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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
.SALOONIST ACCUSED
|. BY CUTLER SET FREE
Johnson Pleads Sctnlitz De-
cision of Supreme Court
for His Client

The jury fmpaneled to try Carl E
Ritter. a saloonman. on charge of
bribing Police Commissioner A. d. Cut
Ter acquitted him yesterday after four
and a half hours deIIberation. The
verdict followed a mercf1ess excoria-
ton Of Cutler by Hiram w Johnson.
Rftters attorney.
Using with consnmrnate mastery an
the weapons Of the rhetorician-4-sar-
casm, denunciation. ridfcgle, Wit and
pathos-Johnson, In an address Of a
little more than an hour, brought the
jury to believe Ritter's story OF the
transaction rather than Cutters Cutler
deliberately trapped Ritter into paying
him the money, Johnson said
PICTURES CUTLER
The lawyer accused Cutler Of sob
bing the saloonman and denounced
him as man eaten up with vanity,
continually at outs with his fellow on
cials and with a crouch against the
whole world
The jury took a vote as soon as il
retired at noon. and then stood to
4 for acquittaL After an adjourn
ment for lunch the Jury resumed its de-
Hberations. The voting was quickly
brought to IL to l. The twelfth man
held out some time, but finally submit
ted. There was an Affecting scene as
Ritter joined his wife.
An interesting feature OF the closing
days proceedings was the reference to
the supreme court decision in the
Schmitz case. According 20 the inter-
probation of that decision by Attorney
Hiram Johnson. who defended Ritter.
and apparently concurred in by Judge
Cook, it is no crime to bribe a member
of any commission created by the San
Francisco charter.
What is good law for e. E. Schmitz,
mayor, is good law for Carl e. Ritter.
saloonman.' exclaimed Johnson. Ny
private opinion of the supreme courts
decision is such that If 1 expressed it
here might be subject to the disci-
Continued PAGE IL. Column
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
SOCIAL
WIFE OF BAR TENDER
GETS S34,750 PACKAGE
Thinks Parcel Christmas Pres
emf. Finds Self He;rass

SAN DIEGo.-Dec 31.-Mrs Bert Gill
bert. wife of a bar tender at the Wal
dorf saloon, received an express pack
age at her home this morning which
she concluded was a belated Christmas
present On opening il she found that
it contained s34,75O in bank notes and
greenbacks of large denominations.
The accompanying letter explained
that it was her share of the estate left
by her uncle, Henry c. Mulligan Of
Quincy, III.
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One Estimate OF Dead Is 30G,>
600, but Official Figure Is
Still ll5,000
Group of Islands in Mediterra.
mean Reported Sunk With
$4,000 inhabitants
Scores of Survivors in Messina
and Reggie May Perish
Before Aid Arrives

ROME, Dec. 3I.-The vita states that
MessIna reports that the Iipzrd ISL
ands, n group OF volcanic islands IN
the Mediterranean near the coast of
Sicily, have disappeared The total
population OF the group numbered
$4,000 and must inevitably have per-
fshed. The minister OF marine h-s
rushed torpedo boat TO ascertain the
facts.
ROME, Dee sI.-FSIz< Victor En-
manuel today visited ali the wrecked
villages along the SIciIInn coast.
everywhere meeting the same scenes
of desolztA0n. Tomorrow he viii vfsls
hamlets In CaIabria.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY ss
FRIDAY. JANUARY 1. 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TODAY

west wind; maximum temperature sc. minimurh
A.
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY Showers; fresh
south wind Page 23
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ONE. Dec 5I.-Estlnzees oe
the death rall ot rhs earth
quaAs now cease 70 concern
the Italiar people. T. -
enough to know that the catas-
trophe is overwhelming. Figures
wo1ld add nothing to the grief OF the
stricken nation. nor move to greater
efforts those upon whom the work o.
relief and regcue has fallen
Every channel open TO the govern
meut has been utilized to this end. and
other nations have been quick to cone
to its assistance. even before the cry
for aid went up shiploads Of fugftives
have been carried out of the stricken
zone to Naples. Palermo, Catalina AMI
other ports, and, according to the min
lister OF marine. rescue vessels to the
number OF 2S are now centered m the
strait OF Messina and 5.OOo soldiers ara
being landed on the coasts
Thousands Starving
Most important OF all now Is the
question OF the living. Thousands 81
those who escaped the falling walls
and the sweep OF the tide are starving
and without clothes or shelter. They
can not long survive their surerfrgs.
The thought has been to carry food
and covering for those helpless people.
and it has been decided by the govern
ment to send neet of immigrant
steamers TO transport them to other
places
The latest reports received at Rome
state that there have been many IN
termfttennt shocks following the first.
to which the greater part OF the de-
sructton Is attributed The Rr1rish
wzrshfp Minerva reported by wireless
to Malta that tive severe shocks &C
Cured at Meszina last night
Professor Ricco. director Of the db-
servatory at Mount Etna, says that
his instruments recorded AZ distinct
shocks after the first. but that DIR
fng the last IA hours the Instruments
had heen almost motinnLess-
Ena and Strcmhon are now quiet
and he Is certain that the earthquake
was not Of vuhanic but geological orr
gin. similar to that OF 17S5-
Ambassador Gr1scom win leave here
tomorrow and viii proceed to Meszfnzs
and other places in the south ON am
italian warzhip In search OF informa-
tion concerning missing American
travellers
Horrors Are Increased
The horror OF the situation at Mes
sina and Reggie grows with ev--y
fresh dispatch One OF the correspond
ents places the death roll throughout
the entire territory as high as 500. 600.
but this appears TO be extreme. 9th
ers make their outside estimates 20O.-
600. but the Official estimate as made
by the minister Of marine stin holds
to 115.ooo.
Relief expeditions that have been
making their way 10 Reggie have en-
countered tremendous Instructions all
along the route. They report rs pro-
vincial villages beside those already
mentioned in CaIabria as having been
completely ruined. This would indi-
cate that the earthquake did not con-
fine it's work of havoc TO the coast
What has become Of the Inhabitants OF
these villages is not known. Those
that were left alive after the dsstruc-
tion of their homes doubtless Joined
the great army of refugees seeking
safety or have fallen by the waysids
CaIabrian Coast Twisted
The Calabrian coast for 80 miles kas
been torn and twisted. From Bagnara
to Reggie, a distance OF 25 miles. the
country is half demolished. Assistance
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HAIL NEW YEAR,
REJOICING THAT
CITY is REBORN
San Franciscans Celebrate Rebuilding of
City and Jubilation Excels Those
of All Past Years

the acclaim Of such greeting has known bor
Nineteen Hundred and Nine has been born
10 travail wear in
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Continued an Page II. Column
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~ ONE. Dee 5I--Estfmzees ce
the death rell ot Tbs earth
quake now cease TO concern
the ILaIiar nsonIc- =. =
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GAY rexels. in FILLMORE street shows distric
retains It's popnlsrits. Page {
New Years eve celebration marked BY re
ioicing over rehabilitation of city and return o
business to downtown district. Page
Elaborate parade is feature Of celebration il
the Mission district. Page
CITY
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CONTINUED on PAGE 3, COLUMN 4
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01
GRAFT
NEW YEARS

E. A. S. Blake. convicted of attempt to bribe
a Ruef juror. is sentenced to serve four years in
San Qaentin. Page "a
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06
THE UP-TO-DATE CORN GROWER.

II douht~d
oldtaaii"H~ri t~t-h'
nplr Va
to r~adM "a
guilty. has ~~n to ~ra
tao buy too you npt wh~n
wh~r folly
ga n thr IL
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06

~as..fs.s.8 ssst.rsHsn nutsrFtfFf 20 @aF
=. 81, tk,gf .-nH h. Etuh. lniuA -.
.~x.syst.. enaA rs4h DAg -4aAStas t.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-08
Tho Plants Eyes.

The eyes Of a plant are in the
leaf. The upper and lower sur
faces of leaves are covered by a
thin, transparent skin, which in
many cases can be peeled off easily.
When examined under the micro
scope this skin is seen to consist of
innumerable compartments, or cells,
many thousands of which are found
on a single leaf. They contain
clear, watery sap, and their shape
Is such that they behave like or
dinary convex or plano convex
lenses, the rays of light which fall
upon them being converged and
brought to focus in the substance
of the leaf. According to Professor
Haberlandt, these cells enable the
plant to perceive the difference be-
tween light and dark and set up a
stimulus which results in the move
ment of the leaf into such posi-
ton that it can obtain the maxi
mum amount Of light.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-08
Curious Prayers.

OF curious prayers writer says:
81 have heard a layman utter this
petition during his prayer: @ Lord,
be thou with us in our upsittings
and our downrisings'-a variant of
the text in the Psalms, Thou know
eat my downsitting and mine upris-
ing A minister occasionally in
troduced Latin sentence into his
prayer and forthwith proceeded to
translate it. Another minister in
his early days experienced consider
able difficulty with the long prayer
before the sermon. In nonconform-
ist churches this usually occupies
quarter of an hour, but long before
this period had been reached he
was wound up. On one occasion,
while in this dilemma, he startled
his hearers with the words, 'And
now, O lord, I will relate unto
thee a little anecdote p"-London
Standard.
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The BRITISH MUSEUM.
This World Famed Place Owes Its Ex
istence to a Lottery.

No city in the world offers more
curiosities for sightscers than Lon
don, though the places of greatest
interest are miles apart. such as St
Paul's cathedral and Westminster
abbey, the Guildhall and the par
lament buildings.
The British museum is in that
part of the capital known as
Bloomsbury, which at one time was
the abode of the elite, but now is
the boarding house district. This
institution is really the center OF
artistic interest, for it contains one
of the richest and most costly col
lections in the world.
1t is not generally known that
the institution owes its existence
to a lottery. The famous Sloane
collection. worth 100000, was Of
fered to the British government fo1
100000 in 1853, and parliament
voted that the sum should be raised
by lottery, under the auspices OF
the archbishop of Canterbury, the
lord chancellor and the speaker of
commons. This was done and the
required amount raised. Three 9th
er costly collections were obtained
and transferred to the Montague
palace in Bloomsbury, which at that
time was situated on the outskirts
of London. Public interest had
been aroused, and from that time
on patriotic Britons have emptied
their priceless relics into the insti-
tuition.
The British museum has the
largest librarv in the world. 1t re-
quires : five miles of shelving
to house II, books, and there is an
annual inc of 100000 vol
umes.
The ibL-> Aas a Chinese ency-
clopedia consisting OF 5000 vol
umes and an endless amount of val
liable manuscripts. In 1907, when
for the first time in ffty-two years
there was a general housecleaning
in the palace. it took just six
months to do it, at cost of $10,-
000.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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j L0CAL5s ITEMS. q

Most 100 warm for heated ar
gument.
Good advice this weather.
keep cool.
The big watermelons are con-
spicuous by their absence thus
far.
The palmetto fan and the
baseball fan are equally in evi-
dence.
The public is cordially invited
to attend an "ice cream supper"
at the Indlantown Graded school
Friday evening, July 16.
One small tract of land was
sold here Monday-sixty acres,
which was bid in for $l3O by J A
Kelly, Esq, the mortgagor.
The long distance Bell tele
phone station has been removed
from DR. Brockington's drug
store to the Kellahan Hotel.
Superintendent of Education
Mccullough asks that we call
special attention to the notice
"Trustees to Hold Over, in this
issue.
The banks, the dispensary and
most of the stores were closed
Monday in honor of the Fourth"
and a Sa abbath stiffness prevail
ed, Notwithstanding the fact that
it was "first Monday" and sales
day.
Mond lay was the last day that
the board of supervisors of reg
stration are required to be in
their Office prior to the dispens-
ary election in August. A num-
Der of registration certificates
were issued, mainly to expectant
voters on the the new county
ques ton, it is presumed.
There will be preaching next
Sunday at II o'clock a m and
$50 p m at the Methodist church
by the pastor, Rev w A Fairy.
Subject, morning sermon: Heav-
enly Chirography. The evening
sermon will be the second of a
series, a sermon to young men.
Special music by the choir. Ev-
invited.
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lNePERS0NAL: lNePlNAEM vs.

DR. K I Kelley paid a short
visit to Timmonsville this week.
Miss Fannie Barton of Easton,
Md, is visiting Miss Hannah r
Gale.
Mr. H H Boyd, of the Trio sec.
ton, was a visitor in town Sat
urday.
NJ John Davidson of Mere
dith, Fla, is visiting relatives in
town.
Rev L n Chappell of Lake
City spent Monday at the coun-
ty seat.
Mr. WEMcKnight, of the Cades
section, spent the day in town
Monday.
W Eugene Cooke, Esq, of
Scranton had business in town
Monday.
Miss Theo Gregg of Sumter is
visiting the family of Thomas NJ
GilIand, Esq.
Capt William Funk and son,
Lorraine, of Florence. visited rel
atives in town Monday.
Misses May Wilson and Myrtle
Fogarty of Florence are guests
of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs B W Butler.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Sherfesee
and little Miss Louise are visit
ing Mrs Sherfesee's parents, Mr.
and Mrs T NJ Gilland.
Messrs Cecil and Julian Jacobs
came up from Charleston Sum-
day and spent the "Fourth"
with their home folk.
JP McNeill, Esq, of Florence
and j Fred stalvey, Esq, of
Lake City were in town Tuesday
on professional business.
Miss Mamie Montgomery re-
turned home Sunday night from
Wilmington, N G, where she has
been spending some time.
Mr. and Mrs Laurie A Carter of
Mullins returned home Tuesday
from a visit to Mrs Carter's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs H A Miller.
County Treasurer J Wesley
Cook attended the reunion of
survivors of Co I,26th Regiment,
S c V, at Camp Branch last
Saturday.
Mr J H Jenkins of South Bos-
ton, Va, is in town and will buy
tobacco on the Kingstree mar
ket this season for the Imperial
Tobacco Co.
Mr. W J Smiley, one of the su-
pervisors of registration, was in
town Monday. We sympathize
with our friend in the illness OF
his son little Roy,the pet of the
family.
Col J Peter Epps, who will al
ways be zone of the boys, u
whiled away good portion of
the day here Monday with his
friends. The Colonel is always
ready with merry quip and jest
and his cheerful personality is a
good tonic for the blues.
Mr. Louis Jacobs is in Charles
ton this week at the Riverside
infrmary undergoing an opera
ton for cataract of the eye. Mrs
Jacobs and D. G D Jacobs are 4
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Bank Of Lake City, a corporation ere
ated and existing under the laws of
the State of South Carolina, Plain
tiff,
against
D f Motley, Defendant.
To the Defendant, . E Motley
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint in this
action which has been filed in the
office of the Clerk of Court of Common
Pleas and General Sessions for the
County of Williamsburg in the State
Of South Carolina, and to serve copy
of your answer to said complaint on
the subscribers at their Office in Lake
City, S. e., within twenty days after
the service hereof, exclusive of the
day of such service; and if you fail to
answer the complaint within the time
aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action
will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
Dated this July 1st, 1909.
BASS & STALvEY,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
To theDefendant, D E Motley
Take notice that the complaint in
this action, together with the summons,
of which the foregoing is copy. was
filed in the office of the Clerk OF the
Court of Common Pleas and General
Sessions at Kingstree in the County OF
Williamsburg and State Of South Caro-
lima on the 3rd day of July, 1909.
BASS & STALvEY.
7-S-6t Plaintiffs Attorneys.
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with him during t.

with him during t.
deal, and he has ii. {.
sympathy of scores ;ds
here who earnestly At lie
may soon be home a n his
eye-sight fully resi
Mr. W " Barr, Wiz was a
member of the class recently
graduated from the South Caro-
lima Military Academy, stopped
over in town for a brief visit to
his mother and sister on the
way to Green Park, 4 &, where
he goes to take a position as tel
egrapher and assistant hotel
clerk at the Green Park Hotel
during the summer months. Mr.
Barr has been elected principal
of the high school at CrestCn,
in Orangeburg county, for the
ensuing fall term. "Billie' is a
bright and deserving boy and
we shall watch with interest the
successful career that we be-
speak for him in whatever voca-
ton he may elect to pursue.
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Summons for Relief.
Complaint not servea)
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG
Court of Common Pleas.
Bank Of Lake City, corporation ere
ated and existing under the laws of
the State of South Carolina, Plain
tiff,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-15

CLEMENTISE:
pon't try TO make angel food unless YOU
use Gold Medal Flour. BELINDA.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-15
CHURCH NOTICES
-At%-e-e-~a-e-e*ee>%<ee+-$

East End Presbyterian Church Notices.
There will be street meetings con
Quoted at follows this week if the
weather permits: This evening at 7:45
at the corner of May and Bertha
streets, and on Thursday evening at
7:45 at the corner of Hayne street and
Iowa avenue.
The East End Presbyterian Broth
erhood Bible class will meet tomorrow
evening at 7:45 at the home of G. b..
Wright. 131 Iowa avenue. The men OF
the congregation and their friends are
most cordially invited to attend this
class.
The subject of the Wednesday even
ing meeting at the church will be
Works That Prove Vital Christian.
ity." Text, the eleventh chapter OF
Hebrews. This meeting is being well
attended and the spirit and power are
manifested
The Woman's Missionary society
will meet Thursday afternoon at 2: 80
o'clock with Mrs. G. F. Wright, 13l
Iowa avenue. A full attendance is urg-
ad- Every woman Of the congregation
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-15

Wilmington, Del, June 14.-The
most important political development
of the year in Delaware became known
this week when it was learned that T..
Coleman du Pont, president of the du
Pont Powder company, had withdrawn
from the active duties of chairman Of
the Republican state committee Mayor
Horace Wilson of Wilmington has been
appointed vice chairman of the state
committee with full power
While it is given out that the reason
for du Points withdrawal from the
is because of his illness, it is stated
this step is but the forerunner of his
complete retirement from participation
in politics.
1t has been understood for some time
that the officials of the du Pont Pow
der company do not indorse I. Cole
man du Points political ambitions. 1t is
rumored furthermore, that pressure is
being brought to bear upon him to
have him abandon politics. The prim-
airy reason for this is dtse to the fact,
as previously announced, that the n
stitution by the government of the
present suit against the du Pont Pow
der company, for alleged violation OF
the Sherman antitrust law is attrib-
uted to his political activity. In this
connection, it is said, the political as
pirations of Senator du Pont. a cousin
of the state chairman, have likewise
played a part.
The situation, therefore. is of the
utmost Importance as having direct
bearing on the affairs Of the powder
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PRoHIBs TO MEET.
State Chairman Jones Calls Meeting
to be Held in Des Mo!nes June
% and 30.


Perry, June IA. Especially State
Chairman c. Durant Jones Of the Pre-
hibition party, issued call today for a
state conference of Prohibitionists TO
be held in Des Moines Tuesday and
wednesday, June 1890. The "drys'
are making big plans for an aggressive
campaign in Iowa, and it is no secret
that they hope to profit much as a par
ty by the failure of the legislature to
pass the resubmission resolution. A
broadcast invitation is extended to
party workers and others friendly to
the cause, and it is expected that a
large meeting will be held. The new
alliance of reform forces, together
with the organization of the Amend
ment clubs are being carried on by
A. C. Rankin, will come in for it's
share of the discussion. With large
fund of live topics to draw on, 1t Is
expected that the meeting will be
pretty interesting from start to I'M
ish.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-15
HOLD CONFERENCE
Priests of the Ottumwa Deanery Are
Meeting Today With Dean
Hoppman.

A number of priests belonging to the
Ottumwa deanery of the Davenport
diocese, of which the head IS
Dean F. w. Hoppman, rector OF
st. Marys parish, this city, are
assembled here today for the
purpose of holding conference.
There is nothing of unusual import to
come before the meeting, as 1t Is one
Of the semi-annual conferences OF the
deanery which are held with Father
Hoppman Among those who are pres
ent at the meeting is Father William
Guinan of Abba who is very happy
in the possession of handsome pipe
organ in his parish church of st.
Marys, Abba The gift of the organ
was made by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Covne Of Abba, and is a handsome in
strument Of nine stops, and Is
rich in melody and the finer tones.
Father Guinan is receiving the con-
eratulations of his fellow priests on
the generosity of his parishioners, MI
and Mrs. Coyne.
The priests present at the confer
ence are:
Reverend Fathers Thomas Brown
rieg, Melrose; Edward Gaule, Hol'
brook; Patrick Gaule, Georgetown;
William Guinan. Abba; August Houser
Sigourney; James McGillen, Charlton;
Thomas Smith, Lovilia; F. NJ. Nugent
Kinross, and the local priests.
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with is capitalization Of $780,
100000.
T. Coleman du Pont has been i'll for
six months; he has not during that
time attended to any of his duties as
head of the powder company. Although
he sent letter to each member of the
state committee May Is. which, in eff
feet, asked them to approve OF his plan
to appoint vice chairman, the mat
ter was kept quiet until today. After
receiving the sanction of the different
committeeman du Pont May, % APP
pointed Mayor Wilson to the new po-
sition, to take effect at once.
1t was also learned today that last
Tuesday Governor Pennewill and AL
den R. Benson of Dover. treasurer CT
the Republican state. committee and
manager of the committee headQuart-
ers here took luncheon with t. Cole
man du Pont. 1t is said the appoint
ment of the vice chairman was the
foremost topic discussed
When Mayor Wilson was asked to-
night about his new position he de-
clared that although he was given
full power TO act he would not assume