The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 12, 1910, Page 1

The Next Story in *THE SOCIETY WOLF” R of special interest. INCONE FROM SPRING VALLEY WILL PAY COST Period of the Redemption Nearly uble Price Asked During Owners Show City| Sufier If System Is Not Purchased Committee Issues ent Urging Need of Voting “Yes” a URPLUS MORE THAN completed yesterday ‘s experts indicate that system. if pur- will pay nese calculations as- of the he from valley 000,000, that the cost will revendes Here are extensions by the consumers. oST TO 475 CITY per $1 00.000 for 000 at pes ng expenses annually. $2.342, FROM PLANT receipt 1 cost oME » Spring s estimated receipts, based on last ‘~ e cd wurplus both wption of the the bonds will be- 19 years and contimue for propositions carry This will give pay for the ~ vears thereafter. e city 685 years t With = surplus of $957.5 the accumulation in 6§ will have ameunted 000. This is mearly double be cost of 'the wystem. exact caleulation. reducing nterest charge ax the bonds re redeemed year by year, would a greater margin in faver. «ysten to even have of irchase ided acquiring the de to ting system of every 11d mean | { impassable newly paved treat- a cost be 1y de- ould have gone | T would face the | Burden of \eu System v system, it was uld require 56,000 new | den to the argued, would far ex- hat the cempany de- n compiled showing suffering of ear by of the re- extend its Excelsior, find them- growth a loss Valley to set, isitacion their b some of the outlying carried in wagons, n pitchers as it was significant indorse- { from the Mission Pro- This assoclation extending over a large -of the sentiment of and home most iation thern section expresses the 5,000 voters be held at 1:30 in the rooms of which the | discussed afternoon exchange at be ant gathering has been ar- tomorrow night in Clement Mayor Taylor will estion will where former ntinued on Page 3, Column 4 - SUNDAY CALL CVIL—NO. 43 ABILITY ON BONDS| § |} | will not patrovize unfair shops ead it in 58 INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO (ALL’S NEWS TODAY WEATHER CONDITIONS _ YESTERDAY —Cloudy; northwest wind; maxi- | mum temperature : minimum, 40, 3 FORECAST FOR TODAY —Cldudy, unsettled: ccasional showers: light south winds Page 13 EDITORIAL Why the city should vote to purchase Spring Valley Page 6 Varlous programs in Washington. Page 6 Postal deficit and second class matter. P. @ The example of Los Angeles. Page 6 Varieties of Pacific slope climates. Page & CITY Sopervisors vote more money for fire and police department upkeep. Page 4| Miss Ottipger and Dr. L. J. McMab to | marry and take trip to Honolulu Page 16 E. Myron Wolf will resizgn as state insurance commiesioner Page 3 Detalls of purchase of ineinerator site ex- ned by men who took part in the trans ction Page 16 Democrats demand that railroad commission bring suit against the transcontinental sys tems Distriet Attorney Fickert secures warrant for a Bfz Jim™ Gallagher Page 1 L. F. Young run down and badly in by automobile. Page 16 t of firc underwriters at annual meet s of treatment by legislators. P4 National hanks bold anousl meeting and elect cers; few changes recorded, Page 4 ces conferred on students of University of ia &t meeting of regents. Page 4 Clergyman’s home visited by robber, who escapes after breaking vase and Tousing | sieepers Page 7 Modern Woodmen of Ameriea iostall officers of six camps in public. Page 12 Sixth cavalry due to reach port today on t port Sheridan Page 4 adie at mew Lurline baths proves ¥ Page 4 reckels is completed; Judge n later. Page 16 sky will render d Royal Arch centers hope in rumor that may land on police board. Page 3 Masked thug holds up lone woman in down town office building Page 1 Alomni of Santa Clara college discuss i posed ampaign to raise building fund Page enter Panama-Pacific of- project indorsed through Page 4 * water committee urges people to vote propositions Page 1 SUBURBAN Elopers marry in face of protest from parents based on youth of eouple. Page5 Oaklang fire chief ‘will resign if salary in ease is refused. Page S8 New police station established by the Oak: | 1and department Page 8 Divorce decree ends semsational squabble be- tween lawyer and wife. Page 8 Chinese merchant sues wife for divorce after ailure to convict rival of theft. Page 8 Campus_politicians start fight for presidency | of graduating class. Page 9 Youths are arrested on roof of high school and | bauled to Page 8 Woman v keeper choked and robbed by | bungry tramps Page 9 Kirmess players show rapid improvement at rehearsals of principals and choruses. Page 9 Miss Brodenstein ignores subpena; is ordered to appear in fourt. Page 9 Ark dweller stops work on Somthern Pacific radé, claiming strip on San Leandro bay as esteader. Page 8 | Ball of Berkeley assembly to be held in Ma sonic temple this evening. Page 8§ Vietim of stuceo worker succumbs to hullet wound and murder is charged. Page® | COAST Mrs, Kity McCue, widow of California pioneer, rescucs man and horses from flames. Page 5 urtis breaks merial records In Los Angeles aviation meet. Page 1 Alma Bell is again vietim of brainstorm and | seeks to slay youth Page3 San Diego makes rabid strides along line of | progress. Page 9 EASTERN Clicage woman discovers spouse has another wife who is insape. Page 1 SPORTS Stanford students are making ready for the ing baseball season. Page 11 William McWood again point winner in Olym- pic club swimming races. Page 11 Many new types of cars to be shown at Oak- land suto show. Page 7 Bill Lang, Australian champion, sails for this city on mext boat Page 10 Jack Burns and Tim O'Neil meet in 10 round battle - tonight Page 10 Supervisor Herget will bar outside promoters local fight game. Page 11 Rughy game scheduled today at Mary's, college. Page 11 work on blue Page 10 Berry’s application for Iuarez stalls looks like from Interciass st. raduate Manager Merritt at and gold schedule. no extession at Emeryville, Page 10 President Ebbetts of Brookiyn club favors the 168 game schedule’ Page 10 Centurs athletic club elects officers and seeks { tootball game. Page 10 Yale atbletic teams register for sprin; cam | paign at New Haven. Page 10 Public hard hit when Wander is disqualificd in fourth Juarez race. Page 10 Grand circait schedule for 1910 fixed a- meet- ing of stewards. Page 10 MARINE Businessmen sail on steamer Erna to study Central American trade conditions. Page 15 SOCIAL A Wright-Campbell wedding attracts atteation of smart set Page 8 |LABOR ’ Many citizens assure barbers’ union that {hey Page 7 LANGDON IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BANK Late District Attorney Succeeds Wife [Special Dispaich to The Call) MODESTO, Jan: 11.—Former District. Attorney who will in the future make his home in Modesto much of the tfme, was to- day elected prendem of the Flrst na- tional bank of Modesto and the Union savings vank. His wife has been pres- ident of these two institutions for the last two years and is heavily interested in them. Langéon will also be active manager oi the Bald Eagle ranch, one of the largest rauches in this section, Page 3 | Langdon of San Francisco, AN FRANCIS AMERICAN AVIATOR BDEI[XKS RECORD) BN Yy SENSATIONAL FLIGHTS AWE SCO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, -1910. THRONGS | Spoxing; Real Esta(e y _Autoho‘;?le Dramatic- - N. TH Clen H. Cotits andhis wife and the new acroplanc in which he madc hls sensational flight over Dominguez field, Los Angeles, on Sunday ¥ | | | WOMAN ALONE IN OFFICE IS THUG'S VICTIM | Masked Robber Holds Up Ste- nographer When Members of ! Firm Are at Luncheon Loots Cash Drawer in Downtown ‘Building and Makes Escape With Booty | Mrs F. Stilson, a stenog- | rapher, while in charge .of the offices of the R. B. Austin compgny in the | Pacific building early yesterday after- was held forced her, 'n to | noon, up by a masked man, who at a revolver's point, to -t him $325 in gold | the brokerage firm's money. The rob- place a few minutes before 1 o'clock. After securing his | the thug made a hurried departure. It is believed that he was seeh leaving the building, but no trace of him s yet been found by the police. over 5 bery took booty has | Catches Woman Alone was working alone at her typewriter after the men in the office had gone to lunchepn, when the thug entered and demanded the com- pany’s A few minutes after the holdupman left the distracted woman summoned aid by pounding: on the wall of the office, which is located in 5, and a hunt through ‘the | building took place, with a dozen men rushing about' looking for the robber. | A. H. Stephan, connected with the Houselold 1oan ‘company, which offices next £o thidse of the R. B. Aus- tin company, saw_a man that resem- bled the description given of the rob- ber on the point of going down in an elévator. That this was the robber, however, the police detectives are slow to believe! . B. P. Byers, assistant manager of the brokerage firm, was the first. man ‘ Mrs. Stilson money. rooms has of the company: to gnter the office after the robber had quitted it, and he found Mrs. Stilson in hysteri the police Byers sent the stenogra- pher to her home at 128 Collingwood street, where. she lives with her mother, Mrs. Grace Fay, and young daughter. Masked Robber Enters According to Mrs. Stilson's’ own story she was hard at work when the door opened and some one entered. She looked up and®saw a man dressed in a blue suit and wearing a brown, soft hat, looking at her through two holes torn in a white handkerchief. The fellow had the ‘piece of linen bound around his head so that. his face was completely covered. He stood silently for a moment, slowly raising his revolver until it was on a level with the young woman's head. “Give me the company's money!” he said with a couple of oaths. “And 1 want it quick!”. The fellow was standing before the counter and his pistol was thrust | through the wicker screen that sepa- rated the entrance hall from the in- side office. Mrs. Stilson got up and came for- ward to_ tfle drawer under the colnter. . “I' began’ taking out _the money {blindly, looking all the time at the re- ivolver and the man's eyesvshin{nvg through the holés in his mask,” ‘Mrs. Stilson said yesterday afternoon, “and suddenly the man said: ‘1 want gold, not silver!” Than A ;sv M I was | of | After hearing ‘her story and notifying | rm&s'nm smusf HAS ANOTHER Wi Chicago Woman Secures An- nulment of Marriage and Promises Man Giits | . [Special Dispaich to The‘Call] CHICAGO, Jan. 11.—A hearing was | begun ‘before Judge :Chetlain in the cireuit ‘court this afteérnoon to annul the m: jage of Mr.%and Mrs. Hiram ‘A. Mentch of Chicago. Two. days ago Mrs. Mentch discov- !ered that her husbardd had an insane wife, from whom he fhas not beep di- living in an asylum. She has 19 verged, been ‘a patient for Even Mentch's three children by their father to believe ‘mother was dead, Mré! Mentch testified vears. had sbeen led that their today. Four years ago she eloped with Mentch and they were married at Santa Rgsa, Cal. To add to the complications, Mentch has three children by his first mar- riage, one of whom, a daughter, is mar- ried ‘to A. Steyfforth, .a’ brother of his second wife. At the conclusion of the Judge Chetlain instructed Attorney William Chones, representing the complainant, to prepare a decree. Mrs. Mentch admitted she still loved her hushand, and that they were liv- ing in the same house on friendly terms, ' although having ceased their relations as husband and wife. He is 50 years old and she is 37. “Are you going to live with after you get this _divorce?’ Judge Chetlain. “No, sir,”/ was the answer. “Where is he going to live?” “He's going away to make a néw home: for himself. I promised him a| team of horses and a wagon.” CELEBRATE BIRTH OF WOMAN 99 YEARS OLD Three Generations of Relatives Gather at Dinner BERKELEY, Jan. 1l.—Surrounded by her childrems grandchildren and great-grandchildren, the ~birthday of Mrs. Warren Woodsun, dged 99 years, was celebrated in the home of Mrs. Baker W. Badger of 1530 Euclid ave- nue this evening. There were more than a score of the members of the family present. i . Among the children were Mrs. W. R ‘Baker of Missouri and John Woodflm of Montana, who came from their re- spective homes for the dinner party Although in her hundredth year, ln, ‘Woodsun, except for’the loss of her hearing him asked District Attorney Sectires Bench « o vin | kw 4 and g‘ ‘BIG IS’ ARREST Warrant for Principal Wit- ness in Grait Cases : 4 — District Attorney Charles M. Fiekert took his first step in the graft: prose- cution, cases yesterday by instructing Assistant * District Attorney ‘Fred L. BErry to apply for a warrant for the ar- rest ot. “Big Jim" Gallagher, the im- por}uxt and fugitive witness in’ the bFibery cases pending in the supgrior €OMFE .Judge Lawlor issued a bench warrant for. the arrest of Gallagher. "The ‘warrant sworn to yesterday 1is opéfative only fn the state of Califor- | nin, but if Gallagher is located in an- other; state -extradition proceedings pmhbly ‘éan be instituted to bring him o *he” jurisdiction of the superior w;u-_t/ox SanyFrancisco county. May ‘Face Prosecution The, district attorney said that his only’ deSire was to produce Gallagher as a witness in the case of the people against.. Patrick Calhoun, which is pending in Judge Lawlor's court. It i5'tlie view of tie leaders of the sraft prouacutlon, however. that Fickert pro- pases to land Gallagher so. that he .may. be ‘presecuted on a criminal charge, in the face of the immunity contract which. “Big Jim” received from Dis- trict Attorney Langdon and Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Heney in consideration of Gallagher's testimony before the grand jury and at the trials of Abraham Ruef, former Mayor Schmitz, Calhoun, Tirey L. Ford, Louis Glass and others. District Attorney Fickert asserted vesterday that he had no news as to the whereabouts of Gallagher, who dis- appeared two months ago. He added that he was determined to find the ab- sent witness 'if possible and would bring him back to this city. Extradition Possible “Gallagher is the kingpin in these cases,” said Fickert yesterday, ““and this office will make every effort to find him. We are searching for him now, but I am not prepared fo say what steps we have taken to locate him, nor what chance there is that he can be found. “I have not lcoked uumdenuy deep into the law to be able ,to say now whether or not we can extradite him it he'is outside the state. If he is in a foreign country, mueh would depend upon the particular place in which hj would be, as extradition treaties vary.”. In applying for the warrant Assistant Digtrict Attorney Berry said to Judn Lawlor: “It has come to the t(tonllon of the iuo et attorney that it is impossibl 'slouch hats. PRICE.- FIVE CENTS, CURTISS IS HAILED AS KING OF AIR Makes Fiity-five Miles an Hour With Passenger, Smash- ing All Records | Thrilling Feats in Aerial Craft Surpass Sensational Flights by Paulhan Four Heavier Than Air Machines Maneuver at Samé Time Before Thousands 0S ANGE an. 11.—The sum- mary of today's results at Aviation Field: Glenn H. Curtiss, in a Curtiss bipk o E ifi'.mbedrcL 1 Har mon pmd»CTc_n Curtiss $5,000 forthe * it'ils- first fm[ at ‘Los' Angeles on Monday biplane .shown in the illustration ;. | MRS. KRELING 1S CLAIMED AS BRIDE Marries William H. Leahy Couple Will Spend Their Honeymoon in Europe In the presence of a few near rela- | tives William H. Leahy and Mrs. Er- nestine, Kreling st Mary's afternoon. The ceremony forméd by Rev. Father Sacred Heart churc brother of the groom, were married in was McQuaid James Leahy, and Joseph Kre- ling, the bride’s youngest son, acted official witnesses to the ceremony. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Leahy were guests of honor at a wedding sup- per.at a downtown cafe. The Journed at an early hour, as the groom had considerable business to attend to before their departure for Europe this afternoon. and Mrs. Leahy will leave for New York this evening on the limited remaining in New York a few days be- | fore sailing for Italy. They expect per- of a party ad- | extablished | with passenger, cathedral at 4 o'clock yesterday | l [ - for wspeed miles an hour. Glenn H. Curtiss, in a Curtiss ma- chine, broke the world's record for time consumed in getting the world’s record into air, -5, Glenn H. Curtiss, cll-r. broke the in a Curtiss ma- world’s record for and| *"o™ distance covered in “rum before leaving ground,” 98 feet. Louis Paulhan, in a Bleriot momo- failed in an attempt at the world’s height record, making but 400 feet. plane, Louis Paulhan, in a Bleriot | plane, earried a passenger twice around the field, a distance of three and & quar- ter miles. Four aecroplames, twe carrylng pas- sengers, were in the air at the same | time in procession around the field. | as | Charles F. Willard, in a Curtiss, made a flight of two minutes and landed measured space 10 feet square. Edgar S. Smith, was struck on the hend by the propeller of his Langley machine and seriously injured. Louls Paulban repeatedly flew over the heads of 30,000 persons in his Bler- iot, cireling the grand stand many aviator, | times. be gone a year, during which time they | will be engaging operatic singers the opening of the Tivoli opera ho which will probably be built from this winter. et AT SR FOUR MASKED ROBBERS for e, a year -HOLD UP A SALOON |oras, {and without Line Bar Tender and Customers| Along Wall and Loot Till -Four masked robbers single. file' into the saloon of Engleke, 578 Fourt.. street, at 8 o’clock | last night and held up the place, curing $7.50 frem - the marched se- cash register. in | Charles | | that Roy Knabenshue, in a dirigible, made a spectaculnr flight around a big ecap- w||he spherical balloon, 300 feet In the | air. Louis to lower nlhan failed in an attempt rtiss’ record for quick start- iog, making his try in 12 1-5 LOS ANGELES thrilling f and samc Jan. 11.—Broken reec- with four time. ghts passengers aeroplanes sting with in the bre: at the semigale that sported dangerou made aviation field to- a the delicate contriva 30,000 spectators day a thrilling promised at finale tos an afterncon had only tame little | feats of aviation. They carefully scarched the pockets of | Curtiss Breaks Records three customers, but found nothing, as| the vietims had spent what change they had across the bar earlier in the evening. then lined up against the wall and commanded to remain in that pesition until the robbers had had time to make their escape. [hey. were threatened with sudden and sure death if they red disobey. me minutes after the robbers left, Engleke. réported the robbery by fele- phone to the\ southern police station. Detectives were detailed on the case, but. were unable tv find any trace of the thieves. Neither: Engleke nor the customers could give the police a good descrip- tior of the holdupmen. They seemed, .cnordlns to Engleke, to all be young men and nbaut medium in height. They were dressed in dark suits and dark They all carried revol- — FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER - K. nmnt City, Ilo.. Jan. 11.—Charles O°Neill private in United States infuutry, on trial - of Minnie Seharbora i Fort . Kan.. JIU: Tast, ‘:“M x o Mhm vers. ' 1! small | his mercurial French rival | tered the speed The proprietor and customers were|carrying, a pass Curtiss, the silent American, defeated Paulhan, in for the honors and shats r ord for aeroplanes Rising in the h ‘wind that heid the two ponderous dirigibles of Knabenshue and Beachey helpless, he of the grand stand miles an hour with Fancullll, beside him seat. Not to be outdone. Paulhan took up one of his mechanicians, flew, twice around the mile and a half course, but failed to equal the speed Curtiss had developed. However, he covered more ground than his opponent. Paulhan Thrills Crowds In the beginning the intrepid little Froenchman seemed to have again meon- opolized all the horors of the day. Thrice he drove one of his big Farman biplanes rcund aud round the course in the stif wind blowing in from the sea Then in a tiny Bleriot mono- plane that looked like a giant horse- fly, he gave the immense throng in the stands and boxes the first thrill of the day with an exhibition of merve aud the keen raee nger. flew a wide circle in froat at the rate of 3 his manager, the on aviator's