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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
CITIZENS DENOUNCE
COURTHOUSE RING
Attempt to Control Berkeley by
Gerrymander ArOuses Indig-
nation of Republicans
County Clerk Cook and Southern
Pacific Machine Blamed
for Dividing City

BERKELEY, July 17.-The attempted
control of Berkeley by the courthouse
ring and the Southern Pacific machine
by gerrymandering the city was en-
phatically denounced at a meeting Or
the residents of South Berkeley to-
night under the auspices of the Lin
coin Roosevelt republican league.
E. E. Newton, George Gelder. Cap
tain W. H Payson and Max Thelen.
the speakers of the evening, declared
that the aid of the authorities had
been sought to overthrow the power
of the republican county central COM
mittee by dividing Berkeley in the in
terest of the machine, but the case
rested with the people at the primary
election, August II. The meeting was
held in the open air at Alcatraz and
Adeline streets and was largely at
tended.
E. E. Newton, prominent in the
leagues work in this city, declared
that only the thralldom of the Ameri-
can colonies during revolutionary
times would parallel the dastardly
gerrymander of County Clerk John 2.
Cook and his associates. He empha-
sized the fact that united effort would
thwart the schemes of the county ring
III dIlSLApGIIl6 10 COnlIOL berkeley, d
stronghold of the league, by splitting
the town and parceIing it off with
the machine districts.
DENOUNCES EXTRAVAGANCE
The county ring was strongly de-
nounced for it's .extravagances by
George Gelder, well known in North
Berkeley. He said that the graft m
the county printing was an open secret
and that the Southern Pacific gang
should divide Berkeley as their spoils
was not surprising. He said:
Aside from the gerrymander species
of graft. it is a matter of public rec
ord that the county has had to pay
for worthless voting machines. The
money spent on them, 100000, comes
out of the pockets of the tax payers
of the county, and now they have tried
to perpetrate the worst gerrymander
ever attempted in the state"
That the people of Berkeley and the
state will come into their own was the
declaration of Captain w. H. Payson,
an old resident of Berkeley. He de-
nounced the Southern Pacific for being
the prime mover in the gerrymander
CASE RESTS WITH PEOPLE
Take the government out OF the
hands of the Southern Pacific company
and place it in the hands of the people
and we will have true representation" :"
declared Captain Payson. The case
rests with the people and they must
overthrow the Southern Pacific and
show John P. Cook that he cannot do
as he d pleases,' as he is reported
to have said at the recent meeting of
the republican county central commit
tee"
Max Thelen, secretary OF the Lin
coin Roosevelt club of this city paid a
tribute TO the people of South Berkeley
and said that as that part CT Berkeley
was a strong league section the ma
chine would be overthrown at the pri-
maries.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
CLERK BEHAN CAN'T
VERIFY SIGNATURES
Physical Impossibility to Comply
With Requirement on
Election Petition
Supervisors Expect a Judicial
Solution On Plea for Special
Bond Issue

The quandary in which the city Off
cials have been placed as to a mode
of procedure since 10000 alleged quail
flied voters petitioned the supervisors
to hold a special election for authoriZ-
ing bond issues for the purchase of
the telephone and street railroad
plants and franchises may have jul
dicial solution. At yesterdays session
of the supervisors finance committee,
after conference with President Gator
of the election commission, it was de-
cided that Chief Clerk Behan of the
board would file Monday a formal
statement that the yerification of the
$4,000 signatures in question by him
self, as required by the charter, was a
physical impossibility.
The board will await mandamus pro-
ceedings to compel Behan to perform
this function. Such action on the part
of Daniel OConnell and the other pc
titioners will make it devolve on the
courts to outline the procedure by
which this work in the initiative may
be carried through.
The charter plainly requires the cleo
tion to be called, but the bond issue
propositions presented in the petition
have been put together carelessly, and
if ratified by the people would scarcely
be workable.
The committee approved the 100000
budget for street and sewer repair dur
ing August, as submitted by the street
committee, and recommended the ap-
preparation of $3.50 to fit up quarters
for the Denman school pupils.
Persons interested in the construc-
tion of a viaduct in the Mission road
near college hill were informed that
the city might cooperate in the under
taking if the railroad chiefly to be ben
Gifted would assume the greater part
of the expense.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
BUTCHER MUST PAY
ALIMONY TO WIFE
Judge Buck Orders Contractor
to Supply Sl00 a Month and
Household Expenses
Husband Agrees TO Refurnish
San MateO Home for Resi-
dence During Litigation

REDWOOD CITY. July l7.-After an
inadvertent error whereby the Butcher
divorce case was called yesterday
morning by Judge Buck and set over 10
next week on account Of the absence
Of the contractors attorneys, the case
finally occupied the time of the superior
court judge yesterday afternoon.
Judge Buck calmed the hostile out
breaks that threatened time and again
after Butcher and his wife, the oppos-
ing attorneys and the liugants friends
lined up in battle array on either side
OF the courtroom.
In the hearing on an order to show
cause why the contractor should not
pay aliINony pending the final dispO-
sition Of the case, the battle was a
drawn one. Judge Buck allowed Mrs.
Butcher $500 for counsel fees, $500 for
costs and 500 a month alimony.
Butcher agreed to pay his wife's house
hold expenses in addition and to re-
furnish the p room home in San Mateo,
which she will occupy and which the
contractor is said 10 have denuded of
its furniture.
F. H. Gould and Colonel Fred Bran
con represented Butcher and endeav-
ored TO read an affidavit made by their
client.
More than one reprimand was neces-
sary on the part Of Judge Buck TO
-AAHhE LOA44 anu lDA dAALon AlAACA , A<~4lA
that he did not care for a reading Of
the document, in which the contractor
alleged that. instead of being worth
S2O0,O his interests were only of the
value Of $4,000, classing the stock of
the Apache company as a loss rather
than profit.
In the affidavit Butcher stated that
he was a joGrneyman brickmasOn and
his wife a servant girl when they were
married in BlackpOol, England, in 1855,
but he made no direct denial of his
wife's allegation of cruelties ranging
from BlackpOol and the Killarney
lakes to California and back again.
Butcher alleged that his wife left
him last May and that while she was
absent he disposed of some of the fur
niture in their home, but he accused
his wife of having the selling fever
and also dispOsing Of home furnish
3ngs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
GRACE BARNETT BURIED
WITH SIMPLE HONORS
Funeral of College Girl Killed i'm
Sierras Conducted With
Little Ceremony

BERKEL July 17.-Services of
the simplest character marked the
funeral this afternoon Of Miss Grace
Barnett, the college graduate and
school teacher of this city who met
death last Monday in falling from a
precipice in the Arroyo canyon in the
high Sierra The funeral was con-
Quoted by the Rev. II. B. Johnson at
the home Of the family, 1925 Ridge
road.
Classmates Of the university, mem
bers Of the board Of education of this
city and the immediate family com
prised the small gathering at the bier
The pallbearers. classmates of Miss
barnett, were James Koford. Audubon
WOoisey, Charles Gilchrist, Bruce
Wright, Allan Mathews and John
Brewer. Interment was in Mountain
View cemetery
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
INSURGENTS FLEE
HONDURAN TROOPS
ReyOlntiOnists Capture Town on
North Coast, bat Are Beaten
Back in Southwest
Fugitives Seek Refnge in Saliva
dor, Where Many Are Cap
tured After Defeat

TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras. July Ia
The Honduran insurgents last night
captured the town of Porvenir, on the
north coast. and today they attacked
Ceiba, another Atlanta port, so miles
to the westward of Trujillo. At Ceiba
they were repulsed. They also have
been beaten in the southwest; they are
fleeing back to Salvador
PROGRESS OF REVOLUTION
SAN SALVADOR. July 17.-omcial
reports received here regarding the
progress of the revolutionary move
ment in Honduras give sequence to the
occurrences of the last seven days.
Choluteca was captured by the in
surgents July 10. and July IA they
took possession of the town OF
Nacaome. On this date General Dion
isio Gutierrez. commanding the govern
ment forces, occupied LimOn. 1t Is re-
ported that there have been many de-
sertions from his command.
On July 10 Choluteca and Gracias were
retaken by the government forces un-
der General Gutierrezs-lwh routed the
enemy. On July 16, many revolution
airy fugitives were captured in Sal
vador. They include General David
Williams and Colonel Augusta CoellO.
who were brought to this capitol
PRESAGES END OF REVOLT
WASHINGTON. July 17-The re-
pulse OF the revolutiOnists in both the
northern and southern parts of Hon
duras, Official advices of which were
received by Minister Ugarte of that
country today, presages the collapse
of the revolution. This is the view OF
the minister
The American cruiser Albany, di-
rected to proceed to AmapaIa, from
Panama, arrived there today The gun
boat Marietta, directed to proceed to
Porto Cortez, Is expected 70 arrive at
the latter place in day or two.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
FIVE ARE BURNED IN
STREETCAR EXPLOSION
Panic Follows Blowing Out of
Controller Box on Fill
more Trolley

In a wild panic following the eX-
pIosion of a controller box on Fillmore
car 1882 in Church street between
Market and Duboce avenue last even
ing. five persons were burned and in
jured when they jumped off the plat
form to escape the flames. Those in
Jured were:
Patrick GIendon of 1892 Twenty
fourth street, fractured left shoulder
and slightly burned.
Mrs. Marie Clecak of 126 Lexington
avenue, left shoulder fractured and
burned.
Mrs. n j. Smith of 511 Florida street
bruised op the body.
Mrs. K. Malone Of 12S Lexington ave-
nue. slightly burned.
Motorman Joseph Carlson badly
burned.
The injured persons was taken to
the German hospital, where DR.. Har-
den treated their injuries.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
kIDNApERs HELD TO ANSWER

FRESNO, July 17.-Tony Loveall,
Cleve Rogers and Charles Barnes, the
kidnapers of Edna Domengivie in the
Coalinga oil district, were all held to
cred about the justice court that Judge
Graham adjourned to the largest of
the superior court chambers. The
members of the Domengivie family
of the kidnapping. Miss Domengivie
repeated her story, bringing out Moth
ing new. Barnes turned states evil
.dence and told of the plans of Loveall
and Rogers. He said he had not been
promised immunity, but had rather
tel 1.-The truth than to lie"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
Suburban Brevities
WANTS ASSEMBLY NOMINATION

WANTS ASSEMBLY NOMINATION ~ Oak
lend Julv I7.-John W. Mott. clerk Of depart
ment Of the police court, has announced his
candidacy for the republican nomination for as
seInhlvman from the f0rty-ninth district
SUES OAKLAND TRLcTIoE-Oakland. July
I7-Attorney ". B. Rinehart filed suit for
81 $40 damages against the Oakland traction
COMPANY today He alleged that ne had been
seriously injured when thrown from streetcar
fn collision with d delivery wagon In Bast
Twelfth street.
OPPOSE LONG TERM FRANCHISE-Berke-
lev July 17-OpDositio to granting the Key
Route company a 50 year franchise for the
operation Of an electric road in Sacramento
street was EXPRESSED at the meeting Of the
North Berkeley club last night. The club also
vent on record as against the secession Of West
Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
rIMRERMEN suRRENpER

NEW YORK, July IA. G. Mar
shall, manager of the Standard protec-
tive society, who, with Henry G. Cooke,
president of the Oregon ranching and
timber company was indicted on a
charge of conspiracy to defraud the
United States by violating the law in
relation to sale of timber land in Ore
States Marshal Henkel today He was
later arraigned in the United States
circuit court and bail was fixed at
$4,000. Cooke was arrested several
days ago at Baker City, Ore. He is
now on his way here for trial
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
FEARS THAT SISTER HAS
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Mrs. Mary Valentine Leaves
Farewell Note and Mys-
teriousIy Disappears

OAKLAND, July 17.-Leaving in her
room note of farewell which caused
her sis4er to believe that she contem-
plated suicide, Mrs Mary Valentine
living at 1920 Seventh street, left this
forenoon. and the police tonight were
asked to find her.
Il am going" the note read Take
care of Bernice." Bernice, Mrs. Valen-
tines little daughter, is at the home.
The missing woman is 26 years old
and wore a light skirt and blue coat,
She had been i'll for some time.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
FARMERS, BANK FAILS

CLEVELAND. Ohio, July 1I.-Owing
to a run that gradually depleted the
vaults of currency the Farmers and
Merchants banking company. at 3S3Z
West Twenty fifth street. failed to open
its doors this morning.
Later a deed of assignment was fled
in the insolvency court and Edward 5.
Spruney was appointed receiver.
The bank was capitalized at 100000.
The assets and liabilities are each esti-
mated to be about $500. 900.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
ARMY INTERESTED IN AERopLANE

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Army and
navy officers here are greatly inter
ested in the coming of Henri Farman
with his aeroplane TO this country If
the dates fixed for the Frenchman do
not conflict with the tests to be held at
officers may be present to witness Far
mans flight. Brigadier General Allen.
chief signal officer of the army, will
probably detail Lieutenant Foulois who
is in charge of the aeronautical work
at Fort Myer. to attend the flights to
be made by Farman.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
LIQUOR LICENSE REVOKED

committee Of the city council has di-
.rected that the liquor license of George
L Scholz to conduct a beer hall at SIS
Seventh street be revoked. Chief Of
Police Wilson, Sergeant Brown and
Patrolman Feely gave testimony that
caused the action. An application from
the Stanley liquor company to sell in
tOxicants at the corner Of Twelfth and
Franklin streets was protested against
By +. A Osborn and w P. Ferguson.
and action was deferred for two weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
FIRE DESTROYS BIG
SUMMER RESORT HOTEL
HosteIry Suffers $4,000 DAM
age and Guests Lose
Possessions
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

AUBURN, July 17.-Auburn was Wis
tied by a $4,000 fire this afternoon, to-
tally destroying the large annex to the
Freeman hotel. The firemen fought hard
and succeeded in saving the hotel Of
fee, bar and dining room, but these
were badly damaged by. water. The
hotel was crowded with summer guests
and many of them escaped with but the
clothes on their backs. The surround
ing buildings caught fire many times
and the new railroad depot had a mar
how escape. The hotel is owned by W.
A. Freeman and ]. E. Walsh.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
LEMON WEIGHS "a OUNCES

OAKLAND, July 10. W Parker.
living at 2O29 Oakland avenue. grew in
mis- garden a lemon that weighed "a
ounces. He handed il TO Mayor Frank
X Mott who passed the fruit along
and Id is on exhibition at the chamber.
Of commerce. It measures 16h inches
one way in circumference and Il inches
the other.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
ALLEGED DEsERTERs ARRESTED

BERKELEY, July l7.-Three alleged
deserters from United States battle-
ships were arrested by the police to-
day. They were discovered sleeping
in haystacks in the vicinity of Bristol
street and San Pablo avenue They
gave their names as Ambrose A Hewitt
Baltimore; g. n. Cooke. Palestine, Tex
both the battleship Ohio, and Philip NJ
Miller. Easton, Nd, of the battleship
Vermont. They were taken to the
county Jail.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
COREY RETURNS FROM ABROAD

NEW YORK, July Nv. E. Corey,
president of the United States steel
arrived here today from
Europe Mr. Corey said that by next
spring he expects to see a return of
practically normal conditions in the
business world
Asked about the formation of an In
ternationaI steel combination Mr. Co
rey said he knew nothing about it.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
CoMMTTTEE OF LEAGUE

BERKELEY, July Nv. A. Stewart
OF the Citizens and Tax Payers league
OF West Berkeley has appointed the
following executive committee for the
year: DR.. O. F. Frank, J. Z. Ainsley.
J. Launers= S. Marengo and J. p Dalv
The club Endorsed the work OF Drs. J.
D. Long and Rupert Blue in the sani-
vary comuafRu
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
POSES AS sHERIFF,s BROTHER

OAKLAND, July 17.-George Grace,
q young man who IS said to have posed
as q brother Of Sheriff Grace of Sonoma
county, is under arrest in the city iaii
on suspicion Of grand larceny. He was
taken into custody at the demand of
Grace Brooks, who keeps a lodging
house at Eighth street and Broadway.
She alleges that Grace stole $27.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
FOREST FIRE IN SOUTH

SAN DIEGO, July 17-Meager re-
ports are received here of a large for
Harold Marshall received word of the
fire from Clifford Pinchot. who saw the
flames while returning from San
Clemente island. Marshall is arrang-
ing to send men to aid in fighting the
fire if they are needed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
fasteners SHOWN
CITY'S RESOURCES
Cortelyou Club of Brooklyn En-
tertained by Promotion Com=
mittee and Retail Grocers
Guests Leave for Portland
Laden With Souvenirs
of the State

Carrying numerous bottles of Cali
fornia wine which had been presented
to them as souvenirs of the state the
members of the Cortelyou club of
Brooklyn, ~ Y. left San Francisco
for Portland last night after day
spent in sightseeing around the city
and bay.
The party, 1876 strong and consist
ing of Brooklyn businessmen and their
wives and families, were the guests of
the associated retail grocers of San
Francisco, and Immediately on arrival,
at 1890 a. m. yesterday, were taken in
charge by Frank B. Connolly secretary
of the associated retail grocers, and by
Harry Welch, chief of the exploitation
bureau of the California Promotion
committee, which was aiding the gro
rcers' organization
During the morning the party was
shown around the city and at the con-
the Fairmont. In the afternoon they
were taken on board the Monticello,
which had been lent by Hatch Brothers
for the occasion, and taken around the
bay, being shown the Golden gate and
the suburban towns The party disem-
barked at Winehaven and was given q
second lunch there by the associated
retail grocers of San Francisco, and at
its conclusion each member was pre-
sented with bottles of wine as SOU
yenirs.
The Cortelyou club is social organ
ization which makes annual tours
throughout the country. This party was
under the management of f. w. Meyer
and consisted of the following mem
bers and their wives and families:
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
CARDINAL GOES TO NAPLES

BALTIMORE, Md, July 17.-Cardinal
Gibbons left this afternoon for Hobo
KEN. whence he will sail tomorrow for
Naples. He will proceed thence to
Rome and London
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
PEARY SAILS ron NoRTH

SYDNEY, N. s., July 17.-Commander
Robert E. Peary sailed today on the
steamer Roosevelt in another attempt
mark as he went over the ships side
was that he expected to accomplish his
purpose
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18
HEALTH OF cARDrNAT rNparrrn D.

July 1.-THE health of Cardinal Merry del Val
the papal secretary of state has become some
what impaired by hard work and he will leave
for Vicarello tonight to take the ci,re
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-12
O'NEALL STREET CHURCH.
To Be Dedicated Next Sunday-Ser-
vices to be Conducted by Revs.
Herbert and Graves

The O'Ncall street Methodist
church will be dcdica.ct. or next Sun-
day. This church is located in Q Neal
street IN West End and the c"ngrc-
"ation was organized by Rev. W. ".
Daniel, u. d., during his pNStoratc
Of the Johnstonc street Methodist
church in 1895.
The first building was of wood ard
WAS erected during the pastoratc Of
Rev. j. w. Spcakc. IT was Destroy
ed by fire on February 6, 1903, dur
ing the pastoratc Of Rev. J. II. GRAY
cs. The morning after the fire Mr.
Graves organized building commit
tee and proceeded at once TO take
steps to erect the present building.
Work ON ii was commenced on the
7:h OF March. 1908, just one month
after the other buil11n" had been de-
stroycd.
Mr.. Graves personally supcrintend-
cd the building Of the church and
did great deal Of work with his
own hands and as Il result erected Il
building which would have cost at
least $4,000 for total cost Of st.
200.
The first services we're hcld in the
new church on the 3rd of December,
1908. The congregation had been
carrying debt Of about $1,000 until
I the 18th Of February Of this year
when it was paid in full and the
church set free from all cncumbran-
Scs. Recently repairs have been
made on the church at a cost of
something like $100 and the church
atA present is in fine shape. II is
ightcd with electricity and furnish
ed with modern pcws and pulpit fur
niturc.
The old building was dedicated by
the Rev. Bishop w. w. Duncan. The
dcdicatory services Of the present
huildin~ will be on Sunday next. by
Rev. Walter I. Herbert, al present
the presiding elder Of the Charleston
district and for several years pastor
Of the .JohnStonc Street Methodist
church in Ncwbcrrv. Mr.. Herbert is
also a native Of NcNhcrry county and
has many friends here.
The membership "f IN" O'Nrall
street church is ut u, --cNt about 800.
A first class Sunday school is con-
auc,"d with Mr.. W. {. Boulnioht as
superintendent and r..~ "f The old.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-12
CLAIMS HIS BRIDE WAS STOLEN
North Carolinian Tells of an Unu-
sual Experience.

Spartanburg, June 10.-W. J..
Burns, OF jackson county. n. c..
whlle on Il bridal trip across Panther
mountain, III Greenv;lle county, SAYS
ne was robbed OF his pretty Young
VIII" by gang Of six men after he
mad been bound, beaten and robbed.
tie ana his wife stopped at Il cottage
IN the mountains, and during the
hl%ht the men entered the room of
the couple. attacked Burns and took
his wife down the mountain. lie saws
he has NOT seen her since. The auth
"rltlcS ar" investigating his story.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-12
STATE or SOlTll CAROLINA,

STATE. or SOUTH CAROIINA,
Gov NTN or NEWRERRN.
BY Frank NJ. Sclnmpcrt. ESuuirc,
iruhatr Judge.
WHEREAS. J. J. llipp hath maLr
suit t" me. I" grant him letters nf
administration of the estate of and
'..2st:' t Il. G. llip~.
THESE: ARE THEREFORE to cite
and adm"niSh all and singular the
kindred and creditors Of the said NJ.
&. iiipp, deceased. that they be and
appear before me. in the court of
probate. to be held lat Ncwbcrrv. S.
e.. on Friday. 10Th day Of June mex:
after publication thereof, at II
clock in the forenoon. to show
cause. if any they nave, why the
said administration should not be
granted.
GIVEN under my hand. this 1lth
day of June Ammo Domini. 1908.
Frank NJ. Schumpcrt,
}. u. n. &.