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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-04
Breaks Down When Sheriff Barnet
AwakenS Him From Sleep.
DESCRIBES CRUEL ATTACK ON COOK
Says He Ran Away When Victim
Was FeIled With Pipe Bludgeon.

OAKLAND Aug. S.-Percy Pembroke,
one o. the youths Sheriff Barnet took in
10 custody on suspicion. has confessed
the details Of the brutal murder Of
Thomas ". Cook, the young grocer OF
Fruitvale. who succumbed yesterday to
the terrible injuries he received. Penn
broke SAYS that George Blaker the son
Of the captain of the ferry-boat Berkeley
dealt the faJai blows w.,h 4 piece Of pipe
and that John Schneider participated in
the revolving crime. The prisoner who
has weakened protests that he did not
take part i'm the murder and was averse
10 accompanying Schneider and Blaker
on the expedition. He declares that
CrOwhUrst. the fourth suspect in jail,
had nothing 10 90 with the murder, but
was a member Of the gang which had
committed a number of misoeeds.
u was in the dead hour of night that
Sheriff Barnet called the shuddering boy
from ais cell and demanded all the details
Of The murderous expedition. The Sheriff
had good reason TO believe pembroke
would break down. When told the day
before Of Cooks death The lad became
uunerved IN marked degree.
1t was after midnight this morning
when the clanking Of cel-door bolt re
sounded through the prison stiffness and
caused the boy prisoner TO jump in alarm
from his restless bed. Without eXplana-
ton Sheriff Barnet led him 10 the office
and the youth. vic-m Of evil associa-
lions. there confessed.
lie was present when Cook was struck
down and heard the cries of terror as
the beating with the pipe was ad-
nfnistered. Pembroke says he ran from
the scene as soon as the assault was
made and did not share in the robbery.
PLOTTING OF CRIME.
He had met Schneider and Baker that
evening and they indicated TO him that
Crowhurst was 10 join them in some
criminal enterprise. Then it was sug-
gested that young Cook should be robbed
and Pembroke says the other two urged
that he should hit the victim He
had one OF the bludgeons and Blaker the
other Pembroke demurred. saying he
had had enough of such ''rackets' but
the urgings We're renewed and the
temptation held out Of the money that
would be realized.
Cook was seen leaving the store and
Pembroke refusing to make the as
sault il fell 10 Blsker to strike the gro
Ger. Pembroke declares that he ran
away and did not take part in the
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-04
Mr,. Aco.tu recover, Her Bah,

The baby girl taken by Thomas
Acosta. a musician, from 14211k Powell
street early Sunday morning was
traced by Detective Cody yesterday
morning to the residence of Jerry Sin
berth, 1883 Fifteenth avenue South,
where il had been left in an almost
nude condition by Acosta on Sunday
night Acosta is the child's father, but
the mother had been allowed its Gus
tody by Judge Sloss. She was notified
that the child was in care of the
matron at the City Prison and hurried
to the prison and got her baby. Acosta
will be tried on a charge of disturbing
the peace and may also be punished by
Judge SIoss for contempt of court
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-04
ADVERTISEMENTS.
GRATEFUL To CUTICURA
For Instant Relief and Speedy Cure
of Raw and Seay Humoap,
Itching Day and Night.
SUFFERED FOR MONTHS

81 wish yoa would publish this let
ter, so that others suffering as have
may be helped. For months awful
sores covered my face and neck. scabs
forming, itching terribly day and night
breaking open, and running blood and
matter had tried many remedies
but was growing Worse, when / started
with Cuticura. The first application
gave me instant relief, and when | had
used two cakes of Cuticura Soap and
three boxes of Cuticura Ointment 7
was completely cured. (Signe0 Miss
Nellie Wander Wiele, Lakeside, N. Y"
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-04
ST6R6O
pr SM
BINOCULARS
UNHAPPINEss DIsPELLED.
Men and Women Unanimou. About

Many women weep and wall and re-
fuse to be comforted because their once
magnificent treSSeS have become thin
and faded. Many men incline to pro-
family because the flies bite through the
thin thatch on their craniUms. 1t will
be good news to the miserable of both
sexes to learn that Newbro'S Herpicide
has been placed upon the market. This
Is the new scalp gerElicide and antisep-
tic that acts by destroying the germ or
microbe that is the underlying cause of
all hair destruction. Herpicide is a new
preparation, made after a new formula
on an entirely new principle. Anyone
who has tried IL will testify as to it's
worth. Try it yourself and be coB-
vinced. Sold by leading druggists SenA
10c in stamps for sample to The Herpiy
eide Co., Detroit. Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-04

rifing OF the pockets Of $500 or more.
None OF the boys in the gang is out
OF his teens. Yet they seem to have
been the boldest and most vicious Of
criminals James Crowhurst was the
ringleader and the gang took the name
Of Jim Crows" afte? his name. While
he is not implicated in the Cook case,
having failed to appear in time 10 join
Schneider, Blaker and Pembroke, VINO
waited for him until tho grocer came
in sight he viii not be let off. however,
for Sheriff Barnet and District Attorney
Allen believe him to be far TOO dan
gerous character to be allowed his
freedom and he viii be prosecuted on
some one Of the many offenses TO which
he has confessed.
The charge of murder will now be
formally placed against Schneider and
Blaker, while Pembroke and Crowhurst
viii have to answer for the other rob
berries the youthful criminals have ad
mitted they committed.
PEMBROgIE'S CONFESSION.
After Pembroke broke down this
morning Sheriff Barnet summoned
Chief Jailer White and Deupty Charlie
Clark. and in their presence questions
by the Sheriff and the answers of the
prisoner were taken down in short
hand. as follows:
Now. I want you 10 Unde rstand that this is
a free and voluntary statement your part
without any threat coming from me. You
Gerstand that do you?
Yes. sir.
Now. start in and tell me the first time you
heard of the proposition 70 hold up this
Tom Cook Cn July 80 OF this year. Start right
from the beginning.
We were at Twenty-third avenue and the
old county road. and Baker I think 1t
asked me if l would come with him,
thing OF that sort. He told me TO knock
Tom Cook" I didn't realize right away what
he meant / thought he was going to have a
fight with him or some ething. / asked, Are
you going TO have fight >" and he says, no.
we are going to hold him up. and SO | SAYS!
Il don't want none Of that in mine: | have
had enough And he kept on talking and
everything, and telling US about all the money
We would have and all that
Whom did he say this to2
He told il to me.
To YOU alone?
Yes.
Go ahead.
So ! said 4 will walk up that way with
you. but I went hit him anything like
that So we started as soon as they closed
up the store. We went up the street; we fol-
lowed them up the street
Whom do YOU mean by them?
Tom Cook and old Cruff.
Then what happened?
We went as far as Twenty-fourth avenue
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-04

HEALTH BOARD RESTRAINED -ITr,+.s
States Circuit Judge Morrow yesterday issuod
a temporary restraining order against tba
Beard of Health and other officials preyentino
them from interfering with the sale of liouo9
zone, and commanding them to appear in co1,r,
on August II at 10 a. m. to show cause yhv
an Injunction should not be issued during ths
tendency of the trial of the suit brought by
the Liquozone Company to recover S,50 odo
damages. The complaint denies that Iiouo
zone contains formaGehyde or other poison.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-04
ALoveIy Triangle Electric R,a.

Through orchards, foothills, over inter
urban railway Cars leave broadgaure
depot, San Jose, every half hour on Sun
day for Saratoga, Congress Springs. Los
Gatos. Band concert at Congress Springs
on Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-04
For Feeble Children

HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE
A pIeasant-tastin effective tonic for
sickIy, fretty or feeble children with
weak digestion.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-04

BARTENDER DIES SUDDENLY. - ]
Schwinn. bartender at the Norman Cafe. All
Bush street was found dead in bed in his
room at 229 Kearny street yesterday morning
Heart disease is believed TO have been the
cause of death
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-04

Pure Food md Burnett's Vanilla
are the same. Get Burnetts and take no risks I.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-04

and the old county road. There Blaker
crossed over the street on the right hand side.
going 10 where Cook walking Old man
Crun had left him at Twenty fourth avenue.
Schneider and / walked up to the corner and
we crossed over to- the other side, then took
the middle Of the road at Twenty fifth avenue
and walked in the middle OF the road as far
as Twenty-sixth Blaker was walking the
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
FEEDING Bees in the Cellar.

Sugar syrup may be given to bees
In the cellar with the regular division.
board feeder. 1t would be advisable
to put the feeder in the middle of the
brood nest; but a better way would be
to give the bees cakes of hard candy.
The candy should be made by boiling
gran~lated sugar syrup, with = little
honey in it, so that, when cool, ii will
form into a hard, translucent cake. A
two or three pound brick Of this when
put on top of the brood frames will be
enough to take care of any colony
short of stores.
The question as to whether the emp
~ sugar should be put on top will
depend largely on the size Of the en-
rance If it is n inch~by the width
of the hive, take off the super and put
the cover on top next to the frames. If
the entrance is only three-eighths of
an inch deep it may be advisable to
leave the super on, putting in a chat
cushion. In this case the cover should
be left off. In the absence of the
cushion any old c~arpeting may do as
well.-Gleanings.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
ACCENT HARD TO USE.
Barrymore Was Handicapped on Both
Sides of the Water.

Francis Wilson says hat Maurice
Barrymore once made the rounds Of
the Offices of the theatrical managers
in London, trying to get them to put
on a new play that Barrymore himself
had written. One of the managers to
whom Barrymore had read the play
seemed much impressed. Before their
interview had ended it had been de-
cided to give the piece an early pro-
duction and to have Barrymore do"
the leading role. About a week after
what Barrymore had supposed was
the definitely agreed upon arrange
ment had been reached, the actor re-
ceived a note from the manager ask
ing him to call. When Barrymore
responded to the summons the man
ager said:
Il like the play, old fellow, and I'm
going to give it a fine production;
but, really, / don't see how | can use
you in the cast. Your beastly Ameri-
a accent won't do at all, you know.
They don't like it here"
That's odd" said Barrymore;
"they tell me on the other side that
| won't do on account of my beastly
English accent. What on earth am |
to do-give recitations on the transat-
lantic steamers?"
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
Smaller Than a POSTAGE Stamp.

The smallest book in the world Is
believed to be a Dutch one, entitled
"Bloem Hofje," or THE Garden OF
Flowers" published in 1647. The
printed page covers a space ten mil
limetres tabout half an inch) by six
in era. The area of the entire page,
including the margin, is seventeen
millimetres by eight, and there are
forty-nine pages in the whole work.
The book is elegantly bound in old
calf, and has a decorated gilt back
and gilt edges. 1t is illustrated by
wellprinted plates, and is closed by
a gold filigree clasp Of exquisite
workmanship.
This dwarf volume Is in the library
of M. Georges Solomon, OF Paris, who
is said to have the best collection OF
such tiny books in the world.
In the same collection are no fewer
than six other books, published be-
tween 1893 and 1S23-larger than
this, it is true, but nevertheless not
exceeding a postage stamp in area,
and all remarkable for the beauty of
their binding.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10

A short time ago inquiry came from
the union forces to know if Mr.. Post
would keep still" if they would cali
o% the boycott on Postum and Grape
Nuts.
This is the reply: "The labor trust
has seen fit to try to ruin our business
because we would not join its criminal
conspiracy. We are plain American
citizens and differ from the labor
union plan in that we do not force
people to strike, picket, boycott, as
saUlt, blow up property or commit
murder.
We do not pay thugs $40 to break in
the ribs of any man who tries to sup
port his family nor $50 for an eye
knocked out.
We try to show our plain, honest
regard for sturdy and Independent
workmen by paying the highest wages
in the state.
We have a steady, unvarying re-
spect for the law-abiding, ~peaceable
union mar and a most earnest desire
to see him gain power enough to
purge the unions of their criminal
practices, that have brought down unon
them the righteous d]enunciation of a
long-suffering and outraged public, but
we will not fawn, truckle, bend the
knee, wear the hated collar of white
slavery, the union label, nor prostitute
Jul American citizenship under cor
ders' of any labor trust.
You offer to remove the restriction
on our business and with union" gold
choke the throat and still the voice
raised in stern denunciation of the
despotism which tramples beneath an
iron-shod heel the freedom of our
brothers.
You would gag us with a silver bar
and mufie the appeal to the American
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
Ice in STORAGE.

Provided tho walls are constructed
so as to keep out the warmth by rea.
son of good insulation, the ice may be
stored close to the walls. In order to
cover the ice sufficiently fully three
feet of space should he left above for
straw or other insulating material, and
an air space for ventilation. The ice
should be cut in uniform blocks and
packed as solidly as possible, filing
the chinks with broken ice as the fill.
ing proceeds. When six feet of ice
have been put in and chinked up sol.
idly, dry straw, which is the cheapest
and most convenient insulating mate
rial, should be tightly packed in, leav,
ing a foot of space for ventilation.
About four openings one foot square
should be left in each side close up
to the roof, and at least three ventila.
tors should be built in the roof to al
low the escape of warm air which
would radiate through the fat roof.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
Pa TWaddles.

Look here, young mani" said Pa
Twaddles excitedly, "did | see you
kissing my daughter last night?"
Were you in the vicinity of the
front gate, last night, Mr.. TwaddIes? ?"
Il was"
Were you looking in my direc-
tion?"
Eyes, sir"
well, sir, if you are not troubled
with myopia or an astigmatism, or
anything of that sort, and you are tell
ing me the truth, your question is
highly %superfuous, and | can only re-
gard it as trifling, sir. ! repeat it, sir
-trifiing!"
Aid Pa Twaddles sneaked into the
house.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
Identification.

The public should remember that
there are a few labor unions conducted
on peaceful lines and in proportion as
they are worthy, they have won es-
TEEN, for we, as a people, are strongly
in sympathy with any right act that
has for it's purpose better conditions
for wage workers. But we do not for
get that we seek the good of all and
not those alone VINO belong to some
organization, whereas even the law
abiding unions show undeniable evil
dences of tyranny and oppression when
they are strong enough, while many
or the unions harbor and encourage
criminals in their efforts to force a
yoke OF slavery upon the American
people. AS a public speaker lately
said: The of the English
King that reused the fiery eloquence
of Otis, that inspired the immortal
declaration of Jefferson, that left War
rem dying on tho slopes of Bunker
Hill, was not more outrageous than
the conditions hat a closed shop
would force upon the community.
llSoC ultH DulSJ llllO ItDtlllOu WIEN
the king did but touch their pockets
Imagine if you can their indignant pro-
test had he sought to prohibit or
restrict their occupation or determine
the conditions under which they
should earn their livelihood" and to
assault, beat and murder them, blow
up their houses and poison their food
If they did not submit.
The public should also remember
that good, true American citizens can
be found in the unions and hat they
%deprecate the criminal acts of their
fellow members, but they are often in
bad company.
Salt only hurts sore spots. So, the
honest, ~law-abiding union man is not
hurt when the criminals are de-
%nounCed, but when you hear a union
nan "holler" because the facts are
made public, he has branded himself
as either n Of the l~awbreakers or
a sympathizer, and therefore with the
mind of the lawbreaker, and likely to
become n when opportunity offers.
That is one reasOn employers decline
to hire such men.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
STALLS IN DAIRY BARN.
Arrangement That Is Considered Prac,
tically Perfect.

In a barn which is considered an
ideal structure the stalls are double,
the cattle being tied by chains on slid.
ing bars attached to the stall posts.
The stall partitions are OF light lum-
Der, painted dark red. These are very
neat, and suited TO their purpose with.
out unduly hiding the animals. They
are 3 feet 10 inches high, they extend
10 inches back of the manger post,
and IA inches in front of 1t at the top.
Back of the manger the partition
slopes about three feet at the floor.
This is shown in the cut. Extending
the length of the passage in front of
the cattle rails are attached to the
edges of the stall partitions. These
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10

people to harken to the cries for
bread of the little children whose
faithful fathers were beaten to death
while striving to earn food for them.
Your boycott may perhaps succeed
in throwing our people out of work
and driving us from business, but you
cannot wrench from us that priceless
jewel our fathers fought for and which
every true son guards with his life.
Therefore, speaking for our work
people, and ourselves, the infamous
offer is declined
POSTUM CEREAL CO., LTD.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
CreoIin for kiIlinu Lice.

To prepare creOlin to be used for
destroying lice on cattle:
One part creOlin should be mixed
with twenty parts of soft water, and
the preparation is ready for applica,
ton. 1t should be thoroughly applied
to every portion of the body covered
with hair two or three times at inter.
walls Of eight days.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
POSTUM CEREAL CO., LTD.
o by Publisher.

The Postum Company have a yearly
contract for space in this paper
which they have a right to use for
announcements of facts and princi-
pies. Such use does not necessarily
carry with it any editorial opinion.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10

One month in the school of afflic-
ton will teach thee more than the
great precepts of Aristotle in sever
years; for thou canst never Judge
rightly of human affairs, unless thou
las first felt the blows, and found out
the deceits of fortune.-Fuller.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
An Oxford E~pigrammatist.

The grave has. lately closed over the
Rev. R, Bartlett, who was formerly
said by his friends to be the most
popular man in Oxford, and who was
certainly both genial and witty. The
most original of his sallies was a skit
on the condign punishment of an un-
dergraduate who, after drinking too
freely, had knocked down the college
porter
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
Result Of Boycott-Continued.

facilities and the best grade of fair,
capable and %peaceable mechanics
known.
Details given upon inquiry of the
"Secy. of the Citizens Assn"
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
Humble OrlqIn Of Eiaureo.

Probably no man was ever more
devoted to or more wrapped up in
figures than the late General Alonzo
Is. Jackman, who devised the only sat
isfactory method of squaring the cir
Gle" said Professor Elijah Howe.
And yet General Jackman admitted
that the science of figures cuts but a
very poor figure in It's origin, the term
term calculation being derived from
the calculus or pebbles used by the
Romans as counters, whose numerals
stolen from the ancient Etruscans.
seem to have been suggested in the
first instance by the five fingers. In
deed, the term digit or finger, ap-
piled to any single nurnber sufficiently
indicates the primitive code of count
ing.
"The Roman V is only a rude outline
of the five fingers, or of he outspread
hand narrowing to the wrist, while the
X is a symbol of the two fives or the
two hands crossed
"In all probability the earliest nu-
merals did not exceed five. which was
repeated with additions for the higher
numbers. 1t Is a remarkable coinci-
dence that to express six, seven, eight,
the North American aborigines re-
peated the five with the addition OF
one, two, three, on the same plan as
the Roman VI, VII. VIII."-N. Y.
Herald.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
Professor Conington said that it was

Professor C~onington said that it was
Bartlett who invented the word
"sQuarson"-that now famous equiva-
lent for what in Suffolk is called a
BLACK squire" The manufacture of
this "portmanteau-wOrd," as Lewis
Carroll would have termed it, is COM
monty ascribed to Bishop Samuel Will
berfOrce. The Bishop is reported to
have playfully styled himself a "squis-
hop" and this may have led to the
conjecture that "squarsOn" vas also
invented by him.-London Spectator.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
Section Of dairy barn, showing ar.
~rangement of partitions, managers,
water cups, etc.

are so placed that the cattle while
standing have plenty Of room without
having to step back into the gutter.
This is giving first.rate satisfaction.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10

Every ho%usekeeper should know
that If they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will ave not only time, because 1t
lever sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Dor" full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in &-pound pack
ages, and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch Is free from all injurious chem
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you
a 1907. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed or every package in large let
tiers and figures &c oZs." Demand De-
fiance and save much time and money
and the annoyance of the iron stick
Ing. Defiance never sticks.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10

Why was his time, already short,
Cut prcmaturely shorter?
Because at first he flOOred the port,
And then he loored the porter.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
Do Your Clothes Look Yellow

Do TUT 'TOHHV5 EOUN TVTTOWI
Then use Defiance Starch; IL will
keep them white lie ounces for 10
cents.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10

The average age of the Japanese
naval crews is lower than that of the
men in any other navy. No one over
twenty years old is accepted for en-
listment. The average height is feet
4 inches-less than that of any other
navy.
The Falls City tribune., 1905-02-10
When You Buy Starch

buy Defiance and get the best: 16
ounces for 10 cents. once used, always
1ICaI
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-06
A Quaint ChristmHs Custom.

The burning of the ashen fagOt is 4
curious custom observed in Devon and
Somerset on Christmas eve The
fagot consists of green ash sticks cut
sengthWays aud neatly fastened into
bundle WITH withy bands At 8
O'Clock in the evening this is placed
on the fire with much ceremony, when
the family and invited guests are gath
cred round the hearth The flames
lick round the bundle, and. when the
first green withe holding the fagots
bursts, glasses are raised and emptied
to "a Merry Christmas" The break
ing of each bond is the signal for a
fresh toast Legend accounts for this
custom by the story that fire of ash
wood warmed the stable at Rethlehem
while local tradition tells of green
wood fire kiudled by Alfred the Great
during his lonely wanderngs In Som
erSot