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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
CARNEY AND wRIGHr To MEET

Joe Carney and Chick Wright will
begin 1000 point Is inch balk line
billiard match at Carney's billiard hall
410 Twelfth street, Oakland, Monday
evening. The match will be played in
three blocks, two of 300 points each
and one 400 point game.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

The Pacific athletic association field day committee
nounces that the championship handicap which
have been held today has postponed
SO that it impossible for
harden it. Another week will put grounds in great
shape.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

At Stanford the cardinals will meet
the Nevada university team for the
second time. The Stanford team won
the last game handily, and it is ex-
pected it will register another victory
today. Referee Lafferty will oficiate.
The lineup:
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
MCFARLAND AND MURPHY

CEEOA2Ab D4SL aim ~ I'M SAA<L
NEW YORK. Oct. 3A-It was learned
from reliable source tonight that the
bout between Packey Mcfarland and
Tommy Murphy, the Harlem fighter,
would most likely be fought at the
National athletic club Of Philadelphia
in a few weeks. A meeting of the
managers of both fighters and Match
maker Jack McGuigan, the fight pro-
moter of Philadelphia, will be held to-
night, and if Buckley then informs the
men he will be unable to bring off the
bout at SuLzers Harlem river park
November 10, the match Will be taken
by McGuigan.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

BIRD OF PARADISE STOLEN - well
dressed woman called at the store OF Mrs Sallie
Leon. 715 Van Ness avenue, yesterday morning
and asked the price of birds of paradise She
was told they were SIS each and went away.
While Mrs. Leon was in the rear of the store
frde
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
Drink Wieland's Beer
Brewery's Own Bottling

Your grocer keeps it-order box today. You
will get key with every box-Get the Lucky
Key.
10 Oakland purchasers of Wieland's Beer safe
containing one hundred dollars will be given away
on the same day. This safe is now on exhibition
at the Hub Clothing Co., Eleventh and Broadway,
Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

Do You Want S5.O0s
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page 15.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

NOTiCEEach
important that deposit
In the event the Lucky
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FRENCH ARE
ASTONISHED
~~----
BY Emperor Williams Unex-
pected Visit
AS A SIMPLE TOURIST
GERMANY's RULER THIS AFTER
NOON CROSSED THE FRENCH
FRONTIER IN AN AUTO TO EN-
JOY MAGNIFICENT VIEW FROM
scHLucHT MOUNTAINS.

Paris Sept. 11.-The government
today reeeived official information that
Emperor William. the army maneuvers
at Alsace Lorraine being at an end.
went this afternoon across the French
frontier in an automobile. as o simple
tourist" for the purpose Of enjoying
the magnificent view from the top OF
the Schlucht mountains.
although considerably astonished
that Emperor William should choose
the present moment for the first visit
to French territory made by German
emperor since the king Of Prussia was
proclaimed emperor at Versailles In
1871, the government at once dispatch
ed instructions to the customs officials
to allow the imperial automobile to
pass the frontier without examination
and for the proper guarding OF the
route by gendarmes to prevent any
unfortunate accident.
Only Brief Trip.
According to Official advices the en-
peror will have to traverse only about
100 yards of French soil in order TO
reach a point whence he can view the
splendid panorama. The view includes
the plain OF the upper Alsace, lakes
of Langemer and Gerardmer and the
village OF Cologne and the Moseiotte
rivers, which flow through the pine
forests into Moscie.
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TO
ASSIST TAFT
Offers Aid to the Republican
Nominee
At A PRIVATE CONFERENCE
"FIRE ALARM JOE" CALLED UPON
JUDGE TAFT AT CINCINNATI.
AND THE TWO FORMER Po-
LITIcAL ENEMIES DISCUSSED
NOTHING BUT POLITICS.

Cincinnati, o., Sept. 1.-THE call of
Senator Foraker at the offices of Judge
Taft in the Sinton hotel, the half hour
conference which followed. and the
statements of cordiality by each party
to the conference, constituted the in
teresting feature of the day at the
Taft headquarters yesterday.
eve had very pleasant personal
talk" said Senator Foraker, on leav-
ing at o'clock "Yes, we talked
about politics, about nothing but pol
itics you might say.
There is nothing to say except that
we repeated what we said at Toledo
was Judge Taft's comment after his
caller had gone. He added: I'VE
discussed the general aspect of the
campaign. Senator Foraker said he
wanted to do all he could to bring
about republican success, and that
when I needed him should cali upon
him. The senator is to take an active
part in the campaign"
Mr. Taft expressed the desire that
reports of the interview should con-
tain no reference to a peace pact," "
as he laughingly remarked, there had
never been any interruption of peace
personally between himself and Sena-
tor Foraker.
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DAVIS HELD
FOR MURDER
Alleged Slayer Of Dr.. Rustin
Arraigned
FREED ON $4,000 BAIL
OMAHA BANKER, WHEN he WAS
BROUGHT BEFORE COURT EN-
TERED PLEA OF NOT GUILTY.
IDENTIFIED AS MAN SEEN
NEAR SCENE or CRIME.

Omaha, Neb,, Sept 11.--"That looks
like the man met coming from the
Rustin home the night of the muir
der said DR.. j. r. Lord to the chief
of police, when Charles e. Davis, un-
der arrest charged with the murder OF
DIR. Frederick Rustin, was brought
before the court this morning for ar
raignment.
This was the first time Or. Lord
had been confronted with Davis and
his identification of him as the p n
he saw staggering down Fs
street coming from the directioS
the Rustin home and only
blocks from that point within a qua
ter OF an hour of the time the sho,
was fired, is one Of the strongest links
connecting Davis with the murder.
MilIionaries Go With Brother.
Davis came to the police station
accompanied by. his millionaire broth
ers to plead to the charge Of Being a
suspicious character which was filed
against him some days ago. AS soon
as he entered the building he was
e-arrested on the charge Of murder
in the first degree and was brought
before the court for arraignment. He
pleaded not guilty. He was released
on $4,000 bail furnished by his
brothers.
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LONE WOMAN FIGHTS
s men WITH REVOLVER

Bessemer, Mich. Sept IL. The
BLACK Hand that has been terroriz-
ing prosperous italian business men
Of this locality has turned out, police
charge. TO be a. woman, who gave five
lodged in jail with her husband. who
officers hot revolver battle early to-
day before she was captured and
lodged In Jail with her husband. who
claims to be innocent. The woman
was trapped by officers at a point
along Powder Mill creek, where a
wealthy italian, said to be an intended
victim. was to deposit a box of mon
ey. She said her name is Mrs. Frank
Caller and that she came to this
country from Venice five years ago.
Al man named Scavarda, the italian
who received letter demanding mon
ey, gave each Of the FIVE officers $25.
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CONQUEST
. Of AIR BY man
Definitely Marked by 0rvilIe
Wright's Flight
DECLARE FRENCH WRITERS
? y rF-- v -
PARIS /. NEWSPAPERS DEVOTE
COLUMNS TO AMERICAS WON
DERFUL FEAT-sELIEvE THAT
WRIGHT WILL WIN LONDON
DAILY MAILS $4,000 PRIZE.

Paris, sept. lf.--Expert writ4rs on
aviation this morning devote columns
5in the newspapers to the importance
OF orvill wright's flying feats at
Fort Meyer and liken the effect pro-
duced throughout the world by this
masterful demonstration to the cir
cling of Eiffel tower by Santos-Du-
mont in 1900. With practical unan-
unity they hail the Fort Meyer per-
formance as marking a definite con-
quest of the air by man.
A majority of the writer's think that
It is now only a question OF a short
time before the Wrights or some
other aeroplanites will win the Lon
don Daily Mails prize of $4,000 for
flight from London to Manchester
and M. Michielian's prize of 500. 900
Tor flight from Paris to the dome
OF the cathedral at Clermont- For.
rand. This latter competition is open
until 1918.
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Danville. ILL.,, Sept. 11.-Speaker Jo-
seph G. Cannon last night opened his
campaign for reelection to congress
in his home town. He went straight
TO the issue in this district Almost
his entire address of nearly two hours
was devoted to the labor question. He
paid his respects to Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation
of Labor, who spoke here on Labor
day, and attacked Mr.. Cannon, invit-
ing union workmen to vote against
him.
Mr.. Cannon plainly said he would
never vote in congress for the boycott
and some other things demanded by
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ACT OF revenge
COSTS SS75,OOO

Heidelberg, Sept. 11.--An act Of re-
venge on the part Of an Italian labor
er because he considered he had been
dismissed without cause has cost the
government Of Baden the sum Of ss75.-
900.
The government has been construct
ing a railroad tunnel through the
Black Forest mountains, working in
from each end to meet In the center.
1t was discovered today that the two
halves which should come together at
the village OF Forbach, miss each 9TH
er by 26 feet. The reason is a mistake
in the survey which arose from a pur-
poseful misplacing OF the surveying
pin. This act was the work OF the
italian who had grudge against the
government. -
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EXECUTIVE HAS LAID HIMSELF
OPEN TO SIX DISTINCT CHARGES
Stark County Official Refuses to Allow Burke to Make That
County the Yellow Dog and Its Officials the "Fan
Guys" In His Campaign for Reelection.

Dickinson, N. D., Sept. Gov.
John Burke's recent letter to the
Forum in which he welcomes the op-
porunity to explain his position in
the Dickinson liquor prosecutions and
thereby make Stark county the "yel-
low dog" and its officials the fall
guys" in his campaign for re- election
has created no surprise in local po-
litical circles. 1t was to be expected
that the executive, in his determine
ton to convince the voters of North
Dakota that he. and he alone, is the
champion pig buster" of the state,
would base his claims to the title
solely on the raid of Nov. 5, 1907.
But Governor Burke did not stop at
merely picturing himself in the light
of a st. George aiming jabs at the
demon Rum; to emphasize his claim
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REV. "BILLY" SUNDAY.
WITH AN AK SMASHES
SERMONS in PRINT SHOP
INVApEs ESTABLISHMENT AND
BREAKS PLATES BEARING
HIS OWN EXPLORATIONS
AFTER BUYING
COPYRIGHT. N

Hammond, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE Rev.
BILLY" Sunday, hero Of thousand
baseball diamonds and ten thousand
pulpits. founder of the vitriolic and
sensational school of evangelism,
rushed into the stereotyping room OF
the W. B. Conkey publishing plant
here today and with an ak destroyed
book plates which cost him $4,000. w.
B. Conkey, the president Of the coma
pany, was thunderstruck when the
angry arm of the revivalist sWung
right and left on the plates, as he
said: "My reputation is at stake. ]
will never allow that edition of books
to get into circulation. It Is an out
rage!"
Sunday recently found out to his
amazement that Herman Poole & Co.
of Decatur, ILL.,, had collected his unr
copyrighted and melodramatic SER
mons. together with a history Of his
career, and were having them pa5-
iished and copyrighted. SUNDAY said
the sermons were greatly guxblsd and
hired lawyer, VINO ingor1aea him that
he could do nothing.
Then the nghting evangelist ignored
the advice or his attorney and rushed
back to Decatur, where he had fight
ing session with the publishers. II
was finally agreed that Sunday, should
pay $500 for the books He wrote
them a check for that amount and
came to Hammond. Without telling
the w. b. Conkey co. that he had
bought the copyright. he interviewed
President conkey, who refused to give
Sunday any satisfaction, saying that
he was under contract to deliver 5000
volumes to Htrman Poole q Co. Sun
day broke down and wept bitterly
Then his anger rose again, and on
being shown the plates he wrecked
them. When Mr.. Conkey told him
that he would hold him responsible
Sunday showed the assignment of the
copyright and the fact that he had
paid $500 for 1t. He then demanded
the mats" and saw that the edition
Of 1000 books already printed was
destroyed by fire.
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vANDERBILT'S
SANITY IN DOUBT
DAUGHTER or "BRlGHT EYES"
HUSBAND APPLIES TO COURT
FOR AN INSANITY COM
MISSION.

New York. Sept. 1.-THE sanity of
Edward Ward Vanderbilt, the Brook
lyn lumber merchant, whose mental
condition was the subject Of judicial
investigation after his marriage to
Mrs Mary Ann Scannal Pepper, the
spirituaiist, two years ago, Is to be
again inquired into Counsel for Miss
Minerva Vanderbilt. daughter OF the
merchant, has applied to Justice
Blackmar. OF the supreme court.
Brooklyn. for an order appointing a
commission to again pass upon his
sanity.
The said application was based up
on the conclusions reached during the
last hearing when Vanderbilt was adj
Judged incompetent. Judge Biackmar
intimated that he would appoint q
commission LII d few days.
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MITCHELL STAND FOR
BRYAN COSTS HIM JOB
Would Have Succeeded Sargent as
Commissioner Otherwise.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 1i.-Had
John Mitchell, vice president OF the
american Federation Of Labor, not
joined with Samuel Gompers, president
OF the American Federation or Labor,
In urging labor to vote for Bryan, he
would today be the leading candidate
and possibly the choice OF President
Roosevelt for the position of commits
sioner general OF immigration, left va
cant by the death of Franklin F.. Sar-
gent. = is believed here that Mitchelrs
course has eliminated him as pos
sible successor to Sargent Secretary
Straus OF the department of commerce
and labor said today that the Office
would be filled from outside the SER
vice. +. ". Powderly, chief OF the di-
vision OF information In the bureau
OF immigration, may be selected for
the position.
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he did not overlook an opportunity
to brand the officials of stark As NAL
feasants and in so doing. declares
Former States Attorney Frank Baker,
one of the officers whose integrity is
impuned, the executive laid himself
vulnerable to six distinct charges,
running the gamut from insincerity
of purpose to a desire to assume to
himself the powers of czar.
Where Executive Is Liable.
{ Briefly, these are:
i. His excellency had SUFFICIENT
evidence to obtain injunctions Why,
IL he was acting in good faith, did
he stop at injunctions? The same
evidence was sufficient TO institute
criminal prosecutions.
4 Q. His excellency says the states
Continued on Page Nine.
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TAFT BUSY With
ROUTINE WORK
"uNDERGRouND' WORK OF THE
CAMPAIGN OCCUPIED THE
CANDIDATES ATTENTION
TODAY.

Cincinnati. Ohio. Sept. 1.-THE "un-
derground work of the campaign,
such as communication with the va
rious county organizations in Ohio
who wish 70 come to Cincinnati, sug.
gestions to and from the national
committee which is arranging the it,
inerary Of Judge Taft and calls from
Cincinnati politicians and friends
constitute the programme of the re-
publican candidate today.
His first caller was Mr.. Cotternan.
director OF posts. of the Philippine is
lands. who is passing through the city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-11
ST. PETERSBURG
CHOLERA INFESTED
SIXTEEN NEW CASES AND THREE
DEATHS REPORTED UP TO
NOON TODAY.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 1.-The city
of st. Petersburg mas jumped TO Arse
place among the cholera infested cen-
ters in Russia. The disease already
has gained a foothold in all quarters
of the city. There have been sixteen
new cases and three deaths up 70 noon
today This gives total OF sixty y-eight
cases for three days. The municipal
ity has placed the sum of s21,500 at
the immediate disposal of the sani-
tary commission, with which to flghe
the disease.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-11
CRANK WRITES TAFT.
Story Of Plan to Assasslnate Candi-
date in Anonymous Letter.

Story Of Plan to Assasslnate Candi-
date in Anonymous Letter.
Topeka, Kan. Sept. IL. ~ A letter
was published here today disclosing
an alleged plot to kiln w. H. Taft.
The writer. who signs, Your I'm
known Friend" tells Mr.. Taft in a
letter mailed here Aug. "a. of plot
he overheard to kill the presidential
candidate. This plot was talked over
In box car by three or four anarch-
lists. They said one of the men would
shoot Mr. Taft with a rifle from the
top Of a skyscraper in Chicago the
first time he went to that city. The
letter to Taft was sent TO the chief of
police here by the republican national
committee in New York. Copies were
sent to Chicago and other cities.
The letter says the plan is to kill
Taft and then fasten it upon some
negroes, and thus revive Taft,s con-
aection with the Brownsville affair.
rhe letter here is regarded as fake
of an inferior quality.
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WRECKED BY
HURRICANE
Town Of Grand Turk, B. w.
l., Devasted

Grand Turk. Turks Island, B. w. L.
Sept. --(Bullet!n)-Th town Of
Grand Turk has been devasted by q
hurricane. The wind has done much
damage TO property and the streets to-
day are one mass of wreckage. Trees
have been uprooted' and portions OF
buildings blown away. A Haitien
sloop, which had taken shelter at
Hawks Nest, floundered with all
hands.
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BRYAN in CAMP
OF The ENEMY

ST. Paris, o., Sept i1.-W William J.
Bryan entered the native state of his
chief opponent shortly after o'clock
this morning. Bryan was well on his
way to Columbus. however. before he
awoke, and was told that he was IN
the camp Of the enemy. The sound
ness OF Bryan's sleep was due to the
fact that after !, o'clock this morning
political developments necessitated his
getting up, dressing himself and hold-
ing q long distance telephone CONVEX
safion with Chairman Mack, who was
In Chicago.
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Gompers. including an anti-injunction
law that would make fish of one and
fowl of the other Mr.. Cannon was
greeted by an audience of five thou
sand. who cheered for several minutes
when he. appeared on the stage. Mr..
Cannon spoke as follows:
In leading up to a reply to Mr..
Gompers, Mr.. Cannon said that there
were two paramount issues in this
campaign. One was the tariff, and the
other was the integrity and indepen-
dence of the judiciary. After devoting
considerable attention to the position
of the two leading parties on the tar
CONTINUED on Page Ska
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Beats Former Air Record.

Washington, Sept, 11.-At Fort
Meyer yesterday Arville Wright again
broke his own record established yes
terday in his aeroplane, remaining in
the air sixty-five minutes and fifty
two seconds. The wind was blowing
at the rate OF ten to fifteen miles an
hour, requiring much greater skill in
handling his machine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-11
LAVA RISES IN VOLCANO
CRATER AFTER EARTHQUAKE.

Honolulu, Sept. 11.--Following two
earthquake shocks on this island the
molten lava in the crater of the vol
cano Kilauea has risen to height of
400 feet. After the first shock the lava
fell 700 feet from its usual level, and
following the second, began to rise
again.
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PERSIAN TROOPS
ARE INTERCEPTED
; petersburg, Sept. 1.-THE No

y Petersburg, Sept. 1.-THE No-
vo % nya today publishes dis
patc ~ Tabriz dated Sept 8, say
ing i $1,000 Persian troops and
two CO, dies OF Kurds commanded
by Izzatull Khan. coming from MaKu
to the assistance of Aid Ed Dowren
had been intercepted ten miles from
Tabriz by a force OF mountain tribes
men. adherents OF Satur Khan, one
of the royaIist leaders.
Continuing the correspondent says
that heavy artillery and rife fire was
heard the night Of September at
.Tabriz but that the outcome could not
be learned
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WILL RESUME
PAPER INQUIRY

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE congression-.
al investigation Of the pulp wood and
print paper situation will be resumed
Sept. Is at Appleton, Wis, when Con-
gresham James r.. Mann of Chicago,
chairman of the special committee.
and members OF that committee, will
visit the big paper mills OF that city.
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VAST TERRITORY IN FLAMES.

Fort William, Sept. IL. This
morning the whole country along
the line of the Duluth extension of
the Canadian Northern railway
going to the U. S. border from
Arrow river to Hymers appears 10
be on fire. Already thousands Of
dollars damage has been done to
the timber.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-11
COLLISION ON
THE ELEVATED
Motorman Killed and Is Pas
sengerS Injured

New York, Sept. 11.-George Koel-
liner. motorman. was killed and
twenty-five passengers injured in
rear end collision Of two elevated
trains at Myrtle avenue and North
Oxford street. Brooklyn, this after
noon. The first car OF the rear train
was telescoped by the rear car of the
leading train. Firemen are chopping
out the dead and injured.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-09-11
KERN WILL
TOUR SOUTH
Democratic Vice. Presidential
Candidate to Stump
DURING MONTH Of OCTOBER
BLIND SENATOR FROM OKLA
HoMA is TO MAKE SPEECHES
IN THE NoRTHWE STERN
sTATEs-1,5oo DEM. NEWsPA-
PERs RAISING FUNDS.

Chicago, Sept 11.-John w. Kern,
democratic vice presidential candidate,
will make speaking trip in the south
in October and the national commit
tee is now arranging the itinerary. He
viii deliver one or two speeches in
Maryland and will speak In all prob
ability in West Virginia and Delaware
the first week in October. Mr.. Kern
will speak in Winston Salem, N. c.,
on Oct Z, when the state fair will be
in progress. The vice presidential
candidate has also been urged to make
speeches in Georgia and Tennessee.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma and George
Fred Williams of Massachusetts, are
to stump the northwestern states.
$500 Papers After Money.
Col. Moses G. Wetmore, of the r.
nance bureau, announced tonight that
1,5o0 democratic newspapers had join
ed in the movement to raise a popular
subscription fund with which to run
the democratic campaign. He says, in
his opinion, every democratic newspa-
per in the United States will join in
this movement.
THE democratic press is doing a
great work, said ColoneI Wetmore,
"and II all the papers that favor the
election OF Bryan and Kern would go
to work in earnest in this matter Of
collecting funds. believe we would
get the biggest part Of the money
necessary to successfully conduct our
fight. This is real contest and all
our resources will be taxed to combat
the republican party, which will secure
the money 1t needs through it's rich
agencies that have derived legislative
protection from IT.
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Biu lsorse Show.

Syracuse, N. VI, Sept. l1.Thor-
oughbred eQuines are beginning to ar
rive for next weeks great exhibition
Of the Empire State Horse show. Over
a hundred events have been arranged
for the different classes and the prize
list aggregates $4,000.