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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
WEALTHY RANCH[R
I'LL, ENDS Ills Life
Melvin Curtis of Ripon in Fit
of Dependency Aims Shot,
gun at Heart
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


STOCKTON, Sept. 3.-Despondent on
account of sickness, Melvin Curtis. a
wealthy farmer of the ,Ripon section,
killed himself this morning by shoot
ing himself through the heart with a
shotgun.
Curtis had been suffering with stom-
ach trouble for some time, and of late
had become quite nervous and de-
spondent His physician had fears lest
he would take his life and informed
members of the family to keep close
him everything with which he might
commit the deed.
This morning at o'clock, however,
a shotgun report was heard from the
orchard. 1t was first presumed some
one had been shooting pigeons, but in
vestigation revealed the PROSTATE form
of curtis with a terrible, wound in his
breast. At his side was single
barrel shotgun He had found a shot
gun shell and the gun. and placing the
muzzle against his left breast dis
charged it by touching the trigger
with a stick. Death had been instan-
taneouS.
The deceased was worth fully $50,000
He had only recently constructed in
the town of Ripon two stone business
blocks, and in addition owned a farm
of considerable value.
The deceased was a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
He was a native of California, aged SO
years, and leaves a wife and a
daughter. A brother, Charles Curtis
of Murphys, and a number of other
relatives in this city also survive him.
The funeral will be held Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

PORTLAND Sept. 3.-On it's first trip to
since ii was launched in the middle of
July the cruiser launch Sea Otter, belonging
TO Roderick MacLeay, will leave this afternoon
for Astoria route to Seattle.
With 3.206 ,SJ3 feet of lumber the British
steamer NJ s. Dollar, Captain Norton will
leave Linnton some time this afternoon on its
With passengers and general freight the
steamer Eureka, Captain Noren, sailed last
night for Eureka.
Steamer Johann Poulson will leave Linnton
tonight for San Francisco with a cargo of
lumber
According to telegram received this morning
tender Armera at Valdez September .
and may cut out its trip to Nome, being four
days behind schedule time.
With 40 passengers and large quantity Of
freight the steamer Alliance. Captain Parsons.
arrived at O'Clock this morning from Coos bay.
After undergoing an overhauling the pilot
schooner San Jose will be of the drydock today.
dock, but is leaking again and may have to
go on the dock again
The Associated oil company's steamer w. s.
Porter left Llnnton yesterday afternoon in bal
last for Port Costa.
James Richardson son OF Captain c. H. Rich
ardson of San Francisco. will henceforth rep
resent the Richardson steamship line here in
place of W. T. Carroll.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3--The United States
torpedo boat destroyer Lawrence and the Colds
borough cleared today for San Diego to coal.
They will return next week to resume target
practice
Steamship Santa Rosa arrived tonight from
San Francisco via Redondo and Santa Barbara
with freight and passengers.
Steamer Coos Bay arrived from San Francisco
and way ports and cleared the return trip
tonight.
The oil steamer Roma arrived today from San
Francisco and will load p, 600 barrels of oil.
Steamer Hanalei arrived today from San
Francisco with freight and passengers.
Steamer Capistrano cleared tonight for Grays
Harbor via San Francisco to load return cargo
of lumber.
After discharging part of its cargo at Redondo
steamer Phoenix arrived today, discharging the
remainder and cleared for Bowens landing to
reload
ASTORIA, Sept. Soil tanker Asuncion ar
rived today from San Francisco with a cargo
of fuel oil for the Standard oil company and
| left up the river for Portland to discharge.
Steamer North King arrived today from Bris-
to bay, where 1t has been doing service q
cannery tender.
Oil tanker W. s. Porter sailed today for San
Francisco in ballast.
Steamer Argo sailed today for Tillamook with
freight and passengers.
SEATTLE, Sept. 3.-Steamer Fairhaven ar
rived from Astoria with a general cargo.
Rupert.
Steamer Dolphin arrived from Skagway and
way ports with passengers and freight.
Steamer City Of Puebla arrived from San
Francisco with good passenger list and a large
cargo
Steamer Cottage City arrived from skagway
and way ports.
with passengers and freight.
Steamer Missourian sailed for Honolulu with
general cargo.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04

understanding, however, that il will
not be actually resumed at that time.
Next week will be devoted to the trial
of the Tomalty case in Judge Lawlor's s
court.
According to DR.. Coffey's testimony.
Stanley Moore suffered an attack of
acute appendicitis. but owing to his
run down physical condition it was i'm
possible to operate upon him. 1t was
a case, however, which called for an
operation if the patients condition per-
mitted. The pain has now entirely dis
appeared, and there is nothing to pre-
vent Moore's quick recovery. He is at
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
NEWS OF THE OCEAN
Local Notice to Mariners

The following affects the List of Lights and
Fog Signals, Pacific Coast, 1908, page -, No
332 (List of Lights. Buoys and Daymarks,
Twelfth Lighthouse Subdistrict, 1909. page 14) ::
Hawaiian islands. Makanalua peninsuls--Kala-
o-Molokai light station to be estblished--
About September l. 1909. there will be estab-
lished on Kalawao, northerly part of the PENN
sula of Makanalua, making OFF from the north
erly shore of the island OF AIolokai nearly mid
way of the length of the island and about one
and third miles TO the north and east of the
flashing white every 20 seconds. The light will
be 213 feet above the water and 120 feet above
the ground, shown from octagonaI, pyramidal
concrete structure, surmounted by black cyl
indrical lantern, and should be visible about "a
miles in clear weather. the Observers eye Is
feet above the water. The approximate geo
graphic position of the light. as taken from
coast and geodetc survey chart No 400, will be:
Latitude, 21:12:20 north; longitude, 156:5S:25
west.
Mokapu islet-11O degrees As minutes, true
(SE by 3-16 mag), 3 miles
Okala ishlet-121 degrees 20 minutes true (SE
5-16 mag.), miles.
Kalaupapa light-335 degrees 40 minutes, true
N by " Il w mag.) quarter mile.
There is a concrete oilhouse about tenth
mile northwesterly, concrete water tank about
90 feet southwesterly and keepers dwelling
about a tenth mile westerly from the light.
On the same date Makanalua light station, a
fixed red lens lantern light exhibited from a
mast located about 1000 feet TO the northward
of the new lighthouse tower. will be permanently
discontinued. BY order Of the lighthouse board.
" S. HOUSTON, Lieutenant. u. s. N,
Assistant to the Inspector, Twelfth Lighthouse
District.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
In the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
COOK KILLED BY
DEPUTY CONSTABLE
Chinese Develops Insanity and
Attacks Family and PO-
IiCeman Near Durham
Especial Dispatch 10 The Cali

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
CHICO. Sept 3.-Ah Sam. a Chinese
cook employed on the Lynn ranch near
Durham, was killed by Deputy Con-
stable a. Z. Woods last evening, when
the Chinese attacked Woods with a
shotgun 1t is believed that the Chi
trouble yesterday afternoon and people
about the ranch sent for the constable
to arrest him. When Woods arrived
the Chinese started toward him with a
shotgun and Woods fired three shots,
killing the oriental instantly.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
MAN SHOT IN JAW
AND LEFT ON TRACK
Wounded Italian Found at Rose
vile by Trainmen and Un-
able to Solve Mystery
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


-. SACRAMENTO. Sept. S.-A mysteri-
.oGs shooting affair at Rosevile last
night was brought to light today when
p. Pessetori, an Italian from San Fran
cisco, was found by trainmen near
:'I2oseJille with a bullet wound in his
jaw
- evidently robbery was not the mo-
T1ze for the shooting, for Pessetori had
q ticket for Europe and s146 on his
eperson.
?. The wounded man could not give a
clear explanation Of the shooting when
. breught TO Sacramento today and
placed in the sisters hospital He
ssSs he was shot when he got of the
@frain at Roseville for a moment while
san Ills way to New York. Pessetori
vas travelling alone, and it is believed
16t- railroad oficfals that he was en-
pieyed as q Iaborer while in San Fran
cisco
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
RICH GOLD ORE STRIKE
:. IN COLUMBIA DISTRICT
Pay Shoot Worked Week With
out Decrease in Values

-. GRASS VALLEY. Sept 3.-A shoot of
geld bearing ore, said to be the richest
rock ever uncovered in the history or
HE North Columbia mining district of
tTis county. has been encountered in
-t4ie DELHI mine, according TO reports re-
c6ived here
Specimens exhibited as coming from
the. strike are unusually rich in gold
and more valuable than any encountered
sn the strikes OF the famous Allegheny
district
X is stated that the pay shoot was
encountered a week ago and that work
has since proceeded steadily. without
any indication Of a decrease in values.
An attempt 10 keep the find secret has
been made by the owners.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
DESERTER OF WIFE is
MISSING ONCE MORE

julius Touron, aged q, who at
tempted suicide in the county Jail at
Fresno when arrested for failure to
support his two children and II year
old wife, Marie, has disappeared again,
and Superintendent Knopf of the Pa
cifc humane society is looking for him.
Tpuron was ordered to appear before
Judge Cabaniss next Friday for SEN
tence. unless he paid for the support of
his wife and children.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
IS Tanch - San -

his fathers ranch near San Jose.
Doctor Coffey stated that Moore
would be liable to recurrence of the
disease, and that he had advised him
TO take exercise and build up his con-
stitution. so that in the event of a
further attack he would be fit to under
go an operation.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
STANLEY MOORE GETTING
BETTER, PHYSICIAN SAYS

There was mass as big as your
fist over his appendiX, testified DR..
Walter B. Coffey in Judge Lawlor' $
court yesterday as to the condition OF
Stanley Moore, one of the leading coun-
sci for Patrick Calhoun.
Coffey stated also that Moore is now
convalescent and in 10 or II days Will
be able to return to court.
The Calhoun trial was postponed by
the Judge to Wednesday next, with the
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
CLERGYMAN SUSPENDED
AS AN ADMINISTRATORS
Rev. Mr.. Burnham Temporarily
Loses Control of Estate
[SpeeieI Dispaich % The an

VALLEJO, Sept. 3.-Something of a
sensation was caused today when the
application Of Mrs. Annie Murray was
made to the superior court asking that
the Rev. Theodore +. Burnham, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church. be
removed from his position as admins
traitor of the estate of the late John
Huston.
Judge Buckle, on the showing made
by Mrs. Murray, temporarily suspended
the clergyman and set the 10th inst
as the date when he should chow cause
why the suspension should not be made
permanent.
After a long legal fight Mrs. Murray
recently broke the will of her father,
the late John Huston, and will now
share in his big estate. Burnham op-
posed ,the contentious of Mrs. Murray.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
.RAILROADMEN BATTLE
WITH COBBLESTONES
One Goes to Hospital and the
Other to Jail
Speciol Dispotch to The Call

SACRAMENTO. Sept 3. - Patrick
HaIlinan, aged 20, watchman for the
Western Pacific, and Edward Perry,
about the same age, watchman for the
Northern Electric, fought a battle with
cobblestones. Perry is in the hospital
and Hallinan is in jail The dispute
arose over the removal of ties at the
junction of the two lines.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
GOOD SAMARITAN WORK
FATAL TO LUMBERMAN
Injuries Received While SuccOr-
ing COmrade Cause Death
fSseciol Dispoich 10 The Gall

AIcCLOUD. Sept S.-Charles z. Wick
liam is dead from injuries received
while bringing an injured companion
10 the hospital here from lumber
camp in the mountains.
Wickham had placed the injured
man on q handcar and was coming
down the mountain when the handcar
struck a spur track.
:. .Afckham's left leg was injured.
BLOOD poisoning set in and amputation
Became necessary. He died as a result
cf:-the operation.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
STOCKTON TO SEND FIRE
CHIEF To CONVENTION
[ [SpecioL Dfspatch % ~ Cqnl

STOCKTON, Sept. 3.-The city coun-
ell last night reversed its former ac-
ton and adopted a resolution appro-
priating $50 to meet the expenses of
Chief Engineer McCann's trip to Sc
attIe Mccain will attend the fire
chiefs convention, which will be held
on the 18th.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
COUNTY ENRICHED BY
RAID ON A LOTTERY
LSneoiaI Di.nalch b The CanI

SCISCN, Sept. after watching the
owners Of a local Chinese lottery for
over q week, Sheriff James ]. McDon-
aid and Constable Frank Guernette
made raid last night on the den in
The. rear rooms of An Wings laundry.
The posse captured the treasury of
the lottery company, amounting to
about $500. and four members Of the
organization.
The Chinese were in court today,
and on pleading guilty each was fined
500, and warned that a second arrest
would meet with. q jail sentence.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
VANDALS BLOW UP
LARGE POWER DAM
Damage to Northern Plant Dis
covered in Time for Repair

REDDING, Sept. 3.-The Northern
California power company's dam To-
Gated near the power house at Shingle-
town was blown up last night by un-
known parties.
The dam diverted 200 inches of water
for the power plant. The damage was
discovered shortly after it occurred
and was repaired.
The blowing out of the dam is be-
lieved to be the result of litigation
over water rights.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
SHOOTS HIMSELF TWICE
AND CALLS FOR HELP
Charles Forrest of Williams Is
Dying in Hospital
FSpecioI Dispatch 10 The Call

CHICO. Sept. 3-Standing before a
IN rHor in his room in a local hotel.
Caarles Forrest of Williams, Colusa
seO1rty, made three attempts to end
-3lIs fife. Failing. he threw himself on
the bed and called for help. He is now
ara hospital in a dying condition. Two
ef the three bullets fired entered his
head. one of them binding him. He
refuses 10 tell the cause, but says he
has troubles.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
FIVE LITTLE CHILDREN
ARE LEFT M0THERLESS
So Dispa.eh 3 ~ Call

. PSCtat DisFoA-" ~ "S ~H+l
BYRON, Sept 3.-One Of the saddest
Of suicides occurred at the home of
George Glasner. two miles south of
Oakley. Sunday morning.
Mrs. Rosa Glasner, his wife, swal-
lowed dose Of carbolic acid and died
almost Immediately. 1t is believed she
was demented.
The sad feature Of the case is that
five children are left motherless, the
youngest Of whom is but 2 years of
age The family are Germans and
moved here a short time ago, where
they own 30 acre ranch.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04

On Labor Day take a trip on the
Ocean Shore Railway - beautiful
beaches and grand scenery. Septem-
Ber 4, 3 and excursion tickets sold
from San Francisco to all stations at
low prices Tickets good 70 return
until 7th.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
C0NNICTS SENTENCED
BY STOCKTON COURT

Special Dispatch 10 The Call
STOCKTON, Sept. s.-Judge Nutter
today sentenced two criminals to terms
in Folsom. Dave Mendibles will serve
years for passing a worthless check
and Jesus Marco 2 u years for stabbing
Joseph Cromwell of Tracy.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
BRIDGE BUILDER FALLS
s. rs FEET AND EXPIRES
LspeeiaIl Dispaleh o The CeIl

STIRLING CITY, Sept. 3.-Charles
NeH q bridge carpenter. fell rs feet to
his death last evening from Gallagher
bridge across a deep gulch SIX miles
from here. He had been working only
TWO days. having come here from Sac
ramento.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
BODY OF LABORER
IS FOUND IN SLOUGH
Identified as Workman on TuIe
Ranch
So Di,ealeh b The CaILl

BYRON. Sept. 8. - superintendent
Charles H. Dodge Of the Tule ranch
company. near Knightsen, declares that
rhG body of man found by William
Portman in Whites slough last Thurs
dsE was that Of his employe, Dan
s.k rrfgan.
. deceased left Knightsen on the Mon
daE' previous TO go to the Tule ranch.
It- IS believed he took cramps while in
swimming.
Dodge says Karrigan had been in his
employ for the last two years and was
Z competent workman
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04

The following affects the List of Lights and
Fog Signals. Pacific Coast. 1908. No. 334. page
-: List of Lights. Buoys and Daymarks. Twelfth
Lighthouse Subdistrict. 1909, page 16:
Hawaiian islands, Oahu. southerly coast-Dia-
nond Head light sta ton, increase in intensity of
Iight-On about September l the intensity of
this light will be increased by change in illu-
minant from oil TO incandescent oil vapor. BY
order of the lighthouse board
V. S. HOUSTON, Lieutenant, U. s. N,
Assistant to the Inspector, Twelfth Lighthouse
District
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
The Only Way

To fill those vacant rooms of yours is
to let the people know you rent rooms.
For this purpose use The Calls Want
Ads. Drop a postal to the .ad man.
The Call, and we will be out to see
you, or phone Kearny Sc. st
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04

The following affects the List of Lights. Buoys
and Daymarks. Twelfth Lighthouse Subdstrict,
1909. page IS:
Hawaiian islands Oahu island-Pearl Harbor-
Peninsula point shoal buoy, IL, third class
spart. broken from its moorings August %, will
be replaced as practicable BY order of
the lighthouse board.
V. S. HOUSTON. Lieutenant. Z. S. NJ,
Assistant to the Inspector, Twelfth Lighthouse
District.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-11-05
Fly RepelIer.

The Kansas Agricultural College has
experimental with the various chem
ical formulas to repel flies from live
stock and recommends the following
as fairly satisfactory: Resin, III
pounds; laundry soap, two cakes; fish
oil, one-half pint; enough water to
make three gallons. Dissolve resin
in a solution of soap and water by
heating, add the fish oil and the rest
of the water. Apply with brush.
If to be used as spray, add one-half
pint of kerosene. This mixture will
cost to cents a gallon and one-half
pint is considered enough for one ap-
plication for a COW. At first it will be
necessary to use two or three appli-
cations per week until the outer ends
Of the hair become coated with the
resin After that retouch those parts
where the resin Is rubbed off.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-11-05

The cow pea Is a large beanlike
plant that produces large amount Of
forage. 1t is valuable as green food
or for plowing under for green ma
nure. 1t has been used successfully
for improving wornout soils, especially
those that are light and sandy In tex
ture. Its greatest advantage for this
purpose is its ability to gather nitro
gen from the air and mineral elements
from subsoil. When the crop Is plow-
ed under, these are left near the sur
face, where they will be available to
shaliowrooted crops and those which
cannot get nitrogen from the air 1t
has been little used for hay in the
North, because 1t cannot be readily
dried in this climate. 1t makes a good
green feed for milch cows between
August Is and September Is, or 1t may
be preserved in the silo by mixing
with corn fodder. For green manur-
ing, the seed should be sown broad
cast in late June or early July, at
the rate Of one and half bushels per
acre. It is especially valuable for
growing in young orchards. When
wanted for fodder 1t should be sown
in early June, in drills PA feet apart,
at the rate of one bushel seed per
acre.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-11-05
WHERE WORMS EXCEL MAN.

Former Can Live and Grow New
Parts When Cut Into Pieces,
The power of regeneration, that Is,
the ability to replace mutilated parts
or organs by natural growth, Is mark
ed in some Of the lower animals. Man
has 1t to very slight degree; he can
grow a new section Of skin, but not a
new eye or new finger In some
species of worms the power extends
even to the repeeted ability to grow a
new head, writer In the New York
Herald says.
In some experiments on these worms
it was found that If one or more seq
ments were cut from the forward part
Of the creature head with its neigh
boring segments grew on at once,
while II the segments were removed
from the rear new tail grew on. II
head and tail were cut off at the same
time each grew on In Its proper place.
II the worm were divided into sew
eral pieces each shortly became a new
worm, heads and tails appearing
where they were needed. Even a sin.
gle segment is thus able to constitute
an entire creature.
No matter how many times the head
and tail are thus removed successive
ly, they always grow on again. In a
closely related worm on which SINH
lar experiments were made the regen-
erative power did not extend quite SO
far. When head and tail were re-
moved at once the head was replaced
very imperfectly. In all cases, even
with the first species, when regenera-
tion was usually perfect, monstrosities
occasionally appeared as a result OF
the process Thus, forked tall some
times grew on instead OF a straight
one, and so on. 1t would be interest
ing to see whether any Of these pecu-
liarities are transmissible by heredity.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-11-05
Legal Information
~~~~~N~N~~~

In the case of the American Elk.
press Co. VS.. Mullins, 20 Supreme
Court Register, 3S1, it appeared that
Mullins had delivered certain liquor
to the express company in the State
of Kentucky for transportation to and
delivery in Kansas in violation of the
laws of the latter State. On arrival
of the goods at destination, they were
seized by sheriff under a warrant
issued by a District Court in Kansas
and notice given to show cause why
they should not be forfeited and de
stroyed. The express company notified
the shipper of the proceedings taken,
and he promised to defend, but ap-
parently did not do SO, and the Kansas
authorities destroyed the liquor. The
present action was then instituted
against the express company to re-
cover for the loss of the goods, on
the theory that 1t was its duty to
defend the search and seizure pro-
ceedings, and that they were without
warrant Of law and void. The United
States Supreme Court held that the
shipper having received notice of the
proceedings and having promised to
defend, the express company was
thereby relieved from this duty. AS
against the contention that the Kansas
judgment was wrong and in conflict
with a prior decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States, 1t was held
to be conclusive and unimpeachable
on the theory of being based upon a
mistake Of law.
In an interesting opinion handed
down by the Supreme Court Of South
Dakota In Danforth v. Egan, 119
Northwestern Reporter, 1921, the right
Of a disbarred attorney to take office
as States Attorney is considered. De-
fendant Egan received majority of
the votes cast for States Attorney In
his county, and was given certificate
Of election. He had formerly been a
licenced attorney IN the State, but was
disbarred from practicing therein
shortly before his election. 1t was
practically admitted that the judgment
of disbarment would prevent his ap.
pearance In the courts of record in
the State, but 1t was claimed that this
duty might be performed by deputy.
The court held, however, that defend
ant could not be allowed to dictate
and oversee this important part of the
work Of his Office while prohibited
from performing 1t in person 1t was
also alleged that under the Constitu-
tion the only qualification imposed
was that the States Attorney should
be learned In the law" and conse
quently need not be an attorney at
all. The court says that the use Of
the word attorney" definitely indi
Gates that the Office should only be
filled by one regularly admitted to
practice in the courts, and that the
phrase learned In the law" includes
an acquaintance with rules Of conduct
commonly known as legal ethics;
that, 1t having been judicially deter.
mined that appellant had disobeyed
these rules, 1t would be conclusively
presumed that their violation had
been through ignorance; and that,
therefore, the judgment of disbarment
practically decided that defendant was
certainly not learned in that branch
of the law.