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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
ALLEGED MURDERER
NEARS VERDICT

OAKLAND. Dec. 1s.-Evidence 10
prove that Themas Keough, the septua-
genarian accused of numbering George
Bedell was insane at the time of the
alleged crime was introduced today in
the trial Of Keough before a jury in
Judge Harris court. Among those who
stated on the witness stand that they
thought Keough mentally incompetent
We're County Assessor Henry p. Dalton,
Constable Bert l. Hampstead, Dr. O. l.
Jones and Policeman J. Mcbride
William Williams, convicted bur
glar now serving time at San Quentin,
but formerly cell mate of Keough at
the County Jail. testified to various acts
Of the defendant tending to show him
to be demented.
I. r Keough of San Francisco. a son
OF the defendant, was on the witness
stand, but merely stated that his father
was rs years Of age. The prosecution
will present testimony tomorrow morn
ing in rebuttal -of the insanity theory
OF the defense Argument win be made
and IL is likely that the case will go
10 the Jury tomorrow afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
ACCUSES GUARDIAN
Of R0bb|NG GIRL
Grandfather of Child Asks
Court to Remove Her
Protector as Being Unfit
MANY CHARGES MADE

OAKLAND, Dec. 1s.-A petition to
remove Alexander Murdock as guardian
of the person and estate of Clare E.
Cane of San Francisco. a minor. under
the age of IA years, was filed today by
John Cane, the child's grandfather. The
petitioner alleges that Murdoch has
mismanaged the estate of his ward In
that he has rented property belonging
to her at the southwest corner or Stei-
ner and Ellis streets in San Francisco
for $50 month when ii should produce
at least $500 month
Cane claims that in the leasing of this
property Murdock made a large profit
for himself. of which he returned no
account to the court, and also that
Murdock appropriated for his own
benefit various pieces of jewelry, furni-
ture and other property belonging TO
the girl.
The petitioner alleges that Murdock
isc a man of bad moral character and
that he has represented himself 20
many persons as being an unmarried
man. whereas he has wife living from
whom he has never been divorced.
Murdoek was appointed guardian OF the
girl by the Superior Court of Alameda
County on July last,
Upon he application of Attorney
Bert Schlesinger. who represents the
minors grandfather, the County Clerk
issued a citation TO Murdock to appear
before the Superior Court in Depart
ment and show cause why his ap-
pointment as guardian should not De
revoked
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
CAR FAMINE
At Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1S.-There is a
shortage of Armour refrigerator cars in
Southern California Unless it Is recti-
fed immediately $500 carloads of celery
and other vegetables will be a total
loss and a great part of the citrus fruit
crop of Southern California endan-
gered This is business which means
from $50, 200, 900 to 100000 year to
this territory. On Armour cars the
Southern Pacific and the Salt Lake
depend entirely for the transportation
of all fruit and vegetable shipments
over their lines, and practically all
vegetable shipments originate on
Southern Pacific lines.
From $500 to 1000 Armour refrigera-
tors have been used in past years in
handling their share of the California
business. These 1000 cars appear to
have dropped from sight as though
dumped into the sea-
When Hartman placed his order for
$500 refrigerator cars, which when fin
ished are to take the place of the Ar
mour cars. the management of that
great private car line said nothing. No
protest was made. This silence is now
regarded as particularly ominous.
The question is, Have Hartman and
Armour locked horns in a finish fight? ?
Has Armour taken keen advantage of
his great adversary to withhold the
needed supply of cars at this most crit
ical moment?
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
DENY WOMEN THE
RIGHT TO VOTE
Berkeley Trustees Blight
Their Fond Hopes Re-
garding School Elections
AMEND THE CHARTER

BERKELEY, Dec. 1S.-Woman suf-
frage advocates who were instrumental
In having a provision put in the pro-
posed new Berkeley charter by which
members of the gentler sex would be
allowed to vote for school directors re-
ceived setback last night when the
Town Trustees, during consideration of
the new charter. decided to strike out
the woman suffrage clause The votes
Of Trustees Hoff and Ferrier were
given in favor of the suffrage pro-
vision, but Trustees Rickard. Shaad
and Olsen voted against the ladies.
and the measure was lost
The vexed question of local-option-
Upwards provision in the charter,
which the saloon men favor and the
churchmen oppose. was brought up.
and settled for the time by an excellent
devised by President Thomas Rickard.
There has been much of gallery play
In this saloon license business quoth
Rickard. Let us end that by having g
committee of trustees meet a COM
mittee Of saloon men and committee
Of churchmen. and in executive session
discuss this ocal-option business"
The trustees approved the sugges-
tion. President Rickard will name the
committee of trustees. and the men
will meet on Thursday night.
The saloon men were encouraged
to hope last night that modification
of the order reyoking their licenses on
January 1 would be made. President
Rickard stating openly his belief that
the action taken fortnight ago was
hasty. amounting to practical confis-
cation of the liquor mems business
Rickard voted for prohibition. but is
expected to favor a compromise next
| Thursday night
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
SAVED FROM FIRE
BY HER MOTHER
Girl Falls Through Roof
While Trying to Check
Blaze That Seizes Home
RECOVERY HOPED FOR

MARTINEZ Dec 1S.-While hghting
desperately to save the family home
from destruction by fire. Florencs
Petit. 1S years old. was thrown head
long into a mass of flame this after
noon at the ranch house In Franklin
Canyon. The building collapsed while
the heroic girl was battling on the
roof against the spreading fire.
Mrs. William Petit. the girls mother,
witnessed her daughters fall into the
burning wreckage. Oblivious of any
thing but the rescue of the child, the
mother rushed into the fire and drag
ged her daughter, whose garments were
all afire out of the burning house.
Though badly burned herselfs Mrs.
Petit fought the fire that threatened
to incinerate the girl and managed to
smother the flames on her clothing
DR. Rattan hurried from Martinez
and attended the burned girl and her
mother There is hope OF the girls
recovery Mrs. Petit was not seriously
injured.
The fire was noticed under the roof
caves by Florence and she climbed 10
the roof where water was passed up
to her in buckets by Mrs. Petit. The
rafters burned through rapidly and the
roof fell.
A barn was also burned The loss Is
several thousand dollars.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
WIFE USES SHOTGUN, BUT
MISSES HER HUSBANDS HEAD
Adelbert Bodies Tells Story of Troubles
in Saloon In Chicago and Sc
cures Divorce.

Adelbert Bodies secured divorce in
Judge Graham's court yesterday from
Ann T. ID. Bodies, whom he has not seen
since 1899, and with whom his last ex-
perience was narrowing one. Bodies
was at that time the proprietor of a
small saloon in Chicago, in which his
wife acted as bartender. He declares
that she was dissatisfied with life in
this country and insisted constantly on
returning to her old home in Ger
many. Her anger against him finally
reached such a pitch that she opened
fire on him with a shotgun, but missed
his head, the shot tearing through the
wall. Then she took her three children
and left for the fatherland.
Divorces were granted yesterday to
Clara Henderson from James S. Hen
derson, on the ground of desertion; Ida
B. Jessup from John J. Jessup. for de-
sertion; John Douglas from Emma
Douglas. for desertion; Mathilda Hayes
from Robert Hayes, for cruelty; Alice
Mcintyre from Angus d. Mcintyre, for
desertion; William B. Moss from Ra-
faella Mossffor desertion, and Mamie
j. Crawford from William ]. Crawford.
for desertion.
Suits for divorce were commenced
yesterday by J. E. Barnes against
Alice X. Barnes, for desertion; Marie
T. Foote against Jefferson ID. Foote. for
desertion and failure to provide; John
Hoffman against Carrie Hoffman, for
desertion: Jessie NJ Stowe against
Carroll s. Stowe. for desertion. and
Fenwick Margeson against Ruth o.
Margeson. for desertion.
George w. Benson has commenced
suit for the annulment of his marriage
on January 6, 1898. to Lillian NJ. Ben
son, on the ground that she was then
the wife of Frank L. Ewing.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
Teachers Rap English as
She Is Being Taught
Oakland Educators
Move for Return
to Old Ways

OAKLAND Dec. 1S.-"English as she
is taught in the public schools of
the United States is all wrong.
This is the firm belief OF James H.
Pond. principal of the Oakland High
School. and the faculty also. To mend
the conditions is the purpose of a re-
form pedagogical move that the Oak
land school authorities will be in
vited to inaugurate
The discovery has been made that
the pupils in the secondary schools of
Oakland hate English" as they hate"
no other study in the curriculum. In
every instance where the study of Eng
lish has been elective the pupils in
large majority have decided not to
study it. Pond and his associate
teachers intend to go back to the
old and simple methods of instructin &
the youth in their native literature and
tongue.
This revolt resulted from a request
which was made by the principal and
the English department teachers of
the Oakland High School that Charles
Mills Gayley's work, Classic Myths.
should be eliminated from the list OF
textbooks in English. The work no
longer appeals to the high school au-
thorities. who have indicated that they
are looking to the simpler less critical
methods of imparting knowledge of the
English language.
Principal Pond says the main reason
that impels him TO approve the recon-
mendation as regards Professor Gay
ley's work is. his belief that it is really
a reference work. Principal Pond said
today:
The critical method whereby the
minds of pupils are distracted with
footnotes and their interest dulled by
the labor of giving the exact shades
OF meaning of similar words cannot
survive much longer. Our attention
was called to the defects of the pres
ent methods by the discouragingly
small proportion of third and fourth
year students who chose to continue
the study after reaching the period in
their high school course where they
may elect the studies they wish to
take up. Frequently out of a third year
class of 125 pupils barely eighty would
elect English. The showing was such
that the English staff became con-
WINGED that there was something
wrong and investigation has led to the
conclusion that the method, rather
than the pupils. is at fault Just how
far-reaching is this movement, or
whether IT is shared at other insti-
tutions, I am not prepared to state,
but in the light of our own experiences
a change is inevitable"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
BOGUS BANK NOTE
Man CAPTURED

VALLEJO, Dec. 1s.-Sheriff Dunlap
at Napa has arrested George Monroe,
whom the police authorities believe is
another one of the organized gang that
has been flooding California with the
notes of the defunct Planters and
Traders Bank of Savannah. Ga.
On Monroe's person was found about
$4,000 worth of bogus paper, and he
evidently was planning to do business
on a wholesale plan He entered the
saloon of Antoine Pagano of st. Helena
and paid for a drink with a bogus $40
note. He was given the change and
after buying several more drinks he
proceeded to get drunk. after which
he went to a wayside barn to sleep
off his intoxication. Monroe Is now
in the county jail at Napa-
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
PORCH CLIMBER IS
BUSY IN OAKLAND
Burglar Robs Three Houses
of Jewelry and Money,
and Police Work in Vain
DIAMONDS ARE TAKEN

OAKLAND. Dec. Is.-Efforts on the
part OF the police to capture the porch
climbing burglar who three days ago
robbed the home OF J. W. Nuby at 1907
East Twenty-frst street and the resi-
dence of John Herr at 1872 Webster
street have so far been unsuccessful
and last night the burglar resumed
operations. entering the home Of Henry
A. Salaski at 1883 Franklin street He
searched the house. securing a pair OF
diamond earrings valued at $3.50, a
ladys gold watch worth $50 and a sill
yer purse containing money.
The Salaski residence was entered
some time between 3 o'clock in the
afternoon and il j. m. during the
absence Of the family. The robbery
was discovered on their return and was
al once reported to the police. The
police say that the three homes were
entered by a burglar who climbed up
the porch TO the second story.
r. r. Hin, residing at 462 Ninth
street. reported 10 the police today
that thieves had entered his room last
night and stolen a suit of clothes and
a pair OF shoes.
Sneakthieves stole a suit case yes
terday containing women's clothins
from one OF the wagons Of the Peoples
Express Company on Ninth street, be-
tween Peralta and Campbell
Charles T. Jourdey reported today
that pickpockets had stolen some valu-
able papers belonging TO several fra
ternal societies from him last night
while he was standing in the lobby OF
the Novelty Theater.
Eugene Jacques. residing at 312I
Chestnut street, made the acquaintance
Of a stranger in Porte's saloon or
Seventh street yesterday and later
went 10 sleep in the latter's room
When he woke up he found that he
had been robbed Of 500 and gold
watch. He reported his loss to the
police.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
ENTERS PRESENCE
Of MRS. EDDY
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

CONCORD, N H, Dec. 18.-Lord
Dunmore of England who called on
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy today in
response to an invitation from her,
gave out the following statement:
was Immensely struck with Mrs Eddy's
personal appearance and with the activity with
which she got out of her carriage, unaided, and
stepped into the hall. When / ushered
into her presence I could not help remarking to
her that she was looking much better and young
er than when saw her last.
lasted for upward of three-quarters Of an hour.
was struck with the remarkable vigor OF her
mind and the extraordinary memory she dis
played for events which had taken place when
l first had the privilege Of seeing her, about
seven years ago.
Mrs. Eddy showed a wonderful interest In
everything that pertained to the Christian
Science movement In Europe, and was most In
terested to hear how well the lectures were at
tended and rscsixed D. thesEns1ish people,
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
OAKLAND To HAVE
|. ST. MARKS HOTEL

OAKLAND. Dec. 1S.-Application for
a permit for the erection of an eight
story freproof reinforced concrete
building on the northeast corner Of
Twelfth and Franklin streets was
fled at the Office of the building in
spector today by Mrs. Harriet Marks,
who is about to begin the construction
Of the Hotel st. Marks on that site.
The hostelry viii have a frontage of
100 feet on both Twelfth and Franklin
streets and will cost 100000. The
plans for the structure were prepared
by Architect B. @. McDougall of San
Francisco. The building contract has
been let to Lindgren & Hicks.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
QUARREL PRECEOtS
W|FE'S DEATH

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 1s.-The police
arrested ]. A. Conners, telegraph
operator, on account of suspicious cir
cumstances connected with the death
of his wife last night A quarrel was
heard in their rooms at ! o'clock this
morning. At IL O'Clock Corners re-
ported the death TO DIR. Douglass, who
had been the womans physician for two
weeks Conners said that he found his
wife lying on the kitchen floor with the
gas turned on, When the Coroner Wis
tied the house he found the body Of the
woman lying ON the bed. The right
temple Is discoIored- The couple came
here recently from Chicago after a
short stay in Seattle.
Conners told the police that he mar
ried the woman in San Francisco in
August last. He says that she went
into the kitchen while he was asleep
and turned on the gas. He awakened
some time during the night and found
her. She was partly conscious. and he
says he picked her up and placed her
in bed When he awoke at o'clock
this morning she was dead Conners
has been held without bail pending
further investigation.
J.. A Conners Is well known in this
city, where he lived for a year prior
to his going to Tacoma. He has
worked in nearly every large city in
the country. While here he lived at
the Hudson House in West Oakland
There he fell in love with the beautiful
young housekeeper, who was known to
the boarders in the hotel as Chris"
About two months ago Conners went
to Tacoma. He sent for Chris" soon
after, and she went, to that city to
meet him. Her letters to friends here
showed that she was respondent. Con-
- OF 20 ha 6aa hat
he killed his wife and think she com
mitted suicide
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19

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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
SAYS SHE DID NOT
FL|RT WITH BOY

OAKLAND, Dec. 18.-Because Edwin
c.. Mcdonald caused his wife, Mabel
Mcdonald. mental anguish by accusing
her of flirting with the grocery boy
and by other manifestations of jeal-
ousy, she was today granted an inter-
iocutory decree of divorce by Judge
Ellsworth. The decree does not award
any aIimony to Mrs. Mcdonald. She
denied that she ever fiirted with the
grocery boy.
Judge Ellsworth also awarded an
fnterlocutory decree OF separation to
Frederick M. Eachus from Katherine
Eachus on the ground OF her desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
THINKS THAT LOVER
KILLED WOMAN

Although thea death of Lena Braun,
whose body was found in cellar at
Grant avenue and Sutter street last
Wednesday, is believed by her husband
G. w. Braun. to have been accidental
Mrs. Henrietta Dresdner, sister, who
lives at the Golden State Hotel. Los
Angeles. has suspicion of foul play
While my sister Lena and l were
living in New York. year ago. she
was keeping company with young
man who threatened her life several
tines declared Mrs. Dresdner to the
police last night. II warned her against
him repeatedly before leaving for San
Francisco. After the April fire 1 be-
lieve my sister left New York for San
Francisco to hunt me up. l have been
unable to hear from her in New York
and feel confident that the young man
1 refer to followed her to San Fran
cisco and killed her"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
POINT TO DEFECTS IN ACT
Senators vDesire Further Debate in
Reclamation Of Arid Lands

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-What are
considered defects in the act for the
reclamation of arid lands were pointed
out in general discussion in the SEN
ate today during the consideration of
bill to amend that act. No action
was taken on the measure, as the SEN
ators desired to indulge in further de-
bate.
posed reclamation work to be sent an
nually to Congress and amendments
were proposed making a direct appro-
priation necessary before the work can
proceed.
Objection was developed to the pro-
vision of the bill increasing the sal
airy of the. director of the geological
survey from $4,000 to $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
SAM DAVIS PLANS GREAT
INSTITUTION FOR MINERS

OAKLAND, Dec. 1S.-Sam Davis.
State Insurance Commissioner of Ne
vada. has presented a project to Oak
land capitalists which c6mprehends the
organization of a miners club, the erec-
ton Of a $1,000, 900 home. installation of
a great mining exhibit and the cen
tering here of the coast mining inter
ests. Edison Adams. Sol Kahn, H c.
Capwen, B. P. Miller. Louis F. Titus
and J. Y. Eccleston have heard Davis
plan. which has also been under dis
cqssion in San Francisco and Los An
geles.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
ARMSTRONG NOMINATED

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-The Presi-
dent sent to the Senate today the fol-
lowing nominations:
Register of the Land Office at Sac
ramento. Cal.-John F. Armstrong.
Receiver of Public Moneys-Charles
Waller, at Independence, Cal.
Chaplain. retired, with rank OF cap
tain, to be chaplain. retired. with rank
OF rear -admiral--Frank J. Rose.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
CAPTAIN ID. O. DRISCOLL THE
MAN WITHOUT A MEMORY

SAN JOSE, Dec. 1S.-The man with-
out a memory In the county jail was
identified this morning by Captain Ran
some of this city as Captain Daniel
oliver Driscoll, who is well known in
San Francisco. among his personal
friends being Jerome Hart OF the Ar
gonaut, Captain Doran of the steamer
Columbia and Rev. Father Wood or
2211 Hayes street, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
ASKS FOR INFORMATION
Senator Patterson Requests Inquiry
Regarding Congo Free state Lobby

WASHINGTON, Dec Ex-senator
Patterson, in resolution has asked
that the charges by a New York news
paper in relation to a lobby having
been sent to the United States last ses-
sion of Congress to influence Senator'S
concerning Congo Free State legisla-
tion be investigated by the Senate
committee on foreign relations.
The resolution recites that the lobby
is alleged to have been maintained by
a foreign government and that duly
accredited consular official Is accused
of having sent communications to SEN
lators In an effort to influence them,
that the Senate committee on foreign
relations should be instructed. to in
vestigate all the facts in connection
with the charges.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
WOMAN SLAYER GIVEN LIFE

STOCKTON, Dec. 1s.-Edward Will
son, convicted of the murder in this
city last September of Lou Hill, wcm-
an of the half world, was sentenced to-
day by Judge Fulkerth of Stanislaus
to life imprisonment at San Quentin.
Wilson stabbed the woman in the neck.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
VALLEJO TO VOTE on BONDS

VALLEJO, Dec. 1s.-The voters ot
Vallejo will be asked on January Is
next to vote upon the question of is
suing 100000 worth of bonds for the
purpose of building a new high schoo
building. This was decided at the
special meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation held last evening.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
WAGES no BE INCREASED

JOLIET. ILL.,. Dec. 1S.-The United
States Steel Corporation announced to-
day that the wages of its 1000 en-
ployes In the Joliet mills will be In
creased January 1. Common laborers
will receive ten cents a day additional
and the other grades will be benefited
proportionately,
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
CALIFORNIA PosTMAsTERs

: WASHINGTON, Dec. .1S.-Postmasters
appointed CaIifornia-Lancha Plana,
Amador County Ella E. Grail vice A.
f. Adams. resigned; Lemon. Los An
geles County. Willard B. Mulholland,
vice A. w. Lee, resigned.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
INDIAN BILL PASSED
Appropriation Measure Accepted Il
Form Outlined In Committee

5 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.--During the
session of the House today the Indian
appropriation bill was passed prac-
tfeally as it came from the committee
on Indian affairs The early morning
session was devoted to the considera-
ton of District of Columbia business.
The exodus of members has already
commenced for the Christmas holidays
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
RABBI LEVY oFFrcIATEs

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s-Rabbi NJ S.
Levy of San Francisco today officiated
as chaplain of the House of Repre-
sentatives in the absence of DR.. Couden,
the regular chaplain