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Graham guardian., 1908-10-02

? Traius run daily; tdaily, except Sunday.
Trains Nos, II and u win carry passengers.
NO other frelght trains viii carry passengers
EPLa RANDOLPH, q. c. NlLiuIp,t
PreSldent. Superintendent
Graham guardian., 1908-10-02

40 acres good land in cult
vation, l mile south of SAT-
ford, ; shares Montezuma
water, s room brick house,
grainery, barn, corrals, good
we'll, $500.
acres alfalfa land in Stafford,
7 room house. good out
houses and we'll, s., 100.
a lots on K St., Stafford, $3.50.
s acres alfalfa and good or
chard in Stafford, fine brick
houses, out buildings, good
we'll and pump, $1,000.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-08-12
FThe
Great Carver
Diving Horse
Combination

A startling sensationsfur-
hlshed. Refined amuse-
nent novelty. The only
Show of its kind on earth.
(fhe only and original high
diving horses.
Horses that dive of their
own volition from a height
| OF 10 to S. feet.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
In NOMAN'S BREAST
ANY LUMP Is CANCER
A Noted San Francisco Physician
Has Wonderful Remedy

Americas greatest cancer specialist.
DIR. s. r. Chamley, man of 80, has
been curing cancers over 30 years
without knife or pain. He has cured
thousands OF cases from all over this
country, charges nothing until cured,
and offers 1000 if he fails ON single
cancer he treats before it pOisons deep
glands. Strictly reliable; no x-ray
or other swindle. He says in his re-
markable book on cancers that any
lump in woman's breast or any tumor,
lump or sore on the lip. face or body
six months is cancer. They are max
ing hundreds of the most wonderful
cures the world has ever known.
He has established reputation among
the best physicians in the United
States who, realizing their own in
ability to successfully cope with this
dreadful disease. send their patients
to Dr. Chamley to be sent home after
two weeks treatment sound and we'll.
They send the best 130-page book ever
printed on cancers cured, free to those
who describe their case. Address 500
McAllister ST.. San Francisco. Cal. The
reader may save life by sending this
to some one with cancer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
JACKSON HATCH IS :.
GUILTY, FINDS JURY
Lawyer Who Once Ran for
Supreme Bench Convicted
of Embezzlement
Verdict Is Returned in Early
Morning After All Nights
Session
[Special Dispatch 10 The Call

SAN JOSE, Dec. 25.-Jackson Hatch,
who was indicted last April for en-
bezzling $4,000 from Mrs. Sarah Edith
Sage. was found guilty today by jury
in Judge Welch's court of felony en-
bezzIement The jury was given the
charge at noon yesterday and came in
once for instructions and for read
ing of the testimony during the aft
ernoon They had all the exhibits in
the case, consisting of mass of docu-
ments in the jury room with them and
also a microscope to examine certain
SIGNATURES which the prosecution
claimed were forged.
At $50 this morning they sent word
to the Judge that they wished to come
into court Judge Welch, Hatch. the
counsel for both sides and the court
attaches were present The air was
tense with suppressed excitement.
Probably no one present believed that
the verdict would be one of acquittal.
The defendant displayed no emotion.
The verdict was read as follows:
I'VE, the jury in the above entitled
action, find the defendant, Jackson
Hatch, guilty as charged in the in
dictment."
Sentence will be passed Monday, jan
uary a, at 10 o'clock in the morning.
1t is understood that a motion for
a new trial will be made in the case.
The case has been a most sensational
one in many of it's features. The trial
has lasted nearly four weeks. During
the trial the defendant himself has
actively assisted his counsel. Hatch is
an able lawyer. He was district attor-
ney of Colusa county when he was 81
years old United States district attor-
ney in San Francisco for four years,
during President Clevelands first adj
niinistration, and has twice been can
didate for justice of the supreme court
of the state and has held high position
in several social orders, with which he
is connected.
The particular crime of which Hatch
was convicted arose out of his financial
and business relations with Mrs. Sarah
f, Sage Mrs. Sage is 20 years of age
and is the mother of L. A. Sage, who
for many years owned and conducted
the Congress Springs hotel in this
county.
Hatch obtained the complete conf
dence of Mrs. Sage and gradually Sc
cured from her the whole of her prop
erty, selling various properties, cash
ing mortgages and securities and ap-
propriating money to his own use until
in January, 1907, he had borrowed from
her something in the neighborhood OF
sSS, 900.
When he was asked for an account
ing in November, 1907, he failed to re-
spond and Mrs. Sage put her affairs
into the hands of w. A Beasly of this
city. The latter in brief time dis
covered that Hatch was bankrupt and
had despoiled his aged client of nearly
all her property. Hatch's arrest fol-
lowed on January TO- 1908. and by
clever Juggling was kept out of court
until November 25.
The following were the jurors: e.
G. Hurff, Seymour Chambers, Phillip
Anderson, John G. Arthur. Henry
Booksin Jr., Parker Keith, f. L Bur
dock, William +. Bubb, William A.
Ackley, C. n. Withrow, Alexander G..
Rumble and Edwin Van Every.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
HILL AND HARTMAN
Plan BIGCAMPA PAIGN
Wyoming to Be Busy Building
Field for Both Systems
of Railroads
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


OMAHA, Neb, Dec 25.-The sequel
to the purchase of the Colorado and
Southern by the Burlington will be a
big campaign of railroad building in
Wyoming, which will open the eyes of
the railroad world. Many of these
projects have been tentatively an
nounced before. With the opening of
next spring construction work is to
begin, it is said, on a number Of them
and for several years Wyoming will be
a field of great activity in railroad
building
The work of Hill will be to connect
up the lines he has bought and to
make a second line to connect with the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern.
and Hartman will build a long stretch
in pursuance of his policy of straight
ening out the Union Pacific and reduc-
ing grades.
Harriman's first work in the spring
will be the cutoff between North
Platte and Medicine Bow. When this
cutoff is completed 1t will be looked
upon as the main artery and the route
over which the through tonnage and
the heavy trains will be run
The cutoff, which will cross the Col
orado and Southern at Wheatland, will
save 46 miles in travel and in addition
to this distance 1t will save a climb of
1000 feet over the Sherman hill.
The Burlington will also have men
in the field as weather will permit and
the newly acquired Colorado and
Southern will be connected with the
Hill lines of the north by a second line
across Wyoming. The population of
the next decade faster than that of any
other state
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
Gotham Outdoes Itself

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-This city cele-
brated Christmas OF 1908 in a way that
not only lived UP TO the best of its ira
ditions, but set a new standard. Fa-
vored with the abundance which the
year brought forth, the rich, WELL do
and moderately circumstanced had
placed at the disposal of the active
workers in philanthropy ample funds
with which to go about the work of
making the day long to be remembered.
The unfortunates In the jails, the i'll in
the. hospitals. the poor in their homes
and the destitute and helpless in insti-
tutions all were remembered. That
not far from 10000 persons were as
sisted by means OF donations of din
ners and the like is conservatiyely esti-
mated.
There was no institution in the city
that did not have its Christmas cele-
bration. Especial dinners, entertain
ments, religious exercises-all figured
in the programs In all Of the hos
pifaIs Christmas trees were decorated,
and gifts provided for all the patients.
Ckoirs from the churches visited some
ol these institutions and cheered the
sick with Christmas melody. Jn~the
churches services appropriate TO the
s7ay were held, an unprecedented event
AZ St Patrick's cathedral being the eel
ebration of a pontifical high mass at
$50 o'clock in the morning, followed by
a similar celebration at the usual fore
noon hour
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
MONROv|A BANK
LOSES LARGE sum
Mystery Surrounds Disappear
ance of $40, 900 From First
National
Funds Taken Monday After
Being Counted or From the
. Vault at Night

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 25.-The First
national bank of Monrovia was robbed
of s2s,s0o Monday or Monday night
Detectives of this city and MonrOvia
have been at work on the case since
the loss of the. money was discovered
Tuesday morning. but no arrests have
been made, and it is said that little
that is substantial in the way of clews
has been found.
The officers of the bank refuse to
discuss the affair. President John H.
Bartle admitted that robbery had oc-
Cured, but said that in view of the
fact that the bank was insured for
$4,000 with the Maryland casualty
company, the loss to the stock holders
would be less than $4,000. The bank
is capitalized, at 100000 with surplus
of $4,000 and undivided profits Of
$4,000.
There was nothing to indicate that
the combination of the vault had in
any way been tampered with The
secret of the robbery was so carefully
even the police of Monrovia were noti-
fed before Wednesday.
1t has developed that the time lock
on the vault did not work Monday
night, and that the combination lock
alone protected the funds. The money
must have been distracted either dur
ing the few minutes after the cash
was counted Monday and before it was
carried into the vault or was taken
out of the vault at night by a per-
son in possession of the combination.
The missing money is in currency.
Sixteen hundred dollars in silver was
untouched. All southern California
banks have been advised of the num-
bers of the stolen bills and are on the
lookout for them.
1t was stated at the Pinkerton office
today that Important developments
might result before tomorrow in fer
reting out the mystery.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
PRESIDENT OF CHILE
WELCOMES SCIENTISTS
First Session of Pan-American
Congress Is Attended by
United States Delegates

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 25-The first
session Of the Pan-American scientific
congress opened tonight. President
Montt and his cabinet. the members of
the diplomatic corps and delegates
from all the American republics at
tended.
Prof. Leo S. Rowe of the University
of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
American delegation, expressed the ap-
probation of his delegation for the
He discussed the work of the Ameri-
can republics and praised John Barrett,
the director of the bureau, for the work
lie had done and voiced his belief in
the future usefulness of the bureau.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
MAJOR HAMS ILL
FROM OVER ZEAL
Work in Brothers Behalf Over
taxes Army Officer and
He Takes to Bed
Especial Dispatch to The Call


NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Major Hams
is quite i'll as the result OF strain Incl
dent to his brothers trial. A high
fever caused his anxious father to call
for a physician. Major Hains has
worked necessarily in his brothers be-
half ever since the murder-s He has
sought out witnesses for the defense
and has done much Of the heavy work
Of investigation in building UP his
brothers case.
Thornton Hams was quite cheerful
today in the county Jail at Long Island
City. His only visitors were his father
and his chief counsel. John +. McIn-
tyre. An elaborate Christmas dinner
was served to Thorntor Hams and his
brother in the corridor on which their
cells face and Thornton Hains ate with
a relish, but Captain Peter Hams,
whose nerves have not yet become
steadied, had little appetite.
Il am confident Of acquittal," de-
clared Thornton Hains to his father.
The state has proved MY case for me-"
Mrs. Peter c. Hains, mother Of
Thornton, viii be one OF the witnesses
for her son tomorrow. She is said to
have been present when Mrs. Claudia
Hains confessed her misconduct with
Annis.
The state will wind up It's case to-
morrow morning, Mr.. Darrin having
two witnesses to examine, one a po-
liceman, who will tell of his efforts to
find John Tonning, the yacht clubs
boatman, who is strangely missing.
The district attorney resents the insin-
uation of the prisoners counsel that he
spirited Tonning away. After the state
has closed Joseph A. Shay Will open for
the defense. The taking of evidence Of
the defense will begin Monday.
81 will have some surprises for the
state" said Shay tonight. TN our de-
fense we shall show that, although
Thornton Hams went to the Bayside
yacht club to see about purchasing real
estate, he did not originally start for
Bayside. He had another engagement,
but something happeIsed that caused
him to put it aside. Then he went to
Bayside, expecting to find Mr.. Bugg,
the partner Of Jesperson In the real
estate business. Mr.. Bugg viii testify
that Thornton Hams had a reason for
expecting to find him at the yacht
club. Thornton Hams did not ask for
Mr.. Bugg because all his dealings had
been with Jesperson and he thought
Jesperson would be at the club with
Bugg."
The prospects are that the case will
be in the hands of the jury by New
Years eve.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
Frisco Allied With Hill
Especial Dispdfch 10 The Call

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec 25.-In connection
with the purchase of the Colorado and
Southern by j. ]. Hill and associates
1t is learned on trustworthy authority
that the Rock Island and Frisco inter-
ests are to-be segregated.
The Frisco will form close alliance
with the Hill lines. Under this new
management the half interest in the
Trinity and Brazos Valley line now
held by the Rock Island will pass to
the Frisco.
The Hill interests also will establish
a line of steamers to ply between CAL
weston and Mexico, Central America and
South American ports The chief object
will be to build up traffic sby way of
the lsthmus OF Tehauntepec and the
iShed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
GREEKS IN CHURCH WAR

CHICAGO. Dec 26.-Opposing fac
tions in the Holy Trinity Greek Ortho-
dox church became SO bel1igerent be-
fore services today that it required the
presence of a squad of police to clear
the house of worship. Revo1vers and
knives were carried by members of the
congregation, who styled themselves
rebels" and after they had gained pos
session of the church they denied ad-
mission to the regulars" who arrived
under the leadership of Rev. A Man
delares, the pastor. Seven arrests
were made after the ''rebeP' forces
had resisted the police.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
SOCIETY WOMEN FINED
FOR FRAUD IN POSTAGE
Wives of Businessmen Wrap
Lace in Papers and Mark
Same printed Matter"

park society women, wives of business
men, the exact number and their names
being withheld by the authorities, have
been summoned before Postmaster W.
A Hutchinson and requested to pay the
$40 penalty levied for attempting to
evade payment of proper postage. They
promptly obeyed the order
The specific violations of the law
consisted in wrapping bric-a-bra and
lace in newspapers and sending the
articles away as printed NATTER
Many foreigners and servantssin the
vicinity are also accused.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
Dies at Santa Claus Feet
Strikes Mother With AK

CHICAGO. Dec. 25.-Margaret Thorn
as, S3 years old, did not wish to see
her boys quarrel. She interfered when
they were engaged in q fight and
begged them to become friends on
Christmas.
Then, in a frenzy, one of them, Hen
ry, so years old. turned upon his aged
mother and with an AK beat her to
the floor OF their residence in Win
netka.
Mrs. Thomas skull was crushed and
she suffered other injuries from which
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
None Hungry in Louisville

LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. 25.-Shrewd
eyes and loving hands belonging to
the charity workers Of Louisville saw
10 Il today that not a hungry person
went unfed or an unhappy one lacked
Christmas cheer. The kettle contribu-
tions OF the Salvation Army gave op-
portunity for the feeding of a host
The Santa Claus association had its
automobile occupied by real live Santa
Claus and filed with thoughtful and
useful gifts whirling through the poor
er section OF the city all day. The
usual salvos OF fireworks were heard
again
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
Plumber Kills Himself

DENVER, Dec. 25.-Downhearted and
discouraged because he was out of
money and could not make his wife
happy with Christmas presents, Thomas
Hamlin, plumber, killed himself last
night by sending a bullet into his brain.
The suicide was committed in the pres
ence of his wife, who had just given
him small Christmas remembrance.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
ACCUSED OF EMBEzzLEMENT

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 25.--A. B. Nc
Kenney, former manager of the Santa
Barbara ostrich farm, was arrested here
tonight by local officers on a warrant
from Santa Barbara charging him with
the stock Of the ostrich farm. Me-
Kenney and Henry Lee secretary of
the company, resigned six months ago.
McKenney tonight said that Lee is
the guilty person.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
Rail and Sail Mexico Excursion POST
pOncd

Excursion scheduled to leave San
Francisco December "a on S. S. Amiral
Olry will leave instead on S. S. Corse
February 2 for Manzanillo, thence rail
through heart of Mexico to Ell Paso and
home. Only $165 round trip-incIudes
steamer and rail fare. berth and meals
on water and sleeping accommodations
on railroad See G. w. McNear. agent
21o Battery street. for details and lit
erature.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
Burned by Christmas Tree

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-While try
ing to extinguish a Christmas tree,
which caught fire early this morning
at his home in this city. Nathaniel But
Ter was so badly burned on the face
and body that 1t Is doubtful If he will
live. Frederick Plugge was also
burned in endeavoring to put the fire
out, although not seriously.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
GIVES RELATIVES 500, 600

PETALUMA, Dec. 25.-John A. Nc
Near, head of the McNear family, cele-
brated his seventy sixth birthday ami
versary with a family reunion here
represented at the table, John A. Nc
Near Sr., his son, George p. McNear,
his granddaughter, Mrs. Harry Leoop
and her children. McNear distributed
more than 100000 in birthday gifts to
his descendants in the form of stocks
and cash
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
PIONEER FOUND DEAD

PETALUMA, Dec. 25.-Kneeling a
the side of his bed in the attitude OF
prayer Patrick Henley, a pioneer OF
Sonoma county. was found dead in his
room on the ranch at Lakeville Thurs
day by his son, Michael Henley The
coroner's jury returned verdict OF
death from heart disease.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
NEu PosTMA STEERS

WASHINGTON, Dee. 25s-California
postmasters have been appointed as fol-
lows.
Bonny Doom. Santa Cruz county,
Emma B. Bray. vice l.. S. Shrewsbury,
resigned
Yettem, Tuiare county. Jacob IT.
Hamaiian, vice NJ S. Jenanyan, re-
signed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
COLD WAVE INCREASES CHOLERA

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 25.-Thurs-
days cold wave was accompanied to-
day by an increase in cholera. There
were 81 new cases and 13 deaths. Two
hundred and twenty five persons suf-
fering from the disease are now in
hospitals here.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
NATURES REMEDIES
TEA AND HERB SANITARIUBf

Sickness OF every de-
scription successfully
treated with Tea and
Herbs by DIR. Chow
Juyan, the famous Chi
nese physician. whose
credentials are atfesfed
BY the Chinese Ambas-
sador at Washington. D.
c. San Francisco office.
go Clay st--Mon..
Tues. Wed. and Thurs.
Stockton office. 122
North Hunter st.-Fri..
Sat and Suu- Nv
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
Five Thousand Toys Free
and Children Feast

81. LOUIS. Dec 25.-The new st.
Louis coliseum was given over TO
Christmas celebration today, when the
Post-Dispatch festival association gave
q dinner to women and children Ten
thousand tickets were issued. After
the dinner presents were given to all
the children. A circus wound up the
DAYS treat
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
TRAGEDIES MAR
CHRISTMAS JOY
Death and Disaster Occur in
Several Eastern Cities
and Towns
Number of Fatalities Due to
Fire at Celebrations and
Jealous Quarrels

CHICAGO, Dec 25.-Four persons
were found dead today in a residence
at 16S Hastings street, having been
asphyxiated by escaping gas. Morris
Lukeman, grocer, his wife, Eliza
beth, and their children. Annie, 16
years old, and William, Is years old.
were the victims The overcoat of
Lukeman was found on the floor under
meath a broken gas fixture, and the
police believe that the fixture was
broken by the man throwing the coat
over it before retiring. Christmas
tree, decorated and hung with gifts,
was in an adjoining room.
Dark Side of English Yuletide
LONDON, Dec. 25.-The dark side of
the English Christmas is the great
number of unemployed and the dis
tressing prevalence of destitution and
suffering This is seen principally in
London and at Glasgow and at other
ship building centers where ship build
ers are out of work.
A small band of stability dressed,
miserable looking, unemployed persons
have paraded the fashionable streets
during the last week, threading their
way among the crowds of Christmas
shoppers. The police accompanied the
band as it marched, in order to pre-
I'VE want work.
More than thousand homeless men
assembled on-the Thames embankment
every midnight in order to get Saliva
ton Army tickets for bread. The news
papers daily record cases of men being
food who have families suffering from
want. The appeals to charitable organ
1zations We're never so urgent.
Shoots Wife After Dinner
NEW BRUNSWICK, N j., Dec. 25.-
The police tonight are searching for
George r. Holman, accused of having
shot and killed his wife just after they
had eaten Christmas dinner together
at the home of his father here, follow
ing separation of several weeks.
Anger at the woman's refusal to re-
turn and live with him is believed by
! the police to have been the cause of
the tragedy, According to the elder
Holman, his son after the shooting had
turned the revolver on himself. but
stayed his hand when his father sud
denly appeared, and then after beg
ging his father to shoot him, had
dashed from the house and disappeared.
Dies at Santa Claus Feet
LOUISVILLE, Mo-, Dec. 25.-George
Rider, prominent farmer, was stabbed
Ito death by Edgar Parrish in the
midst of a Christmas celebration in
| the Christian church here last night.
The trouble started at a box supper at
+ a country church near louisville a
few nights ago when Parrish claimed
| he defended several young women who
/ refused to permit Rider to treat them
The Christian church was crowded
when Rider entered. Rider saw Par
rish near the door and started toward
him. Men and women interfered but
he attacked Parrish, who then stabbed
4 him. Rider fell dead at Santa Claus
feet, just beneath the giant Christmas
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26

special preparations are Cough Ginger, Tea and
Herbs for Colds and Opium Abstainer's Food
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26

Do You Want S5.OOf
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page 15-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-30
CONSUL IS KILLED
ARTHUR sCHENEY AND WIFE LOSE
 LIVES.
Mr. I.uftOn Advises State Department ' That American Consulate at MeS- sIua Was Destroyed and Rep
 resentasiVe Dead.

Washington. Dec 2s.-That Arthur < Cheney. American Consul at Mes s,na. sicily. and his wife, lost their lives in the earthquake which devas- tated that city yesterday, is indicated bv an official dispatch received today. bv the State Department from Stuart Lupton. American vice-Consul, at Mes srna.'
 The dispatch. which was from Malta.
 me Messina consulate destroyed and consul and wife supposed to be dead.
 tsigned) Lupton.
 Consul Gale, at Malta, in forwarding inc dispatch by cable. added that Lup- ton is supposed to have escaped. He also stated that a British warship had left Malta for Messina, to assist in the work of rescue.
 Arthur s. Cheney Is native of Illi- oois but was appointed Consul to Mes sina from Connecticut. Aug. 19. 1905.
 stuart Lupton, who is from Te4nes- see. was only recently appointed Vice. Consul at Messina, and had Just ar- rived at his post, succeeding Joseph II. Pierce, an Italian.