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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
SENDS WIFE A NOTE
|NT|MAT|NG SUICIDE
Al Koeph Announces That
He "Is Gone" and God
Is His Judge"

OAKLAND, Feb. 1S. - Apparently
despondent and asserting that he had
no money with which to pay for de-
livering the note, Al Koeph went to
the office of the Independent Messen-
ger Company at Sixth and Broadway
last night and dispatched the follow
ing missive to his wife, Mrs Ruth
Koeph, 46O Pacific avenue, the charges
to be collected:
OAKLAND. Feb. 1s, 19o7.-Dear Love: l am
gone. Do not search for me. May you always
be happy and tell aunt and uncle to forgive me.
Also may God forgive me- for he is my judge,
AL.
According to the messenger who de-
livered the note, Mrs. Koeph read the
message, but refused to pay the deliv-
cry charges and returned it. This morn
ing the missive was turned over to
the police by William Peru, manager
of the Independent Messenger Com
pany When interviewed at her home
in Alameda Mrs. Koeph said:
IF Al is alive he will probably come
back. If he is not alive it will not
make much difference to me. If he
chooses to remain away from home or
to kill himself 1 cannot help it."
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
GREENWOOD To BEGIN
BUILDING FERRY LINE
Rails Arriving in Alameda
for the New Electric
Railroad
PREPARING HIS BOND
Mysterious Project Seems
to Be Taking on a
Tangible Form

ALAMEDA. Feb. 19.-F. NJ Green
wood has filed with the City Trustees
his acceptance of the terms under
which a franchise was granted him
nearly a year ago TO construct an
electric line in Clement avenue to con-
meet with projected ferry system
to San Francisco, and has asked for
information to the form of the &c.,
600 bond that he must furnish to guar
antee that he will carry out the grad
ing work as set forth in the grant of
the franchise. Greenwood will. under
the terms OF the franchise, be required
to put up additional bond of $4,000
to guarantee that the project of the
electric road and ferry system will be
carried to completion.
Three extensions of time have been
granted Greenwood on the $4,000 bond,
the third extension expiring on the 18th
of next month. City Attorney M. w.
Simpson has been instructed to prepare
a form of bond for the $4,000 guaran-
tee to be given by Greenwood.
Greenwood has announced that he
plans to commence work on the line
next week, and that ground Will first
be broken in Clement avenue. One car
load of rails is already on the ground.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
SALOON BACK ROOMS
ARE CLOSED TO WOMEN
Mooney Orders Law En-
forced and Cafe Owners
Meet to Protest

When the o'clock watch went on
yesterday afternoon at the Bush street
Police station the patrolmen were in
structed by Captain Mooney to close all
side entrances to saloons, and to see
that no saloon sold liquor to women,
and furthermore that no women were
to be allowed in any of the resorts. The
tenderloin was to be closed up tightly.
This order was enforced strictly in
every saloon along Golden Gate and
throughout the tenderloin generally,
except at one place. That was the
Alturas on Ellis street conducted by
Ed Henderson, former proprietor of a
Mason street resort. The Alturas was
running wide open. Women were be-
ing served with drinks as usual. Cap
tain Mooney stated, when he heard of
the fragrant violation of his orders,
that he would proceed at once against
the Alturas and would force it to close
its doors, if it required the entire force
of the Bush street station to do it.
A mass meeting was called by the
leading owners of resorts along Golden
Gate avenue and it was decided last
night to fight the new rule to a finish.
Attorney Henry Ach will be secured to
fight the cafe mems battle, with Her
bert Choynski as associate. Er Bar
ron Ed Schiff, Dick McCreedy, John
Crowley and a number of other sports
composed the agitated host that met at
Casserly's, on Golden Gate avenue, and
discussed ways and means to beat the
ordinance and permit women to fire.
quent back rooms of their saloons
They assailed the administration bit
terly, maintaining that they had fire.
quently dipped into their pockets to
help the cause along, and that the
action of Captain Mooney and his men
was q direct violation Of a tacit COM
pact.
Plans were laid for another liquor
dealers association, which would be
composed of cafe" owners. The Cali
fornia Liquor Dealers Association and
the Royal Arch order were assailed bit
terly for failure to take up the fight
OF the men who want to open Golden
Gate avenue and have 1t glare of red
from end to end.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
CONTEST OF BOARDMAN
WILL COMES To END
Jury Is Ready When Attor-
ney Announces There
VIII Be No Trial
OPPOSITION WEAKENS
No Compromise and Estate
VIII Be Distributed
as Devised
OPPOSITION WEAKENS

OAKLAND. Feb. 1e.-The contest in
stituted by william True Boardman, the
actor, a grandson Of the late William
r. Boardman. former County Surveyor,
and Frank Boardman. a son of the de-
ceased Boardman. to break the viii of
the one-time county official. was
dropped in Judge Harris court today.
The panel OF trial jurors from which a
jury was to be selected TO hear the con-
test was present in court. when the at
torney for the complainant stated that
his clients had decided to withdraw
their opposition to the will
The late William Boardman left an
estate valued al about $4,000. The will
provided for the following legacies:
$500 10 l. +. Boardman. son; $4,000
10 Clifford Boardman, son; $3.50 TO
clara RaWsOn, a granddaughter; and
$3.50 to Walter BOardman, a grandson.
The balance Of the estate is divided by
the testament between L. Z. Boardman,
clifford Boardman and Charles Board
man. sons. each Of whom receives one
fourth, and Clara Rawson and Walter
Boardman. each Of whom is left one
eighth.
The viii disinherited William True
Boardman and Frank Boardman They
brough the contest on the grounds that
the testator was OF unsound mind at
the time of making the viii last March
and that he was acting under the un-
due influence Of I. E Boardnan and
Clifford Boardmau- 10 compromise was
effected and the contestants VIII re-
ceive nothing. according TO statements
made by the attorneys today The ex-
penses that the contestants have al
ready incurred. however. VIII be the
subject -of reimbursement By those
brofting by the viii.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
BRILLIANT CITRUS FAIR
OPENED IN CLOVERDALE
Greatest Exhibition in the
History of District Is
Attended Largely
NATURE HELPS SHOW
Bright Sunshine and Vast
Quantity of Fruit on
the Opening Day
NATURE HELPS SHOW

CLOVERDALE, Feb. 19-Never be-
fore IN the history of the "Orange
City" has nature done more to make
the annual citrus fair a success than
this season. The citrus fruit was
never finer in quality or more gener-
Gus in quantity and the weather was
never brighter than that which IA
vored this city today. The fair opened
this evening with a large attendance
and with promises of a record-break-
ing run during the following days Of
the present week
The great pavilion has been deco<
rated artistically and beautifnl>
ly, and when the lights ars
turned on presents a magnificent
scene. There was a short programme
consisting Of music, speeches and
congratulations. President W. T,
erative Association. under whose aus%
pices the fair Is given. presided. and
Rev. Robert y. Lynch, pastor OF thu
Petaluma Baptist Church and alsd
secretary OF the Petaluma Chambee
OF Commerce and the North OF Bay
Counties Association. delivered the adj
dress OF the evening
Among the many beautiful displays are those
OF Mrs George B. Baer, Mrs. A. L. McCray,
W. W. Furber, Miss Minnie Ward Mrs. August
Domino. Mrs. John Fields, Cloyerdale High
Crocker, Mrs. E. G. Furber. Markell Baer,
Charles Domino. Miss Isabel Hall. Mrs. j. O
Hensley. Miss L A Sink. Mrs, Logan Nc
Cray, Mrs. ". H. Long. Mrs j. A. Kaiser. II.
P. BelfOrd II. O. McCOon. George Hagmayeri
Mrs. Jane Whitaker, Frank Sedgleyars. Miss
Blanche and Mabel Albertz the Misses AgneS
W. @. 7. T.. Mrs. o. 81. Brush. Ernest SimD4
son. E A. Cooley, j. A. Wards.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
.REA AND COLLEAGUES
ARE ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Agricultural Society Said
to Have Been Prey
of San Joseans

san JOSE, Feb. IA suit was COM
menced in the Superior Court today to
annul the deed to seventy seven acres
of land on the Alameda which formerly
belonged to the Santa Clara Agricul-
tural Society, but which is now in the
Improvement Company and being pre-
pared for q high-class residence park.
The property is valued at 100000
The plaintiff, A. r. Denike, a member
of the agricultural society, alleges in
his complaint that the transfers by
which the Peninsula company secured
possession of the land were made as
the result of fraudulent collusion on
the part of four directors of the agri-
cultural society. Y. Bollinger, James w.
Rea, p. P. Austin and G.. K. Hostetter.
He states that ten years ago the di-
rectors evidenced certain indebted
nesseS against the society by giving
notes for s93S810 This is alleged to
have been illegal, because the constitu-
ton allowed the directors to contract
no Indebtedness for a greater amount
than was in the treasury. 1t is fur
ther alleged that the four directors
named organized the San Jose Land
and Exhibit Company. that they, as di-
rectors of the agricultural society,
signed a deed giving the property to
w. G. Andrews, after the latter had Sc
cured judgment against the organiza-
tion on the illegal notes, and that they
then had the land transferred to the
Land and Exhibit Company. This in
stitution in turn gave the property
over to E. M. Rea, and he transferred
it to the Peninsula company, which
now has 1t. All of these transfers are
claimed to have been fraudulent, and
the plaintiff demands that the deeds
be annulled and the property be re-
turned to the agricultural society.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
l'NALLEY ARRAIGNED Z
ON 4 MURDER CHARGE
Examination of Former Po-
licenan Is Set for Next
Saturday

SAN JOSE. Feb. 1s--Ex- Policeman
John OMalley. who was arrested re
Gently on charge Of having murdered
@. T. Washington in August, 1904, was
arraigned this morning and his ex-
animation set for next Saturday
Deputy Sheriff Thomas AIulhalI, arrest
ed on a similar charge. viii be ex-
amined at the same time. In a writ
ten decision today Justice Of the Peace
Dawson acquitted Chief Of Police Car
roll Of the charge Of having rescued
a prisoner. but held him to answer on
The charge of having resisted an officer
Carroll viii apply for writ of habeas
corpus
The cases are an outgrowth of the
factional political fight now going on
I'm this city
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
SOubrette Enters From
ICe=BOx and ChillS
Her Audience
BY James Crawford

There is fresh factor in the fat
and-thin Dutch farce that is the In
variable Offering at the Davis Theater.
Jeanette Dupree. a heavy soubrette
from Gotham, appears In the title part
of The Belle of Avenue A." and she
fails to make good the mildest eulogis-
tic adjective in the announcements OF
her advent
Miss Dupree makes her first entrance
from a hugh property refrigerator.
which is placed in full view of the
audience for that purpose, and there
after she steadily radiates chill. Her
personality is frigidity itself, and her
first song, despite a rather cheerful
choral accompaniment, affects the tenn
perature of her auditors In such a way
that they pocket their hands instead
of clapping them.
The remainder of the entertainment
is pretty much the same old thing
by the same old people. Kolb and
Dill exchange such brilliant badinage
as You're gay receiver" and In the
first act Kolb twice kicks Dills cush-
ioned abdomen with great violence and
Dill smacks Kolb's head with a club.
In addition to all that bodily assault.
both Kolb and Dill are made recipients
of various articles of household furni-
ture dropped down from second-story
windows. Ben Dillon, as an Irish
widow, contributes to the horseplay.
There has been no relaxation of the
house rule that once you are in you
cannot go out and return again with
out buying another ticket: and the two
barrooms. one at each end OF the the
ater, continue to profit thereby
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IS
DEFEATED ONCE MORE
Legislature Proof Against
the Attractive Lobby
Gathered
CALL HEADQUARTERS.
1907 EIGHTH STREET

SACRAMENTO Feb 19. - Eyes
glowed through wells in the Senate and
Assembly today when the constitution
al amendment providing for woman
suffrage was Tilted. The suffragists
had an unusually attractive and in
fiuential lobby this year and were con-
f1dent Of triumph. When the vote of
10 to Is was announced ondhe measure
in the Senate, the suffragists pointed
with pride to the fact that they lost
by the unreasonableness of only four
males. forgetting that it takes twenty
seven votes in the upper house to carry
constitutional amendment.
The Senate vote on the amendment
was as follows:
Ayes-Bates. Bell, Black Boynton. Cami-
netti Mati. caar,tIwright Greenwel. Keane, Lynch,
sanford, Savage. Walker. Wright. 0
Noes-Anthony, Carter, Curtin, Hartman. Ken
se0 pres Weea MaE wsch Ws Mo
All the San Francisco delegation in
the Assembly opposed the amendment
with the exception of Beckett, Fisher,
McKeon, Coghlan and Wessling. The
vote stood:
Ayes-Baxter. Beckett, Berry. Blrdsall. Bush.
Butler. Case, Cosswell, Coghlan. Collister Cor
Dsn fesa oufsn nbd Davis Deo HD9 Brew
Higgins, Johnson of Sacramento Johnson of San
Diego, jury. Leeds. Lemon, Ludington. McCon-
nell, Mcclure, Mckeon. Otis, PerciVal. Pierce.
Pyle, Root, Saekett, Smith, Smyth, Spaulding,
Stetson Strobridge, Thompson of Los Angeles.
Walsh. Wessling, Whitmore
Campbell. Chandler. Cullen. Finney, Fratessa,
Hartmann. John. Kelly Kohlman. Lucas Lynch.
Q Brien, Snyder. Stanton. Stroll Thompson Of
Wilson, Wyatt, Speaker Beardslee.
Notice of reconsideration was given
in both houses
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
]. c. DUNPHY, CLUBMAN,
SUED FOR TAILOR BILL
Plea Is That He Has a Big
Jewelry Claim to Pay
Just Now

]. c. Dunphy, the wellknown clubman
whose home is at 2122 Washington
street, is the defendant in a suit for a
tailor bill amounting to $491.75 that
was filed in the Superior Court yester-
day by the San Francisco Commercial
Agency on an assignment from the
clothing firm of Bullock & Jones. The
debt is said to have been contracted
within the past few months, and it is
alleged that Dunphy has refused to set
tie the account or pay any attention
to numerous statements which have
been sent him.
1t is understood that Dunphy's de-
fense is that he Is suffering from a
temporary lack Of funds and that he
has several other outstanding debts to
meet, among them a jewelry bill for
$4,000 and clothing bills amounting to
about $500.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
Postmaster Thomas T.Dargie
Dies at Home in Oakland
Flags Halfnasted
on Governments
Buildings

OAKLAND, Feb 19.-Thomas T.
Dargie. Postmaster at Oakland, died
shortly after o'clock this morning at
his residence, Sixth avenue and East
Sixteenth street.
For months the Postmaster had been
bravely struggling against death. His
decline began with the arduous labors
of his Office following the earthquake of
April.
Ills last hours were marked by
peaceful preparation for the end. With
remarkable fortitude he summoned his
wife, children and relatives around
his bedside and gave his farewell mes
sages and counsel Dargie was con-
scious almost to the end.
The late Postmaster had won high
place in the affections of his friends
and his associates, especially among
the members of the postoffice staff, to
whom he had become endeared by the
fairness and justice of his administra-
ton
Dargie was native of San Francisco,
born in 1857. He was educated in the
public schools of that city and in
McClure's military academy of Oak
land. Thence he went to the San Fran
cisco Bulletin, became a printer and
learned the details of both the compos-
ing ana business SloeS OF newspaper
activity
More than thirty years ago Dargie
was associated with William E. Dargie
in the publication of the Oakland Tri-
bune and was secretary of the Tribune
Publishing Company until he was ap-
pointed Postmaster five years ago.
He was a close friend of the late
w. W Foote and Victor H. Metcalf,
Secretary of the Navy.
No. L ,,,% 10, lot
calf's successful campaign as a Repre-
sentative in Congress, and it was
through Metcalf that he was named for
postmaster.
At the close of his first term Dargie
received the distinction of reappoint-
ment about a year ago. His fidelity
to the service during the sudden and
heavy increase of business after the
great fire in San Francisco was a
marked evidence of his devotion to
duty.
He was married about seventeen
years ago TO Bessie Sedgwick, a daugh-
ter of John Sedgwick, one time Sheriff
Of Tuolomne County, Collector of In
ternal Revenue at San Francisco and
manager of the Palace Hotel. Besides
his widow there are two children sur
viving-Bessie and Malvern. Also sur
viving is Dargie's mother, Mrs. Eliza
G. Dargie; his brother. William E.
Dargie, and a sister, Miss Anna r.
Dargie.
AS a token of respect flags were at
half mast today on the public build
ings. The funeral will be held Thurs
day afternoon, but arrangements have
not been completed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
ATTACKS THE CAUCUS
Canainetti Introduces Bill AbOlishing
Prearranged Legislative Votes

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 19.-Caminetti
of Amador introduced a bill in the Sen
ate today which is expected to be given
short shrift by the Herrin faithful
Caminetti would make the caucus un-
lawful. The bill prohibits any confer
ence of two or more members of Leg
islative body for the purpose of decid-
ing their votes on pending laws. Mem
bers of a legislative body agreeing to
such a secret conclave are held by the
bill to be guilty of a misdemeanor-
free and open caucus, which may
be attended by electors. is provided by
another section of the bill. Caminetti
believes in having announcement of
such conference made at the regular
session of a legislative body and en-
tered in the official journal. A journal
of the proceedings of such conferences,
open to the examination of electors, is
also required by the bill
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
ANTIFRAT BILL PASSED
Sackett's Measure AbOlishing High
School Societies Approved

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 19.-Fifty- four
out of total of sixty five Assembly
men voted yesterday for the Sackett bill
which had for it's object the abolition
of high school fraternities- Sackett,
who is chairman of the committee on
education. spoke in his opening argu-
ment of a San Francisco high school
girl who killed herself because she had
been refused admission to a fraternity.
Drew of Fresno opposed the bill, de-
claring that the action of one weak
minded person should not cause the
Legislature to place the ban of the law
on all secret school societies. Davis of
Hollister argued that the frat" sys-
tenn was productive of snobbery.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
EIGHT HOURS FOR CARMEN
Both Houses Vote to Give Them
Shorter Day

DOAA AAOASCS hOAC ~ OhNC AncAn
Shorter Day
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 10 Both
houses of the Legislature voted today
to limit the hours Of men employed on
streetcars and interurban lines to
eight. This action was taken on differ
ent measures. the Senate passing the
Leavitt bill and the House the John
son bill, and arrangements must be
made to sidetrack one or the other be-
fore the question is submitted to the
Governor.
Grove Johnson's bill was opposed in
debate by Stanton OF Los Angeles, who
informed the Assembly that the carmen
of his county did not want such a linn
itation of hours, because 1t would bring
with it a reduction of pay.
Johnson gave assurance that the
Sacramento carmen favored the bill
Coghlan spoke for the carmen of San
Francisco, whose leader. Richard Cor
nelius. sat near and nodded approval
Organized labor everywhere, said
Coghlan. had asked that the bill be
passed.
The debate brought out that the Los
Angeles carmen have no union.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
CALIFoRNIANs in NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The following
Californians are registered in the vari-
Gus New York hotels:
From San Francisco-W. E. Booth,
Hotel Gerard; Mrs. G. L. Bradley, Ho-
tel Webster; Miss r. Kalisher, S. L.
Lessynsky and wife, Hotel Cumberland:
H. A. Whitley and wife, Hotel Neither
land; ]. E. Adler. IL. A Jacobs, Hotel
Saranac; Mrs. w. r. Neifer, St Denis
Hotel; 1. Jacobs, Hotel Breslin; H Kas-
per, Broadway Central Hotel; G. B.
McFall, Gilsey House.
From Los Angeles-W. c. Howe, Ho-
tel Albert; ]. r. Martin. Holland House;
c. E. Moore and wife, Park-avenue Ho-
tel
From Redlands-C E. Ide. Bucking-
ham Hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20

est and mature In nineteen years Pro-
vision is made for the creation OF what
will be known as the India basin
fund" to facilitate their redemption.
Senator Wolfe's constitutional amend
ment raising the limit OF maturity on
State bonds from twenty to seventy
five years was passed unanimously, the
author explaining that the measure
was indorsed by the allied mercantile
interests of San Francisco advancing
waterfront improvements. Wolfe's
companion bill providing for the issue
of 100000 in bonds for this work
is expected to pass the Senate tomor-
row or Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
HARBoR IMPROVEMENTS
Condemnation of Islais Creek Land
Provided for in Senate Bill

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 19.-Harbor i'm
provements in San Francisco were
given considerable attention in the
Senate today. Two bills introduced by
Senator Welch provide for the institu-
ton of condemnation proceedings in the
Superior Court by the Board of State
Harbor Commissioners for the purpose
of acquiring the sixty-two blocks oppo-
site the mouth of Islais Creek for
wharves and piers and the issuance of
$1,000,000 in bonds to pay for the prop
erty.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
BODIES ARE RECOVERED
Many Victims of Mexican Mine
Were Japanese

LAS ESPERANZAS, Mex, Feb. 49,
Up to o'clock this afternoon fifty-four
bodies had been recovered from mine
No 3 of the Mexican Coal and Coke
Company. Eleven injured are in the
hospital and two of the number are
fatally hurt
OF the fifty-four dead bodies already
recovered thirty are Japanese. The
dead, 1T is estimated. will number be-
tween sixty and eighty men.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FAILED
Mssher Forfeits SloO Bail, but Is
Served With Bench Warrant

Fearing to face the charge Of dis
turbing the peace preferred against him
by pretty Miss Anna Rauguard, George
T. Woodbury.. the foreman bricklayer
who was arrested for MASKING" last
Friday evening at the corner of Eddy
and Webster streets, failed to appear
Ia Judge Cabaniss courtroom yester-
day. thereby forfeiting his cash bail of
s100. The court decided, however, not
10 allow him TO escape so easily and a
bench warrant was issued summoning
him into court today. The warrant was
served and his new bail was fixed at
s200 to insure his appearance.