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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
MARRIAGE LICENSE
IS EVASIVE

Louis Joseph kloepfer. AZ years DID,
and the accepted flance of pretty IL
year-old Emily Cecilia Borbrack, has
encountered more obstacles in his at
tempt to get married than he ever en-
countered. even during the battle for
Miss BOrbrack's heart For three days
he has been making persistent and
determined efforts TO secure marriage
license In proper form. but Is still
minus that important bit of paper.
Kloepfer's first appearance at the
marriage license Office was on Wednes-
day morning. when he arrived, serene.
smiling and happy. and armed with a
note from Miss Borbrack's mother. con
taining the latters consent to the we'd
ding. But KlOepfer was alone. He
did not know that IL was necessary
for both bride and groom to appear
in person. and was told that he must
return for his sweetheart.
Rufied slightly by his mistake, but
still confident Kloepfer returned He
had misunderstood the instructions.
however. and when he reappeared at
the license bureau In the afternoon il
was with the girls mother, and not the
girl, accompanying him. The consent
blank was made out and the instruc-
tions given him this time were explicit.
Miss Borbrack must appear at the Of
fee.
Early Thursday morning the pros
pective bride and groom were on hand.
and theirs was the first license OF the
day TO be made out Kloepfer doffed
his coat while he signed his name in
an endeavor to make doubly sure there
should be no mistake on that score.
But the god of bad luck was still how
ering over the lovers. Since the death
OF her own father Miss BOrbrack has
been known TO all her acquaintances as
Emily Cecilia Johnson. she having
adopted the name of her stepfather-
This was the name she signed on the
license.
Yesterday the mistake was discOv-
cred and Kloepfer was again on hand
at the license office. asking to have the
discrepancy rectif1ed The clerk was
willing. but again Kloepfer had failed
to bring his anxiously awaiting bride
with him, and the ceremony has been
postponed until after still another trip
is made today.
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In a roomy paddock at John E. Mad
denis Hamburg place down in Fayette
County, in the far famed bluegrass
State, chestnut thoroughbred is kick
ing up his aristocratic heels these days
in an ecstacy of delight. This is Salvi-
dere, the invincible, all-conquering son
of Belvidere- -Sallie of Navarro which
the cleverest horsemen in America are
predicting will be the champion three
year-old of this year They base this
broad assertion upon the record of the
youngster in his two-year-ol form and
upon the further fact that he is winter
ing famously.
He has increased in weight some 200
pounds and has filed out and let down
to a remarkable degree He was for
merly light in the barrel and f1anks, but
now he is fat and rounded. He has i'm
proved so much that 1t would take an
expert to recognize him at the present
time unless he has seen him since he
won his races so impressively in the
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
EO'dence Of Crooked Racing
Secured Against TuJn1en

Los ANGELES Jan. z5.-Prouort
eno severe was the action OF the Ascot
Park officials today ia conDectio, Vie,
ne crooked racing of the horse Reund
Dance. ''i0
Jockey Kent one OF the best l,nou,,
riders in the country. and Trafnar a,,5
owner G, Morton, who was connected
with the stable OF =. Cooner ,,,e,,e
ruled on the track. The notice of fbe
decision IN the case. which was nosted
IN the paddock today by Presidsnp
Judge A. ". Hamilton. is couched in
ruled OF for life.
According 10 the evidence in the
hands OF the officials. before the action
was taken. Kent bought the horse
Round Dance in New York last sum
mer and brought it out to reoe az
ascot entering It under the name OF
= morton, as owner. when as a mat
Ter OF TACT, Kent himself owned the
animal, He retained the ownersbin
or the horse until it was recently
claimed out OF a selling race by Mrs
r I. Miller.
II is charged. and the records hear
out the charge, that while Kent was
stiu the owner OF the horse, on jan
uary 4, Round Dance won a race al
long odds against the favorite s1t
sannah and the second choice Virginia.
Lorraine. Kent was up on Susannah
When these facts were presented TO
The judges they took time to investf-
gate thoroughly. and having found
everything as alleged, the order ruling
Kent and Morton or the track was
posted
Kent denies that he owned the horse
81 the time stated and says that he
hopes there viii be q complete snves-
ugation, he Is confident that he
VIII be cleared OF the charges against
him. The action OF the Judges came as
2 complete surprise 70 the followers
OF the game
Because OF the action OF the Judges
IN refusing TO allow Jockey Preston
10 ride Tartan In the fourth race
Harry Brolaski scratched the horse
This action OF the judges was taken
because Curl, who has second call on
the services OF Preston. had entered
Chimney Sweep in the same race. It
was the first time the line had been
drawn tight as several other Jockeys
have been allowed to ride under SINH
lar conditions. Johnny Bullman rides
for the Walsh stable but when he has
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
TENNIS TEAMS TO
COMPETE FOR
TROPHIES

The members OF the Golden Gate
Junior Tennis Club and Ladies Annex
viii participate in a handicap mixed
doubles tournament today. 1t viii be
the fifth of a series for two three-time
loving cups. The trophies have been
won by Miss Vera Crocker and Maurice
Mclaughlin. Miss Annabel Vodden and
Henry Guerin, Mrs. Neimeyer and B.
Brough and Miss Ida Mearns and
Harold Getz. Nine teams will COM
pete in today's event. the drawing for
which resulted as foIlowsS
Preliminary round-Mrs. Netnneyer
and B. Batkin (owe 500 VS.. Miss Myer
and Harold Getz (owe 40).
First round upper half)-Miss Mearns
and Robert Strachan lowe 800 vs.. Miss
Hoag and Johnston C30); Miss Fletcher
and Foorsanger (15 SD.
First round Clower half)-Miss Mey-
ers and Fuchs C15 $50 VS.. Miss Green
berg and Greenberg lowe $50; Miss
Vodden and Guerin (Owe Is $50 vs.
Miss Cook and E. Hun (15 $50.
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.ELKS To DEDICATE
PETALUMA HALL

OAKLAND. Jan. 25.-Elks from Oak
land Lodge No. III, Berkeley Lodge
No. 1902 and Alameda Lodge No. 1918
will make the trip to Petaluma satur-
day afternoon to be present at the
dedication of the new home Of Peta-
luna Lodge No. 901. The delegation
from this side Of the bay will leave
from Seventh and Broadway at Ala
p. m, going to San Francisco, where
San Francisco Lodge No. will toin
them. At $40 the combined party will
start for Petaluma- Several bands will
accompany the Elks.
Grand Exalted Ruler Judge Henry
A. Melvin will dedicate the new struc-
ture, after which the Petaluma Elks
will entertain their visitors with a
vaudeville show, 4 banquet Ia also to
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
HOSPITAL AROUSED
BY FIRE OF GUNS

CONSERVATION reigned at the Cen
eral Hospital at the Preside on
Thursday night, when volley after vol
ley of shots were fired at the different
buildings that compose that big cara
vansary.
The first bombardment struck the
windows of wards c and D. The glass
was shattered and the patients in these
wards leaped from their beds and
rushed into the inclosure in the CEN
ter of the hospital.
second voIley struck the quarters
Of Colonel G. H. Torney and he rushed
out into the driveway and called for
the guards. The hospital was soon in
an uproar.
The soldiers charged down in the
direction from which the shots had
come and there, to their amazement,
they saw a lot of pothunters squatted
down by the Presidio marsh and blaz-
ing away at wild ducks.
The moon was giving Just enough
light through the clouds to admit of
good Workmanship but the pothunt-
ers apparently had taken no account
of the distance their guns would carry.
When they saw the troops come dash
ing across the grounds they threw
down their guns and made a great
sprint to get out of the reservation.
The soldiers fired several shots into
the air to frighten the intruders, bat
they refused to stop in their mad fight
and all managed to escape.
AS Colonel Torney with his troopers
returned from the scene of action he
slowly quoted to himself Tennyson's
poem. using the lines, "Stormed at
with shot and shell.
The damage done to the hospital
building was slight, but the shooting
played havoc with the nerves of many
of the patients.
Surgeon T. w. Jackson, u. S. A, and
his family are visiting relatives In Oak
land. They will sail for Manila on the
transport Logan on February 3. DR..
jackson is an authority on tropical
diseases and for the last two years has
been Iecturing on this subject at the
Jefferson Medical College at Phlladel-
phia He was one of the first army
surgeons to enter the field in Cuba and
later was sent to the Philippines,
where he remained until two years ago.
Captain Wilson t. Davidson, Medical
Department u. S. A.. who has been sta
toned recently at Ord Barracks, Mon
terey and who for two years was at
the Presidio has been ordered to Fort
D. A. Russell, Wyo Captain Wilson
did valuable service here at the time
of the late calamity. at which time he
had charge OF the camp of refugees at
Fort Mason.
Captain Philip E. NJ Walker, Twelfth
Infantry; Lieutenant Samuel w Noyes,
Thirtieth Infantry, and Lieutenant Ar
thur z. Bruce, Fifteenth Infantry, who
have been before the retiring board,
are now awaiting orders from Wash
ington regarding the disposition of
their respective cases
improvements at Fort Miley are pro-
crossing rapidly. Major Charles H.
Hunter. In command at that post, is
striving to make it second to none in
this country. Twenty 12-inch guns
form the armament at this post.
Lieutenant William E. Gilmore, who
brought twenty prisoners from Column
bus barracks to Fort Alcatraz last
week, returned yesterday to his post.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
cHuyANN-HETNK,s CONCERT
PROGRAM DIFFICULT TO RENDER
Songs VIII BE I'm German, French
italian and Hungarian, and Pop
uIar Numbers Ftll Ont Bill

The farewell programme TO be rem
dered by Nine. -Heink to-
morrow afternoon at Dreamland Rink
is considered one OF the most diha-
cult ever attempted by singer. Three
OF the numbers win be sung IN Ital-
ian, Hungarian and French respective
ly. and the masters from whose COM
positions selections have been made
include Rossi. Beethoven. Schubert,
wagner. Strauss and Meyerbeer.
The Hungarian selection, composer
,tnknovn, will probably show the
singers wonderful power to new ad-
vantage. The number consists OF three
ebovf foIksonga, typical OF the weird,
sweet melody which lends itself so
we'll to the violin and the voice.
The prison scene from The Pro
phet" will be popular. and large
nun,ber OF German songs viii be rem
dered IN schumann-Heink'a well
known style ------ -----
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
CORPSE LIES FOR
HOURS IN MUD

From s:15 yesterday afternoon until
after dark the body of James Contop-
olos, a young Greek, lay in the mud in
Fourth street. near Howard. a dirty
cement sack covering the head. Con-
topolos had been killed by fellow
Greek named Constantine NJ. Carrionas,
after the latter had been attacked, he
says. by party of five men. of which
Contopolos was one. Behind the kill
ing is a story of a saloon row among
the men from Athens.
The dead man was apparently a
laborer; a gambler his slayer says.
Hundreds of persons stood in the
street gazing with morbid fascination
at the corpse, but no conveyance came
from the morgue to take the body
away. At the Southern police station,
a block distant where the slayer was
held, was a patrol wagon. but in the
division of labor of the city 1t Is not
the function of patrol wagon to re-
move dead bodies, no matter how long
they may lie in the mud on a busy
street.
Several policemen stood guard over
the corpse and when small boys would
grow too inquisitive they would be re-
moved without ceremony.
According to the story told by the
man who did the killing he is a cook
and intended shortly to. open a res
taurant in Market street He says
that on Sunday last he was in a sa-
loon run by a Greek named Nick and
had some trouble with the proprietor.
He withdrew his patronage from the
place and Nick sought to have re-
venge. for Carrionas. he himself says.
was a generous customer. Yesterday
afternoon about o'clock Carrionas
was drinking in a saloon at Fourth
and Tehama streets when Contopolos
and four companions, all friends of
Nick, it is alleged, entered and row
was started.
The entire party left the saloon and
went into the street, where the fight
was continued "A man with red
mustache drew knife and was going
to stab me in the neck from behind
and this man L shot grabbed me by
my arm continued Carrionas dramat-
ically. Then 1 pulled my pistol and
shot, or ! would have been killed.
They were bad men-gamblers and
that sort. IL am an honest man. How
old do you think I am-32?-no. am
26 my gray hair? That comes because
I am honest"
Policemen H Murray and P. J.
Tracy arrested, the slayer of Contopo-
los and took him to the Southern sta
ton. There his partner, John Delvis,
conferred with him. Delvis, who wit
messed the shooting, could give no par
ticulars of the trouble, but corrobo-
rated the story OF the attack made
upon Carrionas with a knife.
The police are searching for the men
who were with Contopoios when he
met his death.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
PAYNE DISCOVERS A ROCK

Captain H. T. Payne, master of the
steamer Del Norte. testified yesterday
at an investigation held by United
States Local Inspectors Bolles and
Bulger that his vessel stranded on an
uncharted rock near Gorda Rock, q
mile and a quarter OF the coast or
Eureka, on December %. He had been
hugging the coast in a southeast gale
and a rolling sea. The matter was
taken under advisement.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
JAMES DowDALL GOES TO
JAIL INSTEAD OF ASYLUM
Protests vehemenfly When AdJudged
Insane and Is Then Locked Up
on VagraBcy Charge

James Dowdall, sentenced under the
name Of Sutton TO serve fifty years in
San Quentin for the commission Of a
crime for which Siemsen and Dabner
were responsible. and who after his re-
lease went suddenly insane, was locked
up yesterday in the Bush-street sta
ton on a charge OF yagrancy.
Dowdall had been detained for the
last week In the insane ward OF the
Detention Hospital and the Insanity
Commission had decided TO commit him
to an asylum, but he protested HIS
sanity so strenuously that his com
mitment was deferred and he was taken
TO the station instead.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26

SUICIDES BODY FOUND N RAY-A body
Of 4 suicide was found floating IN the bay
Of Mission street wharf yesterday morning By
been IN the water some time From appear
encee the body was that OF man apparently
xs Years old His death was plainly . case Of
suicide as al his pockets were found stuffed
full OF bricks and other heavy articles 10 keep
the BODY under the water,
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
ADMITS HE is A BURGLAR

William Lee entered a plea OF guilty
in Judge Cooks courtl yesterday to y
charge of burglary, and the offense was
found by the court to be burglary in
the second degree. Lee was captured
on October II in the act of climbing
out of a window at the Pacific Foundry
and a desk in the room that he had
Just left was found to have been rified.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
Ascot Selections

First raee-ReyaI Rogue, Hard
ing, Money MuSs.
second raee-WaIsh eRtry, Kis-
met Dr.. CrestSn.
Third race-ArimO, J. n. Laugh
reE, Elaacer.
Fourth race-VOB TrOmP, w. III.
Carey, J. y. D0nOhue.
Fifth race-CIaRdestine, Lolita
Gladstone. Niblick.
sixth race-OttO Price, Banlada,
El0ta.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
REAL ESTATE MEN TO MEET

OAKLAND, Jan. 25.-The annual
meeting OF the Oakland Real Estate
Association will be held Saturday even
ing at O'Clock at the Chamber of
Commerce, Twelfth and Franklin
streets. Oficers will be elected. w j.
Laymance. the president. has requested
all members to be present.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
BANeUET no DR. PARpEE

OAKLAND, Jan. 25.-The Alameda
County Medical Society will give a
banquet In honor OF former Governor
George c. Pardee Monday evening at
Piedmont Springs Park. Many invita-
tions have been issued.
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be a feature of the affair. w. H. VOL
lard of Oakland is chairman of the
Joint committee appointed to superin-
tend the arrangements for the journey
and associated with him are A. L.
Hodges, Fred Dorsaz and Captain Free
man; ]. L. Daniels, Bert Toy and P.
Belle of Alameda and H. A. Sully, C. B..
Mills, S. M. Johnson. E. T. Brown and
c. z. Ellia from Berkeley.
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not been able to make the weight
necessary TO ride the Walsh entry he
has been permitted TO accept mounts
on other horses in the same race.
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The Calls Ascot Park Track Form Chart

AscoT PAR6 @ Fa the s ARgs JOCKEY Gg
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4IS time pe:25
show 6
55 f pace
ad6ockc cafeh had the race
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g. 4Tl r,
8 lp n
296 SECOND RoEF' 'nd half fus' purse ss5s'Fo' value to hs 1925
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.241. 49, 1:l5%, 1:2sz- BelToir ? place:
2 Sarto. show Winner b. by Belyidere- Peninah
] knight, Ara. Ayontellus Lizzie Albertine. Des-
same Third driving. Belvolr got of In front
OF II turning for home, but on again and
Of speed, but at the paddock gate stopped almost
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-11-29

army. Lieutenant Grant is a nephew
Of Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. DR.. Stryker of Hamilton college,
who was for several years the pastor
of the Fourth Presbyterian church at
Rush and Superior streets, Chicago,
and who was college friend of Sec
rotary Of State Root, friendship that
is to be made the closer by the mar
riage of the secretary's son to the
college presidents daughter.
The tying Of the bonds united two
young people who are very much in
love with each other. There is not q
whisper in any quarter that position
or name had the least thing in the
world to do with the engagement.
The former Miss Root has always
rather Stunned the gayer life of the
capital, and Lieutenant Grant has
never been any too fond of it. He is
studious, and SO Is his bride and both
are of domestic inclinations. 1t was
a good old-fashioned American we'd
ding, with Cupid's heart engaged in
every detail.
The cards of invitation to the we'd
ding read as follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-11-29
NEWS OF minnesota,
Hiah Butter Scores.

st. Peter-E. X. Slater, state dairy
and food commissioner, announced the
winners Of the prizes in the butter
and cheese making contests which
were conducted by the commission
during the summer. Six contests
were held and the prizes went to
those having three highest average
scores for the series in each of the
classes.
The winner of the first prize in the
whole milk butter class lis Edwin
He'd of Nicollet, who received an av.
erage score of 1929. The prize ID
round trip ticket to New York city,
with stop-over privileges at Chicago.
He will go as Minnesota's champion
buttermaker
The second prize. a round trip tick
ct to Chicago, goes to A. T. Radtke,
of Hamburg, who had an average
score of 94.79. The third prize goes
to Alex Johnson, of New Ulm, whose
score was 9475. The prize Is free
tuition at the Minnesota dairy school
for the present term. the prize being
donated by Prof. T. l.. Hacker.
There were 81 buttermakers en-
tered, all but seven of whom made
an average score of go or better. In
addition to these there were LA con-
testants who participated only in one
to five contests. and hence were in
eligible for the prizes.
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Mail Sack Found.

Glyndon-The loss of a mail sack
containing nearly 1000 letters which
have been buried in the Buffalo river
more than a year has no doubt been
the cause of many disappointments
and heartaches during that period, and
the recent finding of the sack by a
farmer near here has no doubt brought
some degree OF relief and happiness
to the sufferers. In many cases, how
ever. the mystery of the long de-
Iayed letter has been solved too late.
When robbers on the night of Oct
8. 1906. took mail sack containing
nearly 1000 letters from a truck at
the railroad station at Moorhead, and
after taking what they wanted threw
the rest into the river, they performed
an act which has. no doubt. to a great
er or less degree. Influenced the des-
TIMES OF many.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-11-29
Big Robbery.
secured

Minneapolis - Robbers secured
$4,000 In cash and checks from the
safe Of the main Office of the Min.
neapolis General Electric company
some time In the night 1t was re-
ported by the company officials that
the cash amounted to $1,000 and the
checks to $4,000.
How the robbers secured entrance
to the safe is mystery. as it was
found locked and In good repair when
the Office force arrived the next morn.
ing. The main building of the Cen
eral Electric company on Fifth street
south Is open day and night, and it is
believed that some one slipped into
the office and either opened the safe
or found the outer doors open.
The safe is a large one with inner
and outer compartments. The outer
doors have q combination lock which
was In place the next morning, but
which must have been forced in some
manner. The inner safe has no com.
bination. and once the robbers had
opened the big doors their work was
easy.
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WEDDING
YOUNG SOLDIER WEEDS DAUGH-
TER OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
Is A BRILLIANT AFFAIR
President, Vice President and Other
Distinguished Guests Present
Union Is Purely Love
Match.

Washington.-In the presence OF
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, the
Vice-President and Mrs. Fairbanks,
the justices of the supreme court and
their wives, several senators, repre-
sentatives and other distinguished
guests, Miss Edith Root on Wednesday
became the wife of Ulysses Simpson
Grant Sd, Lieutenant United States
Engineer corps.
The wedding was generally recog-
nized at the capital as being the Sec
ond in social and official importance
that has taken place during the Roose-
welt administration, there being only
less interest in the marriage than in
that which centered about the mar
riage of Miss Roosevelt to Mr.. Long
worth.
The bride is the only daughter OF
Secretary of State and Mrs. Elihu
Root, while the groom, as everyone
knows from his name, is the grandson
of General Grant, his father being
General Frederick Dent Grant Of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-11-29

Present at the wedding were Elihu
Root, Jr., and Miss Aida Stryker,
daughter Of DR.. M. Woolsey Stryker,
president of Hamilton college. Mr..
Root, who is the oldest son of the
secretary of state. will marry Miss
Stryker just ten days from the day
that saw his sister married to Lieu
tenant Grant.
The invitations to the wedding were
restricted as far as Washington was
concerned to the persons who must
be invited" The local invitations were
about $50 in number and they includ-
ed only the closest family friends and
those persons who hold such official
positions that they had to Of neces-
sity be invited to be present.
The out-of-town invitations greatly
outnumbered those given in Washing
ton, but there were comparatively few
of the out-of-town guests present. The