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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12

In OAKLAND. at public auction wEDNES
DAY, April H. at ii a. M. big sale of all pur-
pose city work Horses. single and spans In
the 81 consignments there are Sc head COM
bination assortment of big Mares. big Teams
with harness; IL entire rigs; camp rigs com
plete; bakery. butcher, grocer and laundry
Horses; fancy, high bred stations years
old: high bred. fancy hllies and gedings; Al
vehicles. from a buggy TO a dray: I6 sets OF
all kinds of Harness. This sale will catch your
eye and the prices suit your pocket No reserve
No wild horses; all have been at work in the
city. 565 4th ST. Oakland.
j. W. MEDEIROS. AuetIoneer.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12
PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFICE

Deptl at mean low water. entrance to harbor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12

wREDE-Near Hayward, CAL. April 10. 1909.
Thresa, beloved wife OF Fred A. Wrede, and
mother of Mrs. Edward Wrede, Mrs. George
Bond, Mrs George Pullen. Mrs William Sic
ben and Mrs. Charles Schilling. and Dean
Chrissie and Jennie Wrede. native OF West
phalia. Germany, aged % years l month and
days.
Friends and acquafntances are respectfully
invited TO attend the funeral today Mon
day). April II. 1909, at 9:3O a. M. at her
late residence. Incineration Oakland crematory
at p. m.
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siNo change in channel
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12

wINKLER-ln this city, April s, 1909. John
Winkier, a native of Austria, aged 50 years.
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral today Mon
day. April IL. 1909. at 2 o'clock D. N. ,
from the funeral parlors OF Green, Ryan 4
Donohoe northeast corner of Sixteenth and
Guerrero streets. Interment Cypress Lawn
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12

STEEN-In Oakland April IL. 1909. Mrs. Han
nah Steen, mother of Mrs. Rebecca Schwartz
NJ A. Steen. Samuel Steen and Mrs George
Samuels, aged 81 years.
Funeral will leave the foot Of Market
street, at the Ferry building. tomorrow Tues
cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12
RAILWAY TRAVEL

Leave VA OAKLAND PIER- Arrizal
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12

81 -rE Fl Ds1e Remarks
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12
AUCTION SALES
WARER0USEMaN'S SALE

The following property viii be sold at public
auction fer the account Of whom it may concern.
beginning on
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-12

13 feet at low water
IN south channel. Is
feet in north chan
mel. which Is very
narrow and crooked
and difficult 10 navi-
gate for large YES
eels-
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
ForeiSn Rews :,
READY At RHEIMS
FOR AERO CARNIVAL
Thifty-eight Planes Entered So
Far-Curtiss Not Too Badly /,
Hurt to Compete.

RHEIMS, Aug. Is. Thirty-eight
a~eroplanes have been entered in the
aviation competitions which begin here
next Sunday, and further information
indicates that all records for 1ong-dis-
lance flights will fall. The names of
the pilots for the various ~aeroplanes
which will compete for the prizes have
not yet been announced. Besides the
valuable cups which have beer offered
for the events, 200, 900 francs have been
put up as prizes.
Aviation week will open next Sunday
with the French elimination races for
the international aviation cup, offered
by James Gordon Bennett, and> the
Aero Club of France will select three
pilots making the best flights to repre-
sent it in the big race. The distance is
twenty kilometers, or twice around the
Aerodrome. The final contest for the
Bennett cup will take place on
August 2s. r
NNNSS AtiC SiiiiiiiidtlolI rave Luz lit
Benn cup on Sunday, there will be
the opening contests for the Prix de la
Vitesse, which is a distance of thirty
kllometers, and four prizes will be dis
1bute to the machines making the
best time around the course. Aero
piainists making the best time around
the course of ten Kilometres, either in
special flights or in other contests, will
be awarded three prizes and designated
winners of the Prix du Tour de Piste.
The Prix des Aeronats will be awarded
to the dirigible balloon making five
our of the Aerodrome course in the
best time.
On Monday the Grand Prix de la
Champagne ct de la Vile de Reims will
be held. Six priest will be awarded
to six aeroplanes travelling the longest
distance without r~echarging.
Glenn H. Curtiss is better housed
than most of his competitors, for the
rear of his shed contains two airy bed
rooms, which the aviator prefers to the
lodgings obtained for him at Betheny
village. Although still walking with
the aid of a stick, Mr.. Curtiss declares
his injury will not handicap him in any
way for the races.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
ALESSYS F|ANCEE
CAUSES HIS ARREST
EIizabeth's Double Murder
Brings Out Strange Story
of Love and Jealousy.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 1s.-Like the
pages of a book of fiction is he story
of Herbert Alessi, said to b. a nephew
of Grand Duke Alessi, OF Italy, who is
locked up in police headquarters await
ing the arrival of an officer from Eliz-
abeth, n. J., to lake him back to
face a charge of Staying W of his
countrymen last week. 1t is a tale of
romance, love, fear and then homicide
justifable, Alessi claims.
1t was the Alessi was to
marry who caused his arrest in De-
troit-not to punish him for the kill
ing, but to insure police protection for
him, as sine feared friends of the dead
men would seek revenge in their own
way. She believes he acted only in
self-defense and she doesn't want him
assassinated.
Alessi was to have been welded to
Mrs. J. f. Romano, a young widow of
Elizabeth, last Wednesday. There were
many suitors for Mrs. .Romano's hand,
but A!essi was the favored one. The
day before the wedding efforts were
made to lure him to a lonely spot, but
he says he was too quick for them and
killed two men,
After the shooting Alessi fled to De-
troit. His iancee knew his every move
ment. She waited until after the flu
neral of the victims and then notified
the Elizabeth police where he could be
found. They telegraphed the Detroit
authorities and his arrest followed
ELIZABETH, Aug. 1S,-Captain John
Peters left yesterday for Detroit TO
bring back Uberto Alessi, who shot and
killed two other Italians in Elizabeth.
Alessi disappeared Immediately after
the shooting.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
bLUEJACKETS TAKE
GREEK FLAG down
Cretans Who Defed Turkey Fail
to Resist Act by Men
from Battleships.

CANEA, Island of Crete, Aug. 49,
The Greek flag raised three weeks ago
by the people Of Crete In defiance of
the sovereignty of Turkey and as an
evidence of their desire for union with
the kingdom of Greece was lowered at
sunrise this morning by a party Of in
teraational ~bluejackets. There was no
resistance on the part of the Cretans,
and the function was carried out with
out disorder and in accordance with the
prearranged program.
A landing party from the battleships
of Great Britain, Russia, Italy and
France, the protecting powers of Crete,
who, evacuated. the island July 81 last.
came ashore before sunrise, proceeded
to the fort over which the flag was
flying, and removed the Hellenic m
blem from its staff.
The action today means that the pro-
tecting powers have returned to the
island, and the situation is again muci1
as it was before July q.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
OPEN BIDS FOR BIGGEST
AMERICAN DREADNAUGHTS,

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1S.-Two more
American dreadnaughts, the Wyoming
and the Arkansas. authorized by Con-
gress, took first shape at the navy de-
partment today, when bids for their
construction were opened in the pres
ence of numerous representatives of
s~hipbuilding firms anxious to obtain
the contracts. These vessels are to
cost 5000 900. exclusive of their armor
and armament, are to make a high
rate of speed and are to be equipped
throughout with the latest improve
ments in naval development. The YES
sells are to be of $4,000 ons each, the
largest ever undertaken by the Amer
lean naval establishment, the increase
in tonnage in this class of vessels be
ing from 10000, the size of the original
American dreadnaughts, the Delaware
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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
HAYT|ANS OPPOSE
YANKEE INVASION
German Bankers Encourage
Press in Attacks on Ameri-
can Capitalists.

PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti. Aug. 1S-
Urged on by German bankers, en-
gineers and traders who have for more
than half a century monopolized COM
merce and protected smuggling in
Hayti, the local press is endeavoring to
inhame the ~populace against a possible
American invasion" The endeavor of
American capitalists to gain conces,
sions from the government under which
they can build an effective railroad sys-
TEN is responsible for the outburst.
The German group possesses the only
railway, a toy system, now existing in
Hayti, and objects to the granting of
concessions to any other group.
Furthermore, the Germans fear Ameri-
can competitors will transform their
methods of trade and stop smugglers.
the source of their colossal fortunes.
For these reasons they are besieging
President Simon day and night, assur.
ing him it would be fatal to grant con-
cess:ons to Americans. The Germans
control the entire press, which pub
lisl daily vi olent articles predlctlng
the certain annexation of Hayti by the
United States if the contract proposed
by the Americans is signed.
Other German groups are urging the
government to lease the tobacco
monopoly. This would be a blow to the
Kentucky manufacturers, who import
nearly all tobacco consumed in Hayti.
The German legation is supporting the
German campaign interests. The British
and French legations are favorable to
the Americans.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
BIG ROAD TESTS
T0DAY'S SCHEDULE
Auto Clubs Postponed Event to
Be Held Ii Weather Permits.
Engineers Will Attend.

The road tests to determine the effect
OF wear and tear on various kinds of
improved highway by automobiles
running at. different speeds, which were
to have been held on August 4 and
which were postponed owing to the
dangerous condition OF the roads, will
be held late today under the auspices
of the New Jersey Automobile and Mo-
tor Club, with the assistance of County
Engineer James Owen, if the storm
that has put all motoring events out
of business for the last two days will
let up in sufficient time to allow the
designated stretches of highway to at
tain a sufficient degree of firmness SO
that the danger of skidding might be
eliminated.
The original program outlined two
weeks ago will be adhered to today if
the engineers who have gathered from
all parts of the country give the word
to start, and the data obtained are
expected to prove of great value, not
only to road builders, but will go a
long way toward solving the question
of maintenance and repair and will
help answer the question hat has be-
come of vital Importance since the
advent of the motor car, namely, the
best way to cope with the dust evil.
The local automobile club officials
have invited many prominent men in
t~erested in good roads to be present
at the trial, and a distinguished gath
ering of well-known engineers will be
present, including a representative of
the Government roads Office and the
Highway Commissioners Of Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland and New Jersey. Com
m~issioners. of Motor Vehicles ]. B. r.
Smith will be on hand and the county
engineers of nearly all the New Jer-
sey counties.
The tests will be made over a meas
ured course in Essex County covering
three different stretches of roadway.
one of which will probably be around
a turn, the cars employed being driven
at various speeds from ten to sixty
miles an hour. Owing to the danger
that would attend the presence of specz
tators the exact locality of the course
will not be made public until after
the event.
The direct supervision of the tests
will be in the hands of Mr.. owen and
Joseph H.. Wood, of the New Jersey
Automobile and Motor Club.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
"FRATERNITY MEMBERS
IN SAME CLASS AS THIEVES"
Chicago School Board Head
Plans Drastic Action.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1S.-Classifying mem
bers of high school fraternities and So
rorities In the same category of law
breakers and burglars, President Alfred
r. Urion of the school board, has an
swered a plea for leniency for the
high school society made by one of the
fraternity's presidents in terms that
left no doubt as to the determination
of the new school board president.
II told him." said Mr.. Urion, that
fraternities and sororities have no place
in the public school system, and that
we had formed a rule against them,
and that that rule was a law. 1 also
told him that even if we had to depopu-
late the high schools we would crush
out the fraternities and soroities. ]
can say that we will expel everyone
we find belonging to any such organi-
cation. The expulsion will be perma.
nent."
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
FREEHOL DERS PLAY BALL
ON ANNUAL EXCURSION,
Single Men Cross Bats with the
Married Ones on TOday's Outing

The annual outing of the Morris
County Board Of Freeholders is being
held today to Highland Beach > via
the Lackawanna railroad and steamer
from New York. About $50, headed by
Daniel S. VOORHEES,, State treasurer,
usually participate in the festivities.
A genuine o~ld-fashioned shore dinner
will be served.
Among those on the arrangement
committee are County Clerk Mott,
Chairman Republican County Com
mlttee John Capstick, Freebooter
Frank Carrie of Madison, ex-Freeholder
George e. Weber and John w. Dwyer
of Morristown, who look after the
pleasure of the guests en- route. A ball
game between married and single men
will be among other sports to be en-
joyed.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
MAN SHOT IN RIOT
OF STEEL STRIKERS,
Bullets and Stones Fly Till Con-
stabulary Appear.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 1s.-One man was
shot in the right leg and several others
slightly injured by stones during a riot
today in the vicinity of the Pressed
Steel Car Company's works in McKee's
Rocks, where a strike has been in prog
ress for six weeks. The trouble &C.
CURED when fifty strikers attempted to
prevent an alleged strikebreaker en-
tering the plant. When hard pressed
the mar fired three shots into the
crowd Of strikers, n bullet taking
effect in the leg of Barney Waters, a
~bystander.
Shooting and stone throwing were
freely INDUCED in until the arrival,
twenty minutes later, of the State con-
~atabulary, when the strikers were dis
persed.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
MAD DOG BITES FIFTEEN
COWS, STAMPEDES TOWN.
Jersey Folk Flee to Safety as
Beast Runs Amuck.

PENNINGTON, Aug. iS.-Fifteen
registered cattle and at least siY valu-
able dogs We're bitten by q rab.d dog
in Marbourten, near here, yesterday
before the animal vas kiil-d by Jesse
Achtley, q farmer. who probably will
lose three cows and a foxhounl mat
were among the victims of the dog.
Several me had narrow escapes from
heing bitten when the beast Gan
through the streets.
The cattle and the dogs that were
bit ten will not be destroyed until ex-
perts of the State laboratory cui.irm
the diagnosis of hydrophobil that has
been made by a local Veterinarian.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
LADY Granard Plans to SurmOun1
Obstacles to the Abruzzi=
Elkins Wedding.

Society on this side of the big POND
and abroad is leenly interested in the
perhaps imminent happy elimination
of the once shattered romance of the
beautiful katherine Elkins and the
Duke of the Abruzzi.
Through the Intervention of Lady
Granard. formerly Miss Beatrice Mills,
of New York, the parties to this in
teresting International game of hearts
may yet sweep aside all obstacles to
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18

their marriage. The latest advices from
London insist tibet Lady Granard, who
is Whitelaw Reid's niece. is bending
every effort to enlist, King Edwards
cooperation to bring about the match
The former American heiress stands
in high favor with the monarch. The
Duke of the Abruzzi is due to arrive in
Rome on September 3. Very soon after.
ward. it is expected. he will go tt Eng.
land to meet Miss Elkins. Lady Gran
ards friends say that as soon as the
duke returns from India he, Miss Elkins
and her mother will meet in Mortimer
House, the residence in Halkue street
London, which Lord Granard leased.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
EASTERN LEAGUE HEADS TO
DECIDE PROTESTED GAME.
Dispute Over One Played in Jer-
sey City Will Be Thrashed Out.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Aug. 1s.-A
special meeting of the directors of the
Eastern Baseball League is being held
here today. President Powers called
the meeting to order.
Protested games will take up most
of the time today. Rochester has two
to be put on the docket. One will be
that Baltimore played here when Gan
eel Is claimed to have run out of the
line after making a hit that drove in
the winning run. The other is the
game played recently in Jersey City,
which Manager Camel protested be-
cause Osborne vas declared out when
Holmes, who was coaching at third,
ran toward the plate.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
10000 PROHIBITlONISTS
TO MEET in CHICAGO,

CHICAGO, Aug. 1S.-Prohibitionists
from all quarters of the country will
celebrate in Chicago on September "a
the fortieth anniversary of the found
ing of their party. Announcement was
made in national headquarters yester-
day that extensive preparations are
being made for the occasion and that
fully 10000 blue ribbonists from out
side are expected to attend and to
march next day in the temperance pa
rade in which 100000 persons are ex-
pected TO be in line.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
REJECT ALL BIDS TO
GRADE SCHOOL GROUNDS.

On. the ground that the bids for
grading the grounds around the Jorale-
too high the Board of Education of
that own rejected them all last night
for the second time in a week. Earlier
bids. the lowest of which was 81, 500,
were thrown out. Last night the lowest
bid was $1,000. Engineer Frank Shep-
ard advised that the bids were too
high, and it was decided to readyertise.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
RAIN-SOAKED TAR PAPER
CRASHES THROUGH ROOF.
Lives of WOrkmen in Belleville
Building !mperiIed.

Rain soaking through 100 rolls of tar
paper on the roof Of a factory being
erected as an addition to the Napier &
Mitchell Hat Company plant, in Will
lam street, Bellevilie. made the paper so
heavy that it crashed through the roof
to the second floor and endangered the
lives of several men at work there. The
sound of the crash was heard for blocks
in every direction.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
NO CIGARETTES FOR COPS.

WILKEsBARHE. Pa, Aug. 1S.-No
more cigarette smoking by members of
the Wilkesbarre police force. This was
the order given by Mayor Lewis p.
Kniffen yesterday. He told one of
the officers he did not want him com
ing around the City Hall smelling OF
cigarette smoke and that he would pro-
blbit every officer on the force using
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
BIernishes
On the Face

Don't go about with a face full of
blotches or other skin eruptions.
Clear off these disfgurements in a
short time at little expense. These
unsightly blemishes come from inn
pure blond and a disordered sys-
tenn but will all disappear after a
few doses of
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
BRIDGET0N MAY BUY INSTITUTE.

BRIDGETON, Aug. 1S.-The Board of
Education is considering the matter of
purchasing the unused South Jersey In.
stitute for a high school building.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18
NEW SCHOOLS FOR cOLLINGSwOoD.

COLLTNGSWOOD, Aug. 1s.-The
whole issue of $50, 900 bonds for the
three new schoolhouses rave been sold
and the Board of Education has award
ed the contract to a Bridgeton builder.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-18

Adopted August 6, 1909.
WILLIAM PENNINGTON,
President of Common Council.
JAMES r. CONNOLLY,
City Clerk,
Presented to the Mayor for his approval
Angus. z, 1909.
Approved August 70, 1909.
JACOB HAUSsLING.
Mayor.
The foregoing ordinance was presented In
Common Council on Friday evening, August s,
1909, on third reading and final passage. was
passed and dull signed by the Mayor. and is
a law.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
COMET PHOTOGRAPHED.
Pictures Taken of HaIleys by Pro
fess0r Burnham.

Chicago. Sept 17.-For the first time in sew
enty-four years Halley's comet has been OBJ
served with the naked eye. aided by a telescope.
The observation was made by Professor S. W
Burnham. OF the Yerkes Observatory. at Lake
Geneva, on Wednesday and Thursday morning.
Two Photographic negatives were secured The
announcement Of Professor Burnhsns exploit
was made by Professor Edwin b. Frost to-day.
He said:
Professor Burnham vas the first In America
20 see the comet with the naked eye, aided by
a telescope We said nothing about seeing the
visitor on Wednesday. even though our photo
graphic plates showed il. because II was partly
obscured by a small star and we could not be
certain ou Thursday morning. Ebout O'Clock.
Professor Burnhsm again saw the comet and
again the camera. manipulated by oliver J.
Lee, picked no the comet This time there
could be no mistake.
THE plates. which were taken with a two
foot reflector showed the comet a faint
fuzzy patch. slightly elongated. in the south
east. II Is about 5 degrees distant from the
star Geminorum. in the predicted position. so
that there can be no mistake as 10 the correct
ness of our discovery. The position of the comet
was accurately fixed with the micrometer.
The pictures we have so far taken with the
camera are too faint TO be reproduceable,' con-
tinued Professor Frost In fact. there never
has been photograph OF Halleys comet which
was reproduceable in a newspaper.
HaIley's comet, according to scientists. Will
not be visible To the naked eve without tele-
scope before next spring. Tne sighting Of It
with the eye through tie telescope is consid-
cred great feat by the scientists. Professor
Burniam was sweeping the heavens with his
foriy-inch telescope at the observatory when
he first saw the visitor. while Lee was working
the twenty-four inch instrument with the
camera.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
RECORD HEIGHT FLIGHT
OTTiHc Wrght Ascends 765 Feet at
Berlin-Empress Present.

Berlin Sept l1-orville Wright. flying in his
aeroplane here to-day in the presence of the
empress. Princess Louise. Prince Adelbert
Prince August and large party from the
court. broke the record for high flight He at
tanned a height of 233 metres 765 feet. The
best previous record. 155 metres. was made by
Hubert Latham.
MT Wrights altitude measured by a
captive balloon moored at a height of 1873
metres, and it is estimated that he rose fifty
metres above the balloon. The Empress and
her sons congratulated Mr Wright on his per-
formance and admired the ease and beauty of
ms manoeuvres and the sweeping curves of his
aeroplane. which often were at an acute angle.
Mr.. Wright was in the air for ffty-three min
utes His flight was witnessed by her sister.
Miss Katherine Wright. A strong wind blowing
part OF the time made il necessary for the aero
naut to execute the most intricate mannuvres
ever witnessed here. Mr.. Wright made another
fight OF AZ minutes and ) seconds with a pas
seuger, Captain Englehardt.