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Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
What Defeated Adams.

Another impressive truth emphasized
by our author which many of us pro
fess to know, but which most Of Il.
need reminding Of is how little thing,
inevitably decide the policies of the
men who control the destinies of the
nation. AS the falling Of stone may
change the course Of a running brook
Insignificant things may change the
course Of our lives, and they do con
tinually change them. DR.. Hale tells
| us that one of the great causes Of John
! Quincy Adams defeat for the presi-
| dency was the fact that he had intro
duced a billiard table into the White
House. Many things less tNBn a bill
lard table have decided the careers Of
the worlds greatest men.
Study the life of Abraham Lincoln.
How many little things decided that
career! Take him, for instance, when
he was a little boy of eleven years Of
age, falling into a deep pool in the
creek and nearly drowning and only
saved by the presence Of mind of a
boyhoOd companion not as large as
himself, who extended a stick to him
and pulled him out when he was about
to go down for the last time or take
that other most remarkable incident Of
Lincon's life, when, after his defeat
for reelection to congress in 1919, he
turned his face homeward without a
dollar in his pocket. His law practice
was gone. His political position was
gone. Everthing seemed to be against
him. At this critical moment Presi- |
dent James X. Polk offered him the
gOvernship Of the territory of Oregon. |
Supposing he had accepted that posi-
tion, as he nearly did, what would |
have happened to us as a nation? |
When the civil war broke out, would
Lincoln have been standing in Edward
Dickinson Bakers shoes as the United
States senator from Oregon? Might
not William II. Seward or S. z. Chase
have been delivering the inaugural ad-
dress as president Of the United States
in 1861? Had the great forensic foe Of
Douglas been removed from the stra-
tegic battle-ground of Illinois, what
would have been the outcome Of our
,ivil strife? These are mighty ques-
ions, and vet these are all dependent
lpon the "yes" or mo" which Abra-
lam Lincoln gave to President James
<. Polk in 1S49 in reference to the
of the far away Oregon
erritory.
And then as l delve into the auto
biographical recollections Of DR.. Hale
nd into the life stories of other Amer
,ans 1 cannot but read strange signs
the times as l loiter by the tomb 4
tones Of some Of the nations many e
len who died in young manhood. 1 Jig
lnnOt but say to myself. what would
ave been the history Of this country
ad the brilliant elder brother Of Ralph y
1aldo Emerson lived? Far more bril- y
ant was he than the Concord sage.
e was the Arthur Hallam of Har- Il
lrd. He had just entered the law, and A
success was to be his. Yet he went 4
1t one cold night and made a speech.
Id pneumania set in, and in a few II
'urs he was dead. What would have a
zen the history Of the civil war II S
argent S. Prentiss had lived? He was
e most brilliant orator the south ever ~
Mt to congress. Yet he was Graded A
nong the Maine pines. He was born N
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
Shakespeare At Home.

A correspondent who has been stay.
ing at Stratford-on-Avon relates that
he one day asked his landlady: "Who
is this Shakespeare of whom one hears
so much down here: Was he a very
great man?" To which she replied
"Lor', sir. lie warn't thought nothing
on a few years ago. It's the Ameri-
cans as as made him what he isr'
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
The Japaness.

Every time the papers say some
thing about Japs' it hurts the Japanese
people" said japanese. I'VE call our
country Nippon, pronounced in the Jap
anese tongue 'Nihon,' and a Japanese
man is 'Nihonjin.' Foreigners say Jap
anese and Japan because they don't
know how TO pronounce the real
words. New York Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
under Water slr MInutes.

Northboro, Mass, June 25.-WhNs
bathing in Solomon's Pond Amadss
Martel. II years old, a Marlboro High
school boy, sank and remained under
water six minutes. He was taken out,
apparently dead. but was -s-rscssstad.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
j. w. TRUITT.
A Few Specials
TO Be Found at
J. w. TRUTHS.

We have Just received large lot of Ladies' White Lawn
Waists all eabontely trimmed in real val inerng well worth
ST. 25 price while they last S1.OO
White Linen ?! yards wide s100 yard So inch so cents
Embroidered Collars, 25 cents.
Pecaes that selling for Is elsewhere price 125c
full line of sheer dress materials India Linens Persian
and French ChfOns, etc, at reasonable prices.
line of val ace that know excel any that have
had.
Listen Our line of Muslin Underwear more complete
than ever before having just received new lot,
beautiful Corset Cover, beautifully trimmed in lace and
insertion cost only % cents other ranging from so rs
Drawers made of fine long CLOTH with tucked lawn rules for
50c -
- Night Dresses made Of good quality muslin trimmed III
Hamburg nseion for only 80 cents better made Of long
cloth, trimmed with fine tucks and lace insertion.
Skirts trimmed in Hamburg lace from so cento S. 90
American Beauty COsets Dainty the Rosee in long
short and medium lengths Don't forget the yardwde Tafeta
silk selling for S100 per yard.
J. M TRUITT
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
THEiTERs PROMISE
To OBEY LAW

The Fire Commissioners requested
the Board of Works yesterday TO cause
the management of the Colonial Thea
ter to connect the standpipes of the
playhouse with the street water mains
for fire protection in compliance with
the existing ordinance.
Chief Shaughnessy filed a report on
his inspection of theaters and stated
that the stage mechanic of the theater
named had refused point blank to make
the connection of the pipes.
President Bollo said the mechanic
had evidently spoken without authority,
as the manager of the theater had in
formed him (Bollo) that he would do
anything required of him by the Fire
Department.
Shaughnessy reported that the man
ayers of all the other theaters which
did not comply with the law had agreed
to do all the Fire Department required
of them.
The Commissioners received a report
from Chief Shaughnessy that Engine
Company No. 2S had been restored to
the service In temporary quarters at
Stockton and Francisco streets
The petition of the employees of the
Fire Department. for a new schedule Of
increased salaries to be brought about
by a charter amendment will be heard
at next Fridays meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
SU|sUN WILL BE A
| RAILWAY CENTER
Road From Eureka to Con-
meet With Main Line
There and a Boom Is On
BIG PROJECTS AFOOI

VALLEJO. Feb. S.-Suisun Is on the
eve of great boom. 1t bids fair to
become an important railway terminal
point for this part of the State. The
Southern Pacific Company has pur-
chased land in the center of the town
near the Suisun Slough on which to
build a great system of sidetracks for
the transfer of freight for the Eureka
country when the road to the north
now being built by that company and
the Santa Fe is completed.
The line will haul thousands of cars
of lumber annually out of the north
ern coast country and all of these will
of the branch from Suisun to Santa
Rosa is being improved. bridges rebuilt
and the tunnels enlarged.
The Suisun Realty Company, which
controls the mudfiats abutting on the
slough, has signed contracts for dredg
ing. for filing in the lowlands and for
the building of a big wharf. This
wharf will handle the product of the
big cement plant of the Pacific Com
pany, six miles from Suisun. A steam
road will connect the plant with the
slough.
The new Vallejo and Northern Rail-
way Company has purchased a site for
depot in the plaza at Suisun and has
Secured franchise to run its electric
cars through the town in Union ave-
nue. and Cordelia street
The Stewart Fruit Company and the
]. K. Armsby Packing Company are
both building immense packing sheds.
The people of Suisun are strong in the
opinion that within year their city
will have population Of at least 500o-
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
JURY SAYS FLOOD
is RESPONSIBLE

James l.. Flood. owner of the Flood
building at Powell and Market streets,
was held responsible by a Coroner's
jury yesterday for the death of ]. w.
Duffy. Duffy, who was a clerk in the
employ of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, met his death while attempting,
on January %, to enter an elevator of
the Flood building. Instead. of going
down, as was the intention of its op-
orator, the elevator gave a sudden
lurch upward crushing Duffy against
the floor of the tenth story, killing him
instantly.
The same jury also investigated the
causes of the death of William Libby,
and at the conclusions of their fnves-
LEGATIONS brought in q verdict which
will result in a charge of murder being
placed against Patrick Wolfe Libby
died on January 80 at the ST Luke's
Hospital as the result of injuries which
he received after a quarrel in a saloon
at Eddy and Buchanan streets on the
night of January 16. Libby and Wolfe
and a chauffeur named Meade, en-
ployed by the latter. had a dispute be-
cause of q dice game and when Libby
left the saloon he was followed by
Wolfe.
In an alteration Libby was struck
on the head by bottle, presumably in
the hands of his follower, and received
a fractured skull, which later caused
his death. Wolfe was locked up i'm
mediately.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Gets A VERDICT

Under instructions from Judge Whit
son yesterday the jury in the United
States Circuit Court returned a verdict
for the defendant in the case of George
Sonnenberg Jr. against the Southern
Pacific Company. At the close of the
evidence A, A. Moore of counsel for the
railroad company moved for the in
structton on the ground that the plain
tiff had received his injuries on account
of the negligence of a fellow servant
and not of the company itself.
On December %, 1904, while Sonnen-
berg was working as a laborer excavat-
ing culvert near Salinas, the earth
cayed in upon him and he suffered a
fracture of the right leg, crippling him
for life. A passing train Jared the
bank of earth and caused 1t to fall. 1t
had been showed up by foreman and
several workmen some time before
Sonnenberg was sent into the culvert
to work and he had not been at work
more than fifteen minutes when the
accident occurred. He asked $4,000
damages. Bert Schlesinger, his counsel,
argued that the foreman was not a
fellow-servant in the meaning of the
law, but Judge Whitson held otherwise.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
ROTHBERG METHOD
NOT APPROVED
Ladies Tailor Wishes to
Subdue Wife by a Small
Allowance, Court Objects
ALIMONY rs GRANTED

A unique reason was advanced yes
terday morning in Judge Graham's
court by Abe ttothberg, proprietor of a
ladies' tailoring establishment, in sup
port of his contention for a reduction
in the amount of alimony that he
should pay his wlle during the pen
dency of an action for divorce which
he has brought against her. Rothberg
declared that if he paid Mrs. Rothberg
but $50 a month she would feel keenly
the loss of freedom from financial
worry, which freedom she has always
known, and would undoubtedly return
to him again, while if he paid her $50
a month she would be enabled to have
so good a time that she would never
listen to his overtures for a reconcilia-
ton. Despite Rothbergs reasoning,
however, Judge Graham ordered him to
pay the latter amount.
Rothberg filed his suit for divorce
a few days ago, alleging desertion, but
stating that he was willing to forgive
and forget If Mrs Rothberg would re-
turn to him. Mrs. Rothberg spurned
this offer and countered with motion
for alimony, which came UP for argu-
ment yesterday.
Rothberg insists that the $50 month
which she is asks for is far more than
he is able to pay. He declared, also,
that he works day and night, almost,
to provide a living. but that this is the
dull season in his business and that he
can only make $50 per month. He ad-
mits that he is the owner of several
flats, at Haight and Steiner streets,
which he values at $4,000 and from
which he derives a considerable in
come. Mrs. Rothberg says the flats are
worth at least $50, ,000
Divorces were granted yesterday by
Judge Murasky to Kittie Robinson from
John Robinson on the ground of deser-
ton; by Judge Hebbard to Regina L.
Wood from George G.. Wood for neg
lect, and by Judge Hebbard to Alfred
Voligny from Agnes Voligny on statu-
tory grounds.
Suits for divorce were filed by
Charles w. Phillips against Loretta
Phillips, on the ground of desertion;
Agnes Geary against Henry j. Geary,
for failure to provide; Anna Boerner
against Frank Boerner, for extreme
cruelty, and Emma NJ Irving against
B. W. Irving, for desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09

trades unions the right to strike. to
boycott and to interfere with nom
union labor. IT legalizes whatever
steps strikers may take or whatever
means they may adopt to accomplish
their purpose. II practically removes
strikers from the jurisdiction of the
courts and makes them immune from
the consequences of their acts. This
extraordinary measure was included in
the programme of the Liberal party
at the demand of the labor members
Of the House of Commons who have
been acting with that party. 1t was
expected that the Conservative mem
bers of the House would insist upon
its amendment and the Liberal leaders
intended TO modify it under pressure.
But the Conservatives declined to as
sumo any share of the responsibility.
They considered 1t good policy to let
the bill pass without objection, be-
lieving that IT will ruin the Liberal
party by destroying the confidence of
the public in its Judgment and hon
esty and at the same time will con-
ciliate the labor element and win
them over to the Conservative side at
the next election. The same policy
has been pursued in the House Of
Lords.
Thomas Burke of Illinois and Patrick
Glday of Pennsylvania were elected
delegates from the United Mine Work
ers of America to the International
Congress which will be held next sum-
mer in Salzburg, Austria
1t was reported at the last meeting
of the Fishermen's Protective Union of
the Pacific Coast and Alaska that the
conference of the United Fishermen of
the Pacific, held recently in Seattle,
hal h 60
its best endeavors to have f1shwheels
and seines prohibited in the upper CO.
lumbia River; provided. however, that
the settlers in that territory may catch
salmon for their home use. Further.
that a plan was favored to have the
Columbia River q separate district in
the State Fisheries Department and
that all funds collected in that district
from licenses and fines be expended IN
that district. A request will be made
to the Washington State Legislature
that the use of fish traps in the waters
of Puget Sound, stretching from Decep-
ton Pass to the southern end of Whid-
bey Island, be prohibited. A weekly
closed season for the tributaries Of
Puget Sound, to run from 6 a. m. Sat-
urday to p. m. Sunday, was also rec
commended. Special attention will be
paid to organizing work on the Colum-
bia River, as well as esta ablishing locals
in Southwestern Alaska. The Seattle
conference will meet again November
s next. The action taken at the con-
ference was concurred in by the union.
A committee was chosen to confer with
the various Alaska salmon packin e
companies on schedule of wages and
percentage for the season of 1907.
Thirty-ive applications for member
ship and four reinstatements were Sc
cured at the last meeting of Los An
geles Electrical Workers Union No. 81
Qinemen) and it was reported that the
Sunset, Home and the United States
Long Distance Telephone companies
had granted an advance in wages of
so cents day beginning February l.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
POPULATION OF THIS CITY
NEARLY HALF MILLION
California Promotion Committee Com
piles Reliable Data About Size
of San Francisco

San Francisco's population is a
question that is constantly agitating
the minds Of people. and many guesses
have been made regarding it. The
California Promotion Committee has
been making an Investigation, which
resulted in a compilation of figures
that is considered as nearly accurate
as it is possible to get without a COM
pIete census. According to these fig
ures the present population of the
city is 428,000. This is arrived at
by a computation of the number of
houses and the average of occupants.
There are in round numbers $1,000
dwelling houses in San Francisco.
Taking the average of seven and a
half people to the house, which. ac-
cording to the postal authorities, is
correct under present conditions. this
would. make the total of 27S,000. Ac-
cording to the same authorities every
basement of the city is now occupied
in addition to the houses and there
are fully 1000 people in the base
ments, bringing the total up to 37S,0o0.
In addition to these there are $4,000
people in tents. shacks, temporary
cottages and stables, which makes the
grand total 428,000. peing a loss of
~. 900 from the population before the
fire
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
BIC BUILDING To
COST $4,000

The Edward Barron Estate Company
made application to the Board of
Works yesterday for a permit to erect
seven-story brick building on the
southwest corner of Geary and Taylor
streets at a cost of $4,000.
The Rosenbaum Estate Company
asked for a permit to erect a $50, 900
building on the northeast corner of
California and Front streets.
Other applications were filed by the
Pacific States Telephone Company.
southwest corner of Minna and New
Montgomery streets, $4,000; Rev.
Father Maximilian, church edihce at
123 Golden Gate avenue. $3S 600
Abrams & Harris, corner of Larkin and
Sutter streets, $2S.000; H. ]. Blanchet.
Third street, near Harrison, $4,000;
II. Dederky, corner of Fourteenth and
Mission streets, $4,000; Charles Hirsch,
Kearny street. near Pine, $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
WESTERN PACIFIC
BUSHES PLANS

Howard G. Holmes, consulting engi-
neer of the Western Pacific, is engaged
in drawing the plans for the ferry boats
which will be used by the Gould line
to ply between the Western Pacific ter
minal in Oakland and the San Francisco
pier of the company. These boats will
be thirty feet longer than the San
Francisco, the latest Key Route boat
to be launched, and they will have a
depth of thirteen feet. These dimen-
sions will give them stability in rough
weather, and the greater draft will
prevent them from drifting with the
wind in making landings. In speed
they will excel the San Francisco
which is the record boat on the bay
and the superior features of the Key
Route boats over other ferry steamers
will be adopted in Holmes plans.
Virgil Bogue, chief engineer of the
Western Pacific. telegraphed from Salt
Lake after the announcement of the
recent decision of the Circuit Court OF
Appeals. directing the engineers here to
complete the detail sketches of the new
ferry terminal on theiOakland side. He
was told that the details had already
been prepared and that plans were in
shape to turn over to contractor at
a moments notice. Bogue Will arrive
here next week and 1T is expected that
work on the new ferry slips will be
commenced at an early date. The plans
as they were recently published in The
Call show that no cost will be spared
to make the accommodations for pas
Sengers as perfect as constructive skill
can devise.
The plans for the freight docks and
wharves for ocean going ships have not
as yet been decided upon. Several al
tentative sketches have been made for
docks adjacent to the ferry terminal
and it is expected that a choice will be
made after Bogue's arrival.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
La Amistad Club Closes
the Season With COtillOn
Affair Is
Given at Paris
Tea Garden

The third season of La Amistad Club
was closed Thursday evening with a
cotil1on at the Paris Tea Garden
nearly the entire membership of sixty
couples being in attendance. Palms
and green's composed the pretty decora-
tions of the hall and after the dance
an elaborate supper was served at a
neighboring cafe.
The arrangements were in the hands
of. committee consisting of Walter
III. Sullivan, Walter Penniman, Thomas
F. Watson, Charles Bach, Garrett Sears
and George F. Welch, assisted by Mrs
Clarence F. Music, Miss Ellie Ewing
Miss Genevieve Sullivan and Miss viva
Gill.
The following were present last
evening:
Misses Genevieve E. sullivan. Ellie Ewing
Viva Gill, Gertrude Baker, Daisy G. Daniels
Lillian j. wilton Kathleen WEIGH AdeIyr
Brickley, Edna Simons. Juliet Grass. Elsie Gill
Hazel H. Holm, Ella LoTney 1,s Msze Cook, Josephine
Mccormick Olga Dierks. Ella Cook Alma La
combe, Josephine Marks Mary r. Kenefck Mar
Genevieye O'Day. Florence Reddin. Ramona
Marks, Grace Wolpert, Carrie Whelan May
Barry, Marie Flanagan. Thalatta Barnes. Mar
guerfte Mcmahon, Josephine Reddin Helena
Watson, Esther Helm, Tot Jones, NJ. Mangan
Frances Watson and Alma Carroll; George F.
Welch, Garrett Nj. Sears Charles Bach, Thomas
F. Watson. walter H. Sullivan. Walter G. Pen
niman, Joseph Grennan, Charles C. Sullivan. W
L. Roberts Stuart H. Patterson. Edward s.
Smith, W. r. Jones, Richard Blake, W. E. Red.
din, Paul Brady Louis V. Crowley, DR.. Thomas
Casey, Edward Doherty, James r. Kelly. Frank
]. Foran. Paul H. Mattner, George A. Stellman
Harry Kiefer, Alfred F. Spohn. Sidney Simon
Charles Lachman. DR.. Joseph f. Meagher, VII.
liam Malm, James P. Martin, William H. Muir
ply, Edward F. ODay. Daniel F. Murphy R. F.
Patterson, John Sullivan Jr.. Edward NJ. Smith.
Z. i. A. Cautipr. III.
Nordhoff. David j. Lindsay, DR.. Phillip A. Bill
Frank l.. Fenton, Hollister b. Staniels, p Car
John L. Flynn, James Kieth, John r. Sheehan
Thomas Gardner and Thomas Commins.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
c. X. BONESTELI. WILL
PRACTICE IN GoLDFIELD

Another of San Francisco's young
men, attracted by the promising field
for effort In Nevadas mining camps,
has elected to locate at Goldfield. c.
K. Bonestell, one of the young mem
bers of the San Francisco bar, whose
success in his profession has been
large enough to satisfy reasonable
ambition, will sever his home ties to-
morrow and leave for the camp of big
mines and growing fortunes. Attorney
Bonestell will enter into a law part
nership with Cleve L. Dam, formerly a
practitioner in this city
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
SaIoune

THE nrohfbited Salome the salacious,
tho artistic triumph of Oscar Wilde.
The News Letter of this week gives
the he one-act tragedy in full. This is
the Same lfbretto to the opera by
pschard Strauss. The tragedy was
n,rIil oTiainaily written in the French Ian
Sueee for Sarah Bernhardt by Oscar
wilde. Not a single line is expurgated
~ fhe News Letter. Other remark
ah,e things in this issue: Japan's
treaty rights, the text of the
treaty.. Japanese must enjoy
perfect equality with American citizen.
Ban the President compel the obedience
~ the San Francisco School Board?
Yes he may, under the law, imprison
every member. See the News Letter
~ -amc sfauds IA
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
ANGELENos CHARTER STEAMER

r. H. Heron, chairman of the Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce, arrived
in San Francisco yesterday and is reg
istered at the ST. Francis Hotel He is
en- route to Los Angeles from Seattle
where he has just chartered the steam
er Ohio belonging to the White Star
Steamship Company. The vessel will
be sent to San Pedro, arriving there
about February %. She will then pro-
ceed with $50 members of the Chamber
of Commerce to Honolulu on a twenty
five day excursion.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
WOMAN AWARDED $4,000 IN
SUIT AGAINST PHONE COMPANY
Gets Damages as Result of Injuries
Sustained by Falling Into Hole
Dug by Employees

UKIAH, Feb. s-A jury here today
awarded Mrs. Frank Perkins s25,000
in her suit against the Sunset Tele-
phone Company. She fell into a hole
dug by the company's employees last
summer and ii was several hours be-
fore she was rescued. Soon after the
accident she agreed to accept $500 in
settlement. Later she brought suit
for $4,000. claiming incompetency at
the time she agreed to accept $500.