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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-08
THE DIVORCE.

what disposition IS made of the chill
dren of the coupler"
They viii spend six months with the
servants of each parent. Puck.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
MABEL BEAL IS NOW
MRS.FRANk BARKER
Popular University of California
Couple Are United in
Marriage

BERKELEY. June l2-The wedding
Of Miss Mabel A Beal and Frank T
Barker. two prominent University Of
California graduates. took place this
evening at the home OF the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. r Beal. OF
272O Alcatraz avenue. The BeaI resi-
dence was deliberately decorated for
the occasion and Rev. / y. McCash,
pastor OF the First Christian church.
performed the ceremony. The young
couple win spend their honeymoon in
the Yosemite valley.
Barker lives in Ukiah, where since
his graduation with the class OF 1903
Of the university he has been engag aged
in business.
The bride graduated last year and
was prominent in college society.
The engagement was announced three
months ago at the home of the brides
aunt, Mrs. Z. J. Soiinsky. 22I5 College
avenue, at dinner in honor of the
occasion.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR
TALKS OF TRADE RIVALRY
People of the Far East Grateful
to Americans

ANN ARBOR. Mich, June 12=Baron
Kogoro Takahira. japanese ambassador.
in an address at the University of Mich
igan tonight, discussed the so called
commercial invasion of America. He
declared it impossible to avoid COM
mercial rivalry which, he said, is Simply
an outcome of the development of inter-
national relations
The total amount of Japanese trade
has been steadily and largely increas-
ing. said the ambassador.
The United States opened Japanese
TO foreign commerce by sending there
the famous Perry expedition and helped
her to rise to the less modest position
of the present day. The United States
reorganized the Philippine islands IN
late years by introducing an improved
system of government and securing a
permanent peace for the inhabitants
These friendly and humane achieve
ments together with many other noble
and generous actions taken toward the
far eastern countries by your govern
ment have most unreservedly endeared
the Americans to the people of these
regions"
The ambassador said the unpleasant.
unthinkable stories which were propa-
gated in some quarters in recent years
consequent upon unfortunate incidents
In the west have now entirely diSap-
peared before making much mischief.
There can be no stronger evidence to
prove the genuine friendship of the
United States and Japan than the sew
eral contacts exchanged between the
two countries in the course of the last
YEAR"
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
DOCTOR ARRESTED
FOR A SWINDlER
Pseudo Medico Who Is Trapped
in Chico Also Wanted
in Oakland

OAKLAND. June 12.-Doctor Curtis.
alias Doctor Schwartz, an alleged bogus
check man who used different pseu-
donym in every city he worked, has
been arrested at Chico, and will be
tried at Marysville.
If conviction is not secured at that
place the local police viii ask for the
custody Of Doctor Curtis for the rea son
that he bunkoed two furniture men.
il is said. and left town with the de-
tectives only a few hours behind him.
Presenting cards which bore the name
Of Doctor Curtis and several prefixes
and suflxes. the stranger bought fur
niture from Hook Brothers and Busey
& Reed giving a, check to both firms
in payment. lie received about $50 in
change on each purchase, then fled the
city.
On the day Doctor Curtis was MAX
ing his purchases and passing bogus
checks. as the police allege. there came
a letter from Chief Favor of Pasa-
dena warning against Doctor Curtis.
The supposed medico was trailed to
Marysville, then arrested at Chico.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
STUDY OF CLASSICS
WILL BE DISCUSSED
Educators to Meet at Faculty
Room of California Hall
July 2 and 3

BERK ELEY, June 1.-THE classical
association of the northern part of Cal
ifornia Will hold its annual meeting in
all over the coast are interested in the
announcement made at the university
today by Prof J. T. Allen of the Greek
department, president of the associa-
ton Organized a year ago, the classi-
cal association has as its aim the per-
fection of the courses of study of the
classics in the universities and second
airy schools.
The first meeting since organization
will be held in the faculty room of CAL
ifornia hall on the university campus,
and the session will last two days. The
program announced today follows:
July 2. at 10 o'clock-Address by the presi-
dent of the association.
The reading of Latin, Prof Leon J. Richarc-
son of the university.
Symposium on reading-In what respects might
the present requirements in Latin and Greek be
improved? Discussion opened by Miss Frances
Hodgkinson Lowell high school, San Francisco
July ,. at . o'cIock-The rela tion OF objects to
methods IN classical teaching. Prof. Edward Bull
Clapp, University of California.
Secondary Latin in the Stockton high school,
William John Cooper. Stockton high school.
SYMPOSIUM on composition Discussion opened
by Prof Jefferson Elmore, Stanford university.
July ., at o'elock-Address by Prof. Otto
Jesperson professor of English philology, Uni
versify of Copenhagen.
This meeting viii be held in Hearst
hall, under the joint auspices of the
association and the summer session Of
the university
July 3-The Greek club OF the Berkeley high
school Miss Mary Bird Clayes, Berkeley high
The teaching of Virgil. Prof H. Rushton Fair
clough Stanford university.
The Judgment of Paris illustrated. Prof
Oliver Miles Washburn, University of California.
The officers of the association are; President.
Prof James T. Allen. University of California
vice president, Morris c. James. principal of
the Berkeley high school; secretary treasurer
Walter Huddleston Graves. Oakland high school
executive committee the officers and Miss Fran
ces Hodgkinson. Lowell high school. and Mis-:
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
PASSING OF A
PIONEER MERCHANT
Notable Career of the Late vii.
liam F. Nelson, Who Was
a Youthful '49er

OAKLAND, June l2.-The funeral Of
the late william 2. Nelson. a pioneer
and retired hardware man. who fell
dead fn store at 800 san Pablo ave
nue. yesterday. VIII be held at 1 o'clock
Monday from the family home, 1903
Benton street, Alameda.
Nelson's sudden demise closed one
OF the remarkable careers Of san Fran
icisco's old time businessmen. Born
IN Denmark October % 1925, ne
came 10 America when only years
OF age When p years old he was
master OF a Charleston packet, oper-
ated by the famous Jim Fisk line.
plying between New York City and
charleston. South Carolina
The gold discovery at Suffers fort
'Sent him TO California he made the
voyage around Cape Horn on the ship
John Bearing and landed at aSn
Francisco August u. 1919. For the
next three years he was a resident of
sacramento. Removing 10 San Fran
cisco, he entered business. and for
more than 80 years had a hardware
store at Front and Jackson streets.
Associated with him until he retired
was his elder son, William A Nelson.
While engaged IN the hardware trade
tn San Francisco Nelson acquired large
ID interests in the city. He was one
No the incorpOrators- Of the Sutter
street railway During the earlier
days ne studied law with Governor
Eaight but never was admitted TO
practice.
The hardware store at $40 San Pablo
avenue. in which Nelson died, IS con-
oucted by his younger sons.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
PARTY OF CAMPERS SPEND
A BAD NIGHT ON ISLAND
Dumped Overheard in Skiff,
Lose Food and Water
[SeeeiaI Dispaleh o The CalIl

SAN RAFAEL. June 12.-After acci-
dentally allowing a campfire TO crack
their water jug. D. Burnall. Jack Buch-
anan and s. Sibel capsized in small
skin off the shore of Marin island
yesterday afternoon. and were forced
10 spend the night without food or
water.
Burnall who is a local cigar dealer,
invited Buchanan and Sibel to go clam
digging with him in San Pablo bay,
and placed a basket Of lunch and a
Jug of water in the skiff preparatory
to a picnic which he proposes having
on Marin island. When they were re-
turning from the mud flats across the
bay they encountered rough water and
the skin capsized. With some diff
Guilty the three voyagers swan to the
small island. which is little more than
a large boulder. Here they found the
fire still burning. and their water jug
cracked from the heat, and empty.
They were compelled to pass the night
suffering from thirst, which had been
augmented by their plunge in the salt
water.
The prolonged absence Of the trio
excited the anxiety of their friends,
and a relief expedition had started
down the san Rafael canal in search
of them when a fisherman was met
coming up stream with the castaways
IN his boat.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
SCHOOL BOARD MAKES
FEW STAFF CHANGES
Assignments for Year in Oak
land Are Announced

OAKLAND. June I2.-The board Of
education has completed the assigned
list of teachers in the department, with
few changes. J. c. Gibson was sent
from the SWEET school to be principal OF
the Longfellow. and his predecessor at
the Longfellow, T. .. Martin, succeeds
Gibson as principal Of the SWEET
Miss Eliza beth Sherman was made
vice principal of the Garfield school. as
successor TO Miss Ida Nandergall, who
has become superintendent OF the pri-
mary department. I. p Garlick was
granted leave of absence and W
GreenWell was transferred temporarily
from work in the Office OF the superin-
tendent OF schools TO the Lincoln
school.
No other changes were made in the
stats.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
PORTUGUESE TO OBSERVE
FEAST OF ST. ANTHONY
Elaborate Ceremonies to CeIe-
brate Religious Festival
[Speciol D:sp0ich 10 The Cali

SAUSALITO, June I2-More than
usual pomp viii mark the celebration
OF the feast of St. Anthony Of Padua
here tomorrow by the Portuguese So
ciety OF the Holy Ghost. as the cere-
monies fan on Sunday
Father John Valentini, pastor of the
Star OF the Sea church, viii offer an
impressive low mass at O'Clock in the
morning. and an hour later services in
the Portuguese Sunday school viii be
held, accompanied by the singing of
many children. AT 11:30 o'clock Father
Nalentini viii intone a solemn high
mass, with Father Barcellos as deacon,
Father Sesnon as subdeacon and Otis
Jones as master of ceremonies. Stan
ley Charlechois viii be censer bearer,
with Thomas Bolger and Arthur Jones
as acOlytes.
The panegyric, or special sermon. viii
be preached in the Portuguese tongue
by Father Francesca de Barcelos. At
8 o'clock in the evening there will be a
rosary. a special sermon on st. An
thony by Father Robert Sesnon and
benediction OF the blessed sacrament.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
CHAUFFEUR'S ASSAILANT
Is JAILED AT REDWOOD
Frank ReffegaI Found Living
With Former Convict

Frank Reffegal, the carpenter who
assaulted Louis Heibinger, a chauffeur,
in his machine, two months ago, while
the auto was travling at the rate OF
over 80 miles an hour, has been lodged
in the San Mateo county jail at Red
wood.
He was discovered in Napa, living
with a former convict, and from records
unearthed it wa found that he was
personal friend of cousin of Dab
ner, the gaspipe murderer, hanged a
short time ago.
Reffegal encountered Heibinger in
Fillmore street one evening and ex-
amined the machine the chauffeur was
driving, pretending that he wished to
buy il. He had Heibinger drive him
about to test the auto. and made an
attack upon the chauffeur while the
machine was travelling at high rate
of speed on the San Mateo road be-
yond Colma. The auto crashed into a
tree and Reffegal disappeared Hell
binger was discharged from the hos
pital into which his injuries placed
him but few days ago.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
NEWS OF OAKLAND BERKELEY ALAMEDA HAYWARD AND sANLEANDRO

Ghost celebration Of the Ashland
mission church. Caldera is custodian
OF the ornaments and the fund
In reporting the robbery to Justice
OF the Peace Frank and Constable
OLYMPIA OF this place. Caldera stated
that he had feared some harm to the
fund and had taken almost all Of 10 10
bed with him. placing It under his
pillow. The box he left on table
with the ornaments IN the morning
when he arose he found that the strong
box was gone and the altar cloth with
IT, Both were found few hours later
bv Caldera's sons. The box had been
forced open and all il contained. about
So. taken. The gold trimmings were
stripped from the sacred cloth and it
had been trampled in the dusty road.
IL was found heaped Qp0n post in
front OF the custodian's house.
Entrance to the place was made
through a window by means Of lad
der Constable OLYMPIA has beeo
unable 10 hnd any clew. and. although
the colony is loudly clamOring, he has
little hope of arresdQg the robber-
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
.RFALTYMAN JAILED
/. FOR CRUEL HOlDUP
Two Women Identity Edward L.
Niessen of FruityaEe as
Their AssaiIant

OAKLAND. June 12.-EdwardN l..
Niessen of Fruitvale is now in the
Alameda county Jail accused of brutal
holdup last night. Mrs. F. Brashear
of 1109 East Nineteenth street and Mrs.
E. L. Laughlin of San Francisco are
his accusers.
Niessen was captured in a saloon
shortly after the holdup, the women
having repaired TO that place for help.
and were telling their tale of abuse
when he walked in.
According to Mrs. Brashear. she
stopped in Elmhurst shortly after IL
o'clock The man threw his arms
around her, she says, struck her in the
mouth and tried to throw her on the
ground. She screamed, and after a
brief struggle Niessen, whom she iden-
tihed positively afterward ran away.
He took with him, she says, a cracker
box which she thinks he mistook for
a purse
1t was only few minutes later. ae-
cording to Mrs. Laughlin, that she was
attacked in a similar way Niessen
seized her about the waist, struck her
her on the ground. He got away when
she screamed, taking with him a purse
containing $160.
Mrs. Laughlin and Mrs. Brashear. ran
at once TO the saloon of W. Snowbelt
near by. When Niessen walked in
they pointed to him as the man who
had assaulted them. Some of the men
in the saloon rushed at Niessen, but
cooler heads prevailed and he was
turned over to Constable Allen. who
took him to the county Jail, where he
is now.
Niessen is a real estate man of some
prominence in Fruitvale. He is mar
ried, but separated from his wife
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
WESTERN PACIFIC HAS
1000 MEN AT WORK
September VIII See Track lay
ing Completed

OAKLAND. June 12.-With 1000 men
~ work and four track laying ma
chimes operating, the Western Pacific
construction corps is completing the
last 275 miles remaining % the 927 mile
IN in the tracks laid. The company
engineers estimate the time OF COM
r1affon al early september.
Tile unfinished 27s miles Of track
between this place and Salt Lake city
- OF four gaps. distributed three
b n ada and one ia California All
The hrnnels are bored. II * said, and
lie last bridges are being built as
.Ehe tracks are placed near the streams
along the line.
West from Salt Lake city have been
u 3ss miles Of track. with 25l miles
fxtending east from san Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
WIRELESS SAVES
Liners THRONGS
Aerial Call for Help Sends Ship
Hurrying to Aid of a
Stranded Cunarder
Passengers and Crew of SIa-
vOHia Ashore on Azores Owe
Lives to &C O D" Message

PUNTA DELGADA. June I2.-Wire-
aess telegraphy played prominent
part in the saving Of the crew Of the
Cunarder slavonia, which today is a
Total wreck two miles southwest Of
Flores island. The wireless feat Of
1he steamer Republic was equaIed. if
not exceIled.
The steamer Princess Irene was 80
miles away when the thrilling call.
&C Q D." was picked Up. Immediately
upon the receipt Of the messa sc Of
distress the operator flashed back his
answer and learned the location Of the
stricken ship. The Princess Irene has
, -ened st fun speed 10 the rescue and
every body on the Slavonia was saved.
HAsTENS TO RESCUE
II was shortly before midnight Of
Wednesday. June 6, that the wireless
distress signal was received on board
the Princess irene. The operator i'm
nediately answered and received a
message in reply saving that the Sla-
Tonia was ashore. gave her location
and asking the Princess Irene to come
10 her assistance.
AT this time the Princess Irene was
1S0 miles distant from the Slavonia.
Her course was changed and she went
ahead fun speed. Is knots an hour, 10
the esignated location. two miles
southwest Of Flores island.
The Princess Irene arrived at the
side Of The Slay0nia Thursday after
noon All Thursday night was taken
up with the transfer. and the 10 pas
sengers. men, women and children,
were ou board by daylight The trans
fer vas made without single acct
Gfuf
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
ALTAR CLOTH AND
CASH BOX STOLEN
Robber Leaves Sacred Orna-
ments on Post After Taking
Money and Trimmings

SAN LEANDRO. June 12.-The Por-
tuguese colony at Ashland. a small
town three miles from this place. is
greatly excited over an outrage com
mitted Thursday night. when a thief
robbed the home of A. s Caldera of
the sacred ornaments and part of the
fund attendant upon the yearly Holy
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Jack" Binns Gets Medal

NEW YORK. June 12-"Jackv Binns.
the wireless operator whose &C. o. ID. =
brought such quick relief TO the White
Star steamship Republic when IL was
rammed of Martha's Vineyard. Mass,
by the steamer Florida. has received a
gold life saving medal voted 10 him BY
the French government for his heroic
work 0u that occasion of disaster The
medal was presented last night through
the French embassy at Washington.
Binns is now giving q demonstration
Il wireless telegraphY at an amusement
park al Coney island.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
a. NnRRrs HoNE soIn-Rerkclor-

OLD MORRIS HOME soLD-BerkcIcy. June
f2.-1he old Norris home At the corner Of
Spruce and Eunice streets. one of the most ims
porfant residences in North Berkeley. has been
purchased from its former owner Mrs. J. b.
Morris. by Brigadier General Henry +. Moves.
T. $. A.. retired. who intends to make Berkeley
his residence. The Old residence will be com
pletelv remodeled before the Old warrior and his
famiiT move IN
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
We Can show You

Where you are losing money bs not
using The Calls want ads for renting
your vacant rooms Phone Kearny S6
for the "ad man" to call. and we viii
soon have your house filed
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13

ALAMEDA GIRL ENTERTAINs- Alameda.
June I2-Miss Minnie Guinness Of this city is
chaperoning party Of six young women, re-
cent graduates Of irving institute at Monte Rio.
The members OF the party Misses Eikeren-
kaifer Miss Lucille Bell. Miss Jessie Clyde Miss
FIudberg and Miss Gertrude Eakle.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
MEN IN SUBMARINE
MAY Be LIVING
Slight Hope Entertained That
Twenty Victims From Rus
sian Navy Can Be Saved

SEBASTOPOL, June 12.-Hope al
though ii is slight, is entertained that
20 men who went down in the Russian
submarine Kambala. which was sunk
in collision with the bataeship Rosti-
slav during maneuvers last night, are
stin alive
Desperate efforts are being made by
the officers and men OF the Black sea
feet, with the assistance of divers and
salvage workmen from SebastopoI to
raise the submarine before the i'm
prisoned men succumb to the vitiated
air
ADMIRAL TAKES CHARGE
Admiral Bostrem, commander of the
naval forces in the Black sea, has taken
personal charge of the pontoons. one of
which is equipped with a powerful
hoisting crane. assembled at the scene
of the catastrophe.
All through the afternoon divers and
technieians were busy in an endeavor TO
fasten chains around the hull. which
lies in an awkward position. about 2S
fathoms down, in order to haul it to
the surface. So far their efforts have
not been successful, but reports reach
ing shore indicate that there IS a
good chance of raising the boat. Ap-
parently the submarine was not crushed,
as had been feared.
SUNK IN MANEUVERs
The submarine lotilla was conduct
ing a series of night maneuvers
against the battleship squadron with
the idea of forcing an entrance into the
harbor when the accident occurred.
During the operations the Kambala,
upon which was Captain Bielekoff. the
commander of the hotilla and in charge
Of the maneuvers. unaccountably left
her course and swung across the
bows of the battleship Rostislav.
The two vessels collided and the sub
marine sank instantly in % fathoms OF
water The commander OF the sub
marine, Lieutenant Aquilonoff, was on
deck at the time Of the accident. He
swan and was saved but Captain Bic
lekoff, Midshipman Tuchkoff, warrant
officer and Il members of the crew went
down.
The Kambala-the word in English
means "fiounder'-was OF $50 tons and
constructed on the German type.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13

LOCAL MEN GET COMMISSIONS Berkeley
June I2.-Word hes been received that j. Gar
asche ord a graduate of the Berkeley high
school with the class OF 1905 and Edward f.
Everts of Oakland have graduated With high
honors from West Point military academy and
ants.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Passengers Are Landed

HORTA. Azores islands June 12=
The steerage passengers and crew Of
the Cunard line steamer Slavonia,
which was wrecked Of the Azores ISL
Ends have been landed at Nelas. on
Flores island. The IIO cabin passen-
gers We're taken on board The North
5erman Lloyd liner Princess Irene and
viii be taken by that vessel to Gfbral-
Rr.
Few details Of the loss OF the Cunard
Hner Slavonia of Flores island have
3een received here. The steamer sp-
7arently was wrecked yesterday, but
.he time OF the disaster has not been
definitely ascertained. She grounded
tzvo miles of the coast
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
AH Passengers Saved

a IBRALTAR, June 12.-The agents
81 The steamer Slavonia have received
g dispatch concerning the news that
ill rhe passengers were saved. Several
Df them. however, We're slightly in
lured, according TO this dispatch, while
being transferred TO the other liners.
The Princess Irene Is expected here
Monday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01

came nearly blind, but who was Obliged
to earn money. started out selling hfle
grade Of antiseptic soap good Tor sham
npoing. She added baking powder
which she manufactured herself, then
fine face powder. then flavoring extracts,
md SO on until she had list OF about
twenty articles, for which she took or
dcrs.
She started out early in the morning
and carried her heavy satchel herself
She could only sec well enough to know
her way about the streets, and could
not readily distinguish faces She was
sweet. gcntlewoman, and always eheei .
fnl When her trade grew, she helped
other women needing money BY making
thcm her agents and employing them %
help her manufacture her goods. Ssy
eral hops asked her 70 put her goods
N their stock and lei them sell on com
tnission. but She preferred g keep
things Ia her ovn hands She did not
efow rich. bur she kept the home to.
oe.hef. helped educate her brothers aud
sisters and several other women to get
start