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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10

left Davis County Short.
jefferson Davis county comes up short
on real estate valuations as compared
with the last assessmetnt of land made
in 1906, and this has come to be q regu-
lar condition and to the auditors. de-
partment attaches It is the county that
comes up with an increased realty as
sessment that is a novelty. In 1905
there was land valuation in Jefferson
Davis county of $2,317,O74, while that
lust complcted shows that it has been
reduced to ~$2,174,123, = decrease q
s142,s92.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
Costs S25 to Eat With Taft.

According to the program. mapped out
by the Taft day committee on arrange
ments, the banquet to be given at the
Edwards House November 1 will be a
nine course function, and incidentally the
most complete affair of the kind ever
undertaken in Mississippi. There will be
no complimentary cards sent to any one
in Mississippi, the tickets to be ,distrib-
uted at $25 each, and as there will be
a limited number of seats about the
board, inquiries must be sent to L. B.
Moseley of the invitation committee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
Health Roard Handicapped.

The State Board of Health is having
no easy time enforcing its orders and
getting the cooperation it asks from
various counties, through the medium OF
the county health officers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
WANTED 70 BE SURE.

Look here! Didn't I tell you never
to come around here begging again."
"Yes'm, but I just thought dat I'd
drop around an ask you if you really
meant it,"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10

IN THE SUMNER SEASON
children overindulge in eating fruits with stomach
paihsas ia consequence: mothers should have on hand
Painkiller Perry Davis0. 25c, CSC and SOC bottles.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
For Headache Try HIcks' capudtne.

Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach or
Nervous troubles the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's ~Liquid-pleas-
ant to t~ake-Enects Immediately. 10, Is
and Soc at Drug Stores.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
Farmers Union Grows.

If the increased price of cotton has
had any de~teriorating effect upon the
membership of the Farmers Union In
Mississippi, the officials of that organl-
zation are unable to notice it. Former
experiences with similar organizations
have been that when the members got
what they wanted they quit trying. Tie
officers assert, however, that there has
not only been no falling off in the mem
bership, but that it has steadily increased
during the past few weeks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
The State Fair.

Speaking of the State Fair and the
preliminary arrangements, Manager John
Mckay reports that everything at the
present time points to a very successful
season for 1909, with nearly all the space
contracted for.
1t is expected that the improvements
over previous years will be in the in
creased lines of agricultural and live
stock exhibits, with about the same space
as was devoted last year to mercantile,
manufacturing and liberal arts exhibits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-10
VIII Changes.
Penitentiary Population.

Penlteht1a1y FUpuIdtIUn.
The penitentiary officials report that
they have 1850 %convicts in charge.
Thirty were enrolled the past month.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
FIRE DESTROYS
THREE COTTAGES
Six Families Made Homeless by
An Early Morning Blaze
In P0trerO

Six families were made homeless ana
property valued at $4,000 was de-
stroyed as the result of spectacular
FIRE early this morning that started at
s4S Rhode Island street and spread to
two other houses, illuminating the city
and threatening wide district with
destruction.
The blaze was discovered by Police
man j. j. Casey of the Mission station,
who rushed up the steep hill at that
point. He awakened the people in the
burning house by hurting rock
through the window. The place was
occupied by Stephen Bitovoe. a Rus
sian, and another family, together with
many boarders. The inmates rused out
in their nightclothes. The blaze soon
spread to adjoining houses in Rhode
Island street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
CIGARMEN FAIL
TO SAVE THEIR
SLOT MACHINES
Board Finally Passes Measure
Banishing Gambling De-
vices July |
Owners Make Desperate Effort
to Secure Reprieve Until
January, 1910

The nickel in the slot machines will
be scrap iron after July L.
By an increased vote. 1S to 5, the
board of supervisors doomed them yes
terday. BY nearly. to one Comte's
bill of banishment was finally passed.
despite the desperate efforts of the
cigarmen to get reprieve.
The dealers were ready to agree to
almost everything but extinction. Their
attorney, Walter Bacon, admitted the
machines had become a common
nuisance But the gambling, he said.
had been confined to few and it was
unjust to make 1900 licensees suffer for
the misdeeds of others.
McLeran introduced a compromise
measure to stave off the Conte pro-
hibition. Give the cigarmen to Janu-
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13

The board Of supervisors at its meet
ing yesterday afternoon put an end TO
all quibbling over the water question
and ordered that the construction OF the
Hetch Hetchy system begin forthwith
The board adopted a resolution without
a dissenting vote instructing the city
engineer to commence work. This rsso-
luton will come up next Monday for
final passage. and force Of men will
then be placed in the field.
The matter came before the board in
the form of a report from the public
utilities committee. consisting Of Super
visors Giannini, Murphy and McLeran.
They embodied in their recommends
tions the proposals made last week by
Giannini and City Engineer Marsden
Manson. These include the acquisition
of the necessary land at Lake Eleanor,
the location of canals and power houses.
the establishment OF gauging stations
the selection of the route from the
mountains to the city and the prepara-
tion of the dam. sites To carry out
Inese ptdfS Lnere Is aValdDle the sum
OF 100000 voted in the special bond
election.
The resolution provides first for the
final payment for lands recently OBJ
tained and for the purchase of the pri-
vetely held areas at Lake Eleanor. Ne
gotiations will therefore be resumed
with Ham Har for his Lake Eleanor
holdings. At the same time the pipe
line route will be surveyed and rights
of way secured. IT is believed that
these rights can be obtained for an in
considerable sum.
The line viii run from the Stanislaus
forest reserve across the San Joaquin
valley. up 20 Alameda county. across the
lower end OF the bay and then to San
Francisco by way OF the peninsula.
One OF the most important features
OF the work, which the resolution or
ders undertaken at once. is the prepara-
ton OF the dam site at Lake Eleanor.
The foundation will be cleared and
plans drawn. so that construction may
proceed m the spring of next year.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
MAN DEVELOPS KISSING
MANIA ON SANTA FE TRAIN
Osculatory Tendencies Toward
Women Lead to Jail

BAKERSFIELD. April l2.-Hush
Georghagen. travelling from Albu-
querque to San Francisco on the Santa
Fe. suddenly developed a mania for
kissing the women passengers today
as the train was pulling over the Te-
hachapi mountains. He was subdued
and placed in jail when the train
reached this city He had in his pos
session a letter OF credit for $1,000 on
an Albuquerque bank and s11s in cur
rency and COIN His arrangement is
thought to be temporary and he will
continue his journey tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
BOY KILLED BY LEANING
OUT OF A CAR WINDOW
Lad on Way TO Alum Rock Park
Meets Fatal Accident

SAN JOSE, April 12.-Richard Brown.
ALI year old, while leaning out of
a car window on his way to San Jose
from Alum Rock park yesterday after
noon, was struck in the head as the
car passed into a tunnel and dragged
out OF the car. sustaining injuries
from which he. died shortly after
o'clock this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
ORDER SURVFYSFOR
THE HFTCH HETCHY
Supervisors Direct City Engi-
neer to Go Ahead With New
Water Supply System

By n resolution adopted yesterday the
board OF supervisors ordered the con-
sfruction of the Hetch Hetchy water
system begun. City Engineer Marsden
Manson was instructed to map out the
route of the pipe line from the noun
tains, to locate canals and power sta
tions and to prepare the dam sites. The
first work will be done at Lake Eleanor,
and the force will then be transferred
to the Hetch Hetchy valley.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
SOCIETY WOMEN GREET
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
Mrs. E. H. Hartman and j. p.
Morgan's Daughter Hostesses

NEW YORK. April 12.-Receiver
whitridge of the Third avenue railroad
company today gave a reception to the
8 900 motormen and conductors en-
ployed by the company. Mrs. Whit
ridge and daughters, Miss Anne Nor
gan, daughter of ]. p. Morgan: Mrs.
E. II. Hartman and Mrs. Douglas Rob-
inson. acted as the roads hostesses-
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
STOCKTON PLANS BIG
RAISIN DAY CELEBRATION
Chamber of Commerce Urges
Lavish Window Display

Special Dispdlch to The Sail
STOCKTON. April 12.-Raisin day
will be observed by Stockton.
The chamber OF commerce has re-
quested the merchants to devote as
much display space as possible in
decorating their windows with vines.
The union labor men now have a
quantity on hand for sale and distribu-
tion at the building trades hall, and
every effort will be made to assist
Fresno.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
Machines Graft Devices

'McLeran's bill means special privi-
Iege for a single class" declared P. j.
Healy of the grand jury. He read the
verdict of the Oliver grand jury that
the machines as graft devices had kept
even pace with Schmitz and Ruef Rev.
William Bell held that the cigar trade
needed no special stimulants, but
turned to the moral side of the issue
and asked the board to stand by its
guns for simple decency's- sake.
There must be something rotten in
Denmark" declared Bacon with fine
relevancy, 'or these bankers would
not have signed that petition Bacon
failed to improve his position by say
ing the boards action would be child
ish' to pass Comte's measure.
you represent the cigarmen?" Sl-
pervisor Booth asked him. And you
hold that Comte's bill will Immediately
increase the slot machines by 5oo?"
Bacon answered In the affirmative.
You also are attorney for the east
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
Schools for Gamblers

w nat do you want schoolS TOT
askedtComte, when you have schools
like these at every street corner teach
ing young men to be gamblers? You
speak of 200 more policemen needed.
and say this Compromise measure
would be enforced. 1t would take 500
policemen to begin to enforce it,
McLeran referred to the bankers Pc
tition, asking the board not to banish
slot machines Wed like to know the
grounds the bankers stand on said
Pollok, when they ask this board to
tolerate nickel in the slot devices"
The petition of he Wells Fargo Ne
vada and other principal banks pray
ing for delay was read. 1t set forth
that the saloonmen and the cigarmen
had entered upon long leases at high
rates in anticipation of the revenues
to flow from the use of the machines,
and that to cut them of at one fell
swoop" would work hardship. Bacon
declared it would bring "a panic
James Sweeney referred to the s12.-
100000 annually fed into the machines
by the public, and held that by Comte's
bill "this money will be taken out Of
circulation G. j. MacGregor for the
cigarmen said: ''All we ask Is pro-
long atiou''
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
TELEPHONE KEARNY Sc
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

NESTERDAY-West wind. clear; maximum
temperature. 60: minimum, IS.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair; warmer. With
some fog IN the morning; light south winds.
changing to north. Page 81
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
Graham Follows Flowers

Graham followed the flowers. In size
he is insignificant and his facial con-
tour would fall far short OF taking the
prize OF beauty contest. but the cap
tain could talk He wove a string OF
words around Mrs. Evans. He fetched
out his family relations. He referred
TO dad" Sir John Graham. and mod
estiy accredited himself with few
heroic efforts in the South African
war when. as a captain commanding
company OF the Gordon Highianders.
he headed charge and captured
kopje or two. When he left it was
with the understanding that he was to
call again
Whereupon Captain Graham returned
to the florist from whom he had pur-
chased the flowers and said:
law. BY the way. now that you
know me. could you accommodate me
with a fver for this afternoon
The florist compromised for So. which
the captain pocketed.
Then followed an ardent wooing Of
Mrs. Evans Dursusd in the iatsrizs e
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
Captain Jack" Graham, Self
Styled Heir of English Title,
Has Criminal Record
W0Oer of Former Wife of Naval
Constructor Proves to Be Well
Known Police Character
Stands OF Florist for Flowers
and Hotel for Room With
Tale of Rich Dad
Dispenses With Introduction in
Making Acquaintance of One
Time Navy Belle
GRAHAM'S FAMILY
CONNECTIONS

FATHER. Colonel Sir J. A. Gra-
ham, Melton hall, Rugby,
Eng.
UNCLE, SIR Claude Champion de
CrespIgny, ChamplOa lodge,
Maldou, Essex, Eng.
AUNT, Lady Clarke Jervoise, Sc
Upper Brook street, Mayfair,
London.
HOME ADDRESS, Naval and
Military club, % PfccadIlly,
London. w.
GRAHAM'S POLICE RECORD
John Graham-OeeupntiO nOnes
age, 81; height, 5 feet 91k
inches; arrested September
-, 1907, I'm victoris, B. c.. on
the charge OF obtaining
money under false prefenses;
committed to trial on four
charges. Arrested again I'm
Victoria December m. 1907,
ON the charge of issuing bad
checks; sentenced to six
months hard labor. Arrest
ed In San Francisco January
4. 1909, ON charge OF de-
frauding an INN keeper and
obtaining money under false
pretenses. Cases now pend
ing In police court.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
Shame of Los Angeles Laid
Bare in Testimony Before
the Grand Jury
{. I. EarI's Testimony as to
What Nick Oswald, "Boss of
TenderIOin," Told Him
Allegations That Former Mayor
Harper and Police Were in
Corrupt Combine
Money Paid to Officials for the
Protection OF Vice in the
Southern Metropolis
Especial Dispoioh 10 The Cou]

Los ANGELES, April 12.-1mplicat-
ing former Police Commissioner
Schenck, already indicted. former May
or Harper. former Chief Of Police Kern
and Chief Broadhead as having re-
ceived large sums OF money for the
protection Of vice in the redlight dis
trict. the testimony OF E. T. Earl be-
fore the grand jury was made public
tonight by Presiding Judge James.
This publication OF testimony before
the grand jury is made possible from
the fact that the transcript is to be
fled in another court in the proceed
ings against Nick Oswald, former boss
OF the rediight district. who is ac-
cused OF perjury
Earl testified TO the entire statement
made to him by Oswald, which reve-
lsuon caused Mayor Harper to re-
sign and also caused the resignation
Of former Chief Of Police Kern from
tie board Of public works.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
Mr.. Phipps Also Scores

BY the way, Phipps has won a
physical and mental victory over his
late cook, Mrs. Acuta Williams, a ne
gress, who wanted him arrested on a
charge of battery. Assistant Bond and
Warrant Clerk Kennedy heard both
sides of the story yesterday and re-
fused to issue the warrant.
Mrs Williams averred that after do
ing the cooking for a few days for the
Phipps family she was discharged, and
when she refused to go last Wednesday
until she was paid her wages she was
forcibly elected by Phipps and her
Jacket was torn.
Phipps' side of the case was that the
cook and he disagreed over the amount
OF wages due her and she refused to
leave. taking her seat on her trunk
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
GPAHAM'S POLICE RECORD

In Captain Jack" Graham, suitor for
4 the hand of Mrs. Holden A. Evans.
= former wife of Naval Constructor
Evans OF Mare island. self-styled heir
to an English baronetcy. the police yes
terday discovered a well known Grim
inal character. who served six months
in Jail in British Columbia on the
charge Of passing bad checks.
The police record of Captain" Gra-
ham is as long and as varied as the list
of family names to which he has
claimed kinship. His armorial bearings.
as far as is known to the police Of the
Pacific coast. is nothing more or less
than a ball pendent attached to a chain.
and the records in the city jails show
that more than once has he been deco
rated with the prosaic order of the steel
bracelets
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
Captain" Meets Mrs. Evans

The exposure came as a climax to
series of sensational events woven
around the life OF Mrs. Maude Evans.
Captain Jackie Graham arrived in
San Francisco about the time her
marital troubles with the naval con-
structor were made public and immedi-
ately offered her his help. He had
never formally met Mrs. Evans. but
trife like that did not deter the gal
liant captain" from making his ad-
vances He stormed the position with
a nerve and vim almost 1udicrous in it's
workings. He was at that time penni
less. He had one suit OF clothes And
that needed the handiwork OF a tailor
Nevertheless. he did not hesitate
walking into a florists shop he or
dered a large bouquet OF roses to be
sent up to Mrs. Evans. casually re-
marking when the florist began to edge
toward the cash register that he nvei
in the same house with Mrs. Evans IN
California street and would like 70
have the little bill charged. The fioriss
agreed. The flowers were sent to Mrs
Evans, who, while wondering at the
same procedure. felt considerably fat
tered.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
EDITORIAL

Scandals Of police court justice. Page 22
An eloquent tribute to Prof Boke Page ~
Compulsory religion for the army Page 30
Convincing argument for water supply p. ~
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
RedIight District Monopoly

According to Earl's testimony, Os-
wald related to him how syndicate,
consisting Of Schenck, Harper and os-
wald. was formed TO monopolize bust
ness in the redlight district. The sum
OF $3.50 was TO be paid monthly TO the
chief OF police. Kern, and $3.50 to the
captain, Thomas Broadhead.
Oswald related at length how the
syndicate finally opened the houses in
the tenderloin, how the newspapers
refused TO swallow the bait and advo-
cate segregation OF vice. and how Os-
wald, through the aid of the police,
put Tom Savage, the former redIight
boss, out OF business.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
SUBURBAN

William II. Noy defeats
for mayor Of Alameda, b
the push candidate
beaten.
Loss Of marriage certi6ca
TO have ceremony repeated.
Dog fight at IRE slmo'
students, who attempt
eomrsde.
City council passes resolu
calling for $4,000 expendi
Charges against peace OF
dropped.
Oakland will increase pa
chiefs.
Fire destroys cottage and
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
The Payment of Money

Coming down to the payment of
money, Oswald in his statement 10 Earl,
according to the latters sworn testi-
rnony. said Chief Kern told him Cos-
wald) that $500 must be paid each
month to Kern. and that Kern would
divide this with Harper and Broadhead.
oswald related that this sum was paid
regularly FOR several months, but that
or one occasion when he asked the
mayor II he had received his money the
mayor said that he had got only $3.50.
Oswald said he told the mayor he
should have received $500.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
Says Harper Took Money

Says Harper Took Money
on another occasion, Oswald said. he
thought bis district was about to be
closed, and that he went to the mayors
house to confer with him. On leaving
Oswald told Earl he had given Mayor
Harper $500 in gold. which the mayor
accepted without any hesitancy.
Oswald further told Earl. as Earl
testified, that on one occasion when
Chief OF ice Kern had gone east he.
Oswald. paid a large sum te Captain
Brosdhead and the latter accepted the
money without hesitation. in fact, that
Broadhead had told Oswald that he
needed the money d bad. as he
had ranch to pay for"
Told Harper TO Resign
Earl went on TO tell the grand jury
that after all this information had
become known to him he sent word
10 Harper and to Walter Parker. who
was backing Harper in his fight in
the recall campaign, that Harper must
withdraw. Earl told the grand jurors
that Kern hzstened to resign his ofice
as a member OF the board of public
works, TO which he had been ap-
pointed by Harper in January despite
the protest OF the better class of citi-
zens. Earl said that when Harper
came TO his ONCE TO discuss the revela-
tons made TO Earl by Oswald that
Harper said he was in the hands Of
Walter Parker and that IL Parker told
him 10 resign he would DO so. Later,
presumably on the advice OF Parker.
he did withdraw from the recall ticket
snd also resigned as mayor.
While II is believed that Oswald
while before the grand jury today. cor
roborsted the story he had previously
related to Earl, no indictments were
ret4ned. However It is expected that
enc. or more viii be forthcoming to-
morrow.
Oswald who had been indicted for
perjury. surrendered himself Saturday
night on promise OF immunity. he has
sssz released on $4,000 bail.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13

Continued on PaEe IS. Column 9
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
SPORTS
MARINE

Part OF Indisna's cargo will be saved but
condition Of hull will not be known until divers
make survey. Page 81
LABOR
The Los Angeles building trades want arbItra-
ton board TO settle ell disputes. Page 20
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
coAsT

Corruption OF Los Angeles
officials told in testimony bei
jury.
Rousing reception to be accord
Evans at Stanford.
Suicide Of Major Stanton OF Go
gained notoriety by his matri
sodes.
Hartman secretly opens war o
sends engineers TO reconnoiter terri
vasion Of northwest.
Thomas h Ioper sentenced TO be
brutal murder OF Fresno rancher-
sopoma county teachers institnt
Santa Ross.
Son Bruno Catholic church dedic
Sunday.
Man develops psnia for kissing
train and lands in jail.
Marysvllle committee plans welcol
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13

Continued on Page IS, Column 5
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13

ary l. Let them have two machines
apiece and stop the playback right
away"
Murphy recalled that the city would
lose 100000 revenue and that the days
of making next years $s.ooo,oOo budget
were coming on.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
Trad. with Dependencies.

Statistics OF the Department OF Com
MERGE and Labor regarding the trade
of the United States with its noncon-
tiguous territory make an interesting
study. Commencing with the year
1899. the first after the last acquisi-
ton OF territory, the returns show that
the total of this trade was $4,000, 000,
while for the present fiscal year, esti-
mates based on the eight months
which have expired, 1t will reach $780,
900, 900. This Is exclusive Of gold
brought in from Alaska and other
possessions. The analysis OF the fig
ures present some surprises as to the
source Of the larger items, Porto Rico
leading by a big margin, and OF those
OF any considerable size the Philip
pines make the poorest showing,
Hawaii both taking and sending more
merchandise. The Philippines. how
ever, show a large Increase with each
succeeding year.
The statistics may be taken as a fair
index Of the value of the possessions
from a commercial point of view,
Porto Rico and the Philippines particu-
larly offering an expanding market for
American goods to displace those of
foreign manufacture which now hold
so large a share. Should congress &C
cept the view of President Taft con-
corning pending tariff legislation a
still larger Increase in this trade may
be looked forward to with reasonable
confidence and the prosperity Of the
dependencies more rapidly increased by
selling to the United States, con-
fessedly the best market in the world.