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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
GORDON {. LEMON
WILL CLAIM BRIDE
Ceremony to Be Performed at
Epworth M. E. Church
Tomorrow Night

Miss Anna Riddick King and Gordon
C. Lemon, we'll known young people of
the city. will be married tomorrow
night by Rev. John Troxell at Epworth
Methodist Episcopal church. Sanchez
street. The church has already been
decorated for the ceremony, which VIII
be attended by a large number of rela-
tives and friends. of the contracting
parties The bride will be attended
by her two sisters and Miss Alice
Grove. Alexander Lemon will act as
best man.
After the ceremony a reception will
be held at the home of the brides
parents, and the couple will then leave
for the northwest to spend their honey
moon.
The bride, who is. vocalist of note,
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs will
liam King. Lemon is the local repre-
sentative OF an eastern wholesale
establishment.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
HUMAN CLOCK TAKES
PLACE OF OLD TIMEPIECE
Keeper Tells the Hour While
Big Instrument Is Fixed

For so years the clock of the cathe-
dral at Saint NIalo, the picturesque old
city at the mouth of the Rance, has
announced the hour to the people But
the ravages of time have not left un-
scathed even the old clock. Atmos-
pheric accretions and dust have clogged
the wheels, and the clock has refused
to work so it has become necessary to
entrust 1t to a skillful clock maker for
renovation.
But the fact that the Malouins were
accustomed. with noses pointing to the
skies, to continually consult the clock,
was overlooked. What was to be done
to avoid this heartrending inconveni-
ence? The "Conscript Fathers'.-the
municipality-of ST. Malo. conceived a
brilliant idea. They have imposed upon
the keeper of the clock, sort of soli-
tary Quasimodo-the uncomplimentary
expression is that of the Paris contem-
porary TO whom we are indebted for
the foregoing-who dwells in the
heights of the cathedral to indicate the
hour as nearly as possible from s
in the morning till at night.
So every hour the st. Malo Quasi
modo. who. 1t seems. is disciple of
ST. Crispin, has to abandon his cob
bler's bench and sound the hour on the
great bell of the cathedral. The Ma
louins have evidently not yet ex-
hausted the resources of civilization
London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
Personal Brevities

S. ?. Elias of Modesto is staying at
the Manx
Mrs. N. s, Holman and family are
at the Baltimore.
William g. Rudd of Chicago is req4s-
tered at the Stewart
Rudolph Herring of New York is =
guest at the ST. Francis.
" 6. Ross, a New York capitalist
is staying at the Manx.
l. l. Bristol. a hotel man of Seattle
IS guest at the Stewart
John Short of San Jose and Thomas
HAYES Of Coalingo are at the Holland.
Edward Jussen. a mining engineer of
Spokane, is staying at the St Francis.
r. MCGOWAN, proprietor of the Pa
raiso hot springs, is staying at the
stewart.
L. NJ Page and wife of Rochester n
Y, and ]. I. sullivan of Boston are at
the Imperial.
J. T. Sullivan, a mining operator of
Nome, is at the St Francis. registered
from Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs Charles T. SwisIer and
Miss Swisler Of P1acerville are guests
a the Union Square
Albert Hanford. who is interested
in dredging and mining. is at the ST.
Francis. registered from Sacramento.
r. H. Pease. president of the Good
year Rubber company, and his son. r.
IL Pease Jr., returned Saturday night
from New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. A. Peters. Mr. and
Mrs. Z. B. Hendric and Mrs. William W
Grant OF Denver make I'D a party sfav-
ing Al the Fsirmont
r. p. Hutton, q broker of New York
is staying AZ the Fairmont. accom-
panied by II. II. Lobdell, Stanley Gift
ford and W z. Mitchell
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
BURGLARS MAX ERAIDS
ON UPTOWN SALOONS
Loot Dring Emporiums of o.
DougIad and A. ID. Stafford

Two saloons on adjacent corners
were entered by the same means early
yesterday morning. robbed in the same
manner, at almost the same time. and
Of nearly identical sums. The rob-
bers in both instances. to make the
similarity closer. escaped without de-
lection.
Policemen E Casey and P J. Smith
found the front door Of Q. Danslade's
saloon on the southeast corner of Nc
Allister and Franklin streets swinging
open yesterday morning al o'clock.
They found that 2 jimmy had secured
an entrance. and 2 talk with the pro-
prietOr later in the morning discov-
cred the fact that 81 was missing from
the till
At s:e5 o'clock yesterday morning
the two officers also found the door
Of A =. Stafford's saloon. northeast
corner Of McAilister and Franklin
open. and discovered that a Jimmy was
responsible for the fact. About IS was
missing from the cash register. That
the same men turned the two tricks
is obvious.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
SEEKS DEATH
At GRAVE OF
LOVED WOMAN
William j. Mindham Puts Bullet
in His Head, But May
Recover
Former ASSemblyman Attempts
TO Die on Tomb of Old
Time Friend

William J. Mindham. for two terms
a member Of the assembly from the
twenty eighth district of San Fran
cisco went to Holy Cross cemetery
yesterday afternoon and, standing over
The grave Of the woman who had
nursed him years ago. fired a bullet
into his head. The missile pierced the
skull, but did not penetrate the brain.
The injured man was taken to the
South San Francisco hospital and later
removed TO the Central emergency sta
tion. Hopes are held out for his re-
covery.
Mindham regained consciousness last
night and said that he had been under
4 severe strain and had intended to
XIII himself He had written a note
Of farewell. but after he learned that
he might recover he tore il into bits.
The former assemblyman. who has
been living with his mother and
brother at 354 Athens street. was ap-
parently in good spirits when he left
his home during the afternoon. He
walked through Holy Cross cemetery
and. after meditating for some time,
drew the pistol. placed the muzzle close
10 the back of his head and pulled the
tri gger. The shot was heard by Thomas
Aher OF I56 Twentieth street. who
chanced 10 be in the neighborhood.
Aher hurried the injured man to the
hospital at South san Francisco, where
he was treated by DR.. Plymyer. At
the Central emergency hospital Mind
ham was treated by DR.. :. O. Beasley.
I have been under terrible strain, .
said Mindham last night. and I feared
for my reason. ] had decided TO end it
all. but am contented now that I
didn't"
Mindham was elected to the assem-
bly, on the union labor ticket in 1904
and again in 1906
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
CHARGED WITH STEALING
PARCELS AND MONEY
Former Employees of Standard
Delivery Company. Arrested

Robert Morris and Albert Florence.
two young men formerly in the employ
of the Standard delivery company
were arrested Saturday night, and will
be held pending an inquiry into their
actions.
They we're taken into custody on
complaint of the delivery company
which charged that they had received
money for G. O. ID. packages by repre-
senting that they were still in the en-
ploy of the concern.
1t is charged that Morris and
Florence collected a number of parcels
from large retail establishments, de-
livering and receiving cash for the c..
o. D. packages and selling the others
to pawn shops The arrests were made
by Detectives Lord and McGrayan
Among the firms victimized were the
Philadelphia sfoe company, Altman's
and the Paragon.
Nearly 20 per cent of the gold mined
in the last two years is in coins.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
BODY OF FORMER u. S.
SENATOR is CREMATED
Remains of w. NJ. Stewart Will
Re Skinned fo Nevada

WASHINGTON. April 25.-The body
of William NJ. Stewart. former United
States senator from Nevada, who died
here Friday. was cremated today in
accordance with a wish expressed just
before his death The ashes will be
Stewart RECEIVERS from her illness they
will be taken to Nevada for inter-
ment-
The last rites over the body were
conducted by Rev. John Fl. Van Shack
at an undertaker's chapel in the pres
ence of the dead mans daughter and
granddaughters and several of his
personal and political friends
among those present were Justice
Mckenna, former Senator William H
Chandler, Representative Bartlett. Sem
ator Glapp and Judge Henry Foote.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
PUPILS REh[ARSE
'fADS AND fANCIES'
Senior Class of Girls High
School Ready to Stage COM
edy at Garrick Theater

'Fads and Fancies,' the farce to be
presented by the senior class of the
Girls high school at the Garrick the
ater May l, is now being rehearsed by
the company that has been selected to
portray the different characters.
The scene represents modern
womans club in which each member
has her own peculiar hobby. Owing to
into many predicaments which appear
almost impossible to untangle. but in
the last act everything is unraveled.
The play will be an initial production,
Ii never having been submitted to pub
fishers.
Following is the cast:
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
SOCIETY MATRON
RETURNS HERE To SING
Mrs. Ben Lathrop Will Appear
at Garrick Theater

Mrs. Ben Lathrop, a popular young
society matron of this city. who has
adopted the concert stage as a pro-
fession and who has had splendid sue
cess in New York and Boston. will give
her first recital in her home city. at the
Garrick ~theater tonight
Possessed of a soprano voice of sin
gular sweetness and purity. Mrs. La
throp is also endowed with an artistic
personality and a musical temperament.
Her programs are marvels of interest
and contain numbers of all schools and
nationalities
Karl Grienauer. cello virtuoso, will
assist in the evenings music, and be-
sides appearing in a solo. will play
obligato parts to some of Mrs. La
throps offerings.
The schedule OF selections will in
clude early Italian arias. German.
French and English songs and ballads.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
FIRE ATTRACTS CROWD
FROM CONCERT IN PARK
Blaze in Pampas Grass Extin-
guished With Little Damage

During the concert in the bandstand
in Golden Gate park yesterday fire
sprang up in the pampas grass be-
tween the bandstand and the driveway
and 1900 people left their seats hur-
riedly to watch the flames. crowd
of men secured hose at the Japanese
tea garden and the blaze was soon ex-
tinguished. little damage being done,
except to the grass which was burned
The fire probably was started from
the end of a lighted cigar stump or
match thrown into the dried grass.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
GRIEF STRICKEN WOMAN
DRAINS POISON DRAUGHT
PromPtness of Emergency Hos
pitaI Doctors Saves Her Life

Sorrow stricken at the death of her
father Mrs Maria Manning attempted
suicide by taking lysol late yesterday
afternoon at her home, % Dechtor
street.
She was hurried TO the central emer-
sency hospital, where prompt action
saved her life.
The woman. who is 80 years of age
and the wife Of Daniel Manning. a
tearnster, has been respondent since
the death Of her aged father about
three weeks ago, and has refused to
take any interest in her work OF her
two Children.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
Mischa EIman's Recital

The final concert of Elman's series of
three in this city was played YESTERDAY
afternoon at the Garrick theater and
the audience was the largest which
has thus far heard this quite incom-
parable violinist.
II is matter of wonder why FL
mans recitals have not been better at
tended He is a youth of whom the
world Of music is talking His tone is
glorious and his technic as near per-
lection as possible.
II is safe TO assume that EIman's
next visit will be rewarded by a
patronage more in accord with the
merits or his offerings.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
DESPONDENT MAN TAKES
POISON TO END TROUBLES
Out of Work Eighteen Months,
Engineer Commits Suicide

Out of work for IS months and dis
couraged John r. Lewis. marine en-
gineer. 5S years old and native of
New Orleans, committed suicide by
taking an overdose OF morphine Sat
urday night.
The corpse was not found until yes
terday morning. when neighbors
entered Lewis shack 346 Terry ter
race. Beside the body was note
which read: 81 have been out of work
for year and a half and am dis
ouraged. 1 am going to take NOR
lodge 342.''
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
COMES TO Plan
new INC|N[RATOR
Rudolph Herring, New York Ex-
pert, Will Cooperate With
City Engineer Marsden
Declares We Should Prepare
Now to Meet Water Needs
Six Years Hence

Rudolph Herring, senior member of
the fir moi Herring & Fuller. engineers
of New York. arrived in this city yes
terday to work in conjunction with the
cit yengineer in drawing plans for
new incinerator and sewerage system.
Herring began his work as soon as he
arrived. spending yesterday afternoon
with Marsden Manson city engineer
The Vancouver and Seattle incin-
orators are the models which the other
cities of the country are copying"
Herring said last night at the st. Fran
els. New York has followed the lines
of the Vancouver incinerator and Mon
treal that of Seattle.
Both plants are excellent. Much de-
pends on the direct needs of COM
munity, however, the question of the
disposition of the greasy products.
whether they will be saved or used as
fuel, being a matter of municipal pref
erence.
CITY SAVED MONEY
1T is good thing for San Francisco
that they did not set out to construct
y
So much has been accomplished in the
last two years that not only has a
vast amount of money been saved, but
any plant built before this time must
have been, in the light of new ideas,
considered a failure.
'I am here to find out what is
wanted, to assist in drawing plans and
to place before the supervisors an esti-
mate Of the. cost of an ideal plant"
II ana n
this city to put an estimate on the
Spring Valley water company's prop
erty He estimated it to be worth
about 100000 Herring said last
night that he did not know whether
he should alter these figures if called
upon at this time to give another ex-
pert opinion as to the valuation of the
property.
NEED GREATER WATER SUPPLY
There is no doubt that San Fran
cisco needs an additional water sup
ply" Herring remarked in speaking OF
the Spring Valley and the movement
to install the Hetch Hetchy system.
You are right on edge now, using
about as much water as the Spring VAL
ley can supply l understand that this
year you have had heavy rainfalls in
California and that the reservoirs are
consequently we'll filed. These reser-
voirs. when filled some times last for
two or three years, so that drought
in following season is not imme-
diately felt But in six years, with the
increased population and the resultant
necessity for more water, you must
face a problem that, had best be solved
now.
cleveland, to overcome the pressure
for water it did not have, has used a
meter system to cut down waste, but
I doubt II the people of this city would
tolerate such system. New York is
beset with the problem of how to sup
ply sufficient water for its needs. and
even now despite the heroic measures
being taken to withstand drought.
it is very likely that the Atlantic
metropolis will keenly feel the need of
water in the next six years"
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
GOOD BLACK GOODS
IN MINSTREL SHOW
Funny Men Excellent and Sing
ing Forces Best of Kind
Seen in Years
PARTICIPANTS IN
I. P. wilkerson's
"MiHSfrelS of Today"

IaterlocutOr-I. P wilkersOn.
sOnes-Emile subers. Leonard Russell
and Hal Forbes.
Tambos-TOd Bloom, Eddie Maize and
Fred Forbes.
Speeislties-John King and Al Jolson.
Ballsdists-Mstt Keefe. Will Oakland,
Tell Taylor, Frank FigOni and R. C. Mont
gomery.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
BOLIVIAN CONSUL
COMES FROM EAST
Carlos Saniines Here to Sue.
ceed Archibald Baraad

Carlos Sanjines. who for the last two
years has been acting consul in New
York for Bolivia. arrived in this city
last night to assume consular duties
IN this city. For the last three wears
since Nalverde Gale. the Bolivian con-
SUI left this city for trip to Europe
arcnloSid Barnard has been acting as
acting consul. This is Sanifnes' FIRST
visit 10 San Francisco. He is stavinr
al the Fairmont
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26

A Scotch physician has announced
that canned goods containing two or
more grains of tin TO the pound are
injurious to the healsl.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
Six Hundred Miles Of Unsurpassed Mountain
Scenery through the Canadian Rockies
CUTICURA CURED
HIS SORE EYES.

When 63 Years Old Eye-BaIIs and
Lids Became Terribly lnfamed-
Was Unable to Go About = Home
Remedies and Professional Treat
ment we're Equally Unsuccessful.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26

STAGE DRIVER INJURED Redding April
I'm runaway stage accident yesterday az
tefnoon between ReddiDg snd Deiamar three
passengers escaped ali harm. hut Lee Reid
driver and stage owner had his shoulder blade
broken and three ribs fractured.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26

Leibold & co. manufacture harness OF
every description IL Front ct. at Mar
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-11
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
PHENlX PRESIDENT HAD
FULL FINANCIAL CONTROL.
Uncover Resolution That En-
powered Him to Act.

NEW 1oIsIS, Dee. 1.-THE minute
books of the directors of the Phenix
Insurance Company (drel OF Brook
lynn have been found 10 contain a page
TOR the year 1898 in the handwriting OF
the former president. George L. Shell
don. which may be of the utmost COM
sequence in the trial for grand lar
ceny which he must lace if he lives.
The page contains a resolution pur-
porting to have been passed by the
finance committee Of the company Civ
ing into Mr.. Sheldon's hands complete
power of handling TIE company's
Frances without the approval Of the
Board Of Directors.
This resolution, as it stands, would
appear 10 have been sanctioned by the
directors. but was rescinded at the last
meeting of the board when brought to
its attention by the state Department
of Insurance. 1t is of significance as
showing how the president was able to
manipulate the affairs of the company,
without oversight by the Board of
Directors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-11
ASKS $4,000
TO PROSECUTE ]
SUGAR FRAUDS
Attorney=General Wickersham
Promises Hard Effort to
Punish Guilty.
REPORT ASKS
CHANGES IN STATUTES
to Determine Application
of Commodities Clause
VIII Be Continued.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l1.-Taat the
Department of Justice intends a vigor-
u prosecution in the efforts to re-
cover all money due the government as
d result of the sugar frauds at New
York and TO, punish all WHO may have
participated in them is shown by the
annual report OF Attorney General
Wickersham made public today. After
briefly r~eciting the facts in the cases
which are of public knowledge lie
Gays:
The evidence has disclosed a net
work OF corruption, NOS confined to the
American Sugar Refining Company eX+
tending over a period OF years, affect
ing both importers and officers OF the
government. and 1t is as yet pren1a-
ture to state the precise extent OF the
conspiracy or the amount of the .rever
of which the government HAS been
defrauded. While it is feared that the
statute of limitations may have run In
favor of many OF the malefactors who
are responsible for these frauds. yet
no effort will be spared 10 ascertain
the precise amount of which tie gov
eminent has been ~defraudea 20 recover
all moneys due and TO. punish all those
WhO may ne FOUND 10 idNe pdfticIpolsu
in any respect in the frauds, whether
as officers or agents of the importers
OF as officials of the government.
earnestly request a special a%ppropria-
ton of $4,000 to enable this work 10
be effectively prosecuted"
Fprther litigation touching the com
modities claNse cases" arising Under
the interstate comfnerce law, is prom
ised by The. atternes-generi1. Dis
lie decision o. the supreme
Court in those cases M, Wiel1ershaln
says it does not NECESSARILY determine
the application Of the statute to cases
the commodities Transported are
owned by a corporation, all, or sub
stantially ali. Of whose stock is owned
the carrier corporation at the time
of. transportation, and especially where
the carrier shall have transferred all
Of. its interests in such commodities to
4 corporation formed for the express
purpose of evading the prohibition 81
the commodities clause. and all or sub
stantially all OF the stock in which IS
owned by the carrier.
.Those questions will be presented
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-11
CONTRACTS FILED.

These contracts were filed in the
county clerks office today:
Aiekc 81 Henni. owners, with l..
Hassiield, contractor. painting work,
s16S; 606 South Twentieth street. Same
ownsrs with FL. II. QUAINT, contractor,
plumbing work, s5e6; same premises.
]. G, Groel. owner, with r. Braitsch,
contractor, steam heating, 1888; 1882,
1924, 1136 Broad street.
Grace, contractor, $1,000; 800 Bergen
street.
Wiss Realty Company, owners, with
II. r. Nesbit Il Co, contractors, all
work, s164, s7S; 81 Broad street.
Mrs. f.. Spowers, owner, with Hasen
& christensen, contractors, painting
work, $3.50; Glen Ridge. n. j.. Same
owner, with Grinith Bros, contractors,
plumbing work. $685.; same premises.
L Kirkpatrick, owner. with w. and
S. Marshall, contractor, 5000; Ridge
stree Same owner, with Beaver Con-
e%tructien Company, electrical work,
$3.50; same premises.
6. u. Schneider. owner. with A. Vito,
contractor. oil work, ss,2le; 525 Ferry
street.
Elrna T.. Horton, owner. With A. r.
Clark, III, CONTRACTOR, $1,000 Park
street, Montciair, n. j.
%. =. Ward, ewper With r.. Kilsns
contractor, all work. 1850; Orange alaa
North Seventh street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-11
MARKET, WEAK
AFTER RALLY,
CLOSES DULL
Reading Moves Up IA in Final
Trading, Which IS
Unsteady.

NEW YORK. Dee. lt,LThe conspieu-
Gus changes shown By tho opening
uIices OF stocks today were in the less
important issues. The changes.ln the
general list were small and mixed
Utah Copper advanced 8 points. Ne"
York Central. Rock Island and West
eI1 MARYLAND / and Louisville and
Nashville q. American Ice dropped DE
ana Interhoroug Metropolitan pre-
ferred s.
ii a. m.-Many of the active stocks
covered a range OF not more han d
half point during the first ours trad
ing. and there was NJ uniform move
pIeut of prices. Western railroad stocks
generally We're inclined TO sell OF, Whiie
fA1e Eastern stocks advanced. n spe-
cialties moved uncertainty. supporting
orders were distributed in American
Ice after it had touched -. and II
srllied 1aa. Western Maryland WaseN-
ee~ptionally active and gained points.
Rock Island preferred opened IA higher
at aols and National Enamehng also
rs. North American lost a point.
Noor-rbe market closed unsteady
aud dull. Reading moved up IL, Min
n~eapofis. 81 PAU and Sault SIC. Marie
9yefsrred and. Ttrginia-CaroIina Cnenli-
~ preferred 12i ana the general llsi
iiardehed a%ppreciably, but on dull
,ra,llue. 81. Louis southwestern pre-
frrled declined /. Part OF the rally was
ipet
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-11
ICE TRUST TO APPEAL
CONVICTION AND FINE.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE jury in
the case against the American Ice
Company under the Donnelly anti
monopoly law before Supreme Court
Justice Wheeler brought in a verdict
of guilty on two counts OF the indict-
ment. Justice Wheeler fined the cor
poration $4,000. but granted a stay Of
execution pending the appeal. which, it
was said today, will be taken to the
highest court.
The two counts of the indictment
upon which the jury found the verdict
We're the first n third. The first
charged the defendant with doing an
act pursuant 10, aud in. and toward,
and tor the consummation of an ar
rangenlent whereby competition III the
production and sale OF ice was and
might be restrained and prevented
The third count charged an attempt to
make and enter into an arrangement
whereby competition in the production
and sale Of ice might be prevented.