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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-28

to clean the same OF corruption therein
now prevailing. which has heretofore
been neglected by the German-Ameri-
cans. therefore. be it,
Resolved. that we the German
American league of California, in regu-
lar fifth annual convention assembled.
recommend to all our branch leagues,
societies. lodges and clubs and their
members to take a greater interest in
public life and politics without regard
as TO parties. in order that politics be
elevated to a higher and better moral
standard
The resolution was introduced short
" after the noon recess and Carl
Mueller. father of the measure, spoke
briefly upon its merits, and by vote of
the delegates It was referred to the
committee on resolutions. Others spoke
upon the measure, declaring that it
was most needed at this time.
I'VE must take example from the
Los Angeles German-Americans,v said
President Hermann.
when they entered the political field
down there they did SO with an idea
of elevating the standard and they
have been successful. We must do the
same thing here
Asserting that prohibition was a
usurpation of their rights as American
citizens, the delegates adopted a reso-
luton denouncing prohibition in the
following language:
Resolved, that we are opposed to
prohibition in every form in the in
terest of personal liberty and in the
interest of the welfare of a great part
of our population
The resolution found immediate and
unanimous adoption
The breach in state league circles
that occurred last year when the south
ern California branch of the league. in
cluding San Diego and Los Angeles
lodges. withdrew from the state or
ganization, was healed yesterday when
the two branches were retaken into
the fold. Only through compromise
was this effected. The convention de-
cided to allow southern California dele
gates additional voting power and this
concession found immediate favor with
the representatives of the branches in
the southland.
An effort was made to separate the
Alameda county German
members of the San Francisco league
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SAY JOHN FOX jR.
HELD ON TO MONEY
By Mistake He Obtained Pos
session OF Daily Speed
Cash Pool

dispute over pool involving a
large amount of money wagered on
the daily speed on the vessel caused
an ugly scandal on the liner Korea
which came into this port yesterday.
of John Fox Jr- of New York to re-
fund the money after it had been de-
cided by Captain Dixon and the mates
that he had obtained the lump sum of
$500 by miscalculation.
The affair stirred up a bitter feel
ing. Ugly epithets were banded by
the disputants with generosity that
almost led to blows. The bitterness
smouldered for several days: in fact.
it was not dispelIed when the ship
docked and the facilities of large city
drew the combatants from each others
pale. Until the end Fox maintained
that he had won the money squarely.
Time passed heavily. as it always
does on an ocean voyage, and one of
the men suggested a pool on each
days run The steamships log was TO
decide the bets. Matters proceeded
calmly for some days, the winner tax
ing the pot joyously and the loser try
ing his luck again. hoping for better
results The day the trouble arose Fox
guessed ISL miles as the distance COW
cred. When the results OF the pool
were posted up it was found that this
was the winning number. Fox drew
down the money. Then came a rumor
that the named distance had been
wrong A mistake in the posting, it
was declared. had been made A trip
to the captains cabin resulted in the
discovery that the ship had in reality
gone 354 miles The person who had
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WE|GHTY NEW
FORCE TOFNI[R
STATE POLITICS
German-Americans Of the Coast
Decide to Work ior Good
Government
League Now Numbers More
Than Thirty thousand
Active Members
Breach in Association Is Healed
and Southern Branch Comes
Back

The German-American league of
California, whose membership ex-
ceeds 10000 German-American resi-
dents of California, resolved yester-
day to take hand in the fight for
cleaner government. This sentiment
was embodied in resolution. intro
duced by Carl Mueller. corresponding
secretary of the league, which was re-
ported favorably by the resolution
committee and unanimously adopted
by the delegates, numbering several
hundred. The resolution is as follows:
Whereas. it is the duty of every
good citizen TO take an interest in the
public welfare and to take part in
politics as much as possible in order
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-28
WOMAN GETS DIVORCE
AND TWELVE CHILDREN
Granted InterIocutory Decree
and Custody of Her Dozen
Offspring

REDDING. Sept. 27.-Mrs. Phebe
Blodgett got divorce and IL children
yesterday. The court in giving her an
interiocutory decree in her suit against
Phillip Blodgett awarded her also the
custody of the dozen offspring.
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HURRICANE SWEEPS ISLAND

Indies. Sept. 7.-Communication with
outside points. which was cut OF since
by hurricane which swept
the island. was re-established this
morning All telegraphic land lines.
started Thursday night. was at it's
height on Friday morning No great
damage was done at this place but
the country districts suffarad Eavarslr
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SUBURBAN

Rich man arrested for violating ordinance b.
riding bicycle sidewalk declines to put VI
s. bsil- Page
land Page IL
Sunday schools begin campaign TO arouse chill
dren's interest with rally at Y. ". c. A. head
quarters. Page 4
Crouds greet Dr. " s. Matthew On bis as
sgnins charge ot Trinity church. Page
Horse tramples stablensn fatally for treating
him roughly Page 4
James jackson. who shot men IN halfway house
rss-. 81 ILL f-..r, r.oSso De-. II
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YESTERDAY-Clear; southwest wind; maxi
mum temperature. 81; minimum. Sc.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair; warm in fore
noon: somewhat cooler at night; light north
winds, changing to fresh west. Page /.
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FOREIGN

Big British sailing ship goes deEn IN gale near
Tasmania and 20 Of crew drown Page
King Charles OF Roumania is dangerously i'll
and sends for specialist Page 4
Seven Thousand one hundred Russians have sue
cumbed 10 cholera. but plague is slightly
absted. Page 4
Officer shot by private who kills him
self Page
France blames Germany for desertions from
army in Morocco. Page 4
London crowd numbering 100000 people pro
tests against licensing bill. Page s
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San Jose Officer Says Hatfield
Is Man Who Killed Nc
Glincy Family
Picks Suspect From Crowd OF
Forty Persons and Is Posi-
tive of Identity
Alleged Criminal Maintains St0s
ical Demeanor and Contin-
nes to Deny Charge
Authorities Satisfied That Long
Sought Assassin Is at Last
in the Tolls
SPECIAL pIsPArcH 10 TIE CALL

SHERMAN, Tex, Sept.
27-While he declines to
give out an official statement
to that effect tonight, it can
he stated positively that
Deputy Sheriff Howard Buff
ington is satisfied beyond
all question that the sus-
pect Bill Hatfield is James
G. Dunham, the murderer Of
the McGlincy family.
The failure to announce
the Identification tonight is
due solely to the desire to
clinch the matter before the
local officials by the presen-
tation of certain physical
evidence for which they
have wired. The informa-
ton telegraphed for is
whether or not Dunham, up
to the time of the murder,
had a broken leg. The ex-
animation of Hatfeld's per
son shows evidence of a
fracture, evidently of long
standing.
While there is no doubt IN
the mind of Burlington, who
knew Dunham intimately,
that the right man Is under
arrest, he and Sheriff Lang
ford are anxious, If possible,
to show in even so small a
detail that Hatfield and
|Dunham are identical.
Langford and Burlington
spent practically the entire
day at the Grayson county
jail. They visited the Jail
in the morning and inspected
the prisoners, Burlington inn
mediately picking out Hat
field from among 40 prison
ers. After examining him
carefully he left the Jail.
This afternoon the officers
visited Mrs. Zimmerman,
the woman who identified
Hatfield as James c. Dun
ham. The officers then went
TO the Jail again.
INTERVIEWS SUSPECT
Burlington was permitted
to closet himself with Hat
field and remained with
him until 6 o'clock, and then
the California officers held
Ia consultation with the
Grayson county officers
Burlington was asked:
"Do you identify William
Hatfield, held in the Gray
son county Jail, as James c.
|Dunham?"
To this he answered: 81
do not care to answer that
Iquestion until / have heard
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WOMEN'S CLUBS
EASTERN

Suspect in Texas Jail is positively identih
By deputy sheriff as James Durham. Page
Taft and Bryan spending Sunday in Minnes
oils prevented from meeting. Page
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-13
Isabella Election.

At the annual meeting OF the Isabella
Gold Mines Company. held at Cheyenne
February 3rd. the old board OF direc.
tors was reelected and the following
officers were chosen here at Colorado
Springs the next day by the directors (.
J. A. Hayes. president: Irving How.
bert, vice president, G. ID. Kilborn.
general manager. and w. T. Doubt,
secretary-treasurer.
The gross receipts from the sale OF
the product for the year was shown to
be 1927 7,354.24; minirg and milling ex.
penses. $133. 3.552.03; transportation and
treatment charges. S7S.S02.52; paid to
lessees. $7S.89G.25; leaving n net profit
to the mine of $3G.10344. Expenses In
Colorado Springs, $10.557.41, making a
total profit of $43.0G2.98. Liabilities IN
bills payable. $4,000, and an outstand.
ing Judgment Of $4,000 have been paid
out OF the January earnings.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-13
Cent conquers the West.

Whether the currency stringency Is
responsible for it or not, it is certain
that the long existing prejudice of the
west against the use of the cent is
being broken down. In Oregon and
Washington merchants are yielding
to the demands of their patrons,
many of them people Of eastern birth
who have settled in the northwest, to
introduce the copper coin in business
transactions. Formerly no coin small
er than the five-cent piece was in cir
culation, and in cases where purchases
came to sums which were not multi
Piles of five 1t was the custom to make
transactions in even money" The
principal objection to the reform in
this method is that 1t means addi-
ticnal work for accountants and an
entire change in cash registers. New.
ertheless. many of these, and a larger
number of slot machines, have been
changed so as to receive cents. De-
partment stores use gum and weigh.
Ing machines with penny slots in or
der to stimulate their use and give
them a supply with which to do bust.
ness.-Leslies Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-13
Odd Bequests In Wills.

A lady recently left $1,000 a year for
the comfort of her parrot. Far more
extraordinary was the bequest OF an
Ohio gentleman, who left money for q
cat infirmary or sanitarium, which
was to have rat holes for sport and
ample grounds for exercise. The same
testator. wishing to give some con.
ISOLATION to the feline race. whom he
supposed to supply the material named
catgut, left directions for his intes-
tines to be made into fiddle strings.
and these to be sold, the proceeds to
be used for the purchase Of an accor.
dion whic" one Of the nurses at this
cat infirmary was to play continually
for the delectation OF the cats.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-13
NEWS FROM The MINES AND MILLS
New Mining Joint Resolution.

After a sojourn of several weeks in
Washington as the accredited repre-
sentative of the American Mining con-
gress, President Victor c. Anderson
has resumed his duties at the Colo
RADIO School of Mines. The bill for
mining bureau, introduced and advo-
Gated by Senator Dick of Ohio, whose
son is a student at the "Freiburg OF
America" has been temporarily re-
placed by joint senate resolution
from the committee on mines and min
ing in the senate, prepared after con-
sultation between committee members
and Secretary Garfield of the Interior
Department, at which DR.. Anderson
was present by invitation.
The new measure, which stands IN
the relation of an amendment to the
amendment has for it's basic principle
more equitable recognition OF the
mining industry by the federal govern
ment. The joint resolution referred to
and which was recently reported out
favorably by the senate committee on
mines and mining, provides that the
director of the geological survey be
authorized, under the direction of the
secretary of the interior, to extend the
examination of the mineral resources
and products of the United States and
its non-contiguous territory-meaning
Porto Rico and the Philippines as
to include the investigation of all min
ing and metallurgical methods. Such
investigations shall bear upon the
more efficient utilization of the mate
rial resources of the country, and par
ticularly upon the accidents and dan
gers of the mining industry.
The director of this branch of bu-
reau is to be named by the President
and will receive salary of $4,000 per
annum. The secretary of the interior,
with the advice of the director, is au-
thoriZed to name as many expert as
sistants as the appropriations by Con-
gress may justify. Thus the branch
or commission will gradually take on
the dignity and scope of bureau, and
the latter may in time develop into a
full-fedged department of mines and
mining with a cabinet member at its
head and an annual mineral output of
more than $4,000, 100000 as its eco
nomic excuse Senator Hepburn of
Idaho. while not opposing the commits
sion plan, has introduced bill for a
mining department and refuses to
lower his colors by single inch. The
Dick bill for a mining bureau has reg
ular standing in both house and SEN
ate. with the great coal-producing
states behind it. so that it can be
called up at any time when circum-
stances may favor its passage.-Den-
yer News.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-13
Smelter Cuts Wages.

Notices were posted in the Globe
smelter yesterday announcing a reduc
ton in wages commencing Tuesday
February 11th. says the Denver News
of February 7th. The notices were en-
tirely unexpected by employees. as the
rumor had been circulated that the
Grant smelter was about to reopen.
One of the Pueblo smelters will also
be shut.
The reduction affects 700 men and va
ries from 10 to % cents per day. Com.
mon laborers at the plant have been
paid $1.75 day. This will be reduced
to 3l.60. Chargers and helpers are re-
duced from 81 to $l.S5 and blacksmiths
from $3.50 and SO per day to $2.25 and
$2.75. Furnace men will get $2.25 in
stead OF $3.50.
General Manager Franklin Gutter
man said last night that the reductions
were made necessary by reason OF the
decreased production OF the mines.
THE production has been so small re.
Gently" said he, that we have been
forced to make reductions in wages
Metal prices are so low that II Is i'm
perative on us to curtail expenses. Be-
cause OF the continued shortage In
ores We will be compelled to shut down
one OF the Pueblo smelters. This will
afYect about 400 men. BY so doing we
will be able to keep the other plants
going and at the same time keep many
OF the mines OF the state working"
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-13
THE LOVE AFFAIRS OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Copyright, 1903, by W. @. Chapman
BY VALERIE HOPE

i We are SO accustomed to pictures
OF George Washington in rigid atti-
tude, with sternly compressed lips
and generally forbidding expression,
that we forget he was ever young and
human being of flesh and blood like
the rest Of u.s.
Instead Of being cold-blooded
prig Washington was magnetic in per-
sonality and great social favorite
He was the finest horseman in Vir-
ginia, an exceedingly graceful dancer
and dandy in rufiies, gold lace, vel
vet, silk stockings and diamond
buckles, who caused a furry in femi-
nine hearts whenever he appeared.
Young Washington was always fall
ing in love, and after his engagement
to Mrs. Custis was announced his
mother wrote to friend: Il have had
a great deal of trouble with George.
but it is all over now" His first at
tack of the heart occurred when he
was 10 years old, and the object of
his affections was Miss Frances Alex
ander, aged II. whose fathers plan
tation adjoined Mount Vernon.
Imagine him pining and signing and
grating his teeth in despair, just like
any young American lover in these
days, 1t is amusing now, but at that
time it was very serious matter to
George Washington! Not much is
known of this courtship, and soon
after he lost his heart to Miss I.xcy
Grymes, whom he often referred to
afterward as his "Lowland Beauty"
About this time Washington wrote
letter to Dear Sally" in which he
said: Il am almost discouraged from
writing to you as this is my fourth to
you since l reed any from yourself.
hope you'll not make the Old Proverb
good out of sight out of Mind as it's
one of the greatest pleasures in living
in Fairfax in often hearing from you
and hope you'll not deny me.
II pass the time much more agree
bier than what imagined 1 should as
there's very agreeable Young Lady
Lives in the same house where l re-
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-13
Portland Election Was Hot.

The annual meeting of the Portland
Gold Mining Company, held in Chey-
enne, Wyo., February 3rd, proved to
be a warm session. James +. Burns
and his supporters lost no time in com
ing to the point. He charges the man
agement and control with mismanage-
ment, and claimed the stockholders
We're being imposed upon and that the
income during the past year was eX-
ceeded by operating expenses during
the same period to the extent of $780,
600
The result of the meeting was that
the old board of directors was re-
elected. but the annual report was
not accepted, and the management OF
the property was not indorsed. The
reelected directors are: Irving How
bert. Frank G. Peck. Thomas f. Burns.
ID. II. Rice and Carl S. Chamberlain.
In the meeting the Burns faction
voted approximately 100000 shares
and the Howbert faction 1.S00 900
shares. the latter including the stock
of the Shannon and Stratton estates.
Against the voting of the stock of the
estates, Burns protested and demanded
viva voce vote of those present, but
this demand was voted down. Not a
tended the meeting.
A demand by Burns that he be per-
mitted to have the books of the COM
pany examined by an expert was met
by the control voting to have Expert
HANNA of Colorado Springs make an
examination. with the understanding
that Burns and Murat Masterson be
permitted to consult with HANNA re-
garding the finding of the latter.
Burns refused to have Masterson in
any way connected with Hamma's in
vestieation unless he be permitted TO
participate in the examination through
out. This the Howbert faction refused
to consider
Approval of the annual report of the
company's operations, which Burns
asserts shows a deficit of $3.50. 900, was
withheld pending Hamma's examina-
tion. The report shows earnings of
approximately s550,000. and disburse-
ments OF approximately $4S0,O00, but
Burns asserts the figures have been
juggled and deficit of 100000 exists.
If the trustees can prove any
charge OF mismanagement to be un-
true. ] will apologize to them and give
them my proxy" challenged Burns.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-13
BIRDS rLockED, TO FEAST.
VuItures Came Down Head First with
Roar Like a War Rocket.

The rush OF scavenger birds when
big game is killed is wildly described
by r. c. F.. Vaughan IN a book on
Portuguese East Africa.
Having shot an elephant" he says,
Il sat by while the great slabs of skin
were removed from the gigantic sides
and the carriers, hastily summoned
from the camp and REINFORCED by peo-
pie from neighboring village, pro-
ceeded to cut up the vast mountain
of flesh.
almost Immediately shadow fit
ted across the carcass, and looking up
ward one became aware that the deep
blue above was rapidly filling with
countless black wheeling specks.
THE buzzards, kites and scapulated
crows boldly alighted on the grass
and on few neghboring bushes and
awaited calmly the moment when we
should take our leave, while overhead
at great height the shyer varieties,
including the marabous, large bare
necked vultures, and screaming fish
ing eagles continued to hover.
AT length all the meat was care
fully apportioned, the tusks chopped
out and we started for camp, but be.
fore we had marched 20 yards every
one of those waiting birds was settled
upon the remains, while with a rush
like the roar of war rocket the
greater vultures fell, with wings
tightly folded, from height of 300
or 400 yards to take part in the feast
THE startling noise made by these
heavy birds falling head foremost
through the air, to check their plunge
with outspread wings SO close to the
ground as to make destruction appear
inevitable. was most singular and i'm
DreSSiye"
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-13
Early Autos Death Record.

Talking of automobiles, 1 remem-
Der one, rather crude in design and
dirty in its smoky progress, away
back in 1860. OF course, there were
steam carriages a century ago." said
Stephen b. Greene of San Francisco.
The machine | refer to was con-
structed by an eccentric character,
who in those days had a deserved
celebrity as mining engineer. He
used his contrivance to come to and
from the mines in Nevada, very much
to the annoyance and disgust of the
stage drivers and liverymen of that
day. In fact. the opposition to his
contrivance became 50 acute that one
day the machine was literally dis
mantled in the hotel yard at Sacra-
mento, and in the fight that ensued
over its destruction one man was
killed and the designer, whose name
| have forgotten, was wounded. I
believe he never attempted to rebuild
the machine, but l am not certain on
this score. So far as l know no other
attempt to build self-propelling We
hicles for use in passenger Transports
ton on truckless roads was made un-
til the application of the explosive
gasoline engines in the past few
years.
Gilpin observer., 1908-02-13

side Miss Mary Cary) that in a great
measure cheats my sorrow and defect.
edness tho not so as to draw my
thoughts from your Parts. l could
wish to be with you down there with
all my heart but as it is a thing al
most impractakable. l shall rest my
self where l am with hopes of shortly
having some minutes of your transac.
tions."
So We find the susceptible George
interested in three fair damsels at
once: Sally" the 'Lowland Beauty"
and Miss Mary Cary. which recalls the
story OF the man who could never
shoot a. bird, because just as he had
aimed and was ready to shoot at one
bird another bird flew in the way.
In 1853 Lucy Grymes. the Lowland
Beauty, married Henry Lee and be.
came the mother of "Light-horse
Harry" the Custer OF the revolution.
One OF Washington's most serious
love affairs was with Miss Mary Cary,
and there is no doubt that she was in
love with him. but her father pre-
vented the marriage by handing out
the Alaskan negative.
Miss Cary afterwards married a
young swell, Edward Amber. who
died young. and his pretty widow was
often a guest at Mount Vernon after
Washington's marriage. The Cary
romance extended over several years.
but in the meantime there were
others. 1t is consoling to know that
Washington was human enough to oc-
casionally do something amateurish.
and the thing he fell down on hardest
was writing poetry. The following
was composed when he was major
and about 20 years old. 1t was ad.
dressed to Miss Betsy Fauntleroy:
"oh. ye Gods why should my Poor Re-
sistlcss Heart
Stand to oppose thy might and Power,
At last surrender to cupld's feathered
Dart
And now lays bleeding every Hour
For her that's Pityless of my grief and
woes,
and will not on me pity take.
Tie sleep amongst my most inveterate
Foes
And with Gladness never wish TO wake.
In deluding sleepings let my eyelds close
That ~ an enraptured Dream may