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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
CHAMPION HORSEMAN
OF GERMANY ARRIVES
E. w. Won HeimendahI of Dant-
zic Wants to See Cowboy
on the Plains

The champion horseback rider of
the German army is in town. His
name is Captain E.-W Won Heimendahl
of the Black hussars, the life regiment
of the German emperor. He arrived
on tho liner Manchuria from the orient.
where he has been travelling for recre
alton and instruction.
Captain Won Heimendahl is wealthy.
and when at home is overload of a vast
estate near Dantzic, where he spends
such time as he can spare from his
military duties. He is famous in
Germany not only as horseman hut
as a breeder of fine horses. His record
ride was from Vienna to Berlin a few
years ago. He made the iourneF in
four days, riding a thoroughbred Hun
garian mare. He will visit some of
the famous stock farms in this coun-
try and may take some Yankee horses
back to Germany with him. He is
much interested in the American cow
boy and hopes to meet real one On
his native plains during the journey
across the continent. He is a per-
sonal friend of the kaiser and an
admirev of President Roosevelt.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
THINK 5. P. PLANS
DEPOT NEAR FERRY
Realtymen Say Margaret Nor
gan" Is E. H. Hartman
in Disguise

Is the Southern Pacific stealthily
reaching for trackage facilities from
its block of property at Howard and
Main streets to a terminal at Market
and East Streets, opposite the Ferry
building, on which to build a union
depot? Those who have been watching
certain mysterious, ZEAL estate transac-
tions in the lower end of the city de-
clare such is the program that has
been undertaken and is already well
under way.
Quietly, during several months. the
Hartman line has been acquiring
pieces of property in East, SteHart.
divert suspicion most Of the purchases
have been made in tho name of Mar
garet Morgan" parsonage no one has
been able to trace and who Is declared
to be myth of the Southern Pacific.
Isolated at first. the sales attracted
little attention, but recently. when the
mysterious Margaret Morgan offered
100000 for the Eastland property on
the southeast corner of East and Mar
ket. after nearly half of the rest Of the
block had already been secured, real
estate men became alert and investi-
gated. 1t was found that the same
pseudo parsonage had also secured prop
erty in Steuart street, opposite her
holdings on the other side, and had
CiOSeQ CeatS Tor OCncr large DlOCkS
fronting on Spear and running through
on the other side of Spear to Main
street. map laid down with a ruler
running from the entire block of South
ern Pacific property bounded by Main,
Beale. Howard and Folsom showed an
unbroken broad pathway leading in a
direct line to the corner of Market and
East.
2 To date, the holdings that have re-
Gently changed hands and are declared
to have been sold to the Hartman COM
pany are the Mary c. Carroll lot, 'front.'
ing on Market; frontage of 40 feet
on East street. running through to
Steuart; the property of the Macdon-
ough estate and Marion A. Byron on
the west side of Steuart street. fronting
81 feet; the Alfred J. Brandenstein
property fronting ia feet on the east
side of Spear street; the Anna G. Luhrs
and Joseph Wagner properties on the
west side of Spear, fronting 80 feet, and
the Carrie c. Green and Isidore Zeller-
bach properties fronting 205 feet on the
northeast corner of Howard and Main
streets. exactly opposite the unused
block of property owned by the South
ern Pacific, and to which tracks have
been laid
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
DR.. FLORENCE WARD
GRANTED DIVORCE
Judge SeaweII Untie5 Nuptial
Knot Binding Well Known
Local Physicians

Within less than As hours of the
nllng or her complaint DR.. Florence n.
Ward, the we'll known woman physi-
clan, obtained a divorce from Dr. James
w. ward, equally well known and Tor
merry president of the board of health.
me marriage knot was united yester-
day afternoon by Judge Seawell 1t
was only Wednesday that Mrs Ward
instituted the action
Ihe cause was not listed on the cal
endar yesterday and even the off1clals or
the court were unaware that 1t was to be
tried until Charles S. Wheeler, attor-
ney for Mrs. Ward, asked Judge Sea-
Well to take the case up. The judge
consented. and in a very few minutes
the hearing was over. Dr. Ward, the
husband. did not contest mis- wife's suit.
He had fled an answer denying her
allegation of desertion, but apart from
that he permitted tho case to go by
default.
The court confirmed property ar
rangement which had been drawn up
between the parties before the COM
plant was filed. Under this agree
ment the fine home and furnishings at
Devisadero and Broadway streets are
decided to Mrs. Ward. Furthermore she
is given life interest in property at
San Jose worth from $4,000 to $4,000,
which property will revert to the two
children, at her death. The cost OF
maintaining and educating the chill
dren is to devolve upon Mrs. Ward, who
was given custody of them. Their
father may visit them freely.
The testimony introduced yesterday
was of the briefest. Mrs. Ward stated
that her husband had left her in July,
1906. against her wish, and had since
lived separate from her. This was
corroborated by Miss Eleanor Leary.
Attorney A. J. Treat represented the
husband in court, but asked no ques-
tions of the witnesses.
Judge Sturtevant signed the decree
OF divorce of Blanche V. Cudworth from
Royal w. Cudworth, who was a juror
in the Schmitz trial, yesterday, fixing
the property rights. Cudworth turns
over to his ex-wife to hold in trust for
their year old son, Royal Wallace,
the flats at Green and Buchanan streets.
He has also to pay her $50 month
for the support of the child.
The following suits for divorce were
filed yesterday. Leopold Waldo against
Marcella Waldo, habitual intemperance;
Beda Thor against Carl c. Thor,
cruelty; Maude M. Schulz against Perry
A. Schulz, cruelty. Hiram w. Johnson,
attorney for Mrs. Lorena de Ia Mon
tanya, who has sued her husband,
James, for divorce, stated in Judge
Mogarfs- court yesterday that he would
oppose the application of the attorneys
for the defendant to have the case
transferred to the federal courts. The
matter will be argued Tuesday morn
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
FIRE CHIEF TELLS NEEDS
Recommends Buildings and Lots
to Cost $I8O.5OO

Fire Chief Shaughnessy appeared be-
fore the finance committee of the super
visors yesterday and recommended that
with the funds raised under the extra
tax levy the following department
houses be built and lots acquired at an
estimated cost of S1S0,500:
Two story steel frame. 137 :6x137:6 for cor
poration yard; two story brick. 25x100, Pa
cifc street near Sansome; three story class
building. 22:6x73, O'Farrell street near
Stockton two story frame. 25x100 Sacramento
street near Maple; two story frame and lot
25x100, Ashbury heights; additions to present
two story frame on Seventeenth street near
Folsom; lot in the vicinity OF Leavenworth
and Clay streets; one story frame and lot at
San Bruno and Mansl street; one
story frame. Twenty street near Castro;
story frame and lot in the vicinity of
Union and Kearny streets.
The committee decided to allow the
Red Cross association $4,000 for the
repair of buildings In the almshouse
tract.
A temporary free market will be es-
tablished in a large tent in Mission
street near Bond. and the committee
set aside $1,000 for the Improvement
1t is planned to build 2S stalls to ac-
commodate neighboring farmers who
are anxious to send their products here.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
CHOOSES NEW OFFICERS
Andrew NJ. Davis Becomes
President and New Work
Is Inau2urated

At : joint meeting Of the old and
new boards of directors Of the Mer-
chants association yesterday afternoon
rhc following new officers were chosen:
Andrew NJ. Davis, president; c. X Nc
Jntosh. first vice president; Hartland
Law. second vice president: Byron
Many. treasurer; I. NJ. King, secre-
tarv-
By a unanimous vote the board of
spirectors decided to urge members of
.the association 10 bid on public con-
tracts for supplies for the city and
county OF San Francisco. The aim of
the association is TO create keen COM
petition between reliable firms of the
city and raise the standard Of supplies
The following were appointed as a
committee TO promote this new branch
of work: T. Q. Upham, II. W. Postle-
fhwaite and W. d. Fennimore.
A report was read from the com
7nittes on water supply in which that
body stated il would attend the meet
tngx OF the boards of supervisors for
the purpose Of discussing water rates
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
COURTS ADJOURN TO DO
HONOR TO w. T. BAGGETT
Bench Pays High Tribute to
Deceased Member of San
Francisco Bar

Every department of the superior
court adjourned yesterday out of re-
spect to the memory of the late VIII
liam T. Baggett, the well known mem
ber of the local bar. Eulogistic refer
ences, to the high character and ability
Of Baggett were made by the different
judges and by attorneys in court
Judge Lawlor remarked that in his
opinion no man at the bar of this state
stood in higher repute than the de-
ceased lawyer and added that never in
his career had he done anything that
would cast the slightest reproach on
his profession.
Judge Graham referred to the pro-
found legal learning of Baggett and
said that no man was better versed IN
the basic principles of the American
system of Jurisprudence. Judge Trout
spoke of his indomitable fighting ca
pacity in the conduct OF case.
There never was client who did
not feel his interests to be perfectly
safe in the hands of William T. Bag
gett," said Judge Trout. Judge Post
of Sacramento, who is presiding in de-
partment IL in the absence of Judge
Cook, referred to the attractive per-
sonal characteristics of the deceased
lawyer, and told of his long acquaint-
anceship with him. Similar remarks
were made by the judges in the other
courts and leading attorneys spoke in
the same strain.
Baggett's funeral was held yesterday
afternoon from King Solomon's hall,
where the services were under the
auspices of Pacific lodge, +. and A. M,
the full Masonic rites being given. The
eortege drove to Twenty ninth and Mis-
sion streets, where a funeral car was
taken to Cypress Lawn cemetery. The
Episcopalian service was used at the in
terment- Among the pail bearers was
Judge Coffey of the superior coa-t
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
WOULD PAVE EDDY STREET
Manson Recommends Asphalt
for Thoroughfare

!, IN reply TO the petition of the Eddy
street Improvement and good govern
inent club City Engineer Marsden Man
son has recommended to the board of
public works that asphalt pavement be
said on that thoroughfare at once. 1T is
estimated that the proposed pavement
from Market street TO Van Ness avenue
viii cost $4,000. and the city engineer
advises that the work be started as
soon as the money can be appropriated
3 The petition requesting the improve
-jnent was signed by practically all of
the property owners along the street
from Market TO Van Ness, and they are
showing their good faith by complying
promptly with the order increasing the
width OF the sidewalks. The club is
preparing TO back up the recommenda-
ton OF the board Of public works bv a
direct appeal TO the supervisors for the
Required appropriation.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
MAY TRY AGAIN TO
FIX WATER RATES
Supervisors Fear Complications
II No Schedule Passes
the Board

The supervisors fear that unless they
agree on some water rate schedule.
complications will arise. In the hope
of-avoiding litigation they will make
another attempt next week to frame a
satisfactory ordinance to take the place
of the bill that was rejected at the
special meeting Friday. The charter
requires that the water rates be fixed
before July l and to meet this require
ment every effort will be put forth by
the board.
1t is contended by some of the mem
bers of the board that failure to fix
rates may give the water corporations
the right to make it's own schedule,
while others hold that the company
would be prevented from making any
collections. Those who hold the latter
view point to the charter provision re-
quiring the supervisors to fix the rates,
and argue that failure of the board to
do so would prevent the collection of
any schedule
While the consumers are paying un-
der the 1902 schedule. rates have been
fixed each year since then. but their
enforcement has been stopped by in
junction, pending the suit filed in the
United States circuit court after the
adoption of the 1903 schedule.
Those who voted for the committee
report, which recommended the adop-
tlOn Oh the t19UZ ScnoQul6 with $1lo,VUV
added for water used by the city, be-
lieve that the ordinance can be passed
if again introduced. 1t was lost Friday
by vote of to Z. Hooks, who was
absent is in favor of it and said yes
terday that he would have voted for it.
1t is believed that D'Ancona, zone of the
new members of the board, who will
take his seat next Monday. will also be
in a position to vote. D'Ancona be-
came well Informed on the water ques-
tion while serving as supervisor last
year Connolly was excused from vot-
ing Friday, but heard the whole matter
argued before the last ballot. He may
decide to vote Monday.
The friends of the rejected ordinance
feel inclined to reintroduce it next
Monday, but have not as yet decided
upon what courseto pursue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
PHILIPPINES PRINTER
ON WAY TO WASHINGTON
John S. Leech Receives High
Position for Meritorious
Services in Islands

John S. Leech, lately appointed bv
President Roosevelt to the position of
public printer at Washington, d. c.,
arrived here yesterday from Manila on
the liner Manchuria. There were many
applicants for this position, but Leech
received the appointment without So
licitation on his part.
He was director of printing under the
Philippine commission from the time
of its inauguration until he received
his appointment to the Washington
office. 1t is understood that the quality
OF his work during the seven years
lie has served Uncle Sam In the Philip
pines attracted the attention of the
administration and was responsible for
his selection as the new public printer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
DIR. PIERcE's REMEDIES
A Bold Step.

To overcome the weil-grounded and
reasonable objections of the more intel
iigent to the use of secret, medicinal COM
pounds, DR.. r. Y. Pierce, of Buffalo. n.
Y. some time ago, decided TO make bold
departure from the usual course pursued
by the makers of put-up medicines for do
mestic use, and, so has published broad
east and openly to the whole world, full
and complete list Of all the ingredients
entering nSethe composition of his widely
celebrated 4edicjhes. Thus he has taken
his numere6s patrons and patients into
his full k0n6&ence. Thus too he has re-
moved /his medicines from among secret
nostrfDk> of doubtful merits. and made
hemIRcmedies Of Kno,V1, Composition.
BY this bold Step Dr. Pierce has shown
thAt bus formulas are Of such -excelIeQce
thai be is not afraid to subject them to
the fullest SCRUTINY.
Not only does the wrapper OF every bottle
OF DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. the
famous medicine for weak stomach. torpid
liver or biliousnesS and all catarrhal diseases
wherever located. have printed upon IT, ia
plain Engltsh. full and complete list of all
the ingredients composing il. but small
book has been compiled from numerous
standard medical works, of all the different
schools OF practice. containing very numer-
Gus extracts from the writings of leading
practitioners OF medicine. endorsing in tho
strongest possible terms. each and every ingre-
dent contained in DR.. Pierce's medicines.
One ofsthese little books will be mailed free
to any one sending address on postal card or
= by letter. to DIR. X. v. Pierce, Buffalo. N Y.
and requesting the same From this little
book 1T will be learned that DR.. Pierce's med
lclnes contain no alcohol narcotics, mineral
agents or other poisonous or injurious agents
ana that they are made from native, medici-
nal roots OF great value; also that some OF
the most valuable ingredients contained in
pr flerce's Favorite Prescription for weak.
nervous. over-worked. rrun down. nervous
and debilitated women. were employed long
years ago. by the Indians for similar ailments
affecting their squaws. In fact one of the
most valuable medicinal plants entering into
the exposition of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
ss.ription was known to the Indians as
0SQuaw- Weed Our knowledge of the uses
of not few Of our most valuable native me-
dlcinai plants was gained from the Indians.
As made up by improved and exact pro-
cssses the "Favorite Prescription is most
emcient remedy for regulating all the wom-
sniy functions. correcting displacements. as
prolapsus. anteversion and retorversion.
overcoming painful periods. toning up the
nerves and bringing about perfect state Of
health Seld by ell dealers In medicinea
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
RISKS LIFE RATHER
THAN REVERSE FLAG
Writer Rescued by Captain Pond
Feared TO Desecrate Old
Glory on Launch

II Captain Pond OF the navy trans
port Buffalo had not been a more than
ordinarily conscientious navigator. Z.
=. Easton, the New York writer, who
with his wife and two children, was
picked up Tuesday afternoon by the
Buffalo far out at sea in rundown
gasoline launch, would probably have
2erished. The Buffalo arrived here yes
ferday afternoon from Panama with
more than 500 bluejackets for the
Asiatic station
Esston. with his family and q colored
nurse started Sunday afternoon from
tire western shore Of Catalina for Ava
3on IN the launch Zeus. run by Cap
tain A. Crist. At daylight Monday Eas-
ton swakened to find the, captain gone.
The dingy that hsd been towing astern
Eiso had disappeared The engine was
running and the launch out of sight of
land. Easton knew nothing OF a boat
and less OF an engine, which ran until
the supply Of gasoline was exhausted.
VESSEL CARRIED BUNTING
The zeus was sighted Tuesday after
noon ny the Buffalo and launch and
passengers were landed at Avalon.
captain Pond said yesterday that when
he first sighted the launch he noticed
the little vessel gayly dressed in bunt-
ing
out 10 welcome the feet" somebody
remarked, and under ordinary circum-
stances the Buffalo would have gone on
its way. The fact that the launch was
so far at sea and out of the track of
steamers led Captain Pond to investi-
gate. The rescue followed.
SEAMAN WAS DROWNED
In launching the Iifeboat Ordinary
Seaman Hoolhan fell overheard and
was drowned The man could not swim
and as the Buffalo had considerable
Roadway his body was far astern in a
few minutes. Seaman P. s. Burd
jumped overheard, swan to the drown
ing man and held him up as long as
lie could. When the lifeboat reached
him Burd himself was all in. Burd will
be specially recommended for bravery.
.'NAMsIY, PRAYED STEADILY
Captain Pond asked Easton why he
bad not shown signals of distress in
stead of that holiday display of bunt-
ing
We hoisted the flags for that pur-
pose" he replied
No American flag on board?" in
quired Captain Pond.
When assured that there was the cap
tain wanted to know why he had not
hoisted that upside down.
j thought OF that" said the rescued
writer, but concluded that it would
be a form Of desecration, so 1 told old
nanny here TO keep on praying while
! hOisted all the other flags"
And what could I say" concluded
Captain Pond. ito man who thought
that much OF the American f1ag?"
old nanny" the colored nurse,
prayed steadily for IS hours
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
REFUGEE CLUBBfD
DEAD, IS CHARGE

State Senator J. o. Davis of HolIister
fs Investigating the circumstances sur
rounding the death of A. c., Emory,
alias John Mullaly, a rancher of that
city. which occurred in this city May
10 of last year. Senator Davis called at
police headquarters yesterday and said
that he was representing a lodge in
which Emory was insured to the
amount of $4,000. and that il had been
reported by Thomas c. Gray, manager
of the West Coast detective agencys
that Emory had been dubbed to death
by officers"
1t was learned that Emory. while Iiv-
ing at the Frapklin refugee camp at
Sixteenth and Bryant streets under the
name of John Mullaly, was arrested the
night of May 10 last year for disturb
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
INVESTIGATORS NOW
AWAIT M'DOUGALD
Absence of Treasurer Prevents
Further Search for the
Missing S37,57z

Owing to the continued absence from
the city of Treasurer McDougaId and
Deputy Treasurer John j. Greif, the
finance committee of the supervisors
was unable to proceed yesterday with
the investigation being conducted in
the hope OF solving the mystery sur
rounding the disappearance of s37.-
5T2.T9 from the county clerks special
fund. The testimony of Greif is par
ticularly important, as there is evil
dence before the investigators that in
November, 1908, Greif deposited the
United Railroads check for 1864, ,572.79
with Treasurer McDougald.
While the fact that 1927 600. repre-
senting the city's and states share
of the taxes, was deposited in the
treasury is not disputed. c. b. Per-
kins. the cashier, is emphatic In his
denial that the missing s37,572.7s ever
reached the office. Perkins said yes
terday that he was satisfied the in
vestigation would show that the money
never came into the possession of the
treasurer.
While the supervisors have little
hope OF clearing up the mystery they
Will not desist until after they have
questioned every person who was in
any way connected with the trans
actions leading up to the depositing
of the original check in the treasury.
The investigation will be resumed
this morning The committee hopes
to make report to the board Mon
day. The city and state will not lose
by the disappearance of the money.
Suit viii be brought to recover it.
Treasurer McDougald, former Tax Col
lector Smith. who is in the peniten-
tiary, and former County Clerk Ma
honey viii be made defendants in the
action. They viii be given an oppor-
tunity to attempt to disprove in court
all responsibility for the missing
money, but some one of them, through
his bondsmen, viii have TO make
good the loss.
GREIF HURRIES HOME
John J. Greif, deputy in Treasurer
McDougaid's Office, returned last night
from Yosemite valley. where he had
been attending the meeting of the
grand parlor of the Native Sons, and
when seen at his home stated that he
hurried home as soon as he received
the telegram from John Z. Behan.
When questioned as to whether he had
deposited the United Railroads check
with the treasurer he stated that he
had done so and had received a receipt
for ii. He said:
so far as the county clerks office is
concerned everything was receipted
Tor L don't remember the exact day
that / deposited the check or the exact
amount that was written upon its face,
but l am positive that I deposited it
and that I received a receipt for it. The
receipt, of course. was burned in the
fire. / may be able to recall the
amount and the day it was deposited,
but I don't at the present time 1 will
see Mr. Behan and the members of the
finance committee in the morning
have already informed them that / am
at their service"
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30

ing the peace Next day he was sen
fenced for 80 days by Police Judge
Weller. He was transferred to the
county Jail May IS and became uncon-
scious shortly after his arrival there
He was sent to the city and county
hospital and died May 10 from deliriurn
tremens. His identity was unknown
and his body was inferred in the pot
ter's field. The only word he uttered
while in the hospital was Emory
which led to his Identification recently
and the investigation.
There was absolutely no evidence 10
support the report OF the detective
agency that he had been cIubbed to
death. Special officer West, who made
the arrest. denied that he had used a
club. and the physician who attended
him at the hospital said there were no
marks on his head or body. His widow.
now living in New Mexico. and a
daughter in Fresno have made applica-
tion for the $4,000 Insurance. The body
probably will be exhumed.
Grar and hIoachod hair roSfOred RI any