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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
Suburban Brevities
WILL. Holm Y

WILL HOLD WHIST PARTY-oaklapd. Feb
6-The Illinois Golden Rule whist club will meet
February 10, at SIS O'Clock.
REGENTS TO MEET-Berkeley Feb. e.-The
regular meeting OF the regents OF the university
San Francisco Institute of Art, California and
Mason streets, Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
FIREMAN KICKED BY HoRsE-oakland
Feb. 6.-John ]. Meyers. a fireman, had two
ribs broken today by vicious horse belonging to
the fire department. Meyers was given surgical
treatment at the receiving hospital. He lives at
FOUND GUILTY OF LIBEL-oaklsnd. Feb
6.-Gabor Hegyi, a manufacturersof Los Ange-
les, found guilty of criminal libel against
patent in the police court this morning Hegyi
charged with circulating a letter attacking
Miiier's character and his right to the patent
HENRY COUSTIER DIESLAIameda Feb
Henry Coustier died this morning at the home
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Marius Coustler
243S Webb avenue. He was native OF France
% years OF age. and the brother OF Louis
Marius, Adrian and Bertha Coustier. His fn-
neral will be held Monday morning from ST
Joseph's church.
CLERK FACES FOUR CHARGES Oakland
Feb 6--Four charges OF misdemeanor embezzle-
ment have been preferred against +. Bacgalupi
plant of his employers. Rentzau Brothers. com
mission merchants. Numerous small peeulations.
aggregating about 500. are attributed to Baci-
TO LECTURE AT BERKELEY-Berkelev
Feb. 6.-Judge Everett j. Brown Of the stserIor
court OF Alameda county, Lyman Allen Of this
city, l.. FL. Jacobs, lecturer OF law OF the
faculty of the university and L. Payson are
announced the speakers for the mass meeting
which the Berkeley league OF justice will hold
In Odd Fellows hall. in Addison street. next
Monday night.
PIONEER ENGINEER DIEs-San Mateo. Feb.
6.-R. I. Thwaits, proprietor Of the Union hotel.
died suddenly at that place this morning from
| intestinal trouble. Thwaits. who is survived by
| wife and son. was go years OF age and was one
of the pioneer locomotive engineers OF the south
ern Pacific previous 10 taking up the hotel bust
ness He at time conducted the Eurek a
hotel in San Jose
SUES GAS CoMPANY-Redwood City Feb. G
/ Suit has been fled by the East San Mateo land
company against the Pacific gas aud electric
company to recover damages in the sum of $50
/ 600. The East San Mate0 land company is the
owner OF large tract Of land the outskirts
of San Mateo. and the complaint alleges that the
electric corporation has erected poles and strup,
wires the property Of the plaintiff. 10 its
damage.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH
INVENTED BY CHINESE
Orientals Say New System Eas-
lily transmits Messages

OAKLAND. Feb. Gee Yuen, Chi
nese living in this city, has publicly
entered on the career of a scientific in
vestigator with his declaration that he
and his partner, also Chinese, have
invented wireless telegraph, and are
working on a wireless telephone.
Gee Yuen asserts that their tele-
graph is capable of transmitting a
message between Oakland and the
Faral1ones and he says their telephone
conveys sound with sufficient distinct
ness to demonstrate that it is con-
structed on feasible plan.
The two Chinese experimenters have
Congregational mission. Ninth and
Webster streets. Gee Yuen says that
the electrical lighting apparatus in the
place was installed by him, and that
he built the motor by which it is
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
NEAR DEATH FROM
TWO MONTHS FEAST
Wealthy Woman SteadfastIy
Refuses to Take Food

OAKLAND, Feb. 6.-This is the fifty
eighth day since Miss Nellie Mosher of
5ss Sixty-third street commenced TO
fast and she is near the end, according
10 the physicians in charge of the
unique case. and they have expressed
the greatest surprise that she has been
able TO sustain life without a morsel of
food passing her lips for nearly two
months.
For the last week the patient has
been in a comatose condition, only re-
gaining consciousness at intervals.
Four brothers who have cared for her
for nearly two months and a sister are
awaiting the end at the bedside.
According to Dr. NJ NJ. Rowley, Miss
AIosher has softening of the brain,
which developed a few months ago. She
is a woman Of wealth and commenced
70 give her property away with a lavish
hand.
Her family sought the reason of her
strange behavior, but were still more
astOunded when she declared that she
intended to fast for the rest of her life.
She has remained true to her promise
and when attempts have been made to
pass nourishment through her lips she
awakens from her state of coma and
resists. Although In her fifty first year
she has a wonderful vitality. The case
is pronounced by DR.. NJ. NJ. Rowley to
be without precedent in the annals Of
the medical profession.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
PAWNED RING TO
PAY FIRST RENT
Mrs. George Weber Replies to
Husbands Statements.

OAKLAND, Feb. 6.-Pawning her en-
gagement ring to pay their first months
rent and returning numerous articles Of
jewelry to the dealer when she learned
that the donor, her husband. had not
paid for them, Mrs. George Weber
said that she had documentary evil
dence to prove that Alfred Weber had
not supported her or provided a home.
Mrs. Weber is preparing to refute
charges of extrava gance and riotous
living which Weber made in answering
her suit for divorce. She denies that,
with the aid of her mother, Mrs. S. H.
Bosthow, that she had dissipated a
small fortune which he inherited.
Weber's latest assertion, that he
would condone her alleged faults if
she would return to him, brought { a
strong statement from his wife
Il would die before 1 would live with
Mr.. Weber another day." she said.
Weber said he was a member of
Elks' lodge No. 1 of New York city.
but the secretary, replying to our in
quiry, stated that he was unknown
there. Instead of being a high class
businessman 1 know Weber to be an
expert beer bother. And he won't
work at that trade.
w z HdQ 10 move ITOul ScNSTdl pldCeS
because the rent was unpaid. The
first time / pawned my engagement
ring to raise money. At one place he
had a fight with the landlord and in
jured the landlords mother when she
interfered. AT another place Mr.. Weber
tore the woodwork outside the window
in an effort to connect our lights with
some wires there so the light bill
would be less. We had to move when
they found what he had tried to do.
He said l had my picture taken In
pajamas, but he proposed the pictures
and consented TO the whole arrange
ment as an evenings fun.
My mother also paid for my trous-
seau and has the receipt for it,
Attorney George de Cola, represent
ing Mrs. Weber, will ask to strike out
from Weber's answer many of the
charges made against her, on the
ground that they do not constitute an
answer and that they were intended
only to humiliate her
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
DARWIN'S MEMORY
WILL BE HONORED
University Professors to Speak
at Hnudredth Anniversary

BERKELEY, Feb. "a centenary
celebration to commemorate the one
hundredth anniversary Of the birth of
Charles Darkin will be held in South
hall on the campus Of the university
Friday evening. February II, at s
o'clock.
The celebration follows closely upon
the lecture recently given before the
philosophical union by Dr. David Starr
Jordan of Stanford university, who said
8 week ago that after so years quib-
bling Of scientists and others, the
biologist was back again to the start
ing point as laid down by the great
master and that in its essentials Dar-
winism was still true
Prof. w. Z. Ritter, head of the de-
Partment Of zoology Of the university,
will speak on the subject of 'Darwin's S
Probable Place in Future Biology
John Graham Brooks the eminent So
ciologist. who is delivering a course Of
lectures before the students, will talk
on tSome Sociological Uses OF Darwin S
Name: Prof. Harry A Overstreet of
the department of philosophy of the
university will discuss The Philo-
sophical Significance of Charles Dar-
win"
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
LAWYERS TACTICS
SCORED BY JURIST
Attorney John G. Quiniand Is
FIayed by Judge.

OAKLAND, Feb. 6.-'It is this kind
of practice which as much as any other
brings the courts of this land and the
1T Is more than a technical offense
when an attorney instructs a woman to
disobey an order of court and has her
attend conference held in some law
office rather than to attend the court
as she has been ordered to.
1T is more than technical offense
for an attorney to disregard a court
order and absent himself"
With these words Superior Judge
Everett J. Brown concluded a repri-
mand administered to Attorney John
c. Quinlan of San Francisco, for whom
bench warrant was issued yesterday.
Quinlan had petitioned for hearing
on writ of habeas corpus, but re-
mained away at the appointed hour.
Quinlan attempted to explain today.
Quinlan sought to secure the custody
of Mary Gertrude Tompkins, 3 years of
age, for her father. Clarence Tompkins
Tompkins said that the child's aunt,
Mrs. Mary Goicovich. had the child and
refused to give her up. Tne woman
was ordered to bring the child into
court Friday, but disobeyed, as she said,
on advice of her attorney. She was
held blameless.
Quinlan explained that an attorney
for Mrs. Goicovich had arranged a con-
ference and that Quinlan was in doubt
whether Mrs. Goicovich would attend
the conference or appear in court. He
said that he had gone to the confer
ence and had asked another attorney to
attend court to watch for Mrs Goico-
vich's appearance He confessed that
in his own opinion he had committed
a technical offeuse when Judre Rrowr
interrupted and informed Quinlan that
the offense was not technical, but was
a gross lack of respect for the court
AS Quinlan reported settlement in
the trouble over the child the habeas
corpus proceedings were dismissed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
BRUTAL MURDER
STIRS CALCUTTA
Women Buy Revolvers When
Girls Body Is Found in
Compartment on Train

P. E. Moore and P H. Moore Ameri-
can missionaries who have been sta
toned in Assam for many years and
who arrived yesterday on the liner
Mon golia. say that the present unrest
in India has been stirred up largely
by the native and Eurasian lawyers in
Bengal, who suffered heavy loss of
business by the partition of Bengal,
which removed the litigation of 25.OOO,-
600 people from the jurisdiction of Ben
gal to the courts of Assam.
Calcutta, when they left there. was
stirred by the brutal murder of a
young English girl, Miss Taylor. who
was on her way to Multan to be mar
ried. Her lifeless body was found in
an apartment of the tfain on which she
was travelling. Two Eurasians. one
of them an Inspector in the employ of
the railroad company, were under ar
rest charged with the murder when the
missionaries left Calcutta.
The day after the arrest, said the
Moores. every revolver for sale in Cal
cutta had been bought and the pur-
chasers in most cases were white
women. Inc men WHO dlLdCheu anu
later cut the throat of Miss Taylor
had gained access to the carriage In
which she was travelling by walking
along the footboard outside the car.
After the murder the fOOtboards were
removed from all passenger cars In
that part of India.
The caste line in India is fading,
according to the Moores, and at Y M.
C. A. entertainments in Calcutta Hin
dus and Mussulmans take refresh
ments together, a thing unheard of in
India not many years ago.
P. E. Moore is a famous hunter OF
big game and killed IS tigers during
his stay in India.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
HOTALING TO COMPETE
WITH PROFESSIONALS S
Will Take Roles of Brutus and
Cassius i'm Julius Caesar"

OAKLAND, Feb. 6-An interesting
alienation by which Richard NJ.
Hotaling, the San Francisco clubman,
will be brought into strong contrast
with two seasoned professionals has
been arranged by Manager II. w.
Bishop of Ye Liberty theater for the
second week of the special engage
ment. The play will be Julius Cae-
sar," and Hotaling will take the roles
of Brutus and Cassius. Alternating
with him will be E. l.. Bennison and
George Friend
The presentation of Julius Caesar"
will, perhaps. be the most elaborate of
the four plays selected for the Hotal-
ing season. Hotaling has never before
played either the character of Brutus
or Cassius, but he has studied them
deeply.
In the cast will appear George P
Webster in the title role. Miss Isabelle
Fletcher will play Portia, and Caesars
wife will be portrayed by Lillian Ell
lott.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
DETECTIVE HODGKINS
RECEIVES COMPLIMENT
Police Commission Commends
Officer Shot for Bravery

OAKLAND, Feb. 6.-Detective st.
Clair Hodgkins, former chief Of the
Oakland police force, who was shot
while attempting to capture j. B. Cliff
ton, a desperate ex-convict, last Tues
in a resolution adopted by the board of
police commissioners this morning. The
resolution also expressed the board S
qualification that the detectives
wounds had not proved more serious.
Four regular policemen were ap-
pointed by the board this morning.
They are M. j. Schmidt, A. B. Stebbins,
c. r. Hunt and l. H. Brockman.
All of these men have been connected
with the police force for some time,
Hunt and Brockman as acting regulars
and Schmidt and Stebbins as special Of
ficers.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
SLEUTH BRIGADE FAILS
TO LOCATE LOST PHONE
Police Believe Instrument Was
Stolen During Absence

BERKELEY. Feb. ga missing tele-
phone, young society woman and a
corps of detectives from the police and
telephone company's offices figured in
a comedy of errors yesterday amid the
removal of furniture from the home of
Mark r. Daniels, an engineer, living at
2511 Webster street.
The police and telephone sleuths ar
rived in search of phone Berkeley
4S31" Tt was missing Mrs. Daniels
was busy packing. The telephone
could not be found and Wire Chief M.
Z. Flores gave the matter up. The
telephone can not be found,"-he report
ed to his superior.
I'VE have not been able to find it,"
declared the police.
Mrs. Daniels finished her packing TO
the tune of the gumshoe sounds of the
sleuths hunting for the lost phone.
1t is the theory of the police that the
Daniels home was entered during the
absence of its owner and the phone
stolen from the wall.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
SIGNOR DECLARED
VICTIM OF DRUG
Physician and Attorney Say
Confessed FOrger Is UnreIi-
able and Mentally Weak

OAKLAND, Feb. 6.-That Frederick
B. signor took strychnia in large
quantities daily and that the drug
might have affected his mentality was
the gist OF testimony given by three
witnesses today in Judge Browns
court
Signor was indicted on eight counts
for forging the.name of James A. Muir
ray TO notes and drafts for a total of
SSs0.OO0, which were left in the pos
session of William G. Henshaw, a
banker of this city.
Signor pleaded guilty of two counts,
and Judge Brown asked more light on
the circumstances of the case and
upon Signor.s assertion that his nerv-
Gus condition had made him irrespon-
sible. Signor was represented by At
torney r. N. Fitzgerald.
EXPERTS As WITNESSES
DR.. o. d. Hamlin of this city and
DR.. c. N Cooper of San Francisco were
called as expert witnesses Attorney
Edward T. Cooper, brother of DR..
Cooper, related experiences which he
had had as Signor's legal advisor.
DR.. Hamlin examined Signor at the
county jail dl tic lcQucSl u OlSlIlCl
Attorney Donahue. He reported that
Eignor took strychnia in quantities
that would have been poisonous to a
man unaccustomed to it The effect
Of the drug was a constant irritation of
the nerves. which might react upon the
brain. Though confirmed neu-
rasthenic, DR.. Hamlin gave it as his
opinion that Signor knew the difference
between right and wrong
PRONOUNCED UNRELIABLE
Dr. Cooper said that he first treated
Signor in 1906 and regarded him as
thoroughly unreliable. due TO a lack
OF development in the upper parts of
the brain.
DR.. Cooper said that Signor's father
had acquired the habit Of taking
Etrychnia at a mature age.
~Signor often made appointments
with me-" said Attorney Cooper,
(which he forgot about and which he
did not seem to remember having made.
He was absentminded, made misstate-
ments without any reason or object,
and did things without reason. re-
garded him as thoroughly unreliable
and Of a defective mental makeup"
Attorney Fitzgerald asked a con-
tinuance In order further to prepare
his case. William c. Henshaw and
Tyler Henshaw. his brother, were in
court, but were not called.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
GIRL DEBArERs TO CONTEST

BEnkELEY, Feb. 6.-The debating
ciety of the Berkeley high school,
which viii meet team of the COM
mercial high school of San Francisco
March has been selected as follows:
Florence Gates, Grace Jones and Zella
Hendricks. The team will debate on
the affirmative side of Resolved, that
the sentences imposed by Justice
Wright of the. supreme court of the
district of Columbia on Gompers,
Mitchell and Morrison were justifiable."
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
The California Promotion Committee

THE State Central Organization Organized IN
l902-An assOcia tiOn for the commercial and
Industrial DEVELOPMENT or California;
PROMOTIONS The act OF promotion. advance
ment. encouragement Century Dictionary.
The committee has for Its object the PRO
MOTleG OF California's interests. It has moth
Ing to sell 1t fosters all things tending to the
ADVANCEMENT OF California IL Is an author
ity on all matters relating TO California IL EN-
COURAGES the establishments OF new industries
aud fosters those already established. II Invites
desirable immigration 1t presents the oppor-
tunities and needs OF all delds Of business aud
professional activity. It Is supported By popular
subscription and makes no charge for any serv-
ice rendered II has affiliated with Il 200 CON-
mercial organlzati OF the state. with a CON-
bined membership OF than 10000 Meetings
OF Representatives OF these organizations are
held semiannually IN different parts OF the state.
where mafteers OF California interest dis
cusSed. Headquarters OF the committee are
maintained IN California building. Union square.
San Francisco. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
POISONER is AGAIN
BUSY AT LARKSPUR
Two Valuable Dogs Die From
the Effects of Strychnine

LARKSPUR, Feb. 6.-The animal
poisoner whose acts aroused the people
here some months ago has again re-
suIned his work and two valuable
dogs belonging to Town Marshal ]. f.
Nrnrpty and Constable Albert la Cornic
are dead from strychnine-
Both animals. spaniels, were found
in the street early. this morning in
few minutes. but Murphy called in the
assistance of DR.. W. o. Mills and to-
gether the men worked for several
hours in vain effort TO save the other
unfortunate dog
over 100 dogs have been poisoned in
Iarkspur and the immediate vicinity
during the last six months, besides hve
valuable horses belonging TO the
Dougherty lumber company.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
THIEF POSES AS INSPECTOR

OAKLAND. Feb. 6.--Posing as an in
thief gained admittance to the home
of Mrs. H. ID. Cahill at 954 Chestnut
street yesterday afternoon and stole
two gold rings and a gold watch. A
peddler sold ]. c. Stuart of Thirty
eighth street and Telegraph avenue two
sacks purporting to contains beans yes
terday. When Mrs. Stuart opened the
sacks to get some beans for dinner she
found that both were filled with refuse
and sweepings
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
DR.. TOM Wal TONG

613 Clay ST.. Oakland, Cal.
The Chinese Celebrated
Tea and Herb Doctor.
/ cure all kinds Of dis
Eases without operation
and produce satisfactory
results quickly. My fee
FOR examination Is reason
able. No detention from
social or business duties
while under treatment.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
PLAN NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL

new public school building, to cost not
less than $50 900, have been received by
the school trustees. They call for IA
exit to the school grounds. The trus-
tees will submit bond issue call to
the voters.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
HAS MANIA FoR DRILL

OAKLAND, Feb. 6.-Two heavy
bronze medallions of saints and a
heavy bronze crucifix of the Russian
were found on Louis Mishirka, labor
er, arrested as insane today Mishirka
was found trying to crawl under seat
in Key Route train. He was said to
have mania for military drill and
to have stood at attention for hours at
6 time after violent drilling. He will
be examined MondaLv
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
REPuRLIcANs oRGANIzE

OAKLAND, Feb. 6.-The republican
city central committee organized to-
night for the municipal campaign at a
meeting which was held at the head
lowing officers were elected: Chair
man, f. W. Bilger, reelected. first vice
chairman, A. H. Breed. second vice
chairman, Frank NJ. smith: secretary.
Joseph L. Coughlin; assistant secretary.
John Stewart: treasurer. William NJ.
Fftzmaurice. The committee Will meet
regularly Wednesday evenings. Cam
paign committees were named.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

PIONEERS RELICT DIES-Berkeley. Feb. 3.
Mrs. Rose Bauml Fischel. relict OF the late 81
mon Fischel, who was pioneer OF this city.
died this afternoon at her home. 20S3 Lniver-
sity avenue. at the age OF "a years. She had
lived In Berkeley FOR the last 80 years. The
children who survive Mrs d. NJ. Schoenfeld
OF San Francisco. Mrs. NJ. Wach. Charles Fischel
and Mrs. ID. r Roth Of this city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

The first issue OF the National
Guardsmen's Magazine Is to appear
February Is under the supervision OF
a board of directors composed OF Adju-
tant General Lauck. Brigadier General
Roster and Major Mathewson. OrmO
Deutch Is editor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
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THE ASBESTOS SOCIETY OF SIN
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Readers of 'oThe Houseboat on the Styx" will
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FROM OUT OF THE WEST. BY Hen
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the work will be one of peculiar interest. Price
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TWIN STAIRS. By J. B. Ellis. A de-
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NORTON HARDIN; OR THE KNIGHT
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ARROWS OF AMBITION; A RO-
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Lovers of romances in which there a founda-
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