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The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
BURGLARS VISIT SCARES
OWNER, WHO SEIZES SHOTGUN

A. H Bailey Jr. 1885 Fell street. got
a scare. on Wednesday night through
a burglar entering his house. His
family is in the country and he had
left the house about o'clock and re-
turned in about an hour and half.
He went upstairs to bed about 10
O'Clock, and to his surprise found the
bureau drawers open and their contents
scattered over the floor.
Bailey grabbed hold of shotgun and
ran out of the house to the sidewalk
A man passed and Bailey asked him to
get a policeman quick. as there was a
burglar in the house. The man hurried
away and in a few minutes Policeman
]. l.. Mangan appeared. An tnvestiga-
tion showed that the front window had
been pried open with a Jimmy. and tie
burglar had made his escape. Bailey
said that he thought the family had
taken all the jewelry to the country,
but his pair of cuff links. valued at
$3.50, had been stolen.
The police were notified yesterday
that a burglar had visited the Resdon
residence at 1863 Bush street on We'd
nesday morning and had stolen cloth
ing, jewelry and other effects from the
room occupied by George Kura, the
Japanese servant.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13

Radtke & Co., 11S sutter street, that the
unpleasantness happened. Mr.. Broadus
is employed there as a porter, and until
April 1 his accuser was also on the pay
roll, his vocation being that of clerk.
Mr.. Briggs alleged that he returned to
the scene of his former labor, to collect
some money which his wife had earned
by making bags for jewels, and that Mr.
Breadus met him and, without uttering a
word, committed the offense complained
of.
Didn't he say anything at aI?' the
Judge inquired.
no" chirruped Mr.. Briggs: 'ehis re-
marks were more forcible than vocal"
DE facks oh dis case am" Mr.. Broadus
averred, dat dis yah man wuz allus
a-pesterin' me wen he wukked in de
stoah, en- wen he drapped in de oder
mohnin' he ups en- calls me eh big black
coon.'
"And then you struck him?" prompted
the defense.
mo, sab, All didn't" was the emphatic
reply, He ups wifi his hand en- shuk 1t In
NAH face, en- All jes knocked his ahm
down en- his glasses drapped off en- bruk
De man seems teh be crazy
How ridiculous Mr.. Briggs Uttered
Several other witnesses opined that
Mr. Briggs was not mentally perfect,
and their opinion conveyed to him great
amusement. While leaving the court he
gayly waved a salutation to the man he
had testified against.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
CURES HIMSELF
OF C0NSUMP ton
John L. Campbell, Wealthy
Mining Man WhO0utwitted
Magnates, Destroys Disease
GETS HEALTH AND COIN
--
Owner of the Keane Wonder
Property in Funeral Range
Uses Successful Treatment
GETS HEALTH AND COIN

The radical cure for tuberculosis has
been successfully tried John F. Camp
bell, wealthy Nevada mining man, has
eradieated the white plague from his
system by common sense course OF
treatment
ace Hotel, was given up for dead two
years ago and sought the deserts of
Nevada TO regain his failing health. In
q year Campbell was a well man. He
says that any consumptive can cure
himself An exclusive diet Of vegeta-
bles and fruits, combined with outdoor
living, is CampbelIs treatment Incl
oentally Campbell amassed a fortune
from mining while searching for health.
John +. Campbell is a mining en-
gineer. After the doctors had ordered
him TO leave San Francisco he became
a prospector. For two years he roamed
the deserts Of Nevada, adhering strictly
70 his outlined course of treatment He
slept out OF doors in all sorts of
weather and was soon rewarded with
fne feeling and the gain of a pound Of
flesh a day until he had regained his
original weight Since that time he
has never been visited with a return
Of the dread malady.
My experience should be a boon TO
The sufferers from this disease, says
Campbell 7 firmly believe that if any
person viii follow my course of self
treatment he can cure himself in
from six months TO two years. But he
must conscientiously live according TO
the dictates OF this new treatment. L
recommend the desert air of Nevada as
being the climatic condition par excel
lence for the eradication of tubercu-
lOsis"
John F. Campbell is the owner of the
famous Keane Wonder Mine on the
south slope of the Funeral Range over
looking Death Valley, the mine which
Charles Schwab and the Guggenheims
tried to purchase.
Being a man OF keen foresight Camp
bell accumulated a small fortune while
he prospected the deserts in search of
health and wealth. He purchased the
Keane Wonder mine for s25o,000 and
the report of several mining experts is
70 the effect that Campbell secured, by
outwitting Schwab and the Guggen-
helms, a property that has more than
ss.O0O,0Oo in free-milling ore blocked
out
The mine which Campbell got
through the curse of the white plague
is situated close to where Death VAL
ley Scotty's" famous mythical gold
mine was supposed TO be located
The new treatment used by Campbell
Is the one recently offered in theory by
the worlds consumptive specialists.
The treatment is, eat i've pounds of
vegetables. four pounds of fruits and
drink a gallon OF milk e day. Live
wholly out of doors. If you cannot eat
the food weight set down, eat as much
as you can.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
PERKINS ASKS
BODIES TO ACT
Desires Backing for Bill
Making Appropriation for
a Large Supply Depot
TELEGRAMS FORWARDED
Two Organizations Indorse
Plan to Make This City
a Permanent Trade Base

Senator George c., Perkins has sent
q communication to this city to urge the
commercial bodies to stand strongly be-
hind his bill for the appropriation of ST.
500, 900 for the construction Of warehouses;
offices, docks and wharves at Fort Mason
Black Point. A favorable report has been
secured from the War Department in re-
gard to the plan. dispatch was sent
to Senator Perkins yesterday by President
Marston of the Chamber of Commerce, in
which the following words were used /:
"The Chamber OF Commerce reiterates its
resolutions of July 19. 1894. and heartily
lndorses your bill.
The purpose back Of the bill Is the es-
tablishment of the American base of
Asiatic trade at San Francisco. Senator
Perkins writes that the passage of his
bill means that San Francisco will be,
for all time. the depot for the Pacific
islands military supplies and the port for
the United States transports"
All commercial organizations in San
Francisco will probably indorse the
Perkins bill at regular meetings. The
Importance of the matter Is largely COM
mercial. Favorable action was taken yes
terday by the directors of the Manu-
facturers' and Producers Association.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
REPUBLICANS OF INDIANA
NOMINATE A STATE TICKET

INDIANAPOLIS. April 12.-The Re-
publican State convention today unani-
mously adopted the platform agreed
upon and reported by the committee on
resolutions and nominated State tickle,
as follows:
Secretary of State-Fred Sims OF Frankfort
Attorney General-James Bingham OF
Muncie.
State Statistician-James S. Stubbs OF In
dianapolis.
Judge OF the Supreme Court-First District,
James II. Jordan of Martinsville
John c. Billheimer of Washington was NOM
mated for Auditor of State
Oscar Hadley of Danville was nominated for
State Treasurer.
Edward Fitzpatrick of Portland was NOM
mated for clerk OF the Supreme Court.
Fassett A. Cotton of Indianapolis was nom-
mated for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
w. s. Batchley OF Terre Haute was NOM
mated for State Geclogist.
Leander J. Monks of Winchester was re-
nominated for Judge Of the Supreme Court
from the Fourth District
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
POSTUM CEREAL.
BETWEEN
The Devil and the Deep Sea.


When coffee gets a person well with
n its grip and the drug habit is fixed
then comes twisting and turning to get
with many people, If the coffee is left
or at brea kfast a headache sets in, and
II coffee is taken the old stomach and
and made more fixed and harder to es-
cape from. Still there is very easy
way 10 freedom and health
A woman in Missouri says:
I never thought of attributing nv
ailments 10 coffee till, several months
ago, I saw Postum Food Coffee ad-
vertisement which stated that the old
10 people, so 1 thought I would try
Postum anyway, for I was in a most
vvrctched condition, a nervous wreck
with weak heart. which huttered and
THE first time made Postum Coffee
] boiled IL well anc was delighted with
the flavor Ny husband, who did not
know that II was not the old kind of
coffee. relished II very much. saying
What good coffee that isp But after
breakfast I was taken with headache
and drOwsiness caused by lack of the
customary drug. I was resolute how
ever. and drank 1T for dinner and sup
per The next day the headache was
not so bad and by the third day il was
gone. Day by day ! felt better and bet
ter, and soon noticed that did not tire
so easily as / used to. In two weeks my
friends began 70 compliment me on my
in flesh and strength. and in 3 months
was a new being, with strong, steady
nerves and easy, comfortable, healthy
heart action feel like thanking you
40 much for Postum Food Coffee" Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Creek.
Mich
Headache. when coffee is left off. is
rare. but IS a sure, fnfallible sign of
Dofsoned. drugged nervous system, call
ing more and more for the drug that
cansed the trouble. To yield TO the
eeroe demand Of the drug habit is most
hun1iliating and sinks the victim deep
er with certainty of fixed organic dis
esse IL persisted in. II is easy TO change
from coffee. If Postum Food Coffee is
used in its place, for Postum well paade.
that Isl boiled long enough. has the
deem seal brown Of Mocha and the soft.
smooth mot strong) flavor much like
old Govt Java, the taste being distinct.
however. and belonging only TO genuine
Postum. Leaving of the conee that
breaks down the nerve centers ana
falxing food drink that supplies the
needed elements TO rebuild them makes
Fapid change for the good
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
BRIDES EASTER HAT
CREATES TROUBLE.
SHE IS ABSENT FROM
HOME At 10 2. IA.
Pleads Visit to Milliner, but Spouse Dis
believes and Fight Ensues.
BY JAMES c. CRAWFORD.

held bv him after the body was en-
balmed, and that he did not understand
the case, anyway.
If what you have stated is true" said
the Judge, such facts would not warrant
me in holding the defendant to answer,
inasmuch as such procedure Is barred by
the statute Of limitations, and because
the testimony you have in reserve, and
which you have summarized, would not
prove the defendants guilt"
Miss Taylor received the decision with
chagrin and refused to leave the witness
stand when his Honor requested her to do
so. When the haiIff undertook to enforce
the courts command she dared him to
lay hands upon her, but he calmly ac-
cepted the challenge and removed her.
Then she took a. seat in the jury-box and
held whispered conversation with various
persons within whispering distance.
Mrs. Annette Hartzell. modiste, accused
of obtaining goods by false pretense from
John A. Murphy. local agent for a Chi
cago millinery firm, secured contin-
uance of one week by Judge Cabaniss'
upholding the contention of her counsel
that Mr.. Murphy has not proved the
corpus deficit.
The defendants hat was an expansive
black creation adorned with huge steel
buckle and a wealth of somber feathers.
guild interest and rewarded her attorneys s
triumph with pretty smile.
AT the request Of Miss Bessie Tannehill
(Mrs. Earl G. McQuaide) the complaint of
battery which she had filed against her
husband was dismissed by Judge Ca
baniss.
81 don't desire to have him punished"
said the Tivoli favorite, "but just COM
PEELED to stay away from me-"
And you don't call that punishment"
exclaimed his Honor.
She smiled her thanks when the order
of dismissal was issued.
Daniel Spencer Briggs, a dapper little
person whose residence address is 191A
Belvedere street, complained that his nose
was smitten and his eyeglasses were
fractured by the right fist of Charles
Broadus, a herculean negro, who declared
that neither of the injuries mentioned
was Intentionally inflicted by him, which
statement was supported by the testimony
OF several witnesses of the occurrence.
Judge Shortall has the case under advise
ment and probably will decide it today.
1t was in the jewelry establishment of
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL WILL
REVISIT QUAINT MISSION
knights of Columbus, With Their Lady
Friends, Have Most Enjoyable
Irin Arranged.

California Council of the knights of
Columbus have planned an outing TO
San Juan Mission. The party will leave
on Saturday. April IS, at 3:15 p. m. in
a special train.
At san Juan on Saturday night a pro-
gramme Of entertainment has been ar
ranged, including a dance. On Sunday
the council in a body will attend mass
at the old mission church. The Rev.
Mr.. CIosa win preach the sermon.
The company VIII return to the city on
Saturday night
Last July California Council paid a
visit TO san Juan. and the affair was
such a success that another journey
to the quaint old town was planned
David Supple and Louis McGettigan are
the committee in charge Of the affair.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
Passes Bogus Checks.

The police are searching for a man
who is passing bogus checks throughout
the city. He called on John Donohoe,
grocer, Twenty and ShotWell
streets, on Monday and got him to cash
9 check for $25 drawn on the Citizens
National Bank, and purporting to be
signed by william Newsan, contractor,
by whom he said he was employed He
is feet inches tall, smooth shaven,
has light complexion and speaks with
a Swedish accent.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13

With one side of his face vividly illus
trating the result of recent cauterization,
Eugene Kircher, q cook at the Techau
Tavern, stood before Police Judge Conlan
and heard himself formally accused of
having resisted the endeayor of PATROL
man Culiinan to arrest him for disturbing
the peace of his home. 434 Jessie street.
He pleaded not guilty, and then this mar
rative came out in testimony:
Mr. Kirchner was married three weeks
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13

Judge cabaniss dismissed the COM
nlatnf of Miss Rebecca j. Taylor, some
lines known as Bee Taylor" to the ef-
feet that in April, 1903, one DR.. A. F.
veale did willfully and wantonly mutt
late the dead body of her uncle by per-
forming an autopsy on the same She
fold the Judge that DR.. Veale told her at
the time that the autopsy in question was
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
ARMY ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, April 12.--Army or
ders: Contract Surgeon G. Parker Dill
Ion is relieved from duty at Fort Nc
DoweH and will proceed to Fort Bliss,
Texas, and relieve Contract Surgeon
Fred T. Koyle, who will proceed to
Fort Mcdowell for duty.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13
Excursion to the Grand Canyon.

On April 25 the Santa Fe Railway will run
a special excursion to the Grand Canyon OF
Arizona. Round trip rate Of $50 will be made
and party will be personally conducted to the
Canyon. Those who desrous of seeing this
great wonder should make their reservations
early. Full information of Pred W. Prince
city ticket agent. $40 Market street. San Fran
cisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-13

Asks FOR IMPRovEMENT--The East
Mission Improvement Club yesterday petitioned
the Board of Supervisors to make an adequate
appropriation in the next budget for needed
improvements in the district named.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRIST CHURCH-sunday School at 10 a. m.
Morning Prayer at II a. m. Holy Communion
First Sunday in month
Guild meets every Monday at 3 p. m.
Rev. Chas. T. CoERR, Rector.
Preaching at the Methodist Church every
Sabbath by Rev. II. B. Anderson at II a. m and
1880 p.m Sabbath School 1000 am, l.. S. Schluter,
superintendent. Prayer meeting Wednesday
1870 D. m. Senior League Thursday $50 p. m.
Junior League Sunday 3 p. M Woman's Home
Missionary Society, first Monday in each month
at 8 p. IN. Choir Saturday 8 p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCI-services every
3rd Sabbath. Hours, II clock m. and 500 pm.
Sabbath School every Sabbate at 9:45 a. m.
R. h. RAMSEY Supt.
All friends and strangers In the city most cor
daily invited to worship with us.
JOHN II. BELLOT Pastor.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH-Sunday School
every Sunday 10 O'Clock m. Superintendent
] II. HOWELL SR. Preaching first, second and
fourth Sundays II o'clock Il. M and 1880 p. m.
by ]. s. LEWIS, Pastor. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday night 7:3O p, m. Ladies' Aid Society
meets every Monday $3.50 o'clock p. III.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10
Always Keeps Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy i'm His House.

eve would not be without Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. 1t is kept on
hand continually in our home" says
W, w. Kearney, editor of the Indepen-
dent, Lowry City, Mo, That is just what
every family should do. When kept at
hand ready for instant use, cold may
be checked at the outset and cured in
much less time than after it has be-
come settled in the system. This RENE
dy is also without peer for Group in
children, and will prevent the attack
when given as soon as the child be-
comes hoarse, or even CATER the cfoupy
cough appears, which can only be done
when the remedy is kept at hand. For
ale by all druggists
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10
PHONES--Store 81, Res. IS.

The plan mapped out by the
general staff for the mobilization
of the troops at number of camps
in the United States. during the
summer months contemplates that
camps will be established at Platts-
burg Barricks, N. Y; indianapolis;
Fort D A. Russell, Wyo.; Fort
Riley, Kan. American Lake, Wash
ington; Fort Ogelthorpc, Ga, and
Fort Clark, Texas
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10
TEXAS PATENTS.

List of patents granted to Texas
Inventors this week. Reported by
G. A. Snow & Co., patent attor-
neys, Washington, D c.:
Thomas & H B ABBOT, Terrell,
ballng press; William H Brown,
Lockhart, Photographic printing
device; Josiah c Elliff, Wills Point,
mail bag catcher; Christopher G
Fleming, Dallas, saw tooth; Ben
jamin ] III Guice, Grapeland, gar
den rake and cultivator; Peter e
Hanson, Galveston, motor vehicle;
George w Lakewood & H G Rob-
insoh, Mineral Wells, hitching de
vice; Wade H Mitchell, Rugby,
cultivator attachment; Henry M
Sutton, w L q e G Steele, Dal.
las, separating substances of differ
erent dielectric capacities,
For copy of any of above patents
send ten cents in postage stamp
with date of this paper to G, A,
Snow & Co Washington, D. G.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10
A REPUTATION.
How It Was Made and Retained.

A good reputationis not easily earned,
and it was only by hard consistent work
among our citizens that Doan's Kidney
Pills won their way to the proud dis
tinction attained in this locality. The
public endorsement of scores of people
has rendered invaluable service to the
community.
@. H. Nandel, cashier at the Pacific
Express Co., Marshall, Tex. y, says: 81
was annoyed great deal with lame
ness and pain in the small of my back
and tried several remedies without find
ing any benefit. Hearing at length
about Doan's Kidney Pills got box,
and after using less than the one box
the backache entirely disappeared, and
since then | have never had any return
of the trouble. To recommend rem
edy like Doan's Kidney Pills is a pleas
ure, and have been doing so ever
since / used it,"
Plenty more proof like this from JET
ferson people. Call at The j. F. Crow
Drug Co.'s store and ask what their
customers report.
For sale by all dealers. Price Soc.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

The sweet potato crop is really
a much moro important crop in the
South than Irish potatoes and they
do we'll on poor, sandy soils. but
respond quickly to applications of
manure or fertilizer. While every.
one on the farms of the southwest
raises a few sweet potatoes for
home use and the local market,
the business of catering to the
northern trade has scarcely begun
-Brenham Banner.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

The Farm and Ranch says
"Texas needs pure food law most
sadly-.one that carries with it the
necessary machinery for its en-
forcement." These later days the
trend seems to be to turn all these
kind of things over to the govern,
ment. We are rapidly turning to
degen crates.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

Andrew d, White ex- president
Of Cornell University, ox-minister
to St. Petersburg and ex. am bassa-
dor to Berlin says that among all
civilized nations Of the United
States is the country in which the
crime of murder is most frequently
committed and least frequently
punished and that the number OF
homicides punished by lynching
exreeds the number punished by
due process of law. He quotes
from Goodwin Smith THAT there
aae communities in which lynch
law is better than any other.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

A call has been issued for a con-
vention of the commercial clubs
and the representatives of news
papers of Missouri. Kansas, Ar
kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Indian
Territory, New Mexico and Ari-
IONA. to be held in St. Louis, April
16 and II. The object. as stated
in the call, is to discuss measures
for the development of these states
and adopting plans for wide and
effective exploitation of its re-
sources.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

There is movement on foot in
Washington, D. c., to place the
Greenough statue Of Washington
which stands at the East Front of
the Capitol in the Corcan Art Gal
lery This is the statue Of which
it was said Washington was repre-
sented as saying, "Here is my
sword, my pants are in the patent
office" 1t represents Washing
ton dressed or rather undressed in
the style of the ancient Greeks, his
extended arm bearing a sword. AS
work of art it is worthy pro.
duct of a master, but it has been
the cause of more offense to larger
portion of an unimaginative public
than any in the country.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10
w. o.,o.. These are the Original Little
NvlNsNSSSS Liver pills, first put up over
EeWeSS 40 years ago, by old DR. r. v.

Mrs. Yerkes denies that she has
thrown her husband out and left
him to the mercies of the hard
hearted bill collectors. She also
denied that she had married him
until the proofs were brought so it
would be just as well for merchants
to wary of allowing young Miner
to run up bills.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable For great many years was suppos-
ed to be incurable. For a great many years
doctors pronounced 1t local disease and pre-
ing to cure with local treatment pronounced it
incurable.. Science has proven catarrh to be
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
manufactured by IF, J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo,
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the mar
ket 1t is taken internally in dose from 10 drops
to teaspoonful 1t acts directly OIL the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY e. CO., Toledo o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constitution.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

One would think the Laxative idea
in cough syrup should have been ad-
vanced long before it was 1t seems the
only rational remedy for coughs and
colds would be to move the bowels and
clean the mucous membranes of the
throat and lungs at the same time. Ken
nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar does
this. 1t is the Original Laxative Cough
Syrup. the remedy for coughs, colds,
Group, whooping cough, etc. Tastes
good and harmless. Sold by The F
Crow Drug Co.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

1t is said that the imminence of
the enactment of railway rate leg
islation has had no appreciable eff
feet on railway buildings and ex
tensions, and that a line through
the supreme court has already been
surveyed and contracted for.