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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
MONITOR OFFICERS
GOOD AFFlNITIES
PaymaSter Kutz, IDEAL of Mrs.
Duhigg, or the List of
Gallants

If the United States ship Cheyenne
can create as much havoc on the sea
of war as its men have done on the
sea of matrimony the government at
Washington need not go to any trouble
or worry over fortifying San Pedro or
any other coast harbor. Two real af-
finity officers have been produced by
the rakish-eraft within the last month.
Lieutenant Franklin W. Osburn, who
kissed the wife of Lieutenant Evans
on Christmas day. was number 1, and
Paymaster James Fulton Kutz who
Is now the beau ideal of Mrs Mary
Frances Duhigg, is number on the
list of gallants.
Mrs. Duhigg is just out Of the di-
vorce court She was passed into in
terlocutory single bIessedness on
Wednesday, but according to word that
is received from friends of the pretty
little southern woman she would will
ingly try another matrimonial adven-
ture as the wife of Paymaster Kutz.
Mrs. Duhigg is at the ST. Francis ho-
tel, living quietly. Her recent husband
is DIR. j. t. Duhigg. surgeon on the
torpedo boat Hull. He is coming to
San Francisco on Tuesday next, and
the divorced man and woman, it is
predicted, are going to create sit
uation at the ST. Francis dining room
by dining together in amiable humor
while they discuss the disposition to
be made of the community property
Mrs. Duhigg is in a terrible hurry,
her friends in the south say, to get
married a second time. and unless she
and Paymaster Kutz are advised of the
danger of the undertaking they may
hasten across the state line and get
married on the strength of Mrs Du-
Riggs introductory decree contrary to
the law that does not hold an inter
Iocutory decree sufficient excuse for
another marriage.
Mrs. Duhigg secured her divorce
from Dr. Duhigg on the ground of de-
sertion. She alleged that he said she
was not fascinating enough to suit
him. But at that she is a singularIy
pretty woman. Besides Paymaster
Kutz's interest in the woman, Lieuten-
ant McAuley, U. S. N, is an adj
mirer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
ASH FRANCHISE IN
STOCKTON STREET
Eastern Capitalists Propose Car
Line With Tunnel From SUIT
ter to Sacramento

A new streetcar system to run
through the new retail district, begin
ming at Stockton and Market streets
and out Stockton street to Suffer-
through tunnel from Suffer to Sac
ramento. then to the surface again to
the boy. is planned by coterie of
eastern capitalists, who probably will
file an application for their franchise
with the board of supervisors this
morning.
Just who are the hackers of the new
traction company has not been an
nounced. but it was stated authorize
lively last night that the United Rail-
roads had no connection with the
project
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Opposed to Detectives

Johnson does not like detectives They
hurt business, are menace to the sta
bility of we'll established precedents
and. in the Johnson estimate, belong in
the same category with newspapers
which print unpleasant truths about
professional patriots.
As commercial proposition johnson
greatly prefers a no seat no fare bill
to any old detective and a detective
hired by the people to spot out crooked
legislators is three shades lower in the
estimate of Johnson than the Japanese
who is made the cloak for delicate
reminder to all European investors in
California properties that johnson still
waves.
Johnson and the judiciary committee
drew the task of defending the as
sembly honor because the rules COM
mittee could not make George Baker
Anderson tell it how many detectives
the peoples legislative bureaus has on
the Job -
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Promoters Names Withheld

Frank D. Stringham of the law firm
of Hillyer, Stringham & O'Brien, it is
announced. will make application for
the franchise. Stringham and other
members of his firm have declined to
make public the names of the financiers
who propose to make Stockton street
one of the busiest thoroughfares in the
city.
1t is known that George Newhall,
newly appointed member of the fire
commission and president of the Pre-
sidio and Ferries railway company, has
been trying for several years to enlist
the aid of local capital in order to Sc
cure franchise for Stockton street to
connect with his line at Montgomery
avenue and Stockton street.
Newhall. however, apparently gave
the matter up. as it is said that he has
no connection with the new project.
In a statement made last night by one
of the promoters the partial plans of
the new company are as follows:
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SOCIAL
LABOR
JACKSON HATCH GIVEN
FIVE YEARS IN PRISON
Convicted EmbezzIer Released
on Bail Pending Appeal

SAN JOSE. Jan. 22.-Jackson Hatch
was today sentenced to i've years in
the penitentiary at San Quentin for
embezzlement Pending an appeal he
was released on $4,000 bail.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
SPECIAL LEGAL HOLIDAY
Senate Also Provides for Me-
mortal Highway

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-February IL
next was today declared to be special
legal holiday, and a survey and plans
for highway from Washington to
Gettysburg ito be known as 'the Lin
coin way" as memorial to Abraham
Lincoln were provided for by a joint
resolution passed by the senate after an
extended debate.
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Route of Proposed Line

To begin at Stockton and Market
streets and run out Stockton to Suffer,
where tunnel, running for four blocks
through to Sacramento street, is pro-
posed. The line will reach the surface
again in Stockton street at Sacramento
and will then run in direct line 10 the
edge of the water front The grade
through the tunnel will be hardly no.
ticeable, according to the statement.
1t is estimated that the tunnel will
cost about $4,000. 1t will be con-
structed entirely of reinforced concrete
and will be % feet wide by % feet
in height. 1t will be ventilated by the
rotary system. as is the subway in
New York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
"TELL PUBLIC I'M DEAD"
SAYS q. BERNARD SHAW
English Writer and Critic Is Iii
and Unable to Lecture

LONDON, Jan. 22-owing to illness
George Bernard Shaw. the dramatist
and author, was unable to deliver a
lecture before the Fabian society to-
night. 1t is understood his indisposi-
ton is not serious.
In reply to note as to the state of
his health Shaw said
Inform the public that I am dead
Tt will save great deal of trouble
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
MRS. ALICE INGERSOLL
GRANTED A DIVORCE
Southern Pacific Advertising
Agent Charged With Cruelty
[SpecioI Dispaleh % The can

IoPecldl Dispatch 10 The Call
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 22.-charging
cruelty and citing as an instance the
fact that when she bought Christmas
neckties for him he threw them in her
face, Mrs. Alice Ingersoll. wife of
Jonathan Ingersoll, advertising agent
of the Southern Pacifc and well known
in western railroad circles. was granted
divorce today.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
THE CALL ALONE IN SANTA CRUZ

CANIA CRUZ arwathe
o a
G. en-
II til 9th San Fran
iies notb unit
tomorrow morning
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Sentence of Convicted Prisoner
COMMITTED to Life ImpriSOn-
ment by Gov. Deneen
Was Reprieved Six Times
When Hanging Seemed
=. =. Imminent
Legal Fight for Fortune Tell
er's Life Most Spectacular in
History of Illinois
s. Dnealeh . ~ IN

?. CHICAGO Jan 22-Governor De-
neen at Springfield tonight commuted
.. The sentence Of Herman Bnlik, con.
vioted Of the murder OF Mary vzraI
p from hanging TO life Imprisonment
The man. over whom the sentence
or hanging has been suspended for
TWO years. had nearly given up all
hope. Under the conditions of the last
p reprieve Biuik was sentenced to die
on the soanold in the local county Jail
next Friday.
Files Petition
Attorney Francis Hinckley, Billik's
lawyer. fled with the governor today
? petition for a Communication of sen
. tence. The petition was the last OF
the many pleadings fled in the case
BY the attorneys FOR the convicted
. necromancer.
p The action Of Governor Deneen fol-
slowed many conferences with members
Of the state board OF pardons. and with
Judge Barnes. who presided at the Bill
iik trial, and Assistant States Attorney
Popham. who prosecuted the Bohemian
fortune teller.
Governor Deneen issued long state
ment late in the evening giving reasons
for the Communication of sentence. The
statement deals with the testimony
before the pardon board given by Jerry
NzraL in which the boy admitted that
-the testimony he gave against Billik
in the murder trial was false
Fights Hard for Life
The action Of Governor Deneen con-
cludes probably the most spectacular
fight ever conducted for a mans life
ia Illinois Six times Billik has stood
within the shadow Of the gallows. and
In each instance he was reprieved-
In the instance Of the temporary re-
prieve granted by Federal Judge Ian
dis. the prisoner was preparing his
death statement under the guidance Of
Father O'Callaghan Of the Paulisi
fathers when word Of Judge Lands
action was brought to the county jail
Binik. who is 50 years old and wa:
born in Voelfort OF Bohemian parents
was indicted more than two years age
Tor having poisoned five members OF
the Vzral family.
lie was placed on trial In June, 1907
before Judge Alfred c. Barnes for the
murder Of Mary Vzral. the Oldest
daughter and was found guilty OF
July is l907- He denied his guilt and
blamed Mrs Emma VzraI Niemann for
bis prosecution because he had incurred
hcr cnmity
Sentenced 10 Hang
The jury fixed his punishment al
death and he was sentenced 10 die or
october g. 1907. On the day set for
his execution he was reprieved until
November 8. 1907. On that day he OBJ
tanned a respite until January 20, 1908
and at that time sentence was stayed
again until April "A. 1903.
In another effort to save him from
the gallows, Attorney S. S. Gregory
made application for a writ Of habeaf
corpus on the ground that the prisoner
had not been asked whether he wished
10 say anything before sentence was
pronounced. Judge Lands granted the
writ on June le.
Thereafter followed several reprieves
until few weeks ago, when Lieutenant
Governor Sherman. in the absence OF
Governor Deneen. again stayed BnIk's
cxaf.,s+son
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY SO,
SATURDAY. JANUARY %. 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

YEsrERDAY-Psrtly clear; 10 of an inch of
rain; northwest wind; maximum temperature,
so: minimum, a.
FORECAST FOB ToDAY-Unsettled weath-
er; occasional light showers; light vest
winds. Pnse 10
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
Howl About Lobbyists

Anderson, editor of the Pacific Out
look, accredited representative of the
Fresno Republican and the manager
OF news service, was deprived of his
newspaper credentials and barred from
the assembly floor and galleries. be-
cause as the representative of the Peo-
pies Legislative league he presumed 70
write to Assemblymen Wheelan and
Feeley asking them to explain their
absence when the Walker-Otis race
track bill was voted on He had vio-
lated no rule of the assembly. no
law of conventional courtesy.
Speaker Stanton was at loss 70
know how to soothe the wounded feel
ings of johnson and BeardsIee. who
sobbed more bitterly than did the thin
skinned Whee1an. Carried away with
the plants of the gentlemen of deli
cate honor and tie howl about "Iob-
byists'' the assembly dumped the whole
matter into the committee on rules
for an investigation.
Objection to Star Chamber
Anderson, in perfect good faith ana
without attempting to question the
right of the committee to summon
him, went before it, and found that he
was to be subjected to an inouisition
behind closed doors. He objected TO
the star chamber session, but, saving
he had nothing to conceal. he STAYED
to answer his inquisitors.
The letters to wheelan and FeeIev
were not mentioned after a most
lawyerlike Introduction for the purnosa
Of giving the inquisition character. Tho
gentlemen of the committee wanted r.
know the identity of the members of
the Peoples legislative league. An
derson mentioned James d. Phelan p,
dolph Spreckels and DR.. Haines of los
Angeles as leading members. The com
mittee scored decisive triumph whom
Anderson told them that Francis
Heney was also a member of the or
ganization which is in process of for
nation.
The plot thickened-the scent of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
MARINE

New turbine liner chiyo Maru comes from
Honolulu in days % hours. only hours behind
the Tenyo Maru's record breaking run Page 10
SOCIAL
Miss Gertrude Russell to wed Paymaster Doug
las Of Q. s. s. Buffalo Page 20
La Amistad club gives pretty cotiIlon at Gen.
fury hall Page s
LABOR
The differences between milk wagon drivers
and dairymen VIII be discussed in conference
today Page 0
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Continued on Page 9, Column s
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SUBURBAN

Joseph S. Emery, founder
at age OF IS.
Superintendent Cox Of Sar
posed to frsternities.
Engineer Ellery proves &c
investigation Of Agnew bul
Henry Schneider. aged Z,
unclaimed in county jail.
Burglar falls 80 feet WI
Hotel Rafael clubhouse.
Horace n. Egbert, promiE
after long illness.
Selah Merrill, noted scien'
sister.
Girl defes young Philip
clares she viii fight case to
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Y
fOrnia.
Hale Brothers claim cash
held by lie Beuf. their forme
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
COAST

Town Of Rio Vista, near mouth
river. threatened by back waite
flooded river.
Flood recedes from principal STR
ton, where considerable damage
the flooding OF cellars; streetcaI
sumed.
Petitions for election for recs
Harper specify charges against hin
Right Of burial in royal tomb vii
feud in Hawaii.
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EASTERN

President Roosevelt believes San FrancIsc
should have Hetch Hetchy supply. Page
Herman Bnlik, convicted Illinois poisoner 9
five, escapes gallows. Page
Cochran talks Of japanese menace in debat
on passage Of naval appropriation bill b
house. Page
Bryan's eldest daughter seeks divorce fror
William II. Leavitt for nonsupport. Page
President sends to congress report of nations
conservation commission. shows need for wor
and asks appropriation for expenses. Page l.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-03
Purity at Parker's"

lowed to SO free. The officers are not
in the habit of handling beer in such
quantities and are considerably non
plussed as to what to do with the car
load.
sweetie Gardner. the negro girl who was
badly burned at her home on Twelfth
avenue. died this morning.
Mrs j. NJ. Stovers of Detroit is visit
ing Mrs. c. W. Hunter of Jonesboro for
a few days
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union will meet tomorrow afternoon at
the Methodist church
The city council will meet tomorrow
night and the principal thing of interest
coming up is the action on the mayors
veto of the measure providing for an
appropriation of $1,000 for the schools of
the city.
The Baptist revival which has met such
success during the past week will be
continued through the coming week
The Rev. ]. D. Ray. pastor of the
Fountain Heights Baptist church, will
preach in the tent in Jonesboro next
Thursday night.
w. B. Comerford and his son, Leith
left today fc9 Mobile. where they will
attend the knights of Columbus conven-
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-03
SATURDAY EVENING
AT RitJFF PARK

The Saturday evening dance at the
Bluff Park hotel called out number of
Birmingham people to enjoy the cool
breezes of Shades mountain. There were
In all about 125 people assembled at sup
per. Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs Ted JOY, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Da-
Wis and Miss Mabel Roden, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. C. Western and guests. Mr. and Mrs.
Mills of Chattanooga; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bondurant, Mr.. and Mrs. Craw-
ford Johnson, Mr. and Mrs John D. Col
Inns, Miss Mary Lou Wilson and guest,
Miss Davis of New York Messrs. w.
X Ramsey and w e. Newman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-03

ing to women not to be inveigled into
investing their small savings in plausible
but unreliable projects. On more than
one occasion have been able to save
from ruin some poor woman who would
have lost everything on earth through
her poor investments"
The letters which Mrs Thaw desired
published follow:
"Wrentham, Mass
Dear Mrs. Thaw-I have been meaning
to write to you for ever so long, and [
cannot employ this beautiful afternoon
better than beginning a letter to you.
I have not heard directly from you for
what seems an age; but 1 know that you
have had many troubles and anxieties and
whether you write me or not, | must let
you hear from me now and then. I wish
| could go to you this minute, instead of
sending this poor substitute for a hand
clasp; it is so difficult to write when one
does not know the circumstances in which
the letter may find, ones friend.
"HELEN KELLER"
She also sent this letter to Mrs. Thaw;
Dear Mrs. Thaw-How dear and
thoughtful you are. Some kind spirit
in your heart is always prompting you
to do kindness at just the right moment.
Your check was most welcome. It. came
obliged to go for a day or so. That cost
a good deal. You are the only friend [
have who seemed to realize that we are
not rich In this worlds goods. Our old
friends imagine that my books bring me
a considerable income, which they really
do not and others suppose that Mrs.
Hutton raised very ample fund for my
support As you know she never COM
pleted it, I am telling you all this so
that you may have the satisfaction of
knowing how opportune your Kindness
was.
Il do hope your anxiety about Mr..
Harry will soon be over. 1t seems so
hard to wait and walt. | wonder how
you all have courage and patience to
endure so much.
II wish I could see Alice again. You
know we are about the same age. Please
give her my love.
HELEN KELLER"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-03
ALARAMIANs IN NEW YORK.

At this season of the year New York
becomes more and more popular with
the southerners and every day witnesses
the departure of many Birmingham peo-
pie. letter from a visitor at the Hotel
Astor tells of an evening spent there. lie
says:
Prominent among the many southern
ers who have been guests of the Hotel
Astor in New York city this week have
been the following named Alabamans:
Mr.. F. M. Moody, Mr.. Edwin Fitzgerald
of Birmingham, Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ. C.
James and Mr.. Theodore l.. Meyer of
Montgomery and Mr.. Lee Ashcraft of
Florence, all of whom have greatly en-
joyed the cool breezes from the ice-cold
mountain torrents which are a part of
the Italian Rose Gardens, and the great
fairyland of the great Belyedere restau
rant, which seats thousand people at
dinner All who could, not obtain. tables
in the Belvedere along the colonnade over
looking the palisades of the Hudson tried
to do so in the Rose Gardens, failing
which hundreds sauntered about among
the acre of pergolas, terraces, Bella Vista
and palm and music terraces, or the
aerial promenade encircling the crystal
domed Belvedere, lined with woodbine
trellises, floral friezes, hung with ferns
and iyy-festooned chandeliers.
1.-THE nightly illumination of flags of
all nations is one Of the most attractive
features of the evening entertainments
while the three orchestras distributed
about the gardens furnish sweet music
until long after midnight"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-03
TWO LETTERS FROM
HELEN KELLER
Blind Authoress Writes to
Harry Ihaw's Mother
MRS. IHAW Is BENEFACT0R
Helen Keller Is Advised by Mrs. Thaw
as to Manner of Investing Money
and This Brings About
the Correspondence.
MRS. IHAW is BENEFACT0R

New York, August 2.-(Special.) Mrs.
Mary C. Thaw, mother of Harry Ken
dali Thaw. has made public, at his re-
quest, two letters which she had received
from Helen Keller, the blind authoress.
In urging his mother to this action, Har-
ry Thaw said he wanted to disprove the
assumption of many critics that the elder
Mrs. Thaw was militant stern and I'M
sympathetic.
Il have had my crushing sorrows and I
have borne Them" said the venerable
mother of the man who is fighting to
be freed from Matteawan asylum. 81
alone can know what I have suffered.
And yet the terrible sob women would
come to the trials of my son and write
columns describing my lack of emotion
and how coldly l seemed to take every
thing.
But I tell you that 1 have suffered.
I have never shown it outwardly for 1
have no sympathy with those who pa
rade their feelings in public These let
ters may give people little better idea
of what sort of woman | am. l do
not desire to show what 1 have done
for anyone. but my son has been insist
ent and 1 am gratifying his desire.
Il have always been friendly with Miss
Keller. When the poor child wrote her
series of stories, for which she received
$1,000, $500 of this was invested in west
ern mining stock. One day, when | was
calling upon her, | inquired about this.
When | heard it was true, l told those
who had charge of her money matters
that | did not like the investment. l
then told them to send me her next $500
and l would send her in return gilt
edged security. When l received the
money l sent her in return a Pennsy1va-
MIA railroad bond or stock certificate val
ued at s14oo.
Il worried a great deal over her other
investment and sure enough she lost all.
Had / not sent her the bond every dol
lar of that hard-earned money would
have been lost.
There is another reason why I did
this: 1t is that l wished to sound warn
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BESSEMER RESENTS
FIGHT ON COUNTY
NEW COUNTY ADVOCATES CLAIM
OPPOSITION is MlSREPRESENT-
ING SENTIMENT - PERSONAL
AND GENERAL NEWS.

Bessemer, August ESPECIALLY Feeling
over the new county runs high in Bes-
semer and certain citizens resent the al
legged misrepresentation of the facts OF
the case to the legislature by the oppo-
sition. number of prominent men al
in Montgomery assisting DIR. Ragsdale
and doing what they can to aid the pas
sage of the bill DR. e. w. Mcneil, 7. Z.
Huey and Ben G. Perry returned to
Montgomery this afternoon and declare
their intention of fighting until the bill
is either lost or won.
The opposition, 1t is said, Is getting
less, as the bill has been amended SO as
to propitiate Bib county, whose delega-
ton will favor the new county.
Supt. A. A. Parsons of the city schools
is the authority for this statement
Mr.. Parsons further declares that the
opposition has men before the legisla-
ture who grossly mistepresent the senti-
ment of the citizens in the proposed cut
off, even going SO far as to say that a
large number of the citizens of Bessemer
proper do not favor the measure This
could be refuted, he states, by sending
a large delegation of Bessemer citizens
to Montgomery. 1t is thought that Mr..
Parsons will make an attempt to carry
out his idea after his return from Mont
gomery, where he goes in the morning.
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Miss Lucille Donald of Marion Junction.
Miss Inez Collins of Gallon, Miss Adelfa
and Miss Mary Hil of sylaeauga, Mrs.
Eugene ]. Reed of Birmingham, Miss
Lettie Carmanita Green of Admission,
Messrs. Malcolm Graham and Mastin
Graham of Prattville. n. D. Hale of
Montgomery, B. w. Clark of Birmingham.
Dancing, swimming, driving and spend
the-day parties were INDUCED in and
much enjoyed.