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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
SCHEDULES FOR BASEBALL
AND BASKETBALL GAMES
Academic Athletic League Cpmmittes
Announces Dates for the Com
ing Season

A meeting of the Academic Athletic
League subleague committee was held
yesterday afternoon to arrange the
basketball and baseball schedules.
The basket-b ball season will COM
mence on March 1, with the following
schedule:
Friday March 1. or Saturday, March 2, Poly
technic vs.. Wilmerding: Tuesday. March S. Lick
vs.. Lowell; Friday, March or Saturday, March
8. Lick Polytechnics Tuesday. March II.
Lowell VS.. wilmerding: Friday. March Is. or
Saturday, March 10, Lick vs.. Wilmerding; Tues
day. March 10, Lowell VS.. Polytechnic; semi
final game, March %; final game, March 80.
The subleague in baseball will con-
sist of Lick, Lowell, Wilmerding, Poly
technic. Cogswell and Sacred Heart
College. The dates for the contests
are:
April 3-Lick vs. wilmerding; Lowell VS..
Cogsweu; Polytechnic Sacred Heart
April 6-Polytechnic Wilmerding; Lowell
Sacred Heart; Lick Cogswell.
April 13-Polytechnic Cogswell; Lick vs..
Lowell; Wilmerding Sacred Heart
April 20-Wimerding Cogswell; Lick vs.
Sacred Heart; Polytechnic vs.. Lowell.
April 27-Lick vs.. Polytechnic; Cogswen vs..
Sacred Heart; Lowell VS.. Wilmerding.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
CITY AGAIN CENTER
Of WOOL TRADE

The wool business of this State,
which had been conducted through
Stockton since the April disaster has
again come to San Francisco. A four
story building is in process of con-
struction at Nineteenth and Minnesota
streets and sufficient machinery already
has been installed to handle the clip.
The wool houses formerly were To-
Gated at Fifth apd Bluxome streets, but
the fire wiped them out completely
leaving nothing in the way of salvage.
The center of the industry was shifted
to Stockton, where, 1T was thought. it
would remain for some time. A new
wool center has been established in
record time at Nineteenth and Mime
sofa streets and business will be done
through San Francisco as before the
disaster. Some of the largest wool
firms in the world have their main Of
fees in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
g Army Man? Oh No. y
Mrs. Henry Insists
Society's Gossip as to
Divorce Suit Is
Refuted


Ihere is no romance at the bottom
OF my suit for divorce against Mr..
Henry" said Mrs. Kate Voorhies Henry,
wife of James Malcolm Henry, a Wash
lngton banker, yesterday afternoon.
Even If there were 1 could not discuss
IT at this time. An army captain?
Everybody will have to guess again.
While 1 know some army men and
occasionally meet them at cards none
OF them pays particular attention to me.
l know that some of my friends are
curious to know if there is anything
of the kind but those who know me
best realize that had there been any
such romance no man would have been
patient enough to wait all this time.
This thing has been going on for
eight years (referring to the differences
with her huSband) and 1 have not lived
with him for three and half years.
The sum and substance of it all is that
he is jeaious-unreasonably jealous.
Another woman in his life? No, 1 am
sure that there is not, because he has
always been devoted to me.
We are not suited to each other and
my divorce case, I firmly believe, will
not be contested, although if anything
regarding the romance that has been
limited at should take definite form, the
matter might be taken up at Washing
ton"
Oi dSCOuuI VI Tic SOCldl
of Mrs. Henry, who is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hunter Voorhies
of Pill California street and her popu-
larity In the swagger set, considerable
interest is manifested in the affair. The
present divorce proceedings were begun
before the earthquake, and, like many
other plans of various character, were
stopped by the conflagration, which de-
stroyed documents pertaining to the
heart, as well as deeds to property and
other soulless commercial papers. Since
the fire, however, Mrs. Henry and her
attorneys, Gray & Cooper, have been
able to replace all of the evidence. and.
as announced in The Call, the papers
were fled afresh on February 4.
'I do not believe that Mr.. Henry
will contest my suit" the plaintiff said
in answer to questions. "All that l ask
is an absolute decree and the custody
of my children who are with me nyNv
While Mr.. Henry has never supper tSd
us, l would not ask for alimony from
man with whom / could not live"
Mrs. Henry states in her complaint
that they were married in San Fran
cisco, January 8, 1894 and that they
lived in Washington until October, 1904
Henry has for many years been con-
nected with Lewis Johnson & Co. bank
ers and now lives at 1919 F street. N
w, Washington. In October, Mrs.
to her, insulting her, calling her a
liar and showing signs of intense
jealousy.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
FORMER CLERK OF MADEIRA
COUNTY ACCUSED OF FORGERY
Repays Money to Man to Whom a
Forged Claim for Books Had
Been Assigned

MADEIRA. Feb 13.-Former Clerk
Charles ]. Eubanks was arrested today
on a charge of forgery, made by Su-
pervisor Herman l.. Crow. In his COM
plant Crow alleges that Eubanks
forged the name of George A. Arm
strong, a San Francisco blankbook
maker, to a claim against the county
for s77.
When the bill was presented to the
Supervisors 1t was rejected, as the
books had not been delivered. This led
to an investigation, which resulted in
the discovery of the forgery.
In explanation, Eubanks said that he
was acting as the agent of Armstrong
and that the latter owed him for SER
vices for many years. Eubanks re-
turned the money to Pierce, to whom
the forged claim had been assigned.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
HUSBAND WINS HIS
SUIT FIRST

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S-Justice
Gould of the District Supreme Court
granted a divorce to Charles C. Bassett,
an empioye of the United States Geo
logical Survey, from his wife. Fannie
Rice Bassett, a daughter of ex-senator
Rice of Arkansas, today
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 13.-The trial
began here today of a divorce suit
brought by Mrs. Fannie Alice Bassett
against her husband, c. c.. Bassett of
Washington. Bassett was granted a
divorce in the Washington court this
morning. The defense moved for a dis
missal this afternoon for want of juris-
diction, citing the Washington decision.
Pending the courts decision on the mo-
ton. adjournment was taken until to-
morrow.
Rev. E. Lawrence of Brooklyn, named
is correspondent in the Washington
dispatches, is here, as is Bassett.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
.OL|vER'S SPONSORS
At WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. - Another
conference on awarding the Panama
canal contract was held at the White
House today. J. B. Mcdonald and John
Peirce, both of New York, associated
with w. j. Oliver in his bid for the
work, were present and were con-
suited by President Roosevelt regard
ing their experience in handling large
contracts. No conclusion was an
nounced.
The next conference, it was an
nounced, would take place next Tues
day.
During today's session General Alex
ander Mackenzie, chief of engineers,
was called upon by the President for
some information respecting the pro-
fessional ability of some of the con-
tractors who have been associated with
Oliver and was also called upon to de-
tail their records as contractors with
the Government.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
CAPTAIN WATSON WINS POINT

The demurrer filed by Mrs. Mary
Watson Grimm and Horace H. Watson
Jr. in the suit brought against them
by their father. Captain Horace H.
Watson, to set aside a trust deed in
volving nearly a half million dollars
worth of property on the ground of
fraud, was overruled yesterday by
Judge Mogan. A motion to strike out
portions of the original complaint was
also overruled, but Captain Watson
was ordered to amend the complaint
to set forth more definitely the charge
that his children had threatened him
with scandal in case he refused to sign
the deed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
RICH WOMAN FOILS
PLOT TO ROB HER
Saves Gems Worth $4,000 by
Fleeing From House After
Hearing Talk Near Door
A STRANGER IN CITY

Alone in a strange city and unable
10 speak q word Of English, Mrs. Ar
thur Waedekin. beautiful and rich
Chilean woman. wife of an English
man now in Milwaukee spent a part
Of Tuesday night in a lodging house
on the Barbary Coast. Awakened in
the middle of the night by voices OF
men whom she suspected Of intending
10 steal her jewels. valued at $4,000.
she arose and left the place hurriedly.
Meeting a policeman on the street, she
appealed 70 him for aid. He escorted
her to the Central Emergency Hos
pital. where she remained until yester-
day, when she was turned over to re-
spOnsible citizens Of the Latin quarter
for protection.
Mrs. Waedekin arrived here Tuesday
evening on visit to friends. whom she
expected would meet her on her ar
rival Finding no one at the ferry, she
wandered into the Harbor Hospital
and attempted TO tell her story A
waiter in a nearby Spanish restaurant
was called in to act as interpreter.
After hearing her story ne promised to
direct her to a suitable hostelry, and
the couple left together. Instead he
took her to lodging-hOuse at North
Beach.
After going to bed the woman heard
voices in her native tongue outside her
door. remarks being passed concerning
the value of her Jewels Dressing hast
lily. she left the place by a side door
To the official Spanish Interpreter the
woman yesterday recited the details
Of her marriage with an Englishman
in Chile, OF their coming to the United
States and Of their finally locating in
Milwaukee, where the husband engaged
In business; also of his sending her to
San Francisco. promising that she
would be cared for here by friends,
with whom he had communicated.
Besides her Jewels, which she be-
lieves excited the avarice of her would
be protector. she had with her s54 in
cash. The Jewels included two brace
lets, q gold watch and chain, the watch
having a large diamond set in the back,
FIVE diamond rings containing in all
eight large diamonds. a pair of dia-
mond earrings, q solid gold thimble
and several diamond brooches and pins
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
DOCTOR SUES J. LEVI FOR $4,000

S. P. Blumenberg has brought suit
against ]. Levi for $5000, which is the
amount he evidently considers the lat.
ters life to be WORTH as he states id
his complaint that the sum is reason
ably due him for professional services
in saving Levi's life. DR.. Blumenberg
declares that on February IA, 1905, at
Blum station, in Contra Costa County,
he performed medical services for the
defendant, at, his request, in resuscitat-
ing and. bringing him back to life
when he was about to die by reason
of !, shock then induced by a train
wreck"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
Brief Local News

WANT STREET LIGHTs-Property owners
petitioned the Supervisors yesterday TO install
street lamps in the district bounded by Cali
fornia street, Parker, Point Lobos and First
avenues.
BERKELEY BOY MIssMe-Berkeley. Feb
lS.-Melvln Jorgenson has been missing from
his home in 222S Bruce street since yesterday
The police have been asked 70 find him He is
u years old, has blue eyes, brown hair and IS
Of stout build.
SUITS AGAINST NORTH GERMAN -sn,ts
against the North German Insurance Company
n Hamburg for insurance on property destroyed
in the Ere were filed yesterday by B. Jacobs
FOR S2250. George D. Jones for $500 and Hattie
Brady FOR S400
COHEN HELD TO AHswER-Casper Cohen.
tie postofhce clerk caught by Postofhee In
suector James O'Conneu stealing package from
the mails, held TO answer before the
United States Grand Jury yesterday by United
States Commissioner Heacock. he was released
on $1,000 bail.
MAN AND YAwL KIssINe-san Rafael.
Feb. I3.-Fears are entertained for the safety
Brick COMPANY at Point San PEDRO. who % 1eft
the brick yard In yawi belonging to the
scow schooner Erma on Sunday. He has not
been heard OF since
MAEIPULATEs CHEcK-Oskland. Feb 1S-
". Fl. Rickey, clerk, was arrested today on
p charge OF having induced T. b. Morris Of 1857
Broadway 10 fndorse check drawn ON a Mich
igsn Bank, which. when presented for pay
ment. returned as worthless.
SHOOTS AT BURcLAR-Derkeley. Feb ID
C. Rice q lOdger IN the home of Howard Per-
reau. sos Claiming way. heard man irving
10 pry open a window in the lower story Of
the house early this morning and fred several
pistol shots at the intruder. The burglar 6ed.
BERKELEY LAND sOLD-Berkeley Feb Is
Property owned by John Hinkel at Allston
way and Shattuck avenue sold today to a
syndicate OF Berkeley men, headed BY John
". HaVens and Frank Armstrong, FOR $l5O, Co.,
A new business block is TO be erected on the
land.
BUY BAKERY BUsNESs-Berkeley. Feb. 49,
A syndicste OF local capitalists has purchased
for 100000 the Golden Sheaf bakery business.
which for thirty years has Deen in operation on
Shattuck avenue, IN its present location. The
owners include Chris Mikkelson, John
Berry and others.
CLERKS PLEAD NOT GUILTY-Oakland
Feb. 13.-Miss May r. Fitzgerald. sos Grove
street. and Mrs. Lillian Pierce. 30S Telegraph
avenue. charged with petty thefts from the
store Of AbrahsmsoR Bros, where they were
formerly employed. pleaded mot guilty when
their cases were called in the police court this
morning. Mrs. Pierce's trial was set for
March II and Miss Fitzgerald's for March 20.
=
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
BANK RESOURCES GROW

The Bank Commissioners received
returning. yesterday from the private
banks of California and compilation
of figures relating to all the banks
of the State that are under the juris-
diction of the commission, namely, the
savings. commercial and private banks,
was made in which it is shown that
between August 15, 1906, and December
81. 1906, the assets of the banks in
creased s62,946,10529 and the deposits
in the same period 61,4f6y376.59. The
deposits amounted on December 81,
1906, to $500, ,7S2,239.62. The total re-
sources were .$632,S66,172.25.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
RELIEF WORK GRADUALLY
COMING TO TERMINATION
Applications for Housing VIII Not Be
Received After February Is
by CORPORATION

According to an announcement made
yesterday by the rehabilitation COM
mittee applications for housing Will
cease TO be received after February 10
except from persons incapable of self
support. The committee believes that
the time has come for persons to be
self-supporting again.
Much attention is being given to so
cial culture in the refugee camps, and
this evening the second social hall TO
be built by the corporation will be
dedicated with appropriate exercises
at Thirteenth and Point Lobos avenes
in the Richmond district. The exer-
cises VIII be under the direction OF
Miss Lucille Eaves, and several inter
esting speakers, Including Father
Crowley viii address the meeting
There will be a total of six of these
halls built.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
TWO VICTIMS OF MOTOR cars

Two persons were run down by au-
tomobiles in Van Ness avenue during
the noon hour yesterday, and in each
instance the driver of the machine es-
capped arrest Mrs. ]. Graham, living
at 6l7 Alcatraz avenue, Oakland was
struck while crossing the street at the
corner of Van Ness avenue and Sutter
street. Her left thigh and arm were
sprained severely. The second accident
occurred at Van Ness and Golden Gate
avenues. W. c. Bowen of 909 Ellis
street was hurled to the pavement, his
face being cut and bruised
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
HEAD CRUsHED by ELEyATOR

While engaged in repairing the ele-
vator in the California Warehouse
Company's building in Second street
yesterday Z. n. Wentworth, an elec-
trical worker, was instantly killed. The
counterweight of the elevator jammed
his head against the floor. wentworth s
helper, ]. G. Huffey, who was oper-
ating the elevator, was overcome by
the accident, and leaving the scene as
soon as his companions body had been
taken in charge by the Coroner, disap-
peared. All efforts to locate him were
fruitless.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
ADDS To The Pay
Of OPERATORS
Western Union Grants Ten
Per Cent Increase in
It's Principal Offices
HIGH COST OF LIVING

NEW YORK, Feb 13=An increase
of 10 per cent in the salaries of tele-
graph operators in the company's prin-
cipal Offices throughout the country
was conceded by the Western Union
Telegraph Company today The an
nouncement was made in letter from
Robert c. Clowry,. president of the
company to the general superintend-
ents, 3. Brooks. New York; T. P. Cook,
Chicago; Frank Jaynes, San Francisco,
and j. Levin, Atlanta. Thetletter was
as follows:
This company has received petitions within
the last sixty days from sixteen Offices in the
West and Southwest asking for an increase Of
10 per cent in the salaries of employees. These
petitions have been given careful considerat ton,
bearing in mind that the company did not dis
criminate in favor OF a few Offices, but that
any action taken should be general. In this
the enormously increased cost of all kinds OF
things material, which in many cases has been
messages and other traffic are very low in
view OF the demands Of the public for ever
In fact many OF these rates are relics of former
ruinous competition and improbable.
Notwithstanding these facts, the company has
decided 20 increase the salaries Of operators
at its principal Offices throughout the country
10 per cent from March 1, 1901
William Baker, vice president and
general manager of the Postal Tele-
graph Company, issued the following
statement To-Day.
The Postal Telegraph-Cable Company has al
ways paid good wages as. better wages
than, other telegraph companies. We shall GER
tainy pay living wages and we shall do as well
by our employees. II not better, than any other
company. The fact is that we have been in
ereasing the wages of employees right
along and shall continue TO do so.
This company has received requests from
about five six Of its Offices for read
tustment of the wage scale and has complied
with the request in all but one two in
stances under consideration. We have had
no controversy with employees nor have
them.
The increase in salaries granted by
the Western Union Telegraph Company
will affect some 200 operators employed
about the bay. besides the operators in
other large cities of the State. 1t is
stated by operators in San Francisco
that the general wage scale under
which they have been working went
into effect in 1883 and, despite changing
conditions, has never been altered. The
maximum monthly salary on a nine
hour-day system has heretofore been
$50. AS there has been a shortage of
telegraph operators for several years
most of the employees have worked from
ten to twelve hours day and have
been paid for overtime at the rate Of
about AZ cents an hour.
The Postal Telegraph Company will
also grant 10 per cent raise in wages
to its employees in San Francisco!
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
MILLS IS READY
To REBUILD

Notification was sent yesterday TO the
Board of Works that d. o. Mills will
apply at once for a permit to expend
s5OO.0OO on the rehabilitation OF the
Mills building. in Montgomery street
The Builders Exchange applied for
a permit to erect $50. 900 building In
Stevenson street, near Third
Other applications were filed by DoK
c. Brown, Mission street. near Sixth.
$4,000, and J. S. Lentenegger. Hyde
street, near Jackson. $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
USES CUE IN FIGHT

James Rose and Fred Duncan, young
men employed as clerks in local dry
goods stores, quarreled over the score
of billiard game yesterday and Dun
of his adversary. Roses skull is prob
ably fractured and Duncan is detained
at the Bush-street station pending the
outcome of the injuries. The alterca-
tic6 took place in a parlor at 23o4 Mis-
sion street.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
TACOMA MEN AT SAN JOSE

SAN JOSE, Feb. 13.-A large party
Of Tacoma citizens and their wives ar
rived here this morning, and the ma
jority Of them spent the day on Mount
Hamilton inspecting the Lick Observa-
tory. Others viewed the valley over
the interurban line, visiting Saratoga,
Los Gatos and other towns.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
JAPAN At JAMESTOWN

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 13.-The James
town Exposition officers were notified
today that Japan has made an addi-
tional appropriation of $136,000 for ex-
hibits at the exposition. Two war
ships have been designated to repre-
sent Japan in the naval feature of the
exposition.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
SHIFT OF AGENTS ExPLAINEp

of Special Treasury Agent @. E. Chan
ming from San Francisco to Boston and
of Special Agent Frank Johnson to San
Francisco from Boston. scheduled to
take place next month, comes as a, di-
rect result of the tour of inspection
made by Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Reynolds. There had been
some dissatisfaction with Johnson in
Boston, and as Charming is Mass4-
chusetts man shift was decided upon.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
GAS COMPANY MAY SELL HEAT

Because the Los Angeles Indepen-
dent Gas Company furnished it's pa
irons with heat as well as light the
people Of that city tried to revoke its
franchise, but the Supreme Court de-
cided yesterday that the company.
which gained its franchise by terms OF
the State constitution. can sell heat and
retain it's rights to the streets.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
BROTHER BENEDICr DEAD

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Brother
Benedict of the Society of Christian
Brothers, well-known writer. died to-
day from heart failure while attending
mass at st. Augustine's Church. Before
entering the Christian Brothers Society
he was James P. Dooley. For years he
was connected with ST. Mary's College.
Oakland, Cal
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
RAPID-FIRE LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The Senate
tonight broke all records by passing
bills at the rate of fifteen a minute
for one hour and six minutes-991 bills
in ALL During the procedure Senator
McCumber was the only Senator on the
foor. Vice President Fairbanks pre-
sided.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
Scot Falls Among
Foreign Foes

MCDONALD. 81 SCOTCH
~ man. who lives in the PO-
4 a, trero, was discussing the
Japanese question yester-
day and concluded his remarks
with the emphatic declaration that
"all foreigners should be ex-
cluded from the United States"
He yvas knocked down by a Greek
Iaborer, picked up by an italian
and assisted by two Swedes to the
HarbOr Hospital, where DR..
Walsh, a descendant of Irish
kings, took three stitches in Nc
Donald's lip and pasted a collodion
patch over his right eye.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS TO
BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC
Display of CadenassO's Works VIII Be
Held I'm Picture Gallery of the
City of Paris

An exhibition Of about forty paint
ings, the work Of Giuseppe Cadenasso,
will be opened tomorrow in the picture
gallery on the second floor OF the City
Of Paris, Van Ness avenue and Wash
ington street. Most of the paintings
are landscapes in oil. A number of
water colors will be in the exhibition.
which viii be the first display of sew
eral to be given of the works of local
artists. The exhibition Will be open
to the public.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14

Have your painting and paperhanging done by
reliable decorators at reasonable prices. Phone
Page 7O06. A. II. Anderson & Co., q. Gate ave. :
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14

Good tea and coffee pay ten times
Best
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
Hale's Household Department

In Our sxhstreet
o Store
At Has the
be purchased at low prices In this line will find the
satisfactory
Free baking qualities Garland Gas Stoves
and Van Dusen Cake Molds daily in
We for the Garland
will please you. at Herea few
this department today:
Door Mats inches
to cua Of any
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14

The Whitaker & Ray Co. booksellers, at 141
Grove ST lst Van Ness). Wholesale and retail
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14

Cold Day Lunch House
Reopen for business. AT Pine street,
west Montgomery street
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-14
Stylish
Overskiirts
at SIS
Perfect-F itting Models
at a Low Price

Each one is carefully tail
ored-the styles are fash
ionable = the materials
are this seasons newest
weaves in Broadcloth,
Serge, Cheviot and Pana-
mas; in the desirable
shades of brown, blue,
green, light and dark
gray, black and novelty
plaids. Some of the best
Overskirts that we have
shown this season. Prices
range from sos up
wards = all are excep-
tionally good values.