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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-18
SURPRISE is SPRUNG
Defense of Alleged Wire Tamperers
Presents New Legal Point

The defense sprang a surprise on the
prosecution when the cases OF William
q. Burton. John Mcdonald and Charles
r. Cordes of the carmen's union,
the wires Of the United Railroads at
Sixteenth and Church streets on May
%. were called for preliminary hearing
Yesterday. Attorney Moran moved for
, dismissal on the ground that there
was no such offense as that alleged in
the complaint and that the court had
no jurisdiction. He ingeniously argued
that section SCI of the penal code as
amended in 1905, making the interfer-
ing with or obstructinE OF wires mis-
aemeanor, and section sos, making the
same offense a felony, were in conflict
AS the last will of the legislature. as
e1nressed in the amendment of 1905,
was the law, he said, the defendants
could not legally be charged with a
rnisdemeanor under the amended act.
T9e quoted authorities in support of his
contention and was followed by Attor-
ney Carl Lindsay with additional au-
thorities.
Attorney r. Porter Ashe for the
r-nited Railroads said that he was not
prepared TO argue the point and asked
for time to look up the authorities
quoted. The judge continued the cases
4iIl next Tuesday for further argument.
President Cornelius of the carmen's
unfon was an interested spectator.
Andrew johnson. carpenter. charged
with disturbing the peace by using vile
language to the conductor and motor
,aa,, Of a car on June IL, was convicted
bv Judge Weller yesterday. His attor-
news. Kirk e. King, representing the
union defense league. tried to show
tbat Johnson did not use any bad lam
srnaxe. but Johnson himself admitted
The charge under cross examination.
Johnson VIII be sentenced today. He
is the man who has threatened to pre-
fer charges against Policemen Doug
lass and Mulcahy for having beaten
hfr, ,,nnecessarfly. Attorney O'Connor
Cor the United Railroads asked the
Judge to make an example Ct Johnson
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-18
McKENNA DENOUNCED
Thanks Resolution 5sHas Boomerang
Effect in Miners Convention

DENVER, June IA resolution
was introduced in the convention of
the Western federation of miners this
afternoon rendering vote of thanks
for Justice McKenna of the United
States supreme court for his dissent
ing opinion favoring Meyer, Haywood
and Pettibone in their appeal for
habeas corpus.
The resolution produced a flow of
eloquence. during which McKenna was
denounced as tool of the Southern
Pacific railroad and servant of the
corporations. One speaker said: we
are up against brace game. There is
always one member of the United
States supreme court who will dissent
from majority opinion against the
laboring interests simply as a sop to
the workingman." Another declared
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exemplify both rapid and intermediate
rates of motion.
In general, the period of rotation
varies from about % days to q days,
according to the position of the zone,
but strict conformity to this rule is
not always found. The motion of the
earth in its orbit round the sun delays
the temperance of spot at the east
ern limit two days longer than it's COM
plete rotation period: and should this
eruption be of sufficient duration for a
second transit it will not. reappear at
the east limb until July 10. This is
Its first rotation. as in four inch leas
the west side of the sun was entirely
unspotted toward the end of day.
So far as solar physics are now un-
derstood, 1T indicates no earthly effects,
geological or otherwise, though elec-
trical disturbance may occur stimuli
taneously the result of some common
but unknown cause
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rear sections somewhat dinly outlined.
Even in the foreshortened view it
measures 1850 miles in length, about
one-fourth that in width, and may be
visible to the naked eye for several
days yet.
The contour Of the large western
umbrae are suggestive of cyclonic mo-
tion, a not infrequent feature of sun
storms. When the rotation of the sun
was first discovered by means of the
spots moving westward, it was soon
ascertained that those near the solar
equator crossed more rapidly than
spots farther north or south; the slow
est motion being at the limit of the
spot zones, or in about photographic
latitude 40 degrees. This great erup-
tion, extending from south latitude S
degrees at its eastern extremity 20
south latitude Is at the western, should
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-18
THERMOMETER SCARS
WHEN BREEzES DEPART
Eighty-Five Degrees Marks
Hottest June Day for
Several Years

Yesterday was the hottest day of the
year and the hottest of any June day
since 1903, when the thermometer
clambered up TO 96 degrees. Yesterday s
maximum record was IS degrees. The
day began at o'clock with so degrees;
at 10 o'clock Is degrees were added; at
IL o'clock pedestrians painted under the
oppression of so degrees; at lis o'clock
S5 degrees marked the limit BY )
o'clock the temperature had moderated
to 7S degrees, with assurances from
Bureau Chief McAdie that by night II
would be cool enough for slumber.
There is nothing unusual" said Nc
Adie, about the streak of hot weather
The spell of warm weather was fore
casted Saturday night"
OLD SOLDIER STRICKEN
James Hernon, a veteran of the civil
war, was stricken by the heat in the
front doorway OF the mint building at
Fifth and Mission streets yester-
day Hernon, shortly before the
noon hour, visited the mint to
draw some pension money, and be-
cause of the car strike walked
up from the ferry building. He had
barely reached his destination when he
was overcome and fell on the stairway.
At the receiving hospital it was found
that he was suffering from sunstroke.
Hernon lives at the Yountville soldiers
home He was removed to the hospital
at the Presidio to be taken care of
until his recovery.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-18
BENSON AND PERRIN TO
BE TRIED IN AUGUST

The trial of the case against John A.
Benson and DR.. E. B. Perrin. indicted
for land frauds, was to have
been set by United States District
Judge de Haven yesterday, but j. C.
Campbell counsel for Benson. said that
he would be busy with the graft cases
for about month and would not like
to have the trial set for an earlier date.
William S. Woods, attorney for DR.. Per-
rim, said that he was ready for an i'm
mediate trial
Judge de Haven informed the attor-
neys that his court was going to start
for Eureka on July and that he would
hold session OF court there on July. Is.
He would therefore set the Benson
Perrin case for August s.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-18
BIG CATHOLIC GATHERING

ST. LOUIS. Mo, June 1.-THE pro-
gram for the sixth national convention
of the federation of Catholic societies
to be held In Indianapolis July Ia to
II, was announced today. The conven-
ton will be the greatest representative
Catholic gathering ever held in the
United States Fully 100000 Catholics
will be represented.
that while McKenna might have been
right" on this decision. he threw
down the union man in his hour de-
cision." The proposed vote of thanks
was defeated with only one affirmative
vote.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-18
KIRwAN TO TESTIFY

Orchard will be succeeded on the
stand by James Kirwan, acting secre-
tary Of the western federation of min
ers. Objection was made to the man
ner in which Kirwan was served with
subpoena, but counsel for the defense
waived the matter and stipulated that
they would have him in attendance
whenever desired.
Several additional witnesses, whose
testimony is said to be of Importance
to the states case, will arrive here
tomorrow and the next day, and will
be called as soon a S the way is cleared
for them. Charles Neville. son of John
Neville, who was member of the
party that accompanied Orchard on his
flight into Wyoming after the Inde-
pendence station was blown up, ar
rived here today.
Orchard claims that on the day nf
the explosion he started out with
Charles Neville and his father, John
Neville, since deceased, and that when
the party went into camp for the night
he stole away, mounted horse rode
back to join Steve Adams, set off the
mine at the station and then hurried ly
rode back to the camp. The youths
testimony as to the events of that night
should have an important bearing on
the truth or falsity of Orchards story.
The principal counsel for the defense
were in consultation with Haywood
this afternoon, succeeding an extended
meeting at their Office. They have not
as yet given any further indication of
their general plan of defense beyon 1
generally expressing confidence in their
ability to riddle the Orchard story.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-18
TEAMsTER FIGHTS POLICEMAN

Thomas Mckenzie, a teamster, OBJ
structed car in Powell street yester-
day afternoon and when Policeman D.
Murphy told him to move or the track
he replied with his whip. The police
man was lashed across the face. Po-
liceman Drolette went to Murphys as
sistance and Mckenzie fought them all
the way to the city prison. The prisoner
was charged with battery, disturbing
the peace and obstructing q streetcar.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-18
OLD SOLDIER STRICKEN
ORDERS FUND DISTRIBUTED

OGDEN, June 17.-Judge A. G. How
ELL in the district court, rendered de-
cision today ordering the distribution
OF the 5000 trust fund of the Ancient
order of United Workmen of Nevada
to the widows, orphans and other ben
eficiaries of the deceased members OF
the order in the intermountain region.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-18
Los ANGELES OPERATORS
PREPARING FOR STRIKE
Telegraphers' Union Gives
Strong Support to Ma
tional Officers
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

LOS ANGELES, June 17.--Los Angeles
members of the commercial telegra-
piers union have declared in no uncer-
tain terms their determination to sup
port the stand taken by the officers of
the national organiza tion in the exist
ing wage controversy. At meeting
attended by a majority of the members
resolutions were adopted indorsing the
action of President Small. Another
resolution authorizing a strike assess
ment was passed unanimously.
A communication was received from
the officers of the order of railway
telegraphers pledging the support of
that organization to the commercial
telegraphers in event of strike. More
than SO per cent of the operators in
Los Angeles are members of the union
The strike assessment was made imme-
diately available.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-Commis-
sioner Charles P. Neill of the bureau of
labor refused tonight to state whether
he had received from President Roose-
velt the various appeals for executive
Intervention to prevent the threatened
telegraphers' strike. The commissioner
said:
Just at this time I must refuse to
make any statement for publication or
to answer questions as to what action
the government may take to avert the
impending strike"
It is believed here that the appeals
were received from Oyster Bay tonight.
Neill. it is understood, will at the presi-
dents suggestion leave for New York
tomorrow to begin an investigation
The telegraphers at San Francisco
and Chicago are eager to strike, while
those at New York are holding out.
vice President Beattie of the national
organization said today that it was not
the purpose to declare a general strike
against the Western Union, but that it
would be in spots, something on the
guerrilla plan. Wherever. the West
ern Union is the least prepared for n
strike one will be called. San Fran
cisco is one of these places.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-18
Solar Surface Is in Violent Eruption
Great Sun Spot Advances Toward Center

Though larg e
sunspots are less
frequent than in
1906. the present
state of the sola :
surface shows that
V 10 ! e n [ eruptive
forces are again
leaving their trace
on the becalmed
disk.
The dark dis
turbed area, now
advancing toward
the center, was
partly within the
east limb on the
morning of June l3,
the foremost UNI
bra being distinctly
visible and tbe
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-18

LAKEPORT, Cal. June IL, 1907.
We regret to announce that reduced
rates to Lakeport during Clear Lake
water carnival have been declared on.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
Lakeport Improvement Association,
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usTIFIABLE HOMICIDE

BUTTE, June IA verdict of JUS
fable homicide was returned today
by the coroner's jury in the case of w.
II. Garrity, a miner who was shot and
killed by his wife last week. Garrity
was chasing his wife and baby with a.
razor when killed.
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was chasing his wife and baby with a.
razor when killed.
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He took occasion to denounce the union
defense league
James Wiley, the strike breaker who
f7ourished a revolver in Fillmore street
the other night while drunk, was con-
victed by Judge Weller and sentenced
to serve 10 days in jail without the op-
ton of a fine. He is awaiting his pre-
Iiminary hearing on a charge of as
sault to murder for shooting at Police
man A. J. Mogan in Turk street on
May Z.
Ralph Davis, strike breaker, arrest
ed on Sunday night at the car barn at
Central avenue and California street for
displaying a revolver, failed to appear
in Judge Shortalrs court. The Judge
declared his bail OF SIS forfeited and
ordered bench warrant issued for his
arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10
Fiue Anhumn Ueaho Has Exeuaed tie Hot';
 Sonal L1S A Svu 7hyoueh he yf Bivuuugham Girl

frequently finds a large party mount ing their horses at the front entrance to the Homestead but ? o'clock seems the favorite hour for riding. l have seen nearly hundred riders leaving the Homestead in a single afternoon. It Is a most interesting sight from the bal cony of the Homestead-not the horses because they were nothing to boast of but the number of handsome women and fine riders among the men.
 Automobiles are not allowed at the Hot and I saw comparatively few car riages, that is private carriages. There was, of course, a public service, but very few people down for the season brought their private traps, and as they were not permitted to bring their motor cars, there was little driving.
 "The location of the Homestead does not give any idea of the wonderful Vir- ginia mountains, and this makes the riding all the more delightful even nec- essary, If one wants to see the beauty of the Virginia woods in the autumn. There are many famed objective points near the Hot among them a typically colonial country seat where the riding
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parties always go for an old-fashioned Virginia dinner. Every one who ever goes to the Hot has dinner there, and an other rendezvous for the driving parties. particularly on Sunday. is in proximity to the Homestead. besides the many his- torical places that may be visited. Not far away is the famed Greenbrier White, The White, and also the Warm springs, which held particular interest for me, as 1t was there that Mary Johnson wrote 'Sir Mortimer"
 "I consider that a girls education is quite neglected without a season at tn Hot and while it's charm seems more appreciated by the northern contingent, just as Palm Beach Is, still one meets a number of prominent southerners there who take a most active part in social life''
 The illustrations accompanying this article were reproduced from some artistic kodak views which this Birmingham girl made during her visit to the Hot One of the views shows the front entrance to the Homestead. Another view looks toward the club house, and the club house and court are also reproduced.
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mittees appointed include many of the prominent members, and arrangements for the reception will make 1t both beautiful and brilliant.
 The decorations of the handsome club house will be elaborate, and the grand march will be led by MT w. B. Leedy president of the club, and Mrs. Leedy and there will be a cotlllon afterward. An orchestra will be stationed in the ballroom and also in the cafe down stairs, and seated supper will be served
 The committees for the reception are as follows:
 MT. John T. Yeatman, chairman; Mir. Hill Ferguson, MT. F. s. Foster, MT. R. G. Hiden, MT. P w. Gorham, MT. k. W. Massey, MT. B. A. Reynolds, MT. z. T. Rudolph Mr. Fred Bowron, MT. J. T. Stokeley,.
 The reception committee includes MT. w. B. Leedy, MT. T. H. Benners, MT. B. M. Allen, MT. A. DeValcourt, MT. w. II. Kettig, MT. J. H. Barr, MT. George Eustis, MT. James Weatherly, MT. F. Y. Anderson, Mir John Mcqueen, MT. J. J. Asbury, MT. G. II. Davis. MT. Tom Bowron, MT. c. M. Brown, MT. F. l.. Brown, MT. T. G. Bush, Gen. l.. V. Clark Mir w. W. Crawford, MT. F. H. Crockard, MT. K. D. Curry, MT. P. II. Earle, Maj. John D. Elliott, Col. O. P. Gaut, MT, r. A. Grider, Mir w. P. G. Harding, pr. wyatt Hef1ln, doN. W. U. Jelks, MT. Harry Jones, MT. F. M. Kilby, pr. F. A. Lupton, MT. Walker Percy, MT. W. c. Phillips MT. L. G. Richter, MT. w. B. Savage, Maj. c. H. Seals, Mr. M. S. Sloan, MT. H. M. Smith, Mir. J. ]. Smith, MT. N. l.. Steele, MT. II. G. Sci bles, MT. c. W. Ufford, MT. George B. Ward, MT. E. E. Weaver, MT. J. II. White, MT r. s. White, Jr.
 Miss Eloise Montgomery, one of the most talented young artists in Birming. ham, will give an exhibition of her oil and water color paintings at the Florence
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mer resorts, and Il o'clock is late for Hot Springa l suppose that much of the day is spent either on the links or in the saddle and that the women and men, too are fatigued from so much outdoor life, and to be expected to sit up more than half the night after cross- country riding and a whole day of golf would be making too much demand upon them
 The ballroom at the Homestead pre- sents a bright scene every evening, there Is always music dancing programme for all those who care for dancing. but I was surprised to see how little dancing was done. Bridge was, of course, in great favor day and night, and the dinner hour at the Hot and the bridge parties in the evening were the occasions for eiaborat6Alress. AS you know the wealth. fest and most fashionable women make the season at the Hot extremely in- teresting in point of beautiful gowns and jewels. It seemed to me that many of the women wore coronets about their threats and jeweled necklaces in their hair.
 And the women look very stunning on horseback. Ten o'clock in the morning
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Steele officiating. Each of the contracting parties is well known in Birmingham, and both have many friends in the city MT. and Mrs. Kinsolving will be at home at 1917 Eleventh avenue, north.
 MT and Mrs. W. N. Tippens of Nash vile have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Mary Elizabeth. to Mir. Charles A. Fltz- gerald of Birmingham.
 MT. and Mrs. B. T. Mcdonald have taken possession of their new apartment on South Fifteenth street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, for the winter.
 Mrs c. IT. Moody and Miss Alice Snyder of Gadsden are in Birmingham.
 Dr. and Mrs. Burr Ferguson of Gal latin. Tenn, are visiting Gen. and Mrs. Ferguson on the South Highlands.
 Mrs. J. Fl. Tracy and children arrived in Birmingham yesterday to join MT. Tracy, who has recently settled here. They have taken house on Arlington avenue. Mrs. Tracy is the daughter of Prof. Jacob Reinhardt of Richmond, the foremost musician of Virginia.
 Mir. s. H. Hardwick announces the en- gagement of his daughter Aigie Marjorie, to MT. Walton II. Hill. The wedding will take place at St Johns Episcopal church, Montgomery, on the evening of Wednes- day, December II.
 Mrs. James A. Allen has returned after visit to relatives in Montgomery.
 There will be a meeting of Pelham chapter of the [. D. C., Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at the residence of Mrs. c. M Tardy, 1905 Avenue J.
 The board of directors of the Free Kindergarten association will meet at the Hillman hotel Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock.
 The Yale Glee, Banjo and Mandolin clubs will give a concert at the High school auditorium on Christmas night.
 This association is the musical organi- zation of the Yale university and is composed of under graduates of the uni
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10

dishes of the season, was most effectively decorated in pink and white Pink roses reigned supreme in a cut glass rose bowl, resting on a lace centerpiece and basked in the beauty of rose-colored lights shaded with Venetian shades, fringed with beads. The pink color note was again emphasized in the bonbons. Mrs. Dill lards guests were: Mesdames Turner Wealkley, Walter E. Winn, Edward O'Neal Emmet O'Neal, c. M. Southall and Lee Ashcraft, Misses Douglass Robinson, Susan and Bessie Bliss" Mir. and Mrs. A. l.. Fulenwider gave a dinner on Friday evening in compliment to Miss Jemison and Dr. Lewis Coleman Morris.
 The Highland Bridge club will meet with Mrs. J. M. Tull, 1213 South Thir- teenth street, Thursday afternoon, at 2:S0 o'clock.
 Dr. and Mrs. Walker are in Eutaw, visiting Mir and Mrs. John McQuen.
 Mrs. T. r. Parker has returned from Eataw where she has been the guest of Mrs. John W. Cook.
 Miss Daily is visiting Mrs. D. C.. Hen- derson in Tuscumbia.
 Mrs. J. II. Philips. accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Pearl Woolverton, of Wash ington. D. C., is visiting her brother, MT. J. B. Holman, in Camden, Ala
 The Fenalon club will meet with Mrs. John Brodricl1 Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
 Mrs William Worthington and Mrs. Edward H. Cabaniss are the guests of 1Ic in, Sol n tertained in honor of her guests Friday afternoon.
 Mrs. J. W. Davidson, formerly of Sel- ma, but now of Hattiesburg. Miss, is visiting her daughter. Mrs. w. H. New ins, HI Twelfth avenue south. Mrs. Davidson has just returned from Vir- ginia where she spent a most delightful summer visiting her daughter. Mrs. Lewis of Roanoke. Mrs Davidson has many friends who look forward to her visits here with much pleasure.
 Miss Corbin Hobbie of Ranoke and Miss Lalage Oates of Asheville. N. C.. will arrive Monda.- to be the guests of Miss Elizabeth Dearborn. During their stay Miss Dearborn will entertain with a cotillon. Miss Oates will take part in the Webb-Oates wedding.
 Miss Elva Lazarus of Lexington, Ky, is the guest of her sister. Mrs. Sidney Lazarus, on South Twelfth street.
 wedding which will be of interest throughout Georgia and Alabama is that of Miss Augusta Evans Steed and Mir. Henry Saunders, which will take place in the near future in Georgia.
 Beautiful in every detail was the we'd ding of Miss Mildred Calhoun and Mir Charles A. Hammond of Allendale, s. C., which was solemnnized in the Methodist which was lomenized in the Methodist ing. In the bridal party were Miss Jo-
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nERHAPS nowhere in the south out N side of Palm Beach is social life 4 more attractive than at Hot Springs, Va, where the season begins with the waning of the summer resort season, and fills in the interval between that and the opening of the Florida sea- son. The Hot is open the entire year. but it is October and November. the driving and hunting months, that social life seems made up of the same clements that make Palm Beach and Nassau so delightful and interesting.
 Birmingham girl who enjoyed a few weeks of the autumn at The Hot" chap eroned by a beautiful young Baltimore matron, has returned enthusiastic over it's beauties and the peculiar charm of it's social life.
 Life at the Hot is most fascinating, ]" she said, "and yet there is nothing to do but play golf, or bridge, tennis. and go horseback riding, and no one sits up later than 10 or Il o'clock.
 'It is considered bad form to keep the late hours that characterize many sum-