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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
PURE FOOD EXPERTS TO
COME TO CALIFORNIA
Chemical Board Invited to Con-
slider SuIphuring in This
State
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO. THE CALL

WASHINGTON, March 25. = The
board of chemical experts appointed by
the president to pass upon pure food
questions met today and was presented
to tho president by Secretary Wilson.
The members will go to Baltimore to-
morrow to organize and consider 4
plan Of action.
Representative Needham, McLach-
Ian and McKinlay asked the board to
arrange for bearings in California on
the sulphur question. President A. r.
Briggs of the state board of trade and
W. II. Brailsford of Hanford, repre-
senting California fruit growers, made
the same request. DR. Remsen said:
l don't believe the board can master the
question of the use of sulphur In fruit drying
without visiting California. We must consider
climatic and other local conditions, which we
cannot do successfully by sitting in Washing
ton. The board VIII take all the time Hcces-
sary to make q thorough investigation aud
reach a proper conclusion
Briggs and BrailSford will leave to-
morrow for home. Briggs will return
here in May as one of Governor Gill
let's advisers in the conference of
governors at the White House.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
KILLS MAN
DESPITE COIN TEST
ToadstoOls Eaten for Mush-
rooms Prove Poison and
Barber Dies in Agony
Wife Also Seized, But Will
Recover From Effects
of Mistake

OAKLAND, March 25.-Fred j.
Marsh. proprietor of q barber shop. liv-
Ing in the Union hotel at the corner
of East Twelfth street and Thirteenth
avenue, is dead and his wife, Mrs. Mary
Marsh, is recovering from a dangerous
illness, as the result of eating toad
stools which they had gathered and
cooked for mushrooms. The husband
died at Providence hospital at II
o'clock, and Mrs. Marsh has been re-
moved to the home of friends at $50
Hobart street.
Marsh and his wife picked the fungi
In the hills of East Oakland last SUM-
day and cooked them with a silver
coin in the mess. The coin turning
black, they thought the growths were
harmless. and both ate heartily. Next
morning Marsh awoke in agony and
Dr. Paul Lanz was summoned that
night, when the wife also was sick.
Last night Marsh developed alarming
symptoms and was taken to the hosp:-
tai apparently pulseless, his body turn
ing black. DR.. Lanz worked over him.
but the man died this forenoon in ter
ribie pain. His wife is in serious
condition, but the physician believes
that she will recover.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
SKULL AND KEYS
TO PUT ON PLAY
Interfraternity Society Selects
Theater and Announces
Date of Event

BERKELEY, March 25.-Preparations
have been completed by the men of the
exclusive Skull and Keys interfrater-
nifty society of the Greek letter men OF
the University Of California to stage
the society's play in Macdonough thea
ter, Oakland. Thursday evening. The
annual play of the men of the frater-
mites members OF the society is a social
event of the bay cities.
Every active members of the Skull
and Keys viii take part in the produce
ton, the name and cast of characters
or which will be kept secret until the
evening of the performance. Among
the active members who will take part
are: Robert V. Jordan, Gus Meekfessel,
Jasper Ostrander, William Pendleton.
Philip Stafford Rudolph Miller, Paul
Tost, Walter Radford. Robert Foster,
Robert walker. Norris Cochran, James
Langnorne, Herbert Harold and others.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
Stanford Vanquished
By ST. Mafys
Phoenix Team Beats Cardinals
in Ten Innings Game.
Score 81.

OAKLAND, March 35.--In a fast 10
inning game that developed a pitchers
battle between Krausa and Wilmer, the
Phoenix team of ST. Marys college van
quished Stanford this afternoon on the
campus diamond. KrauSe retired 16
batsmen by the all air route and Wit
mer coaxed a dozen of the Phoenix will
low wielders into swinging their heads
off a. pure atmosphere. The Palo Alto
players put over two runs in the open
ing inning on an error and a brace of
hits. st. Mary's came right back at the
Stanford boys and tied up the score
before the initial inning was ended. The
tallies resulted from a walk and a home
run smash by Feeney. Then the slab
men settled down and the struggle
waxed tense. In the tenth frame Carl
baldi swatted the sphere for three sacks
and Krause ripped Oft a single that sent
in the run. that spelled victory for ST.
Mary's The score:
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
PRETTY GIRL COMPELS
MAN TO MARRY HER
Blanche Gonzales Proceeds to
Stockton and Charles Fuller
Becomes Her Husband.

STOCKTON. March 25.-Blanche Con
zales, beautiful girl 10 years of age.
residing with her parents in the Mis-
sion in San Francisco. came to Stockton
on the early train this morning for no
othex purpose than to force Charles
Fuller. aged 81, of this city. to marry
her. Miss Gonzales sought the chief of
police and advised him that her visit
to Stockton was purely for the purpose
of vindicating herself and family and
righting a grievous wrong.
Fuller was brought before the girl.
but refused to grant her demands.
While Miss Gonzalez and Fuller were
discussing the affair with Chief Briare.
cousin of the girl presented himself
at the police Office and asked to see
Fuller. His request that a marriage
between the parties take place imme-
diatelYs met with results and by noon
the ceremony had been Performed by
Justice Parker,
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
SEEKING ORAL TESTIMONY
Request of Ruef's Attorneys Is
Continued for a Day

There was another small deluge of
affidavits yesterday morning in Judge
Lawlors court as a result of the call
ing of the Ruef case based on the
trolley bribery. Ruefs attorneys re-
newed the motion to have several wit
nesses subpenaed for oral examina-.
ton and the entire matter went over.
until O'Clock this afternoon. The
witnesses whom Ruef wishes to exam
inc are Attorneys Bert Schlesinger-
and H. NJ Owens, Rabbis Kaplan and
Nieto and two newspapermen.
Ruef filed three short affidavits in
support of his motion to have oral
testimony taken and one voluminous
supplemental effdavit of 152 pages,
containing specific denials of facts set
forth in the aff1davits of Heney and
Burns Among the new claims made
by Ruef in this affidavit is one to the
effect that Burns told Attorney Bert
Schlesinger that Ruef had been grant
ed complete immunity. Ruef also
charges that instead of offering his
services to the prosecution after the
contract was signed. District Attor
ney Langdon besought his assistance
for the prosecution. and he denies that
Attorney Henry Ach was party to
the attempt made in the fall of 1906
to oust Langdon from his Office.
The prosecution filed an affidavit
signed by Fremont Older in which the
afiant denies that he had any knQwl-
edge of the immunity contract given to
Ruef or that he held any conversation
with Judge Dunno relative to per-
mitting Ruef to withdraw his plea of
guilty in the extortion case.
Rabbis Nieto and Kaplan were both
in the courtroom during the proceed
ings. and the former, who has been
subpenaed by the defense as witness.
requested permission to leave the city
for a few days. Attorney Frank +.
Murphy objected strenuously to this,
declaring that he wished to call both
Rabbi Nieto and Rabbi Kaplan for oral
examination because of the fact that
Heney had branded the two ministers
of the gospel as perjurers. Rabbi
Nieto's request was granted by the
court in spite of Murphy's objections.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
PRINCE REFUSES TO SAY
HE WEEDS ANNA GOULD
Frenchman Gives Lively Retort
When He Is Questioned
by Newspapermen

NEW YORK. March 25.-Prince Helie
de Sagan. who has been stopping at a
Philadelphia hotel, where he registered
as Bertrand Dufrene, arrived in this
city today. and when questioned de-
clared that he was the prince He was
metsat the railroad station in Jersey
City by several reporters and asked
whether or not he were prince de
Sagan.
II am prince dc Sagan,' he said.
Is it true that you are married to
Madame Gould?" asked one of the re-
porters.
Have you asked her?" the prince
retorted.
When asked why he came to New
York so soon after the arrival of
Madame Gould the prince would not
reply. He said that he assumed the
name of Dufrene to escape attention.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
OAKLAND STOCK AND
BOND EXCHANGE CLOSES

OAKLAND. March .25,-The Oakland
stock and bond exchange. which was
organized nearly two years ago. de-
eided tonight to suspend operations
and close it's headquarters in Twelfth
street. This action was taken because
of the. stock depression. President b.
P. Miller of the exchange said that the
organization would be kept intact and
s4,o00--would be placed lin bank. so
that when conditions warranted the
exchange mig resume.
The exchange had lease on its
headquarters with Is months to run
at monthly rental OF 5000. President
Miller said that the directors of the
exchange expected to dispose of the
lease without much difficulty.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
JUDGE DUNNE SUBPENAED
Summoned to Give Evidence in
Ruef's Civil Suit

Ruef's attorneys yesterday served a.
subpoena upon Judge Dunno to appear
before Notary Public Gus Hartman and
furnish hiS deposition in the civil suit
begun by Ruef against Judge Dunno,
Heney, Langdon. Esggy. Sprecke1s and
others for the money spent by the ax-
boss in maintaining his private Jail
The subpoena calls upon Judge Dunno
to appear in Attorney Frank J. MUIR
phys office at 10 o'clock next Monday
morning. This is the exact day and
hour for which the trial of Ruef in
Judge DUNES court on the Parkside
bribery charge is set
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
UPPER ROOMERS
CUT OFF BY FIRE
Women in Night Clothing Taken
From Peril by Hook and
Ladder Equipment
Apartment House, With Other
Property. Damaged and
Destroyed

OAKLAND. March 25.--A IRE which
broke out at $3.50 o'clock this morning
in the basement of the Cafeteria. .
restaurant in the gore block between
Telegraph avenue and Broadway at
Sixteenth street. endangered the lives
OF score OF occupants OF the Avon
rooming house in the upper doors, and
by smoke and water damaged several
real estate Offices on the ground floor
adjoining the restaurant The hames.
before being discovered by Policeman
Teehan, had burned away part of the
staircase and had filed the apartments
in the lodging house with smoke
Several of the dodgers were found
half suffocated, and women clad only
in their night robes were taken from
the structure by the firemen with ths
use OF hook and ladder equipment
James Featherstone. manager OF the
Cafeteria, was awakened by the smoke
pervading the house and. leaping from
his bed, ran through the Avon house
rousing the sleepers. He called every
staircase. one side of which was then
being consumed.
According to the hremen the blaze
began from gas heater left burning
in the basement OF the Cafeteria
The meter through which the gas
flowed became heated and a heavy
explosion followed. The detonation
was heard over a block. and the force
of the explosion scattered the dames
10 the outer walls of the building As
a result. the lodging house was de-
stroyed. yet the iremen were able TO
keep 1t from being gutted before the
roomers We're taken out
The first ladder raised was to the
window of a room in the Avon occU-
pied by Dr. Elizabeth Johnson. Chi
fOpodist, and her daughter. Miss Eliz-
abeth Johnson. The younger woman
fastened down the ladder. aided BY
firemen and police, but the mother in
sisted on remaining TO save her cats.
The men reached the room and car
ried the woman out The cats were
later found in the top story, where
they had fed for safety.
William ]. Clark. proprietor of the
Avon, ran from the building with his
clothing in his arms. After the fire be
recovered $195 which he had left in
his apartment.
John Darsey in the third story made
a sensational escape Darsey swung
from his room TO a drain pipe. then
down the iron pipe like sailor. When
he had reached the ground he tried
TO return by the stairs for his clothes.
but found access blocked He climbed
up the pipe again. but was forced TO.
vacate by the smoke and made his
second escape by the pipe. His effects
We're recovered.
The Cafeteria was owned by A. f.
Fox & Co The real estate firms whose
quarters were ruined or damaged by
water and smoke were r. c. V0se
and SternberS & Chisholm
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
NEW YORK TAILOR SUES
DUKE ON CLOTHES BILL
Noble Who Married Miss
Sh0nts a Debtor in Sum
OF Two Thousand
SPECIAL DISPATCH 70 the CAL

NEW YORK. March 25.-EmanueI
theodore Bernard Marie d'Aibert de
Luynes daily, due oe Chaulnes ct de
Picquigny. who a few weeks ago mar
ried Theodore Shonts. younger daugh-
ter of Theodore p. Shonts, is being
sued in the city court by James F.
Hannfgan, assignee of James Cavan-
augh, a London tailor. for $4,000, rep
resenting debt for clothes sold to the
duke
The case came up before Justice Con-
Ian today on an application made by
Bert L. Rich, counsel for the duke. TO
set aside the alleged service of the
summons
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
ELkS VOTE AS ONE
INCHOOS|NG RULER
John D. Waterman Unanimously
Elected to Head Oakland
Lodge No. 1902

BERKELEY. March 25.--John D.
Waterman, prominent in fFaternal cir
cles of this city. was elected exalted
ruler of the local lodge of Elks tonight.
There was no contest for the office.
Waterman being the unanimous choice
of lodge 1902. He is we'll known in this
city, where he Joined the order of Elks
two years ago. passing through the
lower offices to the highest in the
Berkeley organization. Waterman was
rendered a banquet after his election in
the clubrooms Of the lodge in Shattuck
avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
INDIGNANT WOMEN
STONE SCAVENGERS
Prevent Dumping of Garbage on
the West Berkeley
Water Front
Ten Wagons Are Held Up and
Drivers Await Chance TO
Slip Past Guards.

BERKELEY. March 25.-More than
500 indignant West Berkeley women
and men stoned the scsvengers OF
Berkeley today as they attempted to
pass Corbin station to George Schmidt's
property at the foot Of Harrison street.
which was designated by the town
board as the dumping ground at its
meeting last night. Ten garbage laden
wagons were held up by women and
men near the corner of Third and Gil
man streets, and. fearful of their lives,
the scavengers did not attempt to pass
the human barricade of West Berkeley
ans. armed with broomsticks. poke-s.
rocks and other missiles. Late this
afternoon the police We're appealed to,
and Policeman Charles Becker en]eav-
ored 10 pacify the people of the West
End. Later the scavengers were served
with the ultimatum by the police that
they would be arrested IL they at
tempted 10 dispose OF this garbage on
Schmidts land as il was within 500
Yards Of q dwelling house.
sCAyENGERS AWAIT OPENING
The scavengers. however. backed by
the trustees. who have refused the ap-
reals Of protection from the residents
of the West End. have not given W
hope. and. lining up their wagons
along San Pablo avenue near Bristol
street, viii make an attempt to pass
the guard lines early tomorrow morn
Ing. The residents kept guard all
tonight TO prevent such an attempt,
but no conflict is reported.
Unaware that the trustees at their
meeting last night had rented from
George Schmidt the proposed site OF
the incinerator for Berkeley at the foot
of Harrison street. adjoining the prop
erty OF n. J. Schmidt, where the gar
bage war Of Two weeks ago was waged
so hercely and effectively stopped by
The West End protective associa ton,
the people residing in the vicinity OF
Third and Gilman streets were sur
prised when 10 scavenger wagons
headed for the foot OF Harrison street.
hove in sight.
HUNDREDS CONFRONT WAGONS
The news spread rapidly and hum
dreds Of infuriated women and men
swarmed out Of their houses and
awaited the arrival of the scavengers
at Corbin station.
The scavengers. under the leadership
Of Joseph Birella. had been warned that
protests would be made and refused to
bring their wagons to halt when or
dered TO do so by acting President
Frank Connors Of the protective asso-
citation Connors then gave the word
and the -scavengers brought their carts
10 2 halt, after q vollcy OF stones and
other missiles from the hands of the
women.
Argument and every manner OF per-
suasion was tried by the scavengers.
but the solid delegation of citizens re-
fused to bulge and threatened the
scavengers with shotgnns If they per-
sisted in their attempt TO reach the
schmidt dumping grounds
A number OF the residents have
signed a petition, which viii be pre-
sentcd to the trustees at their meeting
Tuesday night, protesting against the
dumping OF garbage.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
HATFIELD PROMISES RAIN
AT ONCE TO FARMERS
Says Chemicals Arrive and the
Moisture Will Fall Ifn-
mediatefy
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

STOCKTON, March 25.--The continu-
Gus dry spell throughout the San Joa-
lquin valley has caused farmers in the
vicinity of Crows Landing, Newman
and nearby districts to seek Hatfield,
the rain maker, and to urge him to
employ every scientific method he al
leges to possess in the effort to pro-
duce rain and save the valley from
what has all the indications of dis
astrous drought
Hatfield promises rain Immediately
to the farmers who entered into a
contract with him last November. and
who agreed to pay $4,000 for IL inches
of rain before April Is.
The rain maker declares that he has
had no control of the elements for the
last six weeks for the reason that
chemicals ordered were delayed lin
transit from the east. The chemicals,
however, he says, have just arrived
and rain is promiseds Immediately for
Stanislaus and portions of San Joaquin
counties.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
VIOLATE SANITARY LAWS

Warrants were issued yesterday for
the arrest of G. Biggio for keepir an
unsanitary stable at 1924 Chestnut
street; J. Palicin at 2140 Lombard
street, and ]. w. Schwitzer, at 1887
Jackson street; Daniel Curran, for
keeping his premises at 213 Point Lo-
bos avenue in a filthy and unsanitary
condition and Peter Mannix for the
same offense at 13 Masonic avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
SANITATION FUND
TOTALS $125,9O7
FUND CONTRIBUTIONS

At, a. meeting of the citizens health
executive committee yesterday a COM
fnittee of lawyers was appointed to
collect funds for sanitation purposes
from the attorneys of the city,. The
committee consists of II. U. Branden-
stein. E. S. Heller. William Denman, NJ
/. Sullivan and d. Y. Wood
Dr. Blue has. sent to the board of
education report on the condition of
the local schools. Some of them, he
reported. needed immediate attention.
"A report from Sydney. Australia.
states that plague has again appeared
there. Its temperance is ascribed to
failure to enforce the regulations call
ing for. ratproof buildings. 1t is also
stated that sanitation was neglected in
the suburbs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
FEDERAL HOLIDAY FOR
ARRIVAL OF THE FLEET
Plan Suggested by KnowIand Is
Approved by President
Roosevelt
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE carr.

WASHINGTON. March 25.-Renre-
sentative Knowland today suggested to
President Roosevelt that the dav upon
which the Atlantic feet will arrive in
San Francisco bay should be declared a
general holiday in all governmental
offices in San Francisco The president
considered the suggestion an excellent
one, and advised Knowland to take up
the matter with Secretary Metcalf. and
request him to bring 1t before the
cabinet at its meeting next Friday
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
COW LIMITS NOT EXTENDED

The proposition to extend the limits
within which it shall be unlawful to
keep more than two cows was con-
sidered by the health committee of the
supervisors yesterday. Payot urged
that the district be extended to the
county line. but his associates on the
committee did not favor such sweep
ing regulation. The question will be
taken up for further consideration at
the next meeting Of the committee
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
MAY DETAIN FoRGER,s WIRE

Detectives James Mclean of Phila-
delphia will fake j. Mortimer Wilson,
the eastern forger. back to the Penn
sylvania courts. starting from this city
today. wilson's wife will be liberated
unless she makes too strenuous an OBJ
lection to being left in San Francisco.
In that case charge of burglary may
be preferred against her on account OF
her taking silverware for Souvenirs,
from the st. Francis hotel
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
SUMMARY

Home run-Feeney. Three base hit-Gsri-
haidl. Two base hit-Ssmpson Sacrifice hits
Wallace Hart. Owen. Struck out-By Krsuse
10, Wilmer 12- Base baIls--On Wilmer
Hit by pitched ball-witmer. Passed ball
Burns Time OF game hour and 40 minutes
Umpires-Arlett and Brady. Scorer RUSSELL
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
Grand Csnsor sixcur.lor

Won and ref,.Tn 80 San FrancSscn IS
Oakland and Berkeley March 80. Write
pr phone Fred w. Prince. 673 Market
St. or any senta Fe agent for partic-
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26

SENATOR PENROSE IMPROvES-PhiladeI-
phia. March 25.-The condition OF United States
Senator Penrose. who is III at his home In this
city. said 10 be slightly improved az mid
night. though no official bulletin issued.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
DR.. PIERCr,s REMEDIES
hat our American forests abound II

That our American forests abound IN
plants which possess the most valuable
medicinal virtues is abundantly attestad
by scores of the most eminent medical
writers and teachers Even the untu-
tored Indians had discovered the useful-
ness of many native plants before the
advent Of the white race. This informa-
ton, impaired freely to the whites, led
the latter to continue investigations until
to-day we have a rich assortment Of most
valuable American medicinal roots.
- - -
Dr.. Pierce believes that our Amerscan for
ests abcspd In most valuable medicinal roots
foi the cufAot most obstinate and fatal as
easfs. weyon&d properly investigate thems
and Ia leaffEaexn OF this conviction. he
poirSs< with pride>o the -aluansk uAExelcua
c2res- Affected ~ his Golden Medical Dis
sovery,s-Ehlch- has -RzQxenl ltseif 70 b The
most efticiant- Stomach tonlc. liver inTiEQx-
cleanser known 20 medical science Dyspep-
sia- or Indigestion. torpid liver. functional
and even valvular and other affections OF
the heart yield to It's curative action. The
reason rhy it cures these and many other
affections. Is clearly shown In . little book
OF extracts from the standard medical works
which Is mailed free to any address b. DR. T.
v. Pierce. OF Buffalo. n. r.. to all sending
request for the same.
- - .
Not less marvellous in the unparalleled
cures IL is constantly making OF vomsn's
many peculiay affections. weaknesses and
distyesstnE deffn<ementS Is DR.. Picrce's
FaVorits> Prescriptions as IS amply aftesfed
by thousands cfJRpscs4ci ssS testimonials con-
tribnsed bysg2xfeful paffer& who have been
cured By it olcat azrhs1 nelxic dr1i13 PalnlW
psrIodss irregnl arities. prQlaQsuS and QtheL
lisQlacsuells- causel by HeaknesA QlceL-
alton on uterus and Kindred aFscflons, efysn
after many other advertised medicines. and
physicians had failed
Both the above mentioned medicines arc
wholly made ND from the glycerfc extracts OK
native, medicinal roots. The processes en-
ployed in their manufacture were original
with Dr.. Pierce and they are carried on by
skilled chemists and pharm acists with the
aid OF apparatus and appliances specially
designed and built for this purpose. Both
medicines are entirely free from alcohol and
all other harmful. habit-forming drugs. A
full list OF their ingredients b printed On
each bottle-wrapper
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26

PosToFFIcE RoBBED-Robbers broke open
the safe in the posfoficc at Sunset beach last
night and secured several dollars in money and
stamps
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-26
STANFORD

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