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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-16
Napa Hospital Board
Is Charged With
Criminal Act
Its Secretary Is 0usted,
and He Tells of
Alleged Graft

Special By Leased Wire TO The Call
NAPA, Aug. 15.-A scandal
which may involve the board of
managers of the Napa state hos
pital and bring Governor Gillett
into the fight was made public
here last evening, when D. B.
Seeley, a prominent local banker
and secretary of the board for 27
years, was discharged from his
position. Seeley says that his
dismissal was the result of a cam
paign which he sought to wage
against the board when it insisted
upon removing the funds of the
institution from the Napa City bank
to the James H Goodman bank. See
ley claims that the board of man
ayers has violated It's trust and acted
contrary to law. He threatens to
bring criminal proceedings against
each member of the board-Dr e. e.
Hennessy of Napa, II. N Meecham- of
Napa, Thomas Phillips of Sacramento,
j. G. Belcher of Marysville and j. H.
Steden of st. Helena
Seeley declares that Governor GiIlett
will support him IN his fight and in
Inmates that he is acting under in
structions from the chief executive of
the state. The accused men have
made no statement as yet. but 1t is ex-
pected that they will vent their wrath
on Seeley shortly.
According to Seeley, the present
trouble Is OF long standing. He says
that the board of managers of the hos
pital decided several months ago to
transfer the account of several thou
sand dollars from the Napa City bank
to the James H. Goodman bank though,
violation of state law for the rea-
son that the former financial institu-
tion was named legally as the treas
urer of the asylum.
Seeley claims that he objected strenu-
ously to the change. but that the d.
rectors scoffed at him and transferred
the funds a few days after the mat
ter was first suggested. Seeley says
that he continued his fight in an en-
deavor to compel the managers TO re-
store the funds to the so-called right
full custodian. but that his efforts were
of no avail.
Shortly after that time Secley went
to Sacramento and laid the matter be-
fore Governor GilIett. He says that
he told Gillett the whole truth about
the matter and also informed him that
the managers OF the hospital We're
making strenuous efforts to oust him
from the position which he had held
for many years. Seeley claims that
Gillett said to him:
DO not resign until I tell you. 1
will make a personal investigation Of
this matter and see that Justice is
done.'
According to Seeley. he had been
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-16
DOWAGER EMPRESS OF
CHINA WILL ABDICATE
Will Hand Over Her Authority to
Emperor on the Next New
Year Dav

LONDON, Aug. 15.-Dispatches from
Shanghai state that the dowager en-
press has announced determination
to abdicate at the next Chinese new
year and hand over authority to the
emperor. Since 1888. when the dow
ager took control from the emperor,
she has kept him in the background.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-16
Companies Declare They
Have Fight Won Already
Brokers Operators
inNew York Stay
at Their Posts
Union Leaders Confident
of Ultimate Success
Special By Leased Wire TO The Call

Special By Leased Wire TO The Call
CHICAGO, Aug. 10
After having been in confer
ence with President Samuel
Gompers of the American
federation of labor and other
labor leaders for four hours,
President Samuel ]. Small of
the commercial telegraphers'
union of America at 1:30
this morning issued the fol-
lowing order, promulgated
at once:
"To all commercial teleg-
raphers:
"All telegraphers employed
BY the commercial telegraph
companies and Associated
Press and private and leased
wires not working under a
union agreement are hereby
called upon to cease work
Immediately.
by authority of president
and general executive board
of the commercial telegraph
ers' union of America.
IS. J. SMALL, President.
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Special bv Leased Wne TO The Call

Special by Leased Wire TO The Call
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Lead-
ers OF the telegraphers' union
continued to issue optimistic
statements today, in spite OF the
fact that those delegated to speak
for the two telegraph companies
announced that the strike Of
the union operators was fail
ure, and that so far as they
were concerned the incident
was closed. Officials of the West
ern Union said that all vacancies
had been filled and that none Of
the new men would be discharged
10 make room for those who had
taken part in the walkout.
The meetings of the strikers in
Everett hall in East Fourth street
were we'll attended. It was re-
ported that operators in all parts
Of the country were constantly
Joining the strikers.
In Everett hall the meeting late
in the day took up the question
OF ordering out the operators in
the brokers' offices in Wall street,
although many of the brokers
had signed contracts in accord
ance with the unions demands.
This proposal brought the con-
servatives into action again, and
2 spirited discussion of several
hours followed. It was urged by
the conservative members that
such a violation of contract would
not only bring the union into dis
repute with the public, but by call
ing out these men, who are re-
ceiving $50 a week, the strikers
would deprive themselves of a
valuable revenue. Finally some
OF the brokers' operators declared
Continued on Page 4, Column
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-16

Sketches of pi1es Dho testified the land fraud
yesterday On the left General John r. Kithe lifelong friend
of Dr. Perrin The other portrait that of Philip B. Thornton
nephew of the defendant doctor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-16
Impertinent Question No. II
Which Enjoy Life More, Men or Women--u

Which Enjoy Life More, Men or Women--whY7 ?
For the most original or wttest to this ques-
tion-and the briefer the better-The Call will pay
FIVE DOLLARS. For the next FIVE answers
The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR EACH Prize
winning answers will be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed to the winners at once Make
your answer short and address it to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
THE CALL.
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When the who tried do and did it is being done
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Just before the alarm clock goes off.
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When realize that life joke that or the
practical kind and is you
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It's draw between sleeping eating
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-16
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY SO
wEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

YEsTERDAY-clear; maximum temperature,
c.; minimum, 80.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fsir. with fos fl
the morning; light south winds, changing tt
fresh west fage II
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San Francisco is the city of sulphites
II you would know how true that is, read
the rafting story of some famous San
Franciscans in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-24
ANOTHER RUNAWAY.
But This Was Not Caused by Failure
to securely Hitch"

Scared by a threshing engine, the
team belonging to George Koch and
driven by him, became uncomfortable
and ran away. ending by contact with
fence at the end of College
street road.
Mr.. Koch, who lives about is miles
south of the city, was coming to the
town and had come within a half mile
of the end of the Callege place ma
cadamized road at the edge of the city
limits. At that place the team be-
came frightened at a passing horse,
Koch guided them into a fence, where
they stuck and all the efforts of the
driver to dislodge them We're in vain.
His little boy, who accompanied him,
could do nothing to extract his father
and the team from The situation and
had it not been for the timely arrival
of a passing cyclist, the team might
have been there yet.
Except for a good shaking up the
occupants of the rig We're not damaged.
Horses and wagon escaped injury.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-24
BETTER THAN CALIFORNIA.
Display Of Fruit Arranged for County
Fair.

0. D. Tabor, formerly of California is
preparing some fine fruit for exhibit
ton at the county fair this fall.
Some remarkably fine Early Har-
vest" apples, grown by George Barber,
who lives near the city, are to be
shown. These apples are something
like 13 inches in circumference and
one was so large it could not be put in
the jar. Some fine Bartlett pears were
also contributed by Mr.. Barber.
Other varieties of fruit which have
been "pickled' for exhibition, are
peaches and plums from Joe Bono's
ranch, crabapples from the c. F. Herr
place and cherries from the orchard Of
NJ. A. Oldacres. Speaking of the fruit,
Mr.. Tabor said:
'These specimens are certainly re-
fine samples of their kind.
They are as good as are seen anywhere.
Those apples are better than anything
raised in California and the other vari-
eties compare favorably with Califor-
MIA fruit. All the fruit here would
stand comparison with the famous
fruit from California This is a good
fruit country-o'h. # the best"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-24
No CH|NAMEN
FOR WARDNER
IDAHO CITIZENS DEPORT CELES-
TlAL UNDER UNWRlTTEN
LAW.

WARDNER, Idaho, Aug. 24.-At the
ner citizens, Chief of Police Collins Of
Wardner, last night escorted Chi
naman who arrived in Wardner from
Spokane today to Kellogg, where he
will take the train tomorrow for for
eign parts. When the O. r. & N. train
arrived at Kellogg, jauntily-attlred
Individual, minus the characteristic
Chinese queue and carrying two grips,
hailed Thomas Crane, the Wardher
stage driver ,and opened negotiations
for a ride.
Not with me you won't" was the
reply of Crane. The Chink was game
and walked. He carried a note to Miss
Matte Doyle, proprietor OF the Ideal
restaurant. where he was TO go TO
work, and soon found his way to the
place.
News that there was a Chinaman
in town spread like wildfire and at .
o'clock a large crowd had gathered IN
front of the restaurant. Chief of Ponce
Collins soon appeared and went INTO
the restaurant There was no outbreak
but there was plenty of talk and II
was evident that the crowd was not to
be trifled with. Charlie Metzear,
brother-in-law of Miss Doyle appeared
and warned the crowd not to ger
funny" A moment later Miss Doyle
herself appeared and branded the
crowd as towards. Chief Collins
emerged from the restaurant about
this time. when voice in the croWG
was heard:
"If you don't take that Chink out or
there l will" The chief took the cue
and a moment later appeared with the
Celestial, whom he escorted to Kellogg
and made arrangements for him to
leave the district. 1t is tradition OF
the Occur d'Alenes that no Chlnaman
or Japanese is allowed in the district.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-24
CONCERT PLEAsEs.
Eagles Band Delights Large Audienes
at Coure House.

What was voted by all who attended
to be the best concert of the season.
was rendered by the Eagles band at
the courthouse last night. Not a
weak number marred the program and
every piece was warmly received.
"Sonambuar' the clarionet solo by
Calvin Malone was perhaps the most
popular piece of the evening. Encored
twice, the young musician pleased the
audience at every appearance. The sex
tette from Lucia" which was rem
dered by special request, is also worthy
of special mention. The closing num-
ber the national fantasia, America
was all good, so good it is hard to
pick the best number. The band is
fast becoming popular in the city and
in the course of another year will be
the best in the state. The programme
was:
March-"The Minstrel King. Norton
Medley Overture-All Hits -. .Ascher
Novelette-"Sweet Jasmine. .Bend1x
Clarinet tsolo-"Sonambula" ........
...... ........ Thornton
Calvin Malone.
Waltz-"The Skaters 80. Waldtenfel
Sextette, from Lucia (by requesO..
National sia-"America" Moses
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-24
REMARRIEs HIS OWN WIFE.
Miner UnsuspeetineIy Wins Woman
Who Divorced Him Years Ago.

CENTRAL CITY, S. D., Aug. "a
Mrs. Mary J. Cook was married to
John S. Dick, well-to-do Black Hills
miner, few days ago, and Immediate
ly afterward she created a sensation
by confessing to him that she was his
former wife, who 20 years before had
applied for and obtained divorce from
him in Montana.
Dick had not suspected that the
woman was his former wife, but he
was glad to know that she was, and
they are now enjoying their wedding
tourney together to the Pacific coast.
Dick came to the Black Hills from
Montana 90 years years ago because of
trouble he was having with his wife
and soon after he learned that Mrs.
Dick had obtained a divorce. Two or
three years later he learned that she
had been married to Elihu E. Cook.
Two years ago Dick met his former
wife, then widow, in Portland. Ore,
where they were visiting the exposition
They had not seen each other for 90
wears. She had changed her name ard
he did not recognize her. She recog-
nized him, but did not reveal her iden-
tity to him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-24
SENATOR ANKENY
WILL MEET TAFT
SECRETARY WILL BE IN TACOMA
FIRST WEEK IN
SEPTEMBER.

Senator Levi Ankeny will leave dur
ing the first week of September to join
the Taft party which is to be on the
coast at that time. Just when the
senator will leave the city and where
he will join the big cabinet member
has not been decided, but it is his in
tention to go over to the coast and
join the party at some point on their
itinerary.
After spending a few days in Port
land, Secretary Taft will leave by
special train for Tacoma. A stop will
be made at Olympia on the way to
Tacoma in order that Governor Mead
ana other prominent Olympians may
greet the party. Governor Mead will
also accompany the secretary to Ia
coma.
The party will stop, too, at Ameri-
can Lake, where the secretary will be
given an opportunity to review the
maneuvers of the troops stationed at
that place. Arriving in Tacoma some
time Saturday the Taft party will re-
main in Tacoma until Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock, when they Will
leave for Seattle.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-24
ANOTHER PIONEER PASSES AVA.

Mrs. Jessie Devine died at her horHa
on Second and Poplar streets last night
about 10 o'clock, from complications
resulting from age.
Mrs. Devine was the daughter OF
VIM Mclean, who before his deatn
was a resident of this citya Mrs. De-
vine was born in this city 90 years
ago and has always lived here. Size
was married twice, her first huspano
being Frank Stone, of this city. MRS.
Devine later married her present nua-
band and has lived here sincee.
She is survived by a brother ana
sister Mrs. McEvoy; and by dauSh-
ter Mrs. James Pierce of this city.
Funeral services will be held from
the Catholic church Monday morning
at 10 o'clock, Father Van De Ven o.
ticiating. Interment will be made III
the Catholic cemetery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-24
PEN|TENI,,.;:
sSs
~ ~.
BASE BALL d.
PRISONERS WILL CROSS BATS
WITH WONDERS TOMORROW
ANDPUBLiC MAY SEE.

Once again the Wonders and Peni-
tentiary team will cross bats, the next
game being scheduled for $3.50 o'clock
Sunday morning.
The feature of this game is that spec
tators will be allowed to watch it
from the walls. Also that an admission
of 25 cents will be charged. This will
be the first time on record that any
one has willingly paid to get into the
penitentiary for any reason whatever
Shortly before the game is called the
prisoners will be marched out of their
cells and lined up as though they
were so many soldiers. They will ther
be allowed to break ranks and enjoy
the game to their full ability.
In the last game at the penitentlarv
the Wonders were defeated notW1th-
standing the fact that the boys in the
prison were handicapped in not having
baseball suits, but played in the reg
ulation prison garb.
The proceeds from Sundays game
viii, go to build up the prison band.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-24
WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE
METROOiSTS WILL GATHER in
SPOKANE FIRST WEEK IN
SEPTEMBER.

Delegates representing the lalty nave
been elected by the local Methodist
churches in this city to attend the dis
trict conference in Spokane. From
the First Methodist church Dr. II. >
rode VII represent the lay members
in the conference and from the Wilbur
church D. H. Cox has been designated
as the delegate. Besides those two, the
two ministers of the churches OF this
" will attend, both Rev. W. T.
Thompson and Rev. Robt. ]. Reid
with their families.
The conference this year is one OF
unusual interest to Methodists AM
others interested in the church. EVERY
fourth year the conference has dele
gates from the lay members, one elecf-
ed from each pastors charge. Much
important business is too come before
the lay members this year, not the leasl
important of which is the selection ol
three delegates to attend the national
or general convention which meets IN
Baltimore next May. These meetings
of the laity are held, separately from
those of the clergy as far as the busl-
ness sessions go.
About $50 ministers are expected 10
attend the conference at Spokane. Inc
territory represented is practically
that usually designated as the Inland
Empire. Five or six presiding elders
will be in attendance and all the MIN
listers in their charge. Including the
ministers in attendance. their faml-
lies and the lay delegates, it is ex-
pected there will be nearly 400 Metz
odists added to Spokane's populatloi,
the first week in September.
The conference proper begins Sept
4 but on the day before the conference
undergraduates will assemble IN
Spokane to study for their examina-
rions for admission to the ministry
With them will be the members or tne
conference examining board and the
examinations for ordination into the
Methodist ministry will form part OF
the conference work.
Several we'll known speakers VIII De
in attendance to address the CONFER
anca Among them will be DR.. George
r. Smythe of San Francisco: Fres
coleman of Willamette university; T.
n cherrington of Seattle; DR.. William
n Anderson of New York city; Dr.
Edvin M. Randall of Portland anu
Rishop Moore of Portland, VINO VIII
nreside over the meeting.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-24
GOOD NEWS WAS RECEIVED
FALSE REPORT OF eCONTEMP11- J.
BILE SNEAK CAUSED UN-
NECESSARY SORROW.

Word was received last evening by
The Statesman Office from Seattle, to
the effect that Miss Alice Martin of
that city, is not dead, but is either in
Victoria or Everett.
Miss Martins death was reported to
this office but no details were given
and none could be learned and the
notice was published as given. Yester-
Gay Miss Martins parents in this city
learned of the report and naturally be-
came anxious as to the truth of the
statement. The Statesman at once tel
egraphed several places in Seattle in
an effort to learn whether or not Miss
Martin was alive. Word was re-
ceived last night from the chief of
police as follows:
Evening Statesman:
Alice Martin either in Victoria or
Everett; not known to be sick.
&C. w. WAUUENSTEIN,
"Chief of Police
Just what was the object of the
Informant in turning in the false re-
port is not known, but the young
ladys relatives believe it was spite
work and that they have a clue to the
guilty party.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-24
NO MURDER ON EUREKA FLAT
CHAS. PAINTER FOUND NO Ev-
IDENcE OF INcENDIARIsM
AFTER INVESTIGATION.

Deputy Sheriff Painter returned to-
day from Trigo Station, Eureka Flat,
where he went yesterday to investigate
n fire which was thought to be Of an
incendiary origin, the property burned
being a stable belonging to John Kidd
of this city. Investigation. however,
disproved the charges of incendiarism.
Deputy Sheriff Painter laughs at
the sensational report to the effect that
murder case was thought to be con-
nected with the fire. Sheriff HaYiland
today, speaking of the sensational
headlines which proclaimed that 1t
was believed the barn had been used
as fuel for an imprOvised crematory,
made reference to wheels, pipes and
big dreams.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-24
School Bonds Sold.

Bonds of School District NO. D.
known as the Russell Creek district u
the amount of $500 were sold TO-DAY
TO the state of Washington, the olo
being at par value, five per cent ana
with an option of one year, the pohos
payable at that time or at any annuai
interest bearing period.
The First National bank OF bains-
Vile, Olio. was the only other bidder
The bonds We're issued to permit the
district to build a new school house.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-24
WILL GAN ALL
THEY GAN CAN
CannePy VIII Begin Fall Run
Next Thursday

Actual work at the new cannery will
ing first article canned. Trial run
and formal handing over of the can
nery took place several weeks ago. but
ne supply of vegetables and fruit suit
able for canning has not been sufficient
lIp to this time to warrant any eXten-
sive operations.
Professor H. A. Bell will go to Mil
ton the first of next week and buy all
the tomatoes in sight. The fact that
the Fl eewater cannery has practically
o,;'t business will greatly help the
Wa 10 Walla concern to get tomatoes
"a can. The Freewater cannery had
in the neighborhood of rs acres con-
tracted Besides this there are as
nafy more raised independently or
contract. making a total of about 150
acres OF fruit now available for the
local cannery.
.,The tomatoes of that country are
.xcelent" said Mr.. Bell this morning.
I'VE will get all we can and can
all we get We have sent for cans ana
they will be here Wednesday morn
ing. This will put us in shape to begin
active operations the next day. Every
+hitC is in readiness for the canning
season. and We will run steadily as
long as we can get the produce to can.
-, matoes will be the main STOCK
,anned this year. However, we Will
ran some other fruit. such as pears, ap'
rles prunes and peaches, if We can
set enough OF them to warrant start
ing The outlook is good. l never saw
letter vegetables and better fruit any
where than l have seen in TINS valley.