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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
Personal Brevities

E. j. Parkinson of Mexico is staying
at the Manx.
George H. Baker of Boston is stay
ing at the Stewart.
j. N. Stevens and wife of Sacramento
are at the Dorchester.
j. w. Knox. an attorney of MERGED
is staying at the Fairmont.
William Stephens of Los Angeles is
registered at the st. Francis
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Porter of Seattle
are guests at the st. Francis.
Captain William G.. Waters of Santa
Barbara is a guest at the Manx.
w. A. Dunaway a mining broker of
Reno. is guest at the Stewart.
William I. Jeter, banker of Santa
Cruz, is staying at the St. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. T. Browning of Port
land are guests at the Union Square.
f. c. Bestal of Chicago and K. Van
Slyck of San Jose are at the Savoy
c. II. Poole, a shoe manufacturer of
Boston, is registered at the Fairmont.
r. Linderberger, a salmon packer of
Astoria, is guest at the ST. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. L. Dearborn. of Kan
sas City are registered at the Stewart.
Walter f. Dowlen of Paris. who ha
mining interests in California, is at the
Fairmont.
r. C. ellis and H. N. Mayberg. mer-
chants of Los Angeles, are guests at
the Fairmont
r. E. Henke and wife of San Jose
and @. G. King of Reno, New, are at
the Argonaut.
Frank w. Shoemaker. a publisher Of
Philadelphia, is at the Fairmont with
Mrs. Shoemaker.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17

Rose hotel. Ellis and Webster streets.
secured revolver. and started back to
carry out his threat.
The billiard hall employees mean
while had telephOned to the Bush street
station. Sergeant Morrisey and Police
man Cornelius Cregan were sent to
arrest O'Keefe. On their way to the
st. Rose hotel they were Joined by
Special Policeman r. P. Harvey.
At Webster and Eddy streets they
met OKeefe- They walked toward
their man, Morrisey leading When
about foot and a half apart O'Keefe
suddenly pulled a revolver from his
inside coat pocket and ired at Nor
risey. The bullet did not find the mark.
although 1t grazed the sergeant's coat.
O'Keefe fought hard. but was soon
overcome and taken TO the Bush street
station
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
ARREST OF COURTHOUSE
INCENDIARY EXPECTED
Authorities Secure. Evidence
Against Fire Bug

RENO, New, May 16.-Arrests for the
burning of the Lion county courthouse
at Dayton. New, are expected moment
arily. and these arrests it is believed
will lead to the solution of the mys-
terry of the fire that destroyed the Davis
milling company plant at Dayton two
weeks ago, together with other fires of
seemingly incendiary origin.
The Dayton courthouse was quilted
by flames Saturday, entailing a loss of
$4,000 The Davis ore mill was burned
two weeks ago. The loss was SIS, 900.
There is no doubt existing among Of
ficials at Dayton that both fires were
incendiary following disclosures to-day
by two youths. who claim to have seen
a man set fire to the mill. The same
man was seen in the courthouse Satur-
day just preceding the fire.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
CITY JAIL PROBLEM
FOR SACRAMENTO
Present Quarters Sold to Rail-
road and no Provision Made
by Trustees
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO. May sacramento
may soon be without a city jail. When
plans were drawn some time ago for
the new city hall jail was included,
but the trustees cut out the jail and
work is now progressing on the new
building minus the Jail.
The old Jail has been sold to the
Southern Pacific company and the city
must give possession within a year.
AT the end of that time some other
building must be secured. 1t is prob
able that the matter will be brought
up at the next meeting of the trustees
and some action will be taken look
ing to the erection of new jail or
the leasing of some building which
can be used for the purpose.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
MOTORCYCLISTS
ARRANGE RACES
Will Meet Under Auspices of
California Association at
Sacramento
Local Club to Enter Six of Its
Best Riders in Speed
Contests
Especial Dispotch TO The Call

L
SACRAMENTO. May IA motor
cycle meet under the auspices of the
California motorcycle association will
be held at Agricultural park in this
city June and assurances have been
given that several OF the fastest riders
on the coast will compete. Fred Huych
of Chicago. now in San Francisco, has
consented to race. He holds the anna
teur championship of the world in a
number of events. The San Francisco
motorcycle club has agreed to enter
six of its best riders in the meet.
LOS ANGELES. May 16.-Two world
records for professionals were broken
today by Jake de Roster of New York
In the motorcycle races at the Coliseum
saucer track. He made 10 miles in
sos. In the % mile race his time was
21:3s 3-5. Two amateur records also
were broken by Charles Bake of. Los
Angeles. He made four miles in Asa
and six miles in 6:34.
The San Francisco motorcycle club
has challenged the Oakland motor
cycle club for game of base
ball at Camp Taylor May %. o.
E Reed. chairman of the local racing
committee. has volunteered to head
the club, carrying the necessary outfit,
refreshments and the club mascot in
his new Auburn touring car. The
racing committee of the local club has
taken up the matter of holding a race
meet at Petaluma soon and if suitable
arrangements can be made a race meet
will be held there in three weeks. II
is possible that a meet at either Tan
foran or Emeryville will be held this
summer at which many of the fastest
racing men and machines from Los
Angeles will compete.
A number of motorcycle clubs have
been organized within the last month
throughout the United States. In Ore
gon the latest organization is the Port
land motorcycle club. The officers are:
E. w. Beeson. president; A. ]. White,
vice president: w. p. Brush, secretary
and treasurer: Fred Nowotny, press
agent. The roads around Portland are
of the finest for motorcycling, and last
summer the number of machines in
Portland was almost doubled.
In connection with the national auto
mobile hill climb on Giants Despair
mountain, Wiikesbarre. Pa, May 81, two
events for motorcycles have been
placed on the program. Both are open
to amateur riders. one being for ma
chimes not exceeding 301z cubic inches
piston displacement, the other for a
displacement not exceeding 81 cubic
inches. Earle L. Ovington. president
Of the z. A. NJ, is working hard for
entries in the motorcycle class. and
hopes to make the affair memorable
one for the two wheeled vehicles
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
JAPANESE INVENTOR
IMPROVES AEROPLANE
Secrecy Maintained Regarding
Patented Inventions

TOKYO, April s16.-Without any -four
ish of trumpets japan has made con-
siderable strides in the matter of air.
ship building and while the utmost
secrecy is maintained there is reason
to believe that an inventor of some
repute has recently patented improve
ments that are calculated to- startle
aeroists all over the world
Yamada was some time ago intrusted
by the commander in chief with the
work of the investigation of airships
for use of the army.
The fact that he had made improve
ments on what he had invented during
the Russo-Japanese war has just
leaked out.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
JOHN SHEEHY, PIONEER OF
SANTA CLARA, is DEAD
Wealthy Resident of Valley
Expires at Old Home
[SpeeiaI Dispatch TO The Call

lSpecIdi DDpctch TO The Call
SANTA CLARA, May 1e.-John Sheehy,
a wealthy pioneer resident of the Santa
Clara valley. died at his home in Santa
Clara today. Sheehy came to the valley
in the early fifties. His holdings here
are extensive, consisting of ranches,
large tracts of land and properties in
town. In jacksonville and San Fran
cisco also he had considerable property.
Sheehy was born in County Cork, Ire
land, 80 years ago and came to America
when boy, first settling in Canada,
thence coming on to California.
His 10 children and Il grandchildren
mourn his death. Phil Shelby an at
torney of jacksonville. a son of the
aged man, and J. Sheehy of San Luis
Obispo. a cousin, ran a race with death
to reach the bedside of the sick man.
but arrived a few minutes too late
The funeral will be held at IL o'clock
Tuesday morning from the Church of
st. Claire. Father Kenna of Santa Bar
bara, an inmate friend of the deceased.
will preach the funeral sermon and will
be assisted at the mass by Rev. Father
Gleeson and Father. Culligan of Santa
Clara college.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
TENTH CAVALRY ESCORTS
COMMANDERS BODY HOME
Troopers Act as Guard of Honor
on Transport Fitzpatrick

MANILA May 1.-THE United States
army transport fitzpatrick sailed for
New York via the Suez canal Sunday
with the Tenth cavalry regiment
aboard
special guard of honor for the bodies
of Colonel Jacob Augur. who command
ed the regiment at the time of his
death, and Captain Eugene P. Jervey
Jr., a former troop commander of the
Tenth, who died few days ago.
Besides the bodies of the officers
mentioned the Fitzpatrick carries the
remains of Major Simmer of the army
medical staff, and of Thomas Kinney, a
prominent attorney of Manila.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
NEWTON j. THARP'Ss ASHES
WILL ARRIVE, TUESDAY
Funeral of City Architect to be
Held from Residence

The ashes of Newton p. Tharp, city
architect. who died suddenly in New
York last week. will be brought to San
Francisco Tuesday night and taken to
his residence at 1900 Lyon street. from
where the funeral win take place
Thursday.
In accordance with the wishes of the
dead man, his body was cremated in
the east.
Services will be held at Grace church
Thursday, and will be attended by q
delegation from the Bohemian club, of
which Tharp was member. as well as
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17

One hundred and seventy-two auto
mobiles of the total appraised value of
s315 662.57 We're imported in April,
1909 in comparison with II cars valued
at s1S1, 1865 in April, 1908, and los
cars valued at S34s,S35.09 in April.
1907. This is an increase of Al cars
over the month of March, 1909.
Four hundred and fourteen cars val
ued at SS47624S9, have been imported
at New York since January 1, 1909,
compared with 3S4 valued al 1858, 293.7S,
same period of 1908 and 1907 respec-
lively.
The decrease in the total appraised
value for the month of April 1909.
against March, 1909, is s9,274,67419. the
figures for the month of March being
sS79973 S742
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
AMERICAN EXPLORERS
PENETRATE TURKESTAN
DIR. and Mrs. w. HI. Workman
Meet Adventures in WiIdS

PARIS, May 16.-Dr. and Mrs. Will
liam Hunter Workman. American ex-
plorers and mountain climbers have re-
turned to Paris after six weeks
soiourn in Turkestan where they had
many exciting adventures while climb
ing mountains.
On one occasion their coolies mu-
tinted and had to be subdued, and on
another they were robbed by their
carriers.
Mrs Workman, accompanied by two
guides, was successful in scaling a
peak 81 $50 feet high on the watershed
between the Hispar and the Biafo gla-
ciers in the Tanners.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
JAPANESE SQUADRON
, GOES To VANCOUVER
Victoria Bids Goodby to Visi-
tors on Flagship

VICTORIA, B. c., May 1e.-wfth a
reception given on board the flagship
Aso by Admiral Ijichi this afternoon the
round of festivities in connection with
the visit of the Japanese cruisers Aso
and Soyo TO Esquimalt came to an end
tonight
The pinnaces and cutters were hoist
ed on board and the japanese training
squadron will leave for Vancouver at 7
0 clock tomorrow morning.
Victoria gave the visiting Japanese
warships an enthusiastic welcome, and
the admiral and his officers expressed
their appreciation of it this afternoon
when an entertainment was given on
the deck of the Aso.
OF 265,000 immigrants to Argentina in
sos but 326 were from North America
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
MRS. BUCKMAN'S MOTHER
WILL SHARE WITH NEAL
Chauffeur, Who Contested Will,
Secures Half of Estate
Especial Dispatch 10 The Cali

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
SACRAMENTO, May 1.-THE contro-
versy over the Ora Runyon Buchanan
estate. worth fully 100000, which fur
nished some of the hottest legal bat
ties in the countys hosiery, came to an
end yesterday with the fling of the
final account.
Steve Neal former chauffeur for Mrs
Buchanan. who was recognized as So
ciety belle in Sacramento at one time
will get about half of the estate, and
Mrs. Elmira Runyon, the mother, gets
the remainder.
The bulk of the estate was first left
to Neal by Mrs. Buchanan but just be-
fore her death a second will was made
leaving all to the mother. This Neal
contested.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
HALL IN SACRAMENTO
WILL COST 100000
Building Erected for Associated
Catholic Societies
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO. May 16.-Plans have
been completed for a new 100000
building to be erected at Sixth and L
streets by the Associated Catholic soci-
ties of this city. The new Sierra hall, as
the building will be known, will have
a mammoth auditorium on the ground
floor, capable of seating several hun
dred The structure will be six stories
in height and will contain lodge halls
and rooms for all the societies. Prob
ably one floor will be taken by the
knights of Columbus for a clubroom.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
FLOYD CARRIERS TRIAL
FOR WIFE MURDER SET
Prisoner Said to Have Con-
fessed in East
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, May 1S.-Floyd V.
Carter. charged with the murder of his
wife, will be placed on trial in the SUI
perior court June "a. Attorney Archi-
bald Yell announced yesterday that his
client would be ready for trial.
Louis several weeks ago after being
trailed across the continent.
The detectives who brought him back
say that he confessed in st. Louis, but
Carter has entered a plea of not guilty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
ADDITION PLANNED TO
GOVERNORS. MANSION
Open Air Bedroom to be Fea-
ture of Building
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, May 16.-Governor
Gillett is having an addition made to
the governors mansion. one of the fea-
lures of which will be an open air
bedroom.
Plans for the changes in the mansion
are being made by the state architects
Office.
open air bedrooms are a feature of
many of the houses in this city. and
throughout the entire year, except dur
ing the rainy season, hundreds of peo-
pie sleep out of doors.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17

Inks in which iron is an ingredient
keep better in earthen jugs than in
glass bottles. as exposure to light has
tens decomposition.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
New Owners
of Herreshofs

man, H. L. Byrne and John Mole and
W. A. Rarig of Oakland Byrne and
his wife and son will leave this week
for tour to the southern part of the
state in their new car. c. H. Herreshoff,
the head of the company that builds
the cars, is coming TO the coast the
latter part of the month He is ship
ping his car west and will tour south
as far as San Diego, as he is well
acquainted in the southern city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17

We are repairing and remodelin0 furs
prices Fl. Liebes & Co. 1444 Van Ness. .
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
VAUDEVILLE.

Lulu BEESON TRIO. in a Night in FL
Paso''. COUNTESS ROSSI and N. PALO: FLO
ADLER: KNIGHT BROTHERS and MARION
SANTELI.E: 5-JTGGLING NORMANS-5- FRED
ERTCK ALLEN and co.. FRANCINI-OLLOMS
and Page: NEW ORPHEUM MOTION PIC
BKOTHERS. Assisted by Flora Bonfanti Russell.
Eve Prices. Zoe pc soc. 75c: Box Seats, 81
Mat Prices. Joe. DC. 5oc- Phone Douglas 40.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17

Have you the once-a-week backache9
Do you know what causes it?
Simply long, continued bending and
strengthening over a washboard.
But you cannot afford to have wash
erwoman or send clothes to laundry.
What are you going to do3
Do your washing the Fels-Naptha way
and Fels-Naptha will loosen the dirt so that
a few light rubs will take it out easily.
No boiling needed only cool or luke
warm water, winter or summer.
Full directions on the red and green
wrapper.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
IS AGAIN
LOWERED BY AUTO
Fred Wiseman Drives the StOd-
dard-Dayton in Fast
Time
Clips Ten Minutes off Mark Set
by Auburn Car in Run
Around Bay
By r. r. L'HOMMEDIEU

Fred Wisemar, in his Stoddard- Day
ton, yesterday lowered the record time
from Oakland to San Francisco. He
clippd 10 minutes IA seconds from the
record. made a short time ago by Cor
don Murray in his Auburn. Wiseman
covered the distance in hours min
utes and IS seconds. 1t was a flying
trip--one that will make the capture
of the cup much harder. The start was
made from Oakland at a. m. sharp
The roads were in good shape. After
leaving San Jose Wiseman was going
through Santa Clara, and he had
passed the telegraph pole he struck on
the last run when he ran into rut
that gave the car such bounce that II
tore the seats off the body. This made
it difficult riding for Peterson, who was
in the car with Wiseman. During the
bouncing the gasoline feed pipe sprung
a leak, and during the run up this
side of the bay seven stops had to be
made to get the gasoline to feed into
the carburetor. When Wiseman went
over the line he had only about quart
of gasoline left in the tank. The run
on this side of the bay was made in l
hour % minutes s seconds.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17

The automobiles
Import of imported into the
Eoretrn Autos port of New York
- during the month
of April, 1909, are
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17

Mss Carrie NeaU Isn't it too bad about Mrs Blanks
little boy? He fell in a steaming washboler and was
scalded''
Anty Drudge it is pity. Why women viii boil
clothes, when it is not only dangerous but useless
nuisance, / can't see. must tell Mrs. Blank how
much easier and better she can wash her clothes with
Fels-Naptha in cool or ukewarm water without
boiling
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17

Manager Richardson of the Reliance
company reports the sale
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17

/. q IT q UtIIF q y UI
H err e S h o f f 80
horsepower ( o u r
cylinder touring
narr 70 & y Eacf
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17

George E. Johnson, Pacific coast
manager of the Fisk rubber company,
:. has made a good
r;r. Ca.,est suggestion for the
S,,~ge.+ea "a hour endurance
:. run of the Automo-
bile Dealers asso-
citation which will be held at the end
of the month. Johnson suggests that
there be a tire contest before the en-
durance run begins. He would make
it a three class tombstone class for
the quick work of taking off and
putting on of clincher tires. another
for quick detachable 'and one for re-
movable rims and tires. The scheme
has met with considerable favor with
the owners and the auto trade. for the
tire concerns clainl~~a great deal for
give them a chance to make good.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17

tabplated below:
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10
CUPID MUST FIGHT RED TAPE.
ludierous Mistake in French Law
Hard to Correct.

Curious difficulties occasionally be-
set young people who wish to marry
In France. A young Frenchman pro-
posed recently to a a Mile. Eugene.
and was accepted. The parents be-
gan collecting the mass Of legal pa
pers required for French marriages.
Among the first to be obtained was
Mdlle Eugenie's birth certificate. and
when they got it they found that she
was registered q boy. She Is put
down in the big book Is q male. and
q male she remains legally and admin
istratively.
Her parents pointed out first, that
she was obviously, de facto. q girl;
second. that the Christian name of Eu-
genie entered in the register was fem
mime; and third. that if she had been
. boy she would already have been
called up for the CONSUMPTION, being of
age. The authorities replied that none
Of these arguments were legally and
administratively valid. and that she
continued to be boy.
Administrative reports, procedure,
and q decision of the courts, all at
the parents expense, will be required
before the law acknowledges Mdlle.
Eugene to be of the feminine sex and
allows her to marry.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10
WITH THE MEN THAT ACHIEVE.
Trials and suherings Of Uncrowned
Heroes Of the Sea.

The career of the ship wrecker con-
sists of q series of hardships and ad-
ventures and accidents and narrow es-
capes from the first day he enlists
with big wrecking company up to
the time he Is brought ashore from
the grim ship he calls home" Grip
pied or fatally injured. OF all the pro-
fessions that demand heavy toll of hui
man life none. not even mining or
powder making, IL as dangerous as the
one Of these wreckers. Every year
these daring men who brave storm
and wave and tempest to save the
stranded liner" to raise the sunken
ocean greyhound" to rescue the ship
impaled upon rocks and, II nothing
else, to salve what valuable cargo may
be removed from helpless wrecks.
meet death by the score. says . writ
er in Appleton's. Many Of them. ex-
posed often for days and nights to the
icy blasts Of winter seas. to driving
billiards and to drenching storms that
bite to the marrow, succumb to pneu-
monia- Others, ct work on pitching.
tossing bafges, have legS or arms shat
tened during the risky operations Of
removing masts or Of singing wreck
ing pumps or other castingS that
weigh tons. Othess have hands or
10et - 6sea6full1 6eg0 that 49,