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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
BROTHERS WIFE
FILES CHARGES
Mrs. Suarez Wants Her
Sister in Law DepOrted
for Slandering Her Name
TRYING A FAMILY ROW
Mexican Immigrants Place
Two Children in Orphan
Asylums and Go to Work

A special board Of inquiry in the
United States Immigrant Office yester-
day investigated the case OF Soledad
Maldonado, aged % years; her daugh-
ter, Rosario, aged years; her brother,
Bias Suarez, aged 10 years, and her sis
ter, Antonia Reyes, aged Is years.
The family arrived here from Mazat-
Ian on September 10, 1903, by the
steamship Colon and were admitted on
the representation of Felipe Suarez.
the brother Of Soledad. They left his
home within q month after landing
and Mrs. Maldonado placed her daugh-
ter Rosario in the Mount st. Joseph's
Orphan Asylum. and her brother Bias
in St Vincent's Orphan Asylum. They
were arrested on October II, 1903, for
deportation on the ground that they
had become public charges, but
through the intercession of the Mex
lean Consul and Mrs. Nieves Harris, a
wealthy Mexican woman who promised
to take care of them, they were per-
mitted to remain. Two months after
she took charge Of them they left her,
the mother again placing her daughter
and brother in the orphan asylums
named. Brother Felipe complained to
the immigrant officials and the crowd
were arrested. The sister, Antonia
Reyes, was found employed as a nurse
girl in the family of General Urioste,
Consul for the Argentine Republic.
The arrest was made at the instiga-
tion of Mrs. Felipe Suarez, the wife Of
Soledad Maldonados brother.
Mrs. Suarez said yesterday:
This woman Soledad has been slandering
me to my husband until he has become sick.
He is a machinist at the Risdon Iron Works
and he has worried so much about these
ISLANDERS told him by his sister that he Is
unable to work and can't get well. and he
will be kept sick long this woman Is
allowed to stay here. L made complaint
against her to have her deported to Mazatlan
and / have told the truth about her putting
the children into an orphan asylum.
Soledad has been earning her living
by doing needlework for Marks Broth
ers at 1920 Market street. The fore
man will testify before the board of in
quiry to-day that she is an Industrious
woman. The inquiry will be resumed
this afternoon, until which time Sole
dad and Antonia were allowed to go
on their own recognizance.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
TURNS DOWN
The PETITION
Supreme Court Denies a Writ
Compelling Legislature to
Reinstate Former Senators
MAKES A FINAL APPEAL
Attorney Files Application
for Writ of Error to the
Federal Supreme Court

The Supreme Court yesterday morn
ing refused to interfere with the action
Of the Senate in dismissing former
State Senators Frank French, Eli
Wright, z. J. Emmons and Harry
Bunkers by denying them writ of
mandate TO compel the higher legisla-
tive body TO reinstate them. Two of
the petitioners, Frank French, stolid
and red-faced. and Eli Wright, nervous
and worried, appeared TO hear the de-
cision that blighted their hopes.
George d. Collins, acting for the COM
bined counsel for the ex-Senators,
made an eloquent appeal in an almost
hopeless cause. He argued that his
clients were entitled TO reinstatement.
as they had been dismissed by the Sen
ate without due notice and fair hear
ing. He denied that the former Sem
ators had been convicted, except by
that body, and that If the Senate had
arbitrary powers of dismissal those
powers conf1icted with the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution of the
United States.
He maintained that although bribery
was a sufficient cause for dismissal, the
legislative body could not condemn
without hearing and that the Supreme
Court should compel the Senate to re-
instate on those grounds. Chief Justice
Beatty said that he found no record of
any court having ever compelled a leg
islative body to reinstate a dismissed
member.
Collins argued that such arbitrary
action would raise the danger of a leg
islative body dismissing a representa-
tive at it's pleasure and deprive his dis
trict of representation. He also said
that section 3S of the Penal Code ex-
pressly states that only upon convic-
tion can a legislator be removed.
Attorney General Webb, who was re-
ouested by the Senate to assume charge
of its defense, submitted a demurrer
containing three reasons why the cause
should be dismissed. First, that the
Supreme Court had no jurisdiction of
the person of the respondent, that il
had no jurisdiction over the subject of
the proceedings and that the complaint
does not contain sufficient facts to en-
title the petitioners to the writ of man
date asked.
Webb made a technical point by say
Ing that the thirty-sixth session was
named as defendant, and that as there
was no longer a thirty-siXth session the
writ could not be executed If issued.
He also said that every member elected
TO the Legislature must take his chance
of being dismissed by a two-thirds vote
If the honor of that body demanded
such action.
Collins in his final appeal said that
some provision should be made for the
men to take their places if proved in
nocent of the charges against them.
After a short deliberation Chief Justice
Beatty announced that the writ was
unanimously denied.
Later in the day Attorney Collins in
behalf of the former Senators filed an
]
petition for a writ of error to the United
/ States Supreme Court The Justices
/ took no action in the matter yesterday.
The case of the Election Commission
ers was continued five days to give the
parties opportunity to file briefs
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
JAILED THROUGH
CASHINC CHECK
Edna Clyde Josselyn, Male
Masquerader, Is the Cause
Of William Gordon's Arrest
ESCORTS HER TO COURT
R. Meyling, Another Friend
of the Young Woman, Sees
Him and Trouble Follows

William Gordon escorted Edna Clyde
Josselyn TO Police Judge Fritz's court
yesterday, and as a result he is in the
City Prison charged with obtaining
money by false pretenses. Miss JOS
In Chinatown on Saturday night by
Sergeant Ross for masquerading in
male attire. Incidentally the charge
against her was dismissed.
r. II. Meyling. 319 Davis street, was
also interested in Miss Josselyn, and
visited the Hall of Justice to see how
her case would terminate. He saw
Gordon and told Detective Reynolds
that he wanted Gordon arrested. He
explained to Reynolds that in Decem-
ber last he gave Miss Josselyn a check
for $40 so to pay her expenses at the
Hotel Meredith on Turk street, where
she informed him she preferred to live.
The check was drawn on the Central
Trust Company and he made it pay
able to the Hotel Meredith. Two days
later he decided he had been unwise to
issue a check and he called upon Miss
Josselyn, Offering her the money In
return for the check. She told him
that she had lost IL and he hurried to
the bank to stop payment. He was
too late. the paying teller informing
him that the check had been paid TO a
young man who had indorsed it Hotel
Meredith, by George +. Gordon" Mey-
ling asserted that William Gordon was
the man who cashed the check.
Reynolds placed Gordon under ar
rest He denied cashing the check at
the bank and said he had only been
in the city for two or three weeks. He
was corroborated by Miss Josselyn.
Meyling insisted that Gordon be taken
to the bank and the paying teller at
once identified him as the man who
had cashed the check Gordon was
taken to the City Prison and booked
on the charge of obtaining money by
false pretenses. Meyling's theory is
that Miss Josselyn gave Gordon the
check to cash.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04

All ailments arising from disordered
stomach, torpid liver and constipated
bowels are quickly cured by using Lash's
Kidney and Liver Bitters.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
Prisoner Attempts Suicide.

When United States Secret Service
Agent Thomas B. Foster and Deputy
United States Marshal Dryden called
at the City Prison at o'clock yester-
day afternoon to take Counterfeiter
Harry Alexander to the Federal
building they found that he had sew
cred the small blood vessels of both
wrists with a jagged piece of tin. He
said that he had become respondent
during the night and had tried to kill
himself. Alexander is a victim of the
opium habit and deprivation of the
drug made him desperate His ex-
animation was set for 10 o'clock next
Friday morning before United States
Commissioner Heacock, and his bonds
were fixed at $4,000. In default of
bail he was taken back to the City
Prison.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
Charges on Employer with an A,

Charges on Employer With an AK.
The disagreement as to how a free
lunch should be favored brought on
q combat Yesterday between Peter
Nelson. proprietor Of a saloon at 604
Fourth street, and Hermann Hendrick,
his cook. Nelson's insinuations as 10
Hendricks poor taste as caterer
reused the ire Of the cook. AS a re-
suit Of this offense he seized an ak and
proceeded TO carve his employer Mel
sons agility and the cooks overinduI-
gence in intoxicants was all that saved
him from carrying out his intent.
After making several passes at his
employer with the AK Hendrick fell
down. Nelson took advantage of the
cooks position and Sith a piece of
wood inflicted injuries on his head
that required several stitches. Hen
drick was also charged with an as
sault with a deadly weapon.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04

Try the United States Laundry. 1ooa
Market street Telephone South 4z0.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04

lack of Fairgrounds. while another
speaker blamed separations and d.
vorces In families.
The Presbyterian Ministers Union
met yesterday and elected the Rev H.
M. Bevier president of the organiza-
ton. the Rev. w. j. Fisby vice presi-
dent and the Rev. j. M. McElhinney
secretary and treasurer.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
NEW YORK SCIENTIST
ARRESTED IN FAIRBANKS
Savant Is Jailed on Charge of Passing
Worthless Check in
Valdez.

TACOMA, April 3.-A. M. Aten. a
New York scientist is at Fairbanks.
Alaska, studying animals for a Brook
Ign scientific institute. He was ar
rested there Saturday on a telegraphic
warrant from Valdez, charging him
with passing a worthless check for
5000 last fall in payment of a bill.
The check was drawn on a New York
bank, but was not honored.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
JUMPS FROM A TRAIN
AND LOSES BOTH ARMS
Boy of Fifteen Meets With a Dread.
fuI Accident in a Nevada
TOSun

RENO, April 3.-Francis Cunning
ham, 5 years of age, had both arms
cut off while jumping from train at
Sparks last night. One arm was sew
cred at the elbow and in trying to ex-
tricate himself the other was caught
just above the elbow. Two tramps
witnessed the accident and reported
it. His recovery is very doubtful.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
YOSEMITE VALLEY NOW OPEN
Sleeping Car Service on Southern Pa
cffic Route.

Yosemite Valley is now open to the public.
and the Southern Pacific has inaugurated a
daily standard sleeping-car service from Oak
land 70 Raymond, cars being attached 10 train
No. 50 leaving Oakland 4.O4 .. m arriving
Raymond 600 a. m. next morning. Returning
from Raymond. cars viii arrive at Oakland
Sis a n
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
COMING NORTH
TO FIT OUT FOR CRUISE
Vessel Will Go to Puget Sound to
Establish Salmon
Hatchery.

SAN DIEGO. April 3.-The Fish
sailed to-day for San Francisco,
where she will fit out for a trip to
Puget Sound, where she goes to es-
tablish Government salmon hatch
cry. 1t is expected the vessel will
spend the greater part of the sum-
mer on Puget Sound and along the
Alaskan coast.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
Observation Cars on Shasta Route.

New composite observation cars are now car
ried by trains Nos. 18 and Is. Oregon Express
and California Express between San Francisco
and Roseburg, Shasta Route OF the South.
ern Pacific. There the latest design,
having smoking room for gentlemen, large par
lor for ladies, 80 chairs. card tables. writing
desks. periodicals. etc. with wide windows and
observation rotunda.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
viii Test Seed Corn.

The Farm Crops Department OF the
Iowa Agricultural College is desirous
Of obtaining accurate information on the
terminating qualities of seed corn
throughout the state this spring. Much
OF the corn entered for premiums at
corn shows and farmers Institutes has
proven, ON close examination, to be bad
ly injured by freezing and consequently
is very low in vitality. The past three
unfavorable seasons have greatly re-
duced the terminating power of our
corn and unless unusual precautions are
taken with the seed intended for plant
ing this spring there will be poor
stand and proportionately low yield.
We desire to have every farmer who
reads this notice to take Ine hundred
representative ears Of his seed corn,
remove two kernels from each ear, send
these two hundred kernels to the Farm
Crops Department of the Iowa State
College, Ames, where terminating test
will be made. A report will be mailed
to him as seon as the test is completed.
The names Of individuals will not be
made public. Be sure to enclose your
name with the sample.
We viii consider it favor IL you will
cooperate with us in our endeavor to
ascertain the condition of the seed corn
in Iowa this spring.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
Day Dunnlng Found Guilty.

The jury in the case against Day
Dunning, the Mt. Ayr banker, who was
indicted for fraudulent banking growing
out of the failure Of his bank at Mt.
Ayr a year ago, returned verdict OF
guilty last Thursday, but there seems
little likelihood that he will go to the
penitentiary. Immediately after the
verdict was returned motion for arrest
of judgment was filed by his attorneys
and Judge H. K. Evans, before whom the
case was tried, decided to take the
matter under advisement and will not
render his decision until April 49,. 1t is
reported that it has practically teen
decided by the Judge to only impose
fine instead of a penitentiary sentence
against Dunning, and one of his attor-
ney's made the statement that If this was
done Dunning's friends stood ready to
pay the fine and costs of the case and to
withdraw the motion for new trial. The
first vote of the jury upon retiring was
ten to two for conviction, but after the
verdict was returned nearly all the
jurors requested Judge Evans to merely
impose fine upon the convicted man.
Sentiment at Mt. Ayr is divided, the
feeling among the depositors who lost
their money in the failure being very
bitter against Dunning, while on the
other hand Dunning still has many
staunch friends who will stand by him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
MoRTUARY.
Matthew Henry Wood

was born in Yorkshire, England, April
25th, 1882, died at his home in Leon,
Iowa, February 9th, 1905, aged n years,
9months and IS days.
At the age of nine years the deceased
accompanied his father to the United
States. settling at Harrisburg, Carroll
county. Ohio, and here he grew to man
hood. In 1855 he was united in mar
riage with Miss Sisson Hemming, at
Carrollton, Ohio, and the following year
they came to Iowa, and took up their
home at Leon, where they resided until
his death. By occupation Mr.. Wood
was a shoemaker and he followed his
trade during all the years he resided in
Leon, apd up to few weeks ago
when he was, compelled to give up his
work. For several years he had been
suffering from a malignant cancer of the
mouth and the disease had been slowly
sapping his life. He is survived by an
aged wife and four children, John H., of
Trinidad, Colo; G. E., of st. Joe, Mo-;
Mrs. Helen Ellinwood, of Colorado City,
Colo; and G. A., of Leon. While the de-
ceased was of rather retiring disposi-
tion, he was a man of sound ideas and
enjoyed the friendship and esteem of
many of the citizens of Loon.
The funeral services will be held from
the residence this (Thursday) afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
KNOCKING" DON'T PAY.
The World Is Looking for Lively
6ood-Natured Optimists.

Did it ever occur to the natural-born
"knocker" that it is hard for hi- to get
a job with a responsible firm? Ii it has
been he had better put on his thinking
cap and try to realize that the reason
that he has had such hard time get
ting good position or holding one is
his habit of finding fault. Honest, fair
criticism is not objectional, except to
certain class of persons who fail to
come up to reasonable mark, and who
are, therefore, the subjects of such re-
proof. But the chronic fault-fnder,
the fellow who, criticises men or things
simply from a habit of contrariness, or
in spirit of discomfort and fault-fnd-
ing, is detriment to any community
He does not pay. His citizenship is of
little value, and his friendship is not
readily sought. The damage he can do
a community is considerable and it
keeps the friends of community busy
rectifying, by their cheerful optimism,
the deleterious effect of his auerulous-
ness.
1t is the reason that such men are not
popular with the employing classes.
hard-headed business men, men who
have helped to make city what it is,
who have built up business of great
value within community whose vel
fare is vital to the continued success of
that enterprise, do not take kindly to
that class of individuals who are spend
ing their time telling people what
poor town they live in; how slow it is;
how full of grafters, and what short
sighted policies it's business men are
pursuing. They will not have such
man around their business. They could
not tell how much of this mans time is
taken up knocking his own firm or it's
methods; for the "knocker" is no re-
specter of persons, and he would as
quickly dirty his own nest" as any
other.
The large firms of this and other cities
are noted for their optimistic travelling
men. No firm would employ any other
kind The man who represents them
abroad must have faith in the firm and
the FIRMS city. Together with praise
foF the goods he represents must go
eulogy Of the city from which they
come. That inspires confidence in him
and the things he wants to sell, and
spreads abroad kindly feeling for the
town, all of which reflects favorably on
the firm and it's business.
One can not we'll imagine a worse
investment for business firm than
travelling representative who grumbles
at his home town and at anything else.
he would be circulating medium for
disaster. Suchea man is not wanted in
any business, and managers avoid him
as they would a pestilence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
SCHOOL PRIZES.
A Prize of $lOO wiIIbe Given for the
Three Best Kept Rural Schools
in Garden Grove Township.

A public benefactor who conditioned
that his name should remain unknown
recently left 500 in the hands of State
Superintendent Riggs to be offered in
three prizes to the schools in single
township to be agreed upon by the
donor and the Superintendent, which
should show the best results in improv-
ing grounds, the pupils and teachers to
do the work.
Garden Grove township in Decatur
county was agreed upon for the test
There are only four schools outside the
town in the township so the contesttis
bound to be lively. Three Of them,
therefore. will receive prizes in the
sums of $50, $50, $40.
The prizes when won are to be used
by the schools which are successful in
the purchase of books, preferably, or in
other worthy way which is approved by
Superintendent Eli Hutchinson of Deca-
tur county. M
The contest will close June /, 1905, at
which time committee of awards will
visit all the schools of the township.
This committee will also read descrip-
tion of the work done in each district,
which description shall be written by
pupil under the direction of the teacher.
Two photographs of each school house
and grounds shall also be filed with the
committee to be turned over to the su-
perintendent of public instruction with
the committees report.
Mr.. Hutchinson has written the teach
ors of that township outside Of the town
of Garden Grove explaining the plan.
Both teachers and scholars are enthus-
iastic over the scheme and the out
come of the contest will be watched
with much interest by the people of De-
catnr county and of the state.
The schools of Garden Grove town
ship entitled to enter the contest are:
Gospel Ridge, Mrs. M. A. Critehtisld,
teacher.
Pleasant Ridge, Miss Susie C.NSearI,
teacher.
Tick Ridge, Mrs. Lois Dorrance,
teacher.
White Oak, Miss Aurelie zichy, teach
er.
The purpose of the contest is to show
what can be done by teacher and pupils
in improving country school surround
ings, and to serve as an object lesson to
other schools. 81 am not at liberty to
give the name of the man who has do
mated this $780," said Superintendent
Riggs, yesterday, "but he is gentle
man who is very greatly interested in
school work and has some knowledge of
the condition in which many Of the
country schools Of the state are, so far
as surroundings are concerned. Gar
den Grove township is in Decatur
county, and was not picked out as one
having the worst school surroundings
in the state, by any means; indeed it is
above the average.
81 have had secret hope that others
who are interested in this subject might
come forward with offers of like prizes
for improving and beautifyihg rural
school grounds. II one man in each
county were to donate prize of 800 to
the best school in the county, in this
line, it would make contest of great
value to the schools. Register and
Leader
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-09
LET YOUR DEALER BID
They Can Equal Any Mail Order House
Prices If Given the Same Size
Order for Cash.
The Omaha Commercial says:

AhS Oiudad SOiiiuIcTCIdl SAYS
Every dollar sent out of a community
for articles of daily consumption is a
dollar lost to that community. Every
farmer and every townsman who pat
ronizes the eastern mail order houses is
committing an injury to his neighbors
ana thereby creating injury to himself.
Communities, like individuals must
stand together in the support of their
own enterprises, or the communities
will go down. The local merchant, who
is not sustained by the people living in
his community, must succumb, and when
he falls the financial effect upon the
entire community is disastrous.
"The mail order houses present many
specious arguments why they should be
patronized. They claim to sell cheaper
than local merchants and assert that
their ability to do so lies in the fact
that they make immense purchases and
get closer prices.
"The man who is engaged in mercan-
tile business knows better. He knows
that manufactures can not and will not
sell to mail order houses, because by
doing so they place these institutions
in direct competition with the whole
sale houses who are their largest Gus
toners. The wholesalers, themselves,
those of the eastern cities, sell to the
mail order houses and even they in many
instances refuse to do so. The mail
order house is thus compelled to buy
its goods on the open market at prices
no smaller than the average retailer.
THE question naturally arises. If
such is the case, how do they manage to
sell so cheaply? The answer is positive.
They do not sell cheaply. Their strong
ert trade is in so-called "bulk or "com-
bination" orders. They will advertise
"a pounds of sugar for $l.OO, if taken in
connection with certain other goods the
cost of which amounts to $40. The
prices on these other goods are uni
formly so high as to cover the loss on
sugar and to reap profit for the mail
order house. The local merchant will
make an equal price in practically
every instance, and the customer, by
buying from him, will save the freight
or express on the goods and the post
age and exchange on his remittance of
money.
"The fairest criterion from which Gus
toners may Judge is to follow this sug-
gestion: Make up list of goods YOU
want and for which you will pay cash;
present it to your local retailer and let
him figure on it. Take his price and
deduct therefrom the freight charges
you will have to pay to the mail order
house, two cents for postage and ten
cents for the bank draft you will have
to remit with your order and YOU will
lind it is cheaper to buy from your home
merchant. And you will get fresh
goods, not the stock of some bankrupt
whose sale may have been attended by
representatives of the mail order house
and his stale goods taken along with
what fresh goods he may have had on
hand.