be electric lighted VAWAY TEAM RACES OVER CLIFF [Two Young Men Have a Thrill- ing Experience While Driv-| ing on a Steep, Rocky Moun- tain Grade in Ventura County BUGGY IS HURLED FROM A PRECIPICE RGO | Occupants of the Vehicle Land in Chapparal With Numerous | Injuries, and a Sycamore Tree | Stops the Frightened Horses e S to The Special Dispat VENTURA, Jan. 16.—A wild wnd gerously c ride down a| steep ‘and rocky mountain grade be- hind a runaway team was the experi- ence of Lawrence Slossen and R. J. Woodard. Slossen is the youngest son of S Mountain Anr 1te nt Slossen of Pine Reservation. Woodard is sor College chum of Slossen visit to the Ojai Valley. g the men secured am to tour the valley. They i» the grade to the upper Ojai stopping a rancher’s for heon. After spending a couple of began their home- The animals were lined to travel at a rapid they neared the toufof the horses became frac- his mo resting the urney. Suddenly they plunged for- Slossen and Woodard were to control them. Down the ain grade they started on the mountain road- is one mile in nd is the only route from the | to the upper valley. It is nar- | rough and rocky here are | y sharp cur: It is about 600 | straight down from the top of the | to the valley below. The covered with boulders and | As - iimals continued | th increased and | . id. ~ Many | ¢ buggy was on but the two | - wheels. The occupants desired out, but their traveling speed was too great. That they kept to the trail is due to the fact that ' the horses have traveled it many times. A farmer started up the grade and saw his peril. He had barely time to back his horses and drive off the road. When within a short distance from the lower valley the buggy upset. Slossen and Woodard were pitched from a precipice and landed in chap- Both were severely cut and The vehicle was demolished. ightened nimals were thrown ycamore tree. —_———— Steam and Civil Engineers Wanted. The United States Civil Service | Commission announces that the fol- | lowing examinations will be held at | San Francisco on the dates mention- ed Assistant steam engineer, with knowledge of refrig ting machinery, February 3, 1904, salary $900 per an- num; age limit 20 years or over; ap- plication form 109 Civil engineer, Philippine service, February 3 and 4, to fill two vacancies at $1400 per an- num #nd two ncies at $1800 per | annum; age limit 18 to 40 y piication forms 2 and 375. | the United States Civil Servi { mission, Washington, D. C., or to the y, Consolidated Board of Civil aminers, 301 Jackson street, Francisco, for said applic San forms, which should be properl cuted and filed with the at Washington. —————— Ward Must Go to Prison. Bernard Ward, the embe: cial secretary of the M men’s’ Association, years at Folsom prison according to upreme Court order issued yestey- day. It was argued that he should be given a new trial because the clerk of Judge Dunne’s court had neglected to write the minutes properly. The mis- | take was corrected subsequenily b the Judge by a new order. The Su- preme Court holds that the clerk’s error was thus properly rectified. The ! commission original trial took place in Decem- | ber, 1899. | | he oocasion could be adv t Ean Francisco as th ific Ocean, or in commemoration of t pletion of the Pamama canal, or as a I celebration of the discovery of the P: 3. Horace Greeley sald ; but when he goes cisco he goes east. It is ing of the east and the ending of the wes re the center around which trade revoly n the United States and all Europear | intries that are looking for trade with the | ient and other Pacific Ocegn points. weat We have heard a great deal about what this | and I am heartily in accord with a practical civic progrese, but it seems better work toward a given end than to string out our | nts over an indefinite perfod on the New City Hall. It was an old one | was finished. Our bonds have been | our improvements wiil soon be under | nd there appears to be no reason why ot have all of this work completed in to present to the world a modern city upon the hills and valleys of San Francleco in | 1913. What would stimulate the prosperity this State to the extent that an exposition ‘IhlE character would? Whats would bring | the needed railroad transportation | quickly? What vould advertise our resources, | develop our possibilities and exploit our beau- | ties quite so much as the realization of this suggestion for an exvosition to be known as *he Pacific Ocean Exposition? This plan“is respectfully submitted to you in its crudity with the suggestion that this mat- ter be carefully considered, and if thought of sufficient importance that it be the subject for our next semi-annual dinner this spring and take such other action as seems advisable to further the promotion of this project. Respect~ fully submitted. Yours very truly, R. B. HALE Ladies, Don’t Be Misled. Be Sure to Have Baron's Label on Suits. Baron’s suits have become so famous for style and fit it is therefore well for the stylish set to have Baron's label on their garments. For this week the bal- ance of the $25.00 suits will go at $12.50, the $18.00 line $9.75. The famous $17.50 military ceat at $7.85 at Baron's Cloak I must spend seven | | | was foully murdered. POLICE FIND MAN WHO SAW SOEDER ON NIGHT BLAISE WAS MURDERED |Frank Cannon, Cook, Says He Was With Accused and Saw Him With Latter’s Brother-in-Law on Evening of Crime---Prisoper’s Preliminary Hearing Set for January Man Frequently the 27 — - L & - - — LEON SOEDER, THE ALLEGED SLAYER OF HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW, JOSEPH BLAISE, AS HE APPEARED WHEN BEING ARRAIGNED ON THE CHARGE OF MURDER IN JUDGE CABANISS' COURT YESTER- DAY MORNING. & : - The police yesterday discovered a man by whom they expect to establish the whereabouts of Leon Soeder on the | night his brother-in-law, Joseph Blaise, That man is Frank Cannon, a cook, residing at 521 Pacific street. Cannon was a particu- lar friend of Soeder, and told the police that he knew of the whereabouts>ef the accused man on the night the mur- der was committed. The night before the murder Soeder was in the O. K. saloon, at 517 Pacific street, with Can- non and drinking heavily. Soeder fre- quently visited this saloon and there | met Cannon, and’the two would drink together. Although the police, 2s usual, refuse to give out anything in regard to what Cannon told them of Soeder, it is known that Cannon is the only man yet found who saw the murdered man after supper on the night of the murder. Whether Cannon saw Soeder and | Blaise going in the direction of Russian Hill after-their meal at the Mexican restaurant, or saw them taking a roundabout walk to the scene of the murder, is not known. Cannon was vis- ited by Detective Thomas Gibson late Friday night, and yesterday morning he was taken to the City Prison, where he identified Soeder. OFTEN WITH SOEDER. The greater part of yesterday was spent by Gibson with his newly dis- covered witness, and it is known that Cannon gave him information as to Speder’s movements on the night that Blaise was killed. The fact that Can- non was a friend of Soeder and saw him every day is known from his own admissions last night. Cannon was found in the O. K. sa- loon, on Pacific street. It was evident when he was first approached that he and Suit House, 762 Market street, * | would be a reluctant subject for an in- | terview. At first Cannon denied that he had been seen by Gibson at all or that he knew Soeder, and said he was in bed all day and did not get up until 4 o'clock in the afterncon. When he was told that he was seen at the Hall of Justice with Detective Gibgon identify- ing Soeder yesterday long before 4 o’clock he admitted that Gibson had called on him. “Yes, Gibson was here,” he said. "I knew Soeder very well. He was down here drinking with me for two nights befgre the murder took place. No, I never saw Blaise. He never was with Soeder when Soeder came to the O. K. saloon. The night be- fore the murder Soeder was here and we had a bottle of beer together.” SAW BLAISE AND SOEDER. Cannon saw Soeder and Blaise on the walk that was the last ever taken by Blaige. This fact is positively known and is strengthened by the fagt that Cannon was not working and spent his time frequenting that part of the Bar- bary Coast where Blaise took his last walk. He admitted that he saw Soeder nearly every day, but when it came down to a question of the night on which Blaise met his death he hesi- tated, and finally refused to say more. Now that the police have Cannon's story the concatenation of evidence is nearly complete, and there only awaits the production of it at the inquest or hearing to make a strong case against Soeder. Without the information they gained from Cannon they would never have been able to convict the man they have charged with murder. Detective Gibson said yesterday in regard to the letters he found at the Meienberg home, at 4800 Mission street, the other day that he did not deem that they had anything to do with the case and that he was not considering them at all. “They have utterly no bearing on the case,” he said. “I have not given them a thought. Even if they were worth anything we would not them.” Soeder was arraigned before Police Judge Cabaniss yesterday morning. He was escorted to the courtroom by De- tective Tom Gibson. His face bore the same sArcastic, cold smile that has done much to show the criminal characteris- tics of the accused man since his in- carceration in the City Prison. The courtroom,.and the hallway lead- | ing to it were crowded with a morbidl. curious crowd anxious to get a glimpse of the man charged with the commis- sion of the cold-blooded crime. Crowd- | ing and shoving they jammed the courtroom and came under the disdain- ful*smile of the murder-charged man. “Case of people versus Soeder,” called the bailiff. ‘‘Charge willful murder.” “Is the defendent, Soeder, present?"” asked the Judge. / At the mention of his name Soeder stood up, and after casting a haughty glance at the crowd around him turned to the magistrate to hear the reading of the charge. ‘“‘You, Leon Soeder, are charged with a felony, to wit, murder. As the accusation was read not a flick- er of an expression of fear or emotion passed over the prisoner's face, which appeared haggard and drawn, telling of the mental suffering that its owner has passed through despite his efforts to appear cool and unconcerned through- out the whole time he has been impris- oned. v The attorneys for the defendant said they were ready to proceed with the case and desired that it go on at once. Assistant District Attorney James M. Hanley appealed for more time in which, to gather the witnesses in-the case, of which he said there were more than thirty. As Judge Cabaniss’ calen- dar was filled for the next week he set the. case for its preliminary hearing for ‘Wednesday afternoon, January 27, at 2 need | TN FISTS (PO ABURGLAR Courageous Young Women at | Oxnard Cause Dismay to an Intruder Who Seereted | Himself in One of the Closets | s Sl | HAPLESS CRIMINAL - { LEAPS FROM WINDOW | fa seits 2T RS Thrilling Struggle Takes Place | in a Room Before Mysteri- ous Invader of the Home Is| Put to Flight by Defenders| Special Dispateh to The Call. VENTURA, Jan. 16.—Miss Carrie Eaton, manager of the Oxnard office for the telephone company, and Miss Grace Standlee came out victorious in a fierce struggle with a burglar at the Stand- | lee residence in Oxnard. The young and pretty girls demonstrated that | they were not afraid to give battle to | any invader who was after their val- uables. No one was in the house but the girls. The elderly folks had gone out to visit friends. Early in the evening, while the young women were in the kitchen, they heard a noise. No attention was | paid to it. Later in the evening the | noise was repeated. Then the girls started on an investigating tour and found a man invone of the bedroom | closet | Miss Standlee requested an explana- tion from the intruder. She received no answer. Miss -Eaton then stood guard while Miss Standlee went to the dresser and removed her purse and jewelry. A vigorous demand afterward was made for the burglar to come | forth. In a moment he dashed out of the closet and made a grab for Miss Eaton. The attack was sudden, but the girls were-equal to the occasion and responded with their fists. The burglar soon pleaded for them to retire, stating that he would depart immediately. They ceased doing pugilistic work and stepped backward. With a bound he made ‘his exit through the open window. + o'clock. This arrangement met with much objection on the part of the at- torne: Edward S. Salomon, one of the attorneys, stated that they were | | ready -to go on with the case. and re- marked that the pelice, with the aid of the newspapers,. had already convicted the prisoner. He was sharply repri- manded by Judge Cabaniss, who told him that he could not see how the newspapers had any connection with | the granting of an immediate hearing. After a great deal of arguing the attor- | neys for Soeder acquiesced and Soeder | | was led back to his cell. DR. BOTHE MAKES REPORT. | €ity Chemist A. C. Bothe made a par- | tial report to Coroner Leland yesterday. | It verified in every way the statement | published in The Call exclusively on | Friday from Dr. Bacigalupi, autopsy | surgeon of the Morgue, fixing the hour | | of the death of the murdered man. | Dr. Bothe's renort said: “He could | not have lived longer than an hour or | two after he had eaten his meal. I | made tests for cyanide of potassium and chioral, but found no evidence of poison.” The foregoing quoted report merely | 1dds to the information already given as to the probable hour of Joseph Blaise’'s death. Dr. Bothe, although fie could tell approximately how long \(hf‘ food in the dead man’s stomach had been subjected to the juices of di- | gestion, prepared es of the undi- | gested and partly digested food and | with the aid of the microscope firmly | established the space of time that | elapsed between Blaise's last meal and his death. The persistent denials that have come from the police in their en- deavor to prevent the attorneys for the accused man from learning what evidence they have against Soeder, so that they cannot establish his defense, have been of no avail. The facts of the cast as published have been too | conclusive. The poison found in the trunk of Blaise was hydrocyanic acid. | Miss Flatley. has made that statement |to the police. Yesterday she was closeted with Chief Wittman, reciting again all she knew about Soeder hav- ing in his possession the several bot- tles of poison that were subsequently discovered by the police. Chief Witt- man says that Miss Catherine Flatley has been the most important witness the police have yet feund. Coroner. Leland has notified the police that he is ready to hold the inquest, but o police have been able to secure more evidence against Soe¢der. The jury the oroner has selected is composed of the following named: Charles Hoover, lodging-house keeper, 638 Sacramento ! street; John Schmidt, saloon-keeper, 617 Sacramento street; | restaurant man, 615 Sacramento street; | Thomas Alexander, hatter, 42412 Mont- | gomery street; J. M. Boas, cigar dealer, | 42¢ Montgomery street; M. G. MeClin- ton, printer, 538 Sacramento street; A. Bach, hop and malt dealer, 531 Sacra- mento street; J. H. Loring, tinsmith, Creery, lodging-house owner, 639 Clay street. - In the dead wagon with a number of the city’s pauper dead, the body of Jo- tery, In San Mateo County, and buried Hagan of 1705 Sacramento street. Un- dertaker Hagan visited Soeder at the | City Prison before the interment was | made and asked him iZ he did not want to have the body of his brother-in-law interred cemetery. Soeder at first said that he did not care what was done with it, but later told Hagan that he would re- move it from the potter's fleld as soon as he was cleared of the charge now pending against him and in a position to pay for a decent burial. murdered in Germany can arrange it they will undoubtedly have the remains disin- terred and buried in a private cemetery or taken to his home in Germany, { on Thursday | about 100 pieces, will participate in t | numbers about 200 ladies and gentl men, who have been working getically for the last thr make the affair a succes: has been asked to delay it until the| E. Blanquie, | Sacramento street, and W. J. Mc- | seph Blaise was taken to Sunset Ceme- | yesterday by City Undertaker Joseph | in a private| As soon as the dead man's relatives | CELTIC UNION PROMISES ITS CO-OPERATION T3 POPULAR | MANDER | OF THE COMPANY COM- OF LEAGUE OF CROSS CADE Will Do All in Its Power to Aid McKinnon Memorial Entertainment. i e e The band concert, mil tary entertain- ment and ball to be held under the auspices of the Catholic socie s of t ci for the benefit of the McKinnon at Me evening n ani Pav sXt prov be a grand suéce bands First Regiment, c League of the Cross Cadets. memorial fu Th comprising a concert, .commencing at 7:45 o'clock after which the military programr will begin. Dancing will conclude the evening's entertainment. The societies under whose auspices the entertainment will be given are the Young Men's Institute, the Young La- dies’ Institute, the Young Men's Cath- olic Union, the several divisions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the la dies’ auxiliaries of the same, Knights of Columbus, Knights of Red Branch Rifles, Catholic Knights | Ameriea, Celtic Union and others. The committee having the affair in charge from the advance sale of tendance will be very large. Mayor Schmitz has accepted the i vitation tendered him to be in attend- ance, and says he considers it a pr a tribute lege to be able to pay memory of Father N O'Neil and staff will a | ance and the colone participating companies. The committee is » much pleased .that it has received the co-operation o the Celtic Union, which is an eleectiv | body composed of delegates represent- ing the Catholic societies of the city. to the will review al 1S SENTENC TO SERVE FOUR Masquerades in the Uniform of the Navy After Deserting and Vie- timizes Sailor Men. Joseph Klof who was YEARS conv: of grand larcey by a jury in Judge Lawlor's court, appeared for sen- tence yesterday. The Judge sentenced him to serve four years in Folsom penitentiary Kloess met Frank Adler, a sailor on the at and the revenue cutter Thetis on night of October 16. Kloess was tired in the uniform of the navy represented that he was® assigned to duty on the Ranger. Adler took him to his room, as he said he had no money, and wher Adler awakened next morning Kloess had disapea | taking $86 of Adler’s money. It was shown that Kloess deserted from the navy at Mare Island some time before meeting Adler and that he continued to wear the uniform t enable him to victimize sailors in t service of the Government. He h been convicted of petty larceny on : former occasion, but at the time of his arrest his photograph was n taken, as he was suposed to be cou- pected with the navy. —_—e———— ASSIGNS ITS LEASEHOLD OF MECHANICS' PAVILION Yosemite Club Transfers Its Exelusive Privilege to Give Boxing Exhibi- tions to A. G. Faber. There was filed for record yesterday | in the Recorder’s office an assignment of a lease whereby the Yosemite Club transfers its exclusive right to give | professional boxing exhibitions in Me- chanics’ Pavilion to A. G. Faber. In return for the transfer of the Jeasehold Faber agrees to grant the Yosemite Club the privilege of using | the Pavilion for its exhibitions at the | monthly rental which it now pays un- der its lease with the Mechanics’ Insti- tute. Faber is a contractor who builds the seating arrangements for arenas used for boxing contests and in assuming the obligation of the Yosemite Club will have the privilege of sub-letting the Pavilion once every month for ex- hibitions, whether professional or amateur. The lease of the Yosemite Club has one year to run, with the op- tion of renewal at the expiratiom of the year,