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Middletown transcript., 1907-07-20
THE ROAD TAX

In our last issue we published
the report Of the County Engl-
neer in relation to the necessity
for making the Road Tax
throughout the county, forty
cents on each one hundred dol
lars assessed value. The report
was full and complete, and we
think that every one who exam
ined the same, and applies to it
ordinary rules of business, will
be convinced that Mr.. Wilson is
correct. 1t will be remembered
that just after the General As
sembly had passed the pl esent
road law, taking the management
of them out of the hands OF the
Road Commissioners, and vest
ing it in the Levy Court, through
the County Engineer, The
TRANSCRIPT published for the
information of its readers thenew
law in full. The law requires
that all hundreds shall pay the
same rate of taxation for road
purposes, and as 40 cents is the
minimum required in one or
more hundreds, those hundreds
which have heretofore, and could
in the future, probably, continue,
collected a lower rate must for at
least the next two years or until
the law can be amended pay the
same rate.
st. Georges Hundred is the
worst sufferer by this change.
For a great many years, since
the law of 1887 was enacted, this
hundred has been limited to rails
ing in any one year by taxation
$5, 500, including errors and COM
missions. On a basis of our as
sesssed valuation of g, 300, 900,
or more, "a cents and 25 cents
per 800 has been the rate of tax
alton. To raise this to 40 cents
is an increase of go per cent. and
will bring in 50, 500 to So, 700
more yearly. As we have no
floating debt, and as the bonds
are payable at the rate of 81 900
per year. and this amount has
been paid in the past, it means
that this much more money is
available for at least the next two
years for use on the roads.
While the amount heretofore e1-
pended for the care and mainten-
ance of the roads has not in the
past six or seven years (since the
last bonding act was passed.
been sufficient to keep them in a
high state of efficiency, still this
increase is or should be, all avail
able for improvement of the
roads, as distinguished from the
ordinary care of the roads. We
believe that this amount is suffi-
cient to properly improve each
year a mile or a mile and
a half of our highways. THE
TRANSCRIPT has always believed
that for this section of the county,
the best road could be built out
of the gravel and clay, available
along the roads, and that such
improved roads could be built at
an expense of $500 or less per
mile. There are in various parts
of the hundred short stretches
of roads. which could be at COM
paratively small expense perma-
nently improved. 1t is to be
hoped that the County Engineer
will thoroughly investigate these
questions before deciding upon a
line of action involving the ex-
penditure of the money.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
Walsh Family Was In Wreck
of the Overland Limited
Pullman Turned Over,
but All Escaped
Serious Injury

OAKLAND. Jan. 15.-Friends OF Mr.
and Mrs. E. NJ Walsh and Miss Marion
Walsh received a dispatch from Verdi,
Nevada, today, informing them that the
Washes had had a narrow escape from
death in a collision between the east
bound overland limited and train No. 4.
With the Washes at the time of the
accident was Mrs. Juliet Anterior Of
Honolulu. None of the party was more
than superficially injured.
"A dispatch was sent by Mrs. Ather-
ton 10 Wallace n. Alexander OF Oak
land, her nephew. at whose home at
1905 Sixteenth street she had been
staying Mrs. Anterior is a sister Of
Mrs. S. T. Alexander. wife of a de-
ceased wealthy pioneer OF the Hawaiian
Islands.
Meager reports indicate that in the
collision the Pullman car in which the
party was travelling turned over.
Edward Walsh is a prominent mem
Der OF the San Francisco bar. His home
at 9S Monte Vista avenue is one of the
finest in that arIstocratic section Of
Oakland. Miss Marion Walsh is q So
ciety girl and was formerly a student
at the University of California
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
.LANGFORD SHERIFF
Of SANTA CLARA

SAN JOSE, Jan. I5.-Judge WEIGH
refused today 70 grant an injunction
in the action brought by r. II. Ross
70 restrain Arthur 3. Langford from
assuming possession of the Sherifrs
p..ice.
The temporary restraining order
which has kept Langford from the
possession OF the Office since last
Monday at noon, was dissolved and the
books and files and parsphernalia of
office were turned over at once to
Langford by his predecessor.
The decision of Judge WEIGH was
lengthy and proved a thorough and
complete exposition OF the law. After
summing up all the circumstances
and conditions embraced in the &C
sion for an Injunction. he decided that
The claim OF Langford, based on his
certificate OF election and his oath Of
,fice, was legally more binding than
that of Ross. and he refused TO fur
.her deny Langford the privileges OF
he Office.
When the decision was announced
Attorney Howell .. Moore OF Lang
lords counsel made formal demand on
Sheriff Ross for possession OF the Of
fee, and, after q brief consulta ton
with his counsel. Ross announced that
he would turn the Office over without
further delay.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
ACTION TAKEN BY
SIX COMPANIES
Leading Chinese Will Try
to Prevent Bloodshed
Among Oakland Orientals
OFFER OF REWARDS

OAKLAND. Jan. 15.-The Chinese Six
Companies, through Lum Lye zee, Chi
nese Consul General, has taken a stand
to check the highbinder outrages
which have commenced with the popu-
lating of Oakland's new Chinatown.
Chief of Police Wilson was advised to-
day by the Consul General that the Six
Companies had offered a reward of $500
for the arrest and conviction of the
murderers of Lee sock Long. and also a
reward of 500 for the arrest and con-
viction of each of the persons who did
any shooting and injured any one last
Friday night. In addition, reward of
$50 is offered for the arrest and convic-
ton of any person who did any shoot
ing that night.
Still further, the Six Companies Of
fers a standing reward of 500 for one
year for the arrest and conviction of
any Chinese who may shoot or kill any
other Chinese in this city.
The rewards are to be paid through
the consulate upon proper certification
A writ of habeas corpus was sued
out this afternoon before Judge Waste
on behalf of Chew Keung, who is held
by the police under suspicion of having
done the shooting of Friday night. The
writ was made returnable before Judge
Waste at noon on January 16.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
INTENSE COLD IN
THE NORTHWEST

ST PAUL. Jan. 15.-Unusual cold
weather prevailed throughout the
Northwest, with no immediate relief in
sight. Snow blocks the railroads and
the temperature has fallen many de-
grees.
1t is reported at the general Office
of the Great Northern that the mer-
curry registered 80 degrees below zero
this morning at Browning, Mont
Great Northern employees are battling
against snowdrifts. which are twenty
to thirty feet high.
The greatest tieup on the Great
Northern line has occurred in the dis
trict between Browning and Cutbank
Mont, distance OF about forty miles
In this district rotary plows are sent
against the banks without result, and
though plows are kept going con-
tinuaily it is impossible to clear the
tracks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
STOPS RAz|NC OF
PALACE HOTEL

After several previous Intellectual at
tempts President Duffey of the Board
of Public Works. succeeded yesterday,
with the aid OF the police, in stopping
the work of razing the walls of the
Palace Hotel until such time as the
necessary permit for the work has been
obtained from the board named.
Duney ascertained that the Mayor
had signed the ordinance passed by
the Board of Supervisors giving the
Board OF Works full supervision of
the tearing down of dangerous walls
with view to preventing accidents
and consequent loss Of life such as
nave occurred on several occasions. AS
soon as the measure became a law
Duffey lost no time in notifying Cap
tain Colby Of the Police Department to
stop the removal of the Palace Hotel
ruins, as f. W. Mcclellan, the con-
tractor for the work, had no permit to
proceed with 1t.
Dufey says that no permit will be
issued to Mcclellan until he builds a
protecting scafold around the ruins,
SO as to prevent passers-by from be-
ing struck by falling bricks. Duffey
had requested Mcclellan several times
to build the scaffolding, but Mcclellan
tailed to do so. Duffey, however, could
not compel a compliance with his re-
quest until the ordinance described was
passed by the Supervisors and signed
by the Mayor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
CR0CERS OF CITY
MEET At DINNER

Members Of the Retail Grocers' As
ISOLATION of this city. several hundred
in number, gathered last night at their
nrst annual banquet at an uptown res
taurant 1t was the first gathering of
any sort that the grocers have held,
but, judging from the success of the
initial affair, it will not be the last.
Eleven prominent members of the or
ganization responded to toasts amid the
applause and voiced the good fellow
ship of the members present
George B. Doyle, president of the as
ISOLATION, officiated as master of cere-
monies and was ably seconded by John
w. King as POSTMASTER. President
Doyle, in his introductory address, well
coined the grocers to the social gather
ing. He was followed by Joseph A.
Stulz, one of the prime movers in the
association, who had the subject, las
ISOLATION Work" J. II. Hewbauer re-
sponded to Corporation" Aaron H.
Powers to Legislative Needs and Out
look Andrea Sbarboro spoke concern
ing Kindred Organizations and H.
Hauch of Alameda responded to The
Retail Grocer" Among the other mem
bers who answered to toasts were:
John Mitchell of the Alameda County
on Our Oakland Brother:
Frank B. Connolly, State secretary and
local delegate to the Dallas convention
of the national association: Emmett
Dunnon and Henry w. Burmester.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
AGED WOMAN RUN
DOWN BY HORSE

Mrs. Pauline Schubener. who lives
at 521 Ivy avenue, was badly injured
by being knocked down by a runaway
horse on Hayes street. She was taken
to the Central Emergency Hospital,
where it was found that her right arm
and right leg had been fractured. and
il is feared that she may have re-
ceived fracture of the skull. Mrs.
Schubener IS IS years old DR.. Pink
ham says the injuries may prove fatal
because of her age.
Mrs. Schubener was crossing Hayes
street at Laguna when a runaway
horse, belonging to T. Tietjen, grocer
at sol Grove street, came tearing down
Hayes street. Before she could get
out of the way the horse collided with
her. She would have been crushed I'M
der the wheels of the wagon had it not
been for the bravery of +. Hardin of
lis Haight street, VINO seized the reins
and brought the horse to a sudden halt
His daring won the applause of the
spectators.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
READY
FOR COURTS
Devlin Brings Papers From
Washington to Be Filed
in Local japanese Cases
MAINTAINS SECRECY

Robert T. Devlin. United States DIS
trict Attorney. returned from Wash
ington yesterday bringing with him
the papers to be fled in the suits which
the United States viii bring to settle
the japanese schoolchildren contro-
versy. Devlin assumed a sphinxlike
attitude in the matter and the docu-
ments are to be under seal until the
hour of their revelation in court
"This has become legal controversy
between the governments OF the United
States and of Japan" he said, and it
would be improper for me TO discuss
the matter. I do not anticipate that II
will be prolonged in the courts, as ootn
parties seek a settlement, and 1 want
to say that the board of school dlrec-
tors has given me every opportunity
to get the information necessary
He admitted that he had had an IN
terview with Roosevelt on the SchooI
question while in Washington, but ne
refused to disclose what the President
said or to say whether the strenuoslty
of his attitude had been molhhed-
The Attorney General Is practically
the suits from Washington
The proceedings viii be commenced
during the present week.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
PLAN OWL SERVICE
ON KEY ROUTE

OAKLAND, Jan. 15.-An all-night
ferry-boat service between San Fran
cisco and Oakland is being planned
by the officials of the Key Route
system. according TO reports in circu-
lstion in this city.
1t is said that the Key Route cor
poration, the San Francisco. San Jose
and Oakland Railroad Company, will
install the owl ferry service as soon
as the new steamers of the company
will have been put into commission.
The new boats will have facilities
for freight. and are expected TO carry
the suburban editions of the San
Francisco morning newspapers.
Since the installation by the South
ern Pacific Company OF the 1:2S a. m.
ferry boat service from San Fran
cisco TO Oakland the patronage on this
boat has grown from month TO
month, the steamer carrying a large
crowd OF passengers every morning.
This gain in the night travel, it is
said. has led the Key Route officials to
decide on an owl ferry service.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
TELEGRAM UPSETS
WEDDING PLANS

SPRINGFIELD. No. Jan. 15.-The
marriage of Miss Corinne Dixon Of
Springfield TO Joseph Eddy, nephew OF
Lloyd Osborn, the novelist. which was
to be held here Wednesday, has been
postponed indefinitely.
Miss Dixon received a telegram yes
terday from Eddy saying he would not
be here Wednesday TO marry her. Many
wedding presents had been received
and guests from q distance had begun
to arrive Miss Dixon is said to be
Frustrated Her friends are wondering
why Eddy cannot be here Wednesday
and whether he is coming at all. Since
he was graduated at Drury College,
this city, he has been in California.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
WIFE OF GLUBMAN.
SEEKS DIVORCE
Paul T. Carroll Is Accused
Of Extreme Cruelty on
Complaint of His Spouse
ALIMONY ASKED FOR

OAKLAND, Jan. 15.-Mrs. Berta T.
Carroll filed suit today for divorce
from Paul T. Carroll. a young business
man Of this city, and a favorite In
CLUB circles, upon the ground Of ex-
IRENE cruelty. She alleges that her
husbands conduct toward her has
caused her great mental suffering.
The CAROLS were married In 1886.
Their only child died several years ago
That they were not living happily to-
gether for the past few months was
known TO their friends. Mrs. Carroll
has been contemplating a divorce for
some time. She had refrsined from
fling q complaint in the hope that
she might win her husband back to
ais old regard for her
The defendant is a member OF the
Velisnce Club and OF the Elks. He
pas met with success as q merchant,
and Mrs. Carroll alleges that his prop
erty interests are worth $4,000. She
asks s75 a month alimony pending the
trial, and viii ultimately demand a
fivision OF the property accumulated
BY Carroll since his marriage to her
The defendant made preparations re-
cently 20 invade the business field in
San Francisco ana conducted negOtis-
lions for a store at Third and Mar
set streets IN that city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
DISCUSSION BUSHES
MINE WORKERS

INDIANAPOLIS Jan. 1.-THE
eighteenth annual convention OF the
United Mine Workers of America,
which opened here at 10 o'clock this
morning. devoted its entire time to the
right of delegates representing unions
that had failed TO pay the extra strike
assessment of so cents a week to be
seated and TO hearing the reports of
the general officers of the organiza-
tion. The matter of seating the dele
gates was referred back to the Gre
dentials committee, which did not rem
der a decision.
1t developed that the national or
ganization had failed to replenish it's
defense funds by levying an assess
ment Of so cents a week against each
miner. The report of the credentials
committee showed that a large per-
centage of the members had failed TO
comply with the order and the con-
test over seating the delegates then
began.
According to the credentials com
mittee, at least half of the locals of
the three anthracite districts failed
10 pay the strike assessment.
President Mitchell then submitted
his annual report. He laid special
emphasis in his report TO the decrease
in membership in the anthracite field,
organizers in that field, and spoke
of the apathy prevalent among the
miners regarding their duties to the
organization.
Secretary Treasurer w. 3. VIII
sons report showed the balance on
hand in the treasury on November 30
to be $337,961.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
ain !
Wears Out the Nerves.

Do you realize that pain IS
weakening, and exhausts your
vitality Don't you remember
how completely worn out you
felt after that last attack OF
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periodical or other spell OF SUI
fering? Nearly every case OF
inflammation, apoplexy, paral-
ysis, epilepsy and insanity IS
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influence of pain upon the
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every one who suffers from
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possible.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
FATALLY HURT BY
A STREET CAR

A northbound Kentucky-street car
of the United Railroads ran down ].
H Hallahan, cement worker, last
night on Kentucky street and injured
him so badly that he will die. Hallahan
who lives at the Reidy Hotel in Ken
lucky Street, was crossing the tracks
in front of that place about IL p m.
when he lost his footing in the muddy
roadway and could not get out of the
way of the car. which was moving
rapidly.
The victim OF the accident received a
fractured skull and broken leg and
his condition is deemed dangerous. I'm
mediately after being struck he was
placed on the car and taken to the Po-
trero Hospital. whence he was taken
in an ambulance to the Central Emer-
gency Hospital.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
Los ANGELES BUYS
BERKELEY BONDS

BERKELEY, Jan. 1.-THE municipal
bonds recently voted. amounting to
s2e8.I0o. have been sold by the Town
Trustees TO the Los Angeles Trust
Company, which offered a premium Of
$4,000. the highest received by the
town authorities for the bond issue
Ten offers were received. The First
National Bank Of Berkeley bid $12,05o
premium for the issue.
Figures filed with the Town Trustees
by Building Inspector Bull show that
the building operations during the last
year represent an expenditure of s3,-
800. OF this amount 1852, 1000 was
spent for public buildings in the town.
The money expended for building in
1905, exclusive OF public buildings. was
sl,S12,zO0.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
A. C. Henry, Pioneer,
Succumbs to Heart
Failure

OAKLAND. Jan. 15.-A. c. Henry.
former Mayor. City Clerk and Treas
urer of this city, fell insensible in the
doorway of a house on Ninth street.
near Broadway, today and died an hour
later at his home, 1921 Harrison street
Thdsdeceased was rs years of age, and
had resided in Oakland for forty years,
having come to this city in 1867.
DR.. A S. Larkey was called to attend
the stricken man, who seemed to rally,
and rising seated himself by the fire.
Then he suddenly fell from his chair
to the floor. dead. With him when he
died was Stephen T. Gage, former Gov
ernor of California, who was one of
Henry's first business associates in
California.
Deceased was native of MilIersburg.
Ohio, and he crossed the plains to Cali
fornia in 1850. He first settled in
Georgetown, Ell Dorado County, where
he engaged in business, and later re-
moved to Placerville. where he founded
the firm of Henry & Bye, retiring to
come to Oakland in 1857. While in FL
Dorado County he was elected State
Senator from that county and served
one term.
Henry, after his coming to Oakland.
became interested in real estate and
later engaged in banking. Sic was one
of the incorporators OF the Oakland
Bank of Savings, and aided in the
founding of the Union Savings Bank
and the California Bank. In all of
these institutions he repeatedly served
as a director.
In 1884 Henry was elected fIayor of
Oakland and served one term. In 1887
he was elected City Clerk and Treas
urer, being reelected in 1888. He
then retired from active participation
in politics.
Deceased leaves a wife, Mrs. Anna
NJ Henry; three sons. George s.
Charles A. and w. H. Henry, and two
daughters, Mrs. l.. A. Stephenson and
Mrs. Edith McLaughlin.
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VICE president s
SON IN TROUBLE

STEUBENVILLE, O., Jan. IA SEN
sation was created here today by the
Grand Jury returning an indictment
against r. c. Fairbanks, son of Vice
President Fairbanks. for perjury in
relation TO his marriage to Miss Scott
Of Pittsburg.' The charge is that Fair
banks went to Steubenville. disguised
himself as a workingman, and said that
ne was a resident OF Adams County
and that Miss Scott was a resident of
the county On this statement he OBJ
tanned marriage license and was mar
ried and the couple Immediately left
town.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
FRENCH BISHOPS
MAKE ANSWER

ROME, Jan. 15.-The answer of the
French bishops to the Pope's question
would adopt in the event of further
prosecutions is reported to be as fol-
lows:
The development of events must be
awaited. In the meanwhile worship
will continue Professionally. without
provocation and without yielding. No
arrangements for the future will be
made and the new laws will be COM
pletely ignored. The parish priests
will leave their churches only on COM
pulsion and on the advice of the bishop.
The priests will not take the initiative"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-16
INJURIES RENDER
MIND A BLANK

From injuries received in a collision
between a wagon and a Sutter-street
car at the corner of Suffer and Larkin
streets about o'clock yesterday morn
ing Daniel Smith, the driver of the
wagon, who was violently thrown from
his seat, is at the Central Emergency
Hospital suffering from lapse of rea-
son. The wagon was crossing the
tracks in front of the car, which was
unable to stop on account of the grade.
The wagon was demolished and the
front end of the car was caved in. but
no one other than the driver was in
jured. 1t is thought that Smiths skull
is fractured.