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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
MRS. MARTIN USED
PEN, SAYS EXPERT
Declares Threatening Letters to
Judge Ogden Were Written
by Accused Woman
Photographic Engagements OF
Handwriting Prove Prosecu-
tion's Trump Card

OAKLAND, Nov. I6.-Photographic
engagements of handwriting covering
half the front wall in Judge Wells
courtroom disclosed the trump card
held in reserve by the prosecution in
the trial of Mrs Isabella ]. Martin
charged with dynamiting Judge Og-
qens home. BY means of the exhibits
and the testimony of Carl Eisenschim-
mel, handwriting expert, the prosecu-
ton will seek to prove that the woman
mad written threatening letters to
Judge Ogden, and that she had sent
him an editorial from an afternoon
paper dealing with criticisms of judges.
which had been marked with a skull
and cross bones in red ink and a crude
drawing of a bomb
Eisensehimmel gave the Juror a long
explanation of his craft He explained
the results of holding a pen or pencil
IN certain positions, showed how it was
impossible for any one to exactly re-
peat signature and explained how
certain general characteristics ran
throughout a persons writing.
Eisenschimmel said that Mrs. Martin
had drawn the skull and cross bones.
He based his assertion on the fact that
the ciphers which formed the eye sock
cts in the skull had all the marks of
HSI 5, cdplIdl and small. A group
of small circles evidently designed to
represent the tops of dynamite sticks
in the center of the bomb, were con-
nected with her hand in the same way.
A signature of Baby John Martin
attached to an obscene paragraph was
forgery. the expert declared.
The present is not the first time Mrs.
Martin has had her contentious weighed
by the testimony of handwriting ex-
perts. In her contests to secure the
estate of Henry Martin, brother of
John Martin. whom she had married
after reaching this state, she engaged
the very man now testifying against
her. She furnished him with alleged
exemplars of Henry Martins handwrit
ing and then he found that the alleged
will had been written by the same
hand. This was exposed as a trick.
Mrs. Martin having been said to have
written both the exemplars and the
will. She lost in the contest, as Eisen-
schimmel denied the authenticity of the
will when shown the real handwriting
of Henry Martin
Mrs. Elinor Hagemann was wit
ness who said that she had seen Mrs
Martin brutally beat John. When she
interfered she said Mrs. Martin called
her vile names.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
CONTEND lARKSPUR
Is NOT LEGAL CITY
j. Escalle and Others Eni0in the
Trustees From Collect
ing Taxes
Complaint Sets Forth Town Has
Not 500 Population and
Election Was Illegal

SAN RAFAEL. Nov. ia suit to
enjoin the trustees of the town of
Larkspur from collecting taxes and
performing the other functions of a
city was filed in the superior court to-
day by Henry b. Lister. San Fran
cisco attorney acting for ]. Escalle
and 80 tax payers OF Larkspur.
The complaint alleges that the city
incorporation is not valid. because even
now the population is less than the re-
quired 500 inhabitants and the area
less than six square miles; that the
election was not regularly held accord
ing to law, and that the requisite for
malities of filing articles of incorpora-
tion were not complied with.
According to the plaintiffs. the trus-
tees entered into conspiracy to dis
criminate in the assessment of prop
erty against all persons who were un-
friendly to the plan of incorporation,
and they have been made the victims
of this unfair discrimination. and after
entering complaints they were not
notified that the board would act as an
equalization board 10 review improper
assessments.
The plaintiffs ask that the incorpora-
tion be declared invalid and the officials
restrained from drawing their salaries
from the moneys collected as taxes.
These officials consist of an assessor.
J. F. Corners, at monthly salary of
S25, and a tax collector, J. T. Murphy,
at $50.
The suit will be heard by Judge
Lennon on November %. and unless a
temporary injunction is granted at that
time. the trustees will add a further
charge of per cent to those property
owners who have not paid their taxes
up to that time
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
TEN STORY BUILDING
FOR O'FARRELL STREET
KohIer & Chase to Begin Work
at Once on New Home for
Music House

A 10 story class A structure is to be
built on the northwest corner of O'Far-
rell street and Bagley place by kohler
& Chase. and work upon the building
is to be begun at once.
Negotiations for the purchase of this
lot, which has practically a Market
street front. had extended over long
period of time, but the final papers
were signed yesterday and the music
house acquired the property for
$3.50, 900
1t has frontage of 37:6 on O'Farrell
street and 95 on Bagley place, with an
l. 22X22. The owners were the Curtaz
family. Speck. Paschel Co. acted
for the original owners and Carl G..
Crystal for Kohler & Chase.
1t is the intention of the purchasers
to use the entire building for their
business. which will have, in addition
to their offices and lofts. rooms for
musical clubs. 1T will be modern
building in every respect and its cost
will be 100000, bringing the total in
vestment up to s250,000
Hirshman & Company are reported to
have taken the ground floor of the
jewelers. building on Post street be-
tween Kearny and Grant avenue and
will pay monthly rental of $1,000.
The lease is for 10 years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
BUY RECORDS NOW
Pay 39c Each or $685. per Dozen for Soc Records
New and Fit Any Disc Talking Machne-The KOhIer
6 Chase Stores Crowded All Day Yesterday
Extra Statesmen Put On to Take Care
of the Rush Today

The great sale of STANDARD" soc disc
talking machine records advertised by
Kohler & Chase. at corner Sutter and
Franklin, one block above Van Ness,
San Francisco. and at 1915 Broadway.
Oakland. started off with a rush yes
terday morning. The first customer at
the San Francisco store took an even
three dozen. and by the time his order
was filed customers were lined up
waiting their turn to share in this the
first reduction ever made on these
Standard records
It's like buying soc worth of postage
stamps for soc. and an opportunity no
one owning a Disc Talking Machine
can afford TO miss.
Take home a dozen at $685.
Select from new and latest cata-
Iogues. which can be obtained only at
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
RUMOR ENGLISH COMPANY
WILL BUY HOTEL RAFAEL
Representative of Syndicate Me-
gotiating for Del Monte
InSpectS Big Resort

SAN RAFAEL. Nov. 16.-De Putron
Glidden, who has been negotiating for
the Hotel del Monte in behalf Of an
English company. has visited San Ra-
fael and a rumor has been gaining
.credence that the English representa-
tive has intentions of purchasing the
Hotel Rafael.
When in San Rafael Glidden spent
much Of his spare time in looking over
the hotel grounds and in examining
the buildings.
The rumOr that the well known re-
sort would be sold to the syndicate
was neither affirmed nor denied by
the officials that have the hotel in
charge.
Manager Orpin was reserved when
the subject of the possible sale of the
hotel was brOached. yes. Mr. Cid
den WAS here lately and al the time
he said that he was surely going to
return for a longer visit As for buy
ing the hotel. Mr.. Glidden said moth
ing at all." and with that the manager
dismissed the subject.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
RELEASED FROM JAIL
ON HABEAS CORPUS
j. II. McCarty Claims Error in
Committing Him for Con-
tempt in Divorce Case

The supreme court yesterday issued
writ of certiorari in the case of j..
III. McCarty, who has been in the coun-
ty Jail for the past few months, for
contempt of court A writ of habeas
corpus was also allowed by the court
and the sheriff ordered to discharge
the prisoner from custody.
In April of this year McCarty's wife
brought suit for divorce. During the
progress of the trial the court ordered
McCarty TO pay his wife $50 month
alimony. The alimony was paid for
two months and. then stopped.
Mrs. McCarty had her husband cited
for contempt, and on September : the
plaintiff S150 by II o'clock September
Is. McCarty refused and he was or
dered placed in the custody OF the
sheriff.
McCarty attacked the validity of the
order of the lower court in his peti-
tion for the writ OF certiorari and also
made claims that the affidavit filed by
his Wife was defective.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
MAYOR MOTIFS MOTHER
is CALLED BY DEATH
Pioneer Woman Passes Away at
Family Residence After
Long Illness

OAKLAND, Nov. 16.-Mrs Fannie X
Mott, mother of Mayor Frank K Mott.
died early this morning at the family
residence in Jackson street Death
came as the elimination of long years
of invalidiSn.
Mrs. Mott is survived by FIVE children.
Mayor Frank X. Mott. Assemblyman
elect John w. Mott, Miss Susie w Mott.
NJ. Mott
For almost half a century Mrs Mott
was a resident of California. She came
to tins state from New York, in 1859,
1868. Then the family moved to Oak
land and the mother had lived in this
city continuously since then. The
funeral services will be held at St
Paufs Episcopal church. Grand avenue
and Webster street, Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
OIL HEATER STARTS
DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE
Railroad Building Ruined and
Department Store Suffers
by Fire

LOS ANGELES Nov. 16.-The over
howing of an oil heater caused a fire
this afternoon which wrought the de-
struetiOn of the entire interior of the
Los Angeles Pacific railway building
in West Fourth street and for an
hour or more threatened the Broadway
department store. one of the largest
retail business houses in the city.
During the progress of the fire smoke
poured from the burning building into
the Broadway store and drove the hun
dreds of clerks into the street. A
score or more of the women employees
of the railway offices were rescued
from the second and third floors by the
fremen. and Earl Amos. aged IS
driven to the roof, was taken from
there by firemen.
BY heroic efforts the firemen sue
ceeded in confnfng the flames to the
Los Angeles-Pacific building, the loss
on which will reach $4,000. about half
covered by insurance.
The Los Angeles Pacific railway COM
pany had the depot for its suburban
lines on the ground floor and on the
second floor were it's executive Offices
Many valuable papers were destroyed
On the upper floors the Knox lodging
house was located. but this had been
vacated a week ago
Employees were engaged in filling the
oil tank which feeds the heater in the
basement. when it overfiowed and hared
up. The whole tank of oil Immediately
caught fire and the flames swept up
ward through the building.
The Broadway department store suf-
fered a heavy loss from smoke and
water. The great amount of goods
stored in the basement was badly dam
aged by water.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17

the store at San Francisco or Oakland.
Remember each and every record is.
new-fully warranted-fits any disc,
machine
Come TO the store if possible-select
what you like. but do not wait We
started this sale with % 900 records.
and while the number seems large. the
selling has been large and will be again
today 50 as to avoid disappointment
make your record purchase today il
possible. and come in the forenoon ff
convenient as there will be a regular
crush" later in the day
Will keep open this evening 10 ac-
eommodate those who can not get here
during the day.
kOHLER & CHASE. Sutter and
Franklin. one block above Van Ness
san Francisco. and 1915 Broadway.
Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
FIGHT TOWNS INcoRPoRATIoN

REDWOOD CITY. Nov. 16.-Petitions
and protests, arguments for and
Grande were fired with machine gun
rapidity at the board of supervisors
today when that subject was brought
up. Attorney III. r. Styles. for the in
corporators. was opposed in his argu-
ments by George c. Ross, appearing for
the Crocker estate the Southern Pa
cific and the Spring Valley, and Henry
v, ard Brown of colma as free lance.
tic arguments all action was laid over
for another meeting. the supervisors
holding the matter important enough
board
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ARE TO GIVE A BALL
Several Features Promised for
Affair at the Fairmont on
Thanksgiving Eve

Assembly No. 615. knights of Co
lumbus, will give a ball on Thanks
giving eve at the Fairmont hotel. All
members of the knights of Columbus,
San Francisco and California councils,
are invited to attend
In addition to the regular orchestra
the committee in charge has secured
the services of a Hawaiian. quintet,
which will present both vocal and in
strumental Hawaiian selections during
the intermissions between dances.
A handsome souvenir will be pre-
lowing is the committee on arrange
ments: j. W Mccarthy, chairman;
Langdon f. Boyle. W. A. Breen. DIR.
Joseph Go Morrissey and Martin r.
OBrien. Prominent among those who
are working for the success of the
affair is Neil Power. chairman of San
Francisco assembly No. els.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
OFFER POLICEMAN BRIBE

BERKELEY, Nov 16.-Suemata Tsur-
da a japanese, borrowed $5 from a
friend Tokichi Hauta, when they We're
arrested on a misdemeanor charge. and
tried to bribe Policeman Waterbury to-
day, according to his statement at
police headquarters.
The police are investigating the rec
ords of Edward Adamson, a barber of
the Eureka hotel, San Francisco and
Albert Rossi. a fruit packer. of 423A
Greenwich street, San Francisco, who
were arrested and taken to the county
Jail for alleged picking pockets at the
football game Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
ITALIAN consul WINS SUIT

REDWOOD CITY. Nov. 16.-The bat
tie at law between the Italian consul
general, Salvatore L. ROcca, and the
public administrator of San MateO
county. DR.. Fl. G. Plymire of South
San Francisco. over the estate OF
Alexandra Michele was decided today
in favor of the Italian consul. Michele
died in this city on June s and left
an estate consisting of cash in the
hank amounting TO $4,000. ROcca and
Plymire both applied for letters OF ad-
ministratiOn and after many delays
they We're awarded today by Judge
Buck to the consul.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
FUNERAL OF MRS. SMALL

BERK ELEY. Nov 16.-The funeral
of Mrs. Elizabeth Small. one of the
charter members of the New Century
club of Oakland. who died at her home
2221 Oregon street in this city yester-
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock from
her late residence. Rev Il. l. Parsons.
rector of St Marks church. will
officiate. lnterment will be in Noun
tain View.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
SUICIDES BoDY uNrpENTIFIED

ALAMEDA. Nov. 16.-The body Of the
young man who committed suicide Sat
urday by wading into the tidal canal
near the High street bridge and drown
ing himself is still unidentified at the
local morgue. An inquest is to be held
IN the case tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock. An inquest will also be held
at the same hour in the case of Mrs.
Annette Westerdahl, the Adelphian
clubwonan, who ended her life last
week by asphyxiating herself with gas.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
GRANTS AMENDED FRANCHISE

OAKLAND. Nov 16.-Tbe city coun-
ell tonight granted amended franchises
to the Western Pacific railway provid
ing for change of route ut West Oak
land to avoid crossing the marine ways
of the Southern Pacific company, and
also for a grade crossing at Seventh
avenue, East Oakland. for five years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
BADLY INJURED BY FAIT.

ALAMEDA. Nov. 16.-Whfe trim
ming the branches of tree at his
home in Powers court yesterday,
William Dirks. a ship caulker, fell SO
feet and was seriously injured.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
ONO COUNTIES VOTE DRY

COLUMBUS. O.. Nov I6-Three Ohio
counties voted dry today in local option
elections Muskingum and Tuscara
were both carried by the temperance
forces by majorities exceeding Loco.
and Hancock county by 1900.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
HAND ORGAN GIRLS
TAG DAY FEATURE
Young Women VIII Use Novel
Method of Securing Dimes
for Kindergartens
Chinese Maids VIII Invade 0ri-
entail Quarter to Aid Big
Charity Scheme

OAKLAND. NOV. 16.@Tag tying
teas win be substituted for card par
tics in Oakland society until after next
SATURDAY.. In this way thousands of
tags viii have their strings attached.
The fun of the parties is enhanced by a
prize for the girl who strings the most
tags.
The first Of these teas viii be given
tomorrow afternoon by Mrs. Lee Cole
Burnham.
Almond eyed Chinese children are
going TO get into the skirmishing on
rag day. 1t was first proposed to print
some tags in Chinese and send fair
skinned taggers through Chinatown.
but this plan has been abandoned, and
the COY little oriental maidens viii
themselves translate the pleas for
dimes. Local missions viii furnish the
girls
General Miss Emma Mahony is plan
ming several unique features FOR tag
day. One Of these win be some mem
Der of the gentler sex selling tags on
Broadway. meanwhile playing a hand
organ Pretty nurses in uniforms viii
also smile dimes into the tag fund.
A meeting Of ali who viii take part
in tag day from the school side was
held today at the Ebell club house un-
der the leadership of Miss Ethel Moore,
who is the school lieutenant general
Many school teachers were present at
this meeting. Judging from the spirit
being shown by both teachers and
pupils, Oakland's schools viii maintain
the percentage of tag receipts set by
The San Francisco schools, which Sc
cured $1,000 out of total of S2S.000.
Through a misunderstanding it was
announced that school children would
he paid for their work on tag day. This
was an error
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17

Acorns for planting purposes are
shipped from Tennessee to the north.
They sell for as high as 81 bushel.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
sECIRIss PREss AGENT

Mrs. Zoe Green Radcliffe has been Sc
cured TO act as press representative for
the charities combined to work for the
success Of tag day.
Prominent among the tag" captains
VIII be Mrs. Harry East Miller. Miss
Norma Castle VIII be one of the tag
company commanders
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
WILL GIVE PRIZES

Three silver cups or trophies will be
hung mp for the grammar. high and
parochial schools TO shoot at with their
rag guns Miss Moore has issued a call
for volunteers 10 act as captains in the
schools
General headquarters of the tag
army VIII remain at the Key Route
hotel. but the headquarters Of those
who are cutting string and stringing
tags has been removed TO room over
Smiths book store on Thirteenth street
Most OF the captains have reported to
General Miss Mahony the names of
those whom they have secured to work
under them The assigning of each
captain to her station viii be done at
tomorrow mornings meeting. 1t is
urged that al captains be present at
This meeting. which viii be the most
important since the inception of the
project.
An Informal accommodating tour over
the battle ground viii be held by the
lieutenant generals and their captains
between tomorrow and Friday All
tags VIII be distributed 10 the various
captains through the lieutenant gener-
ais Friday. Later in the day the tags
wiz be distributed to the privates.
Zach private viii Toe responsible to his
or her Lieutenant general who viii in
turn be responsible 10 General Miss
Mah0nv
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
FORMER PROTEST FAILED

Nusbaumer referred to the complaint
laid by the afflicted ranchers before
District Attorney Brown a year ago.
Brown decided that they had no rem
edy in view of the franchises held by
the company.
Ordinary wells dried up and collec
tions of water on the surface disap
peared wherever Spring Valley drove
its deep wells and diverted the water
courses Nusbaumer said.
''Ranchers in the Livermore valley
have met and talked the matter over
said the attorney. and they have de-
cfded that they must fight for their
existence. We ask that the supervisors
deny this petition for use of the county
road for the pipe line
The supervisors decided that seri-
Gus mistake had been made when
Spring Valley was allowed to divert
the rich watersheds Of Alameda county
for their own purposes. Supervisor
Horner, in whose district the whole
problem lies, said that the sentiment
of residents there was strongly against
any concession to Spring Valley and
that he must oppose it.
The supervisors announced that they
had deferred granting the petition un-
til the question of the water rights in
Livermore valley had been settled in
court
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17

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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
RANCnERS FIGHT
SPRING VALLEY
Water Company's Plan to Tap
Livermore District Wells Is
Bitterly Opposed
Big Legal Battle May Result
From Corporations Move to
Secure New Pipe Line

OAKLAND, Nov. ia fight for exis-
tence against the Spring Valley water
company, which will probably develop
into legal battle of the first magni-
tude, on behalf of ranchers OF the
southern and eastern ends of Alameda
county, was today begun before the
board OF supervisors. A move made by
the company to extend its lines and tap
a great district in Livermore valley i'm
medlately south of Pleasanton was the
signal for the clash. The first s,<ir-
mish fought before the supervisors
today left the company diseomfited
A petition was filed by A. e. Shaw
Oh berkeley, an attorney for the water
company, asking permission for Spring
valley to use two mile stretch of
county road connecting Pleasanton and
Sunol for pipe line to join with the
main works of the company at the up
per stretch of Niles canyon This was
in accordance with a new ordinance
requiring permission from the super
VlsorS and the fling of a bond before
county road can be torn up for any
purpose.
Residents of the district affected say
that the water company will repeat it's
tactics around Niles and drain the sub
terreanean water bodies. with the re-
FIGHTS APPLICATION
Mrs. Florence Nusbaumer, widow of
George Npsbaumer, former county sur
veyor, employed Attorney Emil Nus
banner TO represent her personally as
protestant. Nusbaumer said that he
reflected the sentiment of all inhabi-
tants of the district when he objected
strenuously to the granting of the ap-
plication.
Mrs. Nusbaumer was directly af-
fected. She owns 7,760 feet of land on
both sides of a creek entering Niles
canyon. The creek water is relied upon
for irrigation and general use upon her
ranch. The company planned to tap
the creek above her ranch, divert the
waters through 81 inch main and
after carrying it around Mrs Nus
banner feed it to the main conduit at
Sunol through which it would be car
ried across the bay and sold in San
Francisco.
The effect upon other property own
ers would not be so direct Nusbaumer
said, but would be none the less fatal.
He alleges the work of the Spring
Valley water company had caused dis
tricts to be depopulated, schoolhouses
closed for lack Of attendance, and
ranchers to be ruined. This followed
the draining of the deep water bodies
upon which depended suitable surface
conditions for agriculture.