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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-09-04

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President, L. F. Berger; vice president,
Chas Helmer: FINANCIAL secretary. 4. 6.
arms E. J.. Simpson,: recording, secretary.
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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
ATTORNEY CAUGHT
ROBBING SAFE
Illinois Bank Bandits Brother
Arrested After Rifling For
mer Employers StrOngbox

Los ANGELES, Dec. 19.-Leslie Har-
ris, 25 years of age, an attorney. and
brother of Lamar A. Harris, whose
sensational attempt to rob a bank at
Highland Park, Ill. some weeks go,
and subsequent suicide created a sensa-
tion, was today charged with robbing
the safe in a Broadway haberdashery,
where he had formerly been employed,
and is now in the city jail
The police authorities said that Har-
ris formerly had been employed in the
establishment and knew the combina
tion of the safe and had retained a key
to the door. He was see nemerging
from the place by the proprietor late
this afternoon, and when interrogated
became surly and ran away.
The proprietor, going hastily inside.
discovered the safe open and $500 in
cash gone. On the floor were scat
tered checks to the amount of $500. He
secured the assistance of the police and
Harris was later discovered in the
corridors of the Johnson building, near
by
He had hidden the money in various
place and $500 of it was recovered, but
the remaining $500 had been secured
| by boy, who made his escape and
whose identity is not known
Harris refused to make any state
ment.
Both Lamar and Leslie Harris were
sons of the late VIII A. Harris, promi-
nent as an attorney in Tennessee and
in southern California, and noted also
as an orator. He died suddenly several
years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
GAS ASPHYXIATION ENDS
LIFE OF TRAVELLING MAN
Lays Covers Over Stove and Ac.
cidentaIIy Hits Valve

Julius Green Of 1858 Pine street, a
travelling salesman. was accidentally
asphyxiated sunday night at his home.
Some time during the night Green rose
TO take part OF the covering from his
bed. He laid the blankets over a gas
stove that was in the room and in do
ing so turned on the cock.
Mrs. Green slept in another part of
the house. and as the morning wore
on thought it unusual her husband
did not get mp. On going to his room
she detected the escaping gas, but
did not appreciate the full meaning Of
81 until she opened the door and saw
ler husband dead in bed.
Green was 48 years old and had lived
in san Francisco many years. He had
been identified with several wholesale
houses Of this city as their represen-
tative Oh the road He was q native
Of Denmark.
An unknown man died at the central
emergency hospital yesterday. He was
brought to the hospital Saturday night
from Geary street and Van Ness ave-
nue. where he was found lying on the
sidewalk
John McClennens, so years old. was
found dead yesterday morning at the
corner OF Clay street and Spofford al
ley. McClennens was a derelict. a
familiar character for years around
Chinatown and the cheap wine shops
-of the coast
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
CENTFNARIAN HAD
GIANT FAMILY TREE
Husband Lived to Be lOl; Old
est Living Son Is so
Years of Age

Mrs. Braina Magadenky, who died in
Philadelphia Saturday morning. los
years of age. left 211 descendants, 40
in the United states and L of them
now residing in San Francisco. Her
youngest daughter. Mrs Samuel Lu-
barsky, lives in this city at sO4 c
street.
Mrs Magadenky had 16 children, 81
grandchildren, SO great grandchildren
and 80 great great grandchildren. Her
husband, Burah Magadenly, died four
years ago in Philadelphia at the age
Of 101 years, for there was but three
months difference in the couples ages.
The statistics regarding the de-
scendants of the decedent form an in
teresting story Jacob Magadenky, her
Oldest living son, now in Russia, is
so years OF age, and her oldest grand
son is 54 years old. The couple were
married in, Lisinky, in the province of
Kiev. Russia. more than IS years ago,
and they came to America in 1882,
fleeing the bloody massacre of that
year with 65 other Jewish families to
settle in this country. A colony was
started in New Jersey and among those
who came with the party was Samuel
Lubarsky, now a San Francisco mer-
chant. who had married the youngest
daughter of the Magadenky family.
In Lisinky, during the Crimean war,
Czar Nicholas I gave Mrs. Magadenky
then young woman, gold medal
for her work among the poor and needy
sufferers from the campaign, and this
testimonial is still preserved in Russia
by Jacob, the Oldest son.
Samuel Lubarsky Of 604 c street has
seven children himself, all descendants
Of the remarkable old woman through
their mother, who is the youngest
daughter of the family. Two of these
children. Sol and l. H. LuBarsky, both
San Francisco businessmen, are now
married. and the latter named is the
proud father of year old Bernard
Lubarsky. who thus assumes a position
among the great great grandchildren
of Mrs. -Magadenky. Recently little
Bernard went to Philadelphia and his
photograph was taken with that OF
his great great grandmother.
Burah Magadenky left several valu-
able books to his family, which are
now preserved by Samuel Lubarsky
One Of them is more than $40 years
old and is one of the very first Hebrew
scriptures to be printed in Holland.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20

other hand became affected and they
were like a piece Of raw meat Then it
came on my face, neck and under my
right arm so that was unable TO raise
nv arm for two weeks 1t became so
bad that was obliged TO give up work.
About four months ago 1 started TO
doctor and the doctor told me lt was
eczema. so he told me to get -
ointment and soap. i used them for
month and they didn't do me one bit
of good so / tried another doctor. He
gave me three different kinds Of medi-
cines, but / was very much put out
when these remedies did not help me.
] was unable to sleep at night and
gave up all hope until decided to try
the Cuticura Remedies. / used two
cakes Of Cuticura Soap. two boxes Of
Cuticura Ointment and three bottles
OF Cuticura Resolvent and am glad
to say I am cured. Miss Nora Shultz,
243 North Third St., Reading, Pa, Jan.
and z. 1e09."
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
DESPONDENT WOMAN
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Mrs. Bridges Takes Bi-chIoride
of Mercury

Mrs. Emma Bridges attempted to
take her life, yesterday, by swallowing
seven bichloride of mercury tablets, in
a lodging house at 2O42 Mission street
The groans Of the woman called the
attention Of other dodgers TO the fact
that something was wrong. and she
was hurried to the Mission emergency
hospital. where DR.. Howell admins
tered antidotes. in an effort to save
her life. Up TO a late hour last night
the woman was in a precarious condi-
dfon, little hope being held out that
she would live.
Mrs Bridges lives with her mother
Mrs Sadie Haskins. at 939 Harrison
street. Mrs Haskins said last nigh;
that her daughter had been despond-
ent for some time past, owing to the
fact that she and her husband were
separated.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
SPRING VALLEY
TO MAKE LEGAL
Offer OF PLANT
Meeting Of Stock Holders Is
Called to Ratify NegOtia-
tons With City
VIII Prevent Delay of Suisse
quent Proceedings by Any
Dissatisfied Share Owner

In order that the legal status Of the
offer Of the Spring Valley water COM
pany 10 sell its plant and property to
the city for S35O0OOOO may be made
sound. there viii be a ratification meet
ing Of the stock holders of the corpora
fion held on Tuesday afternoon, Decem-
Der 2S. at ? O'Clock. Assistant Secre-
tary T. NJ Edmunds has sent out a
notice TO the stock holders to be pres
ent at that meeting. Transfer books
viii be closed from and including to-
day. Monday. December 20, to and in
cluding Friday, December 81, on ac-
count Of the meeting.
The stock holders of the company al
rea6y have empowered the directors to
make an offer to the city of San Fran
cisco and to negotiate for the sale Of
tho plant Under the authority of that
delegated power the directors and Pres
ident William Bourn presented the $685.
O00. 600 proposition, which is to be voted
upon at the bond election January IA.
But in order that any subsequent
negotiations might not be interrupted
by proceedings brought by any dissat-
ished stock holder. the company Off
cials have called the meeting for De-
cember 2S.
The gathering viii be in the Offices
OF the company, 375 Sutter street. and
viii. in the language of the notice, be
fer the purpose of considering, act
ing upon and ratifying the offer made
10y this corporation through its board
.rr af
November. 1909, TO sell to the city and
county of San Francisco the physi-
cal properties Of this company for the
sum Of $4,000 OOO'
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
BANDIT APPEARS
AT BILLIARD HALL
Telephones to GleasOn's Drug
Store, '1'Il Be Around and
Goes Out Again
Detectives Rush in Automobile
to Scene, but Can Find No
Trace of Fugitive

An automobile crammed with police
detectives was rushed from police
headquarters in Eddy street early yes
terday evening to billiard parior
conducted by Japanese at 1886 Post
street, from which, Acting Captain
Fitzgerald was informed. tall. dark
man answering in every detail to the
description given of the drug store
thug had telephoned to the Gleason
Courneen pharmacy.
The suspect used the Home teie-
phone. and got the drug stores num-
Der. H. ]. Courneen. one of the pro-
prietors of the pharmacy, came to the
telephone.
THREATENS TO CALL AGAIN
Hello" the mysterious stranger at
the billiard parlors called. This is
the drug store bandit, as they call me.
Say, l missed you last night but
will be around tonight.
Go to thunder Courneen roared.
From the billiard parlor came inn
mediate word of the man who had
telephoned to. the pharmacy, for Jap
anese in the place had overheard the
message the fellow sent over the wire.
The mysterious stranger left as soon
as he had telephoned, however. and
when detectives arrived on the scene
they could discover no trace OF him.
An automobile was held in readiness
before the central police station all
last night until after IL o'clock, and
six detectives awaited hurry call.
Another clew that served to infuse
hint of excitement into the story
of the days search came from William
Taylor of "a Sacramento street, who
declared to Acting Captain of Detec-
tives FITZGERALD that he knew two men,
both two time losers from the Ne
vada penitentiary, that might be the
authors of the drugstore crimes. One
of the men, Taylor said. acted and
looked like the bandit. Then the in
formant asked Fitzgerald for the price
of a drink and he was showed the
wide entrance door to the station and
told to darken it with his shadow
0DIvINE" SOLUTION SPURNED
Still another clew came from Oak
land An individual from that city
came to Fitzgerald with the statement
that he had divine knowledge of the
identity of the bandit. The acting cap
tain refused to listen to the story.
however.
The police are working as indus
triously as ever on the case. though
doing their work quietly, and they are
becoming more certain as the investi-
cation progresses that more than one
man is concerned in the crimes that
have been ascribed to the Tone ban
dit" Chief Cook expects to uncover
a gang of thieves.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
BURGLAR TAKES MONEY
FROM SLEEPER'S POCKET
Passenger Robbed on the United
Railroads Cars

Peter Peterson, a lodger at the Ad-
miral house. 1873 East street, reported
Yesterday that he was robbed of s17
Saturday night. The thief entered his
room and took the money from his
trousers pocket
Richard Frehe of SOC McAllister
street was relieved of $40 by pick
pockets last night. In reporting his
loss to the police. Frehe said that he
thought the money was stolen when
two men bumped into him at Third
and Stevenson streets. Frehe says that
he recognized one of the thieves as
John Murphy. whom he had seen about
town for years.
Patrick Freeman of 512 Connecticut
street was robbed of $22 by pick
pockets last night. Freeman said
that he thought his purse was taken
while alighting from Bryant street
car at Sixteenth street. He noticed
that he was crowded by four men, but
could give no description of them.
Baldwin Jewelry Company. open even
ings. 33 Kearny st. cor. Union Square
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
rnol.OsALs

PROPOSALS FOR GUY DERRICKS AND
Hosting Engines. Steel Castings, Iron F0reings,
Hnis-itF Chair. BRASS Tubing. CaSt-ir0n Pipe.
wood boring Machines, Nre-rope Thimbles. Ma
chnilsls laps. Track Chisels. Wrench Jaws
Files. Timers Shears. Roofing Brushes. OF Cans.
Rubber Betting. Fire Clay. etc Sealed proposals
will be received the office Of the General Puf-
chasing Officer. Isthmlan Canal Commission.
Washington. D. c.. until 1880 a. M. January
10. 1910 at which time they viii be opened Ia
public. for furnishing the above mentioned ar
tieles- Blanks and general Information relating
10 this Circular No. 54Sl may be obtained from
this Office the offices 0f the Assistant Pur-
chasing Agents. 24 State Street. New York CITY,
% National Really Building. New Orleans La,
and 1855 North Point Street. San Francisco. CaI.:
also from the U. : Engineer Offices in the fol-
lowing cities: Seattle Wash; Los Angeles. Cal:
Baltimore. Md. Philadelphia. Pa. Pittsburg.
Pa; Boston. Mass, Buffalo y. ~; Cleveland.
Ohio; Cincinnati. Ohio. Chicago. Ill.,. st. Louis.
Mo-; Detroit Mich; Milwaukee. Wis, st. Paul.
Minn.; ChattanOoea. Tenn, Louisville. ny. Mo-
bile. Ala, and Galveston Tex. Commercial Club.
Kansas City No.. Chamber OF Commerce. Quin-
ey. H., and Chamber Of Commerce aud Board OF
Trade. Tacoma. Wash.-F. G. B0ggs. Captain.
Corps Of Engineers. Z. 5. A.. General Purchasing
officer.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
MISSING LOUISVILLE GIRL
NOT RECOVERED

LOUISVILLE. KY, Dec. 19-F. f.
Kellner Jr.. father of Alma Kellner,
the missing Louisville girl at Wash
ington, Ind. today failed to identify
the child taken into custody early this
morning there as his child.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20

town, but their mecil-
cine did not help me.
First of all there were
small white pimples
on my left hand and
| had to scratch until
the blood came. Then
they would pun up
and water would run
out. " herever this
water would run there
would be more piIn-
pies until my whole
left hand was a mass
OF sores. Then nv
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
RHEUMATISM

Munyon's Rheumatfsm Kennedy re-
lieves pains In the legs. arms. back.
stif or swollen joints. In q few hours.
and cures In q few days. Contains no
morphine, opium. cocaine or drugs TO
deaden the pain. It neutraiixe9 the
acid. drives out all rheumatic poison
from the system.
Price Is cents ct all druggists.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20

Hole Promoted by shampoos
AA0AA with Cuticura SOAP and
Growth e4a ishs dTTssGsinss Tss tFssse9s Of Gusi- Il
lays itching and irritation. destroys hair
parasites. cleanses. purifies and beauti-
fies and tends to make the hair grow
upon clean, healthy scalp.
Cutl-ura Remedies are sold throughout the world.
Potter Dru< 4 Chem Corp Sole Props. Boston.
Mass r. Nailed free. 32-Dare Clficura BOOK.
fvD- S7---ir+77, and eIlr7 - d'seaess ~ fhr skin
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
SCARS ELEVEN MILES
IN CURTISS BIPLANE

ST. JOSEPH. No. Dec I9.-Charles
J. Hamilton. who has just concluded a
series Of flights in his Curtiss biplane
here, today made a flight OF u min
utes, in which he circled Lake Con-
trary eight times and covered approx
imately il miles
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
ECZEMA VICTIM
CAVE Up HOPE
After Suffering a Year v''h Raw,
Watery HumOr on Hands and Face
Prescriptions Did Not Do
Bit of Good Scratched Till Blood
Came and Had to Quit Work.
COMPLETELY CURED
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

CT suffered with eczema for one year
and had two of the best doctors IA
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20

A Tom Dillon hat or umbrella order
always acceptable 7I2 Market street,
onposite call building
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
Tree
Ornaments

Bonb0nS or every descrlp-
tion (the finest imported Bon
bons to be had--never before
such q variety, Toys (animals
of every kind. Santa Claus,
Electric Sparklers, Candy
Boxes Gall beautifully deco
rated), Candy Bags (pretty
shapes and color effects),
Glass Beads, Tinsel, Glass
Balls, Asbestos Snow. Candles.
Red Bells, Automobiles, Aero
planes. Airships and fancy
Stockings filled with Toys.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20

CALL WANT Ans BRING RESULTS
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
In the
Household
Department.

You'll find useful and attract
i've gifts-Therrnos bottles.
pints and quarts, in assorted
colored leather cases and ex-
ira carrying cases, 4 styles;
Thermos Decanters. Jars and
Coffee Pots: Utility Electric
Iron Electric Stove, Electric
Iron and Electric Curling Iron
Heaters in Leather Bag), Per-
colators In several styles: and
many other useful things for
gifts.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
For the
Xmas Dinner

dinner OF the year. and If YOU
serve your guests with pure
wines. sherries. ports, elarets.
sauternes. champagnes and
cordiaIs they Will be sure TO
take notice of your selection.
If YOU wish to send wines as
gifts we ship bottles or cases
to any part of the country
Remember, il you send wine
or cigars as a Xmas gttt.
GOLDBERG BOW EMS name
on the label is a. PROOF that
you have given the BEST.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-25
WHAT CONTROLS AMERICAN FLEET MOVEMENTS?

Admiral Evans statement that twenty American battle
ships should be in the Pacific contained reference far
the cable shows whether the Philippines retained
not 1t is simply Evans voice added to others ques
ton that actually to test the possibility of the Amer
Government acting with national rather than sectional
motives where crisis threatens the nation 1t is absolutely
evident that there need for the fleet the Atlantic and
likelihood need for it, members of Congress have
repeatedly said Probably there is need for it the Pac
c eherpOssby all hope there will never be need
for it anywhere all But if there is danger point is
this side If there is existing international issue in which
the United States interested is in the Pacific and the Far
East So the fleet to parade and be reviewed. this ocean
is the in which should do Admiral Evans and is
understood practically all of the big naval Chiefs realize this
question is far the politics of Eastern commune
ties which command bigger vote than western influence for
social other local motives the strategic
of the American feet? In to this question is
worth recalling that in recent debate appropriations
Senator Tlman of South Carolina cOntendDg for Charles
ton naval station appropriations canddy admitted that he
after his share of the ignoring the essential
tOna problem of what needed for practical national de
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-25
SOME FACTS WOULD BE VALUABLE.

The liquor reform coming here in full force and the
subject of regulation absolute prohibition of the liquor
business is going to be live We likely to have
very spirited and interesting campaign it before long,
with the chances this has before stated in favor of
the of Prohibition propaganda it is nteigenY
conducted The campaign that seldom loses where
properly fought In the light of the prospective public inter
est in this greatest of license problems would it not be good
idea have legislative commission to investigate the work
ings of the present law? lot might be learned by
vesgaton auhOraey conducted into the present situa
ton How has the law affected the local consumption of
liquor all kinds? What dealers have benefit
ed have suffered? How conditions drunk
enness compared two years ago? How the blind pig
business getting on? CW do the legitimate sales of ntoX
cants with what federal figures show to be imported
islands? With the aid of federal officials, who would
willingly give all the information they able to reveal
Legislative commission of inquiry might obtain great deal
interesting information along these
Most legislatures have many Investigating committees,
but this one hasn't erred in that direction.
III this connection it is interesting to note the following
extract from communication published in the Outlook by
advocate of license reform rather than Prohibition;
If did not know that prohibition laws merely al
tering the channels of supply, and not interfering
give my time "a reform of the retail liquor bust
ness; but being assured by the reports of the Commits
siOner of Internal Revenue that the per capita cOnsump
ton of Wine and whisky is greater today, with
half the country under prohibition than it when
licenses prevailed all of the States feel that is
time for society to try other remedy
Here is statement that is vital to the whole question 1t
is often made and the Outlook though
tons of the letter. does not cOntOye this Along all the
line of the ending argument there other
equally important made by the opponents of Prohibition
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-25

there Is no exigency which makes n
necessary To the welfare Of the congre-
cation 10 publicly disseminate any in
formation in further betrayal Of said
confession" but on the contrary the
less agitation there is the better Il will
be for the welfare OF the church and
of the congregation. -
II is alleged chat the pdbiicatioh OF
the confession was set for tonight. DR..
Crawford desiring, he said to haze the
congregation Judge whether his aftions
in the matter have been proper or 9TH
erwise.
As the bin proceeds the tone be-
comes more bitter against DR.. Craw-
ford. The latter is accused of mali
cious and corrupt distortion and be-
trayal of said confession He is said
to have used "the prestige of the Of
fetal board to exculpate himself from
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-25
CHURCH WAR
GOES TO COURT
THE METHoDIsTs OF CHICAGO
ARE IN A SERIOUS INTERNAL
CLASH.

CHICAGO, March GA situation
which involves the resignation of
pastor from his church, the threatened
disruption of another church, and a
scandal which lis without foundation"
was presented in a bill for injunction
hled in the Superior Court here today.
The bill was filed by John Lavender
and seeks to enjoin the Rev. Edward
b. Crawford, pastor of the Woodlawn
Park Methodist Church, and the trus-
tees and stewards of the church from
publishing and circulating among
church members a confession made by
Mrs. Mary Lavender, wife of the plain
TN to DR.. Crawford. The bill recites:
During January OF February, 1909,
E. b. Crawford, as pastor OF said
church, in conversation with a certain
lady, received from said lady, who be-
lieyed she was conyersing in confidence
between pastor and communicate,
certain statements regarding her
spiritual, but which he interpreted to
be misconduct between said lady and
certain minister and by threatening to
publish said alleged confession, caused
the resignation of said pastor"
The pastor who resigned was the
Rev John d. Leek of the Western Ave
nue. Methodist Church. When asked
why he resigned he replied: Because
am a Christian and man"
The bill for injunction declares that