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Women A.Ia Eor KIIIIna Erp.

Women Held For killing Erb.
81 shot Captain Erb. am sorry,
but could not help IT, He pointed a
revolver at me. Suddenly bad the
strength OF seven women. I took the
revolver from him and pressed the
trigger. 1t kept on shooting could
not stop IT,"
| This Is the story OF Mrs. Catharine
Beisel. of 162 South Fifteenth street,
Philadelphia. as retold on the witness
stand by Detective Richard Doyle, Of
the Philadelphia police department, in
the combined alderman's hearing and
coroner's inquest to fx the RESPONSE
bility for the murder Of Captain j..
Clayton Erb, national guArdsman and
politician, who was shot to death at
his country home, Red Gables. near
Media. Delaware county. Pa.
The coroner's jury promptly found
the following verdict:
1--WE find that j. Clayton Erb's death
was due to internal hemorrhages, the
result OF gunshot wounds inflicted by
Mrs. Catharine Bsisel"
Magistrate Robert Smith immediate
ly held Mrs. Beisel and Mrs. Clayton
Erb for trial without bail. District
Attorney McDade argued that Mrs.
Erb had been proved to be an aces
sorry to the killing.
The commonwealth made II plain
that it will proceed on the theory that
Mrs. Erb, after dining in her own room
with her sister, Mrs Beisel. to whom
Erb had cancelled the hospitality Of
his house had gone secretly to the
Village Green inn after her husband
had arrived home from Philadelphia,
that she and her sister had drunk por-
ter in the inn and had made an agree
ment that she would telephone to Mrs.
Beisel if there would be trouble in
Red Gables. the Erb home.
She said she and her husband had
exchanged hitter words and that she
had telephoned her hister, that she
had battered at her husbands door,
the woodwork showing evidence OF
this action; that Captain Erb had
come from his room and that his wife
had thrown a glass on vase at him.
cutting his scalp to the skull in
wound two inches long, from which
the blood flowed freely.
Then, she said, Erb was shot the
first bullet breaking his leg. and as
he fell the second bullet struck him in
front just below the collarbone, break
ing the first rib, blowing downward
through the lung, fracturing the spinal
column and passing through the body
in the lower part Of the back That six
shots in all were Aired, four of them
going wild.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In the
Principal Markets.
.HILADELPHIA-FLOUR 80

PHILADELP HIA-FIOUR steady:
winter extras, new, $3.75Q390; Penn
sylvania roller, clear. S4@425; city
mills, fancy, $5.S5G6. RYE FLOUR
quiet; per Dbl, S4.15G425. WHEAT
steady; No. red, western. 81 02h q
1903 CORN quiet; No yellow. local
S6MS61Ec OATS firm No. white
clipped, 54G54l2c.; lower grades 53c.
HAY steady; timothy, large bales.
814.50. POULTRY: Live steady; hens.
l4hc.; old ROSTERS, 10c Dressed firm .
choice fowls 14hc. old ROSTERS, Zoe.
'BUHTER firm; extra creamery 3lc.
EGCAS = }; selected, 29@31c. near
by, 26( western. 26c. potatoes
steady er bushel, ESQ soc. Sweet
POTATO Eastern Shore, Va. $lqL25
BAL1ndORE-WHEAT firm No
2 spot, $105hQ1.05A; steamer No. 2
SPOT, SI.00A 0-.0O52; southern, 5 0OA
G1.03A. CORN firm; southern, 82i2
Ts7c.; year, 68068Ac. Jan, 679sQ
sT%c. OATS steady; white, No. 2
Sac; No. 3. 52@52l5c.; No 4, 50AU
Bic: mixed No. 2, 51@5115c.; No 3
bO05Ohc. BUTTER firm; creamery
separator extras, 2Sz929c.; held, p
G22c.: prints, 29G30c. Maryland and
PENNSYLVANIA dairy prints, Ice. EGGS
steady; fancy Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and West Virginia, 24c,
southern, 23c. per dozen.
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MUSHROOM CULTURE.
Simple Methods That Will Yield Rich
Returns.

| Simple Methods That Will Yield Rich
Returns.
For mushroom growing a greenhouse
is not needed Any building which
protects the crop from rain. wind and
cold will do Mushrooms do best in a
madcr:ic temperature, say from 10 to
/ &c degrees. They are easily hurt by
1 drip The air should be moist and
stationary. no drafts. Light is not
needed. They are really a winter crop,
| because it is easier to heat struc-
! ture than to cool it down. When warm
weather sets in insects often attack
the crop and ruin it. Generally the
first beds are prepared in September
or October and the last in March.
To make a mushroom bed use fresh
horse manure, such as one would get
IN livery barn. II should be from
grain fed animals, bedded with hay
or straw. Sawdust or shavings are
not suitable Shake out the coarsest
straw and throw the material into a
heap 10 start heating.
1t should be moderately moist. nei-
Their wet nor at all dry. AS soon as
heating has commenced fork the pile
over TO prevent burning, and repeat
this three or four times every two
days. When the material assumes a
dark brown or blackish color and
smells rather sweet it is ready to form
into beds. These may be fifteen to
eighteen inches deep and OF any suita- |
Bile width or length. Pack down firm |
~ and wait three or four days to allow |
relocating. Try with a thermometer, |
and If not higher than So or 80 de-
gTees insert spawn every ten or twelve
inches apart each way Place the
spawn an inch or two deep and cover
the whole bed with a light dressing
Of loan. say two inches deep, to hold
heat and moisture. and form a firm
roofing place for the crop. Mushrooms
dislike TO be watered; hence moisture
should be preserved rather than sup
Piled
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Z arm Gno
Garden
FOES OF THE APPLE.

Some Little Known Pests Found In
American Orchards.
One OF the reasons why the apple
leaf roller (Archips rosaceana) has re-
ceived so little attention from the sci
entific fruit growers is because it has
never existed in numbers sufficient To
be regarded as a positive menace.
Now, however, it seems to be largely
on the increase. and with the prospect
Of finding it added to the already too
long list Of our apple tree pests it is
well to know something Of it and what
is to be expected from it if it should
become plentiful
The larvae are active, cylindrical.
pale green or reddish brown insect
with a deep brown head and with the
first body division prothorax) and first
two pairs Of jointed legs also deep
brown The false legs are well de
veloped and are colored like the body
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A few slender hairs arise from the
head and body. When ready to be
come pupae they draw the leaves to
gether and form a shelter in which
the change takes place They meas.
ure when full grown rather more than
half an inch long.
The pupa is light brown and much
shorter. An example preserved in al
cohOl and probably somewhat shrunk-
en- measures a fOrtieth Of an inch in
length. The head end is prov shaped
The antennae arise at each side of
the prov shape front, curve outward
and backward, then return toward the
middle line on the central side, where
they terminate with the second pair of
legs a short distance anterior to the
pOsterior margins of the wing cases
The thorax is decidedly convex above.
descending to the abdomen. which is
also arched. and terminates in a rather
stout. fat spine. with a couple of small
curved hooks at its end. The abdomen
is roughened about by a series Of den
ticles on each sOmite. ending on each
side near the spiracle.
Adults are provided with broad front
wings. appearing as if abruptly cut of
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THE TUssocK cATERpIL1AR.

at the ends. the anterior margin
strongly arched at the base and a trih,
incurved near the tip. The genera
color of the front wings and body i,
alutaceus or leather color, with an
oblique dusky band beginning at the
middle Of the anterior margin and eX-
tending to the inner angle Of the wing
This mark may be obscure in old ex-
amples. but some trace Of it is gener-
ally present 1t has given the species
the name oblique banded leaf roller,
used in some chronological writings
The apex Of the front wings is occu-
pied by another dusky mark. The
outer half Of the hind wing is pale
yellow, the inner half dusky.
Numerous other plants besides ap-
pie are attacked by this species. among
them clover, cotton, strawberry, rose
plum, birch. bean. hOneysuckle, cherry
and others. The species occurs from
the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.
Another threatened evil is the tus-
sock caterpillar. which seems to be
multiplying rapidly in middle west
orchards. 1t is a singular caterpillar.
with two long tufts of black hairs arts
ing one at each side of the FIRST body
division (prOthOrax) and similar one
at the hind end Of the body. They
feed singly and finally produce small
moths. the male broad winged, the fe
male wingless.
The tussock caterpillar became
known to some American orchardists
for the first time during the summer
of 1907. 1t was very common then.
working apparently in conjunction
with the fall webworm- in DESTROYING
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ptopped pead TaIklna to student.

Dropped Dead Talking to Students.
While conversing with students in
Princeton IN. j. university, Samuel
Calhoun, sixty-nve years old, died of a
hemorrhage. Mr.. Calhoun had been
for twenty-three years the day police.
man in the college and was known to
many generations of Princeton men.
During his long period of service he
was never known to have been tardy
in ringing the college bell every hour
Of the day
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Killed Man She Was Forced to Wed

Killed Man She Was Forced to Wed
That she was sold for 500 and
forced by her father to marry a man
she did not love, was the statement
made by seventeen-year-Old Julia
Madelin at New Brunswick. n j., who
last Saturday shot and killed Tony
Madelin. TO whom she was married
four months ago. The girl said she
had no regret for her act.
81 was i'll and lying on the bed when
he came in Saturday night" said she.
He asked me why supper was not
ready. and ! told him / was not well
enough to get it. Then he ordered me
to get up and close a window. l said
I could not. and he struck me. He
beat and kicked me, and then. taking
out his knife. said he would kill me.
ran around him and got the revolver,
and when he made as if ne would stab
me l killed him"
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He Mao c.nes Eor PresIdent,.

TIC WNuU NoTIU1 IVT FTNoIuNIIto'
The favorite pastime of William Nc
Kinzie, a farmer, eighty-four years old,
who died in Wyandotte county, Kan,
was making canes. Every president Of
the United States from General Grant
down has received a cane carved by
him and has acknowledged it by an
autograph letter.
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KILLED In Motor CYCLE Raes.

During a motor cycle race at the
Coperthwaite track, at Burke, Va.
James Connolly. of Washington, one
Of be participants, ran into a post and
rec ived injuries wrich later result
ed 3 his death at a hospital Connolly
was eighteen years old
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NAV Die OF Bite sv Pet Rat.

York, Pa, Oct. Robert McClel.
Ian, boy, was bitten by a pet rat,
and his condition is serious. The boy
reached in the es1e to loosen the rat.
philippines. the fast between tt :
wiEution of the lied his hand, and its
larry blood - ed apaEt
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John w. Kern's Son Has Paralysis.
The eight-year-old son and name
sake of John w. Kern. Democratic
candidate for vice president. is seri-
Dusly i'll from infantile paralysis.
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IiM. stock Markets.

PITTSBURG (Union Stock Yardsl-
S Srime. AT s5.85@5.s5. SHEEP lower: :
* me wethers, s3.6O@3.90; culls and
common, S1G2; lambs, $s.50q5.50;
veal calves, $s.5OQS75. HOGS lower; ;
prime heavies, s6.10@61b; mediums,
b5,S006; heavy Workers A$5.60G5.75;
Eight Workers, S525GA u pigs, IS;
rougha. S4.6O6bbO.
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CHI Waited For Engine to kin Hin

GnII " aIteo FoT Engine 70 XII Him.
Fl s-yeAr-old Adam Miscovitz, Of
Nan, coke Pa, had a foot caught in a
gailr5 I'd frog and was so badly fright
ensd hat he could make no cutlery.
He v iched the approach Of a locOm0-
tlzf lieh struck and killed him.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
SAUSAGE FOR SAILORS
Big Shipment of Frankfurters
Will Be Sent by the Glacier

Frankfurter sausages-1O.O00 pounds
i've tons Of 'em, so, 900 sausages in
round numbers. or just three for every
man jack aboard the battleships and
1000 for a second helping-the finest.
the largest and the 5uiciest the San
Francisco markets can AFFORD. have
been gathered for shipment to the feet
at Magdalena bay by the supply shin
Glacier, which viii reach port Mon
Gay Such an appetizing odor of frying
brown sausages as will arise from the
replenished cooks galleys when the
Glacier returns should touch the heart
OF any wind tanned seadog.
While the sailors are smashing tar
get and other records and making his
tory for themselves the government ts
not forgetting their digestive needs. as
the list OF foodstuffs collected by the
quarternaster's department for the
Glacier well shows. In addition to the
sausages the 1900 men of the war
ships will receive $4,000 pounds of beef.
10000 pounds of fresh pork. $4,000
pounds Of mutton. 1900 pounds of
young veal, 100000 pounds of beans.
vegetables. potatoes. caned soups. fresh
bread, Hour. sugar, candy and other
supplies from the station at Mare
island.
The bill for the foodstuffs which
viii be paid by Captain Reynolds. naval
saassnastsz arsli be close 10 ss0.ooo.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
"cHILDREN'S DAY" PLANS
Great Gathering at Park Does
Not Include Orphans

The poor little orphan has become a
buffer of contention between the San
Francisco school board and the Cali
fornia womans club. 1t has all hap
pened because in the goodness of their
hearts members Of the club planned
to make "Childrens day Tuesday, May
II, when $4,000 school children would
gather at the stadium for the annual
track meet, the occasion of an outing
likewise for the little ones from every
orphan asylum in the city that they
would remember as a big time in their
lives. They wanted the board of edu-
cation to undertake to provide for the
care and reception of the children
But now members of the board have
come back and declared that the propo-
sition isn't wise and that 1t isn't prac-
ticable. either. They say that on ac-
count OF the crowds they will have
trouble in caring for the youngsters
of the public schools alone. without the
added responsibility of the orphans.
And they suggest that some other day
be set when the orphans can have an
outing and see the sailors of the fleet.
How the orphans feel about 1t isn't
known. for they haven't been asked
to say.
Many sailors from the feet Will at
tend the track meet and II is estimated
that 100000 people will crowd the in
closure. A great chorus of 10000 chill
dren. LED by their public school singing
teacher, Miss Carpenter, will be a fea
ture Of the day.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
ALBERT G. RAISCH TO
ENTER WEST POINT
Named to Represent the Fourth
Congressional District at
Military Academy

To Albert G. Raisch, the II year old
son of A. J. Raisch of 2132 Green street.
has fallen the honor of representing the
fourth congressional district in West
Point military academy this year. An
nouncement of this fact was made yes
terday by Congressman julius Kahn,
by whom the appointment was made.
Young Raisch will not enter the
academy until January 1, 1909. In
the meantime he will fit himself for the
entrance examinations which are given
to appointees prior to their going east
to enter the school.
Raisch's desire to be soldier, his
parents say, was wholly of his own.
The young man has had abundant
military training, and, although still
lacking several years of his majority,
holds the rank of sergeant major in a
military organization of prominence,
known as the coast reserve. Most of
young Raisch's schooling has been
taken in military academies. At ID he
was a student at Mount Tamalpais. At
present he is attending the Lyceum
school.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
EVANS GRADUALLY
GROWINGSTRONGFR
Little Change In the Admiral's
Condition, but He Stays
in Room for Day
Los Angeles Delegation Insist
ent, but He May Not Be
Able to Go South

PASo RoBLES. April 1o.-There was
little change In the condition of Ad-
miral Evans today DR.. p. e. Mcdonald
said that he was doing nicely and was
gradually growing stronger. 1t was re-
marked, however, that for the first time
since his arrival at the hot springs he
kept to his room and was not wheeled
about the grounds. as has been his
daily custom. This, however. may have
been because the doctor did not want
him to go out In the hot sun.
Despite the statements last night of
the Los Angeles delegation, which es-
corted Mrs. Evans here, that Admiral
Evans would be in Los Angeles to at
tend the banquet on the goth and be
In the automobile parade the following
day, there seems to be much unoer-
tainty as ever about his participation
in any of the Los Angeles festivities.
1t was impossible to get an authorita-
tive statement, but DIR. Mcdonald said,
we are not responsible for what the
members of the Los Angeles delegation
may have stated"
One member of the Los Angeles party,
IL was learned from a friend of Ad-
miral Evans. was so insistent upon the
latter's presence that he asked pernis-
sion to send a specialist from Los An
geleS with a view of ascertaininE
whether the admiral could stand the
trip and strain OF being at the ban
quet for few minutes. The offer was
declined.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
ABANDONED BY HUSBAND
AND ABUSED BY GANG
Woman Held Prisoner in a
Room for Weeks Rescued
by Salvation Army

Without stitch of clothing on her
person and her body mass of bruises,
Mrs. Ward, a young woman who had
been deserted by her husband, was
rescued by the Salvation army We'd
nesday from a room In the Pioneer ho-
tel where she declared she had been
held a prisoner by a gang of men.
The Salvation army people were told
of her plight by a stranger. and En-
sign Sullivan, who Investigated the
case, found the woman In such pitia-
BILE condition that she took her away
and had her removed to the shelter
home at Fruitvale. The woman said
that her husband had left her at the
hotel, and there some men had taken
away her clothing. making her a
prisoner in her room.
Unable to help herself, Mrs. Ward
was kept there for three weeks, dur
ing which time she had been brutally
beaten and mistreated. She said her
parents lived in Santa Rosa.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
BY r. r. I't1or11n1edieu

The Automobile club of California will
this year than ever before This has
been brought about by the visit of
the fleet to San Francisco. Chair
man A B. Watson. of the runs and
tours committee, yesterday announced
that he would call run for the mem
bers only, to take place on April 80 to
Del Monte, leaving the city at a M
1t will take the nature of an econo-
my test with observers. The idea is
for the observer to keep a record OF
all gasoline and oil used en- route. Al
Del Monte the finish will be at the
steps of the hotel. After the passengers
and luggage are discharged the car Will
be run to the garage under the super
vision of the driver and observer and
placed in the care of watchman. The
runs and tours committee will then fill
up the gasoline and oil tanks. making
record of the same. The committee
will then figure the consumption at
35 cents per gallon for gasoline and
81 for oil. The total amount will be
divided by the full complement or pas
sengers which each car must carry, and
the car making the run with the low
est cost per capita will be declared tne
winner. Runabouts will have to carry
two passengers, the five seaters five and
the seven seaters seven. Those taking
part in the run must not consume less
than seven hours in making the trip,
nor more than 10.
On May /, Dewey day, there will be
run around the 17-mile drive On this
occasion the automobiles will be al
lowed to return over the road, as they
will proceed along the coast until the
fleet is sighted, returning with it to
Monterey. The run will be started
early. as the feet is supposed to be at
its anchorage at 8 a. m. May will
be open to allow the members of the
club to visit the ships. In the evening
there will be military dance in the
big dining room. Sunday it will be
homeward bound, or the members can
go over to Santa Cruz to visit the other
half of the fleet which does not anchor
at Monterey. A very handsome silver
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
WILL SUBMIT PLANS
TO ADMIRAL EVANS.
Frank ]. Symmes Takes Pro-
gram in Present Form to
PasO Robes
Committee Plans Publication in
Book Form to Circulate
Throughout State

with a copy Of the revised program
for the entertainment Of the feet. and
bearing also the personal respects of
members Of the san Francisco feet
committee. Frank J. Symmes left last
night for another conference with Ad-
mirsl Evans at Psso Robles, He Will
submit 90 the admiral the plans for the
celebration as they now stand, remain
ing at the springs over Sunday and re-
turning Monday. Then. having been
approved by Evans, steps viii be taken
70 print the Official program In book
form and circulate copies throughout
the state.
While he is at PsSe Rebles Symmes,
in behalf Of the committee and the
women OF San Francisco, viii invite
Mrs. Evans and her daughter to attend
all the functions and festivities as hon
ored guests Of the city,
SO far as the sight seeing committee
IS concerned. its plans for the enter
3ainment Of officers and sailors Of the
bsttieships are now complete. Here IS
the list OF good things in the line OF
side trips. excursions and Seeing San
Francisco" way that were approved at
p meeting yesterday:
TOURS FOR FLEETS MEN
Monday, Nay 11-Autemobile drive around
the city IN $50 touring for Secretary Met
calf, Admiral Evans officers of the feet and
visiting governors.
Trips In observation cars for / 900 sailors,
cars lesFing ferry building at $50, IL. l.S0
and O'Clock.
Tuesday May 12.-Excursion 70 vallejo under
auspices OK vallejo citizens for 500 officers and
men.
wednesday, Nay IS-1rsp Up Mount Tsmal-
pals for 20o officers, with luncheon on mountain,
snd side trip 70 Muir woods return.
Trips In observst3en cars for 1000 more
sailors
San Jose day." with excursion TO San Jose
and barbecue
Thursday, Nay 1A-.-Berkelev day"
Friday, Nay 1s.-Trips Ia Observations cars
for additional J. 900 sailors
Saturday. Nay 16.-'SantS Rosa day" excur-
sion 20 Santa Rosa for Is officers and IT5 men
70 attend flower carnival.
Second trip % Mount TamslPsis and Muir
woods for 200 officers.
The automobile drive will be held un-
der auspices OF the California state au-
tomobile association and the Automo-
bile club Of California. members Of
which have generously donated their
machines for the occasion
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
California Promotion Committee
ORGANIZED 1927

=
''PROMOTION-Ths act OF promoting; advance
ment encouragement. Ter tery D4ctis1aa,
The California Promotion committee has for
is object the PROMOTING or California As
whole. 1t has nothing to sell Its suevgies are
devoted 70 fostering all things tbat have the
ADVANCEMENT OF California as their ohiecr
IL gives reliable information every subject
connected with the industries OF California n
gives ENCOU URAGENENT to the establishment
Of industries and invites desirable ifntnigr,t-
tton. II Is not Employment Agency although
II gives Information regarding labor conditions
Ii presents the opportunities and needs 10 an
delds Of business and professional activity This
committee Is supported by popular substitution
and makes charge for anv service rendered
Affiliated with the committee are l60 CONNER
cial organizations OF the state. with a member
ship OF 80. 600 Meetings are held semi
annually n different parts OF California where
matters OF state interest are discussed. Head
quarters OF the committee maintained IN Sau
Francisco in California building. Union square
CORRESPONDENTS INVITED.