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The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
Pioneer Woman Dies.

BERKELEY, May 24.-Mrs. Will
helmina Miller, a pioneer. resident of
the college town, s2 years old, died
yesterday at the Kings Daughters
Home at Piedmont She had been in
this State forJ 45 years, most of the
time in San Francisco. where she
amassed fortune. She was pa
tient in the German Hospital in San
Francisco at the time of the earth
quake. The shock made her condi-
ton worse. She was removed with
others to Oakland, but could not sur
vive the experience. She leaves eight
children. these being DR.. Chas Miller
of Los Angeles, Elisha Miller of Santa
Clara: Albert. Henry and George Mil
Ter of Oakland and San Francisco.
Mrs. Emilia Freuler of Berkeley, Mrs.
Josephine Tantau of San Jose, and
Mrs. Alice Stratton of Baltimore. The
funeral service will be held tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Freu-
Ter on Ridge Road.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25

PURCHASES HIS
BRIDE FOR $40
Wcman Sells a Young Maid
to Handsome Greek Of
San Jose.
Girl Wife Tires Of Bonds and
Runs Away After Few
Weeks.
Special Dispatch to The cal.

opecldi DiSpalcn 10 The Call. a.
SAN JOSE, May 24-with the arrest
here yesterday of ]. Metalls. Greek.
nominally for burglary, but in reality ba-
cause 1t was thought he had kidnapped the
Cid wife of Charles Peterson, a fellow
countryman, it developed that the E.ri
was, safely hidden in San Francisco.
whittier she had flown to escape persecu-
ton from her husband of few weeks.
who she alleges is possessed Of the
EVIL eye." Mrs. Peterson herself circu-
lated the report through her brother-r--
law that Metallis and another man had
abducted her
Before Justice Wallace this afternoon
Metals testified that his personal
knowledge Peterson had bought his pretty
l6-year-old bride for $40 from woman In
San Francisco, whose name and address
he furnished the court The girl knew of
the barter. but was at the time willing TO
marry Peterson, who is a handsome fell
low She came to San Jose. and the couple
were married by Justice of the Peace in
a box in the oyster house where bot +
found employment.
Metallis, a mutual friend, lived with
them, as did also John Peterson. a broth
er-in-law. Last Thursday the young bride
disappeared. as did Metallis and 500 be-
pnging to Jefferson. The latters brother
in-law spread the report that Metallis and
another man had entered the restaurant
and carried Mrs. Peterson off bodily
The police secured the city and watched
all trains, but to no avail, until Metals
returned yesterday from nearby farm.
whittier he had gone for a few days rest
letter from the absent wife in San
Francisco explained what had become OF
the missing money. Peterson will now
seek to cause the arrest of his wife.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND, May 24-The follow
ing marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk today:
Frank NJ. Severy, 26, and Mary
hoeter, 2S, both of Berkeley; Henry
W. kzT1on. AZ. and Clara c, Jacobs.
n. both CT Oakland; Ep-r,- Wells.
brock, 81 and Anna c. Weusbrock.
%, ootn OK 6an r'raacasc.,, ~. a,
Mesquita,s "a, and Evangelina Casre-
ira. p. both OF San Leandro; George
l. Houghton. %, Fresno, and Kath-
crime l. Shellenbarger, "a. Sanger:
Paul Velasco, 23, and Encarnacion
Herrera, Is, both OF San Francisco;
Julius A. Witzel. Al, and Harriet b
Frazier, "a, both of Oakland: Henr,
.o"oz. p and FeliSia Martinez. Is
both OF San Francisco; Thorsins q
---es. -. anu 1JOrOIng A. Costello
l.. both OF Oakland: William t'ordes
20. and Josephine Perry, 10. both oi
Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
G. A. r.. Ladies Need Help.

OAKLAND, May 24.-The Ladies OF
the Grand Army of the Republic re-
lief committee have made an appeal
for help. there being great need OF
aid to members of the order. Con-
tributions may be sent to the depart
ment president, Mrs. Abbie e. Krebs,
$40 Kohl building, San Francisco, or
department secretary, Mrs. v. F. Cush-
ing, ST Seventeenth street, Oakland
Other officers are Mrs. II. B. Sharkley,
department corresponding secretary
SIS Seventeenth street, Oakland, and
Mrs. Bradley, president of George H
Thomas Circle, San Francisco; Mrs
Steinwitz, president Seven Pines Cir
Gle, San Francisco; Mrs. Lucy Shap-
lin, president Mckinley Circle, San
Francisco; Mrs. NJ A. Treacy, presi-
dent General Blackmer Circle, Berke-
ley. Articles of clothing and supplies
may be sent to any member of the
foregoing committee.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
YOUNG PURDY
ASKS FREEDOM
Mother Demands Annul-
ment and He Denies
Marriage.
Court Holds Is Is Legal
Age for a Male
20 Wed.

OAKLAND, May. 24.-Sparrow Purdy, 9
youth who took a blusning bride to the
altar on May !, is busily engaged in get
ting himself out of the tangle he finds
himself in, and. while his mother has al
ready had a suit filed for the annulment
of the marriage, he is keeping up siren
uous denial OF the alliance he entered
into. Today Henry Avila of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, who resides al
1904 Fillmore street in. San Francisco, an
uncle of the young man, wrote to County
Clerk Cook to find out the truth OF the
matter.
{ In his letter Avila states that he saw
an article in The Call of May telling OF
The marriage of young Purdy to Myrtle
Phelps but that the young man denies
that he is married Upon the receipt OF
who issued the license, wrote a letter TO
Avila telling him of the issuance Of the
license and the marriage performed short
ly afterward by Justice of the Peace Geary
in the private Office of the County Clerk.
Mrs. Rose Purdy. the mother of the
young man, has engaged counsel and has
found out to her satisfaction that the
marriage took place. and her petition
shows that Purdy is but 10 years Of age.
although he swore that he was q, and she
asks for the annulment of the marriage
on the score that he is minor and that
she never gave her consent TO the match.
Judge Ellsworth, in deciding just such
a case a few months ago. denied moth
ers petition. Turning to section 56 of the
Civil Code he showed that the legal age
at which man could be married is Is
years of age. He held that the cere-
mony was legal and refused to disturb
the marriage contract
Purdy's. relatives say that he and Miss
Phelps were present at the ceremony Of
Edwin W. Dietz and Josephine Pritchard,
but that they only acted as witnesses.
investigation of this story shows, how
ever. that after Dietz and Miss Pritchard
mad oeens made one they acted as wit
nesses for Purdy and his bride and signed
their names as Mr.. and .Irs Dietz.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
Many Refugees Still Cared For.

ALAMEDA, May 24.--An average
of 400 rations is being issued here
every other day to San Francisco
refugees domiciled in this city. The
distribution of supplies is still being
handled by the local relief comnlit-
tee. the provisions being obtained
from Major Erwin, in charge of the
relief department at Oakland. The
entire work of providing and issuing
the rations is to be turned over to the
army. officials by the local relief COM
mittee. The refugees to whom sup
plies are being given are for the
greater part quartered In private resi-
dences and in tents scattered through
out the city.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
TEN MEN IMPRISONED BY
A CAVE-IN IN NILES TUNNEL
Fellow Workmen Dig Them Out in
Few Hours and No One Is
Seriously Hurt

OAKLAND, May 24,Ten men
were imprisoned for several hours
this afternoon in the Western Paci-
fic Railway tunnel in Niles Canyon
which caved while the gang was at
work. There was just warning
enough of the accident to enable the
meh to escape the worst of the sud-
den fall of earth and rock
AS soon as the cave occurred word
was sent to the camp near by for
help. Quickly scores, of men were
at work digging out the laborers
Thomas Brown, one of the labor
ers, was badly injured. After he was
removed from the drift Brown was
taken TO the railway camp. Physi-
clans were summoned from Niles. All
of the imprisoned workmen were re-
moved but not without narrow escape
from death. The accident occurred
in the west end of the tunnel and
the avalanche of debris blocked the
entrance for several hours.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
SHORTER LEASH
on LIQUOR MEN
Oakland Councilman in
Favor of Still Further
Restrictions.
Wants Saturday After
noon and Sunday
Closing.

OAKLAND, May -24.--George Fitzgerald,
President of the City Council, has SUBJ
mitted proposition to MODIFY the present
saloon privileges by requesting all persons
holding saloon licenses to not only main
tain the present rule of opening at s a. m.
and closing at p. m. daily, but to keep
open still less time. Fitzgerald proposes
that saloons shall close at 2 .. m. Satur-
days and be closed all day Sunday until
July !. ~.
Refusal to heed such a request from the
City Council will be met by the revoea-
tion of license permit
Fitzgerald defends the attitude of the
City Council in the matter of saloons by
declaring that they were closed the morn
ing of April Is by action of five members
OF the Council and that they remained
closed for two weeks. When permission
was granted for reopening 1t was upon
condition that the hours should be from s
a. m. to p. m; that no liquor should be
sold In bulk: that none should be sold to
any soldier or sailor or any intoxicated
person.
Fitzgerald will ask the Council to take
action Monday night on his new pro-
posal. as he was unable to We present to-
night at the meeting Of the committee of
the whole.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
.!ANT PERMISSION TO BEGIN
THE REMOVAL OF DEBRIS
Downtown Property Owners Make Re-
quest to Underwriters. Who VIII
Communicate With Home Offices.

quest 10 lOhOeFWrlterSs VINO VIII
Communicate With Home OFFICES
OAKLAND. May 24.-At the meeting
the Fire Underwriters Adjusting Bu-
eau held in Reed Hall this morning a
communication was received from the
downtown property owners of San Fran
eisco requesting that some general plan
pc formulated by the insurance mems
organization to grant permission to realty
owners to proceed with the work of re-
moving the debris from their land. The
.etter also contained a request that the
companies extend the time for filing
proofs of loss. After the. communication
vas read and discussed a committee was
lamed TO prepare a plan that would en-
body the wishes of the property owners.
A form of permission to remove debris
while adjustment is pending will .be
drafted and submitted to the COMPANIES
for their approval or rejection. The form
Of permission and the companies approx
ing IL will be published in the press for
the guidance OF property owners, There
will likewise be prepared q form granting
IN extension OF time for filing proofssof
loss. This will also be submitted to the
Insurance companies and the form and
the firms signing it will be published in
the papers.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
Caiifornians in New york.

NEW YORK. May 2i-The following
Californians have arrived in New York:
From San Francisco-J. A. Dineen. at
the Imperial; j. L. Frothingham, at the
Hotel Savoy; g. w. Grayson, at the
Netherland; w. b. Hamilton, at the
Herald Square; F. H. Filbert at the
Hotel Imperial; II. NJ Jones, at the Bell
claire; j. E. Shean and w +. Shean
at the Herald Square: A. j. Buckley
and j. M. jacob, at lne Hotel Imperial:
j. 8. Miller. at the Breslin; c. r. Wri-
mount, at the Walcott; Mrs. NJ Brown.
at the Darlington; w. E. Chute. at the
Ashland House; T. j. Clavering. at the
Hotel Albert; Mrs. E. Haines. at the
Murray Hill; w. d. Squires. at the
Everett House; G.. A. Witt. at the Cos
mopolitan.,
From Los Angeles-C. A. Sprague. at
the Union Square; Mrs. w. Dalton at
the Martha Washington.
From San Jose-Miss Saf,rd .t a.
st. Denis.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
GENERAL FUNSTON MOVES
TO MORE SPACIOUS OFFICES
Members of the STAFF Settle Down to
Routine Work in Their
New Quarters

General Funston and his staff moved
their quarters yesterday, the third
time since the fire, and are now To-
Gated in permanent quarters in the
barracks above their old offices in
Tennessee camp. The new quarters
have been fitted up with private Of
fees for the General and his staff and
more commodious offices for the
clerks of the department
These buildings at the Presidio will
be occupied until the city is rebuilt
or until suitable office rooms can be
secured. near the center of the city.
when they will again move into the
city. The officers of the general staff
have settled down to work in their
temporary quarters for at least q
year and are making their new homes
as comfortable as conditions will
allow.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
Memorial Day Service.

Reinhold Richter Camp and Nell
son A. Miles Camp of the United
Spanish War Veterans have decided
to observe Memorials Day, May 80.
On the evening of Sunday next the
members of the two camps will. as
semble at Sacred Heart Church.
Hayes and Fillmore streets, for the
purpose of attending divine service.
On Memorial Day they will meet at
Fillmore and Lombard streets, march
to the National. Cemetery at the Pre-
sidio. hold appropriate services sand
strew flowers on the graves of de-
parted comrades. General Woodruff
has been asked to deliver the oration
at the cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
f, ADVERTISEMENTS.
Robbing
Yourself

That is just what you are
doing when you fail to get reg
ular and sufficient sleep. Your
body requires this unconscious
period for repair work; with
out it your nerve energy be-
comes exhausted, and you are
tired, worn-out, nervous. ex-
citable; have headache, neu-
;ralgia, indigestion, poor appc-
tite,s or other ailments caused
by a lack of nerve force. Make
it your business to sleep. If
you are restless, take
DR.. Miles Nervine; it soothes
and strengthens the nerves,
and brings sweet, refreshing,
life-giving sleep, and gives the
organs power to work natur-.
ally. Try it to-day.
81 had severe spell Of fever. which
left me IN a very weak condition and
very nervous had severe spells OF
headache and neuralgia. and could
sleep but very little. Every effort that
was made to recover my strength was
OF no avail until I began taking DR..
Miles Restorative Narvine After I
cqnrienced to take the Nervine my
sleep was profound and restfrl. and
the pains IN my head as well as the
neuralgia pains. left me to a certain
extent and grew gradually better"
MRS e z. Gil BERTSON.
Sz1 Berylan Ave-, Belvidere. Iils.
~ Or. Miles NervIne Is sold by your
druggist. who will guarantee that the
hrst bottle viii benefit. II IL fails, he
Will refund your money.
Niles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
Mother and pauqhter in Court.

OAKLAND, May, 24,--Heien and Mary
Barry. mother and daughter. acctsed Of
obtaining relief stores under false pre-
lenses were arraigned before Police Judge
Smith today. Tn daughter acknowledged
that after receiving groceries from the re-
rant while going home ana bTdefed sfood
that cost AZ cents. The mother was faint
and weak. said the daughter, and could
not wait for food. The relief stores Sc
cured by the women are valued at 25 cents.
Judge Smith continued the case for a day.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
40 Hold Graduatian EXERCISES.

ALAMEDA. May 24.-The COM
mencement exereisesy-of sthe- Alarne ed a
High School will be held in Assembly
Hall on Friday evening, June /, when
forty students will be presented with
diplomas. Ii will be the largest class
to graduate from the Alameda High
School since the institution was es-
tablished in 1878 Since that wear
GAS persons have received diplomas
from the school. There are to be NO
festivities in connection with the com
mencement exercises.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
signs western pacific Franchise.

OAKLAND, May 24-Mayor Mott to-
day signed the ordinance which grants
a franchise to the Western Pacific Rail-
way for line from Third and Myrtle
streets diagonally in southwesterly di-
rection across First street and connect
ing with the terminal lines on the West
ern Pacific lands bordering on the estuary.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
Tnomas keIIy Dies in oakland.

OAKLAND. May 24.--Thonnas a. Kelis,
for many years bond clerk in san Iran
CISCO died today at 1915 Fifth street.
where he had been residing since the fire.
He had suffered from heart disease The
Coroner took charge.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25

PALo ALTO, May a4.-Rev. ]. Walter Syl-
yester, for eight years pastor of the Second
presbyterian Church at Albany, N. y, viii sail
on on the steamship Manchuria tomorrow to- take
charge OF the Central Union Church ut Homo
ilil, pastorate recently made vacant by the
resignation of Key. William II. Kincaid, D.D.N
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
Watch and Chain Stolen.

OAKLAND. May 24.-A. ]. Eng
lish, residing at 266 Falcon avenue.
San Francisco, has reported to the
police that his pocket was picked of a
gold watch and chain last night at
sixth street and Broadway.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25

WASHINGTON. May 24.-The Senate com
mittee Oh pubic lands has recommended the
passage BY Congress of a general bill autlsoriz-
.ng tnc Secretary uf the Inferior 10 sell parcels
o. land not exceeding forty FOR cemetery
purposes.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
POLICE RESCUE A NEGRO
ALREADY AT ROPES END
Black Man Hanged by Kansas Mob
Is Cut Down I'm Time To
Save His life.

KANSAS CITY, May 24.-At Rose
dale, Kan, near here. early today, a
crowd attempted to lynch Munroe
Talvers. a negro who had been found
under the bed of a white woman. Be
fore he strangled. the negro was cut
down by the police and taken to the
station. He will recover
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs Walter Sueen and Miss
Alice Sueel, their daughter, will leave for
Europe next week. They will visit Eng
land, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France
and Germany, and expect to be absent for
a year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-08
BANQUET AMID RUINS.


Francis shows
forcibly he
The Argonaut the banquet
Merchants association held banquet
the white hotel Aside
the left much
of brilliant electric lights the ban
in their
piciy The "a n
significant episode in the the Of Mayor Schm
like the cleo
declining their the
election when
ampaigned
Schmitzs reelection.
frankness
The
like others
April
cordially his
Sym
differences
the Merchants asScation.
months
behalf
honored
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-08
\ NEW BAPTISM NEEDED.

punger and the rob-
becoming all too
n
consideration with large
the homey
and the
supremacy o often forgotten
: to moraize o this subject
devil
harken words
honesty Examples should be made
genteel and legal
Schurmann Cornell
to the
organized community
republic which man has
property would
idle luxurious selfish hard
fortunate citizens
the reckless
national character But the nation
beginning perceive
a moral awakening
heart the been long
predatory
pursuit and for the equaz-
0 opportunity.
Among grating
commercasm become by
a
conspicuous sinners
his customers the lawyer
the scholar who gorie
patrons the methods by which thai
ansfgures the ruthless
pressor Christian of the seventh
universal infection The whole nation
The love of money and
undermining the national character
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-08
High Tariff Increases the
Cost of Living

The whole tariff issue turns on
whether the people of the United
States will decide to continue paying
high prices for all they buy and con-
tinue to add to the enormous profits
OF the protected trusts. There can
he no dispute that the cost of living
has increased As per cent since the
present tariff law was enacted.
Every housekeeper knows this is
true from personal experience, II does
not require Duns index figures to
verify this large increase in prices.
1t is also now acknowledged that the
trusts sell their products cheaper
abroad than to our own people. 1t is
also certain that wages and incomes
of the workingmen, small tradesmen,
clerks and wageearners generally have
not increased in like proportion to the
increased cost of living, for whereas
it now takes $1.4S to buy what cost
81 in 1897 incomes have only in
creased on the average IA per cent,
so that If a wageearner was getting
in 1897 SIS a week. he now gets
$17.10 If he has received the average
increase. The increased cost of what
he buys is nearly half as much again,
not including rent.
How much rent has increased can
be settled by each individual for him
| self. In most of the large cities rents
have fully kept pace with the in
creased cost of living and the cost of
building amterials has followed the
general trend of prices. In some
small cities and in villages rents have
not increased in the same proportion,
| but wages there have also not in
| creased as much.
The voters of the United States in
each congressional districs will have
to decide. when they vote next fall,
which party best represents their in
terests. The republicans stand pat
and will not revise the tariff in any
particular. They point to trust high
prices as an evidence of the prosperi-
ty the tariff has produced and they
keep discreetly silent about the much
less increase of salaries and wages.
The democrats are pledged to revise
the tariff by greatly reducing the eX-
cessive rates that now shelter the
trusts. That would result in a re-
duction of high trust prices because
if the trusts did not reduce prices,
importations of foreign goods would
come in and compete with the pro-
ducts of the trusts. The reduction in
the cost of living would virtually be
an increase of salaries and wages, be-
cause the money earned would buy
, more. or it would take less money tc
provide for the necessities of a family
or person.-New York World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-08
IRRIGATION.

I am rrigation-bright waterfall,
Far in a canyon they build me a wall
out of the still lakes, wonderful. deep
Thrilling with life force-eager l leap.
Kings and philosophers know my
command;
The footsteps of children print in the
land.
am the solver of mysteries old,
AS over the desert my flowers unfold
| am the keeper that turneth the key
Bidding the people of sorrows go free
Who runneth with me to the ends OF
the earth,
He runneth with Plenty and Beauty
and Mirth.
I am the finder of valleys unknown
OF springs in the desert, forgotten anC
lone;
From snow peak and pines to tn,
Plains of the Sun,
| finish the work that the Maker be
gun!
Selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-08
KING FOR Is DAYS.

Scotchmen are celebrating the
fourth centenary of the birth of
George Buchanan, scholar, historian,
controversalist and the best Latin poet
of his age.
Buchanan was a tutor of Mary
Queen OF Scots and to her son James
afterwards James | Of England. One
day he caused himself to be made
king of Scotland, and this was the
way of it: Having observed in James
a tendency to too. ready acquiescence,
he drew up a paper for the royal pu-
pill TO sign. James did so at once
without having read it. The document
happened to be transfer of the royal
authority 10 Buchanan for 10 days,
and no sooner had the poet got It
into his possession than he began to
play the monarch, even before the
king himself.
James thought the man a lunatic
until the instrument was produced by
which he had signed away his sover-
eighty. This incident was used by the
worthy preceptor to illustrate the
days lesson on the responsibilities OF
monarchs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-08
FOR UNIFORM DIVORCE LAW.

A proposal for an amendment to the
state constitution for the enactment
of a uniform marriage and divorce
law has reached Governor Chamber
lain, says the Salem Journal.
The ned of such law seems to be
generally recognized throughout the
country but there appears to be two
methods by which this purpose can
be attained. One is by amendment
to the federal constitution, and the
other by the enactment of the same
law by the different states.
John Gibson Hale, a Chicago law
yer, who Is agitatlng this movement
favors the former method which, he
believes the more feasible, as ratifica-
ton by three-fourths of the states only
would be required, while by the other
method each state would have to en-
act the same law, which seems almost
an impossbllity.
He says: 81 do not favor divorce
except in extreme cases, but 1 realiz,
that our social conditions make o rea'