davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
SUPERIOR COURTS
WANT BUILDING
Judges Declare They Will
Tolerate Poor Facilities
and Separation No Longer
PREPARE RESOLUTION

A resolution asking that portion
OF the school property at the corner OF
Fifth and Market streets be set aside
for the erection of temporary build
ing to house the Superior Courts, the
County Clerks office, District Attor-
ney's office. Sheriff's office, law library
Justices courts and other adjuncts
of the Judiciary department will be
presented at the meeting of the Board
of Supervisors next Monday night by
Judge Carroll Cook
Several months ago Judge Cook was
appointed committee OF one by the
Judges of the Superior Court to pro-
vide for temporary courthouse or
other place suitable for the work OF
the courts. and the resolution which he
has prepared is the outcome of the con-
d1tfons which now prevail. At present
the twelve departments of the Supe-
rior Court are scattered in such way
as to interfere materially with their
work and to make them hard of ac-
cess to attorneys and others having
any great quantity of legal business
to transact. The accommodations are
of the poorest nature, the courtrooms
small and the chambers. where they do
exist. Inadequate Eight of the de-
partments are located in the Temple
Israel, at the corner of California and
Webster streets, two in a residence at
2240 California street, another in a
residence at 2210 Clay street and the
other in the Salvation Army barracks,
on Fillmore street. near Post. The
County Clerks office. District Attor-
ney's Office, Sheriffs office and Justices
courts are also widely separated.
The Judges of the Superior Court
have unanimously determined that
they will not be hampered in their
work any longer by being separated
and that they must have adequate
courtrooms and chambers at once. 1t
is the intention to secure the setting
aside of the property in question and
the erection of a building sufficiently
large to accommodate all the depart
ments al once.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
". A. JUNKER JOINS
GREAT MAJORITY
Well Known Hotel Man
Dies at st. Luke's Hospi-
tai After Illness of Months
HAD MARKED ABILITY

w. A Junker. the well known hotel
man, died at st. Luke's Hospital yes
terday. His sister was at the bedside
when he passed away. Junker had
been i'll from heart disease for some
months and at the advice of his physi
clans he left Paso Robles about two
weeks ago and came to this city for
treatment. He went to st. Luke's, un-
der the care of DR.. George II. Evans
His condition improved and for time
hopes were expressed that he would
recover.
Junker was one of the best known
hotel men in the State. He was for
many years with the California Hotel
and later was clerk at the Hotel del
Monte at Monterey. His ability as
clerk caused him to be promoted to the
management of the hostelry.
About six years ago he left Monterey
and leased the hotel at Paso Robles
and it was through his untiring work
that he succeeded in getting the South
ern Pacific Company to expend the sum
OF 100000 on the hotel, which became
famous for it's medicinal baths. Junker
was unmarried and his nearest relative
was his sister.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
FURN|TU TURE DEALER
GIVEN DIVORCE

NJ. Harry Job, furniture man. was
granted a divorce yesterday by Judge
Graham from Minnie Job, on the
ground of extreme cruelty. The basis
of Jobs charge was that he returned to
his home on one occasion to find his
spouse, attired in her finest gown, fry
ing a beefsteak AS was becoming a
dutiful husband, he demonstrated with
her for her lack of care of her apparel,
whereupon, he alleges, she threw a pot
of hot grease at him and then attacked
him with a hatchet, and it was only
through the interference of third per-
son that he escaped serious injury. As
it was, he claims to have received a
severe blow on the arm.
Professional jealousy, which extended
to and caused trouble in the bosom OF
divorce filed yesterday by Susie Kirby
against Jacob A. Kirby. Both are pro-
fessional cooks and have been employed
together at different places, the defend
ant as chief cook and his wife as first
assistant. She claims that he took ad :
vantage of the authority vested in him
as arbiter of the culinary precincts to
force her to do more than her just
share of the work and told her that Il
she wouldn't do it without grumbling
she could go to the management, draw
her money and quit. She wants de-
cree Of divorce and the division of $250O
worth of community property.
The divorce case brought by Joseph
inc Brady against Richard J. Brady.
which was tried several days ago be-
fore Judge Graham was decided yes
terday. The court held that Mrs. Brady
was not entitled to a decree on the
ground of cruelty, which she alleged,
and that Brady was not entitled to q
decree on his cross complaint on statu-
tory grounds, but stated that divorce
would be granted to the latter in case
he amended his complaint SO as to
make his charge that of cruelty
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

few minutes yesterday to get enough
subscriptions to start him in four
teenth place, and the next time he re-
ports he expects to climb farther up
the ladder.
Miss May Erwin of Fresno starts in
nineteenth place in the score. but if
she comes up to the expectations of
her friends another week will find her
among the top-notchers.
Word comes from Santa Cruz that
Miss Gertrude Briody is preparing to
spring a surprise on the contestants
who made so much earlier start than
she. Indeed, good many who thought
they would be able to win in walk
viii find out that they will be given
run for the money by the candidates
who are coming into the race at the
eleventh hour of the first heat.
Among the very latest to enter is
Miss Mamie Burrows of III Germania
avenue. Miss Burrows is Is years
old, bright, energetic and good looking
She feels confident that she will be able
to overtake most of those previously in
the race, and she intends to go right
after the big money.
Another promising recruit is John
Raber, aged II, one of the brightest
and most popular boys in the Lick
high school He lives at 1925 Polk
street and wants to earn some money
TO turtner MS educdt1On.
With SO many new contestants COM
ing into the field, those who have dali
lied along without doing anything
Will find themselves crowded out of
the race. The only list of contest
ants that will be published hereafter
will be a score list, showing how many
votes have been cast for each To
get on the list it will be necessary to
have at least fifty votes, and those
who do not make any effort to win
will be gradually weeded out until the
list contains only workers and no
drones. for the prizes will go only
to those who make some effort to win
them.
CONTEST PERIODS
The contest is divided into three pc
riods, constituted as follows:
FIRST-November 19 to January 13,
eight weeks.
SECOND-January 13 to March 3.
seven weeks.
THIRD-March 3 to April IA, six
weeks
THE PRIZES
There are twenty-five prizes to be
competed for during each contest pe-
riod, consisting of twenty-five purses
of gold coin ranging in amount from
$50 up to $500 and making a total of
$1,000 for each period
There will also be twenty five special
purses or grand sweepstakes prizes for
the twenty-five contestants making the
best scores during the entire contest.
the largest of these purses being $1,000
and the smallest $40, and amounting to
$4,000 in the aggregate.
The final distribution of the prizes
will be made on April Is, the first an
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
niversary of the great San Francisco

HlNtISdFy VI tHS SiSdl san IL ohS'SSo
fire.
The twenty five purses for each of
the three contest periods and the twen-
ty-fve special sweepstakes prizes make
a grand total Of 100 prizes amounting
winners. Each contestant has the op-
portunity to win not only one but four
purses aggregating any sum up to
s2500-big pay-for the amount of work
and length of time required to earn 1t.
HOW AWARDS WILL BE MADE
Subscribers to The Call will have
the privilege of electing the winners
of these prizes by preparing their SUBJ
scriptions for any length of time that
may be convenient, each prepaid sub
scription counting for a certain num-
ber of votes that may be cast in favor
of any contestant whom the subscrip-
er may desire to assist in getting
share of the money. The contestant
receiving the highest number of such
votes during any contest period will
receive the largest purse; the one re-
ceiving the second highest number of
votes the next largest purse, and SO
on until the number. of prizes allotted
for that period is exhausted. The same
rule will apply to the final distribution
of the larger prizes given for the high
est aggregate scores.
VOTING POWER OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
The following table shows the sub
scription rates of The Call and the
voting power of subscriptions for any
period paid for:
DAILY CALL, INCLUDING SUNDAY
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
INMATES OF LEPERS' HOME
MADE HAPPY ON CHRISTMAS
Unfortunates Are Treated to Tree,
Entertainment and Turkey Dinner
by PhilanthrOpic People

All the unfortunates of the Lepers'
Home were remembered in kindly
way on Christmas day, and in addition
to various presents of a desirable kind
there were given to them Christmas
tree and an entertainment Monday
evening that all of them will probably
remember through many lonely days to
come. One of the more acceptable
presents was a large assortment of
phonograph records, presented by the
pupils of Miss Morton's class Of the
Hamilton Grammar School.
Among the presents was a tricycle.
chair for little Joe, the baby of the
home. On Christmas day an excellent
turkey dinner was served.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
Freed From Pain
After Suffering Years of Torture
With Piles.
You Can Have Trial Package Free

You Can Have Trial Package Free
Geo. B. Bender. 90 Diversey st. Chi
cago, expresses his gratitude to the
Pyramid Pile Cure as follows:
L have been a sufferer for Il years
from internal and external piles
have bought all kinds of pile cures to
get relief, but it was all in vain until
read your ad. in the and l
sent for sample, which you sent me.
used it. | have bought one soc box
of Pyramid Pile Cure and one box of
Pyramid Ointment l have used them
as you directed, and today l bought
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
Fresh Impetus Given to
Gold Prize Contest


Francis
Cal
.355
Cal.
Cal.
Cal
oakIan
County. IA
charles Pilot
Francc
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
ESCAPED PRISONER sURRENDERs

CINCINNATI, Dec. 26.-Edward Ness,
who with eight other prisoners escaped
from the County Jail Sunday night.
surrendered himself at the Jail late
last night He said he was tired of
being hunted like wild animal. Only
four of the nine who escaped remain
to be accounted for.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
JOHN r.. HITE WILL CONTEST
Is SETTLED OUT OF COURT
Niece and Nephew Secure Several Thou
sand Dollars Through Agree
ment with Mrs. Groves

The contest brought by Eta Gross.
niece of the late John r. Hite, and
Claude j. Riley nephew of the de-
ceased. to break Hite's will has been
amicably settled and the matter was
Withdrawn yesterday from the courts.
BY the terms of codicil to the will
Mrs Lucretia ". Groves, a sister of
the deceased, and his principal legatee,
was given 100000, and it was this
provision on which the contest was
based
According to the agreement entered
into between the parties, Riley is to
receive $4,000 of this bequest and Eta
Gross $250O, the remainder of the pro-
visions of the document to be un-
changed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

These Little PyramldS To- ..ye.Y CG-a Piles
another soc box. Gentlemen, candidly
speaking. | must tell you the truth,
that l am feeling fine after using one
Soc box and l am free from pain at
present. / sincerely believe it is one
of the best and grandest piles cures
in the world. would advise all suf-
ferers to try the Pyramid Pile cure,
for it is the best remedy ever used. 1t
is sure cure. / am very thankful
for the sample you sent me-
'The Pyramid Pile Cure is godsend
to the sufferer of piles, and 1 know it,"
We want every man or woman who
suffers from piles not to wait another
day before writing us, whether you
have the money or not We are conf
dent that our treatment will cure YOU,
no matter what the progress of your
disease. if you will use it. We are so
anxious to cure every piles sufferer
that we will send one sealed trial
package of the Pyramid Pile Cure free
upon receiving your name and ad-
dress
This trial treatment will reduce the
swelling. relieve the congestion, irrf-
Gus sores. II you will continue with
the use of the remedy we can assure
you positive cure without interrupt
tion of your business or the restric-
tion of your diet and without expense.
Pyramid Drug Co., IA Pyramid bldg,
Marshall, Mich.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is sold In so
cent packages at all druggists.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
BALLOT MACHINES
TO Be TESTED
State Senator Welch Will
Ask Legislature to Name
Investigating Committee
ABOLITION IS URGED

AS preliminary step to carrying
out his recently announced intention
to present a bill calling for the aboli-
tion of voting machines, State Senator
Richard J. Welch is going to ask the
Legislature to Investigate the ma
chimes now in use in this city and sew
eral other parts of the State. He wants
the searchlight operated by a joint
committee and an expert machinist.
and if the result bears ont his belief
that the machines are a detriment in
stead of benefit. he will be ready with
a measure forbidding the use of all
mechanical voting devices
Among the arguments advanced by
Senator Welch in favor of investi-
cation is that the mechanical vote
caster destroys the secrecy of the bal
lot. enabling any one with well-tuned
ear to stand outside the curtains and
by listening to the clang of the bell
and the thump of the lever learn just
what each voter has done AS an in
stance of such circumvention of the
law the Senator declares that the
members of the election boards at the
election last month knew what had
happened before they began to count
the votes.
In regard to fraud Senator Welch
makes no direct charges. and he has
his doubts as to the infallibility of the
machines. Many people look upon
them with suspicion. he says, and it is
to settle this question that he wants
an investigation committee appointed
When asked yesterday if he had pre-
pared bill calling for the abolition of
voting machines Senator Welch said
MACHINES A FAILURE
II am waiting to see what the coun-
try members want. There is no use
going into fight where there is no
chance to win. Personally | should
with, as L do not think they are of
any benefit. We shall never get any
better results than we got in the last
election.
New York State has used machines
for years. There the method of voting
is left to the townships. AS the out
come of long experience township after
township has discarded the machines.
New York City threw them out years
ago. Rochester was the pioneer yot-
ing machine city. l have clippings
from the Union and Advertiser of that
city declaring that the machines have
been a failure.
What our Legislature should do is
to appoint a committee to investigate
the machines. In all probability
shall ask that such a committee be
named. 1t would not cost much to
hire an expert to work in conjunction
with the investigators. We want to
know whether the machines can be
manipulated If they can we ought to
get rid of them.
You can't convince the people of
the Thirty fifth District that the ma
chimes are proof against fraud. They
point out that in 1908 John S. Part
ridge and his friends carried the dis
trict in the primaries by 383 votes. but
when the general election rolled
around Schmitz beat Partridge eighty
two votes, although it was Partridge S
| home district and the issues We're ex-
actly the same. To the minds of the
voters of the Thirty-ffth this is con-
elusive evidence that the machines
were tampered with. An investigation
by the Legislature would soon deter
mine whether there is any basis for
such a belief
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
SECRECY DESTROYED

"One thing that the machines GER
tainly do is not in the interest of hon.
est elections. They destroy the secrecy
of the ballot There are many men
who can stand outside the curtains and
tell what a voter is doing They listen
to the working of the lever and the
sound of the bell and know just what
party lever the voter pulls down and
whether the ticket voted is straight
or mixed. At the last election there
were men on the election boards who
could tell at any moment how the
vote was going and give figures very
close to those hidden away in the back
of the machine.
On being asked If he had already
drafted a bill Senator Welch said:
No; but it is minor matter If
the investigation proves that change
is necessary a bill can be drafted on
short notice.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
cLUDING SUNDAY

For periods of more tha.. one year
the voting power Of the subscriptions
will be as follows: Daily Call 5000
votes for each year; Sunday Call. 750;
Weekly Call. 500.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

Net amount Of risks
written during thel
year .............l
Net amount Of risks
expired during the|
year ss.sss.s...s.s)
Net amount In f0rcel
December 81, 1908. i
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27


Net amount of Risks
written during theI
year .....-........|
Net amount Of Risks
expired during the
year ..............l
Net amount In force
December 81, 1905. i
GEO.
Subscribed and sworl
day of January, 1906.
Commissioner for {
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

Risks and premiums
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

A. W. DAMON. President.
W. J. MACKEY. Secretary.
Subscribed and to before me, this 5kn
day OF October 1906.
PERCY 5. GATES. Notary Public.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

Net amount Of risks
written during the
year ..........--..
Net amount OF risks
expired during the
year ..s----...
Net amount In force
December 81. 1905 =
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-05

partisan injustice did Gov. Taylor fly
TO Indiana. The decisions pronounc-
ed by Kentucky's court of last resort
on the ''verdiets" so called in the Ca
leb Powers trials shows just what
sort of treatment Gov. Taylor would
have had IL ever permitted to stand
mock trial in any court room where
injustice has been dispensed in this
state. Good ground is there to be-
lieve that Gov. Taylor's life had been.
If he ever fell into the hands of the
Kentucky -Goebelites. at the mercy
of bloodthirsty assassin.
Indiana. by the protection extend
ed to a man robbed of Office and Ions
menaced by Capitalization and Tom
Campbellization. is doing honorable
and humane service to Kentucky and
to American justice.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-05
HID a Slsler Here.

Cadiz. Ky. Jan. Mr.. Ralph Ry-
an, one of the leading citizens OF Col
den Pond and most prosperous busl-
ness men. was found dead in bed.
Mr.. Ryan and his wife occupied
the same room but different beds
during the night, and on this fatal
morning Mrs. Ryan arose as usual
and went to get breakfast. When
breakfast was ready she went TO cal
her husband. but he failed to answer
and upop going to the bed she found
he was dead. but had evidently not
been dead very long, as his body was
still warm. Heart disease is supposed
to have caused his death,
Mr.. Ryan was a member of the
firm of Wilson e Ryan. one of the
leading business houses of Golden
Pond. He leaves a wife and daughter
and one brother. Mr. Wallis Ryan,
Of Golden Pond, and a sister. Mrs.
Green. OF Paducah
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-05
LOOKING BACKWARD.

1t is to be hoped that the mayor
will try TO reach the dignified re-
quirements of his high office. and not
be demagogue. We are ali here to
work for the common good. and if
he wants TO play politics he will be
fully exposed, so what's the use2
Now for instance the mayor recon-
mends in his annual message some
where near, at a rough guess, $3.50,
600 worth of improvements. He
knows that the tax rate for the year
just past was s1.S5. and although
it raised 500 or $500 more
money than the previous year. il
was not enough TO make single one
of these improvements that the may
or recommends. Or. if 1t was enough
to make the Improvements, and the
mayor and his administration did
not do it, it is all the worse, for if
it could have been done it should
have been done
1t is hoped to make the tax rate
$50 this year, but 1t cannot be done
and make the improvements that the
mayor recommends, but was unable
to get with his three monster tax
rates, two of them the maximum,
s1S5. The mayor should not try to
load all these improvements on the
republicans in one year. Give us
time We believe the mayor will
come around all right He is now
for sanitary sewerage. He was
against it when the present system
was built by the republicans few
years ago. He fought 1t and it was
roasted" from the time il was start
ed until 1t was finished. Now he
wants more of it, and so do most OF
the other democrats who opposed it
The trouble was they didn't know
much about modern Improvements
in those days, Paducah having never
had any until the republicans elected
their first council. 1t was the same
way with the street roller. 1t was
called the white elephant" and 9TH
er names too numerous to mention,
and they tried every way possible to
break it up. Since then. Mayor
Yeisers administrations have bought
larger roller than the white ele-
phant' the republicans had 1t is
that way with everything.
We are progressive. Mr. Mayor,
and will do everything in time. Air
we ask is, don't try to muddy the
waters. Don't tell the people you be-
lieves $1.55 tax rate can be made
when you have never made it your
self.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-05
Stolen Buggy Found.

Mayfield. Ky, Jan. policeman
Zach ALbritton Thursday morning
went to the home of Isiah Duffy, col
ored, four miles east of the city and
took charge of a horse and buggy
alleged to have been stolen by some
one from Fill Porter. of Clinton, sew
eral days ago Duffy says he pur-
chased the rig from stranger on
Christmas day for s35. j. c. Rich
ardson. of Clinton. came here and
Identified the property as that of Mr..
Porter. The thief has made good his
escape.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-05

the sternwheel towboat type. ll5x
81 and feet in the clear. with fun
cabin; her engines viii be Is inches
by feet, with three boilers 90 inch
es by 80 feet two 12-inch and four 6
inch nues. This boat will tow a
transfer barge between Angora. OPP
posite Old River and Water Valley.
just above the mouth OF Atchafala-
va rivera distance OF eight and
three quarter miles. Lunch rooms
for train passengers and the crew
win be maintained on the boat Az
ter the boat is completed another
duplicate. with possibly few i'm
provements. will be built There,
will be electric lights Throughout,
and have all modern conveaienoess
A Cincinnati dispatch says there
is every indication thin "A rise IS
coming out OF the headwaters of the
Ohio river
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-05
In Bankruptcy.

In the District Court OF the United
States, for the Western District of
Kentucky. In the matter OF Phil
lip Quinn, a bankrupt.
On this 4th day of January. A. D.,
1906, on considering the petition of
the aforesaid bankrupt for discharge
filed on the 3rd day of January, A.
D., 1906, it is ordered by the court
that a hearing be had upon the same
on the 27th day of January, A. D.
1906, before said court. at Louisville
said district. at 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon, or as near thereto as practica-
BILE; and that notice thereof be pub
lished one time in the Paducah sun,
a newspaper printed in said district.
and that all known creditors and
other persons in interest may appear
at said time and place and show
cause, if any they have. why the
prayer of the said petitioner should
not be granted.
Witness the Honorable Walter Ev-
ans, Judge of the said court, and the
seal thereof, at Paducah, in said dis
trict, on the 4th day of January, A.
D.. 1906.
]. II. PURYEAK, Clerk.