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The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
THE LID" WILL BE
TAKEN OFF AT RENO
Liberals Defeat Reformers and
Gamblers Are Joyous

RENO, New. May 4.-Close to 2,30o
votes were cast here today In what was
by far the most exciting city election
in the history of Reno. 1t resulted in
the routing of the organized forces of
the reform municipal league and the
electio. by majority of more than 100
votes of r. NJ Britt. the Independent
candidate. The council candidates Of
the league were more fortunate, two of
the four being elected. The issue was
practically prohibition against more
liberal government, and the liberals
won.
James May, one of the prominent
sporting men OF the state, announced
tonight that as a result of the election
he will begin tomorrow morning the re-
construction of the old Palace gambling
house at a, cost of close to $15o,oo0.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
PITTSBURG REEKS
WITH NEW SCANDAL
Arrests of Prominent Men Fol-
low Disclosures Rivaling
London Horrors
Especial Dispoteh TO TIE Call

Especial Dispofch to The Call
PITTSBURG. May 4.-ScandaI ridden
Pittsburg was Mortified today by police
activity which initiated an exposure
much like the celebrated and sickening
West End disclosures in London some
years ago. Three arrests have. already
been made. and by tomorrow evening it
is expected that other suspects will
be in custody.
James r. Mason. known as Red"
prominent pugilistic promoter. was ar
rested in New York and now is in the
Tombs awaiting extradition.
DR.. Charles Mcdonald. a well known
practitioner, with offices in the Pitts
burg Life building, is another of the
prisoners. The third prisoner is John
Heller, young man about town
These arrests resulted from the con-
fession of Is year old John de Challis.
who came into the hands of the police
about a week ago. He gave the
names of number of other boys. and
when these were found by the police
they confessed, duplicating at least a
score of well known citizens of Pitts
burg, among the number being club
men, professional men and businessmen.
Two other men We're indicted today,
but their identity is concealed. The
police have been trying to keep this
scandal under cover until they could ar
rest all those implicated. Today how
ever, the details leaked out. and tre-
mendous sensation was caused In fact,
business at the stock exchange and in
other commercial centers was almost at
a standstill during the day.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
UNIDENTIFIED CORPSE
Note to Woman Says Body She
Buried Was of Wealthy Man
TS~.o:,I D;.ootrb n Tbc CoUl
TStecial Distafch TO The Gall

LOS ANGELES. May Mrs. w. NJ.
Comfy, who inferred the body of a
man found on the beach at Santa
Monica February u, supposing it to
be her husband. received an anonymous
letter yesterday declaring that the
body was that of wealthy Pittsburg
man.
Mrs. connly's husband appeared a
week after the body had been buried,
and since that time Mrs. Comfy has
been trying to recover the money paid
to a Santa Monica undertaken for flu
neral expenses.
The letter was as follows:
The man for whose burial you paid
was a wealthy Pittsburg citizen. who.
have reason to believe, committed
suicide by drowning himself in the
ocean. | am not allowed to give his
name. but by investigating this you
may be able to recover what you paid
for the interment of the body"
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
LOS ANGELES COUNCIL
TO REGULATE L0AVES
Ordinance Will Specify Regular
Weight of 81 Ounces

Los ANGELES. May 4.-The city
council today acted on suggestions of
Mayor Alexander and the city sealer
and voted for an ordinance regulating
the weight OF bread.
The city attorney was directed to
prepare the ordinance and present it
at the next meeting. when 1t will be
passed.
The new ordinance will declare the
weight OF a loaf OF bread to be %
ounces. although quarter, half and
three quarter loaves may be sold. 1t
also provides that each loaf must bear
a stamp showing the name of the
maker and the weight OF the loaf
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
OAKLAND MAN HURT
BY MOVING MACHINES
E. M. Dyer Has Leg Broken on
His VisaIia Ranch

vISALIA. M4y 4-E. NJ. Dyer of Oak
land was badly injured on his ranch
near here today when he was caught
between two moving machines and
sustained a broken leg, several frac-
tured ribs and possibly internal In
iuries. Dyer was driving one machine
when the team attached to the one be-
hind him took fright and dragged the
heavy mass on top of him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
Dead in the Province Estimated
at 10000 and Total May
Reach $4,000
Young Turks Are Trading Ar
menian Maidens for Horses
and Rifles
Adana Still LawIess and Victims
of Massacre Now Number
Over $4,000

TT TARSUS, Asiatic Turkey Monday.
May 3. via ConstantinopIe May q.
- During the recent massacres the
Armenian population OF Kszoioots was
put to death without mercy Word that
the Nohammedans We're killing Arme-
mans reached Kozolook before the
actual attack on the place. and when
the first considerable party of Moham-
medans arrived they found the Arme-
mans well armed and in good defensive
positions. The Mohammedans did not
feel strong enough to attack. so they
gathered reinforcements until more
than 1000 of them. well armed, sur
rounded the village.
The governor cf the district prom
ised at this stage OF the proceedings to
protect the Arnenians if they would
give up their arms. This the Armenians
decided 10 do sfte- a long parIey. Then.
under pretense OF taking them 70
place Of safety. they were led cut oe
the village under escort to an open
field. Here the men were ruthless,y
killed and the women maitreated 4
number Of Armenian girls were forced
to marry Turks.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
AGED EDITOR OF TRUTH
is CLAIMED BY DEATH
Horace ST. George vouIes, Who
Established Paper, Dies

LONDON. May Horace st. George
youles. editor of Truth died today.
He was born at Windsor, April 23,
1874. youles established in 1858 the
Echo. the first half penny evening
paper. In 1876 he arranged with Henry
Labouehere to start Truth, which was
FIRST published in January. 1877. He
had been the editor of Truth ever
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
Wants Golf and Horses

'I wish people would mind their own
business" says Mrs. McComas, "and let
my husband and me lead our own lives
in our own way.
ST came To this city three weeks ago,
continued Mrs. McComas, infinitely
bored. "to consult my physician. I am
living with my mother. Yesterday [
went to Mill Valley to arrange for the
closing of our house. MIR. McComas
will stay. in Mill Valley, at the hotel,
until he has finished some pictures on
which he lis engaged
"All these rumors-how ridiculous.
Why. Mr.. McComas spent the day with
me. and he and 1 are going to Monte
rev next month. We have taken a
home there. / am i'll; 1 am tired of
Mill Valley. l want golf and horses. +"
So the rumor OF the disagreement
must remain thing OF air. Mrs. Nc
Comas will not give it body. Frank
McComas says nothing; he is painting
in Mill Valley; he has expressed no
dislike for the people or the place.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
SUFFRAGETTES CONCLUDE
CONFERENCE IN LONDON
Women Writers of Alliance Give
Reception to Delegates

LONDON. May 4.-The last function
in connection with the congress of the
woman's suffrage alliance was reeep-
ton today. at the Waldorf hotel by
women writers of the suffrage league.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president Of
the alliance. and Rev. Anna Shaw will
remain ia England until June. Both are
enthusiastic over the results Of the con-
grass
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
RUMORS RIDICULED
BY WIFE OF ARTIST
Mrs. Frank McComas Explains
Removal From Mill Valley
While Husband Remains

Il left Mill Valley because there is
no golf. no horses; because l do not
like the people and I do not like the
place"
Mrs. Frank McComas, wife of the
gifted artist, gave this unexpected an
swer yesterday in explanation of her
residence with her mother. Mrs Louis
PARROT, at the Hotel Monroe in sacra-
mento street.
Beautiful Mrs. McComas, who was
Miss Marie Louise Parrott before her
marriage has been away from her
home in Mill Valley for three weeks.
She. does not intend TO return. Nor
does Frank McComas intend to join
his wife at the Hotel Monroe at this
time. The McComas household gods
are to rbe ferried TO this city. but Frank
McComas, with his paint tubes and his
brushes, will remain behind in Mill
Valley
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05

N EIss MABEL NJ. CoEY, a hand
NE some and talented young woman,
a = was found dead yesterday after
noon in the bath tub at her home at
1855 Sacramento street. The discovery
WAS made by her parents when they
reached the residence few minutes
after O'Clock. The young woman was
fully dressed. Although there is some
uncertaistv as to The circumstances sur
rounding her death. the physicians who
were ss4Imoned expressed the belief
that sis, had perished from gas asphyxi-
alton
1t is known that Miss Coey has been
troubled WITH neuralgia and an affiic-
tion of the eyes, but nothing further
las been learned to give support to a
theory of suicide. Miss Coey was an ac-
compfished musician. % years OF age
and. according to her parents, had
everything to live for.
Father Finds Girl Dead
W. J. Coey, who is in the custom
service, returned to his home about 5:15
o'clock last evening and found his wife
standing on the front steps. She told
him that she had gone to the dentists
and left their daughter in the house,
but could get no reply to the bell on
her return. They concluded that the
girl had gone to visit friends. and the
father entered with latch key.
GSing through. the house TO the sec-
room door boited. He called and re-
ceiving no response broke the lock.
Lying dead in the empty bath tub.
wit hall her house clothing on, he saw
his daughter. Frenzied by the sight
he called to his wife to run for a doc
tor Mrs >coey hurried to dhe street
and happened to meet her brother Will
liam Noble. who hurried to the resi-
dence
Death Caused by Gas
DR.. William d. Clarke, who ar
rived shortly afterward, thought that
there was still some life in the body
and worked over the girl for an hour,
when he announced TO the grief
stricken parents that all hope had
gone. Dr. Thomas r. James was also
called in, but when he arrived the
girl had been pronounced dead.
Both physicians agreed that death
was due to asphyxiation, resulting
from the inhalation of gas. The cor
oner's Office was notified, and Deputy
Coroner Joshua Riley went to the
house. After receiving the statements
of the physicians and examining the
body. he gave the parents permission
to call an undertaken
Strangest of all the circumstances
surrounding the cass is the fact that
the father cannot remember having
srnelled any gas and cannot remember
having turned off the jet.
Girl Had Eye Trouble
why our daughter should do this 1
do not know" said the father. I'VE can
not realize yet that she is dead. She
has been troubled recently with her
eyes, but always seemed to be cheerful.
with the exception of a couple of times
when she complained of neuralgia. We
were all together last evening when
she was especially happy and at lunch
today she talked as usual with her
mother
SO far as is known to the family, the
girl had no serious love affair.
Mrs. Coey is prostrated with grief and
undey the care of a rhysician
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
WEATHER CONDITIONS

HESTERDAN-Nest wind: clear; maxiDl;sm
temperature. 5s; mihimnm. IS.
FORECAST FOR TODAY-Fair. with FOG in
tbe morning; light south winds. changing TO
hrisk northwest PAGE I5
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
Wife RidicuIes Gossip

Ever ready gossip has sharpened its
serpent tooth on this separation of the
McComases. Stories of disagreement
have been whispered not so softly but
that Mrs. McComas has overheard them.
Perfect rubbish" she calls them,
with an indignant snap of her black
eyes. There is absolutely no trouble
between my husband and myself
And in explanation of her presence
on this side of the bay comes that
awful swat at beautiful Mill yalley-'I
do not like the people and do not like
the place"
Rumor, stubborn scanda lmonger that
ii is, refuses to accept the explanation.
IT has conjured the vision OF a green
eyed monster rising between Frank
McComas and his handsome wife,
breathing fire and fumes to cloud their
domestic felicity. Rumor, loving tri-
angular differences, has even brought
a third person, feminine. into the story
and. plausibly circumstantial, tells of
wifely indignation at studio hours not
wholly devoted to art.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05

MARINE

Dr. w c. Hobby. who has been chief quar-
antine ofEcer here for three years, leaves today
10 take charge Of the federal station at Homo
lulu. Page ID
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
Two Cents a Dav

number Of Armenian girls were forced
to marry Turks.
Two Cents a Day
The local authorities. who promised
TO give an equivalent of cents a day
to each destitute person. gave only Z
cents for a few days and have now re-
duced their donations to an equivalent
of cents.
Authentic details of the atrocities
committed by the fanaticaI Mohaus-
medans in the villages and farms in
this district are now coming into Tar
sus with sickening abundance The
worst particulars of these narratives
forth without doubt that at least H.
GOO persons lost their lives in this
province and some diplomats place the
total casualties at 2s.0O0. Villages
like Osmanieh. Bazsche, Hamadieh.
Kara, Kristian. Keoy and Kezoloo<
were actually wiped out. Each OF
these places had populations of from
500 TO 600 people.
In one town Of 1000 people thers
are less than 100 left. nearly all
women and children. 1t vas the same
thing with the hundreds of chiftlikes,
or farms that dot this wide and fer
tile plain. The slaughter was unspar-
ing Even Greeks and Syrians were
struck down with the Arnaenians. En-
tire families were burned 10 death in
their homes. Hundreds uf girls and
women were maltreated ard carried on
TO the harens.
Every Man Shot
The correspondent was informed that
at one place a party of 100 Armenians
surrendered to the soldiers. The pris-
oners were taken to an oper, field. where
the women were ordered te stand apart
from the men. Every one of the men
was then shot In many cases they
went TO death with their women cling
ing to them. trying TO save their lives
A large number of women were
wounded by the Turks because of their
persistence
Sixty men who We're brought down
into this district from Hadjin are now
held as slaves.
Young Turks and Tarsus are today
trading Armenian girls for horses and
modern repeating rifles. The entire 10
days seem to haze been an insensate
orgy of lust and violence in the name OF
race and religion. In the massacres OF
IA years ago there was no such desire
to kill women and children as has been
evidenced in the last massacres. There
have been numerous instances Of tho
numbering of women and children with
deliberation, and there are other in
stances where women were brought out
one BY one and shot down, the bystand-
ers cIapping their hands at each fresh
execution
The local authorities are giving 4
cents day for each refugee in Tar
sus. The government allotment is be-
ing supplemented from funds OF ths
American mission. The local ofHciaIs
say they are soon going 20 discontinus
their contributions. and II this is doua
there will be a famine.
Mission Like Prison
The yard of the American mission
house looks like a prison penitentiary.
when the captain of French man.
of-war at Mersina came up to Tarsus
with number AZ ofiesls for = vssll
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY

TELEPHONE KEARNY Sc
WEDNESDAY. MAY 5. 1909
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
FATHER FINDS
GIRL DEAD IN
HIS BATHTUB
Miss Mabel M. Corey Discovered
Fully Dressed After Door Is
Broken Open
Nothing but Eye Trouble and
Neuralgia to Support the
Theory of Suicide

EIss MABEL NJ. CoEY. hand
NJ sorae and talented young woman,
= WIS found dead yes.erday after
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
EASTERN
FOREIGN

Men. women and children ruthlessiy
slaughtered in rarsus and dead in the province
is estimated at 10000 Page /
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-23
TO LET

House, 10 rooms. 1928 Kalakaua
Ave, waikiki, opposite car turn.
llut-water Stove: Porcelain Bath
Tubs and Basins: Electric Fixtures
and cottage Included; $3.50 per
month. Apply ROE" 1929 Kala-
kaua Avenue, Waikiki"
42l3-Jan. 90. 20, %, 2s, so:
Feb. !. 8. ., IL, 10.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-23

HAWAIIAN FERTILIZER CO., LTD
Dealers in FERTILIZERS suitable
for all crops, climatic and soil cop.
ditions.
OFFICE-Brewer Building, Homo.
lulu; Tel. 272.
FACTORY at Iwilei: Tel. 430.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-23
w A N II S
@0@ @000 o O@D@
FOR SALE

Advertisements UnOer TINS 1esuinp
One Cent Per Word Eaen Day. No Ad.
yertisements Inserted for Less Than
Ten Cents.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-23
PLUMBING.

zee Sing Kee.-Plumber and Tinsmith,
smith St, bet. Hotel aud Pauahi.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-23

It was certainly good messenger
who brought tho news to your house
that Ayers Sarsaparills makes the
blood erich and red" This means
80 much TO those who are thin, pale,
feeble, weak, aud nervous. After
Ayers Sarsaparilla has cured you,
carry the glad message to friend or
neighbor.
Perhaps you suffer from the effects
Of q warm climate. Prolonged warm
weather seriously impairs the strength
Of many people. The digestion 10
slow, and the liver becomes sluggish.
Impurities in the blood accumulate
and cause that feeling Of downhearted-
ness and depression.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-23
SITUATION WANTED

by japanese man, skillful cook. Ad-
dress IF. f." =. o. Box S23. Hoo
nululu. 42l3-1w
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-23

A valuable collection Of stamps. FMS
collection Is the property OF the
widow Of the late II. W. Bowen,
and is the result OF his effort In
many years Of labor; they ian be
seen at the Hawaiian News Co.,
Young building. 3gll-tf
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-23
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
REPAIRING.

Woven Wire Mattresses repaired at
the Factory Honolulu Wire Bed
Co., 1850 Alapai st. Telephone
535. 3945-tf
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-23
BY AUTHORITY

BE 1T RESOLVED ny THE BOARD
or SUPERVISORS OF THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF HOMO
LULU.
THAT:
The proper authorities Of the city
and County be and they are hereby
authorized and directed To execute on
behalf of the City and County lease
of the entire second floor Of the Nc
lntyre Building for the term of two
years at q monthly rental of Two
Hundred and Fifty (s25O.0Ol Dollars
per month. electric light and janitor
service to be furnished by the lessor,
the form of the lease TO be approved
by the City and County Attorney.
Honolulu. January s, 1909.
W. II. MCCLELLAN.
The foregoing Resolution was, at
a meeting of the Board of Supervi-
sors of the City and County OF Homo
lulu held on Thursday, January IA.
1909, finally passed on unanimous
vote, and that further the same was
approved by the Mayor on Monday.
January is. 1903.
ID. KALAUOKA JR.,
Clerk. City and County of Honolulu
42l4-Jan. 81, %. 30. %, 20,
%. 2S. 30, so; Feb. l.
Morris tribune., 1909-08-21
FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.
Needless Prank Causes Death at
Kerkhoven.

An inexpressibly sad accident, if
accident it may be called, occurred at
Kerkhoven Friday evening, which
caused the death of Theresa, the little
six year old daughter of Postmaster
Theo. Oachs, and the plunging of his
home in gloom, the result of heed
less prank. With three other little
girls, none of them over IL years old,
she was walking in the dusk and pass
ed by the schoolhouse, couple of
blocks from home. Several boys or
young men perhaps half dozen, who
were there began making uncouth
noises and started towards them and
one exclaimed, "Now We'll get you,"
evidently intending to frighten them.
All ran, and little Theresa in par
oxysm of fright, tore loose from the
girl who had her by the hand and ran
into the street. She caught up with
her and took hold of her again and the
two ran till Theresa staggered and
the girl letting go of her, she fell.
The girl picked her up, her head
dropped and her arms hung limp and
she was in state of collapse when she
carried her home and the doctor was
sent for. In order to get aid sooner,
Mr.. Oachs took her in his arms and
met him and they went into the hotel,
where every attempt was made to re-
suscitate her, but her little heart had
ceased to beat and human aid was
useless.
1t was thought best to call the
coroner and Mr.. Minikus went down
and after questioning the girls and all
others, decided to hold no formal in
quest. The little ones could not tell
who the boys or men were, their
voices being strange, as they were
undoubtedly disguised, and so far
nothing has been done. The funeral
services took place yesterday, and it
was sad day in Kerkhoven for
others as we'll as the grief stricken
family. Doubtless among those whose
hoodlum act had brought it about, and
their grief must have been second
only to that of the parents. What a
lesson to thoughtless boys or men to
never commit such acts with unsus-
pecting little ones.-Benson Times.
Morris tribune., 1909-08-21
Deafness Cannon be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
DEAFNESS is caused by an inflamed con
dition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have run1bling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed, deafness is the result, and unless
the Inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to it's normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh.
which is nothing but an inflamed condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
FL, CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ion. 1916
Morris tribune., 1909-08-21
Cbokio

4
Chas. Hubert spent Sunday with
his parents.
DIR. and Mrs. Elsey, of Glenwood,
are visitors at the home of E. G.. Miller
this week.
Mrs. r. A. Johnson and son Richard
returned from the cities after a
months visit with her mother.
Mrs. Towns and children visited her
sister Mrs. Hewitt, of Clinton, over
Sunday.
Miss Nellie johnson and Leaman
Shannon left Tuesday for Wheaton,
where they will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Claud Leaman.
Mrs. S. Burt and son Allen and
Miss Agnes Grafelman returned from
a two months visit at the coast.
J. A. Fischer, photographer of
Graceville, called in town Saturday.
Mrs. Rixe, of Johnson, spent Thurs
day with A. Ell. Reker and family.
Misses Mabel and Isabel Johnson
returned from DeSmi5 Monday.
G. II. Caldwell and wife entertained
party at whist Thursday evening.
Misses Agnes McNally and Mabel
Hubert accompanied Martin Jacobson
as far as Browns Valley in his auto
Thursday and returned the same day
on the freight.