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The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30
NEW PASTOR TO PREACH
FIRST SERMON TO-DAY
Rev. w. j. SohmaIIe Answers
Call From Emanuel Church

Rev. W. J. Schmalle, who for the last
four years has had charge of a congre-
cation in Binghamton. New York, has
received call from the Emanuel
church of the Evangelical association.
Seventeenth street and Albion avenue.
Rev. DIR. Schmaile win preach his first
sermon in San Francisco this morning
at IL O'Clock. Rev. w w Nash. who
has held the Emanuel pulpit for the
last year. viii shortly leave for the
state Of Washington He is retiring on
account Of II health
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30
MYSTERIOUS THEFT
PUZZLES POLICE
Masters and Pilots Associa-
tons Office Entered and Ac=
count Books Stolen

Harbor Is OF the American Associa-
ton of Masters. Mates and Pilots and
the local police are wrestling with a
problem in crime to which. the police
say, there can be but one Of two solu-
tions. One involves the rectitude OF ].
Walter johnson. secretary OF the Eiar-
Dor The other points TO johnson as
the victim of a fendishly ingenious at
tempt to blast his reputation. The
police declare that if the latter be the
true answer. the. guilty man is more IA
miliar with the intimate business de-
tails of the organization than any one
not an active member could be. Fur
thermore, they say. he must be provided
with al least four keys of which John
son is supposed TO be the sole custo-
dian.
FIND OFFICE LOOTED
When William Westcott. president of
the harbor. went to the associat tion's
Office in the ferry building yesterday
morning ne found the front door open
There were shavings on the floor be
side the secretary.s desk. q roller top
affair, which was open Books and
papers were scattered about and two
drawers had been opened. apparently by
force. a close inspection. however,
showed that keys must have been used
to spring the bolts of the Yale locks. as.
from the marks made by the bit used
in cutting out a section OF the front of
the drawers, Il was evident that each
drawer was open at the time the cut
ting was done. A closet in which some
Of the records and sextants belonging
TO members were stored was also open.
In this case also "a key evidently was
used.
The harbor's daybook. ledger. receipt
book and a bunch OF vouchers were
missing and appear to have been the
only property stolen These records
were ali essential in the audit of John
sons accounts. which was to have been
made Tuesday. this audit being a semi
annual affair. Without the stolen rec
ords il viii be difficult. perhaps impos-
sibie TO make this audit
JOHNSON ADVANCES THEORY
II was Johnson who advanced the
theory that an enemy had committed
the theft 10 hurt him but he declared
that he would accuse no man on mere
suspicion.
4 will admit that it looks black for
me, but I know I didn't do il ana 1
know that my accounts are all right
1 am under $1,000 bonds. and even il /
had been $4,000 short my father would
have made it up rather than see me do
anything like this
President westcott said: johnson
and 1 are probably the only two mem
bers of the association who know
enough about its affairs and abou.
what was in this desk TO have taken
Just the records that disappeared II
they were taken to prevent an audit
the selection could not have been more
discriminating. We have appointed a
committee 10 take steps 70 restore the
records from such memoranda as We
have and 10 check up the accounts as
well as possible. We have done some
checking from some data that / made
on my own account and so far every
thing is all right. This independent
record covers only four months
Johnson, Westcott and Peter NJ An
derson. were closely questioned yester-
day by Captain OF Detectives Ander-
son. and Detectives ConIan and Mac
key have been detailed on the case
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30
DEPUTY CONSTABLE WILL
HAVE TO STAND TRIAL
County Peace 0ffiCer
Is in Trouble
[Speeial Dis. "a Q The CaIIl

Especial DiSt ss>h 10 ne Call
SACRAMENTO. May 3s.-David Shee-
han. deputy constable OF Alameda coun-
ty. viii have 20 answer 10 the superior
court on the charge OF assault with
deadly weapon in the attempted shoot
ing OF his wife here Wednesday on her
refusal 70 return 20 Fruitvale with him.
Sheehan's preliminary examination was
held todav. and Justice March held him
over and placed his bonds al $1,000
Sheehan testified that the shooting was
purely accidental and that he had no
intention OF injuring his wife
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30
CARPENTER BUSY. GIRL
GETS MARRIAGE LICENSE
Workman Fears Loss of Time
and Also His Job
[SeeeiaI Dispaleh Q The CaIIl

SACRAMENTO. May 2s-In order
thar her intended husband could con-
tinue working and retain his JOB Miss
Lily E Boyle. pretty seamstress OF
Il summers. economical on time and
expense today by app-yfng for and get
r Marquer5ng. a carpenter. aged 81
years Aarquering was working on a
new building and hesifated about Ieav-
in his work to get lieenSe for fear
he would lose his ioa
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30
COMPANY ID OF SAN
RAFAEL TO GIVE BALL
Militiamen Making Prepara-
tions for Big Function

SAN RAFAEL May zS-The twenty
fourth annual ball Of Company u.
y G. c.. viii be given in the near
future Preparations for 9hs COM
pany's biggest social event OF the year
are now being made. and a committee
has been appointed 10 have charge Of
the affair Those on the committee
are
First Sergeant Sheehy. Sergeant
P KinselIa. r. Per1oni. Corporal c.
Marion and Privates c. Mockier. II.
Marshall and s s Lundstrom-
The dance viii be given in the arm
ory and the committee promises 10
make the affair a successful and en-
5oyable one.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ATTEND BIG PICNIC
Lodges Celebrate at Park North
of Sacramento
[Seecial Dneatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO. May 2s.-Knights or
Pythias from Sacramento. MarysviIle.
Chico. Oroyille and other points along
the Northern Electric. attended picnic
given today at Bearmond park north of
this city by the local lodges II is esti-
mated that more than 1000 were in
attendance.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30

travelling materially Yesterday Santa
Cruz was I20 miles from San Francisco
To- - fE
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30

The passing OF the old narrow gauge
was marked BY the earthquake OF April
Is 1906. when the big tunnels az Laurel
srd W-fglts were closed When they
we're opened they were made standard
gauge. together with the whole noun
tain division, at an outlay OF $l.6oe.ooo-
X was in May. 1850, that this line
~ frst opened. and then known as
"a south Coast railway The road was
near 3 four years II building. at a large
expenditure OF money and human ne
The late Senstor James g. Fair one OF
the BONANZA kings financed the enter
prise
TIE opening OF the line today alters
The evening world., 1909-03-16
How to Reduce Fat
Proportionately

Proportion is the thing. A fat woman
yearns to reduce her abdomen but she
doesn't want 10 produce a scrawny neck.
This fact condemns the dieting method OF
reducing. You can't starve the fat of ore
place and not of another. Simply impos.
sible. But why try dieting. or even e1er'
cislng, when there is better way Of re-
duclng Fat than either?
Try the following: one-hal! ounce Mar
noa !, ounce Fluid Extract Cascara Aro-
matte, 81, ounces Peppermint Water. Any
druggist will fiji the above chsaply. Take
a teaspooniul after meals and at bedtime
and see II In q few weeks you are not
losing about pound o, IA day-not
from places where you are normally plump,
but from those that are overly fat. The
receipt works like a charm. am told. and
though It produces delightfully."- apparent
results, yet It Is perfectly harmless
Doesn't even cause wrinkles, they say who
haye used 1t. nor Interfere with ones diet
which are two other exclusive and impor-
tant differences It possesses over all other
lat reducers ever heard Of Instead OF
bsing harmful, in fact, as so many OF the
advertised remedies are, II improves the
health and appetite and complexion.
The evening world., 1909-03-16
FREE EXHIBIT Of
FAMOUS PAINTINGS

II Won care 10 step of Fifth avenue
into a Venetian gondola, or stroll across
the old Alcantara Bridge at Toledo
mot o., but spain, where the SorolIas
come from, or pick pomesranates In
the shadow o! the Tower Of Gold In
Seville, or glimpse all that II LETT OF
glorious Greek architecture In Sicily
stop at Knoedlsr's galleries, corner
Thirty.tour;h street. and view the wa
ter color paintings OF Taber Sears on
free exhibition there.
Mr.. Sears Is an American mura!
painted. In ais sober. unromantIc MOODS
He PAINTED LET Us Have Peace on
the ceiling OF the Aldermanc Chamber
in the City Hall New York CITY
though that is not IN ideal atmosphere
In which to contemplate such an ale
other decorative work OF Mr.. Sears
smiles its unworld!y smile upon th'
money-changers, especially conducive u
critical appreciation. ,
But when Mr. Sears breaks away on
Mediterranean trip starts wISn s H,shas
Graeco- Roman Sicily, Capri! Amaih,
Florence. and winds up underneath the
Bridge Of Signs at Venice, all the whi.t
! plying hh brush with Hopknson Smith
i!ke facility ana plenty Of body color, !.
is o conservative wager that his pictures
viii make a fetching Exhibit when he
comes back to Manhattan Island earth
The show at Knoedlers speaks Tor itself
There Is romance, nothing but ro-
nance in these atty or so gorgeous
gouaches from the Mediterranean
where the skies and waters are SO In
tensey blue that ordinary exagSeration
becomes commonplace. The subjects
too. are deliberately romantic, and Mr.
Searss color.ng sometimes takes on an
| Apocalypse glow that recalls his master
in mural painting. John Lafarge:
Altogether the show is we'll worth
while, for It's own sake, and also us an
index to the artistic temperament Of an
American painter whose work, being
permanently installed in public places
comes more or less into our everyday
minds and lives,
The evening world., 1909-03-16
GOT HIS AUNT'S $5,5O0
AND SPENT MOST Of It
Mortaux Had $1,000 and
Tickle to Germany Left
When Arrested.

Alfred Mortaux, bartender, OF No.
y st. Marks place, was arraisned In
the Centre Street Court to-day, charged
by his aunt. Mrs Teresa Huebner, OF
Hastings on the Hudson, with elnbez-
cling $500 of her money.
Mrs. Huebner arrived in this country
from Germany early In January. On
Jan. %, she says, she gave her nephew
about 10000 marks in German securities
to sell for her, He took them to
banking concern downtown and sold
them for $500. The money was paiG
to him, but he told his aunt that the
securities had to go to Germany before
the money would be paid. Then he dis
appeared. a warrant was issued for
him, and yesterday Detectives Nc
Kenna and Cassassa located him in q
saloon. He had spent all but 1890 OF
his aunts money, had bought passage
on a German steamship which Is to sail
Tomorrow and was plastered with dia-
monds.
When arraigned before Magistrate
Crane the young man was held In 5000
bail for further examination.
The evening world., 1909-03-16
PLAN To MAKE
PICTURE SHOWS
LIGHT AND SAFE
Frank Oliver, Chief Of License
Bureau, Devises Scheme to
Avoid Darkness.

Frank oliver, chief Of the Bureau Of
Licenses, to-day submitted to the Mayor
a plan whereby the Objectionable dark
enlng Of the interior OF moving picture
theatres may be avoided without reduce
ing the effectiveness OF the picture pres
entatlons II the adoption OF the new
idea Is made compulsory as a condition
to the issuance OF licenses, many OF the
objections raised by die clergy to NOV
Ing picture shows will he removed.
Canon Chase, OF Brooklyn, and many
other prominent clergymen throughout
the city have denounced the system Of
leaving the mixed audiences In total
darkness during the shows. Children,
as well as young women, have been
made victims. The clergymen declared
that the opportunities offered for i'm
morality under such cases should con-
denim the shows.
Mr., oliver has been making expert
ments with shaded lights and alu-
minum and sllken sheets while the In
terror Of theatres was left Illuminated
to such degree that every person in
the audience could be recognized at a
distance The outline and effectiveness
OF the pictures were not dulled by the
surrounding brillancy.
II am convinced" said Mr.. Oliver,
after comforting with the Mayor. who
instructed him to continue the expert
ments, that We have discovered a
means OF doing away with the darken
ing OF the moving picture show thea
tres. II is only necessary TO employ a
cheap and simple device in place OF the
present canvas sheet upon which the
pictures are thrown and to shade the
surrounding lights. This all can ne done
without great expense, and | am sure
that the theatre men will be glad to
adopt the method when they realize
that the lighting OF interiors at all times
Is necessary prerequisite 10 the pro-
curement OF license. The Mayor has
the power to demand this new insta.la-
ton before granting license. II the
plan IL generally adopted the objection
OF the clergymen and other good people
will disappear. This is all for the good
OF the community, as we'll as the NOV.
Ing picture men themselves"
Mr.. Oliver to-day made an automo-
bile tour Of the city inspecting all
moving picture theatres against which
official emburgos had been placed
These places had been ordered shut
down because Of insufficient fire pro-
lection, inadequate exits, poorly con.
structed entrances or too narrow hall
WAYS leading away from the theatres
In the event of fire or panic.
With one or two exceptions Mr.
Oliver found that the demands OF his
bureau had been complied with. In
several cases where the owners had
rebslled because the cost Of alterations
demanded was too excessive The II.
censes were revoked forthwith and the
places closed.
The evening world., 1909-03-16
BISHOP POTTER LEFT
ESTATE OF S391 ,563.
Nearly All of 1t in Stocks and Bonds
Which tIe Bought at
Bargain Prices.

A schedule filed BY Tax Appraiser
Hadley NJ. Green In the Surrogates Of
fee yesterday gives the value Of the
personal and real property left BY the
late Bishop Henry C. Potter as ;3Sl,-
56S4s. After deducting s20.5N6l6 for COM
missions, taxes and expenses, the net
value or the estate for distribution Is
1851 .lj7.3S.
The schedule states the only real
property LETT by the bishop was home
at Lake Placid valued at sl5,ooo The
rest Of the estate consists of stocks and
bonds OF various kinds. A few OF the
heaviest holdings were Lehigh Valley
Railroad. 800 shares. sS2,OU, Union Pa
clfc Railroad. common. lon shares, Vs.
800; Guantanamo Sugar Company. 3I5
shares, s2i,,50: New York Light and
Power Company, $500.
The values at which the Bishop
bought the stocks and the appraised
value OF the same securities show that
he was a keen investor. Cash In banks
amounted to Sl2.93G. and on his books
were credits amounting to s2.7l0 His
household furniture and jewelry were
appraised at sllOo He held q lie in
surance policy valued at sei29N
The evening world., 1909-03-16
AMERICANS TO CELEBRATE.
Ireland's Friends to Give BANQUET
In Honor OF ST. Patrick.

Ireland's American Friends. a So
ciety formed TO celebrate the anniver-
sary OF Irelands patron saint Will
hold its fourth annual banquet at the
Hotel Aston tomorrow evening.
Addresses will, be made by Comp
troller Metz, Frank W. Smith. pres
ident of the society. James Mclnnes, a
Scotch historian the Rev. Father
Dooley. Fiske O'Hara and Assembly,
man James j. Hoey.
The evening world., 1909-03-16
FREE ART EXHIBIT.

II was announced to-day that during
the e!ghty-fourth annual exhibit OF the
National Academy OF Design, which Will
continue at the Fine Arts Galleries, No,
2lb West Fffty-severth street. to SUM-
day. April Is. will be free to the public
on Tuesday and Friday evenings from
S to 10 o'clock and on sunday afternoons
from ! until l.
The evening world., 1909-03-16

the Custom House In the interest Of
Travers. It IS a peculiar circumstance
that Col. Edward 5, Fowler. who was
Collector OF Customs until President
Taft removed him few days ago.
lives at No. 545 West one Hundred and
Forty-eghth street. a short two blocks
from where Travers met his death.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05

fore it reaches the valley canals, he thinks, is amply sufficient to purify 1t, even though it were much con taminated in receiving drainage from Yuma.
 County Sanitary Inspector Sherman states that general conditions along the canals of the valley have great ly improved within the past three months. Within that period the only cases of trouble at this slource have been where stock has broken out of corrals and taken to the ditches, and these offenses were speedily abated.
 He finds general readiness to com ply with the provisions for safeguard ing the waterways against pollution which denotes wide grasp of the situation among people who year ago were really careless as to these matters. The cooperation of the gan jeros of the various water compan- ies has been sought by the Sanitary Inspector, and in most cases he has found them ready to respond and their services are of great value.
 Dr. Snow advises the use of sep tic tanks for the sewage of all the valley towns. He states that while Calexico, Holtville and Brawley have the advantage of being located so that their sewage may drain into the rivers, these towns will find that, it is a wise precaution to have their sew age treated in septic tanks before it is thus discharged, as otherwise it will be only a matter of time until trouble will arise for them from this source.
 Arrangements have been made for the coming to the valley, next fall and winter of representatives of the State Board of Health to work with the local health officials in a series of public meetings, at which lectures, illustrated with lantern slides, will be given on subjects of health and sani- tation.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
PROCTOR MURDER TRIAL

The case of Jose Cabera, charged with the murder of John R. Proctor, at Holtville, on April 4, has been on trial before the Imperial County Su- perior Court this week. Guernio Me- grete, who was under arrest on the same charge, was dismissed from cus- tody on motion of the District Attor- ney. This is probably the last jury trial before the summer vacation for the Superior Court. Fourteen wit nesses were summoned. The defense, represented by Conkling & Brown, submitted the case without introduc- ing single witness, and on Wednes- day afternoon the jury brought in a verdice of manslaughter, with recom- mendation that full penalty be i'm posed. Sentence will be pronounced this forenoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
ONE GRADUATE FIRST YEAR
Central Union High School Commence ment to Take Place Thursday
 Night of Next Week.

The unusual condition of gradua- ting one student in the first year of it's history has come to the Central Union High School, at Fl Centro. The graduation exercises will occur on the evening Of Thursday, June 10, at the Holt Opera House. and the public is invited to attend.
 Miss Fern Dorothy Campbell, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Campbell, of Commercial street, had her first three years of high school at Escondido. She has been able to complete her course of study practically unbroken in the Central Union High School, owing to the number and character of the courses offered by this institution Miss Campbell came to the local school highly recommended as an earnest, conscientious student which reputation she has sustained in her work here.
 The student body has arranged for a reception in honor of the schools first graduate and this will be given on Friday evening of next week, at the home Of MT. and Mrs M w. Conk- ling on Olive street
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
VALLEY BAPTIST ACTIVITIES
Will Erect Temporary Houses of Wor. ship in Fl Centro, Imperial,
 HoItviIle and Brawley.

As a result of conference held at Imperial last week, by members of the Edifice Erection Board of the Bap- list Association of Southern California and Baptists located in Imperial Val ley, campaign was mapped out which will give Baptist houses of worship at Bl Centro, Imperial Holtville and Brawley.
 Those present from outside points at this meeting were Rev. H. Russell Greaves, corresponding secretary and general missionary for the Southern California Baptist Association; Rev. A. A. Mclean, of Long Beach; Rev. J.. E. Watson, of Pomona; A. P. Griffith, of Azusa.
 It is proposed to erect bungalows on lots acquired by the Baptists in the various valley towns, and to use these temporarily as places of wor- ship. but eventually as parsonages,
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
TRYING EXPERIENCE
Widow Compelled to Leave Train With Body of Husband and Bury it
 Among Strangers.

Mrs. Wallace Wilmont, whose hus- band died at Holtville of neuralgia of the heart, on May 13, has had q trying experience. The body of Will mot was embalmed and prepared for shipment to the old family home at Driftwood, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Will mont and infant child started on the long journey with the body. At Almo Gordo, New Mexico, the casket ex- ploded, due to accumulation of gases from rapid decomposition of the body. The casket was taken from the train, with Mrs. Wilmont and her child and was buried at midnight, by the light of lanterns, in a hastily y-made grave. Mrs. Wilmont was prostrated by the shock in addition to her bereavement, but received the kindest of care from the strangers among whom she was forced to stop on this sad mission,
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
GAS FOR TWO CITIES
w. F. Holt Orders Five Carloads of Pipe for Imperial and Five for Ell Centro-Contracts Tor
 Plant Awarded

w. F. Holt, who has been spending the present week in Imperial Valley, says Ell Centro and Imperial will have domestic gas service simultaneously. He has ordered ten carloads of ser vice pipe, five for Imperial and five for Ell Centro, and these are to be shipped at once from Pittsburg, Penn sylvania.
 Contracts for the entire gas making plant have been awarded, and the ma chinery will soon begin to arrive in the valley. It is probable that the erection of the plant at Fl Centro will not be started until the first of Sep tember, as the summer heat is too great for best results from workmen who will come from the East to equip the plant. In the meantime material will be assembled and the concrete foundations will be laid, so that rapid progress may be made when th,s structural work is once started
 MT. Holt expects to be ready to serve gas to residents of Fl Centro and Imperial by December l. Later he will make arrangements to put in gas at Holtville, Brawley and Calex- ico.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
PRODUCE EXCHANGE FOR VALLEY FARMERS Growers of Crops Organize to Secure Better Market
 Conditions.
Propose to Build Storage Warehouses at Shipping Points and Employ a Selling Agent at Los Angeles-De- tails of Importation to Be Worked Out by Committee and Attorneys.

Farmers of Imperial Valley will or ganize a Produce Exchange for the purpose of securing better results in marketing their crops.
 This is to be the outcome of the meeting Of Imperial Valley ranchers held in the Holt Opera House at El Centro last Saturday afternoon. Many parts of the valley were represented, and the unanimous opinion was that the only way in which the crop grow CTS of this valley may get the best results from their labors is by a com binatiOn whereby they may be able to house the crops when prices are low and hold them for a more propitious time for marketing.
 William Stahl, of Brawley, was made the temporary chairman, and MT. Yer melya served as temporary secretary. After a general discussion of the situation a proposed plan of organiza- tion was read. It is proposed to have suborganizations with headquarters in
 
 each of the valley towns, and to erect warehouses for the holding of ranch products at these points, and possi- bly, at Los Angeles. The details will probably include the placing of a sell ing agent at Los Angeles.
 It was finally decided to place the details of organization in the hands of committee composed Of l. May field, D. D. Lawrence, Ira Aten, W. F. Gillett and E. E. Forester who are to have the incorporation papers pre- pared Eshleman & Swing were se- lected as the attorneys to prepare these papers, and as soon as they are completed another meeting will be called to perfect the organization.