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The Detroit times., 1909-03-01
FEARING OEFEAT|
GANG OPENS
BARREL
MARTiNoALE CANDIDATES MAKE
DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO WIN
BUT SEEM pooMEp--WoMGp1
FLOCK TO THE POLLS.

So great has been the sent1meut ~
regard to reform In school board mat
ters among the women In some dis
tricts that the supply OF women's baI-'
lots for Mondays primaries In many
west side districts was exhausted -
fore noon. 4
While this was apparently due~-<U
inadvertence. 1t tended TO aid the
Martindale cause. as many OF these.
women will not get back TO the booth
a second time TO vote. City Clerk
Nichols sent out fresh ballots as
rapidly as possible.
Although the primary election was
inclined TO be rather slow In the
opening hours, IL became evident In
the afternoon that the school board
ring had scented defeat and opened 3
barrel. There were crowds OF work
ers about the booths, and these were
seen steering voters into saloons.
particularly strong fight Is being
made TO try to save Inspectors Leon
ard and Shivers. OF the Fourteenth
and Sixteenth wards. respectively.
These are strong Martindale men. and
IL became evident early that they
were in danger Rumors are about
that men who had been working for
anti Martindale candidates were
bought Off.
Puncture Tires Of "Anti's" Machine.
Bud" Shivers has a force of auto
mobiles working in an effort to win
women votes in the Sixteenth ward
George Nj. Condor, the reform candi-
date for the Republican nomination
in the Fourteenth ward, was making
a trip through the ward In an auto
mobile when some opponents pune
tured the tires of the machine. He
continued TO make his rounds In q car
riage, however.
Policeman Annoys Women.
| Complaints were made to the police
department, Monday noon, that Patrol
man Thomas hester, on duty In the
booth of the fourth precinct, sixteenth
ward, had exceeded his authority IN
interfering with the plans OF the w0-3
men voters hester Is said to be 4
close friend of Bud" Shivers, a Mar
! tinGale adherent, an opponent OF DR..
! l.. r. Ellis for the Republican nomina-
! ton.
The women voters OF the precinct'
made their Headquarters in a hou31.
near the booth Here they recetvod'
instructions from the committee In
charge and were taen directed to the
booth Nestor, according to the re-
ports made TO his superiors, entered
the house unannounced and informed
the women that soliciting votes within
100 feet of an election booth II y
crime and warned them that unless
they desisted they would be arrested.
Several of the women, frightened al
most out Of their wits, went home, it
Is said.
The house is within 100 feet OF the
booth but is on private ground.
Voting In the Tenth ward Is lighter
than In the other west-side districts.
Charles X. Robertson anti-Martindale.
has two opponents for the nomination.
here. 1t was the talk OF the workers
about the booths Monday noon that
the Martindale people had dropped
Turner Stanton and were centertng
their fight to nominate Thomas Mallin-
son. Very few women were voting
In this ward except in the third, MAI
linsons district.
Joe" Ivers was busy in the NTH dis.
trict, working for Milton Oakman for
auditor.
Goldberg Is Safe.
The Twelfth ward seems to be safe
Continued ON Page SIKH
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01
BENNETT HURTS
LANDAU DEFENSE
OPERATION ON GIRL VICTIM MUST
HAVE BEEN PERFORMED
HERE, HE SAYS.

Mrs. Ida Middough, employed as
wGsherwoman by "Dr." eliza Landau.
and living in the rear portion OF the
Landau home, was the star witness
OF Monday mornings session In Judge
Phelans court, where DIR" Landau Is
being tried on charge OF man.
slaughter in connection with the death
Of London. Ont, girl as the result Of
a criminal operation.
Mrs. Middough swore that DR..
Landau explained a peculiar odor In
the house, like that which might have
come from a dead body, as having re-
suited from her carelessness In leav-
ing some meat in the oven. where II
had burned 10 a crisp.
AT that time. Mrs. Middough knew
nothing OF the presence OF Eta Sowler
in the house. but her suspicious were
further aroused by other circum-
stances.
Coroner John F. Bennett was put on
the stand again Monday, and gave
some testimony regarded as extremely
damaging 70 Mrs. Landau's case.
He asserted positively that an oper>
alton had been performed upon the
girl. and added: From the condition
OF the body and the nature OF the
operation. | am satisfied that Ii could
not have been performed anywhere
Tut In Detroit, as death must have r.
suited shortly after the operation.
Or. Benefits testimony Is hard
blow 10 the defense which Is conteno~
ing that the girl was treated beforo
be ing bFeaght-to- Detroit.
The prosecution expects to finish ~
case during the day. ~
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01
WILL NOT STRIKE
OUT COOKS SPEECH

WASHINGTON. March 1.-The spe-
cial committee appointed by Speaker
Cannon last Friday, consisting OF
Reps. Mann, Perkins, Foster and Clay
ton, to examine the speech OF Rep.
Cook, In which he violently attacked
the president last week in the house.
reported today that under the rules
there is nothing in the speech where
by 1t should be stricken from the
congressional record. The speech is
the most severe criticism OF President
Roosevelt ever delivered on the floor
OF the house.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01
OVER 1000 KILLED
!. IN PERSIAN RIOTS

CONSTANTINOPLE. March 1.-The
royalists killed more than 1000 non
combatants, including women and
children, In the recent fighting around
Tabriz. according to statement Is
sued today by the Persian revolution
airy committee The besieging royal.
lists were badly routed by relief col
umn
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01
POLITICS CAUSES
PETERS DOWNFALL

Peter Teahan, charged with being
drunk, blamed politics for his down
fall.
IL was out with a bunch Of poll
tlcians." said Teahan, admitting that
Patrolman Paddock had sent hiri
home twice before arresting him.
And all l was arrested for was be-
cause hollered for Judge Miner.
he shouted, glaring at the officer.
"You shouldn't have hollered &C
loud" said Justice Jeffries. who fined
Peter SIS or 10 days.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01
CONVICT LABOR
BILL FAVORED
tFrom a staff Correspondent

LANSING, Mich, March THE
bill introduced by Rep. Clarken, OF
Detroit, prohibiting convict labor, Is
to great extent favored by Gov. War.
ner, who thinks convicts can be EN-
ployed in the binder Irvine prison plant
without competition with free labor To
such an extent that a profit OF $50
600 "A year can be realized
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01
ENGINE BLOWS UP;
| DEAD; 5 INJURED

FINDLAY, o.. March IAN engine
pulli7g westbound passenger train
on the Cincinnati. Hamilton Day
ton railroad. blew up this morning 10
miles west Of this city. killing the en-
gineer and injuring Ave other persons
probably fatally.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01
suppressed pIvorce cases.

Suppressed suits for divorce were
filed Monday by Pearl vs.. Herbert
Bolster. Frank VS. Charlotte NJ. Stan.
ley; Tessie VS.. Harry L. Ryan: Mary
VS.. Peter Fuerst; Anna vs.. Ernest W.
Buck. and Laura vs.. James Knee.
shaw.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01
COMMITTEE DISAGREES
ON STEEL REPORT

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The sen.
ate judiciary committee today agreed
to report disagreement on the report
of the subcommittee which considered
tho Tennessee Coal & Iron company
merger. This practically ends the In
vestigation.
Commercial Credit Co. Collections
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01
DETROIT WOMAN DROPS DEAD.

JACKSON. Mich. March 1.-tSpe'
ciall-Mrs. Sarah PUrdy. OF Detroit.
dropped dead at the home OF her SON
in-law. James Quirk. She came here
on a visit a few days ago Death was
due tn heart disease.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01
LAND OFFICE MUST
GIVE INFORMATION
(From a staff correspondent.)

LANSING. Mich. March Rep.
Maxey, of Baraga, will convene the
special investigating committee on.
state tax lands Tuesday when the land
department will be called on TO deliv-
er information.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01
THE WEATHER.

Detroit and vicinityt Monday night,
cloudy with rain, probably turning 40
snow nurries Tuesdays warmer to-
night; moderate southeast 20 west
winds.
Lower Michigant Unsettled weather
with probably rain OF snow tonight or
Tuesdays warmer tOnfghtg winds
mostly moderate southeriy.
Hobby TEMPER ATI RES.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01

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no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co.. No.
Is John X st. Phone l49S.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01

Distinguishing Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing CO., No.
IL John R.-st. Phone l49S.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01

One year ago today Maximum tenn
perature. at minimum. 10; mean. 49,
cloudy with snow. sleet asd rein
amounting TO AZ inches.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-01

AIexasder. U,abr.lIa.. 40 Mo.rs>
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
NEW DEPARTURE IN
BUILDING OF SCHOOL
PortoIa Primary Structure Is
Novel in Design

PortoIa primary school, which is in
course of construction on the lot
bounded by Berlin, Bacon and Girard
streets will be ready to be occupied
early in January. This school will cost
sos, coo 1t will accommodate 720 pu-
pills. The school building faces in Ba-
con street and has a soutberly ex-
posure The front portion is two sto-
ries high. with wings one story high,
extending along the frontages in Ber-
lin and Girard streets. The general ar
rangement of the rooms is similar TO
that adopted for other schoolhouses
that have been erected recently One
feature of the corridor along the en-
tire inside of the building is that it
opens on patio, which Will be used as
a playground. A miniature lake and
flower garden will be features of the
patio. There are 16 classrooms besides
two special classrooms, an assembly
hall and the customary rooms for the
accommodation of the principal and
the teachers. The first story of the
building is of concrete and the second
is OF wood protected by metal lath and
plaster The roof will be covered with
visions TO make the structure flreproof
have been made.
The supervisors have authorized the
construction of the West end primary
school TO cost not to exceed $4,000.
and the vote carries an additional $4,000
for school equipment.
The board of education has recon-
nsended the construction of buildings
for the Washington Irving school and
the new Burnett school Estimates are
in preparation for three schools.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
ENTIRE BLOCK NEAR
PARK CHANGES OWNER S

Lipman & Hirschler report that they
have sold the entire block known as
Outside Land block No. 666 fronting
Golden Gate park between III and 7
streets, Seventh and Eighth avenues
being 240xe00 feet in size. This is the
last block left in Parnassus heights.
The buyer is Albert Never, the banker.
The agents state that they realized the
highest figure Yet obtained for any
block of land north or south of Golden
Gate park The seller is the DOYLE
estate, which, has held this block in the
family for over 40 years. The land is
located opposite the Seventh avenue
entrance TO Golden Gate park and the
baseball grounds. 1t was formerly
known as the Olympic club grounds.
and is held in memory as such by q
good many residents of San Francisco.
1t has subsequently been occupied by
the Japanese tea garden. under a long
lease, which had eight more years to
run. The difficulty of terminating this
lease made this sale hang fire for over
a year The people of Sunset district
are jubilant over the removal of the
high unsightly fences surrounding the
Japanese tea garden. The finest i'm
proyements yet known in that section
of the city are contemplated. The
streets surrounding the block are btu
begin at once. Lipman & Hirschier have
sell the block in subdivisions on terms
to suit purchasers. The brokers are
moving their Sunset office from the cor
ner of III street and Twelfth avenue to
the corner of II street and Seventh
ax-en44f
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
PROPOSE TO RAISE CASH
FOR SITE OF ARMORY
Members of Real Estate Board
to Collect $4,000

The San Francisco real estate board
has underta ken to raise $4,000, from
the real estate owners of San Fran
cisco, to complete the payment for the
100000 tract of land selected as the
site for the coast artillery armory at
the foot of Van Ness avenue. This
site has been approved by Governor
GilIett. and the merchants of San
Francisco have raised $1,000 to be ap-
piled to the payment for the land AT
this place there will be erected, Nif the
terms of the agreement are fulfilled
by the people of San Francisco, an
armory structure which will cost
$420,O00 The latter sum is the amount
appropriated by the state legislature
to pay for the building.
The San Francisco real estate board
has among its members a large num-
Der of real estate owners. 1t also in
cludes in its membership a very large
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04

and representative body of real estate
brokerage houses. To enlist the real
estate owners actively in raising the
$45,000 required committee of 25
members of the real estate board has
been appointed, and circular letter
has been sent to holders of realty, set
ting forth that they are more interested
than any other class of citizens in
securing the handsome building i'm
provement proposed for the North
beach neighborhood.
The committee that has been ap-
pointed embraces the following:
Frank F. de Lisle Landry G. Babin
Rudolph Herold Jr G. II. Umbsen
L. L. Hoag Ia L. Harrigan
George f. Lyon Frank L. Rhein
Guy T. Wayman lSoionon Aronsou
Henry ID Hawks A. L. abrahamson
John a. Speck TO- c. Stine
A. y. Rich IL. J. Tucker
Joseph ii. Rucker Benjamin H. Gum
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
PROVISION MADE FOR
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
Steps Have Been Taken by the
Board of Supervisors

Ordinances have finally been passed
by the supervisors that make provision
for large features of the water supply
system for fire protection in this city.
These include the construction of a
class a building, with the mechanical
equipment for pumping station No .
at an estimated cost of 100000; the
construction of the Twin peaks reser-
vofrs at an estimated cost of sI95.00O
as a part of the auxiliary water supply
system has been ordered. and the con-
struction of chemical engine house No
u in Forty-fifth avenue between ! and
] streets. at cost not to exceed
s2S, 900.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04

The Volume Of Pacific exports, It may
be observed, has declined something
like s29 100000, comparing the first
nine months of 1909 with the first nine
months of 1908, whereas the exports of
1903 were higher than those of 1907 by
something more tnan s1,000.000. Coin-
cidently 1t may be observed that the
imports of the first three quarters of
1909 are $4,000, ,0cd greater than those
of 1908 for the combined Pacific ports.
Including Alaska, Hawaii, Washington,
Oregon and the various ports of Cali
fornia The imports In total for the
first three-quarters of 1903 to the ports
OF the Pacific have amounted 10
$6S.023.86S; in the corresponding period
of 1908 the amount was but $55.195,323.
The vagaries of commerce are illus
trated by the facts that the imports
OF Pacific coast ports in 1907 amounted
fe ssa.se2 10 The table given in the
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
CONTRACTS PREPARED

Contracts have been prepared for. III
syst ems IS follows.
Baker and Greenwich streets
Broderiok and Green streets.
Steiner and Union streets.
Devisadero and Washington streets.
Baker and Sacramento streets.
Lyon and Bush streets.
Devisadero and Eddy streets.
Broderick and Fulton streets.
Devisadero and Fell streets.
Parker avenue and Fulton street.
Masonic avenue and Oak street.
Shrader and Page streets.
Cole street and Alma avenue.
Diamond and TyVenty-eighrh streets.
Surrey street ana Glenn avenue.
Vienna street and Persia avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
COMPLETING PLANS
TO FIGHT FLAMES
Comprehensive Scope OF the
Auxiliary Water Supply
System

a large amount Of information is
furnished by the bureau OF engineer
fng concerning the progress made in
the construction of protective means
against ire for The structures that
have been erected in san Francisco.
The facts relate to the fire system, 10
the construction of hreboats, to the
auMliary water supply system and to
kindred matters The information is
particularly valuable at this time be-
cause it conveys TO the great host OF
portola week visitors an idea of pro-
visions that have been made for the
safety Of that which they see. Con-
tracts have been awarded for the con-
SsruCtion of fire systems as toIloWS
Plymouth avenue and Ssdows street.
Berkshire and Diamond streets.
Ninta avenue and street.
Fiftn avenue and I street
Eorty-seventh avenue and street.
Laelna and Fulton streets.
Sutter and octsvla streets.
Van Ness avenue and Washington street.
Van Ness and Golden Gate avenues.
Tz-enty-rlliro and Church streets.
Eil and Noe streets.
Tygenty-fourth and Noe streets.
TIronty-ninth and Noe streets.
T1Venty-hrst and Eureka streets
Twentieth and Connecticut streets.
Townsend and Eighth streets.
Fifteenth and Kansas streets.
Precita avenue and Alabama street
Pacific avenue and Baker street.
Commonwealth avenue and California street.
First avenue and Clement street.
Clay ana Laurel streets.
Fifth and Point Lobos avenues.
Webster and Vallejo streets.
Lsguna and Union streets.
Buchanan and California streets
Greenwich and Webster streets.
Scott street and Broadway.
Webster ana Waller streets.
Buena Vista avenue and South Sroderlck
Broderiok and Post streets.
Diamond and Nineteenth streets
Lyon street and Golden Gate avenue.
Beaie and Howard streets.
First snd Howard streets.
Fourth and Harrison streets.
Fourth and Bryant streets.
Fifth and Harrison streets.
Fifth and Bryant streets.
Fifth and Bluxone streets.
Sixth and Harrison streets.
Fifth and Folsom streets.
Sixth and Howard streets.
Seventh and Mission streets
Sixth and Folsom streets.
Seventh and Howard streets.
Eighth and Brennsn streets.
Duboce avenue and Sanchez street.
Masonic avenue and Frederick street.
Shrader and Frederick streets
Belmont avenue and Willard street
Elizabeth and Douglass streets.
Fourteenth and Castro streets.
Mariposa and Missouri streets.
Twenty and York streets.
Twenty-third and Kansas streets.
Twenty fifth street and San Bruno avenue
Twenty-sixth and Bryant streets.
Army street and Holiday svenue.
IUenty-second street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Thirteenth and Folsom streets.
Fifteenth and Capp streets.
Eighteenth and Capp streets
Eighteenth and Harrison streets.
Nineteenth and York streets
Twentieth and Kansas streets.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
.CAL|FORNIANS PLAN
!. TO COLON|zF TRACT
10000 Acres of Fertile Land
in Mexico Are Secured
for Project

A party of California capitalists led
by c. Nj. Wooster has in hand new
and great colonization scheme Ten
thousand families. if the plans meet
with the expected success. will be
trSnsferred from the middle west states
toAa great river delta a large area in
Guiding 10000 acres has been acquired.
This is the first step taken The sec
ond will be the incorporation of a COM
pany to finance the improvements upon
and subdivision of the lands In this
company prominent California men of
wealth will be interested. C. Nj.
Wooster set on foot and financed the
great operations in Glenn and Colusa
counties in this state. which will result
in large increase in that part of the
Sacramento valley The success
achieved in that instance has eneour-
aged men of money to associate them
selves with Wooster in another land
colonization scheme of size
The Sonora river in the state of So
nora. Mexico, at a point some miles
distant from the city of HsrmosiIlo.
loses its channel and the entire volume
Oh the farge stream is spread over a
very wide and long country that
reaches from the neighborhood of Her
nosillo to within about two miles of
the gulf of California.
SOIL IS FERTILE
The water at certain seasons. espe-
cialiy in the rainy months of July and
august, covers the land to a depth of
four to six inches. The soil is like
that TO be found in most river deItas.
SO wooster says. 1t is very rich and
pears a growth of weeds so high that
man on horseback can hardly look
over the tops of them. The cost of the
land has not been disclosed, but the
projectors expect that the immigration
Oh hVe American farmers will cause
vast increase in land values and a
large permanent population.
=. ID. wooster, Frank H. Gould of
this city and Hugh w. Brown. the latter
Delng president of the Farmers and
Merchants bank of Colusa. recently
made visit of inspection. They made
Hermosillo their headquarters What
they saw confirmed all fmpressions thar
they mad obtained, so Wooster saws.
The tract that we have ACQUIRED ..
says wooster, begins so miles west Of
Hermoslilo and extends a distance of
so miles. or to within two miles of the
coast of the gulf of California. Our
colonization scheme has the sympathy
and encouragem of the Mexican gov
ernment and people of Sonora. Farm
ing is practiced in the neighborhood.
The full extent of deveIopment corId
not be realized by the Mexicans, who
never 1arm on a large scale like the
Americans. Our plans include the sale
OF the first 10000 acres al S5 an acre. /
am certain that whoever takes the
land viii make from s25 TO $50 an
acre the first year We desire TO get
large American colony in there The
purpose is to cut the land UP in 100
acre tracts. There is an abundance of
cheap farm labor, which is supplied by
the poems.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04

Capital formerly invested in build
ings at Messina is calculated at about
S16.000.0 900, at Reggie at $4,000 00O
The greatest portion of this isSirre-
vocably lost.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
AND LEMONS RAISED

Oranges and lemons are largely
shipped from Hermosillo to the Cana
dian market. going to that market to
avoid the American duty All vege-
tables and fruits grow there finely. The
Southern Pacific company is extending
every facility. We will have a rail-
road from the coast to HermosiIIo. run
ming through the tract. Hermosillo is
175 miles south of the Mexican north
ern border. 1t has 5000 population. 1t
is the seat of the state government
and has many industries. including
flour mills. a cracker factory a large
brewery. machine shops. and also pos
sesses electric lights. graded streets.
concrete sidewalks and other conven-
fences of a city.
sonora river passes through the east
part of Hermosillo and runs westward
toward the coast of the gulf of Cali
fornia. Ten miles west of Hermosillo
it begins to spread out over a vast
area, forming a delta losing its chan
mel entirely. The people steer the
water wherever they desire to flood
lands. The soil is sedimentary de-
posit. 1t carries a heavy growth of
grass and weeds, mesquite trees as
large as California oaks, and also iron
wood trees.
Immediately after the rainy months
the water dries up quite quickly. The
river settles into the ground and works
its way eventually into the gulf of
California, percolating through the
banks at the gulf. There is an abund-
ance of water for 'irrigating purposes
and for domestic uses throughout
great stretch of country, to be found at
a depth of from 10 to 100 feet. The
Mexicans raise American corn that
yields so TO 100 bushels per acre and
that sells for $50 to $3.50 bushel
They raise Garvanza peas that bring
from $3.50 to 5000 an acre. also rice and
cotton and all vegetables known to the
United States. ranging from cabbages
to bananas"
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