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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-21

The enterprising ladies OF Valley
City get q let OF credit for their new
movement to have the stores closed
Christmas eve and have the shopping
80 thoroughly done before that time
there viii be no necessity 10 have the
places open.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-21

The citizens of Sharon greatly re-
GREETED the departure of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Rundell. who are out west look
ing over the fruit lands They had
resided in that locality for twenty
al ryIot years
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
TO DINE
WITH COLOR[D MAN
Southerners Object TO Presence
of Register Vernon in the
House Restaurant

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE pres
ence of William T. Vernon, the regis
ter of the treasury. who is a negro. in
the restaurant. OF the house building,
aroused the ire OF several southern
representatives in the house. They
complained to the mana cement Of the
restaurant. and there was talk of filing
a protest with the speaker.
The members who noted the presence
Of Vernon and a companion of his in
the restaurant were Representatives
Gambler of Mississippi Dies and Garner
of Texas. Stanley or kentucky and
Sims of Tennessee.
Garner and Dies were dining in the
restaurant. They Immediately left the
place, and later took the matter up
with Fitzgerald of New York. mem
Der of the building committee. Fitz-
gerald will urge the other members of
the committee TO act upon the protest.
Feeling is running rather high among
the democratic members, and it is pos
sible an effort will be made to have
negroes excluded from the restaurant
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
STRANGE DISEASE KILLING
WHOLE FORESTS IN EAST
Destructive Parasite Probably
Imported From France

NEW YORK, May IA strange dis
ease has broken out among the trees
of the east. Whole forests have been
devastated. More than 10000 trees in
Forest park. Brooklyn. alone have been
destroyed since the opening of spring
by peculiar parasite. OF these $1,000
were chestnut trees.
The Brooklyn park commission is
using thousands of gallons of a germi-
eide in the hope of preventing the
spread of the disease.
The attention of the agricultural de-
partment at Washington was called to
this parasite last year when it had
gained only slight foothold In this
country. The department assigned a
number of experts to the matter and
they discovered that the parasite had
been imported, probably from France.
and that in young trees and shrubs it
had been disseminated throughout a
large portion of the United States.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
Change In TING

Northwestern Pacific Railroad, com
mencing Tuesday May II, will run all
a. m daily, 4.45 D. IN. daily and 9:15
a. M. Sundays for Glen Ellen: 7:45 a. m
for Petaluma. Santa Rosa, Healdsburg
Ukiah, Willis, Sherwood, Guerneville
and Sebastopol. On Sundays the leav-
ing time for Guernexille Is S:45 a. m .
10:45 d. m. daily for Petaluma and Santa
Rosa; BIS p. m. for Ukiah and Guerne-
Vile; Sis p. m. for Petaluma and Santa
Rosa; SIS "a. m. and 2:45 p. m. daily ex
cept Sundays for Cazadero; 5:45 p. m
daily except Sundays, and on Sundays
an extra at 9:f5 a m. for Point Reyes.
For San Rafael and Mill Valley, 6:45
daily and every so minutes until e:45
a. m then hourly until PAS p. m. then
3:15 and every 80 minutes until 7:45
p. M, then 900, 1926 p. m. and 1901
a. m. On Sundays at 6:45 a. m. and
every 30 minutes until 7:45 p. m, then
900. 1875 p. IN. and 1901 q. M Also
increased service to Fairfax.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
CONE WILL BE CHIEF
OF STEAM ENGINEERING
Line and Staff Controversy in
Navy Is Terminated

WASHINGTON, May IA pro-
tracted line and staff controversy over
the bureau of steam engineering of the
navy department was settled today by
the detail of Lieutenant Commander
Hutchinson l. Cone as line officer.
Lieutenant Commander Cones NOM
nation to be chief of the bureau OF
steam engineering. with the rank OF
rear admiral, was later sent TO the
senate today.
Commander Cone was formerly of the
engineers corps, which was merged
into the line of the navy years ago
by the operation of the personnel law.
His appointment is gratifying to the
line, which looked with disfavor on the
designation of Admiral Caps. staff
officer as the acting head of the
bureau and which has viewed with dis
satisfaction the increased power given
to staff officers, particularly at the
navy yards, under the Newberry or
ganization plan
Commander Cone commanded the tor
pedo 1otilla on the long voyage around
South America. when the Atlantic bat.
tleship fleet was on its trip around the
world. When the fotilla reached San
Fra ncisco Commander Cone was made
feet engineer of the Atlantic fleet and
accompanied it from San Francisco to
Hampton roads.
Rear Admiral Uriah r. Harris was
ordered today to succeed Rear Admiral
Edwin c. Pendleton as commandment of
the Philadelphia navy yard. Admiral
Pendleton will be placed on the retired
list May 81 because of age.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
BIG ABALONE HOLDS
MAN IN IT'S GRASP
Roy SpratIey Prisoner While
the Tide Rises

LONG BEACH, May 14.-Roy Sprat-
ley. visitor from Wyoming, is con
fined to his bed with nervous collapse,
the result Of terrible experience yes
teTday. Spratley went to Whites point
to gather shells, and, reaching under
a rock TO get what he thought was
a turtles shell. found his fingers
caught as in q wise by a big abalone
After trying to break loose, he used
his pocket knife to pry open the shell
but broke both blades To add to his
terror the tide began TO creep UP and
soon was up to his knees. For two
hours he was held prisoner until finally
his cries were heard by a Japanese
fisherman, who succeeded in releasing
him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
PAPYRUS CLUB ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR NEW TERM
Mothers Hear About Pleasure
Reading for Their Children

The Papyrus club met yesterday aft
ernoon for the annual election of off,
GERS The following ticket was elected:
President, Mrs. Arthur W. Cornwall
0ncumbent); first vice president. Mrs.
Y. 5. Walsh; second vice president. Mrs.
W. n Jones; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Lee Less; recording secretary,
Mrs. NJ. F. Remington; treasurer. Mrs.
Charles Stallwate; directors. Mrs. ".
B. Webster Mrs l.. c. Pistolesi, Mrs.
Charles Lutkey. Mrs r. 4. Revalk and
Mrs. Robert Christie.
The Mothers club of the San Fran
cisco state normal school yesterday
afternoon listened to an address by
Allison Ware of the normal school fac
ulty on Pleasure Reading for Chill
dren." The speaker advised against
the present methods of teaching litera-
ture in the schools. the principal fea-
lures of which are the authors life.
allusion hunting, derivation or words.
study of sentence structure written
paraphrases, and other equally cruel
means of analysis. all of which tend
TO destroy any natural love of reading.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
JAP ANfSE FLEET
REACHES VICTORIA
Twenty-nine Years After First
Visit as a Cadet, Admiral
ljichi Sees Esquimalt
Officers Entertained at Naval
Station, While Sailors
Tour City H.

VICTORIA. B. c., May 1.-THE Jap
anese cruisers Aso and soya arrived
here at noon from San Francisco.
The cruisers, as they rounded Race
rocks this morning, were met by local
japanese. on board the tug William
Joliffe, which carried the Fifth regi-
ment band
Boats and launches went to the war
ships which were visited as soon as
they were moored by Captain Crawford
and Captain Edwars of his majesty's
SHIPS Shearwater and Algerine; Lieu
tenant Colonel Holmes, commanding
ofileer. and Major Bennett of the local
garrison. Consuls Tanaka of Seattle
and Yada of Vancouver and many
prominent local Japanese went on
board. Army officers issued invita-
tlohs to the visitors on behalf of the
British government, which telegraphed
instructions regarding the entertain
ment of the Japanese cruisers.
Admiral Ijichi, Captains Ishii and
Salto and their stats and many cadets
and bluejackets were entertained at
luncheon at Work Point barracks at
p m, and a reception was held
this afternoon with a cricket match.
"NASAi was CHJOySQ ~ IhO NASItAii5
naval men. Eight tallyhos were sent
to Esquimalt and many of the blue
Jackets were taken for drives through
the city
Twenty mine years ago Admiral
lJichi was a cadet on the corvette Tsu-
kaba, former his majesty's ship Ma
lacca, given to the emperor by Queen
Victoria. He had a water color paint
ing which he brought with him and
exhibited to the visitors on board the
flagship, made 20 years ago, when he
first came into Esquimalt harbor as a
cadet.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
NOTABLE PR[LATES
TALK ABOUT UNITY
Closing Session of the National
Episcopal Congress Brings
Forth Animated Discussion
Plan Suggested and Debated
for Union to Embrace All
Branches of Christianity

BOSTON. May 1.-THE closing day
of the National Episcopal congress was
regarded as the most notable Of the
week. The list of speakers included
Right. Rev. William Croswell Doane,
bishop of Albany, n. Y; Rev. Dr., H.
Hensley Henson, canon of Westminster.
London, widely known throughout the
Anglican world as one of the leaders
of the so called Radical Broad Church.
men. and Joseph H. Barry, rector elect
of the Church of st. Mary the Virgin,
New York, leader of the high church
element.
PLAN OUTLINED
Rev. d. II. H. Oberly Of Elizabeth.
n. j., outlined a plan of union based
upon the following terms:
Each denomination to retain temporarily
Its independent existence, governed by its own
laws and officers, subject 10 the bishop Of the
diocese president and having the. sole right of
ordination and confirmation
Each denomination to use the sacramento
form and repeat the creeds publicly in other
respects TO be free to forms Of worship.
3-AI ministers to be recognized holding
ministerial office and as possessing the pro-
phetieal gift. but TO receive ordination to the
priesthood, experimenting what powers they al
ready possess and making them priests OF the
church of Cod
ALI people to receive confirmation and thus
be admitted TO the communion of the Catholic
church. Intereommunion to be encouraged.
Priests to celebrate at each others affairs Ex-
changing pupits means nothing, but blessing
affairs means everything
5-ProselytiDg and rivalry between churches
to cease.
The Right Rev. w. CrosweIl Doane,
bishop of Albany. N. Y, declared:
UNITY NOT LIKELY
''The outlook for visible Christianity,
that is to say, of a unity that involves
uniformity as to obliterate all diff
ferences of religious opinions, or ex-
preston of feeling. seems not likely to
be realized in this world
Rev. William Faber of Detroit laid
especial emphasis on the belief that
before church unity can be realized
there must be parochial or local
unity.
The union discussed at the congress
today is designed to be interdenomina-
tional to include all branches OF Chris
tianity.
REVIEW OF THY CONGRESS
A review of the congress was given
tonight by Rev. Edward T. Sullivan
of Newton. editor of the Church Mill
tant. Sullivan said:
DIR Darlington of New York fatty
declared that healing was no business
of the minister and DR.. McComb of
cnuGcll tndl QOclOfS
were sending their patients to his
church to be healed. He declared that
the attitude of the doctors was that
IL people can not be cured in the ortho-
doX way they could not be cured at
all The clergy were in fat opposition
TO each other on the subject.
1T was a unique feature of this con-
gress that the operations on the stock
exchange were put before the people
of the Episcopal church as largely
beneficent and orthodox and that it
was only an exceedingly small part of
the transactions that were illegiti-
mate"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
PACIFIC MAIL WILL NOT
ABANDON ORIENTAL RUN
No Profits, Admit Officials; May
Quit Next Year
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

BOSTON. May 14.-oficials of the
Pacific Mail steamship company denied
today that any plan was under con-
slderation for the abandonment of its
oriental service but admitted that no
profits were being derived from the
service and added that If there was not
a change within a year or so il might
be deemed advisable to cease running
freight vessels between those points.
1t was also stated that the company's
line operating along rhe Pacific coast
from San Francisco to Panama was do
ing a very poor business.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
ITALY WILL BUILD
FOUR DREADNOUGHTS
Cabinet Approves the Expendi-
ture of S52,8O0,OOO

ROME, May 1.-THE minister of
marine, Admiral Mirabello, has OBJ
tanned the approval of the cabinet to
naval program that provides for the
construction within three years at a
total expense of $4,000, 900. of four
Dreadnoughts and several fast scout
cruisers. A local paper says the de-
cision to build these vessels was
reached after Italy had learned that
Austria Hungary was going to spend
$40.000,000 on increased naval power.
TEXAS BANK ROBBED Palestine Tex.
May 1.-THE State. bank at Transform. this
county dynamited and robbed early today
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
BRICK LAYERS TO HOLD
PICNIC AT SAN RAFAEL
Twenty-eighth Annual Outing
Takes Place Tomorrow

The members of San Francisco brick
layers local No. viii hold their
twenty eighth annual picnic at Schuet-
zen park. San Rafael, tomorrow. There
VIII be racing. games, dancing, music
and other attractions. The boats will
leave san Francisco at 8 and IL
O'Clock A. m.
The officers OF the union are: G. d.
Sims. president: Charles Simons. vice
president. NJ J. ODonnell. treasurer
r. c. Hamill. financial secretary and
business agent; J. A. Johnson, record
ing secretary: Harry Hopewell. deputy.
George O'Connor. deputy alternate; +.
B. Morgan. sergeant at arms; Joseph
3. Mszzs. p. J. Garity and r. J.. Nolan,
arbitration board: James Ringrose,
Thomas Fay and c. +. Sloan. trustees.
On the committee OF arrangements
for the picnic are: r.. II. Hopkins,
chairman: NJ. J. O'Donnell. secretary
treasurer, Harry Hopeweil and J. T.
o Brien
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
CUT IN SALARIES
FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Supervisors Tell Board of Edu=
cation to Reduce Payments
by Is Per Cent

A 10 per cent reduction In the sal
aries paid the high schol teachers was
decided upon at a conference between
the members of the board of education
and the supervisors finance commit
tee yesterday. The committee called
the boards attention to the fact that
last years increase of 100000 in the
appropriation for teachers salaries had
been for the enlargement of the force,
the general increase of 10 per cent the
year previous having been shared by
the teachers of the high school, pri-
mary and grammar grades.
1t was shown that the cost for each
primary or grammar grade pupil had
been only $3T, while each high school
pupil cost SIS. The average. monthly
salary of the lower grade teachers
was s93, while the high school instruc-
tors received $40.
The total appropriation for salaries
will not be. reduced. but the amount
available for additional teachers will
he larger
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
ROBIN HOOD" OF RUSSIA
BETRAYED AND KILLED
Noted Robber Chieftain Savitz-
sky Shot by Rural Guards

MOHILEy. Russia. May 1.-THE
noted robber chieftain. Savitzky. the
Robin Hood" of the Russian revolu-
ton, has been killed by members of
the rural guard in a neighboring village
after a fight that lasted for four hours.
Savitsky was a high school student
when he took to brigandage He had
been the terror of the police of the
provinces of Tchernigov and Mohilev
for several years. but he was a sort of
amusement to the rest of Russia on
account of his dare devil exploits
He delighted in playing fantastic
tricks upon the police. Once on a
wager. disguised as priest. he visited
the governor of this province and va
rious other officials. 1t was his custom
to rob only the rich and he distributed
his spolls among the peasantry. He
was BETRAYED by member of his band
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
FATE OF YOUTHFUL
SLAYER IN JURY'S HANDS
Shot Alleged Betrayer of His
Sister

Los ANGELES. May 1.-THE case of
William Mitchell. youth charged with
the murder of Cecil Tbayer, a. messen-
ger boy, went to the jury at O'Clock
tonight. Mitchell shot Thayer TO death
on the night of December 80 last. after
coming here from Arizona upon learn
ing of allegations that Thayer had
betrayed his sister, Ethel Mitchell,
aged 16.
and has attracted much attention here
Ethel Mitchell went on the stand in
an attempt to save her brother and
told OF the circumstances of her init
macy with Thayer, covering a period
of several months
Attorneys for Mitchell urged the .-un-
written law" and also endeavored to
prove emotional insanity as de-
Tense, and local alienists were called
70 testify as to the condition of Mitch
ellis mind when he shot Thayer
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
SEVERE SENTENCES
FOR SOCIAL DEMOCRATS
Eighteen Sent to Siberia and 20
Imprisoned in Fortress

MOSCOW, May 1.-THE trial of the
members of the local social democratic
organization came to an end here to-
day. Eighteen of the prisoners were
sentenced to perpetual exile in Siberia,
and 20 others are TO be imprisoned in
a fortress for terms varying from one
to three and a half years.
The exiles include Professor Rochkoff
of the University of Moscow. whose
connection with the party for several
years had been a mystery to the police
The other men condemned include
Police Judge Sparsky and Instructor
Presin of the University of Moscow.
who will serve respectively terms of
two years and Is months imprison-
meut
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
Suggest Agent in Gotham

Halsey & Co. made the suggestion
to the supervisors yesterday that an
assistant city treasurer" for San Fran
cisco be named TO reside In New York.
Certain charter difficulties may IN
tervene. but the bond experts stated
that if a way could be found San Fran
cisco would find it to its advantage to
have a fiscal agent in New York en-
powered TO certify to the transfer of
title to city bonds
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
Objects to Placing Poles

President Britton of the gas company
demurred yesterday to putting 900
ornamental light poles in Market
street or elsewhere as directed by the
board of supervisors, saying the agree
ment of 1906 with its renewal in 1907
had lapsed. Supervisor Johnson for
the light committee retorted that the
reason the company was not required
to fulfill the condition in those years
was the torn UP condition of the thor
oughfare Britton finally said he
would consider what offer the COM
pany would make on next years city
lighting
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
Sweeney Knows About 1t

John Y. Sweeney past president of
the San Francisco labor council is one
Of those who has accurate information
about both meetings and the psrtici-
pants.
The published deniaIs of Casey. Nc
Carthy Mulcrevy and Finn are ridicu-
lous," declared Sweeney yesterday Il
happen TO know that Casey. Mccarthy
and Finn attended the first meeting
and that Mulcrevy was with these
three at the second meeting 7 also
know that Hagerty tried TO get in on
the first conference, but was barred
out. Ny information is OF the sort
that would be accepted by any court
sof law If ] know anything about the
'Tules OF evidence.
of course, II was natural to ex-
pect that these men would deny the
whole thing. There was nothing else
for them to do. II does not look well
for man who processes to be leader
OF union labor 10 sit down in A con-
ference with Jere Burke and Johnny
Lynch.
These four men have damned them
selves politically by these conferences
II shows the whole city that they are
politicians before they are union men.
That is not a great discovery. 1t is
true. but 81 is a fact that needs en-
phssizing once in a while The union
labor men with whom l have discussed
The matter are indignant Ut not sur
prised: they know the characters Of the
four men too well TO be surprised"
Mccarthy Busters as Usual
p. II. Mccarthy thinks the charge
Of his having conferred with Jere
Burke is a libelous accuse ton. He
also has the firm idea that any attack
on his sacred personality is lese ma
1este 70 organized labor. Witness the
following letter launched at The Call
yesterday:
Editor Can: In your issue OF today. under
The caption. Plotting in office Of the
Southern Pacific you state that the under
signed present meeting IN the
office Of Jere Burke IN The Flood building
on last Monday in company with Michsei
casey commissioner Of public works; SeDs-
tor Thomas p. Finn; Harry l. Mulcrevy,
county clerk, and Jere Bruke, political
agent OF the Southern Pacific company.
4 desire TO state here and now that I was
not there. and there is no truth in the state
ment published in your issue OF today re-
gsrding me. ] demand that you retraet
This statement IN a manner calculated TO
give n the prominence in your paper
that the ibelods article Of today was given.
This article is IN line with several others
which have recently appeared in The Call.
in which I have been attacked. and I beg
leave 70 serve notice upon Won and YOUR
associates that IN each snd every instance
wherein attacks made upon me in the
future ] shall hold you responsible 70 the
fullest extent Of the law Yours very truly,
r. H. MCCARTHY.
II il was libel TO say that Mccarthy
was in one conference with Herrin's
man ia Herrin's Office, what is 1t to
say that he was in two such confer
ences2 Possibly Mccarthy knows the
answer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
RUFF AND SCHMITZ
AMONG DEFENDANTS
Frank T. Shea Sues Stock Hold
ers of Realty Syndicate .

Abe Ruef and f. f. Schmitz were
sued yesterday as stock holders of the
Riehelieu realty syndicate, the cor
poration formed to build the Columbia
theater at Geary street and Van Ness
avenue. Frank I. Shea who performed
preliminary work on the site before
the theater building project was aban-
doned sued the eight stock holders.
including the Doodle mayor and his
boss, for $4,000. The complaint shows
that Ruef and Schmitz each held 10
shares and that the other stock hold
ers also held 10 shares each. The other
six stock holders were J. J.. Gottlob,
Melville Marx. Leopold Michels, NJ A.
Gunst J. r. Deneen and w. II. Leahy.
It is stated in the complaint that the
Richelieu syndicate became indebted
within three years to Frank T. Shea
for SIS 600 for work done and materials
supplied. OF this SUN $4,000 has been
paid. and it is asked that the stock
holders rs ordered to pay the remain
der in equal SScoCortions.
Mckevitt & Cantrell are the attor-
news for Shea, who sues through an
assignee, r. G. Hornung.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
HoNoLuLu STRIKE GROWS = Homo

HONOLULU STRIKE GROWS - Honolulu,
May 1.-THE Japanese laborers on the Eva
plantation walked ont today in sympathy with
general movement among the japanese farm
hands who asking increase Of wages to 81
day. The planters are hiring strike breakers
at Si.5o day The number of men out
exceeds > 0O0
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15

The Boyson Apartments, Twenty-first
; Ind Dolores Streets are plastered. Nc
coIlough would be pleased to have you
call and look them over
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-15
Casey's Habit OF Hopping
InyOkes Wrath of Herrin

81 will not deal with Casey I want to deal with
men who have some stability of character, men who
can be found the side for at least "A hours
WILLIAM F. HERRIN to his lieutenants