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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
'DERIDES SIZE OF
MEXICAN REVOLT
Congressman From Republic
Says Revolution" Was More
Without Than Within
president Diaz Beloved of His
People and Will Rule
Always He Asserts

That the recent uprising in Mexico
created more furore outside than
within its boundaries was the state
ment made yesterday by Senor LUIS
Martinez de Castro of Mexico City, a
member of the Mexican congress, who
is staying at the Fairmont hotel.
"The work was that of bandits and
criminals alone" said he Ihe people
of Mexico paid but little attention to
it, knowing that the government au-
thorities were quite able to meet 1T.
Some of the robbers We're clever fell
lows and attempted to- obtain public
sympathy by styling themselves 'revo-
lutionists,' but such hlmSy trick
avafled nothing.
President Diaz is the idol of Mexico.
Even his worst enemies now admit
that his rule has been the best that
Maxico could have received. He is now
IS years of age and has been elected
every period except once since 1876.
He recently declared he would refuse
to accept the presidency for another
term, but Mexico refuses to listen to
his refusals. Under Diaz the country
has been developed, the people have
been happy, and so long as he Is spared
to Mexico we will have no other presi-
dent. There is not even the slightest
whisper of a successor.
Should the necessity arise, however,
the country has at least three men
upon whom it could depend. They are
Ramon Corral, the vice president; l..
Limantour, the secretary of the treas
ury, and L. Mariscal, secretary of state
All three have been connected with the
government for years past and have
been trained by DiaZ.
Revolution indeed~ concluded Senor
de Castro. 'Diaz is too strong and too
well loved to fear a revolution now"
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
FIGHT TRUST" DECISION
Judge Dunno OverruIes Demur-
rers of Boxing Promoters

The last preliminary obstruction 10
the trial of the defendants in the fight
trust cases-Britt Graney. Coffroth
and Schmitz-was swept away yesterday
by Judge Dunno, who overruled the
demurrers to the indictments. The ar
gument on these demurrers has eX-
tended over several months, having
been conducted both orally and by
brief Samuel Shortridge, attorney for
Graney, whose arguments have been
taken as applying to all the cases, filed
several voluminous briefs with the
Judge. and these We're replied to by
Assistant District Attorney William
HOff Cook. The principal contention
upon which Shortridge relied, apart
from the ordinary statutory objections
10 the indictments. was that the de-
PENDANTS were charged with two separ-
ate onenses-namely, the bribing of the
supervisors on a matter pending" be-
fore the board and the bribing of the
supervisors on a matter about to be
considered" by the board Shortridge
argued that this phraseology made it
difficult for the defendants to deter
mine just what they were charged
with.
Judge Dunno overruled this and other
objections TO the indictments without
comment and put the cases over to
Saturday next for the defendants to
plead.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
MURDERER IN COURT
AFTER 3 YEARS. IN JAIL
Record Destroyed by Fire Is
Restored and Slayer Will
File New Appeal

Chillion Bowen, who was convicted
of the murder of w. NJ. Stevenson
nearly three years ago and has ever
since been confined in the county JAIL
his appeal having been in progress at
the time of the fire, was in Judge Law
lors court yesterday on writ of
habeas corpus. On the motion of AS
sistant District Attorney O'Gara the
record in the case was restored and the
writ was dismissed. This will permit
shape for his appeal to be renewed
Bowen left Nevada in September,
1905, in company with the wife of
Stevenson, who was a rancher. Ste
venson followed the pair here and
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
A. B. SMITH FURNITURE
COMPANY REOPENS STORE
Two Disastrous Fires Do Not
Daunt Enterprising Retail
Concern

Undeterred by two serious fires
which have worked it considerable loss
and damage, the A. B. Smith furniture
company has come to the front again
and reopened another store, the present
location being in Van Ness avenue be-
tween Eddy and Ellis streets. opposite
the Hotel Savoy
Negotiations for a new store were
opened Immediately after the last one
at Turk street and Van Ness avenue
was destroyed. The new store, however,
is but temporary one, and plans are
now being completed for a large, mod
ern building in the downtown district
Until that is ready the business will be
transacted from the store in Van Ness
avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
TEARS OF ACTRESS
AGAIN WIN HER FREEDOM
Pretty Girl Pleads With Judge
to Let Her Go Back to
Mother and Sin No More

Miss Annie Duffy, the pretty actress
who worked upon Police Judge We'll
lers sy1npathies Thursday when she
appeared before him on a charge of
vagrancy by telling him that she had
a rehearsal at the Central theater that
afternoon and was not a vagrant, ap-
peared before the judge again yester-
day. She was arrested Friday night
in front of the Novelty theater and
evidently had partaken of more than a
glass of beer.
She pleaded with the judge to give
her one more chance when she would
go to her mother at 72S Filbert street,
Oakland, and never cross the bay
again.
Il am her only child" she said, land
it would be cruel to separate me from
her as / need her tender care
The judge remarked that the
sheriff took very tender care of young
women like her, but she pleaded so
earnestly that the judge told her to
go and sin no more
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
ARRANGE PLAN FOR
CAMP ATASCADERO
Colonies Maus and Torney
Agree on Sites for Tents and
Other Accommodations

General arrangements for the mill
tary maneuvers at Camp Atascadero in
October are being completed rapidly
Colonel M. P. Maus, who is to have
charge of these maneuvers, returned
yesterday from Atascadero, where he
made a thorough survey of the place
where the big camp is to be stationed.
He was accompanied by Colonel J. B.
Bellinger quartermaster of the camp,
and Colonel G. Fl. Torney, who is to
act as chief surgeon, and also James
Horsburgh Jr., general passenger agent
of the Southern Pacific company. All
the ground was gone over and sites
selected for the various branches of
the service.
The arrangements differ materially
from those made for the soldiers ma
neuvers at this place three years ago.
AT that time the tents were pitched in
the main field. This year they are to
be put up on the sloping, wooded hills
adjacent on the east side of the field.
The headquarters will also occupy a
slightly position overlooking the tented
city The railroad station will be To-
Gated at Atascadero instead of Asun-
cion, as at the last maneuvers.
This arrangement will bring the
camp within Is minutes walk of the
railroad, which will be a great i'm
provement over the long dusty ride to
Asuncion. which is nearly three miles
from the camp. Horsburgh will begin
at once to have side tracks laid for
the special use of the army contingent,
and storehouses, warehouses, res
taurant, postoffice and express offices
will be installed within short time.
The water supply will consist of four
great tanks at different points on the
hillside each with a capacity of 10000
gallons. This will be more than ample
for the use of the 4,500 men who will
be encamped
Colonel Maus is sanguine as to the
success of the movements. He expects
and hopes they will be of great bene-
fit to the state troops. He wants to
make them self reliant as far as he
possibly can.
Lieutenant Ellsworth Wilson, medical
reserve corps, has been relieved from
duty at the rifle range at Point Bonita
and will proceed. to Fort Rosecrans to
relieve Lieutenant II. McC. Snyder, now
stationed at that point. Snyder will
go to the general hospital at the Pre-
sidio to resume his duties there.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
HAISFY MUST FACE
TRIAL, SAYS DUNNF
Court Demands That Accused
Telephone Man Prove Illness
Prevents Appearance
Independent Board of Physicians
TO Examine Defendant and
Report on Condition

When the case of Theodore V. Halsey,
the indicted Pacific States telephone
company official whose trial for bribery
was interrupted nearly year ago by
illness. was called yesterday Judge
Dunno intimated that in his opinion
The time had come when some definite
steps should be taken to ascertain
whether or not the defendant had suf-
dcfently recovered 10 enable him again
10 go 10 trial
If the defendant is in a fit con-
dition ] require that he shall appear
in court at the next calling Of the
case said the judge.
Attorney Samuel White, who in the
absence Of Attorney Bert Schlesinger,
] represented Halsey. assured the court
that the defendant has not yet re-
covered TO al extent that would enable
him TO undergo the strain of a trial.
In fact White said. there was pos
sibiliry that a second operation would
be necessary. White offered TO read a
certificate from Halsey's physician to
this effect.
Judge Dunno said he did not wish to
read Halsey's physicians letter, but
would be glad TO have the report of
an independent physician appointed by
the court or the district attorney to
examine Halsey.
We are ready for any inquiry that
may be made" White remarked.
1T is not question Of whether you
are ready" rejoined the judge. The
defendant is within the jurisdiction Of
The court, and the court viii act when
and how it sees ft'' Judge Dunno
further intimated that IL was very far
from his wish TO bring Halsey into
court If he is still seriously i'll, but
that after a years interval he be-
lieved an Independent showing should
be made as TO the defendants condi-
ton.
The case went over a week, with
the understanding that in the interim
the court viii name Two physicians 10
examine Halsey and report next Satur-
day.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
HIGH CHIEF HoNoRED

The reception rendered in Western
addition hall in Fillmore street to High
Chief Ranger J. P. Murphy of the In
dependent Order of Foresters and his
wife and daughter on their return a
IeW days since from the convention OF
the supreme court Of the order, held
IN toronto, Canada, was attended by
about $50 persons There was an even
ing OF songs and vaudeville numbers. an
address OF Welcome Home Again by
Joseph Z. EmmOns in behalf of the
court members and COMPANION Court
Golden Gate and the San Francisco
board Of deputies and responses by the
guest of the evening. Then followed
banquet and speech making, after
which there was a short order Of dane
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
TRANs-PACIFIC MAILS

The following are the sailing dates
and closing times of trans Pacific mails
from the port of San Francisco: Mail
for Australia and New Zealand will
leave August 2S at 1890 o'clock in the
morning on the steamer Glymeric: mail
for China and Japan will leave August
18 at 1920 o'clock on the steamer
China; mail for the Hawaiian Islands
will leave August IS at 1890 O'clock
on the steamer China and August 25
at 1870 o'clock on the steamer Man
churia; mail for the Philippines will
steamer China, and mail for Tahiti
will leave September II at o'clock on
the steamer Mariposa-
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
ERATERNAL VISIT

There will be a large gathering of
the Woodmen of the World on next
Wednesday night IN the hall of Mission
camp, when it will be visited by the
ritualistic and degree team of Golden
Gate camp. On that occasion the Wis
iting teams will confer the protection
degree on a number Of candidates for
the visited camp. A number of the
higher officers of the order will be pres
ent. At the close of the ceremony
there will be banquet in honor of the
visiting teams and other visitors.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
POLICEMEN TO BE CHARGED

Chief Biggy has concluded an inves-
tigation into statements made by rela-
tives of James O'Brien and Patrick
Foley, two youths charged with rob-
berry, that the arresting officers, Police
men NJ. " Burke and Nicholas Reilly,
had approached them with a request for
500 each for not prosecuting the case.
The chief, although unable to discover
that the policemen made any attempt at
extortion, believes that they We're in
discreet and has instructed Captain
McManus to prefer charges of unofff-
cerlike conduct against them.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16

Golden Gate parlor No. 20 of the
Native Sons and Golden Gate parlor
No. 153, Native Daughters of the Golden
West, have arranged for social even
ing in Golden Gate Commandery hall
on the night of Wednesday, August 26.
A program of vaudeville numbers will
be presented during the early part of
the evening, after which there is to be
an order of dances. The affair will
be under the supervision of Louis Erb.
Miss l. Green, w. Martin and George
WeiSel.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
SIC HE wAs RoBBEn

James Darwin. a coachman from San
Jose, stopping at the Central house, SAG
Third street, was found lying on the
sidewalk in Commercial street near
Sansome at an early hour yesterday
morning by Policeman T. Casey. Nc
Cormick said he had been hit in the
stomach by a man who robbed him of
$35. a diamond stickpin valued at S45
and diamond ring valued at $50. Oar
win was taken to the harbor hospital,
where II was discovered that he was
suffering from alcoholism.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
PocAHoNrAs SOCIAL

Manzanita council of the Degree of
Pocahontas has arranged for social
entertainment to be given in its hall
in the Jefferson square building, on the
evening of Friday, August 21. There
is to be an entertaining program of
vaudeville numbers, after which there
will be dancing.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
TO CHOOSE YELL LEADER

BERKELEY, Aug. 15.-The office of
declared vacant by the executive COM
mittee of the students because Max
Stone. who was elected last spring.
will not return to the university. The
Office will be filled within the next
week.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
NATIVE SONS, THEArER PARry

Bay City parlor of the Native Sons
has secured the New Alcazar theater
for Tuesday. August %. for a theater
party for its members and their friends.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
SOCIAL EvENING BY NATIyEs

found them in Larkin street lodging
house. He forced his way into the
room and was shot down by Bowen.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
MONEY ORDER BLANKS STOLEN

San Francisco merchants are warned
against accepting United States money
orders numbered from 35,033 to $4,000
inclusive in payment for goods These
money order blanks were stolen in
Seattle a few days ago. Joe p. Johns
ton, inspector in charge of the local
division, has learned from his men who
are tracing the stolen orders that the
thieves are believed to be coming to-
ward California.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
MISSION BOARD TO NIEEr

OAKLAND, Aug. 15.-The Christian
Women's Board of Missions will meet in
convention Tuesday morning at
o'clock at Fruitvale Christian church.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16

D. A. Curtin mercantile collections and ad
justments, now sixth floor Monadnoek building. !.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-29

Fire, which originated when a
gasoline stove was overturned in
Higginbotham' restaurant, destroy
ed a greater part of the business
section Of Bearden, a station south
Of Pine Bluff on the Cotton Belt
road, at an early hour this morning.
The loss will aggregate about $780,
600 with net quite half that much
insurance. One whole block on &C.
dar street, mostly frame buildings,
were completely reduced to ashes
and for a time 1t looked as II the
entire business section would be
aw4pt clean by the fiendtst flames.
fhe postoffice, Bank Of Bearden,
Central Hotel, owned and conducted
by Mrs. Bradley, and the Office Of
the Bearden Telephone Company
we're among the buildings Destroy
ed. Other buildings included IN the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-29

was inside.
As soon as the Shah heard the
explosion he alighted hurriedly
from the carriage and entered a
neighboring house.
Here he remained quietly white
his attendants sent word for a de-
tachment of troops.
The soldiers hurried to thu scene
and formed in front of the house,
where the Shah was.
He then came out, and surround
ed by big bodyguard, returned 20
the palace. The house from which
the bombs were thrown and the
buildings nearby were searched by
the police but no arrests were made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-29
DREW White WILL
Be THE PRESIDENT

AT a melting oL the enthusiastic
baseball fans, which is to be held in
this city today, with a view Of Or
ganizing local company TO take hold
Of the Pine Bluff State baseball teams.
Drew White, an enthusiastic baseball
\ fan and one of the best known and
most popular young planters in this
county, will be elected president. 9th
er officers are to be elected at this
meeting Interpretations will be made
to have representative in attendance
from this city at the final meeting Of
the Arkansas State League officials at
the Marion Hotel in Little Rock Sun
day morning.
The meeting viii! be held at the Office
Of Manager F. q. Cherot, OF the Citi-
aens Light and Transit Company, and
plans outlined whereby Pine Bluff is
to be included in the list Of cities
which will compose the State league.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-29
ERCILES$ Defeat
FOR THE VISITORS

At the local Y. VI. {. A. gym last
night the Pine Bluff High School BIAS.
ket BAH team numerically trounced
Col. Halls visiting quintet from the
Arkansas Military Academy, Little
Rock. New life was injected into the
game by the return of Fred Dringman,
who has been visiting in California,
and no such playing has ever been put
forward by any other center on the
y. NJ. C. A. floor. The High School
boys remembering the recent defeat at
the hands of the Little Rock High
School started in with a vim and dash
which did not let up during the game.
So rapid was their passing and SO per-
feet their team work that the "Preps"
from the capital city were completely
dazed and swept Off their feet. The
work of Hervie Mann and Harvey
Gillespie was superb and goal after
goal was chalked up to their credit,
many of them being brilliant in exc
cution. The whole team worked to-
gether as unit, and Dick Kaiser and
Claude Sparks, as guards, kept the
local goal at all times. During
the first half the A. NJ. A. aggre-
CATION had one. lonely tally to their
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-29
Three fires AT
ONCE IN J0NESBoRo

Jonesboro, Feb. 2H.Z'S pecial.) -
road was destroyed b. fire at O'Clock
this morning.
The fire originated in the oil house
from some unknown cause, and spread
so rapidly that it could not be stayed.
Six freight and two passenger en-
gines We're in the stalls at the time,
and they We're damaged to the extent
OF about $500 each, all the wood work
Being burned Off.
1t is estimated that the tota, loss is
about $4,000.
The roundhouse, which also inclu~
ded a machine shop for the division,
vas q large structure, with stalls for
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-29
TOWN OF bEARDEu
SWEPT BY fire

list are the stores of Gatlia and
Cu!p, general merchandise; George
S. Fultz, general merchandise; A.
F. Jordan, meat market; Lee anc
Brother, general merchandise; Hig-
<ginbotham's restaurant; John Dry
esdale, barber shop; Henry and Scr
rells, general merchandise: catlil
Drug Company; jeff Gatlin's resi-
dence, D. j. Murray's residence.
The fire is reported to have caus-
ed great excitement in the usually
quiet little town. Bucket brigades
assisted the fire department., brt
the fire fighters we're helpless be-
cause OF the great Roadway made by
the flames. The brick walls OF the
Gatlin Drug Company checked The
flames from spreading further down
Cedar street and within an hour
after the alarm was given the fir<
had died out.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-29

The Pine bluff club is now assured
in the State league and ali arrange
ments will be made at the meeting to
be held today. Almost every business
man and other baseball enthusiasts
have expressed themselves as, being
willing to donate to assist the local
team and there is not the least doubt
in the minds OF those behind the move
ment that the local team will meet
with immediate success.
The State league is to be formed
tomorrow and Mike Finn, the Little
Rock Southern manager, is to prepare
Z schedule for it. Gerald Triplett,
manager Of the Pine Bluff teams in
the past, will likely be selected to
pilot the local boys to pennant victory
in the coming diamond contests. 1t
is practically assured already that
eight clubs will compose the Arkansas
State League.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-29
SEVEN TERR0RISTS
ENTENCED TO Die

special attorney was secured for him
by the Italian embassy, but Calvino
spurned the assistance of the embassy.
saying he wished to share the fate of
his comrades. Addressing the court
in broken Russian, he made the sensa-
tional declaration, that the passport
that bore his name was not really his
and that therefore he desired to be
tried as Russian subject. All efforts
on the part of the court to induce him
to disclose his real name and status
proved unwilling.
Two women were also sentenced to
death and one to imprisonment The
accused all refused counsel, but were
represented by lawyers appointed by
the court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-29

credit while Mann, Gillespie and
Bringman worked Official Scorer
Campbell over time. When Referee
Jean Merits whistle ended the first
half the score stood fifty to one and
the High School boys then started in
the second half determined to chalk
up 100 before the end and only lacked
three ITALICS to make good their eff
forts. The Rose City quintet put up
the worst exhibition OF basket ball
ever seen in this city and there is seri-
Gus talk Of the Girls High School
team challenging them to a game.
The High School team is still in the
going for the State championship, hay
ing return game with Hot Springs
and tie to play Off with Little Rock.
They go to- Jonesboro next Friday.
Following the the lineup:
Pine Bluff Little Rock
Dick Kaiser. guard. -. Terry.
Claude Sparks. :. guard. 49,. Wiley
Fred Bringman. center. ...... Rogers
Hervie Mann. .. forward. 80. Walker
Harvey Gillespie forward. 49,. Weeks
Referees-Jean Merit and Horace
Lindsay.
Scorer-Campbell
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-29

about so locomotives. 1t was located
about 200 yards north of the depot.
1t is announced that the division
superintendent will come up from
Pine Bluff today and that arrange
ments will be made for the immediate
rebuilding OF the roundhouse.
At the same time, two residences
were burned, one down town, occupied
by Ed yinson, and the other in East
Jonesboro, owned by Mrs. e. C. Stew
art and occupied by II. NJ. Moss. The
loss on the vinson house was about
$1,000 and on the other $4,000. The
city has q good fire department, but
all were at the Cotton Belt fire when
the other fires broke out and the fire
lighting forces We're divided.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-29

st. Petersburg, Feb. 2S.--A military
court sitting in the fortress of St.
Peter and st. Paul under the presi-
dency of Gen. Nikisoroff yesterday
condemned to death seven Of the Ter
rorists charged with completely in the
attempt last week in this city upon the
lives of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicao-
laevitch, second cousin Of the emper-
or and NJ. Cchitcheglovitoff, the min
lister of justice and sentenced three
others to Is years Imprisonment at
hard labor.
Among those upon whom the death
sentence was passed is supposed to be
Italian journalist Calvino, who has
represented in St. Petersburg La Wits,
of Rome and II Tempo of Milan. A
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-29
A BOMB FOR Shah:
Att NDAnTS KILLED

Teheran, Persia, Feb. 2S.--An at
tempt was made here today to as
sassinate~ the Shah of Persia by a
bomb. His majesty was not hurt
Three soldiers who were accompa-
nying him at the time were killed.
The Shah owes his escape to pre-
cautions taken to protect him fro n
just such an attempt as was mad
this afternoon.
He was on his way to nearby
town where he intended to pass a
few days.
The procession left the palace
travelling a narrow street when two
bombs were hurled down at it from