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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19
COL. JACOB AUGUR DROPS
DEAD AT MEETING
Was Soon to Be Made Brigadier
General by Taft

MANILA, April 19.-Colonel Jacob
Augur of the Tenth cavalry died of
apoplexy at Fort Mckinley yesterday.
He had called a meeting of the Of
fcers of the regiment at 10 o'clock
in the morning and soon after they had
begun to gather, he was stricken and
died at o'clock in the evening
According TO private cablegrams re-
ceived in Manila yesterday. it was the
intention of President Taft to appoint
Colonel Augur brigadier general in
the near future.
Colonel Augur's body will be taken
to the United States for burial.
Colonel Augur was a native of New
York and was appointed to the military
academy at West Point in 1865.
WASHINGTON. April 1S.-In view
OF the death of Colonel Augur the
president has directed the immediate
promotion OF Colonel Madison P. Maus,
Twentieth infantry, to the rank of
brigadier general
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19
INSANITY WILL Be
HAMS DEFENSE
Trial of Slayer of Annis Will
Begin at Flushing, L. l.,
Today

NEW YORK. April 1s.-Insanity
not of the momentary and vanishing
character usually invoked as a defense
for emotional crimes, but permanent
and incurable, will be urged. it is
stated, as a defense in the case of Cap
tain Peter c. Hams Jr., whose trial for
the murder OF William z. Annis on the
float at the Bayside yacht club last
August begins at Flushing. L. l., to-
morrow.
District Attorney Dewitt. who will
conduct the prosecution, believes that
the prisoner is in full possession of all
his faculties.
General Hams declared his son is
dying. and that no matter what the is
sue of the case might be, the captain
could not be expected to live more than
two months.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19
Local Brevities

GLEN PARK COTTAGE BURNS small
cottage in the Glen park district, the property
os the Fisher realty company. took fire last
night and burned to the ground. The origin Of
tho fre Is not known The cottage was worth
diDut $500
TAXES POISON BY MIsTAKE-Mrs- Marion
Manson z woman so years Of age. living AZ l3o
EsrirhfoD srcnue took overdose Of lysoi by
.risfaEe yesterday afternoon with fatal coiise-
.,,-o,,cos Afrs Manson had been nursing her
husband VINO has suffered greatly with cancer.
and Lad lost much sleep. which had supeflh-
duced nervousness
BOY CHOPS OFF THREE FINGEh Eight
resr Old Matthew Weber. living With his parents
~ 90 Utah street attempted 10 WELD hstcnet.
IS. be had seen his father Co. and as result lost
ihrae fingers The lad attempted TO chop several
pickefe from fence in front OF the saro
,p,Sr the batebet accidentally slipped. severing
saT4sa fingers from his left hand
MUST GO--H
WILLIAM D. EYNEs Is REcovERIFG-Nil-
liam D. Iynes grand trustee Of the NatiFe sons
~. tho Golden West who haS been confined 10
slis bed IN tie German hospital for the last four
weeks from p serious operation. Is reported 70
ne much improved and Is expected 10 pe out 70
q few DAYS but will he unable 10 attend the
grand psrior sessions to be held at Marysvilie
next week,
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19
WANTS TO BE SENT TO
PRISON FOR LONG TERM
Anxious to Be Cared For i'm
Some State Institution
ISpecisl Dnoatch 10 The ColI1

MARYSVILLE, April 1S.-William
Heath is trying to break into some
state institution where he vii be
cared for at state expense. He is not
particular where he is sent but he
denies that he is insane, although he
seems willing to be declared insane If
he will be taken care of.
Heath was arrested in this city sew
eral days ago charged with burning
the burst dryhouse near Woodland.
He admitted his guilt and declares
he wants to plead guilty.
He admitted TO District Attorney
Greely that he wants to be sent to
prison. He was questioned yesterday
regarding his sanity, but he answered
all questions in a rational manner
The authorities believe that if he is
turned loose he will commit some other
crime in order that he may be sent to
San Quentin or Folsom.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19
MAN MEETS DEATH BY
FALL FROM STREETCAR
Skull Fractured When Thrown
10 Pavement

Mrs. p. NJ. Lowry of 1885 Haight
street fell from westbound Sixteenth
street car at Howard street yesterday
afternoon and broke her upper left arm.
Rufus w. Kitchen. the motorman of
the car. was arrested.
John Goulding. tailor, 3246 Eigh-
teenth street. was thrown from a Mis-
sion street car at Twenty ninth and
Mission streets last night. sustaining a
fracture of the skull. from which he
died later at ST. Luke's hospital.
Goulding was standing on the rear
platform with his hands in his pockets
when the car arrived at the turn in
Twenty ninth street and lurched side
ways falling from the car ard striking
his head on the pavement.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19
ALMSHOUSE INNATE
COMMITS SUICIDE
Robert luton Jumps From Sec
ond Story Window

Robert luton, 46 years of age, com
mitted suicide by jumping from a win
dow in the second story of the aims
house yesterday afternoon, and his
body is now at the morgue 'Tuton
vent to the almshouse Friday and told
the superintendent that he was suf-
fering from an overdose of morphine
which he had taken with suicidal in
tent. He was taken in. and yesterday
afternoon dived from the upper window
to the concrete pavement. He was
taken to the city and county iiospita !.
where he died later of fracturei i
skull.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19
WIFE OF CASTRO SAY s
HE PLANS NO REVOLT
She Sails for Costa Rica With
out Turbulent Husband

PORT LI8ION. Costa Rica. April 1s.-
The steamer Guadeloupe has arrived
here with Sonora Castro, wife of the
former president of Venezuela, on
board She did not land but said she
would 20 70 st. Nszaire on the steamer.
Sonora Castro said it had been her
husbands intention to come to Costa
Rico but he was prevented by the
French government.
nv husband is not thinking Of revo-
.lutions" she said. He has made no
purchase of war implements. The news
that he intended TO start an insur-
recffonarN movement is false"
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19
BRIGHTEST THING THAT
EVER CAME OUT OF KANSAS
Mighty Meteor of Modock Now
i'm New York Museum

Afidavits go with the Mighty Met
eorite of Modock. yesterday taken
from its packing box at the American
museum of natural history and shortly
to be exhibited for the gaze of citizens
of New York.
1t is the brightest thing that ever
dropped into Kansas or came out of IL.
according to all accounts, for il was
seen as it fell by night for 70 miles,
and when it burst, 30 miles up in the
over the prairie for an area three by
nine miles The Modock dazzler fell
on February .. 1905.
The specimen which the museum has
was recently turned up by plow-
share 1t is composed of stone, with a
slight mixture of iron, and has a thin
metallic coating.-fts weight is 201.
pounds.-NeW York Herald.
The death sentence is carried out in
Greece after an interval of two wears.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19
SECRETARY OF WAR TO
VISIT PANAMA CANAL
Dickinson to Make Trip to Isth-
mus i'm Presidents Yacht

WASHINGTON. April 1s.-Secretary
of War Dickinson and his party, who
will accompany him to Panama. left
here tonight for Charleston, s G.
where the will embark on the Presi-
dents yacht Mayfiower for the sthmGs
Wednesday. The secretary expects to
get back TO Washington about the mid
die of Nav.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19
New Home for Big Firm
In Downtown District
MOTHER of the

A MOTHER of the
IA big b u s i n e S S
houses opens its
new home in the
shopping district to-
day when Clark Wise
& Co. formally COM
mence business in
[ h e i r magnificent
new building at 233
Grant avenue. The
work of transferring
the immense stock of
pianos and talking
machines from the
firms [ e m porary
home in Van Ness
avenue has been
completed and the
public is invited to-
day to visit the show
rooms of the well
known merchants.
The Clark Wise &
Co. building, which
has just been COM
pleted, is a handsome
structure of six
floors, including the
basement. In the
disposition of the
space contained in
the building there
will be some novel
features. The entire
street floor, which is
finished in solid ma
hogany, will be util-
lied as an immense
show window The
second floor will be
the talking machine
department; there
will be six sound
proof demonstrating
rooms, as well as a
large display room.
The third and fourth
floors will be utilized
as salesrooms for up
right pianos and the
fifth for grand
pianos.
The work Of NOV
ing the firms stock
from Van Ness ave-
nue. to the new build
ing has occupied al
most two weeks, it
being necessary to
transfer 420 pianos.
as well as a large
number OF talking
machines, and 10000
records for the latter.
The value of this
large stock. which
is about S290.00O,
prompted the taking
of every precaution
10 make the new
building absolutely
fireproof.
The return of
Clark Wise & CO. to
the shopping district
further demonstra tes
the confidence enter
tanned by the long
established firms in
the downtown busint
opening of the new bl
also mark another ste
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19
Every Man

Wants home of his own The time to
get your hearts desire is now. Bar
gains in houses and lots. in farms and
orchards. can be found in todays Real
Estate columns of The Call. Look there
and see IL there is not something for
YOU
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19

COPPER INDUSTRY NORMAL Butte. Mont.
April IS.--5ohn D. Ryan managing director of
the Amalgamated copper company. stated last
evening that there would be no curtailment of
the copper output Of the Butte mines far as
that the output of the Amalgamated mines al
present Is normal
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19
JAPANESE COMMISSIONERS AT ST. LOUIS

St Louis. April 1s-Hikojiro Wada, director
general OF the Tokyo exposition, and Tokutaro
Sakai one of the commissioners. arrived today
for three days stay. Tonight r. G. Kerens
entertained the Japanese commissioners.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19

NATIVES KILL TRADER Melbourne, n. s.
w April IS.-Captain Comino. a well known
Japanese trader has been killed by natives of
tho Admiralty islands. according to message
received here today.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19

''Boil until tender" is what all the
cook books say.
Boiling makes most anything tender,
even hard wood
And that's precisely what boiling does
to your clothes.
Makes the fibre tender. Then you
wonder why your clothes tear so easily and
wear into holes so soon.
How else will you get your clothes
clean?
Fels-Naptha dissolves and loosens the
dirt in cool or lukewarm water, without
hard rubbing.
No hot water, no boiling, in summer
or winter.
It's such an easy way of washing;
makes the clothes cleaner, whittier and purer
and they wear twice as long.
Be sure to get the genuine Fels-Naptha
and follow directions on the red and green
wrapper.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19

Mrs Housewife Here I've boiled and rubbed this lace
and the coffee stains in it yet. I'm simply afraid
to do thing more to it. 1t looks weak already. /
guess it's a goner.'
Anty Dr7sdge-'Not if you will take my advice. But
you We certainly given it cooking. Take that boiler
off the range fill it with cool water rub the lace with
Fels-Naptha and soak it short time. Then rub it
lightly and rinse it. The stains will all be gone and
the lacell look as good new
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-19

The death sentence is carried out in
Greece after an interval of two years.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-17
LAND EXPOSITION TO
MARK NEW ERA
IN THE WEST
CHICAGO NEWSPAPER MAN
TELLS OF COLISEUM SHOW
Bring Together an Exhibi-
ton of the Agricultural Re-
sources of the Entire Western
Section of the Nation.

+. II. Griswold. Of tho stan Of the
Chicago Tribune and publicity secro-
tary Of the Seventeenth National Ir-
rigation congress, spent yesterday in
Albuquerque in the course Of a trip
which has occupied the past six
weeks and has carried him through
practically every agricultural district
west of the Missouri river. Weary
with travel ana midsummer heat MT.
Griswold still finds little difficulty in
|buhhling over with enthusiasm for the
great Land and Irrigation exposition,
which is TO he held in tho Coliseum
IN Chicago. November 20 to December
4 next. and which is TO bring together
under n single roof tho most complete
showing Of the Of tho
western United states ever attempted.
sThe great newspaper Mr.. Griswold
represents has made the land and
irrigation exposition its especial en-
thusiasm. Realizing the land hunger
Of the nation the Tribune conceived
the idea of showing the people of
the middle west what the far west
has to offer and to point the way by
this means for the hundreds and
thousands in the crowded sections to
find room and an opportunity for a
comfortable livelihood. Tho news
paper enlisted the cooperation Of the.
great railroads travcrsing the west. n
cooperation readily given, ana as a
result Chicago is to nave an EXPOSE
ton absolutely unique and one which
promises 10 mark a new era in the
immigration annals of the nation. It
was proposed ut first TO hold the
exposition through a single week.
while the National Live Stock show
is In progress. and when half a mill
lion visitors come 10 Chicago each
wear. But as the plan developed Il
became plain that q week would not
give opportunity To an the people who
would come To see the show and it
was extended to two weeks. A. "a rr-
suit fully n million and q half ot
people Will see thc showing tn hc
made and il is believed hv the hacksrs
ct the exposition that there viii be-
people who win take an earnest
interest because of their anxiety 10
escape FROM the UangcSt.l conditions
ia which they are now living into a
land where there Is room 90 grow aud
opportunity TO gro I'm comfort;
81 have visited practically every 4
section OF tn west during The pres
ent trip. said Mr. Griswoid yester-
d9y. 'and -evcUwhcrc- L. haze been !
there has been nothing but approval
I.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-17

After Benjamin Harrison had retired
as President and resumed the practi g
of law. he found himself associated
with AR Knox. then. as now, of PITT
burg. but carrying no political pres
tigc.
And as to the fec" inquired M
Knox. shall we divide III"
Really. Nit. Knox. / di'i"
fees, said the former president.
will make my own terms. you arrane'
yours
Tho ease was won. The two again
met
You Will understand. Mr.. KnoN
said the formcr president rather Jos
lily. why I did not wish TO divide th'
fees when / tell yoa that my fee '
that ease was $1,000
Al. indeed. most interesting.
piled the ~Pittshurger. Well. Gcne~i
mSfec was Sie0.ooo.
Times
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-17
IRRIGATION CONGRESS- WILL
ESTABLISH Ni.W RECORD

Il spent several days in Spokane
where the plans for tho Seventeenth
National Irrigation congress are rap
idly being completed Spokane ex-
poets an enormous attendance and
the number Of delegates now looked
for is estimated at 5000. The pro-
gram for the congress is complete.
including many o. the most famous
authorities OF the country on irriga-
ton and The entertainment features
viii be elaborate 1t appears that
every section of tho nation will he
represented by large delegations and
the west particularly will be there in
force.
4 am told Now Mexico plans TO
n special train 10 the congress
No better method of advertising
could be undertaken. This territory
is vitality Interested in ihc irrigation
congress. particularly those sections
national reclamation projects
are Ia operation 81 under construction
and nothing could do the territory
more good than a large representation
in the congress.
Mr.. Griswoid. Who attended the SIX
National IRRIGATION congress
has many friends, in Nfw Mexico and
has spent seversl-busy days in the
trritory -lIs left-.S.r- Chicago last
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-17

for the land and irrigation exposition.
The plan is a broad one in which the
Chicago Tribune has the backing OF
all of the great railroad systems
traVcrsing the west. 1t is in no sense
Il money making undertaking. Every
one connected with it is prepared to
make a large outlay of money without
any prospect whatever OF Immediate
return. The hunger OF the nation for
land has been recognized: the difficult
ty OF giving adequate information 10
the thousands who want it is plain.
This exposition is primarily a great
educational undertaking. 1t is going
to be absolutely unique. Nothing Will
be presented but exhibits of the land
and the resources of the land. These
win he displayed by means of photo
graphs, moving pictures and in a hun
dred other ways. and illustrated by
the products Of practically every sec
ton OF the west, irrigated and unir-
rigated. That the west appreciates
the opportunity there is no doubt.
Everywhere ! have been from Wash
ington to New Mexico / have found
tA' wv III l'At ~ - ~ NF' AAbAlt
under way and preparations accom-
panied by an enthusiasm which means
such an exposition rs we have never
dreamed Of before. The determine
ton To extend the time of the cNposi-
ton was made necessary by the mag
nitudc which it has assumed. There
is no doubt that u million and a half
Of people WIN visit the Coliseum ana
it is very probable That that number
will be greatly exceeded.
in the northwest where | have
been plans are under way to show
every sourc of the land and that
whole region win be represented by
an exhibit that will be tremendous.
! have found the same enthusiastic
cooperation throughout the west. In
southern New Mexico whore | have
been this week tho people appreciate
thoroughly the value of the exposition
as a development plan and they are
prepared to cooperate to the fullcs'
The same spirit seems to be
universal throughout the territory"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-17
PFE|FFER MAY HAVE
STOLEN A HORSE
AND SADDLE
Man in Jail Charged With As
suit Upon Woman and High
way Robbery May Have to
Face Horse Stealing Charge,

In addition to the serious charge a
assaulting Mrs. Goldie Majoribanks
and her husband at Abajo. on the
night of june -. Florencio Pfeiffer
may also have Ia face - charge of
horse stealing as the result Of facts
which were developed ny the police
department Yesterday in connection
with the stealing o: a horse, saddle
and bride from a coWhov about u
month ago. IN the meantime Manuel
Acunio is In the city Jail charged
with having in his possession a stolen
saddle Acunio is being held in dc
fault of 5000 bond, which, however.
il Is understood win be furnished for
him today. about q month ago q
cowboy from Joe Farr's ranch, south
of the stocAylrds. blow into town and
tied his horse on the corner OF First
street ana Silycr venue He made "a
few purchases i'm the stores and whom
he wont back to get his cayouse. 81
was gone. saddle. bride and blanket.
Although the theft was reported to
tho police. no Clcw was found until
yesterday, when Acunio was arrested.
charged with knowing something about
it, \ saddle, which was identified hv.
the cowboy ats -rr1e one stolen from
him, was found in Acunio's possession
The horse and bride have not yet
boon located, hut Acunio has inform
ed the police OF their Whereabouts and,
they viii be recovered today. AcuninI
hat he purchased the whole
outfit from Mrs. Pfclfer, mother OF
.f1orencio Pfciffcr. who is confined n
the county Jail under $4,000 bonds.
charged with assault and highway rob-
berry. Acuuio declares that he gave
Mrs. pfciffor a fifty dollar hill foi
the outfit, she was interviewed by tn,
police yesterday, but denied all know
ledge ot the transaction. II is said
however. that the fifty dollar bin that
Acuuio claims to have given her. has
been located AMI if the remainder Of
his story can he substantiatcd he may
be cleared of the charge. II is vcry
probable that in the event Mrs. Pfeif-
had anything TO do with the sa'cl
OF the horse and saddle, her son, Flor
cncjo had some knowledge OF il also.
ass he was at that time living with htrI
on south broadway. Further dcvclop-l
ments In the case are expected today
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-17
ACTIVE OPERATIONS
EVERYWHERE IN
GRANT COUNTY
PROSPECTS OF MINING
INDUSTRY NEVER BETTER
Philadelphia Copper Mines
Company al Hanover VIII De-
yeion Big Paying Proposition
in d Year.
Especial Correspondence. to Morning Journall


Especial Correspondence 10 Morning Jaurnall
silvcr CITY, y M, duly 1f-Witli
more men at work and moro money
bong expended on legitimate bona
Ode mining Operations in ovory part
af Grant county than ever before the
p%r0spcoIe Of the mining induatrg arc
better than in the memory Of ne
oldest inhahitant IN addition to tho
hig propositions the fma1lcr operators.
faiuing on a modest aoa1e alI through
nus district, bring the grand total OF
operations to q bis figure. The camps
leading ia The present activity are
those in the Mogoilon district. which
ltayr received Il considerable Impetus
from better reads ana quicker trans
%1iortation; plnoa Altos, tho Rurro
mountains. Leopold. White Signal. tho
aontfal field aud others The SiiVcr
civ independent las the following
30 say OF the work mapped out thls
Ntnf for enc Of the biggest operators
ia the district.
Among the many properties in The
Central mining district where sub
siantlai progroaa is being made. those
Of tie Philadelphia copper Mines
company are deserving OF special
cNmmont on account of the bright
prospects this company has of dcvol-
aping a big paying proposition IN lcss
tban a year from the present time
Hnd the systematic and thorough
manner in which operations are be-
nF conducted hy the management.
Tlio property OF this company. To-
Gated nt Hanover. eonsisia of five
claims Ia which numerous bodies OF
commercially valuable ore have al.
1oady been encountered Being prac-
iically surrounded, me- IL o.. by tho
properties Of concentrated value OF
such companies ps Tho Santa RITA
Mining company, tho Hermosa Cop.
per company. Colorado Fuel and iron
company, North American Develop
mrnf company ana Copper Queen
Consolidated. It's properties would
ttEdcr the circumstances, be conceded
t. iaee great prospective varlc. but
tho amount of development work tho
eomptny Inns done c%nectuallg clim
inptos thc necessity Of CONSIDERING it
Front That standpoint, ns nearly $50
toms OF ore Of an average valuo ot
approximately So per ton, has been
taken out and shipped as a result
of development work only.
Two doublc compartment, won tim
bored shpits arc bclng sunk on the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-17
NEW LUNA COUNTY
COURT HOUSE TO
START SOON
Will Cost $4,000
and viii Fill Long Felt Want
in Deming; News Notes From
Windmill City,


Deming, y. NJ, July l5-Thc county
commissioners Of Luna county have
authorized a bond issue in the sum
of $4,000 for the construction OF .
new Luna county court house in this
city a building which has long been
needed by the county. Work on the
building win start in sixty days time.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Dawson. wife of a lead
ing contractor hero. returned ycstcr-
day ron California, S.here she had
gone 70 spend the in the
hope of recuperating her health.
\ telegram was received here this
morning reporting the sudden death
OF Mrs. Samuel Schwing at Mineral
Wells Texas, where She had gone ia
company with her husband a few
weeks g in the hope of getting re-
lief from chronic stomach trouble. The
deceased was one of the most promin-
and cstimable women of Dennis
and the news of her death brings sor-
to a large number of friends. Tie
remains will he taken for burial 20
the old home of the deceased in Louis
vile, Ky.
Samuel I. Hodgdon and Miss May
Biddle We're married here Monday owe
ming by Judge L. l.. Browning nv.
Hodgdon who was raised in DomIng
holds a responsible position with the
Fe railroad company here. The
bride is a Wen known and popular
young lady of this city.
h contract has been let by Mr.
Mary Collins for the erection of ah-
other fine brick business house oA
Silver avenue.
y Baptist church is being organized
in Deming and work on a handson'
new church building it is said will ne
started in "a few weeks.