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The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
DOES MURDER
By REQUEST
Berlin Man Confesses That
He Killed Two Girls at
Their Own Solicitation
Special Dispatch to The car.

BERLIN, March 24.-Carl Brunke, a
young bank clerk, has just been sentenced
to eight years penal servitude here for
one of the most extraordinary deeds in
the annals of crime Without hesitation
he confessed to the police that he had
murdered at their own request two sis
ters, Martha and Alma Paars, q and 81
years old, respectively.
The self-confessed murderer has for
some time been acting IN the capacity of
teacher of music to the young women, and
expert alienists say that all three had
been reduced to a state of extreme melan-
choly from the excessive study of Wag-
ner.
There is no doubt that the two girls did
ask Brunke to kill them. Indeed, Martha,
the elder one, gave him the money with
which to buy the revolver with which the
double murder was done.
When Brunke was arrested he said he
was ready to confess and with the utmost
calmness said:
when came back the two girls were
awaiting me in my room, but our courage
then began to fail us. Martha gave me
SIS to buy three bottles of champagne,
and after bracing up our courage with
wine we discussed all the details of our
approaching deaths.
tlrSt nred a test Snot, ana we all
agreed that the revolver would surely do
its work unfailingly. Both girls had put
on white waists and black skirts. so as to
make as presentable an appearance after
death as possible.
by agreement shot the younger sister
first. The instant I fired she fell to the
floor dead. We bent over the body, and
Martha asked her If she were still alive,
but received no answer. Martha then
stood up and pointed out to me carefully
the spot on her breast at which she
wished me to fire. / took deliberate aim
and fired two shots. She must have died
instantly.
Il had agreed to turn the weapon on
myself as soon as 1 had killed the two
girls. but weakened at the sight of their
lifeless bodies.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
ROBSENPLOYERS
AND THEN FLEES
Texas Bankers Son, Working
for Los Angeles Company,
a Fugitive From Justice

Los ANGELES, March 24-According
70 a story published in an afternoon pa
per. which is confirmed tonight, Louis n.
Raphael, a clerk in the search and plant
department Of the Title Insurance and
Trust Company Of this city, is now a
fugitive from justice. having obtained
$500 through manipulation Of a tele-
graphic draft from the Park National
Bank Of New York on a Los Angeles
bank Raphael's father, who is president
Of the Clearinghouse Association Of
Houston, Tex. arrived in the city yes
aerday, announced that he would make
good all losses entailed by the action Of
his son. There will be no prosecution.
Raphael. who is about "A years Of age,
came to this city about three years ago.
He presented himself at the Office of the
Title Insurance and Trust Company and
asked for employment, representing that
he was deaf and dumb. He was given
employment largely out Of sympathy, but
IN short time proved his efficiency and
and was promoted After several months
had gone by one day he miraculously re-
covered his lost senses. The remarkable
recovery Of his powers of speech and
hearing caused much interest in his case
at the time. Shortly afterward he be-
came engaged to and finally married a
young lady copyist and stenographer en-
rloved n the same Office with him The
couple lived together happily until Ra-
phaeI's disappearance a few days ago.
Raphael about two weeks ago applied
for leave Of absence from his employ
ers. stating that his father was dying in
the South and that he wanted to go to
his bedside Leave was readily granted
and Raphael left the city. The transac-
ton involving the loss Of the $500 was
not discovered until several days follow
ing his departure.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
SAYS COLLEGE GRADUATES
SELDOM GO TO THE BAD
President of Western Reserve Univer-
sity at Chicago Meeting Refutes
Statements of RefOrmers.

CHICAGO, March 24.-Charles r.
Thwing, president of the Western Re-
serve University. spoke at the annual
meeting of the Northwestern Alumni
Association of that institution last
night in refutation of the statements
credited to reformers that they find a
large proportion of college bred men
among the men with whom they work.
''It is seldom that college graduate
goes to the bad said President
Thwing, " and it is seldom that their
lives or careers are inefficient. Less
than FIVE college men out of 100 be-
come moral reprobates and think that
less than 10 per cent lead useless
careers Nincty-five college men out
of every hundred are reputable and
ninety men out of every hundred are
making some contribution of worth
for the bettermen of the community"
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
WILL CONTROL THE SALES
Senate Committee on Public Lands
Agree Upon Bill to Replace
Timber and Stone Act.

WASHINGTON, March 24-After con-
sidering various proposed measures
looking to the repeal of the timber and
stone act, the Senate committee on pub
lie lands today agreed upon bill which
will be perfected and reported Monday
The bill will transfer supervision of
sales of timber on lands now being sold
off under the timber and stone act, to
the Secretary of Agriculture, SO that all
of these lands will come under the di-
rection of the forest service. There are
many amendments to be perfected con-
corning the protection of small pur-
chasers, forest fires and other matters.
Existing laws regarding the using Of
timber for mines and mechanical pur-
poses are liberalized and applied to all
reserved lands.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
PRODUCE ANESTHESIA
WITH A BLUE LIGHT
New York Dentists and Sur
geOns Find New Use for
Electricity.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, March 24.-New York
dentists and surgeons are using blue
incandescent electric light to produce
anesthesia. They have 16-candle-
power globe and bathe it in liquid blue
pigment Then they attach the globe
to the small end Of a funnel. in the
mouth of which is ground blue glass
convex lens The funnel is four inches
long and four inches in diameter at the
mouth, where the lens is situated. AL
though the lens disperses the blue rays
it is of no real value. being used merely
to deceive the patient into believing the
affair is complicated and mysterious.
There are two ways of using the blue
electric light. Dentists make their pa
tfents concentrate their gaze on It for
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
INVESTORS
attention!
Tide Lands and Mineral
Lands for SaIG---TidG
Land SpeGiaISinBlOckS
S36, 6I0, SIS, 572,
546 and 79l.

o. L. IIso, w 47th ave-, Is 5. L ST.
S. z5 by w 1876.
OIL. 1919, NE. 44th ave. s., N. BIS,
E. a4O, S. so:s, NV. I97;s, SW. 1885,
w. 1916
o.L. SOS, S. P st, 1915 E. 18th ave.
E. 50 by S. 100
OIL. ee5, E. 4sth ave-. a5o N. Q st,
n. a5 by E. Iao-
o. L. oo5, E 4sth ave-, 400 N. Q St.
N. IS by E. I2o-
o. L. eos, E. 4sth ave-, IT'S N. Q st,
n. IS by E. Iao.
N. M. I, lot los.
II. M. A lot Iss-
7. L. zs8, fraction lots 4 and s.
T. L. zzs, lots 1871 inclusive.
T. L. as, lots 2 and z3 frac.
7. L. zSs, lots 6-Iz inclusive
7. L. 4es, lots 1916, inc frac.
P. Y. l., lot III.
o. L. 7s2, w. I4th ave-, 1875 N l.
ct, N. Is6:2, w 1916, s. 1919, Sc
66.6, NV. I2-4, Sc. Co.
T. L. 400, SW. 10th ave-, S. $50,
NV. F St, South, NV. 55:s5z, S. 81 o,
E. 63, NE. 5e:IL
T.M.P.V vi, Sc. Army and Flor
ida, S. Iss:43z, NE. zIe:71z, N. s4:s,
w. zoos.
T. L. 4zs, lots 2I-24 inclusive.
7. L. 20, lots fractional Is and 10.
A full list of other tide and mineral
lands on application.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

dens in rear of house-Io or II
apartments could be added on
this space; II janitors' or SER
wants rooms in basement. $4,000
mortgage, can be increased. Price
$42,5oo.
No. 424 Pacific street. San
some and Montgomery; 40 #. x
68:5, irregular depth; 3-story
frame improvements; under lease
at $1,000 a month; sub-leased at
advance; expires in eight months.
Price $I7,5oo net. $4,000 mort
gage at "A net.
K and ], Fourth and Bryant.
S. w. corner, $4,000; fve-story
tile brick building; rents under
lease, $4,000. Lot 35xIoo.
Hayes street, south side, 271zx
I2o. Two nice flats, five and six
rooms each; baths, toilets and 4
good basement. Cement floor.
100000. 275ax6o vacant on
Hayes fronting south side of
street.
North line of Washington
street, close to Van Ness; ID
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
Extra Specials In Improves
Properties.

n. w. corner of Howard and
Twenty-fourth. 3oxIoo. Excel
lent frame improvements; large
store with entrance on both
streets. Can be better used as
two stores. Flat above. Under
lease at $500; soon expires
can be increased. $Io,5oo.oo. Old
mortgage of $4,000.
Fifth street, east side. 60 feet
south of Mission. 5ox74; three
story frame improvement; two
stores; cigar stand and lodging
houses. Rents about $4,000.
Price, 100000. Mortgage OF
$37,5oo, at "A net.
S. w. corner Folsom and Har-
riman place, 35xI65x25 on Bruce
place. Two frontages. Excellent
frame improvements. Present
low rents, SI27.5o; store under
lease at $42.5o, balance very low
and no leases. Price $25,ooo.oo.
Mortgage of $I2,5oo at ~ net.
Lithgone Apartments. No.
2o54 Sutter, between Steiner and
Fillmore. 55xI37.
Four-room house and bath
apartments, renting for $4,000
per month.
Now rented for S2I2.5o. Ten
ants pay their own light, water,
etc. Expenses for hall light, jan
itor, gardener, sashman, about
$4,000 a month. S. #. square gar
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
COMMON-LAW WIFE SUES
FOR DIVORCE AND ALIMONY
Legal Problem Raised by ST. Louis Wo-
man Is Puxz1ing the
Court.

ST. LOUIS, March 24.-Can a woman
be divorced from a common-law hus-
band and obtain alimony? This is a
question puzzling Judge Daniel G. Tay-
lor of the Circuit Court
Augusta Gala, who is suing Andrew
d. Gala for divorce and alimony. al
leges that she was married to Gala, in
Cook County. Illinois, on February 6.
1899, entering into common-law
agreement to live with him as his WIFE
Some time ago Mrs. Gala brought suit
for divorce, naming Gertrude Thomas
as correspondent
Mrs. Gala claimed that her husband
was worth 100000 and that he was
able to pay her alimony.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

five minutes. when inconsistencies re-
suits and the tooth IS extracted without
pain. There is believed TO be hypnotic
factor in the accomplishment
The surgeons, among them Professor
le Due and DR.. Lovise B. Robinovttch,
apply the current from the blue light
directly to the arm, in order to produce
anesthesia. A current Of five voltage is
sufficient Speech Is first lost. then pow
er Of motion, then sight and hearing
Thought is abolished last OF all.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

ally in value, and it has three sides
for light
We have a large list of proper
ties from $Ioo a lot to $T,ooo,ooo.
We can fill the bill. We have the
largest list in the city.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

FAILS IN HER ATTEMPT.-Mrs. H Jones,
wife of tailor drank carbolic acid yester-
day afternoon at her home, 81 Ivy avenue.
The whisky that she had previously absorbed
and prompt treatment at the Central Emer-
gency Hospital saved her life.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
Agninst Convict Labor.

WASHINGTON, March 24-Repre-
sentative Sibley introduced a bill today
preventing officers or agents of the
Government from buying goods made
by convict laborers.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
Norvexian Consul at This Port.

CHRISTIANIA. March A-The Stats
Council has appointed Christopher Raw
Norwegian Consul General at New York
and Brunei Horst Consul General at Ha-
vana NJ. Lund has been given the post
of Consul at San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
-Four Years for a Bank Teller.

TORONTO, March 24-BanweIl, the
Crown Bank teller, who pleaded guilty
to stealing over $4,000 of the banks
fund, was today sentenced to four years
in prison.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

MUST STAND TRIAL--Elizabeth Lowecka
the young domestic accused by her late en-
ployers with having stolen several articles Of
3ewelry, viii have 10 stand trial She has
been under observation during the past week
BIZ the Insanity Commissioners. who could dis
cover 10 symptoms OF mental arrangement.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
Hf.toric restaurant Burned.

MONTREAL, March A.-The Oakhall
st. Peter and Notre Dame
streets, In the building which was oc-
cupied in 1775 as the headquarters Of Cen
eraI Montgomery and staR OF the Amer
lean army in Montreal, was burned last
night.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

room two-story house, containing
three servants rooms; three
toilets; wash room; conserva-
tory; hall in good condition; lot
o2N feet front by 100 feet deep.
Van Ness avenue; price
100000. An elegant site close
to the markets on Polk street,
where you can purchase from the
best stores in the city and where
you can get to any point in the
city by transfer to six lines of the
United Railroads within one
block of the property.
N. w. corner of Polk street;
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

: CALL AT THE OFFICE OF
THE CALIFORNIA REAL ES-
TATE EXCHANGE, No. 22
SUFFER- ST, SAN FRAN
CISCO, CALIFORNIA.
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

$4,000; 62xo7; one of the best
northwest corners on Polk street
Present income, $4,000 a month.
Income with present improve
ments, $322o.oo year. This is a
corner which is growing continu-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-05
WASHINGTON TREATER

The best house, the best show.
the best patrons. Positively the
greatest vaudeville show seen
here this season. One week, COM
mencing Sunday matinee, Deem
Der 2, 1906: Imza and Lorella, in
their original conception Of an &C
robatic novelty. Kimball Bros, re-
fined singers and com edians. Leffel
Trio, comedy, trampoline bar ar
lists. Reba-Kaufman-IneZ, in
their novelty Dutch act, "His First
Smoke" Three Poiriers, novelty
ring and bar act. Jay Bogart, black
face monologist. Illustrated song,
"Star Of My Life" Charles ALI
man, baritone. Wonderful motion
pictures, Race for Wife," Prices
Lower floor, 25c; balcony, 15c;
children, 10c. q Performances
Sunday Afternoon-2.
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been a challenge to "Hack" by
Frank Gotch, the American wrest-
ling champion He is seeing things,
too, and says If the Russian Lion
Is hankering after a boxing match
ne will accommodate him, or will
tackle him at wrestling.
Hackensohmidt seems inclined to
give Gotch the PARKWAY lock and
iwtimates the American is only n
second reter when compared with
a real thing champion. However,
Gotch can certainly box some, and
in wrestling has bested some
mighty good men, including Tom
my jenkins. And jenkins was
once considered good enough for a
go with Hack" even If he did not
last much longer than to get into
the ring.
A double match between these
some doubt as to their right to
lay down the laurels they possess
ed at the feet of another man. JEFF
fries said when he retired. There
IA the title; fight for it,. Sullivan,
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Columbia Theatre

Phone 81. Geo. NJ. Dreher, Mgr.
Week Starting Sunday Mstiree,
Dec. 2, G.. Harris Eden presents
the colossus of hits, the mos.
gorgeous Of all successes. 1.-THE
Belle of Japan" with Miss Bessie
Clifton and the original New York
company. Most novel, most popu-
lar, most talked about comedy
show on the road. A carload of
special scenery and effects. Prices,
zoe, soc, soc; boxes 75c. Coming
"A Little Outcast."
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In addition to these there were
11,0S1 boys, 5,611 girls, II years
of age; also 14,214 boys and $500
girls, IL years of age: 1892 boys
and 1908 girls 10 years of age;
and 15,05S boys and 7,947 girls Ia
years of age, and 1891 boys ana
1879 girls Is years of age engaged
in gainful occupations.
Another state which is a fragrant
offender is Georgia. The census re-
turns show that in that state there
are 60,S70 boys under IA years of
age and 2S,74S girls under IA years
Of age working, mostly in the cot
ton mills.
North Carolina also INDUCES in
child slavery, employing more than
half its children between 10 and
IA years of age. There were in
that state, in 1900. 62,445 boys and
1854 girls employed in gainful
occupations.
In Indiana there were 16.101
boys SO employed, and $500 girls
AS one moves west, conditions
improve in the matter of child la
Dor. In the section of the United
States embracing the states from
Washington en- the north to Cali
fOrnia on the south, and coming
east as far as Colorado and Utah
the proportion of boys between IL
and IA engaged in gainful occupa
tons is but per cent.
The census figures show that the
largest number of young children
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and women employed is in the cot
ton mills. Second to these come
the silk mill operatives. The hos.
iery and knitting mills employ a
great many women and children
as do the shirt factories, the wool
en- mill the glass factories, the pa.
per mills, the leather working fac
tories and the cigar and toacco
works.
When Senator Beveridge will be
ableb to force his legislative rem
edy in the teeth of the powreftN
moneyed interest which will be ar.
rayed against him, remains to be-
seen. Certain it is that his fight
will be a harder one than that put
up by the beef trust.
In his fight for the children he
will encounter the opposition of Il
score OF trusts, including the glass
trust, the cotton mill combination
the coal trust, the tobacco trust
the paper trust, and dozen
others.
In addition to which he will un.
doubleday find the solid south ar.
rayed in compact political antago
nism rallying to the call of the
vested interests under the familiar
cry of states rights.
One thing which will help Bev
eridge in his fight will be the sup
port afforded him by President
Roosevelt, who is in hearty accord
with the Indiana senator's new
campaign.
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NEARLY TWO MILLION AMERICAN
CHILDREN ARE INDUSTRIAL SLAVES
BY gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. S.
How many children in the United
States are held in industrial
slavery? This is uestion to
| which the ttention of congress is
to be directed this winter by Sena-
tor Albert J. Beverage, of Indiana.
Can the strong arm of the fed
eral government be interposed to
save the children? The senator
from Indiana says that it can. His
announcement, and the plan which
he suggests, are the most radical
propositions which have been
brought before the country for
many years.
That the children have not been
protected and that the state au-
thorities, whose duty it is to pro-
tect them, have been bribed and
corrupted, appears from the cold
| figures which repose between the
unsensational bindings Of the de-
cennial census reports. 1t is ad
mitted by census officials that the
returns are very inadequate and
that in many localities they have
been falsifled by the influence of
the mill owners and mine workers;
but in spite of such Justification the
story tells itself.
The worst Of the story and thN
clearest evidence that the states
are not doing their duty is found in
the fact that the number of chill
dren who are industrial slaves has
t,en growing steadily for the past
20 years. In 1880, when the total
number of children in the United
States between 10 and IA years of
age was 6,649, 4S3, the number who
were working for wages was 1,19S,-
1856. or 16 per cent of all such chill
dren. In 1900. hen the total ju-
venile population was 9,613.252,
the number working for wages was
1850, IT'S, or Is per cent of the
Some Of the children are shown
to be put to work when very
young, In Pennsylvania, for ex-
ample, where the boys are needed
in the hard coal mines, the cen
sus enumerators found 2,067 boys
10 years of age at work. In addi-
Ia thnSn
boys II years of age, 7,34S boys IL
years of age, 1926 boys 13 years
of age, 23,2S6 boys IA years of
age. and 33,101 boys Is years Of
! age.
How protect these boys? Penn
sylvania is supposed to have stat
| utes against child labor, and law
officers to enforce them. But Penn
| sylvania has Mr. Baer, of the Della,
| ware & Lackawanna railway, lead
ing spirit of the coal trust, and
commissioned by the Almighty. as
Mr.. Baer thinks, to make the bust
ness pay. The consequence is
Pennsylvania does not protect
these children.
| The remedy which is suggested
| by Senator Beverage is very sim
pie. He would make it illegal for
anthracite coal which these boys
helped to pick over in the breaker
houses to be shipped from one
state to another. Thus Pennsyl-
vania would have to either dispose
of all its hard coal within its own
boundaries CT the little breaker
boys under IA years of age must
be taken out Of the breakers and
sent to school.
The same principle applies to
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CLARK RAISES WAGES.

The Arizona Mining Review an
nounces that Senator w. A. Clark
has notified the employees OF the
United Verde Co. that a 25 cent
raise would go into effect Nov. IL
and continue while copper re-
manned above IS cents. The in
crease was voluntary. no demand
having been made by the miners.
Senator Clark's action has in
creased the pay roll $4,000 a
month.
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INDUSTRIAL. AGENT
FOR INLAND ROAD

The Inland Empire railway has
added the Office of industrial agent
to its staff, and c. l.. Smith has
been appointed 10 the position. IL
will be his bubslness to locate
people and Industries along the In
land road, and to promote agricul-
tural development. paying special
attention to dairying.
The company is now interested
in securing the establishment or
an experimental farm on its line
and is also after a soil survey of
tributary territory. Mr.. Smith
expects to go to Washington next
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would-be wrestling champions, first
with gloves, then on the mat,
would be novelty, and If pulled
off would undoubtedly be a purse
filler. But when it comes to either
of the men tackling jim Jeffries, it
seems almost like comic opera.
The sentiment Of the general
public is hit about the head by the
following characteristic opinion
from Jim Corbett when asked what
he thought of the chances of Jeff
re-entering the ring and how he
compares with the strong men of
the times. Corbett says:
mo fighter ever lived has held
as independent place in the
pugilistic world as Jeffries. Others
before him have announced their
retirement, but there was always
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Hackenschmidt at wrestling or
boxing.
Somebody, anybody, to whip Jim
Jeffries! Who is he? Where is
he? These are some of the trou-
bles Of the followers of the "pad-
ded ring" who are anxious to stir
things up In the flstic line.
With other aspirants for the
worlds championship honors lick
ed to a "fare-ye-well,' there comes
a sudden upheaval to have George
Hackenschmidt, the Russian Lion,
champion wrestler of the world,
tackle our own JEFF" Hacken-
schmidt himself has been seeing
things, and has visions of himself
wearing the high mogul crown and
stufiing big wad of the long green
in his trousers.
One of the results Of the talk has
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The0terS
THE SPOKANE.

Florence Roberts closes her en-
gagement in this city tonight with
"Magda,' another play Of the prob
lem order that has added greatly to
her reputation as a strong emotion
al actress. She added a night to
her original engagement in Spo-
kane In order to present the latter
play In compliance with request
from local admirers. In The
Strength CT the Weak" she has
played TO well filed houses for the
past three nights.
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THE AUDITORIUM.

1.-THE Triumph of an Empress" I
play of the Russian court {.
Catherine. Jessie Shirley has the
character of the empress, with
George McQuarrie in the leading
male part.
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cScn.AJ
BcvcrldGe

are fragrant offenders against
chlldhCSd and womanhoOd
The census enumeration in 1900
showed that in Alabama there
were 1898 boys and $500 girls
10 years CT age engaged in gainful
occupations to the exclusion of
schooling and youthful diversion.