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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
REFUGEE BRUTAL[Y
ATTACKS WIFE

Mrs. Louis vahey lies in the Central
Emergency Hospital, a victim of a
vicious attack made upon her by her
husband, Frank Vahey, about 10 o'clock
last night, when he entered their tent.
No. "a E street, Harrison Park Refugee
Camp, and brutally beat her on the
face and head He completed his
orgy of rage and hate by dragging her
around the tent by the leg, wrenching
her knee and breaking her left ankle.
Vahey, a burly brute, inflicted a
beating upon the unfortunate woman
last Monday night, but got away be-
fore he could be caught by the police,
and remained in hiding until last night.
When he again appeared he seemed de-
termined to complete his work. and
would probably have killed the woman
in his insane rage had not Policeman
Rier heard her terrifying screams and
rushed to the scene before the inhuman
fend had carried out his purpose.
From the appearance of the woman,
Vahey had probably kicked her in ad-
dition to beating her. as her face and
body were terribly bruised. On the
way to the Bush-street station. where
he is booked on the charge of battery,
Vahey confded to Rier that his wife
needed a beating at least three, times
a day in order that she might main
tain proper attitude of respect for
her lord.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
AUTO OWNERSHIP IS
IN A TANGLE
John McMillen Is Arrested
for Taking Machine That
Caused Others Trouble.
SALE is QUESTIONED

John McAIillen, a real estate agent,
who has been mixed up in several
shady transactions, was booked at the
O'Farrell-street station yesterday on a
charge of felony embezzlement. The
accuser, A K. Rarig, proprietor of a
garage, charges McMillen with having
stolen automobile, the same machine
that was responsible for the arrest re-
Gently in Oakland of Attorney Fred
erick A. Denicke, Rarig and Claude
Adams, a chauffeur
The trouble over the automobile be-
gan when McMillen and his two bust
ness associates, Downing and McCar-
thy purchased the machine from
Rarig for $1,000, agreeing to pay for it
in installments. They gave as security
for the debt a deed to real estate in
Stockton When the payments became
slow Rarig investigated the deed which
had been filed with him and, it is al
legged, found that the document was
fraudulent.
Instead of regaining possession of the
machine through legal process, Rarig,
accompanied by Attorney Denicke and
Adams. seized the machine from a repair
shop at 457 Grove street and took it to
Oakland. McAdillen induced his daugh-
ter, Miss Lizzie McMillen, to swear to
a warrant for the arrest of the men,
who were later discharged by Judge
Shortall. BY order of the court the
machine was returned 20 local garage.
Before Rarig could attach the ma
chine McMillen, it is charged, spirited
it away and a warrant for his arrest on
the embezzlement charge was the re-
suit.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
DENTIST SUED FOR DIVORCE

DR.. Benjamin F. Pearce, a dentist re-
siding at 1863 Fillmore street, has been
made the defendant in a suit for di-
vorce filed by Mrs. Emile M. Pearce
on the grounds of extreme cruelty and
failure to provide. DR.. and Mrs. Pearce
were married in Oakland July Is, 1898,
and have daughter seven years old
Mrs. Pearce claims that her husband
has often struck her and threatened to
take her life with a revolver and that
he has not contributed to her support,
although he has an income considerably
over 500 per month. Leon Daniels was
granted a divorce from Ella Daniels
yesterday by Judge Hebbard on the
ground of desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
WORLDS SUPPLY OF IRON

1t will surprise a great many people
to learn that we are likely to run
short of iron inside of a single century
IL we keep UP the present rate of con-
sumption AS matter of fact, we are
more likely to increase the consump-
ton than we are to reduce it. The
world has only 10000, 900, 900 tons of
iron ore available. OF these Germany
has twice as many tons as the United
States. Russia and France each have
400, ,000, 900 tons more than this country
Our consumption is placed at 81, ,00O, ,OO0
which is more than a third of the
worlds total consumption. - Leslies
Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
SAYS ROCKEFELLER
HAS DONE GOOD
Convention Speaker Replies
to Attack Made on the
Methods of Oil Magnate
RELATES ANECDOTES

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-The concen-
tration of wealth in the hands of COM
paratvely few was vigorously de-
nounceo and earnestly defended at the
opening sessions today of the fifty
seventh annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement
of Science.
Henry Laures Call of Washington.
.. c., attacked the right of John D..
Rockefeller TO his fortune on the
ground that. he asserted, il was not
the result OF natural causes, but had
been created through corporate activ-
ity, which the speaker termed
vicious"
During a subsequent discussion of
The Evolution OF Property" Louis G.
Mcpherson. assistant to the late
Samuel Spencer. president of the
Southern Railway, replied TO Call. He
declared that Rockefeller had had his
financial struggles and had done much
good. which was generally lost sight
OF in the criticism which came with
success. He told of Rockefeller's early
attempt to obtain s25.O0O with which
to construct a pipe line for oil. One
man who refused aid met the inan-
cier when the pipe line had been laid.
To him Rockefeller said: Il built that
pipe line 10 make oil cheaper and 1 sue
ceeded. I cut the cost more than half
And yet they find fault"
Mcpherson told them. less seriously.
OF a dinner party several years ago,
az the Rockefeller home, when Mrs
Rockefeller explained the absence of
oysters by saying: I'VE like them, but
are too poor TO have them"
This was to illustrate McPherson's
point that a man might be worth $780,
100000 and still be short of ready cash
If he kept his factories in operation.
Wealth and railroads were but two
OF the many subjects discussed by the
speakers. After convening at Colum-
bia University. where they were well
coined by President Nicholas Murray
Butler, the several hundred scientists
separated into various groups and
many discussions were opened. DR.. W.
H Welch of Johns Hopkins University,
the new head Of the association. talked
on medicine, and Charles A. Conant of
this city on currency.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
FAILED TO INSURE LIaUoR

The Union Collection Company has
commenced suit for s2335 against the
Haslett Warehouse Company for in
surance on a quantity of brandy de-
stroyed by the fire while stored in the
warehouses of the defendant 1t is al
legged that the brandy was the prop
erty of A Repsold & Co. and that it
was placed in storage with the under
standing that it was to be kept in
sured and that premiums were paid
for this purpose. 1t is claimed that
the defendant did not take out the in
surance according to contract and re-
fuses to settle for the loss. Ann Flynn
has brought an insurance suit for s4O0
against the Hamburg Bremen Fire In
surance Company.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
YOUNG MAN TRIES
To END HIS LIFE

George Bruce, aged 26, residing at
24S East street. the son of wealthy
parents in Boston, and part owner in
the San Francisco Special Messenger
Service Company, despondent over the
belief that he was afflicted with an in
durable cancer of the throat completed
a drunken orgy of several weeks by
attempting suicide about o'clock yes
terday morning in the Mocha coffee
parlors by drinking fortyfive grains
of powdered opium in q cup of coffee,
after having gambled away all but the
last p cents, with which he purchased
the drug.
Having swallowed the poison, Bruce
wandered forth and was discovered in
an unconscious condition about o'clock
by Officer Broad. lying on the steps
leading TO the Office of the messenger
company. A hurry call landed him at
the Central Emergency Hospital in time
TO save his life. after hours Of hard
work on the part of the hospital physi-
clans.
Bruce, whose relatives are the owners
Of the Eames Parcel and Draying Com
pany. the largest concern of the kind in
Boston. left home about four years ago,
finally arriving in San Francisco about
April 30, last. with $1,000. with which he
bought into the concern of which he is
now a partner. Being taken sick with
tonsilitis shortly afterwards he went
TO folo County on a vacation and was
told by a specialist of Woodland that
he had cancer of the throat which
would eventually kill him.
The fact that relatives had died of
the affiiction convinced him that his
case was hopeless. and he confded to
his business partner. Charles Mullin.
that he intended living a few weeks as
fast as possible and then making away
with himself A drinking debauch of
three weeks brought him to the con-
dition of mind which decided him to
commit the deed
The coffee acted as an antidote and
with the heroic work of the doctors at
the hospital, who walked him around
the inner court for hours, saved him
from death.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
FATHER EATS BIG DINNER AT
HOME AND THEN "SKIDDOOSv
Ihirteen-Year-Old Witness in Divorce
Case Gives Graphic and Slangy
Version of Desertfor


Thirteen-year- John Bacellar
chief witness for his mother, who is
attempting to secure a divorce from
Joao Benicio Rebello Bacellar on the
ground of desertion, caused several
ripples Of merriment to surge over
Judge Hosmer's courtroom yesterday as
he depicted with the most modern slang
some Of the domestic troubles which
led to the formal court action in the
matter.
We'll, one day. we had a big dinner
at our house, whoppin' big dinner
and when IT was over the old man
skiddooed, and that's the last we've seen
OF him" the boy replied in answer to a
question as TO when and for what rea-
son the desertion occurred.
Mrs. Bacellar is a young woman, and
she stated yesterday that her Portu-
guese husband is 76 years old and "a
regular old crank" They were mar
ried November 5, 1892, at Tarceira. in
the Azores Islands, and lived there un-
III December 2. 1902. when the desertion
occurred. Mrs. Bacellar then emigrated
10 this country with her two children
and has lived in San Francisco for
some time. She was granted an inter-
locutory decree of divorce.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
WIDOW AND HER SON WIN
POINT AGAINST RAILROAD
Supreme Court Says Jury and Not
Judge Must Pass Upon Question
of Contributory NEGLIGENCE

In the case Of Susan A Martin and
her minor son against the Southern Pa
cifc Company for damages as a result
of the killing Of Mrs. Martins husband
near Irvington, Alameda County, Sep
fember by a freight train the Su-
prenae Court ordered the case back
yesterday for trial
Damages were asked on the ground
OF negligence on the part Of the COM
pany The plaintiffs were non-suited,
IL being decided that the victim of the
accident was guilty of contributory
negligence The Supreme Court holds
that II is the duty of a jury to decide
the question OF contributory negli-
gence and not of the Judge of court.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
COST OF MAINTAINING ARMIES

A Washington official publication
gives the following figures as the cur
rent appropriations of leading nations
for the military establishment: Great
Britain, s144,987,336; Germany, $15e,-
6os,o43; France, s156,614,3SS; United
States, s71,S17,165; Italy, s55,1o7,650. If
pension bills were added we should not
stand so favorably in the comparison.
The pension bill for this country is al
most as large as the total military ex-
penditure of any of the three leading
military powers OF Europe.-Spring-
field Republican.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
MEETING NOTICES

MEETING NOTICES
A. AND A S. r. Of Free Masonry, .xxeS
San Francisco Lodge OF Perfection
No. i, Chapter, Council and Con- ~
sistory-Stated meeting FRIDAY, MH
December IS, 1906, at d. m, KkA
King Solomon's Temple, 1759 Fill MsN
st. NEA
HENRY .AscRoFT. Secretary. ZS
2220 Point Lobos ave. TS
Preside Lodge No. 354, f. and A. NJ.
The officers and members are re- "a
quested to attend the funeral Of our Xxx
deceased brother, MICHAEL JACOB, N
late member Of Zerubabel Lodge No
329 New York City, N Y. (unaffliated),
from King Solomon's Hall, 1879 SFiImore St.
on SUNDAY. December 30, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Funeral committees from the various city
lodges, please attend.
B. L. HEssELTINE. Secretary.
AMITY Lodge No. s7o F. and A. M, a
266s Mission st-Specfal meeting "a
THIS tFRIDAYl EVENING, at 1880 XGH
A. B. CLARK, Secretary /v\
JEWEL Lodge No. 374. F. and A M
Special meeting TODAY, 1:3o pm ~
sharp. Installation Of officers NN
q. G. JOHNSON NN
Secretary. ~ y
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28

NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Notice 10 the stockholders of MERCANTILE
TRUST COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO is
hereby given that meeting of the stock
holders of said company has, by resolution of
the Board of Directors of said corporation
adopted November 81. 1906. been called for
and will be held on WEDNESDAY the 9Th
day Of February 1907. at the hour Of o'clock
~ the afternoon OF SAID day at .df the Office Of
street. in the city and county of San Fran
cisco. State of California. the same being the
principal place of business of said corpora ton
and the building where the Board of Directors
usually meet. The object of said meeting
viii be to consider and vote upon the PROPOSE
Ntion to increase the capital stock of the MER-
CAMILLE TRUST COMPANY OF SAN FRAN
CISCO from the sum of one million q 600. 000)
dollars, divided into ten thousand 90 000)
dollars each, the present amount of its cap
ital stock. to the sum of two million (2.000.-
000l dollars, divided into twenty thousand
100000 shares of the par value of hun
dred f100) dollars each.
Dated November 81, 1906.
By order of the Board of Directors
JOHN D. MCKEE Secretary
Mercantile Trust Company of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
srEErrNG NorrcEs-contlnued.

MEETING MISUNDERSTANDING
GOLDEN WEST Lodge No. sob. .sss:ssaas,s,ssSs.
1 Q. o. f., 321 Devisadero ST. 80 SxsEe9E
First degree THIS (FRIDAYl sssssssssSsss sssssss
EVENING. December %. at zy1fssS
p. m. Visiting brothers cordially invited
GRAND Rsa LODGE; c2;,ao.,lrs q O. F.; Of ys
s GrsnS Lodge, / O. Q. F., Of - ss5sssasxS<=
annual session held June so, 1906, adopted
the following resolution:
Resolved, That neither the Grand Lodge. nor
any lodge under its Jurisdiction. is, will
be responsible pecuniarily otherwise. for
any business corporations or associations that
use the name of the order.
Il. D. RICHARDSON. Grand Secretary.
SHEET Metal Workers Local No 1o4-Special
meeting SATURDAY AFTERNOON. December
-. Tor election of officers; polls open from
10 . p. m: 81 fine for non-attendance.
w j. FORBES. Sec. Guerrero ST., near 14th.
NOTICE or SPECIAL mFETING OF THE
TIoNAI, BANK OF San FRANcIsco. i5eS cAH- Al.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the call
OF the president OF The First National Bank
Of San Francisco. California. and pursuant to
the call of three stockholders of said corpora
tlon, special meeting Of the shareholders Of
the said corporation at viii be held at the place
Francisco: California. in The First National
Bank building on the northwest corner Of
on TUESDAY the sth day Of January, 1907
= p III.
Said meeting IS called for the purpose ana
object of considering and voting upon a prop
osfuon to increase the capital stock of said
The First National Bank OF San Francisco
California, from 81 500 000 divided into fifteen
thousand shares of the par value Of one hun
dred dollars each to s.. 600 900. divided into
thirty thousand shares Of the par value OF one
hundred dollars each thus increasing the
capital stock Of the said corporation in the
sun of 81 500, 0C0: and also for the purpose
and object of considering and voting upon a
proposition to change and amend the ar
tfcles of association of said corporation that
the same shall provide for board OF fifteen
directors. instead OF nine.
Dated San Francisco. Dec. 6. 1909.
j. K MOFFITT,
Cashier of The First National Bank of San
Francisco. California.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28

WANTED-For large ont-of- town department
store. an assistant Supe-intendPnt; only prac-
tical men need apply; state age. salary ex-
pected and where last employed; permanent
position. with increasing possibilities for the
right man. Box 1879 Call Office
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28

THE regular annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Wells Fargo Nevada National
Bank Of San Francisco will be held at its
banking rooms. Montgomery ST.. San Fran
cisco. California. on TUESDAY the Sth day
OF January, 1907. at the hour of 3:15 O'Clock
p. m. Of said day. for the purpose of electing
board of directors to serve for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction of such other
business may before the meeting.
Transfer books will be closed from Decem-
Der 26. 1906, 70 January o. 1907 inclusive.
FRANK b. KING, Secretary.
San Francisco. Dec. T. 1906.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
EMPLOYMENT wAxTED-Male

CIVIL Engineer and Surveyor wants sengaxe-
ment: experienced In railway surveys and con-
struction, harbor and water works: land.
mining and marine surveying; energetic and
sound. Address box 1927. Call Office.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
CAPTURED
rarr-RREAKER

nee 17--Hugh G. Gastright, Of the nine
,e~5s,ners who escaped from the Hamilton Coun-
- - fsSl on Sunday was recaptured at hotel
here tonight, where. be Sc stated be had been
escsned ral only three are still at large.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19
LAWYER Patrick Gets Reprieve.

Albany. Jan. 17.-Albert r. Patrick
the New York lawyer. convicted and
awaiting execution in Sing Sing prison
next week for the murder of VIM
Marsh Rice in New York city in Sep
TENDER. 10000. was reprieved this af
ternoon by Governor Higgins until
March 10. space of Sc days
This reprieve is granted for the
purpose of giving Patrick's counsel
time to bring before trial court al
legged newly discovered evidence. Its
granting followed a hearing before
the governor, and was in accordance
with the request of former Senator
David B. Hill, and Judge VIM. X. OF
colt, of counsel for Patrick. and with
the full consent of District Attorney Je
rome, who was present in person.
In the course of argument before
the governor, Senator Hill declared
that there was precise and newly dis
covered scientific evidence to show
that Rice was not murdered at all.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19
PETERSON IS
IN TROUBLE
FRIENDS OF lEWiSTOWN MAN
DO NOT THINK IT Is SER
lOUS.

Butte, Jan. 17.-Fred B. Peterson,
for several months in charge of Or
ton Bros branch music house at Lew
istown, was arrested in this city yes
terday on the charge of embezzlement,
His shortage is alleged to be $500.
He was arraigned before Justice
Rhoades and his bond was fixed at
$1,000. It is stated by Orion Bros.
that Peterson's shortage. when first
discovered was $500, the amount hav-
ing been collections. The amount was
reduced by the payment of $40 per
month. but suddenly the installments
ceased. An explanation being asked
for, Mr.. Orton alleges that Peterson
told them he did not intend to pay
any more and that they might dc
their worst" The arrest followed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19
TO MEET AT
MISS0ULA
ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE
STATE HORTICULTURAL So
GETTY NEXT WEEK.

Missoula, Mont. Jan 1S.-The an
nual meeting of the State Horticul-
tural Society will be held in Missoula
January "a. % and &c. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday The effort is
being made to have this one of the
best meetings of the society. The pro-
gram is we'll under way. and includes
some of the best speakers on horti.
cultural topics in the state The meet
ing will extend over three days. On
Wednesday there will be morning,
afternoon and evening session, the
evening speakers TO make use of the
stereopticon. On Thursday there will
be morning and evening session,
with an afternoon excursion to the
Missoula nursery and to the University
of Montana. On Friday there will be
a morning and afternoon sessino,
with a banquet in the evening. En-
cellent music has been provided for
the different sessions. kindly furnish
ed by the musical talent of the city
So far as MissOula is concerned the
people will do all they can to make
the stay of the visitors pleasant and
profitable
II is hoped that the display of fruit
will be large. but there are many com
plants of lack of fruit. owing to the
severe freeze of last fall Many have
promised to send in exhibits, how
ever and the exhibit will be credit
able. although many of the old exhib-
iiors will probably not be represented
Application has been made for re.
duced rates on the railroads, which
will probably be granted. as usual
II is important those attending take
receipt from the agent for railway
fare. as without this receipt no reduc-
ton on return ticket is to be had
The rule is pay full fare going and
take receipt The reduced rate is on
the return trip.
Horticulturists from every section
of the state are invited to attend. A
part of the program is devoted to the
home. and a special invitation is ex
tended to ladies'. The meetings will
be lively from beginning to end
There are no dead topics The speak
ers are all good takers and writer's
Visitors are invited to take part in
the discussions, and the citizens will
take pleasure in showing them the
merits of Missoula, and in assisting
in developing horticulture in the state
Exchange of ideas makes the world
move. To seclude ones self constant
ly is stagnation. We hope for a full
attendance. AS judged by responses
to letters. the meeting will be a gOOt
one.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19
Seeks for Hidden Treasure,

Paris, Jan. ia hunt for secret
treasure has been going on for the
last eight years at the Chateau Mar
ines at PontOise in the department
OF the Seine-et-Oise. The lady &C.
cupying the chateau has already ex-
pended during the past eight years
over 100000 in a hunt for treasure of
S4O.OO0.OO0. which she believes to be
hidden in a subterranean passage in
the house. From reading documents
in the national library at Paris she
came TO the conclusion that the owner
of the Chateau Marines and the neigh
boring castle during the Hundred
Years war secreted his whole treas
ure in an underground chamber. She
is pursuing mining operations under
meath an old convent near the castle.
and has bored two shafts, one of which
is 100 feet in depth and has no less
than five crOsHcuts. The treasure
has not yet been unearthed. and so
far no trace of 1t has been found.
However the lady is perisisting in
her search. Her neighbors have ask
ed the authorities to interfere, as her
mining operations are endangering the
safety of their respective homes.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19
Investigated Moore Fire.

r. .. Busenburg spent an afternoon
at Moore this week. investigating the
losses resulting from the recent fire.
The losses and insurance are now es-
timated as follows: Judith CONNER
cial company. loss on building and
stock $4,000. insurance $4,000; A l..
Fleming. loss on saloon stock and fix
lures. LOCO. no insurance; J. d. Kipe.
loss on barn, etc, $500, fully insured
This brings the total loss up to about
$4,000. with SO 900 insurance, all Of
which was carried by Hilger & Busen-
burg. 1t will be seen from these fig
ures that the blaze was pretty SER
ious one, and it came near being a real
disaster. A. w. War;. who looked
over the scene Tuesday evening, says
ii was the closest call he ever saw.
and the town was only saved by the
most desperate and persistent kind
of fire fighting.