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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
TRIBE OF BEN HUR WILL
CONDUCT THE FUNERAL
Oakland Court No. 6 VIII Have
Charge of Burial Cere-
monies

Oakland court No. of the Tribe of
Ben Hur is to conduct the funeral of
Alice Lucretia Donohue at o'clock
next Friday afternoon. The date has
bern deferred from: Wednesday because
Donohue was unable to make complete
arrangements. The remains will be in
tered at Mountain View cemetery.
The ritual of the order viii be con-
Quoted by Mrs. Louise 'Philbrick, chief
A. E. Clark, scribe, and Mrs. Lemira
Ralston. teacher, of Oakland court
1928. and Oakland assembly of Amerf-
cans No. 2, to both of which Mrs. Don.
ohue belonged, are to attend the fune-
raj in a body, but will not participate
AT the cemetery the ritual of COM
initial will be performed by Brooklyn
lodge of Rebeccas No. IL, with Mrs
Jennie Misner. noble grand. conducting
the service. She will be aided by the
wo next officers, Isabel Buchanan. vice
grand, and. Mary Helino, chaplain.
The music will be by singers from
the Tribe of Ben Hur and Rebekahs
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
MACK ORGANIZES
EASTERN BOURBONS
Bureaus of Democratic National
Committee Will Be Estab-
lished in New York
Cooperation With Negro Organ
izatiOns Is Left to Various
State Committees

NEW YORK. Sept. National
Chairman Norman E. Mack and the
eastern members OF the democratic na-
tiOnal committee held a conference to-
day and decided to establish various
bureaus of the national committee in
New York coordinate with those
which have been established in Chi
cago. The committee also decided to
establish an antitrust bureau Will
liam III. Black has been made head OF
the bureau OF statistics and William
Hoge. the chairman of the commercial
travellers bureau.
The national committee has resolved
that each state committee shall decide
upon what extent it will cooperate
with negro organizations that may be
formed in the interest OF the demo-
cratic national ticket
Mack said tonight that he would an
nounce tomorrow the appointment of a
vice chairman to manage the campaign
in the east.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
WARNING OF CLAfRVOYANT
TO AHESTEDT SIGNIFICANT
Little Paper Found Among His
EHecfs Tells of Beseffing
Weakness

Among. the effects of Gustave Ahl-
stedt which were left in the house on
SiSty-second. street in Emeryyille was
a paper on which was written what was
evidently the warning of some clair
Voyant. The warning seems to have
a sinister significance in view of the
recent development which landed the
subject in jail on suspicion of being
the. murderer of Mrs Alice L. Donohue
The overlooking of the fact that the
short handled shovel could be recog-
nized easily seems to prove conclusiveIy
the truth of the opening sentence of
the warning. which reads:
: You are inclined to overlook details.
Be more careful. There will be but
little sickness in your life in the future
Unless you are more generous there
VIII be much misunderstanding in your
home life. You will take many short
pleasure trips. in the near future. Your
lucky numbers are Z. and 49,
The. admonition to be more gen
erous in order to avoid "misunde err.
standing in the home" seems to have
been totally dfsregarded by Ahlstedt in
view of his double experience in the
divorce court.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
SAW TWO MEN DIGGING
IN DONOHUE'S FRONT YARD
4 0ny Figonf Saw M Mysterious Oc-
cHrrenCe Late One
Mighf

Mysterious midnight operations in the
front yard of the Donohue residence
two nights after the woman's disap-
pearance and the night before it had
been reported to the police were re-
ported yesterday by Tony Figoni. one
OF the boys who figured in the finding
OF the body of Mrs. Alice Donohue
den late at night" said the Il year old
boy Il was not close enough to see
who they were, but ] watched them for
rev minutes and then heard a muf-
fed explosion. / didn't know what II
was, but it terrified me, and I ran home
and told my folks that some one was
trying to dynamite the Donohues
house. My mother said I had been
dreaming. because / was afraid of the
dark; but I didn't think SO then; and
I don't now
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
NIGHT NURSE
Kept in Perfect Trim by Right Food

Nursing the sick is often very bur-
denSome to the nurse.
Night nursing is liable to be even
more exhausting from the fact that the
demands of the system for sleep are
more urgent during the night hours
Va. lady. called on to act as night
nurse in the family. found the greatest
support from the use of Grape Nuts
food. She says:
Our acquaintance with Grape Nuts
began eight years ago. We bought the
first package sold in this place, and
although we began as skeptics we be-
came converts to its striking food value
Il used Grape-Nuts first to sustain
me when doing night nursing for a
member of the family. ate a teaspoon
ful at a time and by slowly chewing it
was able to keep awake and felt no
fatigue.
so l grew to like Grape Nuts very
much, and after our patient recovered
/ was surprised to find that I was not
at all worn out on account of broken
rest. My nerves were strong and steady
and my digestion fine This was tbe
more surprising because I had alwavs
suffered with weak nerves and fndi
gestion. My experience was so salts
factory that other members of the fam
lily took up Grape-Nuts with like re-
suits There's a reason
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road to
Wellviile.' in pkgs.
Ever read the above Ieftery new
ono appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
POLICE LEARN AHLSTEDT
PA WNED WON ANS JEWELS
Articles Believed to Have Been
Ones Taken From Body of
Mrs. DOn0hue

Information was obtained by the po-
lice yesterday that. Gustav Ahlstedt
.pawned several articles of jeweIry
shortly after Mrs. Donohue's disappear
ance, and it is believed that these Jew
els were the ones taken from the body
of the missing woman
To Mrs. Spanier, who lived in the
house Ahlstedt owned and which was
next door the alleged murderer's shack.
he showed long chain, which is sun
posed to have been the one which held
the locket worn by Mrs. Donohue
I am going to get $3.50 for it at the
pawn brokers'" Mrs. Spanier says he
told her.
Captain of Detectives Petersen and
several plain clothes officers Immediate
ly began second search of the prem
ises on receiving this information. 1T
was hoped to reveal the pawn ticket
Whether or not 1t was found Captain
Petersen refused to say after the
search, but should ii be discovered II
may lead to the most tangible evidences
yet adduced
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02

who have known bim for years, is so
stricken with grief that his mind may
not survive the ordeal His demeanor
!. is strange. He talks Historically. His
of a o0estioner. He bursts out in
wild invective on the slightest oc-
.casion. In. his bearing is a constant
senidefiance, an appearance of look
ing for more trouble than already
surrounds him. He is far from normal.
Ahlstedt in the meantime is held in
communicable He is said to have
talked with some degree Of freedom
regarding his past. but has maintained
remarkable reticence regarding circUm-
stances connected with the murder. On
the theory that he may have been pos
sibly hired by some other TO commit the
crime, the investigation into other fell
onies bias been very complete. 1t is
regarded as. not outside the range of
possibility that the carpenter may con-
fess. and by. confession may make pos
sLble conviction of another--in other
W ords that Ahlstedt, who has killed one
man. was prosecuted as a poisoner and
accused of other felonies-may have
been employed to Kill, and may be
willing 10 tell who this one was, per-
haps at price OF conviction on lesser
charge.
The inquest over the body OF Mrs
Ionohue will be held tomorrow after
noon at the Oakland morgue and the
next day Ahlstedt will. according to the
officers, be brought TO the police court
FOR preliminary. hearing. The funeral
of Mrs Donohue viii be held Friday.
Investigation yesterday brought
further search OF Ahlstedts house,
where the .searchers looked long in the
hope OF finding pawn tickets for the
locket and jewels belonging to Mrs.
Donohue. The police also looked far
10 find where poison might have been !
bought by Ahlstedt or other suspects +.
near the time of the murder In the |
case OF poisoning, the actions of Mrs. /
Donohue as seen by neighbors could 4
have been accounted for by the throes 1
of sickness.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
PICTURE ON
SHFR|FF'S POSTERS
Alameda County Official Prints
Circulars for Arrest of ALI
legged Dynamiters

Copies of the circulars describing
Felix Panduveris, Jointly indicted with
John and Peter. Claudianes on a charge
of dynamiting an inhabited dwelling,
We're received from the printer by
Sheriff Frank Barnet of Alameda coun-
ty yesterday. They will be widely dis
tributed, Captain of Detectives Peter
sen having arranged this detail.
Pauduveris is accurately described in
the circular and a good picture of the
missing padrone accompanies the de-
scription.
Mention of reward of $1,000 offered
for Pauduveris' arrest, which was orig
inally printed at the top of the circu-
lar, has been carefully cut off The re:
ward was offered by private parties
over whom the officials have no control,
and Barnet felt that it's insertion would
bind the county authorities to pay it.
In this he was sustained by District
Attorney Brown.
Pauduveris appearance and charac-
teristics are given as follows:
Felix Pauduveris-The above is wanted for
felony, he having been implicated in the dyna-
mlting or an inhabited dwelling in the city Of
Oakland Cal. He is a Greek, about 35 years
old, . feet inches tall, weight about 13J
pounds; has dark hair and eyes and may be
wearing "A dark mustache. but is supposed to
De clean shaven. He is we'll known around
the city of San Francisco. is a good talker and
good dresser. When last seen had an eruption
on his face caused by barber's itch Send all
Information to Sheriff Frank Barnet, Oakland.
Cal. or TO Adelbert Wilson, chief of police
Dated August 81, 1905
The picture of Pauduveris is cap
toned with Wanted for dynamiting an
inhabited dwelling"
John and Peter Claudianes will be
arraigned before Judge Ogden this
morning at 10 o'clock. The arraign-
ment was postponed a week ago at the
request of their attorneys, who asked
time to go over the copy of testimony
taken before the grand jury prior to
the return of the indictments. They
said that they would be ready for the
next move in the case today.
District Attorney Brown, who is per-
sonally conducting the prosecution, has
that the defense will seek
to have the indictments set aside on
the ground of prejudice on the part of
members of the grand jury and will
seek to examine individual members
who voted for the true bill. Brown has
convinced himself by questioning
jurors that the indictments will stand
any such attack.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
PROPOSALS

PEOPOSALS FOR HOSE TROIIEvS -,
5ridge Drives. Marine Boilers Wire Sn..ND 10 AND
TseS Tsesi Anehors. Handearts. Leather ReItinss'
bs,atson auu snatch Blocks. Canteens Bncketss
Re,,a Saw Blades. capers. Chisels Rssns
R Rppe lips Hose Clamps. Furniture Wasc,.s, csps,
VhS. DSor Mats. Paints. Varnish' S,II1.eo S,,sI1au
rste Nnite zinc. Red Lead. White Lad "Tf,.ae.
fs, 1anrpentlne, Lfnseed. Dynamo TSra ''pa1 ~
tassor Oiis: Iallow. Acids, Gasoline xI.,sa, san
S1n.nlonla. Cold Size. Putty Boiler e,oIaro,
sSes.ns s compound, Harness Dressing Infr.et' f'sae'
T sns Srease kosin I've Roofing Cement S
Ms, 1s Emery Cloth, Black Enamel and c,ote
DueN ete. Sealed proposals will he recatsss m
us SnS oLhce OF the General Purchasing (lSfa.e o.
.einlan Canal Commission, Washinrfon n
ss antu io.SO a. M. September % 1905 ar -h,., -,
sIle tAey VIII be opened in public for f,...,
ne the above mentioned articles RIarts '-sl, ,
ksnsrat information relating to this c1-.suu Ilu ~
~ to7J may be obtained from this ea~--ar
tne ofnees OF the Assistant Pirchasins - 4 -se - os
"a otate street. New YORK City. Cnsfo1,, t7'
Sew Orieans- La. and 10S6 North Polnr st' .oose'
San francisco, CAL. also from the IT : %, e' 49,
neef Ofnces In the following cfffes- Iafi-
Nash, Los Angeles Cal. Baltimore Ma 1Sss' ~
'adeipnla, Pa: Pittsburg Pa: Boston is me- n,t-
5uualo. " T.: Cleveland. Ohio. cin.;.s. - -,
unl9' Cnlcago. H.: ST. Louis No Taedl .s.d ~
Mich milwaukee,. Wis: ST. Paul Nlnn :. S..t Se.solt'
tanoosa; Tenn.; Louisville. Nv. MobiIe' Inat-
aa anu Uatveston, Tex; Commercial CHM x .-. Ia.
SIty, NO.. Chamber OF Commerce CSn5,c- '55,'s NJ
and Chamber Of Commerce and Roard ~ =, IL.
tacoma wash C. B0ggs CaDfajn co-saoe -saoe
Engineers T. $. A.. General Purchs sin Ssps Sslp q
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
BLACKFISH AND WHALE
ENGAGE IN BATTLE
Five Hundred Persons Watch
Unusual Struggle in Puget
Sound Near Tacoma

TACOMA, Sept. 1.-Two enormous
blackfish attacked a so foot whale in
the bay in front of this city yesterday
and 500 persons along the beaches saw
a remarkable fight lasting for 80 min
utes.
Time and again the blackfish. which
We're about 80 feet in length, jumped
clear of the water and fell head on
upon the whale, finally driving him so
close in shore that at least 10 feet of
his tail was above water Evidently
fearing the shallow water the blackfish
gave UP the chase and departed, and the
whale, which was almost worn out
noundered off the shoals and into the
denthS
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
DR.. HAMLIN WILL TESTIFY
AT CORONER'S INQUEST
Police Summon Witnesses i'm
Murder of: Mrs. DOnO-
hire

The Donohue inquest, which is to
be held at the Oakland morgue at 9
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, will bring
forth the professional. testimony of Dr.
o. ID. Hamlin, the autopsy surgeon, re-
garding the probable means of the
woman's death. The witnesses were
named by the police, as the whole
investigation has been conducted be-
yond the Jurisdiction of the coroner's
office.
Among the witnesses will be Frank
Walsh, the boy who found the hidden
clothing and first located. the body;
Donohue. the husband who reported
his wife'S. disappearance to the police;
Mrs. VeTra; one of the neighbors; Dep
uty Marshal Lippi and Marshal Carey
of Emeryvil1e.
The remains are held sealed at the
morgue, and Will be buried the day fol-
lowing the inquest
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
ACCUSED OF MURDER.
LEE JOHNSTON WEEPS
Acknowledges That He Is a Big
amist and Resigned to
His Fate

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. Lee A.
Johnston, who was arrested yesterday
on the charge of numbering his wife
at Nome, Alaska, and then dismember-
ing and cremating the body, has, ac-
cording to the police, confessed that
he is bigamist and was married to
Mrs. Cora Tasch- Johnston in 1903 de-
serting her few months later, and re-
turned TO her after the death of Belle
Gilchrist, the woman he married in
Butte and of whose death he is now
held responsible.
The police believe they have woven
strong chain of circumstantial evil
dence around Johnston. They say he
broke down and wept, saying he would
resign himself to his fate
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
SECRET COMPARTMENTS
FOUND IN AHLSTEDT,S DEN
A Cave Also Discovered Under
fhe Suspects Greenhouse by
a Woman NeiGhbOr

Two secret compartments under the
floor of the attic den occupied by Abl-
stedt We're discovered by the police in
second search of Ahlstedt's nremises
yesterday. Wooden boxes were placed
between the floor and the ceiling of the
room beneath. They were found to be
empty, but We're not dusty and showed
evidence of recent use
Mrs. May Hinole. neighbor, found
mysterious hole underneath Ahl-
stedts greenhouse yesterday. The ex-
caVatlon appeared to. be quite large 1t
will be explored by the police. and II is
hoped 1T may develop new evidence of
value in the case
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02

proved on my mind and / asked him
what l could do.
It's easy to cure him. he said.
Just give him three .tablespoonfuls of
drink any more / did not know that
wood alcohol was poison and went to
purchase 1T and did not find out how
dangerously near had come to poison
ing my husband until the drug clerk
told me-
Another time he said that if would
use drug known as lily of the valley
1t would be very beneficial"
-Sne was suspicious from the wood al
cohol incident and did not try it. Later
When she sought to buy it for a friend
the druggist told her it was deadly moi
son.
:. He is a dangerous man." she con-
tlhued. If man curses him, not even
On at least three occasions he has nuf
a weapon into my face. | feared him so
much l made a bastile of my house"
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
ILLINOIS FACTIONS
WORRY HITCHCOCK
Bitterness Engendered in Pri-
mary Contest May Endanger
the National Ticket
Republican Leaders Urge Ma
tiOnal Chairman to Aid De-
neen and Hopkins

CHICAGO. Sept. chairman Frank
III. Hitchcock of the republican ma
tional committee has found a political
problem in Illinois that is causing
him about as much worry as the
Hughes situation in New York state.
The recent primaries engendered so
much bitterness between the Deneen
and Yates factions over the governor
ship and the Hopkins and Foss fac
tions over the senatorship that the
party leaders in the state who will be
held responsible for the success or
failure of the national ticket have
found ii necessary to direct their at
tention toward the formation of har-
mony program.
During the day Chairman Hitch
cock had conferences with Speaker
Cannon; Representative Mckinley,
chairman of the congressional com
mittee; Senator Hopkins, Governor De-
neen, Representative Chapman, Rep
resentatfve Lowden, a member of the
executive committee of the national
committee, and Fred C. Upham. assist
ant treasurer of the national commit
tee.
Hitchcock was urged to use his in
huence to get all forces in the party
back of the campaign to be made by
Governor Deneen for reelection and to
bring Representative Foss and his
friends in line for Senator Hopkins.
In view of the expression of the
people in the primaries for Governor
Deneen and Senator Hopkins, 1t is
said by some of Hitchcock's advisers
that there was no reason why he
should feel bound not to take a hand
in bringing the different factions to-
gether. In other states it has been
his uniform policy not to interfere,
but 1t is pointed out that if the Illi-
nois dispute is permitted to continue
the effect may prove embarrassing to
the national compaign.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
AHLSTEDT CHARGED WITH
POISON PLOT BY WOMAN
Mrs. John LaumeiSfer Declares
Suspect Sought Her Hus-
bands Death With Druos

Mrs. John Laumeister. wife of a
former sheriff of San Francisco who
the day before had given the nolice
valuable information about Gustav
Ahlstedt. yesterday visited the suspecf,s
home and in conversation with Mrs
Spanier, Ahlstedt's landlady. told of q
poison plot prepared by the accused
man. but which failed
she said that Ahlstedt had been in
Iatuated with her and had made love
10 her and tried to poison her husband
so that he might marry her
He told me one time that my hus
band was a terrible orinker and thai 7
ought to do something to cure him. II
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
BRYAN SPEAKS IN FARGO
Coiors Address to Farmers With
Agricultural Hue

FARGO. N. d.. Sept. 1.-william ].
Bryan today continued his campaign in
the northwest. After breakfast he
went to the fair grounds and there held
dress, At noon he was rendered a
banquet
Bryan gave to his speech here an
that he was in farming country. He
dwelt upon the subjects covered by his
notification speech and pointed out. as
he did then, the things which he said
have operated to take the government
out of the, hands of the people
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
FORM IMPROVEMENT GLUE

The residents of Horners addition
who turned out last Sunday and filed
In the streets in the vicinity of Twen-
ty-ninth and Castro streets formed a
permanent Improvement club last night
The meeting was held In a hall at the
streets. About 80 members signed the
roll. The officers of the new club are
b. r: Marsh. president; A. c. Grant, vice
president; w. Foley, secretary; C. John
son, treasurer. The members of the ex-
ecutive committee are j. J. Kenny
chairman; A Bradley, w. j. Cline. M
Leveria. M S. Bernhard and T. Coleman
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
TAFT TO REvIEw G. a. r. PARADE

MIDDLEBASS ISLAND, Ohio. Sept.
Judge Taft will set sail at O'Clock
tomorrow morning for Toledo, where
ne VIII review the @. A. r. parade and
attend a reception at the Lincoln club.
He may make a speech. The story
printed today in Ohio papers that Taft
and Foraker would meet at the Lincoln
club tomorrow was said here to be the
nrst information on the subject which
the candidate had received.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
OFEICE

rssn OFFICE M a CONSTRUCTING QuARrER,s ~
4, ,,..,.. ~. Vnr So, MASON, SAN FRANCISCO Ca1
Tor constructing: plumbing and heating ,sSsa:
Iii o1ery - AZ fresldio Of San Francisco CO
= isos and then opened. Infornna ton n,rn,
should he Inor envelopes Containing proposals
sicio OF Ssn Francisco. Cal ana 80. RE
aa'or Geo. Mex Williamson. Q. NJ. o. "a SEQ
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
BANK PRESIDENT REARREsrED

Los ANGELES. Sept. William Fl.
CalSon, president of the Consolidated
bank at Los Angeles, who was released
yesterday on bail in the sum OF
$4,000 after his arrest for alleged
falsifying OF the books of the closed
institution. was rearrested today on
twelve new complaints. FIVE of them
charging falSifcatiOn of the books and
seven of them embezzlement.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
potato BUGs STALL CANS

BRISTOL Conn. Sept. Potato
bugs on the rails at Lazy lane stalled
eight trolley cars of excursionists
bound to Lake Compounce today. In
spite of the terrific slaughter the burs
held possession until the carmen could
sand the tracks.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
Admission Day outing.

Your choice Of seashore. Mountain
or lake trips at extremely reduced
rates in effect September to o, in
elusive. Tickets good for return until
the 10th. Ask agents Southern Pa
cific. sS4 Market street, IA Powell
street Market street ferry depot and
Thirteenth and Franklin streets, Oak
land.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
Police Believe Ahstedt Was Only Emevle Murder

/ let him reach his arsenal of guns he
might have shot me in my tracks,
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02

LAMP EXPLOSION DOES DAMAGE-Tracv
Sept. Ia hre started by the explosion of
switchmans lamp destroyed an oilhouse and Ice.
house today. The loss IL estimated at $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
Trout Fishing

Has been exceptionally good this sea
son at Lake Tahoe Join Southern pa
cihc's great excursion September and
ones Round trip $500. Including
steamer trip around lake. Tickets good
for return until the 18th. Ask agents
Street Ferry Denot. and l3th and
Franklin Sts.. Oakland.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-08-06
Notice to Bidders.

The Town of Sinner, through
the action of the Town Council,
has decided to receive bids from
the banking institutions of the
town for the Office of. Depository
for the Town Funds; the Office is
to be let by the Treasurerby and
with the advice and consent of
the Town Council, to the institu-
ton proposing to pay the highest
rate of interest against daily bal
ances; funds subject to check at
all times. THE highest bidder to
be designated the depository of
the Town of Sinner, and to make
such bond as shall be required
by the Board of Aldermen, Bids
will be received until Monday
August 10, 1908, and should be
addressed to Sam Schwartz,
Town Secretary.
BY order Of the Council;
SAM SCHWARTZ,
Secretary.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-08-06
Frauenverein Feast

at the DR.. Martin Luther Church
on Sunday, August 9th. All Wis
itors from other churches are
cordially invited and will be fur
nished free dinner. Other re.
freshments of coffee and ice.
cream will be on the grounds.
Songs and games by the Frauen-
verein and the Sunday school.
All of the proceeds for the ben.
eft of the church. Everybody
cordially invited.