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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
COMMIT ARSON TO
HIDE DEFALCATION
II. d. Hopkins and Lester E.
Palmer, Newspapermen, In
dicted by Grand Jury
Evidence Shows Plant at Lodi
Was Burned TO Cover
PeculatiOnS

STOCKTON. July 15.-The grand jury
today at the close Of a painstaking
investigation, found indictments for ar
son against Fl. Dilse Hopkins, son OF
DR.. 5. w. Hopkins. former proprietor
and editor of the Lodi Herald. and
Lester Z. Palmer. a former pressman
on the same publication. The bail OF
each man was fixed in the sum OF SIS
00o. Both Hopkins and Palmer ara
In jail In stockton. The evidence upon
which the men were indicted tends TO
prove that Hopkins paid Palmer t25O
to burn the plant OF the Lodi Herald
on April 13. 1907. The motive for the
crime was TO destroy partnership books
and forever conceal the defalcations OF
Hopkins. Anonymous letters. alleged
TO have been written by Palmer. gave
the authorities the lead which resulted
in the arrest OF Hopkins In Los An
geles and Palmer in whihall. Mich.
The letter which gave the police the
clew that ended in the arrest OF Hop
kins and Palmer follows. IL was sent
by A. Revelator. an unknown man OF
Detroit. Mich, 10 G. l.. Van Buskirk.
one OF the merchants who lost heavily
In the fire:
Dear Sir: I am about to inform you az to
the cause OF the fire about year ago.
disc Hopkins, the manager of the Lodi Her
sia, ana lester z. falmer. = pressman EN-
that the hre started.
Hopkins offered Palmer $3.50 ta set are 10
stroy the defaication ON his part. Palmer az
cepted the offer and Saturday night Palmer
stayed IN the printing Office after ali tha
others left and set IRE 70 the place ia three
places Meanwhile, Hopkins was at home asleep
In bed. About two weeks after Hopkins offered
TO give Palmer 800 20 settle II between them.
Palmer refused and told the entire story TO d.
Hopkins.
The doctor. fearing exposure and disgrace
W fha full
Palmer departed TO Sacramento. where he led
a riOtous life for a week or aud then came
east and has been living With me until his death
last January.
Palmer signed kind OF paper exon
Grating the Hopkins family, at the doctors
request Now, IL yOu tell DR.. Hopkins about
this letter. chances are that hen Tess up.
I1 A. REVELATOR.
r. S--fhis Is net all ! know. 7 have
full aud - complete written confession from
Palmer before be died. II you show this to
the doctor he'll know where II came from.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
DEMAND SECESSION
OF WEST BERKELEY
Petitioners Require That Town
Trustees Issue Call at Once
for Special Election
Members of Clubs Express Dis
approval of Movement and
Predict Defeat

BERKELEY. July 15.-Backed by
l,476 names, the petition for the Sc
cession OF West Berkeley was presented
10 the board of town trustees last
night, but the board referred it to .
committee of the whole, from which
no report was made, and the subject
Will be taken UP again tomorrow night
at a special meeting, The petition is
mandatory, and the trustees will there
fore issue call for an election on the
secession of the west end, from the
Santa Fe tracks~west to the bay. In
all likelihood the date will be set at
the special meeting tomorrow night.
According to statements made today
by those interested in the petition for
the secession of West Berkeley the
movement Will be made more extern
sive and will include that part Of
Berkeley south of Ashby avenue to the
town line. In that case, however, it
is likely that a new petition will be
presented after the present one is with
drawn.
The liquor interests. which are said to
be supporting secession. have secured
a number of options on West Berkeley
corners, which were formerly saloon
sites. These corners will be held until
after the result of the election is
known.
Prominent West Berkeleyans, mem
bers of the West Berkeley improve
ment club and protective association
and the citizens and taxpayers
league, have expressed their disap-
proval of the secession movement and
declare the project will be defeated by
as large a vote in the west and south
as in East Berkeley. Both West Berke-
ley clubs have refused to fndorse the
movement.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
FARMERS DENOUNCE
SECRET CAUCUS
SPECIAL DIsPATcH TO THE CALL

SANTA ROSA, July 15.-Sonoma
county Pomona grange met in this city
this morning. with Worthy Master
Joseph NJ Talbot of Bennett valley pre-
siding. A class of FIVE candidates was
received. The value of the grange In
fluence 20 a community was shown by
the report of Judge Theodore G. Wag-
ner Of the Glen Ellen grange, who, in
his report. stated that the members
there had raised by subscription $500
for the construction of a new road
through Sonoma valley and a new
bridge across Sonoma creek.
Tho crop reports are very much more
favorable than those of month ago.
though hay and prunes are rather
light crops throughout the county.
Pears and apples were reported good.
and peaches and apricots were reported
excellent. The grape crop will be
large.
At the election of officers this after
noon the following were selected: J.,
NJ. Talbot for another term as master;
Walter Church of Two Rock, overseer;
c. E. Wingate, Santa Rosa, lecturer;
Mrs. Harvey Gregory, Santa Rosa,
chaplain; H N. N Latimer, windsor,
steward; Mrs. Walter Church, Two
Rock, secretary; Percy Hansen, Ben
nett valley. assistant steward; n. A.
Griffith, Green valley. treasurer; George
II. Meissner. Petaluma, gate keeper:
Mrs. G. H. Brigham, Healdsburg. Ceres;
Mrs. James Carmody, Two Rock, Po-
mona; Mrs E. L. Miller. Sebastopol,
Flora; Mrs. W. V. Grifith, Geyser-
vile, lady assistant steward; j. X
Howard, Sebastopol, trustee; Mrs. d.
NJ, Winans, Petaluma, musician.
The grange places itself on record
regarding the caucus in the follow
ing language, embodied in set of
resolutions:
I'VE. the officers and members of
the Sonoma County Pomona grange in
regular session, this fifteenth day of
July, 1908, do deplore the present Gus
tom of the secret legislative party
caucus, believing it to be a tool in
the hands OF corrupt political bosses, a
means to whip honest legislators into
line. placing them in a false light be-
fore their constituents, a means to
procure graft. a menace to just legis-
lation and good government and a
disgrace to a government of the people.
Therefore, be it resolved. that we
denounce the secret legislative caucus
and pledge ourselves TO work for its
abolishment. and ask patrons and fell
low citizens throughout the state to
do the same"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
MAPSCAMPA PAIGN TO
GUST S. P. MACHINE
San Leandro Branch of Lincoln
Roosevelt Republican League
Begins Active Work
Gerrymander of County Arouses
Increased Opposition to
Herrin Organization

SAN LEANDRO. July 15.-The Lin
coin Roosevelt republican league
branch of this city has mapped cam
paign which will cover every precinct
in the forty-sixth assembly district
from now until primary day. August
IL. Under the direction of a special
committee the league Will go into every
nook and corner of the district. TO or
ganize and canvass against the ma
chine.
The men who will have general
charge OF the campaign are: Dr. j. Z.
Childs, chairman; A. c. Vargas. W. j.
Locke. W.. Cross. ]. P. Quinn, John
Driver. John Perry, W. F.. Cunningham.
L. II. Williams, DR.. George Coleman.
M. BoTge, Leon Dennery w. j. Reid
and Manuel s. Rogers.
Each committeeman will appoint sep
arate precinct bodies of workers. These
or the district and present arguments
aimed to gain adherents to the leagues
cause.
The San Leandro league will invite
the help OF other branches in the dis
trict and will make its appeal for sup
port upon the ground that self-serv-
ing in county politics should be
crushed.
In the eyes OF hundreds OF repub-
licans the action of the machine in its
gerrymander of the county has re-
fected a new light upon the scheming
OF the Southern Pacific political bu-
reau. Strong rebuke Of the interests
which are controlled by that privately
maintained organization will result. the
movers hope. in the extinction of the
railroad machine which has dominated
the party for many years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
LIMA BEANS SUFFER
FROM BLACK LOUISE
Aphis Formerly Confined to
Cantaloupe Shows Sudden
Desire to Change Food
Scientists Desire information as
to Habits of Insect to
Check Rayages

BERKELEY, July 15.-University en-
tomologists are deeply interested in the
black louise, an aphis which, although
known to prey upon the eantaloupe OF
the Imperial valley, has this year at
tackled the lima bean in the neighbor-
hood of Carpinteria. Professor Charles
w. Woodworth, head of the department
of entomology of the university, read
paper on the insect at the closing
session of the entomology conference
last night and declared that. as the
aphis breeds rapidly, the problem of
its control in the bean fields of the
southern part of the state was most
serious.
Formerly the black louise had at
tackled only the cantaloupe, and its sud
den desire for the lima bean has baf
fled the scientists of the university. In
formation is needed about the habits
of the insect, the entomologists said.
Professor Woodworth made the fol-
lowing report of the new bean pest;
A rapid survey of the bean fields about Carpin-
terra shows that the black louise Is distributed
quite uniformly over the whole area and not con-
fined TO any particular section. Under unusually
favorable weather the insect is capable of doing
immense damage 1t is noted for the suddenness
ofits increase TO injurious numbers and the large
number of crops seriously injured. The most seri.
Gus injury done in this state is that TO the eanta-
loifpe vines in the Imperial valley.
Through the bean fields this year the louise was
present almost the beans were out Of
the ground. some plants showing the first leaves
curled in the characteristic way. showing the
presence of the insect while these leaves were
growing. The aphis attacking the bean has never
been discovered in the egg condition, but is pro-
ducing generation after generation all through
the winter.
Often plant will be badly infected along one
shoot and the other shoots be entirely free. The
lice will often suddenly and spontaneously de-
veop wings, and these winged lice are wanderers
and migrate favorable days over long dis
tapces. Now and then a colony thrives and very
numbers thousands.
The size of the industry involved would seem
10 justify thorough study of the problem. In
formation is particularly needed in reference to
the limits of safety In the use of Insecticides,
the study of the winter history Of the louise in
the bean growing section TO determine the possi-
bility of limiting the spring Infection, and the
deteIanna ton Of the conditions favorable TO in
crease during the summer to be able 10 an
tcipate and be prepared for serious outbreaks.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
RETIRED CLERGYMAN is
KILLED IN NEW JERSEY

NEW YORK, July 15.-Rev. F. B. d.
Prickett, a retired Methodist Episcopal
clergyman, editor of the Metuchen
On. J) Weekly Recorder. was shot and
killed by Archibald Heron at Metuehen
today.
Prickett was recorder OF that bor-
ough up to year ago and he once
sentenced Heron, who was hailed be-
fore him frequently. to 10 days i'm
prisonment for neglecting his family
and being drunk and disorderly.
After committing the murder Heron
defied a posse of 200 men until they
threatened to smoke him out with sui
phur fumes. Heron was then locked up
in neighboring county jail for fear
of mob violence.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
SAYS GOOD BREAD
PREVENTS DIVORCE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J.. July 10
Good bread would solve the American
divorce problem. according to Profess
sor Wiley, chief chemist of the agri-
cultural department and chairman of
the pure food commission, who ad-
dressed the American biscuit bakers
association at their annual convention
here today
Give the American man good bread
and you will make him a partisan of
the home and freside," said the emil
nent originator of the poison squad
IF the bakers make good bread and
then educate the people to buy their
wares" he added, "the great destroyer
of domestic felicity. dyspepsia, will be
removed and we will hear no more of
the divorce problem"
The pure food commissioner declared
that the bleaching process by which
much of the -four is treated is detri-
mental to the wholesomeness of bread
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
WOMAN ACCUSES
MAN OF MURDER
spEcIAL nIspArcH 10 zee cALL

CINCINNATI. July 15.-With eyes
flashing, her face pale and lips CULVER
ing. Grace Billingsby stood before
Louis Wohlweber, said to be the SON OF
a San Francisco policeman, here today
and, with finger pointed at him, said:
You are Walter West; you are the
man who hit that old man. You are
the man who tied him. You are the
man who robbed him, If he was
robbed"
1t was a dramatic scene.
The woman sank back into a chair
as though exhausted. West sat like one
spellbound. Looking at the group OF
officers as though seeking relief, he
slowly shook his head and denied the
accusation. of guilt for the. murder of
Squire Singleton.
The scene took place in the detee-
tives' room in the city hall. in the
presence of Chief Crawford, Lieutenant
Poppe and Detectives Callahan and
Jackson.
Grace Billingsby, confessing to being
Vests >accomplice, had to face what
she said was the ordeal of her life.
She repeated her confessions in Vests
presence. She told of meeting Single
ton and of taking him to her room.
West entered. she said. There was a
scuffie. Singleton was knocked down.
tied and robbed.
The woman, whom West claims to be
in love with, spoke directly at the
accused man. West admitted that he
was in Cincinnati with the woman. but
he denied that he was in the room at
the time the blow was struck or when
the man was bound and gagged. He
limited at third person, but he would
not say who he meant.
There's no third person" Grace
Biliingsby said. Walter West, YOU
did it. and you know you did. You are
the man."
Both were held to the grand jury this
afternoon on charge of murder.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
NEW RAILROAD WILL
RUN INTO CALIFORNIA

RENO, July 15.-Reno Is to be in
direct touch with one OF the richest
agricultural and mineral sections in
northern California. according TO an
announcement made today by T. +.
DunaWay. general manager OF the Ne
BY October Is his line is to be com
p1eted into Alturas. county seat OF
MOdOc.
Thus will be carried to completion a
project which was launched by Dun
away upon his arrival in Reno several
years ago. His road now reaches into
Plumas county as far as Amedee. Work
on the extension has been in progress
for the last two years, but has been
delayed first by the scarcity OF labor
and later by the money stringency.
Work is now we'll under way and IL Is
positively announced win be completed
at the time stated
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
DYNAMITES FASHIONABLE
APARTMENT HOUSE

NEW YORK, July 15.--A dynamite
bomb. exploding with terrific force
early today in the rear way of a fash
ionable apartment house in West One
hundred and fortieth street, hurled
scores of the occupants from their beds.
shattered many windows and threw the
tenants into a panic. A huge hole was
torn in the scement flooring of the court
where the bomb went off and consider
able other damage was done to the
building. There were AZ families liy-
ing in the apartment house, but as far
as the police can learn none of them
had received threatening letters and the
reason for the bomb throwing is much
of a mystery.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
sAN MATRo ELKs no BuILp

SAN MATEO, July 15.-With the FL
ing Of incorporation papers of the
EIksi haH association with the county
clerk at Redwood City. active signs
Of building operations have been evil
denced by the San Mateo lodge, which
ISOLATION has secured an option on a
lot. The capital stock of the associa-
tion is $4,000. OF which $1,000 has been
subscribed by the following directors
all OF whom live in San Mateo: Frank
i. Baskette, William II. Toepke. Will
lam T. Turnbull. Hall c. Ross, Thomas
r. Turner, ]. J. O'Brien and L. A. New
bert
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
PRESIDENTS DAUGHTER
NOW TABOOS TOBACCO

DENVER, July 15.-"Mrs. Longworth
was formerly an inveterate user of to-
baceo; she has not, though, for some
time touched a cigarette" said Mrs.
Crawford Hill, social leader here, to-
day She said she did not understand
why the invitation to attend the pro-
hibition national convention should be
recalled at this date. when Mrs. Long
worth. had tabooed cigarettes alto
gether.
Mrs. Longworth did not smoke In
Denver last week" said Mrs. Hill. She
does not smoke at any place nowadays
OF course, she used to be notoriousIy
fond of tobacco. and was constantly
seen to smoke. 1t was no secret. But
when she made up her mind to stop it
she was strong enough to get along
without it,
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
MORTGAGES FARM TO
PAY NEPHEW'S LAWYERS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

RENO, New, July 15.-Mrs. A. News
bauer, an old resident of Santa Clara
valley, today placed a mortgage upon
her $40 acre farm in that county that
she might be able to pay the attorney
fees of her nephew, Stanley Peek, of
this city. Two thousand dollars was
the price she paid to Jones, Millett &
McCarran, who defended Peek. He was
acquitted here yesterday by a jury,
who accepted his plea of the unwrit-
ten law for numbering Peter Satero six
weeks ago. The case was the most
this county and was bitterly fought by
the state. The killing was done two
hours after Satero was alleged to have
assaulted Peek's wife. This assault,
the defense maintained. justified the
killing. The verdict was received with
cheers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
EX-CONYICT ATTACKS
OFFICER WITH KNIFE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


STOCKTON, July 15.-B. C. Roberts,
an ex-convict. who for the past week
has been following Miss Elmira Chi-
dester of this city. and who is sus-
pected of being the author of anony-
nous letters threatening her life. is in
the county Jail charged with an as
sault with intent to murder Deputy
Sheriff George Shepherd.
Miss Chidester had been out walk
ing with a friend and was about to en-
ter her home when Roberts bounded
from his place of eoncealment behind
some trees. She called for Deputy
Sheriff Shepherd, who lives in the ad-
Joining house to her. Shepherd ordered
Roberts to throw up his hands. Rob-
erts refused and armed himself with a
pocket knife Shepherd pulled a gun
and intended to kill Roberts, but the
latter closed in and the best Shepherd
could do was to strike him across the
head with the butt of the gun.
Miss Chidester does not know Rob-
erts. For the last five nights the man
has prowled about her home.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
DIR. CAMERON vINDrcArED

STOCKTON, July 15.-After carefully
Investigating for three weeks the
charges OF graft. cruelty. corruption
and dereltcttOn OF duty on the part OF
DR.. j. A. Dameron, superintendent OF
the county hospital. the san Joaquin
county grand jury returned into court
this afternoon and hled lengthy re-
port. which not only vfndicated Dam
eron and the supervisors but con-
demned eX-employes OF the county hos
pital who had been spreading broad
cast for the last year unfounded Fumors
regarding the management OF the in
stitHtion.i
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
INSTALL Nvw oFFIcERs

PALo ALTO, July 15.-Distriet Dep
uty E. A Hettinger installed the fol-
lowing officers of Mayfield lodge No.
194. A. o. L. w. last night: Z. A. Het-
finger. master workman; Frank Kas-
son. Overseer; Peter Towne, foreman:
c. Van Buren. guide; c. II. Dobble, in
side watehman: Fred Smith, outside
watchman; A. T. Lund, recorder; w. A
Griffin. dnancier; Bernard Mayer, re-
ceiver; Peter Towne. trustee.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
NEW YORK, July 15.-The following
Californians are registered in New
York:
San Francisco-O. P. Lamont, Knick-
erbocker; Mrs. Curtis Latham, S. c.
Harshburger and wife, j. Harshburger,
Park Avenue; Miss E. Mendessol, Broz-
tell; A. c. Raymond. c. A. Raymond,
Broadway Central Miss Wennerson,
Bartholdi: G. Hartmann. Wellington; !;
+. A. Gunner. Prince George; W. j..
Calder. A. C. Best. Union Square; ].
Galobby, w. Kleenent. York; NJ. A.
Greisener, Breslin; r. n. Craig, En-
pire; DR.. E. Faussig and wife, York;
B. j. Schmidt, F. A. Lyon. Park Avenue !;
r. z. Farrell. Wellington
Los Angeles-W. A. Baird. Yelling
ton; II. Lamb. Plaza; w. C. Meiklejohn
and wife. Broadway Central.
Oakland--C. Selby. L. P. SeIby,
Grand; e. +. Umphred, Albany; Il. s.
Betton, Park Avenue.
San Jose-A. j. Hart, Wellington.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
ROGERS PREDICTS
VERY BRIGHT FUTURE
sPECIAL DISPATCH no rHE cAII.

NEW YORK, July 15.-H. H. Rogers
of the Standard oil company came to
town from Fairhaven. Mass, today ap-
parently recovered In health.
Il am naturally an optimist, you
know" he said, but l think we have
all got solid ground for optimism now
There is every reason to believe the
worst is over. The steel situation is
showing marked Improvement and that
is a mighty good business barometer
per. The copper output has recently
increased considerably. and this may
serve TO hold the market in check un-
iii the future is more permanently as
sured"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
SOCIETY WOMAN DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
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SAN JOSE. July 15.-Genevisve Isa-
bell Treadwell, wife of Ivan Tread
we'll of this city. died Monday night
after a lingering illness. Mrs. Tread
well was formerly Miss Nolan and was
widely known in San Francisco. San
Jose and other cities in this part OF the
state, as the family was prominent IN
cles.
Mrs. Treadwell was a native OF this
state and was the sister OF Joseph +.
and Leo +. Nolan and Mrs. T.. j. OHara.
all of San Francisco. She Is survived
by her husband, a prominent capitalist.
and a small daughter. Inez Genevieve
Treadwen- The funeral will be held
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock with
solemn high mass OF requiem at ST.
Patrick's church. The interment will
be at Santa Clara cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
SCHOOL TEACHER WEBS
NEVADA CATTLE MAN
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI

SANTA ROSA, July 15,-Miss Edith
Sargent, a teacher in the Stony Point
school, left here Monday for Winnie
mucca. New, where she was married to
John lies, a former resident of this
city, but now manager of cattle
ranch. Miss Sargent is the daughter
of Rev. B. f. Sargent, who formerly
had charge of the Congregational
church in this city. and was one of the
most popular teachers of the Sonoma
county schools. The announcement of
the nuptials came as great surprise
TO the many friends of the young peo-
pie here. Mr.. and Mrs. lies will make
their home in Golconda.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
HOTEL NAN LOSES APPEAT.

PALo ALTO. July 15.-Paul Boudrey,
proprietor Of a hotel in Mayheld. was
arrested for selling liquor illegally,
court by the liquor dealer, but the hnd-
ings OF the lower court were approved
by the higher tribunal and Boudrey
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
FIGHT OVER DEAD MANS MONEY

REDWOOD OITY, July 15.-H, G.
Plymire. public administrator. and Sal
vatore L. Rocca have signihed their
intentions of waging a hot fight for
the estate OF ALEXANDRA Michelli. the
italian employe of the Frank tanning
company who was drowned in Redwood
creek while swimming last Thursday.
Michellis estate consists of $1,000 on
deposit in San Francisco banks Both
petitions for letters of administration
will come up for hearing in the su-
perior court July 80.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
DEMANDS THOUSANDS
FROM WEALTHY BANKER
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE CALI

vISALIA. July 15.-A letter re-
eeived recently by r. T. Hyde.
retired banker and capitalists OF
this city, demanded that several thou
sand dollars be placed at a designated
spot in a local lumber yard and threat
ened to blow up the Hyde residence
with dynamite il the demand was not
complied with In a limited time. No de-
tails of the matter are obtainable. a.
none of the parties interested will dis
cuss the subject. Guards are watching
the house at all times