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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
RICH MEN TO EXHIBIT
IN FLOWER SHOW
Wealthy Residents of Exclusive
Suburb Will Vie for Blue
Ribbon Prize

MEMO PARK, Oct 21.-The fifth
annual flower show and exhibit of the
Menlo Park horticultural society will
be held in the Alhambra theater at
redwood City next Friday and Satur-
Gay Among the wealthy residents of
the peninsula no event raises more in
terest than these yearly events. when
lhe choicest products of the finest gar
oens OF the peninsula meet in close
competition for the award of blue rib
Dons. For the last two seasons the
largest exhibits have been those of
chrysanthemums, ferns and orchids
Nhere the competition has been espe-
exhibited.
A departure has been made this year
by the officers of the society In holding
the exhibit at Redwood City. Hereto
Tore II has always been held as an open
air event at this place. Among those
who VIII be exhibitors are S. Z. SIade.
J. y. Coryell, the Lynch nurseries. w
=. Hopkins, c. W. Smith, VIII Taylor.
Joseph A DOnohoe. c. n. FELTON,. Gertz-
main brothers. ]. Athearn Folger. Tenn
gleton Croker. William B. Tubbs and
William II. Crocker
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
HOSTLFR SLAIN BY
KEEPER OF SALOON
Negro Returns After Being
Elected and Wounds Proprie-
tor, Firing Two Shots

OAKLAND. Oct. 21.--Steve Caldwell.
q negro hostler, was shot and instantly
killed tonight at the Topic saloon, Hol-
lis street and Park avenue, Emeryville.
by Al Shaver, the negro proprietor of
the place, after Caldwell had fired two
bullets into the saloonman, one lodging
in the left arm near the shoulder and
the second taking effect in the right
wrist The bullet that ended Cald
wells life penetrated lis breast near
the heart
According to witnesses to the affray,
ated disturbance. He was ordered out
by Shaver and. as. he was leaving the
place, displayed revolver Shaver, to
protect himself against Caldwell, should
he reappear, secured a pistol. When the
hostler, who was under the influence of
liquor, returned to the saloon Shaver
took hold of him and pushed him out
of the door.
While standing on the walk, Caldwell
drew his revolver and shot Shaver
twice. The latter in turn fired at Cald-
well and the hostler dropped at the
first shot. The body was removed to
the morgue by Deputy Coroner Bert
Sargent and Shaver was taken to the
receiving hospital.
Caldwell was a native of Kentucky
and was 26 years of age. Shaver has
conducted the saloon for four years.
Two negroes who were suspected of
trying to hide Caldwell's pistol after
the shooting were arrested. The weapon
was found under a board sidewalk near
where Caldwell fell.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
CITIZENS TICKET
ONLY one FILED
Commission" Government Now
Inevitable Unless Charter
Is Voted Down
Lack of Expected Opposition
From West Berkeley
Causes Surprise

BERKELEY, Oct. 21.-There will be
only one ticket on which the citizens of
this city will vote at the freeholders'
election November 81, as the citizens
ticket of nominees pledged to draw up
a charter on the commission form of
government was the only one filed with
the town clerk today. In accordance
with the law no other petitions can be
filed.
This means that unless the charter
which will be drafted by the board is
voted down Berkeley will have COM
mission form of government, In which
the executive authority of the towns
management is vested exclusively in
the hands of five commissioners, one of
whom will act as mayor.
The fact that the citizens and tax
payers league of West Berkeley placed
no ticket in the field to oppose the citi-
zens' nominees came as surprise to-
day. as 1t was expected that opposition
to the, new plan would be strong in
the west end.
The board of freeholders who drew
up the charter which was rejected on
account of flaws several months ago are
assured of election. President Wheeler
of the university was member Of the
board, on which Prof. William Carey
Jones. head of the law department,
served as chairman. The list follows: |:
William Carey Jones. Christian Hoff,
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Beverly L.
Hodghead, F. w. Foss, c. A. Blank,
j. T. Renas. J. L. Tisdale, r. A. Berry,
John NJ Foy, E. e. Newton, s. N.
Wyckoff, ]. w. Finn, ]. w. Richards,
j. T.. Short
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
100000 BOND
ISSUE DEFEATED
Oakland City Council Refuses to
Indorse. JacksOn's Plan
for WharveS
Board of Works Recommended
ton for S1,15O,000 Expendi-
ture Next in Order

OAKLAND. Oct. 21.-The city council
in committee OF the whole tonight de-
feated resolution introduced by Coun-
Gilman Jackson recommending a bond
issue OF ss.O00.000 for harbor improve
ments. This leaves for consideration
the recommendation OF the board OF
public works that the issue shall be for
s1.150. 000 City Attorney McElroy and
William r. Davis. chief counsel for the
city in the water front litigation. and
author OF the memorandum of agree
ment between the city and the Southern
Pacific company. spoke concerning the
situation as affecting a bond issue for
harbor improvements
Each said that the market value of
such bonds would be virtually de-
stroyed by the fBssibility that tbs
wharfng rights given the city by the
United States circuit court OF appeals
the decision in the Western Pacific
Southern Pacific case They pointed
out that the decision was not final and
was subject to appeal to the United
States supreme court
]. d. Montgomery OF the North Oak
land Improvement club said his Organi-
zation opposed the proposed agreement
j. c.. Downey, Wilbur Walker, W. Glib
son, George GeIder. j. Ingram, NJ. K.
Miller n. o. Taylor. J. r. Sanford and
George w. Arper favored an Immediate
bond issue. but specified no amount.
j.. B. Bowen OF the building trades
council, speaking for himself, said that
he favored a $3.000,000 issue
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
REPORT OF SUICIDE
COSTS GIRLS WORK
Deputy Coroner Jameson See
cures Suspension of Telephone
Operators for Telling Story
Marshal VOIlmer Declares Law
Has Been Violated and Will
Report Those Guilty

BERKELEY, Oct 21.-That the ut
most attempts Were made by the au
therities of the Roosevelt hospital and
morgue to suppress all Information con-
corning the death of Miss Ethel l.
Buttfmer, who committed suicide by
hanging herself in the bathroom of the
hospital last Saturday afternoon. was
evidenced by the fact that Miss Freda
Benning, telephone operator, was
suspended today for giving out infor-
nation in connection with the unsav-
ory scandal in which Deputy Coroner
Charles II. Jameson and Fred l.. Shin
gle, manager of the Roosevelt hos
pital. are implicated.
Although Jameson used other means
to conceal the facts relating to the sui
eide by refusing to give out any in
formation and distorting his records,
he says that he is in no way responsible
for the latest phase of the morgue-
hospital scandal, which is the talk of
Berkeley.
Single admitted that he and Jane
son agreed not to give the suicide or
Miss Buttimer any publicity, and that
jameson and w. Pulci6er. secretary to
Coroner c. L. Tisdale, talked over the
course to be pursued. Single de-
clared that Jameson said that he would
stand by the matter to the last ditch
and refuse to give out information,
although Pulcifer is said to have ad-
yised him against this course.
But as far as 1 am concerned" said
Shingle tonight, II admit that 1 asked
jameson to keep the suicide a secret
and L am willing to admit my mis-
take.
LAS for the telephone episode, I pay
s25 month for secrecy in the affairs
of the hospital, and 1 must be guaran-
teed that there will be no leak through
the telephone operators"
Jameson accordingly took the matter
to Manager White of the telephone COM
pany and stated that Miss Benning
knew of the suicide, having learned of
it through the telephone office. Miss
Benning. however, said that the infor
nation came from an outside source, as
her brother Louis is a patient at the
hospital and she visits him daily.
AS a result of the investigation White
suspended Miss Benning and two others
for violating the rules of the company
and declared that discipline would be
enforced.
1t developed today, however, that
both Shingle and Jameson used other
methods to prevent news Of the
suicide reaching the public. Marshal
Vollmer has conducted an investigation
of this point and probably will bring
the matter TO the attention of Coroner
Tisdale on his return from Los Angeles
next Monday.
Vollmer looked into the law on the
subject of suppressing evidence and
found that jameson was guilty of a
violation of common law governing
such cases. He will make a report of
the affair to the proper authorities and
it is not unlikely that the scandal Will
reach the grand jury.
Acting Coroner Sargent declared to-
day that Jameson's acts would be fully
reported to Tisdale on his return. The
report will be complete" he declared.
"and nothing concerning the case left
untouched"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
CORONER SEARCHES ROOM
OF HARTZELL IN HOTEL
Personal Belongings Packed in
Trunks and No Further CIew
for Suicide Found

SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 21.-The room at
the Hotel Rafael, where A. M. Hart
zell, the Pittsburg millionaire, shot and
killed himself Monday night, was
opened for the first time since the
tragedy this afternoon by Coroner f.
Walsh.
The only thing found in the room
was a small trunk with a few personal
belongings of the suicide. The papers
in the waste paper basket. The papers
supposed to have been legal documents
proved to be old receipted hotel bills
and the covering of a deed.
Just preceding his act of self-de-
struction Hartzell had thoroughly gone
over his room and packed everything
of value in two big trunks.
The private secretary of A. t. de
Forrest was in San Rafael today and
he chose a coffin >in which the body
win be shipped east to Pittsburg, a
Hattzell,s son, l.. M. Hartzell, asking
that the shipment be made. The body
will be sent east Thursday night imme-
diately after the inquest.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
ANCIENT INDIAN
RELICS UNEARTHED
Members of Antfropology De-
partment of University Make
Find in Forest Preserve
Secure Permission From Federal
Government to Garry on Ex-
tensive Investigations

BERKELEY, Oct. GA region rich
in Indian lore of an ancient race is
believed to have been discovered by the
members of the department of anthro-
pology OF the university in the Santa
Barbara forest preserve. Permission
has been secured by Prof Alfred Kroe-
Der, head of the department, from the
department of agriculture of the United
States, to make extensive investiga-
tions and explorations.
Twelve rare Indian baskets, said to
be older than any heretofore discov-
cred in this state, have been unearthed
in the forest reserve and placed In the
museum of the department of anthro-
pology. The baskets were found in a
cave, where they had evidently been
deposited many years ago.
Although they were protected from
the moisture, their age is beginning
to tell. The baskets are of several
shapes; some were used for storage
purposes, others for carrying water and
still others for meal.
On their discovery Professor Kroeber
at once applied to Secretary Wilson.
head of the federal department of ag
riculture. for permission to keep the
baskets in the university. There is a
federal law governing the finding of
relics on forest preserves which re-
quires that such finds be deposited IN
the Smithsonian Institution or some
designated university.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
GIRL fINANCIER
IN MORSE DEALS
Ice Kings Secretary Employed
to Secure Large Sums
From the Bank

NEW YORK, Oct 21.-Into the testi
mony at the trial of Charles Morse and
his codefendant, Alfred II. Curtis, who
are charged before Judge Hough in the
criminal branch of the United States
court with conspiracy and violation OF
the national banking laws, was intro
duced today the name of Miss Kate A
Wilson, secretary to Morse. The prose-
cution produced witnesses who testified
to large loans made by the National
bank of North America, Morse instf-
tuition to Miss Wilson.
Edwin Moxey, government bank ex
aminer, who has proved at this nearing
that he is wizard at figures, was the
principal witness relative to the big
loans made to the financial secretary.
Moxey testified that on her bare and
unsupported note Morse would lend
Miss Wilson a sum of money. Miss Will
sons note would be cashed by the Ma
tional Bank of North America and with
the proceeds stock of the American ice
company would be purchased. Then the
ice stock would be used to secure an
other loan of the bank. With the
money thus secured bank stock would
be purchased and the bank stock used
to. support the ice stock pools in which
Morse and other financiers were inter-
ested. The failure to raise the price
of ice above par caused the break in the
endless chain.
Calvin Austin. president of the East
ern steamship company of Boston, tes-
tilted that Morse induced him to buy
1850 shares of ice stock, for which Aus
tin gave in payment note for 100000.
The witness produced letter signed by
Morse guaranteeing Austin from all
loss.
Austin said that he subsequently
learned that his note was discounted at
the National Bank of North America.
Just before this Information reached
him the witness testified that Miss Kate
Wilson had come to his Office with
letter from Morse, asking him to sur
render the certificates for the 1880
shares of ice stock. Austin indorsed the
certificate in blank and surrendered it,
Then Austin said Curtis, president of
the Bank of North America, told him his
note had been discounted at his bank
Curtis informed him, the witness said
that Charles T. Barney, one of the
directors, suggested that Curtis see
Austin and ask him to either pay the
note or furnish collateral. Austin told
Curtis that Morse had put the note in
the bank and he would have to take
care of it. Austin added that Curtis
told him that Barney threatened to re-
sign from the board of directors If the
note was not taken up.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
LAD TAKES DARE AND
MEETS DEATH FROM WIRE
$4,000 Volts of Electricity Pass
Through Boys Body, Which
Is Hurled in Air
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SHEClAL DlSfAICH IL The CALL
STOCKTON. Oct. 21.-As a result of
q playful prank, E. Gamlin, Is years
of age and the son of a prominent
farmer of the Manteca section. was cleo
trocuted this afternoon on one of the
6S feet high towers of the Stanislaus
electric power company. The youth
was dared by two other boys to carve
his name In the topmost arm OF the
cable support.
The boy succeeded and was descend
ing when he touched the large cable,
carrying $4,000 volts. Instantly he was
hurled up in the air above the cable
and fell with a sickening thud to the
base of the tower. His clothing burst
into flames. By throwing sand on his
clothing his playmates extinguished the
flames. All Of his garments were burned
from him and his body was but a
charred mass When the boy touched
the cable there was a flash along the
cable for many feet, and for miles
neighbors heard the thunderlike rum
bling accompanying the flash.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
COULDN'T ESCAPE
FROM 1.-THE devil"
M. Menges INDUCES Too Freely
in Flowing Bowl After At
tending Drama
Police Find Man Leaping Over
Furniture Trying to Get
Away From Satan
Whose eyes have seen the devil
Shall his black image retain.
And fitfui sleep shall always keep
Remembrance in his BRAIN


OAKLAND, Oct. 21. - M. Menges
looked upon The Devil' at local
playhouse Saturday evening. This
DEVILS image was not black but red,
and 1t fingered in Menges' memory so
persistently after the show was over
that he sought forgetfulness in the
flowing bowl. But the longed for for
getfulness was not there, and Menges,
in despair wended a visionary way
homeward, hoping to find oblivion In
sleep. The devil was not to be shaken
so easily, however, and every time
Menges closed his eyes he was con-
fronted with a red, pointed visage.
surmounted by forelock and pair
of crimson, curving horns, whose
piercing, jet black eyes leered down
upon him covetously.
For a long hour Menges retreated
mentally before the evil spectef ana
then he took refuge in physical flight.
Under the bed and over 1t again he
climbed, across the bureau and up on
the window sill, overturning chairs
and tables and other articles OF furni-
ture in his mad effort to escape the
haunting face. until his terrified land
lord, convinced that he had lost his
reason, telephoned the police.
At the city prison Menges was
booked on suspicion of insanity. but
the cooling influence of the tanks
seemed to soothe his fevered imagina-
tion, and this morning he had ap-
parently routed the devil SO completely
that the police now believe his chief
ailment was the sight of his satanic
majesty, followed too closely by an
Overindulgence in the flowing bowl.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22

THIEF IN GALLERY
FIRESAT WATCHMAN
Nocturnal Burglar Makes Sec
Ond Attempt to Rob Arts
and Crafts Exhibit
Bullets Exchanged, but Myste-
riOus Intruder Makes
Safe Escape

< OAKLAND. Oct. 21.-Additional watch
men placed as guards around the Arts
and Crafts exhibit building in Idora
park failed to prevent second noe
t5irpa1 intruder bent on burglary from
pa ying the gallery OF valuable paint
ings a visit this morning at 8 O'Clock,
The mysterious visitor managed to es-
cape without being seen, but he fired a
pistol. which lodged a bullet yin the
frame of a window from which Tim
Holland. one of the watchmen, was
emerging in pursuit
Deep mystery surrounds this second
attempt, but it is thought that the
prowler is the same. who attempted to
steal the William Keith painting Mon
day night. AS before, his presence was
discovered by Holland, the night watch
man, who heard his footballs.
Holland switched on the electric
lights when he heard them. Rushing
down the gallery toward the windows,
the watchman found one open, beneath
which was a table. He fired several
shots in the darkness and was nearly
hit by the shot in return.
Bernard Kicks and ole Erickson, two
additional watchmen patroling the
grounde, hurried up at the sound of
the firing, They reported no sight of
the man, and after all three had
searched the park closely still found no
trace. The large number of open gates
and the darkness under the palms at
that hour helped the man to escape.
Manager Pilling is mystified over the
nocturnal visits and will add to his
force OF watchmen once more, in the
hope of capturing the man. He pointed
out where the visitor had climbed over
the high boarding at the lower end of
the gallery. Footmarks had scratched
the wall in several places and the man
had evidently hidden for hours in the
foliage outside before climbing into the
gallery.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
OF LONGSHOREMEN
HAS BEEN DECLARED OFF
Ship Owners on Puget Sound
Refuse to Recognize
Unions

SEATTLE. Wash, Oct 21.-The
strike of the local union of longshore-
men against the Puget Sound ship
owners association. which has been in
effect since July 20 was called or at
special meeting of the union last
night Starting with the object OF
forcing the ship owners to recognize a
new union in Tacoma. despite the labor
contract signed for year by the local
union and Puget Sound council OF long
shoremen and the ship owners, the
fight has been a losing one from the
outset for the union. Their ultimatr -
TO the ship owners that they wo&4
quit unless the former recognized SA
Tacoma union was met by the response
that IL they quit the members could
never again work for the ship owners
as union men, This statement has been
enforced and the ship owners have been
handling the vessels here and in other
Puget sound ports since the first with
nonunion men.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
ANTI-JAPANESE CRUSADE
SPREADS TO PAL0 ALTO
Women and Girls Enlist in the
Cause Against Oriental
Competition

PALo ALTO, Oct. 2l.-A movement
along the peninsula. against the en-
ployment of Japanese labor has begun
and promises TO spread to every town
between Palo Alto and San Jose within
the next two weeks. In this citv the
movement has been directed against
the japanese laundries only, which the
representatives Of the Asiatic exclusion
league are endeavOring to put out OF
business by having the citizens agree
TO send their work to those employ
ing white help only.
Sunnyvale. San Jose and cities fur
ther south will be affected in their fruit
industries and canneTies. in addition to
laundries, numbers of which have been
established by the little brown men
within the last few years. The women
employees Of the San Jose canneries
have formed the women and girls anti
japanese union. which will work in
conjunction with the exclusion league
IN their efforts to crush Japanese COM
petition.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
BODY OF MINING MAN
FOUND ON WILD TRAIL
p. ID. Etter Loses Life Myste-
riOusly in Honduras
Country

Los ANGELES, Oct. 21.-The body
Of P. D. Etter, we'll known mining
man of Los Angeles. was found on a
trail near Murcilago bar, Honduras
Central America, on September 20 last,
with gunshot wound in his head. So
far as is known no one was present
when the American died and the body
was not found for some So hours. This
tragic story was brought to Los An
geles by Dwight E. Clough, who found
the body.
Etter was one of a party of four Los
Angeles prospectors who left San
Francisco for Murcilago bar on August
IL on the steamer San Jose. The men
had heard reports of the wonderful
richness of placer mining on the Qua
yepe river and started fortune hunting.
The other members of the party were
Dwight e. Clough and Laramie Mayer
of Los Angeles and Guy L. Rockwell of
Compton.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
CALIFORNIA PATENTS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.-Caiifornia
patents were issued today as follows:
NJ. P. Boss, San Francisco. stamp mill
tappet; H G. Ebert, Los Angeles, skillet
support; c. S. Hamlin, Los Angeles,
pipe; Z. w Hoag and G. r. Kittle, Los
Angeles spring bicycle fork; J. K.
Kendrick. Germantown, vehicle brak e;
w. H. McKeen, Brawley, plumb level;
f. II. Musso, Bowman, automatic oiler
for vehicles: E. O'SulIivan, San Fran
cisco, emergency cistern for fire en-
gines; V. V. Pittman, Santa Cruz, lock
pins; w. c. Poole, Marysville, cutting
tool; w. d. Rankin, Modesto, sash lock !;
r. S. Settle, Los Angeles, wave motor;
G. Utschig, San Jose, device for ex-
tracing matter from infiamed tissues;
V. C. DeY. Barrondo, Los Angeles, tele-
graphic S0z1nder.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
MORE CONTRIBUTE SKIN

SAN RAFAEL. Oct. 21.--One hundred
and so men have already parted with
portions of their cuticle to assist in
covering the legs of Phillip Redmond,
the fireman who was scalded in the
railroad wreck at Novato July 3. Al
though most of the injured surface
is now protected by healthy growth
of skin more volunteers are needed
before the skin surface will be whole.
Last week a number of high school
boys from Petaluma and Santa Rosa
gave up portions of their skins to help
Redmond, and during the early part of
next week a dozen other boys and men
will come to San Rafael to be operated
unOn.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
KENT PRESENTS TIMBER
LANDS TO RAILWAY
Deed StipuIates That Company
Can Not Cut Trees With
out Consent

SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 21.-William
Kent. who presented the Muir woods
to the government to be used as a
national park. transferred 192 acres of
wooded land abutting the woods to the
Mill Valley and Tamalpais scenic rail-
way. The property Is near the new
Muir tavern, which the railroad COM
pany has just completed.
In the deed a stipulation is made to
the effect that the company can not cut
any of the standing live timber at any
time without the written consent of
William Kent This was inserted in
the instrument for the purpose of pro-
tecting the natural beauty of the spot,
which is covered with gigantic red
woods.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-22
MAY MOVE STATION

CORTE MADEIRA, Oct 2I-Rumors
that the Northwestern Pacific railroad
intends moving its railroad. station at
Corte MADEIRA Is causing some uneasi-
ness among the businessmen of the
town. who have purchased and are
conducting business houses near the
depot. The majority of the business
houses cluster near the depot and the
owners of the properties, fearing that
the value of their real estate and busi-
ness will be greatly impaired by the
removal of the station to another site.
are busy preparing a petition asking
that the station be retained In its pres
ent location.