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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
CHIEF LEAVES
POLICE FORCE
Stormy MeetingOccurs When
Elton's Resignation Is Pre-
sented in Los Angeles
DEMAND FOR INQUIRY
Deposed Official Wants an
Investigation of His Con-
duet in the Department
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES. April 5.-After a
stormy session, in which there were
liberal exchanges of bitter personali-
ties the Board of Police Commissioners
to-day accepted the resignation of
Charles Elton as Chief of Police of Los
Angeles and appointed former Sheriff
Will A. Hammel to succeed him.
In the resignation which he present
ed Elton referred to the adverse criti-
clsm Of him and his department and
demanded complete investigation.
After he had been relieved of his posi-
ton he was told that his demand for
investigation would be granted II he
desired, and two weeks from to-day
was set for the hearing. Hammel will
take charge of the Police Department
tomorrow
The change in the head of the de-
partment does not mean a wholesale
change in the subordinate positions,
the members of the department being
under civil service rules. The Mayor,
however, under the provisions of the
city charter, dominates the department
and is practically it's head. This means
that there will be no change of policy
in the police administration.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
OCEANIC MAIL
PACT RENEWED
Senate Votes to Continue
the Governments Contract
With Steamship Company
TELLER OPPOSES ITEM
Need of an Efficient Postal
Service to Island of Ia
hiti Is Shown by Perkins

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Senate
to-day listened to a two hours speech
by Morgan on the Panama canal ques-
tion and then again took up the post
Office appropriation bill, but adjourned
without completing it's consideration.
Some important amendments aside
from those suggested by the commit
tee were agreed to, among them one
increasing from two to four ounces the
size of franked letters, and another
adding twenty-five members to the
force of the rural free delivery agents.
Morgan's speech was In especial adj
vocacy of his resolution requesting in
formation from the Attorney General
concerning concessions to the original
Panama Canal Company, and was in
the main an arraignment Of the new
Panama Canal Company.
When the postoffice appropriation bin
was laid before the Senate amendments
were adopted without objection, until
the Senate committee provision con-
tinuing the contract with the Oceanic
Steamship Company and appropriating
$4,000 for transporting the mails by
it's steamships sailing from San Fran
cisco to Tahiti was reached.
Perkins explained the item and said
it was impossible TO operate the Ia
hiti steamship line without the aid Of
the United States, and there was no
other way in which an efficient mail
service could be maintained at the pres
ent time.
Objection to the renewal of the con-
tract was made by Teller on the ground
that it was plain subsidy" He OBJ
jected TO the payment of $4,000 for the
conveyance of mails to islands where
the interests of the United States are
inconsequential."
The Senate amendment renewing the
contract was agreed to.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06

subject to headaches and had taken
morphine for relief, but that she had
never been incapacitated from attend
ing to her professional duties. He had
not seen her for more than a year.
When she came to town, two weeks
ago. he had called upon her, but did
not see her, as she was not at home.
He expressed himself as greatly sur
prised, and could only think that her
death was due to accidental poisoning.
He had never heard that she had been
married, and had no idea why she
took the name of Mrs. Devine." Lilly
Moore was her right name. AS soon
as she died he notified the Coroner,
who removed the body to the Morgue.
The post-mortem examination will be
held on the remains this morning at
10 o'clock, and an inquest will follow.
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POISON ENDS
WOMAN'S LIFE
Lilly Moore, a Professional
Nurse, Passes Away Under
Peculiar Circumstances
FRIENDS ARE MYSTIFIED
Deceased Supposed to Have
Taken an Overdose Of Nor
phine to Relieve Headache

Lilly Moore, a professional nurse,
came to her death yesterday from the
effects of poison administered by her
self. but whether by accident or sui
cidal intent remains for a Coroner's
i,lry TO decide. She came to this city
about five years ago from New York.
where her relatives reside. but their
whereabouts is not known to her ac-
quaintanees here.
Since her arrival she had spent most
of her time at different asylums in the
interior of the State. acting as nurse.
When in the city she had resided at
1926 Market street. When she returned
to town two weeks ago, after being abb
sent for a time, she registered as Mrs.
Devine." Mrs. Alice Straub, the land
lady where she stopped, said: Mrs. De-
vine, or Lilly Moore, as she previously
called herself. was always very quiet
about the house. She spent most of her
time nursing in the country.
Monday morning she told me she
had been suffering from Headache but
felt better and was going nursing in
the afternoon About IL o'clock she
came rushing down the stairs, scream
ing and crying and highly hysterical.
She cried: have taken morphine and
l have taken too much. My husband
rushed around the neighborhood and
finally succeeded in getting DR.. A. J..
Minaker When the doctor came she
was unconscious and remained so un-
til she died yesterday at p. m. don't
rha% RI tal 1aa
phine, and 1 don't know of any trouble
that she had with anybody. Occasion
ally a gentleman used to come and see
her, but l don't know his name
DR.. Minaker said: When / arrived
at the room of the woman who had
taken the morphine 1 found her partly
unconscious and evidently in great
agony. From the first symptoms 1
could not tell whether it was alcohol
ism, hysteria or poisoning | decided
from her bulging eyes and light con-
vulsions that it must be poisoning, and
applied the usual remedies, which re-
lieved the stomach of its contents.
''She had no friends in the house,
and l happened to glance at the bu-
reau and saw the name of II. c.
Devighne, so L Immediately telephoned
to him to come. He did so, and re-
mained and took care of her till she
died 1t certainly is a peculiar case.
In the room l found a small empty
phial labeled Morphine and atropine.
She may have taken a dose of this,
but l cannot say. She never was con-
scious after / arrived. / remained in
constant attendance until midnight on
Monday, when / saw that she was
sinking and was past medical aid !;
but under my instructions stimulants
were administered in the possible hope
of reviving her"
ii. c. Devighne, the young man who
was called at DR.. Minaker's sugges-
ton, states that he knew the deceased
in New York five years ago, and that
they had kept up an acquaintance
after her arrival here till about two
and a half years ago, when she visit
ed the country in her professional ca
pacity, and he had only seen her oc-
casionally during that period.
He added that she had always been
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ent time.
WILL PLANT HISTORIC
OAK AT WHITE HOUSE
Secretary Hitchcock Will Supply Sap
ling That Has an Interesting
History.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-A historic
oak sapling will be planted in the
White House grounds next Thursday.
Secretary Hitchcock will supply the
tree and in connection Herewith, to-
day told the President a pretty story.
Many years ago, Charles Sumner
sent to the Czar of Russia some acorns
from a stately oak which overbangs
the tomb of Washington at Mount
Vernon. The Czar caused the acorns
to be planted in the grounds of the
Peterhof palace, in st. Petersburg.
One of the acorns grew into a mag
nificent oak which stands in the palace
grounds.
While in ST. Petersburg in 1898 as the
United States Embossador to Russia
Hitchcock collected a handful of
acorns from the historical offspring of
the Mount Vernon oak, sent them to
this country and had them planted in
the grounds at his Missouri home.
Some of them developed into fine sap
lings and it is one of them that is to
be planted in the White House grounds
on Thursday. The planting, which is
to be done at the instance of President
Roosevelt, will be without ceremony.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
DECLARES War
AGAINST GERMS
Health Board Would Prevent
Spread of Tubercular Dis
eases by the Telephones
OF EXPENSES
Asks. Supervisors to Make
Appropriation for the EN-
ployment of an Attorney

The Board of Health yesterday be-
gan a crusade against the presence of
disease germs and bacteria BY secur-
ing "swabs" from dozen or more
public telephone transmitters. The
swabs were obtained by DR.. Frank j.
Tillman. District Health officer, and
were turned over to the city bacterio-
logist, who VIII make cultures of them
to determine the presence of disease
germs. Should he find that tubercular
or other germs are present in the cul-
lures the Health Board will endeavor
to secure the passage of an ordinance
requiring the telephone company to
install antiseptic contrivances on the
transmitters.
AS a further instance of the Health
Boards policy to prevent the spread
of tubercular and contagious diseases
Health Officer Ragan yesterday order
ed the lung testing machines to be
taken out Of penny arcades. These
machines are regarded as extremely
dangerous in transmitting diseases by
contact.
The Health Board has sent a letter
to the Board OF Education requesting
il to have the sweeping and cleaning
of schoolrooms done by the janitors
after the close of school hours, SO that
the dust may not carry any disease
germs to the pupils. The schoolrooms
are to be cleaned every three weeks
with antiseptie preparations.
The Board of Health yesterday filed
with the Board of Supervisors its esti-
mate for the appropriation required
for the Health Department during the
next fiscal year. For the Health Of
flee the sum of $63,720 is asked, in
cluding provision for two city physi-
clans, one assistant city physician, four
plumbing inspectors, chief inspecting
physician, four inspecting physicians,
three district health officers, two fac
tory inspectors, two disinfectors, four
market inspectors, one dairy inspec-
tor; one bakery, bath and laundry in
spector; one cemetery inspector, a
chief food inspector ahd ten food in
spectors.
An appropriation is also wanted for
an attorney, a new office. to be paid a
salary OF $1,000 a year. For other ex-
penses the sum of $12,750 is wanted,
including $2500 for portable steri-
lizer and $3.50 for its maintenance.
For the City and County Hospital
the sum of S11S,750 is wanted for sub
sistence and miscellaneous expenses:
S55, 900 for salaries, $4,000 for addi-
ton to nurses home, $4,000 for con-
struction of employees quarters, $4,000
for addition to laundry and $4,000 for
construction of tubercular wards, max
ing a grand total of $195,750.
The sum of $92,100 is asked for the
Almshouse, of which $4,000 is for
salaries; for the Emergency Hospital,
$3S,S20 for salaries and S11.50O for
subsistence; for the Twenty-sixth-
street Hospital S10,260 and for the
smallpox hospital s10,S00.
District Health officer Tillman filed
a report stating that the sanitary con-
ditions in the Broadway Jail are bad
Four men occupy cell 6xS feet, and
in another place eighty-six prisoners
are confined, where the cubic air law
allows only fifty.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
BUILDING LAWS
ARE DEFECTIVE
Local Architects Petition
Board of Works to Recon-
mend Needed Amendments
OBJECT TO ORDINANCE
Think Measure Regulating
Theater Construction Is
Too Radical i'm It's Terms

The Board Of Public Works held a
conference yesterday with commit
tee from the San Francisco Chapter Of
Architects relative to proposed amend
ments to the building and theater ordi-
nances. The committee consisted Of
W. II. Mooser, Lionel Deane, g.
Schnaittaeher. II. A. Schulze and City
Architect Shea.
The committee informed the board
that there are many defects in the ex-
listing ordinances governing the erec-
ton and construction of buildings and
The theater ordinance was character
ized as being prohihitory in its terms.
1t was deemed advisable by the COM
mittee that the measure be so modified
as TO exempt churches, schoolhouses
and theaters having a capacity of less
than designated number Of specta-
tors and employing not more than three
musicians from its provisions.
When asked to specify other defects
in the building ordinance the commit
tee could only answer as to general
provisions, and this showing did not
satisfy the Board of Works.
Before this board makes any recon-
mendations to amend the building ordi-
nance" said Commissioner Schmitz. lit
viii have to be satisfied that the modi-
fications are warranted by the facts in
the case. The mistakes in the ordi-
nance, if such there are, are not clear,
and before taking any action 1 would
ask this committee to submit in writ
ing a list Of the particular changes it
desires made. This is an important
matter and should not be acted on
hastily, as once the ordinances are
amended ii will be for all time. / un-
derstand that the local architects were
consulted before the ordinances were
passed and the errors should have been
noticed at that time"
The committee promised to submit a
list Of desired amendments. which the
Board of Works viii consider before
making any recommendations to the
Board Of Supervisors.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
KAISER SENDS
FLUCTUATIONS
Crown Prince to Carry En-
peror's Message to King
Christian on 86th Birthday
WILL RESENT SLIGHT
Royal Messenger InsistsThat
Daughter of Duke Of Cum
berland Shall Be Absent

BERLIN, April 5y-Crown Prince
Frederick William is going to Copen-
hagen. in behalf Of Emperor WiHim,
to congratulate King Christian on his
S6th birthday. April 8.
The Voissche Zeituns learns from
the best source that the visit occurs
only upon the condition That not one
of the Cumberland Princesses is pres
ent at Copenhagen.
1t was announced March % from Ber-
lin that the engagement Of the Crown
Prince Frederick William TO Princess
burg, the Duke of Cumber1and's sec
ond daughter, which was ruInored TO
be under negotiations last year, at tbs
time Emperor William visited COpen-
hagen. and which was then denied, ap-
parently had some basis IN fact, but
was frustrated by the Duke of Cum
berland's sudden departure from Cop
enhagen just before the Emperor's ar
rival. According to the Brunswick
Landes Zeitung, the Emperor resented
the Dukes departure, and character
lied 1t as an affront, adding TO a high
military parsonage in his entourage
that he would not again run after ths
Duke. The Landes Zeitung vouches
for this story in such way as to war
rant the conclusion that It emanated
from the Brunswick Ministry.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
CANADIAN PACIFIC ROAD
BREAKS LUMBER TRUST
Threat TO Establish Independenf
Mills Brings the Monopoly
to Time

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April st
President Whyte, OF the Canadian Pa
cifc Railway, that the lumber COM
bine which has existed in Manitoba
and the Territories for some time, ia
a thing of the past, and that IN the
future lumber will sold IN the open
market. This open market Is the di-
rect result of the announcement which
made a short time ago that IL it
was necessary to do so, our company
would install it's own mills on the tim
ber limits in British Columbia and sell
lumber through its agents. That an
nouncement was followed by meetings
with the coast and mountain mill
owners and agreements were entered
into with them"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
Garden City Belle Weds.

SAN JOSE, April 5.-Miss Ethel jam
ison, popular society belle of this city.
was married this evening to Frank
Webber, assistant superintendent of the
Almaden quicksilver mines. The we'd
ding occurred at the home of Judge
Hyland, the bride being a sister of Mrs
Hyland. The home was handsomely
decorated and the D'Ablaing Orchestra
rendered music. The ceremony was
performed by Judge Hyland.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
ELECTRICITY CAUSES
DEATH OF A WORKMAN
pany Found Dead Near the
Machinery,

named w. E. Spencer met death to-
day from electricity. He was en-
ployed by the Siskiyou Electric Power
Company at the Fort Jones station. He
went into the powerhouse for some
wire and in some way came in contact
with the machinery. He was found
dead a short time after.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06

represented was willing to have the
standard fixed at 3.3 for four months
Of the year and at S.5 for the remaining
eight months
W. p. A. Brewer of the San Mateo
Ranch. ID. 7. Daley Of the Dairymen's
Association. r. D. Hatch of the Bay
Counties Commercial Company, Mar
tin Johnson of Sacramento, n. Lynn
of Santa Clara, F. L. Coddle of San
Jose and z. A. Green also spoke on the
subject.
Upon motion of Supervisor Eggers
the matter went over for one week, for
further investigation.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
Green Must Go 20 San Quentin.

The Supreme Court decided yester-
day that George Green must go to San
Quentin for stealing "a brindle cow
and "a big bald-faced steer" in Monte
rey County. Green was caught in
Fresno County and claimed that he
should have been tried there. The
court left yesterday for Los Angeles to
hear suits instituted in that part of
the State.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06

Labor Exchange at Wilma
WILMA, Russia, April 5.-The Town
Council of Wilma has instituted a labor
exchange.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
MILK SUBJECT
OF DISCUSSION
Arguments For and Against
Raising the Percentage of
Butter Fat Are Heard
PRODUCERS OPPOSITION
Interesting Information Is
Elected at Health and
Police Committee Meeting

Milk was the one absorbing topic al
the joint meeting of the Health and
Police Committees Of the Board OF Su-
pervisors yesterday afternoon. and
everything appertaining to the subject
was thoroughly discussed. The meet
ing had been called to consider the re-
quest Of the Board Of Health that the
existing milk ordinance be amended so
that the necessary percentage OF but
ter fat be raised from S2 to s.5. Su-
pervisors D'Ancona and Alpers Of the
Health. and Supervisor Eggers Of the
Police Committee. attended the meet
ing and D'AncOna presided. A number
OF milk producers from neighboring
counties We're present, in addition to
the representatives Of the local milk
dealers.
Deputy Health officer Louis Levy
said the Board Of Health had recon-
mended the raising OF the percentage
upon the suggestion Of Health officer
Ragan and that since the New York
authorities had adopted the same
standard infantile mortality had been
greatly decreased. Levy said the
present health board intended TO pro-
tect the infants Of this city and that
20 would be the endeavor Of that
branch Of The city government to see
that the public received good milk.
FEED IMPORTANT FACTOR.
Major Robinson. chief food inspector
gave il as his opinion that the stand
ard should be raised TO So butter fat
lie read from reports OF the depart
rfent that the analysis Of samples sub
mltted to the City Chemist since last
August showed that the butter fat was
in excess Of the 3.5 standard. Major
Robinson contended that the 80 stand
ard allows the milkmen to add water
without fear Of detection.
DIT Bottle. the City Chemist. said the
move was a good one and that he
found that all the samples submitted
20 him, including poor ones, run above
35. without any trace Of the use Of
preservatives, except in one sample
submitted.
Samuel Poorman, one of the direct
ors OF the Bay Counties Commercial
Company. spoke in behalf of the out
of-tOWn producers He told Of the
lower percentage of butter fat during
the spring months. when the soft green
feed is fed 10 the stock. as compared
with that OF the fall. when the rich,
dry feed can he obtained. He admit
ted that the contracts with the dealers
last year called for 30 but claimed
that at times il was impossible TO keep
up 10 that standard Mr.. Poorman
maintained that pure cows milk OF
any standard was too rich to be fed
20 children. and declared that skim
milk was good for growing children,
as well as hogs and calves.
HOTALING'S SAGE ADVICE
lengthy communication on the
subject from Ex-Supervisor r. NJ.
HOtaling. who is much interested in
dairying. was read. He advised the
board TO inquire into all sides OF the
Vital subject
John y. Daley. president Of the
Dairymen's Association. said the milk
should be absolutely pure from the
COW and declared the organization he
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-06
ELKS' EXALTED RULER
ARRIVES AT CAPITAL
Joseph Tanning Presides Over Exer-
cises at Sacramento and VIII

Visit San Francisco.
SACRAMENTO, April 5.-Joseph
Tanning, grand exalted ruler Of the
Order of Elks, arrived in this city from
Portland, Or, this morning. He in
stalled the officers Of the local lodge
of Elks this evening He intends to
visit San Francisco and the cities in
the southern part of the State.
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-11-24
NORTHPORT.

NORTHPORT.
Capt. A. &. Batchelder of sch. Charlie &
Willie, Bangor for Newport, r. l., was in
the Cove Tuesday and sailed Wednesday for
her destination. Mrs Helen Cummings
Russell, who has been visiting at Mrs.
Batchelder's, where her grandfather, Otis
Cummings, resides, left for Boston by train
Nov 10th. 80: Mr.. Joel Prescott Wood has
received his appointment as postmaster for
the Northport Campground and executed
his bond before Frederick A. Dickey, Nov.
18th. The following persons have each
shot one deer: Freeman T. Crockett, Ed
ward ellison, Otis Drinkw water, Walter
Neaiey and Leslie Crockett. The proudest
boy in this town is Master Walter Nealey,
son of Mr.. John Nealey, aged thirteen
years, and weighing 81 pounds. Charlie
Crockett, Walters brother-in-law, called at
Mr.. NealeyS on his way deer hunting and
Walter asked permission to go with him.
The father gave his consent and told Walter
he had better take his repeating rifle as he
might want to shoot good many. In the
course of the day the hunters became sepa-
rated and Walter espied three deer, buck
and two does, and opened fire, bringing
down d fine doe and, as he thinks, wound
ing the other two with the three shots that
he fired. The friends of j. S. Fernald in
NorthpOrt We're very sorry to hear of his in
ability to continue his iabors on the best
weekly paper printed in Maine; that is, the
best Republican paper. Charles o. Dickey
has finished building several pieces of sea
wall at the Methodist Campground, and has
rebuilt part of the cellar wall of the hotel.
-. Eta p. Dickey recently bought a horse
of Mr.. Tibado of East Northport. She is
agent for the American Net and Irvine Co.,
Boston, Mass, and has knitters in North
port, Lincolnville and Belfast. -. Mrs. Lou
Elwell left home last week for visit in
Boston and New York. She has taken sum-
mer boarders and deserves a we'll earned
rest. Fred Knowlton, who has been living
in massachusetts for some years, recently
the Cove. :. Cold weather and rough going.
49,. "A light crop of grain; did not fill out
well. Large crop of apples, but short in
price,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-11-24
DIED.

Cook. In Ellsworth, November Is, Gideon S
Dow. In Deer Isle, November H. Mrs. Sophia
+. Dow. aged 70 years. 10 months and % days.
GRAY. In South Brooksville, November 8,
days.
GRAY. In Brooksville. November g. Julia A.,
widow of Robert Gray, aged 70 years. months
and "a days.
GREEN. In Rockport. November is, Elijah L.
Green. aged "a years, IL months and days
HIX. In ROckland, November Is, Sarah M
(RhOades) wife of william B. Hix, aged "a years.
months and "a days.
NEsMITH. In Portland, Maine, November q.
at her fathers residence, No. 90 Mellen street
Elizabeth N. Grant, formerly of SearspOrt, wife
Of Harry F. Nesmith Burial at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland.
TREAT. In New York, November 70, Wesley.
son of A. Sidney and Caro- CoOmbs Treat, aged Is
years, months and 10 days.
VINAI.. In Vinalhaven, November Is, Mrs.
Mary Vinal. aged 50 years,