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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
DEATH OF JAMES MoFF1TT.
WeII-Known Paper Dealer Passes Away
at His Home I'm Oakland.

OAKLAND. Oct. 26.-James Mof1tt,
head of the paper firm OF Blake. Mof-
fit & Towne and q resident of this city
since 1875. died at his home at Twenty
second and Webster streets late Thurs
day afternoon. Mofitt was born in
Enniskillen, Ireland, In 1927, and with
his parents came to New York at an
early age. Under Horace Greeley he
gained his first training as a printer,
but seized with the gold fever in 1S4S,
he reached California the year follow
ing. Four years later he took up his
trade as printer in San Francisco,
and soon after admitted Francis Blake
as partner into his expanding business,
which relation the two sustained until
the death of Blake in 1887. The part
Mof1tt played in the building of the
Clay-street cable road. which was the
first in this country, was always a mat
ter of great pride to him
Moffitt was married in 1853 and Is
survived by his wife and four chill
dren, James K. Moffatt, cashier OF the
First National Bank of San Francisco;
Dr. Herbert c. Mofitt. prominent spe-
cialist of San Francisco. and Mrs. John
Lynch and Mrs. George Doubleday, both
of New York.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
FIELD WICK WILL
CASE SETTLED.

OAKLAND, Oct 26.-The promised
contest, over the estate of the late
William Fieldwick. who at the time Of
his death was superintendent of the
California Jockey Club and who was
formerly town trustee of Emeryville,
was settled today when Judge Melvin
appointed Justice of the Peace ]. G.
Quinn administrator of the estate.
Fieldwick was killed by a train at
Emeryville April Il. Quinn was Field
wick's close friend and he applied for
letters of administration. Similar ap-
plications We're filed by Fleldwick's 8
niece, Mrs. D. Davenport of Burlingame,
and Public Administrator Gray. The
niece and a sister of the deceased in
England finally agreed upon Quinn and
the applications of Mrs. Davenport and
Gray were withdrawn.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
HAYES SENTENCED
FOR E[OP|NG.
Additional Charge Awaits
Him on Release From
Term in the City Prison
OFFENDERS PUNISHED

OAKLAND, Oct. 26.-L. D. Hayes,
who few days ago eloped from this
city with Miss Hilda Hansen and was
arrested in San Jose, was arraigned in
Department l of the Police Court this
morning and pleaded guilty. He was
sentenced to a term of six months in
the city prison. Hayes is in addition
charged with having broken into the
residence of E. c. Ford at 1905 Frank
lin street, and as soon as Ford, who
is out of town. returns, a complaint
charging him with burglary will be
fled
The police today received notification
that Oscar Fl. Stukrud u wanted in
Roseburg, Or, for stealing suit case
and some clothing. Stukrud was ar
rested for carrying concealed weapons
and this morning he pleaded guilty to
the charge.
J. L. Young and Alexander Gordon,
charged with smoking opium, this
morning demanded jury trials and their
cases were set for January 15 and II
respectively.
Annie King, arrested for drunken
ness, was this morning sentenced to a
term of twenty five days in the city
prison. -
L. r. May, charged with having sold
four cloaks belonging to H. Goldsmith
and appropriating the money to his
own use, was found not guilty this
morning by jury in Department l
of the Police Court.
John Nicholson, charged with having
attacked Ben Alexande with knife
about two weeks ago, was this morn
ing held to answer to the Superior
Court on charge of assault with in
tent to commit murder
Victor Ellsworth, who attempted to
commit suicide, was sentenced to a
term of thirty days in the city prison.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
SKULL AND KEYS MEN HOLD
FORTH ON BERKELEY CAMPUS
In a Riot of Sport Candidates Are In
itiated Into the Secrets
of the Order

BERKELEY. Oct 26-Tn the pres
ence Of thousands OF spectators Skull
and Keys men rioted in sport on the
campus today in the initiation cere-
monies OF fraternity men into the Sc
crets OF the order. The cOllegians.
picked men from the various frat
houses. went through absurd antics till
late in the day. The Sigma M and
the Kappa Alpha Sigma We're not rep
resented, their candidates having fail
ed OF election But three other fra
ternities hitherto unrepresented in the
society had men in the list. these fra
ternities being the Psi Epsilon, Phi
Sigma Delta and the Chi Psi.
The neophytes all were fantastically
garbed. wearing white knickerbockers.
striped stockings. evening dress coats
and plugs At the football field a
vaudeville programme was given dur
ing the forenoon to a crowd OF several
thousand students and outside specta-
tors on the bleacheTs. Ditties were
recited songs sung and various stunts
performed, with P. X. Yost as impre-
ssrio.
The sorority houses were visited by
the men AT noon, the rcO-eds" receiV-
ing the attentions Of the candidates
as walters al lunch In the afternoon
z programme Of circus acts was carried
out on the football field
The list Of neophytes included the
following mem Charles Nolney Craig.
John Dundas Fletcher, Robert Nichol-
son Foster. John Raymond Gabbert,
Stafford Louis Hamm. Albion Keith
Paris Harmon Jr.< Robert Nrooman
Jordan James Potter Langhorne Jr.,
Gus Mackfessel. Ralph Palmer Merritt,
Jasper Ellery Ostrander. William Bur
hans Pendleton. Walter James Radford,
Edmund Kirketerp Rogers. Alfred Sal
isbury. Joseph Warren Spieker, Philip
William Stafford. Edgar Whitney
Stowe. Robert Gordon Walker, Paul
KirkWoOd YOst
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
SIMPSON DID NOT
!. MEET HIS WIFE.
Bride Fails to Visit His
Office to Discuss Plans
for Their Future Status
CLAIMS SHE is ILL

ALAMEDA Oct. 26-There was no
meeting today between State senator
and City Attorney Milton William
Simpson and his wife of day. who
until her marriage yesterday in the
District Attorneys Office, was Miss Isa-
belle Davis. After the wedding yes
terday the groom told the bride that
If she would call upon him at his office
in the City Hall today he would talk
over plans for their future relations
and for the care of the two-months-
old baby, who has been named Milton
William Simpson Jr. but Mrs Simpson
failed to keep the appointment. The
reason for this. according to Mrs. Cyrus
ii. Davis, Mrs Simpsons mother. was
that the young woman was not feeling
well. Said Mrs. Davis:
My daughter did not go to the office
of her husband Senator Simpson, today
because she. has not fully recovered
from the effects Of the trying ordeal
which she went yesterday. She
intends to confer with him as soon as
she is able, and TO have an understand
ing as to her status as wife and moth
err Whether Senator Simpson and my
daughter will live together as husband
and wife or whether there will be
suit for divorce are matters that nei-
ther Mrs. Simpson, Senator Simpson or
myself are prepared to discuss at this
time"
Concerning himself and his wife Sem
ator Simpson said:
II consider our differences closed now
as far as the public and press are in
terested Whether there is to be a
suit for a divorce or not / cannot say
at this time, and 1 do not think that
the lady in the case knows any more
about that contingency than 1 do. I
mean to do right IN the matter by the
mother and child"
In performing the marriage ceremony
yesterday Judge T. w. Harris did not
use the words 'love. honor and obey"
The magistrate explained today that he
did not omit them Intentionally, but
that he used the same service that he
uses in the performance of the wedding
ceremony.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
Alameda
Contra Costa
SECURES DIVORCE
To WE'D AGAIN.
Deserted Wife Gets Final
Decree in Order to Take
Another Life Partner
NEW ACTIONS FILED

OAKLAND. oct 26.=After being de-
serted bv one husband, Mrs. Anseline
Lewis OF san Leandro. at the age OF
81 wears. is anxious 10 take another
Mrs Lewis called upon Attorneys
Dibert and Stiefvater today and asked
fha4 they procure a final decree Of di-
vorce Immediately. When asked why
she desired the decree 50 hurrieely. she
safd she was about 10 marry She re-
fused TO give the name OF her be-
rrofhed According TO Instructions the
attorneys appeared before Jndge aste
today ana obtained the flnal decree.
An fn+erlocutory decree was granted
10 Mrs Lewis from Manuel s. Lewis
wear ago on the ground Of desertion
Mrs. Lewis alleged that her husband
desired her TO associate with men and
women Of questionable character and
when she refused he abandoned her
Mary J. Weir today sued George ID
Weir whom she married in july 1898,
for a divorce on the ground that he had
failed to provide for her and their two
minor children. She asks for the Gus
tody Of the children.
Lucy Brown mas sued Roscoe Brown
for divorce on the ground of deser-
ffon They were married in December.
1908 and have no children.
The bearing Of the divorce proceed
ings brought by Mrs. Louise Bromley
Martin Bradley against hlram l. Brad
ley has been continued until March il,
1897. owing 10 the crowded condition
Of the court calendar.
Harriet \. Leonard secured an inter
1ocutory decree OF divorce today from
George T. Leonard. a Pullman car por-
ter Judge Waste awarded the custody
of two children to the wife and granted
10 her $50 a month alimony. Among
the allegations of cruelty made by Mrs.
Leonard was her husbands failure TO
enter her room and join, preacher who
was praying at her bedside when il
was supposed that she was dying. They
were married March IS, 1902.
Judge ogden, who recently sent ]. J.
Fitzgerald 10 jail for failing TO pay
his divorced wife S25 month for two
months. today gave Fitzgerald two
weeks in which to find occupation at
his trade Of stevedore-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
WARsH|Ps ON WAY
To MOROCCO.

MADRID, Oct. 26.-In view of the
alarming reports from Morocco the
Spanish Government has decided to
hold several cruisers ready for dispatch
to the West Coast for the protection
of Spanish subjects.
PARIS. Oct 26.-In view of the sitp-
alton in Morocco the French Govern
ment has decided to send warship
to Tangier.
A special dispatch from Tangier says
that a state of anarchy exists in the
regions of Rabat and Casa Blanca and
that all transportation of foreign goods
has ceased. The dispatch says that Raj
suli, the bandit chief, who is responsible
for the disorder prevailing at Arizil1a,
is in complete control of the territory
between Ell Araish and Tangier.
sTANGIER, Oct 26.-Owing to the dis
turbed state of the country. the Ameri-
Dosen, the German Minister, are re-
naming at Fez.
The Moorish officials, in answer to
the French representatives regarding
the disquieting situation. declare their
ignorance of many facts called to their
attention and deny responsibility for
others.
Some of the foreign diplomats are
demanding the dismissal of Mohammed
ell Torres. the representative Of the
Sultan here, on the ground that he is
old, incapable and fanatical.
The situation in Morocco City con-
tinues critical
Herr Heinrich. German merchant,
who was captured by Moorish horsemen
near Rabat. has been rescued by his
personal guard.
WASHINGTON. Oct 26.-With pomp
and ceremony probably SURPRISING any
ever before connected with an Ameri-
can mission, Minister Gummere last
month presented to the Sultan of Mo-
rocco a personal letter from President
Roosevelt. His account of the mission
which has been received shows that his
party numbered 800. The march from
Tangier to Fez was led by mounted
bearer of the Sultan's flags with
guard on either side. At the border of
the district, the caravan was received
with salutes and military honors by the
native chiefs. The journey occupied
twelve days.
Minister Gummere says he was re-
ceived by the Sultan with the most
agreeable cordfality.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
wHEELs CRUsH MAN.s LEG.

SANTA ROSA. Oct. 9e.-Henry Ha-
herman narrowly escaped being killed
by freight train at Fulton last night
while crossing the tracks OF the Call
fornia Northwestern. According to the
story of the trainmen Heberman, who
was driving two horses to a wagon
attempted to cross ahead OF an ap-
preaching freight. The locomotive
struck the wagon, demolishing it. and
threw the driver under the engine
wheels. One of Haberman's legs was
badly crushed. He was placed on
special train and brought to hospital
here, where the leg was amputated Just
below the knee.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
MODESTO THRONGS
GREET GILLETT.
Republican Candidate and
Party Enthusiastically
Welcomed by Populace
GRILLING FOR BELL
SPECIAL DIsPArcH TO THE CALL.


MODESTO. Oct 2s.-James N. Gil
lett. Republican nominee for Governor.
received a rousing welcome TO this city
this evening The Gillett party, in
cluding J. c. Needham, Judge Burnett
n P. Chipman and Robert F. DevIin
arrived on the afternoon train and was
greeted by the music of bands and the
booming of cannon. All afternoon Mo-
destO was thrOnged with Republicans
from all over the country. anxious TO
meet their standard bearer. Not a few
Democrats participated in the welcome
extended the Republican candidate.
Armory Hall, the largest auditorium
in the city. was crowded to overhowinz
an hour prior to the opening OF the
meeting. Outside the streets glared
with red fire. bands played. Roma1(
candles and rockets sent fiery streanA
ers in the air, while the welkfn rang
with the boom OF cannon and the
cheers of the enthusiastic crowd Hun
dreds, unable TO gain admission held
an overflow meeting at the opera
house. where N p. Chipman and Robert
F. Devlin spoke.
j. c. Needham presided and intro
duced Gillett to the Armory audience.
The candidate reviewed the work OF
the Republican party for fifty years.
combatted the Democratic claim that
national issues are not involved In this
campaign, told Of the work of the last
Congress In curbing trusts and the
railways. He told OF his position on
the railway question. saying that while
the railways are to be fostered as
agents of development, the rights OF
the people are to be guarded He ad-
vocated good roads. the fostering OF
water transportation and mentioned the
Panama Canal as a railway rate regu-
lator.
Gillette charged that Bell Is in full
accord with and supported by the men
who are backing Ruef In San Francis
CO and that under such circumstances
Bell is not IN a position to charge any
other candidate with wearing a col
lar or being under the influence OF
any person or corporation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
BURGLAR ESCAPES; /;
Gun EMPTY.

SAN MATES. Oct. pa bold attempt
to rob the Hotel Mateo clubhouse was
last night frustrated by James Lawler,
proprietor Jack Barry is being held
on suspicion.
Lawler who sleeps in an adjoining
room. was awakened about midnight
by the noise OF vigorous chopping. With
his rife, he started 10 investigate. In
his excitement he forgot to load his
gun, and in consequence his attempts
to shoot the fleeing burglar, frightened
from the front door, were fruitless.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
GIVES UP PROFEssORSHIP
TO LEAD HOTEL ORCHESTRA
william Hoffman to Get $4,000 a Year
for Directing Music at
the Palace.

DETROIT. Oct- 26.-Professor- Will
liam Hoffman, teacher Of the violin in
the St. Thomas Conservatory of Music,
Ann Arbor, Mich, has resigned his po-
sition and win return to San Francisco.
Professor Hoffman arrived in Ann
Arbor from San Francisco only a short
time ago and intended TO remain at ST.
Thomas Conservatory as a teacher.
but a tempting offer Of $4,000 a year,
made by the Palace Hotel in San Fran
cisco to take charge of its orchestra,
caused him 10 decide TO return there.
He left Friday for the coast.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
WOMEN SUBDUE FIRE BEFORE
DEPARTMENT ANSWERS ALARM
Mrs. J. J. Maxwell Summons Neighbors
TO Fight Flames That Threaten
Destruction of Her Home.

OAKLAND, Oct 26.-Mrs. j. ]. Max
well of 543 Sycamore street proved her
self a hero and an able chief OF a fe-
male fire brigade this morning by
fighting and extinguishing fire that
threatened to destroy her home She
was engaged in housework when she
observed smoke In the dining room.
Upon discovering that a fire was raging &
beneath the wood CRATE in the room,
Mrs. Maxwell summoned her women
neighbors and ordered them to run out
theN garden hose and couple it to a
faucet When the Fire Department ar
rived there was nothing for the firemen
to do but to give three cheers for Mrs.
Maxwell and her volunteer company.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
ATTACH PROPERTY
OF A 'WELCHER. >
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Oct 26.-The
German Insurance Company of Free
port, Ill, was made the defendant today
in eight attachments filed by different
firms whose property was destroyed in
the San Francisco fire. The plaintiffs
are: Pauson & Lowenstein, r. L. Top
litz; Goldberg, Bowen & Co. (Inc) }.
Charles A. Belden ct al, Mira E.
Wright. Taylor & Spottswood Co. G.
Galet and W. W. Montague & Co.
The Whitney Central National Bank
and the German American National
Bank are made garnishees in each case
Complainants say the proofs of loss
were received and admitted, but the
company offered TO compromise.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
SAYS HUSBAND Is CRUEL.

REDWOOD CITY, Oct 2s.-Mrs. Au-
gust Adam appeared. before Judge
Harmon today and swore to a complaint
charging her husband with beating her.
The woman feared to prosecute her
husband, as he would deprive her Of his
support She states that she is the
mother Of four children and asks for a
weekly allowance Of SO. The case was
postponed until tomorrow morning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
VICE FACES SECOND cHAnep.

Billy" Vice, formerly city passen.
ger agent for the Union Pacific FaiI.
road Company, who. 1t Is alleged. foSslx
company funds amounting to $4,000
was arraigned yesterday before Police
Judge snortall on charge OF embez-
preferred against Vice. MS heart- ;.
was set for November s.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
THREATENS LIFE OF MOTHER.

OAKLAND. Oct. 26.-Edward o.
Hughes, who for twenty-seven years
was an agent OF the Palatine Life IN
surance Company OF London and who
has been acting. queerly since the San
Francisco fire. was today committed
10 the stockton State Hospital by
Judge Ogden. Hughes threatened to
Kill his aged mother.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27

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whole world over.
Great cures prove the value Of
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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
OAKLAND WOMAN CALMLY
DISARMs woULD-BE SLAYER
Restaurant Porter Is Turned over to
Police by Intended Victim of
His Long Knife.
HE LonR knife.

OAKLAND, Oct. 26.-Enraged at the
refusal of Miss Rose Hantnebef to
obey some trifiing order, Julius Renz-
ger. a porter in a restaurant at 518A
Seventh street, attacked the woman
this morning with long bread knife,
declaring that he would cut her into
inch pieces" His intended victim, how
ever, took the knife away from REM
ger and caused the arrest of her
would-be slayer. Renzger alleges Miss
Hantneber attacked him first.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27

MARTINEZ. Oct. 2s.-Dr. and Mrs. ].
H. Carothers two of the oldest pioneers
of Martinez. celebrated their fifty
seventh wedding anniversary yester-
day in the home they have occupied
since 1854. Their only living descend
ant, Mrs. Ida Thompson, wife of the
principal OF the Alameda High School
and daughter of Barry Baldwin, late
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
How One Woman's Suffer
ings Were Removed by
Doan's Kidney Pills.

Mrs I. Stewart. OF S37 San Pablo
avenue, Oakland, Cal. says:
saw Doan's Kidney Pills adver-
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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
DEALERS IN GRAIN
FORM A POOL.

DIES MONIES. Iowa, Oct &c. G.
Messerole. at the afternoon session of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
directly charged that the Iowa Grain
Dealers Association formed a pool to
control business in Iowa and boycotted
him when he refused to join I'm. He
is secretary Of the Cooperative Farm
ers' Association
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27

United States Marshal. was present at
the anniversary dinner.
DR.. Carothers is S4 years old and his
wife rs. They came to California by
way of the isthmus ffty-four years ago
on the steamer Golden Gate and have
resided at Martinez ever since. For
forty years DR.. Carothers was County
Physician of Contra Costa. He retired
in 1892.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK.

when These changes have taken
place the opinion of landholders Will
have changed and they will put up
larger and better buildings than were
here before the fire.
The geographical position of San
Francisco is such that it must control
the entire trade of South and Central
remain the most important city on the
Pacific Coast. The present modus oper-
andi of doing business will also be al
tered materially and we will do busi-
ness on a larger and a more compre-
hensive scale.
There will be more than one new
transcontinental line built to the coast
and these roads will help the growth
of San Francisco. Tt is safe to say
that labor conditions will also be
changed for the better and material
will become cheaper and thus will be
an incentive for the landowner to begin
the work of reconstruction instead of
Investing his money in bonds"
Many of the wholesale merchants
who at first went south of Market
street are said to be clamoring to re-
turn to the burned district.
They advance a variety of reasons
for this decision, one of which is that
they are not in touch with the general
that their customers who are interested
in the old business quarter are putting
pressure upon them in various ways to
induce them to go back to Battery, San
some and Front streets.
The real estate market has been quiet
during the week and 1t is explained
that the reason for the lack of transac-
tions is that 1t is impossible for the
buyer and the seller to come to any
,<-~ -. voIt . fLn
will not agree to an estimate for de-
probation due to the fire. In some dis
tricts s3 per cent, they say, would be a
fair depreciation, while in other places
there has been no depreciation because
the channels OF trade have not changed
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27

Tt would appear from the general
trend of the remarks made by real ,es-
tate men that the greatest obstacle that
confronts them is the difficulty of es-
tablishing values Downtown prop
erty owners are still holding up prices
and the operators declare that in order
TO do business prices must be lowered.
In this connection the following inter-
view with Henry P. Sonntag, who is
large property owner and who came
here from New York, where he has his
home to see to the rebuilding of the
burned district, is interesting:
"One of the great troubles in this
city is that there is nothing to indicate
values, as prices nave not been estab-
lished.
Much property, no doubt, will find
it's way into the hands of the savings
banks and the property VIII be placed
upon the market and sold, but this will
not take place before twelve months
have elapsed There will be scarcity
of permanent building for some years
TO come The inclination of store
keepers is to go back to the burned
district as soon as it is possible and
as soon as permanent buildings can be
obtained. The big rate of insurance
on Van Ness avenue and Fillmore street
is absolutely prohibitory and will COM
pel tenants on these streets to secure
permanent buildings for their own pro-
lection.
Until conditions are settled in San
Francisco we can look for little money
from the East for investment. No doubt
when matters are more settled in this
city and there is change for the bet
ter in the municipal government there
will be a great and a rapid change. and
am Inclined to think that the delay In
putting up large buildings will result
in a benefit to the city.