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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02
Oscar Dencker Is Killed
Near MapletOn.
HE WAS A FARM LABORER
Warned of Approach of the Engine, At
tempted to Rise, Fell Back,
Was Ground to Pieces.
From FRIDAYS Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Milwaukee passenger train No. 1872
south bound, killed stranger one and
one-half miles east of Mapleton this
morning. The man was seated on q
rail and when the train approached him
me attempted to rise, but fell back.
ward on the track and was ground under
the wheels of the train. His body was
literally cut to pieces, but his face was
not disfgured.
Engineer Hartman gave the mar
warning by sounding the whistle OF
the locomotive, and when the engineer
saw the man fall backward on the tract
he applied the air brakes but the train
could not be stopped in time to prevent
the accident.
The stranger wore stiff hat with the
initials "T. B" on the band. There
were no articles on the mans person
by which he could be identified. He was
about thirty years old.
The train was in charge of Conductor
Skinnion.
The remains were brought to Maple
ton, placed in the freight depot ant
Coroner Kennedy called.
The appearance of the stranger in
dicated that he was a laborer. He
weighed about l65 pounds and wa
smooth shaven.
Later today it was learned at Maple
ton that the mans name was Osca
Deneker, and that year ago he wa'
employed on the farm of Wesley Ward
six miles from Mapleton. He has no
been working on the place during Thu
season. His parents reside in German!
and brother lives in Chicago, his ad
dress being Commercial aveune.
An examination of the dead mans
clothing revealed looking glass, {
comb and small account book. Als'
he had pawn check for his watch on {
broker in Chicago. The amount secured
was $l75 No money was found in hi
clothing.
Dencker was in Minnesota Lake yes
terday afternoon and departed from
there sometime during the night. HI
had not been drinking. Mr.. Ward, hi
former employer, stated that he was mo-
a drinking man.
Engineer Hartman, of the Milwaukee
is of the opinion that the man commit
ted suicide. After the warning whistle
was sounded Dencker apparently threw
himself backward on the track. The sup
position is that the man had been asleep
on the track all night.
Coroner Kennedy, after learning of the
circumstances of the mans death decid-
ed that an inquest was unnecessary He
notified Dencker's brother in Chicago to
send instructions as to the disposition OF
the remains.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02

From Wednesdays Daily.
A very pretty affair took place. last
evening at the home of Mrs. H. |.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-09
ASSEMBLY, MAKES
4 bic CRAB

the Bender & Chaquette edition of the
Political Code, General Laws, Deer
ing's Code of Civil Procedure and
Penal Code and Treadwell's Constitu-
ton. The total expense would be
$4,000, double that of the las. session.
In defending his resolution Coghlan
declared that a cheaper edition would
be false economy. He wanted every
thing made clear TO his brother law
makers. I'VE lawyers" he said
should not put lay members at dis
advantage by giving them the bare
statutes"
To his view the only fair thing would
be to give them books deliberately
bound and laboriously annotated. The
plan found many supporters but when
a modest member moved that the reso-
luton be referred to the yet unap-
pointed committee on contingent ex-
penses the ayes slightly outnumbered
the noes. and Speaker Beardslee de-
clared the motion carried.
That's all right" said Coghlan af-
ter adjournment L wanted to get
bers. I think the committee will make
a favorable report"
Prior to the presentation of the
Coghlan resolution Grove L. Johnson
had a little fun with Phil Stanton of
Los Angeles. An emergency resolu-
ton directing the sergeant at arms
to rent fifteen typewriters Immediately
had been offered. Stanton objected. He
thought all such measures should be
referred to the committee on contin-
gent expenses.
"Why?" asked Johnson.
The things are needed, and there
should be no delay"
"All right" responded johnson.
Let every tNb stand on its own bot
tom. 1t is time to bid the devil good
morning when you meet him.
Stanton almost fell backward, so
hurriedly did he drop into his seat
The motion went through. other minor
resolutions slid after it. and there was
no further interruption until Coghlan
proposed wholesale investment in ex-
pensiye codes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-09
Renew Fight ION
NOtarieS in
This City

SACRAMENTO, Jan. S.-The crusade
against the close corporation mann
tanned by the elect few notartes puplle
in San Francisco is to be renewed Win
unusual yigor by the San Francesca
attorneys during the present session
An effort will be made to remove en-
tirely the restriction as 70 the number
of notarial commissions that may be
issued to San Franciscans by the
Governor.
The San Francisco attorneys have
heretofore made several attempts 10
break down the Chinese wall around
the notarial business in San Francisco,
but always without success. At this
session they have already developed
strength among the country members
that augurs III for the continuation Of
the good thing enjoyed by the select
eighty who have monopoly in the
coast metropolis.
BY statute the number of notaries
that might be commissioned in San
Francisco was originally forty. This
was gradually worked up to sixty and
under Pardee it was increased to
eighty. Practically all restrictions
have been removed as TO the number
OF notaries in all other sections OF the
State, but every attempt TO increase
the number in San Francisco has met
with a determined and well financed
opposition.
Those waging the campaign for re-
moval of restrictions claim that with
only eighty notaries in San Francisco
the business interests are at the mercy
of the fortunate possessors of COM
missions end seals spd that1he- 54c}cz-
ing of the close corporations have been
so substantial that commissions are
sold at a minimum of $500.
The legal advisers Of Pardee are
satisfied that the law restricting the
number of notariaI commissions that
may be issued to San Francisco is
clearly unconstitutional and that any
Governor who chooses may entirely ig-
more it and appoint many notaries
as he chooses. This claim is based on
the ground that the law is clearly
within constitutionally prohibitive def
milton of class or special legislation.
lac San Francisco attorneys and
bankers who are most active in the
movement against the nOtaries are not
prepared to be satisfied with an execu-
tive construction of the law which
may never be forthcoming.
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Ways and Means
Honor Is For
EStudiIIO

SACRAMENTO. Jan. s.-Present in
dications point 10 Miguel Estudillo OF
Riverside as the Assemblyman who win
be made chairman Of the WAYS and
means committee. Wise politicians saw
that when he withdrew from the Speak
ership contest he did so with the I'M
derstanding that he was to be placed
at the head of this most important
committee, and. althoug4 the contest is
not yet over, his rivals have little hone
OF heading him Off
Phil stanton, chairman Of the last
ways and means committee. is making
no predictions and is believed to be
out OF the running Others who are
seeking the place are w d. L. Held Of
Jkiah, A M Drew of Fresno and Ma
than c. Coghlan Of San Francisco
Held's candidacy is exciting no com
ment. Drew is counted out OF IL be-
cause Of his Reorganization tenden-
cies, and Coghlan is deemed only a
possibility. II Coghlan is sidetracked
again two places on the committee will
be given TO San Francisco. one Of the
places Is said to be reserved for C. NJ
Fisher Of the Thirty-ninth District.
Members OF the organization are say
ing that the final makeup OF the ways
and means committee will depend
largely on what Governor Gillett thinks
about IT, According TO the story GO
Ing the rounds, every name will be
presented to the Governor and no one
viii be appointed until he has first
been favored with executive approval.
Gilett goes into Office tomorrow
noon. and Speaker Beardslee says that
he VIII have his list ready Thursday
morning.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-09
japanese Question to
Be Taken Up by
the Senate
Scant Courtesy Shown
to Final Message
From Pardee

SACRAMENTO. Jan. S.-The Japan
ese influx and the school segregation
question In San Francisco are to be
made the subject OF special considera-
ton by the Senate in behalf of organ
tied labor, which is anxious to
definitely settle all the disputes that
have arisen over the matter OF State
supremacy by the recent message Of
President Roosevelt
cSenator George B. Keane announced
today that he proposed to introduce
bill in the Senate providing for re-
strictive legislation affecting Japanese
in San Francisco and other parts Of
California. The exact scope of the bill
was not decided upon, he said, as no
action in the matter would be taken
until a definite understanding was had
with Secretary 0. A. Tveitmoe and
other officers of the San Francisco
Building Trades Council. Senator
Keane processes to be very frank about
his espousal OF the views of the labor
men respecting Asiatics in California
and says that he will give the Japan
ese and Korean Exclusion League
every assistance at the present session.
Il am against Japanese ever and
always in San Francisco" he said.
There is no politics about my senti-
ment in this respect. They do the
State no good, aess / believe that the
white laDorer llaS every 3nsttfEatlon IN
regarding them as menace to his
interests"
Senator Keane will be supported in
his anti-Japanese propaganda by
Senator Edward Wolfe.
eff bill of some kind affecting
Japanese does not go through at the
present session." said Wolfe, II will
submit resolutions upholding the cam
paign of the Japanese and Korean
Exclusion League. A lot of platitude
is finding currency on this question,
but it is nevertheless real and vital
one for California. Any measure OF
justifiable restriction affecting Japan
csc will have my support"
Little interest or significance was
connected Nth other matters that
came to the attention OF the Senate
today, with the exception of the sum
mary railroading of the message of
Governor Pardee.
Senator Leavitt moved that the mes
sage be printed in full in the official
journal of the Senate, so that it could
be considered with care" The mo-
ton was carried with a readiness that
indicated that the delicate. sense of
satire of the gentleman from Oakland
was appreciated.
Chaplain Darling's brevity in prayer
is being acclaimed by the Senators.
His invocation at the session today
occupied less than eighty seconds of
their time. and some profane meta
phor was born of their approval
That's the DOPE" declared one Sem
ator, sitting close up in front. Wise
ones never waste words
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0ardee Makes Strong Plea for the Direct Primary Law
Machinery OfState Operates
to OutWit Pardee'S Men
Attorney General Webb Will Defend
Curry Against Crows MandamuS
sprclAL prspArcH 10 ZEE 49,.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. S-The whole
machinery OF the State Government is
to be employed to set at naught the
attempt of Governor Pardee TO ap-
point Judges of the Superior Court to
succeed Judges Kerrigan, Taggart and
Burnett, elected to the Appellate bench
in the First Second and Third districts
respectively. Attorney General Webb
will tomorrow morning defend Secre-
tary of State Charles Curry in man
damus proceedings brought by S. A
Crow of Santa Barbara to compel Curry
TO show cause why he should not issue
Crow a commission as Superior Judge.
Early this morning Crow, who had
been refused his commission by Curry.
instituted mandamus proceedings.
Judges Hosmer and Denny, the other
appointees of the Governor waited on
Curry and rendering the appropriate
fee, demanded their commissions. Curry
refused the commissions, but suggested
to the applicants that they need not
institute mandamus proceedings, as he
would abide by the decision rendered in
Judge Shields court at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. where Crows writ
was made returnable.
Crows complaint sets up the conten-
tion that there is vacancy on the
Superior bench in Santa Barbara Coun-
~ and that Curry had refused to per-
form a purely ministerial act. Curry
in his answer denied that there was a
vacancy. Crows contention was based
on the legal opinion secured by the
Governor before he. made the appoint
ments, that is that on Thursday night
at IL O'Clock, under the provisions of
the law creating the District Appellate
Court, those Judges of the several Su-
perior courts elected to the Appellate
Court and who had qualified as such
ceased to be Superior Judges and were
disqualified to sit as such. Curry S
contention, which was based on the
advice given him by the Attorney Gen
eral, was that there was no vacancy
on the Superior bench until the Judges
had resigned. and further that ii was
not incompatible for Judge to hold
both offices should that phase of the
question arise.
Curry said yesterday:
Yes, I still refuse to issue COM
missions to the supposed appointees of
Governor Pardee to the several Su-
perior benches. There is but the one
appointment in Issue, though I shall.
of course, be governed in the three
cases by the decision of Judge Shields.
and I have so advised Judges Hosmer
and Denny, who today demanded their
commissions and to whom refused COM
missions. I declined to issue a COM
mission to Judge Crow because 1 do
not believe there is a vacancy on the
Superior bench in Santa Barbara. And.
of course, my view of the other two
cases is the same. Acting on competent
legal advice 1 hold there can be no
vacancy until the Judges of the SUI
perior Court haze fesfsneds~ No. their
qualification and the performance of
the duties of Appellate Judge by them
could not, according to my advice,
create vacancies. but that is a question
we have not yet to meet. The legal
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rights of the supposed appointees or
Governor Pardee are in no way affecteo
by my refusal TO perform a purely
ministerial act. If there We're vacah
cies they are Judges. II not. well. nad
1 believed there was a vacancy, wouid
have issued the commission for Judge
Crow"
Judges Hosmer and Denny VIII De III
Judge Shields court tomorrow morn
ing, interested spectators but not par
Elephants in the proceedings The re-
fusal of Curry to issue the commits
sions is, of course, politics, and Pardee'
appointment of c. n. Post to succeed
Judge Hart this afternoon has broken
the Pardee pick with Judge Shields
who was an ardent advocate OF James
Devine's candidacy for the same place
Hosmer will not be so nervous as ms
fellow Pardee appointees, as he has re-
ceive ed assurances that quite reSarhlesS
Of the decision of the court Gillett VIII
appoint him to Kerrigan's place as soon
as the Humboldt man takes the relnS
of government.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-09
MANIAC ASSAULTS
DEPUTY SHERIFF
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

MARTINEZ, Jan. s.-Deputy Sheriff
Thomas Casey of Concord had a thrill
ing battle with Anyone Olivera. a ma
MAC, at Bay Point this morning, anG
subdued him after Olivera had made
three unsuccessful attempts to crush
his skull with a small sledge hammer
Oliveras insane conduct has long
been a source OF alarm to the resi-
dents of Bay Point, who feared he
would run amuck and kill his neigh
bors. When Casey was summoned from
Concord today and approached the
house Olivera was busily engaged in
chipping the plaster from the rooms
with chisel and small sledge. When
the officer entered the place and sought
to put him under arrest Olivera swung
the hammer about his head and saw
agely attacked Casey. One blow from
the instrument struck the officers left
hand and dislocated several small
bones. but he closed in on the maniac
and succeeded in Handwriting him after
two more blows had been aimed at his
head.
During the twelve-mile ride to this
city Olivera twice made attempts to
assault the officer with his manacled
hands. lie is now locked up in the
insane ward OF the County Hospital
pending his examination before Supe-
rior Judge William s. Wells.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-09

within the past two years, brought
disgrace upon our laws and placed
premium upon dishonest, shameful and
indecent trickery. Be the fault where
it may be, at the bar, in the trial courts
or in the Appellate or Supreme courts,
let the proper remedies be applied, so
that those accused of crime shall be
compelled to go to trial within a rea-
sonable time; and let that trial be
upon the merits, not the flne-spun tech
nicalities of the case and the law. Let
a crime be quickly followed by pun
ishment and not by judicial legerde-
main and wearisome, justice-refusing
technicalitieS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-09
THE CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEE
Organized 1902

P2OMOTION: The act Of promotinr al
vancement; ENCOURAGEMENT century Dic
tionary -
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FOR ADDITIONAL NEWS OF THE
LEGISLATURE SEE PAGE
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1t gives ENCOURAGEMENT to the esfshltvh
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1t Is not an employment agency alfhouyb q.
gives information regarding labor condiffonS "
1t presents the opportunities and needs Il, III
fields OF business and professional acffvftv
The Committee Is supported by popular srh
scription and makes no charge for any service
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Affiliated with the Committee are one bn,a-os
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Meetings are held semtannually In diTaro,4
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Headquarters Of the COMMITTEES are n,af,ta,r,.,
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GUTHRIE, Okla, Jan. s.-The COM
mittee on railroads and public service
corporations has made report to the
constitutional convention recommend
ing a 2-cent fare on the railways.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-14

JAMES d. BAILEY,
General Agent.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-14
0EE,cE COUNTY AUDITOR
Ormsby County, Nevada

To the Honorable, the Board Of Coun-
" Commissioners, Gentlemen:
In compliance with the law, l mere
with submit my quarterly report
showing receipts and disbursements OF
Ormsby County. during the quarter
ending Dec. 81, 1906.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-14
DICK BRIGHTS

The resort has been thoroughly fit
ted up for the coming Of the legisla-
ture and aims to maintain the same
high standard that it has always main
tanned whether the legislature is here
Or not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
WEATHER FOR WEEK
 IS COOL AND WET General Conditions Reported as
 Off Color TUESDAY WARMEST DAY
The Mean Temperature for the Week Is 6S Degrees, Which Is About Degrees Below Normal for
 Second Week of May.

Montgomery. May 14z-(Special.)-Th Alabama weather for a week has been off color, cool much of the time and very wet. The report of the Alabama section of tie weather bureau shows the follow ing:
 "1'he greater portion of the week was cool clouiy and rainy. Tuesday, the tth, was the warmest day, and at all stations, except those in the northwestern counties, the thermometer readings were 80 degrees or higher The highest readings were re- cordd in the territory to the south of line drawn from Opelika to Selma, and to the east of the Alabama river below Selma Even on this day, however. there were but few localities in which the daily mean equaled the normal The mean tenn perature for the week, for the entire state, was 6S degrees, which is about degrees below the normal for the second week Of May The night temperatures were low (especially on the nights of the llth-l2th and the 12th-13thD, but a more noteworthy feature was the cool days; on no day of the week. except the 7th, did the temper ature dring midday and the afternoon rise to the readings that are customary in this season of the year.
 ''1he rainfall was much in excess of the normal, the first five days of the week being cloudy and showery. The heaviest falls occurred in Montgomery and Bullock counties, in the counties on either side of the Coosa river from Calhoun and Saint Clair to its junction with the Tallapoosa, and in the counties of the northwestern part of the state. The lightest falls were in Lee, Russell, and the extreme southeastern counties The last two days of the week were generally fair"
 The following table shows the temper ature and rainfall at selected stations