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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
BANKERS FAVOR
RIGID INSPECTION
Organize a District Branch OF
State Clearing House AS
sOciati0n
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


SAN JOSE, Sept. 21.-Bankers of the
sixth district, comprising the counties
of Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz,
Monterey, San Benito and San Luis OBJ
ispo, met here today for the purpose
of forming a state clearing house in
connection with the district clearing
house association, to select a district
committee, and also q committee to rep
resent the district in the state organ
ization, which will comprise 4 districts
and be known as the central board.
The meeting was called by the COM
mittee on organization appointed by
the California bankers convention at
Pasadena. The state organization is to
include, If possible, all of the banks,
both state and national, in California;
it also contemplates an indeperfd ent
examiner to be employed in each dis
trict for the purpose of having proper
examinations made of the banks in that
district with the reports of which ex
aminers will be accepted by the state
superintendent of banking. to work for
the enactment of laws creating state
superintendent of banks in place of the
present board of bank commissioners
and that the state superintendent of
banks employ as far as possible the
examiners that have been selected by
the district clearing house association.
1t will be the duty of the central
board to prepare a constitution and by
laws and submit the same to each
bank. and no bank is to be bound
thereby until it has signed such con-
stitution and bylaws.
J. ]. Lorey of the Pajaro Valley bank
of Watsonville was selected to repre-
sent the sixth district on the central
board of the state clearing house asso-
citation
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
COLLUSION SUSPECTED
BY JUDGE GRAHAM
Two Wills and Two Women Are
Mixed Up in a Confused
Manner

Judge Graham Is endeavoring TO as
certain whether or not he was i'm
posed upon September II. when he
granted Mrs. Ruth R. Holmes special
letters of administration over the $4,000
estate of Mrs. Mary E. Bryant, who died
in San Diego two months ago. Miss
Holmes at that time. through her at
torney. W. +. Sawyer. represented that
Mrs. Bryant had left a will naming
Miss Holmes executrix without bonds,
but that the will had been mislaid and
could not be found.
A copy of the will was, however, pro-
duced and, on the plea that such action
was necessary for the protection of the
estate, Judge Graham was induced TO
grant the special letters.
Information has since been conveyed
to the Judge that there was a second
will made by Mrs. Bryant after she
went to her daughter, Mrs Anna b
Restine. in San Diego. and that in this
will Miss Holmes was not mentioned
will was made by Mrs. Restine in san
Diego September 9 and she was ap-
pointed executrix. The matter was be-
fore Judge Graham yesterday on a
motion to revoke the letters granted
Miss Holmes, and IL went over to
Wednesday to be further investigated
Judge Graham said he wanted to know
whether or not Attorney Sawyer and
Miss Holmes knew of the petition by
Miss Restine IN San Diego at the time
they applied for special letters in this
city, and whether they imposed upon
him by concealing their knowledge.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
RECLAIM 100000
ACRES OF LAND
Gigantic Scheme Affecting the
Sutter Basin Is Made
Public
Indiana Capitalists Behind the
Project, Which Will Cost
SI,50O,000
srrc1Ar. plsrArcH 10 rHE cALL

SACRAMENTO. Sept. 2i.-Plans Of
a gigantic scheme TO reclaim 100000
acres OF land in the Sutter basin We're
made public her today. The project
will be one of the biggest OF the kind
ever undertaken In this part or the
state and will bring under cultivation
a great area OF the most fertile land
in the Sacramento valley.
At the head of the scheme is o. o.
Alexander OF Indianapolis, who is
hacked by a syndicate Of Indiana capi-
talists Included IN the project will
he many local land owners IL Is pro-
posed to expend s1.500.000 on the
reclamation work The land lies be-
tween Sacramento and Feather rivers
In Sutter county. It includes the greater
part Of the territory from the Marys-
Vile Buttes south to the confluence OF
the two rivers. To the west OF the
northern part of the proposed district
lies district No. 20. and TO the east OF
the southern end is district No. /. Tif9
land Is now overiowed the greater
part of the year and Is used principally
for grazing during the summer and
fall months. 1t Is valued at $50 and
s25 per acre. but when put under cul-
tivation IT Is expected TO sell for as
much. as 5000 an acre. The cost OF
reclamation will be about S1450 an
acre 1t is proposed TO raise the money
for the work by a bond issue and not
by direct assessments upon the prop
erty.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
PREPARATIONS PERFECTED
FOR AUTUMN CARNIVAL
Women's Club Has Invited All
Kinds of Producers to
Make Exhibit

PALO ALTO, Sept. 2l-Elaborate
preparations are being made by the
members of the Woman's club for their
autumn festival on October 16 and II.
at which time small producers will
have an opportunity to exhibit in all
lines Of industry for competition and
prof1t
Competition VIII be held and awards
made for the following exhibits: Fruits.
flowers. vegetables, photography, ap-
piled art, china needlework, dress
making, millinery and cooking, a num-
Der of applications for space already
having been received. Special ar
,rangements have been made for the
entertainment of children on Friday
afternoon and on Saturday en automo-
bile parade will be held, headed by a
cadet band
The clubwomen also have opened a
competition for a souvenir postal card
embodying the autumn festival idea.
They have offered a prize of IS for the
best design, the competition in this line
closing on September %. H T. Cong
don has been placed in charge of the
postal competition and will receive all
designs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
IMPORTER OF GIRLS
is PLACED ON TRIAL
Witnesses Give Damaging Tes-
timony in the Paisse
Girl Case

The trial of Henri Villett, alias Her
mann, on the charge of bringing an
alien girl of bad character into the
United States, was begun yesterday in
the United States district court. Every
effort to secure Villett's release Is being
made by the Protective league" of San
Francisco. Attorneys Bert Schlesinger
and Samuel Shortridge have been re-
tained as counsel for the defense, and
the case of the government was fought
by these two experienced criminal law
yers yesterday.
Assistant United States Attorney
Black called three witnesses, who gave
damaging testimony against the ac-
cused man. Marguerite Paisse. the
French girl. was the j. governments
principal witness yesterday. She tes-
titled that Villett brought her here,
paid her passage, and put her In the
notorious house at 742 Commercial
street.
Nine Blanche. mistress Of the Com
mercial street den, told the court that
the Passe girl had been visited by
yfllett while in the house. Victor Bac-
caret. manager of the Hotel Victoria,
was unable to remember If Villett
brought the Paisse girl to his hotel.
but they both came to his hotel on the
same day in March. Villett denied that
he had ever been to the house at 742
Commercial street
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
REVOLVER SCARfS
YOUTHFUL WIFE
Caroline DambaCher Asks to Be
Freed From Marital
Bondage
Travelling Man Confesses He
Drank Too Much and
Should Die

OAKLAND, Sept. 2i.-An elaborate
denial Of charges made in a divorce
complaint by Caroline T. Dambacher
was filed by her husband. Joseph DAM
bacher today. She had said that he
went home at . o'clock in the morning
and searched the house for a revolver.
She hid the weapon under the table
cloth, and was i'll from the terror
ascribed TO his actions.
All this he denied and included in his
denial that he had ever frightened her
so that she lay all night afraid to
move. In a cross complaint he said
Mrs. Dambacher went out nights with
other men.
John B. Daily. a travelling salesman.
admitted in letters that he wrote to
Laura II. DAILY that he drank too much.
Il am not full of booze, as usual" he
wrote, for l have not had a drink
since last night. He'll is too good for
such people as L am. and L would be a
whole lot better off dead" The decree
was granted for habitual intemperance.
A final decree of divorce was granted
Tillie Goldsmith from John Goldsmith
for desertion. Pearl Hodgeman re-
ceived a final decree from John J..
Hodgeman for cruelty.
Desertion was alleged in a suit for
divorce filed by Ethel +. Bowen from
William L. Bowen.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
BILLY PRATT'S WIFE
GRANTED DIVORCE
Decree Given Because Saloon
Keeper Grew Tired of Spouse
and Deserted Her

Billy" Pratt, the we'll known saloon
keeper. made no defense to the suit for
divorce of Frances T. Pratt which was
tried in Judge Graham's court yester-
day, and decree was granted the wife
on the ground of desertion. Mrs. Pratt
informed the court that more than a
year ago her husband told her that he
had had enough of married life. and
that he was tired of her. He said that
for the future he intended to be free.
He then deserted his wife, she testi
fed, and had not since contributed to
her support. In granting Mrs. Pratt a
divorce the judge awarded her the GUS
tody Of a year old son. BY an ar
rangement made out of court Pratt
gives his wife $1,000 in lump sum in
lieu of alimony. Judge Graham thought
she should get a higher sum, but Mrs
Pratt feared she would not be able to
collect any more than $1,000.
Admitting that he ran away from his
wife in fear that she would strike him,
Paul @. Bender filed suit for divorce
yesterday from Winniefred Bender. He
accused her of calling him vile and OBJ
scene names and threatening to strike
him, to avoid which he took to his
heels. Mrs. Bender is also alleged to
have compelled her husband to borrow
money so that she might go back to
Chicago with her children.
other divorce suits filed yesterday
were; Anna Ennert against +. j. En-
merit. desertfon; Rosalia Longstreet
against Guy Longstreet, desertion;
Annie Winnie NARROW against William
Lewis NARROW, willful neglect; Rhoda
Karstadt against George Z. Karstadt,
cruelty.
Suit to have annulled the marriage
between Charles Cieaver and Irene
Lyons, which took place at Redwood
City July i. 1907, was instituted yes
terday by Daniel Lyons, father of the
girl. She is only II years old and
married without consent of her par
ents
The following divorces were granted
yesterday: By Judge Sturtevant-Mau-
rice z. Bray from Ida M. Bray, deser-
ton; Henrietta Z. Swinburne from
Victor G. Swinburne, desertion. By
Judge Troutt-Annie Vidovich from
Peter Vidovich, cruelty. BY Judge Sea-
weIl-Cora NJ. Allen from w. P. Allen,
Willful neglect.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
COLONEL MAUS GOES
TO CAMP IN AUTO
On the Way He Will Inspect
the Different Stopping
Places

Colonel Marion p. Maus,. who is to
command the maneuvers at Atascadero,
will leave tomorrow in his automobile
for the scene of action. On his way
he Will inspect the different camps of
the troops now on the way to the OBJ
Jective point. He expects to arrive at
the camp Friday night
AT that time the officers who are TO
be in command will be fully Installed.
Major S. W. Dunning, adjutant gen
eral, will leave for Atascadero tomor-
row. The umpires, who are to come
from every section of the country. and
who are to represent every branch of
the department are scheduled to arrive
at the camp September 80
Captain III. I. Ferguson, with his
school of trained cooks, so all told. left
for Atascadero yesterday by train
Captain Paul E. Beck. with 75 men of
the. signal corps, left the Preside yes
terday, bound for the maneuvers
Beck's assistants are Lieutenant j. Nc
Gill and Lieutenant Hennessy
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
MAN UNDER SENTENCE
ALREADY SERVED TERM
David Levy of San Francisco
Arrested by Postal Au-
fhoritieS
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE CALL

Los ANGELES. Sept. 21-Davia
Levy, alias David Lewis. said TO be
member of a wealthy and prominent
San Francisco family. faces at least
a year and a half in the county jail as
a result of the disclosure in the United
States court here today that he had
served a sentence OF two years in the
Minnesota penitentiary for grand lar
ceny.
Levy had been convicted OF sending
Objectionable matter through the mails
to a young woman and was up Ter SEN
tence- The federal district attorney
produced documents from the warden
of the Minnesota state prison. showing
that the man had served a term there,
and because of this showing the court
reserved sentence. though II had been
understood the prisoner was likely to
get bat light sentence for his local
crime.
Levy has maintained all along that
he is a newspaperman-a trusted spe-
cial writer for the Hearst papers. Talks
with him, however. Indicate that he
knows nothing OF the business He
says that he has been helped out OF
many tight scrapes by relatives In San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
MEN WHO HELD UP
STREETCAR ARRESTED

Thomas Emerson, one of the two men
arrested early yesterday morning by
Policeman j. b. OConnor and James
Connolly and Special officer Berge on
suspicion of holding up A. L.. Slack,
conductor. and j. J. Cook, motorman, of
a Powell street car at Powell and JEFF
ferson streets shortly after midnight
titled by Slack and Cook at the city
prison yesterday He was at once
booked on a charge of robbery. They
failed to identify Ertoli Pasqui, the
other man arrested, but he will be de-
tanned pending further Developments.
The robbers got $500 from the con-
ductor and motorman and were spend
ing money lavishly. in nearby saloon
after the holdup when arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
SUPERVISORS CUT
COUNTY TAX RATE
Officials Make GrandSfand Play
to Offset Its Many Ex-
trayagances
Reduction Is Really Gain, as the
State Revenue Has Been
Cut Down

OAKLAND, Sept. 21.-The boa nd of
supervisors made grandstand bat fu-
tile effort today to save it's face from
its long. bad record Of extravaganza by
lowering last years county tax rate
two cents. The reduction is not a re-
duction, however, but an actual in
crease of , y cents due to the lowering
of the state tax rate. The state reve-
nue. rate last year was .445 cents and
the rate this year has been cut to 40
cents. The county, therefore. pays
Az cents less into the state treasury
out of the $136 rate of this year than 1t
did out of the s1.3S rate of last year,
making an actual net increase of 2M
cents, which the taxpayers will con-
tribute for county expenditures.
The county infrmary fund and the
general fund will absorb all the diff
ference. The old rate for the infirmary
was cents; this year it is 8 cents.
Last year the general fund rate was 56
cents, which has been increased to over
81 cents. The common school tax
rate is stationary at 80 cents and the
exposition fund rate has been lowered
from 6 mills to mills
A number of uses will be made of the
county general fund.
BOULEVARD FUND GROWS
The Foothill boulevard. that yawning
pit INTO WHICH, HuHuTttlS Oh lHouSdlluo VI
dollars of taxpayers money has been
thrown by the supervisors, will take
$50, 900 out of the new funds. On Mon
day the announcement was made that
the road was completed and that only
a monthly payment of $1S.S20.30 and a
reserved payment of $21,sS0.53 re-
mained to be paid in S5 days. Incl
dentaIs will now raise the balance to
6,663.62
Then the new county Jail will require
s1S1.393 to complete it. Today the su-
pervisors let an additional contract for
the installation of cell fixtures at cost
of $4,000.
Appropriations for voting 21achines
amounted to 1900, the coroheTs Of
flee will be provided for to the extent of
$4,000, the meals of prisoners at the
county Jail will take $4,000.
SPRINkLING BIG ITEM
The modest item of $4,000 appears
to cover the cost of sprinkling county
roads. The advantage of this is that
outside supervisors are undefeatable
when they appear at conventions for
denomination
Full details of the divisions of the
general fund follow:
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
FOUR CONCERTS WILL BE
GIVEN IN GREEK THEATER
Carefully Selected Music Will
Be Rendered by Large
Orchestra

The first of a series of four concerts
will be given in the Greek theater in
Berkeley next Saturday night. The
concerts will be given under the aus
pices of the musical and dramatic COM
mittee of the state university. Paul
Steindorf will direct an orchestra of
80 in selections from grand and comic
operas and in other numbers of a
popular nature. Steindorf will direct
the first, second and fourth concerts.
On the night of October 10 the third
concert will be given by the Misses
Pasmore. accompanied by an orchestra
of SO conducted by II. B. Pasmore.
The committee states that one reason
for giving these orchestral concerts at
low prices Is to determine whether
rant series of symphony concerts in
the spring.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
SAN FRANCISCANS ARE
INJURED IN RUNAWAY
Frightened Horse Dashes Down
Road and Overturns
Buggy i'm Ditch

SAN ANSELMO, Sept. 21.-Mr. and
Mrs. w. Steinke and their niece, of
$50 Devisadero street, San Francisco,
narrowly escaped serious injury in a
runaway at Fairfax last night. AS 1t
was the members of the Rparty are
wearing scars of an encounter with
a frightened horse.
After visiting Mrs. Steinkes sister
at Fairfax, the party intended to re-
turn to San Francisco, but missed the
train Steinke hired a buggy and with
his wife and niece started to drive to
San Anselmo. A short distance out of
Fairfax they met an automobile, and
the horse, becoming frightened, ran
away. The animal ran madly for half
mile finally dragging the rig into
a ditch. All of the occupants were
thrown out and sustained bruises, but
none was seriously injured. They con-
tinued their journey to San Francisco
this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
RfA Will BE GIVEN
FIRST EXAMINATION
Sheriff Makes Preparations to
Protect Man Charged With
Shooting Carl Moller
Declares That Prisoner Will Be
Guarded Against All
Hazards

OAKLAND, Sept 21.-Under strong
guard and in the personal custody OF
Sheriff Frank Barnet, John Rea Will
be taken to Iryington tomorrow morn
ing for preliminary examination on a
charge of having murdered Carl Mol
Ter at the Albre gun clubs preserves
near Alviso,
Young Rea has been assured by the
county authorities that he will be
amply protected in case a further
demonstration is made against him.
Rea has been extremely nervous since
his experience there last week, when
violent threats were made against him
in Judge Powers courtroom and out
side. Sheriff Barnet has given notice
to the townspeople that no untoward
disturbance will be permitted: that the
law will be enforced and Rea protected
at all hazards.
Il do not look for further trouble"
said the sheriff tonight, but am fully
prepared to keep the peace. The peo-
pie of lrvington undoubtedly realize
that the orderly course of the law
must be followed. and that they Will
not be led by few violent persons l
am satisfied"
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
SWEETHEART is SUED
FOR ACCOUNTING OF FUNDS

Peter Catsiftes, a Greek. was sued in
the superior court yesterday for money
alleged to have been delivered to him
for safekeeping by Agnes Luba (now
Agnes PiehD while he was engaged
to be married to her. Mrs. Piehl al
leges in her complaint that between
November 5. 1905. and September 2s.
1907, she handed to Catsiftes s1.40s 5o
OF her earnings, he promising to save
for them to marry upon. with 49,
consent. portion OF the money was
invested In restaurant. but she claims
there Is $603.50 now due Catsiftes is
his promise to marry her and also 70
have held out her money. She has
since married one Piehl. Catsiftes is
I'll airsea 70 nave terminated the en-
sasement TO marry in October. 1907.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
Jack Magee
Is Counted Out
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

BOSTON Sept. 21.-John c. Magee
the old time middle weight boxer, died
last night at his home here. For
nearly a year he had been in poor
health. suffering from nervous trouble.
His condition became worse six weeks
ago and his death had been expected
for several weeks.
Jack" Magee was born in London
derry, Ireland, 46 years ago. He be-
came a boxer in 1885 and during the
he gained quite a reputation, defeat
ing many of the best men in his class
His last contest was with Dick O'Brien
at Providence, November 27, 1893. when
Magee was knocked out in five rounds.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
WOMEN'S IMPROVEMENT
-- CLUB NAMES OFFICERS S
West Richmond Organization
Holds First Meeting and
Plans Campaign

The West Richmond womans i'm
provement club held its first regular
meeting yesterday and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President Mrs. J. W.
Felt; vice president, Mrs. E. II. O'Don-
nell; secretary. Mrs. Kate III. Dewey.
The club embraces the district from
Twentieth avenue to the beach. This
section has grown so rapidly since the
fire that. the residents have united to
secure necessary improvements. The
women have formed separate organ
fzation to cooperate.
The new club will Immediately inaug-
urate campaign for a primary school,
for the construction of outlet sewers.
and to bring about the removal of an
Objectionable dairy. Regular meetings
will be held on the first and third Mon
days of each month.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
FRENCH AND ITALIAN
BAKERS UNDER BAN
Unions Will Compete With For
eign Shops in Making
Special Varieties
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&lfsz5t1S@

O1MErrs Bakers and confec-
fThz6f scouEciT7 toners union. local
$Nf6fSI55 No. "A. has decided
to make war on
the French and italian bakers. Said
the secretary yesterday: AT our last
meeting the attention of the members
was called to the fact that the Italian
and French bakeries, which before the
big fire were located in the Latin quar-
ter. produced only French and Italian
bread, which did not interfere with
our business, but since the fire they
have become scattered over the city
and are now making all the kinds of
bread. We have tried in various ways
TO unionize the men employed In these
shops, but have not been successful.
1T was decided that we will meet
them on their own ground by making
French and Italian bread. and then ap-
peal to the people to patronize union
bakers in preference TO nonunion
ones"
Typographical union No 21 will hold
meeting next Sunday, when six dele
gates to the state federation of labor
act upon several proposed additions to
the bylaws.
Leo Nicholson, chairman of the re-
Gently elected label committee of San
Francisco labor council, has called
meeting of that committee for tomor-
row night for the purpose OF discussing
means to bring the various union labels
more prominently before the public.
One of the ideas to be presented will
be that suggested by the American fed
Grafton of labor of making stereopticon
displays of labels at public meetings
Another is fair, at which each or
ganization shall have booth in which
to display the class OF goods that bear
the Distinguishing label
Another idea will be that each union
issue advertising novelties bearing the
particular label of the union.
The various branches Of the society
of anal gamated carpenters and joiners
have been notified by the United States
district secretary that the minimum
amount for tool benefits has been fixed
at $1.75 and the maximum sos.
The allied printing trades council will
meet tonight for the consideration of
the cases Of four printing offices In this
city from which the label was lifted"
last week.
There will be a special meeting to-
morrow night of the lathers' union for
the consideration of the case of Daniel
Walsh, one of its members
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22
HildredtA' ,King James
Pulls UpLame
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-sam Hill
dreth's hard luck pursues him. His
great year old colt King James,
which was beaten a head in the First
race again this wear. The colt stepped
on a stone during the running of the
race He viii be taken to California
with the rest of Hildreth's horses, but
no attempt Will be made to train him
again for some time.
Enoch Wishard, the we'll known
trainer, will leave for California to-
morrow with the horses belonging to
Adolph B. Spreckels. II. E. Rowell Will
go to the coast next Monday with
Thomas III. Williams string. including
Firestone, Big Chief and others.