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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
TO ENFORCE LAW
FOR CLEAN STREETS
Supervisors Order Prosecution
OF Contractors Who Litter
Up Thoroughfares
Municipal Asphalt Plant Is In
quired Into by City Law
Makers

Owing to many complaints having
been received by the supervisors re-
garding the obstruction of downtown
thoroughfares by building material the
street committee of the supervisors
adopted a resolution yesterday direct
ing the board of works to enforce the
law and compel contractors and prop
erty owners to clear the streets and
sidewalks. In several instances con-
tractors vino had been notified by the
works board to remove distractions
paid no attention to the notices, and
the obstruction had been later hauled
away by city wagons. The street COM
mittec is not in favor of this mode of
procedure. The members believe that
where the law is fagrantly violated
the offenders should be arrested and
prosecuted.
Clerk Behan was instructed to COM
rlunicate with the works board and as
certain what steps had been taken
toward securing Il municipal asphalt
plant. The supervisors appropriated
$500 for the plant more than two
months ago, believing that the works
department could save considerable
money to the city by doing asphalt re-
pair work instead of letting it out by
Bills aggregating $500 for repairs to
wagons used by the works department
We're returned without Endorsement, the
committee believing that the city
should not pay them While the city
owns the wagons, the men who operate
them are paid the same price as if
they were furnishing the teams. For
that reason the committee is of the
opinion that those who enjoy the use of
the wagons should keep them in re-
pair.
The committee agreed to recommend
that the grade of Fulton street be-
tween Thirty sixth and Fortieth ave-
nues be changed When the work is
completed the United Railroads will ex-
tend the McAllister street car line to
the ocean beach.
The members of the committee will
appear before the finance committee
of the board today to urge that the
s395.o00 remaining in the Geary street
fund be set aside for urgent street and
sewer work.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
HAVANA Is RACING MECCA
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK, March 19.-According
TO a statement of G. Theobald. who
arrived from Havana today, that city
will in a year or two be the mecca of
the running horse fraternity. Speak
ing of the new. track which is to be
run by the Cuban racing association.
Theobald said:
The track is easily accessible by
trolley. 1t had been advertised that
the first race would be run March Il.
and although there was much to be
done about the grounds, the races were
run in the presence of 10000 specta-
tors"
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
MAY STOP RETTrNG

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Plans to
prevent book making at Benning dur
ing the coming spring meeting were
discussed at a conference between the
commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia and Corporation Counsel E. H.
Thomas today. Characterizing the
book makers as "gentlemanly robbers,
Commissioner MacFarland said that the
commissioners will exert every means
to prevent the laying and accepting of
bets on the races.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
Angels Put One Over
on the White S0x
Phillips, the St. Vincent's College
Southpap. Too Strong for
Big Leaguers

Los ANGELES, March 1S.-Los An
geles put Chicago number two on the
toboggan. today, the Angels scoring
twice with the tourists to the bad up
to the last. The score was TO
at the end of the ninth The
crowd was somewhat larger than yes
terday. Freeman and Armbruster
opened in the points for Chicago, with
Phillips of st. Vincent's in the box for
Los Angeles. Hogan was behind the
bat for the home team. Score:
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
The Overdue List

B-i,isa snip FalEeubank, out 13e dave from,
Port 1zl5ot. fer Valparaiso. - per cent
5S-.tsea saip Bsryose. out l23 days from Barry
fsr Csiers Colosa. 5 per cent.
German bark Elisa ISbn. or. i33 dnys from
t.etosia. r. c.. FOR Csiefs Colosa. 10 per cent
American ship James DTzlmmond. out 9S dsvs
f-csn Newcastle. Australia. for San Francisco
10 per cent.
kr,srisaE ship Lucille. oUt ~ days from New
castle. Australia. for san Francisco, 10 per cent
American bsrs Isaac Reed. ont 93 days from
Ne<czst.e. Australia, for San Francisco 10 per
ccd-.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
Average depth of snow on ground, ll0 inches
SYNOPSIS

Average depth of snow on ground, 10 inches
SYNOPSIS
The area of high pressure has moved eastward
aud is now over Utah. The winds beginning
change from northerly 10 essterly or soutnerly.
II has been moderately warm in the Sacramento
and San Joaquin valleys. with fresh north winds,
but viii he cooler Friday.
Light showers reported in Arizona. aud con-
dtio1s are favorable for cloudy wea tler and ligh:
showers in California south OF the Fehachapi.
Along the north OF san Francisco there VIII
probably be fog
FORECAST
San Francisco and vicinity-Clcudr Friday. fog
in the morning: fresh southwest winds.
Santa Clara vailey--Fair Friday, fog in the
morn ing; light north winds.
Sacramento valley-Fair Friday: cooler. light
south winds
San Joaquin vsney-Fair Friday; cooler. light
southwest winds.
Los Angeles and yicinity-Coudv, unsettled
weather FRIDAY. possibly showers in the noun
tains; fresh southwest winds.
a. G. McADIE. District Fcreeaster-
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
SUNNI MAR)

Hits-Om Phillips s. off Coleman .. off Free
man s. off Olmstead L. Two base hits-Hart.
Hogan. Brashear Anderson, Oakes Sacrifice
hit-Anderson. First base on errors--Chicago =
Left on basesAI.os Angeles I. Chicago 5. Base
balls--Of Freeman 3. off Olmstead 2, OF
Phillips > Struck out-By Phillips 3, by Free
man >. Double plays-Smith TO Wheeler; lie
Purtell TO Osteen TO Anderson. Hit by pitched
ball-Delmas. Time of game hour and 20
minutes Umpire-O'Day.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
pEMaREsT WINS AGAIN

CHICAGO. March 19.-Caivin Dem
Arrest OF Chicago defeated Ferdinand
Roggenberg of New York in the mat
inee game of the national amateur
championship billiard tournament today
by a score of 400 to 135.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
NEW RECORD FOR KICK

SOUTHBORO Mass. March 19.-The
worlds amateur record for the running
high kick was broken today by Harold
B. Beebe of Maiden, aged II. in the
winter games of St. Marks school.
Beebe's kick was feet Sn5 inches.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
Army Trrnsporfs

gfe Burnside Is II Manila.
~ I3u1ord arrived March az Manila.
11e Crook sailed February 20 for Manila.
Tho Fitzpatrick = nj Newport News. Va.
ne DiS arrived Manila February 10
I6r Logan IS IN port undergoing repairs.
faa Aea.;- IS * Scwpors News. Va
* ingalls, Is at NeE-por- <cws, Va.
Tee Sherfnan is IN l,or-.
Tkc Skeriean IS at Mare island. undergoing re
e trs.
Tha Thcssas a--.-e6 March u at Honosaia.
The Warm ie at NcalIe
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
Men,or.nda

Jap stmr Tenyo AIaru tnew) viii take the
place of the Jap stmr Hongkong Maru to sail
from Hongkong June ? Tor San Francisco via
way ports. including Honolulu
VICTORIA. G. Mar l9--The Carmana,
patroman reports finding life buoy marked
s.Rosman. San Francisco" and small quantity
of wreckage near Darling river.
EUREKA Mar 1e--Table Bluff wireless sta
port for San Pedro. towing barge Rufus 3
Wood slowly SOUTH Rufus Wood throwing OF
part Of deck load
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
BUSINESS PERSONALS

MADE ~ OREGON
RemocS silvc piles. piles only. 70 ssI5 i
cured One box contains sufficient to thoroqsniy
clean them out even In extreme cases Don !.
Let the price scare you At drug stores or senu
direct. TO cents. o.
THE JOHN PAUL GARDNER co. Portland W.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
urrrrSss-speciaI


ANIMAL MEETING HUTCHlSoS meet.
PT PT4NTATION COMPANIES al.rtsa5 am SSON
ing Of the stock holders OF the ~ ~ lii he
S17eAR PLANTATION CONfAN, aos 81 the
heId on TUESDAY. MARCH =. -tSSo, -SSes of the
hour of IL o'clock a. <n-, at tne "a : -, Fran
company 26S Market ST. room <1o.S <1io..Srs- dirsc-
cisco CAL for the purpose OF eisS-iDs s osorsIsr-
tors for the ensuing year. and ior & ~ n,,siness
stion and transaction OF sucD ot"e'
as NAV come before the meetlns- March
Transfer books viii close S4.uluaS'
"a laos By order OF the presldenI-
March o. 1905 FL. W. THOMAS ------ 9ec----
THE regular annual meeting Of the stecA LII, -
OF the Insular Improvements company 90 f,,sv
held at the office OF the COMPANY - - of
st San Francisco. Cal. on the svtp 90 :.
March 1905 at the hour OF II o,cIoes s,,-tors a
Tor the purpose Of eleetiDs board o. - tbs
to serve for the ensuing year ano - - ,,sv
transaction OF such other business a. n9ors
come before the meeting The TRANSFER oooNS
will close on March ~ 1908. at . p u.
w H. HANNAH. SecfetaIs-
ANNUAI, meeting-The annual meeting OF ins tns
stock holders OF the Western sugar s~ennlo7 ~
conpany will be held at the Office OF the I'm, IN,
panv 90 CLAW ST. San Franc SEQ. Sai-. ~ ~
MONDAY the S0th day OF March. lScos ~
O'Clock a. m for the purpose or eiec,lns.
beard OF directors to serve for the eusetsn-
wear and for the transaction or sucu o1u e,-
business as NAV come before the meetins NJ
Transfer books will close Friday, March =
1905 at II o'clock a. m ..--
". II. HANNAA.. see-e-@-z-----s
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
Weather Report

United States Department OF Agriculture
Weather Burean, san Francisco March 1s.
RAINFALL. DATA
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

VIII Leave in Ballast
The German ship MagdaleIe Will sail from her,
to Newcastle. Australia, IN ballast
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
The Calls Form Char rofRaces afEmefyviIie


highest The handeap in
y
10 19OSOne hureda ad
presiding eI j. Hoffman starter
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

A branch of the United States photographic
Office. located at the Merchants Exchange is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of
mariners. without regard to nationality ana free
OF expense. Navigators cordially invited to
visit the Office, where complete sets of charts
and sailing directions of the world are kept at
hand for comparison and reference and the lat
est information can always be obtained regard
ing lights dangers TO navigation and matters
OF interest TO ocean commerce:
]. C. BURNETT.
Lieutenant. U. S. N. in charge.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

United States Branch photographic Office Mer-
chants Exchange. San Francisco, March
10 1905
The time ball on the tower OF the Ferry build
ing dropped today exactly at noon Pacific
Standard Time (120th Merdian), or at Sh OOm.
00s. Greenwich Mean Time.
J. c. BURNETT
Lieutenant. q. S. N. in charge
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
CLAIRvoYANTs
A WOMAN OF STRANGE POWER
AlAIE- ANNA NJ VOGEL.
ASTRAL DEAD TRANCE CLAIRVOYANr
AND PSYCHIC PALMIST.

This Gifted Woman penetrates the mysteries
OF the soul. delves into the past and inquiries
into the future.
Her powers wonderful. indisputable. Her
advice clear. concise and to the point.
She will point out the way that will lead
you 70 success In business. speculation, In
vestments. love. eourtship. matrimony. divorce,
or. anything you may be IN trouble about.
Special Low Fee This Week.
Hours 10 to ;. 1124 O'Farreu ST
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

at $3.50 Nagssam, 1 place. s-5 show; Com
Winner br. z. by Mazagam-La Bicbe
Herodotus. Brian Boru. Start good. Won
-Nagazam (, Eye Bright 100. Nappa I3-a
half mile. moved up at last turn and ont
y ran his race So did PhaIanx. Eye Bright
with better luck at start might have won.
carry 1t half mile. n
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

l-5 AS Is. TIA 2-5. At post 3la minutes
show; zelina place, show; seasiek show.
Doree Trained by T. III. Stevens Start good.
Hilgert 30. Cascade 10. LustiG 40. Hector IL.
mp. closed stoutly in last sixteenth. zeiina ca
have heen best Seasick good. game rae
other into the ground and both stopped badly.
the end Cascade of Diamonds running o.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

purchased a 80 horsepower. four cylin-
der Studebaker touring car The COM
pany also sold another of the same
model to Augustus Schuman of Homo
lulu. The car will be shipped to the
islands on the Alameda. which leaves
tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20

c. s. Howard of the Howard automO-
bile company announced the arrival
yesterday of two carloads Of 1908, two
cylinder % horsepower Buick touring
cars, which will be delivered TO Gus
toners today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-20
May BE FROM Rosamond

Tho Oceanic steamship company's
liner Alameda. Captain Dowdell, will
sail tomorrow for Honolulu
The barkentan Fremont cleared yes
teroay for q codhsning cruise.
The Pacific Mali liner san Jose will
sail TO-DAY Tor Panama and way ports.
The Japanese liner Nippon Maru.
Captain ". ". Greene IS due this
morning from the orient
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

again, and he finally fell dead. The great
est CONSERVATION Immediately ensued, the
hour being about 1880 o'clock in the morn
ing as most OF the guests were going into
breakfast. Attendants at the hotel i'm
mediately seized the woman and disarmed
her. She merely exclaimed: ~ nave muir
dered my husband" She was at once
taken to the police station, where 1t was
later developed that her name was Eliza
beth Beecher, and that she had not been
married to King. She was brought to trial
under the name of Elizabeth Beecher.
April 2, 1889, she went to trial which lasted
eight days, the jury coming in on April 10.
with a verdict of not guilty. The trial was
held before Judge Croft. T. J. Mahoney
was county attorney and prosecuted the
case. John C. Gown appeared for the de-
Tense. The defense set up that King had
fired the first shot, and that 1t was a case
of self-defense. actuated by emotional in
sanity and was in a measure justifiable.
The defendant returned to her former
home in Cleveland. o..
One Of the most brutal murders that
ever darkened the pages of Douglas county
history was the murder of Mr.. and Mrs.
Allan Jones by Ed d. Neal some time dur
ing the early part of February. 1890, and
" AAAS ANtoA PAlu the gtHdlL
with his life. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones lived on
the Pinney farm a short distance below
South Omaha. Jones was a market gar
dener and was well known In Omaha and
South Omaha. The couple had a quantity
Of live stock and along about February /
or the latter part OF January, 1890. en-
ployed Ed ID. Neal to work on the place.
On February Il the dead bodies of Mr..
and Mrs. Jones were found hidden under
meath a haystack on the Pinney farm and
most of the live stock was gone and the
house looked as II il had been rlfled OF
all its valuables. Neal disappeared about
the same time and suspicion at once pointed
TO him as the murderer. He was subse-
Quently arrested in Kansas City. NO, with
some of the property belonging to the
dead couple in his possession, and was
brought to Omaha. In the meanwhil his
antecedents had been looked up and IL
was found that he was travelling under sew
eral aliases, notably those OF c. Il. Neal,
Livingstone, Cation and Keyton. Informa-
ton was filed against him on April is, 1880,
charging him with murder. His trial began
May 10 and on May p, 1880. he was found
guilty. The case was prosecuted by I. J.
Mahoney as county attorney, assisted by
John c. Shea. Neal was defended by W.
+. Gurley, Lee S. Estelle and John c..
Gown. Judge Clarkson presided al the
trial. After the conviction OF Neal motions
were pressed by his attorneys and finally
on October q. 1880. he was sentenced to
be hanged. The date for the execution was
finally fixed for October s. 1891. The gal
lows was erected in an enclosure by the
erection Of two pine walls sixteen feet In
height at Eighteenth and Harvey streets.
Sheriff Boyd was in charge Of the execu-
ton. which was witnessed by about go
persona Neal confessed his crime on the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

first instalment happened to be the last
fraction OF the volume.
Probably It was an outgrowth OF his
views of the sacredness of all animal life
that he held that apple trees should be
grown only from the seed and that all
grating and pruning were works abhor-
rent in the sight OF God.
Whenever he found an animal abused
he would at once purchase II II he could
raise the money and give 1t to some moro
humane settler on condition that it should
be kindly treated. 1t frequently happened
that the long journey into the wilderness
would cause the new settlers to be en-
numbered with lame and broken down
horses that were turned out to die. In
the autumn Johnny would make a diligent
search for all such animals and would
take care of them for the winter. If they
recovered he would never sell them, but
would lend or give them away. stipulating
for their good usage.
No Brahmin could be more concerned for
the preservation of life. even of insect life.
Once he killed a rattlesnake and never
ceased to repent his action. At another
time he put out his campfire in order that
1t might not destroy any Of the myriads
Of mosquitoes which filled the surrounding
- @AACNAA NAAAA0 nc ANAAAONEA
the fire he had built near a hollow log
and slept on the snow because he had
found that the log contained a bear and
her cubs, which he did not wish to disturb.
In the summer OF 1S47. when his labors
had literally borne fruit over 100000 square
miles of territory. he died in the home Of
a settler in Allen county. Indiana. Thus
passed away a remarkable man Of pioneer
times, who never inflicted pain or knew
an enemy, a man In whom there dwelt
a love for all created things. A laboring,
self-denying benefactor Of his race, home
less, solitary and ragged, he was intent
only upon making the wilderness fruitful
and doing good to his fellow creatures.
Now no man knoweth his sepulchre, but
his deeds still live in the fragrance Of the
blossoms OF the tree which he loved so
we'll.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

gallows. stating that he was alone In the
commission of the crime. He had pre-
viously made a similar confession to Sheriff
Boyd. The execution took place at noon.
Among other important cases following
along about this time was the trial and
conviction OF Henry Bolln, city treasurer
OF Omaha, charged with embezzlement,
which resulted in his conviction and SEN
tence to nineteen years imprisonment.
The trial Of j. s. BARLEY, state treasurer,
In a civil action on his bond for $555, 40. 60
was another of the big cases tried In the
old court house.
Few cases nave ever been tried in the
entire country that attracted more general
interest than the Eddie Cudahy kidnapping
case, In which Patrick Thomas Grove was
the principal defendant. The kidnapping OF
young Cudahy took place the evening of
December Is. 1900, A deposit OF S25.O 900 in
gold at a stated point was the conditions
exacted by the kidnapers for the restOEA-
tion of the boy. The conditions were COM
piled with by e. A. Cudahy and the boy
was restored to his family. Accused OF
aiding in the kidnapping OF young Cudahy
was James ]. Callahan. Callahan was ar
rested later and brought to trial and was
acquitted of the charge on April 2s. 1901.
Pat Grove was a fugitive for three or
four years and was finally spprehended in
Montana and brought to Omaha. Prior TO
this time Grove had been in Omaha and
seen by several citizens and In an
effort to arrest him in the southern part
Of the city he shot and wounded Officer
Jackson Of the Omaha police force. Re
newed efforts were at once made for the
apprehension OF Grove and he was finally
caught in Montana and brought to Omaha,
where ne was placed on trial for shooting
officer jackson. His trial for this offense
began about December !, 1905. the shooting
having occurred September 6 Of that year.
The trial lasted until December q 1906
when Grove was acquitted OF the charge Of
shooting Jackson.
He was Immediately arrested on tina
charge Of robbery. The specific charge be-
ing Of robbing E. A. Cudahy Of SO, 900 thu
sum Of gold that Mr.. Cudahy had deposited
on the Center street road in December.
1900. for the life Of his boy. This trial
began early in February. 1906. aAd resulted
on February l6 in an acquittal. There was
no law on the Nebraska statute books that
covered the case Of KIDNAPPING, and whus
the trial was ostensibly for the kidnapinw
of young cudahy, the direct charge aEainat
Grove was robbery. The case was triad
before Judge Sutton and was attended by
great throngs during its entire procedure
When the jury came in with a verdict OF
acquittal many OF the audience manifested
their approval Of the verdict by clapplnG OF
hands, which brought forth a most severe
rebuke from Judge Sutton, in which ha
characterized the demonstration as an in
suit to the moral sense OF the community.
He scored the jury severely for bringing
In such a verdict and e trayesty UPON law
and justice
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
How a Managing Editor Works.

--HESTER s.. LORI has been
managing editor Of New York
Sun for twenty-five years. His
- prevailing impassiveness is one
IHkktKH Of the interesting topics VIII Ir-
49, win describes in his article
asout me Sun in the January American
Magazine. He says:
In twenty-five years, during which
Chester s. Lord has seen the sun climb
TO its zenith and has built up a press bu-
reau which is the most serious rival of the
Associated Press, he has never been known
to break his habitual calm. some have said
that on the night of the San Francisco
earthquake, when the greatest news story
which America ever knew was loose at the
other end of the continent, he went up I'm
the aiE.' That is only measurably true: 1
saw II myself. A reporter was patching the
story together in one of those bright blazes
OF concentration which the newspaper man
knows and loves. Lord walked over TO him
and said; Now this is a very important
story; very important That was as though
POUR average man had run through the Of
flee biting the legs Of the reporters; and
1t was his most excited moment in TWEEN
y-five years. 1 remember, because 1 was
watching. the night of January /. 1906. The
sun sends It's first edition to press at a
quarter past twelve. AT midnight 1 had
finished my work and was rolling down nv
shirt sleeves. I saw a messenger run up
and slap a dispatch down on Mr.. Lords
desk. Mr.. Lord ran his eye over the paper
and rose. When l saw him really on his
feet l suspected a convulsion Of nature.
Deliberately he walked over and dropped
the paper before one OF the copy readers.
Then he whistled up the tube to the COM
posing room, said a word or two, and
strolled back to his desk. The copy reader
was already at work. scratching off a
head; We crowded about him. The paper
read.
Port Arthur has SURRENDERED
"A beat, too; one OF the greatest in years.
Rival newspapers had been announcing
and renoupeing the fail Of Port Arthur
for ten days. The sun had kept silence.
This might be a mistake, a canard. the
SELLING OF a rumor. In the moment when
he was rising from his chair and walking
over to the copy desk Mr.. Lord had made
his d~ecision-'run IT, That is Chester S.
Lord In q crisis-calm with the serenity OF
strength"