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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
MURDERER DIES IN
DUEL WITH POLICE
Betrayed by Friend, Assassin
Walks Into Trap Laid
by Officers

SEATTLE, May 6.-In desperate
gun fight in the heart of the city early
this evening, Joe Garcia, alias Joe Cor
dova, who shot and killed Patrolman
Charles S. Ford of Salt Lake City, on
December IA, 1907, was himself shot
aud fatally wounded by Seattle detec-
tives. He is dying in a hospital to-
night.
Garcia was led into a trap by. life
long friend, who betrayed the murderer
for the $500 reward offered by the state
of Utah. The friend turned .informer
for Sheriff c. Frank Emery of Salt Lake
City and a trap was laid for Garcia s
capture. Sheriff. Emery, came to Sc
attic three days ago and arranged with
the stool pigeon to walk down the
street at dusk this evening accom-
panied by Garcia. The two strolled into
the midst of six city detectives, with
Sheriff Emery one of the posse. Garcia
saw Emery and whipped two revolvers
from his pockets. The first shot he
fired missed. Before he could fire again
the fusillade from the officers began.
Garcia fell with both wrists pierced.
while one bullet struck him under the
right arm and ranged downward.
The battle was in a busy thorough
fare, with the streets full of people.
Garcia did not lose consciousness
after the shooting and admitted that
he was the man wanted for the muir
der Of Patrolman Ford, after he had
held up the Albany bar in Salt Lake
City. Garcia had achieved notoriety be-
fore this by escaping from the Colorado
state prison at Canyon City by taking
possession of a carriage containing the
warden's wife and driving away, hold
ing the woman before him as shield.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
IDAHO WOMAN ACCUSED
AS DARING PICKPOCKET
Detective Finds Suspect in Lob
by of st. Francis and Guest
Alleges Robbery

Irena Duff, pretty, stylishly
dressed young woman of Boise.
Idaho, is at the city prison, held on
the detinue book, accused of being a
daring pickpocket. Detective William
Troll noticed the woman wandering
about the lobby of the St Francis last
night in suspicious manner. Troll
engaged the woman in conversation,
and while he was talking with her
] Arthur Lister, a guest of the hotel
rom Newton, Iowa, rushed up and ac-
used her of robbing him of $120 In
folden Gate park Tuesday afternoon.
She was at once taken into custody.
1t is claimed that she is the same
Irene Duff who started from the east
with the six crooks arrested on their
arrival here last week on information
furnished by Secret Service Agent
Hazen. Not knowing that he was an
officer she talked freely with him on
the train from the east on which they
were fellow travellers, and thus caused
the arrest of her companions. She
left the train at Reno, New, where 1t
is said she has been under arrest. IN
til the woman's record is Investigated
no formal charge will be placed
against her.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
BANDIT: CONFESSFS
TO BANK ROBBERY
Tells Police of Holding Up
Cashier and Securing
Sum of $4,000

DENVER, May 6.-Arrested as one
of the pair OF bandits who held up the
cashier and robbed the Citizens State
bank of Chautauqua, Kas., on April II,
of $4,000 William Tenant is alleged to
have confessed last night in the office
of Captain of Detectives Loomis to a
part in the job and returned all he still
possessed of the loot. 1898.
The prisoner was arrested in this
city by detectives, who found him at
the home of Mrs. Sarah ]. Sturgeon, in
Jerome park, where he had been board
ing for about two weeks. The reckless
manner in which he spent money Gre
ated gossip, and this reached the ears
of the police. His arrest and alleged
confession followed.
Tenant said today that he would re-
turn to Kansas without extradition
papers.
Tenant rode all the way to Denver on
his horse, fording several streams and
taking many chances in his efforts to
evade the posse that was on his trail,
IT is said.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
SHE WON HER POINT

Isaac L. Rice. the chess enthusiast,
whose daughter is a devotee of the
motorcycle. tells story about the way
IN which he was induced to buy the
first machine for the young woman.
Mrs. Rice and Miss Rice were in Eu-
rope at the time and arrangements
had been made to ship a machine
abroad, when a man was thrown from
a motorcycle In New York and killed.
The accident impressed Mr.. Rice so
that instead OF sending the desired
cycle he forwarded letter saying that
he had decided not to buy one, as he
thought the sport was too dangerous.
BY the next mail came back a letter
carrying inside newspaper clipping
with the heading. Man Dies In Thea
ter" With it was the message. Now
father, do you intend to keep me from
going to the theater because a man
once died there?' Mr.. Rice decided
that argument was useless against
such an ntagonist.-Kansas City Jour-
nal.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
WATCHES FLEET PASS
AND DRINKS POISON
Chemical. Salesman Commits
Suicide by Taking Acid
While DeSpondent

Despondent on account Of the de-
crease in his sales, Philip ]. Cullom. a
salesman of chemical products, COM
mitted suicide at about 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon by drinking the con-
tents of vial of poison. Yesterday
morning Cullom went out to Lands
end to, witness the entrance of the
fleet; he was accompanied by H. w.
Hatch and his wife. The party re-
turned about 1870 o'clock and Cullom,
while still in their company. drew out
the bottle and took the fatal dose. He
suffered intense agony for some time
and finally died at about o'clock.
1t is thought that Cullom, while de-
spondent over his business losses, also
brooded over the fact that his wife had
procured a final decree of divorce a
short time ago.
Cullom was apparently a man Of
temperate habits and was about 35
years of age. He resided at 264 South
California street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
STRENGTHENS STORY
OF RUEP'S BRIBERY
Umbsen's Evidence Is Not Shak-
en- by Attorney Ach's Cross
Examination
Arch CRATER Says Forget IT.
When Questioned as to His
Right to Exact Fee

While all San Francisco was frolick-
ing outside in welcome to the fleet last
evening Abraham Ruef. fallen political
boss of San Francisco, sat before the
bar OF justice in Judge Dooling's court,
on trial for bribery Henry Ach. Ruef's
attorney, talked himself literally hoarse
trying to shake on cross examination
the testimony of G. H. Umbsen as to
$4,000 bribe contract with Ruef. but
his efforts were fruitless.
The windup of Umbsen's direct ex-
animation as conducted by Heney at
the beginning of the evening session
brought out more damaging evidence
against Ruef, showing conclusively
that the deal made with Ruef by the
Parkside company in every sense had
been considered a shady transaction,
and that II had not been regarded in
any way as an attorneys fee.
.sFORGEF IF,n SAYS RUFF
Questioned again by Heney as to his
conversation with Ruef when he had
demanded the extra $4,000, Umbsen
related that Ruef had overruled his
protests at the unusual price with the
significant remark:
''Oh, forget it, Forget it!''
continuing, OmDsen SAID
When 1 paid Ruef 1 said to him,
Now is there anything wrong in en-
ploying you? Can 1 be criticised In
any way for this transaction?
Not at ALL said Ruef. am an
attorney and you have right to en-
ploy me as an attorney. And as an at
torney I have a right to charge any
fee I want"
Given the witness for cross examina-
tion, Ach started in on a line of ques
tioning intended to confuse the witness
and break the strength of his evidence
against Ruef. Failing in this, he di-
rected his questions evidently not to
eliciting new information from the wit
ness but to drawing from him negative
statements that Ach would be enabled
to twist around into Alternatives in his
arguments to the jury.
ACH OvERREACHEs HIMSELF
Did Ruef ever say to your and
Isn't 1t true, Mr.. Umbsen?' were Achs
favorite forms of query, and ins-this
manner he succeeded apparently in
causing the witness to say many things
he had not intended. But he again
overreached himself. as he had on the
previous day, as result of Heney sit
ting quietly, making no objections, and
when the prosecutor takes the witness
for redirect examination he will be
able to question him on many lines he
could not otherwise have touched upon.
The session last night was from 1880
to 1890 o'clock. The trial Will be con-
tinued, with Umbsen still on the stand,
at 10 o'clock today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
INSTANT RELIEF OF
ITCHING HUMOR
Limbs Below the Knees Were Raw
-Feet' Too Swollen to Get Shoes
On Sleep Completely Broken
by Intense Itching and Burning
Well in Two Days and Says That
CUTICURA IS AMONG
HIS HOUSEHOLD GODS

"God bless the man who first COM
pounded Cuticura. Some two months
ago I had q hurnor break out on my
limbs below my knees. They came to
look like raw beefsteak, all red, and no
one knows how they itched and burned.
They were so swollen that / had to
split my drawers open to get them on
and could not get my shoes on for q
week or more. I used five or six dif-
ferent remedies and got no help. only
when applying them the burning was
worse and the itching less. One morning
/ remembered that had bit Of Cuti-
cura and tried it. From the moment
it touched me the itching was gone and
/ have not felt bit of 1t since. The
swelling went down and IN two days I had
my shoes on and was about as usual.
I only wish / had used the Cuticura
Remedies in the first Of my troubles.
They would have saved me two or
three weeks of intense suffering. Dur
ing that time I did not sleep an hour at
a time, but was up applying such
remedies as I had. Henceforth the
Cuticura Remedies will be among my
household gods, rest assured. George
B. Farley, so South State ST., Concord,
N. H, May IA, 1907"
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
ADMIRAL THOMAS TO
SPEAK FOR Y. M. C. A,
Successor to Evans Will Ad-
dress Gathering in First
Presbyterian Church

OAKLAND, May 6.-Rear Admiral
Charles M. Thomas, who will on next
Saturday succeed Rear Admiral Robley
D. Evans in command of the great bat
tleship fleet now in the harbor has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an ad-
dress in the First Presbyterian church.
Fourteenth and Franklin streets, next
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The address will be given under the
auspices of the Young Mems Christian
association. w. B. Millar, Of New York
city, international secretary of the
army and navy work of the Y M. C. A..
will also address the meeting Special
music will be rendered by the Oakland
Orpheus club.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
DEANS nv MANcHURIA

Beans are the principal export prod
uct of Manchuria. They are grown on
a comparatively large scale. better
suited than ordinary oriental farming
to the use of labor saving machinery,
but at present the most primitive agri-
cultural methods prevail. There is a
growing interest in American asricul-
tural machinery among the merchants
there, who are in a position to Judge
the chances of introducing 1t among
the Chinese
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07

THREE THUGS BEAT
AND ROB VISITOR
Wealthy Chicago Manufacturer
Found Bleeding in Street
Late at Night
Footpads Take Diamond Stud
From Shirt Front and
Funds From Pockets


While one thug felled him to the
sidewalk with blow from heavy
club and one Of his companions kicked
him in the mouth until he became
unconscious, the third of trio of three
desperate footpads snatched a $500 dia-
mond ring from the finger of j. III.
Eaton, a wealthy Chicago manufac-
turer, at Ninth and Market streets, as
he was on his way to his room at the
Hotel Mendis at IL o'clock last night
One of the footpads with a<knife
gouged out a diamond valued at SSUO
from Eaton's shirt stud, and another
went through the pockets of the help
less man for 1866 in coin and green
backs and certificate of deposit Tor
$780, The three, ran away leaving
Eaton bleeding and like dead man
on the sidewalk
He was found by passing citizen,
who telephoned to the central emer-
gency hospital, where Eaton was taken
in an ambulance. When he had res
vived somewhat he told Surgeon Pink
ham that the three men had been fol-
lowing him on the opposite side of the
street. AT Seventh street they started
across toward him. One jostled into
him and the other two Immediately
Joined in a vicious attack
Eaton's condition is serious. 1t IS
believed that his skull was fractured.
He is the senior member of the rich
firm of Eaton & Eaton, makers of
pleated goods in Chicago, and Is a
well known society man of Monroe,
suburb of ChicagoA His wife died sew
eral weeks ago, and he had come to
San Francisco a his physicians ad-
vice to take a rest. He is about so
years old.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
TONGMEN SIGN PEACE
TREATY FOR PRESENT
Decide to Dispense With
BIOOdshed Until After Fleet
Excitement Abates

Realizing that however badly they
might behave il would be impossible
4Dr them to atatract attention this
month. the warning factions in China
town made peace yesterday. Mem
bers Of the Bing Kong tong and the
Hop Sing tong met and signed q COM
pact of peace and anti -bloodshed. While
the murder scores are not nicely ad-
justed the lighting has been adjourned
until after the feet excitement abates.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
MORSE AND HEINZE JOIN
PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY
Trials Growing Out of New
/ York Bank Management
Fixed for June

NEW YORK, May 6.-The trials Of
Charles w. Morse, Alfred B. Curtis and
F. Augustus Heinze on charges grow
ing out of their conduct of New York
banks will begin in June, according to
an announcement today by United
States District Attorney Stimson. All
three were arraigned in court today
and pleaded not guilty to the indict-
ments against them.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
KNOCKED FROM CAR BY AUTO

John Mckinley of 1913 Baker street
was hurled from the step of Sutter
street car yesterday afternoon by a
passing automobile, and he now lies at
the emergency hospital suffering from
conclusion of the brain and a probable
broken back. The machine hurried
away SO fast that its number could not
be learned. The injured man was picked
up by John Claimant in an automobile
and carried to the hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
For Automobile Eye Insurance
Ask druggist for Murine Eye Remedy.


Experiments under competent ex-
pert have, been made in Prussia during
the past few months with western
Pennsylvania coal TO determine its com
parative value with German Goals. and
the results of the comparison are said
TO be highly gratifying and show the
superiority Of the Pennsylvania article.
All German Goals for coking have to be
washed. while such is not the case with
the American Goals tried here.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
RARE MANUsCRIPTs

At the headquarters of the Society
of Friends In London were shown re-
Gently some manuscripts of great his
toric interest, among them being the
Oliver Cromwell proclamation of liberty
to many imprisoned for conscience
sake, including John Bunyan, and the
fine original manuscript of the journal
OF George Fox.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
FOR BABY RASHES
Eczemas and Irrltations, Cuticura
Is Worth It's Weight In Gold.

The suffering which Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment have alleviated
among the young, and the comfort they
have afforded worn-out and worried
parents, have led to their adoption In
countless homes as priceless for the skin
and scalp. Infantile and birth humors,
scalled-head. eczemas, rashes, itchings.
chafngs, and every form OF itching,
scaly, pimply skin and scalp humors,
nently and economically cured.
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Humor Of Infants Children. and Adults con-
s!sts of Cuticura Soap (26el to Cleanse the Skin.
Resolvent (50c). Cor In the form Of Chocolate
Coated Pills. 26c per vial OF 6Q) to Purify the Blood.
eold throughout the v1rid- Potter Drug x Chem
ODrp.. Sole Props Bosom. Mass
6rNailed Free. Cutcura Book ol Skin Diseases.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
To visit san rrnuc,.co

without seeing the Diamond Palace
would be like visiting Europe without
seeing Paris. 1t is the most beautiful
jewe1ry store in the world Visitors
welcome. 9os Van Ness ay. near Ellis.
A. Andrews, proprietor.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
KATHERINE GREY
GROWS IN FAVOR
Performance of Comedy Drama,
''The TRUTH at Novelty
Proves Distinct Hit
John Drew Triunlphs in ".'iy
Wife" at Van Ness Theater
and Other Players Score.

Katherine Grey and her associate
players are growing In popularity as
the merits of their performance of
The Truth" at the Novelty theater.
are becoming better known. The cast
and production are splendid to the last
detail, and the play is Clyde Fitch's
best. 1t is full of interesting action
and Its lines are bright and witty. The
comedy drama of modern society is a
distinct hit, and Will be continued for
the rest of the week. Next Monday
night The Reckoning will be staged,
with Katherine Grey in the role in
which she created@a furor in Broad
way
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07

Government experts are Investigating
seaweed with the object of determining
its economic value.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07

Frank Goldsmith, who sup
ports John Drew at the Van Ness
(upper); Katherine Emmet, with
Katherine Grey at the Novelty
(center), and John Heintz, with
the Pollards at the American.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07

Red glass hastens vegetation, while
blue glass suppresses 1t. Sensitive
plants, Ike the minosa, grow 15 times
higher under red glass than under
blue
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
rh. Truth About Nevada

The May Sunset contains an article
by ]. NJ. Carroll on the Industrial and
stock market conditions of mines and
camps in Nevada that yielded nearly
SIS, 100000 during 1907.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
VAN NESS

John Drew's triumph In My Wife"
at the Van Ness -theater has been de-
cisive. He is drawing crowded houses
to every presentation and the play is
pronounced the best in which he has
ever appeared before local audience.
He will continue, with his excellent
company, to be the attraction for an
other week. when Robert Mantell, the
great Shakespearean tragedian, will
take the boards. opening with King
Lear"
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
PRINCESS

Edwin Stevens and wang" are in
their second week at the Princess and
are still playing tp packed houses The
classic comic opera has not lost its
power TO charm when presented with a.
star of Stevens magnitude and a sup
porting company like that provided at
the Princess. Great,preparations are be-
ing made for the presentation of the
musical play, THE Yankee Doodle
Girls, which Will succeed Wang"
when the latter shows signs Of falling
popularity-which signs seem a long
Way off
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07


The Orpheums really excellent pro-
gram this week is reaping the reward
of excellence-success For next week
Nellie Florede and her six English
Rockers" are announced as headlin-
ers. Hoey and Lee and Fred Sosman
will also be new comers. julius Steger
will have another weeks success in
the Fifth Commandment" and the Be
douin Arabs, May Boley, the Carbrey
brothers and Shields and Rogers will
finish their engagements.
ALCAZAR
"Charley's Aunt" whom age does not
wither nor time decay, is packing the
Alcazar with laughing people at every
performance The residents flock to re-
new acquaintance and the visitors to
obtain introduction to the lady about
whom they have heard so much. For
next week Lovers Lane is an
nounced. This New England rural com
edy drama will place standing room at
a premium.
CENTRAL
THE White Squadron" at the Central
theater has proved a tremendous sue
cess, scenically and histrionically. 1t
is the most elaborately staged melo-
drama which the Central has ever pre-
sented, and 1t Is a most appropriate
drama for fleet week. arousing patriotic
enthusiasm at every performance.
CHUTES
The reopening OF the Chutes has
been attended with great success Last
Sunday 29,106 persons registered at the
turnstiles as they passed in, and all
the concessions as well as the theater
are doing a large business. Tonight
there will be an amateur night in the
theater and next Sunday night a
magnificent display of fireworks in
honor of the feet.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-07
AMERICAN

The Pollard Lilliputian opera COM
pany is pleasing large audiences this
week at the American theater in the
DAILY piece. "A Runaway Girl" There
will be special matinee this afternoon
at o'clock and the regular matinee
next Saturday at 2:15. Next Sunday
afternoon the youngsters will COM
mence weeks appearance in 'Floro-
dora"
, 1908-08-28
PARAGRAPHS
Ora Haley went to Denver today.
w. E. Roberts is here from Grant.
F. P. Armstrong Of Walden is in the

tOAoys
w. E. Roberts is here from Grant.
F. P. Armstrong Of Walden is in the
city.
Julius Pulls was in the city this
morning.
Cyril Eykyn went to Greeley today
on business
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Green of Chicago
ire at the Kuster.
Ed Gettin and Jacob Giebel Of Oma-
ia are at the Kuster.
Mrs. l. R. Swigart and Miss Swigart
were in from Leslie today.
Sheridan Downey returned from Cen
tennial yesterday afternoon.
Carl Nelson of Fort Steele was a
guest at the johnson last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. v. Stromberg were
in from the ranch this morning.
The Misses Downey have returned
from their camping trip to Centennial.
DR.. and Mrs. w. H. Douglas and
Miss Jean have returned from Key
stone.
Paul Meyer, L. Aldrin and c. A. Ber-
nar of Denver were at the Johnson
last night.
w. H. Moreland and j. R. Enos Of
Denver yer registered at the Kuster
last night.
P. Nielsen and p. Wood of Burling-
ton were among the guests at the
Johnson last night.
D. r. Doubleday Of Camp Emmett
Crawford spent the night in the city, a
guest at the Kuster.
J.. T. Sorensen of Mandel was among
the visitors to the city last night, a
guest at the johnson.
Mrs. Dave McCullagh, Miss Carrie
McCullagh and Jack McCullagh are In
from their Sheep mountain ranch this
afternoon.
Mrs. John Burnett of Little Medicine
is in the city, looking after some shop
ping and other business matters at
the county seat.
Mrs. Tony Christensen has returned
to the ranch with some supplies, the
men folks being too busy at haying
TO do the shopping.
Mrs. W. c. Weigle and Mr.. VEHICLES
two children, who have been visiting
their mother and grandmother, Mrs.
Regar, here, for the past month, left
for their home at Denver today.
Sheriff Bower and County Attorney
Downey went to Centennial this MORN
ing and will return today with the two
prisoners arrested there for stealing
the purse from Mrs. King yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. G. E. Smith returned to Rock
River today after a few days visit u
the city, being accompanied by Mr..
Smiths motiler, who is here from Da-
vid City, Neb., on a visit to her son and
his wife.
H. e. Pyle Of Philadelphia, H. c.
DeSollar and Mrs. Kerr Of Denver, Mr..
and Mrs. N. A. Bounsil of Peabody,
Kas., William H. Walden Of New
York n Frank H. Bennett of Win
field, Kas., were registered at the
Kuster last night.
DR.. H. G. Byers, chemist at the Uni
versity Of Washington at Seattle, and
under whom Prof. H. G. Knight studied
for several years, left for home yester-
day afternoon, after a brief visit with
his old pupil here. He is just return
ing from a stay of a year in Germany.
, 1908-08-28
TONIGHT FROM
The RAMBLER NINE

MFR. aud Mrs. M. NJ Green OF the
Rambler Copper and Platinum Mining
company arrived from Chicago last
night and are at the Kuster. They
are here to meet Mr.. and Mrs. Spring
of Chicago and M. L. Anderson of Mer-
riil, Wis, who have been at the Ram
bier for several days and who will
go east from here. 1t Is likely that
Mr.. and Mrs. Green will leave tomor-
row for the mountains, where the
mine is being worked and where the
shipping of ore Is expected to begin
shortly.
, 1908-08-28
DIED FROM WHooPiNo
COUGH IN DENVER.

Word has just been received here
that Freddie, the infant son of Fred
@. Pope, formerly a well known rail-
road nan in this city, had died in Den
yer on the 23d of August of whooping
cough and membranous Group. The
funeral was held from tho family home,
2204 Clarkson, at 2 O'Clock Tuesday at
ternoon, August 26. The little fellow
was 2 years and II days of age.