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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
FULTON ASSERTS HENEY
HEADS POLITICAL CABAL
Senator Advances Same Argu-
ments as Detracfors of Prose-
cutiOn in California
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE GAIL

PORTLAND, April 14.-Se~ator Fu4-
ton, following the same arguments as
those of Heney's detractors in Califor-
MIA, replied vigorously TO Heney's at
tacks upon him before large audience
in the Armory tonight.
When 1 saw Heneys interview.
said Senator Fulton, :" in the papers at
tacking me 1 addressed an open letter
to him in which / said that his state
msnts were absolutely false: that he
had no evidence on which to base them
and that demanded that he place be-
fore the people of Oregon the facts
upon which he based the statements or
stand branded before the people of this
state by me as willful, malicious and
deliberate liar.
These detractors of mine have gone
down into the sewers to defame me.
I had right TO expect that the con-
test for the nomination should be con-
Quoted along clean lines. but no, my
character has been assailed by little
political cabaI to carry out it's own
ends for bringing about my political
annihilation.
which Heney is the head. have secured
the state searching for things to dis
credit me-"
Fulton charged Heney with double
motives in attacking him and intimated
that Heney's hurried departure from
Portland tonight was in order to escape
meeting him and answering him in
public.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
HOW TO PLEASE FLEET
Treat Peruvian Officers and
Men to Best, Saws Commander

If the people of San Francisco asked
me what above all things else the off,
GERS and the men of the fleet would
like San Francisco to do for them. my
answer would be: Treat the officers
and men of the cruiser Almirante Grau
to your best and show them that
America appreciates Peru's kindness to
the American fleet"
So spoke Commander w. s. Hogg
United States navy. as he looked out
OF his cabin window on the supply
ship Glacier yesterday and recognized
the dark-hulled cruiser swinging to an
anchor in man-of-war row.
The Glacier, the first of the Atlantic
fleet to start from Hampton roads, ar
rived here yesterday. the first of Ad-
miral Evans imposing command to
enter the portals of the Golden gate
AS SOON as the fresh beef and stores
ordered by wireless have been placed
on board the big supply ship will
hasten back to the battleships. The
Glacier left Hampton roads with more
than 100000 pounds of fresh meat
aboard and arrived here with about
five mutton chops and the navy record
for long distance wireless conversa-
ton. This record is due, says the wire
less operator, to the use of cooling
spark gap invented by Captain Hogg,
the present commander of the ship.
The Glaciers wireless feats include a
chat with New York and Washington,
D. c., from off the Brazilian coast, a
distance of $500 miles; 3,000-mile
talk with Cape Elizabeth. and an ex-
change of news with the Point Iona
station while lying at the Pensacola
navy yard.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
COURT SETS FREE WIFE
WHO KILLED HER RIVAL
Preliminary Hearing Showed
That Intruder Had Driven
Her to DeIiriun
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

Los ANGELES. April 14.-After
dramatic preliminary examination at
Monrovia today, Mrs. Q. T. de Armans
who shot and killed Mrs. Helen Grifin
at that place two weeks ago. was dis
charged. Immediately afterward her
husband, owner of one OF the largest
stables in the cOSntry, announced that
he would dispose of his horses and quit
the racing game forever.
Mrs de Arman tonight is in criti-
cal condition. Testimony was offered
TO show that Mrs. Griffin had boasted
of her hold on De Arman; that she had
claimed ownership of his horses and
even had asserted that some day she
would have charge of his children. 1t
was testified that she had endeavored
TO persuade De Arman to leave his wife
and go to Europe with her and his
horses.
Other testimony went TO show that
Mrs. de Arman has been delirious for
weeks because of the Griffin woman's
hold on De Arman and that she had
threatened to kill herself and her chill
dren.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
IDENTITY OF POISON
TAkER is MYSTERY
Pretty Young Woman Wearing
Jewels Brought to Hospital
by Physician

OAKLAND, April 14.-A pretty
ing Jewels, was taken to the receiving
hospital by DR.. E. G. Wood of iii
Washington street early this morning
and given treatment by him and As
sistant Steward Travers for bichloride
of mercury poisoning. She gave the
name OF Alice Rohx. and after receiv-
ing hasty medical aid was taken
away by DR.. Wood in his automobile
without all of the required informa-
ton being given to the hospital au-
thorities either by the physician or the
woman.
The greatest secrecy was thrown
around the occurrence by Dr. Wood,
who refused to disclose the woman's s
identity or TO make any statement con-
cerning the patient
1t is not known to the authorities
whether the woman took the poison
with suicidal intent or by accident. 1t
is believed that she will recover. She
was taken away from the receiving
hospital Immediately after the first
aid had been given, and DR.. Wood
refused TO make known her destina-
ton from there.
The woman was calm and collected
while undergoing treatment She re-
fused to give her name. age or other
particulars to Travers.
Travers' action in permitting DR..
Wood to leave the hospital without
supplying information concerning the
nature of the case, the circums tances
surrounding the taking of the poison.
was gross violation of the rules Of
the institution and showed utter neg
lect of duty on the part of the hos
pital attendant.
Many complaints have been made
concerning Travers' slack methods.
though no heed has I been paid to
them owing to the political pull which
he exerts through members of the
board of supervisors. Travers was an
Importation from San Francisco after
the fire. He slipped into an easy berth
at the receiving hospital, though with
out the slightest training to qualify
him for the important duties of caring
for the sick and injured.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
BURGLARS ENTER AND
ROB A CIGAR STAND

OAKLAND. April 14.-Burdette Simp-
son. a cigar dealer at 171S Seventh
street. reported to the police this morn
ing that the window Of his stand at
that address was broken open and the
cash register rified of several dollars
last night
Frank WILDER Of 1886 Fifty-nin
street had clothes worth $50 stolen Dy
a room thief
Mrs. G. B. Haas of 1915 Webster
street reported that a gold watch and
chain worth $40 were stolen from her
bureau some time this morning
A pickpocket robbed c. ID. Phillips OF
2S02 CARRIER street. Berkeley. OF
purse containing $50.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
ASTOUNDING CRUELTY
CHARGED TO HUSBAND
Said TO Have Beaten Wife and
Babe Until Blood Flowed
From Both

Rose de Ford, who was granted a
divorce by Judge Mogan yesterday
from William de Ford, a waiter, told a
story Of almost Incredible cruelty. She
said her husband had not only beaten
her, but her year old baby also.
Maria Ford, their landlady, testified
that she had seen blood flowing from
both the mother and the baby in her
arms. the result of beating adminis-
tered to his wife and child by De Ford.
The Judge ordered De Ford. who was
in court but made no attempt to de-
fend the suit, to pay his wife $40 a
month alimony.
Staying at home for month, spend
ing most of the time in bed. and going
about the house without being dressed
or groomed." was one of the acts of
cruelty alleged by Nancy Theresa
Bergeman- -Haverly in a suit for divorce
fled yesterday against Paul J. Berge-
-Haverly. The husband didn't al
ways stay at home. for. his wife al
leges, he left her for three and a half
months while she was in delicate
health.
She also charges that he said "I hate
YOU" Get out Of my sight" You are
too lazy for any purpose" and II don't
care whether baby dies or not"
Bergeman -Haverly is stated to have
left San Francisco in October, since
when, his wife alleges, she has been
living on the charity of friends. He
is now in Nevada At the time Berge-
man -Haverly stayed away from his
wife for three and a half months he
left her without support she AYERS.
They have a son months old The
wife asks SO a month alimony.
Other suits for divorce filed yesterday
were: Joseph A. Simard against Jennie
T Simard. desertion; Eliza A. Beebout
against Winfield ]. Beebout, desertion;
Vera B. Selmer Fougner against Gus
tave S. Selmer-Fougner, cruelty; Mary
Agnes Beisel against Gustave II. Beisel,
cruelty
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
REFUSES REGISTRATION
County Clerk Cook Declines to
Send Deputy to Meeting

OAKLAND, April 14.-County Clerk
John p. Cook refused today to appoint
a registration deputy at the request of
as eminent a man and republican as
William r. Davis of this city for the
purpose of registering voters at the
meeting of the Lincoln Roosevelt
league tonight in East Oakland.
Not only did Cook reject the appeal
Of Earl S. Bingham, secretary of the
league, backed by Davis, to appoint a
deputy to be named by the league, but
he also refused to send one of his
regular registration deputies to the
meeting. Secretary Bingham demanded
to know upon what ground Cook re-
fused this request, and Cook replied:
There has been too much registra-
tion already. You people are to blame
overworked now on account of this
heavy registration, and 1 will not take
any more than 1 have to take.
Instead of about 5000 registrations,
as normally, there have been over
10000, and we won't be able to handle
these in time for the primaries 1 will
not. appoint a deputy for YOU"
Bingham said tonight:
I'VE had intended that a registra-
tion deputy should be in attendance at
our meeting in East Oakland When I
applied for a deputy, the county clerk
absolutely turned me down in spite of
the fact that several hundred voters
of the ffty-first assembly district
would have been accommodated. This
means that we shall exert extra effort
tomorrow to register every man pos
sible and we purpose to show this arro-
giant county official that he and his
Seventh ward gang must go down to
utter defeat. II anything were needed
to convince the people of this commu-
nifty of the utter indecency of this
county gang, Cooks action today would
be enough of itself"
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
MISS ADAMS NOMINATED
TO HEAD ORGANIZATION

Miss Clara A. Adams. for several years
a prominent worker in the association Of
the Daughters of California Pioneers,
Monday was nominated 10 its presi-
dency. Miss Julia Neppert, who has
been president for q year. declined a re-
nomination. and as there will be no
other candidate Miss Adams was yes
terday congratulated as the next presi-
dent
The other officers viii be: Vice Presi-
dert Mrs. T. Johnston; secretaries
Mrs. Romie B. Hutchinson, Miss Otillie
Mersdorffer and Mrs. Edgar NJ. Grant;
historian, Mrs. J. J. Donnelly; treas
urers. Mrs. William Limbaugh and Mrs.
Kate n. Roy. The directors viii be-:
Mrs William A. Scott, Mrs. Herman
Meyer, Mrs. +. c. Jones and Miss
Ophelia Levy. Some Of the others pres
ent yesterday were: Mrs. Sidney
Palmer, Mrs. Ernest Leigh, Mrs. Walter
Scott, Mrs L. NJ. Grant Mrs. z. Tif-
fany McGregor and Miss c. Levy.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
COUNTERFEHER GIVEN
SIX YEARS IN PRISON

His voice shaking with emotion.
Thomas J. Johnson, confessed counter
feiter, caused dramatic scene in
Judge de Havens court yesterday
when he reiterated his former state
ments that Happy Jack" Chretien,
once law partner of Abe Ruef and but
recently. released from San Quentin,
had induced hiln to go wrong when
he had intended to forsake crime. then
had betrayed him into the hands of
secret service men. Johnson said il
was Chretien who passed his first bad
coin and who gave him $3.50 with
which TO make molds and other coun-
terfeiting devices. Judge de Haven
said Johnson's statements would not
be accepted as a plea for leniency. but
were only further evidences of guilt
He sentenced him to serve six years
at San Quentin.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
POSSE TAKES BANDITS
WITHOUT FIRING SHOT
Spectacular Man Hunt Ends
Without BIoodshed i'm Snow-
bound Mountains

SEATTLE, April 14.-Without firing
a shot Deputy Sheriffs Matt Starwich
and John Liner, heading a determined
but exhausted posse, late yesterday af-
ternoon in the snowbound Businesses of
the Cascade mountains south of Stam-
pede pass, closed in on Mike Petrige
and John Bosavich, Servian bandits
and captured them.
With the taking of Petrige and Bosa-
yich, the former suffering from gun
shot wound in the left leg, was brought
to close spectacular man hunt un-
equaled since the Tracy hunt and the
Sontag-Evans flight in California. the
most exciting chase of it's kind in the
annals of the west
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
CONTEST INVOLVES
DUPLICATE OF WILL
Millionaire Mutilated Copy of
Testament Which Is Of
fered for Probate

OAKLAND. April 14.--Joseph Board
man. the eccentric millionaire, mutt
lated duplicate copy OF the Will
which has been filed for probate and
against which contest is being
waged by his young widow, Blanche
Boardman, and Probate Judge Waste.
before whom testimony to that erect
was given today, is confronted with
the unique problem of deciding the ef-
feet of the action upon the document
which escaped destruction.
The testimony was only allowed to
go upon the records as an Illustration
of the vagaries of the aged capital
lists mind when the will was written in
1902, but the real Interpretation laid
upon 1T by the contestants is that
Boardman was irrational and wished
to destroy the will as they said he
destroyed more than dozen others
after he had written them
Attorney Fred Button drew the will
in duplicate, keeping a copy for him.
self and giving Boardman one, ac-
cording to testimony which he gave
today. A short time afterward. But
ton said, Boardman came to his office
and cut off the signature with a pair
OF shears and also tore apart the
pages of the will.
The will left Mrs. Boardman an in
y. fAoV Hiohtn anu Sosc .i0ii
infant daughter only Sc. The bulk of
the estate was left for an astronomical
observatory.
Chief Deputy United States Attor-
ney A. p Black testified that Boardman
had come to him five times consulting
him about the disposition of his es-
tate, and that he considered him ra-
tional, but that his speech was i'm
peded. He said Boardman was consid-
ering leaving his estate either to the
T. M. c. A., to the pioneers of the
state, or to some hospital.
Other witnesses who said Boardman
was sane were f. E. Miller and
Henry Kruetzmann
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
MAN WITH HAMMER
TRIES TO OPEN SAFE
Pedestrians Stop to Watch Him
and Amateur Cracks
man EleeS

BERKELEY, April 14.-An amateur
cracksman entered the store of Tow
son & Woosum. 1899 University avenue,
early this morning and attempted to
open the safe with a heavy hammer.
He was frightened away before the
strongbox was broken.
Entrance was gained into the store
by prying open a door with a jimmy
but the burglar had struck only one
heavy blow with the hammer when
he was frightened away by pedestrians
who passed the establishment and
stopped to watch the crook through
the window.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
THREE DAYS OF BOXING
Committee Arranges PugiIistic
Tourney for Sailors

Not only will there be a boxing tour
nament for the championship of the
feet during the fleets stay here but
arrangements were completed yester-
day for three days boxing tourney
for the amateur championship of the
Pacific coast. with athletes entered
from Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Spo-
kane, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Eleven hundred dollars for medals and
prizes for winners of the different
events has been appropriated by the
committee on entertainment of enlisted
men, under whose auspices, assisted
by the Olympic club, the tournament
Will be held. =
Nick j. Prendergast of the Olympic
club will leave for Portland this week
to arrange with the different amateur
athletic clubs on the coast for entries,
and it is expected that from 80 to 40
athletes will attend. Matches for
championships in all classes will be
held at the Auditorium, Page and Fill
more streets, on May IL, and on May
13 and Is the finals will be fought at
Dreamland rink On May 16 sailors
of the fleet will hold their bouts for
the championship of the battleships..
Only those jackies who are unques-
toned amateurs will be allowed to en-
ter the coast tournament on the first
three days named.
Because 1T has been found that the
stadium is too small to accommodate
in safety the $4,000 school children who
will want to attend the high school
field day to be held there on children's
day. May 10, the committee has de-
cided to hold a second children's day
Before the sailors of the Pacific
squadron leave port May 9 for Puget
sound special athletic events for them
will be held This was arranged after
Commander HI. S. Knapp. chief of staff,
had conferred with the committee for
that purpose. Plans are also on foot
to hold a gigantic theater party for
5000 sailors on the night of May 16
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
SHEET nopE TOO FRAu

Trying to lower himself from his
second story window in the Hotel Win
ton to the ground by climbing down
a rope made of a blanket and sheet
tied together, Claude HUFF, a wealthy
guest at the hotel and one of the heirs
of the John Seymour estate, broke his
ankle, when the rope broke, wrenched
his back, and was so badly injured
internally that he may die. He was
hurried to the central emergency hos
pital by Policeman James Farrell HUFF
was said to have been drinking heavily
of late.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
PUTS REPUBLICANISM
ABOVE TAFIFF REFORM
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK. April 14.-Because he is
republican before he is a tariff re-
former is the reason assigned by Presi-
dent Roosevelt for requesting that his
name be dropped from the roll of the
reform club.
The announcement was made tonight
at dinner of the club by Toastmas-
ter John de Witt Warner. While
reading the letters Of regret Mr.. War
ner remarked that he had hoped Presi-
dent Roosevelt would be present and
had written to Poultney Bigelow re-
garding the probability of the presi-
dent attending.
1t was Bigelow's reply which con-
tanned the information that the presi-
tariff reformer. and for that reason de-
sired to be stricken from the rolls.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
FIND SAFE COMBINATION

Further investigation yesterday Of
the robbery of the Cosgrave cloak and
suit house in O'Farrell street Sunday
disclosed that the burglars did not gain
entrance to the safe by blowing the
lock, but found the cipher Of the COM
bination in one Of the desks rif1ed and
opened the safe from the directions.
The police are working on the case and
believe they have found leading clew.
for the fact that the combination was
In the desk could hardly have been
known to any one not familiar with the
store.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
DEMAND REPRESENTATION

provided that such action is
taken" continued Davis. 'the members
of the Lincoln-R Roosevelt league must
constitute election boards, establish
voting booths and send delegates in
whom they have confidence to the con-
vention, with the demand that they
be seated.
What we want is the active CO.
operation of the republican voters in
this political field. The Lincoln -Roose-
Welt league will fight for the adoption
of direct primary laws, SO that 90 per
cent of the voters in the dominant
parties can control the nomination of
candidates and do away with the cor
rupt convention system. But as long
as we have conventions let US spend
every effort to make them free and
take them from under the control of
corrupt coteries of politicians. Let
us be done once and for all with
demagogues who merely sound the
trumpet for the party and do not ac-
tually represent the voters, who have
been coerced by corrupt political prac-
tices into putting them into office.
FIGHT WITHOUT MONEY
The Lincoln Roosevelt league has
no need for campaign funds. No Of
fcer of the league has drawn on the
treasury for q single cent of money.
One unsolicited contribution of $500
was made to the league several months
ago, and this sum still remains in
tact in San Francisco bank. We
believe that the interests OF the vo-
ters in honest, legitimate control of
the nominating convention will be
sufficient to carry our cause to vic
tory. We hope to secure enough votes
without purchasing and without
price,
Dr.. T. B. Holmes, president of the
fifty-first assembly district Lincoln
Roosevelt club, voiced strong protest
against the republican machines pi-
ratical stand in appointing delegates
He was followed by Earl s. Bingham,
ecretary-treasurer of the district
league.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
You Cant Cure
Consultation With a Whip

The cause of constipation is the use of
harsh physic.
It begins with the occasional use of
salts and harsh pills. They irritate
the bowel lining, as shown by the
gripping and pain.
Then Nature hardens that lining, just
as she hardens the skin where you
constantly irritate it. The lining
like the skin-becomes calloused
Its natural functions cease.
Then you take physic oftener-then
larger doses.
Eventually the bowel lining grows so
hard that you have chronic consti-
patton.
pills" can't cure that trouble, for
they were the cause of it.
You must do now what you should
have done at FIRST. Take nothing
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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
USE CALL WANT ADS
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS FOR CONsFRUCTION-ssn Fran
cisco. Cal, April 10. 190s.-Sealed proposals, IN
triplicate, viii be received here until IL a. M.
May Is. 1908, and then opened. for furnishing all
material and erecting gazine at the Preside
OF Monterey, Cal. according TO plans and speci-
ncations on file at this office and office Or. Mr..
Preside Of Monterey. Preference given To artl-
ees of American production. conditions OF price
and quality tincluding In price OF foreign produc-
tions the duty thereon) being equal. All iafor-
nation furnished application 20 the CHEZ
Quartermaster. Department of California. Pre-
sdio Of San Francisco. or the Or. Mr.. Presidio
OF Monterey, Cal. JNO. L. GLEN. Chief Quar-
termaster
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
Yosemite Valley All Rail by the
Santa Fe

Leave San Francisco at S.45 a. M:
take lunch at Harvey's in Merced !:
leave there at 2:30 D. m. and you are
at El Portal at 6:35 p. m. Next morn :
ing three hour drive on a perfect
road through the Merced canyon and
you are at the Sentinel hotel. The
weather conditions are now ideal, the
trails are open and the waterfalls are
running full
Excursion tickets and all arrange
ments made at 673 Market, or phone
Kearny 316 and we will fix details
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
PosroFFIcE DEPARTMENT. washlnrto,

POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT. Washington
ID. c.. February 1S. 1o0s--Sealed proposals will
be received AT this Department until 10 o'clock
m. the 18th OF May, 1905. from pateLtees or
their assgnees for granting the use OF pate,+el
snprov ements In mail pouch and sack opening
and closing devices, and other mail bag attach
ments exclusive of locks. Blapk forms Of blds
aud specifications giving full information NAV he
had upon application to the Second Assistant
Postmaster General. Washington. ID. G. @. Y.
L MEYER. Postmaster General
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
Mrs. F. NJ. Smith (seharz

Mrs. F. M. Smith (Scharz
photo), hostess for annual char
ity fete; Mrs. w. D. Smith
(Scharz photo), chairman of
committee; Miss Katherine Kutz
(Web photo), one of the super
intendents of army and navy
club booth.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
DAVIS DFNOUNCES
PLAN OF MACHINE
Former Mayor of Oakland
GriIIs Third Congressional
Republican Committee

OAKLAND. April 14.-"If the third
con gressional republican committee has
the effrontery to attempt the high
handed outrage Of disfranchising the
republican voters of the third district
by appointing any of the delegates as
their call provides for, their scheme
will react on themselves and will de-
stroy any confidence that the repub
iican constituency of this district
might have had in this committee and
its personnel"
Thus declared former Mayor William
R. Davis of Oakland at meeting held
by the Lincoln Roosevelt republican
league of the fifty-first assembly dis
trict at Settlement hall in East Oak
land tonight The hall was jammed
TO the doors with an enthusiastic au