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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
SENSATIONS CROW IN THE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CASE
Find Record That Mrs. Eddy
Once Tried to Enjoin
Art of Mesmerisrn
STORM OF EVIDENCE
Witnesses Already Number
One Hundred in the
Suit for Receiver
STORM OF EVIDENCE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

BOSTON, March s.-Developments OF
sensational order are following thick
and fast in the Christian Science case
here. Service was made today in the
Glover equity suit upon defendants Cal
vim A Frye and Lewis c. Strang and Is
expected to be completed on the other
defendants in ample time.
One of the witnesses to be sum-
moned will be Miss Josephine Wood
bury, Mrs. Eddy's bitterest opponent,
who sued her for $4,000 libel several
years ago. Many witnesses are vol
unteering and the amount of evidence
pouring in voluntarily upon the plaint-
IFS attorneys is amazing. The wit
nesses already number 100. Several
private detectives are quietly watching
the lobby of the Parker House, where
the plaintiffs counsel hold their Boston
conferences. and are picking up shreds
of information for the benefit of the
defendants.
Some old evidence considered by the
plaintiffs agents to be of the utmost
Importance has Just been discovered in
some old records of the Essex County
Court at Lynn, Mass, and demonstrates
that as long ago as 1878 Mrs. Eddy
sought to get an injunction against the
Art of Mesmerism." 1t was in the
case of Lucretia L. s. Brown VS.. Daniel
power of attorney from Mrs. Brown,
presented herself in court and filed this
remarkable bill in which she accused
Spafford of being a mesmerist and
using his power of control for the pur-
pose of injuring persons and property
and the social relations of others. A
citizen of Stoughton has produced some
old writings of Mrs Eddy along tho
same lines.
Persistent rumors are current that
an "anti-C hristian Science League has
been formed to back the suit for a
receiver for Mrs. Eddy's property. II
is reported that persons who lost their
loved ones under the Christian Science
treatment and also a person who Of
fered his entire fortune are backing
the movement.
A corps of investigators stationed all
pver the country are obtaining volumi-
nous evidence, which, II allowed by the
court, would produce great sensation.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
CRAzED WOMAN LEAPS
FROM WINDOW OF CAR
Passenger From San Fran
cisco Killed or the New
York Central

AMSTERDAM, n. Y, March s.-Maria
Becker, apparently crazed by the te-
dium of journey across the continent,
leaped through a window from New
York Central express train near Yosts.
fifteen miles west OF Amsterdam, late
last night. Her body was found upon
the ice of the Mohawk River. where it
had rolled down a steep embankment.
II is believed the woman came from
Chehalis, Wash.
Mrs Becker. who was about % years
old, was accompanied by a two-year-
old baby girl supposed to be her
daughter, who has been placed in a
children's institution at Albany. The
authorities found upon the body a
North German Lloyd steamship ticket
sold at San Francisco on February 81.
bearing the name OF Maria Becker and
Mary Anna Becker, TO be used on a
steamer sailing from New York next
Monday. The woman's baggage was
checked to a point in Austria.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
UPPER HOUSE PASSES
THE ANTITRUST BILL
Measure Is Programmed for
Oblivion in Assembly,
However
LEGISLATIVE JOKING
Republicans Hurnor Demo
cratic Desire for Cam
paign Material
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

SACRAMENTO, March 3. Cart
wright OF Fresno induced the Senate
today to pass his antitrust law with
a readiness that would be amazing
were IL not for the fact that the meas
ure is programmed for oblivion In the
files OF the Assembly. Wright of San
Diego was the only Republican 10 vote
against this Democratic bill, which
passed with 22 votes.
Cartwright explained that the bill
was framed on the familiar Ohio law.
It's provisions are OF very sweeping
nature, violations being punishable by
suspension of business and hnes rang
ing from $50 to $4,000.
The bill is so worded that IL would
restrain labor unions from conducting
a boycott. although this was evidently
not the intent of the author George
B. Benham, representing the San Fran
cisco Labor Council, drew attention to
this fact last week.
Cartwright himself however. is con-
hdent the bill will never become law
and submitted IL merely as future
campaign material for the Democrats.
The Republican Senators saw no harm
in humoring Cartwright, and regarded
the passage Of the bill as harmless leg
islative raillery.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
CORNER IN JUTE BAGS
DENOUNCED IN SENATE
Boynton Says Company De
rives Profit to In
jury of Farmer
ATTACKS CONTRACT
Says Sale Is Illegal and
Demands That It
Be Enjoined
ATTACKS CONTRACT
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1O07 EIGHTH RTREET

SACRAMENTO, March 9.-Boynton
of OroviIIe, arguing tonight in favor OF
the adoption by the Senate of the mi
nority report Of the committee investi-
eating the San Quentin jute mill told
how the Southern Pacific Milling Com
pany obtained corners on the output OF
jute bags and would realize profits of
more than $4,000 by speculating in a
State industry
Boynton urged the consolation of
the contract by which the output OF
bags for this year was cornered by the
company. He declared that the Attor-
ney General had pronounced the sale
illegal and said 1t should be enjoined.
He declared that the farmers OF the
State had been cheated for years by the
cornering of bags by paying from 1 to
cents more than the State price.
Vehement debate followed Boynton's S
motion to have the Senate adopt the re-
port of the minority. Belshaw, a men,
Der of the Prison Board. strongly advo-
Gated the adoption of Boynton's report.
Curtin of Sonoma succeeded in having
the reports of the majority and the mi
nority printed in the journal and the
matter made special order for tomor-
row.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
jimmy Britt Has Won Fortune
During HIS Career m RING

"A to 10. He never bet on himself al
that price; in fact, he hardly wagerea
a cent after his first three nshts- ne
won $500 on each Of these and tnen
devoted all his energies to the ngntihs
end Of the game, leaving the waserins
end to others.
Britt has a third interest In the NOV
ing pictures. taken OF his ngnt WITH
Nelson at CoIma- The receipts from
the exhibition Of these have run rar
into the thousands, but those VINO
know the amount are mute on the SUD
ject.
In Australia there are as many reilcs
of a past age in boxing still before tne
public as there are In this country.
Tim HegaFty, who was knocked OUT
by Jimmy Britt here In 1902. was beat
en- recently near Sydney In bout with
Charley Griffen. Hegarty showed some
of his former cIeverness, but he lasted
only FIVE rounds. In the NTH he was
knocked down three times and then his
seconds threw up the sponge, acknowl-
edging defeat.
Cocker Tweedie, who was seen IN
action here years ago, was knocked
out in one round recently at Sydney
by Jack Clark. The once clever Cocker
never had a chance to save himself
before he was down and out Billy
Murphy, another famous fighter Of the
old school, is still on deck and is chal-
longing the men in his class In the
Autipodes.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
SANTA MONICA Stakes
WON BY MARTHA JANE
Clever Filly Defeats Pick
of Two -Year-Olds at
Ascot

ASCOT PARK, March e.-The Santa
Monica stakes for 2-year-olds was the
feature of today's card at Ascot Park.
There were only four starters, but
they put up an excellent contest. Get
ting away last Martha Jane worked
up to first place by easy stages, An
ished fast on the rail, and won with
something left. Magazine closed fast
on the outside, but was not quite
good enough to beat Harvel for the
place.
Favorites divided honors with out
siders, each taking three races. In the
fifth there was a belated tip on Avon
tellus and within the three minutes
before the gong announcing the start
several heavy individual plays ham
mered down the odds from to 8.
Avontellus won easily.
In the first race Early Flower was
almost totally overlooked and won
with Is and 20 to 1 offered against
her chances.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
SHEEP AND CAT TIE MEN
THREATEN 4 RANCE WAR
Further Trouble Expected
in Northern Section of
Wyoming

SHERIDAN. Wyo. March s.-North-
ern wyoming is again threatened with
a range war between the cattle and
sheep men. Closely following on the
attack on the Wisner camp last week,
in which 400 head of sheep were killed
and the camp burned, comes the report
of a greater outrage in Owl Creek
country.
The Hugh Dickey sheep camp was
attacked by a band of twelve masked
men, supposed to be in the employ of
the cattlemen. The raiders drove off
the sheep herders with threats of
shooting, fired the camp outfit and then
began shooting sheep. Out of a total
of 5000 sheep in the band 1000 have
disappeared and are supposed to have
been killed.
The cattlemen have marked out a
dead line and the Dickey sheep were
one mile over the line.
The war will probably spread to
other camps and further trouble is
likely to occur.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
SIX MEN INJURED IN
street.-The COLLISION
Electric Car Runs Away on
Grade, Dashing Into
One Ahead
ACCIDENT ON CURVE
Motorman Loses Control of
Anticipated Vehicle on
Eighteenth Street
ACCIDENT ON CURVE

SIX men paid the too frequent penalty
of riding on the lines of the United
Railroads yesterday afternoon. shortly
after o'clock, when car s4S of the
Eighth and Eighteenth street line.
crowded to the running boards, dashed
down the steep grade on Eighteenth
street, rounded the curve at breakneck
speed at Connecticut street and crashed
into car 1908 of the same line. The
path of the runaway vehicle was strewn
with passengers, who were either
thrown off or who jumped from the car.
Many were bruised, but by a kindly in
terposition of Dame Fortune no lives
were lost.
The car in the lead, in charge of
Motorman Gallagher and Conductor A.
Golberg, had reached the bottom OF the
first half of the incline and was round
ing the curve when the runaway, In
charge Of Motorman ]. Porter and Con-
ductor S. P. Mattsen, began the descent.
The heavily laden vehicle, which was
one of the antiquated single-truck
affairs with lever brakes, gained head
way rapidly and Motorman Porter lost
control. He threw on the reverse to
slow down the car, but in turning on
the current placed too great a strain
on the circuit breaker and it flew open,
shutting off the current With the
stopping of the current the car rushed
ahead and further attempts by the mo-
torman failed to check it's progress. 1t
dashed down the grade. spilling out
men as 1t sped onward, and crashed
into the other car.
Six men were injured. They were
nearly all employees of the Union Iron
Works. Their names and injuries fol-
low: Constantine McColl. 637 Mayfower
street, lacerated scalp and body bruises
Charles Straub, 1041 H street, broken
ankle; Fred Hansen, 572 Vermont
street, abrasion of the right knee; An
drew Marks, Francisco street, confusion
of left cheek; James Dougherty, 1924
York street, contusions of the right
side; unidentified man. taken hurriedly
from the scene.
The patients were, with the exception
of the last mentioned. treated at the
Potrero Emergency Hospital by Drs.
Buell. and Stone.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
FIRE DESTROYS STOCK
OF HOUSE FURNISHINGS
d. N. and E. Walter of This
City Lose Heavily at
Stockton

STOCKTON. March 9.-An immense
warehouse fronting on Stockton Chan
mel, which was filled with carpets, lin
oleums and upholstered furniture own
ed by d. n. and z. Walter of San
Francisco. was destroyed by fire late
this afternoon, entailing a loss of about
100000, on which there was insurance
of about 75 per cent of the value. It
is estimated that the loss on stock and
machinery in the structure was about
$350,000. and the building, which was
owned by the Farmers Union of Stock
ton. was. worth $4,000 and was insured.
The fire was probably started by
crossed electric wires running into the
warehouse to operate machines used
in sewing carpets. The flames first
burst through the roof near the middle
of the structure, which was 482 feet
long and 155 feet wide. Owing to the
distance from the business center Of
the city the fire apparatus could not
be carried TO the warehouse In time
to check the fire and the loss was total.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
nEMAnnsr IN rHE lead

NEW YORK. March s.-Only four
games remain TO be played. in the na-
tional amateur 142 billiard champion
ship tournament, which probably will
be finished next Tuesday night Young
Calvin Demarest OF the Chicago Ath-
letic Association leads with three vic
tories and no defeats. Both OF today $
games were finished in the twenty first
inning. DR.. l. l. Mial defeating Rolls
OF Philadelphia IN the afternoon and
]. T. Poggenberg OF the local club win
ming from the present champion Ed
ward W. Gardner, tonight
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
Gossip Of the Track

The following horses were recently
sold in the paddock at Ascot Park:
Money Muss. Al Gordin. $1,000; Silver
wedding. H. Mason. $500; Bill Curtis,
F. Baird, $3.50: Tramotor. z. E Beatty.
s125; Budapest, W. s. Heath. 400: Cy-
clops, e. z. Walsh. $50; Aucas-
sin, Hunter stable, 800; Playful. d.
Ronsey, $50; Wistaria Bud, z. z.
Walsh. $50; Saucy M. ". P. Maxwell.
$500; Allerion, z. E. Walsh, $3.50; Pros
perity, W. S. Heath. $50.
Jockey Seder has been suspended for
unsatisfactory riding at New Orleans
bill has been introduced IN the
Delaware Legislature TO legalize racing
in that State under the Jurisdiction of
the New York Jockey Club. It is pro-
posed to establish a track midway be-
tween Philadelphia and Wilmington.
Yesterdays scratches: Burning
Bush. Galvestonian, Vinton. Huston,
Ismailian, Rough Rider, Lisaro, Gov
ernor Orman, Ingham. Mamie Algol,
Little Joker. Tarp. Firsball. Grass
cutter. Thomas Calhoun
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN
IN SANTA CLARA VALLEY
Downpour Proves Disastrous to the
Apricot Crop in the Vicinity
of San lose

SAN JOSE. March 9.-Nearly an inch
OF rain had fallen In this valley in the
twenty-four hours up to noon today
and in the foothills the record was two
inches and more. The downpour will
end what chances remained for an april
cot crop, as the trees are in blossom
and the rain destroys the pollen.
Prunes are not yet out, except here and
there in occasional orchards. The rain
fall to date is 1852 inches, against $40
up to the corresponding date last year.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
sMALLPox AT WALLACE

pox is epidemic in this city. Twenty
cases were reported up 70 tonight The
Board OF Health has forbidden all pub
lie meetings Gambling houses are
closed, and the meeting arranged for
tomorrow by the miners to protest
against the arrest OF Meyer, Haywood
and Pettibone has been postponed. No
church services will be held tomorrow
The disease is in a mild form and no
deaths .hase rosnltsd
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
RAPID LEGISLATION
Caminettf Breaks Record by Framing
and Having Bill Passed I'm Day.

and Having Bill Passed In Day.
SACRAMENTO, March s.-Caminetti
OF Amador broke the Legislative rec
ord OF the session by drawing and
introducing a bill in the morning and
having ii passed by the Senate unan-
imously in the afternoon. The bill
provides for an advisory board Of
Eve to look after the mining interests
of the State The board will be a
part of and under the supervision Of
Governor Gillett's new Department
of Engineering. Its members will
serve without compensation
The Senate passed today also As
semblyman Fratessa's bill regulating
the building and occupacy of tene-
ment houses. This bill was indorsed
by the women's clubs of San Fran
cisco and other cities. Father Crow
ley appeared before the Senate com
mittee on judiciary in relation to II.
The measure is said TO be a good
one. it's main object being TO bring
about the erection OF model tenement
houses in the newly evolved spotless
town.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
IsLAIs CREEK BILL

SACRAMENTO, March 9.-with all
Southern Pacific opposition withdrawn,
Senator Welchs IslRis Creek tidelands
condemnation bill was approved unani-
rnously by the Assembly today. The
only amendment tackled on in the
lower house provides that all judg-
ments shall be paid out of the pro-
ceeds OF a harbor improvement bond
issue 70 be submitted at the next gen.
eral election.
The amended bills were passed by
the Senate tonight without debate.
Governor Gillett has said he will sign
them and the proposition will reach
the people.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
WANT THEIR JOBS Rack

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The letter
carriers of Butte, Mont, who resigned
in a body because of the small COM
pensation paid by the government, now
desire to remain in the service. A tele-
gram from them was received today
by the Postmaster General. saying that
in view Of the legislation providing for
graded increases for postof1ce en-
ployes. they would withdraw their
designations.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
IMPROVED CONDITION
OF ARCHIE ROOSEVELT
Encouraging Announcement
Issued by Attending
Physicians

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The inn
provement noted in the condition of
Archie Roosevelt today over mat OF
yesterday, when for a time much ap-
prehension was felt. was maintained
tonight IT was officially announced
that the patient was in excellent con-
dition and that there were no unfa-
vorable Indications.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
PRTNTTNG OFFICE INQUIRY

SACRAMENTO, March 9.-Several
members of the San Francisco delega-
ton in the Assembly made an unsuc-
cessful effort today to defeat the reso-
luton calling for a holdover committee
OF five 20 investigate the State Print
ing Office. For a few minutes the plot
seemed likely TO succeed. Then MEM
bers Of the ways and means committee
began to round up votes. When they
had finished their work the clerk an
nounced that the totals showed so ayes
ana NOES
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
INCREASED WAGES FOR
NAVY YARD EMPLOYEES
Better Pay for Mechanics
and Laborers at Mare Is
land and Puget Sound

WASHINGTON, March s.-The Secre-
recommendation Of the naval wage
boards in the case of the Mare Island
Navy Yard and the Puget Sound Naval
Station. The result is a considerable
increase of the rate of pay of the me-
chanics and laborers based on the fact
that the amount of reconstruction work
at San Francisco incident to the re-
building Of that city has caused con-
siderable increase of wages generally.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
TALKS WITH PRESIDENT
ABOUT OWEN RIVER WATER
Fear in Los Angeles That Use by
Mono Power Company Will
Impair Supply

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Senator
Flint talked today with the President
about the differences between the city
of Los Angeles and the Mono Power
Company, arising from the use of water
from the Owen River.
The city is apprehensive that too
great a use of the river water by the
power company will impair it's water
supply.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
LIMIT on STOCK GAMBLING

SACRAMENTO. March "a consti-
tutional amendment introduced by AS
semblyman Root with a viav 10 pre-
venting margin sales of stock where
there is no intention 70 deliver was
adopted by the Assembly today.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
sTANpARD PoLICY PORN

SAD4AMENTO. March 9.-The stand
ard form Of fire insurance policy was
adopted by the Senate tonight with the
amendments made in the Assembly In
its amended form the policy permits
OF riders OF any character. but provides
that they must be printed in red ink
snd signed by the insured The bill is
ready 1op the GoysrnoE.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
OPPOSES SUNDAY SESSION
Anderson DenOunces Porter for sus-
tanning Motion for sabbath Meeting


SACRAMENTO, March 9.-Disorder
attended the adjournment OF the Sem
ate tonight until tomorrow. Anderson
of Santa Ana declaring that President
Porter had delivered snap Judgment In
ruling the motion OF Leavitt carried
without debate
This is not fair treatment from the
chair" shouted Anderson. The peo-
pie OF California are against the meet
ing Of the Legislature on Sunday.
The ruling has been made" said
Porter.
Then I say II is q hanged shame"
beloved back the silver-haired Sab
batarian from Santa Ana
While the Senators were fling out
Anderson continued his fight with
Leavitt whom he accused OF unduly
influencing Porter
I had nothing TO do with anything
but the motion" said Leavitt. Your
fight is with the chair"
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
HEAVY STORM AT VALLEJO

VALLEJO, March 9.-The worst
rainstorm of the season struck Vallejo
early this morning and in seven hours
nearly three-quarters of an inch fell.
The lower part of the town was flood
ed and outside work at Mare Island
practically stopped. There is no sign
of a letup. The country around is be-
ing badly flooded
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
ASSEMBLY CLOSING WORK
Finishes Up on It's Own Bills by De-
feaffng Several Framed for People

featfng Several Framed Tor People
SACRAMENTO, March 9.-The As
senbly finished work on its own bills
today by defeating several reform mea-
sures. Fratessa's constitutional amend
ment establishing an eight-hour day
was among the victims. Fifty-four
votes- were needed. but the count
stopped at forty-seven.
Assemblyman Davis constitutional
amendment establishing the initiative
and referendum was badly beaten.
Davis also suffered defeat when he
brought up his bill re-establishing the
old Australian system. with its alpha
betical list of candidates.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
|NTERsCHOLAsT|C FIELD
GIVES PROMISE OF SUCCESS
Continued From Page 4s, Column

The list Is so large and the athletes
come from such distances that IL Is
almost certain that some of the coun-
try schools will spring surprises. How
ever, the worth of Oakland High. the
present champion, and the Harvard
School of Los Angeles Is known. The
teams which. represent these institu-
tions are the strongest ever entered In
an interscholastic meet, and It is only
question of luck which school will
finish with first place honors.
The relay race. which does not count
in the final score, is anybody's race at
the present time. 1t Is almost a cer-
tainty that Lick will have to give up
the cup, for a year at least. The team
last year consisted of Ben Crabtree
and Stevens, quarter milers; Ernest
Thompson, the present captain; Archie
Butler, also quarter miller. and
Charles Golcher. Lick's standby in the
hundred. OF this team only Thompson
and Butler remain. Crabtree and Ste
vens have left school and Golcher is
under instruction from Walter Chris
tie not to run this spring except in the
Bay County and Academic meets. Lick
has Bettoli Sobey, Stein, Butler and
Thompson, however, for a squad and
intends to do her utmost to repeat her
performance of last year.
HARvARD's sTANDBYs
The principal performer of the Har-
ward School will be Kenneth Lee, who
won the mile from Harold Maundrell of
the Lowell High school in the fast time
Of 4:9s. The track, when this time was
made, was in sloppy condition or
Maundrelrs record of ABB 3-5. made
under academic auspices, would surely
have gone.
Aside from Kenneth Lee. Harvard
will have Bradner Lee, a quarter miller
and relay man; William Cline, 100,
220 yard and hurdle performer; Otis.
Brown, Armstrong and Lane for the
hurdles and 220-yard dash; Allen
Crary, $50 yards; Duque. high jump:
McAulay, broad jumper; Hay, shot
putter, and Otis for the hammer throw.
Besides strong team from Lick and
good relay team from Alameda High.
five picked athletes from Seattle High
VIII compete. The distance Is so great
that the northern school could not af-
ford to send a full team, but the relay
team will be one of the strongest con-
tenders for the Bittner trophy.
1t Is possible that the Ukiah High
School will send a team. 1t is known
that 1t will be represented in the aca-
demic meet on April 13. so it is just
possible that 1t will be one OF the
schools to spring a dark horse" in the
Stanford interscholastic meet.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
GoLFERs no GO ABROAD

NEW YORK, March s.-Ebens M.
Byers, the national golf champion. has
decided to enter in the British anna
teur championship in May at ST. An
drews. Scotland. He will be accom-
panied by F. .Oden Horstman of the
tQhevx Chase and Leroy olubA