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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
TO PROTECT HOTELS
AGAINST POLISHED THIEF
j. n. LOndOner Organizing the
Dispensers of Hospitality

]. n. Londoner OF the National de-
tective bureau. for many years chief
of the Pinkerton detectives In Colo
RADIO. is in this city to organize a West
ern Hotelmen's protective associa-
ton, which was voted necessity ar
Salt Lake.
The organization will embrace 21
states-that is. all OF the territory west
of the Mississippi, including the Ha-
waiian islands.
James Woods, manager OF the ST.
Francis hotel. is chairman of the exec
telmen's association and it is to confer
with him that LOndOner has come to
this city.
We propose to organize a bureau"
LOndOner said last night at the st.
Francis. that will protect the hotels
west of the Mississippi from the ma
chinatiOns Of the systematicg hotel beat.
the bad check paSser and the profess
sional thief who lObbies about first
class hotels.
The aggregate annual loss from
of the United States exceeds S1,50O,00O.
and the west suffers as much as the
east We propose TO put into effect
an organization similar to the Amer
lean bankers protective association. to
use telegraph and circular and the
other well known means of infOrma-
tion to apprehend the offender. wher-
ever he may be-.
Londoner will be in this city for
three or four days. He is the Origina-
tor of the hotel protective idea and
his scheme was adopted after his read
ing of a paper at Salt Lake on the
'HotelmenS Loss.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
CHINESE is SOUGHT ON
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
Agent of Oriental Firm Alleged
to Have Appropriated Big Sum

Yee Yum, 740 Washington street.
representing the Hong Lee Yuen, cor
poration, obtained a warrant from Po-
lice Judge Shortall yesterday for the
arrest of Loui Lin on a charge OF fell
ony embezzlement. The amount as
named in the complaint was $3.50, al
legged to have been taken February 4,
Loui Lins peculations would reach
$4,000.
Linn was employed as an agent for
the corporation to sell potato crops
along the Sacramento river. 1t was
alleged that instead of turning over the
money collected he kept it and intended
to sail for China on the next steamer
1t was expected that he might leave
on the Mongolia. sailing yesterday, and
Captain Anderson detailed Detectives
Conlon and Mackey to watch for him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
Personal Mention

A. 3. Luther OF Chicago is at the Bal
timore.
J. Myers Of san Jose is at the Dor
chester.
c. S. West and wife Of Omaha are at
the Holland
J. West. a hotelman OF Vancouver is
registered at the Manx.
DR.. ". G. Downey Of Suisun is regis
. tered at the Union Square.
J. W @. Cofran. real estate man os
Chicago is at the Fairmont
William X Peaslev of Los Angeles
IS registered at the st. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II. Stuart Of Ros-
ton are guests at the Fairmont.
s. A. Guiberson an oil operator or
Coalinga- is staying at the Stewart.
Colonel n L. Hersey and Mrs Hersev
oi Manila are guests at the Stewart
p. Dr. John c. Outhet Of Chicago is at
the ManX, accompanied by Mrs Outhet
Burton Z. Green. an oil operator Of
Los Angeles, is staying at the Fair
mont.
;. W F. Critchdeld = mining man ~
Fullerton Neb., is staying at the Union
Square.
Mrs J. j. Peters and Miss Anna
Peters Of stockton have apartments at
the FairmOnt
A. T. Gau OF Seattle and S. \. Ander-
son and family Of Canton. China. are
st the Argonaut.
George NJ Scott and wife of Los An
geles and II. M Francis and wife Of
Houston. Tex, arc at the Imperial.
y. +. McDoeI. president Of the Monon
route, is a the st. Francis, accompanied
by Mrs. MeDoel. They are registered
from Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
FOUR LINE TRANSFERS
EXAMINATION PLANNED
Competitive Test to Be Held by
Board of Labor Employment

The United States board of labor en-
ployment announces that an examina
ton for the grade of four line teamster
Will be held in room 24s, postofice
building, March 8. Applicants for this
position must prove that they have had
practical experience as a four line
teamster.
Applicants must be not less than 20
nor more than so years of age, unless
nonorably discharged veterans of the
ration.
Application blanks must be filed with
the secretary of the twelfth civil serv
ice district not later than March Eor
application blanks and further inforna
ton apply to the secretary, twelfth
clyil service district. room 24f. postof
nee building, San Francisco, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
BUCKLEY FACES
ADDITIONAL SUIT
U. S. Wireless Printing Com
pany Stock Holder Seeks to
Recover S5O0,OOO

Edmund Burke. stock holder in the
United States wireless printing tele-
graph company. who filed suit last
week against Christopher A Buckley
and other directors of the company.
charging fraud and claiming 100000
second suit yesterday containing simi-
lar allegations and seeking to recover
100000 from Buckley and the direc-
tors
The directors named as defendants
include a number of prominent men
whom Burke did not mention in his
first suit Among these are John w.
Finn. Elmer Burlingame. w. J. Kieffer-
dorf. W. J. Valentine, A f McClaine,
Charles Sutro, c. NJ. Goodan, ]. Stad-
field Jr. NJ P. Snyder and R. a. Todd.
The last five named, Burke says, had
no personal knowledge of Buckley's al
legged fraudulent acts, but carelessly
and negiigently relied upon his false
reports.
The complaint asserts that Buckley,
by dominating the directors, secured
the illegal transfer of the "telauto-
print" apparatus and all the assets of
the United States wireless printing
company to the Burlingame typewrit-
ing company, destroying and crippling
the original concern. Buckley is also
charged with having taken for himself
and sold many thousands of shares of
the telegraph company.
Besides suing for 100000 damages
Burke asks judgment of court decree
ing that all the possessions of the
Burlingame company belong to the
United States wireless printing tele-
graph company.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
GONZALES WILL
CONTEST BEGINS
Widow Seeks to Break Last
Testament of Dead Spouse
Prohibiting Remarriage

Mrs. Edie w. Gonzales attack on the
husband prohibiting will of her late
Spouse, DIR. Mariana z. Gonzales of
Monterey. was begun in Judge Gra-
hams court yesterday. Gonzales was
an extremely jealous Spaniard. At the
time of his death. December 8, 1903, he
was 55 years old and Mrs. Gonzales was
20 years younger. Gonzales viii ere
ated trust of all his property, worth
between $3.50, 600 and $500. .O0O. and pro-
vided that the income from One-third
of the estate be paid his widow. But
this provision was conditional upon her
remaining in a state of perpetual
widowhOod. She was to forfeit every
thing in the event of remarriage.
Mrs. Gonzales is a. woman of consid-
erable personal attractions, nOtwith-
standing her 40 years. If she succeeds
in breaking her husbands will not only
will she be at liberty to take unto her
self a second husband, but the trust
clause will be rendered nugatory and
one-half the estate will become hers.
make her penniless. for Gonzales in
serted clause disinheriting any heir
who should contest the will.
The other heirs are Miss Anita c..
Gonzales. daughter of Gonzales by a
former wife and stepdaughter of Mrs.
Edie Gonzales, TO whom the interest on
one-third the estate was bequeathed:
and the 45 grandchildren of Francisco
Rico, half brother of the testator,
among whom the remaining one-third
is divided. If the will be upheld these
Rico heirs will eventually divide up the
entire estate, for upon the death of
Mrs. Edie Gonzales and Miss Anita
Gonzales their interests revert to- the
Ricos. Moreover If Mrs. Gonzales
contest fails her share Immediately be-
comes forfeited to the RicOs
Miss Anita Gonzales. plump. smiling
and pretty, sat beside her stepmother
yesterday. She recently arrived here
from Paris. Her position in the contest
is little more than that of an onIooker.
although her financial interest in the
outcome is important. She is not a con-
testant. but if the contest of her step
mother succeeds she becomes the pos
SCISSOR outright of one-half the estate.
AS it is she merely has life interest in
one-third. She is risking nothing, but
stands to win heavily.
Twenty talesmen were exam
ined yesterday and IL had been passed
when court adjourned. The jury will
be completed this afternoon and the
taking of testimony begun.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
.COFFEY CASE WILL
GO TO JURY TODAY
Arguments Completed and Only
Instructions of Court Re-
main to Be Given

Before noon today the fate of Michael
w. Coffey, ex-member of the boodling
board of supervisors, on trial on a charge
of agreeing to receive bribe, will be in
the hands of the jury. The case was
practically closed yesterday afternoon,
when the attorneys for both sides COM
pleted their arguments. All that re-
mains to be done before the jury re-
tires will be the reading of the courts
instructions and this concluding cere-
mony will take place this morning.
There was an apparent absence Of
bitterness in the argument yesterday,
probably due to the family ties that
existed between the counsel in the case
Assistant District Attorney William
Hoff Cook was opposed to his brother,
Carroll Cook. William Hoff Cook tore
down by logical argument the defense
raised by Carroll Cook in behalf of
Coffey, and in turn for this the ex-
judge of the superior court told the
jury how he had spanked his younger
brother, William. Hon Cook, and how
he intended to spank him--speaking
literaliy-in the Coffey trial The clat-
ter of the shingle, however, was not
noticeably audible at any time during
the arguments of Carroll Cook, Robert
Ferral or Franklin p Bull.
The entire defense was founded upon
the assumption that Gallagher, the
states chief witness. is an accomplice;
that he has impeached his testimony
and that Cofey, despite his agreement
to the terms of the immunity contract,
never offered to accept a bribe The
defense conjured sanity picture Of
Mike Coffey, first as an honest news
boy, then an ambitious city employe,
and, finally, a supervisor, who after his
fellow members on the board had con-
fessed. refused to follow suit
1t took only few moments for VIII
liam Hoff Cook to insert wedge into
the defense argument that split it ir-
reparably. He showed that in the eyes
of the law Gallagher was not an ac-
complice, that while he had committed
a crime he did not commit the crime
with which Coffey was charged-agree-
ing to receive a bribr.
Ferral painted an unenviable picture
of his nephew, James L. Gallagher, and
referred to him as a "blistered mouthed
perjurer' and other unpleasant names,
and Hoff Cook IN closing argument re-
ferred to the uncalled for attack of an
uncle upon a nephew's relation of his
own flesh and blood
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
FORTUNE TELLER FREED
FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE
Woman Accused of Violating
Ordinance Released by Court

The case of Mrs. J. J. whitney. for
tune teller, charged with violating the
ordinance making 1T a misdemeanor for
any one except an ordained minister to
tell fortunes, was dismissed by Police
Judge Deasy yesterday. on the ground
that the evidence was insufficient
Policeman ID. FL. Brashheld testified
that he paid Mrs. Whitney a dollar 10
tell him what had become of his wife
and two children, and she told him an
about them, although he was not mar
ricd.
member of the California spiritualistic
association and had been ordained as
a medium or pastor of the association
She was corroborated by Mrs DR.. Pat
terson. president of the association
who also explained the principles OF
the nrRaniza finn -
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
DANCE HALL MEN MUST
PAY LIQUOR LICENSE
Decision Governs Cases Against
Is Rarbary Coast Dives

Proprietors of public dancehalls. con-
nected with saloons, must pay the IL
cense tax for both hall and saloon
under the decision of Judge Seawell
rendered yesterday
F. Schivo, who keeps a dancehall on
the Barbary coast, was sued by the
city for two quarters tax, totaling
$3.50. He asserted in defense that the
payment of his retail liquor license fee
entitled him to run the danceha1l with
out further tax.
Justice of the Peace Flood gave judg-
ment in favor of the city. and the de-
cision was upheld on appeal by Judge
Seawell yesterday.
The decision governs in suits against
Is dancehall proprietors, each of whom
owes for five quarters. Between $4,000
and $1,000 is therefore due the city
under the ruling.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
SHOWS TO NON-CATHOLICS
lNFALLIBILITY OF POPES
Father G. NJ. Thuente breaches
Powerful Sermon at Cathedral

The non-Catholic mission, being
preached by Rev. c. NJ Thuente o. P.
of New York at ST. Marys cathedral.
is attracting congregations that tax the
capacity of that edifice. The lectures
are TO continue until Sunday evening,
inclusive Last night Father Thuente
spoke on Jesus Christ Teaching
Through His Church" He said In part:
Jesus made St Peter and his successors. the
popes, infallible. and the church from the first
centuries up to the present day has always recog-
nized this infallibility 1t was the great doctor.
father, and light of the church, st. Augustine
in the fourth century, who spoke the beautiful
words, Roma locuta, res fnIta''-"Rome has
spoken, that ends the controversy, that ends
the case All parties concerned must humbly
bow their heads and submit
The history of the papacy confirms this doc
trine of the infallibflity. Only some few wears
ago Pope Leo XIII opened the doors OF the
Vatican libraries and melted all the doubling
and calumniating enemies of the church to come
and examine all the documents stored I'D In the
archives. He defed them to find In the HISTORY
OF 260 popes one single instance of one pope con
tradicting the doctrines of another. Hundreds
Of historians have gone to Rome and searches,
More than one like Hurter. has come back con
verted; not one has come back triumphant You
may find an Alexander or Boniface who cor,,
the Holy Ghost were with them teachers You
can not find Alexander or a Bonifsce who
taught false doctrine
To realize how marvellous the fact IS con-
slider that there is other church existing a
hundred years that would dare to proclaim itself
infallible. The Episcopalians, who hundred
years ago ridculed mass and the priesthood can
not claim infallibility: the Presbyterians who
have altered their creed, can not do IL: tbe
Puritans. who today ashamed OF their s'hlue
laws" not do it; the Mormons who first
condemned bigamy, then protected It, then gave
it up. can not do it. 1t is only the Catholic
church that can say. I'VE have taught the
world for nineteen hundred years and we have
never erred in teaching faith or morals ;,
Friends. behold the hand of God. the work of
the Holy Ghost. the infallibility of the Catholic
church
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
MANILA MERCHANTS WAGE
FREE TRADE CAMPAIGN
Chamber of Commerce Delegates
Seek to Convince Americans

Among the passengers who arriv ed
here yesterday on the liner Tenyo Maru
was H. NJ. Pitt, who represents the Ma
Mia chamber of commerce and has
come here to take part in the cam
paign for free trade with the Philip
pines. The other delegates from Ma.
Mia are IN Washington laying their
case before congress. Pitt has a differ
ent plan.
My effort" he said, will be TO in
terest the commercial organizations in
the different cities and to convince
them that tariff relief for the Philip
pines would not only mean the CONNER
cial development of the islands, but
would mean increased opportunity for
the American merchant
j am satisfied that we can get the
commercial world on our side-that is
of course. barring the sugar trust.
which IS our strongest opponent and
does not want to be convinced"
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
ELDORADO PARLOR GIVES
IT'S ANNIVERSARY BALL
Two Hundred Guests of Native
Sons Dance at ST. Francis

Eldorado parlor No. So, Native Sons.
gave their twenty fourth anniversary
ball last night in the colonial room of
the st. Francis. About 200 persons
were present. George n. Stroh was
floor manager, assisted by w Fl. Hader,
Angelo j. Rossi, DR.. G. J. Mogan, Frank
A. Smith, j. G. Guinnane and Thomas
II. Casey.
The reception committee consisted of
r. C. Levey, w. J. Guinnane, j. b.
Hauer, Louis Kuttner and II. NJ. Hud-
SON.
The committee of arrangements was
made up of j. w. Keegan, George n.
Stroh, T.. G. Levy, w. J. Fitzgerald. d.
T. Murphy, Angelo j. Rossi j. j. Crow
ley, ]. 3. Hauer, II. M. Hudson and T.
81. Casey
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
GIGANTIC GAMBLING
PLOT IS ALLEGED
Prosecution in Ali Sans Trial
Charges Orientals Aim at
Wholesale Gaming
Reference to Heather Chinee'
Barred, and Clubmen Not
Called as Witnesses

reference to Bret Harte's classic
poem on All Sin, "The Heathen Chinee,"
was barred in Police Judge Daniel
Deasy's court yesterday at the trial of
All Sins cousin and fellow craftsman in
cards, Ah Sam, by Assistant District
Attorney Louis Ward. The objection of
literature by Ward and the fact that
All Sans attorneys, r. H. Countryman
and ]. j. Greeley. did not produce any
of their illustrious witnesses from
among the club men and women of the
city robbed the proceedings of much
delight The afternoon dissolved itself
into tedious examination of jurors.
SEVEN TALESMEN PASSED
Only seven had been chosen out of
II examined when an adjournment was
taken until this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The seven men passed, subject to per-
emptory challenges, are: W. ]. Gro
zier, retired book keeper, 677 Pine
street; J. M. Sturges, ships carpenter.
~ woodward avenue; S. Jacobs, haber-
dasher, 539 Hayes street; A Ehrlich. i.
stationer, 1856 Market street; Jurgens
Won Staden, retired liquor dealer, 253
Sanchez street; Rudolph Isenbruck.
typewriter agent, 307 Bush street and
N Katz, liquor dealer, 1885 McAllister
street.
The proceedings involved the attor-
neys In much acrimony The defend
ant, All Sam, was arrested December 27
at 16O Waverly place, Chinatown, and
charged with violating the ordinance
which forbids the exposition of cards
or gambling devices in a barred or bar
ricaded room
Ward suggested through his uues-
tioning that he would show gigantic
conspiracy exists among Chinese gam
blers to establish gaming In the city.
He intimated that the prosecution
would prove that Fong Ukiah, for
mer Chinese journalist" is agent for
Wong Wo, head of the Oakland China
town gambling syndicate; Chin Lin. g.
local Mongolian gambler, and Nah Lin
Get, and that the group are endeavor-
ing to revive gambling on this side of
the bay.
ASSERTS Loss TO CITY
Countryman spoke sorrowfulIy of the
loss that was being incurred in San
Francisco because the Chinese went
over to Oakland to gamble and of al
legged violations of the constitution by
the police, who, he declared discrimi-
mated against Chinese.
Ward outlined another phase of the
prosecutions case by questions which
carried the suggestion that highbinder
wars may be traced to gambling.
During the afternoon there was con-
siderable banter in the courtroom along
with the disputes. j. n. Sturges Gre
ated burst of amusement by his an
swer to Countryman's question. Did
you ever know police officer to stretch
a story to secure a conviction?"
Yes, the juror replied II have
been a police officer myself"
The majority of the veniremen ex-
amined would not readily believe Chi
Rese testimony.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
Special High class Party East

Leave San Francisco February "a foi
Washington. y. c.: Baltimore, Philadel.
phia, New York. Boston. See New Or
leans and inauguration Washington
Lowest rates Through cars Write oi
call at once. S74 Market street. Flood
'nulloinE p. *. Gordon. Agent Wash
tDgton-Sunset Route.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
OVERDOSE OF HEADACHE
POWDERS COSTS GIRL LIFE
Young Woman Dies From Ef-
fects of Too Much Medicine
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

SACRAMENTO. Feb. IA coroner's
jury decided today that Miss Alice
Barnes Of Honcut, Butte county, who
died at local hospital few days ago.
came to her death by reason of taking
an overdose of headache powders The
girl, who was 20 years old came TO
sacramento in search of work She ha 4
ana was taken to hospital, where she
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
Low Rates East nnd Europe

Direct to Washington. d. c., in one
car; Excursions three times week
ington-S Sunset Route. San Francisco
Phil K. Gordon. Agent .
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
BIG LANDSLIDE WRECKS
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINE
Boulder Greek Branch Blocked
- at Santa Cruz by Debris
:rSpecioI D;Snofcb fo The Cain

SANTA CRUZ. Feb. 1s.-One of the
biggest landslides in this region oc-
CURED today in the mountains near the
powder works. The slide started at the
top OF the hill and dropped into San
Lorenzo canyon. a distance of 900 feet.
in It's path. 300 feet wide it took ont
rhe county road and the Boulder Creek
branch Of the Southern Pacific, which
will be closed for a week
Washington telegraph., 1909-03-12
FOR
final STEPS
PREPARATORY TO ERECTION OF
CANNING Factory.
MEET NEXT THURSDAY. .
FARMERS AND BUSINESS MEN
OF COMMUNITY URGED TO
RESENT At
wrrrsasa5sF%

A meeting will be hsldat the court
house Thursday Of next week to per-
feet the organization Of company to
erect the Canning Factory. All Of our
business men, neighboring farmers.
and all others interested, are urged to
attend this meeting. Representatives
of various canning industries are ex>
pected to be present and the machin>
cry, etc. for the factory, will likely
be selected. The stock is offered at
SIS per share, and most anybody
can afford to take one or more shares
in the enterprise.
That the canning factory will be
erected and put in operation this sea-
son is now almost certainty but the
best results can only be obtained by
hearty cooperation.
We know OF no enterprise, for the
same outlay, that would be as bene>
fetal 10 our merchants, farmers and
citizens generally as that Of a well e.
quipped and modern factory for can,
Ming our various3ruit and vegetable
products. Let's all get together and
make things happen Remember the
date of meetiog' Thursday, Mar lS.
Washington telegraph., 1909-03-12
MAN Is INJURED BY
TORPEDO EXPLOSION
WAS TRYING TO Open SUPPOSED SNUFF
BOX BY USING AXE.
BLEVINS AND WALLACEBURG
News Items from Our Cores
ponde.lt, Arrington-Mc-
CLARITY Marriage.
BLEVINS AND WALLACEBURG
Special to the TELEGRAPH.

Special to the TELEGRAPH.
Wallaceburg, March 10.-Captain
Jno, Henry Black passed through
our burg one day last week, going
east, "A number of bridges in our
.neighborhood are still! in bad con.
dition, and there is@no way to get
arc und then, The NEE tirg time for
Farmers Union at Sweet Home has
been changed from Thursday night
to Saturday afternoon at two o'clock.
There was quite interesting
singing at Frindship the fourth Sun
day, led by your humble servant
Wallaceburg township has rever
before witnessed such activity in
fence building as at present, and our
farmers are getting their lands in
unusually fine shape for this yeaf :
erop.-Listen: The marriage bells
will be ringing in this community
very soon.--A nan by the name Of
Galloway found torpedo the first of
last week and, thinking it a snuff
box tried TO open it WITH his knife
but, failing in this, he tried to split
it with an axe. The explosion which
! ffe,'iisas;--eSad-l1nocked 8 be- him senseless aud
long struck his wife near the telnpe'
leaving an ugly cash. The piece was
removed by physician More Irish
potatoes have been planted in this
neighborhood this season than was
everzpiallted here ore.-Several
movers passed through here last week
:" jumping from the frying pan into
fire DIR. Arlington of Blevius
aud Miss Ola McCIarty were married
at the residence of the bride W edneS-
cay morning of last week, Rev J.
h. Ferguson officiating TIE young
people ot1 this place serenaded the
"newly weds" at BIevins Wednes-
day right.-A nice musical concert
was held at Nelson 4 Co.'S store QUE
evening last week.