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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
GOLDFIELD MINING MAN
FOUND DEAD IN ROOM
FILLED WITH GAS
Andrew Mack Asphyxiated
While Staying at Mar
ket Street Hotel
SUICIDE UNLIKELY
Believed to Be Victim OF
Carelessness in Turning
Out the Light
SUICIDE UNLIKELY

Andrew Mack, who claimed 10 De
mining man from Goldheld and had
letter of credit for $4,000 on his person,
was discovered dead in bed in the
Dolores hotel, Market and Sixteenth
streets. last night The gas set was
xurned on and Mack showed evidence
OF having been asphyxfated-
According 10 o. L Scott, the pro-
prfetor. Mack registered at the hotel
early Monday evening. He spent some
time IN the parlor with acquaintances
be had formerly met in the house and
then retired. He was not seen yester-
day, but nothing was suspected until
the odor of escaping gas led to an In
vest cation. Scott broke open the door
and found the lfeless body OF Mack In
bed
In Msck's pockets. besides consider
able loose coin. was found the letter Of
credit for $4,000, against which $1,Io0
had been drawn No letter or note
was found TO explain suicide. Scott
said that when Mack retired Monday
aight he appeared in the best Of spirits.
Ee was not 8 drinking man and Scott
refused TO believe he sought death.
The gas jet was only partly turned on.
Scott believes that accidental death
may have resulted from carelessness
In turning out the light
Mack's body was removed. to the
tnorgue-
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
MAN ARRESTED HERE
IS SAID To Be SLAYER
Police Believe They Have
Captured Murderer
of Chicagoan

Frank II. Walters, who was arrested
on April Is and imprisoned on sus-
picion of having robbed the safes in
the Pabst brewing companys office at
33z Larkin street and Friedman's fur
nishing goods store at 33S Larkia on
the night OF April IL, has been con-
nected with a murder in Chicago last
September A Chicago detective, who
declared that he could identify the
man who killed Guy Van Tassel in that
city. is on the way to this city to take
Walters TO Chicago.
Walters was arrested by Patrolman
Edner as suspicious character. When
the prisoners room was searched a
drill which fitted the hole in the Pabst
safe was found, besides a satchel full
of safe cracking tools and goods which
Friedman identified as having been
stolen from his store.
Detective Whitaker was put on the
case and after questioning the accused
felt certain that he was. desperate
criminal Whitaker then investigated
the prisoners record and as q result
the murder in Chicago was shown and
a description Of the murderer sent for.
II fits Walters in every particular. say
the police They notified the Chicago
detective department to send man to
get Walters. I am certain we have
the man who killed Guy Van Tassel in
Chicago nine months ago." said Whit
akeT yesterday
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
LAUNDRY WORKERS ARE
To REPORT ON MONDAY
Differences Between Them
and Employers Are
at an End

The laundry workers strike is at an
end" was the statement made last
night at the headquarters of the union
in the Labor temple. The workers will
be ordered to report for duty on Mon
day morning in the laundries where
they were employed.
Yesterday afternoon there was a con-
ference between the executive commit
tee of the workers and the representa-
tives of the employers association.
All the details Of the agreement were
gone over. few alterations in the
wording were made, and 1t was stated
that the document would be printed
and ready for signature on Saturday
morning.
There was some doubt up to the time
of the conference about those who were
working in the five Iaundrfes at the
time of the strike 10 weeks ago. They
were unionized on the eight hour
schedule.
The settlement of the strike will no
doubt affect the laundry strike in San
Jose as the proprietors in that city
announced that they would give i'm
when the San Francisco proprietors did
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
G0VERNOR ENTERTAINED
BY MEMBERS OF STAFF
Chief Executive Is Guest
of Honor at New
Hosiery

Governor J. \. Gfllett was the guest
a. honor at a banquet given him by the
members Of his staff at the Fairmont
last night The affair, purely informal
IN nature, was attended by the wives
OF tire members of the staff and friends.
Places were set for ~ in the red
room Of the hotel and the evening was
spent in enjoyment of the repast and
impromptu speeches by the governor
and the officers of the staff. Those
present were: Governor and Mrs ].
n. Gillett, General and Mrs. ]. B.
Lauck. Colonel and Mrs. A w. Brad
bury, Colonel and Mrs. George H
Pippy. Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs r.
NJ. Chapman. Lieutenant Colonel and
Mrs. II. d. LoveIand, Lieutenant Col
onel and Mrs Henry S W. Dinkel-
spiel, Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs.
Amwig, Colonel and Mrs. r. E. Beck,
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs P. Gier.
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. George
N Perine, Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs.
Joseph Fl. Kendy. Lieutenant Colonel
and Mrs. Paul III. Nippert, Lieutenant
Colonel and Mrs. Frank Marston, Miss
Nippert, Miss Zielen, Miss Pippy, Mrs.
lawson, Mrs Plant, Colonel Thomas
Wilhelm. Lieutenant Colonel winiecke,
Lieutenant Colonel w. S. Killingsworth.
Lieutenant Colonel w. c. Ralston and
Lieutenant Colonel A w. Foster Jr.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
PREACHER CONVICT
TELLS JUDGE C0FFEY
He FEARS JA|[ERs
Still Believes That They Will
Punish Him for Max
ing Complaint
JUDGE HEARS STORY
Promises to Take Up Matter
if Prisoner Is Roughly
Treated

Joe King, the preacher CONVICT mas
won better treatment as the result oil
his complaint that the management OF
the county Jail kept him confined in q
dungeon sixteen weeks, but he fears
the improvement is only temporary
and will be followed by an era of re-
taliation in which his jailers will make
him suffer for telling tales.
After Judge Coffey had announced
yesterday that the changed conditions
made an order of court unnecessary,
Daniel O'Connell, attorney for King
said: Your honor. my client fears, and
l believe his fears are justified, that
when this case passes from your
honor's hands he will be treated with
violence to punish him for making
complaint"
Sheriff o'Neill and several of his
deputies, who were present at the hear
ing, laughed at O'Connell, but the court
comforted him and his client by say
Ing: IF there is any, unusual treat
ment you can call it to my attention
During the proceedings j. ]. West,
attorney for the sheriff, informed the
court that King is awaiting commit
ment on two charges of burglary on
each of which he was given a five
years sentence These judgments have
been affirmed by the appellate court,
but King is still in the county jail
and will remain there until records in
his case, which were destroyed in the
great fire, have been restored. Other
convictions brought King additional
penalties amounting to thirty five
years imprisonment, but in these cases
appeals are pending.
Chief Jailer E. j. Kirwan testified
that the dungeon of which King COM
planned had an open window large
enough to permit him to put his head
through and that the aperture gave
him light enough to read. He said that
King had recently been put into a bet
ter cell, but was given little oppo-
tunity for exercise because of his in
corrigibility.
According to Kirwan. the preacher
convict" so called in remembrance Of
brief service as an evangelist, is ~
years old and has spent 21 years of
his life behind bars
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
ARREST FOLLOWS SALE
OF CONTRA COSTA LAND
Contractors Charge That
They Were Swindled
by c. w. Bassett

Charles W. Bassett, real estate
agent living in Alameda, was arrested
there yesterday by Detectives Bell and
Whitaker on a charge of having OBJ
tanned money by false pretenses. He
was released on furnishing $4,000
bonds soon after being taken to the
city prison.
The warrant for Bassett's arrest was
sworn to by Otto Byers of Malloy, La
mont & Byers, contractors, 104 Mont
gomery avenue. Byers alleges that
on April is Bassett sold to the
firm a lease of brick claim,
consisting Of IL acres of land,
part of plat 49. Rancho Son Pablo.
Contra Costa county, for $1,000. Bas-
sett represented that he had lease of
the land for 10 years. The money was
paid on check which was not to be
cashed till it was found that the repre-
sentations made by Bassett were cor
rect.
Byers now alleges that Bassett's rep
reservations were false and that instead
of holding the check, as agreed upon.
he cashed it.
ALAMEDA, June 11.-Charles w.
Bassett, who was arrested here today
and taken to San Francisco to answer
to charge of having obtained money
by false pretenses, asserts that he is
innocent OF any wrong doing and de-
clares that he practiced no deception
upon the complainant.
Bassett gained wide notoriety here
nve years ago during the agitation that
developed against the renewal of the
Southern Pacific company's local fran
chises. When it became apparent that
the city trustees were to grant re-
newals of the franchises Bassett, at a
mass meeting in Foresters' hall. called
for tar and rope and volunteered to
lead a vigilance committee against the
municipal legislators. His plan was
not considered a wise one and was not
carried out. Bassett was thereafter
known as "Tar" Bassett.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
BY James Crawford

After seeing Peter Pan" at the Van
Ness theater it is quite instructive to
witness .'The New York Idea" at the
Colonial. No two plays could be more
variant in theme. construction. atmos-
phere and Characterization.
Barrie's fantasy, redolent of childish
innocence, is like nothing that came
before it. Mitchelrs satire, reeking of
UP to date high society manners, has
predecessors.
Peter PAN owes little of it's charm
to the personality of Miss Adams or
any one in her company of players. The
New York Idea is largely dependent
upon the artistic ability of Mrs Fiske
and several people in her talented
coterie of thespians. There are other
more or less radical contrasts. but
those noted should suffice TO show that
instruction in dramaturgy is to be de-
rived from witnessing both plays.
The Colonial offering is rather
fragile framework. lavishly draped
with brilliant verbiage. Strictly speak
ing. il is not a drama, but a series of
incidents nicely contrived and embel-
lished with dialogue that proves its
author possessed of expert facility in
the composition OF epigrammatic.p phil
osopily. As a literary product its equal
mas not Deel primarily SIdged In THIS
country during my time. In the dra-
matte essentials, however, it is wobbly
Less capable players than the Manhat-
tan company would be unable to up
hold its f7imsy situations. Excellent
handling saves them.
If the play were less innocuous it
might be suspected of French extrac-
ton. Indeed, its philosophy is a
shrewdly modified version of the logic
that pertains to Sardou's "Divorcons"
in which, by the by, Mrs. Fiske made
one of her most emphatic hits in San
Francisco There is another Gallo
drama-if 1 remember correctly, THE
End Of the Worlds Desire" is its
translated titie-in which the theme of
The New York Idea" is treated more
broadly.
In all three plays the lesson is con-
veyed that it is better for a divorcee
to remarry her first husband than to
take unto herself a new one. But the
reasons are less bluntly set forth by
the American playwright than by
either of the Frenchmen. THE New
York Idea" advances its conclusions
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12

with a subtlety that conveys uncon1-
Portable feelings to no one who re-
frains from profound probing for un
derthought or symbolism.
1t Is a play to which any bride may
take her husband without fear of hav-
ing him learn too much of what she
really thinks of marriage.
This vehicle suits Mrs. Fiske better
than anything she has toured in since.
she gave those memorable perform-
ances of "Divorcons.'' a few years ago
in the old Grand opera house. She
brings to the role of the impetuous
Mrs. karslake the same breezy sense
of comedy that made .Divorcons'
tighten up the gloom cast by her tragic
intensity in Mary of Magdala- In her
method most of the socalled stage
tricks are conspicuous by their absence
and her reading is marked by improved
enunciation. It is impossible to con-
ceive chance to score which she
neglects. The question asto how much of
the character she presents is of the
authors making and how much of it is
due to her own fine perception is
query unlikely to find answer. but he
is certainly to be congratulated on hav-
ing the part so remarkably portrayed
by an actress endowed with intelligence
and appreciation of dramatic values.
But the individual performance of
Mrs Fiske is no less remarkable than
the totality of this production. The
part she plays is no greater than the
good of the whole demands The artis-
tic balance of the Manhattan company
reflects her greatest achievement. The
play that could battle entertain
ing treatment by this company of ac-
tors would be a very bad play indeed
Most of the people who aided Mrs
Fiske in Leah Kleschna' are now with
her and are happily cast. John Mason
and George Arliss have never appeare
to better advantage than in the frothy
nothings of The New York Idea" Rob-
ert V. Ferguson, the character actor,
whose Sir Pitt Crawleys in Becky
Sharp is SO vivid a memory, is again
of the Manhattans. People not so well
known to us are Charles Harbury, Dud-
ley Clinton and Marion Lea, all of
whom were especially selected for the
cast.
In the light of what Mrs. Fiske has
done and is doing is to be found hope
for our eventual release from the bond
age of uneven productions and mono-
logues presented as plays.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
MORTGAGES PLANT FOR
s10,000,000 BOND ISSUE
Home Telephone Company
Includes Franchise in
It's Security

y A mortgage and deed OF trust were
recorded yesterday in which the Home
telephone company conveyed to the
Union trust company all of Its real and
personal property now owned .or here
after to be acquired inythis city to se-
cure a bonded Indebtedness of 10000
600.
Specific mention is made in the doc
ument of the franchise granted to the
mortgagor company by ordinance rs OF
the board of supervisors on October /.
1906. and approved by Mayor Schmitz
on October 3. 1906, which franchise, ac-
'cording to the evidence before the
grand jury, was procured through
bribery. and is evidently regarded by
the company as a valuable asset
The real estate mentioned in the
mortgage as security for the bond is
sue is located at Grant avenue and
Harlan place, Howard street near
Fourth and at the corner.of Francisco
and Montgomery streets
The mortgage was signed by Mark
Gerstle as president and G. B. Ochil-
tree secretary, and was acknowledged
before two notaries. The bonds are
to pay per cent interest and will bear
date of June /. 1907, redeemable be-
ginning from 1912 and ending 1s47. The
document cost $500 to record
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
MATHEWS SAYS union
MEN THREATENED HIM
Called to Account for Testi-
mony Given in Sailors
Union Case

In.,the contempt proceedings insti-
tuted by the Hammond lumber COM
pany against the sailors union for al
legged violation of the injunction
against violence, Stuart Mathews. sec
ond officer of the steamship Asia, was
cross examined by H. w. Hutton. coun-
sci for the defendant, yesterday II
had developed on the direct examina-
ton that the witness was threatened
by union men on the city front since
giving his testimony on the sth of this
month. J. w. Dorsey, counsel for the
Hammond lumber company, asked:
do you know whether any reference
has been made in any of the news
papers to the testimony given by you
in this case on the Sth of this month";"
Yes"
since that publication. have you
been approached orespoken to concern
ing your testimony"
Yes; a couple Of union longshore-
men wanted to know If I was the same
party and said yes. They then
threatened to make things warm for
me in the future. That was on Mon
day morning"
/. In reply to questions by Hutton. the
witness said that he saw union pickets
in the launches Petrol and Escort TAX
snapshots Will CducIdS VI nun
union men working on the hulls .-of
vessels. They took the witness photo
graph in the last week in August of
last year and told him that they would
distribute copies among the labor
unions all over the city, SO that he
would be spotted
Hutton suggested that it was i'm
possible to take snapshot on a
launch, and the witness stated that he
had often taken good snap photos while
on launches in Yokohama harbor.
The witness added that while em-
p1oyed on the steamer Pomona he was
often obliged to run away from union
pickets in order to escape a beating.
Finally he became so terrified because
Of threats made against him by union
pickets that he quit work, in spite of
the protests of the captain. who
offered him the protection of special
policeman.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
OBTAINS DECREE BECAUSE
OF ALLEGED BEATING
Mrs. Annie Grove, Wife of Lumber
man, Brings Charge of Cruelty
in Complaint for Divorce

Mrs. Annie E. Grove, wife of Charles
Grove, a lumberman, testified in Judge
Troutt's court yesterday that her hus-
band struck her in the face shortly be-
fore the birth Of their youngest child.
Grove was often intoxicated, she said.
and had been arrested twice in Oakland
for drunkenness and disturbing the
peace. She was granted an interlocu-
tory decree of divorce. The couple
were married six years ago and have
three children, one aged six, another
aged three and babe in arms.
Oscar II. Hinters, a barber, was made
defendant yesterday in q divorce suit.
The complaint of his wife, Eliza
Hinters. charged that he once drove
her penniless into the street and locked
the doors of her home against her. She
further charged him with falsely ac-
cusing her Of unfaithfulness. On one
occasion, she alleged, he charged her
with having sold herself for sack of
peanuts.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
BRIGGS rs CHOSEN AS
SUCCESSOR TO CHAPMAN
Board of Trade Elects Him to Presi-
dency and Adopts Resolutions
on Generals Retirement

Arthur r. Briggs was elected presi-
dent OF the California state board of
trade yesterday to succeed General N.
p. Chapman, who resigned recently.
Briggs has been secretary and manager
of the board for several years. His
place will be filled by W. A. Beard.
General Chipman was president of
the board IS years His retirement
brought forth resolutions compliment
ing him on the efficiency with which
he had discharged the duties of the
Office.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
ST. JOHNS PICNIC

The annual picnic OF St. John the
Evangelist's church will be held Satur-
day. June %. at New sunset park
Trains will leave Third and Townsend
streets and will stop at Valencia street
ST Marys avenue. Sunnyside. Ocean
View and San Mateo- The following
committee Of arrangements has the
picinc In charge President. d. O'Cal-I
laghan; vice president, Professor L.
Taaffe; secretary. Robert Smith: treas
urer, Rev. p. d. Brady; Thomas r. HUI
ing. Henry Huling and William J. Nc
TX con Jr
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
SCIENTIST TO LECTURE

Personal Morality and How 1t Can
BE Elevated" is the subject chosen for
the first of a series OF lectures to be
delivered here by DR.. Felix Adler. a
distinguished New York scientist. The
lecture Will be given Sunday, June %.
at 2-30 D. m. in Christian Science hall.
Sacramento and Scott street, under the
auspices OF the California club and the
Council Of Jewish Women
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
CRUEL NO bis HORSE

Carl Kamp. while driving wagon
load OF people in Fillmore street yester-
day. was arrested by Officer NJ Hennes-
sey of the society for the prevention
of cruelty TO animals for using a.
horse with raw spots on its hide The
horse was in bad condition and every
time the collar set back against its
neck it wore on a CALLED spot The
horse had raw spots on its head and on
both shoulders.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
BURGLARS BREAK MIRO SALOON

Burglars paid a visit to the saloon
of Henry C. cramer. Twentieth and
Bryant streets early yesterday morn
ing. They forced open the side door by
means OF a hammer and jimmy" which
they left behind. The cash register was
broken open and looted of its con-
tents
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
TO HELP THE BLIND

Mrs. walker Fern, who is the agent
OF Carmen Sylvia, queen OF Roumania.
lntrusted with the task of gathering
data to be used in the amelioration Of
the condition of the blind. will delive.
an address next Sunday afternoon in
the reading room and library for the
blind. 1854 Fulton street. The speaker
has spent much time and has travelled
extensively. studying the needs of the
blind.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
rryITRrD gY cA1-H Mccr.pIev :

INJURED BY cAR-H. McGrinley Of Golden
Gate avenue and Harris street was hurled frun
. car at Sixteenth and Church streets yesterday
and dragged half block He was bruised
severely McBrinley was riding on the steps,
when the car struck a pile Of paving stones
breaking the efeps. His coat caught and be
was not able to release himself William Har-
rfs. the motormzn. was arrested On charge of
battery.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12

meeting yesterday as the boards repre-
sentative to attend the land conven-
ton to be held at Denver on June Is.
19 and 20.
Charles Fee, traffic manager of the
Southern Pacific company, was elected
to fill the place made vacant by the
death of ". n. Mills.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
NEW BUTLDINGs .PLANNED

Applications for building permits
were filed yesterday by the City electric
company, for structure at the corner
of Beach and Mason streets. to cost
$4,000; Mrs. M. T. eastman, Fourth
street near Howard. $zz.500; Home
building society. Palm avenue near Eu-
cid avenue SO. 900.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
WARRANTS AGAINST MrLkmEN

Warrants were sworn to in the police
courts yesterday by Health Inspectors
BradT and Leberman for the arrest
OF IA niIkmen, who are accused of hav-
ing sold adulterated milk
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
MAKE TOUR OF INSPECTION

Work Commissioners Eagan and All
geltinger made a tour of inspection
yesterday to inquire into the needs OF
various districts for street improve-
ments Among other recommends
tions to be made will be one for a
sewer in Treat avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
BEAUTIFUL Pacific Grove

by the sea. Best salmon fishing on the
coast New bathing facilities Glass bot
tom boats and wonderful submarine gar
dens. Boating and launch excursions.
Skating rinks. Two brass bands.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12
sTRATToN OFF FOR KLAMATH

Customs Collector Frederick S. STRAIT
ton, his daughter Cornelia. F. H. Page.
millionaire OF Portland. Or, and Z. S.
Ayre of the same city will leave to-
morrow for Klamatn lake for Z six
weeks vacation.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12

DEATH CALLS C.E. -NEEDHAN--uodesto
June ll-Congressman Needham's father.
Charles E. Needham, died suddenly OF heart
failure In this city today while writing & letter
He was aged "a
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-12

Superior to Lemonade
HORsFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE
A teaspoonful added to q glass of cold
water, with sugar, makes delicious
summer tonic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-09

Customer-Look here! I bought bottle of your hair restorer last week, and all Eve got for using it is couple of large bumps on my head.
 Hairdresser-Good gracious. I must have given you a bottle of our bust de veloper in mistake!-London Opinion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-09
TO LECTURE
 MISSION WORKERS

Richmond Ind, May 9-Mrs. Helen 3. Montgomery of this city, has been chosen lecturer before the national school of Mission Workers for the coming year. Mrs. Montgomery. work will consist Of lecturing on and explaining the text book which has been chosen for the coming year. The
 lectures will be given at various points which were established last year as centers of work These in clude Chatauqua, \. Y. Northfield, Mss; Winona, Ill.,; Mt Fable. Tenn, and Boulder. Cbo. At each of the places a course of study is mapped out Mrs. Montgomery lectures one