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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
GRAND JURY WILL
PROBE SUPERVISORS
Lavish Expenditures of County
Funds Are to Be Thoroughly
Investigated
lnquisitorial Body Will Compare
All Bills With the Mar
ket Prices

OAKLAND, Dec. 2.-The grand jury
wants to know about every dollar
spent and every days work furnished
for repairs and the like on the county
court house and hall of records the
last two years. Graft of a colossal
extent. more or less legalized, is ex-
pected TO be uncovered when this fea-
ture OF the activities of the county
ring has been fully uncovered. The
grand jury has decided to make a COM
plete investigation. beginning next
Wednesday, when County Expert Sabin
Will file report covering the entire
period.
The lavish expenditure of money in
countless ways about the county build
inss has been especially noticeable
during the first six months of each
hscal year, beginning July /. At that
time 20 per cent of the money in the
general fund becomes available. A
veritable free for all grab ensues until
the funds are gone. From July until
December the buildings are barely
habitable by reason of the repairs and
alterations which are constantly in
progress.
The. chairman of the building COM
ing him to execute certain work at a
cost not to exceed a given amount
This is passed and the board never
hears of the matter again unless he
puts in a requisition authorizing him
to use more money. This is also
passed. Then the bill comes in with
out an itemized accounting. The in
stances are few when a cent less than
the full amount was expended, de-
noting remarkable ability in estimating
the cost.
Herman Bendel, foreman of the
grand jury. and his associates have de-
manded that every bill which has been
allowed and paid by the supervisors
during the last two years be brought
before them They purpose to have
these bills compared. item by item, so
that the market price of materials and
the ruling rates of wages for labor
shall be paralleled with the extrava-
gances of the boards payments. Fore
man Bendel, backed by virtually the
entire grand jury, has declared that
the whole scheme of treasury loting
will be exposed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
LUMBER INDUSTRY
HITS TOP NOTCH
Associate Forester Says the
Amount Cut Per Year Is
Three Times Growth
Former Governor George c.
Pardee Is Named as National
Commissioner

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-That the top
notch of production OF lumber in the
United States was reached during the
last year and that from now on the
annual production would either remain
the same as last year or would show a
decrease, was the startling announce
ment made today before the national
conservation commission by Overton
w. Price. associate forester in the Unit
ed States forestry service He also said
that the annual cut OF timber last year
would cover a piece of land 1000 acres
in area and would make a pile as high
as the Washington monument
TT has been estimated" continued
Price. that our Industries subsfsting
wholly or mainly upon wood pay the
wages of more than 1,500, 600 persons;
that the original forests covered half
of the United States. and existing for
ests cover a fourth; that only a nth OF
all our standing timber is publicly
owned, and that only 20 per cent of our
public forests and less than I per cent
OF our private forests are conserved by
us.
The average growth of all our for
ests is about ~ cubic feet per acre. or
a total of seven billion cubic feet But
we take twenty-three billion cubic feet
each year, OF over three times what
the forests produce.
The lands section OF the commission
will hold it's session tomorrow The
names of two new commissioners were
announced this afternoon-ex-G Governor
Pardee of California and Dr.. Charles
r. Van Hise of the University of Wis
cOnsin
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
FEDERAL COAL BUNKERS
IN DANGER OF FIRE
After Fighting Flames Three
Times, Officials Prepare to
Build Steel Receptacle

SAN RAFAEL. Dec. after having
to fight fire in the government coal
bunkers at California city three times
within the last month, the government
on1cials have announced their intention
OF having huge steel receptacle capa-
Die OF holding 100000 tons constructed
10 take the place of the dangerous
The last FIRE occurred this week. when
10000 tons OF coal was found smother
ing. and 1T took % employees the entire
night 10 save the bunkers and con-
tents
In each case the fires were caused bv
Spontaneous combustion 1t Is reported
unoffciaily that q government engineer
Is at present at California City making
the plans for the new bunkers 1t is
also said that other improvements will
soon be made.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
BAD BREATH And
SOUR STOMACH
Stopped at Once With Pure Willow
Charcoal, the Greatest Gas
AbSOrber knOWn

There is no necessity to suffer the
humiliation, chagrin and discomfort a
bad breath. biliousness. sour stomach.
gastritis, sluggish liver. ETC.. when a
little lozenge of charcoal will cleanse
the stomach and make IL pure and
sweet.
Do not drug yourself when a simple
little natural charcoal made from fra
grant willow branches. sWeetened with
honey, will add tone to your stomach.
liver and intestineS, rapidly absorb
gases and stop foul 0dors of all kinds.
Charcoal will absorb one hundred
times It's own volume in gas A box
full of charcoal placed in a bedroom
will keep the air of such a room pure
and sweet.
a little charcoal Iezenge dissolved on
the tongue after meals will also keep
the stomach fresh and clean. Charcoal
is justly called the scruhbing brush for
the stomach. The old monks of medic
val times cured bad cases of stomach
trouble, cast out devils from the sys-
tenn of man by feeding such a man
charcoal.
Scientific men of today believe in the
great strength of charcoal for the cure
of human ills. Too much of II can NOT
harm one. The system Graves il Just
like an animal needs and Graves salt
every so often. Charcoal goes into the
settles down through the action of the
stomach. and filters through all the
food, absorbing gas. aiding digestion
and giving tone to the juices, so that
when the food goes into the intestines.
and there meets other digestive fluids.
the charcoal holds the impurities and
thus keeps them from the blood
Stuart's Charcoal LoZengeS are made
from pure willow. They are prepared
fragrant by the use Of honey and
swe tened so they please the taste and
are easily dissolved.
Thay have an enormous sale. thus
stamping them with the approval OF
the public. Every druggist sells them
25 cents per box. Go 10 your druggist
today and buy a box: then after your
next meal take two or three OF them
and Judge for yourself of their merit
Several taken at bed time will prove
TO you in the morning that they have
been at work all night for your bad
breath will not be so bad after all.
Send us your name and address and .
we will send you a trial package by
mail free. Address F. A Stuart Co,
zoo stuart Bldg. Marshall. Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
LFvfF IS BLOWN
UP TO SAVE TOWN
Pine Bluff Citizens Take Law in
Own Hands When Govern
menf Declines to Act
Embankment Guiding River Cur
rent Against City Dynamited
by Unknown Persons
Especial Dispatch to The Call

t6Peci41 0ISpflch 70 Inc JAIL
PINE BLUFF, Ark, Dee. 2.-The
sound OF a tremendous explosion was
heard tonight at $40 o'cIeck coming
from the point. one mile opposite the
Arkansas river is guided against the
city's levee.
instantly the streets swarmed with
people. who rushed out TO learn where
the levee had been erevassed in order
to halt further destruction. 1t was
discovered that some one. unofieially,
had set Off the explosive, but what the
definite effect win be can not be as
certained at this hour. Watchers at
the shore. however. declare the stream
has fallen slightly. which gives cred
ence to the belief that the explosion
was for the purpose of tearing away
that part of the leVee which the gov
ernment refused to move.
Early in the week the city appealed
to the government to blow a crevasse
In the leyee in order to save the city
from the rising flood which was under
mining the buildings along the shore.
The government refused and yester-
day the citizens in mass meeting de-
cided to dynamite the levee. However,
tenight's act is not regarded as Of
AiS4oAs " OAuCICQ DS the mass DleallHS,
but is believed TO be the act of one or
two men who have taken the matter
into their own hands.
The Arkansas river was raging and
beating against the back doors of Ho-
tel Jefferson. and the jefferson county
courthouse at midnight. 1t ate away
25 feet OF ground for a distance of
three blocks today and threatened to
take away the rear wall OF the big
hostelry and the 100000 annex to the
courthouse before daylight. One of
Berlin brothers sales and livery stables
at the foot of Court street, tumbled
into the river this afternoon, while
thousands of sightseers stood along the
river bank. The damage today reached
$50 O00
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
WEALTHY BLIND MAN
WEDS DESPITE FAMILY
Judge Dismisses Petition for a
Guardian, Husband Having
Convened Property

Los ANGELES. Dee. 2.-David Van
Buren, Hallam, blind and wealthy sep
tagenarian, who was married at Santa
Ana, Orange county, on Saturday. after
his relatives had secured an order pre-
venting his marriage here. is now free
to proceed with his new wife, 25 years
his Junior, on his proposed bridal trip
around the world.
Proceedings were brought by a
nephew of Hallam to secure a guardian
for his person and property. This
morning Judge Rives ordered him to
appear in court this afternoon.
Upon the appearance of Hallam. with
his wife and several friends, in response
to Judge Rives' order, and when an ex-
pianation had been made by E. A
aged man, that in deciding all his prop
erty TO his wife he had reserved a life
interest for himself, Judge Rives dis
missed the petition as urged by the
petitioner.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
GRAND cHANCELLoR VISITS

". d. Wagner, grand chancelIor OF
the Knight of Pythias of the domain of
California. is at this time on q tour of
official visitations to subordinate lodges.
Last night he was with Fresno lodge
No. 12S at Fresno. He will continue
mite lodge No. 80. Mereed; December A.
Selma lodge No lbs. Selma; December
s, Orosi lodge No. 1T6. Oresi: December
Z. Redwood lodge No. 50. San Mateo;
December 8. San Jose and Triumph
lodges. San Jose; December 9, Washing
ton iedge No. z, Vallejo; December 10,
Pale Alto lodge No. 200. Palo Alto; De-
cember II. Sunnyvale lodge No. 81. Sum
nyvaie: December IA. Contra Costa
lodge No. S. Black Diamond: December
Is. West Side lodge No. 49, Tracy: De-
cember 16, Charter Oak lodge No. 60
Stockton; December II. Modesto lodge
No. 81. Modesto; December IS, San
Leandro lodge No. 234, San Leandro
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
SOUTHERN PACIFIC SEEKS
SAN QUENTIN TERMINAL
Attorneys for Railroad Offer to
Buy Tide Land From the
Buckley Estate

SAN RAFAEL. Dec. 2.-Attorneys
representing the Southern Pacific have
been making overtures to the neifs OF
the buckley estate for the purchase OF
the tide lands in the vicinity of the
trestie which now juts into the cur
rent. an eyesere and a wreck.
The company's intention rs 10 Nil IN
the land between the trestle and the
shore and the small inlet between the
outer extremity of the point and the
trestle. If this plan can be carried
out double tracks will be laid from
the newly made terminal to the union
depot at San Rafael, four miles away,
and all the freight will be shipped from
San Quentin instead of Sausalito and
Tihuron.
1t is rumored that the car shops and
general repair departments. at present
located at Tiburon. will be moved to
East San Rafael
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
MRS. MARTIN W[[PS
. ON WITNESS STAND
Woman Denies the Accusations
Made by BABY John" in
His Confession
Judge Wells Rules Out State
>. ment That Boy Plotted
From Day of Birth

OAKLAND, Dec. Mrs. Isabella ]
Martin was given the opportunity TO.
DAY which she has sought throughout
ness stand She is being tried on a
charge Of having insugated the blow
ing. up OF Judge. Ogden's house, &C
which her foster son. Baby John" Mar
lin. confessed.
q. Her testimony was a long attack or
the character OF the hoy.
John Biddle Martin is a born plot
ter. he has plotted since the day oi
his birth" she said, as the climax te
-. her attack. Judge Wells decided thai
the presumption was not fer her TO de-
eide and ruled the remark out.
= . Yet I never punished him inhumane-
"" said Mrs Martin. I slippered him
-When he tortured the canary bird.
have strapped him Tor his onenses and
'twice. I turned the hose on him, but
newer in his face"
:: On. both occasions she said she used
the hose as q last resort to extori
from him a confession that he had
:sroJen money. Once she said she tied
him 70 a tree before giving him the
water cure. Il worked very well, said
Mrs. Martin.
- enc SAID she never SPOKE OF jugs
Ogden except in a kindly way, nor
did she ever call him. or William Din
gee or Judge Samuels. traitors OF
: .JGdases." The boy said she plotted
TO blow up the Dingee house and the
:Samuels house, but she denied il with
feeling today.
=. once she broke down and cried when
she related how John had heen so bad
that she decided TO send him away. He
begged 10 be forgiven and they mutual
u forgave and embraced, she said.
= Denials OF having shipped dynamite
10. Oakland were also entered by Mrs.
Martin. John said the powder used 81
the Ogden house and for the Dingee
bomb and the Samuels internal ma
chine, with the necessary caps and fuse
were shipped from Weaverville TO Oak
land in trunks marked "housenolo
e goods"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
MINING CONGRESS OPENS
- WITH 1000 DELEGATES
Creation of Department OF
Mines in National Cabinet
- Will Be Discussed

.'PITTSBURG, Dec. 2.-The eleventh
annual convention Of the American
mining congress. which convened here
today in the Carnegie music hall. is
expected to be one of the most import
ant ever held by the congress-
II is estimated that about 1000 dele
gates, representing every state in the
union. are in. attendance. The conVen-
tion viii continue until Saturday next
In. addition to many we'll known mining
men present there are governors OF
JIG states. senator's. congressman and
men OF prominence in business.
Among the questions to be consid-
cred are the establishment of a bureau
OF mines in the department Of the in
terror and ultimately the creation of a
department of mines in the national
cabinet; uniform state legislation in the
Interests Of protecting life. and the
Establishment Of mining swindles perpe-
trated on the general public.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
SAILORS ON WHALER
TO DEFEND COMRADE
Deserters From the Bowhead
Caught and Are Coming
South as Witnesses
Especial Dispatch to The Call

BELLINGHAM. Wash, Dec BY
the capture of John Griffiths and Cal
Bowhead at Port Townsend. the wit
nesses needed to save the life of Joe
Gardner, held at San Francisco for the
murder or the negro mate of the ship.
have been secured
Tne men are now held on the reve-
nue. cutter Thetis and will go south TO
appear at the trial.
A tale. of horrible cruelty on hoard
the Bowhead is told by the deserters.
who. assert that the whaler was a
hell ship and that the white mem
oers OF the crew we're brutally. builied
and beaten by. the blacks, who formed
the greater part of her complement.
They state that Gardner struck the
mate heavy blow with a club In self
defense after he had been worsted In
a fight brought about by his resistance
TO the III treatment of the negro.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
LEPROSY ENDS LIFE OF
GEN. WARDWELL'S WIDOW
Mexican Suffering From Same
Disease Also Dies i'm Los AM
geles County Hospital

LOS ANGELES. Dec. Mrs. ]. C.
Wardwell, the Ieper wife of General
Wardwell, whose case created such a
stir in this community and in Arizona
died this morning in the county hos
pital of leprosy.
Another leper Trinidad Ortage. a
Mexican about 35 years old, who came
here from Mexico recently, also died
today of the disease. Ortego walked
all the way from an interior point in
Mexico in great distress from the dis
ease, of which he did not know the
deadly nature until examined by the
county physicians. He was sent TO
the hospital November 90
Still another case of leprosy is at the
county hospital. 1t is that of Antonio
Mora, Mexican who also came here
recently from his native country. The
authorities have been considerably per-
picked to know what to do with the
Victims of leprosy who come here from
Mexico.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
CHINESE EMPEROR
SENT GOOD WILL
Letter to Roosevelt Expresses
Wish for Prosperity of
Americans
Praises President for Part in
Remission of the Boxer
Indemnity

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.--"Iong ma
your cNeeiiency enjoy good health an
happiness; may the American peopl
oe ever blessed with prosperity an
peace; these are our heartfelt wishes,
These are the sentiments expresse
IN the concluding sentence of the lie,
ter from the late emperor of CHINA I
the president, handed him today b
Tong Shoa VI. the special Chinese am
government for the remission Q
$l4,ooo,oo0 of the indemnity guarantee
by China for damages resulting froI
the boxer rebellion.
The presentation of the letter too
place In the blue parlor of the Whit
Rouse at 2;30 O'Clock this Afternoon
me letter from the late emperor wa
as follows:
fhe Emperor of China to the
President of the United States of
America, Greeting:
Mr.. President: China has always
maintained the most friendly rela-
tions with the United States since
the establishment of intercourse
hetween the two countries BY
taking the initiative in proposing
remission of portion of the in
demnlty as provided by treaty. your
exceliency has won the respect of
mankind for magnanimity and just
dealing. Furthermore, the congress
has given signal proof of friendli-
ness by giving effect to your ex-
cellency's recommendations. In
sincere recognition of this gen
erous action we hereby appoint
Tong Shao vi, an official with the
rank of president of ministry and
governor of the province of Feng-
ten, as special ambassador to pro-
ceed TO the United States for the,
purpose of presenting this our let
ter. We have always placed entire
confidence in his eminent ability.
clear perception and sterling in
tegrity
We have specially commanded
him, in the discharge of his du-
ties, to convey to your excellency
the expression of our grateful
thanks and testify to our lasting
friendship. 1t is our hope that the
relations of the two countries will
be further strengthened by mutual
confidence Long may your excel
lency enjoy good health and hap
piness; may the American people
be ever blessed with prosperity and
peace; these are our heartfelt
wishes.
Given on the gath day of the
eighth moon in the thirty-fourth
year of Kwang Hsu (September 10,
1s0S)
In presenting the letter Embassado
Tong recalled that it was n last mes
sage addressed by his late majesty t
the president and said every line of |
breathed friendship and good will 70
the government and people of tn
United States.
The president replied formally wit
expressions of sympathy for the deaf
of the emperor and dowager empress.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
DENY ATTEMPT TO
ROB ELDER IN AUTO
Accused Men Tell Why They
Took VaIuables From ALI
legged Victim of Ride

SAN JOSE, Dec. 2.-The quartet of
alleged roisterers who are accused of
having drugged and robbed r. B. Ell
Ger OF the Allis- Chalmers pumpin z
company IN an automobile ride to
santa Clara. are still in the county
Jail Justice OF the Peace Glendenning
OF Santa Clara has reduced the bali
OF s. y. Cramer. one of the party, TO
Sz0o- The other men strenuously deny
that they intended to rob Elder. de-
claring that he was too drunk to know
what he was doing and that they took
possession of his check and valuables
TO keep him from losing them
Their preliminary examination will
be held on December 10.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
RAISIN GROWERS POOL
MAY IGNORE PACKERS
Independent Seeding Interests
Reported to Have Offered
TO Handle Crop

FRESNO, Dec. 2.-Chairman Fair
wether of the raisin growers pool said
today that the selling committee has
been for some days working on a plan
whereby the growers will seed and sell
their own raisins in the event that the
come to terms at tomorrow's meeting
1t is said that independents seeding &
interests have been approached and
that the committee has been assured
that 1000 tons monthly can be seeded
at price much less than that char ged
by the Consolidated seeded raisin com
pany
The pooled raisin crop amounts to
$4,000 tpns and is being held at cents
a pound
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
GIRL CAUSES ARREST
!. - OF WEALTHY CLUBMAN
James o. KIapp, Leader in Civic
Reforms, Claims He Can
-. Prove AIibi
Es7ecial Dispatch 70 The call


:. CHICAGO. Dec. Flames o. Klapp.
snlanagef of the Wisconsin car service
company. millionaire clubman and
leader in civic reforms in Milwaukee,
was Identified today as the prisoner
whe was arrested Thursday night by
police of the Chicago avenue station
ton a charge Of having attempted TO as
.szlllt Gertrude Easu
=: The identification was made today by
George ". Webster, secretary of the
WISCONSIN Central railroad, who pro-
'Eided bonds for the man. He admitted
:that the prisoner and the millionaire
.-clu bflAn are one and the same. The
officials We're aroused over the loose
insthod OF handling the Klapp arrest.
ALI declared that nothing which would
assist in clearing up the mystery would
be LEFT undOne.
=. Judge Blake ordered that the original
'raPias for Klapp must be served. Mr..
. Is laspp. in Milwaukee. declared his in
.-nocepce and his ability to prove that
:'are:Was in Milwaukee on the evening of
the alleged assault.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
TAG DAY PLAN INDORSED
BY SAN JOSE OFFICIAL s
Scheme TO Raise Money for
Charitable Purposes Meets
Ready Approval
Especial Dispatch to The Call

Especial DISPATCH 70 The CaIII
SAN JOSE. Dec. 2.-The Merchants
association, the San Jose chamber of
commerce and the mayor OF San Jose
haze officially indorsed the tag day
project OF the Young Women's Chris
tian association and the associated
charities, and have forwarded COM
munications to the leaders in the prop
osition expressing their approval
The women in charge of tag day.
say the tagging viii mainly be done
eighth grades Of the different grammar
schools. who viii be divided into
parties sf 10, commanded by some
young woman Of the Y NJ c A or
associated charities
At : o'clock Saturday morning the
workers viii report at headquarters
and receive special instructions for the
day.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-03
WOMAN WITH AK CHOPS
MANS HEAD FROM BODY
Negroes Refusal to Pay Forty
Gent Bill Results in Bloody
Murder i'm Reno
Especial Dispatch to The Call !

Especial Dispatch to The Call
RENO New, Dec. because he re-
fused to pay a. 40 cent laundry bill
which he had owed for three weeks
John Manley. a negro mine mueker OF
Chafey. was killed early this morn
Ing by Mrs. Tena Colby.
The woman, armed with an AK, met
the negro at the door of her small
laundry, and after telling him she
would either collect the 40 cents OF
slay him. swung at his head. The first
blow felled the burly miner, and theE
in frenzy Mrs. Colby stood over her
victim, striking blow after blow. when
she had finished the negro's head was
severed and his body was cut into
fragments.
Manley struggled about the floor
after he fell, begging for mercy. Too
weak to defend himself against his
gigantic opponent, the helpless man
cried out that he would pay the BILL
even II he went without food. In an
swer the larndress crushed the ak into
his skull. Manley came TO Nevada
from southern California. He was en-
pioyed IN the Black Mountain mine at
Chafey.