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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
FRU|TVALE CONSTABLE
SHOOTS At AUTO|sTS
Fires Gun at Speeding Car,
but Four Occupants
Escape
RESIDENTS AROUSED
Sentiment Against Running
of Machines Over the
Limit Is Strong
RESIDENTS AROUSED

OAKLAND, June 11.-Constable Tom
Carroll of Fruitvale fired a shotgun at
an automobile which was racing
through East Four<enth street near
Fruitvale avenue last night but no at
tention was paid by the occupants Of
the machine. Four men were in the
automobile and Carroll believed they
were under the influence OF liquor from
the uproar they made as they passed.
He was unable to read the number Of
the car, owing to the speed at which
the chauffeur was driving.
Carroll in reporting the case to the
sheriff today said that the sentiment of
the residents Of Fruitvale and outly-
ing districts was so strong against the
excessive speeding of automobiles that
effective measures would have to be de-
vised 70 check the evil in the near
future.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
TWO MEN ARE KILLED
IN HEAD ON COLLISION
Trains Come Together at
a Curve on the Big
Trees Division
FLAGMAN is BLAMED
Accident Is Said TO Have
Resulted From Failure
to Give Signals

SANTA CRUZ. June i1.-James
Forester, an engineer, and Charles Ca
paln. employees of the Southern Pacific
company. were killed this morning in a
head on collision between a broad
gauge and a narrow gauge train on
the Big Trees division about seven
seven miles from this city George
Nicholson, a brakeman. Fireman Nc
Ilvoil and Japanese were badly hurt
and IA other Japanese were cut and
bruised.
The accident Is said to have been due
to the carelessness OF Jess Mann, flag
man, who failed to give the signals
The broad gauge train was proceed
ing toward FELTON,, while the narrow
gauge train was summing toward the
big trees Both trains were going as
a high rate of speed when they met on
sharp curve
Forester was scalded to death. Ca
pelli's both legs were cut on
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12

BERKELEY, June 1.-THE culmi-
nation of a varsity campus romance
came this evening wnen Mabel Gaines,
a charming graduate with the class
Of 'os, became the bride of Edwin Ev-
erett Keyes, who completed a course in
law at the university in the same year
The wedding was celebrated at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs R. Gaines, 1921 Berkeley way. A
host of the college friends of the
bridal pair witnessed the ceremony.
Rev. S. D. Hutsinpiller of Trinity Meth
odist Episcopal church off1ciated.
The bride and bridegroom stood be-
meath floral bell as the words of the
ceremony were said and the rooms
about were a profusion of decoration
Miss Dagmar White was maid of honor.
The bridesmaids were Miss Blanche
Eaton and Ruth Siefkes. Clarence A
Gaines attended Keyes as best man.
The ushers were Roy Hackley and
Howard Gaines.
Keyes is senior memberN of the law
firm of Keyes, Martin & De Waite, all
former university men. He was rated
as one Of the most brilliant members
of his graduating class and has in the
short time since his graduation built
up a large practice throughout the
county. He is of distinguished family
of attorneys and educators. His bride
graduated from the college of social
science and was prominent through
out her university career in sorority
and student activities.
Upon their return from a wedding e
journey Mr.. and Mrs. Keyes will live
In home erected at 1882 Ellsworth
street.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
PHELAN TELLS OF JAPANSES
Says Trouble Is Due to Politics in the
Mikado's Country

WASHINGTON, June 11-"From
what see Of the newspaper talk here
and in japan the whole thing is one
of politics. The minority party in the
Japanese parliament is seeking to win
by stirring up the people of Japan
against this country. 1t is hardly
probable that the Japanese people will
be SO foolish as to make an issue with
this country out of the destruction of
some property connected with the
Japanese restaurants"
Thus spoke former Mayor James D.
Phelan of San Francisco today after
talk with the president. He continued:
The motive back of the trouble, as l under
stand, was not one Of prejudice, but simply
the objection of union labor people to white men
patronfzing restaurant nonunion basis
by those supposed TO be hostile to union labor.
II IL is to become international question l
suppose we VIII have to turn over to the M
kado all Of our labor troubles for solution Az
far as any outbreak against the Japanese hav-
ing occurred, there was none at all. There will
be no war in San Francisco and the Japa-
there VIII receive abundant protection.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
GARMENTS CASES CONTINUED
Men Charged With Throwing Chain
Over Wires Appear in Court

The case of William G. Burton. John
Mcdonald and Charles F. Cordes,
charged with felony in throwing a
chain over the wires of the United
Railroads at Sixteenth and Church
streets on the night of May 25, were
called In Police Judge Shortalrs court
yesterday for preliminary hearing.
President Cornelius and a number Of
the members of the carmen's union
were in court.
Attorney Moran. on behalf Of the de-
fendants, asked for a continuance, as
he had number of witnesses to con-
suit. Attorney Porter Ashe special
counsel for the prosecution, said he had
no objection to reasonable continu-
ance, but 1t must be understood that
the preliminary hearing would go on
then. The Judge granted continuance
until Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Ashe has asked Police Sergeant
George Russell to prepare diagram Of
the scene of the alleged crime and have
1t ready by that time
Alexander Jahan, a nonunion car
man, charged with malicious mischief
for runnin ghis car INTO q wagon
failed to appear before Judge Shortali
and bench warrant was issued for his
arrest.
Herman Saltzer. a teamster, was
fined So by Judge Cabaniss for OBJ
Struct1ng a Sreetcar
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
KUROKI SAILS FOR HOME
AND THANKS AMERICANS

SEATTLE. Juno 11.-General Baron
Kuroki, Japanese imperial envoy to the
jamestown exposition. sailed for Japan
on the steamship Kaga Maru early this
morning after a three days stay in
Seattle, where he was entertained un-
officially by prominent men.
WASHINGTON, June lin replying
to a telegram received at the war de-
partment from General Kuroki at
Seattle expressing thanks for the great
courtesy and kindness extended to him
during his visit to this country, Brixa-
der General Duvall, acting chief Of
staff, today telegraphed General Ku-
koki as follows:
In the absence of General Bell, permit me to
express for him and our army our high apprecia-
tion Of your telegram of the great pleasure your
visit has caused us all. Please accept our wishes
for your safe return to your beautiful country
and for continued prosperity and happiness.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
VAN TASSELL RECOVERING
THE USE OF HIS MIND

PORTLAND. Ore, June 11.-Dr. F.
II. Van Tassell of Berkeley, who has
been cared for here during the past
week while undergoing strange loss
of knowledge of his identity, has al
most entirely recovered. He left this
morning for his home in company with
his brother in law, d. w. Burns Of
Redondo. DR.. Van Tassell said:
feeling nearly all right now. Things are
rapidly clearing up In my mind as the e1fects of
the blow wear OF. i cannot speak too highly OF
the kindness of DIR. Mackenzie, who understood
my case and is the one more than all Others
who brought me out Of this trouble. 1 also want
TO thank the haspital for it's excellent care.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12

An important society event OF today
will be the wedding of Miss Frances
Coon, daughter of Mrs. Palmer Duu-
ley, to Oliver Kehrlein. which Is 70 oe
celebrated at noon in the Church OF tne
Nativity at Menlo park, in the presence
OF large number of friends. Mrs.
Marshall Wotkyns. formerly MISS
Edith Redding. will be matron CT
honor and the bridesmaids, Miss Edltn
Metcalf, Miss Roma Paxton, Miss Ma
talie Blauvelt, Miss Dorothea Coon. the
brides cousin; Miss Jane Dudley, a
sister of the bride, and Miss Amy Bas-
Sett.
Little Miss Grace Dudley. the brides
sister, and little Miss Kathleen Red-
ding will be flower girls.
Emil Kehrlein will be best man, and
the ushers, N. c. Foot of Rye, N. Y,
and Ray Sullivan of New York, both Of
whom have come west for the occasion;
Alfred B. Swinnerton, George de Long,
Charles Norris and A. Antiques of San
Jose. The bride will be given away by
her uncle, DIR. w. L. Adams. After the
ceremony there will be a reception at
the home of the brides grandmother,
Mrs. w. J. Adams, to which about 100
guests have been invited. Kehrlein
and his bride will leave on a wedding
journey and on their return will live
at Menlo Park in the pretty bungalow
which Kehrlein recently built there.
He is erecting also a handsome home,
but it is not yet completed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
LUMDERMEN SUE ROADS
UNDER NEW RATE LAW
Interstate Commissioners
Conduct Investigation
in Washington
ASK THROUGH ROUTES
Hartman and Hill Lines
Refuse to Exchange
Freight Cars
ASK THROUGH ROUTES

WASHINGTON, June IA case OF
more than ordinary interest to the
Puget sound territory was heard today
by the interstate commerce commits
sion. 1t was that Of the Pacific coast
lumber manufacturers association and
other lumber associations in the state
of washington against the Northern
Pacific. the Great Northern. the Ore
gon Short Line, st. Paul and other
railroad companies"
The complainants allege that the de-
PENDANTS refuse to establish for their
products routes via Portland, Ore, be-
tween western Washington and Wyo-
eming, Colorado, Kansas. Nebraska and
other points In the middle west but re-
quire them to pay local rates on ship
ments to Portland, the shipments there
to be transferred to other cars for ship
ment to a destination on the rate to
destination from Portland
1t is also alleged that the defendant
lines refuse to interchange cars and
that they do not furnish enough cars.
The petitioners assert that the lum-
Der interests in Washington are suffer-
ing because of their inability to secure
products, although other classes of
freight are handled by the railroads
with no more delay than is incident to
natural conditions.
The complainants ask the commits
sion to compel the defendants to es-
tablish through routes and joint rates
via Portland and to make such other
orders as will facilitate the transporta-
tion Of their business.
One of the difficulties, it is alleged,
is that the lines of the Hartman sys-
tenn refuse to exchange cars with the
lines of the Hill system because of diff
ferences between the heads of the two
companies
On the contrary it is urged by the
railroads that they have been unable
to supply the necessary cars to trans
port lumber because their increase o.
equipment has not kept pace with busi-
ness in the state OF Washington.
This is one OF the first to be brought
before the commission under the pro-
visions of the new rate which compels
carriers to establish through routes and
joint rates.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
PORTLAND FURNITURE
MAGNATES PLEAD GUILTY

PORTLAND. June 11.-Twenty MEM
bers of the furniture trust today en-
tered pleas of guilty before Judge
Woiverton in the federal court to the
indictment returned by the recent fed
eral grand jury charging them under
the Sherman antitrust act with con-
spiracy in restraint OF trade and con-
spiracy to monopolize trade
Judge Wolverton imposed fine Of
$40 on each corporation and individual
pleading. and IL is thought likely that
others viii follow the lead taken by
the first 20 and escape the notoriety
OF public trial.
sixteen of those pleading guilty are
members Of the Southwestern furniture
exchange and the others were small
local dealers.
The companies involved are the
Washington parlor furniture company
OF Tacoma, the Carman manufacturing
company Of Tacoma, the Seattle mat
tress ard upholstering company OF
Seattle, A Merle & Co. of Portland,
George Z. K. Fichtner and Robert E.
Bristow of the partnership OF Fichtner
s. Bristow Of Portland. the Portland
mattress and upholstery company Of
Portland. the Oregon casket company
Of Portland, the Oregon furniture and
manufacturing company Of Portland, T.
S Harmon & Co. Of Tacoma, Haywood
Brothers & Wakefield company OF
Portland, Henry Tonsing and Theodore
Tonsing Of Portland, d. n. & E. Wal
ter company of San Francisco, the
Peters & Roberts furniture company Of
Portland and the Dbernbecher manu-
featuring company OF Portland.
The four less prominent participants
IN the trust who pleaded guilty are
H ]. Lestoe, H. Goldsten, the Richet
company and L. Rubenstein, all OF
Portland
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
NEW STREET RAILWAY
FRANCHISES GRANTED
Council Passes to Print
Ordinances for Three
Corporations
WOOD STREET LINES
Western Pacific, Santa Fe
and San Jose Company
Secure Privileges

OAKLAND. June 10. - Ordinances
granting the Western Pacific. Atchison
Topeka and Santa -'e and San Francisco.
Oakland and San Jose railways fran
chises in Wood street were passed to
print by the city council last night. The
ordinances provide that each of the
companies shall operate a single track
road in Wood street, using either
steam or electricity as motive power.
They further provide for the establish
ment of all necessary switches and
spur tracks, and for the switching of
freight from the lines of each of the
roads to the tracks of the others. Pro-
vision is also made for the safeguard
ing of sewers and necessary street
work.
The franchises of the Santa Fe COM
pany extend from the present right of
way of the company to Twentieth and
Wood streets; that of the San Fran
cisco, Oakland and San Jose railroad
from the present line of the company
on Yerba Buena avenue to Seventh
street, and that of the Western Pacific
company from Third and Henry
streets on a curve to Fifth street.
thence to Wood street and out Wood
street to point near Twentieth. For
some distance along Wood street pro-
vision is accordingly made for three
lines OF tracks
The council refused to make an ap-
preparation under suspension of the
rules of 499 for pile driving on the
lands between the north training wall
and the Southern Pacific broad gauge
mole. City Attorney McElroy said that
the setting OF four piles would assert
constructive ownership and necessitate
the placing of a much larger number.
resolution making the appropriation
was referred to the wharves and water
front committee. Councilman Pendle-
ton argued against action until the
legal phases of the proposed seizure
could be gone into at more length.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
WIFE Of RICH MINING
MAN SUES FOR DIVORCE

william IL. Dunlap, a mining man,
reputed to be wealthy, is accused of
mistreating and deceiving his wife and
of giving a large portion of his prop
erty to the son of another woman. The
story is told in a complaint for divorce
that was fled yesterday by Mrs. Eliza
beth M. Dunlap.
The couple were married in San Jose
IA years ago and have two children.
Mrs Dunlap charges that in less than
month her husband began to leave
her alone for days at a time. Soon he
told her that he had to live near Ne
vada City. He went there often and
stayed there long. but he refused to
take his wife with him. Mrs. Dunlap
charges that she has since learned that
he was infatuated with a Mrs. Hicks
Of Nevada City,
Further on in the complaint the wife
alleges that Dunlap while away from
home passed himself off as a single
man, that on holidays he took other
women to restaurants icrcream par
lors and theaters, while she was left
alone with the baby. 1t is charged
that he did not take the trouble to
look up his last child until it was two
months old. Bills were left unpaid.
and when the wife took in dodgers
Dunlap insulted them.
The defendant is also accused Of
transferring more than half of his
property to Carl Hicks of Nevada City.
He owned 10000 shares of stock on the
Jewel mining company, which his wife
says is of great value, and he gave
$4,000 shares, she says, to Carl Hicks
Mrs. Dunlap asks for $3.50 a month ali
mony
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
MOVABLE ART GALLERY
FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS

CHICAGO, June 1.-THE destitute
sick and hospital patients unable to
afford the luxuries of life are to be-
come the benef1ciaries of unique
charity, consisting of a circulating art
gallery, which is to be established this
week by Mrs. Sheldon Leavitt, an artist
of note and wife of physician. Mrs
Leavitt will take personal charge of
the work.
1t is intended that the paintings
shall be changed from time to time
in the different sick rooms, in the be-
lief that interest thus created. will be
beneficial to convalescent and even to
hopeless crippies.
Mrs. Leavitt says that she has be-
come weary of the aimless round Of
society and club activities and that she
proposes to withdraw almost entirely
from them and devote her talents and
the remainder of her life to charitable
work among the sick of Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
GOVERNOR HUGHES VETOEs
TWO CENT RATE LAW

ALBANY, N. z, June 11.-Governor
Hughes vetoed today the bill institut-
ing fiat passenger rate of cents a
mile on every railroad within the state
more than Is miles long.
In his message the governor pointed
out that the passage of the bill was
not preceded by legislative investiga-
tion or suitable inquiry. Nor is the
fixing of the rate predicated on reports
or statistics which would permit a fair
conclusion as to the justice of its oper-
alton"
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. June lin the
United States district court here this
morning attorneys representing Is diff
erent railroads in Missouri filed an
amended petition asking the injunction
previously granted restraining the
state from enforcing the maximum
freight rate law be extended to in
clude the two cent passenger rate law.
"nicn goes into effect next Friday. The
court probably will pass on the an
plication before Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
PRIZE WINNING YACHTS

NEW YORK, June 11.-Late advices
from Hamilton, Bermuda. state that
Of the IL contestants in the New
York Bermuda ocean yacht race have
arrived there. The schooner Dervish
won the prize for the larger class of
boats and the Lila won the. competi-
tion for boats of the smaller class.
The Dervish made a new yacht record
for the trip. covering the distance In
days 1s hours and SO minutes. The
former record was days hours and
5S minutes
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
CALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE following
Californians are In New York: From
San Francisco-C. r. Dutton and s. c..
Haight at the Grand, +. A. Kenney and
wife at the Churchill, =. H Porter at
the Grand Union, D. A Woerner and
wife at the darlington, A. E. Gates at
the Marie Antoinette, P. Gotschalk and
wife at the Grand, S. c. Mott at the
Albany and j. vandergarde at the
Netherlands.
From Los Angeles-Dr. N. Bray, at
the Netherlands; l. Levin, at the Sin
clair; r. B. Noble. at the Murray Hill;
f. A Perkins and wife, at the CONT
mental: A. E. Fitch, at~the Prince
George.
From Sacramento-Mr. Heiser and
wife, at the st. Denis.
From Oakland-Miss NuSbaumer, at
the Park Avenue; ]. Tabrar, at the
Grand Union.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
FRANCES WINE FRAUDS
THOUGHT To BE ENDED

PARIS. June 1.-THE cabinet council
specially summoned this morning to
discuss the situation in the south OF
France did not find much difficulty in
deciding on the ministerial statement
to be made on the subject in the cham
ber. The statement was made by
Finance Minister CailIaux, who an
nounced the governments deternina-
tion energetically to suppress the wine
frauds.
In so doing he held out the olive
branch to the growers, saying that the
government was prepared. as an in
ducement for them to abandon grape
growing in favor of other crops, 10 re-
nit the land taxes in such cases for
five years
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
NO NEWS FROM VESSEL
THAT BEARS ME TCALF

NORFOLK, Va. June 11-Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Metcalf, Miss
Metcalf and the secretary's aid and the
others of the secretary's party are
aboard the lighthouse tender Maple,
which went to jamestown island to-
day and whose failure to reach here up
to late hour tonight has caused a be-
lief that the vessel is aground.
The secretary and party left here at
a. m and were due to return here at
p. m. At late hour tonight they
had not been heard from, and if there
are no advices by daylight the naval
tug Potomac will proceed up the James
river to ascertain the cause of the de-
lay.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
EDITORS At TAHOE

TAHOE TAVERN, June 11.-The
California press association is enjoying
it's annual excursion on the shores of
Lake Tahoe. 1t closed its business pro-
ceedings last evening by electing the
following officers for the ensuing wear:
Friend w. Richardson, Berkeley, presi-
dent: d. G. Holt. Santa Monica. vice
president; Richard H. Jury. San Mateo.
secretary; Duncan Mcpherson, Santa
Cruz, treasurer; executive COMMITTEES
e. b. Willis, Auburn; W. D. Pennycook,
Vallejo; G. B. Daniels, Oakland: Allen
B. Lennon. Santa Rosa; f. B. Mackin-
der. st. Helena; S. Holmstead. San Ra-
fael; H. G. Tinsley, Pomona; T. B. San
ford. Ukiah: D. T. Reese. Ventura. and
+. ". Dewey, Hanford-
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
ALUMNI OF ST. MARY's
COLLEGE To CELEBRATE

OAKLAND. June 1f.-Alumni day
will be observed Sunday at ST. Marys
college Rev. Father Towey. who was
ordained May 25 in New York. will
celebrate mass in the morning at IL
o'clock.
In the afternoon an alumni baseball
team will meet the Phoenix nine of st.
Marys- The alumni dinner will be
held in the afternoon at $50 o'clock
Sacred services will be conducted at
o'clock. to be followed by the annual
meeting Of the Alumni association and
the presentation of the farce. do Ye
Know Me Now?'
Saturday, Sunday and Monday a pub
lie exhibition of work in the engineer
ing department and the commercial
classes will be open at the college.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
COMPLETE IMPROVEMENT
UF BOULDER CREEK LINE

BOULDER CREEK, June 11.-South-
ern Pacific construction gangs today
completed the standard gauging of the
sidetracks and main line on the branch
from Santa Cruz to Boulder creek. and
standard gauge engines and cars are
now running on the line for the first
time since it was built by Senator Fair
and his associates In the South Pacific
Coast road 20 years ago. It is ex-
pected that with the new Southern Pa
cific time card, which will go into effect
on June 16, at least one train a day
will run from the bay cities to Boulder
Creek via Santa Cruz. The San Lorenzo
valley board of trade is arranging plans
with the Oakland chamber of COM
merce for an excursion to Big Basin
State park to celebrate the event. Gov
ernor GiIlett and his staff have been
invited
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
COUNTER SUIT MAY Be
INSTITUTED by GOULD

NEW YORK. June 11-Announcement
was made today that Howard Gould
was considering the advisability of
starting a counter suit for separation
against his wife. Such an action, he
believes. would lessen the chances of
Mrs. Gould's obtaining court decree
for alimony of $250,000 a year.
One of Goulds friends Is quoted as
saying that Gould would be willing to
set aside sufficient sum for the sup
port of his wife, but that he certainly
would not entertain the demand for a
quarter of million dollars year He
thought it probable that Gould would
be willing to give his wife 100000 a
year alimony
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
HAMMAR DENIES GUILT

George L. Hammar, now on trial with
Joseph B. Hubbard in Judge Cooks
court for the murder of Andrew Kell-
ner, who was killed by a shot fred
from the nonunion steamer National
City during the coast seamen's strike
last year, gave testimony yesterday In
his own behalf He said that he had
heard threats Of violence, which mis-
informants declared had been made by
striking sailors. and because Of these
threats thought himself in danger. On
the night of the tragedy he heard Hub
bard warn the union pickets to keen
on Hammar admitted firing one shot.
but insisted that he had discharged his
pistol into the air.