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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
SHOOTS WOMAN AND
THEN KILLS HIMSELF
Deed of Los Angeles Gun Weld
er Prompted by jealousy

Los ANGELES. Feb. 22.-9irs. Odessa
Norris. "A young woman known also as
billy" Mitchell. was shot twice but
not seriously injured shortly after noon
today in the alley in the rear of 235
East Fourth street by Fred knoblock,
VINO then killed himself The shooting
was done with a revolver. Jealousy
is supposed 10 have been the cause.
Mrs. Norris was shot in the hip and
thigh and both bullets were extracted
at the receiving hospital. Knoblock
shot himself in the head and died in
stantly.
KnOblock appeared in the alley and
called TO the woman. VINO was in the
yard. She came to the back fence,
when Knoblock exclaimed:
7 have killed my wife and now
am going to Kill YOU"
AS he said this he began firing at
the woman over the high board fence.
l5e fred four shots. two Of which took
effect
Mrs. Knoblock was found tonight at
Edendale. a suburb. She had not been
Informed Of her husbands deed until
told by the officers and was unable TO
account for it. or for the statement
that he had made that he had killed
her She had not seen him for several
days.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
OLD SETTLERS GATHER
FOR ANNUAL CELEBRATION
Varied Program Affords Much
Pleasure to Thousands
TSpeciol Dispatch 10 The Call

SAN JOSE, Feb. 22.-Five thousand
people from ali parts of the country
attended the fifteenth annual celebra-
tion of Old Settlers day. which was
held today at Campbell. 1t was by far
the biggest affair of its kind ever at
tempted here.
Rev. Robert Whitaker, recently of
Oakland, was the speaker of the day
and addressed the large asSembiage in
Ainslee's cannery, where the exercises
were held. on The New Abolitionism. .
Both morning and afternoon programs
consisted of music ana addresses, the
latter being mostly "reminiscences of
early pioneers of the valley and dis
trict. picnic banquet wasiserved all
of the visitors in the cannery ware
house al noon.
. In the afternoon at 1 o'clock a team
composed of married men of the town
was defeated by. seam of bachelors
on the high school diamond by the
score of 10 to >. At~2 o'clock the
girls basket ball team of Campbell
high school was defeated by the girls
OF Sequoia Union high of Redwood CITY
in an exciting game. by the score OF
IL to 8. At 4 o'clock the boys town
basket ball team defeated the Unfver-
sity of Pacific academy team bv the
score of AZ to 1S. This evening a
grand ball was given as the CLOSING
feature Of the celebration in Odd Eel
lows hall.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
ThREECHARGEDWIIk
ASSAULT TO MURDER
Morse Pafrolman Is Shot While
Guarding Property of
E. w. Fuller

A dispute. between the owner of
three new flats at 1857 Sixteenth street
and the contractors led to shooting
affray on Sunday night in which Henry
C. Morton, an old man in the employ
of Morse's agency, was the inno-
cent victim. and the arrest of the two
contractors William Phillips and
Thomas Scoble of the firm of William
Peenstra & Co. and John Mcdonnell a
painter, on charge of assault to MUIR
der.
E. W. Fuller, 5O2 Steiner street. is
the owner of the flats. After the work
was finished Fuller asserted that the
specifications had not been adhered to
and gave the contractors three days In
which to make certain alterations,
otherwise the work would be done at
their expense. Fuller took possession
of the fats and telephoned to the
Morse agency on Sunday afternoon to
send a watchman. Captain Cunning
ham detailed Morton
About Z o'clock that night while
Morton was sitting in the front room
of the lower fiat reading by the light
of lamp some one attempted to open
the bay window with a Jimmy" Nor
ton, who was unarmed, began to inves-
tigate, when a bullet crashed through
sass '0"i cu INC 1luSA AhSot VI
his right hand, which he had raised,
and plowed its way through his hat.
The window was forced open and three
men jumped into the room, grabbed
hold Of Morton and kicked him out of
the building.
Morton blew his police whistle and
Detectives Burke and Gallagher and
Policemen Reilly and Floyd responded.
They arrested Phillips, Scoble and Nc
Donnell They found a revolver with
one chamber empty that had been
thrown into a closet and when
searched Scoble had a loaded revolver
in his pocket. The names of Phillips
and Mcdonnell We're registered on the
detinue book at the city prison and
Scoble was charged with carrying a
concealed weapon and released on bail.
All three Were later charged with as
sault to commit murder.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
MYSTIC SHRINERS
IN A SNOWFALL FIGHT
Stirling Youngsters the Victors
After Two Hour Battle

The rear guard of the Mystic Shrin-
ers returned yesterday from Chico and
Stirling City. where 500 members of
the order had gone from San Francisco
last Saturday. The feature of the trip
was a battle in the snow at Stirling.
where the Shriners. after a struggle
lasting two hours. were routed by a
delegation of so small boys.
The mobiles were headed by Illus
trious Potentate William Crocker and
the trip was made for the purpose Of
comforting the order of ancient and
Arabic noble of the Mystic Shrine on
80 candidates. A special train left the
Oakland mole on Saturday in charge of
Noble a. N. Sheridan, superintendent
of the Sacramento division of the
Southern Pacific Chico gave the Wis
itors a hospitable reception.
The Snriners made the trip to Stir
ling as the guests of the Butte county
railroad company. in charge OF Noble
Il. NJ. Clough. the general manager.
The trip to the mountains was most
inspiring one. From midsummer
scenes the excursionists passed through
a country of changing beauty suggest
ing spring and fall. and in the heart of
the heavily timbered hills was winter
in all it's grandeur. Tie air was warm
and balmy but the great drifts of
snow, the sound of the sleigh bells. the
sight of mountaineers travelling on
skis told of the glory of a winter in
the high attitudes of California.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
SoIons Celebrate

CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 22.-Washington's birth
day was celebrated by the members of
the legislature in the assembly cham
Der this evening with a large number
of state officials and their ladies pres
ent. The large room was artistically
decorated with potted plants, cut flow
ers and patriotic colors.
Able addresses were made by Cover
nor Gillett, Senator J. w. Stetson. As
semblyman Nathan C. Coghlan and
Judge Albert G. Burnett. The speak
ers dwelt upon the great service that
Washington had done this country. and
compared him to the, great men of the
world. Colonel Perine. speaker pro
tenn of the assembly, made some ap-
propriate remarks on presenting Lieu
tenant Governor Warren Porter as the
chairman of the evening.
The Invocation was given by Father
Stark and the benediction by Rev S
N. Marsh. Solo numbers were sung
by Mrs j. A. Moynihan and Robert
Lloyd and there were also selections by
the Harmony quartet, consisting OF
Mrs. A. T. Fletcher, Mrs. John Madden,
Miss Mabel Gordon and Mrs. Robert
Lloyd, with Miss Edith Adams as ac-
cOmpaniSt
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
CORNERS THREE HORSE
THIEVES SINGLE HANDED
Idaho Rancher Holds Gang Un-
til Posse Arrives

TWIN FALLS. Idaho Feb. 22.-An
exciting chase after a gang of horse
thieves. in which the whole countryside
west of Three Creeks, Owyhee county,
participated. has resulted in the cap
ture of Frank Walsh, Jesse Coates and
Ollie Tennell and the recovery of %
horses alleged to have been stolen from
the western Shoshone Indian reserva-
ton on February 10.
The men and horses We're met on the
trail by c. G.. Winters of Elko county,
Nevada. Winters was not permitted to
approach them. He hurried home, Sc
cured his rifle and followed the sus-
poets alone, leaving his wife TO arouse
the settlers. Mrs. Winters soon re-
eruited a strong posse, which found no
difficulty in trailing the fugitives
through the snow.
winters in the meantime had circled
the three men. and as they entered a
canyon with their stock he held them
in check by firing in front of them The
ruse worked so well that the posse,
coming up from the rear, had the muz-
zles of their guns in the faces of the
fugitives before the latter could fire a
defensive shot.
The prisoners reached Twin Falls to-
day in the custody of Winters and two
deputy Sheriffs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
Willis for "the People"

CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
now representing the people, to whom
he referred contemptuously few days
ago in his speech on the direct primary
bill, and is no longer for the big inter-
ests He insinuated this himself today
in the judiciary committee after he
had been goaded to anger by opposition
on the part of Senator Caminetti to a
measure of which he was the author.
He did not make the announcement
openly, but stated plainly that he had
not drawn the measure in the interests
of the rich and powerful.
The bill makes very drastic regula-
tions to govern the cutting of timber
on mountains or in the vicinity of
water supplies. and. as 1t stands, is
construed by Caminetti to be an effort
to conserve the forests of the state by
preventing the small land owner from
cutting any timber, while the big lum-
ber companies would be unhampered.
The bill also provides for an unlimited
number of deputies for the state for
ester who are to be paid per diem as
we'll as their travelling expenses
Caminetti had repeatedly announced
his opposition to the measure during
the debate
This bill protects the rich and pow
erful but prevents the poor man from
cutting any timber unless he can get
permission from some deputy forester.
1t is not a good measure he concluded
Senator Caminetti, blurted Willis,
tives. which are not warranted by any
thing in my legislative record / think
you have said enough"
II am still opposed to this measure" :"
was the calm rejoinder of the war
horse from Amador
referred to a subcommittee to be
amended
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
CLERKS OBSERVE
DAY WITH BALL
King Solomon Hall Scene of a
Pleasant Washington Anni=
versary Affair

-<tss. The retail shoe
SlfEzNcTssES the birth of Wash
ington by a ball in
KING Solomon's hall last night. 1t was
a Well arranged, pleasant affair, which
was conducted under the direction of
the following committee: George Dela-
hanty, M. E. Licht, G. Woodworth, w.
Hennessey, H. Cantrowith, e. II. Gold
stein, j. ]. Pugh, j. Jacobs, II. E. Chick,
c. V. Howard, A. Caple, H. Metzgar, E.
A. Leary and H. F. Fleishman.
Bakers and confectioners union.
Iocal NO. "a, at a special meeting last
saturday night decided to organize all
the helpers in local bakeries into an
auxiliary to the local Organizer Willis
was instructed to proceed without delay
with the work OF organization.
oscar Elbing and Max Haendel were
erected trustees of the union to fill two
vacancies on the board
The locals agent at Sacramento sub
mitted report of what has been done
in the legislature with the bill provid-
ing Tor improved sanitary conditions in
bakeries and in confectioneries. II the
Dill becomes a law, and there is reason
TO believe that it will, it will place all
such places under the supervision of
the state board of heath.
The local initiated six candidates
elected at the previous meeting
Next Thursday Organizer Willie and
secretary Gallagher of the labor council
will visit the proprietors of French
bakeries to ask them TO sign the agree
ment as to wages and hours for, the
men working with them. When these
have signed up" the italian bakers
Will be waited on.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
'SALOME' DANCE At
STAG LUNCH! WHEW!
Wives and SweetElearts of
Latins Make Life Interesting
for Those Who Were There

While the storm lasts "SaIome" is
tabooed from the Latin quarter. Men
ton it in that section of the city and
the probabilities are that you will be
given full and complete knowledge Of
the workings of the central emergency
hospital. AS matters stand it IS the
watchword for trouble. 1t Will produce
sounds such as Strauss never dreamed
Of 1t will
But to begin at the beginning. There
was dinner, a fine. gorgeous dinner
with all the frills and trimmings. last
Saturday night. The diners were the
members of the Recorder chapel, com
prising 80 representatives OF the STATS
Of La Voce del Popo1o and the Recorder
and they proceeded about their fun with
all the originality of newspaperdom. the
main feature of the event being a dance
of Salome by Mile. Lucille Rouge, a
dainty. bewitching creature with seven
wells. whose Interpretation of the grand
operatic cancan resembled to a startling
extent the fascinating intricacies of an
oriental fantasy. Such was the enthu-
siasm over the dance that a whisper of
it flew through the Italian quarter,
even unto the ears of the wives and
sweethearts of those who watched it.
Then the trouble started.
But let us explain said the diners.
There was no need of explanations. The
horrible details were not necessary.
thank yOu. What could the diners do2
Their wives were moving about the
houses silent and grave; their sweet
hearts were in tears. What could they
do? What could any man do? Nothing.
They did it.
Futile were the explanations that the
charming Mile. Lucille Rouge was none
other than Herman Bernett who made
up for the part. They tried to bring
corroborative testimony that there was
not woman in the hall They took
Bernett to their homes to admit the
fact, but
Is it customary for men to dance the
dance of the seven wells? Tell that to
the marines' Last night many of the
diners waited around the streets, watch
ing the lights in their dwellings,. bid
ing their time until the rest of the fam
lily had retired before they ventured
home. Therefore TO mention "Salome'
in the italian quarter means trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23

ness are dull. aching pain in the back
retention, excessive flow, discoloration
or scalding of the urine. This tells OF
Kidney congestion or Inflammation. Mo-
iect the trouble and dizziness, nervous
ness, rheumatic pain, swollen ankles
ahd Hmbs. dimming OF the eyesight,
sediment in the urine. or fiutterine ~
the heart will mark the near approach
or dropsy. gravel, stone in the kidney.
diabetes or Bright's disease.
only In one way can kidney disorders
De checked and cured-by promnt
treatment of the kidneys themselves
with a special kidney remedy. Doan's
sidney Pills are for the kidneys only.
They cure sick kidneys. clear and reg
ulate the urine, relieve strain upon the
heart ana nerves. and cure backache
rheumatic pain and dizziness Tba,.
are recommended at home by peopIe
you know
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
RANCHER'S WIFE SHOT
BY ENRAGED EMPLOYE
Woman May Die and Her AS
saiIant Commits Suicide

JACKSON. Feb. 22.-Mrs. Jean Lin
tellac was shot this afternoon on the
Lintellac ranch, seven miles east OF
here, by Joseph Chachalich. an Aus
trian. Chachalich had been working on
the Lintellac place and claimed $50
was due him for wages. While Intel
lac and his wife were pruning vines.
Chachalich went into the field and at
close range fired both barrels of a
shotgun at Mrs. Lintellac. Both charges
struck the woman in the legs, and both
limbs may have TO be amputated
Chachalich returned TO the court
house to give himself up. Purchasing
q couple Of oranges he sat down in
front Of the courthouse and commenced
eating. No officials were around the
courthouse at the time. il being a holt
day. In a few minutes the man gave
cry, threw up his hands and fell
backward in convulsions and died in 10
minutes. A half filled vial of strych-
nine was found in his pocket.
Il is feared that Mrs. LinteIlac Will
die.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
CASHIER PLEADS mo
DEFENSE" IN GRAFT CASE
Pittsburg Grand Jury Expected
to Indict Eight CounciImen

PITTSBURG, Feb. 22.-The third
trial growing out of the recent graft
exposures ended abruptly today when
A. A. Vilsack, former cashier of the
German national bank. pleaded mo de-
nection with the s17.500 said to have
been given by w. w. Ramsey. former
president of the bank, and Vilsack to
Councilman John +. Klein in payment
for an ordinance making the bank a
city depository. Ramsey and Klein
were convicted last week on similar
charges.
Immediately the fourth trial was
taken up. The defendants are Coun-
Gilman John +. Klein. J. c. Wasson
and William Brand and w. w. Ram
sey, the bank president. All are
charged with conspiracy.
1t was reported today that the next
grand jury will return indictments
AGAINST eight members of the council.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
STATES MUST RECOGNIZE
GOVERNMENT TREATIES
Governor Fort Discusses Rights
of Foreigners

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-Governor John
Franklin Fort of New Jersey in his
address at the Washington day eXer-
cises of the Union League club today
said:
There is no right in any state to
control any international matter or to
set up its own laws TO subvert rights
granted to any foreigner by a treaty
duly ratified in the manner pointed out
by our constitution. There is no more
salutary provision in the federal con-
stitution than this. If by treaty we
grant to foreigners the right to So
journ with us. and while so being. to
acquire property. to transmit 1t by de-
scent; to send their children to the
public schools and to possess and have
citizens possess. there is no power in
the state TO prevent or say nay. The
United States has the power to inforce
such a treaty everywhere within it's
g a
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
NEWSPAPER FORCED TO
SUSPEND BY CREDITOR s
Employees of GoIdfieId Chronicle
CIamor for Their Pay

GOLDFIELD. New. Feb. 22.-The
Goldfeld Chronicle. an evening paper,
failed to issue its regular edition today.
The sheriff's forces are in charge and
there are many angry creditors Rep
resentatives of the American tyne
founders association of San Francisco
appeared upon the ground claiming ma
chinery on which they have an unpaid
bill A score of employees were in evil
dence clamoring for their pay. delin-
quent on Saturday and an attachment
was issued. A free for all fight was
threatened The Tribune representative
pulled a gun on Fisher of the tvpe
foundry, but the latter held his ground
and succeeded in posting certain no.
tees and removing some type
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
COME TO PROMOTE
INTEREST IN FAIR
Seattle and Tacoma Business
men on Tour of the
Coast

A Big delegation from the northwest,
Seattle and Tacoma, together with Off
eials of the two cities and the director
general of the Alaska Yukon Pacific
exposition, with his staff, reached San
Francisco last night on tour of the
coast. The trip is primarily for the
purpose of promoting interest in the
big fair, which will open in few
months. The party spent yesterday in
Oakland and crossed to this city last
night, taking quarters at the Fairmont
hotel.
The members of the excursion will be
the guests today of the state board of
trade at a reception to be given at the
ferry building. The affair will take
place at $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon,
and big representation from the local
commercial community will be on hand.
MEMBERS OF PARTY
Among the visiting delegation are:
John F. Miller. mayor of Seattle; 1. A.
Nadeau, director general of the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition C. B. Yandell,
secretary of the Seattle chamber of
commerce.; Edmond S. Meany, profess
sor of history at the University of
Washington; Lloyd w. Mcdowell of the
division of exploitation of the Yukon
exposition: w. r. Bradley representing
the Tacoma chamber of commerce.; d.
l. Cornell of the Tacoma commercial
club, and Lucian f. Cook of the Tacoma
Boosters club.
terday the members of the party be-
came the guests of the Oakland cham
Der of commerce at luncheon. A recep-
tion was held later in the day at the
rooms of the chamber of commerce and
cordial sentiments were exchanged. A
trip through the university grounds at
Berkeley concluded the festivities
across the bay.
NADEAU DISCUSSES FAIR
The visitors were greatly pleased
with that they saw and extended a
hearty invitation to the people of Cali
fornia to visit the exposition this sum-
mer
"The exposition will be complete on
the opening date. June l of this year"
said j. A. Nadeau, the director general.
"All of the underground work has been
completed Several buildings are now
ready. The fire station, emergency hos
pita1. power plant and administration
buildings are in use. The California
and Oregon buildings have been COM
pleted. A great number of other struc-
lures are ready for the exhibits, and
others are progressing favorably-
"The amusement features are being
installed rapidly, and the entire Pay
streak is alive with building opera
tions Exhibits are being offered in
quantity and quality that guarantee a
large and instructive display"
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
SAN JOSE MASONs
DEDICATE TEMPLE
Ceremonies Participated In by
a Thousand Knights
Templar
ES>eciol Dispatch 10 The Call

SAN JOSE. Feb. pa new and luxu-
riously equipped Masonic temple in
South First street. the heart of San
Jose's best business section, was dedi-
Gated today with solemn Masonic rites
in due and ancient form. The prop
erty is worth $4,000. A thousand
knights Templar attired in black par
ticipated in the ceremonies.
About noon the Masons began to as
semble at the old temple in South Sec
ond street, which has so long served
the order in this city, and at 1: 80 pre-
ceded by band the San Jose comman-
derry No. 10 escorted the most worship
ful grand lodge to the new temple in
First street.
MANY MAsoNS IN LINE
The procession led through the main
streets OF San Jose and there were 1000
men in line. Fully 500 Master Masons
gathered in the main lodgeroom Of the
building, where the secret dedication
ceremonies were performed by the
grand officers. William f. Pierce. grand
master; Ralph Lowe, d. NJ. Smythe. E.
H. Guppy, p. L. Gosbey. T. j. Baker,
p. F. Hart, ". G. Alexander, E. r.
Bailey. A. X. Chiffon. L. Nj. Kimber-
lain, Amos Stevens, Peter Long, L. V.
Saps. F. T. Edmans, F. L. Canch. G. W
Jean, William Russell, J. w Rainey
and +. B. Warning.
The dedication ceremonies marked
the elimination of an enterprise which
has given to the Masonic body of this
city one of the most luxurious and COM
plete fraternal houses in this country
The structure stands upon a lot 75 by
137 feet in size It is of reinforced
concrete throughout.
over the front entraneeAis a splendid
Masonic emblem in electric lights, the
gift of Elijah Miller. a Mason of Ohio,
who has recently come to San Jose to
reside.
PROVIDES BANQUET ROOM
The second floor is the home of the
blue lodge. This is built with sliding
partitions so that galleries can be
placed along the sides. BY the raising
Of partitions a banquet room will read
lily accommodate 500 persons at the
table
The third floor has been designed for
the use of the commandery. Three hun
dred lockers. finished in white cedar,
have been provided for the parapherna-
liza.
Special attention has been given to
the electric lighting of the building. In
the blue lodges room the lights are
obscured, so that only reflected light is
seen.
Particular attention has also been
given to details for the work OF the
Eastern Star over the chair of the
presiding officer is placed the many
colored illuminated star, the gift of Miss
Emma Rhiel, past grand worthy ma
tron and a member of San Jose chapter.
This evening a brilliant reception was
held from 7:30 to IL o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
MILITIA Modified TO
GUARD OMAHA GREEKS
Subjects Will Ask King to De-
nand Redress for Attack

OMAHA, Neb.. Feb. 22-Three com
panies of the state militia in Omaha
received orders tonight to sleep in
their armories. and mobilized at night
for that purpose.
There are nearly 1000 Greeks in the
vicinity, who are tonight being cared
for in temporary quarters. Many of
them are known to be armed.
A mass meeting of Greeks. at which
500 were present. was held in a large
hall in Omaha this afternoon. when it
was decided to ask the Greek govern
ment to take prompt action to secure
redress for last nights attack on the
subjects of that kingdom. Meanwhile
cash fund of $4,000 belonging to the
local Greek colony will be used to
maintain those unemployed.
Thirty-five of the rioters will be
given hearings tomorrow