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The Washington herald., 1908-01-19
OCTOPUS FIGHTS THREE MEN.
Underground Fish Nearly Upsets
Boat When Caught.

Boat When CHuRhf.
Tacoma, Wash, Jan. lS.-An octopus. OF
devil FISH. weighing ninety pounds and
having eight large tenacles came near
proving the death Of Edward Glow, q
fisherman. who. with two companions
pulled the monster into his fishing
boat
Glow was fishing with hook and line
when he felt a tremendous tug His
companions came 10 his rescue and the
three pulled the sea vampire 70 the
surface II was clasping a large stone
in its tentaCles. which ii had evidently
caught In an endeavOT 10 keep from
being brought up from the bottom
With much work. during which the
octopus came Hsar upsetting the boat
the three men got it into their craft
The Glow began trying 70 release the
hook
Instantly three Of his feelers were
fastened on his shoulders and neck.
and the fishermen believe he would
have been choked 10 death II the
prompt use OF the boat oars on the
part Of CLOVIS companions had not
put a quietus to the fish.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19
TOO MUCH LOVE POSSIBLE.
Helen OIdneId Talks About Man Who
Loves Two Women.

II IS an undeniable fact that some men
find it possible 30 love two women at
once with what Is 10 all appearance really
love Nor is this because affection for
the first love has waued. but because the
heart Of the man is weak and easily re-
spends to the touch Of sympathy and
love
Nevertheless, with such divided allegi-
aECe the man. II he be a man. suffers
agOnies OF remOrse and shame. even
though he lack the moral strength which
might render him true 70 cne. The oil
proverb IT'S love which makes the
world go round" Is true enough in IFS
way. but it is quite possible 10 hsv. too
much OF even SO good a thing as love.
and the man who is trying 20 WOO two
women az one and the same time viii
soon discover that the undertaking is q
h5rd one. and viii sooner or later md
himself in water Of the hottest tempera-
tlre. writes Helen Olddeld IN the Chicago
Tribune.
The man who finds himself wholly uu-
able TO decide 20 which OF two women he
really has given the first place il his
heart should try temporary. separation
from them both, This viii usually seUrle
the question
Absence makes the heart grow fond
err is an oft-qU0ted prOyerb. but another,
still trucr with most. is. out OF sight
ont Of mind" and nothing but an actual
trial can decide the matter. In any case
no man ought TO marry any woman Un-
less he is sure that for him she IS the
one and only one in all the world
II IS a mean thing TO beg of from the
accepted proposal 10 make a woman ones
wife. but it is worse to cheat her with
vows which cannot be kept in the spirit
as well as in the letter, When the choice
Is limited TO that of two evils. he who is
wise takes that which is least
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19

ing disposed OF the latter task by putting
IL into a shed in the rear of my house,
carried my partner 10 my room, where.
after working over him for some time,
brought him around 1t is needless 10
say that he was dumfounded at the
story l told him, but he did not doubt its
truthfulness. for he fully realized that he
had often been found walking in his
sleep. and that he and his people had
taken every means they could to cure
him. AS for the police and the curious
crowd however, they believe until this
day that the report of The Ghost and
the Automobile" was in reality the pro-
duct OF a weird brain.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19
WHEN A GIRL GOES TO DINE
WITH A MAN IN PUBLIC

for two months and I'm little tired
of IT,
And so we went on from one thing to
other. I was for English mutton chops,
but he cracked up the particular brand
of steak Of that restaurant and ordered
it. suggested German fried potatoes.
for, somehow, you get those better at d
restaurant than you can ever make them
at home but he said firmly that potatoes
au gratin' would be better. I wanted
olives stuffed with celery, but he said
such dinner absolutely demanded stuffed
red peppers For dessert came out
boldly and said I simply must have a
cafe parfait He brushed aside my pref
erence with the remark, ! don't see how
you can eat that on top OF that dinner
Better have just toasted crackers and
cheese. And we had it.
Now. I'm not objecting 10 the things
he chose. and the dinner was really very
excellent. but why did he ask me TO make
a choice if he was going 10 pay no at
tentiOn TO il? When we first sat down and
began TO discuss whether we'd have A
course dinner or not 1 made a plea for a
beefsteak casserole and nothing else. I
didn't feel any inclination 10 wade
through a course dinner. But he acted
as If 1 were insane. Il didn't prevent him
from asking me at every point what I
would have, however. although he invarf-
ably pushed aside my suggestions. Now.
If he didn't want TO have me have what I
wanted, why didn't he go ahead without
consulting me? Was it because he want
ed TO show off his superiority. or did he
think It was manners to ask my opinion +?
We'll, at any rate, the next time We go
out I'm going TO sit there like bump on
a log. and every time he asks me what
III have 1 shall pipe up meekly. 7 don't
care. ThatH save me the bother Of
looking over the menu card and win also
prevent me from becoming irrftated
through seeing him coolly ignoring my
suggestions"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19
LEAP YEAR GROOM BALKs.
At Marriage License Counter De.
cides Ii Is Too Sudden.


Detroit. Jan 1s.-The first leap year
romance in Wayne County came 10 an
untimely end in the very shadow of the
marriage license counter. There the near
groom suddenly baked and refused to go
on with the preparations for the mar
riage. to which he had previously con-
sented.
It's so sudden" he declared. 'I want
little time TO think it over
The pretty bride-elect was both discon-
certed and dismayed by the new turn of
the romance
IF you don't so through with It now.
it's the last time" sne announced. But
the young man was firm in his refusal
Leap year would last many weeks more,
any way, and there would probably be
other girls with the courage OF their love.
Or, If the worst came, he might even pro-
pose himself. So the pair left the county
building without the license, he sullenly
dogged and she poutingly indignant, To
the license clerk they had given their
names at the outset as Gabrielle Lobbes-
huel and AlphOnse VanenOo.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19
LOSES TOES LONG AFTER WAR.
Weight on Tendons in Army Forty
Odd Years Back Felt Now.

Lancaster. Pa. Jan 1S.-Abram Kep-
perly has lost his two big toes from a
peculiar cause. He served In the civil
war in the cavalry, and the continual
weight on the point Of his feet injured
the tendons OF the toes 10 such an ex-
tent that there has been a gradual con-
traction
Finally both big toes were drawn under
the smaller ones. making him a cripple
The toes have been amputated, and he
Will be able 20 walk Ia a few days.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19

salina. Kans-, Jan. 18.-Charles Tanner
has given to the Kansas Wesleyan Uni.
-cT7it'' :i'a hest mule in his barn, valued
at probably 500. The animal will be sold
at public auction on the street here, and
as the bidding will be spirited among
friends Of the university, the mule is ex.
pected to bring close to s1,O00.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19

she is fairly certain to have removed her
Ieft-hand glove is she was wearing one,
and during the questioning rests her hand
upon the window ledge and crooks the
third finger up where other brides may
see.
The bridegroom comes IN strong when
the clerk says a dollar, please" He
always has his roll ready and peels of
a FIVE or a ten with a flourish and
glance down al the bride The clerk has
seen enough Of this sort Of thins 20 uH-
derstand. and he says patiently Haven't
you a dollar in changer" and ten chances
to one the bridegroom fishes out the
exact sum.
The majority OF the applicants are but
little over the age required by lasv. Sew
eral times it was thought by the clerks
that the wou1d-be bride was under
eighteen and questioned the girl sharply.
When the answers were not satisfactory
or when the girl was made TO admit that
she was mot quite eighteen yet the
couple was passed on TO Clerk scully
for a final decision. In case the applicant
for brides papers admitted being under
eighteen she was told that she must bring
her parents with her 10 announce their
consent.
Divorced persons were also sent along
70 Clerk ScUlly and made to present the
most satisfactory kind Of evidence Of
their right to marry. In doubtful cases
they are sent 10 the Office Of the corpora
ton counsel 10 tell their story and get
an opinion.
The application for license by minors
or divorced persons slows ~ the work
Of the bureau. and sometimes there IS a
line Of waiting brides and bridegrooms
before things get going again.
BY far the Drettiest Of one days ap-
plicants was Matilda Gazzole. school
teacher. who came with Felix B. Martini,
a policeman. to get d license, Another
couple that attracted the rather jaded
clerks was made ~ Of fair skinned,
gray-eyed girl who gave her mothers
name as Van NOstrand, and a swarthy
Greek with an almost undecipherable
name The Greek had filled out the blank
relating 70 occupation with the words
( MY own business" but the WOuld-be
DTl1e explained tlat ne meant no IN
/ pertnence but only that he owned his
own restaurant
This days list had scarcely an English
name on il, and the Irish We're also un-
/ represented until near the close Of the
/ days session. when Michael Kelly and
/ Katherine Mccarthy applied and went
away happy. with no trouble at all. while
Jimmy the COP Whistled a medley Of
the wedding march and the Wearing
{ Of the Green"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19
Price No Indication.

From Pick-Ae-Up.
What is your wifes new hat worth? ?''
About three-and-s
rs it possible you could buy a hat like
that for the money!"
Certainly not. I thought you asked
what it was worth. The price, I believe,
was two pounds"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19
SHORTEST ELK DEAD.
Charles Kean, OF Colorado, Was Only
Three Feet Tail.

Blackhawk, Colo, Jan. 1S.-Charles
Kean. city treasurer Of BIackhawk. and
we'll known here IN political circles. is
dead.
Kean was born in this city, and had
lived here all his life. thirty-fveE years.
He was a member OF the local Elks'
Lodge, under the auspices Of which the
funeral will take place.
At the EIks convention held in Denver
iu 1906 Eean won q gold watch ss the
shortest Elk AT the reunion. He was
three feet tall, and. therefore, one Of the
shortest, if not the shortest, Elk in the
world.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19
PRAY THAT PASTOR MAY SEE.
Churches in Three Counties Thus
Petition-on HIS Birthday.

York, Pa. Jan. 1S.-Members OF every
United Evangelical congregation OF York,
Adams and Cumberland counties have
offered up concerted prayers for the
restoration Of the sight Of Rev. J. II.
Malice, Of Carlisle, who has been blind for
sixteen years.
The minister's condition IS the result of
sickness he suffered while in Washington.
Yesterday was his ffty-fOurth birthday.
and all the churches in the three cOun-
ties agreed to offer united prayer for the
restoration of his sight
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17
COLLEGE ROMANCE
LEADS TO ALTAR
Miss Blanche Cameron to Wed
Henry Ward Beecher, Grand-
son of Noted Divine

BERKELEY, July 16.-The wedding
OF Miss Blanche Maud Cameron. who
graduated from the University of Cali
fornia with the class of 1906. and
Henry Ward Beecher, a graduate OF
the class of 1907. will take place July
% at the home of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cameron, of College
avenue. Miss Bertha Crawford, a coll
lege ehum of the bride elect, will be
the only attendant of the bride, while
Robert Pike will be the groomsman.
The family of the bride are well
known in San Francisco, where they
lived up to six months ago, when they
moved TO this city. Miss Cameron's
grandfather, David Kerr. is a retired
san Francisco banker. Miss Cameron
is member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority
and well known in college circles.
The groom to be is the grandson of
the famous Henry Ward Beecher, the
Brooklyn, ". Y. divine. He is an en-
gfneer and a member Of the Theta
Delta Chi fraternity and one of the
charter members of the Tau Beta Pi
engineering society. He was also
elected in the Sigma XII, the scientific
honor society OF the university.
After their honeymoon in the south
the couple will return to Berkeley to
live.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17
DEAD GIRL WAS
Life OF PARTY.
Miss Barnett Entertained Sierra
Club Members on Night Be-
fore Fatal Accident
Body of Young Woman Who
Plunged to Death in Canyon
Is Brought Home

BERKELEY, July 16-The body OF
Miss Grace Barnett, who met death by
falling over a cliff Monday afternoon
near the Kern river canyon, was
brought to this city today Glenn Al
len, who sent the first news of the
Sierra tragedy; Miss Edna Cadwalader
of 2300 Durant avenue, and Miss Zoe
hartman, college chum and teacher
with Miss Barnett in the Berkeley
schools, conveyed the remains to this
city,
According to Allen, Miss Barnett was
the life of the party Sunday night. the
day before her death.
In speaking of the accident Allen
said:
Early Monday party of seven,
composed of Miss Barnett, Edward
Hohfeld, Edna Robinson, Emily Blanch-
ard. DR.. Hughes, DR.. Fellows, and one
other made a side trip to view the big
Arroyo canyon, and Miss Barnett and
Hohfeld became separated from the rest
in making a short cut.
They had proceeded successfully
down the steep mountainside, which
few guides ever attempted, and Miss
Barnett, in the lead, was securing a
footing on a big boulder when the
ground gave way and she was precipi-
tated 200 feet below in the raging wa
ters Of the Arroyo river canyon.
I'm her fall her head must have
struck a boulder, for when the rescue
party climbed the side of the canyon
where she had fallen. huge boulder 80
feet from the top was blood spattered
From the boulder Miss Barnett fell
more than 200 feet into pool of water
in which her body was found.
"Hohfeld made a climb to the bed of
the canyon, which few mountaineers,
expert in Sierra climbs, have attempted.
He was unable to recall how he sue
ceeded in making the climb to the bot
tom nor his trip back to the camp,
where the main body were seated about
the fire.
"Hohfeld, according to Allen, did not
reach the main body. but with his
clothes torn to shreds. bleeding from a
dozen wounds and uttering incoherent
statements, he was seized by a number
or the members of the club before he
reached the main body and his story
learned.
Allen is worn out by the hardships he
underwent in carrying the body of Miss
Barnett over mountain trails so miles
to Visalia.
NO arrangements for the funeral have
been made by the family. Miss Bar
netts brother, Joseph, has been tele-
graphed for at Camp No of the West
ern Pacific and will arrive in Berkeley
probably within two days. Miss Alma
Barnett, a sister who is in the east. has
also been notified
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17
THEORY OF ACCIDENT
ADVANCED IN DREW CASE
Police Are Unable to Connect
EVIDENCE Pointing to Muir
der of Troy Girl

TROY, n Y. July 16.-That Hazel
Drew came to her death as a result Of
an accident instead of being a victim
OF a foul and deliberate murder is one
Of the theories put forth tonight as a
possible solution Of the Teal pond mys-
tery. After five days of careful inves-
tigation in which many theories have
been advanced a motive for the muir
der is lacking. 4 reckless chauffeur
speeding along the road at night may
have struck the girl with his car caus-
ing her death. Rather than face the
consequences 1t would have been a
comparatively easy matter to have
taken the girl in the car and thrown
her body into the mill pond.
Through a postal card received at the
Drew home from New Carlisle, Ohio on
the day Of Hazeps funeral. addressed
20 the dead girl and signed Carrie
Weaver. IL was learned today that Ha-
eel and Carrie were good friends and
that they went TO New York together
10 spend Memorial day.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17

PATROL DRIVER IS
BROKEN BY BOARD
Police Commission Finds Joseph
B. Kenny Is Guilty of
Extortion
Principal Witness Denies Truth
of Affidavit, but Charge
Is Sustained

Patrol Driver Joseph B. Kenny of
the O'Farrell street station was dis
honorably dismissed from the depart
ment at the meeting of the police COM
mission last hight on the strength of
charges brought by Chief Biggy that
Kenny had extorted money from Lille
Davis, a Barbary coast woman, after
threats to close her place.
The principal evidence against
Kenny was contained In an affidavit
filed by William Z. Hoyts bar tender.
who was with the patrol driver when
the alleged eXtortion occurred on June
10. Kenny did not appear IN person,
but in his affidavit Hoyt declared that
the patrol driver had compelled the
woman to give him money.
On the part of the defense a sensa-
tional counter affidavit. alleged to have
been sworn out by the same witness.
Hoyt, was produced. In 1t the charge
was made that Hoyt's first deposition
had been secured by Chief Biggy by
compulsion and that it was not true.
The woman, Lille Davis, of 35 Wash
ington alley, however, substantiated
the charges of the chief by testifying
that she had paid the officer $40. and
the police commission voted to dis
miss Kenney.
The commission rooms were crowded
,
who made charges of discrimination
against Chief Biggy through their at
torney, Ernest Kirk. Kirk asked that
the commission instruct the chief to
rescind recent order directing that
all socialist meetings at Post and Fill
more streets must be dispersed, and
declared that the chief was discrini-
mating unjustly against them on the
ground of their politics.
After George Williams of the social
ist central committee had made some
what warm speech, Chief Biggy denied
that he had exercised discrimination
The chief declared that no meetings OF
any nature could be held on the cor
ner in question because of the fact that
fire engine house was close by.
BY their decision to refer the matter
back to Biggy the commission virtually
sustained the chief in the ground ne
had taken.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17
VOTERS URGED TO
FIGHT MACHINE
North Oakland LincOIn-ROOse-
welt Club Opens Campaign
With Rousing Meeting
Speakers Ask Citizens to De-
strOy Political Control OF
Notorious Herrin Ring

OAKLAND. July 16.-With rousing
appeal to the voters OF the city TO
fight the Herrin machine the North
Oakland Lincoln-Roosevelt republican
league club opened a series OF meet
tngs tonight In that section Of the city
The inaugural meeting was held at
Rose hall. Adeline and Sixteenth
streets II. B. Williams presided
Addresses were made in which the
league principles were presented Re
publicans were urged to register and
to vote at the primaries on August IL
for the anti-machine delegates who
would be pledged to destroy the exist
ing ring in the county government.
which is controlled by Southern Pa
cific political agents. Among the
speakers were Councilman Harold
Everhard. c. Shephardson, F. CoIbOurn,
N. A. Dahl. ]. W Jones. W. H. Ed
wards and J. II. Mahan. j. c. Cole gave
a recitation
Councilman A. II. Elliot will be the
principal speaker at a meeting Friday
night at Van Der Naillen hall. Tele-
graph avenue and Fifty-ninth street
The league will hold third meeting
Monday night at Golden Gate. 1t Is
hoped to have Francis J. Heney as a
speaker
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17
IDENTIFIES MEN WHO
MADE MURDEROUS ATTACK
Joseph o. Pence Badly LAGER
ated by Two Men Who At
tackled Him in Saloon

With six deep knife slashes on his
head, his body and his wrists, Joseph
o. Pence. one of the principal witnesses
against Thomas and James Young the
slayers Of Patrolman William Helms,
early yesterday morning accused Will
liam j. Reilly. whom three policemen
captured after an exciting chase of
having made murderous attack on
him with knife in a saloon at SCI
Pacific street. Pence is bar tender
at the saloon.
Patrolmen Cameron, Clark and
Manion were near the intersection Of
montgomery avenue and Kearny street
at 4:l5 a. m. when they saw Reilly with
knife in hand trying to escape from
TWO men who were following in hot
pursuit. The officers took after Reilly
and caught him and the pursuers. who
gave their names as Charles Ross of
$50 Ash avenue and Edward Ryan Of
Wright Station, Cal, excitedly told
them that the man had made an effort
TO kill Pence in desperate fight in
the saloon.
Hurrying back to the saloon thew
found Pence so weak from loss Of
blood that he had to be sent to the
emergency hospital Pence had .gasfes
over the left temple, on the left wrist
In the left side, on the neck and one
of his cheeks He emphatically fden-
titled Reilly as his assailant, and the
man was locked up at the city prison
charged with assault to murder
Reilly is an iron worker, living at
1161 Howard street. The police are
making an effort to ascertain how the
ARRAY was started and whether 1t had
anything to do with the fact that
Pence is witness against the Young
brothers,
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17
CHANGE OF RATES
IS JOBBERS' PLEA

The question of rail rates to inter
mediate territory between this city and
Los Angeles, which has caused con-
siderable feeling between local mer-
chants and those of the southern me-
tropolis, has been referred to the traffic
bureau of the merchants exchange.
The associated jobbers of Los An
geles through their traffic manager
F. p. Gregson, have been endeavoring
for some time to secure a readjust-
ment of the freight rates into the San
Joaquin valley so as to give Los An
geles a greater distributive territory
than il now enjoys.
At the present time Los Angeles has
the advantage as far north as Famosa
and the San Francisco merchants COM
peting with Los Angeles at Bakersfield
have TO make a freight allowance of
from S1.4O to $3.50 per ton. The Los
Angeles jobbers ask that the rates be
adjusted so as to give them an addi-
tional 20 miles north of Bakersfield.
This addition takes in very rich sec
tion of the San Joaquin valley. 1t runs
as far north as Goshen junction and
includes such towns as Porterville,
Visalia, Tulare, Lemoore and Han
ford.
Gregson at the suggestion of the car
riers held a conference with j. A Kel-
ler of Baker & Hamilton and j. w
Chapman of the Pacific hardware and
steel company as representatives of
the chamber of commerce.. Gregson
explained what Los Angeles wanted
and stated that he was working for
the reduction.
The matter was referred to the traffic
bureau of the merchants exchange
which body yesterday advised the as
sociated jobbers In Los Angeles that
the bureau will do everything possible
to protect the interests of the San
Francisco merchants. The services of
an attorney have been secured to as
sist Keller and Chapman and the
traffic bureau, and every effort will be
made to prevent Los Angeles from Sc
curing a reduction.
1t is the opinion of the operating
officials Of the railroad companies that
considering the present rates from both
points the expensive haul over the
Tehachapi and the cost of maintaining
the line between Los Angeles and
Bakersfield Los Angeles has a better
adjustment than it is entitled to-,
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17
ELKS MARCH IN COSTUME
INDICATIVE OF SECTION
Parade, Headed by New York
Lodge, Causes Much Favor
able Comment

DALLAS, Tex, July l6.-Garbed in
costumes both unique and typical of
the different sections Of the country
they represented, the various delega-
tions attending the annual reunion of
the Elks marched in review today be-
fore throng of cheering onlookers.
New York lodge No. 1, the pioneer
lodge Of the organization, marched be-
hind a blood red banner, and Los An
geles. which city was chosen as the
next place OF meeting, in spotless white
followed and IN turn the various other
delegations, each with some original
feature.
Behind a banner borne by two burros
". A. Ritz Of Walla Walla, Wash.
marched with a hat more than q yard
wide and In height In proportion.