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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
CALLS FOR A DEFENDER
FOR ACCUSED Marine
Oakland Judge Appeals to Attor-
neys In Behalf Of Accused
Sea Fighter.

OAKLAND, July 23.-"Is there not a
man here who will defend this youth,
who is ready at any time to lay down
his life in your defense?" demanded
Superior Judge Ogden this morning as
his twice uttered call for volunteer
counsel to take the case of J. S. Carey
Jr., United States seaman, failed of
response.
The last appeal to the patriotism of
a congregation of attorneys in the
courtroom failed not. A. L. Frick, who
was in rear row, awaiting the call of
a case, came forward and offered his
services to the young sailor. who stands
accused of the theft of a bicycle.
Carey was before the court for ar
raignment. He was without money,
without friends and without counsel,
Entitled under the law to an attorney,
he was in the hands of the court.
Upon Judge Ogden deyolved the duty
of obtaining a lawyer to defend the
prisoner. That the youth, though
charged with a crime, was one of Uncle
Sans wards, appealed to Judge Og-
den, and that was why he made the
ringing declaration from the bench.
Former Judge Frick was given a
week in which to familiarize himself
with the seaman's case.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
FIFTY SHARES OF BOGUS
union PACIFIC STOCK
Certificate With the Name Of
Hartman Forged Discovered
in New York.

NEW YORK, July 23.-The discovery
of a forged certificate for fifty shares
of common stock OF the Union Pacific
Railroad was announced this evening
by George w. Ely, secretary OF the
stock Exchange. According to Secre-
tary Ely. the certificate Is numbered
s65S. and is dated September IA. 1908.
II is in the name OF Marvin j. Hanna
han and bears what purports TO be the
signatures of E H. Hartman and Alex
ander Miller. without ofhcfal title, and
the seal of the Union Pacific Company.
Ely said that it is not known whether
there are any more forged certificates
in circulation. The price OF Union Pa
cific common stock is s14T.25 per share.
Alexander Millar. secretary Of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company. said
today:
II do not believe il is a New York
forgery. IL appears to be a bungling
job. About ten days ago a Western
man informed us that a man had ap-
peared at the bank with a certihcate
for fifty shares Of Union Pacific corHS
mon and desired a loan on IL The
bank officials were not satisfied as to
the regularity of the certificate and In
quired of US about It, They sent US a
description which convinced US that II
was spurious"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
WILL HAVE A NEW
PRINTING PLANT.
AdventistS Determined
to Rehabilitate Prop
erty That Was Burned

OAKLAND. July appropriations
are under way for the rebuilding of
the Pacific Press plant at Mountain
View. in Santa Clara County, which
was destroyed by fire Friday night.
The Seventh Day Adventsts, who
operated the plant, have decided to re-
construct it. A subscription of $780,
600 for the purpose was called for at
a meeting held in this city today.
Before the end of the session sew
eral large amounts had been sub
scribed and the Adventists are conf
dent that before the end of the camp
meeting the full amount will have been
pledged. In addition to the money
promised this morning, the large num-
Der of carpenters and other mechanics
who are members of the Adventist
church promised to donate their time
and labor to the rebuilding of the
plant.
The Pacific Press Publishing Com
pany, although crippled by the fire loss.
is still in good financial condition, the
property destroyed being covered by
$780, 900 insurance. The company still
owns the property on which the plant
was formerly located in this city, at
Twelfth and Brush streets, which is
valued at 100000. Other properties
bring the assets of the company up to
about $4,000.
Devotional services this morning
were conducted by Elder w. c. White
and the afternoon services were con-
Quoted by Elder S. N Haskell, who
took as the subject of his address The
Signs of Christ's Second Advent"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
APPENDICITIS KEEPS MAN
FROM HIS WIFE'S FUNERAL
Spouse ON Way to Hospital to Be
Operated on for Same Disease
That Killed Woman.

SACRAMENTO, July 23.-The body
of Mrs. Bertha Robbins, who died from
the effects of an operation for appendi-
citis, was sent to San Francisco today
for interment, the funeral to be from
the home of her mother. 1543 Post
street. Her husband, George Robbins,
could not go to San Francisco to at
tend the funeral. for the reason he
had to be taken today in an ambulance
to be operated on for appendicitis with
which he was attacked the same day as
his wife. Robbins is travelling sales
man for a wholesale grocery house
and with his wife has lived in Sacra-
mento about year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
OAKLAND PERSONALS.

OAKLAND, July 23.--L. c. Brand and
wife of Los Angeles, j. A Buschler.
wife and daughter of FL Paso, Tex, and
Miss A. George of Los Angeles form a
party touring the State by automobile.
They are registered for a few days
stay at the Athens.
W. n. Senal, William Farall, w. D.
Small and the Misses Small form a
party of FL Paso Tex, people making a
short summer tour of the coast. They
are registered at the Touraine.
A. ]. Norton, a mining man of Gold
field, is registered at the Crellin.
c, A. Bell and wife Of Sonora are at
the Metropole for short stay.
]. III. Craig of Louisville, KY, is
registered at the Crellin.
T. G. Grothingham of North Attic
boro, Mass, is registered at the Metro
pole for short stay.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
COLLEGE REGISTER
''HOODOOED."
Twice Fire Destroys
Book of Great Value
to College Freshmen
AIDS THE SENIORS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, July 23--
The current register OF Stanford UNI
versity is hooded" Twice has Reg
istrar Elliot placed the order for the
book that contains all official informa-
ton for the coming term. and as many
times the plates for the publication
have been destroyed by FIRE.
The first edition was under way at
the Hicks-Judd concern, in San Fran
cisco, at the time OF the big conhaEra-
ton and was destroyed along with
other more important things. Nothing
daunted. Stanford officials again let
the contract for the necessary booklet
This time the plant chosen to handle
the matter was the Pacific Press Pub
fishing Company of Mountain View.
This shop was completely destroyed
by fire last Friday night, as was also
the Stanford University book
Without the register the freshman
class will be completely at the mercy
of the upper-class men. Formerly the
register was distributed to all high
schools throughout the State and care
fully perused by the would-be COL
legians long before they ever set foot
in Palo Alto. The second loss of the
book will leave the "preps" without
their old standby.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
SUBURB WILL HAVE
SKYSCRAPER.
First National Bank of
Palo Alto to Build a
Large Business Block
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

PALo ALTO, July 23.-Palo Altans
will have a modern business block to
meet the increase in trade due to In
crease of population. The ground will
be broken tomorrow morning at Uni
versity avenue and Ramona street for
the First National Bank building. The
structure will be modern and the fin
ishing expensive The preliminary ar
rangements for the building were made
prior to the earthquake. The calamity
did not change the intentions of the
bank directors and on the day of dis
order the directors placed a notice
upon their property stating they would
stay by the town and build at once.
w. II. Weeks, the architect, is san
guine that the new structure will be
able to withstand earthquakes. The
walls and floors will be strengthened
with steel girders and supports and
will be protected by concrete. The
front walls will be pressed BRICK and
terracotta. The vestibule will be fin
ished In red granite and the main
banking room will be creation in
mahogany and thing.
The bank directors hope to be in
stalled in their new quarters before
the first of the year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
EVERY ROOM TAKEN
IN ADVANCE.
Student Will Have Hard
Time FindingQuarters
in the College Town

BERKELEY. July 23.-The univer-
sity authorities now face the problem
of helping TO provide living rooms for
a thousand or more students who will
come to Berkeley next month. Nearly
every lodging house and every hotel is
already full to overlooking.
Real estate dealers all report that
their Offices are daily besieged with in
quiries for furnished rooms. The work
ers in San Francisco have for years
sought the college town as a home spot
for their families, and the coming OF
thousands of the San Francisco folk
has filled UP every vacant nook and
Granny in the buildings of the town.
There are hotels now building, and
these when finished Will care for some
of the overflow, but they will not be
completed for months, and before that
time the situation, so far as the uni
versity students are concerned, will be
critical.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
FULTON scoREs HITCHCOCK.
Oregon Senator Declares Secretary of
Interior Cannot Brook Opposition.

PORTLAND, July 29.-'Wen, am
not frightened, neither am l running
away" said Senator l. w. Fulton this
morning when asked in regard TO the
press reports in which Secretary of the
Interior Hitchcock is alleged 10 have
stated that he would have the Oregon
Senator indicted for Illegal practices
in land cases. Continuing, Fulton said:
I simply told the truth. The Secre-
tary has trouble with all the Western
Senators. and there are some who do
not enter his Office from one years end
to the other, / can scarcely believe
that the Secretary said he would look
into my record in the hope of finding
something wrong, although it is quite
possible that he would, for he is a man
who has a violent temper when he en-
counters opposition. As to investigat-
ing my record he can do so to his
hearts desire / have nothing TO be
ashamed of. nor have 1 done anything
of which l am afraid. Hitchcock is a
hard man to get along with. If you
catch him early in the morning he is all
right, but later in the day ii is another
matter. Heads of departments know
this and will say so, in confidence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
STANFORD STRIKE
IS STILL ON.
Mechanics at University
Demand Dismissal of
Nine Non Union Men
WAGES ARE RIGHT


STANFORD UNIVERSITY. July "a
The labor situation at Stanford Univer-
sity is critical. The carpenters en-
ployed in repairing the injured build
ings in the quadrangle and the dormf-
tories have been notified by the rep
resentattve OF the Santa Clara County
Building Trades Council that they must
not permit employment OF non-union
workmen. The trouble with the car
penters has involved the pIasterers and
stone masons. Pay is not the bone OF
contention, as In many cases the
amounts paid mechanics Is greatly IN
excess OF the regular standard OF the
unions. The mechanics declare that IL
their demands upon the Engineering
Commission are not met within two
days they will withdraw in a body
Strange to say. the engineers IN
charge have heard nothing OF the de-
cision OF the workmen- When inter
viewed today the hands OF the three
professors went up in surprise. and each
official contradicted the statement that
a demand had been made. Professor
C. ID. Marx said: There il no strike.
To the best Of my knowledge there has
been no complaint hled here The ru-
NOR that we have been notified and
given a two days truce to consider the
situation is without foundation"
The men complained or are nine nom
union carpenters Five OF these men
applied for admission 20 the orga MIA
tion, but later, for some unknown rca-
son, Withdrew their applications The
ma tier will be decided by the working
men tonight when the Building Council
meets in San Jose.
The union mechanics have no objec-
tion to the students who are assisting
in the repair work Several Of the col
legians have Joined the unions vOlun-
tarily The Objectionable employees are
residents of PaIo Alto.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
Want Tracks removed.

Property-owners who have organized
the Howard-street Protection and I'M
provement Association have asked the
Board Of Supervisors to compel the
Southern Pacific Company to remove its
tracks from their thoroughfare. 1t is
claimed that the rails have been laid
for two months and that not one load
of debris has been hauled over the
track The property-owners say that
the track interferes with their bust
ness and many who intend erecting
permanent buildings will not do so UNI
til the street obstruction is removed. A
meeting will be held today at $50 How
ard street. in the Gardener building.
The Supervisors have considered the
request of the association.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
DISEASE IS CATCHING.
Second Land Fraud Defendant Sobs
~ Am Sick.o When Summoned.

PORTLAND, July estate Senator
Franklin P. Mays. defendant in the
land fraud cases. who seeks postpone
ment of his trial on the plea of ill
health, appeared this afternoon.
On taking the stand he answered
one question and then broke into
tears. He wept perhaps half min
ute, answered a few more questions
and wept again. Then he became
quiet and responded nationally to nu-
merous inquiries made by the court.
Mays testified that his health began
to fail about six years ago and that
his weight had gone down from 100
pounds to 142ia. He had been weigh
ed, he said, just before he came into
court.
When Judge Hunt asked If his
health had improved. Mays answered
between mis- sobs: They tell me l am
better. but 1 don't know whether they
believe it or whether they say it to
encourage me-"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
HOPE TO SAVE sTACKPOLE
BY "SWEATINGn MRS. sCHECK
Counsel For Man Accused of Murder
by Woman Make Unprecedented
Move.

LOS ANGELES. July 23-Counsel for
Ernest G. Stackpole, in custody charg
with the murder in this city OF Joel
Scheck, have announced that tomor-
row morning they will apply to the
courts for authority to visit the Jail
and interview Seheck's widow, Mrs.
Aurelia Scheck, in the interests of
their client. This contemplated move
is looked upon by the legal profession
as without local precedent. Stack
poles counsel are determined if 1t be
possible to handicap the prosecution by
sweating" Mrs. Scheck. because Stack
pole has declared that sooner or later
she will confess herself to be her hus-
bands slayer. This intent on the part
OF Stackpole's lawyers is bitterly OPP
posed by the police and the District
Attorneys Office.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
LUNBER ON THE RISE.

OAKLAND. July %. The Retail
Lumber Dealers Association will raise
the price of merchantable lumber 81
a thousand tomorrow. The retailers
assert that despite the fact that COM
paratively large stocks are held the
demand from San Francisco is eating
up all of the supply in sight while the
congested condition of railway freight
traffic still further tends to cause a
shortage. Shipments of pine are ar
irving by water from the north, but
the dealers assert the market conditions
are such that the increase in price is
legitimate.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
WOULD HAVE CITY OFFICES
IN MISSION HIGH SCHOOL
District Promotion Association Wants
All Municipal Departments Placed
Under One Roof.

If the members of the Mission Pro-
motion Association can accomplish
what they desire. all the city offices
will be collected in the Mission High
School making of the latter for the
time being City Hall. A committee
was selected at the meeting of the as
ISOLATION last night to use its Influence
with the Board of Supervisors to get
the offices moved. 1t is desired. also,
to have the records of the city kept
at the High School to insure their
safety
A resolution was passed at the meet
ing last night expressing the desire of
the association 10 have the Southern
Pacific Company establish a freight de-
pot at the foot of Sixteenth street for
the accommodation of manufacturing
concerns in that neighborhood. II was
also decided to ask the Chief of Police
to transfer policemen from the smaller
districts to the Mission.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
Man With THREE Legs
dies A COUNTY charge
Refused to Go to Hospital for
Fear Doctors Would Ampu-
tate Extra Limb.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

PORTLAND, July 2S.-After travel
ing all over the world as an attraction
in freak shows George Lippert died
at Salem, Ore, a county charge. Lip
pert was the possessor of three legs
The third leg grew out of the side of
his right leg below the knee. When
not on exhibition he kept it bent
around his leg and strapped so that it
could scarcely be noticed. Five weeks
ago Lippert left show at Medford
and came to Salem. The county
authorities tried to send him to hos
pital when he became i'll, but he re-
fused to go for fear the doctors would
cut off his extra leg and preserve it.
He was taken care of in private
home.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
OLD MARIN RESIDENT DEAD.

SAUSALITO, July 23.-Mrs. Margaret
Heating, for many years a resident of
Marin, was taken suddenly i'll last
week. She was taken to a hospital In
San Francisco, where she expired yes
terday morning. The funeral will take
place In San Rafael at $50 Tuesday
morning at st. Raphaels Church.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
sALooN-kEEpER IS SHOT,.

BERKELEY. July 23.-Chris schlen-
ker, saloon keeper at Sixth street and
University avenue, was shot twice this
evening by John Dillon, a teamster who
was angered because he had been re-
fused liquor. Dillon was drunk and
had been taken out Of the saloon by
Policeman Lestrange. The man re-
turned 10 the place, and when Schlen-
ker declined TO serve him Dillon drew
a pistol, firing twice.
One bullet went throug-- the saloon
keepers hand and the other through
his leg. Dillon was arrested and sent
10 the County Jail. Schlenker's wounds
were treated by surgeon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
FILES CONDEMNATION SUITS.

SAN RAFAEL, July 23.-The Bay
Counties Railway Company filed three
condemnation suits in the clerks Of
flee and three notices of action in the
Recorders office. The company seeks
to condemn many acres of land in the
northeastern part of the county be-
tween Las Gallinas Greek and Peta-
luna Creek In order to complete a
right of way for its road 1t has ae-
CURED rights of way over many pieces
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
TOT SURVIVES A FALL OF SIXTY
FEET INTO A FARM WELL
Carpenter Lowered In Bucket Reaches
Lad In Time to Save His
Life.

SHERWOOD. Ore, July 23.-The B.
year-old son of I. L. Lindsay. a farmer
living near Middleton, fell into a deep
well on the premises and narrowly es-
capped death by drowning. Several chill
dren were playing about the well when
the little fellow suddenly disappeared.
A carpenter summoned by the other
boys cry of alarm was lowered to the
water, some sixty feet, in a well bucket.
Graphing with his hands in the water
in the darkness, he discovered the body
and brought 1t TO the surface. The lit
tie fellow was finally resuseitated.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
WEEDS PORTLAND Girl.

OAKLAND, July 2S.-E. A. Rogers, a
newspaper photographer employed on
The Call staff. was married today at
Portland, Or, to Miss Anne Trimble,
a daughter of the late Judge Trimble
of that city. Rogers had kept the pros
pective event a secret and quietly left
his home in Oakland without imparting
the purpose of his journey. School Dr.
rector c. D. Rogers, the groom's father,
received a telegram this evening an
nouncing the marriage.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
Drunken Man Loses Leg.

SANTA ROSA, July 2s.-Samuel
Thorn, a laborer, under the influence
of liquor late last night attempted to
board a car of the Petaluma and Santa
Rosa Railway at the Third street
crossing in this city while it was I'M
der way, and fell. the wheels passing
over his leg. He was not seen by the
train crew and it was some time before
he was discovered. 1t was found neces-
asry to amputate the leg above the
ankle Joint.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
Train Kills a Deaf Mute.

SACRAMENTO. July 2s.-whiIe at
tempting to cross the Southern Pacific
track just east OF this city about noon
today Alexander Duncan Rose. son OF
Mrs. Z. A. Richards of 1414 Fhirtieth
street. was struck by a westbound mail
train and instantly killed. The boy
was nine years old and a deaf mute.
Until a year ago he attended the In
stitution for the deaf and dumb and
blind at Berkeley and was to return
there again next month
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
SACRAMENTO MAN DROWNED
IN SANTA CRUZ PLUNGE BATHS
Fate Discovered by Youth Who in
Diving Strikes Lifeless Form at
bottom of Tank.

SANTA CRUZ July 23.-James H.
O'Connell, an employe of the Sacra-
mento railroad shops, was drowned
this afternoon in the plunge baths. 1t
is believed he was taken with cramps.
His body was recovered. The young
man. though unable to swim, had gone
into the plunge with his brother and
remained after the latter had left.
Some time after a boy swimmer, while
diving, came in contact with O'Con-
nelrs lifeless form and brought it to
the surface
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
Man KILLED by Explosion.

PORTLAND, July "a boiler in a
fertilizer plant in the suburbs blew up
this afternoon, killing Frank Pelton,
aged 40, and injuring IF. F. Leutz, who
was working with Pelton. An alleged
defective tank is said to be responsible
for the explosion
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
CUSTOMS LAW DIsCRIMINATEs.-cu

CUSTOMS LAW observation-disclosures
inspectors at San Francisco and ports other than
New York complain of unjust Discrimination
against them under the amended law permit
ting the unloading of vessels from foreign ports
after sunset. Under the old law the compen
satien $40 extra pay per night pro
rata for part of night The new. bill allows
81 per honr at New York and only 20 cents per
honr at all other ports. The Inspectors feel that
their work here Is as hard and the hours are
long as at New York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
SIGHT OF BLOOD PRovoKEs
FATAL VOMITING ATTACK
Aged Jurist of Tacoma SieR<ens WrHn
Watching Operation and Dies
In n Few Hours.

TACOMA, July 23.-Judge William
Harris, the pioneer attorney OF Ia
coma. visited the Red Cross Hospital
yesterday and watched DR.. Sargentics
perform a trihing surgical operation.
which sickened him. A spell of vomit-
ing followed, which resulted in the
bursting of the esophagus, causing
death this morning. Judge Harris was
about SIS years old His daughter re-
Gently christened the cruiser Tacoma
in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
Holidays for Army Engineers.

WASHINGTON. July 23.-More than
5000 men in the employ OF the Engf-
neering Department OF the army will
enjoy half holidays on Saturday dur
ing the remainder OF the summer under
the terms OF an order issued today
from the War Department