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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
TRIES TO
ABDUCT HIS BRIDE
Mother in Law Appears on the
Scene and by Her Outcry Foils
Postnuptial Elopement
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


PALo ALTO, April 26.-Separated
Immediately after marriage from his
bride of month, e. Tetee, restau-
rant keeper of San Francisco. tried to
spirit his wife away from the home
of her parents tonight He was un-
successful and is Threatened with ar
rest for assaulting the mother of the
young woman.
Tetee was married in San Francisco
to Miss Annie Corning of this city one
month ago. The parents of the girl.
Mr. and Mrs d. w. Corning of $50
Emerson street, made such strenuous
objection to the match that the bride
returned to her home. Mrs. Corning
claims that her daughter is only II
years old. while the young woman in
sists she has passed her twentieth
birthday
Tetee came to the home of the Corn
ings in company with a hack driver
named Will Bracchi at 10 o'clock this
evening and called his wife into the
street He asked her to step into the
carriage and go away with him, and
she seemed willing to do so. But Mrs.
Corning appeared at the door in time
to raise an outcry.
Tetee seized his wife's mother and
held his hand over her mouth, but
Mrs Corning continued to scream un-
til the neighbors were aroused and the
bridegroom was forced to beat re-
treat without his bride.
The father of the girl tried to get a
warrant for Tetee's arrest, but it was
too late. He says he will renew his
attempt in the morning.
The young bride, 1t is said. will in
herit money within a short time, and
this is supposed to have it's part in
causing her matrimonial infelicity.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
RICH GOLD ORE is
FOUND IN COAST RANGE
Abandoned Mine in San Carpa-
jaro Section Is Bonanza

SAN LUIS OBISPO, April pa dis
covery of gold bearing ore worth 5000
a ton in the workings of an abandoned
mine in the San Carpajaro section of
the Coast range mountains has caused
great mining excitement here 1t is
stated that $4,000 worth of ore has
been broken down and stored in the
mine awaiting treatmcR
The discovery comes as surprise to
mining men, as geologists have de-
clared it far from probable that min
eral of value would be found in the
hills along the coast because of the
comparatively short time geologically
speaking, that has elapsed since those
hills were thrown up.
Old time prospectors, on the contrary.
have claimed that somewhere in the
Coast range important gold deposits
were to be found, basing their belief
on the tales handed down from the
spanish inhabitants.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
BENSON AND HYDE =
JOINTLY INTERESTED
San Franciscan Gives Evidence
in Land Fraud Case

WASHINGTON. April 2s.-But for
eorly adjournment because of the illness
of ]. G.. Campbell of San Francisco, OF
counsel for John A. Benson of that city,
on trial ia the criminal court charged
with bribery. the government probably
would have completed its case today
Campbell is expected to be present
when the case is resumed tomorrow
Walter l. Slack of San Francisco,
formerly employed by Frederick A.
Hyde, in his testimony for the govern
ment declared Benson was jointly in
terested with Hyde in a number of
cases, the examination of which was
suspended to await the determination
of the governments investigation into
the methods adopted
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
HEINRICH CONRIED DIES
OF STROKE OF APOPLEXY
Death Closes Career of Once
fmous Grand Opera Director

MERAN. Austria. April 26.-Heinrich
Conried, former director. of the Metro
poIitan opera house in New York, who
suffered stroke Of apoplexy several
days ago. died peacefully here at $50
o'clock this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
GOVERNMENT TRAIN FOR
THE PRESIDENTS USE
Bill in Congress Providing Fa-
ciIities for the Executive

WASHINGTON, April EFF bill
introduced today by Representative
Dwight of New York becomes a law the
United States will own a complete rail-
way train. consisting of a baggage car,
a sleeping car and a private car, for the
exclusive use of the president.
Sixty thousand dollars, to be ex-
pended by the secretary of war, is pro-
vided, and he is authorized annually to
enter into contracts with railway COM
panies for hauling the train.
For expenses in connection with the
travels of the president, his guests and
attendants 25. 600 is appropriated to be
Immediately available.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
GAMBLERS ON ATLANTIC
LINER WILL BE ARRESTED
Wireless From Kaiser Wilhelm
III Asks for Police Detail

NEW YORK, April 2s-while $50
miles east of Sandy Hook, the liner
Kaiser Wilhelm II tonight sent a wire
less call for a police detail, which the
captain of the vessel asked to have
on hand when his ship reaches quaran-
tine tomorrow.
Briefly stating that professional gam
blers, whom he desired arrested, were
on board. the captain did not go into
detail as to the nature. of the trouble
aboard ship.
Arrangements were made to have
three detectives meet the. vessel down
the bay from one of the eompany's
tugs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
HFTCH HETCHY
PROJECT GAINS
GREAT IMPETUS
Governor GilIett Signs WeIch-
Beatty Municipal Water Dis
trict or Consolidation Bill
San Francisco and Bay Cities
Can Now Unite in Draw
ing Upon Sierras
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Q ACRAMENTo, April 2e.-Governor
Gillett gave new impetus to the
great Hetch Hetchy water project
this afternoon, when he signed the
WEIGH Beatty municipal water district
or consolidation bill.
The bill was signed in the presence
of Mayor Mott, City Attorney John w.
Stetson, City Engineer Fred Turner.
former Mayor William r. Davis and
Special Engineer ]. II. Dockwei1er of
Oakland, who, by special appointment,
met the governor this afternoon to
urge his approval of the bill which
means so much to San Francisco and
the transbay cities.
THE WAY NOW OPEN
Governor Gillett has added % per
cent to the value of the real estate in
every city on the Alameda side of the
bay" was Dockweiler's delighted dec
laration as the governor affixed the
signature which made the bill law.
opened the way for the development of
the greatest and best municipal water
system in the country. Now we can
go to work, San Francisco and her
together we can get this superb water
supply without impairing our bond
limitations"
CITIES CAN WORK TOGETHER
The new law provides for the or
ganization of a municipal water dis
trict in which more than one city may
join. The district will be controlled by
commission under which the devel-
opment of the system for delivering
the. water to the several cities will be
conducted The distributing systems
viii be owned and controlled by the
several cities and the prices to their
local consumers fixed by the cities sew
orally
The district is given the right of
eminent domain enjoyed by municipal
corporations and may proceed to ac-
quire rights of way plants, etc, by
condemnation.
Developing Hetch Hetchy
The law. which was framed by Dock
weller with Mayor Taylor and City
Attorney Long of San Francisco and
Mayor Mott and City Attorney McEl-
roy of Oakland, provides in brief for
cooperation in developing Hetch
Hetchy and bringing the water to the
bay cities, each of which will attend
to its own distribution. 1t is the secs
ond long step toward realization of
the Hetch Hetchy plans and of ade-
quate municipality owned water sup
plies for all the bay cities and San
Mateo.
Governor Gillett. who was be-
lieved to be hostile to the consolida-
ton district bill because of his atti-
tude toward other bills designed to
assist water development, said tonight:
The municipal water district bill
is an excellent measure, carefully
drawn, and, in fact. one of the best 1
have had before me. 1t will enable
San Francisco and the bay cities to
work in earnest now
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27

GRAFT IN JAPAN-Tokyo. April 26.-Three
additional members of the diet have been ar
rested in connection with the sugar scandal and
a number OF other large companies are under
Investigation. Several arrests of heads Of cor
porations are said to be pending
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27

FALLS "a STORIES TO DEATH-New York.
April 26-Faliing $50 feet from the thirty
fourth story of the Metropolitan insurance com
pany building today. Thomas Mortimore ~
years old, killed. Hundred Of people in
Madison square saw him fall
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
Professor Pickering Told in Tel
egram That SIO,OOO,OOO
Can Be Raised
Harvard Astronomer, However,
FavOrs Conducting PreIini-
nary Experiments
Desires More Definite Data Be-
fore Undertaking the
fI Costly. Work

II OSTON, April 26-william Henry
n Pickering. professor of astronomy
at Harvard university, today re-
ceived a telegram from Fort Worth,
Tex. proposing that If the professor
would go to Texas to superintend ex-
tensive experiments for signaling TO
the planet Mars, a fund Of s1O.Oo0.O00
would be raised for the purpose. The
telegram was signed by the Star and
the Telegram. the two leading papers
in Fort Worth.
While Professor Pickering has not
yet replied to the offer, he said tonight
that he would enter heartily into any
experiments of this kind. but that he
would advise those who made the offer
10 wait until additional and more con-
elusive evidence as to the inhabitation
OF Mars had been secured by observa-
tion before spending so large sum on
experiments which might prove of but
little value
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
Preliminary Observations

y
Professor Pickering said he would
advise those behind the movement to
establish an observatory of the highes,
possible efficiency in a favorable loca-
sion in western Texas. where he and
other celebrated astronomers could
planet within the next few years. This
could be done. he says, for very small
part OF the immense sum which it is
proposed to expend on the undertaking.
These observations" the professor
continued. may yield information such
as would warrant further and more
I costly steps in the work. namely, the
building Of enormous renectors, by
means Of which the suns light can be
reflected at sufficient intensity to reach
through the 45.Ooe.OoO miles between
the earth and Mars and attract the at
tention Of the planets inhabitants"
Discussing the matter at length, Pro-
fessor Pickering said:
The brevity of the telegram does not
permit me to say from what sources the
money for the experiments is coming
the telegram was signed with the names
Of the newspapers.
Don't Know Enough Yet
However. don't feel that we know
enough about the planet as yet to spend
much money in signaling to possible
Inhabitants. But the planet Will soon
come around into position Of excep-
tional advantage for observation. AS
II moves about its orbit comes into a
position where it is nearer the earth
than at any other time of the year. Its
average mean distance from the earth
in the last several years is approM-
.mately $4,000 900 miles. Butnext fall
or rather late next summer-the planet
viii swing around to a position only
$4,000. 600 miles from the earth. If an
observatory Of efficiency is in working
order in the clear atmosphere of the
west Texan hills about that time sur
prising observations and records might
be secured. If the observations found
warranted going on with the work
there would stin be plenty of time for
expending the large sums necessary to
.nuild the immense multiple rehectors
necessary for such an undertaking"
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
TELEPHONE KEARNY So
TUESDAY, APRIL 81, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

YESTERDAY-west wind; clear; maximum
temperature, 66; minimum As.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair. with fog in
the morning and some cIoudiness at night; light
south wind, changing TO brisk west. rage 10
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27

Lonely champion Of an unhappy court Page 6
They reproduce their masters voice Page 6
Grove Johnsons apology for himself. Page O
The growth of isthmian trade. Page
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27

Continued on Psge 2, Column 9
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
The First Of

7hEe Notable accomplishments
By the Associated Charities
VIII Be the Subjea Of an Article in
The Sunday Call Next SIN
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27

OOAlAL
Miss Ella Margaret Bender and Philip Young
Of Boston TO be married in May. Page q
Miss Anna Riddick King and Gordon c.
Lemon will be married at Epworth Methodist
church today. Page 16
LABOR
Contest for the office Of president Of the local
typographical union is indicated Page
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-27
MARINE

Harbor commissioners to erect concrete depot
On Washington street bulkbesd for sccommoda
tion Of river trade. Page Ii
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03
A LITTLE RED SPOT.
Novel Experiment by Which 1t May
Be Made to Disappear.

A peculiar feature about poslam, the
new skin discovery is that no one is
asked to buy it without first sending to
the Emergency Laboratories No. 81
West Twenty-fifth street New York
City, for an experimental sample and
applying same to an affected part ct
the skin, about the size of a silver
dollar. 1t viii clear the spot so treated
in twenty-four hours-a remarkable
visual demonstration of its powers.
While poslam has been mentioned
principally in connection with the cure
of eczema, the most stubborn of skin
diseases, it must be remembered that
when used for itch, hives, pimples,
blotches, acne, itching feet, scaly scalp,
chatting of infants and similar minor
skin troubles it's action is all the more
pronounced, results being seen after an
overnight application. AS only a small
quantity of poslam is necessary to cure
such cases, special fifty-cent pack
age, usually sufficient, has been placed
on sale at Coughlins Pharmacy and
other leading drug stores in Augusta
and throughout the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03

| Mrs. Will Gerald and Sons, Everett
and Clarence, have gone to Auburn
to visit relatives for few days, ar.
ter which they will go to their home
| in Lancaster, Mass.
home from a two-months stay at the
White Mountains.
Miss Lottie Howard of Brunswick is
the guest of Miss Eda Yeaton.
Robert X. Brown and Arthur South
all have returned to Arlington Heights,
after two-weeks stay here.
Mrs +. G. Yeaton, Mrs. J. Fl. Thing,
Mrs. j. c. Hewett and Mrs. Cora Pen
ney nave gone to Ocean Point for a
two-weeks outing.
Mrs. Laura Minot and Mrs Anna
Hammond are visiting friends here.
Sam Whitehouse has returned after
a vacation in Aroostook county.
BELGRADE.
Linn Hayford died very suddenly
Wednesday from acute appendicitis at
the homo of e. l.. Page, where he was
assisting in the care of his little son,
who is very ill with diphtheria. The
family is under quarantine and the re-
mains were buried Wednesday after
noon, without funeral services.
George Wadleigh, who has been very
i'll with diphtheria, is convalescing
rapidly. No more cases are appear
ing in Mr.. WadIeigh's family and none
are anticipated, as antitoxin was free
ly used on all exposed parties. A strict
quarantine will be maintained till all
danger is passed.
Mrs. Geo. Andrews, who has been ILL.,
| is improving.
| Reports from Miss Eva Yeaton, whit
| is in hospital at Portland, are very
| favorable.
| A meeting of Belgrade Grange viii
be held Saturday evening, when the
| regular weekly meetings will be re-
Sumed,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03

The many friends of Robert Moranr
of this city will be interested to learn
that he has just been elected treas
urer Of the Home Cotton Mills of Ell
berton, Ga. Mr.. Morang has nearly
completed the renovation of the mill
which has been rebuilt and to when
new machinery has been added. and
when finished the company will have
one of the largest and best cotton mil,
plants in the State Elberton is
blessed with an excellent climate. and
is centrally located with cotton fields
on all sides Both the Seaboard and
Southern Railroads run through it. one
of them being within 100 feet of the
mill property. With view to saving
truckage charges Mr.. Morang has
built trestle. so that all coal, cotton
and supplies are landed in the mill
yard and the finished goods are loaded
from the cloth room door into the cars
While Mr.. Morang's duties will neces-
state his being in Georgia nearly every
month he will not give up his hand
some new residence in this city and
Will spend the most of his time here
still retaining his office as treasure,
OF the Fuller-Holway Co The Homo
Cotton Mills are to be congratulated
on securing the services of a man OF
Mr.. Morang's wide experience. Rob.
ert Morang, Ir., who has frequently
visited his father in this city, is SUI.
perintendent of the company's mills.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03
MARRIED MEN WIN.
They Turn the Tables on Single Men
At PettingiIPs Corner Thursday.

~The married and single men among
the ball players at Pettingil's Corner
met again yesterday afternoon and in
q close and nerve acking game the
former were the winners, the score be-
ing two to one. Six innings were
played and Harvey, the twirler for the
Single Men, struck out six men while
Parquette for the Married Men struck
out five.
The Single Men allow that they had
to let Parquette pitch for the Married
Men in order to get the latter team
into the game, while they played a
straight PettingilFs Corner team. The
lineup was as follows:
Married Men-Jackson C; Parquette
p; f. Harvey 3b; C. Ellis 2b Written
IS; H. Hanks lib; J. Harvey If; Hysom
CT; Ellis IF.
Single Men-T. Randall c; Harvey
p; Harding lib; Ward 2b; II. Jackson
CT; Nelson 3b; W. Jackson IF; Silver
IS: Randall IT,
The score by innings:
Married Meen ~ 0 0 %
Single Men ......0 0 1 0 0 OIL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03
KENNEBEC
READFIELD,

Mrs. Charles Griffin of Augusta and
her guest Miss Hattie Wood, were
on Monks hill Tuesday.
Mrs. r. G. Hewitt of Belgrade went
to Ocean Point Wednesday for a two
weeks stay.
Ralph Putnam of Winthrop is pass
ing week in town with his brother
Henry Putnam.
b. d. Gordon had a dozen men and
boys digging potatoes Wednesday
The vines are so stout and green the
potato digger would not work to ad.
vantage.
Many from this section attended Wa.
terville fair Thursday.
Miss Nellie Packard with her pom,
team was calling in East Readhelt
Wednesday. Miss Packards brother
Franklin, who is i'll, remains about the
same.
Mrs. Effie Seamans and son, Albert
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Viii
Luce.
LlTCHFlELD.
STEVENTOWN-Rev. w. H. Rich.
ardson is guest of Mrs. A. S
Shecne at the Two Elms. 1t is expect
ed that he viii preach at the Itch
field chapel on the Pond road, Sun
day, Sept. 5.
George Z. Spauldng and Miss El,er
Cole went to Auburn Thursday, where
Miss Cole viii remain for a two-weeks
visit with relatives II
Miss Innz Gowell has returned tt
Sharon, Mass, after spending her va
cation at her home here.
Mrs. Henry Lombard and family re-
turned to their home in Lisbon Falls
Tuesday, after spending the summer
with Mrs. Ann Weston
BELGRADE.
Miss Eva Penney of Bangor, who
has been passing her vacation at her
home here, returned Friday.
Miss Annie Weston has returned to
Minneapolis. after passing the sum.
mer with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. M. Weston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03

Henry MacNair and E. r. Mixer OF
New York, representing the Official Au-
tomobile Blue Book, who have been
touring the State in the interests al
the publication, were in the city yes
terday on their return trip. They
travel in 3S-horsepOWer Knox raca
bout which has made some aood race
records and have been away from New
York for the past three weeks. Dur
ing their trip in Maine they have Wis
tied many places and have been as far
upstate as Moosehcad Lake In speak
ing OF the roads they stated that Maine
has some of the best for automobile
use that they have encountered during
their trip, and that the only poor road
and which is, they said, the road from
which many motoring parties get their
impression of the roads in the State
the one from Portsmouth, n. f., tc
Portland. With that road repaired
and put in good shape. they said
Maine would be one of the best touring
sections in The country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03

Augusta sent another lot of peo-
pie to the Central Maine State fail
at Waterville Thursday but hardly as
many as went up to see the show
Wednesday. The number of ticket sold
at the Maine Central station for the
morning trains was about 100, and the
trolley ears for Watervile were also
fairly well filled. Compared with last
years attendance at the fair that OF
this year will be small, as on one day
last year during fair week the number
of tickets sold at the Maine Central
station was 1900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03

Notice has been received at police
headquarters from Capt S. +. Wood
OF the Chicago detective bureau Civ
ing description of one James Fl. Ora
ham who is wanted in that city for
larceny by embeZzlement and for whose
arrest reward of 500 is offered Gra-
ham is "a years of age, feet inches
in height and weighs 145 pounds; fair
complexion, light hair, blue eyes, prom
inent nose. smooth face, very erect
carriage. When last seen he wore a
new blue serge, stripe, two-piece sack
suit, sailor straw hat with broad brm,
low collar, stick pin of cluster OF
grapes design; wore in lapel of coat
moosehead pin, mark, 81. Q. O. NJ"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03
Blackstone
Cigar (lOc)
Quality Counts

you get all the real cigar quality that is
found in any I5c straight imported brand.
1t comes in the plainest of boxes and has
no band. The money thus saved 5 put
into the cigar.
blackstone Cigars are absolutely hand
made, without molds or machinery. They
are made by Union Labor. A Union
cigar maker is real cigar maker and not
an amateur. Before he can belong to the
Union, he must serve three years as an
apprentice. The fact that Blackstone is
Union made is guarantee against slipshod
workmanship and bad smoking qualities. :"
That is why the Blackstone has flour
ished for thirty years.
IF yonv dfakfr can't smPtL yen, 7orite 10 rs
WATT & BOND, Inc. Boston, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03

Mrs. S. Z. Conner of Lewiston and
the Misses Lizzie and Pauline R1-
bach of Charlestown, Mass, were
among the people from other places
who were visiting in the city Friday
Miss Lizzie Rinbach is private secre-
tary in the Massachusetts fish ana
game department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03

Deputy Grand High Chief Dodge,
Grand Chaplain Coons and w. f.
Swift went to Richmond Thursday af-
ternoon where in the evening they as
sisted in the constitution of Emeth
Royal Arch Chapter of that town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03

E. L. Wellman, who had been MAX
ing a short visit to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. o. r. Wellman in this city,
left Wednesday for Maiden. Mass. on
his way home to Los Angeles, Calf.
Mr.. Wellman is a clerk in the Los An
geles postoffice:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Moody of Wind
Sur and Mrs. Charles E. Webb and
daughter of Cliftondale, Mass, who
had been the guests of Mrs. E. ]. Stin-
son, have returned to their homes,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03

Horace Barton and Mrs. Ida Elder Of
Reno, New, are visiting Mrs Elders
sister, Mrs. George w. Mctherwell, on
Cedar street. This is Mr.. Barton 5
first visit to Augusta for SO years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03

Ralph c. Hodges of Richmond was
guest Wednesday of his mother and
sisters On Gage street, before return
ing to the Maine University at Orono
for the fall term
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

G. w. Wadleigh favors housekeepers
by selling Lightning and Economy
fruit jars, pints S5c dozen, quarts, csc
dozen, 2 quarts $1,25 dozen.