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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-01
VOTING 10 DATE.

Coupons Pouring iu in Large Numbers
To-day.
One day will see only few coupons
coming and the next win see an avalanche.
While there we're only few yesterday,
more than half the candidates make gains
today. Glass shows the greatest gains.
In class 8 James Lord of Orange takes
the lead. In class the standing remains
about the same.
The vote today is as follows
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
INSPECTORS EXAMINE
INTO CAUSE OF COLLISION
Fog So Thick Outside the Heads That
Wcstport and Pomona Could
Not Sec Each Other

United States Local Inspectors -Bolles
and Bulger began an investigation yes
terday into the collision of the steam
ers Westport and Pomona last Mon
day morning.
The statement of Carl A. Smith,
master of the steamer Westport,
was that at 12:45 a. m. Monday he
heard a whistle directly ahead and or
dered the engineer to go slowly and
altered the course of the vessel blow
ing the fog signal all the time, the fog
being very thick. AT l a. m. he saw
the lights of the Pomona and blew the
whistle and reversed the engines full
speed. The Pomona crashed into the
bow of the Westport.
c. Swanson, master of the Pomona,
said that the sea was smooth and
calm, but the fog SO thick that the col
Esion was unavoidable.
The matter was taken under advise
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
" ARM WEATHER
RECORD BROKEN
San Francisco Experiences
Hottest Day in History
of Governments Bureau
AIR is UNUSUALLY DRY
Official Thermometer Says
Maximum Temperature of
Day Was 1902 Degrees

All who read the weather forecasts
yesterday morning rejoiced over these
words: Fair Wednesday; cooler; light
north wind, changing to brisk westerly.
with fog"
The prophecy bore Mr.. McAdie's sig
nature, but there was no wind. there
was no fog, and there never has been
so hot a day in San Francisco. Fur
! thsrmore, there was not so much heat
( in Manila or Honolulu. in Boston or
New York as in this city yesterday.
Yesterday broke all records for hot
weather and for dryness in San Fran
cisco. The mercury reached 1907 de-
grees Fahrenheit in the shade, and
there was only one-fifth of the normal
amount Of moisture in the air. Pro-
fessor McAdie, of the Weather Bureau,
says the temperature will probably be
more comfortable to-day.
At u o'clock Tuesday night, the tenn
perature was 20 degrees; at o'clock
yesterday morning. 70; at O'Clock, "A;
at o'clock, 76; at 8 o'clock, "a; at II
clock, 81; at II o'clock, 95; at o'clock.
81; between 2:30 and 2:45 o'clock, 1902;
between 2:45 and 3 o'clock, 96; between
and 3:15 o'clock, So; at $3.50 o'clock,
100; at 4:S0 o'clock, Sc.
In measuring moisture. the meteoro-
logists count fog as 100 and absolute
dryness as zero.
The normal humidity In San Fran
cisco is IS. Yesterday it was only Is.
The excessive dryness prevented people
from fully appreciating the heat,
although no one could doubt yesterday
that the weather was a shade above
being cold.
Had San Francisco had it's usual hu-
midity, or that of any city east of the
Mississippi River, thousands of people
would have been prostrated yesterday.
But in this elysian region it is always
dry when the mercury climbs high.
According tc McAdie, people suffered
no more in San Francisco yesterday
with the temperature at 1902 degrees
than the inhabitants of Boston of New
York do with the mercury at so de-
grees. This peculiarly fortunate state
of affairs is, due to the city's location
at the confluence of atmospheric rivers
from the land and from the sea.
The second hottest day in the history
of San Francisco was on June 90, 1891.
The third hottest day was June s of
last year. The hot weather is said to
be due to the existence of an area of
high pressure over Nevada or low pres
sure over Mexico.
McAdie says that the tidal wave re-
ported from the south is merely a
phenomenally heavy surf due to dis
turbances along the Mexican coast.
OAKLAND, Sept Oakland ex
perienced the hottest day of the pres
ent year to-day, the temperature
reaching 9S degrees in the shade.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
BOATMAN'S WIFE
WANTS DIVORCE
Suit for Separation Is an
Answer to Her Husbands
Action for Reconveyance
CRUELTY CHARGES MADE
Spouse Claims to Be Owner
of the Profitable Business.
Other Domestic Matters

Elizabeth Peterson, wife Of Henry C..
Peterson, familiar as the owner of the
Peterson boathouse at the Folsom
street wharf has sued him for divorce
The action is her way OF answering
his suit Of August Is, wherein he charg-
ed her with defrauding him out of his
business and property, worth $4,000 or
more.
At that time Peterson alleged that
before starting on a trip to Europe he
decided his property to his wife in order
that there might be no trouble over his
estate in the event he should die
abroad. When he returned Mrs. Pc
terson refused 10 reconvey the proper
". In her suit Of yesterday she says
that she is the sole owner of the boat
business and has been for three years.
She SAYS that Peterson continues TO
come around and pretend TO direct af-
fairs and that he will ruin the business
unless restrained by the court. She
charges him with cruelty and says that
his suit was only begun to annoy her.
She also says that he has been guilty
Of acts of infidelity with a woman un-
known. The Petersons were married
st Sacramento fourteen years ago.
Because the evidence was insufficient
Judge Seawell yesterday denied the ap
plication for divorce filed by James
Gardner against his wife Annie. The
husband charged her with cruelty, con-
sisting Of her habit of going out at
night with strange men. In his COM
plant he said that she was away from
home once for three days and nights
and in April last she left for good.
Judge Hebbard yesterday granted
divorce TO Charles Teshner from his
wife Kathleen. They were married at
Red Bluff on February 10 last and the
husband showed that his wife had said
that she only welded him so she
could blow him and get a sealskin
sscuue" She refused to cook for him.
Judge Murasky granted a divorce to
Vyra Rommel from Gustave Rommel
for cruelty; Judge Lennon. in Judge
Kerrigan's court, to Birdie Jeffress
from William H. Jeffress for neglect;
Judge Hunt to Archie A. Black from
Nellie A. Black for desertion.
Suits FOR divorce were filed by Lu-
cinda N. Herlihy against Robert T.
Herlihy. charging him with going to
picnics and dances with other women;
Jessie +. Murphy against John ]. Muir
ply. neglect; Annie Perry against
William Perry for cruelty, which COM
menced a week after their marriage
last April; Eva NJ. Fuller against A T.
Fuller desertiOn; Albert NJ. Duff
against Mary Duff. desertion and cru
city and habit Of kissing other men
in public; Anna B. Mills against Will
lam o. Mills. cruelty; Michael Meyer
against Sarah Meyer. desertion; Ber-
tina r. Rankin against Charles L. Ran
kin, desertiOn.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
Irish Volunteers to Hold Picnic.

Company A. Irish Volunteers. will
hold its annual picnic at Shell Mound
Park on September IS. A programme
of athletics and dances has beeen ar
ranged which will bring forth the best
athletes and dancers in the State. A
feature of the day will be a represen-
tation of the Russians capturing a
japanese fort. The following commit
tee has charge of the outing: Lieu
tenant Thomas McNaboe. chairman;
Sergeant P. ]. Kenney, secretary;
Sergeant Harnedy. Corporal Thomas
Connolly, Patrick Purcell, James Muir
ply, Michael Duff, Con O'Leary and
John Coen.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
Extravaganza, Princess
Fan Tan, to Be
Given.

The Grand Opera house offers for
the week beginning next Sunday matt
nee the new musical extravaganz
Princess Fan Tan which has its or
igin in an ancient Japanese legend.
Oriental costumes and scenery have
been prepared and the cast will include
three hundred clever juveniles. One of
the principal features of the delight
full entertainment will be the clever
little child actress, Miss Eunice Gilman,
who will appear as Princess Fan Tan.
The extravaganza will be rich in new
songs. dances, marches, etc, and an
interesting incident of it will be the
ballet, Early Days of California"
showing Indian chiefs and squaws in
their native war dance; Mexican senors
and senoritas in their national dance;
the famous pioneer miners and their
Irish cooks in amusing and eccentric
terpsichorean specialties. and the immi-
grant Cinnamon and Chinese women
in the Celestial Kingdom dances. The
whole to conclude with THE Dance Of
Our Forefathers."
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
LUNCHEON TO AID THE OLD
PEOPLES HOME A SUCCESS
Another Day Has Been Added to Swell
the Fund for Worthy
Cause.

The luncheon served by the man
ayers of the. Cgocker Old Peoples
Home has proved great success, so
declare the kind hearted enthusiastic
women who are giving themselves so
nobly to this commendable cause.
They express themselves as much
pleased with the cordial support ac-
corded by both the local and visiting
Knights. the attendance yesterday be-
ing over. 200. This has so encouraged
the managers that they have deter
mined to add another day to the time
and to-day one may still regale the
inner man at their bountiful board
and feel that he is doing a kind deed
as we'll as getting u good lunch for so
cents. Mrs. z. A. Bresse is president
of the board of directors. The others
assisting are Mrs. c. G. Wadsworth.
Mrs. A.. J. Watt, Mrs William Dick,
Mrs. W. Willis, Mrs. S. wenban. Mrs.
George A. knight, Mrs. w. r. Shaw.
Mrs. A. w. Scott. Mrs. Fred McWil-
liams. Mrs. William Watson, Mrs. J.
Martel, Mrs. Louis Deane, Mrs. D. Z.
Friele and Mrs. w. Brown.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
JOKE AT SAN BERNARDINo.
People Laugh at Heat and Boys Play
Baseball Game.

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. To
day was one of the hottest days of the
season. The mercury at the Court
house, from which official observations
are taken, registered a temperature of
106 degrees. Still this is hardly fair,
as the instrument is in a cooler place
than others just as reliable, which
showed a temperature of 112, while
one under an awning on Third street
went up to 11S degrees. At Redlands
the temperature was officially reported
as lis degrees. There were no pros
trations and the people laughed at
the heat, schoolboys having a spirited
game of baseball.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08

questions popped in like fire from a
Maxim. Mostly they related to facts
that have already been made public
regarding the Dolbeer case. Johnson
said after the examination that his
questions were largely preliminary.
Expect a sensation before we finish
with this case he said.
The main trend OF the questions was
regarding the disposition of Miss Dol
beer. The question of her fondness for
men5was gone into. Miss Warren tes-
titled that Miss Dolbeer mostly disliked
the male sex. Only two love affairs had
been conffded to her by Miss DOlbeer.
one of these occurred in San Francisco
about five years ago and the other at
Coronado about three years later. The
names of the men were not mentioned.
She said she had never seen Miss Dol
beer despondent, but once she had
heard her say that she wished she was
dead. This. was during a spell of des-
pondency due to illness. Miss Warren
gave Miss Dolbeer a high character for
sweetness of disposition, declaring that
she had never exhibited any crossness
toward her during an intimacy Of fif-
teen years
The further taking of the deposition
of Miss Warren will continue this
morning.
George w Haight. as attorney for ths
Protestant Ornhan Asylum Society,
which was left $1,000 in the viii of Ber-
tha NJ Dolbeer. yesterday filed the
usual answer to the contest of Adolph
Schander. denying that the girl was OF
unsound mind when she made her will.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
WOMAN SUFFOCATED WHILE
EXTINGUISHING A FIRE

Mrs. A. Niles, Proprietor of Lodging
House, Found Unconscious on
Threshold OF Door.
Mrs. A. Niles, who has a lodging
house at z Montgomery avenue, dis
covered smoke issuing from one of the
rooms on the third floor shortly before
10 o'clock yesterday morning. She
quickly notified several of her room
ers who happened to be in the house
and they hurried outside. One of
them rang in an alarm from box IS.
BY this time the smoke was so. thick
in the corridors that it rendered
breathing difficult. Mrs. Niles pro-
cured two bucketfuls of water and
groped her way to the room. The fire
was in the bed and she soon had the
flames under control. The firemen re-
sponded to the alarm and when they
reached the third floor they found
Mrs. Niles lying on the threshold of
the door unconscious. She was car
ried. to neighboring store and was
speedily revived.
The loss was small. 1t is supposed
that the occupant of the room had
been smoking ciganette and had
dropped 1t on the bed when he left.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
Henry Rathjen's New DeIica essen
and Wine Store

Henry Rathjen. for years well known
to the public as the head of the big gro
cery firm of Rathjen Bros. 80 Stockton
street. is now located at 139 Mason
street. where he has opened new. large
store. devoted exclusively to a fine deli
catessen department showing. all fJack-
age delicaces and cold meats. salads.
fish. etc. and in conjunction carrying a
complete line of wines liquors and cor
dials for family use.
This store is admirably situated and
will be found to be the finest place of its
kind lin San Francisco. Family trade So
licited. Phone South S93 80
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
BATTLE WAGES
FOR MILLIONS
Miss Warren Continues En-
forced Testimony Regard
ing Miss Bertha Dolbeer
SENSATION is PROMISED
Attorneys for Contestants
Say That Examination Is
Only Basis for the Issue

Miss Eta Warren, chief beneficiary
under the will of Miss Bertha Dolbeer.
continued her deposition yesterday
afternoon in the contest over the for
tune left by Miss Dolbeer Miss Dol
beer jumped from a nine story window
in the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New
York last April.
The estate she left amounts to more
than s1,00000O. The bulk of it was be
queathed to Miss Warren, who had
been decedent's governess and compan-
ion for fifteen years. Generally
the blood relatives were forgotten in
the distribution of an estate acquired
by the industry of a man who piled
lumber for beginning. After amass-
ing a fortune he died in this city on
August II, 1902. leaving to his daughter
a vast estate.
All of the collateral heirs are trying
for a slice of the property. Miss War
rem is the shining target for the assault
because she is the main beneficiary.
SCANDAL Is PROMISED.
From the veiled threats of the attor-
neys on both sides it is apparent that
a noisome scandal is forthcoming un-
less some settlement is made
The trend of the questions propound-
ed to Miss Warren yesterday indicated
that much. The hearing was held in
the office of Garret McEnernev, who
has recently been brought into the
case. The proceedings were secret ow-
ing to an order of Probate Judge Cof-
fey, but Attorney McEnerney insisted
on making public the questions and an
swers. He instructed Stenographer
Smith to give the newsDa pers the en-
tire proceedings.
The group in the office during the
taking of the deposition were Garret
McEnerney, Albert and Hiram John
son; Miss Gertrude Schanler. one of the
contestants, aged about Is years; Hor-
ace d. Pillsburv. an attorney for sew
eral OF the contestants, a nurse and
Miss Warren.
The jaunty air of the deponent which
she exhibited the day before was gone.
AS usual. she was gowned in black and
heavily yelled. She made her entrance
to the Nevada block by the least
known way and carefully avoided
giving group of photographers an op-
portunity to get her likeness, which has
never been published.
MERELY A PRELUDE.
In the witness chair she showed
signs of worry and fatigue. Hiram
He was courteous in demeanor, but his
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
FINDS INSECT
WORTH MILLIONS
Invincible Destroyers OF the
Goblin Moth Is Discovered
After Hunt of Many Years
ENRICHES APPLE MEN
EIlwood Cooper's Agent Goes
on Important Quest That
Benefits the Entire World

The most important discovery that
has ever been made for the. benefit of
horticulture is announced. The para
site that destroys the Goblin meth has
been found in South America by
George Compere. who is employed
Jointly by the State of California.
through Horticultural Commissioner
Cooper, and by West Australia, to find
beneficial insects that are born TO prey
upon those that are injurious.
The genuineness of the discovery is
vouched for by the fact that the apple
orchards that are the habitat of the
newly found parasite bring 80 per cent
of their fruit to maturity. In California
and in all other portions of the world
hitherto the product of the worlds ap-
pie and pear orchards has not been
more than 80 per cent to IS per cent OF
the promise at setting.
The discovery of the Goblin moths
destroyer, which has been sought in
vain for many years, therefore means
that the worlds output Of apples and
pears can be made, reliably and regu-
larly. about three times its present size.
There will be three good pears and
three good apples in all parts of the
world where there now is one of each.
The apple and the pear are to be found
in all parts Of the world where the cli-
mate is temperate. The Goblin moth
is also to be found all over the world.
The vicious insect causes apples and
pears to be wormy and false at heart
and to drop prematurely from the
trees. 1t preys on apples and pears
with equal and impartial diligence and
has been a destroyer of these luscious
fruits for centuries. Its reign is draw
ing to a near end.
Mr. Compere has sailed from West
Australia, acting under the direction of
Ellwood Cooper, 10 forward to this city
the first colonies of the Goblin moths
tiny but invincible foes. Here the colo
nies will be cultivated. Billions of the
parasites may easily be raised here un-
der favoring conditions. From San
Francisco the colonies may be for
warded TO all parts of the world. Cali
fornia will receive the first benefit nat
urally. 1t is said that wherever the
Goblin moth lives the Goblin moth par
tremes of temperature. Consequently
the discovery becomes at once of
world d-wide Importance. The first of
the Goblin moth parasites will probably
arrive at San Francisco before the ex-
piration of the present year. The work
of multiplying the parasites will at
once be prosecuted. There is food
enough for them in this State. The
success in propagating other beneficial
parasites demonstrates in advance that
the newest parasites will vastly in
crease here.
A million of dollars will be annually
saved to this State by dispensing with
the costly sprays that have been ap-
piled five or, six times annually to the
fruit trees to destroy the Goblin moth.
Other n1illions will be earned by the
great increase in production of the
trees when the Goblin moth is made
scarce. Countless millions, taking the
world at large. may therefore be added
in comparatively short period to the
worlds wealth by this discovery.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
Arrcsted FOR Theft.

Joseph Thompson was arrested yes
terday by Detectives Taylor and Null
cahy on complaint sworn to by Cap
tain ]. F. Anderson. superintendent of
the Pacific Mail dock, charging him
with petty larceny. 1t is alleged that
since March last Thompson has been
stealing monographs, silverware,
sweaters, tools and other articles from
the dock. A quantity of silverware
that he had sold was recovered. He
was locked up in "the tanks" pending
further investigation.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
Wants Damages for woman's,Death

A suit for 100000 damages for
the death of Caroline Srcsovioh' was
begun yesterday against the California
Street Gable Railroad Company by
her husband and children. on March
Is Mrs. Sresovich was boarding
California-street car between Laguna
and Buchanan streets. Before she was
seated the car suddenly started and
she was thrown to the pavement.
From the injuries received she is
said to have died. Sresoyich is
prominent and wealthy produce
dealer
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
FIannelette &c yd.
It's half price

It's heavily feeced. white grounds
only, with colored or black stripes
Some Of the stripes are in Persian
effects,
, It's a pretty fanneiette for wrap
pers; prettier still for kinlonas. You
don't mind how it happened. The
value is here Share it to-day at
oc yard
Apron GinEhan, Sc yd.-Checked.
specially good quality. It's
another Friday extra we are Civ
ing you Thursday
Tray Cloth 1215c instead OF 2oc-
It's all linen damask. fringed. size
1SX27: one Of those silver bleach
ed cloths women like so we'll at
full price. It's a big Friday ex-
ira to-day at 1215c instead Of zoe.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
A Carload of Trunks.

A carload of trunks apd dress suit
cases just received at saving of so per
cent in freight. If you are in need of a
trunk. valise. dress suit case. wrist bag,
or anything in the leather goods line.
come and see the largest assortment and
lowest prices in the city. Sanborn. Vail
& Co, III Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
l40II Ste HOlO JON tuI HIdRC 51cN
Beautiful Hats to Sell at
S4.75"

An exclusive milliner from
nearby city, visiting the millinery
department yesterday, made the
above expression.
She didn't see how we could do
1t, put. so much work and trimming,
and style and character into these
Hale hats and yet sell them at S4zs.
They look more like $500 hats
Dozens of new ones will be shown
first time to- day.
Every prevailing shape and color
But it's the way they are trim
med and the characteristic indi-
Vidual style to every hat that sur
priSes most.
If you are visiting you may want
to take your new fall hat home
with you.
Then see these at Hales to-day.
You're welcome-just to look.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
FLORAL TRIBUTES SPEAK
REGRET OF MANY FRIENDS
Funeral of William VI. Pierson. a
Prominent Attorney, Is Largely
Attended

William NJ. Pierson. who died Sun
day morning. was buried yesterday
from his late residence at 2214 Van
Ness avenue. He was a well-known
lawyer Of the city.
The services. which were private,
were conducted by the Rev. w. Kirk
Guthrie of the First Presbyterian
Church. The casket was buried in
floral tributes from the friends of the
deceased.
The body of the dead man was laid
away in vault at Mountain View
Cemetery, Oakland. to await the
wishes Of Mrs. Pierson. who is too i'll
TO give directions for the interment
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08

MCCALL AND NORTON SENTENCED.
Thomas McFall and Thomas Norton were each
sentenced by Judge sLawlor yesterday to serve
thirty days IN the County Jail. They were
tried charge Of assault with intent to do
great bodily injury but the jury drought in
A. 2. Flanagan on the Corbett road on the
night OF June 10. knocked him down and
kicked him on the face and body.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08

CITED IN WILL CONTEST. cita-
ton has been issued for the appearance in
beneficiary under the W1Il of Jacob s DUNCAN
10 answer the contest Of the will begun by
JOSEPH and Harry u. DUNCAN and lane dc
llalb half brothers and sister Of the deceased
DUNCAN. who had been a navy surgeon, was
- years old when Ire died and left an estate
worth about $4,000 70 Mrs. Robson. When
the contest was first fled Mrs. Robson was in
Germany and could not be served. She has
returned
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
Furnace Heat at San Luis obispo.

SAN LUIS oBIsPo. Sept. THE
Government weather report for this
city gives maximum temperature of
106 degrees. At 1880 a. IN. the heat
wave reached its height and the air
was like a furnace. Nothing of the
kind has been known here before.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
Art Skins to Burn at
roc Each

100 dozen of them. including
lamb and sheep skins. Perfect
every one. We took all this man
had six months ago. Because we
promised TO take all he had next
time he let US have these so we can
sell them at soc each.
They're beautiful skins In red
green. tan. brown. blue. old
rose many big ones included. DIG
enough for pillows. Find them
on the bargain table. first Aoor.
Just in front of the elevators
X T Pillow Top, 75c-One OF the
handsomest souvenirs of the Cor
c1aVe 1t has a knight In 1ull
armor beautifully autographed
in colors. 75c.