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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
WOES ASSAIL
BOY HUSBAND
Harry E. holland, in Divorce
CrOss-COmplaint, Says Wife
Hurled Footwear at Him
MARRIES AT EIGHTEEN
Other Unhappy SpOuses Seek
DisuniOn, and Some Are
Made Happy With DEGREES

Harry E holland. defendant in a suit
for divorce brought by Hattie A. No
land, has led a very strenuous exist
ence for the last three years, if the
allegations made by him in his cross
complaint are to be believed. He says
that from the unlucky day in Febru-
ary. 1900. when he, a mere lad Of is,
succumbed to the Establishments Of
Hattie, who. he says. is many years
his senior. and consented to become
her husband, his peaceful moments
have been few and far between. 1t was
all her fault too says Harry. notwith
standing that his wife. in her COM
plant, alleges that he has been cruel
and brutal spouse. He denies all her
charges and says that at various times
during the last three years she has
amused herself at his expense by pull
ing his whiskers, punching him in the
eye. cursing him. hurting beer bottles
at him and otherwise behaving in a
manner that gave him sorrow, pain
and a feeling of disappointment and
misery Her principal amusement. he
says, was throwing her footwear at
him. He charges that when he least
expected it she would pull from her
feet her shoe or slipper and hurl it at
him with great violence and deadly
accuracy" He winds up his tale by
asking for a divorce and the custody
of their two children. a boy and a
girl.
Hugh S. Carpenter, manager of the
Alameda branch offices Of the Pacific
States and Sunset Telephone Com
panies. is being sued for divorce by
Ruth F. Carpenter, TO whom he was
married at Alameda in 1894. She
charges that since 1896 he has been a
brutal husband. alleging that he has
frequently struck her and cursed her
and that he once flOurished pistol in
her face. She also says that he has
maliciously lied about her. Mrs. Car
penter's maiden name is Seymour and
she asks for a divorce. permission to
resume it and $50 month alimony.
Robert Jones wants a divorce from
Nellie Jones on the ground of deser-
ton, alleging in his complaint that
she left him without any cause or rea-
son Just three months after she be-
came his wife. They were married
in September of last year. Desertion
is also alleged in the suit for divorce
brought by Meta Lagos against G.
Lagos Infidenity is the ground upon
which David Truffelli is suing Jennie
Truffelli John F. Brigham. better
known as ]. w. Critess the jockey. is
the defendant in the divorce suit
brought by Hattie NJ. Brigham. to
whom he was married at San Rafael in
November of last year. She charges
neglect. Ethel ]. Robinson, who was
married to Oliver p. Robinson at Reno
in April, 1902. is seeking a divorce for
cruelty.
Interlocutory DEGREES of divorce were
granted to Marguerite Hunt from Ar
chibald Hunt for desertion. Maria Troll
Ter from Herman Troller for cruelty,
Elias Lubronz from Annie LubrOnz for
desertion, Myrtle B. Powers from
Henry d. Powers for cruelty and Daisy
E. Moore from Harry ]. Moore for de-
Sertion.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
DESPERATE MAN
TERRIFIES GIRL
Miss Loretta Morris Grabbed
and Threatened by PrOwling
Stranger on Van Ness Avenue
HER SCREAMS BRING AID
Desperate Escapes in Darkness
and His Frightened Victim
Almost Collapses on Street

The shrieks of a young girl and the
threats of a desperate man drew the
attention of pedestrians on Van Ness
avenue last night, and only the timely
arrival of assistance saved a young
woman from possible serious injury at
the hands of an unknown ruffian.
Miss Lorette Morris, II years of age,
left 1884 Franklin street, where she had
been engaged as a domestic, to visit
some members of her family on Cough
street about 7:30 o'clock. She turned
into Van Ness avenue, thinking that
she would be more secure walking
alone on that thoroughfare than if she
had gone on the more lonely street.
On reaching Sutter street Miss Morris
noticed some one following her. I'm
mediately opposite ST. Dunstans a
man grabbed her by the shoulder and,
turning round, Miss Morris saw that
she was in the clutch of a desperate
looking man. He murmured a few
words and bending over the terrified
girl said: Il will smash you to the
ground
Miss Morris screamed for aid and
on the approach of a man who was at
tracted by the screams the girls as
sailant ran swiftly across the street
and disappeared down Walnut avenue.
Miss Morris almost collapsed and it
was some time before she regained her
strength sufficiently to be able to pro-
ceed on her way.
Speaking of the outrage, committed
on one of the city's most frequented
streets, Miss Morris said to a repre-
sentative of the CALI
II was on my way to see some mem
bers of my family and chose Van Ness
avenue, thinking that it was perfectly
safe. l cannot explain the terror that
seized me when the man grasped me-
and when he murmured something
could not make out and followed that
up with a threat to smash me to the
ground l feared for my life. 1t is we'll
1 had the presence of mind left me to
scream or there is no telling what my
fate would have been.
Il never saw the man before. His ac-
tions would indicate that he was a
madman. 1t is terrible that such an
outrage should happen in the city and
especially on thoroughfare as public
as Van Ness Avenue"
The man is described as being tall
and slightly built. He wore a black
suit.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
UNION LEAGUE CLUB
OFFICERS NOMINATED
Committee Posts Names and Issues
Address Pointing to Good Work
of Present Administration.

OF Present Administration.
The nominating committee of the
Union League has posted the follow
ing nominations of club officers for the
year 1904: President, George H.
Pippy: first vice president, s. ].
Hendy; second vice president, H. G.
". Dinkelspiel; secretary, J. b Fuller;
treasurer, 1. w. Hellman Jr.; direc-
tors-C. H. Garoutte. F. z. Beck, C. L.
Field. F. f. Gates, John Rothschild
and F. D. Page.
An address to members of the club
accompanies the report of the .nomi-
mating committee. It sets forth that
the league is enjoying an unprece-
dented degree Of prosperity and that
it's interests are splendidly conserved
The prosperity, which promises to
continue. is credited to the. excellent
administration of affairs during the
last year. In view Of the situation the
committee states that special reasons
exist for the denomination of the pres
ent officers
The report is signed by William
Macdonald, ]. w. Carmany. Joseph
Simonson, D. T. Cole. ]. S. Spear Jr.,
William Morris and Frank w. Mars
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
PATROLAIEN MAKE ANSWER
TO VARIOUS ACCUSATIONS
Board of Police Commissioners Holds
a Busy Session at the Hall .~
of Justice.

q Busy Session at the Hall .s
of Justice.
At a meeting Of the Board of Police
Commissioners held last evening Pa
trolman Joseph E. Field, VINO shot and
killed his father-in-law, Fritz Dirking,
on November 2, was dismissed from
the department. There were but two
witnesses examined and the manslayer
offered no defense. The case of Pa
trolman Bennett. who is charged with
being implicated with Sergeant Wolf
in extorting money from a Mission
street saloon keeper, went over until
Friday afternoon for decision, the
Commissioners being unable TO agree
upon a penalty. Patrolman Patrick ].
FARRELL was fined s25 for permitting a
prisoner to escape, and the case of Po-
liceman Fogarty, charged with having
made an unlawful arrest went over
until Friday.
Charges brought against Patrolman
Charles b. Wedekind by Max Foehr
were dismissed, it being proven that
the officer. acted wholly within his
duty
Philip Brady was appointed a pa
trolman in the place of jeremiah
Donovan, who resigned rather than
face charges preferred against him.
The resignation of Mrs. L. G. Fa-
bian as matron of the City Prison was
accepted. Mrs. Fabian's engagement
to Frank Schmitz, brother of the
Mayor. was announced some time ago
and she now leaves the position she
has so long filled with credit to the
city and to herself to become his wife.
Mrs. Condor was appointed in her
stead.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
FILIPINO SEES
GOOD IN STUDY
Mrs. Maus Gives Interest
ing Account of the Prog
ress of the Natives of Islands
SHOWS VIVID PICTURES
Views of Grand Old Churches
and Quaint Little HutS
Make a Strange Contrast

Mrs. Louis Mervin Maus, wife OF
Colonel Maus, delivered a most inter
esting lecture in the First Presbyterian
Church Sunday school room last night
on the Philippines, China and Japan,
Mrs. Maus was aided by remarkably
interesting stereopticon views consist
ing of pictures taken by herself and
soldiers of the United States army.
Many new things were told about the
Philippine Islands. The material bet
terment of the Filipinos under the
beneficent rule of the United States,
the advancement in education and the
growth of the Presbyterian church in
the Philippines and army were de-
scrlptively told.
Pictures of grand old churches and
pictures of the native huts proved a
strong contrast and stories of the new
civilization were applauded.
Mrs. Maus showed views of Peking
and of the throne room of the Empress
of China and gave a most pleasant
glimpse into the country of the Mikado
At the conclusion of the lecture Mrs
Maus was the recipient of hearty ap-
plause and a vote of thanks for the
very fine and instructive illustrations
of the three countries.
The lantern was directed by J. F.
Leicester, who made a speech in
behalf of the Filipino children. who
were, he said. eager to learn and took
advantage of the opportunities offered
them. He therefore asked the con-
tjnued support of members of the Pres
byterian church for a cause which he
said would in after years prove a bless
ing to the recipients of its bounty.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
Lectures at Humboldt School.

A series Of free lectures were given
last night at the Humboldt Evening
School corner Of Golden Gate avenue
and Hyde street J. Moran. chief en-
gineer Of the Mills building. gave a
lecture on The Heating and Ventil-
sting OF Buildings" Horace F. Brown
talked on The Reduction Of Rebelilous
ores" and Charles p. Weeks on
House Architecture" The lectures
were largely attended and thoroughly
enjoyed by the student body Of the
school
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
VIII Test Dental Law.

The Supreme Court will hear argu-
ments as to the validity of the dental
law this morning. Chas. H. Whitley is
under arrest for practicing dentistry
without a license and wants to prove
the act creating a Dental Examining
Board unconstitutional The case is
analogous TO that of the physicians
who are attempting to have the court
do away with the Board of Medical
Examiners.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
BREAKS SHOW WINDOWS
IN SPIRIT OF REVENGE
Mrs. Jennie Close Accuses Woman Of
Stealing Husband and Tries to
Wreck Iatter's Store.

Mrs. Jennie Close started out last
night in search of revenge and wound
up at the City Hall police station af-
ter gratifying her desire. The object
of her wrath was Mrs. Laura Lasare.
keeper of a candy store at "A Hayes
street. Mrs. Close accuses Mrs. Lasare
of winning the affections of her spouse
and in order to get even Mrs. Close
used her umbrella to advantage, pok-
ing several panes of glass out of the
show window of the candy store.
When Mrs. Lasare saw what was
happening she hastily summoned
Patrolman Durham, who locked the
revengeful Mrs. Close up on charge
of disturbing the peace. Mrs. Lasare
is the woman who was sued by the
gas company a short time ago and
acted as her own attorney.
She VOWS that she never did desire
the friendship of Mr.. Close and adds
that she will make his hasty spouse
pay dearly for her folly.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
Are AdmItted to Practlce.

The Supreme Court yesterday ad-
mitted the following named appli-
cants: Roy L. Alexander, James S.
Smith. S. c. We'll. Guy w. Smith.
Frank c. Drew, William G. Snyder,
George w. Mordecai Jr., Munroe
Thomas, ]. Nelson Watt and Wallace
w. Wideman. p. B. Hall also passed
the examination and will be admitted
to the bar when he shall become of
age.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
Paw for Violating Game Laws

Chief Deputy Charles Vogelsang of
the Fish Commission reports that Po-
lice Judge Mortimer Smith of Oakland
fined F. W. Diehl $25 yesterday for
violating the bag limit law on ducks
and F. W. Soaring $25 for selling
quail.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
School Gives Dance. >

The pupils Of the Commercial High
School gave dance last night at the
= hool building. There was a large
crowd present and a merry time was
enjoyed by ali.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16

If A person is bitten by a supposedly
mad dog let him call physician and ap-
ply lemon juice to the wound. This is
the advice of DR.. LagoriO of the Pasteur
Institute.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
Mare Island and vansJO stsamsrs.

Steamer GEN. FRIsBIE OF MONTICELLO
e45 am. 3:15 and $50 p. m. except sunday.
sunday, Gas A. m, $50 D. m Leave Vallejo,
dav a m AIS o. m Fare, so cents Tel.
Main 150S. Pier 2 Nfission-st dock HATCH
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
BASEBALL GAMES.

The Fifteenth Infantry crossed bats
yesterday afternoon with the Ninth
Cavalry, the former winning. Score,
l. 10 3. The game was spirited and
was witnessed by about 1000 people,
among whom were the officers of the
post. many enlisted men and lot Of
people from town. To-day the Fiji
teenth Infantry viii play the Thir-
teenth Infantry on the lower parade
ground. Tomorrow. in all probab bility.
the Fifteenth will have a chance to
show its dexterity with the crack Pre-
sidiO team.
The target practice at the Presidio
was interfered with yesterday by the
hazy weather, and after a little firing
from the mortar batteries it was de-
cided to discontinue the work until %
day, in the hope that the weather
might clear away sufficiently 10 enable
the gunners to get fair aim at the tar
gets.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16

Xmas trees; silver frs. spruce. cedar.
redwood. at McClaln's. Market. mr. Larlkin.'
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16

japanese and Germans have the same
average brain weight.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
TOYQ KISEN KAISHA.

ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COY
Steamers will leave wharf corner First and
Brannan streets at D. m. for YOKOHAMA
and HONGKONG. calling at Kobe CHicgo)-
Nagasah and Shanghai and connecting az
Hongkong with steamers for India. etc. No
cargo received on hoard on day OF sailing.
s. S. NIPPON a1ARU calling at Manila)
....-..... Wednesday. December 30. 1908
s. s. AMERICA Mani.
..--..--..-...- Monday January q. 1904
s s. HONGKONG MARU .-.....--.-...-
....-..... Wednesday February L. 1904
Via Honolulu Round-triD tickets at reduced
rates For freight and passage apply AZ Com-p
pany's office 421 Market street. corner First
W H. AVERY. General Agent
OceaDIcSS.CO. :: s ~: 1: :ss {: !: :9s:; IA: +:
{ s ALAMEDA. for Honolulu. Dec. n am.
s. s SIERRA. for Honolulu samoa Auck-
land and sydney. Thursday. Dec. 81 D. m.
S. S. MARIPOsA. for Tahiti. Jan. s. 1904.
n EKEIS& BI0s g., lJh.. .HshISMa, $40 Hafnta
EnkhiItAa 90 EHiIisL. .hgh. ]. i.PIcisn
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
cOHPAsHrE sExERALE TRANsATLAETIQUE


DIRECT LINE To- HAVRE-PARIS. 49,
Sailing every Thursday instead of US
Saturday. at 10 a m. from Pier A,
North River. foot OF Morton street.
First class to Havre. SO and upward 9ec-
ond class to Havre S45 and upward GEN
F7AI. AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND
CANADA, 81 Broadway fHudson Building).
New Ycrk. J. F. FUGAZI & CO.. Pacific Coast
Agents. Montgomery avenue. san Francisco.
Tickets sold by all Railroad Ticket Agents.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02

Mississippi has accomplished some
thing that no other state has done in
the construction of its new mi1lion-dol-
lar capitol. 1t was built without is
suing bonds; it was completed within
the contract time, and competent archi-
tects say that it could not be duplicated
for 81, 100000. 1t stands upon the
former sight of the state penitentiary.
Duluth (Minn.) Herald.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02
TOO MUCH WAR TALK.

During President Roosevelt's extern
sive western trip there has been much
unconcealed regret-and evidently
much concea1ed-that he always SEEM
ed to be in the happiest mood and
wrapped in the most congenial atmos-
phere when he was talking of war. 1t
IS true that his talk was of prepared
ness for war as a means to preserve
peace, but that is trite, goes without
sayi e, and so it looks as if the much
iteration of the subject by the presi-
dent should be accepted evidence that
after the preparation is complete it
would be fine to practically demon
strate how complete and perfect it is.
This over-much talk of war when no
war cloud lowers is unfortunate if not
undignified.
Apropos to this is the following from
the Chicago Record Herald, which is
strongly inclined, as rule, to be a
friendly critic:
President Roosevelt says that a
weak man with poor gun will beat a
good man with a club. This is true,
but the United States has not reverted
from guns to clubs, and there has been
no indication that such a reversal was
probab or that there was any special
reason for harping upon guns and clubs
and sticks and fists. In our only
military contests now we have both the
strong men and the guns on our side,
while our enemies are lucky if they
possess knives. They are shot down
like helpless animals, the fatalities be-
ing as fifty to one against them. This
is the kind of warfare for which we
used to compliment the English.
Furthermore, the doctrine of the con.
servation of peace by powder is bor-
rowed from European militarisn, and
| it has long been favorite subject for
American satire. 1t would be inter.
esting to know if the American people
have lost their sense of its. incongrui.
ties and fallacies.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02

upon its transportation agencies the
monopolizing of manufacturing indus
tries becomes SO easy that any fool could
do it. But keep monopoiy's tentacles
away from natural resources, and
transportation and the monopolizinp of
manufacturing industries would be a
devil fish without tentacles, and would
soon die. No man ever saw this more
clearly than did the creator of the steel
trust, Mr.. Morgan. His genius would
not be blinded by the belief that mon
opoly can be enduring, can enjoy the
fruits that its greed hungers for un-
less its roots Irvine round a country's
natural resources. And while thew do
so Irvine what does monopoly care
about purile enactments recurring
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02

The invitation extended to Booker T.
Washington to act as a commissioner
for the British South Africa company
to investigate the report upon race con-
ditions in the British territory is a re-
minder that other countries besides
lens, and although they may not be
able to help us find the solution which
we need, we may be able to help them
Omaha (Neb.) Bee.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02

The president has now found out
that the lot of an honorary member of a
labor organization is not to be desired.
On his tour he congratulated a train
crew and spoke of his being an honor
airy member of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, and as snubbed,
as the men were nonunion. Now he
has been denounced a traitor, on ac-
count OF that same membership, by the
Western Federation of Miners, for or
dering federal troops to quell a dis
turbance at Morency, Arizona. The
resolutions charge that as member OF
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireren,
the president by his action has been
guilty of treason to the principles OF
organized labor. The resolutions APP.
peal to the toilers of the nation 'sto ar.
ray themselves on the political battle
ground in 1904 and use the franchise O.
citizenship to overthrow at the ballo
box system that demands for it.
maintenance and perpetuation the
murderous implement of barbarism. >
Roanoke (Va.l Word.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02

Lige Dowie is up against it. now :.
Mira Ghulam Ahmad of Quadian,
Punjab, India, who claims to be the
Messiah, has challenged him to a duel
of prayer la mort. The dusky
messiah" says: "Whoever of us is a
liar may perish first" Mira GhulaV1
Ahmad had better talk softly, for Lige
is in no immediate danger of extinction.
Heaven wouldn't have him and he's
too big a job for the devil to tackle.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02
MONOPOLISTIC EVOLUTION.

A Pittsburg newspaper reported
recently that a rich corpor ration organ
ICED to oppose the steel trust in the !
the manufacture of a certain line of
steel had disbanded and redistributed
it's capital among it's shareholders. 1t
abandoned the field without building
mill or even beginning a warfare on a
great monopoly. The reason assigned
was that agents, trained prospectors
and mineralogists, after investigating
all the mining regions, reported that
not single mine or iron-ore bed of any
Importance existed out of the owner
ship of the trust or it's affiliated COM
panies.
In kind this is monopoly in its final
and perfected state, it can progress no
further except in degree. 1t may be
more comprehensive, but it cannot be
more perfect.
The foregoing statement. startling as
it is, does not tell the whole story of
this one monopoly's possessions, for
means of transportation are as truly
owned or controlled as are the mines
of iron. Owning either one of these
great instrumentalities of production
and transporting, this one private
monopoly, and that is the kind referred
to in this article, would be equipped
to crush at once any competitor that
dared to show its head; and when own
ing both, what has it to fear? Moth
/ ing but the wrath of God, and since
that can be manifested only through
the wrath of man the monopoly is
serene, for it cannot see the remotest
: indications of wrath from that source.
But is there nothing in the situation
t to arouse the wrath or radical action
5 of our people? No? you say, and still
: assert that we are a great people:
When the tentacles of monopoly faster
upon a country's natural resources and
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02

The colored people of the country are
very much incensed over the 1ynchings
that have occurred lately. Some of
their exhol tiers have gone, SO far as to
advise them to sell their coats and buy
arms, apparently forgetting that there
might be at least some provocation for
the violent actions of the mobs.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02

Captain Richmond P. Hobson has
many admirers who have been loyal to
him through all of his vicissitudes.
But they will learn with regret that
in his new history of the United States
navy he has revived the Sampson
Schley controversy. Bury the dead
issues, captain; we are too generous a
people to revive unfortunate personali-
ties.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02

The new king of Servia has a cheer
full future before him. Russia demands
that he punish the assassins, and if
he Furnishes them the army will take
his head off. King Peter seems to have
butted into a brick wall.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02

A French professor of theology is en-
deavoring to convince us that it is quite
permissible to tell lies under certain
circumstances. Which leads us to re-
mark that that theologian is something
of liar himself.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ROSEBUD COUNTY

In appointing the members of his
cabinet the new king of Servia neg
lected to designate an undertaker-in-
chief. This is slight upon the we'll
known proclivities of the Servians.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02

Major H. H. GIBBS, the man who is
credited with firing the first shot in
The Civil war, has just died at Colum-
bia, S. c. The firing of that shot
sounded the death knell of many a
brave man.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-02

The latest fish story comes from
Maine, to the effect that trout has
been caught with paddock in its
stomach and Growers name on the
paddock. The story comes from Lake
Mooselookmeguntic, where short names
and veracity flourished!