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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
COMMON LAW Wife
IS GIVEN ESTATE
Woman Who Lived With Late
Eugene Demott Is Favored
in Court Decision

The common law wife of the late
Joseph d. Ordish-known for 80 years
to the sporting world of San Francisco
as Eugene Demott-gets the whole of
the San Francisco estate, worth about
$500, under the decision rendered by
Judge Graham yesterday. Ordish
maintained a remarkable double exist
ence. At the postoffice he received let
ters under the name of Ordish. but to
his wife and business associates he
was Demott. He was business manager
for Harry Corbett.
When Mrs. Kate Demott. whom for
2S years he had acknowledged as his
wife,. petitioned the court to have the
property paid her. James Kelley, a
Connecticut nephew of Ordish, opposed
the application on the ground that no
ceremonial marriage had been per-
formed Kelley said he was the only
living relative. Judge Graham holds
that Katie Demott is the widow of the
deceased, having contracted a common
law or contract marriage with him
prior to 1895, in which year such unions
were abolished.
PROMISED CHURCH WEDDING
Katie Demott informed the court that
the decedent always promised to marry
her in a church at some future date.
I'm determining the actual relations
that existed between these parties we
should consider largely their character,
dispositions and education the decision
proceeds
Petitioner was a hard working, in
dustrious woman, but wholly unlet-
u = ~ rfo 70 0t
than petitioner, but possessed of pecu-
liar characteristics. For some reason
upon arriving in San Francisco, he
changed his name from Ordish to De-
mott, concealing his identity from this
woman, who lived with him for 2S
years. He was a very reticent retirin 6
man. conflding in none and seeking the
confidence of none.
SHRINK FROM ORDEAL
TN man, therefore. of such an odd.
hermitlike nature, is it strange that ne
should have selected his wife in just
the. manner that he did? And is it not
natural that when asked by his wife
to have a ceremonial marriage per-
formed in church he should have
shrunk from what would have been to
him an ordeal, and kept putting 1t of
from time to time until death pre-
vented his carrying out his promise
That these parties intended marriage
as the result of their Acknowledgements
admits of no doubt, and 1 am of the
opinion that evidence in this case
shows all the elements of a marriage
contract"
The court subsequently awarded the
entire estate in California to the widow
allowing her $50 a month from it until
1t shall have been finally probated.
Ordish is said to have left property
worth about $4,000 in Connecticut, but
this property is not affected by Judge
Graham's decision.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
GIRL TOLD ADAMS
OF SUICIDAL PLAN

Il had other girls on the string. and.
OF course, the Grice girl got jealous, /"
said Quartermaster Sergeant George
Adams of the Sixtieth company Of coast
artillery at the Preside yesterday in
explaining his part in the tragic suicide
of Mrs. Ella Grice on the reservation
Friday. Il am in no way to blame in
the affair. The girl had no strings on
me.
She kept coming out here to see
me when I was busy with my company
affairs, and 1 told her to keep awav.
But she would not and gradua1lv
worked herself up until she committed
suicide.
I'VE were just friends. that is all.
Six weeks ago she suggested to me
that we get married, and / explained
to her that my regard for her was only
that of a friend. But she kept comm O
out and writing me letters that she
would kill herself unless I married
her.
she sent me a last note Friday. saw
ing that she was coming out to kill
herself. She came and sat on tba
parade ground while the band was
playing the afternoon concert. When
1t had finished the last air, Goodbye
Sweetheart. Goodbye she got up and
came over IN front of my company,s
quarters to take the poison
While I regret deeply the terrible
elimination of our friendship. I feel
that I am in no way to blame for the
affair"
Both the privates and commissioned
officers at the Presidio are much exer-
cised by the girls tragic death. The
remains of Mrs. Grice will be sent TO
her father, d. w. Matterson, at Wash
ington. KAN the girls home
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
ATTORNEY ATTACKED
BY ROBERT PERRIN

Assuming a fighting attitude, Robert
Perrin, brother of DR.. E. B. Perrin,
faced Attorney Louis P. Boardman as
he was leaving Police Judge Shortalps
court room yesterday morning and
shouted in voice quivering with pas
sion:
What do you mean by taking these
proceedings"
Go away" replied Boardman quietly
you are an old man and should not
lose your temper"
Perrin took off his hat and turning
to friend with the intention of hand
ing it TO him hissed in Boardman's S
face: I'll settle with you right now
Boardnan pushed past him, and when
Barclay Henley posted himself be-
tween Perrin and Boardman, and Per-
rim walked away.
Boardman represents Charles p,
Smell, charged with committing per-
jury seven times at che trial of DR.. Per-
rim and John A. Benson for conspiracy
to defraud the government out of lands
in Tehama county. He had applied for
writ of habeas corpus before Judge
de Haven for Snells release on the
ground that the jurisdiction lay with
the federal court and not with the po-
lice court. The writ was refused by
the judge yesterday.
Later the perjury cases were called
in Judge Shortalrs court, and by con-
sent the arraignment of Smell was con-
tinued till tomorrow afternoon and the
hearing till the following day. The
United States district attorney will be
asked to attend the preliminary exam
nation. Boardman's application for
the writ of habeas corpus angered Rob
ert Perrin and led to his threat to set
tie" Boardman
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
Yankee Girl BgStS
immigration Men
w 1HEN Miss Ethel Walker of

Wasnnss sesssps. Miss !. n,ns' soans wains1 nsmaa af
wealthy in her own right,
married Reggie Ross. an
Englishman and the pride of Yoko-
hama society, she had no idea that
she was surrendering her citizen
ship. The Rosses, with their baby
daughter, arrived yesterday from
Yokohama on the liner Mongolia.
and it was in the Mongolia's saloon
that Mrs. Ross made her declara-
tion of independence.
Ross, as an Englishman, was re-
quired by the immigration officials
to pay the 81 head tax imposed
upon all aliens entering this coun-
try
-Four dollars more for your
wife" said immigration Inspector
Gassaway, holding out his hand.
What's that?s demanded Mrs.
Ross.
Alien tax. madam, explained
Gassaway politely, but still with
his hand out.
Alien taxi" repeated Mrs. Ross.
why. man, l was born in this
country. I'm an American. I'm
coming home"
Gassaway explained that in
marrying an Englishman she had
become one of King Edwards sub
jects and that Uncle Sam regarded
all Of Edwards subjects as aliens.
Mrs. Ross refused point blank to
pay the tax. Not that she cared
about the money; it was the prin-
ciple of the thing. 1t was like going
back on old glory. 1t was bad
enough to have an English hus
band, but to pay 81 on charge of
which she was innocent she never,
never would.
The immigration officials put
their heads together and came to
the conclusion that for immigra-
ton purposes Mrs. Ross was an
American, and as an American she
walked ashore tax free.
The Ross baby, strapped on the
back of an amah, smiled approval
as her mother stroked the child's
hand and said to Inspector GaSSa-
way:
And this baby's an American
girl, too
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
UNITED MINE WORKERS
DEMAND INCREASED PAY
Eight Hour Day Without Re-
duction Asked in PENNSYLVANIA

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 6.-After
selecting Indianapolis as the place of
meeting next year the convention of
the united mine workers of America
adjourned tonight with the delegates
singing America Delegate James of
British Columbia led in the singing.
The scale committee Which consid-
cred the situation in the anthracite
districts of Pennsylvania reported at
this evenings session
Various demands are made. among
them an eight hour day with no re-
duction in pay aud the complete recog-
milton of the union. A and 10 per
cent increase in wages is also asked.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
Proclamation

pursuant to request Of the 3oara
Of Supervisors expressed In 1esolu-
tton 80. $3.50 (New Ser,es). , 90
berebY Designate the pertoo from
October 10th to October z3ro. 1909.
both Inclusive. as the time wherein
sball be ceiebrateo By public festival
the One 3funeres anS Jortietb
Anniversary Of the Discovery Of
San 5rane.see Bay bg 0aspar Se
pertota-tbs first Governor I Of
California: ano It is bereby ear
nestlY requested that ourtns sate
time our people not only eelebrate
that discovery In all appropriate
ways. but rejoice over the mar-
vicious things oone In San fran
cisco By way Of reconstruction Of
Buildings ano re-establssbment Of
tnslness. as we'll as over the bright
prospect. which loom SO bopefully
before US. Let US also make this
time the occasion when Galtforntans
In all parts Of the worlo shall re-
turn to their olo bome and unite
With those wbc are still bete In
celebration ono "reminiscences. Let
us see to 1t that nothing shalt stand
In the way Of our making tbts eele-
bratton such success as tbak great
encouragement will thereby be given
toward institutine II as an annual
recurring festival. Iet us all
unite. as Individuals anS as orsan,.
xations. to give San francisco the
greatest celebration In Der history
Witness Sny 5fano and
the Seal Of sly Office
at the CITY ono County Of San
,3ranetses. tbts the fifth oay Of
February. in Etbs ysar one
thousand ntne bunoreo I ono
lInine.
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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
ASSAULTS WIFE BEFORE
ATTEMPTING OWN LIFE
Mrs. Edward Farron Reveals
Entire Story to Police

The police uncovered the fact yes
terday that Edward Farron, who was
brought to the central emergency hos
pital Friday suffering from several
self-inf1icted wounds in the neck
caused by razor, cut his wife with
the razor and beat her badly before
attempting his own life. Mrs. Far
ron concealed the fact as long as pos
sible. but the admission that her hus-
band had attempted to kill her at last
was forced from her by the police Far
ron IS still at the emergency. hospital.
rapidly Improving. but policeman is
as he RECEIVERS he will be charged either
with battery or assault to commit muir
de
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
PRIzEs FOR ESSAYS

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. ITO de-
among the undergraduates who turn
their attention toward journalism. the
class of 1858 of the Yale academic de-
partment OF which Dean II. P. Wright
is member. has given a fund the in
come to supply a prize of $50, to be
awarded for the best descriptive essay
written by an undergraduate of the de-
partment.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
Makes Proclamation
For POrtOI0 Festival
- ASPAR DE PoR-
III TOLA. first gov
~ ernor OF Cali

"a ernor Of Cali
fornia, spoke to CAL
ifornians yesterday
through Mayor Robe
son Taylor, mayor Of
the city that stretches
over the hills, sloping
down TO the cleaning
bay Portola discovered
nearly 14O years ago.
And to his subjects
the stern old Spanish
explorer-still speak
ing through his honor,
the mayor mind you
DEGREES mirth and fol-
ly and joyous home
coming and joyous
welcoming of those
who turn their steps
westward to the Gold
en- City during the mad
week beginning Octo-
Der 1s and continuing
from that anniversary
day of the discovery of
the bay of San Fran
cisco through october
%.
And no one will dis
obey old Gaspar-or
his friend and repre-
sentative Mayor Tay-
lori
Not only has Gaspar
decreed all these
pleasant things. but
also he has-stiH COM
municating with the
expectant citize ms
through his enthusias-
tic collea gue-ordered
that the period be a
time of great rejoic-
ing because of the
marvellous things San
Franciscans have done
in the way of restor-
ing their homes and
their marts of trade
since the fire of two
years ago swept the
hills almost as bare,
and more desolate,
as they were that
day when the persist
ent Spaniard. now
dead and done with,
cast his Castilian gaze
over their sandswept
surfaces.
Let bright hued flags
sweep to the breeze
from the lofty tops of
these new palaces,
says Gaspar de Portola
and Mayor Taylor. and
let dancing feet shake
their solid sides and
laughter and sons
penetrate to their top
most pinnacles!
The mayors procla-
nation is in answer TO
the request of the
board of supervisors,
who. on the first day
of this month, obeyed
the clamor of the cit
liens. and resolved in
solemn council to sup
port the La Portola
festival. And painting
to act upon the proc
lamation are the va
rious organizations Of
this city all of which
have entered into the
spirit of the festival,
and are even now
spreading the news OF
the coming jollification
week throughout the
land.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

DIR. H. G. WESTON DIEs-Phfiadelphia. Feb.
6.-Rev. DR.. Henry Griggs Weston. the veteran
president OF the Grocer theological seminary died
today. aged 50 years. DR.. Weston was known as
the grand old man Of the Baptist church"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
CLOVER CROP.
The Employment of Modern Machin-
cry in Harvesting the Hay Crop is
the Cheapest and Best.
BY r.. b. RUSHING.

~ A~ -
IT you undertake to harvest the
clover crop in the old-fashioned way
to cut it and stir the thick sopte
by hand. rake in windows, shock it
up, load 1T on wagons by hand, fork
1t into the barn and. stack by hand
you will find, If you have very much
hay, that it has taken too much time.
= The best way to harvest clover that
l have ever tried is with the side de-
livery rake and hay loader, with hay
fork in the barn, or derrick if put in
the stack.
Start your mower and then your
rake, which goes around the same
way the mower goes as soon as your
hay has cured enough throw two five
foot swaths together, which makes
about the right sized window in
clover that makes two tons to the
acre.
You get to the end Of your windrow
when you get the field raked you cut
around.
In clover that makes about two tons
to the acre / cut around about ten
acres. and load on one round. Quar-
ter-mile rows at a load will average
generally about one and one-quarter
tons per load.
With two men in the barn or on
the stack, one man with fork, one
man to drive fork team, three teams
and rakes, two drivers, one extra load
er in the field and one driver in the
field, you can unload a load of hay
about every twenty minutes.
Then you want two men to NOW
and rake, and you can move the hay
fast and gather it UP clean.
The side delivery rake makes a
narrow windrow, and by driving care
fully the hay falls in the middle of
your rack, and there is very little
drop off the wagon, and what little
Ices drop off the driver and extra
loader can gather up at times when
they wait for wagon
Two men can load about as fast as
a team goes to q pillow, generally, and
it is much easier tina to fork it on
the wagon by hand
Another advantage Of the side de-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
; SUGAR AND RICE REVIEW
Sugar Trade DisappOinting-Rice
Market is Dull.
(By the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Aug. 13.-The sugar
trade has for the past week been ex-
ceedingly disappointing from the stand
point of business and brokers COM
planned Of Indifference Of distributors
to requests for assortments On old con-
tracts, drawing the inference that the
supplies of grocers are large. The
predicted stimulus in the shape of
ar advance in refined but larger in
terests did not put in an appearance
and the brokers who rushed indiscre-
tionary in anticipation of such a move
had their trouble for their pains, the
$50 cent net rate being unchanged.
Since the difference between raw and
refined sugar is now only 68 points the
rise in granulated is considered al
most a certainty in the near future,
the margin being too Improbable for
this time Of the year. Possibly if re-
finers secured a few cargoes OF lava
sugar at concessions from present
asking prices they might be more in
clined to put up the manufactured
product, but naturally they do not
wish to stimulate the raw market.
Sellers Of Javas, however, have been
raising h price in sympathy with
Europe.
The rice market is a between-sea-
sons affair and the trade finds bust
ness dull. Some replenishment of
stocks by grocers is noted, but natural
1y no more old rice-Honduras, Japan
or foreign grades-is purchased than
absolutely necessary pending active
movement Of the new crop. A few
hundred pockets Of cleaned have ar
rived from New Orleans this week, and
found ready absorption from distribu-
ters who want a taste of new rice.
even though fall prices are asked 6
IL to 7 cents for fancy heads.
Advices here regarding the new
crop are decidedly promising. though
the daily showers seems to be hold
Ing back receipts at New Orleans. In
fact the liquidation of Japans here
by local holders at concessions which
mean good losses is based in large
part on this expectation. One sale
Of ten thousand pockets for export
was noted recently. Dizziness is
awaited until next month when active
demand seems reasonably certain.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
BRADSTREETS REPORT
Improvement in Trade Manifested, But
Conservatism Still Prevails.

(By the Associated PreSs.)
New York, Aug. 13.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say
Improvement is more manifested i'll
general trade and Industrial condi-
tons this week., but there is still pres
ent the feeling of conservatism hither-
to noted, which makes for small and
frequent rather han heavy individual
sales. Developments nav been large
ly favorable, chief among these the
increased arrivals of buyers in most
markets, a great disposition to take
hold for fall and spring delivery, a
very favorable government crop re-
port, the continuance of the marked
strength in security markets, the
growing firmness of the time money
market. Trade with first hands in dry
goods is fair, while jobbing trade ex-
pands most rapidly, and retail trade
is still engaged in digesting h rem
nant OF summer business.
The railroad situation is improving.
l. Industries are active, iron and-steel
leading. with railroads reported buy
ing freely of rails, cars and locomo-
tives.
Collections show a little improve
ment, but as yet do not reflect the
OF new crop marketing. pos
sibIy Of the armers being
busily engaged.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending with
August II were 219 against 1s4 last
week n 24S in the ike week of
1908.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
SHEEP KILLING sPINGUE."

For several years past the sheep
men Of the southwest have suffered
serious losses from a disease known
among the Mexican herders as "pin~
que"
"Pingue" is popularity supposed to
be caused by eating either the leaves
or roots of a plant which has in the
last few years been quite prominent
or rubber weed"
Whether this plant is a true rubber
plant or not is a matter which does
not interest the sheepmen so much as
some remedy for the sickness that
follows it's eating by their sheep. On
Mexico, Forest Ranger Bert Phillips,
in whose district a great many sheep
had recently died from pingue, after
making a study Of the sickness, sug-
gested to the sheepmen whose animals
were dying with it that trenches Of
hot water and salt might prove etfica-
cious.
The materials for the remedy were
so quickly obtained and the remedy SO
easily administered that several of the
owners gave the plan a trial. The sick
sheep were drenched every hour with
liberal o Of the mixture, with the
result that animals which before
drenching were unable to stand were
inside of tw~enty-four hours eating and
running around with the rest Of the
herd, apparently as well as ever
While the government experts have
not yet made a study Of this disease
or given the suggested remedy official
sanction, the remedy itself is so ap-
parently harmless and unobjection-
able that, considering the results OBJ
tanned by it's use, there seems to be
no possible danger In giving it full
publicity. The sheepmen can in this
manner give it more extended trials
and possibly save themselves from
the serious losses which the eating of
this weed by stock has heretofore
caused
The disease will be carefully stud
led and the results Of administering
this remedy watched with a view to
correcting n errors in it's use should
1T not prove Of as great value as is
expected. Meantime every sheepman
whose sheep are sick or dying from
p1ngue will no doubt be only too eager
to give this simple remedy of hot
water and salt trenches every hour
a good trial, because the annual losses
have been serious ones for the flock
masters of the southwest, where the
disease or sickness appears to be most
prevalent at the present time.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
Movement Of Cotton.

New York, Aug. 13.-The following
statistics on the movement Of cotton
for the week ending Friday, August
13, were compiled by the New York
Cotton Exchanges:
Weekly Movement
Port receipts, this year, 11,05S; last
year, 24.038.
Overland to mills and Canada, this
year, 1872; last year, 5,918.
Southern mill takings (estimated),
this year., $4,000: las year, 5000.
Loss of stock at interior towns, this
year, $1,000; last year, 1922.
Brought into sight for the week,
this year, 64,030; last year., 30,334.
Total Crop MoveEent-
Port receipts, this year, 9,S99,084;
last year, S,417,S08.
Overland to mills and Canada. this
year., 1,292,011; a year 847,S65.
Southern mill takings (estimated(,
this year., 2.365,000; last year, g.
OIL, 900.
Stock at interior towns in excess of
September 1st. this year, .....; last
year, 32.172.
Brought into sight thus far for sea
son, this year, 13,556,095; last year
II, 30S, 845.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
(By the Associated Press.)

New Orleans, La, Aug. 13.-Secre-
tary Hester's statement of the worlds
visible supply Of cotton issued today
shows the total visible to be 2,15S,797
against ~2,285,459 last week and L.
84e,7 last year. OF this the total Of
American cotton is ~1,6O7,797 against
1,729,459 last week and ~1,038,699 last
year, and of all other kinds, including
Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., $4,000
against $4,000 last week and 8OS,O46
last e
OF the worlds visible supply Of cot
ton there is now afloat and held in
Great Britain and continental Europe
1,577,00O against Loaf, 900 last year;
in Egypt $4,000 against 10000 last
year; in India $4,000 against 1861 600
last rear. and in the United States
220, 900 against 294, 600 last year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
PROTECTION FOR sows AND PIGS IN SUMNER
These shelters are built OF skids SO they "a b e moved easily to thu clover
field or pasture.

livery AXE is that it turns the swath
UP in a loose windrow, and if hay is
heavy after it cures awhile rake il
up and your hay cures much quicker.
If your windrows get rained on just
drive astride them and it turns the
windrow over and shakes it up better
than you can do it by hand and much
quicker.
Glover hay handled in this way will
cost about SO or rs cents per ton in
barn or stack.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
Summer Suggestions.

A COW will waste as much energy
fighting flies as she REQUIRES to raise
a calf.
Thoroughly stir the milk in the cans
in warm weather. A long-handIed
soup ladle is handy.
Ii you haven't~a hog pasture it VIII
pay you to fence off a corner of clover
MEADOW Tor them. The hogs will get
more value for you out Of the clover
than it would be worth in the form of
hay, and save the harvesting of it.
Don't get overheated and then drink
a lot of cold water. Sin q little and
wait until cooled off.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-17
Liverpool Cotton Weekly.

(By the Associated Press.)
Liverpool, Aug. 13.-Following are
the weekly cotton estimates:
Total sales, all kinds, $1,000 bales.
Total sales, American, 33, 600 bales
English spinners' takings, 44,OOo
bales.
Total export, 1900 bales.
Imports, all kinds, &c. 0 bales.
Imports, American, $4,000 bales.
Stocks, all kinds, 911,00O bales.
Stock. American, .818,000 bales
Quantity ahoat, all kinds, 53,0oO
bales.
Quantity aloat, American, $1,000
bales.