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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-22
LARCENY CHARGED, BUT
LAWYER IS RELEASED
John Carroll Goes Free After
Day Spent in Jail

OAKLAND. July 2I-Bernard J.
Dunno refused today to prosecute John
Carroll. an attorney. who was arrested
on DUNES complaint for having Sc
cured SIS by fraud. Employed by
Dunno 10 look after some realty trans
actions at Sacramento, Carroll was
said to have secured check for $45
from Dunno to straighten an imag
mary tangle in a title Cashing the
check, Carroll was said to have left
town with a woman, but to have been
stranded at Bentcia. Returning TO this
city. he was arrested. Friends of Car
roll promised TO put him on his feet
again after his long debauch.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-22
Marriage Licenses

OAKLAND. July 21.--The following marriage
licenses were issued today:
George r. Kerr. %, and Evelyn A. Watson
25 both of Berkeley.
Andrew CLARK. AZ, and Mamie Smith, 81. both
of Oakland.
william A. christy. SO. and Grace Cheney,
90 both Of Oakland.
Ernest c. zickendrath. 80. Oakland. and Grace
Diogenes ouintero %. and Elizabeth Kellner,
IS. both OF Alameda.
Edward Allen. 80, and Harriet Thompson, 25,
both of Oakland.
Thomas MeGIInehey, 40. ana Rosa c. Keys,
50, both Of Oakland.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-22
SAN LEANDRO BONDS
SELL AT A PREMIUM
Oakland First National Bank
Secures Issue of $4,000

SAN LEANDRO. July 21.-San Lee
andres issue of sewer bonds. to the
amount OF $4,000. have been sold TO the
First National Bank of Oakland, at a
premium Of sl.1S0. The following other
bids were submitted: j. II. Adams &
Co. Sl.lz5; J. G. Blymyr, $1,15o; Wake
field, Garthwaite & Co, $3.50; =. II.
Rollins & Son, sl,Sos; n. w. Halsey,
3l,l5l.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-22
WILL PARTICIPATE IN
LABOR DAY PARADE
Trades Council Appoints Conn
mittee to Supervise Affair

OAKLAND. July 21.=The members
Of the Building Trades council viii pa
rade on Labor day. in accordance with
resolutions adopted by that body last
night
A parade committee to take charge
Of the parade was appointed, consist
ing of the folioWing-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-22
MILITIA ADDRESSED ON SANTA.

MILITIA ADDRESSED ON SANITATION
Alameda, July 2l--Dr. Clarence s. Dupuy, a
iment. infantry, addressed the members OF Com
pany G last night on Sanitation Counpanv r.
will go into camp at Santa Cruz on Senternher
y with the regiment. Major NJ. W, Simpson OF
this. city win have command of the hrst hat
talon or the Fifth regiment, consisting of Com
land and Company Of Berkeley.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-22
PLAN FALL OPENING
OF NEW CITY HALL
BerkeIey's Municipal Building
Soon to Be Ready

BERKELEY. July 21.-The new city
hall at the corner OF Grove street and
Allston way will be completely fur
nished and equipped for the business
of Berkeley September I, according to.
an announcement of the council today.
The administrative Offices OF the city
will be removed from their present
quarters in the old city hall August Is
Building Inspector B. P. Bull already
has his ONCE in the new hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
SENATOR ALDRlCH WILL
SEEK CURRENCY REFORM
Scion Tells Bankers In ST. Louis That
Monetary System Is Entirely
Unsatisfactory

ST. LOUIS, Nov. S-With emphasis
even stronger than in his Chicago
speech, Senator Aldrich made 1t evil
dent to the business men of st. Louis
today and tonight that it is his pur-
pose to devote himself to the one work
of reforming the currency system or
the United States.
He spoke briefly today before linn
tied gathering of bankers at the Noon
day club and more eXtendedly tonight
before the Commercial club.
Senator Aldrich spoke informally to-
night.
~ do not come to you with any plan
of monetary REFORM" he said. Ia
deed, If ! should be delegated today
individually and personally to prepare
a scheme for a new system of finance
for the country l should be at loss
to know how to proceed. / should find
it necessary to enter upon a careful
investigation and would not undertake
to formulate anything without much
more study than / have been able to
give this subject Even In that event
/ should want your advice md Coop
Grafton, and should ask your aid just
as l am asking it now for the COM
mission.
81 realize, as / know all of you do,
the absolute necessity of reforming the
currency upon the broadcast national
lines. The work to be done cannot be
done by any one man, nor by any set
of men; Ii cannot be done by any one
party, nor in the interest of any one
section. 1t cannot be done by COM
mission or by congress without the aid
o. the country at large"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09

DECREE GRANTED
MRS. JOHN JACOB AST0R GIVEN
TEMPORARY SEPARATION
Counsel Make Preliminary Arrange
ment as to Disposition Of Two
children-AlI Papers In
Case Sealed

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Mrs. John ia
cob Astor was granted an interlocutory
decree of divorce by Justice Mills, sit
ting In the supreme court at New York
city, N. Y.
All the papers in the case were sealed
and the proceedings were guarded care
fully.
Henry w. Taft appeared for Mrs.
Astor, while Colonel Aston was repre-
scented by Lewis G. Ledyard. Mr.. Taft
said:
st have motion with which you
are familiar and would like to have
the Judgment signed and an lnterlo-
cutory decree granted"
Justice Mills replied: II have read
very carefully the report of the referee
In this matter and am of the opinion
that the evidence presented Jpstifies
the findings of the referee. shall,
therefore, sign the judgment and grant
an interIocutory decree, IL there are no
objections"
Mr.. Ledyard said there were no OBJ
tections, and Justice Mills signed the
papers.
Mr.. Taft made a second motion,
asking that all papers in the case be
sealed. The motion was granted.
1t is understood counsel made pre-
1ininary arrangement as to the dispo-
sition of the two Aston children, and
the question of alimony. 1t has been
generally reported Colonel Aston made
a settlement of $10000,000.
Mrs. Astor was Miss Ava Willing OF
philadelphia and was married to Col
onel Astor in 1891,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
NINE. STEiNKEIL
MAY Be FREED
DEFENDANT CONFIDENT SHE
WILL BE ACQUITTED
Widow Charged with Murder of Hus-
band Calm During Trial-Friends
of Slain Spouse Testify In
Widows Behalf

PARIS, Nov S.-With the opening
today of the second week of the trial
of Madame Steinheil, who is accused
of having murdered her husband
Adolphe Steinheil, and her stepmother
Madame Japy public interest in the
remarkable case is higher than ever.
No direct evidence duplicating the
prisoner with the crime has been adj
duced, while the conflicting stories
told by the witnesses and the brave
duel of the accused in her fight
against the judge are turning the sym
pathy in her favor.
Madame Steinheil processes to have
the greatest confidence in her acquittal
The prisoner, though looking hag-
gard, was considerably calmer after
a Sunday of repose.
Madame Atanzio wife of one of
Steinheifs models, and DR.. Archary,
the Steinhell family physician, both
testified in favor of the accused. The
former insisted on the frenzied condi-
ton of the woman on the morning
after the crime and the doctor con-
tradicted the testimony attributed to
him before the examining magistrate.
DIR. Archary testified that Adolphe
Steinheil's death was due to strangu-
lation and that Mrs. Japy's resulted
from asphyxiation. Because of the
manner in which the bodies were
bound the doctor suggested that one
person alone could not have committed
the murders
NJ. Aubin. counsel for the defendant
promised TO prove to the satisfaction OF
the jury that the gag they had exam
ined was not the one used to gag Nine
Steinheil.
Or. Balthazar, a toxicologist, testi-
fed he found no traces of narcotic
in the stomach of either M. Steinheil
or Nine. Japy.
When recess was ordered Nine. Stein
he'll cried out wildly, "They are deter
mined to kill mel"
When the taking Of testimony was
resumed after recess Nine. Steinhei
wept bitterly while Pierre Buisson
who had broken his engagement with
Marthe Steinhetl, testified. He de-
clared his action had nothing to dc
with the question of dowry.
Frederick II. Burllngame, the Ameri-
can newspaper man arrested on sus-
picion at the time of the murders. ere
ated a furry on being called TO the
stand by announcing:
Il am the man who has just escaped
the guillOtine."
Mr. Burlingame protested vigorously
against the manner in which he was
dragged into the case, and especially
against the language of his indictment
Both NJ. Aubin and the prosecuting
judge expressed regret that he haG
been falsely accused.
Todays hearing is considered a dis
tinct victory for the defendant, as M
direct evidence duplicating her was
produced.
on the contrary, several of tht
states witnesses testified in her favor
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
SIXTH WEDDING
BELL Her LAST
"NO MORE FOR Me-" SAYS
MUCH-MARRlED WOMAN
Latest Spouse Feared His Wife Had
Not Been Divorced and So
Charged Her with
BIgamy
IBy Associated Press. ]

KANSAS CITY, Nov. S.-"No more
wedding bells for mel" exclaimed Mrs.
Grace Interchange ring- Wheeler
Hout-c Chapman, who was released to-
day after having been in custody for
several months under a charge of
bigamy.
Mrs. Chapman, who is only 30 years
old, was arrested ON the complaint OF
her sixth husband, Frederick Chapman,
whose marital happiness received
shock when, in looking over some of
his wife's old papers, he found four
certificates Of former marriages.,
Mrs Chapman admitted to her hus-
band that she had married five men
before she met him. She was not quite
sure she had been divorced from all of
them-or any, for that matter.
Her attorney satisfied the authori-
ties that she had been legally divorced
from five of her husbands, and she was
released. Chapman has sued for di-
vorce.
Il want no more husbands and want
nothing TO do with the six now on rec
ord. l am done with the marrying
business" said Mrs. Chapman as she
left the court house.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
TELLS HOW MAN STOLE
MONEY FROM RAILROAD

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-The loss to
the Big Four railroad through the al
legged defaleations of G. L. Warmer.
its local treasurer at Cincinnati, ultl-
mately will amount almost to 100000,
according to statement issued IN
New York tonight by Albert II. Har-
ris, vice president of the New York
Central lines, of which the Big -Four
is a part.
"rhe amount of defalcations," says
the statement, "has been asceftained
to be $64S,0O0. Warmer has turned
over to the company property amount
ing to more than 100000, while $4,000
will be received from the American
Surety company on its bond, leaving
a net shortage of less than $4,000
"Warriner's method was to cover his
defalcation In the item of cash In
transit At the end of each month
considerable sums of money are on
their way to the local treasury from
station agents and others which have
not been received by him. BY includ-
ing in this item moneys which he mad
in fact stolen he, was enabled to con-
ceal his defalcations."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
NEW COMPANY EXPECTED
TO IMPROVE VAUDEVILLE

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Vaudeville in
terests east of the Mississippi river are
brought closer together and change
in the vaudeville situation west of the
river is forecasted by articles of in
corporation of the United Theaters Sc
curities company which have been filed
at Wilmington, Del.
The incorporators are r. F. Keith, Il.
V. Proctor, r. f. Albee, William Ham
merstein and P. G. Williams of New
York; NJ Shea OF Buffalo and Toronto.
James H. Moore of Detroit and Roches-
ter, Harry Davis of Pittsburg, James c.
Duffield of the Canadian circuit. A. p.
Keith S. c. Poll of Springfield and H.
B. Chase of Washington are also asso-
ciated in the combination.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
MURDERS TWO
WOMEN, THEN
KILLS HIMSELF
CROWD I'm SAN FRANCISCO
SEES TRAGEDY
RUSSIAN STAYS MOTHER AND
SISTER-lN-LAW
Baked In Effort to Get Money from
Wife's Father, Angry Laborer
Shoots Couple and
Ends Life
rBy Associated Press


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. s.-Crazed
by rage because his efforts to secure
money from his father-in-law had
baked Ignate Novikow, Russian
laborer, tonight shot and killed his
mother-in-law, Mrs. r. A Scholz, wife
of a Sonoma county rancher, and her
daughter, Betty, in waiting room at
the Ferry building, with hundreds OF
people standing about.
He then fired a bullet into his brain,
which caused his death an hour later.
Novikow married Scholz' eldest
daughter several years ago and came
to san Francisco to live.
Martha Scholz, the second daughter,
and Betty, the youngest, have been
living here for some months, the father
and mother remaining at the ranch
near Vineburg, Sonoma county.
Novikow, 1t is alleged. wrote to his
father-in-law a few days ago, making
grave charges against the girls.
Hastens to Her Death
The mother fastened to the city to
investigate and met Novikow at the
house where her daughters lived. He
declared he must have money to COM
plete payments on his home and that
Scholz must provide it.
A family quarrel followed and Novi-
kow rushed from the house in frenzy
Oh td5S.
Mrs. Scholz and her daughter, Betty,
went to the ferry to return to the
ranch when the suburban crowd,
homeward bound, was the largest.
They were in waiting room when
Novikow made his way toward them.
Standing SO close to them that the
flash of his weapon scorched their
clothes he fired a bullet into the heart
of each. Before the bystanders could
draw their breath he placed the pistol
at his head and pulled the trigger.
Intense excitement followed in the
crowd and several women tainted.
Noyikow's wife declares he has been
mentally deranged for several days
and has made repeated threats to shoot
people. Ar,
He did not own a revolver until
today, but bought the weapon with
which he killed the women on his way
to the ferry.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
ALLEGED R0BBER HELD
FOR TRIAL AT SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. S.-Charles
d. Howell, who is charged with hav-
ing robbed the Great Northern ex-
press office here a short time ago,
when $4,000 was stolen, and who was
identified by Mail Clerk Nysteun yes
terday as the man who had held him
up and robbed the mail car of the
Great Northern's Oriental Limited at
Boomers Ferry, Idaho, March IS, 1908,
was arraigned on several charges this
afternoon and his bond fixed at 1000.
In default of bail Howell was re-
manded to the King county jail. The
hearing was continued to November
49, No warrant has been issued yet
on the charge of holding up the Over
land Limited.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
STREET ORATORS
DECLINE TO EAT
|. w. w. MEMBERS LOYAL TO
THEIR CAUSE
Starvation Strike of Men Fighting for
Right of Free Speech Goes
On Without Com
promise
tBy Associated Press. ]

SPOKANE, Nov. 8.-Famished as
they were, some having gone eighty
four hours without tasting food, every
in the city Jail refused to touch the
breakfasts offered TO them by the police
today. Only bread and water was Of
fered to convicted prisoners who have
refused to work on the rock pile, but
the men arrested Saturday, and have
a good warm breakfast. Not one would
eat.
Even the leaders of the society who
are awaiting trial on charges of con-
spiracy and have been eating regularly
until today have Joined the starvation
strike" at the last.
The police view this phase of the
trouble very calmly.
Still Offer "Food"
They will continue to offer food to
the men at regular intervals, but show
no inclination to try to force the
prisoners to eat.
rested today. Five of the first dozen
arrested today were aliens. No fighting
or serious disorder occurred.
A new development today was the Ill
ing OF a suit for $2500 damages against
Mayor Pratt and the police by Thomas
Ryan, who alleges he was assaulted by
an officer while trying to speak on the
streets.
While the men in the jail will not eat
they protest bitterly against the rations
prescribed by Chief of Police Sullivan
for those who refuse to work. He all
lows them a half loaf the first day,
quarter loaf the second day, and after
that two slices of bread each day They
declare this is not enough to keep a
man alive.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
FOUR INJURED BY
PREMATURE BLAST
Foreman and Three Workmen Seri-
ously Hurt in Explosion Which
Occurred Two Miles West
of Pomona
Especial correspondence.)

POMONA, Cal, Nov. 8.-W. Cathey
of Corona, foreman of a rock quarry
two miles west of here, and three help
ers, Thomas Carver of Spadra, B. Sa-
vala ana b. Vallacante, of this city,
were injured severely in a premature
explosion of giant powder while pre-
pairing for a blast at the quarry this
afternoon.
Carver and Vallacante, who were
buried beneath heavy rocks and debris,
suffered broken limbs and internal in
iuries and probably will die. Carver
is q years old and Vallaeante %.
The injured men were taken to the
Pomona valley hospital in the city
ambulance.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
STOCK OF CORN FOR
1909 IS INCREASED
Amount of Bushels 10 Acre Less This
Year as Compared with Last.
Other Reports Show More
Abundance

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-The crop
reporting board of the department of
agriculture today, in a preliminary
report, gives the indicated total pro-
duction of corn for 1909 as 2,767, 316,0OO,
against $685. 661 900 as finally estimated
last year, with the quality as $40 per
cent, against $50 last year.
The preliminary estimate OF the
average yield an acre of corn is 25.4
bushels, against 26.2 finally estimated
last year. About per cent C79,779.0O0
bushels) of the crop of 1908 Is estimated
to have been in farmers hands No
vember l, against 81 per cent G1,124,-
600 bushels) of the 1907 crop in farm
ers' hands at this time last year.
The yield an acre total production
Thousand omittedl, and quality for
1909 of corn for some of the states fol-
L
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
AGED ENGLISH COMEDIAN
ENDS LONG STAGE CAREER

LONDON, Nov. S.-Lionel Brough,
the comedian, died here today. He
was 70 years old
Mr. Brough was born at Ponty-
pool, March 10, 1886. He first appeared
on the stage at the Lyceum in prince
Pretty Pet" December 26, 1854. Among
his representations were TONY Lump
kim" which he played Ut times, and
Bob Acres" He visited America in
1885 with Violet Cameron.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
MINER HERO H0N0RED BY
MONUMENT AT NAC0ZARI

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Nov. S.--Nacozari,
Mexico, a mining camp seventy miles
south of here, in the state of Sonora,
unveiled monument today to Jesus
Garcia, the miner hero who, two years
ago. lost his life in pulling two burn
ing cars loaded with dynamite out of
a mining camp. Acting Governor Gu
billas and other officials and prominent
citizens Of Hermosillo came by special
train to attend the ceremonies.
The monument cost $500, Garcia
saved hundreds of lives by getting the
cars TO the top of the hill, when the
dynamite exploded. killing him and
several others.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
DESCENDANTS OF BANDITS
ARE SUED FOR DIVORCE

ST. LOUIS, Nov. S.-Robert James.
son of Frank James and nephew of
Jesse James, was divorced here today
by Mary Sanboat James. James, who
is said to be living on a farm in Okla
homa, did not contest the suit. Mrs.
James testified that he had choked her
and threatened her with a revolver.
Jesse James, jr., a cousin of Robert.
is defendant in a divorce suit pending
in Kansas City
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09

New imported Trotteur pat
terms in beautiful color COM
binations-no two patterns
alike-$25 each.
Big assortment of French
plaidsi and checks for misses
and children's wear, 81 to
$3.50 a yard; AZ to 48 inch
widths.
The new Plisse effects
here in all the new tones-are
surprisingly rich fabrics for
the money-S2 and $3.50 a
yard; 4s inches wide,
Splendid showing of French
suit patterns in broken checks
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
Opera Star Divorced

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 8.--Grace Van Stud
diford, comic opera star. was granted
a divorce here today from Charles Van
Studdiford, member of an old St Louis
family. The case has been under ad-
visement for ten days. Mrs. Van
Studdiford alleged non-support and
desertion. Her husband did not
contest
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
Must Reduce Capital Stock

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov, 8.-State SUI
perintendent of Insurance Hotchkiss
announced today that an impairment
of s639.Ss0 had been found in the eapl-
tai of the American Credit Indemnity
company of New York, and the COM
pany had been directed to take pro-
ceedings to reduce it's capital stock
from 81, 100000 to $350.00O.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
CATHOLIC PRIEST MEETS
WITH SERIOUS ACCIDENT

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S.-Rev.
Father Plus one of the oldest and best
known Catholic priests in the state,
was seriously injured today when the
buggy in which he was riding to early
mass was struck and demolished by an
automobile.
Peter Blumberg. driver of the buggy,
and Ray Luce, the chauffeur of the
automobile, were uninjured, but Harry
Peck, the sole passenger in the ma
chine, was probably fatally hurt.
The buggy was reduced to splinters
and the horse killed by the terrific i'm
pact of the big touring car, which was
travelling at high speed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
More New Dress Fabrics

$40 to $50. Only one of kind
Priestley's cravenetted glor-
las in checks, plaids and
stripes for automobile coats,
S2.25 and $3.50 yard; 4s and
so inches wide.
42-inch rubber faced Lans-
downe, for the same purpose,
$3.50 yard.
Shepherd checks - more
popular than ever before
here in all the popular colors
and sizes for dresses and
tailored gowns, 85c to So; AZ
to SO inches wide.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
Weight Is Lessened

The average weight per measured
bushel of this years wheat crop Is
So pounds, against $3.50 last year, and
of oats 1921 pounds, against 29.S year
ago.
Buckwheat quality is oil per cent.
against 90.7 last year, with the prelim-
mary estimate of the average yield
an acre 20.8 bushels, against 1913 in
1908, and a total indicated production
of IS 692 900 bushels, against 15,S74,OoO
a year ago.
Potatoes show a quality of $50 per
cent, against S7.6 year ago.
The quality of tobacco is 867 per
cent. against S7.9 last year.
The average quality of faxseed Is
92.1 per cent, against ola in 1908, and
an indicated total production of 25,76H-
600 bushels, against $685. 600 last year
The average production of apples
this year is 42.5 per cent of full crop,
against 43.3 last year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
Illness Proves Fatal

SANTA FE, N. NJ, Nov. S.-Mrs
Julia Catron, wife of former congress-
man ThomaAB. Catron, died last night
in this city following an illness con-
tracted on a trip to the Philippines
and Japan
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
Recovering from Football Injury

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov S.--After
a delicate operation yester-
day involving the removal of bone
pressure on his spinal cord, which had
caused paralysis since he was injured
in football game three weeks ago,
Midshipman Early ID. Wilson, navy
quarterback, rested easily today.