The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 22, 1906, Page 7

4 FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1906 HAPPY YOUNG PAIR WILL J'OON BE WED Charming Clarice Ca/ta Grves Her Hand to Felix Wagner. —_— Fortunate Couple Enjoy Grear Popularity 1n Therr Set. 3 soon Felix W e made be Wag their ach | its of ned th. w gat Quietly Weds at Santa Rosa. Ma POLICE COMMISSION GRANTS LICENSES | Herman Helbush Withdraws | Application When Many | Citizens Protest. | were e Police | WILL 15TH COUPLE ED ON WHO THE BE OF RALROAD LETS FRANCHISE A Along Principal Streets . permission to | Er *i ke ses and trans- NAPA, March 21.—The City Council N |beld a meeting today and passed an 3y | ordinance granting permission to the pa and Lakeport Railroad Company X | to operate an electric railway on the | streets of Napa. The new road will operate from San Francisco tc the | A Marin shore by a ferry, thence by rail owing were granted permits | through Marin County, through Napa § - Bogpesdiica = {and Napa County to Lakeport@n Lake = e betes At wnrsi ounty. The company is pledged to = selit. 5 g | light with electricity the streets along which the cars will- pass. A stone | bridge, to cost $9000 or $10,000, will be |built across Napa Creek, connecting | Coombs and Clinton streets, and the | raflroad company will defray two- thirds of the cost. This will be the | first railroad to be built into Lake | County and it will play an important |part in developing Lake and Napa r e counties. Work on grading for the | road will commence In a short time. ] WILD MAN ROBS CABINS OF WOODSMEN AT MONROE ! Several Futile Attempts Huve Been Made by Victims to Effect His Capture. UKIAH, Marc ~—The woodsmen at Monroe been missing provisions from their cabins for some time past | and attributed the thefts to one of their nur r until they set a watch and dis- covered the depredations were commit- ted by & wild man. He was detected entering one of the cabins, and in his hurry to get away dropped a Bible and The ONLY l-fin-' hod ;at a copy of the United States land laws. xh( Gi . 1 Sev eral attempts have be e Portl l‘t- e his pursuers. It is thought that he may LLIN'S FOOD CO., BOSTON, MASS. We will suppose that your baby is having a Jittle difficulty with food. Perhaps he “ Throws it after eating. If you will use »'s Food, properly prepared, the it will be that the meal is retained, baby gets the full value of the rishment, — then he grows strong Send for our free book of have have escaped from some asylum. bttt idnm Transport Lawton Ordered to Samoa. VALLEJO, March 21.—Orders rHE been received at the Mare Island navy vard for the naval transport Lawton to sail for Tutuila, Samoa, April 5, to return to thisg station with the crew of the station ship Adams, whose terms | AN FPRANCISCO OFFICE have expired. The Lawton will make this trip before again departing for FOCM 4', CHRONICLE BLDS. the Asiatic station. The Lawton will | take from this station a full crew for the Adams. Telephone Main 1472 Arthar L. Fish, Representativ: The Times is the advértising medium of the SouthwesL e e talumanys Tire of Matrimony. LUMA, March 21.—David Guter- mute, a well-to-do business man of this city, asks for a divorce from Eva Guter- mute on the ground of desertion. The Gutermutes are the parents of grown chiidren and have been married twen- ty-six vears. Mrs. Gutermute is now residing in Oregon with her mother. —_———— Baby's Body Found in River, VALLEJO, March 21.—While Thomas Reese of Rio Vista was walking along the banks of the Sacramento River he discovered the body ©of an infant in a large-sized cigar box. The box and body were turned over to Judge Kal- bau, who had the remains embalmed for future inspection. e URICSOL tives. Oures by removing the System. Six botties for $5.00 are guaranteed R tio Dalnsnd, ndca.” Get Fres eservation ‘Opentng Dela B X 2 —— WASHINGTON, March 21.—The Sen- ate Committee on Public Lands today authorized a favorable report on a House jeint resolution postponing the opening of the Shoshone Indian Reser- vation, Wyoming, from June 15 until August 15, 1906. e r——————— Archbishop Glennon at San Diego. SAN DIEGO, March 21.—Archbishop Glennon of St. Louis arrived in this city this evening and went to Coronado for & brief stay, NO PERCENTAGE DRUG CO. 949 Market St.. S. F. or write to | | Permission to Build Line| eluded | have | SMITH PROVES HIS INNOCENCE One of the Alleged Assail- ants of the Scott Party in Wingate Pass Reledsed PR TR GOES BACK TO DAGGETT |Sheriff Ralphs and Deputy Are il in Death Valley Investigating Case ——e SAN BERNARDINO, March 21.—Frank (Shorty) Smith, accused by A. W. Sin- clair of having been one of the rifiemen, hidden in Wingate Pass, who fired on Walter Scott and his party, wounding Warner Scott, has proved an alibi and today was released from custody. Smith then was closeted for some time with the Prosecuting Attorney, to whom he.made a lengthy statement involving | others in crimes and misdemeanors on the desert. The District Attorney or- dered this document kept secret for legal reasons, but more particularly because Smith said he feared he would be as- | sassinated if it became public. Smith de- | parted tonight for his home at Daggett, | promising to quickly answer any call | from the District Attorney’s office. | Sheriff Ralohs and Under Sheriff Mc- Nabb are still in the Dath Vhlley coun- ‘lr\ the halfbreed Indian - and Mining Expert Pearl, who, it is alleged. have be.e in col- | lusion with Scott. No word has oeen re- ceived from the officers. They are far | from telegraph or telephone connection with the outslde world. | District Attorney Strathers states that no effort will be made to arrest Walter | Scott until he arrives in the State. [MORE NON-UNION | MEN ARE IMPORTED Labor Fight at Santa Rosa Is Still Being Bitterly Waged. SANTA ROSA, March 21.—The im- | porting of non-union men into this city to take up the work of the striking brickmasons has aroused considerable antagonism, as the first lot was com- | posed of negroes from Los Angeles. Today a number of white men arrived | from Sacramento. F. D. Grant, who came here with the negroes to work on the school building, 8. he will stand by the contractor, despite the efforts of the union forces to get him and his men to return home. | The funds for the construction of the school building were_voted at a spe- cial bond election and it was xaid at that time that the local workingmen would get the benefit. While there has been some protest on the ground of color, the greatest objection to the im- | ported men is that the money will be taken from the city. The work is be- ing carried out on a sub-contract and the Board of Edécation Is helpless to | prevent the contractor acting as he de- sires. H —_—————— | GARDEN CITY ENTERTAINS | VISITORS FROM WASHINGTON | | Governor Meade and Party Are Given a | Hearty Welcome by Residents of San Jose. JOSE. March 21.—Governor Meade of Washington and ninety other prominent citizens of that State arrived in this city this afternoon in a special train, and were met at the depot by a | large delegation of the Chamber of Commerce and conveyed to the Hotel Vendome, where they had luncheon after which they were taken over the Interurban line to Saratoga and Los | Gatos, through the blooming orchard districts. Upon their return they visit |ed the Chamber of Commerce, which was massed with peach, pear and prune | SAN blossoms and carnations, roses and other flowers. A reception was ten- dered the visitors at the hotel this evening and brief addresses/were made by Governor Meade and other members | of the delegation and Mayor Worswick and members of the local Chamber of of Commerce. The visitors started late tonight for Hotel del Monte and Mon- terey. —_— THEATRICAL ASSOCIATION FORMED IN THE NORTHWEST | Companies Will Be Organized to Keep the Houses In That Section Open ‘ During the Summer. | PORTLAND, March 21.—The Evening Telegram today announces that sixteen stock companies, owned, controlled and | managed by the Northwestern Theatri- cal Association, will be organized in | Oregon, Washington, Utah and British Columbla during the summer. Among the cities on the circuit are Portland, | Seattle, Baker City, Tacoma, Spokane, Pendleton, Walla Walla, North Yakima, Ogden, Everett, Beilingham, Vancou- ver and Victoria. Nine of these compa- nies are already organized and the oth- ers will be recrufted within the next two months. By this arrangement the Northwest- | ern Theatrical Association, Calvin Heilig of Portland is president, | will be enabled to keep all its houses in | this section open during the symmer, l v GENERAL DECL. ATTORNEY GENERAL DECLARES THE LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL Measure Giving the State Power to Lend Money Under Certdin Re- strictions I Invalid. SACRAMENTO, March 21.—Attorney ! General Webb has given the commis- | sion authorized by the act of March 20, 11905, to lend State moneys under cer- tain restrictions and safeguards an oral opinion to the effect that the law is un- constitutional. 'The constitution ex- pressly prohibits the lending of State | moneys, while the act of 1905 author- izes a commission composed of the Gov- ernor, Contreller and Treasurer to make such loans. ° State Treasurer Truman Reeves says | a constitutional -amendment will be submitted to the people at the general | ‘election this fall amending the consti- tution in this respect. He also says the question will thus be settled quicker by the people than it could be | by the Supreme Court on a test case. —————— Mexicans Attack Aged Woman. SAN JOSE, March 21.—Ramon Marti- nez and Jose Ruiz, Mexicans, were ar- rested here today on the charge of hav- ing assaulted Isabel Ramon, a Spanish woman residing in a cabin at New Al- | maden. The woman, who IS more than one hundred years old, is in a serious condition. —_———— Fined for Running Slot Machines. SANTA ROSA, March 21.—Justice H. H. N. Latimer of Russian River Town- ship, at Windsor, has entered judgment against four Petaluma men for run- ning nickel-in-the-slot machines and fined them $100 each. ——— WASHINGTON, March 21.— mittee on patents decided. today to. seport fa l vorable the Currier trademark registration bills, which amends present -laws relating trademarks. 2 of which | MUST SUFFER DEATH PENALTY Murderer of Mrs. Canfield, Wife of Millionaire Oil Operator, Is Found Guilty JURY OUT SHORT TIME Verdict Returned Carries With It Extreme Punish- ment Prescribed by Law —_—— LOS ANGELES, March 21.—Morris | Buck was today convicted of murder in | ihe first degree for the killing of Mrs. | Charles A. Canfleld, wife of the mil- lLonaire oil operator. The jury was out two hours and a | half. Buck displayed no emotion at | the announcement of the verdict. Judge Smith announced that' he would pass | sentence upon the prisoner next Satur- day. On January Buck, who had been employed as coachman by the Canflelds, called at their home near Westlake Park and asked to see Mrs. Canfield. When she went to the front door Buck | demanded a sum of money and when she refused to give it to him drew a revolver and-shot her through the Dreast. Mirs. Canfield lived but a short time after being shot. ONCE WEALTHY MAN DIES IN POVERTY ormer Associate of Mining Kings Passes Away in County Hospital. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. RENO, Nev., March 21.—William 8. Per- kins, who passed away at the County Hospital today, was once an associate of the Mackays and the Fairs, in the days when the Comstock mines were in the | height of their glory. Later Perkins was a rich and prosperous rancher of the Truckee meadows until misfortune over- took him and compelled him to go to the poorhouse. He dled at the age of 74 years and will be buried today in Mountain View Cemetery. | Perkins was one of the oldest residents of the valley, having come to Nevada more than thirty vears ago. He it was who furnished Fair and Mackay with the lumber which was used to timber the deep shafts and long tunnels of the Comstock mines. 27 R UARDIAN CANNOT OBLIGATE A WARD BY HIS ACTIONS Judge Burnett Renders an Interesting Decision In Sult of Mother Agninst- Daughter. SANTA ROSA, March 21.—Judge A. G. Burnett rendered a decision today holding that a guardian cannot obligate a ward by his action if an order of court has not been secured. The ruling was in the case of Mrs. Cordelia Gale against her daughter, Mrs. Sophia Mc- Graw, who, as guardian of her husband, renewed a note for $3000, which had been given with the permission of the court without again seeking that per- mission. Before the note fell due Mc- Graw was restored to competency and repudiated his guardian’'s action and refused to pay the note. Mrs. Gale Sued, | !con\efldlng that as the debt was cre- | ated by the order of the court it made no aifference that the guardian had re- | newed the obligation instead of paying it at the time it fell due. “The court refused to take that view of the case, and gave judgment for the defendant. e 'SAN FRANCISCO MERCHANT SERIOUSLY ILL AT RENO | F. Thoms Falls n Yictim of Ptomaine Polsoning and for & Time Is in Critieal Condition. Ji RENO, Nev., March 21.—F. Thoms, an awning manufacturer of San Fran- cisco, arrived in Reno from Auburn last night suffering from ptomaine poison- ing.. On arriving here he summoned a physician, and at one time during the night it was thought he would not re- cover. He was much better today, how- ever, and Will leave for his home in San Francisco tonight, Thoms- was taken sick shortly after boarding the train at Auburn, and says that just after dinner was finished at an Auburn hotel last night fully thirty people were taken ill. When he left Auburn it was thought by, the physi- clang attending them that two of them might dle. —_——— TA FE ROAD TO BUILD A BRANCH INTO SEARCHLIGHT Officials Announce That the Work Will Be Completed During the Coming Summer, | LOS ANGELES, March 21.—Prelimi- nary work was begun today by the Santa Fe, according to officlal an- nouncement from the office™ of J. J. Byrne, assistant general passenger trafic manager, on a branch line from Barnwell, Cal., to Searchlight, Nev., and | the actual work of construction will be started in a few days. The new line practically will follow the route of the present stage line be- tween the two towns, although in places a considerable distance will in- tervene, but-the total length will be less than that of the stage line—twen- ty-three miles. The new line will cost, approxi- mately, $350,000 and, in spite of the rough country in which the work must be done, it will be completed, officials say, by August 1 g - i - P Bt i Indicted as Result of Wreck. PEORIA, Ill, March 21.—George A. Weatherwax, conductor on Santa Fe train No. 6, which was wrecked at Chil- licothe last January, and “Jap” Smith, the block signal station operator in the vards at Chillicothe on the night of the wreck, were today indicted by the Grand Jury for manslaughter. Three persons were killed in the wreck. TRY 10 STEAL THE EVIDENCE Thieves Make Attempt to Get Document Showing the Guilt of Land GrabbersI PAPERS PUT IN VAULT Offices of Federal Attorney at Portland Broken Into and the Desks Ransacked tch to The Call Epecial PORTLAND, March 21.—Three unsuc- cessful attempts have been made to loot the offices of the United States District Attorney, on the third floor of the post- office building. Twice entrance has been made into the room occupled by Special Inspector T. D, Neuhausen, and desks, drawers and cabinets whare valuable legal documents and testimony pertalning to the land frauds of Oregon were kept were rifled and the contents scatterad on the floor. The third attempt to gain an en- trance into the room was prevented by the timely arrival of United States Dis- trict Attorney W. C. Bristol. Bristof had occasion to visit his offices, on the third fluor of the postoffice build- ing. In the dark hallway Bristol saw a man kneeling in front of the door. So quietly had the attorney walked up the stairs and so Intent was the kneeling man | upon his work of picking the lock that he did not hear Bristol's approach. Bristol got within a half-dozen feet of the burglar before the thicf realized that some one was almost upon him. With a ery of startled alarm the burgiar sprang to his feet and made a dash for liberty. Seon the men were engaged in a desperate struggle. The burglar firally broke away, leaving a piece of his coat sleeve In the attorney’s hand. A careful checking up of the papers so far has disclosed no loss of any important documents. Additional locks have been put on the doors and the rapers of most value have been placed in a safe deposit vault. MRS. WELLMAN PASSES AWAY IN ALAMEDA ALAMEDA, March 21.—Mrs. Ella F. C. Wellman, wife of Frank M. Wellman of Wellman, Peck & Co., died this morning at a local hospital, following a ecapital operation. She was a native of Cali- fornia, 31 years of age, and, besides her husband, is survived by a daughter. ey Death of Henry Lange. VALLEJO, March 21.—Henry Lange, one of the best-known ploneers of this section, passed away in San Francisco Tuesday. The deceased was a native of | Germany, aged 67 years. Lange was the Democratic nominee for the Assem- bly in 1902, and was narrowly defeated by Percy King. He was prominent in the Order of Odd Fellows and served as noble grand arch of the United An- cient Order of Druids for the State of California. PRSI AS Stockton Loses Prominment Cltizen. STOCKTON, March 21.—Dr. W. M. S. Beede, who was stricken with apoplexy last Saturday, passed away early this morning at his apartments. Dr. Beede was prominent in Democratic politics and held the office of Coroner several | terms. He formerly was chalrman of the Chamber of Commerce. The de- ceased. who was about 40 years old and a native of Ohio, leave a wife. He was a nephew of former Senator Willlam M. Stewart of Nevada. oa Pl T Wealthy Rancher Passes Awnay. | PETALUMA, March 21.—L. P. Larsen, | one of the largest poultry ranchers in | Two Rock Valley, died today after a long illness. - He was a native of Den- mark, aged 42 years, and leaves a wife and one daughter, Miss Myrtle Larsen. Larsen had been a resident of Two Rock Valley for many years and had amassed a considerable fortune, (IET TR Death May End the Litigation. SANTA CRUZ, March 21.—Michael Cuneo, who came into prominence by contesting the validity of the election at which East Santa Cruz was annexed to this city, is dead. He was a native of Italy, 47 years of age. The sult brought by Cuneo Is still pending in the courts. e Centenarian Passes Away. SANTA CRUZ, March 21.—Ygnacio Alvares, a Mexican centenarian, died today at the County Hospita¥. S R, Death of Congressman. WASHINGTON, March 21.—Represen- tative George R. Patterson of the Twelfth Pennsyivania District died sud- denly here today. Heart failure is as- cribed as the cause of death, Tt " Senator Bailey’s Father Dead. NEW ORLEANS, March 21,.—After a month’s illness Joseph W. Balley, futher ot Senator J. W. Ballev of Texas, died in a sanitarfum early today in his sev- enty-second year. —————— Death of Boston Writer. BOSTON, March 21.—The death of Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney, the author, at her home in Milton is announced to- day. Mrs. Whitney's stories for young people, and particularly for girls, car- ried her name all over America. She was born in this city in 1842. ——————— Run Over and Killed by a Wagon. LOS ANGELES, March 21.—E. D. Spangenburg, 20 years of age, a driver for Bishop & Co., was run over and fatally injured by a Chinese vegetable wagon today. He died two hours later in the hospital. He came here recently from Savannah, Ga. GRAND CONCERT of IT To be rendered by »p‘el;u under the direction of Born.t f 1 v:rture. "(\l tl ; mml alse, “ . Grand Selecti Overture, Selection fr. Grand Fanta: Selection fr. T Prelude and Sic Excerpts fr. * 10. Cafe Fiesta MA!KE'I' AND POWELL STREETS le of H. W. LAKE _—.— TONIGHT PROM 9:30 TO 12:30 T bles R:. .ura'd 1’5'« a/ Ckarg:. ALIAN COMPOSITIONS augmented Orchestra of Soloists . Pedrotti Fenster Luigini eo. I. T:Iepbau J!au 3201 Flanneletts Wrappars Formerly $1.35 to §3. Now 49¢, 83c¢, 98¢ Eiderdown Sacques All closed out except size 34. Valuesof $1.50, $1.75, $2. Now - 58¢ Flannelette Sacquss Values of j50c, 756 25 $i. Now =< -~ GREENBERG & GREENBERG Corner Grant, Ave. and Geary St. LAST DAYS OF THE GREAT Reorganization Sale High-grade stock in large quantities at prices which stand for unheard-of sacrifices. In the Basement. Ladies’ Sweaters Reduced from $2.50and $2.75 to $1.18—$3.50 and $4.50 to $1.90— $6.50 and $7 to $2.49 Silk Pstticoats A new shipment. est and best qualities. Reduced from $12.00 to $8.50 $10.00 to $7.50 $6.50 to $4.88 Lat- Jacket.s Short and long—not up to date in style, but easily converted into fashionable garments. Formerly $5 to $40 —now $1 MENDOCINO COUNTY SHORT OF TEACHERS Many of the Schools in the Outlying Distriets Unable to Open. UKIAH, March 2L—Mendocino County is experiencing a dearth of school teach- ers, and in several of the districts schools have not been opened on this account. Superintendent Barbee reports that he is receiving word every few days from some new school that is wanting a teacher and that he is unable to supply the demand. There are 170 teachers employed in the county now. Low salary in the country districts has been one of the causes of this dearth, but this vear nearly all the districts have in- creased the teachers’ pay from $ to $10 a month. e o OIL PRODUCERS OF KERN RIVER PLAN A SHUTDOWN to Obtain Better Prices Their Product by Lessenging the Monthly Output. LOS ANGELES, March 21. — The Evening Express says: Independent oil producers of Kern River and Coal- inga flelds are planning for a general shutdown in order to obtain better prices for their product. Many con- tracts between the producers and oil companlies will expire in May, and it is expected that the move to shut down will begin then. The present price of petroleim in the two fields is about 18 cents, and it is expected that the less- ening of the output will result in dou- bling the price. ——————— Vielated the Child Labor Law. LOS ANGELES, March 21.—Charged with working his 12-year-old som in violation of the child labor law, B. Roselli, who keeps a stall in the Los Angeles market, was convicted of a misdemeanor by Police Judge Cham- bers today. He will appear for sen- tence tomorrow. Hope for AUTOPSY DISPELS THEORY OF MURDER Shows That Death of Hig- gins Was Due to Asth- matie Troubles. LOS ANGELES, March 21.—A post- mortem examination today of the body of Victor G. Higgins of Bar Harbor, Me., showed that he had died of asth- matie troubles. It had been charged that Higgins dled as a result of a beat- ing sustained at the hands of drunken members of the club where he was em- ployed. No evidence was adduced ta- aay showing that thé trouble at the club had gnything to do with his death. Dr. Doigall, who attended Higgins, is quoted as saying that the assault upon the latter undoubtedly hastened his death. A brother of the deceased sayvs that he will swear to complaints to- morrow against two of the members of the club who were charged with having beaten Higgin: —_———————— HEAVY ELECTRIC STORM RAGING AT BAKERSFIELD Big Rainfall Is Reported From the Mountains and Farming Districts in Northern Kern. BAKERSFIELD, March 21.—A heavy electric storm is now in progress. Early in the afternoon heavy black clouds began gathering in the heavens and flashes of lightning could easily be dis- cerned. , Tonight all indications peint to a heavy rainfall and reports from the mountains and farming districts state that heavy rains have begun to fall in those regions. A light rain fell last night, making the total fall the season 6.09 inches. as against inches for the same time last scason. —_— WASHINGTON, March 21.—In recognition of his services at Washington Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng. Chinese Minister to the United Stajes, today recefved a cablegram from his Government ~ announcing his appointment a: Chancelef of the Grand Council of China. Th. appointment gives to the Minister high ofi- clal standing in the empire. It is an homor- ary one. and will not necessitate his leaviog this capital, Food Purity reaches perfection In Lieblg Company’s Extract of Beef. 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