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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
MAJOR MCLAUGHLIN
HAD LIFE SECRET
Miss Anna Busteede Said Well
Known Politician Prom
ised to Wed Her
Suit Against Administrator for
Part of Estate Will Bare
Romance

Inc secret romance in the life of the
late Major Frank Mclaughlin is soon
70 De made the central feature of
Dltter court controversy. ALI the de-
tails, of which the public has had
merely hint, are to be barred in the
suit which Miss Anna Busteede has
begun against Samuel Rucker, admin
lstrator OF the Mclaughlin estate. The
case promises to resolve itself into
Dattle of letters, tender messages of
love on the one hand, and blunt busi-
ness correspondence on the other.
MISS Busteede was private secretary
to Major Mclaughlin for a number of
years and. although it was known that
close friendship existed between
them 1t was only after the majors
tragic death at Santa Cruz that Miss
Busteede announced that they had been
engaged to wed. She has q large bun
die of letters written to her by Major
Mclaughlin in endearing terms, In
which he addresses her as my wife,"
Rucker, who is administrator Of the
estate of Mclaughlin, said yesterday
that he was in possession of letters
written to him by the major which dis
proved the claims of Miss Busteede.
Rucker stated that he would make
these letters public at the trial as an
answer to the voluminous correspond
ence that passed between Miss Bus
teede and Major Mclaughlin. Rucker
said that these letters were confiden-
tial, but that in them Major McLaugh-
lin spoke of Miss Busteede in man
ner to discredit her claim that they
intended to marry.
Miss Busteede presented a claim
against the Mclaughlin estate for $24,-
600 for sums advanced, and Rucker al
lowed her but $1,326. She has since
brought suit to compel Rucker to al
low her the full sum. The hearing
will take place before Judge Mogan.
Attorney Frank Gould, speaking for
Miss Busteede, said that the letters of
Mclaughlin were unusually ardent He
asserted that the estate of Mclaughlin
was ample to meet Miss .Busteede's
claims, but that part of the property
appeared under the estates of Mrs. and
Miss Mclaughlin.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
Engine AND CAR
PLUNGE INTO BAY
Disabled Engineer Is Rescued
From Drowning by His
Brave Fireman
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 22.-Running
on a disused trestle at San Quentin
point, branch terminus of the Cali
fornia Northwestern railroad, the morn
ing passenger train to San Quentin
from San Rafael crashed through the
rotten timbers yesterday, the engine
and smoking car being precipitated into
the water of the bay.
The sound of rending timbers was
followed by the hiss of escaping steam
from the broken pipes and then the
big engine turned over on it's side and
nearly sank out of sight in the soft
mud and water. Behind the submerged
engine lay the combined baggage and
smoking car, also on it's side, the water
tapping half way up the splintered body
of the coach. In the car were dozen
panic stricken passengers, who, after a
frantic struggle, succeeded in working
themselves out of the car.
When the engine turned over En-
gineer Sam Louis and his fireman. v.
Brooks, were thrown from their seats
into the water. Louis was struck on
the head as he fell and sank. Brooks.
on coming to the surface, missed Louis
and Immediately dived for him. After
few seconds of delay he managed to
find him. half suffocated. and with great
effort pulled him out of the mud to a
breathing place on the engine. Louis
was treated at the prison hospital by
DR.. Stone. His injuries consisted of
bruises. decorations and a possible
fracture of the base of the skull.
Brooks, in company with H. w. Griggs,
an employe of the company at Ukiah,
and Harold Carter, a newsboy, who
were also slightly injured, were taken
to San Rafael and attended by DR..
Wickham.
The wreck was indirectly due to an
other earlier in the day at Greenbae.
The horseshoe freight had stopped at
the Greenbrae trestle waiting for the
drawbridge to close when a special
freight. bound for Healdsburg, crashed
into it from behind. There was a
thick fog at the time and the engineer
Of the Healdsburg train did not know
of the other freight In front of him
until his engine had smashed into the
caboose. Conductor James HALEY, who
was standing on the caboose platform,
saved himself by jumping into the bay.
In this wreck two sfreightcars were
smashed into kindling wood
Because Of the Greenbrae wreck the
regular Sonoma valley engine and a
coach were ordered to make the run to
San Quentin. Neither the engineer
nor the fremen knew the track and fol-
lowed the signposts. They did not
know that the broad gauge track
stopped at bridge which had been
condemned six years before, and in
consequence ran right on It,
A third wreck was reported from
Ignacio, where two freightcars were
smashed In collision with a freight
engine.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
BOYLF'S LIFE WILL
Be INVESTIGATED
Scion of Millionaire May Have
Committed Other Crimes Than
Those He Confessed

Although Charles Boyle, son of Henry
Boyle, the millionaire land owner of
San Rafael, has confessed to several
holdups and burglaries, Sheriff Nesbitt
or Monterey county, where the youth
is held in prison, has begun an inves-
usation to learn if the young eulprit
was connected with more serious
crimes. While Nesbitt will not make
any positive accusations. he believes
that certain unsolved mysteries of that
section will bear further inquiry in
view of the sensational confession of
Boyle.
One of the cases to which Nesbitt
and his deputies will turn their at
tentfon is the tragic death of Captain
Boyd, an aged fisherman, whose body
was found near the boardwalk leading
from the custom house at Monterey.
The circumstances of his death have
never been explained.
We have begun an investigation
into a number of crimes which have
never been cleared up" said Sheriff
Nesb1tt at Salinas last night. AL
though Boyle has confessed to burglar
les committed here and in San Rafael.
he may have been connected with other
crimes of which he has told us moth
Ing. The similarity of the circum-
stances of the burglaries to which he
has confessed to circumstances con-
nected with other crimes that have
been committed here leads me to be-
heve that we are warranted in press
ing our investigation. While we do
not accuse the young man of these
other crimes, we have decided, in view
Of his admissions. to renew our inqui-
ries.'
Boyle's confession has come as a
great shock to his family and friends
In Marin county. The young man was
educated in San Rafael and then en-
tered Stanford university. In his state
ment to the sheriff of Monterey county
he admitted that he had held up Is
men in the National hotel in San Ra-
fael, and that he had made the brutal
attack upon Miss Victoria Armitage
and Mrs. A Tucker of San Rafael.
The parents of young Boyle have
made preparations to defend him in
court In the hope that they may be
able to save him from prison.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23

Fall goods just in Koenig Shoe Co,
Kearny and Post. 1541 Van Ness av.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
PAYS $4,000 TO FIFTY
SOLDIERS IN IL MINUTES
Paymaster Pickett Has Busy
Time With Discharged
Men on Angel Island

Major George E. Pickett, paymaster
OF the United States army had a busy
IL minutes at Angel island yesterday.
In that time he paid of SO enlisted
men, who were entitled to their dis
charge from the army. The biggest
pay that fell to any man was to Pri-
vate 6. HI. Nee, who received $1,603.
The smallest sum paid was to Joseph
Smith, who received $259.99
All told, $4,000 was disbursed. These
men were brought home from the
islands. having gone through their
three years enlistment.
Half of them intend to re-enlist. The
others will enjoy a holiday, spending
the fruits of their labors in the islands.
ing to him, has seen six years service
in the army, and for valiant service in
Cuba he received a medal of honor.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
AGAINST REPAIRING JAIL

The Broadway Jail will not be recon
structed So much was virtually set
tied by the supervisors building com
mittee yesterday when both Sheriff
Dolan and Chief of Police Biggy in
formed the members that they would
rather wait the permanent structure to
be erected with bond issue money than
to move in after a partial rehabilita-
ton with the 0.o00 proposed for the
purpose. The recommendation of the
money was accordingly Withdrawn
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
FAVOR INDIA BASIN Act

The Bay View and Silver Terrace
Improvement association has adopted
a set of resolutions calling upon the
people of the state to vote for the
India basin act, which provides for the
purchase of 81 blocks of land and the
creation of an inland harbor at Islais
creek. The association has requested
all civic and commercial bodies TO as
sist in the campaign in favor of the
act.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
G. A. R. MEMORIAL SERVICES

ArmH Of the IDst 1f the Sod
annual memorial exercises tonight in
its hall at 1914 Fillmore street. Gen.
eral e. S. Solomon will preside and
be one of the speakers. There will be
an appropriate musical and literary
program and Congressman Julius Kahn
will deliver an address on the life and
services of Garfield
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
PRESS CLUBS SMOKER AND JrNKs

The entertainment committee of the
San Francisco Press club has made
all arrangements for an old fashioned
smoker and jinks, such as prevailed
before the fire, to take place next Sat-
urday night All the leading profess
sional people in the city will have a
hand In the affair The links will be
sired by John P. Wilson, the librettist
and song writer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
KOREANS TRIAL DELAYEp

Because Attorney John ]. Barrett is
about to leave for a trip east and be-
cause the whereabouts of witness is
doubtful. Judge Cook yesterday agreed
Chang. the Korean charged with the
murder of Durham W. Stevens. to No
vember Is. Barrett appears for the de-.
fense.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
BANKERS oFFICE ROBBED

Ferris Williams. a clerk, was ar
rested yesterday on a charge of grand
larceny He is accused of stealing a
check book on the Union State bank
from the Office of T. S. Brown, pri-
vate banker, room 661 Pacific building,
September 4. Brown values the voucher
book at $1,000
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
dunno NOMINATED
BY THE DEMOCRATS
Convention Names Judiciary, as
Agreed With Good Govern
ment League Committee
National Platform Reaffirmed
and IsIais Creek Project
Is Commended
Nominees for Superior Judges

Full term:
FRANK II. DUNNE
FRANK 8. BRITAIN
JOSEPH +. O'DONNELL
EDWARD c. HARRISON
Short terms
GEORGE III. CABANISS
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
JUMPED IN FRONT of ENGINE
While intoxicated yesterday morning

Charles Vein, laundryman, attempt
ed his life by throwing himself in
ern Pacific line at Eighteenth and Har-
rison streets. The engineer checked
the locomotive before 1t struck vezin.
The man was taken to the central
emergency hospital where he was
placed in cell awaiting examination
as to his sanity. Vein lives at 853
Capp street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
GERMANY DUPLICATES .
PRECIOUS MEDALS
Veterans of Franco-Prussian
War Lost Their Tokens of
Bravery i'm Fire

An appeal which former German SOL
diers of the Franco-Prussian war
made to the fatherland Immediately
after the San Francisco fire was par
TALLY answered yesterday, when DR..
F. W. Riehl received from the German
government duplicates of the iron
cross and the Franco -Prussian bronze
medal with which he was decorated
years ago, but the originals of which
he lost at the time of the disaster
Among the Germans of San Francisco
there are many ex-soldiers who saw
service in the Franco-Prussian war and
who received medals from their govern
ment- Many of these medals were de-
stroyed in the fire, and the owners Pc
titioned the government to issue dupli-
Gates. The matter has dragged along
for two years, but 1t is understood that
the German government has at last
taken action TO replace the precious
tokens and that those delivered to DR..
Riehl are but the first of several which
will soon reach the city.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
Freight to GoIdneId

s-day freight service (refrigerator)
to Goldfield and Tonopah via Southern
Pacific and Tonopah and Goldf1eld rail-
road.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-02-25
The Profit in Packing Meat.

The Fulton (Mo) Gazette says: "a
compound hog when killed and dressed
loses 40 pounds, which would leave
160 pounds of meat. Say the two
hams, weighing 30 pounds, sell at 10
cents pound and bring $3.50; sides,
40 pounds, at u cents $3.50; Shout
ders, 26 pounds, at 10 cents, $3.50;
sausage, 20 pounds, at 10 cents. 50
lard, 20 pounds, at 10 cents, So head
and jowls, 10 pounds, at cents 45c
backbone, 10 pounds, at 4 cents, 60c
ribs, s pounds, at 3 cents, 40c-$16,35
in all--counting the value of the meat
which it all sells to-day for in Fulton.
So you see in place Of getting just SO
for his hog, the feeder gets $16.35. The
general impression, however, is that a
200-pound hog on foot, after being
dressed and cured would leave $40
pounds, including lard, backbone, ribs,
jowls, etc.
Taking these figures, the average
price per pound for dressed meat is
about cents-but make 1t 10 cents per
pound and the cured hog would bring
$14, against $40 for the 200-pound hog
on foot. We believe the farmer would
get more money out of his hogs to pack
his meat if he could readily dispose OF
tb1 backbones, ribs and sausage, but
che difference in profits would not be
as great as this, unless the prices in
cured meats were higher than tie
figures given"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-02-25

Fence posts of many kinds of cheap
decay If set in the ground, can De
made to last for twenty years by
simple treatment with creoSote Most
of the so-called inferior" woods are
well adapted to the treatment, and
this is especially true of cottonwood,
aspen, willow, sycamore, low-grade
pines, and some of the gums. When
properly treated these woods outlast
untreated cedar and oak, which are
becoming too scarce and too much in
demand for other uses to allow their
meeting the demand for fence posts.
lmpregnation with creosote has been
greatly cheapened by the introduction
of the "open tank, which can be in
stalled at cost of from $50 to $45,
or much less If an old boiler is used.
A tank with a bottom twelve feet
square in area will suffice for treat
ing forty or fifty six-inch posts a day,
or double this number when two runs
per day can be made. The absorb
ton of creosote per post is about as
follows: Eucalyptus, one-tenth gal
lon; willow, two-tenths gallon; sassa-
fras, ash, hickory, red oak, water oak,
elm and maple, four-tenths gallon
Douglas fir. quakiDg aspen and black
walnut, six-tenths gallon; sycamore,
cottonwood and lodgepole pine, seven
tenths gallon. The price of creosote Is
about 10 cents per gallon in the East
and Middle West, 16 cents per gallon
on the Pacific Coast and q cents per
gallon in the Rocky Mountain States
The cost of treating post will there
fore vary from to Is cents. Proper
ly treated, it should give service for
at least twenty years.
Experiments of the Forest Service
show that with preservative trea tment
the durability Of lodge-pole pine in
Idaho Is increased sixteen years. The
cost of creosote is there relatively
high, yet by treating posts there is
a saving, with interest at 6 per cent,
of 2 cents per post yearly. More i'm
portant than the saving, however, Is
the fact that through preservative
treatment other woOds are fitted to
take the place Of cedar, of which the
supply is rapidly becoming exhausted.
A detailed description OF experiments
In preserving fence posts. together with
practical suggestions for treating them
on a commercial scale, are contained
in Circular lit Of the Forest Service.
The publication can be obtained upon
application to the Forester at Wash
ington-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-02-25

Civil service reform is a Democratic
policy which the Republicans were
compelled to adopt when Mr.. Tilden
was the leader Of the Democratic party.
For all these years the Republicans
have pretended to favor civil service
reform, but have evaded the law when
ever possible 1t Is therefore nothing
to be surprised at when the leaders of
thought in the Republican party re-
solve against reform. Read what the
Indiana Republican Editorial Asso-
citation has to say: while we ear
nestly believe that merit should win
and every laborer should be worthy of
his hire, we are opposed to and hear
tily condemn the civil service law,
which makes lifetime jobs of positions
under It's control and is producing a
countless Office holding class whose flu
ture is even now matter of great con-
Germ to the government. We stand for
the rich, red blood of the United States
and feel that anything that hinders its
free coursing in the nations arteries
is detrimental to the public service, and
places a premium upon the political
mollycoddle."
This, no doubt, comes because Presi-
dent Roosevelt, the supposed leader of
civil service reform sentiment, has been
permitting the federal officials to help
in setting up the pins for delegates,
favorable to my policies" for the Re-
publican national convention. Hence
this squeal from the spoil mongers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-02-25
The rnrIr Abr.ad and Here.

The consul o. the United States at
ChemnltZ, Germany, reports that Ger
man commerce is declining and that
imports and exports for October are
both less than in 1906. Such a de
crease is hardly to be wondered at. for
tariff protection for the few at the ex-
pense of the many, which throttles
commerce, is the policy in Germany as
In the United States. Cartels. which
we call trusts. besides an endless num-
Der Of syndicates and combinations to
keep up prices. are steadily reported in
the press of that country. The object
Of tariff protection in Germany was
originally to help the landowners-th
aristocracy of that country-but the
result has been TO also build up mo-
nopoly by Industrial corporations and
manufacturers. The advance in the
price of meat, flour and other pro
tected agricultural products has en-
Rbled the German farmers to pay the
high rents demanded by the landlords.
but the increased cost of living has
weighed heavily upon the workingmen.
The manufacturers demanded their
share of protection, and being politi-
cally influential. the landlords were
compelled TO admit them TO the sacred
tariff protected circle The disfran-
shiSed and unprotected artisans and la
oorerS are rioting in the streets of
Berlin and demanding work and votes.
Those with limited incomes. as with
as. are the worst sufferers. for they
dnd no increase in their incomes to
offset the enormous Increase In the cost
Of living.
will thus be seen that while our
farmers are plundered by the tariff.
the German farmers have been some
what helped by II, in Consequence of
their ariStocratic landlords forcing pro
lection from American agricultural
products. That. of course, decreases
the demand for the products of our
farmers. and when the new German
tariff law goes into effect 1t will be felt
with Increased severity by the United
States The temporary tariff arrange
ment made by this country with Ger
many. until Congress provides for a
reciprocity treaty with that country, is
being attacked by our standpatters
who will prevent any reduction of du-
lies as long as they control Congress.
Meanwhile England, with tariff for
revenue only. is increasing her com
merce, and times are comparatively
good there. There are no plundering
trusts and the farmers and working
men are better or than ever before
How do our standpat friends explain
Tie gocd conditions In England and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-02-25
Politics in the Congress.

AS The Republic has all along said
that it v 1uld Presidential politics be
gins to come up in the divisions Of
parties in the two Houses of Congress
Since parties are judged at the polls
largely by the records they make in
legislation this Is proper enough in the
year OF great national election. II
is certainly inevitable since each party
strives to record itself in the hest pos
sible light while trying to show up the
other in the worst possible way
But the game is played clumsily by
any party which, for the sake merely
of opposing measures advanced by the
other permits itself to forget the best
interests of the country and of the
people. Democratic leaders in both
Houses of Congress will assuredly bear
this in mind during all the contests
that are to come during the remaining
months of the session.
Democrats in the House may effect
ually expose the Republican makeshift
policy of delay and evasion On tariff
revision by opposing at every oppor-
tunity the gag that has been placed
upon tariff legislation, which three
fourths Of the country wants and which
the Republicans promise tomorrow,
and tomorrow, and tomorrow.
An early start on undeniably feasible
and necessary works of river improve
ment would give employment to thous-
ands of men who are likely otherwise
30 be idle for months In nearly every
one of the debatable States in which
the Democratic party has reason
able expectation OF electoral votes it
will be stronger if it's Senator's and
Representatives In Washington insist.
in season and out of season, that the
question of the waterways be not al
lowed to sleep during the remainder Of
the session.
In the Senate the Democrats can
easily bring forward amendments to
remove the most glaring imperfections
of the Aldrich currency bill If an
act on that subject is to pass it should
intelligently meet the emergency it is
intended to prevent or IL will do more
harm than good.
Other issues are likely to arise in
the Congress during the coming four
months. In every instance let the
Democrats be sure they are right and
then drive ahead as hard as they can.
st Louis Republic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-02-25

and the additional information Is fur
nished from the White House that this
statement is contained In q letter writ
ten to close friend of Mr. Roosevelt's
in Indiana. Senators and Representa-
tives who contend that they have
ground for the belief that the allega-
tlons are justified, are answering this
inspired announcement with the chal-
lenge: IF it Is an unqualified lie, we
should like to have certain things ex-
planned"
In order to get the desired explana-
ton resolution for an investigation
will probably be offered in the Senate
unless the Republican leaders deter
mine that it is bad politics. If Re-
publicans are afraid to investigate, they
will have to accept the imputation Of
being prevaricators which President
Roosevelt declares they are but it
would seem that an investigation
should be made. The Democrats would
of course, prefer some Republican
should offer such a resolution, but as
such charges should not be banded
about without investigation it may be-
come the duty OF the Democrats to
force 1t, as far as the minority is able
to do So