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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
STEAL To- SAN LEANDR0
TO Be WE'D IN SECRET
John Wesley Stow, So, and
Hannah Maud Mead, 65,
Fear Publicity

OAKLAND, June 1t.--Under cover Of
great secrecy and with no little anxiety
lest the affair become public, John
Wesley Stow, 6s years old, OF San Jose.
was married last evening at San Lean
dro to Hannah Maud Mead of Los An
geles. The brides age was given as Go
years.
The couple gave every outward mani
festation of wealth and high station.
But they disclosed nothing as to their
connections. Their extreme solicitude
lest the marriage should become known
to the world aroused no little interest
In the event.
The strangers arrived at San Lean
dro early in the evening and made In
curry for q civil officer who could on1-
ciate at marriage. They were d.
rected to Justice OF the Peace J. N.
Frank, with whom the arrangements
were quickly and quietly made. As soon
as the nuptial knot had been tied and
legally sealed Mr.. and Mrs. Stow de-
parted.
The records at the county clerks
ONCE disclosed nothing that would
serve to throw any light upon the
reasons for concealment. That the
couple went so far as San Leandro was
evidence OF their purpose to bury, If
possible, in the little suburban town
the story of their apparently romantic
elopement.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
REFUGEE RECEIVES BURNS
IN FIGHTING FLAMES
Lamp Explodes and Hurls
Blazing Fluid Upon
Joseph Cummings
TRIES TO SAVE HUT
Risks Life by Rushing Into
Fire Swept Shack in
Harrison Square

Joseph Cummings. a refugee, how
ers between life and death at the
central emergency hospital, the result
of terrible burns which he received
while attempting to put out a fire in
q refugee camp at Harrison square
last night.
Cummings was in his cottage, when
neighbors excitedly informed him that
a-nearby shack was on fire. Rushing
to the scene, Cummings bravely broke
down the door and entered the burning
house with the hope of either putting
out the flames or saving some of the
furniture.
Cummings set TO work with a will
and was progressing fevorably when
coal oil lamp exploded. Cummings,
with cry of pain, rushed out of the
place and fell in an unconscious con-
dition TO the ground.
Tender hands lifted him up and car
ried him to tent near by. A doctor
was summoned and he ordered the in
Jured man taken to the central emer-
gency hospital without delay.
Upon arrival at the hospital the doc
tors set TO work on Cummings with the
hope of saving his life. They discov-
cred that his face and body were one
mass of burns At late hour last
night the medical men announced that
there was little chance for the mans
recovery.
Cummings is a sign tacker by occu-
patton and 80 years old.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
SAYS THAT RAILROAD
GAVE FREIGHT REBATES
Claus Spreckels Accuses
New York Central Line
of Discrimination
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK, June 15.-According to
papers filed in the Westchester county
clerks Office at White Plains today,
Claus Spreckels. president of the Fed
eral sugar refining company in 1905,
sets forth that the New York Central
and Hudson River railroad company
was giving rebates to the Arbuckles,
the American and the National sugar
refining companies. and that he offered
to give the railroad company free Of
cost such land In Yonkers belonging 6
to the sugar company facing on the
Hudson river as the railroad company
needed for electridcation on it's road
in return for the same rates as his
competitors were getting This was
revealed In the answer filed by the
Federal company to proceedings
brought by the railroad company to
condemn the land of the sugar trust
in Yonkers to widen its roadbed there.
The answer was Red with the county
clerk, Leslie Sutherland, and in it
Spreckels demands s1S.393 for the land,
which amount he says is the difference
between the amount hfs company has
paid for freight and the rates allowed
to his competitors. In return for this
amount he says that he will deed the
land over to the company. The rail-
road corporation had offered s4.3S0.
which was refused. and on this account
the company seeks to condemn the
property.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
ELECTRICIANS REFUSE
To RETURN To WORK
Vote Unanimously to Wage
Fight Against the
State Council

The members of electrical workers
union No. Isl voted unanimously last
night TO defy the state council and to
continue their strike against the tele-
phone company, pending the arrival of
International President McNulty, who
is expected daily. The session was a
lively one. The members were ordered
back 10 work several days ago by the
state council, the executive board OF
which warned the men that IL they
did not DO as they were commanded,
union men would be furnished the tele-
phone company Immediately to take
their places.
President Leonard of the local body
said that the men were right in hold
ing out and that they would not re-
turn to work under any circumstances
until McNulty arrived. Leonard said
that McNulty would probably side with
them against the state council and that
the council could not supply union men
to take the places of the strikers for
the, reason that the men were not to
be had.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

ST. Mary's college in Oakland will
be the scene today Of a gathering of
graduates who will come from all
parts of the west to celebrate alumni
day. Many Of her sons have achieved
fame in their chosen professions and
will add to the enthusiasm of present
students by participating in the cere-
monies which have been arranged by
the faculty,
The first graduate who passed from
the portals Of his alma mater, J.
Alpheus Graves 70, will leave his
duties as president of Los Angeles
bank to participate; James G. Sweeney,
class. of 1895, former attorney general
of. Nevada and now chief justice OF
that state, will attend, and large
number of notables will testify by their
presence to the value of their training
at ST. Marys.
The entire day will be taken up In
interesting and profitable ceremonies.
Mass will be sung at 1880 o'clock in
the college chapel the ritualistio music
being rendered by the college choir,
following which will be a reception
rendered the alumni by Rev. Brother
,Velesian, president of the college, and
the student body.
A luncheon will be served at 12:45
o'clock, and from 1870 until 2:30 a
pleasant hour will be spent in roaming
through the halls OF the institution and
inspecting the art exhibit. A baseball
game at 2:3o O'Clock between the
alumni and Phoenix teams will add
diversion. The baccalaureate sermon
and benediotion will be heard at s
o'clock. An old time dinner will be
served at $50 o'clock, to be followed
Immediately by a meeting of the
alumni society.
The evening will be devoted to an
entertainment provided by the his
trionic club.
Among the members of the alumni
who viii respond to toasts at the ban
quet are the following: Peter ]. Nc
Cormick 'ss, George E. Colts 81, Judge
Cottle 1T, Maurice 7. Dooling 80, j.
Alpheus Graves '72, Charles ]. Heg-
gerty 80, Judge Thomas ]. Lennon SO.
Garret McEnerney 81. James @.
Sweeney go. Rev. Michael d. Connolly
rs, Rev. Patrick E. Mulligan 'S3, and
DIR. Charles D. McGettigan.
The following is the cast which will
produce Dye Know Ne Now?' in the
evening, and those who will participate
In the program: Charles S. Mangan,
Frank w. Dunn. Harry w. Krause,
William J. OConnor, Harry B. Hooper,
William j. Thompson, Edward Burns,
Stephen J. Field, Reginald J. Guishard,
Louis Jennings, Thomas Feeney, Jo-
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
TWO POLICEMEN ACCUSED
A. Johnson Declares That He Was
Beaten by His Captors

During the trial OF Andrew Johnson,
p member Of the Market and Castro
streets Improvement club, before Police
Judge Weller yesterday on a charge of
disturbing the peace, Attorneys Kirk
E. King, representing johnson, said that
charges would be preferred against
Policemen William l. Douglass and
George Mulcshy, the arresting officers.
before the police commissioners. They
alleged that after johnson was arrested
he was beaten severely by the police
men without cause. II was said
against johnson that he used vile Ian
euaee to the motorman and conductor
~ = car in Church street, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth, on June IL.
Mulcshy was riding on the car and
Douglass was on duty at Church and
fifteenth streets. The testimony taken
in the case yesterday bore out the
charge and when the defense asked for
q continuance until tomorrow the judge
Increased Johnson's bail from $40 to
$50 and ordered him into custody. Both
policemen deny that they used any
more force in taking Johnson to the
Dolfce station than was necessary
owing to his condition
walter NJ Peterson. alias William
Westlake, was arraigned before Police
Judge Shortall yesterday on a felony
charge. He was arrested Friday even
ing by PoAlceLhaH 1SAAAaAS os- Sc-a atAo.A-e
Of Motorman Smith, who accused him
OF placing two large cobble stones on
the car track at East and Market
streets The case was continued to
wednesday and the court fixed Peter
sons bonds at $1,000 or $3.50 cash.
oscar Zeise. who assaulted Joseph
Keatfng, a strike breaker, at Golden
Gate avenue and Fillmore street on
Monday night, appeared for sentence
before Judge Weller on a charge of
battery and was fined So
Amiel Torrance. VINO threw prick
n car. appeared for sentence before
Judge ShortaII The defendants mother
and sister made strong plea for him
end the Judge contented himself with
sninr him $40 and severely reprimand-
ing him. John Bougie, a teamster, con-
vfcted OF disturbing the peace. was
fined S5.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
ITALIANS TRY To STEAL
POLICE CAPTAINS CHILD
Disorderly Element in New
Orleans Resents Raids
in District

NEW ORLEANS, June 15.-The po-
lice report that eight Italians tonight
attempted to kidnap. the son of Police
Captain Capo, who was last night
placed in command Of the district
where italian raids and disorders were
occurring. The men drove to Capos
residence in a covered wagon and
seized child who was standing near
the gate.
This child happened to belong to
neighboring family. His screams
brought help and the Italians barely
escaped violence.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
OCEAN VIEW RESIDENTS
ARE TIRED OF PROMISES
Hold Rousing Meeting and Will De-
mand Needed Improvements
for Their District

The members Of the Ocean View i'm
provement club held an enthusiastic
meeting in their town hall to devise
steps for ebtsining needed improve
ments in their district. They claim
that they have received nothing but
promises when they asked for lights,
a water system and the like and that
they were determined to make siren
uous fight for their rights.
The property owners claim that the
suburb is virtually in darkness and
that there is not a single sewer in the
place. They add that they were prom
ised Spring Valley water, but that the
pipes were not installed.
Tt is the purpose of the club to place
one of it's members in nomination for
supervisor on one OF the tickets at the
next election, hoping that in the event
of his election needed improvements
will be made in the district.
rested IN Valencia street by Policeman
Kelleher on a charge of battery. He
bumped his car against az wagon and
threw the driver into the street. Wal
lace e. Brigham. motorman, was ar
rested In Market street near Fourth by
Policeman Hammond on complaint of
John Fitzgerald, a peddler, who al
legged that Brigham's car bumped
against his wagon and almost wrecked
IT. Edward Haileran, a brick layer.
was arrested at Third and Mission
streets by Policeman Stelzner on a
charge of disturbing the peace. He is
accused of having used abusive Ian
guage to the conductor of q car.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
BABE BORN IN CELL At
SAN QUENTIN PRISON
Directors Too Slow in Ar
ranging for Pardon
of Mother

Deep interest was manifested ysster-
day by physicians and students OF
criminology in the baby born on Thurs
day to Elizabeth Laurike in San Quen-
tin prison. The mother was sent to prison
from San Francisco In April OF this
year for grand larceny and has 10
months more to serve. Regret was
general that child should first see the
light OF day In a musty prison cell. IL
was stated yesterday by the prison di-
rectors that they had intended to ar
range for Mrs. Laurike's pardon. but
the little youngster upset their plans
by appearing before he was expected
It has long been the custom to spare
children the ignominy of q prison birth
When women confined in American
prisons are about to become mothers, is
has long been the rule to remove them
temporarily from prison. and when this
case OF Mrs. Laurike was presented TO
the directors IT was decided to ask
Governor Gillett to pardon her befors
the birth Of the child. But the physf-
clans were not accurate In their calcu-
lations and the youngster made his
debut upon earth in a darkened cell
With both heredity and environment
against him. the career OF the httle
fellow will be closely watched
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
SEVERAL STRIKE ARRESTS
Two Motornen Are Taken Into Gus.
tody on Charges of Battery

Charles Pierce. machinlst was ar
resfed tn sutter street yesterday by
policeman conian on a charge Of hav-
ing ssss uited a nonunfon conductor.
eebert G. Lee, = motorman, was ar
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
FORM OMNIBUS COMPANY

Articles of Incorporation of the
Union labor transportation company
were filed yesterday with the county
clerk by Alt Groves. E. E. Ragsdale
and M. L. Ryan. The purpose of the
company is to operate bus and auto
mobile lines for carrying passengers
along the streets of San Francisco.
Provision is made for the issue of ten
million shares OF non-assesable stock
at 81 share, but the articles give no,
list OF subscriptions and make no men,
ton OF directors.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

The Japanese embassy in London has
made a collection of 10000 objects OF
British and other European art which
soon will be sent to Japan.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

The valuable collections of old Turk
ish postage stamps which have ac-
cumulated in the postal palace at Con-
are to be sold and the proceeds devoted
to the extension of the HedJar rail-
road toward Mecca
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

seph Hamilton, John Brady, Clarence
Duggan, Charles Enwright and Will
liam Thompson.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

REFUGEE STRUCK BY CAR-James Fagen.
aged IL. Hamilton square refugee. was severely
bruised yesterday afternoon, the result OF being
run down by Fillmore street at Eddy
street, while driving buggy
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
Capt. 4. 5. Thompson Now at 'MOore's'

We announce with pleasure that Captain r. s.
Thompson, who was for eighteen years with
Fredericks and recently with the John Breuner
Company. has joined Mr. Thompsou's many
friends on both sides of the bay win find him
ready to welcome them here at any time.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
$50 Furnishes Four Rooms

Parlor, bedroom, dining room
and kitchen. This outfit now
on display in our cottage on
the second floor. Come and
see 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

Consult "Maore's' Reliable Renting List
~Moore's" free renting list IS
big help to any one looking tor
a fiat or a house. No charge for
the accommodation and no
obligation to buy here
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

The Reliable Gas
Circulating Water Heat
er. Strike a match
turn on the gas, and IN
three minutes you can
draw hot water from
any faucet In your
house. One Of the best
features about this
heater is that It Is
positively nonexplosiye-
Let rs show you this
heater. Let rs put one
in your home. All set
up and ready Sl8M
for use for. ~iosoo
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
Grandfather's Rocker

Large arm rocker,
made. of.white. maple
or green S t al n { d
maple and careful
ly woven rattan. A
good rocker for the
living room or for
the porch.
"Moore's" cs os
price :. VC.OO
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

1T may be news to you
that we carry Gas Stoves.
Our line Is one of the
largest in the city. The
JeWer' stove pi ct U r e d
above has large 18-fnch
oven and four top burners
lthfee regular burners and
one simmering burner).
'Moore's" prices are the
lowest you will find, the
same as In the furniture
line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
PROHIBITION.
Is Given a Severe Blow by
COffeyviIIe Council.
Ordinance to Stop the Sale of
Liquor Failed to Pass.
BILL WAS SEVERE ONE
Eliminated the Sale of Infoxi-
cants in Any Form.
The Vote Was a Close One, 1t
Being 4 to ).

Coffeyville, Kan, Sept. lathe local
prohibition ordinance which has been
in the hands of the council for the past
several weeks failed to pass on its third
reading at the meeting of the council
and it is a lost issue for all time to
come, unless another be prepared sim
liar to this one and introduced.
This ordinance, had it passed, would
have entirely eliminated the selling of
intoxicating liquors in any manner in
the city, providing it would have been
enforced. Even the clubs of the city
would have been prohibited to conduct
buffets in their lodge halls for the ben
eft of the members.
This ordinance passed the council on
its first reading several weeks ago and
was then laid over until a few nights
ago when it came up and passed on is
second reading. When the ordinance
came up for the second reading, 1t IS
said, a meeting was selected when GER
tain councilmen were absent from the
meeting. At last nights session 1t was
the desire that all members be present
so a full vote could be taken on the
matter, but one member of the council.
DR.. Johnson, of the First ward, could
not be there. Had he been present If IS
said the vote would have been a tie~Hnd
the mayor would then have been called
upon to vote off the tie AS 1t was four
councilmen voted in favor of its paSage
and five against 1t.
Most members of the council think
that it will be some time before another
attempt is made to introduce another
such ordinance, as they feel now that
Il would be impossible to pass an Ordt-
nance of this kind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
STOLE HER JEWELS.
A Parsons Waitress Had S225 Worth
Taken But Later Returned.

Parsons, Kan. Sept. 13.-Dolly Curry
a pretty waitress at the NJ. K. & T.
dining room in this city, had jewels
stolen from her Sunday evening with a
loss to her of over $500. Last night
they were returned by stealth. Dolly
is happy and the thief is unknown. but
it is thought that it was one of the
other waiter girls.
Miss Curry came to Parsons several
weeks ago to take a job as waitress
for the NJ. K. & t. 1t is the plan OF
the company to give its employees in
the dining department room and board
besides the regular wages. The sleep
ing quarters for the girls are as Sc
cluded as those of a young ladies' semi
nary, located in the third story of the
general Office building, reached only by
a winding stairway from the kitchen.
When Dolly came to the place the
other girls noticed that her fingers were
loaded down with pretty jewels of al
most inestimable value. She also had
a beautiful bracelet of diamond chips
and rubies. Besides being pretty the
jewels gave Dolly a position of high
degree in the estimation of the other
girls. and it naturally started a little
jealousy.
The description of the lost property
as given to a detective was as follows
One diamond ring. value $125; one ruby
ring. value $50; one bracelet of dia-
mond chips and rubies, value $50;
money to the value of Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
NO LAND NORTH OF ALASKA.
Anglo-American Expedition Found
Over 1000 Feet of Water.

New York. Sept. 13-The COM
manders of the Anglo-American Po-
lar expedition, which lost its ship, the
Duchess of Bedford. in an attempt to
find a new continent north of Alaska,
reporte dto the American Geogra phi
cal society today that the soundings
they made disclosed no such land.
The dispatch came from Elker Mix
kelsen and Ernest Lefffngwell, the
Joint commanders of the expedition
and was dated at Dawson, Alaska,
September 10.
The explorers report that their
sledge trip north of Alaska covered
500 miles of sea ice, and that they
crossed the edge of the continental
shelf twice. Their soundings. taken
fifty miles off the Alaskan coast and
beyond, were made to a depth of g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
NO LABELS ON THE BEER.
Harry Bone Will Investigate Wichita s
Pure Food Law Violation.

Wichita. Kan, Sept. 1S.-Local police
authorities believe the federal and state
pure food law has been violated by
Wichita jointists who sell beer and %
per cent in unlabeled bottles The
United States district attorney Harry
]. Bone, who is in this city attending a
session of the United States court. has
been appealed to and viii make an in
vestigation. Tests have been made of
liquor in unIabeled bottles which were
taken by the police in joint raids and
it has been found that much of it con-
tains more than 2 per cent of alcohol
Several wagon loads of liquor in un!a-
beIed bottles have been taken A ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
HAS A CARLOAD OF BEER.
City Officials Seize Liquor
Intended for Reunion Week.

Arkansas City Kan. Sept. 13-A car
load of beer from Oklahoma City, in
tended for use during next weeks re-
union here. was seized by the authori-
ties and is held awaiting instructions
from the attorney general The carload
of beer arrived here "Wednesday after
noon. City Attorney Hines, acting for
the attorney general, secured a search
and seizure warrant from a country
justice of the peace and a constable
took charge of the car.
There are $3.50 in charges against the
beer, it being sent subject to shipper
orders. Until the attorney general is
heard from the seal on the car will not
be broken 1t is being held under
guard in the Santa Fe yards. The rail-
road company has made a demand on
the city attorney for the freight
charges. These he refuses to pay. The
beer was consigned to NJ. Burns. This
is believed to be a fictitious name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-13
TOO MUCH COPPER.
The AmaIgamated Is About to Shut
Down its Mines.

New York. Sept. 13.-The Anal
Eamated Copper company IS about to
shut down for an indefinite period it's
mines in and about Butte, Mont.
which. with its subsidiary enterprises
in that district, employ $4,000 men.
mainly at Butte. Anaconda and Great
Falls
From an interest closely identified
with the company 1t is learned that
the suspension of operations is due to
the over-production and lack of de-
mand for copper. and to some extent
also to the difficulty of obtaining ade-
quate supplies of fuel.
According to the authority for the
announcement. there is now surplus
supply Of 250.OO0.0OO pounds of re-
fined copper in the United States. The
production OF refined copper in Sep
TENDER. he said. would be 6.00O.O 900
pounds less than in August. The pres
ent price as quoted in the market is
about s cents pound for electricity
tic. but according to the authority re-
ferred to it is doubtful if Is cents
pound could be obtained for any con-
siderable quantity
The Amalgamated Copper COM
pany's shares led a sharp decline on
the stock market yesterday afternoon.
the stocks selling down to a loss of
almost points before 2:30. The
quotations on the Stock exchange
were the lowest in years.
Henry H Rogers. president of the
Amalganlated Copper company, is
now i'll at his home in Fafrhaven
Mass Counsel for Mr.. Rogers an
nounced in court in Boston yesterday
that Mr. Rogers would not be able
TO appear there in a suit in which he
IS Interested for at least three months.
Sanction was given to the report on
the exchange of the intended shut
ting down of copper mines in Mon
tana and the futility was admitted of
piling up further stocks of copper
with the buying demand paralyzed-
Amalga mated copper naturally led
the decline in these circumstances.
breaking to the neigh borhood of so.
with rumors in circulation OF cut in
the dividend in prospect
American Smelling fell to nearly 90
and Anaconda to nearly a. United
States Steel stocks broke badly in the
latter part of the day. common SELL
ing at the lowest price of the year.