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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
FAIR TENNIS PLAYERS
SHINE ON PARK COURTS
Many California Club Cracks Appear
for Play for First Time
in Weei-s

Despite the strong, cold wind the
Golden Gate Park and the California
Club tennis courts were crowded yes
terday. On the park courts the reor-
ganized ladies' annex held its first
event, and it was successful in every
way. It was a scratch doubles tOurna-
ment for second class players. Eight
teams competed. and in most cases the
matches were close. Miss Vera Crocker
and Miss Ida Mearns carried of the
Donors, but only after winning several
close and haFd-fought matches
In the finals Miss Crocker and Miss
Mearns met Miss G. Meyer and Miss ~
Warden. The latter are two young girls
who have had no tournament expert
ence. They played remarkably we'll for
beginners. and their more experienced
opponents had to play their best 10
meat them. Miss Meyer and Miss Var
den Won the first set. but their op-
ponents were steadier and won the last
two handily.
The best match of the day was that
between Miss D. Weed and Miss
Worcester and Miss Croker and Miss
Mearns. All three sets were close and
the games were long. Miss Weed played
we'll at the net for one who had never
played there, and her "kill'' shots were
roundly apDlauded Miss Worcester
had never played in a tournament be-
fore, but she was by no means out
cIassed.
The scores follow:
First round-Miss A. Alberger and
Miss c. Lindstrom beat Miss c. Wagg
and Miss B. Gardner. 60. g.; Miss A
Warden and Miss G. Meyer beat Miss
A. Sea and Miss B. Matthew, GO, SO:
Miss I. Mearns and Miss V. Croker
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
While Working as Carpen-
ter Z. A. Sargent Steals
Articles From a House
DECEIVES THE POLICE
Gives Them the Slip While
They Are Searching His
Home for the Property
Berkeley ONCE San Francisco Call

2-fS Center Street, July so.
Besides being a carpenter, Z. A. Sar-
/ gent, said TO be graduate Of the State
University Of Washington, is a trickster
Of no mean ability. This was demon
strated to-day. when a search of his
house at 1928 Leroy avenue revealed
two or three trunks full of stuff he had
stolen from the man upon whose house
he was working. And while his house
was bsing searched Sargent again
showed his cleverness by giving the po-
lice the slip and making for the hills.
Sargent had way that was all his
own. 1t was so novel that even the
men who were set to watch him could
not catch him in the act. His scheme
consisted in riding of. on a bicycle
when he quit work in the afternoon
and then. after circling around the
block a few times TO deceive his fellow
worHmen, return and help himself to all
the good things in sight.
Sargent Dracticed his scheme at the
house Of Benjamin DaIlerup of 1918
Prince street, where he helped as a car
penter. Every night when Dallerup
came home he noticed something miss
ing. Finally he put a detective on the
trail Of Sargent, whose actions had ex-
cited suspicion. But Sargent always
eluded detection. and il was not until
he betrayed himself by denying his own
house address that the officers fixed
upon him as their man.
Sargent worked uD to noon to-day on
the house and then went home. This
gave the officers their chance to catch
him. They got a search warrant in
Justice Samuels' court this afternoon.
Then they went to Sargant's house
Deputy Marshals Howard and Pickett
and Dalle-uo himself. Sargent was in
the garden, bareheaded and coatless,
when they arrived. After the warrant
was read to him he babe the officers
search if they wished to. Apparently
he was undismayed.
Search Of the house revealed all the
things Dallerup had missed. There were
gold and silver watches, clothing, Ma
sonic emblems, jewelry, rugs and
blankets, all carefully piled away in
big chests, worth probably $500 alto
gether. This plumber was afterward re-
moved to the City Hall, where it will
| be held as evidence.
While the search was going on Sar-
| gent disappeared. Hatless and coatless
he had run for cover. Neighbors last
saw him making for the hills. He left
behind him an aged mother, with
whom he made his home She Sought
TO help her son out of his trouble by
| offering to restore all the stolen goods,
but this offer viii not save the son if
he is caught.
Besides Dallerups property many
| things known to have belonged to
other people We're fous.d in Sargent's
place. Some of these were discovered
beneath a pile Of hay in the barn. What
! Sargent wanted with many of the
things is a mystery, as they were such
as could not be sold
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
RESUMES WORK
ON new TRACKS
Southern Pacific Company
Prepares to Inaugurate
a Twenty-Minute Service
TRESTLE Being FILLED
Merchants to Meet Officials
on Monday to Confer on
an All Night Service
Oakland ONCE san Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway. July SO.

1916 Broadway. July 80.
The Southern Pacific Company has
resumed the work Of filing the new
trestle across the north arm Of the
estuary al Seventh street, preparatory
10 the operation Of double track at
that point. This work is preliminary
10 the Inauguration Of a twenty min
ute train and boat seS0tce on the
broad gauge ferry line between Oak
land and san Francisco. -
To handle successfully the increased
number Of trains that the new sched-
ule will require the company has
found IL necessity 10 construct a dou-
bic track trestle al the estuary cross
ing. Owing 10 heavy demands on the
construction department the compile
ton Of the additional track has been
delayed. Resumption Of operations
means that the work viii be fastened
as rapidly as possible.
No definite time has been set for the
beginning Of a twenty-minute service,
but company of4cials say it will not
be long before the additional trains
viii be running.
In this connection the Merchants
Exchange has arranged for a further
conference on Monday with the South
ern Pacific Company officials in San
Francisco, touching the plans for an
sll-niEht ferry service.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
CONDUCT TESTS
FOR IRRIGATION
Government Seeks Informal
ton Regarding Amount OF
Evaporation From Water
TO FURNISH THE DATA
Experiments Are Made With
Tanks on Grounds of the
University of California
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call.
214S Center Street, July 80.


PAS Center Street, July so.
The University of California is CO.
operating with the United States De-
partment of Agriculture in a series of
tests on the university grounds TO de-
termine the amount of water evapor-
ated within a given time. The data
will be valuable to the irrigadonists
Of the coast region, as it will deal with
a problem that has long puzzled them.
The tests are being made with six
large tanks filed with water and set
out in the open air. The water is kept
at various degrees of temperature in
the different tanks, ranging from so
to go degre Fahrenheit Measure
ments of the .anks are taken every two
hours during the day and at intervals
of three hours during the night. At
the same time the temperature Of the
atmosphere and the velocity of the
wind is carefully noted and registered,
50 that the conditions under which the
changes take place may be known
The work is being carried on by
Herbert Newell, a graduate of the uni
versity and a member of the United
States Irrigation Bureau, who is as
sisted by d. F. Griffith, another en-
ploye of the bureau.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND, July 30.-The follow
ing marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk to-day: Horace r.
Johnston, 25, and Myrtle G. Nichols,
II, both Of Oakland; Arthur Schun-
hoff, "a, and Dorothy Bierwirth, 20.
both of Berkeley; William H. Hunt,
80, and Pauline G. Hunt, "a. both of
San Jose; William ]. Dolan, over 81,
and Nellie NJ. Walsh, over Is, both of
Oakland.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
Dies at Advanced Age.

ALAMEDA. July SO.-John B.
Spencer passed away this morning at
his home. 2254 San Jose avenue. He
was a native of Kentucky, 80 years
old, and had lived here for fourteen
years. He leaves a wife and daugh-
ter in this city and a son in Wiscon-
sin. Spencer was a member of the
Historical Society Of Minnesota and
also of the Old Settlers Society of
that State
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31

The Russian Government intends to
distribute. next year a sum of over
$4,000 as subsidy to private steam
ers on the rivers Amur. Plethora and
Lena, and their affiuents, and on Lake
Baikal, for the transportation of mail
matter at regular intervals.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
plan a Union League club.

OAKLAND. July 30.-ProJectors OF
a Union League Club for Oakland
have called a meeting for Monday
evening at Maple Hall Of prominent
Republicans to discuss plans Of or
ganiZatiOn.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
Threatcns to Shoot Her.

Henry Bender. love sick, threatened
to blow out the gray matter of one
Amy Kopf, a pretty German girl en-
ployed in the American Bakery Com
pany on Broadway. because the young
woman did not care for his company
at theater. Miss Kopf complained
to the police last night and was adj
vised to get out a warrant.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
Late Shipping Intelligence
OcEAN STEAMERS

OCEAN STEAMERS.
MONlLLE-Arrived July S0-Stmr Partisan.
nom Montreal for Liverpool
LINERPOOL-Esiled July S0-Stmr Anglican
for Boston.
LoNDoN-ssiIed July so-stmr Minneapolis
for New York
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
Mining Stocks.


SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE.
FoiioWing We're the sales on tie San Fra,
cisco Stock and Exchange Board vss-s-5s,, 81
Mnrri-l- -.--i.-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31

The best exposition of the Bible is
its expression in life.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
[ HliSted Securities.

Mornin- sessIon.
so Caribou -----.-..-.-.-..k- -,
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
Gives Vent to Feel
ingS ON the Can
field Case.
Complains That Obstacles
Are Being Placed in
His Way.
Says Legislature Is Not Disposed to
Assist Him in Prosecution of the
New York Gambler.

ALBANY, y. Y. March 1T
want to put Richard Garfield in
States prison, and l want Reginald
Vanderbilt of New York as a witness
to help me do it," declared District
Attorney Jerome of New York City
to the Senate Codes Committee to-day
in the course of a hearing on bill to
testimony without having his evil
dence used against him and which
eliminates the excuse of declining to
testify through fear of discriminating
himself.
Jerome said he had found obstruc-
tions and obstacles placed in his way
from the beginning, but he was deter
mined to pursue Garfield to the end
and to make it plain exactly from
whom he was receiving protection.
Senator Elsburg, chairman of the
committee, remarked that he had re-
ceived letters from certain clubmen
protesting against the enacement of
the measure.
To this Jerome retorted that he was
after a certain member of the Univer-
Slly OluD Oh 1NeW OIk5 WnOs ne aver
red, acted as tout" for Garfield.
Let US understand each other"
broke in Elsburg. There is no con-
sideration here for Canfield."
Then why not give me chance
to prosecute him, to send him TO
States prison ?" asked Jerome. Can
field will not stand trial. He will not
endanger the prominent men who
have patronized his resorts in New
York and Saratoga. Why. he has al
ready offered to plead guilty if he
could get off with a fine or sus-
pended sentence. But we don't pro-
pose to let down on him.
When 1 find a Legislature not dis
posed to enact a bill to assist me in
prosecuting an ex-cOnvict and gam
bier, it does not cOnduce to my re-
spect for the Legislature. All of US
holding public Offices are a little bet
ter off for being watched carefully.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

Special Cable to The Call and New York
Herald. Copyright, 1904, by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
CHEFU, March 17.-It is reported
that while the Russian torpedo-boa de-
stroyer Sl1orri was proceeding to Port
Arthur after a scouting cruise on
Wednesday morning she was accident
ally blown UP by misplaced mine,
only four persons being saved.
The viceroy telegraphed as follows
yesterday from Mukden regarding the
reported evacuation of Port Arthur and
it's occupation by the Japanese, and the
statement that the new town was in
flames, as published by pro-Japanese
papers:
please make it known that the re-
port is entirely unfounded. Beyond one
large and several small houses which
the shells destroyed on March 10 every
thing is intact"
The viceroy also telegraphs from
Mukden, saying:
"The situation has remained un-
changed since March 10. Part of the
feet has made several cruises after the
foe within a radius of fifty miles around
Port Arthur. but could get no sight of
the enemy"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

the men evidently are being saved for
greater work.
Contrary to my expectation, / found
that the people are unfavorable to the
Japanese, which feeling grows acuter
to the northward. The Koreans claim
that their houses and fuel have been
peremptorily taken and no payment
made.
At Pingyang the Koreans bitterly
resent such action on the part of the
officials, and the state troops here al
ready owe 100000 yen (s5O. .OOO) for horses
and food taken. To-day the army bor-
rowed 100 ponies and bullocks, thus
interfering with the cultivation of the
land, on which the people wholly de-
pend.
In defense the Japanese state that
they pay fully for everything taken
through the Korean local officials.
whose squeezing methods leave but lit
tie when the payment has reached the
people. The Japanese Minister in Seoul
has officially reported this to the Ko-
rean Foreign Office, requesting that a
remedy be Immediately applied.
Undoubtedly some dissatisfaction is
ttaceable to the reluctance of unedu-
Gated Korean villagers to take Jap
anese paper currency, they being used
heretofore only to copper cash. Their
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
Fierce Battle Takes
Place in a Town
OF Mexico.
Bandits Are Surprised in
the Act Of RObbing a
StOrGk00p0r.
Officers Open Fire on Hishwaymen.
When Smoke Clears Away HOld-Up
Men Are Found Dead.
Special Dispatch to The call.

NACO, Ariz., March 17.-Pedro Ayon
and Jose Martinez, two Mexican high
waymen, who entered the Racket store
at Cananea last night, held up the pro-
prietor and his clerks and started in to
loot the place. are dead as the result Of
gun fight with Mexican gendarmes,
who caught them in the act.
]. H. Hooper, who returned to Naco
this afternoon, brought the news of the
affair. The Racket store is upon the
main street, and the Mexican robbers
entered by a rear door, according to the
story told by Hooper.
Ayon and Martinez were heavily
armed, and the storekeeper and his
clerks, being taken unawares, lost no
time in holding up their hands, while
the robbers started for the safe and
money drawer. A citizen on the outside
happened to hear the command of the
desperadoes and quietly informed the
officers Four of these hurriedly entered
by the front door. leveled their guns at
the heads of the robbers and ordered
them to hold up their hands. Their
command was disregarded by Ayon and
Martinez, who started for the back
door, where they had tied horses to be
used in making their escape. The Of
| ficers, seeing they were about to lose
their men, opened a deadly fire. Avon
and Martinez dropped behind some bar
rels in the back of the store and re-
turned fusillade from their repeating
rifles. The officers were as determined
and desperate as the bandits, and when
| the smoke cleared away Ayon had been
! shot dead and Martinez was mortally
wounded. Martinez died a few hours
/ LATER
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

PINGYANG, March 17.-There is lit
tie doubt, according to Russian sources
of information, that the operations in
this neighborhood are meager and
practically worthless, where the Jap
anese have the advantage of facility
of disguise, rendering impossible much
investigation. Thus at Songchin re-
Gently a numerous party of Russian
scouts actually spent the night in the
same house with five Japanese troopers
disguised as Koreans, suspecting moth
ing.
All bodies of Russians now seen are
accompanied by Korean and Chinese
guides. The former are untrustworthy
because they are so afraid of the Rus
slams that they will give false infor-
nation to persuade them to depart
/ have completed ponyback trip of
five days through a country occupied
at all points, from Seoul to- Pingyang,
by Japanese troops. Ordinary travel
ers are experiencing the greatest diff
Guilty in finding shelter. All available
places have been commandeered by the
japanese.
The northward advance of their
troops is admirably planned and pro-
crossing very leisurely. Small parties
are detailed to occupy each village and
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
Californinns in New York.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE fol-
lowing CalifOrnians have arrived in
New York: From San Francisco
Harry Foley. Daniel Hanlon and Eddie
Hanlon. at the Hotel Bartholdi; NJ.
Kejelsberg, at the Park Avenue; G..
w. Klein and B. Levy. at the Herald
Square; NJ. L. Requa, at the Neither
land: ]. Stafford and wife. at the Park
Avenue. and L. Lewis and Miss Lewis.
at the Hotel Imperial. From Los An
geIes-Dr. H. Bayliss. r. r. Greist and
j. NJ. Greist and wife. at the Navarra.
and A. NJ. Wilson at the Grenoble.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
STANDARD OIL MAGNATE
MAKES A POOR WITNESS
Refuses to Produce Memoranda
Needed at Investigation of Meth
DDS of Boston Gas Combine.

BOSTON, March 17.-During the
investigation into the Boston Gas Con-
solidation methods to-day Henry Fl.
Oil Company, was an involuntary wit
ness. He refused to produce certain
memoranda on the ground that they
were immaterial. Counsel for the Bay
State Gas Company, which is bringing
the test suit, served Rogers with a
subpoena tonight at the Hotel
Touraine, where he was reported to
be sick in bed. The lawyer said that
they would force the Standard Oil
magnate to produce the papers to-day
or have him in Jail on contempt of
court under Massachusetts, law.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
SPECTACULAR LEAP SAVES
LIVES OF TWO LINE1IEN
Jump From Runaway Construction
Car just Before 1t Leaves the
Track

SAN JOSE, March IA construc-
ton car upon the San Jose-Los Gatos
Interurban Railway ran down a grade
at a frightful speed near Los Gatos
this afternoon and was wrecked. Two
inemen who were on the car
jumped and saved themselves.
The men were stringing a trolley
wire at a switch about half a mile
from Los Gatos. In switching the car
got away from them. 1t gained mo-
mentum rapidly. and when the crash
came was going at a speed Of more
than mile a minute. A quarter of a
mile from where it started, at a curve.
it jumped the track. When it, was
seen the brakes would not hold upon
the wet track the men jumped. escap-
ing with few scratches. The traffic
of the interurban was not interfered
with by the wreck.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
Tells Of the Part He
Took in MQjaVO
LynChing.
Authorities Now Learning
Truth Of the Murder
Of Cummings.
Prisoner Cowan, Who Is Accused of
Having Shot the Negro, Still As
SertS HiS Innocence.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BAKERSFIELD, March 17.-SlowIy
but surely the links in the chain of
evidence in the Mojave lynching are
being forged by the officers. who from
the beginning have labored constantly
TO learn the facts and truth of the
awful affair.
At the Jail last night William Clan
cey. one Of the first to be arrested upon
suspicion of being implicated in the
work of the mob. made a complete con-
fession to Sheriff Kelly, telling of his
connection with the case and what
transpired during the affair on Friday
night. Clancy told much the same
story as the men who confessed to Dis
trict Attorney Laird at Mojave Tues
day evening. He said that he, with
others, had joined in the movement to
subject the negro, Cummings, to the
indignity of coat of tar and feathers
When the Jail door was opened Cum
mings ran out of the Jail and made
straight for the crowd in an angry and
demonstratiYe manner When Cum
mlngs was few feet from the prison
Cowan fired a shot in the air, and when
the negro continued advancing a sec
ond shot was fired. Then Cummings
attacked one of the crowd and a scuf-
fie ensued.
Clancy stated that the oil and feath-
ers were applied after Cummings was
dead, and the body was then dragged
back into the Jail. In several letters
which Cowan wrote to friends last
night he stoutly declares his inno-
cence. In letter written to his mother,
Mrs. R. Cowan of st. Johns, n. F., he
says:
Il have very sorrowful news to tell
you. 1 am here charged with a crime
of which I know absolutely nothing.
The crime is the lynching Of negro
at Mojave last Friday night. l swear
by all l love and reverence 1 know
nothing of 1t. Pray for me-"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
War Correspondent. of The Call
Travels With Troops Through
Western Korea.
the New YorkH Herald PubIis Company

PINGYANG, March I6.-The present extensive land
ments Korea directed toward cutting the of
Port Arthur and Vadivoo which are now considered prime
Importance High Japanese officers here frankly that there
will be serious fighting Korean soil only if they forced
Their army will work after crossing the Yau
The Russian tactics permit this rendering probable
that the first stand will Mancturian soil.
Correspondents proceeding north from Pngyang have been
stopped and thus the Japanese the only giving
They state that the Russians have withdrawn Wu Two
dred and fifty Japanese cavalry have Anu River sup
ported small columns of infantry The opposing occa-
sionaly sight at long distances but rarely cashed
Recently Pacchun shots were exchanged The lamar
outnumbered and lost Somewhat
the American mine the started to forfy two bt
desisted and withdrew
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
cossacks Buy Their Equipment.

OMSK,, Siberia. March 1.-THE
troops passing through this town are
we'll supplied with warm clothing,
partly provided by the Government and
partly by donation. The Siberian Co.'S
sacks equipped themselves for the cam
paign at their own expense.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
Troops Arriving at Idaoyang.

LIAOYANG, Manchuria, March H.
Troops are still concentrating here and
are forming guerrilla detachments.
Prices have risen enormously.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18

moved when the people thoroughly un-
derstand that this paper currency is
easily exchanged into silver at the
nearest army headquarters,
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
FORTUNE COMES FROM
AN UNEXPECTED SOURCE
Prospector Who Sought in Vain for
Wealth With Pick and Shovel In
herits Brothers Savings.

herits Brothers Savings.
SALT LAKE, March 17.-John Bat
teson, a prospector of American Fork,
who has delved in the creeks and
gulches of the West for thirty years
in a vain search for fortune, has fallen
heir to 500, 900, the estate of a frugal
and industrious brother, who lived in
Pennsylvania.
Thirty years ago John Batteson de-
termined to search for gold in the
West. He was warned against leav-
ing home by his brother, but per-
sisted The latter remained in Penn
sylvania, lived a hard and sordid life
and managed to accumulate 500, 900,
and dying, left il to his stubborn
brother, who is his only heir.