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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-03
LOSS WILL FOLLOW
CHANGE IN TRAFFIC
Belvedere and Tiburon Are
Worried Over Proposed
Ferry Reduction

One million dollars invested in prop
erty at Tiburon and Belvedere will be
unfavorably affected il the Northwest
ern Pacific railroad cuts down the ferry
service from San Francisco TO Belve-
dere to two boats day and runs the
passenger trains over the Corte MADEIRA
.cutoff into Sausalito instead of to Tib-
uron. as is being done at present.
Aroused by the report that the COM
pany purposes to make Sausalito the
passenger terminal after April /. and
then cut the ferry boat schedule from
seven trips a day to one trip in the
morning and a return trip at night,
the. citizens are already planning to
secure some service TO take the place
of that now given by the Northwestern
Pacific
During the winter months Belvedere
and Tiburon have an aggregate popu-
lation OF 700. and in the summer hun
dreds of wealthy San Franciscans who
have residences there move over to the
Marin shore.
AT present the passenger traffic be-
tween Belvedere and San Francisco is
so light that the Belvedere land COM
pany officials are reported to be con-
sidering discontinuance of the bus
service from Tiburon.
From the first rumor has had it that
the railroad purposed to change it's
terminals from Tiburon to- either San
Quentin or Sausalito, but the matter
was never thought Of seriously until
the last few days, When the report has
not been denied by railroad officials.
The doubtful ones point to the fact
that the terminal facilities are insult
ficient at Sausalito to accommodate the
overland passenger traffic and the
local service, which now taxes the ia
cilities to the limit during the heavy
summer business. For this reason
alone and not considering the fact that
more than 100000 is invested in ter
minals at Tiburon, the scoffers declare
that change Is impractical and will
never be carried out.
w. A. Kimball, president of the Pull
Together club" of Belvedere. stated to-
day that the organization would in all
probability have a meeting next week
to make thorough investigation Of
all reports, after which definite plans
would be made. If the rumOred
changes are to be made" Said Kimball
Il have no doubt that good water
communication will be made. Either
a regular schedule could be estab-
lished to Sausalito by means of power
boats. or one OF the many bay lines of
boats would be willing to make regu-
lar trips to Tiburon. We are not w6r-
rying much, and when. the Hotaiine
road is built 1t will have its terminals
at. Tiburon and then we will be at the
mercy of no one"
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-03
AGREE on DETAILS

COULDN'T AGREE ON DETAILS
The two bodies Of public servants at
large per diems could not agree on the
details, so now there are to be two
ships of social state in the local sea-
1t happened too, that the assembly
forces were first TO collect money for
the launching of the craft, and when
they found themselves excluded from
active offices in the giddy whirl they
yelled that the senate people were to
give the senate ball on money that was
theirs.
This is what Morris Doody, chief
clerk of the assembly, had to say OF
the interhouse complications:
Those fellows in the senate may
say all they want to about being the
elect, but there's nothing to it. They
are worn out kind of aristocracy.
Anyhow they are forwarding the social
dictatorship of Kid Hilborn with our
money. What dye think of that?
The money that Dick Barton. one of
the Kids bunch, paid for that hall
was collected by US and loaned to them.
We don't mind being called Hinky
Dinks in a jocular way, you see, but
we object to the persihage in which
these people indulge while they are
spending our money. Now, we have
drawn the line. We not only do not
want them to join with us in giving
dance. but we will not have them, for
we are going to give dance of our
own. Will it be the class, We should
worry"
SHOULD BE DIGNIFIED
Clio Lloyd, chief clerk of the assem-
bly,, who will lead the dazzling pageant
Of the assembly attaches bau. is too
dignifed to discuss the trivial jealousy
of the two factions.
1T is a matter OF too intimate a po-
litical nature for vulgar dissertationists
to wrangle over" said Lloyd. I'VE of
the assembly are planning a select
function to which the more or less So
cially defcients of the senate attache
staff may or may not be invited. In
this days Of direct primaries and other
reforms It behooves an august body
such as the attaches of the assembly to
hold themselves with a proper air of
disdain. TO create an atmosphere OF su-
perciliousness, ! might say, toward
other circles of society"
Dick Barton and Doc Travers. boon
companions and social lieutenants OF
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-03
MRS. ELLEN GREEN BRIGGS,
EDUCATORS WIDOW, DIES
Both We're Prominent in Early
History of State

Mrs Ellen Green Briggs, widow Of
Rev NJ C. Briggs, the first president
of the University of the Pacific. died yes
terday in Berkeley at the home of her
son, Alvah G. Briggs. Born in New
York 80 years ago she came to Cali
fornia as a bride with her husband on
the ship Republic. This was in 1850,
and the Republic brought news of the
admi ssion of California as a state
Rev III. c. Briggs was one of Califor-
MAS delegates to the first Lincoln con-
vention, and was also the first editor
of the CALIFORNIA Christian Advocate.
He was alsotan associate of Starr King
in the fight to keep California in the
union.
Mrs. Briggs was well known by the
old members of the Methodist church
in the state. She is survived by three
sons-Alvah G., Arthur H. and Herbert
F. Briggs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-03

MoETANA's GOLD OUTPUT Butte, Mont
March 2.-Montana produced during February
gold bullion 70 the value OF $141 120.30. exceed
fng the output for the corresponding month In
1908 by S32 .s2f 81.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-03

PORTER FINDS BIG
sum IN STREET
Man Who Swept Ballroom
When Crocker Jewels Were
Lost Is Now Lucky
Picks Up Note for 1000 Francs
at Market and Powell
Streets

Fortune is tickle mistress, her
ways are inscrutable and her caprices
mysterious M. A. Levy, porter at
the ST. Francis hotel, has good reason
to chide the fair lady, for it was he
who swept the colonial ball room of
the ST. Francis after the Mardi Gras
ball, on which occasion Miss Jennie
Crocker lost her $4,000 pearl necklace
More than anybody else Levy had
good opportunity to discover the pre-
cious Jewels. but his broom never
brushed the pearls.
Levy wants to know what misfortune
dogged his footsteps the night of the
ball and what sudden change of good
fortune directed his eye yesterday to a
note for 1000 francs which was lying
on the pavement in front of the West
ern National bank at Powell and Mar
ket streets?
Ordinarily find of this character
would have elated the finder. but under
the circumstances of the pearl neck
lace disappearance he is wroth that
fortune did not open his eyes a week
before.
The note was on the Banque de
LIndo Chine of Papeete. 1t was
drawn on January Is of this year in
favor of M. Lopjs Chevaliere and
signed by L. Compagoniere.
Levy showed the note to William
Dohrmann, the auditor of the st. Fran
els, who declared that the finder would
better retain it. 1t is payable either
TO cheyalfere or to bearer.
Jewels Found in Hotel
A chamois lined silk bag containing
moented Rns and 1d6 FIVE geld
slo0. was found Monday afternoon in
the st. Francis. cafe by S. Forni a
waiter, and turned over to Maitre de
claim the Jewelry.
The identity of the guest at the
mardi gras ball who returned TO the
white and gold room<and searched for
his handkerchief at the very supper
table occupied by Miss Jennie Croker.
who lost her $4,000 pearl necklace
still Is mystery to the detectives
working on the case. Notwithstanding
the wide publicity given the incident
and the fact that it was made plain
that the detectives were more than
anxious to learn his name, the guest
mas not put in an appearance.
Another guest for whom detectives
are searching Is man who stopped
dancing during the barn dance at the
mardi .gras and picked up something
from the floor. which he handed to a
lady dancing near him. What this ar
ticle was the detectives are very anx-
ious to learn.
The interviewing and reinterviewing
of hotel employees took up much of the
time of the army of detectives yester-
day and few additional facts regard
Ing the events Nof the evening were
learned 1t was given out that the
mysterious automobile trip taken last
night by detectives was to the home of
a woman who had written the detec-
tfves that she could find the jewels.
The woman proved, much to the dis
gust of the sleuths, to be psychic
and the, first few questions put to her
convinced the men that she could not
help them.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-03

their own pastime and at least desired
to do the booking for the social voy-
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-03

INSURANCE MAN IN TRoUBLE-warlacs
Bradford, 3673 Jackson street, obtained war
rant yesterday for the arrest OF H. s. Harrison
for violation of the penal code. by agreeinr
to procure insurance for him with the Meth
erlaud Lloyd OF Amsterdam. which was moi
Incorporated under the laws of this state
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-03
PACKERS TO SEND
|. GOODS TO PANAMA
Dispatch Service Between San
Francisco and Isthmus to
Be Established
Meat, Fruit and Vegetables
Now Shipped From Chicago
and New York

A dispatch service between San Fran
cisco and the isthmus of Panama by
which the. run might be made in IL
days is the plan of many of the large
local meat packers and dealers in fresh
fruits and vegetables. 1t is their in
tention to cooperate with the projected
steamship line, but if this is not pos
sible, it is stated that they will charter
their own vessels
AT present the 10000 persons on the
isthmus are being supplied with meat,
fruit and vegetables from New York.
The meat is shipped from Chicago by
rail and then by water to the canal
zone. Vegetables and fruit in many
cases go across the continent by rail
and then to the isthmus by boat.
DEALERS WANT SERVICE
The Pacific Mail company has offered
no facilities for this trade and the local
dealers have been deprived of a large
business. 1t is believed that with a
quick service such perishable supplies
can be furnished more advantageou
from San Francisco than from New
York.
which was for a time successful when
the Klondike boom was at its height.
The traffic was profitable until the
trade was detected to the ports on
Puget sound
INCREASE ON LIVESTOCK
Ac y
ment the Southern Pacific has increased
its freight rate on livestock 25 per
cent from shipping points throughout
the state to San Francisco. The rate
from such centers as Gazelle to the
Oakland stockyards was formerly $50
and to San Francisco s62 a carload.
This has been raised to SIS. for Oak
land and s77.5O for San Francisco.
Among the firms which have protest
ed against this increase are the Oak
land meat packing company, U. N. Sla-
ter, Grayson-O company, j. G.
James company, H. Moffat company,
Miller & Lux, William Taafe & Co., and
Clayburg & George.
HILL SEEKS BUSINESS
Local shippers received word yester-
day that ]. ]. Hill had been looking
into the possibilities of a steamship
ScINlCC DOtWcen the pOIlS Oh iIlc OLllcu
States on the Pacific and the isthmus
of Panama. Only two months ago
Louis Hill, son of j. j. Hill and presi-
dent of the Great Northern railroad,
visited San Francisco and other points
in California in order to study con-
ditions. Hill was accompanied by
Francis B. Clarke, one of his ablest
lieutenants, and announced that he was
investigating the San Francisco Port
10 nd II o1I hat
IL he found 1t to be as great as he
believed he would place two splendid
vessels on the run.
For some time Hill has been disap-
pointed over the turn the oriental busi-
ness has taken and is eager to enter
new fields. When in San Francisco he
said that this city should be made the
center of a big business with South
America.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-03

HOWARD CASE DISMIssED-The case q,
Harry h. Howard night clerk at the Union
Square hotel. charged with mauslaughter in
connection with the fatal shooting OF r. r
Guinea. salesman from Chicago. was dismissed
by Police Judge Shortall yesterday on the
ground that Howard acted in self-defense
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-03
$4,000, 900 PRICE PAID
FOR BIG STEEL WORKS
Western Concern Bought by
Trust for Large Sum

OAKLAND. Maroh 2.-The absorption
OF the Pacific Steel and wire company,
one of the largest and wealthiest cor
porations on the coast, by the United
States steel company was consum-
mated yesterday.
J. H Wilson, president of the Pacific
steel and wire company, said that s3,-
600 900 would cover the transfer. He
added:
The factory will be maintained on
its present site and except for a change
In management the affairs of the firm
will be conducted on the basis estab-
lished by the Pacific steel company
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-03
Plea for Government Line

LOS ANGELES March 2.-Resolu-
tions strongly indorsing the plan for
line. Of government steamers to be
operated between the isthmus of Pan
anna and Pacific coast ports and calling
upon the Legislature to adopt resolu-
tions indorsing the McLachlan bill
We're adopted by the city council today.
The resolutions pledge the support of
the council to the bill and call upon
national and state legislative repre-
sentatiyes to lend their aid in the pas
sage of the measure.
The Los Angeles county supervisors
also have indorsed the bill, as also have
the various commercial bodies of the
citV
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-16
and hecame a widow.

and became widow.
Charged with completely In blowing
up a dam that protected hundreds OF
Louisiana rice farms. between the
owners OF which and cattle men there
is m feeling. six men were bound over
BY the federal commissioner at Jen-
nings. la.
Tuesday, October u.
A A. Booth was elected chairman
OF the Cunard Steamship company in
London.
The Southern Iron and Steel com
pany at Chattanooga, Tenn. filed for
record in Gadsden a mortgage for SIC
100000
Brigadier General Amos S KimbaH.
U. 5. A. retired. died suddenly at his
residence in Washington, aged sixty
nine years.
Twelve night riders. armed with
shot guns. surrounded the home Of
James Devon. near shannon. Ky. and
fired several volleys through the win
dows, but no one was hurt
Wednesday, October 10.
King Leopold of Belgium has deco
rated Walter McEwan, the American
painter. with the Order OF Leopold II.
One of the 200-horse power boilers
in the West Side power house Of the
Amoskeag mills al Manchester. y. H,
exploded. killing one man and injuring
half a dozen workmen.
Four people were killed. one man
was fatally injured and a score Of 9th
ers were less seriously hurt in a col
llsion near Greenyille, Tex, on the
Missouri. Kansas & Texas railway.
Using six charges OF nitro glycerine.
a small band of robbers forced their
way into the vault of the State bank
at Lewisville. Tex. secured $4,000 in
money. overlooked $4,000 more and
made their escape.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-16
Farmer Slain In corn6els.


Look. somebody has knocked down
papa's scarecrow. Wait till I 20 over
and set Il rD." exclaimed Miss Maude
Hcufnasle TO a companion as the two
girls were walking along path
through a cornfeld on tfeir way 10
church at Paris. near Washington. Pr.
A moment later scream after scream
from the young woman drew her com
panion 10 the spot She found Miss
Heufnagle stretched in a dead faint
beside the body OF her father. which
the daughter had at first taken for the
scarecrow.
The finding OF the corpse revealed
one OF the most shocking and mystic
rious murders in the history OF this
section. Charles Heufnagle's body.
found in the fence corner. was liter
ally hacked TO pieces by his slayers
Decomposition had already set in. and
Il is the belief OF the officers now at
work on the puzzling murder that the
farmer had been dead for at least a
week.
Heufnagle is known 10 have had
large sums of money and some valu-
able papers In his clothing, and these
are missing. indicating robbery as the
motive for the crime.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-16

Unless United States Supreme Court
Grants Writ Of Certiorari and Re
verses Case He Must Serve His Sen.
tenee.
Unless the supremecourt of the Unit
cd States reverses the decision or the
president OF the United States inter
feres, Charlie w. Morse. one time "Ice
King" coastwise steamship line or
ganizer. banker and caztslist. will
serve fifteen years at hard labor in
the federal prison at Atlanta. Ga. Az
ter having been at liberty under $685.
600 bail since June IL last. he is back
in the TOmbs prison. where he contem-
plates the decision of the United
States circuit court OF appeals In New
York. sustaining the judgment of the
lower federal court which found him
guilty in November last OF violoting
the national banking laws.
There was solace in the decision OF
the court of appeals, however. in that
only ten OF the ffty-three indictments
on which he was convicted we're sGs-
tanned, and on the strength OF this his
1OAAotAf Wal III W. A4lANAC0Ont Will Alu-
mediately carry the case before the
United States supreme court on a writ
OF certiorari. To this end the United
States court OF appeals has granted
forty days stay OF execution. and
pending a decision by the supreme
court application will be made to have
the prisoner again admitted TO bail.
Morse took the decision calmly. al
though he was plainly grief stricken
and perhaps surprised.
Verd;st Sustained by Proof.
In rendering its decision the United
States circuit court OF appeals said:
I'VE fully realize the consequences
TO the defendant which must follow an
aff3rmance of this Judgment. and yet
we cannot doubt that he was given a
fair trial. and the verdict on the four
teen counts was amply sustained by
the proof. No unprejudiced person can
read the record without being convinc-
ed that by the defendants procure
ment the bank National Bank OF
North America) bought it's own stock
and the stock of the ice securities
company. and by his procurement the
entries In the bank book and In the re-
ports OF the comptroller as 20 these
transactions were so arranged as 10
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CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS.
ThursdaY. October z.

lnOFauSJt OCtopcT Z.
Walter II. Watson. or Philadelphia.
has been appointed a customs inspec-
tor. with headquarters at Philadelphia
One passenger was killed and thirty
I've persons were injured in a collision
between trains on the Illinois Central
railroad near Springfield. Ill
Wandering 20 a lonely spot IN the
woods Of the government hospital for
the insane az Washington. William
Ollie siNty-two years OF age. veteran
soldier committed suicide
l. l. Heller. OF Binghamton. presi.
dent OF the Sterling Motor Car com.
pany. was instantly killed when an
eastbound Lehigh Valley train struck
his automobile near Waverly. n Y.
Friday, October 8.
Mrs. Eta Henderson. actress and
playwright. died at West Long Branch.
Nj
Ben II. Morrow was arrested at Des
Moines. Ia. charged with numbering
his brother. Charles f. Morrow. who
was shot as he lay in bed
While taking out his shotgun 70
shoot pigeons Henry Flory a farmer
living at Archbold. near Wauseon. o..
accidentally discharged the weapon
and killed his wife, the mother Of
seven children.
The W. c. r u. OF Norfolk, Va.
passed resolution requesting that
no wine or other intoXicants be used
in Norfolk's entertainment OF Presi-
dent Taft on the occasion OF his visit
here 10 address the convention OF the
Atlantic Deep Waterways association
on Nov. 10
Saturday, October 9.
A prolonged drought throughout
southwestern Kansas was broken by
a rainfall of an inch and a quarter
Robert Lyon Rogers. for the past
forty-two years United States commits
sioner for Maryland. died at Baltimore
OF the infrmities OF age.
Della Nickson, twenty-four years Of
age. of Manchester. o.. shot and killed
herself at the tome of her father-in-
law. L. Linn where she has been for
five weeks.
Henry Steininger, head OF large
contracting company Of St Louis, was
killed. and Hugo LOewe. OF East st.
Louis, H., was seriously injured at De
Soto. Mo. when their automobile over
turned after a tire exploded.
Monday, October II.
Awakening from sleep at York. Pa.
and reaching over to a crib in which
her twin six-months-old children lay,
Mrs. George Huston found one OF them
dead.
While attending the funeral of a
relative IA Lebanon, Joseph DAILY, Of
Chester. Pa, was attacked with appen-
dicitis. and an operation was perform
ed on him.
Pardoned after serving ten years Of
q twenty-Ave-year sentence for murder.
John w. NELL. OF Harrisburg. ILL.,. mar
ried HIS former wife. who obtained a
divorce after his conviction. remarked
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-16
Canal Libel Suit Dismissed.

indianapolis, Ind. Oct. 13.-Judge A.
B. Anderson. OF the United States
court. dismissed the proceedings
against Delavan Smith and Charles r.
Williams. proprietors OF the Indianap-
oils News. who were resisting removal
&c the District OF Columbia for trial
under a grand jury indictment charg-
ing them with having committed Grim
final libel in publishing articles alleg-
ing that there was a corrupt profit OF
SIS. 900 in the sale OF the Panama
canal TO the United States.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-16
Arrested While Embracing Dead VIE.


Charged with numbering his wife
in a fit Of jealous rage. William Fish
er. fifty years of age. was arrested
in Philadelphia. He was embracing
the body OF the dead woman when he
was taken into custody in the room
they had occupied. Fisher. who was a
painter by trade, speaks nothing but
German and refuses TO make any
statement
According TO other occupants OF the
house. he had frequent Quarrels with
his Wife. who was about fifteen years
his junior and of whom he was IN
sanely jealous. a shot was heard and
he appeared at a neighbor's room and
is alleged 20 have said: Fix this thing
for me. / have killed my wife and
now l want to Kill myself" The ham
mer OF the revolver had failed to work
after the first shot The startled neigh
Dor under pretense Of getting a tool
to fix the revolver, went out and in
formed the police.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-16
Nesress Had Lost White Child.


Marguerite Fink. the white child
rescued almost from the grave and
cared for during the last four years
by Mrs. Marie Fink. a negress. IN Den,
yer. Col, has been given into the
custody OF her mother. Mrs. Charles
Backofi. OF Chicago
Mrs. Backon arrived in Denver Sun.
day after learning that the child whom
she had mourned as dead since The
time OF birth was alive and had grown
into healthy, beautiful little girl.
When Judge Lindsey. In the juvenile
court. gave his decision little MarguS
rite screamed and begged 10 be allow.
ed 10 stay with the colOred woman
The mother is given custody OF the
child only as guardian and must pay
the negress $500 as recOmpense for ths
baby's keep.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-16
Record Price For Hons.

The hop growers in central New
York are obtaining almost unheard-of
prices for this years crop. While
the hops a year ago at this time
were bringing from to IL cents .
pound. the growers are receiving this
week from 32 90 S3js cents and some
choice lots have brought SO cents.
Dealers say that never in their expert
encs were the hops bought up so close
az this time OF the year.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-16
Took \. Nao on Fre.b Cement.

After storing under his belt a largo,
sleepy jag, Harvey Jones found that IL
was bigger than he could conveniently
carry. so he Topped down on one Of
the newlylaid cement sidewalks In
Csshton. Wis, and went to sleep. The
next monring he awoke. but failed TO
get up. The town marshal tried to take
him to the village lookup. but failed.
Finally his clothing was cut from him