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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
WOMAN ON TRIAL
FOR FAKE INJURIES
Mrs. Mary M. johnson Accused
of Holding Up Railroads All
Over the West

SEATTLE, Dec. 14,-The trial of
Mrs. Mary NJ. Johnson was begun to-
day. Mrs johnson was declared by the
prosecutor to have held up public serv-
ice corporations from the Mississippi
river 60 the Pacific coast and she is
accused of swindling the Seattle cleo
trio company out of $500 by represent
ing that she was injured in streetcar
accident last March.
The prosecutor said that he would
introduce witnesses from California,
Missouri. Arkansas. Kansas, Iowa and
Colorado to identify Mrs. johnson as
a woman who, under different names.
obtained money from electric and
steam railroads in those states through
pretended personal injuries.
The prosecutor gave some of Mrs.
Johnsons. alleged operations as fol-
lows: In Kansas City. as Mrs. Jennie
Brown got $25 from Metropolitan
street railway company; 10 days later
at Rogers, Ark, got $1,575 froIns st.
Louis and San Francisco railroad: Glen
wood Springs, Colo, collected $500 from
a railroad for fall from a Pullman
berth; Oskaloosa, Ia, got $3.50 from
Leavenworth and Topeka railroad
Gold Hill, Ore, got $3.50 from Southern
Pacific; Sterling, Neb., held up Burling-
ton railroad; Los Angeles, as Mrs. M.
A Harwood, last spring sued Los An
geles railway company, and later, as
Mrs. G. Gardner, collected damages
from Los Angeles for fall on defective
sidewalk.
The prosecutor gave Mrs. Johnson
the following aliases: Maude Myrtle
Johnston, Edith Strong, Grace Payton
Maria Johnson, n. L. Harrison, May
Thomas and Frances B. Raster.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
STUDENTS TO AIR
THEIR GRIEVANCES
Striking Commercial School Pu=
pills to Appear Before the
School Board Today

The first hearing to be given the 40
students of the Newton C. Tharp COM
mercial school who went on strike
last week because their certificates of
graduation did not bear the inscription
high school" will take place today in
the meeting room of the board of edu-
cation. The students have appointed
a committee of five and their griev-
ances will be presented by this body.
The graduating class maintains that
the word high school, should be added
to that of mere commercial school be-
cause of the added prestige it would
give their sheepskins and because of
the aid it would afford them to obtain
positions.
About year ago the board of edu-
cation changed the name of the Com
mercial high school to that of the New
ton G.. Tharp commercial school, Jo-
seph O'Connor and Mrs. Mary Kincaid
proposed the change. first to do honor
to the late city architect, and secondly
because they contended that the COM
mercial high did not teach high school
branches
superintendent of Schools Alfred
Roncovieri has taken issue with the
board on this point on the ground that
the commercial school does teach high
school branches and that the student
entering must first have completed a
course in the grammar grades. The
argument this afternoon will probably
involve this question.
The board received an invitation
from the graduating class of the Ham
ilton school to attend it's exercises on
the afternoon of December IL
The work of the Polytechnic high
school pupils will be placed on exhi-
bition during the week.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
Arrested in Oakland

Mrs. Johnson was arrested last Au-
gust in Oakland, where she was plot
ting a fraudulent accident to be perpe-
trated upon the Oakland traction COM
pany. When arrested she gave the
name Mary NJ. Johnson. Her method
was to be pitched off moving car and
then have her claims substantiated by
fixed witnesses 1t was claimed that
she could, by striking herself in the
chest, cause blood to flow from her
mouth and nostrils, thus Stimulating the
appearance of real injuries. She was
taken north to answer for her alleged
crime there
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
SAYS NATION NOT
READY FOR WAR
Hobson Urges More Liberal
Naval Policy and Sounds
Warning Of Unreadiness
House Passes Appropriation Bill
for District Of Columbia
Expenses

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Taking up
the presidents annual message to con-
gress the house of representatives to-
day went through the formality of re-
ferring it and distributing it among the
various committees.
Payne who brought in the resolu-
tion for reference offered an amend
ment providing that those ragraphs
relating to appropriations be referred
to what he designated as the sleeping
committees on departmental expendi-
lures, of which there is one for each
department.
Warning of the nations unprepared-
ness for war was given by Representa-
tive Hobson of Alabama in an extended
speech in favor of more liberal naval
policy His colleague Richardson.
made a speech of more than an hour 5
durat ton in advocacy of a liberal water
ways policy, particularly affecting the
Mississippi river and its tributaries.
Representative McQermott of Illinois
spoke briefly in favor of free wood pulp.
The district of Columbia appropria-
tlon Dill, carrying an appropriation OF
more than s10,000.000 for expenses of
the district i'm the fiscal year of 1911,
was reported, as were also several in
valid pension bills They were read
and passed.
The house today agreed to take re-
cess next Tuesday over the holidays.
voting to reconvene Tuesday, January 4.
The house committee on inters tate
commerce has agreed. to report favor
ably the two bills empowering the in
terstate commerce commission to desig
nate the dimensions, location, etc, of
all safety appliances now required on
railroad equipment and requiring all
common carriers engaged in interstate
and foreign commerce to make full re-
port to the commission of all accidents.
The estimates of expenditures of the
war department for the coming year,
amounting to $94,799.067 were favor
ably acted upon by the house committee
on military affairs today The commit
tee, instead of making the customary
reduction of departmental estimates. in
creased several items and inserted one
or two new ones, making a. total in
crease in appropriation over the DEPART
ment estimates of about $500,OOO.
The bill will carry nearly 500. 900 600.
Last years military appropriation was
c :.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
GOVERNOR FREAR WOULD
RETURN TO THE BENCH
Hawaiian Official Considers the
rendering of Resignation

HONOLULU Dec. 14.-A report has
reached here that Walter F. F'rear,
governor of Hawaii, who is now in
Washington. has determined to tender
his resignation to the president and
resume his place on the supreme bench.
Governor Frear left for Washington
a few weeks ago to urge the passage
by congress of several bills dealing
with Hawaiian affairs.
Prior to his appointment to succeed
Governor G. r. Carter. Governor Frear
was chief justice Of the territorial SUI
preme court
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
REFORMED GAMBLER
IN WAR ON TRACKS.
Henry BroIaski Urges Passage
of Bill Against the Trans
mission of Odds

WASHINGTON. Dee. 14.-With a
supporting east of reformers galore.
both men and women, Henry Brolaslli
of Monrovia, Cal. who professed to be
a reformed racetrack gambler. was
the star feature of hearing today be-
fore the senate judiciary committee in
support of the Burkett bill to prohibit
the transmission of racetrack betting
odds over telegraph or telephone lines.
Brolaski, in most candid and pic
turesque fashion, CAV details of the
gamblers life and showed the poor
chance of returns for money given to
the gambling public. He was one of
the owners of a Mexican track that
was regarded as the basis of gambling
operations in the United States and
was put out of business at the instance
of the department of state through op-
GRAFTON with the Mexican government.
EXPERIENCE UPON TRACKS
Brolaski is now seeking to have
tracks in which he has no interest dealt
with in like manner
Introducing himself as having been
a gambler poolroom proprietor, book
maker upon racetracks and handbook
6IOldShl Sdl0 ne JidQ WOIhtu
his line in ST Louis, Chicago, Worth.
Robey, Atlanta; Charleston, 5 c.; New
Orleans, San Francisco, Oakland, Los
Angeles, Latonia. Louisville and Ben
nings tracks, and had had q years ex-
perience. He roughly estimated that
there were between so and 90 pool
rooms in the United States, and that so
of these We're in New York city. He
calculated that there were in all nearly
1,5OO handbooks. which he declared,
were the incentive that make. the un-
sophisticated gamble on the horses
METHODS OF BOOK MAKING
He gave at length details of methods
employed by racetrack book makers,
poolroom operators and handbook
makers He said that in New York
city there were at least 900 hand
book and poolroom players, and that
the evil was growing daily.
He said he could describe to the COM
mittee cases with which he had per-
sonal acquaintance where men had be-
come absconders, drunkards and
thieves on account of the poolroom and
handbook evils. He spoke of the so
called gamblers war, now in progress
in Chicago, caused by poolroom books
and handbook factions. Probably %
dynamite bombs had been thrown at
gambling houses in the fight between
these two factions, he said.
PRAISE FOR NEW YORK LAW
Rev. o. r. Miller of New York, sec
retary of the reform bureau, said that
racetracks had. been put out of business
in New York under the splendid lead
ership of Governor Hughes but that
all of his efforts and those of the re-
form elements would come to naught
unless transmission Of information
used by poolrooms and bandbooks were
stopped.
Senator Clark. chairman of the ju-
dietary committee. asked that an ar
gument be submitted on the subject .of
the constitutionality of legislation adj
vocated.
RIDICULE FOR TESTIMONY
NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-Police Conn
missioner Baker said tonight that the
testimony given before the senate ju-
dietary committee concerning gambling
in this city was ridiculous. THE state
ment that there were 80 poolrooms and
hundreds of handbooks now being OPP
Grated in this city is too ridiculous TO
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
LOS ANGELES WAGING
WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS
Position of Visiting Nurse Crc-
ated by City Council

LOS. ANGELES, Dec. 1.-THE city
council took another step today in aid
of the Los Angeles Society for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
when it created the position of visiting
nurse and voted a salary allowance.
1t will be the duty of the visiting nurse
to operate among the consumptive
poor. under the direction of the So
ciety.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
Christmas and New Years Rates Via
southern Pacific

Between all points in California
where the one way fare is $1,000 and
less. one and a third fare for the round
trip Christmas tickets sold December
2sd. oath and 25th; New Years tickets
sold December both and 3lst, 1909, and
January 1st 1910. Good for return un-
til January Sd, 1910. For details see
agents Southern Pacific Company.
Ticket Offices Flood Building, Market
Street Ferry Depot Third and Town
send Streets Depot. and Broadway and
Thirteenth Street. Oakland. =
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
Government for Alaska

SEATTLE. Dec. 14.-Alaska's dele
gate to congress. James Wickersham,
said today that upon his arrival in
Washington early in January he will
introduce a bill providing for the es-
tablishment of a territorial government
for Alaska including a legislature
elected by the citizens of the territory.
The bill will provide for a government
such as was enjoyed by the territories
which have since become states.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
VALLEJO AND NORTHERN
PREPARES FOR BUILDING
Electric Line From Sacramento
Promised Soon
ISeecial DispaLeh o The CaIIl

VALLEJO. Dec '13.-The Vallejo and
Northern electric railway, which has
obtained a franchise for the operation
- an electric line between Sacramento
md vallejo. has commenced operations
bv moving several residences from it's
right OF way.
Ground is expected 10 be broken for
the grading Of the line within the next
80 days
vallejo is elated over the determine
ton ~ the railway people to run a di-
rect line from Sacramento within the
next Is months.
II the plans OF this new company are
~a-rsed ont a better passenger service
between vallejo and san Francisco is
assured.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
RIDIcULE FoR TESTIMONY

NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-Police Com
missioner Baker said tonight that the
testimony given before the senate ju-
dietary committee concerning gambling
in this city was ridiculous. THE state
ment that there were 80 poolrooms and
hundreds Of handbooks now being op-
Grated in this city is too ridiculous to
comment upon" said Baker
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15
Jos. F Fredericks & Co.
Ellis Street Bs5~ssn asd ysn Pels Rss.
The greatly reduced prices we have placed entire
stock of highest grade furniture for
r E NJ OVAL SAL +
are providing the greatest
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

opportunities in the city. Every of the items mem
toned below and hundreds of similar articles splendid
assortment suitable for gifts are making this sale which
you can not afford to overlook.
Here are a few of the special offerings
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15

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Made full waInu
matched woods The
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Mahogany large P%o G MEDIUM lRns SEED 0 foaT @ a
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Purchases will be held for Xmas delivery if desired
FURNITURE.
CARPETS DRAPERIES WALL PAPER
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15

WANTS DAMAGEs-0akland. Dec. 14.--Suit for
$40 $50 damages was begun today by Edward
W Olsen against ]. b. McNally for injuries
sustained when McNally's horse. ridden by
NJ Gallagher. rode over the plaintin and
broke bis right leG-
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-13
WANT Tunnel
SYSTEM EXTENDED
TO THE ORANGES
East Orange Board of Trade Be-
lieves that City Will Be
Newark's Harlem.

The directors of the East Orange
Board of Trade went on record yester-
day in favor of working up sentiment
for an extension of the McAdoo tunnel
system through the Oranges. and be-
lieyed East Orange would eventually
become the Harlem of Newark. The
plans for establishing stations in the
central section of Brick Church, Or
ange. and constructing spurs to South
Orange and Montclair, the line ending
further up in the country section, were
discussed, President Harry NJ. Shaw
reporting that he had attended the re
cent meeting of the Federation of
Boards of Trade in New York, when
the ideas of the tunnel people were set
forth.
Mr.. Shaw said representatives OF the
McAdoo people were in the Oranges to
look over sites for stations, and had
COM to the conclusion that the best
place to locate would be in Brick
Church. The particular site has already
been practically selected. The plan is
to run the new electric line between
the Lackawanna and Erie. Mr.. Shaw
thought the line would be completed
within seven years. -.f
Another important matter decided on
was the plan of interesting private
capital or the Public Service Corpora
ton in the erection of a crosstown
trolley line. Two years ago al effort
was made to erect the line. but for
n reason a franchise could not be
secured, and the directors of the board
resolved to find out why.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-13
GIRL STRUCK BY
JOY RIDERS IS
STILL SENSELESS
Miss Anna Oxford, Of Harrison,
in Critical Condition
at Home.
WAS HURLED FROM
WAGON BY AUTO
-------A-
Papa Help Me-" She Cries When
Consciousness Returns for
a Brief Moment.

Miss Anna Oxford, the Harrison girl
who was injured in Harrison yester-
day when an automobile struck a
wager in which she was sitting, is still
unconscious.
DIR. Henry Alters, who is in attend
sance, has. rot been able so far to as
certain for a certainty just how badly
the girl has been injured. The physi-
clan said last night that it might be
Monday or Tuesday of next week be-
fore he can make a complete exam
nation, as the girls entire right side
Is swollen twice It's natural size.
Several times yesterday the girl had
conscious moments and all she would
say was Papa. help me- This she
cried when she was pinned Under the
w~reckage yesterday. She has not been
able since the accident to recognize
anyone, not even her parents.
The smash-up. which occurred ON
Harrison, near Worthington, avenue,
Of a 10y ride in which six persons
figured. The automobile. which was
badly damaged, was owned by, Albert
Heidritter. of Elizabeth, who did not
know his machine was out of the gar
age until informed by the Evening
STAR.
Heidritter visited Harrison last
night. and. looked over his badly dam
aged auto. He could not account for
the action of Charles NJ. Price. tho
Elizabeth man, who took the machine
out of the garage.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-13
CHURCH AND THE
WORKING MASSES,
SERMON TOPIC
Interesting Programs Arranged
by lrvington Pastors for
T0mOrrOw's Services.

The Rev. Uriah McClinchie, of the
First Reformed Church, will take for
his text on Sunday morning "New
Frontier Lines His evening topic will
be "The Church and the Alienation Of
the Working Masses Other Irvington
services follow:
The Rev. Mr.. Egbert. pastor of the
M. e. Church, will take for his morning
topic "One Great Dynastic Agent IN
Overcoming Evil Kin the evening Or.
o. s., Barketel, of New York city, will
occupy the pulpit and speak on THAT
Big Boy"
THE Rev. William Fl. IIainer. of the
First Christian Church, viii take for his
Sunday morning topic Relations Be
tween Home ard Church, The topic
for evening will be THE Unfailing Re-
source of Life"
The Junior Christian I%lndeavor Soci-
ETY. of the First Christian Church held
a social at the home of Mr.. Thomas
Parker. on Twenty-frst street, last
night. I
The Young Ladies' Auxiliary of the
First Christian Church is making prep
arations to repeat the entertainment
that met with so much success last fan,
1.-The Three Chauffeurs.' Il
will be given in Annex Hall, Hilton,
March 81. i.
On Wednesday evening, March II. DR..
o. S. Barketel will lecture in the NJ. e..
Church on THAT Big Boys Sister
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-13
PUBLIC HEARING
FOR ANNEXATION
Of BELLEWLLE

The much-abused and often intro
duced bill for the annexation OF Belle
Vile 10 Newark VIII be given a public
hearing by the House committee Oh
municipal corporations. Fl. Stacey
Smith, Of Essex. chairman. Mcnday'
afternoon. There has been a strorg
lobby against the measure ever since
* was introduced early in the session
by Assemblynan A. J. Miller. Of
Essex.
II was this bill. Introduced by A.
senblyman John i. Clark. also of rs
sex, lost yes, thai was lost. literally,
at the critical moment when it was due
TO go on Anal reading in the Senate.
A Substitute bill was offered and
passed by both Houses, but the Gov
ernor refused TO sign It. because the
certificate Of advertising was lost with
tfa original and there had beer no
tine 10 get aanotIor.
There Is another BoIleville Bill IN
cooperating tie place as a town. in
{he committee on towns and town
ships. A~s&emblynen Voorhees, is
chairman CT that committee and q
mernber &C fhe menicfpai corporations
committee. lie expecrs to be guided ia
his disrosai Of tie town hln by wiior
he nests ~ rhe annexation hearing.
N~hichcVG. measln9 appears TO NEST
with tho mos approval will be sup
ported ard the other killed.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-13
FEAST AND DRAMA
FOR ST. PATR|CKS
DAY IN ORANGE
Interesting Program in Honor OF
Erin's Patron Saint Has
Been Arranged.
BANQUET OF FRIENDLY
SONS LEADING EVENT
Appropriate Irish Plays 10 Be
Given by st. johns and
Lyceum Amateurs.

With the completion OF plans fornu-
lated by organizations in Orange which
will celebrate St. Patrick's Day IN
some formal manner, the indications
are that the day concentrating the
accomplishments of Ireland's patron
saint will be extensively Observed there
this year.
The leading event next Wednes-
day will be the banquet Of the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick at
English's, East Orange, where
the prominent men of the community,
irrespective of nationality, will sit
down at table. Laurence r. Fell, presi-
den of the organization, will again do
the honors as POSTMASTER, and the list
of speakers includes Supreme Court
Justice James r. Minturn, Judge
Thomas A. Davis, Mayor William card
well, Of East Orange: Mayor Arthur
b. Seymour. of Orange. Brian Hughes,
a humorlst of New York, will also re-
Spond to a toast.
Nc less popular in interesting the
various Catholic congregations of the
city are the amateur dramatic perform
ances by Orange thespians. The most
notable Of the plays are the dramas,
Fairies Well" which will be pre-
scented in Columbus Hall. by st. Johns
Dramatic Society, and shamrock and
Rose" that Is scheduled for Lyceum
Hall, by the Dramatic Circle of the
Young Mems Catholic Lyceum, identi-
fed with Our Lady of the Valley
Church.
The st. johns play will be presented
under direction of Thomas r. Flana-
gan and the young people participating
will include Francis A. Byrne, Robert
l., Lee. Edward F. Byrne, Thomas
Bracken. Edward j. johnson. Andrew
@. Milan. Edward Williams. Miss Mar
garet Quigley. Miss Frances Callahan
Miss Helen Eagen and Miss Gretta
Slattery
The Lyceum entertainment will bt
given with especial scenic effects. The
cast of characters includes John Kelly
Walter Cullen. John Condron, Charles
H. Doty, Michael Condron, William
Knowles, James Coffey, Miss Gertrude
Brennan. Miss Anna Nj. Barry and
Miss Helen Knowles. Both societies
Will give afternoon and evening per-
f~ormances.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-13
GIRL
STARTS JERSEY
CLUB AT SMITH
Miss Helen Budd Originates Or
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Orange
Girl Chosen President.

Miss Helen Budd, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. e. Earle Budd, of SO Park
street, Orange, who is a senior at
Smith College, Northampton. Mass, is
the originator and founder of a club
to be known as the New Jersey Club
of Smith College, which has for its
object the continuance of the friend
ships and associations of college days
and to increase interest of intending
Jersey students. Already there is j
membership Of 200 New Jersey women,
Miss Budd's classmates were any
ious that she should be the president
of the club, but in order to promote
the interest next year she asked that
a member of another class be chosen.
and Miss May A. Kilborne, of AZ High
street, Orange, was made president.
Miss Mary Bates, of $50 Park avenue,
East Orange. is secretary, and Miss
Budd is vice-president.
Miss Budd Is a graduate OF the Or
ange High School, class Of 1904.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-13
WEST HUDSON.

Harry Carruthers. of Brighton ave
nue., Kearny, has returned from a stay
at Kortright, Del.
Architect Carl +. Zachau, of Airing
ton, has drawn plans for the erection OF
a new office building for the Walker
Lumber Company, of Arlington.
Prof. Sykes, of Columbia University,
lectured on Robert Louis Stevenson
at the Kearny High School, Kearny,
last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Rick, OF
kearny avenue and Berlin street, Ar
lington, have returned from a s%ojourn
at Washington, D.. c.
The Third Ward Republican Club of
Arlington will meet next Thursday
night.
Lenten services were held in all the
West Hudson Catholic churches last
night.
The Newark Athletic Club, of New
ark, held a successful reception and
dance at Evans's Hall, Kearny, last
night.