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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
STUDENTS TO APPEAR
IN CHURCH BENEFIT
who's Who 2" Will Be Given
by Undergraduates in Aid OF
Palo Alto Episcopal Church

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March p.
Stanford students will appear in
benefit farce tomorrow night in the play
house of Pale Altos to raise funds for
the Episcopal church of the college
town, and on the campus the produe-
tion is arousing considerable interest
because Of the well known undergrad
yates who are to appear. Who's
Who will be the vehicle of the even
ing. A special musical program has
been arranged.
Among those who will aid to make
the affair a success is Miss r. A Rob-
erts, one of the best known student
singers. She has taken heavy parts
in past junior operas and similar pro-
ductions.
The entire entertainment is under
the direction of Geoffrey Morgan, a
junior of Los Angeles, who will appear
in the leading role of the farce. 9th
ers who Will participate are: II. E. Pet
tigrew. 10, who will sing; II. D. Owen.
IL, leader of the band, who is down
for cornet solo, and w. e. Ferguson.
IL, who is to play violin solo.
DR.. Jessica Peixetto, the well known
worker of the Young Women's Chris
tian ASSOCIATION, who holds position
in the economics department of the
University of California. will speak
before the women of this university
tomorrow afternoon. The speaker will
tell the local women of THE Fields OF
Service for Women
Several important changes have been
made in the cast of the Junior opera
in TarAiers." which will be staged
Thursday evening. K. Chamberlain,
II. and H. Seward will be replaced by
6. Morgan, 10, of Los Angeles. and w.
E. Cohen, '12, of San Francisco. Cham
berlain and Seward withdrew at the
request of the coach and captain of the
varsity crew.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
CLEVER BOXERS TO
MIX 1T THIS
WEEK
North End Club Breaks Into
Fight Field Friday Night
With Series of Bouts

The fight followers will be given a
chance to see the boys mix this week,
for Friday night the North End club
will break into the field with its first
professional contest. 1t has billed for
its headliner Lew Powell. the local
lightweight, and Maurice Sayers, the
clever Milwaukee boxer. wbe created
a favorable impression with the fans
on his first appearance here in a bout
with Johnny Murphy. The lads are
scheduled to go Is rounds.
Both boxers are ringmen of similar
style. Their chief stock in trade is
cleverness, and they depend on this
quality to land the money
There are two other contests on the
card. Monte Attell will mix it with the
North Beach chap Harry Dell. The
latter is practically unknown, but his
friends believe he is a good one and
prowess with Attell Both men are
little over the bantam limit. In the
curtain raiser frankie Edwards will
clash with Tom Woods, another light
weight.
Eddie Marion, the clever little 124
FOUNDER who bore the title of amateur
champion Of his DIVISION until he re
linquished 1t to Tony Silva IN bout
little over. month ago, will try TO re-
gain his lost laurels at the boxing
show to be given by the United Rail-
roads athletic club at its gymnasium at
Turk and Fillmore streets Thursday
night. Marion will fight Louis Hahn,
the Y. NJ. H. A. champion, who has
forged rapidly to the front in three or
four bouts recently. Should he beat
Hahn he Will tackle Silva.
Roscoe Taylor of Seattle will fight
Smiling" Joe Kane as one of three
other main events which are on the
clubs card. Eddie Brown, a lightning
same city as Taylor will fight pat Gro
min, who has fought himself to the top
of the amateurs IN this city. Jack Mil
Ter. good boy at155 pounds. and Oil
yer Hastings, who is reputed to be a
crackerjack. will wind up the enter
tainment. Six other bouts between the
best boys in the amateur ranks make
up the rest of the card.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
MAN CAUGHT IN CHASE TO
ORPHANAGE MUCH WANTED
A Disgraced Former Policeman
and Fugitive From Justice

OAKLAND, March 22.-Jeremiah Jo-
seph Murphy. the alleged bogus deputy
assessor who was captured at the Alden
orphanage after long chase yesterday
and held in detinue at the city Jail for
IL affairs TO which he has confessed,
has been identified as disgraced
former policeman of Los Angeles and
as fugitive from justice in San Fran
cisco.
He was accused Of intimidating a
witness al Los Angeles three years
ago. when he was a patrolman and
was intimate with another policeman
who was on trial. That alleged activity
cost Murphy his place as a police ofi-
Ger. and he then removed to San Fran
cisco with his family. He was arrested
for an alleged felony in that city, being
charged with removing property to de-
fraud creditors, and was released in
$500 bail.
Murphy failed to appear for trial,
jumping his bail. which was forfeited.
A bench warrant was issued for his
arrest and today Policeman John j.
Harper of the San. Francisco force
called at the city Jail and identified
Murphy.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
BIDS ON SAUSAL|TO
CONTRACTS OPENED
Trustees Favor Home Industries
in Purchase of Equipment
for Water System

SAUSALITO. March 22.-Bids were
opened tonight by the board of trustees
for the gas engines. pumps and steel
tanks that form part of the equipment
for the 100000 water system to be in
stalled here. The contracts will be
awarded Thursday evening, and at the
meeting tonight there were many rep
the work and equipment.
The California Metal Trades associa-
ton. the local organization of iron and
steel manufacturers, was well repre-
sented at the meeting, and harry l..
Davis, the secretary. made strong
plea for home industry, urging that the
letting Of the work to eastern manu-
facturers would proclaim to the coun-
try at large that California workmen
and material were inferior and incom-
petept- He argued that San Francisco
Is the only city in the country which
can guarantee the work by assuring in
dustrial peace for two years. This.
Davis said, was possible because OF an
agreement with the unions.
President Walsh of the iron trades
council spoke on behalf of local manu-
faeturers and workmen and A. T. Rob-
erts. the city engineer, expressed nim-
SELF In favor of letting the contracts to
local firms. H. A Dow Of the George
+. Dow pumping engine company spoke
OF the inef7iciency of eastern pumps for
western wear
representatives of eastern manufac-
turers spoke in behalf of their firms
but the attitude of the trustees during
the discussions indicated that they We're
strongly in favor Of the western indus
tries.
The bids for pipes and pipe fittings
VIII be opened next Monday night
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
LEADER OF WIRE
TAPPERS CONF[SSES
One Man Released as Result of
Disclosure, While Two
Stay in Jail

BERKELEY, March 22.-Following
II. Robinson, a former salesman, that
ne was the ringleader of the gang which
tapped the telephone wires leading
from the Eieryville track to an Ocean
View poolroonl, George Crop, an Oak
land butcher, arrested as an accom-
plice, was released. Only Frank Mum
day has furnished bonds for his re-
lease, and both Robinson and Reed will
be held pending their hearing before
Judge Tappan, who will sit on the
bench for Judge Edgar tomorrow
morning.
In his confession Robinson admitted
his guilt, and declared that his brain
planned the coup, which was expected
to ruin John Wooley and c. M. Bush,
owners of the poolroon, and enrich the
trio who worked the tapped wires.
Robinson, who was former sales
man in the employ of the Schmidt
SHILLING company of this city, has been
out of work for several months, and
his wife and children in Ocean View
are not provided with the necessities
OF life. This is the reason he has given
the police for his crime
Munday. whose son, Fred Munday
conducts a saloon at the county line,
and Reed, a job printer of Ocean View.
formerly resident of Oakland, readily
consented to aid him in the wire tap
ping.
The men were considerably surprised
to look into the muzzles of revolvers
in the hands of Detective Jameson and
Policeman Becker Saturday afternoon,
when the police broke into their room
at the corner of San Pablo and Uni
versity avenues-Gropp and Munday
were arrested at the same time at the
poolrooms by Officers Fraser and Nor
rill.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
HOME MADE KIDNEY MEDICINE IS
ALSOSpLENDID FOR RHEUMATISM

There are more cases of kidney trou-
BILE here now than ever before, while
recent reports show that more peo-
pie succumb each year to some form
OF kidney. disease than any other
cause
When there is sickness. examine the
urine. rheumatism is only a syrnp-
tom of kidney trouble Tt is nothing
more or less than excessive uric acid
In the blood. which the sluggish, in
active kidneys have failed to sift out
leaving 1t to decompose and settle
about the joints and muscles. causing
intense suffering; frequently resulting
In deformity; often reaching the heart,
when death ensues.
Pains across the back. frequent
painful and suppressed urination and
other symptoms of weak bladder are
not the only signs of kidney trouble:
many cases of stomach disease, head
ache, pain in the heart. inactive liver,
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
SANTA FE HEARING IN
ARIZONA is BEGUN
Commerce Commission Session
by Special Examiner

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 22.-The in
terstate commerce commission hearing
began here today before Special Exam
iner Lyon on five complaints fled by
the Maricopa commercial club against
the southern Pacife; Maricopa and
Phoenix, Atchison. Topeka and Santa
Fe and the Santa Fe, Prescott and
Phoenix. nearly all connecting roads
being involved
F. A. Jones, traffic manager of the
commercial club, was the only witness
this morning. His testimony related to
the fallacy Of the water competition .
which, he said. was the chief instru-
ment for alleged discrimination against
Arizona points whose rates, he asserted.
were more unreasonable and discrinl-
inatory than any others in the United
States.
The commercial club was represented
by Edward 0. Costigan of Denver.
Thomas ]. Norton. general attorney for
the Atchison, and Vice President George
7. Nicholson are here. Los Angeles and
San Francisco shipping associations
had representatives present in opposi :
tion to the complaint of the Maricopa
commercial club as relating to the COM
parison with coast rates.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
PETITION ASKS BOARD TO
GRANT NO FRANCHISE
Residents of Brooklyn Town
ship Fight Traction Company

OAKLAND, March IA petition
signed by several hundred residents OF
Brooklyn township was filed with the
board of supervisors today following
the decision of the board to take no
action toward ousting the Oakland
traction company from the use OF the
line of the California railway from
Sather station to Leona heights
The petition today requested the
board to refrain from granting fran
chises or railroad rights to any street.
car in Brooklyn township. The petit
ton was fled.
The first petition sought to have the
board institute mandamus proceedings
against the Oakland traction company
TO compel proof of legal right to use
the California railway which crosses
four county roads without franchise.
If the company had a decision given
against 1t the petitioners advised the
issuance of a franchise which would
include a cent fare to Hayward and
San Leandro on the regular lines of the
company
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
INDIGNANT WOMAN
MAY SEEK REDRESS
Miss Gertrude Gibney's Name
Linked With Trouble
of Keerl
ESPECIAL Dispatch 10 The Cali


SAN JOSE. March 22.-Indignant be-
cause her name has been unjustly
linked. she says. with that OF Francis
Keerl of Sacramento. Miss Gertrude
Gibney. proprietress OF millinery
store in Salinas. will probably bring a
libel suit against Mrs. KeerL The
Keerls are now suing each other FOR
divorce as the result OF Keerrs ar
rest by the San Jose police m the
Hotel ST. James.
She accused her husband OF living
openly with Miss Gibney. The aeeu-
sation was not substantiated. keerl
then commenced a suit for divorce.
claiming that his wife had deserted him
and had planned to humiliate him.
Mrs. Keerl retaiIated with a counter
suit fled in San Francisco. Both
actions are now pending.
In the meantime it is understood that
both Miss Gibney and Mr.. Keerl have
suffered from the scandal caused by
Mrs. Keerls suspicious. and Miss Glib
ney, smarting under the stigma. has
consulted San Francisco attorney and
arranged TO bring a libel suit to clear
her name and punish Mrs. Keerl.
II. y. Gabriel keerl's attorney. Wis
tied San Francisco today and persuaded
Miss Gibney to drop the matter for the
time being.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23

etc. are but symptoms: the cause OF
which can, be tra 10 feeble. clogged
kidneys.
A simple teat urine is to void
a small quantit. bottle or glass
and let it stand'over night; next morn
ing. IL there is a reddish brick dust
sediment, or white heecy substance
present. either consult some reputable
physician or take good vegetable
treatment. The following prescription
is recommended highly in these cases,
and the sufferer can mix IL at home:
Compound Kargon. one ounce; Fluid
Extract Dandelion. one-half ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces Shake well and use in teas
poonful doses after each meal and at
bedtime.
Where any OF the symptoms emu
merated above are present. good re-
suits are sure to follow immediately
the use OF this simple prescription.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
ARPER IGNORES COURT
ORDER AND IS ARRESTED
Alerchants' Exchange Director
Held IN Jail Several Hours

OAKLAND March "a Justice OF
the peace at san Jose ordered George
W Arper, director of the merchants
exchange, to appear before J. RoIIin
Fitch today in this city and give his
eePosiuon regarding his property
nOldlngS with a view 20 satisfying
judgment for s72 given against ArneI
by default in april 1907
When Arper failed TO appear he was
until late in the afternoon f9e5di1,rr
the filing Of habeas corpus proceedings
and the furnishing OF $500 bail
The order was issued by Justice Of
the Peace T. J. Wallace of San lose
and Arper was notified at once. He ig-
nored the order Oh advice Of his attor
ney. ana was promptly arrested on a
telegraphlc bench warrant. The nro-
ceeding was regarded as extraordinarv
by county officials as the opinion gem
eraily prevailed that the powers of a
justice Of the peace were limited 70 his
own particular township.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23

was a well known figure in university
athletics and later graduate manager
prior TO accepting the appointment as
probation officer under the old regime.
In resigning as probation officer Decoto
made place for Christopher Ruess,
whose assistant Snedigar becomes. De-
coto is now prosecuting attorney in the
police court
Snedigar was admitted to the bar as
an attorney in 1908 and has an office up
town.
Miss Beatrice Mccall and r. w.
Tyson We're also appointed deputies.
Mrs. Frances B. Lemon of Alameda
viii be the fifth probation officer. The
appointment viii be made in about a
week. She now is chief visiting agent
for the Children's agency of San Fran
cisco, her work as a finder of homes
for dependent children taking her TO
all parts Of the state
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
Coast Breyities
.PuRpIE Morurp

PURPLE MOTHER" REMAINs-san Diego.
March THE report emanating from Boston
70 the effect that Mrs. Katherine Tingley head
% the Iheosophical institute on Point Iona
was vas to make her future home in the Nassachu-
setts metropolis was emphatically denied nv
Madame 1ingley today.
SENTENCED FOR ASsAULT-rresno March
ZZ.-Emmett higgins. contractor, tried several
years ago and acquitted of the murder of Robert
l., Deane, vineyardist was today sentenced by
Judge Austin to spend II years in San Quentin
for an assault with a deadly weapon upon All
kreiss. real estate man.
REV. B. F. wITTEMeRE DIEs-san Jose,
March 22-Rev. B. Il. Wittemore. for many
years pastor of the ComberIand Presbyterian
church at Mountain View. died at his residence
~ that town last night after illness of several
years. He was a native of Grand Rapids Mich
aud IN 1881 be was ordained in this city He
pad charge OF several churches in this state dur
ing his ministerial career. He was 81 Years of
age and leaves widow and three children
MoDJESKA IMPRovEs-Los Angeles March
22-1he latest reports from the bedside of
NINE. ~ @ Helen ModJeska. who is i'll at her home
Brghts disease and heart trouble. are TO the
effect that she is considerably improved
COAL TRUST DENIED RETRIAL--salt Lake
City, March 22.-The traffic officials and rail-
roads convicted last January in the United States
district court of conspiracy in connection with
the refusal to deliver coal to independent coal
aeaier were denied new trial today aud will
RETURNS TO HIS BRIDE-Los Angeles.
March 22---An inquiry by the lunacy commits
sion today to determine the mental condition
of Ira Phillips. IS years old and one week
married resulted in his discharge from Gus
tody and return 10 his bride.
WAITE FACES INDICTMENTS -carson. New.
March 22-The federal grand jury this after
noon returned three indictments against George
C. Waite He WAS arraigned some months ago
on the charge of stealing bullion from Wells
Fargo company while acting agent in this
city
NURsERYMAN FOUND DYING-san Jose.
March 22.-Ray Gilman of Fresno, Young
nurseryuan, was found in dying condition in
st. James park about 10 O'clock tonight Il
have taken poison he stated to the officer
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
FORMER ATHLETE
RUESS' ASSISTANT
Ollie Snedigar, Once Popular
Football Player, Named AS
sistant Probation Officer
OAKLAND. March

OAKLAND, March
22.-Holding the Pa
cifc coast record
for broad jump,
able to sprint 100
yards in 9 40 Sec
onds and with a
shining list of eX-
ploits on the foot
ball field as a star
in the old intercol- =
legiate game. Ollie
Snedigar, f o r m e +
graduate manager
of student athletics
at the University of
California, was ap-
pointed chief deputy
probation officer by
Judge Ogden today.
Snedigar follows
in the footsteps of
Ezra Decoto, who
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
NEW RECEIVING HOSPITAL
STEWARD ASSUMES DUTIES
Samuel Platt, Man of Wide Ex-
perience, Appointed

OAKLAND, March 22.-SamueI Platt
was appointed steward at the receiving
hospital today and assumed his duties
Immediately. Plat is a trained nurse
and studied medicine for two years
and saw service with the hospital corps
attached to the regular forces in the
Philippine campaigns. The appointment
was, made by the board of supervisors.
with. the approval of Chief Surgeon o.
D. Hamlin.
Platt takes the place made vacant
by the death of William NJ Crozier.
Crozier was buried today. funeral serv-
ices having been held from local un-
dertaking parlors. The appointment of
Platt would have been deferred but for
the press of cases at the receiving hos
pital. Adjournment by the board was
taken out of respect to CroZier.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
NELSON GOING TO
AUSTRALIA AND
ENGLAND
viii Fight Summers First and
Then Take On Best i'm
the AnfipodeS
By Battling Nelson
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch TO i he Call
CHICAGO, March 22.AI have just wit
messed the motion pictures of the Britt
Summers fight here and l am surprised
at the wonderful showing of Jimmy
Why. he is a greatly improved fighter,
and If he came back here could do we'll
in the bouts in the east.
/ am sure that under his present con-
dition he can beat Packey Mcfarland.
As for Summers. he is a tough fellow,
but against me he wouldn't last 10
rounds.
The pictures are the clearest that 1
have ever seen and are full of fight
from start to finish. They are interest
ing. On what grounds Corri gave Sum
mers the verdict / can not see. 1t
looked like Britt. but Corri is a capable
man and / would not doubt his ability
had a long talk with Mcintosh yes
terday and have agreed to go to Aus
tralia with him when he returns | am
going to fight Summers in England first
and then go on to Australia to take the
best they can produce. l want to see
that country.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
INTRUDER is BEATEN
UP BY BRIDEGROOM
Then He Is Arrested and Now
Faces Serious Charge
TSoericJ D;so1trb "a I'll. Gin

SAN JOSE. March 22.--E- J. L. Re
vatagat crawled through a window into
room occupied by a young couple
on their honeymoon and was beaten
badly by an indignant bridegroom and
was arraigned in Justice Browns court
today on a charge of burglary with in
tent 10 commit murder. His case was
set for April s.
Revatagat denies that he entered the
house with burglary or murder intent
and explains that he was keeping
building.
He thought ne was entering her room
until he got inside and il was too late
10 retreat He claims that nOtwith-
stanG~aS he and Mrs. Revatagat are
divorced they are upon calling terms.
HEADS YALE WRESTLERS-New Haven
Conn, March 22.-SheIdon C. Yates Yale 10
OF Brooklyn. was today elected president OF tine
intercolegiate wrestling association.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
TEMPORARY DETENTION
HOME TO BE LEASED
Oakland Supervisors Meet Com
dition Under New Law

OAKLAND. March ga session Of
the board of supervisors was devoted
today to considering the problem of
acquiring a detention home for juve-
niles under the terms. of the new pro-
baton law The law forbids the i'm
prisonment Of children under 10 years
of age in city or county jails and
makes the acquisition of a detention
home imperative.
The board finally authorized the
building committee to lease quarters
temporarily. The site must be located
inside the boundaries of Market and
Thirteenth streets and Lake Merritt.
District Attorney Donahue and Dep
uty District Attorney Clark attended
doors. y
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
CITY CHEssMEN yICToRs

chess match was played Sunday
between the Mechanics institute chess
club and the Alameda chess club.
Rosenblatt, Simons, Ferragut and
Stamer were the representatives of the
Mechanics institute. and Greenway
Newcomb, y, off and Hall acted for
Alameda. The drawings resulted in
Rosenblatt against Newcomb. Simonds
against Wolf, Ferragut against Hall
aud Stamer against Greenway. The
Mechanics institute club scored a clean
victory of four wins.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
HONEST MESSENGER
BETRAYS FORGERS
Boy Refuses Bribe and Raid on
Banker Is Checked
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

NEW YORK, March 22.-Fritz Marx
has for several months been drawing
funds from the bank of John Stenneck
& Co.. Hoboken. by means of false let
ters of credit. He would have got the
balance of a $4,000 inheritance he al
legged was deposited in a bank at
Frankfort on-the-Main had not a tele-
graph messenger boy refused to be
bribed. Banker John Stenneck became
suspicious when Marx today drew a
check for $4,000. Stenneck wired the
Frankfort banker for advice. Leeo
Martin, the bankers secretary. was
Marks accomplice. He offered the mes
senger a bribe Of $40 to deliver the
message to him instead of to the cable
office. The boy spurned the offer and
notified his superior. Policemen ar
rested Marx and Martin, and the latter
confessed.