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The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-14
PEARSON HOMEoIEAD SOLD
Five Tracts Brought $IIIo at Commission.
 CTS Sale Today.

Five Tracts Brought $IIIo at Commission.
 CTS Sale Today.
 The Pearson homestead near Wooster was sold at auction this afternoon by Clerk A. NJ, Ledbrt- ter, under an order of chancery court made for the purpose of div. iding the property among the heirs Five tracts were sold for q total of SII1O, as follows:
 Part southeast southwest, section 3I, 7.I3, So acres to C Pelrson, SAYS.
 Northwest northeast, section 3I, 7, I2, 10 acres to ]. l.. Pearson, S4oo.
 Northe asst northwest, section 3I, 7, I3, 10 acres, to G. J. Pearson, SI5o.
 Part northeast northwest no1rn- west, 3T, :, I3, 1 acres to 4. J. Pearson, SISo
 West part southeast northwest, 3I, /, B, I213 acres,t 70 4 J. Pear son, $50.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-14
Real. Estate Transfers.

Durham & Holman report the following real estate transfers made through their office yesterday:
 w. F. Whiddon to P. A. Hyatt, lots IS and r block 2S, Robinson S plan, being residence on Faulk- ner street; consideration. $Iooo.
 F.. N. Bacon to Durham and Holman, 80 acres one-half mile east of Conway consideration SIo5o.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-14
The Voting Begins With Rush
More Than Five Thousand Cast This Morning Woods Livingston and Mrs. L. N Bols the Leaders Today
 Another New Contestant.

The voting began with today and almost this had been previously during the entire Miss Woods Livingston the by receiving which her in first place in District The second number today of Mrs Sarah L. Zner District who received
 Miss Ida Hogan of R. F. D. No. District ? and of with 300.
 Read the big the last Below IS the standing today:
 District No.
 Miss Woods Livingston Miss Mole Livingston "~- --~. 1875 Willie Smith ~ ~ ..-
 District No.
 Bos TIPS Sarah l.. Zelne Conway, Route 4-~~.---.~-. Minnie Carter Conway, Route o5o Lillian Blackwell Margaret Thomas Greenber Route .-.--.~..-~ sos -- -- - - Jewell - -.. Miss Ida Hogan, Route B Conway 300 Miss Mary N. Reeves Conway, Route 2.~-..~-.-~ 23o Keathey, Enola
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-14
Election Expenses Allowed.

The county court this morning allowed the accounts of the judge and clerks of the November election and the fees for bringing the re- turns to the county seat. The to- tai amount was SPY. On account of the increased pay allowed cleo ton officers by the last legislature, the cost of an election is consider ably heavier.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-14
Duck Shooting Good.

The sportsmen of this city are reporting ducks very plentiful on the nearby streams and on account of the bottoms being dry and easily reached, the shooting is very fine. Squirrels are also more numerous han usual.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-14
Thanksgiving Game.

Active preparations are being made for the Thanksgiving game at Hendrix park between the col lege and the Norman. This is eX- pected to be one of the most hard fought games of the year and each team is confident of success. The game will be played in the after noon unless announcement is made to the contrary, though there is a possibility that it will be played in the morning, and a special train arranged to run to Little Rock at noon for the big Arkansas Louis ana game in that city.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-14
Foreclosure Suit.

]. B. Moore has filed suit in chancery court against Giles Webb and wife for SI39 SC, and asks for the foreclosure of mortgage on 40 acres of land belonging to the de- fendant.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-14
Holiday Excursion Rates.

For points in the southeast holi day excursion tickets will be plac. ed on sale at Conway station Dec Io to 2I inclusive, return limit Jan uary I7. The rates will be the same as those made last year.
 If J. w. JAMES, Agent.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-14
Marriage Licenses.

County Clerk J. H. HarGe this morning issued marriage licenses to the following:
 K. s. Nicholson, 28, and Gracle Hill, 22, Damascus.
 Malachi H. Hill, 2I, Greenbrier, and Lula Bigby, 20, Conway.
 Subscribe for the Daily
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-14
WEATHER FORECAST.

New Orleans, Nov. I4.-Fore- cast to 8 p. ID. tomorrow: Tonight and Sunday fair.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
ESCAPES THE FURY
OF WIND AND TIDE
DIR. Taft, Cousin of President
Elect, Returns to His Home
in Berkeley

BERKELEY, Dec. 22.-After 4S
hours battle with wind and tide, Is
miles from telegraphic communication,
DR.. Frederick D. Taft. third cousin OF
President elect Taft and prominent
dentist of Oakland living here, re-
turned home from his hunting trip this
morning.
DR.. Taft said that the launch which
was TO convey him and his cousin, Wal
ter J. Watson, an electrical engineer
of Sebastopol, to the hunting grounds
near Bouldin island in the San Joaquin,
broke down, and for two days the men
were tossed by the tide and wind in
tortuous sloughs. unable to reach home
Sunday night as planned.
Meanwhile his mother and his sister,
Miss Mabel Taft of Regent street,
sought the aid of the police, and patrols
secured Bouldin island and vicinity
without a trace of the missing men.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
ENDOWMENT FOR
STUDY OF DRAMA
Class of 1907 Presents $500 to
University Regents to Buy
Dramatic Books

BERKELEY, Dec. 22.-For the pro-
motion of the study OF the drama. the
members of the class of 1907 of the
university. through julius Klein, per-
manent secretary. have turned over for
the use of the regents $500. the annual
income of which shall be spent for
books in the field of modern dramatics-
Prof. c. NJ. Gayley, head OF the depart
ment of English, and Klein, as a rep
resentative of the class, will have
charge of the purchases made under
the permanent endowment fund of the
class of 1907.
A decision as to how $3.50 remaining
in the class treasury upon graduation
a year ago should be expended was
reached through letters to various
members of the class. OF the sum
mentioned $3.50 will be used for the
purpose of class organization
Arthur Merrill Cleghorn. a graduate
of Pomona college with the class of
1908. and a member of the faculty of
the Greek department of the university
in 19o4-5, has been appointed instructor
in English and mathematics at the uni
versity farm at Davis. He will as
sumo his duties when the agricultural
school opens in January for the spring
semester.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
BROTHERS QUARREL
AND ONE IS SHOT
William Shiman Surrenders at
County Jail After Spending
Night at Hotel

OAKLAND, Dec. 22.-Having spent
the night at a hotel in order to COM
pose his nerves after fatally, shooting
his brother, William Shiman of San
Lorenzo surrendered himself at the
county Jail at 8 o'clock this morning.
His brother. Lorenzo Shiman, lies with
two bullets through his body on q cot
at the county infirmary, where he per-
sists in his refusal to make any state
ment. Reports from Superintendent w.
A. Clark hold out no hope for recovery.
Sheriff Barnet has investigated the
shooting. which occurred at the Eagle
saloon, San Lorenzo, and is convinced
that William Shiman shot while in NOR
tai fear of his brother. They had been
embittered against each other for sew
eral months. Each carried revolver
and William Shiman once had to wrest
a pistol from Lorenzos hands.
The brothers quarreled yesterday aft
ernoon when Lorenzo Shiman asked
William the amount of a debt which
William held against him.
William Shiman went to his house a
short time before the affray and when
his wife noticed that he appeared
troubled she returned to the saloon
with him. With Mrs. Miller. a neigh
Doi, sue DeckOneQ 10 James OCOnnOr,
the bar keeper, to come to the front
door and tell her what had occurred.
The women went into the street with
OConnor when one of the brothers
yelled:
4 tell you / am running this place"
William began shooting and fired
three cartridges. His brothers body
was pierced by the bullets, two of
which were afterward picked up on the
floor. Later O'Connor emptied the re-
volver. into the floor
William Shiman then left the saloon,
saying that he would go into Oakland
and give himself up. This morning he
called at the jail and informed Jailer
Clark of his identity. He afterward
asked to have Attorney John McVey
summoned. He gave Sheriff Barnet ma
terial that established the belief in the
sheriff's mind that William Shiman
had long feared Lorenzo would kill
him.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
BURNS TELLS
OF CONFESSION
BY CLAUDIANES
Peters Statement to Detective
While on Way From Chicago
Is Repeated at Trial
Attorney Scott Objects to Tes-
timOny and Tries t0DestrOy
Its Significance

William j. Burns was the chief wit
ness for the prosecution yesterday in
the trial OF Peter Claudianes. charged
with the attempt TO XIII James L. Cal
lagher by the explosion Of dynamite.
Burns told OF the confession made to
him by Claudianes while the latter was
IN custody on his way from Chicago to
san Francisco after his escape from
California and his capture in Chicago
by Burns agents.
J. ". Scott. attorney for the defend
ant. objected to the introduction of
Burns testimony. and it was only after
a preliminary questioning by the de-
tense that his statement was allowed to
go into the record. He told of meeting
the prisoner on the train when the lat
ter was being brought from Chicago to
san Francisco and of the confession
made by Peter Claudianes at that time
STATEMENT MADE BY PETER
According to Burns Claudianes'
statement was in substance as follows:
In March Of this year was in Chico,
where I received a letter from Felix
Pauduveris dated March s. He said
that he had some work for me to do
and that there was some money in it
for US and that I was not to tell my
brother John nor any one else. re-
ceived a money order from him and
went TO san Francisco, meeting him at
his room at 1902 Turk street. He told
me that he had hard job for me. but
that there was $1,000 apiece in it for
us and So q day expense money for me
IN addition if 1 would undertake it.
Then he told me that he wanted me to
kan Gallagher, as Gallagher was the
chief witness for the prosecution. He
said that the -- - prosecution had
thrown $4,000 men out Of work and that
II was hurting San Francisco. First he
suggested that should take a position
as cook and poison Gallagher, but this
I refused TO do Then 1 proposed dy-
namiting the residence of Gallagher
and he agreed to this. He took me
over TO Oakland the following day and
showed me where Gallagher lived"
BURNS RELATES CONFESSION
Burns told Of the complete confession
made DN Lle QeIeI0ant concerning the
Way in which he had planted the dy-
Mantle and OF the manner in which he
escaped after the explosion. In every
way possible the defendants attorney
attempted TO discredit the testimony
but the cross examination was without
avail The whole history of the dy-
nsmiting plot was laid bare by Burns
IN repeating what Peter Claudianes
told him. and Burns asserted that the
statements made to him by Peter were
without promise Of leniency or i'm
munity.
Judge J. A. Spinetti OF San Francisco
and Captain Of Detectives Petersen OF
Oakland were called to the stand and
told OF the movements of Peter Claudi-
anes and Of Felix Pauduveris prior to
the latter's flight from San Francisco
DR.. Guy Brown was on the stand
early yesterday morning and told oi
The explosion at the Schenck home in
Oakland The case was adjourned yes
terday afternoon to be resumed at s
o'clock this morning
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
NEWS OF THE FOUR COUNTIES BORDERING SAN FRANCISCO BAY
CARRIER ESTATE
TOTALS $293,OOt
Search of Effects OF Famous
California Jurist Fails to
Reveal a Will

OAKLAND. Dee. s2.-Petition for let
ters of administration upon the es-
tate of John CARRIER. pioneer jurist OF
California and Nevada. was fled today
by Whitney Palache. A search of the
effects failed to reveal a will. though
CARRIER died possessed of an estate val
ued at $293,000-
The estate consisted of $14,650 cash
in bank an interest in the law firm or
CARRIER, CresweIl & CARRIER. valued at
$500; stocks and bonds appraised az
SPAS. 900, a promissory note for $lo,VVo
and unimproved realty in San Francisco
worth $4,000.
The estate was accumulated after his
marriage and half will revert to his
widow. Juliet w. CARRIER.
Other heirs are Belle G. Palache.
Ida J. CARRIER and Juliet w Stringer.
daughters. all of whom live in Berke-
ley. and Joseph 3. CARRIER. a son.
Whitney Palache was asked to serve
as administrator by Mrs. Juliet CARRIER
The death of John CARRIER occurred M
Berkeley December Is
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
STANFORD HEIRS RECEIVE
PROCEEDS FROM A TRUST
Report of Disbursements to
Parties in Interest Made by
Trustee Banking Company

PALO ALTO. Dec. 22.-As trustee of
the trust created by the decree of par
tial distribution in the Jane L. Stan
ford estate, the Union trust company of
San Francisco rendered its third an
nual accounting to Judge Hyland yes
teroay through its attorneys.
The Union trust company has been
IN charge since April 6, 1906 holding
IN trust for the heirs of the estate
securities that consist largely of in
terest bearing bonds of quasi public
corporations valued at $1,900,000. Sums
have been divided among the heirs
since April "a. 1906, as follows: Ariel
Lathrop, SIS, $50; Amy L. Cunning, $13,-
3s1; Daniel 5. Cunning. $13,3S1i Amy
L. Hansen, S25 ,909: Jennie Lawton. s25.-
500. By the death of Ariel Lathrop
on October IL, 1903. one-fourth of his
trust goes to Charles G. Lathrop of
Palo Alto; one-twelfth to Jennie Law
ton and Amy L. Hansen of New York,
and one tWenty-fourth each to Daniel
S. Cunning and Amy L. Cunning.
Since April of the present year the
following sums have been distributed:
Ariel Lathrop. $2S, ,912.Ss; Amy L. Gun
ming. $3,956.73; Daniel S. Cunning, S3-
756.7Ss Amy l. Hansen, s726I56; Jen-
ME LawtOn. S7,264.5S. The sum of
$S.000.60 still remains TO the credit of the
heirs of Ariel Lathrop. The trust s
compensation was fixed at s7465.12 and
that OF the attorneys at $3,047 by the
courts.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
ARMY AND NAVY CLUB
LIVELY AT IT'S BIRTH
New Organization Is Launched
Under Most Auspicious Cir
cumStances

The new Army and Navy club was
launched last night in the presence OF
100 prominent army and navy officers,
in the Argonaut hotel.
The meeting was most enthusiastic.
Representatives from all the bay posts
We're on hand and all took lively in
terest in the proceedings.
Captain Peter j. Riley was chosen
chairman. and Captain Stopford acted
as temporary secretary.
All active and retired officers be-
longing to the United States army,
United States navy, United States ma
rine corps. United States marine hos
pital service United States revenue
cutter service, all state militia and all
naval militia will be eligible to MEM
bership.
Among those who spoke at the meet
ing were: Colonel r. r. Stevens, Cap
tain Ashburne, Captain Faulkner, Cap
tain Ferguson, Colonel Fillmer. Cap
tain Berry of the United States revenue
service, and Captain Hutton.
Committees were appointed to visit
all the different army and naval posts
about the bay, and next week another
meeting will be held to hear their
reports.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
JEWELLERS ASSAILANT
WILL BE TRIED TO-DAY
Louis Schultz, Ex-Convict, in
Court Yesterday, but Conn
plants Had Not Been Filed

Louis Schultz, the gaspipe thug who
attacked Sigmund Hurtig, jeweler, 2216
Mission street, on Monday afternoon,
appeared in court yesterday to answer
charges of robbery and assault to muir
der. AS no complaints had been filed
the cases were continued to today
From Los Angeles last evening came
the news that Schultz is one of the
most skillful burglars ever sent to the
penitentiary from that county. Accord
Ing to the report, the man now in the
city prison is the same individual who
looted number of houses in Pasadena,
Riverside and other coast cities in 1904
and was trapped by the police. At that
time he confessed This guilt and was
sentenced to serve five years
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
AUTHOR OF ATTACK ON
HENEY FOUND IN GUTTER
Man Who Penned Malicious
Article i'm Examiner Strikes
Wildly at Officer

SAN JOSE, Dec 22.-Enmity engen-
dered by malicious article in the San
Francisco Examiner penned by Patrick
FL. McEnery of this city and attacking
the character of Francis j. Heney re-
suited last night in the arrest of Ed
ward Jobson, close friend of the graft
prosecutor, on a charge of assault and
battery
The Immediate cause for the arrest
was most trivial and occurred in Ber-
covich's cigar store at the corner of
First and Santa Clara streets last night
and was witnessed by City Superin-
tendent of Schools Alexander Sheriffs
and others. McEnery entered the place
and brushed roughly against Jobson,
the witnesses to the affair assert. job
son turned. and when he saw that it
was McEnery informed him that he
would better not do it again. McEnery
replied that Jobson was the aggressor
and Immediately went before a magis-
trate and secured a warrant for the
arrest of Jobson, who was arraigned
today.
McEnery was discovered lying in a
pool of blood near Chinatown this after
noon and picked up by a deputy sheriff
He was unable to give an account of
how he had been injured. He struck
wildly at the officer who assisted him
and hit him on the jaw. He was taken
to his home to recuperate.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
PRESIDENT DAVID STARR
/, JORDAN BACK FROM EAST
Completing Final Manuscript of
Laws Promulgated by Fish
cries Commission

PAI.O ALTO, Dec. 22.-President Da-
vid Starr Jordan of Stanford univer-
sity has arrived at his home on the
college campus after a trip through the
east, and has announced that he will
make public shortly the appointment of
three university professors, two for the
history department and one in the new
department of anatomy which is soon
to be started.
One history professor will take the
place made vacant by Professor Far
rand. who resigned to accept position
at Yale, and the second will succeed
Professor Duniway, who left the de-
partment some time ago.
DR.. Jordan is now completing for
publication the final manuscript of the
International laws relating to fisheries
in the lakes, inland seas and oceans
on both United States and Canadian
borders and over which so much con-
troversy has arisen. There were so
different laws relating to the questions
at issue and great care had to be taken
by the international commission, of
which Professor Jordan was a member,
to codify and adjust these laws with
out doing an injustice to the existing
fisheries which have millions of dollars
invested in their various plants, and
enterprises.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
The Stomach Does
Not Cause Dyspepsia
Neither Will 1t Cure It Because the
Lack of Gastric Juices Pro.
hfhit Relief

The stomach is strong, powerful or
gan, which Is composed of muscles of
great strength. 1t is filled during di-
gestion with gastric juices which. when
the stomach. extending and compress
ing the food, dissolve 1T and separate
the nourishment from the waste mat
ter. II, however, these gastric juices
are lacking, the stomach is not capable
of digesting its food because 1t has not
the tools with which to work sue
cessfully.
The gastric juices when in a per-
feet state do away with all foul odors
fermentation and decay, reduce the food
to a disintegrated mass and the stom-
tines. where another form Of diges-
tion takes place. Then the intestines
take from this mass OF food all that is
The waste matter is thrown from the
system.
If Instead of nourishment the in
testines receive impure deposits com
gastric juice, 1t can be readily seen
that they must turn such imperfect
nourishment into the blood. The blood
then being unable to give each part
of the body that which it requires
becomes impoverished and disease is
spread broadcast.
stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets correct
such a condition at once. If the gas
tric juices are lacking and imperfect
these tablets do their work just the
same. They build up the elements in
the juice WHICH are ldcklnS ana remove
those elements which cause distur-
bance.
Meat, grains, fluids. vegetables and
delicacies, in fact, each portion OF a large
meal have been placed in a glass vial
and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have
digested them to perfect fluid just
as healthy stomach would do.
A large complex. hearty meal holds
no terrors for a dyspeptic If Stuart's s
Dyspepsia Tablets are used. Abnormal
eating, late dinners, rich foods cause
Ill effects to the. stomach. but when
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are used
one may eat when and what one will
without danger of dyspepsia or dis
comfort.
and prescribe Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
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and address and we will send you at
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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
THREE MEN BURIED
UNDER TONS OF ROCK
Laborers at Cement Quarry
Caught in Landslide; Bodies
Are Recovered

SANTA CRUZ. Dec. 22.-Two italian
and one SIavonian laborers employed by
the Santa Cruz portland cement COM
pany We're killed and a second Sla-
vonian badly crushed in landslide at
the companys quarry near this city last
night, the dead men being buried under
many tons of broken rock, from which
the bodies were removed only after
great labor.
Piatro Svemniatov, the injured man,
sustained severe cuts and bruises about
the chest and legs in addition to bro
ken rib, but will recover.
The bodies of the dead men. Giuseppi
Catarb, Z. Giramo and Jakov Petroy,
have been brought to this city and the
inquest will be held as soon as wit
nesses can be subpenaed. No relatives
of the victims, either here or abroad,
have been discovered.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
WIFE
INSULTFD BY WIRE
Mrs. Henry A. Melvin Is Reviled
by Ruffian on Tele-
phone

OAKLAND, Dec. 22.-Mrs. Henry A.
Melvin. wife of the newly elected jus
tice of the state supreme court. was
grossly insulted and reviled over the
telephone at her home last night by a
man whose identity has not been posi-
lively determined. shortly before mid
night Mrs. Melvin answered a call and
was greeted by a torrent of unin-
telligible words in a mans voice. I'm
able to catch their import she asked
him to repeat his message, and he re-
sponded with a TRADE of profanity and
obscenity, which caused her to hang
up the receiver Immediately.
CALLS SECOND TINE
Judge Melvin was away from home
at the time, but Mrs. Melvin reported
her experience to her brother, Mr.
Morse, who was paying her visit.
Some time later the telephone rang
again and Morse answered the CALL
A mans voice asked: "Is Judge Mel
vim at homer"
This is Judge Melvin" replied Morse,
suspecting that the questioner was the
man who had reviled Mrs. Melvin.
Immediately the speaker hung up the
receiver. and although Morse waited
for several minutes, nothing further
was heard from him.
JUDGE SUSPECTS DEFENDANT
When Judge Melvin reached home his
wife and brother in law informed him
of the occurrence He called up Cap
tain of Police Book and asked him to
detail detectives to make an investf-
cation. Judge Melvin mentioned the
name of a man who recently appeared
before him as a defendant in a crimi-
nal case, and the police have been
working hard today to determine
whether his suspicious were founded
on fact.
For several weeks it has been
rumored that Judge Melvin had re-
ceived threats of violence from man
whose enmity he incurred through a
decision in criminal case. Although
the judge would not admit today that
he feared violence from any one, he
acknowledged that he suspected cer-
tain man as the author of last nights
TRADE against his wife, but refused to
reveal his identity on the ground that
the police had not yet completed their
investi cation of the case
INVESTIGATE EXPLOSION
lice was dispatched to the Melvin home
at 1868 Sixth avenue to investigate
report that an explosion of mysterious
origin had taken place there. Moth
ing was disclosed by the investiga-
ton, and the police concluded that the
Melvins had been alarmed by the
bursting of torpedo on nearby car
track. A special detail of detectives
has been working today to unravel the
mystery of the telephone messages
origin.