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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
BIGGY SUSP[NDS
POLICE SERGEANT
Serious Charges Are Made
Against Him by Cornelius,
a Special Detail Man

The suspension of Sergeant Christie
pher F. Blank by Chief of'Police Biggy
yesterday morning pending the filing
and hearing of a charge of unofficial
like conduct has caused a sensation in
police circles. The complaining wit
ness against Blank is Policeman Louis
j. Cornelius, who is assigned with Po-
liceman Lyons to special duty in JEFF
ferson square park
The alleged dereliction was commit
ted in the park by Blank at 10 o'clock
Saturday. September 5. The chief be-
came aware of the alleged misconduct
of Blank Thursday night and at once
started an investigation Blank ap-
peared before him yesterday and was
confronted by Cornelius, who repeated
his accusation, which was in part borne
out by Lyons. Blank gave the state
ment of Cornelius an emphatic denial.
Blank was appointed to the force
July 3s1S94, having been a protege of
Daniel Burns, who was at that time a
police commissioner. and December l.
1895. he was promoted. For years he
has been on duty in the Potrero dis
trict He is married, 40 years of age
and a boiler maker by trade. He was
three times before the commissioners
on a charge of unoficerlike conduct,
once October 9, 1895, on complaint of
H. Resner; again February 5. 1896, and
the third time March IL. 1896, the COM
planning witness in these cases being
j. F. Twist Each occasion the case
was dismissed
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
SEATTLE RUSHES
EXPOSITION WORK
Six Buildings for Pacific Worlds
Fair Are Completed and
Others Under Way
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SEATTLE, Sept 12-Six buildings
finished, six more nearing completion.
landscaping and work on the finishing
of the roadways well advanced, is the
record made by the management OF the
Alaska-Yukon Pacific exposition Esne
months before opening day. June l.
1909. That the Pacific worlds fair will
open on time. complete in every detail,
tion men. who state that no other ex-
toward completion
The United States government mas
nearly finished the plans for it's five
buildin ngs-rnain government, Hawaii.
Alaska. Philippine and fsheries-and
will start work some time next month.
These structures will be rushed toward
completion. In order TO insure that
they will be finished long before open
ing day a heavy penalty will be i'm
posed on the contractor for every day
he exceeds the time limit put on the
period of construction
The six completed buildings are:
Manufactures. agriculture. machinery.
administration. fire station and emer-
gency hospital Those under construc-
tion and their percentage OF progress
are as follows Oregon. 95 per cent au-
ditorium. 80 per cent; mines, 500 per
cent: fisheries, 35 per cent: California.
25 per cent; fine arts. 20 per cent.
Other buildings that will be started
at once are: Washington, New York.
Missouri. forestry, foreign, transpor-a-
tion and machinery annex
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

| tunnel in the Cascade mountains by
electricity before the first of the year.
The company is having built for this
service four electric locomotives, which
Will do away with the smoke and
gases while running through the tun-
mel. This tunnel is three miles long
and cost over s6,000,000 to build 1t
is not known as yet whether electric
locomotives will be used to haul
freight trains through the tunnel.
The West Coast route extension of
the Southern Pacific in Mexico, the Of
fetal name OF the road which E. H
Hartman is building. in the neighbor-
ing republic, is open now as far as
Culiacan, in the state of Sinaloa. This
gives the Southern Pacific 604 miles of
railroad along the coast of Mexico ira
versing the states of Sonora and Sina-
ioa A portion of the line under con-
struction from Lomas, short distance
south of Nogales on the Sonora rail-
way, to Del Rio on the Cananea divi-
sion of the Cananea, Yaqui and Pacific
railway, has been placed in operation
as far as Gorilla, 40 miles east of Lo-
mas.
F. w. Angler, travelling passenger
agent of the Union Pacific at San Jose,
passed through the city Friday en-
route to Seattle, where he will attend
the meeting OF the American assoeia-
ton of travelling passenger agents.
ber of the Transportation club and well
known steamshipman, has returned
from his vacation to New York
J. H Mettler has been appointed
travelling freight and passenger agent
for the Gould lines.~ His headquarters
Will be at Sacramento.
oscar Huntington has accepted the
position of freight solicitor with the FL
Paso and Southwestern. He was for
merly with the st. Joseph and Grand
Island.
Norman Hall of the Santa Fe has re-
turned from the Yosemite valley, where
he escorted the baseball team of the
Transcontinenta1 club to play the sol
diers under the command of Major
Benson. Hall says that the army
went down TO defeat, the score be-
ing II to 8.
Clarence Haydock, who represents the
Illinois Central in Los Angeles, is in
the city.
Edward Chambers left New York
Thursday for San Francisco.
Williamson Dunn, assistant manager
of the Santa Fe refrigerator dispatch,
with headquarters in Los Angeles, is
in the city on business.
J. H. King, who is with the Southern
Pacific at Maricopa, is in the city on
visit.
Jay w. Adams, who represents the
Nickel Plate, has returned from attend
ing meeting of the passenger agents
of the company at Minneapolis. He
is accompanied here by j. Y. Callahan
general agent in Chicago, who will
make a tour of inspection of the of
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
Talks On Teeth
BY
The Rex Dental Co.
Oncorporated)
Proof

When, few years ago, we began
our crusade against the partial plate"
and the bridge" as substitutes for
natures teeth, and told people we
could give them full set of teeth
without using plate or bridge, with
our Alveolar Method, we had hard
work to overcome the natural skepti-
cism of those who came to us. Show
US some proofs" they said.
We had to ask most OF them to
accept the work on faith, in the be-
ginning. Today we are in a very diff
ferent position. We are able to fur
nish a mass of proof in the form of
successful cases which have stood theN
test of years of hard service. We are
no longer obliged to ask callers to
take our word for Our work, but can
refer to case after case right here in
our home city and elsewhere, each
case being eloquent testimony in be-
half of the correctness of the Rex AL
veolar Method of supplying teeth
without plates or bridge.
The Rex Dental Co.'s methods have
been fully demonstrated. The proofs
are ready. The perfecting of our
method took years of study and re-
search and many experiments. but after
we were sure of its correctness we
were able to go before the largest den
tai college in America and give clint
cal demonstration OF the Alveolar
subjects that was to be found in the
United States
There are hundreds of similar cases
ready with proofs just as convincing
Here is what the Alveolar Method can
do for you:
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
Alve0lar Method a Success

Aug. IL 1905.
Rex Dental Co., Los Angeles. CAL:
mouth full Alveolar upper and two partial
lowers
My new teeth feel as natural as can be and
have forgotten that they false teeth
as they feel just like my own did when 1
had them.
can chew any and all kinds of food and up
to date they are entirely satisfactory and
we'll pleased with what you have done
and wish to- thank you.
W. s. TAGGARr,
1884 e. Second St. Long Beach, CAL
We offer you beautiful set of teeth
If you have two or more teeth left in
either jaw, no matter If they are loose
ones eve cure the cause of the loose
ness). These teeth that we will supply
without using a plate Will look and
feel like natural teeth.
Don't let any dentist talk plate or
bridge to you until you have had us
look your mouth over. for we will dis
pense with a plate.
Come to our offices in the Pacific
building for a free examination before
you allow dentist to pull any teeth or
make a bridge for you. No charge for
the examinAtion. No obligation to have
any work done, but LET US HAVE A
CHANCE TO PROVE THAT THE AL
vE0LAR METHOD is BETTER THAN
ANYTHING ELSE OFFERED. THAT
is A FAIR PROPOSITION.
If ii is not possible for you to come
at once to our Office send for our book
"Alveolar Dentistry'-it is sent free
which tells all about the work The
reading of that book brings patients to
our offices from all over the country
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
POLICEMAN GRAHAM
GETS IN TROUBLE
Believed to Be standing In
With Petty Criminals and
Has Beat Changed

For the good of the department
Policeman George H. Graham was or
dered transferred from the southern
Biggy yesterday. Graham has been for
it was brought to the attention of the
ing in" with pickpockets and bunko
men frequenting that street.
Detectives Mulcahey and T. c.. Muir
ply arrested four pickpockets in Third
street some days ago and their cases
were called in Police Judge Wellers
court on Friday Graham was around
hfs beat and it was reported to the
ence to square" the cases. There was
no direct proof, otherwise Graham
would have been suspended and
charges preferred against him, so he
was put out of harms way
Graham was one of the detective SER
geants appointed by former Chief
Dinan and was relegated to street duty
with 10 others shortly after Chief
Biggy assumed office. He was one of
the detectives suspected of calling upon
jurors summoned for the
trial of ex-Mayor Schmitz.
fees on the coast before returning
home.
William Pedriclx, passenger agent of
the middle district of the Pennsyl-
vania system, is paying visit to the
city
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

vor Of New York audiences She will
begin an engagement at the Majestic
theater. She has discarded her Ibsea
repertoire and her more or less weird
tragedies and will come this time with
a play Of modern life by George Cam
eron entitled Agnes"
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

The Great Northern will operate all
passenger trains through their long
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

A wire was received in the general
Offices of the Southern Pacific announc-
ing the safe arrival of E. H. Hartman
and family in New York yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

Jay w. Adams. who represents the
Nickel Plate, has returned from attend
ing a meeting of the passenger agents
of the company at Minneapolis. He
is accompanied here by j. Y. Callahan
general agent in Chicago, who will
make tour of inspection of the of
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

]. II. King, who is with the Southern
Pacific at Maricopa, is in the city on a
visit.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

]. @. Patten has been appointed con-
tracing freight agent of the st. Joseph
and Grand Island. He was formerly
with the Gould lines in the city
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

Williamson Dunn, assistant manager
of the Santa Fe refrigerator dispatch,
with headquarters in Los Angeles, is
in the city on business.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

Frank Davey. travelling passenger
agent of the San Pedro. Los Angeles
and Salt Lake route, at Los Angeles,
passed through the city yesterday to
attend the meeting of the passenger
men at Seattle. He is accompanied by
Kenneth Kerr, who represents the
same line at Riverside.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

Edward Chambers left New York
Thursday for San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

z. @. Mccormick, assistant traffic di-
rector of the Hartman lines, and c. S.
Fee, passenger traffic manager of the
Southern Pacific, are in the Yellow
stone park. It is their intention to
be at Seattle for the meeting of the
American association of travelling pas
senger agents
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

Clarence Haydock, who represents the
Illinois Central in Los Angeles, is in
the city.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

fees on the coast before returning
home.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-15

so well known that rumors of their
engagement became at once current.
But the father of the young lady, an
American of the sturdiest type, one
who had worked his way from the bot
tom of the ladder up to the class in
which only millionaires and railroad
presidents are eligible, had no desire
for titled son-in-law. And, further
more, ne made no concealment of his
feelings in the matter. Reports that
this daughter was to marry the young
French nobleman we're denied by Mr..
Shonts as rapidly as they were circu-
lated.
The objection of Mr.. Shonts was
supported by that of his elder daugh-
ter, Miss Marguerite, while Mrs.
Shonts was generally understood to
be an ardent supporter of the pros
pective alliance. But the objection of
the elder daughter proved the weak
link in the chain. The Due de Chaul-
mes was never Tor moment dlScOul-
aged. He followed his loved one to
America and for many weeks contin
ued his wooing under the very nose of
the Directing parent. Mr. Shonts
meanwhile busted himself in looking
up the past history and reputation of
the titled swain. The information he
received from abroad furnished little
ground to strengthen his objections.
Still he did not give in. The persist
ent wooer was put to the test of a
long acquaintance and stood it well.
And finally Miss Marguerite went to
her father and declared herself in
favor of the match. Only then did Mr..
Shnnts give his consent -tba~aaar-
riage, whereupon the young nobleman
played his trump card for favor by
declaring that he neither desired nor
would he accept any dowry with his
bride.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-15
LEACH DUE FRIDAY.
New General Freight Agent of Inter.
national to Visit Houston.

Neal NJ. Leach, appointed general
freight agent Of the International re
Gently by Vice President Clarke, will
be in Houston Friday morning on his
first official inspection of the COM
pany's properties since his appoint
ment. He spent Thursday at Calves
ton and will be here Friday morning
Mr.. Leach is making a trip over the
entire system getting acquainted with
men and conditions and informing
himself concerning current affairs in
his department. 1t is stated that he
is making the trip unaccompanied by
any one, and that in his intercourse
with the men he is finding much en-
enlargement on all sides. Mr.. Horace
Booth will show him the International
freight facilities here and assist him
in getting acquainted with the largest
shippers of the city-Houston Chron-
icle.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-15
TEXAS NEWS NOTES.

The A. and M. College is practical
ly without student body, owing to
the exodus following the adverse de-
cision of the board of directors.
Miss De Zavala left the Alamo jubi-
liant, it having been agreed to speed
lily try the Houston case.
Temple sold $4,000 worth of its
waterworks bonds.
Mrs. Mellen, lacking sixty days of
becoming centenarian, died at San
Antonio.
A split log drag is to be used in
every commissioners precinct in
Washington county.
Nine children were bitten by mad
dog at Palafox and were taken to the
Pasteur Institute at Monterey.
Navasota is to have an up-to-date
electric plant.
Over $S.OO0OOO decrease in net
earnings for five months is shown by
Texas railroads.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-15
Notice.

Who has got a small, desirable
home or place that could be made a
desirable home in or close around in
suburbs of Palestine that they desire
to trade for valuable little tract of
land lying in the little town of Rey.
nolds; consists of IL IL acres abut-
ting railroad right of way, lying right
around the depot? Place is partly i'm
proved Also a store house and two
lots and a $1,000 stock of groceries.
This is in the heart of the best truck
and Alberta peach growing communi
ty of Texas. For information call or
write R. A. Arnold, living on the
property, Jacksonville, Texas, R. F. d.
D. 1-2S-1m
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-15
WITHOUT STUDENT BODY
A. G M. Directors Say the Charges
Against DR.. Harrington Are
Without Foundation.

President H. H. Harrington has
been fully sustained by the board of
directors of Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College and the students have
been called upon to reconsider their
former action. This they have de-
clined to do and are making arrange
ments to leave the school After the
departure of afternoon trains the col
lege is expected to be one practically
without students.
The examination of witnesses and
the hearing of evidence on charges
preferred has been completed. The
verdict was quickly reached and was
sweeping in its nature. With the ca
diets assembled in the college chapel
Thursday noon the address of the di-
rectors was formally ready by Com
mandant Moses.
The fact that the members of the
board of directors had carefully con-
sidered the evidence and the charges
was offered as d prologue.
1t was declared that the testimony
wholly failed to show just cause for
complaint and that the action of Pres
ident Harrington had not been arbi-
trary, but on the contrary, was COM
mendable as showing that he had the
interests of the college at heart.
The students were urged to recon-
slider their previous action and stand
by the college at a time when it need
ed support.
The report was signed by every
member of the board of directors
present.
When Captain Moses finished read
ing the address he personally congrat-
ulated the boys upon the good order
maintained and the disciple observed
under such trying circumstances.
AS ne concluded his remarks the
members of the junior class rose to
their feet and answered with nine
rahs for the commandant. Thereafter
they filed from the hall and the work
of packing trunks commenced, pre-
liminary to the exodus from college
now impending. Already some two
score students have abandoned the
school and are by this time at their
homes.-Houston Chronicle
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-15
Ravenna Bank Is Closed.

Austin, Texas, Feb 13.-The Ra-
VIENNA State Bank, Fannin county, was
ordered closed by Commissioner of
Banking Love today upon the advice
of State Bank Examiner w. T. Hayes.
Mr.. Hayes was instructed to take
charge of the property and effects of
the bank. This action was taken be-
cause it was believed by the commits
sioner of banking that its continuance
would jeopardize the. safety of deposit
ors. Mr. Love said today that the
officials of the bank had been repeat
edly advised concerning the state
banking laws, but that the bank had
just needed the advice of the state
banking department. Mr.. Love says
the indications are that the assets of
the bank will pay all depositors in full.
Mr.. Love appointed Carl White, a
banker of Lancaster, as special agent
to take charge until it is seen wheth-
er the bank may resume business.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-15

A Gas Heater Kills the Chill.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-15
Smallpox In Tyler Jail.

Tyler, Texas, Feb. ia well de-
veloped case of smallpox was discov-
cred in the county Jail by Health Off
Ger Conally. The prisoner was con-
fined in the upper corridor with some
other prisoners, numbering about
twenty. He was Immediately remov-
ed to the pest house. The prisoners
that had been exposed to the disease
were Immediately removed to another
portion of the Jail.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-15
GOVERNOR OF VERMONT
Celebrates His Ninety-Fifth Birthday
at BrattIesboro-OIdest Living
Ex-Governor In U. S.
Special to the Herald.

special TO the Herald.
Brattlesboro, VT, Feb. 15.-EX-Gov-
ernor Frederick Holbrook, who was
the war governor of Vermont and is
the Oldest living ex-governor in the
United States, was ninety-five years
old today. No public celebration was
made of the anniversary, but during
the day there were many callers at
the Holbrook home and many con
gratulatory letters were received. In
spite of his years Governor Holbrook
is still in the enjoyment of fair health
and continues to take an active in
terest in public affairs.
Governor Holbrook was born in
Connecticut, February Is, 1913, but
his parents returned to Brattleboro
while ne was an infant, and he has
lived here ever since. He was elect
ed by the republicans to the Vermont
state senate in 1919 and served one
term. He was elected governor of
Vermont in 1861 and served until
1863. AS war governor he floated
$1,50O,O00 at a premium and equipped
many regiments of troops. Governor
Holbrook is one of the three surviv-
ing war governors of northern states.
The other two i; sprague of
Rhode Island Cray
ford;~wlio svrrec as cilief e1ecas s6.s
Kansas during the closing days of the
civil war.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-15
RICH BRIDE THE REWARD
Of Persistence-Duc de ChauInes and
Miss Theodore Shonts Married
at High Noon Today.
Special to the Herald.

special 10 lu6 heTdlu.
New York, Feb. 15.-Persistence, or
the faculty of keeping everlastingly
at it." has finally won its reward for
the young Due de Chaulnes. After
months of wooing under difficulties of
the most discouraging sort, the young
French nobleman leaves on his honey
moon trip tonight with his bride, who,
until today's ceremony made her a
duchess, was Miss Theodore Shonts,
heiress to millions and possessed Of
rare beauty and accomplishments.
The marriage took place at noon to-
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore P. Shonts, in
East Thirty-fifth street, the ceremony
being performed by Mgr. Lavelle of
st. Patrick's Cathedral. The social
prominence of the two families and
the publicity given the courtship natu
rally attracted much attention to the
wedding. But there was nothing ex-
traordinary about the wedding itself,
the simplicity of the function being in
striking contrast to the gorgeous spec
tacle recently enacted in the Wander
bilt mansion. There were no long
lines of waiting carriages and auto
mobiles, no battalions of police to
keep back the common ~neople, no at
tapdants il, Observation-Disclosures
dered wigs, and no foreign sugges-
lions whatever
The ceremony was performed in the
drawing room of the Shonts home,
which was tastefully decorated with
roses, orchids, lilies of the valley and
variety of tropical plants. A string
orchestra concealed behind bank of
palms played the wedding march and
furnished the music for the reception
and breakfast that followed the cere-
mony. The bride entered the drawing
room on the arm of her father and
her only attendant was her sister,
Miss Marguerite Shonts. AS repre-
sentatives of the bridegroom's family
there were present the Duchess
Dues, sister of the bridegroom, his
uncle, Prince Andre Galitzen; his
cousin, Baron Louis de Condo and
Baron de la Bouillerie.
Among the first to congratulate the
bridal couple were the French ambas-
sador and Nine. Jusserand, who were
at the head of a distinguished party
who came from Washington to attend
the wedding. Other guests present
included number of persons of prom
inence in New Yorks most exclusive
social circles.
The marriage of Miss Shonts and
the Due de Chaulnes is the culmina-
ton of an international romance
which has attracted widespread inter
est for months. 1t is said to be a gen
uine love match, and naturally the
course of love did not run smoothly.
1t was in Europe, while travelling with
her mother and sister, that Miss
Shonts first met the Due de Chaulnes.
The young nobleman was of hand
some appearance and fascinating
manner, with the added attraction of
belonging to one of the Oldest and
most arstocratic of French families.
When Miss Shonts returned to
America it was evident that she had
left her heart on the other side of the
water. The strong attachment be-
tween the young people had become
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-15
B. E. Yoakum VIII Sneak.

Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 13.-It is
announced today that B. F. Yoakum,
head of the Frisco system, will ad-
dress the Texas Commercial Secre-
taries here Saturday Mr.. Yoakum
will visit other cities before returning
East, to inspect the company's proper
ties and recommend improvements.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-15
Fine TaiIorinq.

b. F.. Strausse & Co.'S special repre-,
sentative will display their elegant
line of suitings for spring and summer
at VIM. Branagan Co.'S, February IS
and 10. Workmanship, style and fit
guaranteed.