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The Red Cloud chief., 1907-12-13
Lands, the Equal Of the Best

IN the older r"Ttnns., a nr'rn,h the prize, lands IS fertile and productive and
much easier cultivated is th'i ndurtmrnt tht is causing people to locate there
T' portion Oft cNaN mentioned is known rs the shallow waterd district" and
good Htr nay be obtained late depths ranging from . t. 100 fut. The ani- |
den 5000 feet. MT this is "oniucivr to the mild and beneficial climate with
the southern plains are blessed. % can blow the whole yea around
if YOU choose. The soil is rich loan. This land grows from
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
DIVE ERT|NG CANAL IS
ASSURED

STOCKTON. Jan. 2S.-The Chamber
of Commerce accepted today a proposed
compromise of a condemnation suit
now in the Supreme Court and cleared
the way for immediate construction of
the long planned diverting canal to
carry the mountain waters around the
city and into the Calaveras River. in
suring- Stockton against any further
danger from freshets. F
A Government appropriation of $224,-
600 for the work has been available
for several years. but the rights of way
could not be secured. All but one
right was purchased some time ago. and
the last one was resisted by Modesto
heirs who appealed from a Judgment
awarding them $1,000. The Appellate
Court sustained the judgment but the
Supreme Court has long held back a
decision on a petition for a hearing in
that body
The business men became exasper-
ated at the delay and today closed the
matter by accepting an offer to settle
the matter for $4,000. The complete
right of way will be decided to the Gov
ernment without further delay and the
canal work will be commenced at an
early day. n
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
DEFES OMAN IN
RAID|NG RESORT
Captain Martin Closes "Mu-
nicipal House, " in Spite of
Wide Open Town Orders
JURY TO INVESTIGATE

Although Chief of Police Dinan
passed the word along yesterday that
the town was to run wide open, he
failed to arrange matters as he had
planned, for a few hours after the
order had gone forth, Captain Martin
conducted "A raid upon the ''municIpal
house" In jackson street, forced the
women inmates from the place and
locked the doors. With Martin were
Sergeant John BrODhy and Policeman
Phil Frary. Police circles were as
founded when they heard that the place
had been rRfded, for the Chief had been
quoted saying, "a wide-Open. town
and decency be id"
Just where the hitch occurred is not
known. The Chief and Captain Martin
made tour of the Chinatown district
on Sunday and when they returned to
the office the tip was sent out that pa
trolmen should keep their eyes closed
to everything that went on in the
district
During the last few days several Of
the old-time resorts have made prepa-
ratlons to resume and some have al
ready opened their doors. Among
those to open was 61S Jackson street,
which under the number $40 Jackson
was known as the municipal house"
before the fire.
The situation is to be. canvassed to-
day when the Grand Jury assemblies
Members of the jury have made secret
inquiries concerning these disorderly
places and the evidence gathered bears
out the charge that the administration
has passed out the word ito open up
the town.
Indictments have already been found
against Ruef and Dinan for aiding
these resorts to disregard the law. and
the Grand Jury may add more true bills
to the account of the boss and the
Chief
A significant move on the part Of the
Chief occurred week ago, when he
transferred PatroImen Hurd and Nc
Quaide from the district where these
Objectionable houses flourish Hurd
and McQuaide gave the testimony be-
fore TIE Grand Jury which resulted in
the indictment of Dihan. Under oath
they said that on the very day the re-
sorts at 61S Jackson street and 715
Commercial street were opened they
reported the matter to Chief Dinan.
Immediately after that Dinan took the
stand and said that he had not been in
formed as to the existence of these re-
sorts. The Grand Jury at once indicted
Dinan for perjury.
When the transfer OF Ine Two po-
licemen was ordered last week it was
given out that they had been promoted.
1t appears, however, that their removal
was simply part of the general plan
looking to the reopening of the disrep-
utable resorts.
The matter will be taken up at
length by the Grand Jury. Reports
will be made on the conditions found
in lower Jackson and Commercial
streets, and it is possible that witnesses
will be called.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
PRESIDENT IN TUT
WITH FORAKER
Acrimonious Debate Adds
Zest to a Dinner of the
Washington Gridiron Club
SENATOR is VICTOR
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO The CALL

SPECIAL, DISPATCH TO THE CALL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-WashingtOn
IL excftedIy talking over the PuOlca-
tfOn OF facts concerning an Acrimonious
encounter between President ROOseVeit
and senator Foraker at the GridirOn
dinner on Saturday night. The Wash
tnRton Post printed the story this
morufnx. but without quoting the
President directly, and Indicating that
Foraker got rather the better of the
discussion. Senator's and others who
were present said today that the story
was accurate, but did not go far
enough.
The facts appear to be that the TIT
was exceedingly fnteresting-sO much
so that subsequent courses OF the din
ner were missed and 1ve speeches on
the programme were omitted
The President spoke about a half
hour at first, bringing up the Browns
VILE affair and asserting that the
Senate debate upon ii was fruitless and
merely academic. He stOutly defended
his course Then, referring to legisla-
ton affecting corporations. he caused
4 sensation by summing up the policy
of his administration as most cOnserVa-
tive He pointed his finger directly aU
H H Rogers and j. p. Morgan and
said, with emphasis:
9Tf corporations do net accept legis-
IatIon on the lines laid down by this
administration, looking to conservative
reforms. they must look out for a time
when refOrzns viii come from the mob,
sirs, from the mOb!"
The President added a few reflections
on the duties of citizens.
Immediately after the President took
his seat the president of the club
called upon Senator Foraker, who took
up the cudgel for the Senate, and Wig
orously said he did not like TO be
preached to on moral questions he
asserted that the Brownsville debate
had done much good. and would do
more in fixing the rights OF all citi-
zens, whether black or white. He in
sisted that the oath OF a Senator was
as solemn as that of the President. and
that Senators knew their duties Just as
we'll
Replying to the Presidents remark
that "aII coons look alike to me-" For
aker said:
"AIl persons look alike to me under
the constitution and the laws Of the
United States" n
He then lifted his glass and said:
But we all love Xou, Mr.. President
The handclapping that ? followed
Foraker's speech lasted three minutes
and the air was full of electricity as
the President arose to reply, He said;
"AII persons look alike to me, also
white or black"
The President reiterated that his
course in the Brownsville case had
been correct He then proposed the
health of Foraker.
The collOQuy lasted an hour and
it has caused no end of comment The
GridirOn Club has issued a statement
smoothing over the affair, and news
paper men generally deplOre the fact
that speeches made at private dinner
should have become public.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
GRATING IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY
District Attorney Asked for
Opinion on Expenditures
Without Authorization
NO BIDS OR CONTRACTS

OAKLAND Jan. 2s.- Supervisor
Rowe today presented two resolutions
TO the Board OF Supervisors, one call
ing attention TO certain expenditures of
the county funds without authorization
OF the board and the other directing
attention to the fact that Dr. Clarke.
superintendent of the inhrmary, has
charged the county, for performing au-
topsies for the Coroner. Both OF the
resolutions call for an opinion from
the District Attorney and both were
referred TO that officer by a unanimous
vote Of the board
The first resolution states that a
women's department has been built at
the County Infrmary without a con-
tract having been let or bids called
for and that there is now building at
the same place a barn estimated to
cost $4,000. likewise without contract
or bids.
1t is also mentioned that the County
Clerks Office was recently rewired at a
cost OF 5000 without a contract and
that about fifty men We're Employed to
repair the election booths for the late
election at an expense Of over $4,000,
when all the election booths the county
owns could be purchased new for $4,000.
The resolution further alleges that
and the Receiving Hospital have been
repaired at the cost OF thousands of
dollars without calling for bids or let
ting contracts. II is stated that the
bills for al Of the foregoing work
have been so divided that none Of them
is over 800, thus bringing them within
the rule adopted by the Supervisors
that no bills over 500 shall be au-
thorized by individual members Of the
a Of 7,as sFrao -
as a whole.
The first resolution ends by calling
on the District Attorney to enlighten
the board on the question as to how
far Individual members of the board
OF committees may authorize the ex-
penditure OF county funds.
The second resolution directs atten-
ton to the fact that as superintendent
OF the County Infrmary', DR.. Clarke re-
ceives a monthly salary OF $3.50 and at
the expense Of the county maintains
his family, visitors, two or three SER
wants. driving horses, automobiles. etc,
out at the infrmary. II also states
that DR.. Clark engages in a large and
lucrative private practice and presents
bills 10 the county for autopsies and
inspecting the remains Of deceased
persons.
The resolution goes on to say that
the physicians at the County Jail and
Receiving Hospital receive regular sal
aries and in addition often receive
extra pay for autopsies and for act
ing as inspectors at inqUests and med
ical examiners at insane hearings. It
calls on the District Attorney TO rem
der an opinion as TO how far such
extra services Of the county physicians
can be chargeable TO the county.
After Rowe's resolutions had been
referred to the District Attorney Su-
pervisor Kelly called for the county
experts report on the cost Of oiling
the roads in the three road districts
during the past four years. In Horner's
district the cost was $39. .407.84; in Tai
colts, $l6.5s6.72; in Rowe's, S13,2S219.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
NJ 'MAHON's s DEATH
MAY BE MURDER
Succumbs, 1t Is Said, to Eff
feet of Blows Received in
Fight in San Francisco
FACE BADLY BRUISED

ALAMEDA. Jan. 2s.-S. G. Mcmahon
manager of the Western Inspection
Bureau, steel structural engineers, with
offices in the Monadnock building in
San Francisco, died yesterday at 221S
Lincoln avenue and his death, accord
ing to DR.. w. X. Hosford, who was
summoned Saturday to attend MeMa-
hon, was>due to cerebral hemorrhage
resulting from blows on the head Nc
Mahon is said to have sustained in
brawl in San Francisco about ten days
ago.
When the physician was summoned
to attend Mcmahon he found him in
semi-conscious condition. The pa
TENTS eyes were blackened and swol-
len as If from blows. Arrangements
were made to move Mcmahon to Hatha-
ways Sanitarium when he passed away.
After Mcmahon returned home Tues
day he complained of severe pains in
his head. To a friend Mcmahon ex-
plained by saying that ne had been
battered in fight in San Francisco,
but he did not state with whom he had
the encounter. McMahon's wife was
given to understand by her husband
that his eyes and nose were injured
when his face came in contact with
steel beam of a bridge he was inspect
ing.
Mcmahon with his wife and two
youHS CHlluTen, son ana daughter,
came here in April and for a time
lodged in the Park Hotel. They re-
Gently left that hostelry and secured
apartments in the house where Nc
Mahon expired. Mrs. Mcmahon was
before her marriage Miss Bell and a
member of the Bostonians. She be-
came the bride of Mcmahon while tour
ing the United States with the Bos-
tonians. Mrs. Mcmahon declined to
crix tn
corning her husband. who is said to
have come from a promine ent and veal
thy family in Pennsylvania. His father
is dead and his mother is said to still
live in Pennsylvania. Mcmahon
was 3S years of age, man of educa-
tion and prepossessing appearance.
Henry T. Scott is president of the
Western Inspection Bureau of which
Mcmahon was the manager of the San
Francisco branch. The bureau has of
fees in Chicago, Pittsburg, Los Angeles
and other large cities.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
BOYCOTT FAILS TO
INJURE TRADE

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s.-In a special
report to the State Department on the
subject of trade relations between the
United States and Gilman Consul Gen
eral Rodgers at Shanghai states that
the boycott has had nothing to do with
the falling off of trade. The State De-
partment today gave out the following
statement regarding the subject:
James L. Rodgers American Consul General
at Shanghai China, in a dispatch says his at
tention has lately been called to articles in
falling Off In American imports In China during
the current year does not verify his conclusions
expressed in a report the trade In China
in 1905. that the boycott on American goods
had had little effect.
As an instance show the absurdity' of the
statement as to the boycott effect on trade
Mr.. Rodgers recites the report that the Standard
OIL Company in China will have the largest
years business In Its history, yet American
kerosene was the chief object Of attack during
the boycott period
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
WADES IN MUD IN.
RECEPTION GOWN

Mrs. Arthur Macarthur. wife Of
Lieutenant General Macarthur, came TO
grief yesterday at the Presidio Her
beautiful new auto stopped in the cen
ter of a sea of mud as it was approach
ing the Tennessee cantonment and
Mrs. Macarthur, arrayed in reception
gown, was compelled to wade through
mud nearly a foot deep before she
could reach a sidewalk.
Mrs. Macarthur from the general. It
only arrived from the East last week,
,and Mrs. Macarthur decided yesterday
that she would christen it by going
to the post and calling on friends.
The machine glided along smoothly
as it started from Fort Mason. It's
brilliant colorjng attracted admiration
all along Lombard street. At the bot
tom of a hill in the Preside it ran
into the slushy expanse and stopped so
suddenly that Mrs Macarthur was
thrown from the seat.
The chauffeur tried his best to urge
the machine on. 1t was obdurafe. 1t
wouldn't go forward and it wouldn't go
backward. 1t was stuck hard and fast
In the meantime 1T began to rain.
There was only one thing for Mrs.
Macarthur to do-wade out. She
stepped into the mud lake, her delicate
gray shoes sinking out of sight. Her
gown was virtually ruined by the
short journey to dry land, but her
friends praised her for her grit, and
that was some consolation.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
BURGLARS PUT IN
A BUSY NIGHT
Cracksmcn Opelate Within
a Block Of Oakland's
Central Pole Station
SAFES OPENED

OAKLAND. Jan. 2s-Safe crackers
and burglars held high carnival in
Oakland last night and i've burglaries
were reported 70 the police this morn
ing Three OF the crimes were COM
mitted IN the heart OF the business
district. In the MaodonoUgh building,
within a block OF the Central police
station two safes were forced open,
and the ofioe OF the Southern Pacific
Company, at Thirteenth and Franklin
streets, was entered.
When David Hughes. manager Of the
lical Office OF the Gas Consumers Asso-
citation. reached his office at room 2S IN
the Macdonough building this morn
ing be found the door Of the office had
been forced with a Jimmy" and the
safe robbed. The combination knob
had been forced from the door Of the
ssfe. the thieves obtaining $24-bo.
George Buell.. & broker, whose office is
in room 8 OF the Macdonough building
reported 20 the police that his ONCE
had been entered and the safe broken
open. The method used was the same
as IN Hughes ONCE. IN each case
the knob OF the safe had been carried
away BY the thieves. Buell. was un-
able 20 discover that anything OF value
was missing.
On arriving at the local ticket ONCE
OF the Southern Pacific Company at
Thirteenth and Franklin streets to open
the ONCE this morning, the clerks found
the interior IN confusion, almost every
desk having been forced open and the
contents scattered about The ofhce
had been entered through side door
in which q hole had been cut with a
saw, allowing the thieves TO turn the
key on the inside. Another door had
been opened in the Serne panEer.
The desk OF g. 7. Forsythe, local
agent OF the company had been vio-
lently forced open, the entire top being
wrenched or and several other desks
had been hacked and broken with saws
and chisels. As far as could be learned
this morning, the only plunoer OBJ
tanned by the burglars was So worth
OF stamps stolen from FOrsythes
desk.
Burglars entered the home OF B. p.
Taylor, 1902 TWenty-fourth street last
night during the absence OF the family
and stole $500 which was concealed in
q lady'E handbag in buCeau in one
of the rooms. Entrance was gained
by forcing open the rear door OF the
house.
Seventy-fve cents and a pair of rub
bers were the reward OF thieves who
last night forced an entrance TO the
First Congregational Church. The
crime was discovered this morning by
C. S. Lewis
". D. clifford OF S2s Twelfth street
reported to the police this morning that
Harry Glasgow. an employe. had col
lected $50 which he had neglected to
turn IN. Glasgow has disappeared
from Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
CALF FORN|A OLIVE
OIL IN DEMAND
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Consul d.
r. Birch of Malaga reports that no
Spanish olive oil will find its way into
the American market during 1907. An
idea of the extent to which the in
dustry has been paralyzed may be
gathered from consular invoice fg
ures. The crop of 1902 made sales to
the United States alone of 24,517 bar
rels, while but one shipment of 75
barrels went out during the past year.
California oil has driven the Spanish
oil from the market.
Consul Caughey, writing from Mes
sina,S says that the Sicilian fruit trade
with America has dwindled to vir-
tuaIIy nothing, the supply being pro-
vided from the lemon and orange
groves of California and Florida. For
several years considerable Messina
fruit has been shipped to Manila, via
Bombay and Hongkong, but. as a
shipper remarked recentlys "Califor
MIA is running the East also for u.s."
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
INSANE PERSON REFUSES
TO INDULGE IN SLEEP

MARTINEZ. Jan. 2S.-Jsmes Nc
Peake OF Point Richmond was brought
here today by Deputy Sheriff Frank
Moitoza charged with insanity. Nc
Peake believes that unknown persons
are seeking his life. he has kept him
self locked in 8 house at Point Rich
mond for ten months. never daring to
appear on the streets. During this
time he has refused TO trust himself TO
sleep and never dozes for more than
I'VE minutes at a time. As a conse-
ouence he presented q pitiable state OF
emaciation when he appeared in court
His examination has been set for
Wednesday afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
FRANKLIN TUNNEL
STILL ABLAZE

MARTINEZ. Jan. 2s.-The cave-in
at the Franklin tunnel on the Santa
Fe, three miles south OF here. continues
TO puzzle the officials Of the company
The FIRE which has ragged since the tim
bering OF the structure gave way two
weeks ago is still burning Ii has
eaten away the ribs OF the tunnel until
little remains
Chief Engineer Story OF the Santa Fe
the man who superintendeo the build
ing OF the tunnel some years ago, ar
rived a few days ago from Topeka
Kansas, to view the wreck He be-
lieves the damage can be repaired in
q few weeks after work Is once com
menced. Both ends OF the tunnel are
plugged and the center is a smolder-
ing ruin
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29

OAKLAND. Jan. 2S.-The marriage of
DR.. Walter F. Hughes and Miss Lily
Hohfield is to be solemnized on the
evening of Tuesday, February 5, in the
First Presbyterian Church in Alameda.
The briday party will include Miss Rose
Hohfield, a sister of the bride, as maid
of honor; Miss Marguerite Carpenter,
Miss Louise Holling and Miss Flora
Bagley as bridesmaids. Edwin Otis
viii attend DR.. Enghes. Dr.. Joseph M
Stalder, DR.. Edwin James,. Eugene Ed
wards and Winfield Mexican viii act as
ushers. The marriage service will be
read by Rev. Frank S. Brush in the
presence of a large number of friends
of the young couple.
Miss Hohfeld is AN attractive and
popular girl Sincs the announcement
Of the engagement earlier in the win
ter she has been given considerable So
cial attention. DR.. Hughes is a we'll
known dentist in the Encipal city. He
is prominent in affairs of the smart set.
The marriage OF, Miss Hohfield and
Dr. Hughes is the elimination of a
pretty romance begun in Kings River
Canyon last summer, when both were
members of the Sierra Club party.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
OARSMAN ASSERTS
WIFE IS CRUEL

OAKLAND. Jan. 2s.-William J. Nc
Causland. a prominent oarsman, began
suit for divorce today against Anna
McCausland, whom he accuses tof ex-
treme cruelty. The plaintiff states that
IA last December his wife abused and
left him because he refused to furnish
her money to have an illegal operation
performed. She took their seven-year-
old son with her, and today Judge Har-
ris issued an order restraining her
from carrying the boy outside of the
State.
The couple were married in San
Francisco in June. 1899. The plaintiff
complains that while they were living
in Golden Gate year ago he
upbraided him in so loud a voice that
all the neighbors heard the quarrel,
greatly TO his humiliation.
McCausland asks the court to grant
him the custody of their only child. He
claims that Mrs. McCausland was about
to take the boy TO Nevada when he Sc
cured the restraining order.
Mrs. Louise Pearl Hinton, whose con-
nection @with the Holy Jumpers sect
caused an estrangement with her
spouse, Rogers Bell Hinton, was
awarded final decree Of divorce today
by Judge Waste. The couple were mar
ried in Georgia in 1885. Mrs. Hinton
Joined the Holy Jumpers and came to
California, leaving her husband. Hin
ton followed her to Oakland, and the
two came into public notice through
his attempts to induce Mrs. Hinton to
abandon the Holy Jumpers and return
TO him.
His efforts were fruitless and Mrs.
Hinton sued for a divorce on the
ground Of cruelty. He answered her
suit but failed to appear at the trial
John Olivia filed an action today for
a legal separation from Felicia M.
Olivia, alleging desertion. The couple
were married in 1904 at Centerville.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
THROWS LIGHTED MATCH
NEAR CARBON BISULPHIDE

MARTINEZ. Jan. 2s.-Louis George.
g Greek resident Of San Ramon. met a
horrible death yesterday afternoon and
Joseph BattencOurt, a companion, mar
roWly escaped a similar fate BY the ex-
plosiOn of two cans OF carbon bisul-
phide which they were carrying IN a
cart BattencOurt unthinkngly threw
8 lighted match to the bed of the We
hicle, setting the carbon on fire. George
was driving and had no time to es-
cape the terrific explosion which fol-
lowed Battencourt. however leaped
70 the ground and was several feet
away when the gas ignited. Georges s
body was shockngly mutilated.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
SAN JOSE FACES
RAILROAD WAR

SAN JOSE, Jan. 2s.-The San Jose
and Santa Clara County Railway Com
pany, of which l. F. Hanchett is presi-
dent, applied today to the City Council
for a franchise paralleling all of the
lines in the city of San Jose railway
There is every probability that the
franchise will be granted and that there
will be precipitated one of the merriest
railroad wars in the history of the
State.
This movement on the part of the
Santa Clara street line was made as thu
result OF an attempt to buy the San
Jose Company's property. Half mil
lion dollars was offered for lit, but the
directors asked $750,o0o, which Han
chett refused to pay.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29
FIRE IS RACING IN
WILLOW MINE

PUEBLO. Colo. Jan. 2s.-A special
from Trinidad, Colo, says: Willow
Mine No. of the ST. Louis, Rocky
Mountain & Pacific Company, near Van
Houston, N. NJ, caught fire this morn
ing from misplaced shot and is still
burning.
All of the miners except three es-
capped and it is believed they have been
suffocated. All attempts at rescue thus
far have been futile. The flames have
resisted all efforts to exiting uish> them.