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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-26

S. d. Murphy, Dushore man
employed at Wilkes Barre as a
teamster, was killed Sunday night
in collision with Sugar Notch
street car. He was driving up
Hazel street on the car track, and
car coming down struck him be-
fore the motorman could stop. His
vehicle was smashed into kindling
wood, and Murphy was thrown
violently to the pavement, striking
on his head with terrific force; one
leg was also badly crushed, and he
died in few hours at the Mercy
hospital.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-26
E. j. Mullen, ATTY,
Laporte, Pa.

Examinations for teachers certifi-
Gates will be held as follows: Lopez,
Monday and Tuesday, July 1924;
Dushore, Wednesday and Thursday,
July 1926; Sonestown, Friday and
Saturday, July 272S; Forksville,
July 30-3l.
Candidates for provisional certifi-
Gates and all who hold Professional
certificates subject to renewal will
appear promptly at 8 o'clock. Those
who desire to renew their Profession
al certificates will be examined in
Arithmetic, Grammer, and the The
ory of Teaching. If satisfactory ex-
aminatiOns be passed in these sub
jects the certificates will be renewed.
Special examinations will not be
held except upon written request of
the Board of Directors desiring the
examination of some candidate who
was unavoidably prevented from at
tending the regular examinations.
No private examinations will be
held under any circumstances.
The general public, and particular
ly Members of the several Boards of
Directors, are earnestly requested to
be present.
Candidates will provide them
selves with tablet paper X 10, pen
Gil, ruler, paper fasteners and erasers.
j. E. Reese Kilgore,
Co SuDt
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-26

Six small boys, who had been
pilfering Lehigh Valley cars, were
spanked by their mothers IN police
court at Ithaca. The boys had
been arrested by the company's de
tectives and when arraigned they
pleaded guilty. The police court
told the boys mothers, who were
present in court, that a good sound
application of birchen rod would he
better than fine, so the mothers
went at it. A stout whip was
brought into court and then for IA few
minutes the air was agitated good
and plenty. One woman said ii was
the easiest five dollars she had eve:
earned.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-26
Bryce Smith. aged eight wears of

Bryce Smith, aged eight years of
Benton, Columbia county, who it is
thought is suffering from hydropho-
bia, was taken to the Williamsport
hospital for treatment Monday.
The boy was bitten by dog sup
posed to be mad, on May /. The
wound had healed up apparently, but
IA week ago the lad became i'll and
showed signs of rabies. He has been
having convulsions, but was not
suffering from them on arriving at
the hospital.
At cost of more than 500, 900
the Consolidated Telephone com
panies of Pennsylvania have finish
ed the installation at their Allen
town plant of what the officers claim
to be the most complete exchange
ever devised. On Sunday night it
will be thrown into public use.
The 'girlless" exchange has a ca
pacity for 1000 instruments which
can be enlarged to one of 1000.
The hotel known as the "Com-
mercial House,, situate on Main
Street in Laporte Borough, will be
sold cheap and on easy terms of pay
ment. The house is well located, H.
censed and enjoys large patronage.
For terms and particulars apply or
write
E. j. Mullen, ATTY,
Laporte, Pa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-26

Base ON Balls-By Woodley 2,
by Bullock 5; by Northrop 3. Left
on Bases Hillsgrove 8, Monroe
ton 8. Wild Pitches Bullock 2.
First Base on Errors-H Hillsgrove 2,
Monroeton, 6. Struck Out~by
Woodley, 5, by Northrup, 5. Dou-
BILE Play, Woodley to Rinker to
Chapman. Umpire, J. H. Bachle.
Time of Game, l hr and so Minis.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-26
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told.

| ty VIII meet July ooUn. at tne nome
of Mrs. Frank Ingham.
Miss Elienberger, of Towanda is
the guest of Miss Eliza Shaut.
Mrs. r. w. Allen spent Wednes-
day with her sister, Mrs. Thomas
M. Green at Glen Mawr.
Services will be held in st. Johns
Episcopal church, at 11:0O a. m.
and 7:45 p. m, Sunday School at
1000 a. m., Sunday, July 80. Rev.
Mr.. Glover officiating.
f. w. Gallagher was William
sport visitor Wednesday.
Mr.. Simon Fries visited friends
near SoLestown Sunday.
Mrs. Eleanor Rinebold of Over
ton, is a patient at the Sayre hos
pital.
Mr.. j. P. Kennedy Of Dushore
made the News Item office friend
lv call while in town Thursday to
witness the ball game.
Miss Emily Pomeroy of Dushore,
is visiting friends in town.
Mrs. A. E. Helm of Baltimore,
is visiting her mother and sisters
here, and will remain with them
during the warm months.
A. f. Tripp of Wilkes. Barre, was
in town over Sunday.
The Musika Vistua will meet with
the Misses Beulah and Maud Hugo,
August 1st.
The Sunday Schools of Hughes
vile, are holding their annual pic
mic at Lake Mokoma to-day,
(Thursday.)
Hon. II. J. Ingham received tel
ephone message "Wednesday from
Eagles Mere, stating that his wife
who is visiting their son, +. V. Ing
ham, at that place, was quite ill,
but she has improved and is in her
normal health at this time.
Ellen McCarty died at the home
of her brother Able McCarty, in
Elkland Township, on July l3, aged
64 years and months. She had re-
sided for many years with her sister,
Mrs. Theodore Heess, from whose
home the funeral was held. Miss
McCarty was thorough Christian
woman, and she leaves large circle
of friends to mourn her loss.
There will be services in the
Methodist Episcopal church next
Sunday as follows: Sunday School
at 1000 A. M. Preaching at ll:OO
A. M. Theme, "The Kingdom of
God". Epworth League at 1880.
The largest lake trout ever captur-
ed at Harvey's Lake, has been
caught there by M. r. Williams.
1t weighed IA pounds and is "a
inches long.
This is the largest fish ever
known to have been taken from
inland waters in this part of the
state, the nearest approach to it
being a 12-pound lake trout caught
in Harvey's Lake some time ago.
Miss Hattie Straub, a waitress in
Wiliamsport, is at her home at
Trout Run, a physical wreck as the
result of a joke. On the Fourth OF
July a "practical joker" tossed live
C rab into her lap at the restaurant
where she was employed The fright
caused nervous prostration and on
Monday she was seized with convul-
siOns.
While the wife of Sheriff Broad
knight of Wayne county was carry
ing supper to the prisoners in the
county Jail at Honesdaie, two OF
them attacked her and secured the
keys and made their escape. An
alarm was at once given but so far
no trace of them has been found.
An important law affecting the
loaning power of national banks has
Just become active. Banks are au-
thoriZed to make loans equal to ten
percent of their capital and surplus
combined, no single loan is to exceed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15

las, Royal Exchange. Pennsylvania.
LilienfieId &. CO.. Sutter and Kearny
reets-Fireman's fund. German
American. Royal. $50.
William Mccormick. 30-ss Sutter
street-Phoenix OF Brooklyn, Union,
Milwaukee Mechanics
Bohm- Bristol Company. 1o4-11o
Geary street-North British and Mer-
camille, Aetna, Royal. $50 $
Simmons Manufacturing Company,
Fifth and Townsend streets-Phoenix
of Brooklyn, Pacific Underwriters,
Norwich Union.
Andrews diamond Palace-Atlas
Hartford, Sun.
Westinghouse Manufacturing Com
pany-Phoenix of London. California,
Insurance Company of North America
PARCELS Safe Company, .216 Califor-
MIA street-Traders, Citizens. Atlanta
Birmingham. -r
American Can Company-German-
American, Union Assurance.
Vermont Marble Company, 244 Bran
nan street-Traders Phoenix of Brook
lyn, Home of New York.
Phelan building-Royal,- Home OF
New York, London and Liverpool AMI
Globe.
J. Spencer Turner Company. 53- SO
Steuart street-Northern Insurance
Company of North America, Milwau-
kee Mechanics
olympic Club-Fireman's Fund
Pennsylvania. Phoenix of London.
Charles Keilus & Co.. 120-32 Kearny
street-Union, Aetna. SUM-
Callaghan Estate Company. Market
and McAllister streetsEPhoenix of
Brooklyn. Union, Sun.
Central Light and Power Company
New York Underwriters. Union. Rhine
and Moselle.
Martel Power Company. 145-49 Fre-
mont street-National Union, Conti-
mental, Springfield.
Pacific Coast Paper Company. 206-
20s Battery street-Calumet, Home OF
New York, Orient
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road company. Francis saw Dempsey
place heavy tie across the rails.
Francis followed his man to Twenty
ninth and Mission streets, where he
had hi mplaced under. arrest Dempsey
is held on the detinue book at the Park
police station He. will be vigorously
prosecuted. His defense is that he
merely wanted to stop car
The attempt to wreck the car Sum
day afternoon followed closely upon
shimilar attempts made last February
and March. Since the former attempts
the motormen and employees of the rail-
road company have been specially alert
Sunday afternoon Inspector Francis
and two men were engaged in switch
ing cars at Holy Cross cemetery. Fran
els observed three men come. out Of the
Brookville Hotel near Sbyi and start to-
ward the track. They hailed sub
urban car which did not stop. Then
Dempsey dragged a heavy tie across
the rails and with his friends repaired
to one side to observe the wreck When
the car approached from San NJ ateo
Dempsey's friends ran toward the rails
and tried TO remove the tie. Francis.
who had been on the lookout for the
approaching vehicle. tagged the car,
and the obstacle was removed. The
car was crowded and but for Francis
watchfulnesss. a .frightfnl loss of life
might have, resulted,
Dempsey was placed aboard a car
by Policemen J. B. McCueS and A. G..
Cleaver, and when he reached the city
he was handcuffed and removed to the
prison.
Dempsey had been drinking some,
but the United Railroads officials are
not inclined to be. at all lax in their
prosecution Of him for car wrecking
With that object in view yesterday
afternoon Inspector Francis swore to a
complaint before a Justice of the Peace
in San Mateo County. charging Demp-
sey h.iattenapting to wreck a car.
which. under Section 5sT OF the Penal
Code is either felony or misdemeanor
in. the discretion of. the magistrate.
William --Sheehan, attorney for. the
United Railroads, will prosecute the
case. - - =,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15
CALIFORNIA CHINESE
To FIGHT TO keep
THEIR REGISTRATION
Wealthy Celessials to Readjust
Matters of Grave Importance.
Burning of Certificates in San Fran
cisco Fire Affects More than
$4,000 OrientaIs.

Los ANGELES, May lathe Cali
fornia Chinese are to make an effort
before the highest authorities In the
land for complete registration OF their
people. 1t is said that George L. Me-
Keeby, former Assistant United States
Attorney. especially among the Chi
nese. has been called upon to assist the
wealthy Celestials in their efforts. Nc
Keeby is to leave for Washington in a
few days to lay the entire case before
President Roosevelt.
Seen at his Hollywood home this
afternoon McKeeby neither denied nor
affirmed that he had such a mission in
contemplation.
'T will say, however" he remarked,
that the burning Of thousands OF GER.
tificates I'm San Francisco makes a very
serious problem not only for the Chi
nese themselves. but for the Federal
officials as we'll, who must spend mill
lions of money in Strengthening out this
problem unless some radical measure
is taken for it's relief"
The contention of leading Chinese
Is that more than $4,000 certificates OF
registration, a great part Of which are
not duplicated in Washington. were.
destroyed in the fire which leveled the
great Chinatown in the Inflated city.
Many of the Cinnamon are. bordering
on panic. for they realize that should
their right to be in the United States
be questioned they have nothing to
show their legal residence For months
to come any Chinese who has possible
knowledge Of English and American
customs will claim. on arrest. that his
certificate was destroyed in San Fran
cisco. The problems. that now confront
the immigration oficials are practically
endless.
The registration now in effect was
made twelve years ago. The Chinese
themselves claim that this was imper-
feet and in some respects on a wrong
basis.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15

Structure on Montgomery
Street Almost Ready
for Tenants.

The great Kohl Office building on the
northeast corner Of California and
Montgomery streets will be occupied
by majority OF It's old tenants before
the close of the present week The
Associated Oil Company. which has
had executive Offices in the Western
Addition since the fire, will remove all
its business ito, the Kohl building to-
dav. The California Title Insurance
Company has about completed the re-
fitting OF its Offices in the north end of
the building on the ground floor. Some
days ago the directors met on the third
floor and made plans.
On the north Of the Kohl building
there was no fire adjoining the walls of
the structure On the east stands the
Mercantile Trust Company building.
which was not at all touched by-the
flames In the Mercantile Trust Com
pany vaults not paper was si9ged or
even discolored
The Kohl building was hlled at the
time of the fire. The Associated Oil
Company occupied the entire eleventh
floor. other corporations and many
lawyers Offices were on the lower
floors. On the ground floor on the Cali
ifornia street side were offices OF bro
kers and others. The frame Of the
building was not harmed and the ma
sonry ALSO escaped. Above thes fourth
floor little harm was done by flames
except where one or two offices were
searched. The principal losses were
occasioned by the consuming of law
libraries and ONCE furniture
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15

WILL PAY
THE Loss
Traders Insurance Com
pany to Reimburse
Policy Holders.
Dollar for Dollar viii Be
Given on San Fran
cisco Risks.
Receiver to Be Dismissed
When Full Settlement
Is Made.

CHICAGO, May 14.-At meeting Of
the directors Of the Traders Insurance
Company. which passed into the hands
Of receiver a short time ago because
Of the losses OF the company. in the
fire at San Francisco. 1t was decided
to pay the losses, dollar for dollar, was
soon as the directors show the court
that the losses have been paid the re-
ceiyer Is to be dismissed and the COM
pany will be continued in business
LONDON, May Observation-Disclosures OF
the London and Lancashire Insurance
Company to-day ratified. the increase
Of capitalization to s25.000.000 Their
losses in California are estimated at
s5.000.000.
PHILADELPHIA, May IA. The
Pennsylvania insurance companies.
nine in all. have submitted statements
OF their condition and showing an ag-
gregate loss in San Francisco OF ST.
$50, ESQ.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
DENIES CHARGE OF BRIBERY
John A. Shaughnessy Accuses w. =
eechtel Of Having Sworn Falsely
on Witness stand

ST PAUL. MINI. May 1.-THE Pio-
neer-Press today printed a statement OF
Fire Insurance Commissioner John A.
Shaughnessy, who is charged By w. +.
Bechtel. In testimony given before the
latter at his trial for misusing the funds
Of the Northwestern Life Insurance
Company. with. having accepted a bribe
of $4,000 to suppress an unfavorable re-
port regarding the condition OF the COM
pany.
Shaughnessy makes emphatic denial
that Bechte1 paid him $4,000 or any other
sum for suppressing the report. Shaugh-
messy says he asked to be allowed TO be
a witness at the recent trial Of Bechtel
but that the prosecution refused. on the
ground that 1t did not wish to have the
real issue obscured by the introduction
of the alleged bribery. Shaughnessy
alleges that Becheteis charge against
him was inspired by revenge. as the lat
ter held him responsible for the inves-
tigation which eliminated In Bechtefs
resignation of the presidency OF the in
surance company.
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garding property. rights:
The Recorder saved some records
that viii prove of :nestimable value,
CT the latest deeds, comprehended in
books 1924 to 21se. with few gaps,
and covering the years 1894 TO date,
We're rescued The four map books
and the indexes were saved. These
are all of the map books and indexes.
The original maps were destroyed.
However, the maps in the books were
certified copies, and for all purposes.
therefore are now originals.
OF the records OF the early deeds,
books A, B. n. F, G. H, z and L and
Nos. / to s, Nos. 10 to 80, inclusive,
and all within the fifties, and Nos. 81
TO sS and 141 to 226, inclusive, ana all
within the sixties were saved. Vol
umes /, 2, 27 39 to 43 and Volume 81
Of Index Deeds were saved.
Transfer Deeds" books A and B;
the "Alcalde Grants of Fifty Years,
from 1S47 to 1s4s; the Spanish Rec
ords TRANSLATED; the Spanish Rec
ords Of Water Lots" books B and c.;
the Original Spanish Grants" book
B; the Almond Records; Spanish
Blotter." book 3: miscellaneous In
dex OF Certified Grants" volume 1, and
the last book OF Certified Residences
were saved.
OF the index Of Mortgages" books
81 and 1136 Cthe latter about 1889
were saved. Book 230 of "Satisfac-
ton Of Mortgages" Tin the late nine
ties) was saved All or the General
Indexes" from / to 240 were saved.
These are indexes Of all save releases
OF mortgages, births and marriages.
The following mortuary records
were saved: From 1850 to 1851; April
1, 1882, to 1889, and books @ and r,
July. 1904, to July 1, 1905.
OF the Register Of Births" volume
2 (very early) was saved.
or Marriage Certificates" index "a
was saved
Indexes %. z3, "a. 80 and So Of PA
pers on File" were saved.
Because Of this whUsesaIe destruction
OF records. in numerous instances title
to real property will necessarily depend
upon proof OF possession and payment
of taxes for the statutory period. The
condition. OF liens Of every nature, both
contractual and statutory, is so un-
certain that a true predication cannot
be made at this time. The mortgage
who has saved his mortgage is .fortu-
nate, but the situation of the mort
gagee who kept his mortgages in his
own safe downtown is no. so pleasant
to contemplate.
AS to mechanics liens, probably they
are In most instances utterly de-
stroyed; that is, the lien and the rec
ord.
Real property titles will require In
many Instances judicial proceedings to
perpetuate testimony while persons
still living know the facts.
All OF the original papers and records
in San Francisco bankruptcy cases in
the Office OF Referee sGreenf Realty
building. were destroyed except the
bonds which were always filed with
the clerk. All that exists IN San Fran
cisco's bankruptcy cases is the .Rank-
ruptcy Register" kept by the clerk of
the United States District Court. show
ing what court proceedings have been
had including the appointment OF trus-
tee. In pending cases 1T wills becoi ae
necessary for attorneys 20 stipuiate 4
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15
KANSAS BANK WREckER
LANDS IN PENiTENTlARY
Henry NJ. Coll Commences Serving Ten
Year Sentence. for EmbezziIng Funds
OF Milwaukee institution.
I T.FAVENWORTH. /

LEAVENWORTH, Kans.,-- May Ia
Henry M. Coll. formef cashier of the
First National Bank at Milwaukee. re-
Gently found guilty of misapplying the
funds OF that institution and making
false entries. and sentenced to ten years
in the United States penitentiary at
Fort Leaveuworth, arrived at the prison
he entered the prison gates and remark
ed that he was glad the trial was over
Warden McClaughey said he would as
sign the prisoner to do clerical work. he
may work in the same department with
Frank G. Bigelow. former president Of
the First National now serving ter
years for his part In wreckins the bank
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15
SENATOR cARMAck. ADMITS :
HIS DEFEAT Al, PRIMARIES
Says He Is sorry the DerocFats OF Ten-
nessec Have Disappeared OF His
a <Cororaax -

NASHVILLE. Tenn. May 14-Practi-
cally complete returns from Saturdays q
Democrats senatorial primary show that
nominated over Senator E. w. Carmack
with a majority. .approxtm Ina ting s0O0
Before leaving for Washington tonight
Senator Caruack said:.t
+ ''I accept without bitterness or COM
plant the verdict OF the Democratic
party should have been pleased, Of
course. II my course in the- Senate had
won its approval instead Of Its disap-
prevail. but 4 am susta fned by the con-
seriousness that 10 fhet best Of my ability
/ have faithfully served the people Of
Tennessee"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15
Brazilian Diplomats In West.

SEATTLE Nav 14.-Joaquin Nabucc.
the Brazilian Embassador to the Unite4
States. reached this city tonight on a
pleasure tour OF the country. which will
culminate in his departure to attend the
Pan-American Congress to be held In Rto
Janeiro In July. In the party with him
were vicomte D'Alte, Portuguese Min
lister; Colonel A. de Pederneiras. Bra
lillian attache. and Harry Rastianslli.
the ambassadors secretary. The party
Is accompanied by and are guests Of
r. c. Shannon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15

RIGHTS IN
JEOPARDY
Destruction of Records
viii Lead to Many .
Difficulties.

Former Superior Judge Edward A.
Belcher has just concluded a careful
examination to determine what rec
ords were saved by the Recorder, and
he made the following statement to The
Call yesterday as to the situation re-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15
IneanaeItated Through old Acc.

mund Budich. former Bishop OF Kas-
chau. one of the richest sees In the mon
archy, who recently was forced to re-
Indebtedness. has been placed under legal
guardianship because of the mental In
capacity due to old age His secretary
and an art dealer, who. it Is alleged,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15
Wreck nIoeks All rraffIe.

sBAKERSFIELD, May 13.--Traffic. was
again blocked over the mountain division
OF the Southern Pacific today by a freight
wreck at Gilman, on the hilr Four cars
OF an eastbound Santa F efreight train
were derailed this morning preventing
both passenger and freight trains pass
Fe freight and one Santa Fe passenger
train due in San Francisco this evening
did not; leave Tehachapi rntil tonight
and a Santa Fe passenger train that ar
rived this morning Is still in the lccal
yards. Traffic was resumed at o'ciDck
tonight. =,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-05-15

At TTEN|PTS
To WRECK
STREET CAR
Peter Dempsey Places
Tie Across Rails
at Cemetery.

A dastardly attempt was made Sum
day afternoon to wreck a fast San
Mateo car OH the United Railroads line
near Holy Cross cemetery Peter
Dempsey was ordered arrested by In
spector James j. Francis of the rail-
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PASADENA. May 14-Grovs H An
trim. a wealthy lumberman Of Grand
Rapids. Mich. died at his winter home,
6S5 East Colorado street, early this
moHsing He was 81 years old ana
lsayks widow and three ehcildrsA
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TEMPORARY OFFICE

1851 FILLMORE ST.
PHONE: WEST $50. !
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cantInuee on Page 2. coIup's 4.
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1916 BROADWAY.

Business Office Phone: Oakland 1888
Editorial Rooms Phone: Oakland 1850.