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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
ODD FELLOWS INSTALL
NEW LODGE IN RICHMOND
Members of Rebekah Organiza-
tiOn Furnish Banquet for
the Occasion

RICHMOND. July 21.--A large dele-
cation of Odd Fellows from various
cities about the bay visited this place
last night and installed a new LODGE
Eclipse No 403. The Installation
lasted all night and the formal chriSten-
ing of the lodge took place at Z o'clock
this morning A monster banquet was
served to the lOdgemen and their neO-
phyteS by the members Of Rebekah
lodge No. zoe of Richmond. Covers
We're laid for ESQ guests
The grand officers who conducted tha
installation were:
Grand Master John E. Raker Deputy Grand
Master f. B. Ogden. Grand Secretary H. ID.
Richardson. Grand Warden A. A. Waldie. Grand
Treasurer F. K. Curtis, Grand Marshal y. d.
Dakher. Grand Conductor +. Baker. Grand ChaD~
lain l. JepSOn. Grand Guardian ID. "A. Prices
Grand Herald w. A. Sturgeon
The following grand officers were in
the chairs at the call to order and cons
Quoted the affair from start to finish:
n. c.. ]. F. Magannis: v. G.. B. s. Farrars
T. G.. John Eustice; chaplain. William Niulrs
I. s. c., Mr.. Renshaw; D. 5. c.. Baker; cong.
Thompson; ward. Leslie: r. 5. n. G.. Curtis:
L s: n. c.. Burrows; r. 5. v. s.. Herbert; L. ).
v. s., Laustan-
The officers who were elected for tho
new lodge were:
". w. Paulson. n. c.: Lester Follett. V. G.l
Daniel 5. Tyer R. s.; T. Iversen. treasurer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
ACTION ON PALO ALTO
GRAFT CHARGES DELAYED
Accused Officials Declare Ac-
countant Is Wrong and Se-
cure Postponement

PALO ALTO, July 31.-The charges
and counter charges that have been
flying thick and fast in this city fol-
lowing the report of F. May, the ex-
pert accountant who examined the
city's books, promise to bring the in
yestigations for and against the stand
ing of the various city officials to the
opera bouffe stage. notwithstanding
the fact that the experts report has
been in for some time no final action
in the matter has yet been reached,
Chairman Marx directing at the close
of last nights meeting that the whole
affair go over for two weeks.
Attorney f. H. Gould, for Tax Col
lector E. +. Weisshaar, one of the ac-
cused officials, opened last nights bat
tie with the request that further hear
ing be postponed until the next regu-
lar meeting of the board. He stated
that they had interviewed May as to
his manner of computing the tax col
lector's account and were sure that
May had used the wrong procedure.
Gould further assured the board that
they would be prepared to show for
Weisshaar that his accounts were
straight and in good order.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
HURLED 40 FEET BY
TRAIN, BOY ESCAPES
Engine DemOlishes Wagon,
Badly Iniuring Driver, but
Lad Is Not Hurt
Lands on Feet After Flight
Through Air and Suffers
Only Shaking Up

SAN RAFAEL, July 21.-Struck by a
Northwestern Pacific freight train
speeding 80 miles an hour, j. BraSques,
proprietor of a French laundry in San
AnselmO, and II year old d. Grinubbt
were buried 40 feet today when
Brasques drove his laundry wagon
across the track near Penfield station
Brasques is In a serious condition, with
crushed leg. a deep cut in the head
and severe bruises on the body The
boy lighted on his feet and escaped
with shaking up
passenger train had just passed
and without thought that another train
might be coming behind it Brasques
whipped up his horse and started to
cross the track. The wagon was hit
squarely in the center by the pilot OF
the freight locomotive and demolished.
The horse was instantly killed.
Brasques and Grinubbi. who is the SO
of a San Francisco wholesale grocer.
were thrown in the air by the force or
the collision. BrasqueS was uncon%
SciOus for hours.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
SUPERVISORS DISCUSS
PRINTING CONTRACT
Admits Understanding
Existed Between Firms for
Division of City Work

The issue raised by Mayor Taylor 8
refusal to sign the printing contracts
of Brown & Power, Phillips e Van
Orden and the City Commercial COM
pany, was discussed by the supervisors
printing committee yesterday without a
result being reached. Secretary Nc
Kannay and Attorney ]. ]. Lerman, for
the mayors Office and the firms re-
spectively, will argue the case before
the committee Friday, and its recon-
mendation will go to the board for
action Monday
Collusion in bidding was charged by
the mayor against the three firms and
given as sufficient reason for rejecting
the bids of each. Lerman, for the
firms, admitted yesterday that sort
of understanding existed between
Brown & Power and Phillips & Van
Orden by which the former handled
the city printing and the latter book
binding. He showed, however, that
"collusion" operated rather to keep
down prices than to raise them, as far
as the city was concerned, and that,
having done the municipal work for
several years, the amount of standing
material. otherwise known as "phat"
in the business, enabled the two to bid
far below any competitors.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
MRS. TEAL IN CELL OF
TOMBS FOR FOUR HOURS
Women in Gould Divorce Con-
spiracy Have Trouble in
Getting Bonds

NEW YORK, July 21.-Mrs. Ben
Teal, wife of a prominent theatrical
manager and one of the three persons
arrested in Connection with the alleged
plot to manufacture divorce evidence
against Frank Jay Gould, the million
aire, was compelled to spend nearly
four hours in a cell in the Tombs this
evening before bail could be secured.
Great consideration was shown
Mrs. Teal in the central police court,
where she was arraigned with Mrs.
Julia Fleming, SeamstresS, and
Henry S. Mousley private detective,
the other two who figured in the al
legged conspiracy.
When Magistrate Corrigan held the
trio in $1,000 bail each Mousley found
a bQndSman, but the two women were
not so fortunate. Court was kept open
until o'clock to await bondsmen, but
none appeared, and at that time the
announced that the women
would be taken to the Tombs.
Mrs. Teal had to be supported on her
way to the prison by Mrs. Fleming.
She was weeping Historically. Mrs.
Fleming seemed to forget her own
trouble in trying to comfort her friend.
1t was not until s o'clock that Teal
succeeded in getting bail for his wife.
Teal did not get bondsman for Mrs.
Fleming, and up to a late hour tonight
the seamstress was still prisoner.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
REGISTRATION FOR
PRIMARIES HEAVY
Decent Citizens Rally to Call for
Civic Purity and Promise
Big Vote
Indignation Against Corrupt
Machine Politics Indicated
by Enrolment

OAKLAND, July 21.-Registration at
the rate of $50 a day for the August
primaries were reported from the reg
istration Office at the hall of records
today. and on Wednesday, the last day,
nearly 1000 additional registrations are
expected before midnight.
Widespread interest, aroused by the
Lincoln Roosevelt republican league in
the individual performance of civic
duty and the opportunity presented
through the efforts of the league to rid
the state of railroad dominance in re-
publican politics, in the opinion of keen
observers, is responsible for the heavy
increase. Two years ago 10000 cleo
tors registered for the August pri-
maries. This figure has already been
exceeded by 1000.
Voters in the densely populated resi-
dence districts of East Oakland have
been most active in qualifying for the
primaries and registration offices es-
tablished in those districts have been
crowded for the last week. Recent eX-
tension of the mandatory primary law
into Brooklyn township, making pos
sible fuller participation in politics by
individuals intead of enforced submis-
sion to the machine, has met with
hearty appreciation.
BERKELEY, July 21-A. whirlwind
will be carried on tomorrow by the
Lincoln Roosevelt leaguers of this city,
who are fighting for good government,
and who seek to break the yoke of the
machine and the Southern Pacific po-
litical bureau.
Precinct meetings were held in the
various parts of this city last night,
and all voters in favor of the rule of
the people will be registered for the
ri A
the meetings great stress was laid on
the need of every member of the league
persuadipg his neighbor to register,
that he might be able to cast bal
lot against Herrinism.
The registration is particularly heavy
in the rim district, which County
Clerk John P. Cook and his associates
of the county ring gerrymandered to
control. In West and South Berkeley
the registration today was particularly
heavy. The voters in central Berkeley
are also registering in large numbers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
BALk AT MACHINE
PRIMARY SCHEME
Defer Action on
the Proposal for Separate
Senatorial Convention
Attorney Brown Will
Advise Board Against Legal
ity of Proposed Call

OAKLAND, July 21.-The board of
supervisors today postponed formal ac
tion on the proposed amendment of the
republican county central committees
call for primaries until Thursday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock at the request of
the district attorneys office. This ac-
tion, as forecast by The Call today, fol-
lows an informal decision that the ma
chine cannot legally put through it's
proposed call for separate senatorial
convention in the fifteenth district.
District Attorney Brown will return
Thursday and give the board his opin-
ion. The supervisors will be compelled
to accept that opinion as the law or
force the whole fight into the courts.
1t is reported in political circles that
Supervisors Bridge and Horner are at
tempting to override the opinion of the
district attorney and to insist on the
attempted machine scheme for a sep
arate senatorial convention.
Bridge is said to have declared that
he would stand with his friends. His
friends are known to be leaders on the
republican machine end of the campaign.
Close observers of the situation have
come to the conclusion that the ma
jority of the board of supervisors will
not attempt to override District At
torney Browns opinion.
1t is known that the district attor-
ney's Office has given an unofficial opin-
ion that the amended call cannot be
legally adopted by the board of super
visors. This leaves the board with the
authority to make the election call on
the lines indicated in District Attorney
Browns opinion of Monday, by which
the irregularities in the machine call
as affecting the fifteenth senatorial dis
trict will be corrected. This will not
permit the machine to pull the sena-
torial fight out OF the general contest
for control of the county.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
ACCOUNTANTS WILL NOT
GO TO WASHINGTON
Men Will Miss Eastern Trip
and Expert Civil Service Conn
mission Books Here

w. ]. Mcbride and Leon N. Cove, en-
ployes at the customs house. are two of
the most disappointed men in San Fran
cisco. They We're to have gone to
Washington to assist the civil service
commission, but at the last moment the
secretary Of the commission changed his
mind and they will now remain in San
Francisco. Some time ago Collector of
Customs Stratton was asked to select
two of his most accomplished account
ants and send them to Washington to
assist the commission. Nearly every
employe of the custom house whose
duty it is to keep accounts applied for
the three months trip.
When it became known among the
other employees that Mcbride and Cove
had been selected there was consider
able disappointment Now that the sec
retary has decided to have the books of
the civil service commission examined
in San Francisco Mcbride and Cove are
willing to waive their disappointment
and allow any of their fellow workers
to take their place.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
SCIENTIST TO HEAD
!. STUDENT EXCURSION
Will Make Trips to Santa Cruz
to Study Marine Flora
and Fauna
Eastern Professor, in Charge of
Party, to Collect Speci-
mems for Museum

BERKELEY, July 21.-An excursion
to Moss beach, near Santa Cruz, is
planned by the students of biology of
the summer session of the University
of California, next Friday Professor
Henry Richardson Lindville, of the
Jamaica high school, New York city,
who is an instructor at the university
for the summer, will head the party.
Mrs. Lindville will chaperon the CO.
eds. All places along the Santa Cruz
beach will be visited. Professor Lind
vile is an authority on sea animals
and marine vegetation. He will col
lect a number of specimens for the
eastern museums.
Among the party who will go to Moss
beach is Miss Agnes Paden, gradu-
ate of the university of California
with the class of 1908 and deep stu
dent of biology. She is now studying
for her masters degree on the sub
ject. Others in the party will be:
Louise Gulick, Edna Quay, Miss r.
King, Miss E. Hill, S. Stebbins of the
Chico normal school and Albert Palmer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
COUPLE HAVE HARD
TIME TO MARRY
Mrs. Gertrude AK and A. r.
Medo Finally Persuade JUS
tice to Pronounce Vows
Find All Ministers Either Out
Hunting or Unwilling to
Perform Ceremony

SAN RAFAEL, July 21.-Mrs. Ger
trude AK and A. Z. Medo, after COM
ing from Fruitvale to this city in quest
of a marriage license. had a hard time
getting the matrimonial knot tied after
their arrival here yesterday. Fate
seemed to be against them. but despite
handicaps Cupid won against all odds.
When they left Marin eounty's shores
Mrs. AK had become Mrs. Medo and
copartner in a mercantile firm run
by her husband at Fruitvale.
After procuring the license to wed
the couple hurried to a prominent JUS
tice. They were all in a hutter, not
withstanding that both admit their
ages to be past the 80 year mark. The
justice was out hunting and no other
eligible representative of hymen could
be found.
What shall we do?" walled the
bride.
Yes, what shall we do?" echoed the
groom to be from his position at the
door where he was keeping a wary eye
out for pursuers. Then good fortune
in the person of ]. II. Moore, a real
estate man, came to the disconsolate
ones aid. Magnanimously he offered
to whisk them to San Anselmo in his
auto. There the elopers after much
persuasion succeeded in interesting
Judge Bouick to perform his first we'd
ding ceremony.
After the ceremony was over the
bride rushed up impulsively and threw
her arms about the pseudo minister's S
neck and treated him to a resoundfnS
smack. I'm married again, oh joy!
she breathed.
The groom said nothing. but he
looked very happy. Then they left
not, however. until Judge BOuick had
been presented with a suitable me-
mento of the first marriage ceremony
at which he off1ciated.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
FORESTERS TO HONOR
SUPREME CHIEF RANGER
Lodges of Alameda County Ar
range for Theater Party
and Parade

OAKLAND, July 21.-John G. O'Grady,
supreme chief ranger of the Foresters
of America, who arrived in this state
from New York recently, will be the
guest of honor at number of enter
tainments planned by the Is lodges of
Alameda county. Among the events
which have already been arranged are a
theater party at Idora park on July %
and monster banquet and initiation in
Maple hall on August 8. Two bands, one
from Hayward and another from San
Leandro, will head procession through
the streets prior to the gathering in the
hall
Grand Senior Woodward William H.
II. Donahue will act as grand marshal,
assisted by Judge James G. Quinn,
grand senior beadle; Joseph B. Roboli
grand junior beadle; Theodore Bell.
Judge Golden and Past Grand Chief
Rangers Senator Edward l. Wolfe,
Judge Rendon and r. B. Vellage
The general committee arranging for
the celebration on the evenings of July
2S and August 8 is headed by James G.
Quinn, chairman; Joseph B. Roboldi.
secretary; Morris H Lane, treasurer;
A. c. Kruger, E. F. Linge, J. H. John
son, A. b. Zaner, Joseph Lacella, Joseph
Ennis, Walter w. Bayliss, Joseph F.
Vierra, chairman of the press commit
tee; Benjamin Lichtenstein, F. w Mitch
ell and William H. II. Donahue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
MATRON IS UPHELD
AFTER RESIGNATION
Demand for Arrest Is With
drawn After Investigation of
Cruelty Charges

OAKLAND, July 21.-Charges OF
cruelty against Mrs. Melissa Won Wer-
mer, matron of the West Oakland home
for children, were Investigated behind
closed doors before Police Judge Sam
uels this afternoon after the matron
had resigned her position. demand
for warrant for her arrest was pre-
sented to Prosecuting Attorney Hen
nessey this morning by M. j. White,
secretary of the state Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The
investigation was then ordered. After
the arguing the warrant was refused
and White withdrew his demand.
1t was divulged in the course of the
conference that the resignation of Mrs.
Won Werner was accepted by the di-
rectors of the orphanage this after
noon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. I. A. Beretta,
president of the board, represented the
home and there were present at the
investigation Probation officer Chris
topher Reuss, NJ. ]. White, Mrs. Won
Werner and DR.. Lucia NJ. Lane, local
agent for the state Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
The directors of the orphanage, Mrs.
Beretta said, upheld in general the
conduct of Mrs. Won Werner as ma
tron, but accepted her resignation in
the light of the present friction. This
action was concurred IN by d. Edward
Collins, James P. Edoff, 1. A. Beretta,
Mrs. I. A. Beretta, directors, and John
]. Allen, attorney for the institution.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
MONTEREY RIFLE SCORES
Low Fog Interferes With Shoot
of Soldiers

PACIFIC GROVE, July 21.-Shooting
was delayed this morning at the Pre-
sidio of Monterey rifle range by a low
lying fog. This was the second days
record practice and consisted in rapid
fire at 200 and 800 yards and one
run of skirmish firing. The stand
ing and aggregates for the two
days are as follows: Firsts-Lieu-
tenant G. f. Roselle, Twenty second
infantry, S63, and Private David B.
Strauss. Company L. Twenty-fifth in
fantry 361. Seconds-Lieutenan A. NJ
Pardee. Twentieth infantry. s57. and
Sergeant John w. Grika, Company B.,
Third infantry. 252. Third-Sergeant G.
H. Miller, Company x, Third Infantry.
349. Fourth-Corporal John MCGEE,
Company F, Twentysecond infantry,
33S. Fifth-Private Axel Hakala, Com
pany A, Third infantry, 1886. sixth
Sergeant George c. Brock. Company B,
Twenty infantry, 335. Seventh
P. H. Clark, Twenty-second
infantry. 3sS; Eighth@9ssrgeant E. F.
fantry, 1872. Ninth-Orderly Sergeant
w. N. Puckett. 2. N. c. S., 329. and Ser
geant Gerry 7. Allen. Company III,
Twenty second infantry, 32S.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
RICKEY SAYS CHARGES
ARE WORK OF ENEMY
President of Defunct Reno Bank
Declares Stories of Defraud-
ing DepositorS False

I. B. Hickey, president of the de-
funct State bank and trust company
of Nevada, against whom Receiver
Wildes filed a report in Carson, Monday,
charging the cattle king with defraud-
ing the depositors of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars, arrived in this city
yesterday on private business and reg
istered at the st. Francis.
1.-The charges are all false" Rickey
said last night. They emanate from
Judge Mack of Reno. who is the at
torney for Wildes and my arch enemy.
Mack has opposed me In everything
that have ever undertaken.
1.-The bank was a big paying venture
from the start. Dividends were de-
clared every six months out of real
earnings. There was no attempt to
make losses appear as profits for my
own ggrandiZement When the bank
failed it owed me money, for all the
companies in which 1 am interested
were heavy depositors. Contrary to
the charge made that L obtained a large
block of stock in the Keane mining
company in consideration of a loan
made out of the funds of the bank, 1
did not take hold of the Keane proper
ty until after the bank closed, and it
was a transaction entirely personal,
with no bearing on the holdings of the
bank.
Properly handled, the bank ought to
pay dollar for dollar. The assets are
unquestionably good"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
FOLLOW CLFWS IN
GASPIPF MURDER

ALAMEDA, July 2I.-The police are
still engaged in running down clews
that may lead to the arrest of the mur-
derer or murderers of Henry Bangs,
night watchman at the Pacific Coast
borax works, who was beaten to death
with a gaspipe Friday night. Detec-
tives are investigating the actions Of
Hugh Conihan, who was employed
occasionally at the borax works, but
who did not show up for work on Sat
urday morning, the time that Bangs
battered body was discovered
Word was sent Saturday morning to
Foreman James Mcdonald over the
telephone by some person unknown to
Mcdonald that Conihan would not be
able to work for several days. The
police have learned that COnihan was
taken to the Alameda sanatorium Sat-
urday morning suffering from what ap-
peared to be appendicitis. He re-
mained at the hospital Saturday, but
was removed Sunday morning, leaving
the sanatorium in a wagon, despite the
Hamilton Of Fruitvale, who ordered
Conihan to remain in the hospital at
least "a hours longer.
According to DR.. Hamilton, who was
summoned to attend Conihan Friday
night, the patient was picked up on
the Redwood road back Of F'ruttvale
Friday night in a state of collapse.
The facts that Conihan did not appear
for work last Saturday morning, that
he was taken to the Alameda
sanatorium and that he left the hos
pital under mysterious circumstances
and has not been seen since are con-
sidered by the police as suspicious.
Acting Chief Camp said today that
the police as yet had unearthed no
evidence that would warrant them
in taking Conihan into custody. Conf
han is 10 years of age
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
CLEAN POLITICS THEME
OF LARGE GATHERING
North Oakland LincoIn-ROose-
welt Republican Club Holds
Big Meeting

OAKLAND, July 21.-Clean politics
was the theme of an enthusiastic meet
ing Of the North Oakland Lincoln
Roosevelt republican league club,
which was held last evening in Golden
Gate hall, Fifty-seVenth street and San
Pablo avenue. Harry B. Williams pre-
sided as chairman.
In his opening address Chairman
Williams outlined the purposes OF the
Lincoln Roosevelt league and laid es-
pecial stress upon the victory for civic
decency and justice which has been
won by the league in overthrowIng a
part Of the nefarious gerrymander by
which the county courthouse gang is
attempting TO fetter the anti-machine
voters Of Alameda county.
Among the other speakers were
Greed Shepardson, w. Dutton, William
Hamilton and H. Johnson. The mem
bers Of the committee on arrangements
were \. Dahl II. Edwards, Frank Co
burn and II. Shroder.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
AGED WOMAN FOUND DEAD
ON TRAIL IN LAKE COUNTY
Remains of Mrs. A. G. Gould
Sent to Oakland and Will
Be Buried today

OAKLAND. July 21.-Mrs- A c.
Gould. 80 years of age. who lived at
774 Fifteenth street. was found dead
on trail near the hotel .at Middleton,
Lake county, and the remains have
been brought to this city for burial to-
morrow. The funeral will take place
at o'clock, with interment at Ever
green cemetery. While staying at the
Middleton hotel Mrs. Gould went for a
stroll on the trail and fell on some
dry leaves. She had been dead for more
than four hours when found.
A coroner's inquest was held and a
verdict of accidental death was re-
turned. 1T is supposed that heart
disease, with which she suffered, caused
her death, being aggravated by her
climb along the trail followed by her
fall. She was we'll known here and
leaves q son.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22
APPRAISE ESTATE AT
OVER THREE MILLION
Late Robert r. Thompson Left
Many Valuable Personal
and Realty Holdings

An appraisement of the estate of the
late Robert r. Thompson, the capitalist,
fled with the county clerk yesterday,
shows that he left real and personal
property valued at $3,341,3S2. His real
estate holdings are estimated to be
worth $1,000 900. Many valuable San
Francisco pieces are included in the es-
tate. The inventory shows also that
Thompson left $4,000 in cash. and that
the remainder of his estate consisted
of stocks, bonds and promissory notes.
for $115,333 by H E. Huntington. This
note is unsecured, but is appraised at
its full face value. A note for $4,000,
executed on August s, 1907, by James
Treadwell secured by 500 shares of the
California safe deposit and trust COM
pany, is appraised as worthless. John
Martin on February q, 1908, gave
Thompson a note for $4,000, secured
by 100 bonds of the California gas and
electric corporation.