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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
STOWAWAY EXPECTS
TO WIN BIG WAGER
immigration Authorities Propose
to Dep0rt Alien Who Would
Circle the Globe
French Consul General Inter-
cedes and State Department
Will Decide Case

The peace and dignity of the United
States jostled the honor of France and
threatened to upset wager of $4,000
when the immigration authorities yes
terda. held an examination for the pur-
pose of deporting Alphonse Vergon-
jeanne. The prisoner "a years old and
of a good French family. came in as a
stovaway on the Manchuria Saturday.
But on telling his story to Consul Gen
eral Merou of France. how he started
to work his way around the world
within six months on a wager, he found
a powerful champion. Merou has wired
to the French embassy at Washington
in the stowaway's behalf, and Commis-
sioner Hart North has postponed the
deportation for eight days to hear what
the state department may have to say
about it,
ATTEMPT TO CIRCLE WORLD
At his examination yesterday YER
gonjeanne said that he left Paris Au-
gust %. He was discharged from the
French army after four years service
and was visiting his uncle, who kept
hotel in Paris, on the night OF August
81. When the conversation turned to
travel and the expense of travelling
and Vergon1eanne undertook to circle
the world in six months. starting with
out a sou. and without accepting
sou as aims on the way. The skeptics
backed their doubts with $4,000 francs
Next day Vergonjeanne went to Ant
werp, where he found steamer was
leaving for the East Indies. He slowed
himself on the vessel and worked his
passage to Port Said, where he prac-
ticed the same trick on another ship,
but had to pay for it with Is days in
Jail at Colombo. Ceylon.
TROUBLE WITH SHIPPERS
AT Colombo Vergonjeanne persuaded
a French captain to give him lift TO
Singapore Another amiable French
skipper was discovered there. but later
weakened when he thought Of the trou-
BILE that might result from the Ameri-
can immi grafton laws, and put his pas
senger ashore at Kobe. Japan. He had
scarcely started up the inland sea how
ever when he found his unwelcome
passenger again on board. So he put
him off at Yokohama.
The Manchuria, headed east. steamed
out shortly afterward with Fergon-
jeanne concealed in a stack OF steamer
chairs on the upper deck. When he
emerged and paid his respects TO the
captain, he was put to work as
stoker But he shoveled his coal so
willingly as to win the favor of the
chief engineer. and finished the voyage
in the machinists' room.
Consul Merou urged that nothing
could be accomplished by sending Yer
gonjeanne back to Japan, and asked
that he be allowed to take passage in
French ship for Mexico.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
Laundrymen Ask Protection
MILLIONS OF ACRES
AWAIT CULTIVATION

Consul f. A. Wakefield of Rangoon
furnishes the following statistics con-
cerning rice in Burma:
In all Burma there are probably 49,
900, 900 acres under cultivation, of which
5000, 900 acres are devoted to rice. Two
thirds of the, entire cultivated area is
in lower Burma and six-sevenths OF this
is paddy fields.
In addition to this cultivated area
there are arabic tracts of unoccupied
land aggregating 25,000,000 acres wait
ing until the population is sufficiently
large to provide cultivators.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
ENDS INSPECTION
OF HFTCH HETCHY
Supervising Engineer OF Rec
lamation Service Returns i
From Valley
Says Reservoir Project Would
Give City Excellent Wa
ter Supply
[ssee;ol Di,poleh to The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 ne Call
PORTLAND Nov. 16.-Ernest c.
Hopson. supervising engineer of the
United States reclamation service In
this district. has returned from an ex-
tended trip. part of which was taken 1s,
in company with Secretary or the m
terror Ballinger, through the Hosemite
national park and in examination OF
the engineering features OF the Hetch
Hetchy project with reference 10 puOAe
lands of the government.
Hopson was one of three government
officials who made an inspection OF the
engineering features or the Hetcn
Hetchy valley reservoir project at the
request of Secretary BaIlinger. Hopson
has not made his report TO the secre-
tary. but expects that 1T will be done In
the next few weeks in case Ballinger
asks for it..
'Tn considering the Hetch Hetehy
valley reservoir project we were actu-
ated by one purpose said Hopson,
''and that was simply to learn every
thing we could OF Its features. l can
not very we'll tell you what 1 think OF
it, 1T would undoubtedly give San
Francisco or any city an excellent
water supply. The question to be set
tied is. Are there no other sources OF
supply for San Francisco that will not
require the United States government
to cede part of the Yosemite park to
the city of San Francisco"
Withdraws Public Lands
WASHINGTON. Nov 16.-In line with
his policy OF waiting for legislation af-
fecting the disposition of public lands
containing power sites and petroleum
deposits, Secretary Baninger today
announced the withdrawal from settle
ment of lands in different parts of the
west. These included 2,6S2 acres along
the White river, 440 acres of which
however, area embraced in pending
claimss approximately 2OS20 acres
along the Crooked river; 6,441 acres
along the middle fork of the John Day
river. 9031 acres along the north fork
of the same river, and 1880 acres along
the south fork. All these withdrawals
are in Oregon and are believed to con-
tain water site possibilities
Secretary Ballfnger also announced
the withdrawal of 1855 acres in Cali
fornia containing petroleum deposits
Because of the uncertainty regarding
results sought, the interior department
has abandoned the proposed construe-
tion of the Walker river reclamation
project in California and Nevada.
Ballinger Is Indorsed
SEATTLE, Wash. Nov. 1s.-TRe
chamber of commerce today adopted
resolutions expressing confidence in the
integrity and devotion to the public
interests of Secretary of the Interior
Richard A. Ba1Iinger and condemning
recent attacks upon him in certain
publications.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
CORNERSTONE TO
Be LAID SATURDAY
Interesting Ceremony at the
Site of the New S2,O00,00O
Municipal Hospital

The cornerstone of San Franciscos $
s2.0O0.0OO municipal hospital, which,
when completed, will be the best insti-
tuition of its kind in the United States,
will be laid next Saturday afternoon at
23O o'clock by Mayor Taylor. All San
Francisco is invited to be in attend
ance at the Site Twenty-second street
and Potrero avenue, and witness the
ceremony as the guests of'the board OF
health.
OF STEEL AND BRICK
The new steel and brick building will
occupy the site of the old city and
county hospital, but two blocks of
land have been added to the lot, max
ing the total ground area S66 feet by
760 feet. Here will be erected three
main institutions-a hospital for the
treatment of infectious diseases, one
for tubercular patients, and a third for
general work. In addition there viii
be a power plant, stables, morgue,
laundry, and ambulance sheds. The
Italian renaissance style of architec-
ture will be used throughout.
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL
The general hospital, four stories
high, will accommodate 512 beds ordi-
narily and 752 beds if 1t is found neces-
sary to crowd The receiving building
will be used as a surgical and emer-
gency pavilion, and between 1T and the
administration building will be two
surgical ward buildings.
The infectious disease hospital will
consist of two double story ward build
fngs, together with the administration
and service buildings. The tubercular
hospital will consist of one story ar
eade for incipient cases, while the ad-
vanced, cases will be housed in two
story wards.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
Years Of Suffering
Catarrh and Blood Disease-Doctors
Failed to Cure


Miss Mabel F. Dawkins, 1914 Lafay-
cite ST., Fort Wayne, Ind, writes: For
three years 1 was troubled with catarrh
and blood disease. I tried several doc
tors and dozen different remedies, but
none of them did me any good. A
friend told me of Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1
took two bottles of this medicine and
was as well and strong as ever. l feel
like a different person and recommend
Hoods to any one suffering from ca
tarrh.'
Hoods Sarsaparilla effects fits Won
derful cures, not simply because IT con-
talns sarsaparilla. but because 1t COM
bines the utmost remedial values of
more than twenty different ingredients.
each greatly strengthened and enriched.
Get It today in the usual liquid form
or in the chocolated tablets known as
Sarsatabs.
100 Doses One Dollar.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
BaIlinger Is Indorsed
ENGINEERS DISCUSS
PETALUMA'S SEWAGE
TSpeciaI Dneaich 10 The CaIII

PETALUMA. Nov. 16.-P. Fl. Norboe
of the state engineers Office conferred
with City Engineer n. S. Frost and the
board OF city trustees today in regard
to the sewa ge question for Petaluma.
His official report is not vet ready. but
he believes thaa the Petaluma river Will
be adequate to carryahway sewage for
wears to come. The problem of the Of
fensive odor arising from the river has
not been solved.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL
NEW PosTMA

NEW POSTMASTERE-Was Washngton. Nov. 16--
The following postmasters have been ap-
pointed; Grand Valley, FL Dorado county
Pauline s. Flipplns vice II. Flippins, deceased !;
Lewis, Mariposa county-Nancy L. Holm. vice
d. Crammer resigned; Weimar, Placer coun-
resigned.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17

16-Henry Starr. a noted bandit. surprised
courtroom full OF spectators here this after
noon by pleading guilty to the chssee of hav-
ing participated in the robbery of the bank at
Amity, Colo, last SPRING
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17

WILL PLAY wHrST-Oakland. Nov. 1e.-Pride
of the Forest circle. C.. o. F.. will give whist
party Wednesday evening at Foresters' hall.
Refreshments will be served.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17

The clubwomen of Chicago are
puzzled over the question of a lawful
costume for working women.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
Defense Is OverruIe1

Il object to that" interpOsed Attor-
ney Chamberlain quickly, "as argu-
mentative. and 1 assign it as miscon-
duct"
-Overruled," remarked Judge Arnot.
Hamilton then went into the subject
OF the relations between Alma and Joe
Armes. First he told of the Armes
family, and mentioned the fact that
Alma Bell had been a domestic in the
fsmily's employ.
At one time two years ago, he said,
she had left the place and had not been
engaged there until April - of this
wear, shortly after the death of Joe
Armes Sr.. father or the young man
killed by the girl,
Hamilton traced with some detail the
movements OF the girl during the latter
part OF the week in which Joe Armes
was killed. He traced her movements
and the actions Of Joe Armes on the
evening Of the tragedy.
Much Of the story that Hamilton out
lined had already been told. He went
into the details of the cOnVersatiO
which passed between Alma and Joe
Armes when the girl went to her low
ers house on the Newcastle road. while
Joe's brother. Frank. and Tony Grinko
a friend. Were there, and coaxed him
TO again look on her with favor Armes
had heard that she had been ont riding
with Joe Ruth and had been interested
IN some way with Ben Kenison and
other Auburn people. Finally, accord
ing 10 Bamilton's narrative Of the case.
Alma persuaded Armes TO walk with
her TO the home OF Mrs Fitzgerald.
Later the boys at the house. who had
been Joined by Manuel Armes. heard A
shot. heard what they believed to be
Joe's voice crying oh. boys Oh, boys"
5hen the girls voice, saying "Goodby,
.N0
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
PISTOL CARRIED
FOR MONTHS BY
GIRL, IT'S SAID
Alma Bell Alleged to Have Worn
Revolver Strapped Below
Her Knee
Prosecutor Outlines the Case
Against Joe Armes' Slayer
in Opening Address

Alma Bell was girl who was ruined
by Armes and that when she learned
the extent Of her plight went tempor-
srily insane in her shame and killed
the author OF her wrong.
Case Coarse and Savage
The case is to be replete with coarse
ness and savagery. crudity and profan-
fly. sorrow and wantonness. and while
ihe procedure OF Hamilton has caused
comment smong people who have pic
tured Alma Bell as guileless
country maiden, the inexperienced
victim of her lover. Armes. Hamilton
in reality IS conducting the proseeu-
ZION with what reserve the situation
demands.
There Is little refinement TO be
found anywhere in the case, but lack
of refinement does not mean callous-
ness. as was demonstrated today when
the bloodstained garments Of Armes
were handed around in the courtroom
and the girl on trial uttered terrible
shrek. IN which she voiced her sor-
row Her horror. the memory Of her
love for ArmeS. the eNlSte nee OF Whlch
can not be gainsaid, and in which
She lived over again the fearful mo-
ment when she shot 10 death her
recreant lover. were all voiced in her
cry
There was a delay in the opening
of court this morning. Juror }. j.
Phillips. when excused yesterday, went
10 GEORGETOWN on business trip and
had not returned when court met this
morning He came in at 1880 o'clock
and explained that he had been snow
bound Judge Arnot let him on with
out a reprimsnd and then the actual
trial began. The clerk read the infor-
nation dled against the girl, which
stated the charge and her plea
In making his opening statement
Hamilton stood almost directly between
1he defendant and the jury. Alma
listened with her head bowed, and a
handkerchief held near her eyes.
The crime charged against this de-
fendant," Hamilton said. is that Of
murder The testimony which can be
admitted bears only upon her guilt or
innocence OF that crime.
L accord 10 her the presumption Of
innocence
Reference has already been made TO
1he subject OF her chastity In this
great state Of California. il the subject
OF the morals or chastity of this woman
IS addressed TO you, # is she who must
fire the first shot
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
Tells of Killing

Hamilton then traced the girl tn
Mrs. Fitzgerald's house, where She went
IN 4 state OF great excitement and
said:
7 have killed Joe Armes He turned
me down, be threw me down. and now
4 am going to Kill myself ] was a
good friend Of his. ] gave him money.
and he threw me down"
After Alma had been found the dav
after the shooting in clump Of
bushes. where she had hid herself she
made statement to the sheriff. Ham
ilton declared, in which she is alleged
10 have said: 4 am glad I killed Joe.
and l guess I'll hang for it," She is
alleged TO have admitted her relations
with Joe and Frank Peters. She denied
at that time, Hamilton said. that she
was in a delicate condition
Another fresh piece Of evidence was
outlined by Hamilton, which is in effect
an attack on the girls character He
said that Thursday night before the
shooting Alma Bell told Mamie Armes
that she was going 10 Lincoln with
Ben Kenison and asked that Mamie
leave the key outside the door. so that
she could get in when she returned
late in the night. Chamberlain objected
10 that. but was overruIed Hamilton
dwet on Alma's jealousy or pretty
Minnie Foster at some length.
Hamilton saved for his climax the
incident OF the pistol strapped to
Alma's leg. Now, gentlemen he said.
IF we establish that statei Of affairs.
We viii feel that we have shown a
cool, deliberate. premeditated murder.
and feel that we have the right to ask
Tor your verdict"
He spoke for one hour.
r. G. Evenden. county surveyor.
identified and explained diagrams Of the
scene Of the shooting and Of the Armes
house.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
Frank Armes on Sand

Frank Armes was the first witness
lie was examined by Hamilton. and
was asked first concerning the happen
sings the night Of the shooting He told
OF being in bed in the cabin with Joe
while Tony Grinko slept in the next
e-oom. and OF Alma coming TO the back
door and demanding that she be let in
joe said that he would not let her in
and she began TO cry. She was outside
three-quarters Of an hour" said the wit
ness. Then she was let in and begged
10 be allowed to stay all night. That
request was refused. She got down on
her knees by the bed and wanted TO
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
SCENE CREATED BY
WOMEN AT FUNERAL
Supposed Fiancee's Floral Trib-
ute Is Refused

the receipt of Mrs Belts frigfd rebuff,
Mrs. Suydam consented TO remain in
her own home opposite that Of Mrs.
Belt in Georgia street and merely
watched from a window the start of
the funeral cortege for the cemetery
from the home of Mrs. Belt
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-06-07

Ivies but is wasn't in it with the
pile-driver that Palm pulled off in
the ninth. That was a sure enough
wind-jammer.
The Somerville boys are daisies.
They play clean. snappy ball, and
best of all are perfect gentlemen
Somerville should be proud of the
young men that represent her in
baseball way. They are about as
clever and gentlemanly an aggrega-
ton of ball tossers as have ever
visited Brownsville. You don't belong
to us boys, but we are proud of you
One of the most remarkable feats
in Saturdays game between Browns
vile and Somerville and one which
created 'constination and tremenjus''
establishment in the grand stand was
the three-base line drive of 'Possum
Bill Taft down the third base line.
En- 'Possum Bill was so fearfully
surprised that he almost forgot to
run
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-06-07

The Brownies have a spanking
good infield Bobby McClintock is
one of the fastest third-sackers in
the business, while Toles at second
and Wicks at short and CObOlini at
most impenetrable.
Stuart, Somerville's right fielder,
made a beautiful return of Palms
bunt to deep right field fence.
Catcher Ristro lost his head in
trying to catch Palm. Instead of tag
ging Palm. he ran to the base, and
did not succeed in touching either
Umpire Baker was within few
feet of the play, and acted promptly
in declaring Palm safe.
Merritt made a rather spectacular
catch in the sixth. After misjudging
a fly he stuck his gloved hand into
the air and stopped the ball. 1t did
not stick, however, and bounded into
the air again. This time he stuck out
his right hook and held it.
Wicks should have used better
Judgment when at bat. There were
two men out, a man on second and
man on third. He had one strike and
three balls 1t was a dollar to
rotten apple, that the next bali would
be a good one He should have
plugged it, 1t was no time or place
to wait for balls.
Merritt struck out his opponents IN
one, two, three order in two innings.
This was by far his best game.
Bobby MeClintock did some pretty
work at third. He was in and out;
grabbed the slow ones and gobbled up
the swift ones, threw accurately, and,
ia fact, was really the star performer
l have read about Swat Mulligan's
home run, when he used spring bat
with kick in it to beat the Poison
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-06-07
personals

Mr.. and Mrs. ] L. Landrum of San
Benito were visitors in town today.
Arend Renkin of McAllen was a
business visito rim the city today.
Richard Henly. one of the promi-
nent truck growers of Donna was
here today
Mrs. Donna A. Fletcher and Miss
Beatrice Hooks of Donna spent yes
terday here.
LII. Romig of Mission visited
returned home this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Caldwell and
children of San Benito were among
Brownsville's Sunday visitors.
Josiah Turner of the Rancho Gal
weston came down yesterday and was
attending to business in town today
Mrs. H. E. Whatley of Mercedes
spent Sunday here as the guest of
the Misses Kimball, returning home
today
Miss Ella Lawson left this morning
for a visit of several weeks to rela-
tives and friends in Alice and San
Diego, Texas.
J. E. McDavitt of Arizona arrived
in the city last night on a visit to
his brothers, X. H. & W. E. McDavitt,
and sister, Mrs. w. H. Clay
Mrs. Geo. Conley, nee Seaman, of
Sherman, Texas, is here with her two
children to spent a short time visiting
her mother, Mrs. A. Seaman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert T. Woodhouse
returned to their home on the Wood
house ranch, near Raymondville yes
terday, after short stay in town.
John ]. Conway and daughter, Miss
Nellie Conway, came down from Mis-
sion Saturday and visited the coast
yesterday. They returned to Mission
today
|. B. Mcfarland, prominent lum-
Der man of Harrington and H. NJ. Nor
row prominent grain dealer also OF
that town were visitors in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kone and children
have gone tc Palacios, Texas, to spend
the summer. Mr. Kone has been in
charge of the Riverside hotel here for
some time, but has leased the house
for the summer months.
J. A. Ross, E. H. Bowers and D. R.
Scott, who are engaged on some
building contracts at San Benito spent
Sunday in Brownsville. Messrs. Ross,
Bowers and Scott are from Lott,
Falls county. having come down for
the purpose of erecting a number of
houses at San Benito
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos Burton of Nor
ton, Kansas, who spent the past
winter and spring in Brownsville have
left on their return home They will
spent week or two at Galveston, en-
route. They came to Brownsville for
the benefit of Mrs. Burton's health,
which has been very much improved
by her stay here. Mr. and Mrs. Bur-
ton expect to return here in October
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-06-07
Palms PiIe-Driver
Won The Game
CONTINUED from Page y
29 0 Z "a IL III

Summary: Three base hits: Palm
2, Merritt, Taft. Stolen base Wicks,
McClintock. Palm Bell 8, Griffith 2,
Cobolini. Ristro, Schroeder, Kelly.
Sacrifice hits: Merritt Cobolini g,
Stroud 2. Struck out: By Taft 5;
Robinson 2, Kelly 2. Base on balls:
Of Taft 0, Robinson 6, Schroeder 2,
Kelly 2. Batters hit: Palm. Left
on bases: Brownsville 3, Somerville
4. Double plays: McClintock to Toles
to Cobolini, Griffith to Cobolini; Wicks
to Toles to Cobolini Merritt to Cobo-
lini. Hits: OF Taft Z. Robinson Z,
Schroeder 2, Kelly g. Umpire Baker.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-06-07

Summary: Two base hit: Kelly.
Sacrifice hits: Haley. Ristro, Schroe-
der Stolen bases: Merritt, Noack.
Struck out: By Palm 6 Brown c.
Left on bases: Brownsville 3, Somer-
vile 2. Hits: Off Palm 5 off
Brown 4. Double plays Wicks to
Cobolini Umpire, Baker.
The final game of this series viii
be played this afternoon at 4
O'Clock.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-06-07

Summary: Home run: Palm.
Stolen bases: McClintock, Toles 2,
Cobolini, Merritt, Kelly, Stuart.
Brown. Sacrifice hits: Palm, Stroud,
Ristro Struck out: By Merritt 10,
Brown 8. Base on balls: OFF Mer-
rift 0. Brown 1. Batters hit: Noack,
Stroud Left on bases: Brownsville
3, Somerville s. Hits: Off Merritt . i,
Brown 4 Umpire Baker
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-06-07
SUMMER SCHEDULE ON
RIO GRANDE RY. JUNE /.

The following is the summer sched-
ule for the Rio Grande railroad to
take effect Tuesday, June 1st:
Daily, Excepting Saturday. Sunday
and Monday.
Brownsville Point Isabel
Leave 800 a. M Arrive 1890 a. m.
Arrive $50 p. m. Leave 500 p m.
Saturdays.
Leave 500 a. m. Arrive 1890 a. m.
Arrive 500 p. m. Leave $3.50 p. m.
Leave $50 p. M Arrive ZOO p. m.
Sundays.
Arrive $3.50 a. m. Leave 200 a. m.
Leave 800 a. m. Arrive 1890 a. m.
Arrive 500 p. m. Leave $3.50 p. m.
Leave $50 p. m. Arrive 6:45 p. m.
Mondays.
Arrive $50 a. N. Leave 700 a. m.
Leave 800 a. m. Arrive 1890 a. m.
Arrive $50 p. m. Leave $500 p. m.