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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
MEETING At SICK BED
BEGINNING OF ROMANCE
Miss Gussie Stone, Artist, and
Peter c. Leake. Hospital
Corps, Wed.

OAKLAND, July IA pretty ro-
nance that began in the Presidio hos
pital just after the San Francisco dis
aster eliminated today in the marriage
OF Miss Gussie NJ. Stone and Peter c.
Leake who were welded in the County
Clerks office by the Rev ". n Wander
Mark
When the earth quaked and the fire
ragged on the morning OF April IS Miss
Stone. who was then an artist with a
studio on Kearny street. San Francisco.
was stricken with nervous prostration.
She was taken 10 the Preside hospi-
tai, where Peter c. Leake was acting
as an army nurse. Leake nursed the
young artist back TO health and in do
ing so won her promise to become MS
wife
Accompanied by his prospective
bride. Leake came TO Oakland today on
leave Of absence and Immediately went
TO the County Clerks ONCE, where he
procured & marriage license. The cler-
gyman was hastily summoned from the
County Assessors Office, where ne IS
employed. and IN the presence Of the
County Clerks deputies he and Miss
Stone were pronounced man and wife.
Mrs. Leake is well known as an art
list in San Francisco. where she has
lived for several years. Her husband
is 2S years old and is in the hospital
service, having enlisted as a private
at the beginning Of the Spanish -Ameri-
can war. The couple will spend their
honeymoon in Southern California
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08

BERKELEY, July 7.-something g
new on radium is expected at the Uni
versity of California Students of
science are waiting open-eyed in ex-
pectation of another illuminating
flash, for Dr. Ernest Rutherford,
known as the Merlin of this magic
substance, is deep in the study of II.
He has already made valuable discov-
cries in his experiments with the new
element and has written a book on the
subject that sages delve into to extend
their lore. He is ~the authority on
radium.
DR.. Rutherford has retained his deep
interest in radium long after the read
ing public has lost its excitement
over the substance, the wonders of
which were exploited freely In the
press about two years ago, when most
remarkable discoveries of its uses
were being made. He may touch an
other hidden spring in the chamber of
mystery and give to the world more
Of the wonderful secrets OF this pre-
cious material.
The professor is digging away
quietly and without any trumpets to
sound forth what he is doing. and soon
there may be announcement TO make
that will revive the worlds interest
Rutherford is one OF the group OF
great savants now at the university,
which included Hugo de Vries. Jacques
Loeb, Professor Turner, Professor
Adams and others-men who enjoy
renown that indicates the standing
they have in their separate fields of
work He is the Macdonald professor
Of physics at McGill University. His
book is called Radio Activity" and
is looked upon as one OF the foremost
authorities in the world on radium
and its properties and uses.
DR.. rutherford is lecturing daily to
q t1rong that attends his course, and
after each lecture he resumes his ex-
periments.
DR.. Rutherford smiles when asked to
reveal what he expects to develop
from these experiments. Wait" he
bids the cuestioners. and wait they
must Meanwhile the material is ;ac-
cumulating in his laboratory and
library for a second work on radium.
which is expected to add greatly TO the
worlds store of information about a
substance which at this time is
likened to the Sphinx for it's deeply
covered secrets.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
Officer BULLETS
MISS BURGLAR.
After Looting Berkeley
Grocery, Thief Makes
Good His Escape

BERKELEY. July "A burglar.
whose cast-ofr coat Indicated ne was
prepared to commit thefts on an eiaoo-
rate scale. escaped death at the nanGs
Of Special Oficer George Barn cary
this morning. Five shots were nred oy
the officer at the burglar. VINO nea IN
the darkness, after being detecteo ~
the oficer in the act OF leaving ~. n
Schaeffer's grocery in North Berkeley
laden with loot.
In his flight the burglar dropped
most of his plumber. which consisted OF
groceries Further. TO rid himse1 ~
membranes, the thief took on nls'
coat as he ran. hingins IL aside as eA'
cess baggage.
he ran. but his quarry escaped oy cut
ting through Town Auditor Hanscom
grounds, 1925 Walnut street Tne tntS
shrubbery hid his movements ana IhS
trail was lost at that point
when the coat that was thrown aside
by the fleeing thief was examined
bullet hole was found in the cloth ana
the oficer was inclined TO believe. from
This circumstance. that one of his bull
let's had lodged in the burglars oooy.
The coat contained big pockets at
tacbed to the inside of the garment de-
signed apparently for use as receptd-
cles when the owner was on rorasins
expeditions The sewing OF these pock-
ets apparently was done by the man
himself. the stitches being irregular
and the thread coarse stuff
Of1cer Barff was notified at midnlgnt
nv woman whose name he does not
know that Schaeffers grocery was
being burglartzed. He hurried 10 tne
place, arriving just in time 70 see the
thfaf leave the store. BARR gave the
order TO halt. but the stranger started
to run. Then the fusillade began
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
WILL RECONSTRUCT
COURTHOUSE.
Supervisors of San Mateo
to Call an ElectieS
to Get Needed Coin
Special. DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

REDWOOD CITY. July The san
Mateo County Supervisors have decided
to call an election to vote on a bond
issue of $4,000 to rebuild the Court
house They plan TO put in steel frames,
omit the upper story and use the old
brick and stone where practicable. BY
saving In this way il is thought $780,.
900 will be sufficient. Chairman Cole
man of San ,Mateo voted against the
proposition He urged that more time
should be taken TO consider the Court
house matter and that the action OF the
Supervisors should not be hasty. He
thought the amount too small to re-
store the Puined building
The total assessment for San Mateo
County for 1905 was given by Assessor
Haywards. the figures showing an in
crease for 1905 Of $1.103.130. as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
PLUMBERS IN DIsFAvoR.

OAKLAND July The Building
Trades Council OF Alameda County has
adopted resolutions dlsavowing the
action of the Plumbers Union of this
city in demanding an increase of from
s5 to Sc a day. effective July 16. The
council officially disapproves of the
unions action and notifies all plumbers
working in this county that action to
disturb, retard or prevent building
operations In violation of the councils S
rules will be dealt with summarily.
The council condemns the action of
the plumbers union in keeping it's rolls
closed at this time against union men
and directs the body to open its mem
bership roll and to deal fairly with
union men who come to assist in re-
building stricken cities of the State.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
AGED MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED

OAKLAND, July captain David
Howell, pioneer resident of Oakland
lost his balance while walking at
Ninth street and Broadway this after
noon and fell to the pavement, frac-
turing his left leg. He was taken to
the Receiving Hospital, where the
fracture was reduced by DR.. William
Irwin, and was later removed to his
home at 500 Albion street.
Captain Howell is so years old and
it is feared that he may not recover
from the shock of the accident.
E. ]. Johnson of S46 Thirty-sixth
street was thrown from his buggy in
a runaway at Sixteenth street and
San Pablo avenue today and received
a scalp wound and an abrasion of the
jaw that were treated at the Receiving
Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
PLUMBER DISAPPEARS.

OAKLAND, July 7-Despondent over
money matters. Joseph ]. Rodgers, a
plumber. left his fathers home at 227
Louisa street on Thursday and has not
returned. His pretty young wife went
to the police station today and with
tears in her eyes implored Chief VIII
son to aid her in search for her miss
ing husband.
few weeks ago and lived with Rodgers
family on Louisa street. He searched
all through Oakland, Alameda and San
Francisco for work at his trade. He
failed in his attempt to secure work
His wife fears he has committed sui
eide
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
SUES on sLANDER CHARGE.

OAKLAND. July 7.-George Ingra-
ham, colored attorney. brought suit
today against A. ID. Bimford for $4,000
damages. 1t appears from Ingraham' :
complaint that Bimford. Frank Howard
and Pat Taylor organized a mining
company to. work claims at GoldheId.
New, and that Ingrahaln was suggested
as the man to employ as attorney for
the company But BiE:ford objected to
the colored attorney, declaring. il is
alleged. that he was a thief and in
competent" 1t is for this alleged SLAM
der that Ingrahan seeks redress in the
courts
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR
WOODWARD EXPIRES.
ON A RAILWAY TRAIN

WASHINGTON, July NAVAL Con
structor Joseph K. Woodward of the
Board of Inspection and Survey died
suddenly of heart disease on train
of the Canadian Pacific Railroad near
Banff, B. c.. yesterday. His body will
be prepared for shipment TO the East
Naval Constructor Woodward was on
his way to Seattle, Wash, In connec-
tion with the governmental trial of the
battleship Nebraska. built at Seattle.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
ARM Torn TO sHREps.

OAKLAND, July Il E. Messip. a
mill hand, who lives at 7S1 Eighth
street, was seriously injured this morn
ing while at work in planning mill at
Second and jefferson Streets His right
hand was caught in lathe and before
the machinery could be stopped his
forearm was torn into shreds. He was
taken to the Receiving Hospital, where
his injuries were dressed by DR.. Bell.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
CHARTER COMMITTEE MEETS.

ALAMEDA July There is to be
a meeting in the city Justices court
room in the City Hall tomorrow after
noon at o'clock of the committee that
is to conduct the campaign in favor
of the adoption of the proposed new
freeholders' charter. The several i'm
provement organizations and the Pub
lie Ownership Club are represented on
the campaign committee. The election
that is to decide whether the charter
will be adopted or rejected is to take
place on July 1S.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
DEMAND RECOGNITION.

OAKLAND. July T.-Dispute has
arisen between the American District
Telegraph Company and the llnemen
and the Central Labor Council has
taken up the controversy. Questions
of recognition Of the union and wa ges
are involved. The 1inemen assert that
a committee from their union was un-
able to- meet officials of the company
on a satisfactory basis. The Labor
Council expects to be able to adjust the
differences without a strike.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
CRABS 4 DIAMOND
FROM A TRAY.
Young Rosa Eppstein in
Role of Thief, but Is
Caught by Policeman
Says She and a Sister
Were Refugees From
the Disaster in City

OAKLAND, July Rosa Eppstein,
IS years of age, snatched diamond
ring from tray in r. c. Mathews
jewelry store, 419 San Pablo avenue,
tonight and ran off with the gem.
The young sneak thief was pursued
and arrested by Sergeant of Police
Henderson. The ring, which she threw
away, was found on Nineteenth street
near San Pablo avenue.
The girl said she and sister lived
at First and Mission streets, San Fran
cisco, before the fire, and that they had
been living in Oakland since that time.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
HELD OK MURDER CHARGE.

OAKLAND, July Hamilton Morse.
negro Who is known on the race courses
of the country as Riley Grammar" was
held to answer to-day to the Superior
Court on charge of the murder of
George Jones. The men were stable
men employed at the Emeryville track
when Morse killed Jones.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
Tax rate Of $3.50 I'm November.

Taxes on unsecured personal property
are pouring into the Assessors once
at the rate of 100000 a day. As the
tax rate for the coming year will not
be less than 50 on each $1,000. and as
the present installment is being paid
at the old rate of S1.65. property own
ers will have to pay at the rate OF at
least $3.50 on the second instaIlment.
The Auditor will charge this additional
tax in October, and the Tax Collector
will collect the increased taxes in No
vember.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
RECEIVERS MIssIN

RECEIVERS MISSING RIG.-OakIand.
July AFTER searching two months
for his horse and harness. which he
lost on April Is in San Francisco, w
II. Harrison found the missing animal
in the possession Of j. Hahn at Forty
first street and San Pablo avenue. and
recovered the property on a search
warrant Hahn claims that he pur-
chased the horse from a dealer
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
PARIS Not A Drunk.

OAKLAND July George H. Par
ris. clubman and prominent in fraternal
circles, proved his innocence today in
the Police Court on charge of drunk
enness. which had been lodged against
him by Patrolman Gardner. Paris
maintained that his arrest was unwar-
ranted. that he had been indulging in
only a few social drinks during an
evenings card game, when he was
overhauled on his way home by vigi-
liant policeman.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
Clergyman Dies of Heart Failure.

WASHINGTON, July 7.-Rev. DR.. Ma
thaniel West. a widely known minister
of the Presbyterian church. died here
today suddenly OF heart failure super
induced by the recent excessive heat
DIR. West was 50 years of age and was
the oldest alumnus of Michigan Uni
versity He filled pastorates in Gin
cinnati and Denver, and was one time
professor of theology at the Danville
Theological Seminary.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
sle. O25. .O1O s17,e2l ESQ

Every township shows a gain over
previous years. The First. Second and
Fourth townships. being those nearest
San Francisco, show the heaviest gains.
The Fourth. through which the Ocean
Shore Railroad is now building, is par
ticularly noticeable. The incorpora ID
towns of San Mateo and Redwood sh5E
a falling of. but Haywards declares "
these towns were assessed again at this
time they would show increase also. so
rapid has been the work OF repair and
building
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
NEWS OF COUNTIES ABOUT 'TfIE BAY
Savant Trying to Wrest From Radium
More of Its Hidden Wonders.
Professor Rutherford Making Further Experiments

Professor Rutherford authority on radum. carrying
further experiments with that element the University of Cali
foma Scientists expecting important discovery
result Of his labor.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08
REGISTRATION HEAVY.

of voters who have registered since
the disaster in San Francisco is
considered remarkable In view of
the unsettled conditions about the
bay. County Clerk Cook reports
that between 10000 and $4,000 voters
have already registered. and he expects
that at least 5000 names in excess of
the last will be enrolled this year
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08

SEEKS MISSING COLLECTOR
Oakland, July William Dean. of the
Dean Collection Agency: 96l Broadway.
Is searching for one of his collectors
Walter Hansen. whom he charges with
having collected s27 from the Provi-
dence Hospital and leaving town.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08

ACCEPTS CALL TO PULPIT.-Ala-
media. July The Rev. l. p Russell
Of Palo Alto has accepted a call to the
First Baptist Church OF this city.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-08

OAKLAND, July FRANKIE Keller,
I years old. wandered away from the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. z.
]. Keller, at 3S22 Piedmont avenue last
evening. He was found at the home OF
a neignbor where he had gone to play
and fallen ssleep in the basement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-06
HAPPY OLD AGE

Meridian Conn is attracting wide atten
los she in better health and nap
pier than at any previous time in her life
happy disposition could through so many
gloomy strange life of the body
long of LOG.
body thrive in shadow than can rose
live enjoyment and zest in life are con-
of life supply.
elixir of life" other than good habits
steady occupation and
perfect tobacco did not use it,
special diet her life has been normal and
fruituness Of content
old in should be at her best mentally
enjoy good play good book and
congenial minds.
the shock of laying down the
aferward there
When he lays down his business he is
lay in life and he lays down his
after.
grows condition naturally and she
unconscously adapts herself to it.
years spirit is the sweetest bless
is herself it is others
has failed find peauTabe occupations in place
which have fallen from her
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-06
A WOMAN WHO HAS
STARTED A CEMETERY

To lift from the minds of veter-
ans and widows, too many of whom
are impoverished, the fear that
after being maintained by the gov
eminent during life. they might not
be properly treated after death, is
the task that Mrs. Mary T. Hager
OF Chicago has performed.
She was a member of the Ladies
of the G. A. r. She saw the need
of a burying ground for veterans
and their wives. And so she form
ed a branch of the Ladies of the G.
A. R. for the purpose of buying a
burying ground.
She did not name it, but began to
work. This was a year ago. During
the year she secured $500. With
$2100 of this she secured a plot of
5000 square feet in Elmwood GENE
terry, Chicago. With $500 she pur-
chased a monument.
This year. at the encampment in
Minneapolis, when she reported
what had been done, the Ladies of
the G. A. R. named her new asso-
citation; they called it The Mary T.
Hager association and they decided
to go on with the task and better
Mrs. Hager's plans by paying the
funeral expenses of INDECENT veter-
ans and their wives and also de-
fraying the cost of transportation
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-06

There worked within a restaurant a
girl of sweet sixteen,
Who juggled daily with the prune,
also the pie and bean;
Her hair, her pride, was long and
slick, and unconfined it blew.
And sometimes it would stray into
some patrons kidney stew.
But when one mean guy turned to
her and tried to demonstrate
Her tears welled up at once and
she this crack to him did
make:
CHORUS:
I'm only a waitress, as you see,
but | have feelings, sir;
A little harmless thing like that is
liable to occur;
My hair don't match the gravy l,
of course, can't help you
know,
But after you are used to it it will
not shock you So"
II.
At hearing this the customer grew
dim in both his eyes.
He clasped her bony hand in his
and heaved a pair of signs.
"Oh, little one, forgive me, please,
them cruel words of mine,
That hair has wove about my heart,
which from now on is thine.
If you had not come back at me
might have went away
Without observing that you were a
peach in every way"
CHORUS:
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WOULD RUIN
PLUMBING

Colonel J. w. Charlton of the city
water department is busily engaged
under the direction of Commission
er Roy in making new blue line
plat of the underground wafer sys-
TEN. The plats will be put IN book
form and will be used for reference
in all matters pertaining ito the
city's big underground syste p. An
other feature of the WORK being
done by Mr.. Charlton is the mark
ing of all disconnections which will
have to be made before the water
is turned into the new high pres
sure mains. At present there are
numerous connections with the big
mains which will have to be cut
out or the plumbing in houses
would be ruined when the high
pressure is turned on. The new
water system now being installed
cannot be used until these discOn-
nections are made, the water in the
high pressure mains will then flow
direct to the reservoir on Cooks
Hill and be distributed over the
city from that point.
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CHAPTER XII.

CHAP LEX AL.
The master was delighted when
he heard what we did to Carr. He
thanked us and shook hands with
each of us. But he inquired anX-
iously about his daughter, asking
if she seemed happy, and if we
had frightened her much when we
mussed up Carr.
Mrs. Allrox returned that week
having read in the newspapers of
the elopement. Antoinette told us
she abused the master heartily for
not seeing that Miss Hortense was
in love with the chauffeur. She
blamed him, too, for not thwarting
them.
1T is a terrible blow" she said.
Imagine a daughter of mine mar
rying a man who smells CT gaso-
line. | do not see how l can hold
up my head in society"
Possibly if you had devoted a
little more time to your daughter
and hadn't been gadding around
the seashore this would not have
happened" suggested the master.
Mrs. AllroX broke down and
wept.
You BEAST" she screamed "To
treat me like that! | shall sue you
for divorce at once"
But the master paid no attention
to the threat. Antoinette told me
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CANNON FIRES A
BROADS|DEAT
GOMPE:RS

(Scripps News Association.)
LEWISTON, Me, Sept. Gin
this city last night Speaker Can
non crossed swords with Samuel
Gompers of the American Fedora
ton of Labor on the Gompers' cam
paign to defeat Congressman Little
field for reelection. The latter,
with Cannon, is one of the legisla,
tors listed as being against organ
lied labor interests. Cannon's ar
gument was confined to the posi-
ton taken by Gompers in demand
ing the defeat of congressman for
refusing to pass the anti-injunction
law which Cannon declared to be
an attempt to repeal the common
law regarding property rights. Can
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she had heard Mrs. Allrox says
the same thing hundreds of times
before.
Unknown to the master Mrs. ALL
rox began to search for her dau-
ghter and son-in-law. She employ
ed a score of detectives and adver-
tised in papers all over the coun-
try. The master tried to forget
everything in WORK on the farm,
and many an hour we put in, labor
ing together. We laid a new car
pet in the haymow; put up fresh
fly paper in the stalls; sandpaper-
ed the harrow so it would be in
shape for work the following
spring, and did scores of things
that are always to be done around
a farm. We put in three days
washing the front lawn with whale
oil soap, after which we scrubbed
an old elm tree. 1t was five feet
in diameter and its branches had
a spread of 30 feet. SO that this
Dac M small inh uya emanuel tha
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w TRADERS' NATIONAL BAM

SnP ni ana proAi:.. az
A. Kuhn. Vice prssident: Chss. q n.
ttngs, csshisr; J. Elmer West. assist
ant cashier.
Dir&Qtors--M n. Csvtsy, Patrick
Clark. James Monaghan, A. Kuhn. Al
4rsd Coolidge n u pYumhsllsss Z
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The popularity Of the princess
frock has made close fitting cor
set cover a necessity. That the
severe long line of the gown may
be smooth the full undergarment
is done away with.
The only bit of fuffiness permit
ted in the princess corset cover is
the tiny frill of German val which
outlines the arm holes. The bust
edge is fiat and close fitting by use
of hand embroidery. This has the
fiat scallops for the running of the
ribbon.
The fine lawn is hand embroid-
cred with graceful sprays of floral
design. An insertion of cluny is
across the bust and under the
arms.
Only white ribbon is considered
elegant by women who give as
much attention to their under raj
ments as their outer ones.