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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-31
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TUESDAY. MARCH 81. 1905
WEATHER CONDITIONS

YESTERDAY-Clear: west winds; maximum
temperature, SIS; minimum, 40.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair; brisk to hisp
north winds Page 10
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NAVAL PRISONERS ARE FREED
WASHINGTON. March 30.-Because
of lack of prison accommodations the
navy department has been reduced to
the extremity of discharging all pris-
oners who have served at least third
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Fannie M. Austin, is accused having the
of many schemes of frenzied finance
Harry Nasbug the cripple who his brother charges
under the wonnans hypnotic influence
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ullCSlcu dSdilSl MlS- dAillt~
NJ. Austin, which have de-
veloped as result of the
publicity given her alleged
financial schemes, are true. then
the Cornelia apartment house,
641 O'Farrell street, has the
unique hor ~-luding among
its guest a woman of
the Chat has manipu-
lated m purses OF
others From all
sides I eng up per-
sons " gilded bait
they sa out by Mrs.
Austin, wi ID to her fables
Of intimacy with d. O. Mills, Mrs.
John W. Mackay. Homer S. King,
Reuben II. Lloyd anebothers and
who invested in the wonderful
scheme of rehabilitating the Com
stocks and winning a fabulous
fortune. To those TO whom the names
of Mills and Mackay did not mean any
thing she is accused of having substi-
tuted the names of Judge Frank j.
Murasky, Attorney Harry T. Creswell
William Talbot, the lumber king, and
DIR. L. Cranz- According to the indis-
nant and heated stories of the victims
the name was for the game, being used
with discriminating taste to meet the
style and fancy of the proposed in
vestor
So startling and widespread seemed
to be the woman's transactions that
the district attorneys Office took Of
through a lengthy cross examination
Mrs. L. l.. Long, who lived in the same
apartment house with Mrs. Austin.
Other witnesses probably will be ex-
amined today
ONCE UNDER ARREST
Apart, however. from the tales re-
garding Mrs. Austin. the most damag-
ing discovery made yesterday was In
the records of police court doings
These show that. clever as she is re-
puted to be, the woman who has been
the shining star at the Cornelia hotel
and was protected by the management
from the rude intrusion Of detectives
was once arrested on the vulgar chargs
| of grand larceny. The files OF ths
newspapers indicate that since that dis
astrous occasion Mrs. Austin has riser
nightly in the world Then she was
connected with an alleged medical man
who rose to local fame through being
accused Of bunkoing a helpless woman
out of the greater part OF her fortune
Instead of the expensive suite she now
occupies she then had merely ''lodg-
ings' at s5s Geary street, unpretentioua
and humble.
VICTIM LOSES FORTUNE
The complainant was Mrs f. G
Gehricke. who shared these apartments
with Mrs. Austin. and Charles de Witt
Spencer. the head Of a medical company
OF dubious character. Before know
ing Mrs. Austin and De Witt Spencer
Mrs. Gehricke possessed fortune Of
se M A.
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MANY SAY
|. THEY WERE
DEFRAUD[D
Accusations Pile Up Against
Mrs. Austin, Promoter of
Mythical Enterprises
Names of Mills, Mackay and
Other Famous Men Used
by Scheming Woman
Police Records Show That She
Was Once Under Arrest
for Grand Larceny
District Attorney Begins Inves-
tigation of the Charges Pre-
ferred Against Her

If one-half of the accusations
directed against Mrs Fannie
M. Austin, which have de-
veloped as a result of the
publicity given her alleged
financial schemes, are true, then
the Cornelia apartment house,
641 O'Farrell street, has the
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SUBURBAN

Oakland photographer sues former 1
for return of engagement ring after
years p
Pretty romance is uncovered in elopemeI
secret marriage Of George E. do Cola il
of noted oakland attorney, and Miss
Coffin. p
Studio club presents two new plays in a
clubhouse in North Berkeley. p,
Master sheet metal workers of AL
county protest against the way super
award contracts. p;
Alameda county's expensive supervisor
plete the general fund 10 $4,000 and a
deficit seems certain. p,
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COAST

Mu5zIe of inch gun the battleship NJ
souri, is blown OF during target practice at Ma
dalena bay, but DO one is injured Page
Plunger Riley Grsnnan's life is stake in au
race by physician across desert to Ra
hide. Page
Priest refuses 10 allow nonunion men to CO.
plete $4,000 church. Page
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GRAFT

Ruef, brought near trial in Parkside bribery
case, raises technical objections and prepares
to disqualify Judge Dooliug from sitting in the
matter. Page 3
Ruef's affidavit filed with lies is latest docu-
ment of higher ups put forth from press Of
.-Scavenger Bill' Dargie. Page 8
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EASTERN

Representative Smith Of California sssails
Clifford Pinchot, chief Of the forestry bureau,
and denounces president for having recommended
that water rights be taxed. Page !
Bill giving water rights TO private parties
meets with opposition in senate. Page 2
Chester Z. Gillette. the murderer Of Grace
Brown. is electrocuted in the prison at
Auburn. Page z
German ambassador assures president that DR..
D. ]. Hill will be welcomed at Berlin sue
cessor to Charlemagne Tower. Page 5
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~GoD BLESS YoU,v IS SAID

But De Cola was restless. He
wanted to start in life with his bride.
Last week he went TO william Pierce
Johnson. a friend Of the De Golias,
and impaired the secret. johnson, who
is at the head of the Willamette paper
and pulp company. was much inter-
ested in the young mans story. He
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The complainant was Mrs f. G.
Gehricke. who shared these apartments
with Mrs. Austin. and Charles de Witt
Spencer. the head Of medical company
OF dubious character. Before know
ing Mrs. Austin and De Witt Spencer
Mrs. Gehricke possessed a fortune Of
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MARINE
MINING

Reports OF a rich strike send the price OF
Florence upward. but the market generally re-
mains duu and heavy. Page 10
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FOREIGN

Emperor william asks President Roosevelt t,
consider his objections to DR.. Hill as nevel
having been made Page :
Cry of shirtsleeve diplomacy again raised b,
London Globe advising Emperor William I,
stand frm ip rejection Of the United States
envoy Page ;
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
BROWNSVILLE VOTE AT LAST
Eight Members of Senate Committee
Think Negroes Guilty.
Four Think Evidence Not Sufficient to
Sustain the President-Goes
to Senate for Action.

Washington, Feb. 27.-That the
shooting in the ARRAY at BROWNSVILLE,
Texas, on the night of August 1914,
1906, was done by some negro soldiers
of the Twenty-fifth United States in
fantry and that the testimony taken
before the senate committee on mill
tary affairs fails to identify the guilty
parties, is the opinion of eight mem
bers of the committee. Four men,
bers of the committee voted against
this decision and one member did not
vote. The resolution declaring the
guilt of the negroes was submitted by
Senator Lodge and was adopted after
five resolutions by Senator Foraker
one by Senator Dupont and one by
Senator Scott, all of which were Of
fered as substitutes, had been voted
down.
The vote was reached after pro-
longed investigation extending over
two sessions of congress and evidence
had been taken covering thousands of
pages. Practically every negro of the
three companies of infantry dishonor-
ably discharged by President Roose-
welt testified in his own behalf, while
evidence in support of the president
was given by many army officers and
citizens of Brownsville. Throughout
the entire controversy, which in many
sections of the country had been made
a political issue, the anti-administra-
ton has been directed by Senator
Foraker. In the final vote in the COM
mittee a majority of the Republican
members came to his support.
The fight will be carried to the floor
of the senate. The reports of the conf
mittee will not be made for about ten
days, as Senator Warner, who conduct
ed the examination of witnesses on
behalf of the administration. will be
absent from Washington for that
period.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
HIS LECTURE ON JOB.
Brother Dickey Thinks He Was Over
rated as Patient Man.

81 dunno what dey call Job patient
man fer" said Brother Dickey, "kaze
Of all de GROWERS l ever hearn tell on
he sho' wuz de growlinest. But he
sho did have enough ter make him
growl-dat he did. De devil say:
Jooky yere, Job, you in my power.
now, an /gwine ter 'flict you wild a
few biles.' An Job say: All right;
/ kin stan it eff you kim But de biles
commence ter break out so thick an
fas' dat Job say: Looky yere, man,
desc amt no biles-dis de smallpox,
sho' ez you BON An he eetch and
eetch SO dat he had ter scratch his
sef wild a goats head. Den de devil
git in high win and blow down Jobs
house; an dat wuz too much. So oil
Job lif' up his voice an he say:
'Looky yere, I bargain fer biles, but l
didn't want no harricane th'owed. in
fer good measure Atlanta Consti-
futon.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
Hoo Cholera.

The greatest drawback to the hog
industry which breeders in this coun-
try have to contend with is what is
known as hog cholera" and Swine
plague"
Hog cholera is highly contagious
disease and unless checked is liable
to carry off great number of hogs in
very short time.
Mr.. A. P. Williams, Of Burnetts
Creek, Ind, tells of an experience
which he had with some hogs that
had the cholera Five years ago."
says Mr.. Williams, Il was in the en-
ploy of Mr. J. d. Richardson, Lafay-
cite, Ind, as his barn foreman. Some
fine hogs that l was feeding took the
cholera. | gave them Sloans Lini-
ment and did not lose a hog. Some
were so bad they would not drink
sweet milk and l was compelled to
drench them. 1 have tried it at every
opportunity since and always find it
o. K"
Write for DR.. Sloan's free book on
the treatment of Horses, Cattle, Hogs,
and Poultry. Address: DR.. Earl s.
Sloan, els Albany Street, Boston,
Mass.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
RESOLVED TO sNUB EVE.
Mrs. lnthesWim Intended to Draw So
ciaI Line in Heaven.

The minister had dropped in to tea,
and the conversation had drifted
through various channels to the ques-
ton Of whether or not we should know
each other in heaven. Presenting that
our physical beings would be perpetu-
ated, and that recognition would be as
sured, the minister had asked various
ones at the table among whom the Bib
lical characters they would be most
interested in recognizing.
Some mentioned one prophet and
some another, but one lady, noted for
her social exclusiveness, had not
spoken. Turning to her the minister
said: And who would you like to meet
in heaven, Mrs. Intheswim?"
Mrs Intheswim pursed her lips. II
really don't know" she said, but there
is one thing do know, and that is
that l shouldn't care to meet Eve. In
fact, don't know that would speak
to her If | did"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
OLD SURGEON
Found Coffee Caused Hands to
TrembIe.

The surgeons duties require clear
Judgment and a steady hand. A slip
or an unnecessary incision may do ir-
reparable damage to the patient.
When he found that coffee drinking
caused his hands to tremble, an Ills.
surgeon conscientiously gave it up and
this is his story.
For years | was a coffee drinker
until my nervous system was nearly
broken down, my hands trembled so
could hardly write, and insomnia tor
tured me at night.
Besides, how could l safely per-
form operations with unsteady hands,
using knives and instruments of pre-
cision? When l saw plainly the bad
effects of coffee,,I decided to stop it,
and three years ago / prepared some
Postum, of which / had received a
sample.
1.-THE first cupful surprised me. 1t
was mild, soothing, delicious. At this
time l gave some Postum 10 friend
who was in a similar condition to
mine, from the use of coffee.
"A few days after, 1 met him and
he was full of praise for Postum, de-
claring he would never return to cof-
fee but stick to Postum. We then or
dered full supply and within a short
time my nervousness and consequent
trembling. as well as insomnia, disap-
peared, blood circulation became nor
NAL. no dizziness nor heat flashes.
my friend became a Postum en-
thusiast, his whole family using 1t ex-
clusively.
1T would be the fault of the one
who brewed the Postum, If it did not
taste good when served.
THE best food may be spoiled If
not properly made. Postum should be
boiled according to directions on the
pkg. Then it is all right, anyone can
rely on it. 1t ought to become the
national drink" There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
Charity Costs Increase.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 27.-The report
of the cost of the maintenance of state
charitable institutions for the last
quarter of 1907 was filed Tuesday by
the state board of control and is $685.
900 greater than the last quarter of
1906. The institutions have increased
in size and some salaries have been
enlarged. The cost for the various in
situations was as follows Topeka
hospital, $S1 900 ;Osawatomie hospital,
$4,000; Parsons hospital, $4,000;
Winfield imbecile school, $4,000;
school for deaf $4,000; school for
blind, $4,000; orphans home, $4,000;
boys industrial school, $4,000; girls
industrial school, $21 900.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
Mine Conference Failed.

indianapolis, Feb. 29.-The joint
committee of the coal operators and
miners of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and
western Pennsylvania comprising the
central competitive field, adjourned
Friday evening sine die without reach
ing an agreement upon the proposition
to call a joint convention to re-estab-
fish the interstate agreement and fix a
wage scale to go into effect April 1,
when the present scale expires. The
final disagreement is the climax to
months of argument which charac-
terized joint meetings held in Octo-
Der, December and January. Unless
concessions are made the union BIZ
luminous coal miners of the country
will cease work March 81.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
Packers Get a Decision.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 27.-Judge Corn
ish in the district court Wednesday af-
ternoon instructed the jurors to bring
in a verdict of not guilty in the case
of the state against Swift & Co. The
packing company had been charged
with failing to brand the net weight
on the packages of ham and bacon
Judge Cornish declared that the police
power of the state could not be ex'
tended to the labelling of provisions
and he declared the net branding
clause of the state pure food law un
constitutional. The state will appeal
the case to the supreme court.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
Wonderful PhraseoIogy.

A party Of American tourists who
were comfortably established in no.
tel in Germany discovered new Con-
tribution to English as she is spoke"
only this time they found it in the
written word. The building had been
recently wired for electricity and I'M
der the bulbs in each room directions
were posted in French, German and
English. The French was irreproach-
able, the German nearly so. The Eng
lish read as follows: ITO open and
shut the tightening electrical on, is re-
quested to turn to the right hand. On
going to bed it must be closed. Other
wise the tightening must be paid"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
BRADLEY ELECTED
A Republican Senator Named in
Kentucky After a'Deadlock
Lasting Six Weeks.
-FOUR DEMOCRATIC VOTES
Beckham the Democrat Chosen at a
Primary Could Not Carry the
Strength of His Party In
the Legislature.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 29.-Amid
scenes of widest excitement on the
floor of the house of representatives,
Former Governor William O'Connell
Bradley, Republican candidate, was
Friday elected to succeed James B.
McCreary in the United States senate
for a term of six years, beginning
March 4, 1909. He received GA votes,
barely enough to win. He was enabled
to gain victory through the assistance
of four anti-Beckham Democrats, Sen
ators H. S. McNutt and Albert Charl-
ton, and Representatives Chris Mueller
of Louisville, and e. w. Lillard of
Boyle county. Until Friday they have
voted for Democrats for senator and
their sudden rally to Bradley took
Beckham men completely by surprise,
although the latter claim to have in
formation that a deal was effected by
which the liquor forces were to elect
Bradley in return for the defeat of the
county unit bill in the senate.
The completion of the first roll call
showed Bradley GA, Beckham 60, Black
burn l, James 1.
Before the speaker could announce
the result the Democrats obtained a
recapitulation, and attempted to break
the quorum by leaving the hall, but
came back accompanied by Beckham,
who authorized the withdrawal of his
name and released the Democrats from
the primary nomination pledge to him
in hope that some other Democrat
would be named who could defeat
Bradley.
The four boiling Democrats were
surrounded by lifelong party friends
and urged to withdraw their support
from Bradley and elect James Nc
Creary or any Democrat they might
name, but they remained obdurate, de-
claring that the proposition came too
late.
The Democratic leaders promised a
caucus to select candidate to which
the name of Beckham would not be
presented, but the recalcitrants re-
fused all offers, and the result could
not be changed. The ballot was COM
Melted after the Democrats finished
changing their votes as follows;
Bradley Ga, Beckham 16, James 10
McCreary 10, Mayo 5, Allen 2, Smith
2. Peak 2, Newman 1, Hunt l, Elliston
1, Stanley 1, Blackburn l, Cantrill l
Ellis 1, Cammack l, Sullivan l, Nc
Elroy /.
There was great disorder in the
chamber during recapitulation the Re
publicans demanding the speaker to
announce the result, and the Demo
Gratis seeking to delay, hoping to in
duce one of the Democrats to leave
Bradley.
In a speech accepting his election
Bradley thanked the speaker for his
fair and impartial rulings. He prom
ised to use every effort as senator tc
secure the repeal of the six-cent tai
on tobacco.
Representative Lillard was the only
one of the Democrats to explain his
vote for Bradley. He said he thought
the time to throw of the party
shackles and to break up the machine
and although he did support the Demo
cratic ticket for 40 years he believed
his vote for Bradley was the bes
democratic vote he ever cast.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
The MISSOURI REpUBL ICANS
State Convention at St. Louis Selects
Delegates to Chicago.
Four Chosen Were Warner and Had
ley of Kansas City, Boutwell, of
SedaIia and Holmes Of Joplin.

st. Louis, Feb. 29.-The Republican
state convention, which met in st.
Louis Thursday, Endorsed William H.
Taft for president and Herbert s.
Hadley for governor of Missouri; In
dorsed Charles Nagel of st. Louis for
national committeeman over Thomas
X. Niedringhaus by vote of $50 to
435; elected four delegates at large
and four alternates to the Republican
national convention, the alternates be-
ing all negroes, and nominated IL
presidential electors.
Not hitch marred the work of the
convention, over which Senator Will
liam Warner presided as permanent
chairman. All of the points of dissen-
sion except choice between candidates
presented for national committeeman
were threshed out in the committees,
so that when the convention set to
work everything moved with the pre-
cision of clockwork. Senator Warner
declared this to have been the most
orderly convention in his experience.
The resolutions Endorsed William H..
Taft for president and Herbert S. Had
ley for governor. Roosevelt and his pol
icies, Senator Warner and the Repub-
lican state officials and representatives
in congress were also approved.
The result of the balloting was as
follows:
Missouri member republican nation
al ommittee-Charles Nagel, St.
Louis.
Delegates-at-large to Republican ma
tional onvention-William Warner,
Kansas City; Herbert S. Hadley, Kan
sas City; John H. Boutwell,, Sedalia;
John R. Holmes, Joplin.
MISUNDERSTANDING to Republican ma
tional onvention-Nelson G. Crews,
Kansas City; ]. r. A. Grassland, st.
Joseph; c. X. Robinson, st. Louis; H.
G.. Phillips, Sedalia.
Presidential electors-at-larg II. r.
Marks, Kansas City; Henry w. Kiel,
st. Louis.
Presidential electors by districts
First, John S. Newland, Lewis county;
Second, Marion G. Eubanks, Sullivan
county; Third, James X. McClain,
Clay county; Fourth, William c. Flem-
ing, Andrew county; Fifth. Cyrus
Crane, Jackson county; Sixth, James
F. Rhodes, Cedar county; Seventh,
William T. Bigbee, Greene county;
Eighth, Samuel Keller, Cole county;
Ninth Robert N. Payne, Galloway
county; Tenth, George w. Lettermann,
st. Louis county; Eleventh, ]. Law
renee Mauran, st. Louis city; Twelfth,
Leo Rassieur, st. Louis city; Thir-
teenth, John H. Chitwood, Madison
county; Fourteenth, NJ. E. Morrow,
Howell county; Fifteenth, Jessie l..
Eliff, Mcdonald county Sixteenth,
William |. Diffenderfer, Laclede
county.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
EXCELLENT FOR COLDS.

Mix two ounces of glycerfne with
half pint of good wh.skey aud add one
half ounce of Concentrated Oil of Pine.
The bottle Is to be we'll shaken each
time and used in doses of teaspoon
full to tablespoonful every four
hours. The true Concentrated Oil of
Pine comes put up for medicinal uses
only in half ounce walls sealed In tin
screw-top cases and is product Of the
laboratories of the Globe Pharmaceuti-
cal Co., Dayton, o. The ingredients
all can be gotten at any drug store.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
Kansas Popullsts VIII Meet.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. PA state COM
mittee call was issued Tuesday for a
mass meeting of Populists here on
March IL at ten o'clock to nominate 26
delegates to the National convention
at st. Louis, April 2. The state GEN.
trail committee will meet on the same
day to consider state and county
nominations under the new primary
law.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
A Road Finds MOVING Costly.

Eldorado, Kan, Feb. 2S.-Twenty
years ago Eldorado city gave the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad $4,000 in bonds
and 80 acres of land to build and main
tain roundhouse and machine shops
here The road moved its shops to
Wichita about two years ago and FL
dorado city brought suit to recover the
money and land. A compromise was
agreed to Wednesday, the city receiv-
ing $4,000 and 20 acres of land.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
standard OIL yuaamen. Sustained.

Austin. Texas. Feb. 2S.-The SUI
nreme court of Texas Wednesday sus-
tanned the Judgment of the lower
trial courts wherein they rendered
a Judgment for s1,6OO,O0O damages
and custer from the state of Texas
.ga,nst the waterPierce OIL company
for violating the Texas antitrust laws
The case will be appealed at once to
,he United States supreme court
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
kansans Get Short Weiqhts.

Topeka, Feb. 2S.-Several milling
companies, coffee and spice houses
have been notified by the pure food
department to quit giving short
weights to Kansans or prosecutions
would begin at once. The pure food
inspectors have been finding a lot of
package goods on sale in Kansas to
be short in weight. Some packages
of flour were short pound.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06
Where IL BELONGS,

Excuse me" said the playwright to
his friend who was kissing the piece,
do you think it is good form to hiss
my show when 1 gave you the ticket
that admitted your"
Certainly" resentfully replied the
friend. IF I'd bought ticket l would
have contented myself by going out
side and swearing at myself"
cess Magazine.