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The Washington times., 1908-12-06
At Least, Our Sporting Edi-
tor Prefers 1t to the
Morning Edition.
OUTSIDE REFEREE
SAVED JIM BRITT
Reason for American Having
Chance to Win From Sum-
merS Is Explained.
By THOMAS S. RICE.


ATeeLnESs KIM LElGllQS-
Don't worry a little minute about our
having to work on Sunday and thereby
losing a chance TO go to church Under
the new system Of a Sunday afternoon
Times some of our leading nepOrtOrial
lights have to 90 to church TO cover
sermons or lose their jobs. Also. don't
think II cruel that We have to be on the
job cary Sunday morning IT'S got the
Old afternoon daily with a Sunday issue
skinned a mile
Formerly Saturday was a weariness
of the flesh and a vexatior OF the spirit
Most Of US worked till 3 a. III and few
OF Us got to bed before a M, or arose
before 3 2. m. After finishing and while
We were tired ON, no matter what res
taurant We went into we were forced to
listen TO some rUnmy person telling
how ne elected Tart or had il all figured
out in what round Johnson would lie
down TO Burns, which was sure cure
for any lofty thoughts that might be
running through our heads.
BY sleeping all day we shied on many
good things on Sunday afternoons. Last
Sunday extreme drowsiness caused us
10 miss an Invitation to 90 autOmObiling
and another 10 take a bowl IN a chow
der party. The Sunday before we lost
a chance 20 meet a leading lady whose
home life is not happy. II anybody has
anything 20 suggest for this afternoon
we viii be little Bright Eyes
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linn Driscolrs tlefeat Of Grover HAYES
m Philadelphia last night was another
leather in the Fl itish cap, but DriscoII
did nc display the kind Of punch that
wins clean Chang iOnshIps Neither did
freddie WClCh W leB he won the deci-
sion from. Abe A, tell on November. 25
and, by the way. neither did Packey
MCF6rland i'm any or his fights
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The track team OF the Washington
School will have its first tryout in an
interclass meet to be held IN the near
future. The boys are training hard in
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to turn the trick without trouble when
they get together again.
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y iechnlcal fiPh. promises 10 put a
strong basketball team I'm the field This
season in the past week several nrlu-
islng players Joined the SQUAD. incluiing
husSel lynch ana Curtis Ellsworth
former stars on the crack Mt. Pleasant
hVe, and Charles WctseH. who last wear
Playsd a strong game for the Junior
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order to get into proper condition. No
prizes will be offered, the principal pur-
pose Of those In charge OF the affair be-
ing TO get line on the new material.
The showing of the basketball team
at Friends Select School indicates an
unusually successful season. The uuiut
has played number Of games TO date
and IN to last Friday had a clean rec
ORD II was defeated by the strong
Western High School five in a close and
interesting game. The team will in an
probability enter the InterschoIastic
league and should prove a strong con-
tender for premier Lnnnrs
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II the National Guards professional
basketball team always puts up as good
a game as Il die last night with the
cX-ColGegiates OF Philadelphia. il will
he 4 big factor in Washington winter
sports II was a hard-fought contest
but not unnecessarily rough, and the
players deserve credit for Jneir work
~ DelmonC who meets Willie Jones
ia Baltimore next Thursday night. viii
be mostly remembered as the man who
got a shade on Spike Robson shortly
after that cleS er English boxer came to
the United .Stptes It gave DelmOn, a
national rep citation Tor a minute but
no did little outside of PhiladeIphia
that was OF consequence. The bout
showed Robson was a good man. but
moi = wOrlC cater, and after belmont
lad tried him out the other American
tcNeTs did not hesitate 10 90 after the
foreigner.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
BOYS CONFESS TO
POSTOFFICE THEFT
Lads of IA Years Admit Rob-
berry of Mail at Red Bluff,
Tehama County

CHICO, Aug. 1.-Two IA year old
boys, James Mullaney and Alton Bow
ner, members of prominent families in
Red Bluff, were Jailed in this city last
night for stealing apparatus and films
from moving picture machine at the
Rotunda Bath, confessed Wednesday
postoffice of s1.700 in checks belonging
to the Tehama County bank OF that
city. The youthful criminals told the
complete story of the robbery to Sheriff
Boyd of Red Bluff and several of the
local police, after they had identified
the handkerchief which contained
checks and which they had thrown into
the grass near the jail yard while be-
ing ushered to their cells in the city
jail.
The manner I'm which the boys oper-
ated and the tender age of the young
culprits has seldom IL ever been
equaled in this section
Saturday afternoon an envelope con-
tanning S1,700 in checks, addressed to
the Tehama County bank, was taken
from the banks box at Red Bluff The
boy robbers concealed themselves for a
day and then came to Chico. Monday
they wrote to the Tehama bank and
requested $268 in small gold. forward
ing one of the checks in the letter
from the stolen paper. Sheriff Boyd
was notified and planned their capture
by forwarding them a package of iron
washers The officer followed the mis-
sive to its destination and watched the
Wells Fargo express office for the lads
to appear. They never appeared for
the reason that they were already in
Jail on minor charge of theft.
AS soon as the sheriff learned that
two boys were in Jail he concluded
immediately that the Red Bluff
postoff1ce robbers and bath house rob-
bers were one and the same. This was
soon evidenced to his complete salts
faction by a complete confession of
both crimes. After the boy robbers
had identified the handkerchief found
with the checks they broke down and
told the entire story. The lads claim
they were desirous of launching out
in the moving picture business
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
THOUSANDS ARE
SEEKING HOMES


The demand for houses, flats and
apartments this fall win exceed that
of any year since the FIRE.
San Francisco is to become again a
city of homes.
Realizing that every home, to be
worthy of the name. should have a
musical environment, Eilers Music
Company of s75 Market street ana 1920
Fillmore street will, for few days
only. provide the plano on a payment
of SIS to cover the cost OF carriage
and the balance may be paid in con-
venient monthly payments
AS the Eilers stores handle 40 of the
best known makes of pianos this on
portunity will be welcomed by many
families whose moving expenses make
the purchase of a piano difficuIt.
The Eilers policy of furnishing the
greatest amount of piano value for
every dollar invested has, within a
few years, made these stores the en-
porium of San Francisco's piano trade.
stores are open Saturday night
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
.TREADWFLI JURY
IS DRAWN SLOWLY
San Francisco System of Draw
ing Venire Astonishes At
torney From Shasta
Lack of Names in Panel Box
Causes Adjournment of
Case Until Today

Between an amiab1e judge from Ma
dera county and an astonished attor-
ney from Shasta, the jury system OF
the city and county of San Francisco
had an uneasy half hour during the
trial of James Treadwell in depart
ment IL of the superior court yester-
day afternoon. With one chair TO be
filed before the examination of venire-
men could proceed, the jury reel went
as bare as Mother Hubbard's cupboard,
and shortly after o'clock adjournment
had to be taken until this morning,
when a panel of 40 will be produced
in court. Five jurors have been
chosen, subject to peremptory chal-
lenge. to sit In judgment on the for
deposit and trust company, charged
with perjury. Counsel is anxious to
have the impeachment completed that
the trial. which should take not more
than two days. may be begun.
The five men now in the box are:
Edward Bacon. grocer, 500 Point Lo-
bos avenue, who was chosen Monday;
Colonel A. S. Hubbard, secretary of
the California historical society, living
at 565 Fourth avenue; w. j. Hack
meier, 527 Golden Gate avenue; Charles
Oberdeemer, retired merchant, 191 Lam
ders street: Mervin T. Strauss, motor
cycle dealer, sos Van Ness avenue.
James Doyle. the violin repairer, Sc
lected Monday. was excused because
he was not on the assessment roll
The clerk drew five names from
the revolving box or reel. Not one Of
the veniremen called responded.
Thomas B. Dozier, the attorney from
Shasta county, who, with Lewis F. By
ington, is defending Treadwell. ex-
pressed his wonderment at the small
showing.
This defendant is entitled TO full
return on the panel" he declared I'm
Shasta county and MADEIRA county" he
added. in Difference to Judge Conley.
who is trying the case, I'VE draw
juries in accordance with the law"
These names are drawn from a
special panel" said Assistant District
Attorney William Hoff Cook. II spoke
of that TO you at the time the case
opened and asked II you wanted to pro-
ceed under that condition"
Judge Con1ey explained that In San
Francisco a jury panel is subjected to
more service than one would be even
in Shasta county, and for that reason
the court excuses members of the
venire from time to time.
The examination OF the jurors yes
terday was practically without Incl
dent. G. W. Kuss, a printing press
man of 1914 Clement street, stated that
he lost all his money in the wreck of
the California safe deposit and trust
company, and the defense got him of
the jury by showing that he was not
on the assessment roll. F. s. Joost,
Hugh McGlynn and j. Goldstone were
excused for cause. William McCor-
mick, z. Jacobson, T. D. Graham.
Thomas Brady and James Flood are
awaiting examination.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
TWO FIRES AND
STRANGE ROBBERY
Flames in Two Houses Followed
by Alleged HOIdup of
a JeWeler

SaN JOSE. Aug 21.-Word was re-
eesved here this morning OF what was
s5tber one Of the strangest series Of
,rn+ouard events or one of the most
remarkable crimes on record In Gil
rov At 1915 o'clock last night the
IRE and hose carts OF Gilroy were
os17e5 ont for a blaze in the house OF
SSeise Hughes, IN the southern part Of
sba town. BY prompt and efficient
work the fremen soon had the flames
.--5o~ control, the damage to the
building being but about $780,
The house is a new structure, built
"a replace one which was recently de-
stroyed by fire
-s+-,-ned TO their houses they were
ss~,s- called out This time il was for
: ere which had originated in pile
=, s,,-,+v boxes IN the rear OF Mullen s
s+o~a "a Monterey street This blaze
also was quickly extinguished-
Roth fires were undoubtedly incen-
diary. -, .on6 ers
--.-.--esf Rennett. a jeweler who recently
tifsbed business in Gilroy. was
S,-.,= erapged and bound to a post near
- eo~ne~ OF Fourth and Eagleberry
--..+s claiming to have been robbed
- s77s Bennett could give no descrip-
- - his assafIants- He says he was
walking along the street "nen Two men
cerne 10 behind him and threw some
et---,~ oxer his head and biindfolded
b5n,. after which they gagged, pound
and robbed him
Constable John White and other OH
~ +he town and county are in
,-esrsaatinc the various phases of the
,,se-I,+.s occurrences. The sherin's Office
= fnclined to doubt the particulars Of
15srneft,s story. and believe that the
.sornbinatfon Of events was not alto
.r.tiaar accidental.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
GIVES AIRSHIP TRIAL
Engine Breaks Down and Ends
Test of Baldwin Machine

WASHINGTON, Aug 12-Captain
Thomas s. Baldwin gave the first
official speed trial of his military diri-
gible balloon before the army board
at Fort Myer today. When within a
mile OF the finishing line a secondary
wire connecting the coil Of the engine
with the commutator broke and the
motor stopped. The airship was
brought down in a corn field, and
after Curtiss repaired the motor the
flight was continued. The accident
prevented any possibility Of making
the speed required by the contract, but
Captain Baldwin has two more trials
in which to demonstrate its speed.
The course was two and one-quarter
miles TO the westward of Fort Myer
in the direction OF Falls Church, Va.
II was at this point that the wire
connecting the coil of the motor with
one of the four cylinders broke.
Running the engine with the three
remaining cylinders, Mr.. Curtiss en-
deavored to repair the break. He re-
ceived several shocks of electricity from
the batteries and had to bite of a
piece Of cord with which to tie the
wire. He was compelled to let go of
the. lever with which the planes are
controlled. and as G result the big air
ship pitched and tossed at a height of
800 feet, at times almost standing on
in Curtiss continued 20 work on his
motor, while Captain Baldwin in his
position at the rear OF the frame was
unable to be Of any assistance.
When the engine stopped a descent
was made to the cornfield.
At 7:11 D. m. the dirigible again went
aloft and completed its trip, making
the last mile in four minutes.
Captain Baldwin and Curtiss, in
speaking of the accident, said they
were still confident that they would
make a success of the next speed trial
I'VE seemed TO have everything
against u.s." said Curtfss.
I'VE were not properly balanced and
had a bad side wind to work against
all the time. I would have been able
to make much greater speed but for
the breaking of the wire.
The board of signal officers in charge
of the tests viii meet at o'clock to-
morrow morning and decide whether
today's flight shall be counted as one
Of the three which Captain Baldwin
is allowed. Major Z. n. Moseley of the
Royal Engineers. British army arrived
here today, being detailed by his gov
ernment to attend the Fort Myer tests.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
SECURES CONVENIENT SITE
FOR TEMPORARY MARKET
Large Building at Market, Page
and Franklin to Be Opened
August Is

Through the efforts OF A n. Brod.
superintendent OF the San Francisco
free market, good building as tenn
porary location for the market until the
supervisors are able to provide money
for permanent structure has been Sc
cured at Market. Page and Franklin
streets. Inc market VIII be formally
opened August %. The building has
1900 square feet of floor space and 200
foot frontage in Market and Franklin
streets, which will provide space for
about 45 stalls.
Producers and farmers will be able
to secure space in the building at NOM
inal rent by applying to A. II. Brod at
1880 Market street. The bay counties
free market will be supplied with
everything fresh from the country and
will have meats, fish and all the vari-
eties of fruit, vegetables. etc.. that go
to make up a first class market
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
TRIO OF AGED MEN HELD
FOR ATTACKS ON GIRLS
Serious Charges Made Against
Three Well to Do BernaI
Heights Residents

David Moore. John Palmer and Dem
mis- Gurin, all residents OF Bernal
heights and men considerably past
middle age, were charged yesterday in
Police Judge Shortalrs court with
felony under section 2S8 of the penal
code. All of the defendants are said to
be well to do, and Moore is the owner
of considerable property in the Mission.
The three are accused of a. series of
acts against number OF little school
of age and the cases will be prose-
cuted by officers of the Juvenile court
and Juvenile detention home. The three
men were arrested last Friday by De-
tectives Gallagher and Moltke and held
at the city prison until yesterday, when
the complaints against them were
sworn to.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
WRIGHT'S AIRSHIP
BEATSOWN RECORD
American Machine Scars With
Greater Ease and Success
Than Ever Before
Experts of France Enthusiastic
Over Results Accomplished
by Yankee AerOplane

LIE MANS. France, Aug. 12-Wilbur
Wright of Dayton, o., made a splendid
flight with his aeroplane here this
morning, circling the field FIVE times
and remaining in the air 8 minutes and
56 2-5 seconds. The flight was undulat-
ing throughout, with the highest level
80 feet 1t was timed officially by the
aero club of the department of the
Sarthe. The wind was blowing at the
rate OF 10 miles an hour. the greatest
velocity since the experiments were be-
gun. The height attained by Wright
is considered remarkable, and the ex-
perts present were unanimous in the
opinion that the American aeronaut
today demonstrated even a greater de-
gree of skill IN the direction of his
machine than he did in the previous
trials.
Again this evening Wright came out
with his machine and made two short
flights under the most unfavorable
conditions he has experienced here.
The wind which helped him in the
morning trial became fitful and gusty,
and the aeroplanist deemed 1t advisa-
BILE not TO attempt soaring high. But
he sailed around close to the ground
with the same perfect ease and skill
with which the previous experiment
was carried out
Wright today said to the press that
he was greatly inconvenienced by the
number of persons who gathered to
watch his flights. He is not used to
making his experiments in public. and
says the spectators make him extremely
nervous and cause him TO make mis-
takes in manipulating the machine He
complained also that the small dimen-
sions Of the tract are q great handicap,
compelling him to make constant sharp
turns TO avoid becoming entangled in
the trees.
1t is stated tonight that to avoid the
crowds the experiments hereafter will
be made al daybreak. Tt is understood
that Wright is seeking larger grounds.
which will permit OF more extended
flights being made.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
MAORFS HONOR SPERRY
Admiral Attends Opening of
Baths as Guest of Premier

AUCKLAND, n. T., Aug. 12.-Won-
derful sights were witnessed by Rear
Admiral Sperry and the contingent of
officers OF the American fleet who spent
today at Rortorua and adjacent places
In the Thermal district-New Zealand's s
wonderland 1t has been aptly named
as the guests of Prime Minister Ward
and delegation of members of p2rlia-
ment.
Besides attending the ceremonies Of
the opening of the new government
baths and receiving a hearty welcome
by a great assemblage of Maori tribes
men, an opportunity was afforded the
Americans OF visiting many of the
strange freaks of nature in the neigh
borhood.
The Maoris presented Admiral Sperry
and the American officers with priceless
tribal heirlooms.
The American officers will return to
Auckland tomorrow to attend a recep-
tion int their honor in the evening by
". A Prickett, the American consul
general.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
COMMITTEE MAPS
OUT GREATER CITY
First Definite Step in Plan for
Enlarged Metropolis Is
Taken at Meeting
Lines Take in All of Bay Coun-
ties, Including Hundreds
of Budding Towns

The first definite action toward fx-
ing the boundaries of the proposed
Greater San Francisco was taken yes
terday at a special meeting OF the
Greater San Francisco committee held
in the California building to discuss
the question. A report recommending
the adoption Of the limits suggested
by T. D. Boardman, appointed some
time ago to investigate the matter,
was submitted.
This is the boundary line proposed
by Boardman: After embracing Oak
land, Berkeley and Alameda in its con-
fines, the line parallels the boulevard
running from Oakland to Hayward, 500
feet east OF the easterly line. Includ-
ing San Leandro and Hayward. New
ark and Alvarado, the line continues
as far south as Coyote river. The
extreme southern boundary proposed
is San Francisquito creek, the pres
ent dividing line of San Mateo and
Santa Clara counties.
From here 1t is proposed to extend
it southwesterly up the creek to a
point southwest of Stanford univer-
sity. After following the creek a short
distance further, 1t is diverted due west
to the ocean at point six miles south
of Halfmoon bay.
From here the west boundary line
would be the ocean and the Golden
gate. which would include a big terri
tory rapidly building through the ac-
tivity of the Ocean Shore railroad.
Returning to the east side of the
bay, the line stretches from a point in
the hills west OF Berkeley and Ala
media to Grizzly peak, thence along the
boundary between Alameda and Contra
Costa counties to either Wild Cat or
San Pablo creeks, and to the bay near
San Pablo point. From here the bay
is crossed to San Pedro point on the
Marin shore. Then the boundary goes
directly west, embracing San Rafael,
as far as the summit of Red hill,
thence skirting the head of Bolinas
lagoon, goes to the coast, taking in
on the way Mount Tama1pais, Muir
woods and the whole Bolinas range.
Within these proposed boundaries
would be the towns OF San Francisco,
San Mateo, Oakland, Alameda, Berke-
ley, Hayward. San Leandro. Newark.
Alvarado, San Rafael, the villages in
Ross valley and many important nat
uraI parks and landmarks.
Before the report is adopted, 1t was
decided to invite all the commercial
organizations OF the cities interested to
send representatives to discuss the pro-
posed boundaries from every point OF
view.
Among those present at yesterdays
meeting were: Chairman Lewis A.
Hicks, Thomas Rickard, P. NJ. Wellin,
T. v. O'Brien and Robert Furlong.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
PROPOSALS
PROPOSALS ron wooD. BLAcKsM

COAL, MINERAL OIL AND FoRAGE-San
Francisco Cal. August IL. 190s--Sealsd propos-
ais. In trlplicate. win be received here until II
A. NJ. August %. 1905. and then opened. for fnr-
nishing. during the period commencing September
1. 140S. and ending October 81. 1905. wood
blacksmith's coal. mineral oil. and forage for
military camp AT Atascadero, Cal Bids viii be
received for delivery T. O. b. at railroad sta
at such places as the quarfermaster may direct
Preference given to articles OF American produc-
In the price OF foreign productions the dufy
thereou) being equal. and such preference given
to articles of American production produced on
the Pacific Coast 10 extent Of consumption re-
quired By the public service there information
furnished application 70 undersigned. JNO L.
CIzEA Chief Qrartermaster.