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The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
FALSIFICATION
IS DISCOVERED
IN VERIFICATION
Deputy Walter for Candidate
Gercke Is Suspected OF
Copying Names
Charge of Felony May Follow
Peculiar Selection of Peti-
ton Signatures

p-coms OF the republican county COM
Irittee in the Pacific building. Besides
collecting signatures for the Gercke
petition. he performed similar duty
for Arthur F. Dollin. alsofs republican n
candidate for supervisor He finished
this work last Saturday night and
the following Monday mornings mail
brought to Tim sullivan, who placed
Deusn on the ticket. a, letter from jake
Rsuer, reciting that a claim for $l5
had been assigned TO him for collsc-
ton by Carl Walter This was for three
days work on the DoHin petition Sui
livsn paid no attention to the letter
The examination OF the Gercke pett-
ton was not compa eted last night, but
Il was evident thar Gercke would have
= "close shave" to get on the ballot
with all but three districts examined.
she thirty-fourth- thirty and
tAIrty-elghth. his petition showed only
80 valid signatures. It needs ssS.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
DIVORCED WIFE
BELIEVED INSANE
Mrs. F. S. Mitchell Attempts
Suicide in Apartment of
Her Former Husband

Frank S. Mitchell, an insurance
broker, with offices at 256 Montgomery
street, swore to an insanity charge
against his divorced wife yesterday, and
as a result she was placed in a cell in
the detention ward at the central
emergency hospital According to
Mitchell his former wife visited him in
his rooms in the Sahlein apartments,
1855 Polk street, Wednesday night and
became hysterical during an interview
with him, which was followed by an at
tempt TO. end her life by slashing her
throat with a broken tumbler.
Mitchell says that his wife wanted to
leave their year old son in his
care, and it was while they were talk
ing over the final arrangements that
Mrs. Mitchell was seized with mysteries.
Mitchell says his wife rushed into
the bathroom and seized the broken
glass, but that he prevented her from
cutting herself by holding her arms.
DR.. Ebright was summoned by Mitchell.
who says that he acted on the physi-
clans advice in making the insanity
charge against Mrs. Mitchell.
In speaking of the affair last night
Mitchell said his wife sustained a
fracture of both her legs some years
ago and that this has affected her
brain. Mrs. Mitchell had been spend
ing the summer in Lake county with
her child She was granted a divorce
on the grounds of cruelty with $100 a
month alimony. She will be examined
by the insanity board this morning at
10 o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
SOCIALIST IS OFFERED
CLEMENCEAU'S SEAT
Aristide BRAND Now Consider
ing Tender of Premiership

PARIS. July 22.-Aristide BRAND,
scholar. orator and avowed socialist,
was summoned 10 thesElysee palace to-
night and asked to reconstruct the
Clenenceau cabinet
NJ BRAND promised his answer to-
morrow. stating that unless he could
unite the republican groups he would
go no further.
President Fsllieres intended to make
the hrst offer Of the premiership TO
Leon Bourgeois. former minister of for
eign affairs, but the delay in n. Bour-
geois' arrival in Paris induced the
president to save time by Offering the
s premiership direct 10 NJ BRAND, who
already is consulting with his col
leagues with view 10 reconstructing
the ca sbiRet-
This. it is expected. viii be effected
ny the shifting Of some OF the port
folios and the retention of all the min
listers except Piceusrt. Picard and
AIiIlfes-Lacroix. respectively ministers
or war. the navy and the colonies. The
program Of the retiring government
viii be adopted.
Considers bic opposition TO NJ BRAND
developed. especially among the more
conservative senators and radicals, or
The ground that the selection Of a so
cialist at the head OF the government
would he equivalent 10, proclaining the
bankruptcy or the radicals.
Should N. BRAND succeed in forming
"a cabinet. as his friends believe he viii
the tendencies Of the new ministry vii
be distinctly more socialistic than those
Of the outgoing cabinet. 81. BRAND op.
poses the dissolution of the reyolu
tionary general federation of labol
which NJ C1emencesu favored, and NJ
Bsrthou. minister Of public wc9ks, ans
NJ Vivian minister of labor, hav,
-championed sociaIistic doctrines.
A BRAND cabinet would be exceed
1ngly distasteful to the moneyeC
classes
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
MOTHER SHOT BY
ANGRY DAUGHTER
Wealthy Widows Refusal to
Give Woman Money Results
in Attempted Murder

CHICAGO, July 22.-Mrs. Marine
Mayfield was arrested tonight charged
with attempting to kill her mother,
Mrs. Gertrude Hinkley, wealthy
widow. The latter is suffering from a
bullet wound in the neck. Both women
at first insisted the shooting was acci-
dental, but later the mother told the
details of the affair which occurred
yesterday and only came to the atten-
ton of the police today.
Mrs. Hinkley's story is as follows.
Some time ago I gave my daughter
$4,000 to invest in the silver mines at
Mapimi. Mexico, in which her husba nd
Is interested. Wednesday morning she
asked me to place $4,000 more In tbe
mine. l refused to do so.
BY her side j noticed a small sr,r
Wllhout warning she leaned over r.
& ons sloe and placed her hand on the
start spt neafd something click.
started into the hall when I heard q,
say: nearu hei
There are five in here and II vou
e aon give me the money you shall
have them ALL
could not move. I waited n,o-
ment and she fired. The bali entered
my neck. / waited, fearing she wonId
nre again Instead. she came to me
! did not fall. She led me back info
the room Then she showed me a niece
of note paper pieSe
4 read it. My daughter then can,e r.
me and, taking my hands. asked me -
sign the paper. The pen and ink We're
there ready. l did not know what -
40. Inc paper was a statement that
the shooting was accidental. that T ". !
dropped the pistol and that II had avl
ploded. | did not sign 1t. Sometime &C
| wish | had done So then mavbe tbie
horrible thing never would have he
come known" oe
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
CLEVER WITH FISTS
IS MISS CASTLE" OF
BOSTON'S ELECT
Woman of Mannish Attire Belabors Two
Men and Smites Patrolman

TVS sensational as her mannish attire
"A was the discovery made by the po-
lice yesterday when they learned
that in Miss Helena Castle, arrested on
the charge Of being drunk and fight
ing in the public streets, they had no
less q parsonage than the former Mrs.
Elias Clifford, wife OF a wealthy mining
man in Boston, literary light, huntress
and one OF the most exclusive mem
bers OF eastern society. The secret be
came known from newspaper clippings
found in her pockets and though she
refused either to affirm or deny the
imputation, there is not the least
doubt that 1t is correct.
Her arrest came as climax OF n
series OF extremely startling events.
The sensations did not stop with the
arrest. When the case was called in
Judge ShortaHs police court yesterda y
morning she was not present and a
bench warrant had to be issued for
her.
The clippings showed that she re-
ceived her education at the fashionable
school Tor young women conducted by
Miss Mason in New York, that her rela-
tfves were wealthy and that she ocou-
pied an exceptionally high place in
Boston society.
MARRIED RICH BROKER
According to these her maiden name
was Helen c. Chick OF Haverhill and
Rrookline and she was the daughter
of a wealthy shoe manufacturer Of
Lynn, Mass. She was married May IL,
1907, 10 Elias Clifford, a rich mining
broker with Offices in State street,
Boston.
The marriage was against the wishes
OF her mother, Mrs. Georgia A. Chick.
and that the mothers fears were based
on solid foundation was shown by the
fact that two months later she left her
husband and returned home.
The womans advent into this city
was fiamboyant. Attired in a long.
mannish coat panama hat, divided
skirts and with close cropped hair she
paraded the streets. accompanied by
her two friends, Miss "Billee" Girard
and Miss Lura B. Richi, both of whom
being modified copies of Miss Chick
Gihord-Castle. Such was her appear
ance that Policeman Isaacs thought
she was man masoueradIng ana his
questioning made her so Indignant
that she went TO the chief of police
and asked for letter from him declar-
ing her to be bona fide female.
These were but the modest prelim-
inaries to what followed. with the
police document and accompanied by
Miss Billee Girard, she began TO see
the night life of the city, ultimately
wandering into Eddie Hanlon's place.
where her appearance almost started a
stampede.
THEN THE FIGHT BEGAN
From Hanlon's the twain drifted
homeward to the Hotel Gloster. O'Far-
rell and Mason streets. Standing near
the hotel door were William Hanover
and Bert Mooser, two unsuspecting
young men. passing the night hours in
the innocent pastime of eating peaches.
According to them, Miss Castle and
Miss Girard loomed into view shortly
after midnight.
Here's what I have been looking
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for said Miss Castle, as she spied
Hanover masticating peaches. and with
this, swung him a right smash TO the
jaw, almost driving him through a
plate glass window. Mooser gazed,
dumb, open mouthed. peach falling
from his nerveless fingers. The Bos-
ton belle turned to him. She tented
with her left and uppercut with her
right but, Mooser regained his senses
In time to duck
ThereGpon followed great uproar.
Both men howled for the police. Miss
Castle smashed out right and left And
the fun was at its height when Police
men Charles Brown and Charles Reade
arrived on the scene.
LANDS ON POLICEM4N,s JAW
You too said the unconventional
Bostonian. Brown felt a hard fist land
against his teeth He did not know
that his opponent when in school had
been captain OF the basket ball team
and had won several trophies and
medals for putting the shot He
learned this later when he read the
clippings, but he imagined there was
some gymnasium training In the arm
which smote him. As Miss Castle drew
back to shove in his eye he grabbed
her arms and shook her till she prom
ised to behave
The women were taken to the police
station and charged with being drunk.
Miss Castle also had the additional
charge of battery placed against her,
but they quickly paid their bail of $50
and departed.
They were supposed to be In court
this morning. but did not appear. Judge
Shortall Immediately forfeited the bail
money and issued bench warrants for
them.
''oh. my God" gasped Miss Girard
as she went to the judges bench. we'll
gowned and showing in her every
movement an air OF well being and
wealth.
This is awful said Miss Castle;
L was never in such a horrible place
in all my life"
'It's-it's-smelly," remarked Miss
Girard, turning UP her dainty nose.
IGNORANT OF COURT ETIQUET-TE
To the court they explained that ig-
norant of police court etiquette they
imagined that some one would go to
them and conduct them TO the Judge
when he desired to hear the evidence.
Notwithstanding their pleas of igno-
AhhbG hhS GHOILdil 1O0lluut0 Tie
case till today and fixed their bail at
800 each.
"Oh. that is quite simple" said Miss
Castle, pulling out a check book
NO checks go here" said the Judge.
Upon which Miss Girard shuddered and
finally wept. There was nothing for it
but the two must once again enter the
city Jail. A crowd escorted them down
the stairs. hearkening to Miss Castles
complaint that she had but endeavored
to defend herself against two men who
had passed an insulting remark to her.
The third member of this UNIQUE
travelling party, Miss Leura Richi,
came to the rescue. She took Miss
Castles check for 5000 10 bank. got
it cashed and with the money bailed
out her comrades.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
SAN MATEO CAR CRUSHES
LIFE OUT OF LABORER
j. G. Schmid, Employe at Naval
Training Station, Is Killed

Jacob G. Schmid, a laborer employed
on Yerba Buena island. was struck by
a San Mateo electric street car last
night and instantly killed.
Schmid was crossing Mission street
near Foot avenue, when southbound
car No. IL of the San Mateo line
rounded the curve. Schmid was in
tho middle of the track when struck
and was dragged a considerable dis
lance by the forward trucks. The
victim of the accident was 40 years old.
The motorn1an of the car, A. Cannon,
was arrested and charged with man
slaughter.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
PHYSICIAN DECLARES
JAMES CLAY DlINPHY
NEEDS a GUARDIAN
Young Millionaire Said to Be Alcoholic
Degenerate and of Unsound Mind

tally unsound before he reaches that
condition, and then excess causes fur
ther degeneracy.
"Did he pay the bin you sent him7'
asked Lyons.
mo, but that amounts to nothing. .
answered the witness. Tipping his
fingers.
do you generally send bills to men
tally unsound people?"
"Mr. Dunphy has lucid intervals,
when he Is perfectly sound"
Could not we make lucid interval
continuous7''
The only way to do it would be TO
tie him up-to shut him up Doctor
Buckley added that two years ago he
suggested that guardian be ap-
pointed.
Dunphy failed to turn up when the
case was called yesterday. No one
could say where he was or what HIS
condition was. His attorney. Lyons.
who has been out Of. the city said he
had not seen Dunphy since last Satur-
day, when he was quite sober. Dunphy
has been sober eight days in the last
two weeks. according to Lyons An
days was made by Lyons when he found
his client was absent, but Judge Trout
decided to hear the medical testimony
This morning further evidence will be
introduced. after which the hearing
will be continued to Monday week.
Dr. A. ]. Lartigan was called to the
witness stand after Doctor Bucklev.
but refused to testify regarding pro-
fessional and privileged communica-
tions.
JUDGMENTS AGAINST DUNPHY
A list of 20 unsatisfied Judgments in
the justice court against Dunphy was
introduced as evidence of his mental
incompetency. They are:
DR. G.. Cornet. $40; services.
M. B. Mihran. 5000; goods
]. M. Malfanti.. s7O.5o: goods.
George Bruce. $40; auto hire
John Mulvey, S19.95: money loaned
Hammersmith & Field. s256: ieweirv.
j. b. Boland. $685.; flowers
disc.
y c. Paddock. $29.95: wares.
q. Cordes furniture company, ss7.25
John H Tietjen. s25.65; groceries.
r. A. Brownlee. $3.50. millinery.
DR. {. F. Buckley, services; George
F. Uhl. auto rent. and Kahn & Co,
erchandise-S106.95.
Matt Leary. automobile rent and
BONN Bristol company. wares-S50.
Mrs. Nellie Hall, $3.50; money loaned.
Mrs. Rose McGrath. $3.50 money
II. c. Guild, 800; money loaned.
c. II. Goddard. $3.50; money loaned.
DR.. E r. Pierce, $50.15; services.
Goldberg Bowen company. s1s1.50.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
BRINGS $5O0,0OO IN GOLD
FROM NOME DISTRICT
Steamer St. Croix Arrives With
Treasure From the North

SEATTLE. July 22.-The steamer ST.
Croix arrived from Nome today with
100000 in gold dust and bars. On the
way down the-St. Croix stopped at
Cordova and the passengers were taken
up the Copper river on a special train
49. miles to the camp. where a IS ,0o0.-
900 cantilever bridge is under construc-
tion across the river. This structure
is 1850 feet long. and will be COM
pieted in one and half years. The
bridge crosses the river between two
large glaciers, the Miles and Childs
the latter having a frontage on the
river varying from 500 to zoe feet
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
COYOTE RUN TO DEATH
WITH BIG AUTOMOBILE E
Animal Makes Vain Attempt to
Outdistance Machine

BAKERSFIELD, July ga wild
chase in an automobile across the arid
plains near Visalia after big coyote.
resulting in the beasts death In a three
mile run. was the unique tale brought
here last night by Or. L. z. Carter and
two others Of Fisalia. The coyote
was jumped near the road and the
party ran the automobile after IL. hit
ting the high spots and shooting with
shotgun and revolvers at IL without
effect until the car ran the beast down.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23

Any man is mentally incompetent
who can not control his appetite
for liquor, testified DR.. C. F..
Buckley, expert in mental diseases,
in Judge Troutt's court yesterday
while being examined as to James
Clay Dunphys sanity. Miss Jennie
Dunphy sister, is petitionfng to be
appointed guardian of Dunphy.
There must be many insane persons
at large, then suggested Attorney
Timothy ]. Lyons. Dunphy's lawyer.
There are-both In my profession
and yours was the physicians re-
sponse. Speaking from a personal ac-
auaintance with the wealthy cattle
man, reaching back to the latter's
boyhood, Doctor Buckley expressed the
positive opinion that Dunphy is mem
tally unsound. His testimony branched
over several different aspects of alco-
holism and weak mentality. A derog-
atory opinion of Doctor Osler. the writer
on medical and scientific subjects, was
Unexpectedly injected into the pro-
ceedfngs.
NO RESPECT FOR OSLER
do you believe Doctor Osler is in
sane because he has reached the age
of so and has not been chloroformed?' p
asked Lyons.
II have no respect for Doctor Osler
at all" answered the witness. Il know
nothing of his mental competency, but
am sure his writings are trash. He
does not write like philosopher
Judge Trout intimated that he
wanted to know nothing about Doctor
Osler, but was concerned only with
Dunphy's mentality. little later
Doctor Buckley caused surprise by de-
claring: There are a great many luna
tics in court every day-there are many
lunatics in the city who are thought
to be sane" He went on to refer to
the shooting of Carolina Brasch by
James Cunningham. saying: No one
knew that man had been confined in
an insane asylum until after he had
committed the murder"
ALCOHOLIC DEGENERATE
Doctor Buckley's testimony, brought
out by questions from ]. II. Meredith
who, with Perry Evans, represented
Miss Dunphy. and also on cross exam
inatton by Attorney Lyons, was that
Dunphy is IAN alcoholic degenerate
When his health and everything in life
depended upon his refraining from
liquor Dunphy promised the physician
he would drink no more. But within
two or three days L saw him disrepu-
tablv drunk in the street." added the
doctor lie is utterly incapable of
controlling his actions. According TO
my view. an habitual drunkard is men,
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
ST. PETERSBURG CHECKS
EPIDEMIC OF CHOLERA
New Cases Per Day Drop From
l2O to 81

ST. PETERSBURG, July 22--The
cholera situation seems well under
control. After remaining stationary
for several weeks, with a maximum of
120 cases, the number of cases has
gradually decreased until today there
were only So. There are 500 patients
in the city hospitals and 4S persons are
being treated in the suburban hospitals
Preventative inoeulation, which was
largely employed during 1908, has been
discarded by the cholera experts as
useless.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
ROOSEVELT AND PARTY
ARRIVE IN NAIVASHA
Heller, the Zoologist, Remains
With Attenborough

NAIvASHA, British East Africa, July
22.-Colonel Roosevelt and all the
members of his party. with the excep-
tion of Edmund Heller. arrived here
today from their hunting trip on the
shore of Lake Naivasha. Heller who Is
the zoologist of the expedition. IS stay
ing with Captain Attenborough.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
CAPTAIN HAMS INVENTS
STREET CLEANING DEVICE
Slayer of William Annis Inn
proving His Time

NEW YORK. July 22.-Captain Peter
e. Eains Jr- Improving the time he was
sentenced TO serve in Sing Sing for
killing William E. Annis. has invented
kan appliance that IS said 10 have in
creased the efficiency of street clean
5ng machine used in New York
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
BOY is ELEcTROCUTED
WHILE FLYING A KITE
Wire on Toy Touches High
Tension Power Gable

TACOMA. Wash. July 22-Stanley
Klovberg. the Is year old son OF Nicho-
las Klovbers. former member OF the
city council. was slectrocuted today by
a wire attached to a k:se he was hy-
ing coming in contact with a high
tension electric power wire.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
German Ships Coming

BERLIN, July 22.-The German gov
ernment today forwarded it's acceptanc
of the invitation of the United States -
participate in the Hudson Fulton cele-
bration in the autumn. Four war
ships will be sent.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
HENRY HUDSON'S SHIP
is AGAIN IN NEW YORK
Reproduction of the HaIfmoon
Rests on Freighfer

NEW YORK, July 22-Three hundred
years after her original and famous
voyage, the reproduction of Henry Hne-
sons vessel, the Halfmoon, came into
New York harbor late today. resting
on the Dutch freighter Soestdvl
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23

Take an outing on the Ocean Shore
Railway and enjoy the bea autiful
beaches and grand scenery. Train serv-
ice to Tunitas Glen (3S miles from San
Francisco) connects with stage for san
Gregorio, Pescadero and Pebble Beach.
For schedules see published time card
in this paper.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23
Navy Orders

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Assistant
Naval Constructor E. c. Hammer Jr. is
detached from the navy yard at Mare
island and ordered 70 duty at the naval
station at Cayite.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23

socKEYE SALMON RUN-sesttlc. july %
The sockeye salmon run, which has been 90
unsatisfactory recently that Gamers were ba
ginning to feel alarm, has set in with riaor
that encourages belief that the experts who
predicted prodigiors run win be indicated.
The Pacihc American fisheries cannerv All Rel.
lingham, the largest in the world caught and
packed Yesterday $4,000 salmon and todavss !
pack will be larger Next week this pI,nt &c IN
probably put 100000 fish day into tins
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23

KILLED ON bakersfield. july
22.-Peter Shao. an empioye OF fhe ctv II
Jos Angeles the aqueducf. WAS Instantly
Killed by an explosion Of dynamite late yester-
CAV afternoon at cinco. 20 miles from Aoiare.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-23

TWO LIVES LosT-Butte Mont, July a.
By the wreck of extra freight at Durant,
the Northern Pacific railway, today, Brake
man J. d. Thomas OF Mlssoula was Killed and
tramp fatally hurt. Fifteen cars followed
the locomotive. which inmned the rails.
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rake That scenic Trin

On the Ocean Shore Railway-See =
country that is destined to become IA
seurcefulness. Co Sunday. Time fable
page Is.
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Presidents Attitude

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The presi-
dent told Ave western congressn1en
among others that he did not wish II
to be said that he was making fight
only for raw materials He emphasized
the fact that he stood on the republican
platform adopted at Chicago last year
This platform, he said. called for
downward revision. They told the
president that while they stood with
him for downward revision they could
not accept the plan of making hides
free and putting a high duty on the
finished products of hides.
President Taft then made the i'm
portant statement that he was receiv-
ing from tanners and leather manufac-
turers encoura cement toward reduc-
ton OF the duty on the finished products
and the understanding of the visitors
was that in few days the president
would be able to present TO the con-
ferees practical agreement from the
great leather interests of the country
for suitable reduction.
An effort was made at last night 6
dinner to have President Taft agree to
two years limitation OF the corpora
tion tax. He declined to do so.
Statement by Cummins
w NASf1lNJIONt July 1@.-iIulpndSlZ-
ing the importance of insisting upon
reductions in the duties upon manufac-
lures as well as on raw material, SEN
ator Cummins of Iowa late today made
public statement which is accepted as
representing the views OF at least a
majority of the progressive repub-
lican senators relative to the tariff Sit
uation.
Previously Cummins had consulted
two >hours with the president and an
exchange of views had passed between
Cummins and others of the 10 who
voted against the tariff bill In the
senate.
while it is of the utmost Importance
that iron ore. OIL hides and coal be
dealt with as proposed by the presi-
dent 1t is of still greater Importance 2
said Senator Cummins. that the duties
on manufactured products shall be
brought down somewhere near the pro-
tective point"
Cumnlins said: Those who have been
contending for lower duties can. afford
TO surrender a part Of their just de-
mands If they can in the main obtain
the reductions which insure the people
AGAINST undue prices in the chief COM
lmodities Of commerce"