The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22
Telegraphic Breyities

ARMY PAYMAsTER FLEEs- Omsk. Russia.
June 21.-The paymaster OF the Twenty-sixth
East Siberian rifles has ned from Omsk, after
drawing $4,000 of the regimentsl funds on
forged orders
WOODROW WILSON MAY RUN-New York.
June 21.-There is strong possibility that
President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton uaiyer-
sity will be the next democratic nominee for
EXECUTION IN HAwAII-HonoIuIu. June
21.-The first execution Hawaiian terri
tory during a period of three years occurred to-
day when II Hal Dan a Korean recently con
ytcted Of murder. was hanged.
EMBEzZLER INDICTED-Honolulu June II
]. ]. Hiorth. assistant postmaster at Kekaha.
on the island OF Kauai indicted by the
$1,000 Of the funds under slis custody.
TAFT AND WHISKY Washington. June IL
President Taft today decided to grant hear
ing here to the various interests in the eontro-
versy as TO what IS whisky under the pure food
law. and has set June rs as the time.
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED = Washington.
June H-California Postmasters appointed:
Carbon. Shasta county. Mrs. Maude GULL. vice
s H. Martin, resigned; Grizzly Bluffs Hum
boldt county. Mrs NJ V. Matheson vice A. c.
Matheson. deceased.
TWO CENT FARE CosrLY-chicago June
IA bulletin made public here today by the
Bureau Of Railway News and Statistics shows
that the operation Of the cent fare law in
Illinois the railroads the state SIS 800
during the last fiscal year.
BIG PINE1PPLE CRoP-Honolulu. June 2f.-
The seasons pineapple pack will be 500 00O
cases. according to the estimates OF the Ha-
waiian pineapple growers association. The
association appropriated $4,000 for advertising
purposes at its meeting today
SHOOTS wIFE'S AFFINITY-Portlsnd. Ore
June 2I-R.sF. Dickers0n stone and grad.
ing contractor, today shot and killed Harry
Garrett one OF his employees Dfekerson al.
legged that Garrett was Responsible for the
separation Of himself and wife.
sMUaGLER CoNvIcTED-Chicago June 81.
Bob Leun, q wealthy Chinese OF I'll Paso Tex
was found guilty and Carlos Sevedra and Jose
Passa Mexican miners, were found not guilty
OF participating in the FL Paso Chinese SNUG
Cling case by verdict returned here today
SOCIETY PEOPLE MARRY Philadelphia
June 21-Miss Mary Aston Paul of this city
and Charles A. Mann OF Washington. d. G..
both well known in eastern society circles, were
married today at Radnor The brides father
was a brother Of the late Mrs. William Waldorf
Aston.
BIDS FOR BATTLEsHrPs - washington.
June 21.-Bids for construction of the two bat
tIeships Arkansas and wyoming authorized by
department August is. These ships will be Of
the Delaware type, OF 10000 tons or more dis
placement.
NEW STARS DEBUT-New York. June 21-
Miss May de Sousa. daughter of a Chicago police
detective Is to be the star next season in a new
musical comedy which Klaw & Granger have
write for her. She recently returned after sev.
eral successful seasons abroad
CLIPS ATLANTIC RECORD = Queenstown
June 2I-The Cunard steamer Mauretania has
clipped another so minutes on the best previou.
eastward record which it also holds 1t accom-
pIished the journey from New York in DAYS Ii
hours and II minutes. the best previous recore
being days IS hours IL minutes
DEAR MARIA'sp PET DOG SOCIETY
Boston, June 2I.-Mrs. Bellamy StOrer wife o.
the former American ambassador TO Austria
Hungary, has established new society. the ain
OF which is 10 obtain from steamship and rail-
road officials permission to allow pet dogs t.
travel first class with their wealthy mistresses
ONE KILLED IN wRECK-sIount Carmel
H.. June "a headon collision occurred jus
west OF here to-day between two Southern rail
way passenger trains The accident was cause,
by error in train orders. Mail Clerk Jack sor
was killed. Both engineers were seriously In
jured and several passengers received slight In
lJuries.