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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
COLLEGE ROMANCE
LEADS TO ALTAR
Walter X. TuIIer, Varsity Foot
ball Player, Weds Miss
Edna May Shepherd

BERKELEY, Oct 12.-Walter K.
Tuller, varsity football captain, scored
a touchdown in a match with Cupid
and his many college friends were sur
prised today to learn OF his marriage
Saturday at Fullerton to Miss Edna
May Shepherd, a classmate at the uni
versity.
Unknown to his companions of the
Bachelordon club Tuller left for the
south Friday night, where the wedding
was celebrated at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C.
Shepherd. at noon Saturday Rev. A.
H. Bailey of the First Baptist church
off1ciated Mr.. and Mrs. TulIer will
make their home in San Francisco,
where the groom is an attorney The
wedding is the elimination of a col
lege romance.
Both the groom and bride are well
known on the university campus. Tul-
Ter was a member of the varsity boat
crew and his freshman class football
team, besides being captain of the var
sity football team He was graduated
with the class of 1908 and passed the
examinations for the bar. Mrs. Tuller
is popular in college circles and was
prominent in affairs of the class with
which she received her degree.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
ALLEGED MURDERER
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
John Rea, Charged With Killing
Carl MOller, Gets Case
Continued One Week
Albre Gun Club Keeper, Said to
Have Slain Boy, Faces
Trial for Life

OAKLAND. Oct 12.-John Rea
pleaded not guilty today when ar
raigned for the murder OF Carl Moller.
He admitted a charge OF a prior con-
viction for forgery from Fresno county.
Attorney Porter Ashe. representing
Rea. asked for continuance OF one
week before the case should be set for
trial. This was granted by Judge Og-
den.
Rea was keeper for the Albre gun
club near Irvington. He confessed to
Sheriff Barnet that he had fred two
shots at Moller and his two compan-
ions, who were In a distant section OF
the marsh locating a hunting blind.
Moller fell with a bullet through his
body and died the following morninfIl
Roy Morgan. a young carpenter toSf
Barnet that he had gone to the house
and secured Reas rife for him and that
Rea had fred the shots from the top
of tankhOuse. Rea admitted this at
his preliminary examination, after he
narrowly escaped being mobbed by
citizens of Irvington. He will stand
trial. hoping that the jury will fix his
alleged crime at something less than
murder in the first degree. as charged
the punishment for which IS death or
life imprisonment
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
MOTHERS PLEA SAVES
SON FROM LONG TERM
Man Charged With Making
Aged Parent Support Him Is
Released on Parole

OAKLAND. Oct. 12.-Mother love tri-
umphed over fear of physical harm in
police court today when Mrs. J. Gill;
gan arose and pleaded with Judge Sam
uels 10 be lenient with her son.
Frank Gilligan, aged 28. able bodied,
but not industrious. was arrested sew
eral weeks ago on a charge of va
grancy after the policeman on the
beat where his mother resides had
learned that her son forced her TO. sup
port him by contributing 81 a day from
her earnings as q laundress.
NeighbOrs told the officer that when
Mrs. Gilligan refused TO accede TO her
sons demands for money he beat her
until the required sum was forthcom-
ing. The aged woman admitted that
the story was true. But when she saw
her boy in the prisoners dock all his
misdeeds were forgotten, and the
judges heart was touched by the
mothers plea for mercy.
'Gilligan." he said, mot for your
sake. but for your aged mother will
suspend sentence for month and re-
lease you on your own recognizance.
But if there is any further complaint
against you, you may expect the Sc
verest sentence which the law will per-
nit
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
BOYS LEARN SECRET
OF SORORITY GIRLS

PALO ALTO, Oct. 12.--Vain was the
attempt of the sorority girls of STAN
ford university to rush the freshmen
tonight without interference from the
boys. The original date set for the
pledging of the new members was Octo-
ber IS. This was secretly whispered to
the boys by their special friends. The
boys, awaiting this date with gleeful
anticipation. were unaware that pan
Hellenic agreement was reached where
by the rushing was to take place to-
night, three days ahead of the sched-
uled time. The secret was kept very
dark, very dark.
Tonight, however, one astute student
reading in the library discovered that
the building contained no sorority
girls. He whispered his suspicion and
a general rush was made to the row,
the boys arriving on the scene just in
time to see the commencement of the
rushing. Whereupon the girls drove
up to their respective sorority houses
into which they were to be pledged.
They were escorted to the doors by the
whole crowd ringing cow bells, cheer
ing and shouting advice. Among the
girls there was an indignant suspicion
that the student was not so very astute
after all and that there was some girl
who had made use of the prerogative
of her sex and let the cat out of the
bag.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
PRINTER DEMANDS
COUNTY CONTRACT
G. Leidecker Makes Bid Twenty
Per Cent Lower Than the
Present Schedule

OAKLAND, Oct. PC. Leidecker. a
Fruitvale printer who has become a
thorn in the flesh of the board of
supervisors by his insistence upon con-
sideration of his bid to furnish county
printing at 20 per cent less than the
present schedule, was in evidence again
today. He demanded the reason for
the long delay in the fixing of rates
for printing contracts, which the law
requires to be done annually.
In June Leidecker furnished $1,000
bond and an offer to do all county
printing at rate cut 20 per cent.
Chairman John Mitchell said that he
should have waited until July, when
the board arranged the schedule. Lei
decker has waited until October and
the rates are still unfixed for the year.
He raised the question again this
morning and referred to the bond.
The board has refrained from med
ding with the rates because the lead
ing members knew that the grand jury
would have to be considered. That
body has thoroughly investigated the
question of printing and has facts at
its command which caused the grand
jury greatly to be feared by the board
The supervisors, as a measure of
self-defense against Leidecker, re-
ferred the whole question of rate fixing
to District Attorney Donahue. He will
report on Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
LEAKY GAS JET NEARLY
CAUSES GIRLS DEATH
Mother Returns From Sick Bed
of Daughter to Find Other
Almost Asphyxiated

ALAMEDA. Oct. 12--Returnins from
visit to an i'll daughter In San Fran
cisco, Mrs Leon Ledeme. living at 1243
Pearl street. arrived home tonight to
find Miss Martha Ledeme. 20 years old.
another daughter, nearly dead from gas
sunocation. The young woman was
removed to the Alameda sanitarfun.
Her condition is critical.
Miss Ledeme, who was recuperating
from an attack Of the grip. went home
this afternoon and retired She had
lighted the gas in her bedroom and 1t
is supposed that the burner key was
defective. After 1t had been turned OF
sufficient leakage occurred to cause the
accident. Mrs Ledeme smelled the es-
Gaping gas as soon as she entered the
house She quickly traced IL TO her
daughters room.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
GUARDIAN FOR
COUNTY CASH BOX
Alameda Supervisors Check
Graft of Ring Politicians
With New Office
Purchasing Agent Will Be Sole
Arbiter of Supplies Under
New System

OAKLAND. Oct. 12.-Under the COM
peIling hands Of the grand jury and
District Attorney W. H. Donahue the
board Of supervisors today adopted
resolutions prepared by the district at
torney which marked the end of the
old manipulation Of public printing
contracts and authorized the passing of
all such contracts into clean and re-
sponsible hands. A graft Of 80 years
duration has come 10 q finish.
The Cali a week ago announced a
decisive chapter in its long fight for
honest administration Of county affairs
when the supervisors suddenly became
good dogs" for Donahue and the
grand jury At that time they agreed
10 the appointment OF a purchasing
agent who would handle the scquisi-
tion OF all county supplies. This would
supercede the old system of requisi-
tions by various elected heads Of de-
partments, which the supervisors were
wont 10 honor without inspection or
debate.
Today enabling resolutions were
forced through the board by Donahue.
It defined the duties OF the purchasing
agent and the first paragraph men
toned the contracts for stationery,
printing and books. Personal investi-
cation OF all calls for supplies viii be
his first duty
Dever c. MeLaren was appointed TO
the position Of purchasing agent a
week ago and on Wednesday he re-
ported 10 the grand jury for his in
struction. Today Frank Perata. former
store keeper, was appointed assistant
10 McLaren- The position OF store
keeper was terminated. Perata Will be
required 10 furnish an itemized ac-
count OF his stock TO his chief and a
general stock taking Of all departments
viii be inaugurated-
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
OAKLAND CHAPTER d. A. r.
GIVES ANNUAL BANQUET
Big Yearly Function of Order
Attended by Nearly One
Hundred Women

OAKLAND. Oct. 1.-THE annual ban
quet OF Oakland chapter OF the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution was
held at the Hotel ST. Mark this after
noon with nearly 100 women in attend
ance. Mrs Ransome Beach, chapter
regent, presided Mrs. George w. Percy
was toastmistress A feature OF the
function was the fact that IL was held
on Columbus day, reference to the
being made by several OF the Speakers.
The chapter entertained the following
guests OF honor:
Mrs. Henry Bowron Of New York. historian
general OF the national body. Mrs. Frederick
Jewell Laird. state regent OF Berkeley; Mrs. II.
R. Young OF Stockton chapter; Miss Lilly Cole
state secretary; Mrs. +. A. s. Allen. regent OF
Sierra chapter at Berkeley; Mrs Helen HOwes
Of Sequoia chapter OF San Francisco; Mrs. ]. II.
Martin, state treasurer, OF Los Angeles. ana
Mrs John +. Swift. a past national officer. Z
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
YOUTH ARRESTED
FOR KIDNAP ING
Chester Scott, Nineteen Years
Old, and Myrtle Welsh, Six
teen, Elope From Home
Boy Charges Girls Aunt With
Cruelty and Volunteered to
Protect Sweetheart

OAKLAND, Oct 12.-Seeking to de-
liver his sweetheart from the oppression
to which he said she had been sub
jected by relatives at Kennel, Shasta
county, Chester Scott, 10 years of age,
was arrested at the Sixteenth street
station today for the alleged kidnapping
of Miss Myrtle Welsh. who is three
years his junior. The arrest was made
on telegraphic warrants from Kennel
and the youthful pair are being held at
the county Jail until they can be sent
back in custody. Young Scott, an cleo
trician, denied that he had attempted
to kidnap Miss Welsh.
Il was only taking care Of her. he
said. I'VE are not married, but | in
tended to place her somewhere where
she would be happy and then to marry
her when she reached her majority.
''She lived with her aunt at Kennel
and the woman made her life miserable.
I'VE talked it over and finally de-
cided that to move away from Kennel
would be the best plan open to us.
There was no place for her to go UP
there, but she said her mother lived
in San Francisco and an aunt at Emery
vile. 1 would have supported her. of
course, and she would have gone to
school. When she grew older we would
have been married. If they want me
back at Kennel for kidnapping her l am
perfectly willing to CO."
Miss Scott admitted that she had
been subjected to harsh treatment, but
denied knowledge of any plan looking
to marriage, now or later She said
that Scott had offered to take care of
her and she was willing to accept.
Scott said that he had been at work
at his trade for a mining company and
knew Miss Welsh as a schoolgirl He
would not explain how she was sep
arated from her mother, whose address
he gave as 642 Fourth street, San
Francisco.
Sheriff j. l. Montgomery of Shasta
county sent the dispatch which resulted
in the arrest of the couple by railroad
police.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
PIONEER MERCHANT
CALLED BY DEATH
Nathan Rosenberg, Who Came
to State Half a Century
Ago, Passes Away
Lived in Oakland Forty-six
Years and Was Prominent
in Fraternal Circles

OAKLAND, Oct. 12-Nathan Rosen-
berg. who came to California half a
century ago and lived in Oakland
46 years died at his home, SIS
Twelfth street, after a prolonged ILL
ness. He was 70 years old and was a
native of Hungary.
For six years Rosenberg served as
president of the Berkeley rock COM
pany. On account of i'll health he re-
signed from this position several
weeks ago.
Rosenberg was born on June 6, 1886.
He came to California when he was %
years old and settled in Oakland five
years later. Here he engaged in the
tobacco business and soon gained rec
ognition as one of the prominent mer-
chants of the city. In addition to be-
ing liberal contributor to various
charitable. benevolent and religious or
ganizations Rosenberg was a member
of the Masons, Odd Fellows, Workmen
and Bnai Birth.
He is survived by his widow and five
children. Miss Jennie Rosenberg and
Mrs. Annie Seligman of Oakland, Mrs.
j. M. Strauss of Chicago, Harry L.
Rosenberg of Sydney, Australia, and
Joseph Rosenberg of Oakland. There
Is one grandson, Harry Seligman, OF
this city.
The celebration of the golden we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. Rosenberg was a
society event three seasons ago.
Rabbi NJ. Friedlander will officiate
at the funeral services, which will be
held privately from the family resi-
dence Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
GOOD T[MPLARS IN
ANNUAL GATHERING
California Grand Lodge of Inter-
national Order Will Con-
vene Today
Proposition to Change Method
of Leyying Per Capita Tax
to Be Considered

OAKLAND, Oct 12-The grand
lodge of California, International Order
of Good Templars. will meet in forty
ninth annual session in Foresters' hall
tomorrow morning. The following
grand officers will be IN attendance:
:, Theodore d; kanouse Of Los Angeles. r .:
G; H. Stevens, Santa Monica. G.. G.; Mrs.
Elizabeth jeffrey, G. V. t.; A. C. Banta, San
NJ. S. Anthony. Idvermore. G. 5. ]. w; j.
h. Robins, Oakland, G. E. s.; Walter B. Dams
roger, Santa Cruz, g. NJ; Miss Claire MAN.
g. Ch. Mrs. A. c. Banta. G.. A. s.; Mrs h.
s. Robbins, Fruitvaie, @. G.; Robert Houston
Byron, c.. Sent; H. B: Schultz, san Jose
Taft and W. Hull Of Santa Monica, and
George D. Kellogg. Newcastle, grand trustees
The following directors of the Good
Tempiars' home will be in attendance;
= Mrs L. II. kellogg. Newcastle: Mrs. E. T.
secretary, San Francisco; V. Taylor, Byron;
Miss s. r. Batemsn; San Francisco: ID, D.
luna: Mrs. eA E. G. Sherman. Palo Alto. and
W. H. Dunning. superintendent, Vallejo
Among the matters to be taken up
during the session will be a PROPOSE
tion to change the present method of
levying the per capita tax. The matter
of dancing during the evenings that
1OQSGS AOlQ SCc1AOAASs
was discussed at the former grand
lodge session and laid over for a year,
will again be taken up.
If the incumbent grand chief templar
can be induced to accept another term
there will not be any contest for the
place, but if he declines, w. /. Hull OF
Santa Monica and A. L. Johnston OF
San Francisco, past grand secretary,
will be aspirants for the position
Santa Cruz will bid for the conven-
tion of 1909. 1t is in that city that the
order was founded. February 25, 1855,
by the institution of Pacific lodge No. 1.
The program of public events in
cludes an address of welcome to Oak
land by Mayor Frank K. Mott and a
welcome on behalf of the Alameda
county templars by Rev. E. d. Kizer,
district chief templar; response by
Grand Chief Templar w. p. Netherton.
Wednesday, trolley ride; Thursday,
entertainment by children Of the Good
Templars' home for orphans, and Fri
day morning q steamer ride to VAL
lejo and visit to the home.
A feature of the session will be the
report of the delegates who attended
the recent session of the supreme
lodge of the order, held in Washington,
d. c., and which was attended by rep
resentatives from all the grand lodges
of the United States. Canada, conti-
mental Europe, the British isles, Asia
and Africa.
The reports of these delegates will
show that at that convention 10000
subordinate lodges were represented
and that these have an aggregate mem
bership of half million men and
women. That E. Wavrinsky. a mem
Der of the parliament of Sweden, was
reelected supreme chief templar and
that Thomas Honeyman OF Scotland
was elected supreme secretary. defeat
ing Colonel B. F. Parker of Wisconsin,
who for 20 years filled that Office.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
CARPENTERS EXPECT
AMICABLE SETTLEMENT
Believe Union Scale of Wages
Will Soon Be Paid by All
Employers

OAKLAND. Oct 12-Present pros
poets for an amicable settlement be-
tween employers who have not been
paying the union scale of So a day to
carpenters and the union men who
walked out a week ago are excellent.
according to j. B. Bowen, business agent
of the building trades council, who has
been looking after the interests of the
union men.
There is not a union carpenter idle
in this city" he said today. '"The con-
tractors who had men walk out on them
have agreed TO pay the scale which was
viewed number of contractors
throughout the county and they are all
willing TO pay the regular wages. I do
not anticipate any difficulty for carpen-
ters securing the scale in any quarter
where they are employed, and at pres
ent the situation for union carpenters
is satisfactory"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
WESTERN PACIFIC BUYS
LOCATION FOR STATION
Purchases Lot at Third and
Washington Streets for
New DeD0f

OAKLAND. Oct. IA down town
site for station has been purchased
by the Western Pacific railway COM
pany. Deeds recording the purchase of
a site at the northeast corner of Third
day.
They include the assignment of a
lease on the property by the Empire
foundry company and a stipulation on
the part of the foundry people to va
cate by January /, 1909.
Isabella NJ Cowell, as original owner.
decided the corner to the Standard
realty company, who also secured the
first assignment of the lease from the
Empire foundry. Both were then trans
ferred to the Western Pacific company.
The property is 125 feet in Washing
ton street and 70 feet in Third street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
CARS HIT CART, KILL
HORSE, INJURE DRIVER
Speeding Interurban Train
Hurls Wagon and Occupant
High in Air i'm Collision

SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 12.-The attempt
to drive across the track of the North
western Pacific electric road at Second
and streets this forenoon insfront of
an oncoming passenger train nearly
caused the death of John Canziani and
resulted in the instant death of his
horse and the demolition of the cart.
The fender of the first electric car
struck the horse with terrific force,
throwing the body of the animal 20
feet in the air and killing it instantly.
The. force of the impact splintered the
shafts and overturned the cart. Can
ziani was hurled 80 feet away.
The accident occurred in the heart of
the town, and number of persons saw
the accident. They ran to pick up the
bleeding driver. 1t is feared that he
may be dangerously injured internally.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
woMAN INvENTs ENGINE

OAKLAND. Oct. 12.-Nrs. Ada Henry
Van Pelt, a former resident of Oakland,
who is now living in Los Angeles, has
invented g. steam engine. in which, it is
claimed, the dead center problem has
been solved, enabling the engine to be
operated without the use Of a fiywheel
Mrs Van Pelt hopes that the invention
viii reVolutionize the use of steam
power. During her residence in Oak
land Mrs. Van Pelt was q member of
the Ebell club, secretary of the Wom-
ems Press association. editor OF the
Women's Christian Temperance union
publication and an official of the Wonn-
ems congress She formerly made her
home with her three sisters at 762
Thirteenth street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
HErRnss WEEDS BUSINESSMAN

OAKLAND, Oct. 12.-Charles Clayton,
manager of the Stanislaus power COM
pany at Tuolumne, and Miss Lulu Drake
of Sonora were married by Rev. Dr.
Mason, pastor of Trinity church. at the
st. Francis hotel in San Francisco Sun
day evening. The bride is an heiress
and the groom one of the young busi-
nessmen of Tuolumne county. They
leave tomorrow on their wedding trip
for Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
FASHIONABLE GAMBLERS
SCORED BY PREACHER
Local Minister Compares Socie-
~ Bridge Whist to Race
track Betting

OAKLAND, Oct. 1.-THE gambling
mania will soon gain such headway in
society that no fashionable funeral will
be complete without cards." declared
Rev F. L. Goodspeed in a spirited ar
raignment of fashionable gamesters,
delivered at the First Congregational
church last night.
He drew comparison between
bridge whist and racetrack gambling,
declaring the former to. be very nearly
on par with the latter so far as de-
leterious effects are concerned.
Bridge whist is a menace to the sta
nina of our people" he declared.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
SnRINERS TO GIVE PLAY
IN IDORA PARK THEATER
Entertainment to Open With
"0Id Guard" and Conclude
With Tanning of Shrew"

OAKLAND. Oct 1.-THE mobiles of
Islam temple Mystic Shrine. will give
a dramatic performance at Idora Park
theater Wednesday evening. The affair
is a topic of much interest in Masonic
circles.
The performance will be in two parts,
the entertainment opening with The
Old Guard" and concluding with The
Tanning of the Shrew." Many OF the
players are well known in amateur
dramatic circles.
Louis A Steiger and Mrs. d. Z. Eas-
ton VIII take the leading roles.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
CoRsoN CASE CONTINUED

OAKLAND, Oct, 12.-Attorney II. u.
Corson was arraigned before Judge
Ogden today on a charge of compound
ing a felony. A continuance of a week
was granted before he will enter a
plea CoEson was accused, with Hadii
Tahar, Mrs. Mary. Stanley and her son.
Lee Banovich. Of .conspifing to keen
Calar Banovich. the womans daughter.
from testifying against G.. Cordano'
who was said TO have attacked her. Lee
Banovich-bas been convicted. The iurv
disagreed az to Mrs. Stanley's guilt.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
SUPERVISORS WILL INVESTIGATE

OAKLAND, Oct. 12.-Charges that
Thomas Fake was using his position as
demonstrator of voting machines in
Berkeley to further the interests Of S.
j. Sill, the democratic nominee for SUI
pervisor in the fourth district, will be
investigated by the board of super
visors on Monday
The complaint was made by the re-
publican county central committee SUI
pervisor H. D. Rowe. In whose district
the machine is located, protested
against interference by the board. He
said that he would remove Fake II the
charges were substantiated, but re-
garded them as "moonshine."