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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-30
DOG CATCH[RFACF
FIGHT WITH OWNER
Residents OF San Anselmo COM
plain That Animals Without
Licenses We're Destroyed
Trustees Asked to Investigate
Complaint of Cruelty in
Pound

SAN ANSELMO Oct. 29.-Owners of
dogs in San Anselmo are indignant be-
cause q large number of their pets
have been impounded by the town dog
catcher and about half of them shot
within the last few days.
One year ago an ordinance was
passed by the town trustees making it
unlawful to keep a dog within the
town limits without license. Until
Monday the ordinance had never been
enforced. Then the trustees appointed
the town marshal, George Martin, as
dog catcher and Antoine Milani as his
assistant. Fifty dogs have been cor
rallied and % of them were shot after
being impounded five days waiting for
their owners to arrive and recover
them by paying the license of 81.
The impounded animals are impris-
oned in Martins barn, which is not far
from the heart of the town, and the
residents of the neighborhood have
complained that the dogs were not
treated properly.
Miss Tompkins, an active worker in
the Marin county Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, was told
of the condition of affairs and asked
Martin to show her the interior of the
pound. He refused and she appealed
TO W. H. Mahoney, who is at the head
of the anti-cruelty society
The town trustees have been asked
to investigate the alleged Ill treatment
of the dogs, and it is probable they
will do so.
The dog owners are also inviting in
vestigation, many of them alleging
that they were not notified that their
pets were impounded, as is customary
at San Rafael and other towns, and
therefore several valuable dogs have
met an untimely end, to the intense
sorrow of their owners, and a lively
fight is expected.
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LATE COAST SHIPPING

TACOMA, Oct. 29-american Hawaiian liner
Texan left port this morning after taking
general freight for the islands She will take
part cargo at Seattle before proceeding to San
Francisco to finish
japanese steamer Fukui Maru left port this
evening with 1000 tons of wheat and more
than 5000 barrels of -four for the orient. The
steamer will proceed TO Seattle to finish sSIe
is under charter to Jebsg & ostrander.
Norwegian steamer Hornelen Is expected in
port tonight from British Columbia. She has a
shipment of ore for the Tacoma smelter.
Steamer Shna- Yak and schooner q. S. Holmes
left port this morning for Everett, where the
Shna- Yak completes her cargo for Redondo.
She Will tow the Holmes down the coast
from Tacoma TO load for Honolulu.
steamer Mackinaw arrived tonight from Nome.
stmr Seward from Alaska, passed up TO Ia
coma with marble and ore
Schooner North Bend arrived after cruise in
Bering sea and the Arctic ocean during the
summer She was chartered TO carry supplies
to the government missionary and school sta
tons, The vessel had strenuous time with the
Ice and had several narrow escapes from being
driven ashore during heavy weather
VlCIOHIA, B. c., Oct. 29-The blue funnel
line steamer Ming Chow sailed tonight with a
cargo valued at 1923 900 and G67 Chinese who
are bound back TO south China for the approach
Ing New Year holidays. An average Of 10 per
cent of the Chinese return
Steamer Strathden. which IS dscharging nj
trate mere. reports that shortly before she left
-Antafagasta where she loaded for Tacoma.
the steamer Junin of the Pacific steam naviga-
ton company was pirated and part of the cargo
stoien by harbor thieves, who came alongside
with a lighter They were frightened away by
the mate. who fred number OF shots with a
revolver
British ship Falls of Dee which has been dis
engaged in Royal roads since July. was char
tered today TO load lumber at Tacoma for sgd
ney, Australia.
Steamer Iroquois which stranded at Sharp
point near Nanaimo Monday night was noated
tonight by the British Columbia salvage COM
pany's tug William Joilife The damage while
tn the steamer was submerged is estimated at
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-30
JAMESON OUSTED,,
NEIHAUS NAMED
Police Accuse Tisdale of Subter.
fuge in Appointing Former
Deputy's Partner
Virtually No Change in Berkeley
Morgue and Further In
quiry May Result

BERKELEY, Oct. 29.-Deputy Coro-
ner Charles Jameson was ousted from
his office today by order of Coroner
c. L. Tisdale, and Edward Neihaus.
Jameson's partner in the private under
taking parlor adjacent to the morgue.
was appointed in his stead. The ap-
pointment of Neihaus was made in
spite of the advice given Tisdale by
Marshal Vollmer and others interested
in the recent morgue scandal in this
city which resulted in Jamesons re-
moval. That Tisdale acted in bad faith
is heard on every side
see that conditions were very much
changed by the appointment of Mel
haus, although the latter has borne a
good reputation here. The Berkeley
marshal said that a complete change in
the local morgue management should
be made If Tisda1e desired to show his
good faith.
There is a disposition in official cir
cles to press the inquiries as to the
reasons of Neihaus appointment in
view of the fact that virtually no
change is made in the local Office.
Il am satisfied that Neihaus will be
all right" said Tisdale in speaking of
the appointment I'VE will give him
a trial and 1 believe that he is a good
man for the vacant position. II he
slips up / will have to let him co.
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BROTHER MAY NOT
Be WIF['S AFFINITY
Albert S. Bulfinch Thinks Miss
ing Spouse May Be Mem
tally Deranged

OAKLAND, Oct. 29.--After reporting
to the police that his brother had prob
ably eloped with his wife. Albert S.
Bulfinch of 6ss Twenty-sixth street re-
turned TO Chief Wilson'S office this
afternoon with a letter which he be-
lieves will absolve his brother from
any suspicion of interference in his
domestic affairs.
Mrs. Bulfinch has been missing from
her home since Monday, however, and
as she accompanied her brother in law
to the train on that day and has not
been seen by her husband since the po-
lice are more or less uncertain as to
the reliability of his conclusions.
On Monday morning Mrs. Bulfnch
went to Point Richmond with her
brother in law, H. NJ. Bulfinch, who
was on his way to Reno, New, where
he planned to go into business as an
advertising solicitor. The money for
his passage had been provided by his
brother who was anxious that the trip
should be a success.
After the couple left his home at 10
o'clock Monday Bulinch heard moth
ing of either of them until this morn
ing, and fearing that his brother had
persuaded his wife to accompany him
to Reno he made a report to that eff
feet to the police. Ioday Bulnnch re-
ceived a delayed letter from his
brother. postmarked Truckce, New. in
which the young man commented on
the fact that Mrs Bulfnch had APP
peared TO be in bad health when he
left her at the depot and inquiring
about her present condition.
For a number of months, Bulfinch
said that his wife had been on the
verge of nervous breakdown and he
feared that her mind had given way.
She had no money with her when she
left home.
Bulfinch and his wife We're married
10 years ago and have two children.
He declared that he never had any rea-
son to suspect that she contemplated
leaving him.
The missing woman is % years of
age and weighs $50 pounds. She has
brown hair and eyes and when last
seen was dressed in black automobile
coat, black dress and black hat with
two long. black plumes. Her husband
has offered a reward of SIS for any
information concerning her where
abouts.
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DEPRIVED OF HOME
| IS WIDOWS CHARGE
Edison F. Adams and Brother
Accused of Ousting Poor
Woman and Children
Suit Filed to Recover Land AL
legged to Have Been I'M
lawfully Obtained

OAKLAND, Oct 29.-On top of their
defeat in Judge Harris court yesterday,
when a jury Topped off two-thirds of
the amount claimed for property at the
corner of Twelfth and Fallon streets
sought by the city for a public park,
Edison F. Adams and his brother,
John Charles Adams. have been accused
by a widow with four children of de-
priving her of her home at Fourth and
Oak streets. The action complained
of today was said to have occurred
about Thanksgiving day. 1891.
Mary Nerney filed suit against the
Adamses for $40. 100 and interest dating
from November %, 1891.
She said she lived on what was then
marsh property, which she had raised
to higher level by extensive filling.
She says she spent large sums in inn
provements. The place had even then
come to be known as the "Nerney prop
erty, according to her complaint.
The Ada4nses appeared suddenly with
documents which she claimed were OBJ
tanned ''unlawfully and recklessly'' from
the courts -on the strength of which
they took possession of her premises
with force and violence" The papers
were obtained after legal proceedings
to quiet title.
Being widow with four small chill
dren and no legal experience, Mrs. Ner-
ney gave up her home. She said she
sold her cattle, pigs, chickens and other
fowls at loss of $500
The Adamses were also said to have
forced her to pay them 500 for i'm
provements on the place
Not until few weeks ago, when she
accidentally talked the incident over
with an attorney, did she realize that
she had good case at law, she stated
in her complaint.
Judge Waste issued citation direct
ing Mrs. Nerney to appear before No
tary E. E. Trefethan Saturday morn
ing to have her deposition taken for
use in the trial of the suit
The Adamses maintain that they were
not parties to the original suit, but ac-
quired their title from the Oakland gas
company and John Caperton.
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ATLANTIC FLEET is
WELCOMED BY CHINA
One Squadron Sails to Annoy
and the Other to the
Philippine Islands

Annoy, Oct. 30.-Eight battleships,
comprising the second squadron of the
American Atlantic feet. under COM
mand Of Rear Admiral William H En-
DRY, arrived here this morning, after
an uneyentful voyage from Yoko-
hama
The selection of Annoy as a port of
call is in accordance with the pro-
gram decided upon at Washington,
when ii was determined that the feet
should return TO America by way of
the Suez canal The sixteen ships of
the fleet left Yokohama together on
Sunday morning, but divided into two
squadrons when two days out. the first,
under command of Rear Admiral Sper-
~. on the flagship Connecticut, head
ing for the Philippine islands. and
the second, under Rear Admiral En-
cry, on the Louisiana, bound for Annoy.
The two squadrons viii join forces
again at Manila. the second division
being scheduled to leave this port on
November and to arrive at Manila
on November 7. China welcomed her
visitors with unbounded enthusiasm.
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@BABY" JOHNS
LEGAL KNOWLEDGE
Corrects Contradiction in Testi-
mony Relating to Blowing Up
of Judge 0gden's Home
Withstands Nine Day Fire of
Cross Examination in Trial
of Foster Mother

OAKLAND. oct. 2s.-.Baby" John
Martin gave another Illustration of his
remarkable grasp Of legal problems to-
day and Of his own voIition corrected
testimony which he had previously
given and in which a serious dis
crepancy appeared. The boy is Il
years old Vet for nine days he has
withstood the fre Of cross examination
as a witness for the prosecution in the
trial Of his foster mother. Mrs. Isabella
J. Martin. John said she had forced
him 10 prepare bomb and blow up
Judge Ogdens house with it. She is
being tried on that charge and il was
regarding the bomb used that the boy
corrected his testimony.
some time prior 10 February %.
1907. I wrapped single newspaper
around that bomb and hid the affair
behind the sofa" was Johns first
version. He proceeded TO relate how he
had torn off the paper when he placed
the bomb on the Ogden porch.
In recalling his testimony the boy
remembered that a paper dated Febru-
airy IS had been found in the ogden
yard the morning after the explosion
and that he said he had used news
paper several days before it was issued.
He corrected the testimony by saying
that he had placed a second paper
around the bomb and had torn il of,
leaving the first
Attorney A l. Frick, representing
Mrs Martin, again questioned the wit
ness about the alleged plot Of Mrs.
Martin 10 poison the reservoir at
Weaverville with cyanide Of potassium.
John said she wanted it done when the
water was low. The boy was then ex-
cused.
Fire chief Ball related that there had
been two fires at Mrs. Martins cot
tages in West street which appeared to
have been Of incendiary origin An
other tine. he said, he was called by
Mrs Martin and discovered oil soaked
material under rear porch. John
confessed that he had fred the cottages
and placed the stuff under the porch in
an effort 10 rid Mrs. Martin Of some
tenants she disliked-
Detective Hodgkins testified regard
ing conversations with the woman
after her arrest in January and his dis
coveries about her places at Weaver
Vile and West street.
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CHURCH IN POLITICS
Democratic Committeeman Re
lates Conversation

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29-National
Democratic Committeeman Edwin A
Newman of. the District of Columbia
related tonight recent conversation
he had with Cardinal Gibbons as inn
portant in indicating the attitude OF
the Catholic church in the present pres
idential campaign.
Cardinal Gibbons stated said Mr.
Newman. that he made it rule not
to discuss party politics in public
manner. nor to disclose his own prefer
ence for any candidate To do so. he
said. would possibly expose him and the
Catholic church to undeserved criti-
cism.
The church does not attempt to
control the political views or political
conduct of its members said the card
inal
The United States Catholics are to
be found in all political parties, and
each member of the church is free
to think and vote as he pieases on
political economic questions. Any at
tempt to bring the church into the po-
iitical arena or make it the champion
or opponent of any candidate or party
does il an injustice"
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AFFINITY ACCUSED
|. OF $4,000 ROBBERY
Wealthy Boston Money Lender
Seeks ExtraditiOn OF Wife
OF Physician
Complainant Says Woman L
Cousin of San Francisco
Hotel Proprietor
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TIE CALI

CHICAGO, Oct 29-Charles E. Giles
wealthy Boston money lender. ar
rived in Chicago today for the purpose
Of signing eXtradition papers with
which he expects to secure the return
to this city OF Mrs. Martha MabeIle
Dunphy, the wife of Boston physician.
whom he charged with the theft OF
jewelry and securities valued at more
than IS 900.
Giles made an extended statement
concerning his affinity" relating new
circumstances which led up TO her In
dietment on a charge OF grand larceny
a week ago.
Giles admitted that he was a mar
ried man and that his wife lived in
Dorchester. He said that he was not
the only BOstonian who had been Mrs.
Dunphy's victim, as there were. ac-
cording to his statement. several 9TH
ers, high in society and business cir
cles. who had suffered even heavier
losses than his. Their prominence. he
said, was the cause. Of their dealings
with the woman having been kept
secret.
MINES OFFERED As SECURITY
The money lender explained that he
became acquainted with Mrs. Dunphy
in transaction for loan She wrote
TO him, and offered 10 transfer certain
mining property in California to him
as collateral He agreed 10 meet her.
and was at onceystruck with her beauty
and pleasing manner.
Why. I couldn't help liking her" he
said Il believed she was the best Z
ever saw. and anyone else would say
the same under the same eircum-
stances"
Upon Mrs Dunphys requesting him
to go TO California TO look over her
property there. he acquiesced, and the
pair left Boston early in October
TRUNK AND JEWELS LOST
They became ''ahinities." he paying
the bills and lavishing presents on her.
he declares They stopped at me best
hotels and life was enjoyable Until Oc-
Mrs. Dunphy. he asserts. and left 10
return 10 Boston minus one OF his
trunks, which. he said. contained many
pieces OF jewelry he had purchased on
speculation in the west and about $4,000
worth OF negotiable papers.
Giles asserted that he did not ex-
pect any trouble in securing the
womans requisitiOn. He said that Mrs.
Dunphy was the cousin of Fred c
Plagemann. proprietor OF the GOldsrM
West hotel in san Francisco. and that
she lived in that city up to the time
of her marriage to the Boston physician
Fred Plagemann. proprietor OF the
Golden West hotel. said last night:
Mrs. Dunphy is my cousin She is
a daughter of William Plagemann. who
some years ago was -four merchant
in this city. She left San Francisco b
10 years ago Since then I have not
seen her. She is also a cousin OF
Henry Plagemann. I know nothing OF
her alleged swindling Of Giles or any
body else"
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LAUNCH SINKS FISHING
BOAT OFF FORT BAKER
Fishermen, Compelled TO Swim
Ashore, Lose Their Craft
and Nets

SAUSALITO. Oct. 29--Emanuel Con
ssldes and Antoine Luchini, two fisher
men living in old Sausalito. We're COM
PEELED to swim TO land at Fort Baker
cove early this morning as a result of
their fishing boat being struck by a
gasoline launch
The fishermen We're close to the
shore when a heavy fog came up and
The launch bore down upon them and
crashed into the quarter Of the row.
boat, splintering a portion of the side.
The laUnchman backed his boat and
disappeared into the fog without wait
ing to learn the fate of his victims
The fishermen attempted TO bail out
their boat. but il began 10 sink and
the men We're compelled to swim for
their lives and walk TO their homes II
Sausalito. The fishermen lost their
boat a long seine net and a portion
Of their clothing. The identity of the
launchnan is at present unknown.
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BIG DAM TO RECLAIM
VAST TRACT OF LAND
Salt Lake Capitalists Plan to
Spend S750,000 on the
Scheme

RENO. New, Oct. pa reclama-
ton project. second only to the great
Carson Truckee project in magnitude
and far reaching influence in the de-
velopment of this state. is about to be
started in Lincoln county, the com
pany to be known as the Nevada Utah
irrigating and development company.
The undertaking includes the CON
struction of the third highest dam in
the world at an expenditure. including
bitches and laterals. of S750.000. The
talists. associated with the Salt Lake.
Los Angeles and San Pedro railroad,
known as the Clark route The total
23,333
This territory. lying within eight
miles of Moapa. which is half way be-
tween Caliente and Las Vegas. so miles
from each place, is government land.
and viii be withdrawn under the Carey
act.
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PASADENA CAPITALISTS
BUY LAGUNA RANCH
Twenty Thousand Acres Ac-
CURED by Company Bent
Upon Developing Oil

SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 2s.-Infor-
nation Of one Of the biggest land
deals contaminated in this county in
years came TO light today through
the recording of a deed conveying the
Lagunda ranch Of over 10000 acres
from Louisa J. Thompson Of England
TO J. Al. Davis Of Pasadena Davis is
associated with other Pasadena capt.
talists in the Lagunda ranch COM
pany. recently incorporated here. 1t
is thought the ranch was purchased to
develop oil. which is known TO exist in
that vicinity. Nothing was learned re-
garding the price paid for the land.
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JOHN w. HUTCHINSON,
SINGER, IS DEAD
His Temperance and Abolition
Songs Popular During
Civil War Times

LYNN. Mass. Oct 2s.-John w
Hutchinson, the last of the famous
Hutchinson family" whose temper
ance and abolition songs before the
civil war and during that conflict made
names known throughout the country.
is dead. at his home, High Rock. in
this city. He was 81 years old
While lighting a gas stove, Mr.
Hutchinson fell after he had opened
the valve. Mrs. Hutchinson quickly
turned of the gas. and called assistance.
but Mr. Hutchinson died before a doctor
arrived. The medical examiner found
that gas caused death. although the
amount inhaled would not have affected
a person in good health
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MORSE EXPLAINS
THE BANKS LOANS
Takes Stand and Declares He
Was Not Salaried Officer
of Institution

| NEW YORK. Oct. 2s.=Charles W.
Morse. who, with Alfred H Curtis. for
mer president of the bank of North
America, is on trial in the criminal
branch of the United States circuit
court on a charge of conspiracy and
violation of the national banking laws,
took the stand in his own defense to-
day.
/ Mr.. Morse was kept on the stand un-
til adjournment. He related how he
came TO have an interest in the ma
itional bank of North America, saying
that he secured it in the consolidation
of 1902 He said that he had no ex-
perience in the routine of banking
NOT sALARIED OFFICER
5 Mr.. Morse also said he was not a
salaried officer of the bank and knew
nothing of the legal exactiops cover
ing national banking He Explained
that after 1905 he had accepted an Of
flee in the directors rooms in the new
bank building.
] The fnancier then told of forming
the acquaintance of Mr.. Curtis and Mr..
Wire
! Il had confidence in them and used
my influence to have them made presi-
dent and cashier OF the bank" he said.
/ My secretary, Kate A. Wilson, and
my former secretary, Arthur Braun.
ATTENDED to my personal and private
affairs" said the witness. Miss Will
son kept my bank account straight"
+! Mr.. Morse's counsel then asked a
number of questions regarding the
connection of Mr.. Morse with the
American ice company Mr.. Morse
said that he had been connected with
that company since it's formation in
1898 or 1899. The company was then
paying dividends, the witness testified.
and dealt principally in natural ice. A
difference in the demand came in 1902
and artificial ice was all the market
wanted. That effected change in
the business of the company.
/ Before Mr.. Morse testified Colonel r
NJ Thompson. former director of the
national bank of North America. was
on the stand, and Attorney General
Simpson asked him if the holding
company for the American ice COM
pany had been characterized as a
trust"
AN evening paper has so charac-
terized it," answered Colonel Thomp-
son.
ATTORNEY CAUGHT SHORT
Did not the attorney general of the
state characterize it So asked Mr..
Stimson
Not until the attorneJ general was
caught short in the stock market and
was stung," was the response
! After court had adjourned Colonel
Thompson sought out the newspaper
men and said that his testimony re-
garding the attorney general had been
misunderstood and that his answer to
the question did not say the attorney
general of the state so characterized il. .
and should have been entered on the
court records as follows
Not until some politicians who
were acquaintance of the attorney
general were caught short in the stock
market and stung."
Colonel Thompson said that he had
no knowledge that the attorney gem
seral had ever speculated in the stock
market.
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CHILD LABOR TRUSTEES
GATHER IN NEW YORK
National Committee Wants Bu-
reau in One of the Cow
eminent Departments

NEW YORK, Oct 29.-The annual
meeting of the trustees of the Ma
tioral Child Labor committee was held
here tonight. The plan for the ma
tional children's bureau. under one of
the government departments at Wash
ington, was Reimbursed and action in
the thirty eight states whose legis-
latures meet in the coming year were
discussed.
Mrs. Philip N Moore of St Louis,
president of the general federation of
women's clubs, was elected ex-officio
member of the national committee.
Encoura ging reports were presented
showing that legislation had been Sc
cured in the interest of the organiza-
tion in Missouri. Indiana and Ohio and
compulsory education laws passed in
West Virginia and Oklahoma.