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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
MAN BURNED TO DEATH
IN GRASS FIRE NEAR TRACY
Intoxicated Individual Falls Asleep
Near Railroad and Perishes
as Result of Burns

BYRON, June ga man, supposed
to be j. F.. Bloomer, was burned to
death Tuesday near Tracy. The man
was intoxicated and had fallen asleep
in the tall grass near the Southern
Pacific railroad tracks. A section crew
was engaged in burning the grass and
the flames completely enveloped the
man before his presence was discov-
cred.
He never awoke from his drunken
stupor and died from frightful burns
shortly after being taken to the coun-
ty hospital at French Camp.
The man was about 40 years of age.
The name ]. E. Bloomer was written
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
COTTON MILLS INCORPORATE

OAKLAND, June 29.-Articles of in
corporation of the Oakland cotton mills
were filed today. The capital stock is
$500. 900. The directors are l.. c. More
house of San Leandro and the follow
ing Oakland residents: ". F. Doig
A. Jonas. Fred Osgood, w. Z. Dargie
Robert Moles and w. F. Lloyd. The
subscribers for stock are: w. F. Doig
~. s Mills, ]. G Talbot, /. c. More
2psese, J. l.. Barker, A. Jonas, Fred Os-
good. W. z. Dargie, Robert Moles, w
f. Lloyd. S. Huff, Fred P. Barker
Craigie Sharp, W. G. Palmanteer and
William Sachau. Each has subscribed
for 500 worth of stock.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
HEyEY's CONTENTION

Henev. in opposition to the motions
10 set aside the indictments. explained
the circumstances surrounding the
suulmoning Of the officials later in
dicted by the grand jury. He said that
the publication by The Call of COM
plete transcripts Of the confessions
made by the boodling supervisors.
moved Calhoun. Mutually. Ford and
Abbott TO make public denials of any
criminslity on their several parts. The
confessing supervisors had accounted
Tor the disposition Of about 500. 900 in
bribes by Abe Ruef. and no one was
prepared 10 suspect Ruef Of 100000
philantl1ropic interest in the United
Railroads. The natural inference was
that some one financially interested
and who would he benefited by the
franchise had furnished the bribe
money. The grand jury must naturally
turn 10 the United Railroads company
and quite as naturally to its officers
who must know if the bribe money had
gone out Of the company's treasury
Possessed Of this knowledge these Off
cisls should be able to tell the grand
jury who authorized the expenditures
Heney contended that the district at
torney and the grand jury had 2 right
to proceed on an assumption Of the
innocence Of the officials. who had Sc
strenuouslv proclaimed their innocence
10 LL6 RADAlN-
r. said Henev. these officials had not
heen called before the grand Jury sub.
sequent indictments would have raised
the CRY OF conspiracy to blacken the
characters Of Calhoun and HIS subordi.
mates. These mon, attorneys all went
into the grand jury room fully advised
Of all their rights and as fully de-
termined not to answer questions OF
explain away the confessions of the
supervisors
Heney insisted that the men went be-
fore the grand jury apparently for the
purpose of declining to testify and un-
dcrtake to trif1e with the law. as shown
by their motions to set aside the in
dictments. He pointed out that the in-
dicted officials were but a few of the
United Railroads officials examined
All the directors and such employees
as could throw any light on the matter
were summoned before the grand jury
sno only the four subsequently in
- dfrfcS refused 10 testify
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
WOMEN TO GIVE AID TO
PLAYGROUND MOVEMENT
Adelphian Club Will Support Ala
media Council in the Bond y
Election Canpaien

ALAMEDA. June 29.-The city couu-
ell has enlisted the assistance Of the
ladies of the Adelphian club in pro-
noting the movement to have the mu-
nicipality purchase a site for a public
playground and park. A COMMITTEES
from the club consisting Of Mrs. p S.
Teller. Mrs Robert Swayne. Mrs.
Charles L. Tisdale. Mrs. Oscar Theme
and Mrs II. A Hebard was shown the
several proposed sites yesterday BY
Councilman f. 5. Loop and Police Com
missioner W. F. Chipman.
The ladies of the Adelphian club
have promised to help carry an election
for bonds with which the public play
ground and park may be purchased.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
YOSEMITE VALLEY

Is now reached by the Yosemite Valley
railroad. No wearisome and dusty stag
ing. Spend your vacation among the
cliffs, crags and lovely waterfalls, now
at their best-onIy a few hours from
San Francisco. Sixty miles of the wild
Merced river canyon en- route. $3.50
for the round trip from Merced. Write
o. W. Lehmer, traffic manager, Mer-
ced
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
aLUMyI AT BANaUET

OAKLAND, June 29.-The Polytech-
nic high school alumni gave q banquet
and reunion last night at which $50
guests were at table. The following
officers were installed: President, ]. IL
Parke: secretary. Miss Winnie Dorman;
treasurer. Gilbert Buswell; scribe edi-
tor. Albert Williams. Golden Downing
reviewed the alumni history and spoke
gIowingiy Of the work the associa-
ton had done TO foster unity among
the graduates.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
RUSH WORK ON RAILROAD

MARTINEZ, June 29.-Work on the
Bay Point and Clayton railroad is being
rushed. One hundred men commenced
work Monday at Bay Point. The cost
of the road and other improvements
will represent an investment Of about
$1,0o0,000. The cement works at Cow
ell, which the road will tap, will be
the largest in the state when COM
pleted, having capacity of 5000 bar
rels per day.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
FEARS TROUBLE FROM STRIKERS

BERKELEY, June 29.-W. c. Dohr-
man. representing the Piper Alden
Goodall company, asked the police to-
day TO detail an officer at the firms
wharf in West Berkeley on the morn
ing of July 1, anticipating possible
trouble at that time with striking fire.
men, deckhands and others.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
WHEELER ExpECrEp MONDAY

BERKELEY, June 29.-President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler is expected to
return to the university from the east
next Monday. With him are Mrs
Wheeler, his son Benjamin and Miss
Lucy Sprague, dean of women at the
university.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
REas rRnM WRONG MAN--natland ~,

29.-Dan Walsh, who made the mistake OF
begging from Policeman Underwood when the
latter was in plain clothes and roundly cursed
the officer when he refused TO contribute was
sentenced this morning by Police Judge Sam
uels to a term of 60 days IN the city prison.
Walsh attempted to explain his action by say
ing that be was intoxicated at the time, but
his plea failed to eensines the court that he
was not G yaGEaEk
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
'A4a;;A#A8A15 2;4a3E9 5I!s7

several times In a book found in his
pocket. and in the same book appeared
the name Of F. E. Kerr. He was re-
cent arrival in Tracy.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
ARGUMENTS ON BEHALF
Of CALHOUN CONCLUDED

Continued from Page %, Column
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

that much Of the alleged unresponsive
matter. was in fact in traverse to the
claims Of bias set up by Ford. and that
the whole was designed TO show that
both district attorney and grand jury
acted in good faith
The court agreed with counsel foI
the defense regarding the hearsay
character of some Of the matters set w
by Heney. which. he said. he would
consider only as such, but with those
assurances he overruled the objection
Stanley Moore divided with Earl
Rogers the argument in support OF
the motion to set aside. Moore, in q
carefully considered and ably pre-
sented arrangement Of the reasoning
and authorities he relied upon, ad-
dressed himself particularly 10 the al
legged violation of the defendants con-
stitutional rights. lie based his con-
tention on the well established rule
OF law that q defendant at his trial
shall rot be put on the stand by the
prosecution and made TO testify against
himself Moore argued that there was
Infinitely more reason for protecting q
witness before a grand jury than in q
trial court. He insisted that the pro-
cedure as related 10 his clients was IN
paralleled.
o
ants were subpenaed on the first day
Of the investigation: another on the
second and the fourth not until week
and a half later Moore contended that
the single leg TO support the conten-
tions Of the prosecution was the al
legged desire to permit Calhoun, Null
lally, Ford and Abbott 70 eXculpate
themselves.
In conclusion, the junior member OF
@T--.
gued that the mere calling of the de-
PENDANTS 70 the stand should be con-
strued as having compelled them TO tes-
tify against themselves in violation of
the rights insured them by the con-
stitution.
ROGERS ADDRESSES COURT
Moore touched but briefly on the ques.
tion Of transcripts of testimony fur
nished the defendants, which was made
the motif Of Earl Rogers first active
participation in the court procedure.
The Los Angeles advocate, who has
won fame on the field of criminal law
and as q persuader Of juries, was scol-
arly. clear and pIeasingly fluent. He
insisted that the right Of the defendant
10 Z fun and complete transcript of all
the testimony given before the grand
Jury was absolute. There was, he said,
in law no right for the prosecution not
also given TO the defendant and no
authorize ton for the district attorney
to preserve such testimony as he chose
and deny TO the defendant such other
testimony as might best serve the pur-
poses OF the prosecution
The code provision for 4 stenog-
rapber to report the testimony. he said,
meant all the testimony. not part of it,
and that a copy Of testimony meant
that a copy OF all the testimony bearing
on his case should be furnished per-
son indicted.
This copy. Of all the testimony. Rog-
ers claimed. must be delivered to the
accused before he could be legally call
al upon TO plead. Broadly Rogers ar
gument sought to establish that an ar
Ia Enment Of 2 person who had not re-
ceived \ full transcript Of the testimony
given before the grand jury would be
as Illegal and void as would an ar
raignment without the delivery of an
aocusatory paper OF the copy of the
Indictment
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

Everybody is going to Del Monte fo1
the week of sports, July 8, $4.00 round
trip.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

Hotel Dresser with
large drawer, cabinet
and German plate mir
ror. Inagolden oak fin
ish and just the right
size for a small bed
room. Special C6 7E
this week. QUs1O
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10

What M q Man Gains the Whole World
 -aRd Lose His ADpetitleI
 achs. Th& wear a dejected, forlorn notReIS"t nootSins inter@ests @ them ImSs and they in- terest no one, their faces are shrunk, their nerves are wilted and their shoul-
 Everything on the table may look delicious, but nothing will be tempt ing. That's one sure sign of dyspep- sia.
 eating and imagined 1t was your food that filled you: if you have felt your food lie like lump of iead on your stomach; if you have had bad, sour, meal. suffered from sructations,1 burn, ing sensations, heartburn, brashs or gas on the stomach, make up your mind you have dyspepsia And the chances are you have had 1t a longN time.
 Your stomach Is overworked. abused. Jagged out. The gastric and digestive juices are weak, the muscles of the ness needs new life. It needs some thing which will take hold of the food as 1t comes in and do the digestinE,
 HS stusrt's is T pyspepsia i Tablets do that very thing. They contain most pow erful ingredient which helps the stom- ach in the process of digestion, cures dyspepsia sour stomach, Indigestion heartburn. quotations, acidity or fer mentation. They invigerate the stom- ach. increase the flow of gastric juice, and do two-thirds of what the stomach would have to do without them. That gives the stomach some rest, and a chance to get right again.
 mind and heart and then over your whole body. You'll feel rosy and sweet. That's the object. You can get these effective little tablets almost anywhere on earth for soc aNpackage.
 Send us your name and 9ddress to- day and we win at once send you by mail a sample package free. Address ahall Mich.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
VISITING DIvINEs.
Eminent Presbyteraans. to Preach .
 First and Cumberland Churches.

Eminent Presbyterlans. to Preach at < First and Cumberland Churches.
 Rev. Joseph P. Calhoun, D. D., of Nashville. will occupy the, pulpit of the First tPresbyterian Church of this city on account of the absence of Rev. H. M. Edmonds at the Alabama Synod now holding sessions at Florence.
 pr. Calhoun is the superintendent of evangelistic work for the South and Southwest, and has held many great revival meetings. among the churches in his territory.
 At the night services of Mr. Ed monds's church, Rev. R. P. Fullerton. D. D., of St. Louis. will occupy the pulpit. He will preach at the Cumber- land Presbyterian Church at the morn ing service.
 Dr. Fullerton is field secretary of Home Missions of the South and South west for the Presbyterian church of the United States of America Dr. Full Ierton formerly occupied the Lucas Avenue Cumberland Presbyterian Church of St. Louis, one of the lar gest churches of that city. He is her. aided as a very forceful and eloquent speaker.
 MT. Edmonds will probably return to the city on Wednesday or Thursday of this week
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
WILL TALK OF CUBA.

Women of Clayton Street Baptfst
 Church to Render Program. The Woman's Missionary Union of the Clayton Street Baptist Church will meet at 3:30 p. m., Monday, and exe- cuts the following program:
 Subject 1Cuba."
 Scripture Reading and prayer by the President, Mrs. L. A. Johnson.
 Hymn.
 short History of Cuba. by Miss N L. Randolph. ts Solo. Cast Thy Bread Upon the Wa. ter" by Mrs. '. J. Rutter.
 'ArrivaLin Cuba" by Mrs. E. s. Hug ger.' "Morrc Castle and Cabanas Fortress at Havana" by Mrs. W. H. Clanton. Map Showing Our Baptist Work in Cuba" by Mrs. GeoFge J. McAdams. Keeping House in Cuba" by Mrs s. E. Grimm. t "story of Missionary Barrel" by Mrs. S. S. Osburn.
 Talk by the pastor on Cuba"
 Prayer by Mrs. J. ". o'Hara for mis- sionaries sin Cuba and all countries where priestcraft has enslaved mind and heart.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
lng nusieal prosr.m for th. .srvIses

ing musical program for the services today. 4
 Morning Service. Organ Prelude. "Poeme Erotidue' (Scarlatti.)
 Anthem. Forever With the Loru, (Gounod.) Quartet, Tn the Hour of Trial. (Broome.)
 organ offertory. Grand onertory." (Batiste.)
 Quartet. 70 for Closer Walk With God" (Foster.
 organ pos.lude, March," (Guilmant.)
 Eyening Service. Organ prelude, Fantasia" minor, {Lemare
 Anthem, "Venite," (Schnecker.) Organ offertory, "The Seraph's Song (westenholme.)
 Quartet, I'm Pilgrim" (Marston. ) organ postlude. March" (Horatio w. Parker.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
Starvation Sits . At Loaded Tables

You Can Lead Dyspeptic to the Table,
 But You Cannot Make
 Him Eat.
 There comes a time in the lives of a great many men and women when even a sirloin steak ceases to be poetry. It becomes protSst. The appetite be- comes fltful aHd fretful. Nothing on the bill of fare can coax 1t.
 The appetite is there and yet 1t isn't. This makes eating a mere matter of machinery-the mouth doesn't water. The stomach has been worked over ing the penalty.
 There are thousands of people in every station of life who are walking the earth today with dyspeptic stom-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
CONGREGATION PROTESTS.
Central Presbyterian Church Does No
 Want pr. Anderson to Leave.

Central Presbyterian Church Does Not
 Want Dr. Anderson to Leave.
 The congregation of the Central Pres byteran Church has been much agi- tated over the call that has come to Dr. Anderson from the church at Win ston. N. c.
 A protest against his accepting this call has come from every department of the church. Wednesday morning nearly every woman in the church call ed in a body to tell him of their recog- hilton of his value to this church. and to ask him not to accept the call. Thursday afternoon almost every mem Der of the Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor called for the same purpose, and Thursday night at a meet ing of the Brotherh ood protest against his going were heard from all parts of the room.
 The members feel that the Central Church and the work in the Presbytery of East Alabama have been greatly blessed on account Of his ministry. and the congregation believes that if he remains there Is a great future for the church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
What Societies and
 Churches Do
WORK OF Y. M, (. A.
TWO BASKET BALL GAMES MONDAY
 EVENING.
High school Boys Have Contest That Goes Extra Perfod-Ancther Cross Country Run By
 Smaller Lads.

Two games of the series of baske ball will be played Monday night at the gymnasium of the Y. M c. A.. be- tween Harvard" and Princeton" and Chicago" and Pennsylvania" <f,
 "Chicago" is now at the top of the list of the college teams with a per- centage of 1000, and the games of to- morrow night will doubtless change the standing of the leagus consider ably. It is awaited with much interest by every player in the league.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10

Only fifty Presbyterian churches in the United States have membership of more than 1000. these being Bethany, of Philadelphia; University Place and Fifth Avenue. in New York: First. of Seattle; Brick and Central. of Roches- ter. Immanuel, of Los Angeles, La- faYette and Central. of Brooklyn, and Westminster. of Minneapolis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
CLAYTON sTRHET CHURCH!
Protestant Preachers To Fill Methodist
 nv,V-Rk TnA@v

Protestant Preachers To Fill Methodist
 Pulpit Today.
 Dr. George R. Brown, of Baltimore. who is attending the sessions of the Methodist Protestant Conference in this city. will preach in the pulpit of the Clayton Street Methodist Church this morning at II o'clock, At the night services. Dr. ,. H. Lu- cas, of Chicago. also attending the ses- sions of the Methodist Protestant Con- ference. will occupy the pulpit of the same church.
 All are invited to hear these two dis tinguished workers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
MISSIONARY PROGRAM.

Women of Adams Ayenue R.u4,.. Church to Meet Monday Afternoon. An interesting program has been nre- pared for the meeting of the Mission ary Society of the Adams Ave que Bap- tist Church Monday afternoon at s:sO o'clock. The meeting will be conduct ed oY Mrs: w. G. Yelverton. The program follows:
 Song, Stand UR for Jesus" Scripture reading. seth Psalm In con- cert.
 Prayer, Mrs. Victor Shelton. Leahet Why Send Missionaries to Roman Catholic Countries?" Mrs. M, A. Norman.
 Bible reading "4eirship, its Glory and Responsibility. References by society.
 Essay Cuba and What Baptists are Doing" Mrs. Gaston Scott. ters."
 Reading, The Isle of Pine" Mrs. P. A. Jones.
 Essay "our Own and Other Missions" I" Mrs. Walter Tichborne,
 Solo, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere. {" Miss Katie Wilcox.
 Prayer for civic righteousness in our own and foreign lands. Notice, WOman's Auxiliary of st. Johns. The Womans Auxiliary of St. JohnIs will meet Monday afternoon at s:3O o'clock at the home of the President TIC South Perry Street.
 All ladies holding mite boxes will please bring or send them. A full meeting Is urged as business of import ance will be discussed
 Mrs. F. Stollenwerck,
 President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
Notice, woman's Auxiliary of st. Johu,
No Night Services.

There will be no night services at the First Baptist Church tonight on account of the prohibition meeting at the Montgomery Theatre. at which Hon. Seaborn Wright will speak.
 The pastor, Dr. Charles A Stakely, win occupy his pulpit as usual at the morning services.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10

Mrs Mamie Curtis, the celebrated Texas Temperance Lecturer, will de- liver her final address here at the Montgomery Theatre sunday afternoon at 3s3O o'clock. Men, women and ehil- dren, come! SubJects "MOlOch.o Don't miss ftg
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
wEFK oF PRAYER.
". M. 0. A, T0 OBNssrYg hI " EdHh ASahtE Dfscnsslons.

. VI. Os OEFNHsNFS l Dfscusaa0ns.
 The coming week, from November 10 to IT. is the worlds week of prayer in the Y. M. c. A, and will be observed at the local organization with daily meetings and discussions of topics.
 It is earnestly hoped by the officers of the local organization that the members in Montgomery will add their petitions to the thousands of others fhe work. r13
 At the vesper services this afternoon Miss Summers will lead the discussion. An opportunity will also he given for the members to contribute their worlds nickel at this meeting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10

To face the fire at sea, or the cholera in vour friends home. or the burglar in your own, or what danger lies in the way of duty, knowing you are guarded b ythe cherubim of destiny.-R. W. Emerson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
Revival ut West End

At tho Church of Christ, at the cor ner of Church, and Catoma Streets, Sunday, John E. Dunn will preach on the Lords Supper. Every disciple of Christ in the city is requested to be present.
 MT. Dunn will preach at 3 p. m. and f.oV p. ILI.s Ut vest nIhoI OoSiffnIuE U series of meetings with, the West End church. These meetings will continue through the week. Services will be held every evening at 7:30 o'clock. All of the members in the city are re- uuested to attend and help in the meet- lngs
 The public is cordially invited Take West End car and get. off at Sixth Ave- nue. going one block south. ,Ts a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
C,Iarses Are DIyfded.

In the regular physical work for the winter months Director Kuckert has made two divisions in the classes for boys from sixteen years of age and un- der, Hereafter there will be two sec lions of this department--the advanced And the junior.
 The advanced class will meet in the gymnasium on Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturday mornings. The junior section will meet on Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Both classes will be under leaders who are being trained in the order of exercises by the directors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
At Adams Avenue Baptist Church.

"The lMfschIevous Error, the third of a series of sermons to business men, will be delivered by the pastor, Henry w. Fancher, at the Adams Avenue Baptist Church, this morning. The ser- vice opens now at 11:10 o'clock. The men of the church are earnestly re- quested to be present.
 At the evening service MT. Fanch CT will speak especially to women on Love the Essence of the Divine Ma ture." The men of the congregation are urged to hear Hon. Seaborn Wright at the Montgomery Theatre.
 Sunday School opens now at 10 o'clock instead of 9:30 o'clock.
 Prayer meeting topic, Our Church, Its Present, and What 1t is Doing"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10

The mind is a fire of which thought Is the flame. Like flame 1t tends up wards. Men do their best to smother it by turning the point downwards.
 --Carl Ioubert
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
Crona Countrx Rnn.

The members Of the Boys Depart ment of the Y. M. c. A.. under the leadership of Director Hanna took an- other of the long cross country runs yesterday afternoon.
 The weather was ideal for the run and the 'hares'' and hounds" were in good form.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
Basket Ball Game.

An interesting game of basket ball yKas played at the Y. M. c. A. yes terday morning between the teams from the Edgar School and the Boys High School. the latter winning by the small margin of one point. The game was full of exciting moments, one team being ahead Of the other. for only a short time.
 The final score was 8 to for the Boys High School An extra period was required to determine the winner. , The playing of Gassenheimer for the Edgar School was the feature of the game.
 The line up Of both teams follows:
 Edgar---Miies. Solomon, Hamilton, Stratford, Galloway. s.f Boys High School-Cobbs, Gassen- heimer, Stout, Cox, Dreyfus.