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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
ANGEL CITY MAYOR
MAY LOSE JOB.
Threatened With Recall
Because He Granted
Permit for a Saloon

LOS ANGELES, July 23.-Mayor Nc
Aleer is threatened with recall from
Office Because of the action OF the
Police Commission, OF which body the
Mayor is the presiding officer, in grant
ing saloon licenses in certain localities
in opposition to the wishes of the resi-
dents, the use of the recall may be in
voked and the Mayor compelled to go
before his constituents at a special
election to Yindicate himself The
matter was brought to a focus by the
granting of a saloon license at 654
South Broadway, in the heart of the
downtown shopping district 1t is
claimed that an overwhelming MAORI
ty of property owners, lessees and ten
ants are opposed to this particular Ii
cense.
Already. il is stated, several recall
petitions have been prepared, and ur-
less the action OF the mayor and board
with reference to the license COM
planned OF is revoked at tomorrow's
session OF the board the petitions will
be put into circulation. Fifteen per
cent of the total vote cast at the cleo
ton at which McAleer was chosen is
required to make effective his recall. :
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
ESTHER MITCHELL
bees FOR TIME.
Girl Not. Ready to Plead
to Charge That She
Murdered Her Brother

SEATTLE, July 23.-It Is possible
that Esther Mitchell and Mrs. Maud
Crefield. charged jointly with murder
In the first degree for the killing of
George Mitchell, the slayer of Franz
Edmund Creffield, the Holy Roller lead
er and brother of one of the accused
women. will never be brought to trial
on criminal charge. The women were
arraigned before Superior Judge Fra
ter today, and the latter stated from
the bench that he was in favor Of a
commission being called to examine
into the mental condition OF the women
and sending them to an insane asylum
If they were found to be insane. Pros
ecuting Attorney Macintosh is op-
posed to any commission being called.
When arraigned today Esther Mitch
ell asked for q weekzin which to plead.
Mrs Creffield, represented by Attorney
Silas Shipley, one of the men who de-
Tended George Mitchell, pleaded not
guilty. Shipley announced that his
connection with the case was only tenn
pcrary and In response to a request
from Mrs. Creffields father, 0. V. Hurt,
who will be here from Corvallis in be-
half OF his daughter within few days.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
MINER IS ANXIOUS
To BE HANGED.
Wife Murderer Begs the
Court to Set Early
Date for Execution
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI.

cEEOAA4 DlSEAlOa IL HE GALL
NEVADA CITY, July 23-"No one is
more sorry for this deed than L. II
am guilty of murder, 1 want to pay the
penalty aG soon as possible. IL / killed
my wife L do rot remember IL. I must
have been insane. While she lived life
was worth living. Now that she ia
dead there is nothing for me TO live
for"
Thus spoke William J. Trebilcox.
wife slayer, this morning in the Su-
perior Court when summoned to appear
70 be resentenced for his crime Coolly
and without q sign OF emotion the muir
derer made his remarkable utterance.
Judge NilOn, without further parley,
fixed the punishment at death and set
Thursday. August 8. as the day of ex-
ecution and San Quentin as the place.
Trebilcox, who IS well-known
miner. killed his wife and shot her cou-
sin, Charles Allen, at Grass Valley in
February, 1905. He had been drinking
heavily and his wife had left him. The
miner blamed Allen for the separation.
He went to her home, shot her down
in the back yard and chased Allen
through the house. firing as he ran
One bullet struck Allen. but the wound
was trivial TrebilcoK was convicted
OF murder in the first degree over a
year ago and sentenced TO hang IN
August, 1905. After a new trial had
been asked for and denied an appeal
was taken to the Supreme Court. The
verdict was sustained and Trebilcox
was returned here for resentence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
ROSSBACH OBJECTS
TO THE DIVORCE.
Says He Will Contest the
Action Instituted by
His Wife in Courts
KEPT FROM HOUSE

Having allowed his wife to secure
an introductory decree of divorce by
default, Carl Rossbach presented a
motion to Judge Graham yesterday
morning asking that the case be re-
opened for further hearing on the part
of the defense.
Last week 1t was that Mrs BERTHE
Rossbach told the court of her troubles
with the other half of the family. She
said that he was cruel, and backed up
her testimony with that of her sister,
who happened to be visitor at the
house of Rossbach on several occca-
sions. AS for community property, she
said, there was a goat, twelve chick
ems and two children.
Rossbach was on hand yesterday to
inaugurate a contest. He is wrathy
over the turn of affairs and says that
he was kept in Ignorance of the di
vorce suit until after the decree was
granted.
Judge, 1 went home last Wednes-
day and found the house-my own
house-locked against me-" he ex-
planned. Il could not even get in to
change my clothes, and ] have to go
around looking like a tramp because
they would not let me in the house.
That family is running my home"
"All right" said the Judge, who was
forced to listen to the troubles of Mr..
Rossbach on the one side while the
mans wife talked rapidly on theother,
I'VE will hear the testimony in this
case next Tuesday"
But, Judge" insisted the man,
cant L get an order letting me go
into the house for my clothes?"
Yes, go home" responded the court
"go home and take your wife on your
arm"
Rossbach went home, but not with
his wife.
After a married life of three months
with Benjamin Martin, Edith r.. hi,
wife, declared that 1t was too much
to act as housekeeper for a man, be
his manicurist and valet and even
clean the tartar from his teeth. 1t was
wearing on the nerves, she explained
to Judge Graham, and the Judge
thought so too. An introductory de-
cree was granted.
Mrs. Martin told of her troubles al
some length. She married a widower
and their courtship of six months
appears to have been a dream that was
rudely shattered by the marriage cere-
mony. Two weeks after the wedding
the husband brought his two children
home and Mrs. Martin was unable tc
control them. Her husband objected
to whatever she did and there was
| constant turmoil.
Once upon time she tainted and
her husband said that she need not
try to play possum with him. Often
after she had retired for the night heI
husband would drag her out of bed
so she testified. for the purpose OF
manicuring his finger-nails.
Judge Graham granted Charles Clark
a divorce from Anna 9. Clark for de-
/ sertion and Milton +. Frary secured
! legal separation from Olive M. Frary
for desertion, Judge Seawell granting
the divorce.
Nellie J. Hustled has commenced g
suit against Singleton Hustled for di-
vorce on the ground of desertion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
Picnic rrnin DELAYED.

The Foresters held their annual sum-
mer picnic Sunday at Stockton. The
weather was fine and everything ran
according to schedule until the picnick-
ers about 1000 of them started for home.
The picnic train came to a full stop
the other side of Holt station, about
five miles out of Stockton. There was
a washout on the track and 1t was a
matter of many sweltering hours be-
fore the train was IN motion again.
Instead of reaching this city on Sunday
evening IL was o'clock yesterday
morning before the picnickers, tired
and travel-stained. trooped ashore at
the ferry depot.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24

just east of the annex. There William
J. Dutton became master of ceremonies
and speechmaking lasted for nearly
two hours.
Senator Perkins took fer his theme,
Affections Sons Make Brethren" and
went on to say that the recent caiam-
ity had caused the people of this COM
munity TO come close together with the
result that the city would be built up
greater and better than ever before
Nature" said the speaker. has made
this a great metropolis. and it is for
the citizens here to rebuild it to its
former great condition"
Benjamin Ide Wheeler said that the
universities at Stanford and Berkeley
are now fully equipped and ready to
go ahead with their work, and dwelt
at some length on the summer school
at Berkeley, which had been attended
by as large a number of students as
the summer session of last year drew.
CoLvIN BROWN PRESENTED.
James D. Phelsn made a stirring
speech. In concluding his remarks he
said:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
IllI]IIIIIlIUNI-IIII

1t is true we have received the most
unbounded sympathy and help from
the Eastern cities.
We appreciate it and we thank them.
Now comes the time when we have to
rise up and begin lighting for ourselves
that is fight to- restore the position
we have lost
We want to come right back into
the market and place ourselves in a
position TO compete with the other
States of the Union.
We must come out of a state of las
situde. We must put up barriers
against earthquakes and fires. We
must have a fine water system. We
must have building laws 70 protect us.
show the East that we intend to build
ourselves up on business principles and
then We can make our loans and go
ahead on the great work of reconstruc-
ton
Colvin Brown. who goes to New York
TO open up an office for the Promotion
Committee there, made a few very
happy remarks, which brought the af-
fair 10 close.
The following named were present:
George A. Batchelder. William ]. Dut-
ton, William l. Gerstle. r. B. Hale. I.
" Hellman Jr., Rufus P. Jennings,
Martin, James D. Phelan, James Rolph
Jr-, Louis Rosenfeld, Andrea Sbarboro.
Lewis E. Aubury. w; ]. Bartnett. David
George c. Pardee. Benjamin Ide Wheel
George W. McNear Charles F. Runyon'
Robert H. Swayne, o. A. Tveitmoe, NJ
II. de Young, r. A. Crothers. John P.
Young, George c. Perkins, Julius Kahn,
Earle Cummings. Willis Polk, ". D.
Bliss. w. B. Faville, H. T. Scott. J. J.
Mahoney, William Thomas, M. L. Gers
tie, F. w. Dohrmann, Franklin X. Lane.
Charles de Young, Charles r. Croker,
Allan G. Freeman, DIR. r. T. Devine,
Rudolph Spreckels. w w. Morrow, C.
J. owen, Thomas Magee, Clarence E.
Edwards, Harold O. Cummings, Colyin
B. Brown. Norman F. d'Evelyn.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24

Ladies and Gentlemen: Your credit Is good at
Peerless Tailoring Co.. 1872 Post. NJ. Fillmore.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
SEATTLE's CITY ENGINEER
Is DECLARED INCOMPETENT
Plea of Illness stops a Demand fol
Summary Dismissal of the
O6icfaI.

SEATTLE, July 23.-Had not City
Engineer Thompson made a pitiful plea
of illness in a special delivery letter to
DR.. Crichton, chairman Of the finance
committee, the committee this morning
would have upon his nom appearance
requested the acting Mayor, David
Bowen, to remove him summarily from
office. Thompson's record during the
past year was gone over piecemeal and
he was openly declared to be incompe-
tend and Indifferent to the welfare of
the people. It is absolutely asserted
by members of the committee that
Thompson must go.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24

The Santa Fe agent will be pleased TO send
you q folder telling about the California Lin
tied" which covers the distance IN seventy a e
hours. This celebrated train leaves San Francisco
every day In the year. Meals served In the
diner By Fred Harvey. Comfort Is found IN the
Composite and Observation Cars. Electric fans
cool the cars and electric lights do the lighting.
A comfortable train for oofnfort-loying people.
See Santa Re Agent. FerrY building.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
CHARGE OF EMBEzZLEMENT
IS WITHOUT FOUNDATION
Judge Dfsmisses Accusation Made
Against Formar Manager of
Mercantile Comuanv

PLACERvILLE, July "a NJ. Har-
ris' charge that John A. Winters en-
bezzled 31Q2.5o from the John A Win
tiers Mercantile Company when Winters
was manager of that company at CANT
no, in this county, about year ago,
was this morning dismissed by Judge
Spencer as being without foundation.
Winters ten days ago brought suit
against Harris to enforce the collection
of $1,000 note given him by Harris for
money borrowed, and the day after the
commencement of the suit Harris made
the charge against Winters which was
dismissed this morning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24

THE 81. Francis annex was for
mally opened yesterday and the
event was celebrated with a
II luncheon TO the California Pro-
motion Committee in the grill
room OF the main hotel.
The affair was made notable by the
presence Of Governor Pa-dee. Senator
Perkins Senator Newlands, BENJAMIN
Ide Wheeler. David Starr Jordan. James
d. Phelan and others high in the varied
walks Of life here.
Naturally the keynote Of the speeches
was the reconstruction OF the city The
luncheon. which was served in the old
grin room, entirely reJuvenated, was
q pleasant affair
The guests were seated at small
round tables, which were decked with
punches OF California peoples and
every guest present had a poppy pinned
10 his coat Rufus P. Jennings pre-
sided He opened the ceremonies with
q short speech. in which he gave
statement Of what the Promotion Com
mittee had done.
Henry T. Scott followed with a few
remarks. in which he said that the St.
Francis would be placed in condition
for the reception OF guests as soon as
possible and that the annex on the
north would be completed as soon as
the materials could be obtained from
NE East. Short talks were made by
y Sbarboro. Senator Newlands, David
Starr Jordan. Governor Parcee. Sena-
tor Perkins and Franklin K. Lane
ANNEX IS INSPECTED.
After the addresses the company
arose while the band played The Star
Spangled Banner" filed out Of the ban
qUet hall and walked across the street
70 the new annex, which was thorough
ly inspected.
From there the. guests marched to
the big hall in the promotion building
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
IN GROVE OF FOREST GIANTS
EVANGELIST HOLDS SERVICES
n DR.. TOrrey Addresses Large Crowds at
0Pen-Afr Meetings at Mount

SANTA CRUZ, July 23.-Persons from
all parts OF the State are at Mount Her
mon. attracted by the opportunity to
hear Rev r. A Torrey. d. D., the noted
evangelist, who is IN charge OF the
services at the resort. This morning
DR. Torrey addressed the young men
engaged as Christian workers, and this
afternoon he addressed the assembled
ministers. Tonight he held evangelistic
services. All the meetings were held In
the open air in grove OF majestic
seouoias-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
Death of Harry Y. Ross.

Harry Y. Ross passed away at his
home at 1850 Hayes street Sunday af-
ternoon He was SO years of age and
was for many years travelling sales
man in the wooden business. On Fri
day he was suddenly stricken with pa
raIysis and despite the endeavors of
medical science the approach of death
could not be stayed. A widow and
daughter survive. The funeral will be
held at noon today from the residence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
Former Ventura Coroner Dead.

VENTURA, July 23.-sDr. John H.
Love, a prominent physician and for
mer County Coroner. died at his home
here today OF paralysis. DR., Love was
SO years of age and a native of Ohio,
in which State he was prominent In
Democratic politics for many years.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24

THE 81. Francis annex was for
mally opened yesterday and the
event was celebrated with a
II luncheon TO the California Pro-
motion Corunaifree in the grill
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24

WILL OBSERVE FEAST OF ST. ANNE
The feast OF st. Anne will be observed on
Thursday July &c, at the church Of which she
Is snsciai pa tron located Thirteenth avenue
and l street Sunset district. Services in
honor of the Saint will begin today in the
church
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-06-30
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Christian Science, in the face of
scorn of men learned in all the profess
sions, is making it's way and becoming
factor in modern civilization. 1t has
attracted to it many learned men and
deep thinkers who formerly scoffed at
the cult. In fact most of the members
of the Christian Science organization
are people of erudition and culture
and people of high moral standards.
1t is not system of religion which
works on the credulity and emotions
of the ignorant On the contrary it
appeals to the thoughtful and most en-
lightened minds of the day and seems
to have opened new avenue not only
of abstract thought but of practical
utility Which bids fair to revolutionize
mems ideas and practice of religion.
The Literary Digest has culled from
the most influential publications of this
country expressions favorable and I'M
favorable regarding Christian Science
which are worth reading and thinking
about. These expressions were
brought out by the dedication in Bos-
ton recently of what has been desig-
mated as the New Christian Science
Cathedral" This shows the material
progress of the cult and as nothing
succeeds like success" will attract
many people who simply follow the
crowd wherever it leads, but at the
same time it demonstrates the power
(not physical power) which is be-
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-06-30


The st. Louis Republican Observes
"Missouri's Endorsement has been
the signal for harmonious indorse-
ment elsewhere, so that Missouri heads
the movement to tender for the
third time Americas highest honor to
the man of brave patience and coura-
geous craftsmanship, whose ability for
leadership has been most strikingly
demonstrated in the progress of time
and in whose personality and enthusi-
astic following see the unmistakable
promise of victory All the conditions
are suspicious, and the united senti-
ment of the Democratic masses, which
makes a third nomination possible
without opposition, gives fiattering as
surance of a victorious campaign soon
% begin"
Even The Tammany Times exults
in Mr.. Bryan's victory, and the Hous-
ton Post (Dem.), in great burst Of
prophetic optimism:
There are thousands wio once re-
garded his election as a menace who
now view it as necessity, and all this
change has come about without any es-
pecial activity upon Bryan's part.
IL oil pOTIelluS SOOu lOT luc country.
= 1t is the herald of the evacuation
of the temple by the forces of privil-
eye, greed, graft, and corruption, and
the re-establishment of a government
of the people, by the people, and for
the people,"
But as yet the Democratic indorse-
ment of Mr.. Bryan is by no means
unanimous. In the opinion of the
Richmond News-Leader Dem.), "Mr,
Bryan will not do. He is stale. He
has showed his impressive face until
it has ceased to be impressive, and
has talked his earnest talks until no.
body takes him seriously" The Gin
cinnati Enquirer (Dem.) thinks,
presidential talk of the present, in
both of the alleged political parties, is
but slightly removed from the intoxi-
cation of moonshine," and then adds
And what about Colonel Bryan on
the other side? Many people-even
those who admire him personally
have a fear that he would have to be
put through a shocking spectacle of
purgation to make him satisfying to
certain conservative elements. Is he
ready to admit that he was crazy in
1896? Will he patiently bear the
whips and scorns' of ten years? Would
he not rather be presented with a
bare bodkin' as a means sufficient to
cancel remembrance, than apologize
to the gold-bugs who reviled him?"
-0-
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-06-30
In Convict Uniform.

A New York school teacher was CIV
ing lesson in natural history, and in
conclusion he suddenly called upon
boy and asked him what was a re
bra" The pupil thought minute,
and the teacher became impatient and
said, Johnny Jones, I'm ashamed of
you! Don't know what a zebra is?"
ooh, yes, I do, teacher | know
what a zebra is" cried Johnny, jump.
ing up. "A zebra is a horse doing
time"
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-06-30

that discrimination ana reDaJlnR ana
all unlawful and improper practices
by common carriers cease; that the
coal-railroad trust be not permitted
to conduct the coal business as miners;
that the steam roads grant two-cent
fare and require no extra deposit Oh
mileage books, and that an aggressive
state railroad commission, with broad
powers, be created for the purpose of
protecting the people in all their rights
and privileges.
"The platform goes further in its
stern hostility to all sorts of trusts,
combinations, and oppressors in gen
eral. The organization cohorts, In
convention assembled and in virtuous
frame of mind, approve the Federal
Railway Rate bill, Federal meat in
spection, demand governmental super
vision and regulation of corporations,
insist on corporation publicity, the ex-
tinguishment of dormant and unused
franchises, and finally declare; In
way which must have caused the dele
gates VINO remembered the rings mid
night franchises to gasp, that iran
chises for public utilities shouiu pe
strictly limited"
This excellent platform is solemn
and elaborate fraud" says The Ledger
which is supporting the Lincoln tlcke';
and the Philadelphia Record (Den''
remarks that in view OF the long his
tory of machine delinquencies ana COT
ruption," any voter who should put
the least confidence" in this PLATFORM,
would DE reduced to the milkiness Oh
infantile credulity. The Inquirer, how
ever. calls it "a magnificent platform,
and declares that there is no longer
tho slightest excuse for any lndepend-
ent Republicans to remain out OF the
fold"
A view of the situation by Repupil-
can paper outside the state may De
seen in the following comment by the
Washington Star:
"Since 1904 there has been an awak-
ening in, Pennsylvania when mas snaN
en- the commonwealth In Phlladelphla'
in Pittsburg, and elsewhere ring rule
mas been exposed in way whlcn mas
caused even the people accustomed W
ring rule to wonder and to draw pach'
Graft seemed to lead everywhere. Inc
pickings of bosses, big and nttie' prohe
the record. And so there was another
revolt with the result that the he
publican majority of half a million III
1904 disappeared last year, and Dem
ocratic majority of many thousands
took it's place. The overturn all put
paralyzed the men responsible ior IT,
To-day the Republicans OF Pennsyl-
vania are trying to get together Ihey
must do so in order to win. Two state
tickets have been nominated by them'
and a divided vote means OF course
defeat at the polls. The question there-
fore is, will the reform Republicans
accept in the place of their own the
ticket named at Harrisburg yesterday
and. If So can that ticket win as
against a strong ticket named by the
Democrats? The Harrisburg platform
is an excellent document, and shows
how very potent the cry of reform is
at this time. When the men educated
by Mr.. Quay, and, like him, long In
different to public sentiment, feels
constrained to appeal to voters in
such terms, we undoubtedly have as
surance that things are looking up in
this country"
The Dolores star., 1906-09-28
Hunters MauIed by Lioness.

A fight between two hunters and an
infuriated lioness is reported from
British East Africa.
Messrs. Lucas and Goldfinch left
Nairobi on shooting expedition, and
when five miles from the town the
Goness was observed.
While the men stood at the edge OF
the thicket the brute pounced on Mr..
Goldfinch and threw him to the
ground. 1t bit him on the thigh be-
fore Mr.. Lucas lodged bullet in It's
neck.
Maddened by the wound, the ami.
NAL turned its attention to Mr.. Lucas.
whose horse 1t felled and then pinned
the rider to the ground, infiicting lac
erations on his face and biting his
right arm. He was saved by Mr..
Goldfinch, who, sitting up, rolled the
lioness over with wellaimed shot.
The beast was about to spring on
its victim again when another dis
charge from the same weapon proved
fatal. The wounded men were taken
back to town, where they received
medical aid.