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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
ALAMEDA'S PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OPEN TO-DAY
Teachers Return From Vaca-
ssltions and Report for Duty

8 ALAMEDA, Aug. 1.-The public schools
will reopen tomorrow for the fall term.
The teachers have all returned from
their vacation of two months and yes
terday reported o>Superintendent Will
c. Wood. Most of the students will be
present tomorrow to answer to their
names.
During the time that the schools have
been closed several of the buildings
have been painted, repaired and inn
proved. The capacity of all of the
structures has been taxed almost to
the limit to accommodate the classes.
The city purchased a lot at the corner
of Santa Clara avenue and Eighth street
for school building site, but the funds
with which to erect and equip the
structure are not available and it is pro-
posed to call for an issue of bonds.
According to the superintendent of
schools there will be an increase during
the fall term over the attendance dur
ing the spring term.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
MANY WORSHIPERS AT
PORTIUNCULA FESTIVAL
FruitvaIe Church Thronged
Throughout Day

OAKLAND, Aug. Hundreds of peo-
pie today visited the Franciscan church
of St Elizabeth in Fruitvale to partici-
pate in the festival of Portiuncula,
which began at 2 o'clock this afternoon
and which will end at sunset tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning at o'clock Mon
signor Raw. vicar general of the arch
diocese of Portland, Ore. will celebrate
solemn, pontifical high mass. There will
also be masses at $40. 6, and 1880
o'clock
The feast of Portiuncula derives it's
name from the little chapel of Santa
Maria of the Angels in the valley of
Spoleto. This house of worship was
made the first church of the order Of
st. Francis OF Assist, founder Of the
Franciscans.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
STRONG FACULTY FOR
UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC
Valuable Additions Made to
Professors at Institution


SAN JOSE, Aug. 1.-The strongest
faculty ever employed at the institution
will open the new semester at the
University of the Pacific. The new
corps of instructors will be able, II
they meet the hope or DR.. W. W. Guth,
ID. D., 10 raise the educational value OF
the institution TO a higher plane than
it has ever achieved
The new members OF the faculty are
DR.. b. J. Morris, formerly an instructor
at Kansas Wesleyan university and
school superintendenE In Republic city,
Kan, philosophy; Prof. Rufus T. Ste
venson, Greek and Latin, Kansas Wes-
leyan university; Herbert F. Allen,
English. graduate University of Mich
igan; Allen NJ. Kline, history and polit-
ical science, University OF Michigan;
Rev George A Miller. San Francisco,
course in missions; Harvey E. Dorr,
graduate stanford. oriental history,
Miss Florence F. Alternately, Spokane,
preceptress; Miss Ethel NJ. Slater. Cor
nell graduate academy department,
English: Miss Anna S. Cox, Stanford.
graduate academy department. Latin;
Miss Anna NJ. Wythe. University of
Pacific. '09. theory Of music; Nat J..
Landsberger, graduate Leipzig univer-
sity, violin; Charles s. Weber, European
training. department of orchestral
music.
A librarian and teacher Of CONNER
cial branches are yet to be selected
from among a most competent number
of applicants
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02

clothing and infiictins deep bite on
Anita's arm. The child's scream and
the dogs snarls brought men to the
rescue.
Policeman O'Riley arrived in time
to learn Mrs. Waddington's name and
her Santa Rosa address. The woman
also told the policeman that she had
relatives at 224 Twenty-fourth street.
this city, who proved to be Clarence
NJ. Waddington. an electrician. and his
family.
O'Riley said that the dog belonged
TO M. C. Leemer. a peddler at 1924
Eighteenth street Through the day
the brute is usually tied in the rear
yard, but at night the peddler leaves
a wagon of vegetables in the street
and turns loose the dog to watch the
stuff. Children in the surrounding
blocks fear the savagery OF the
animal.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
WOMAN AND GEMS
BOTH DISAPPEAR
Piedmont House Holder Rents
Room to Stranger, Who
Steals Valuable Jewels

OAKLAND, Aug. 1.-Walter Fred
erick. who lives at go walsworth ave-
nue.. has put the police on the trail
Of mysterious woman whom he sus-
poets Of initiating George Francis. the
eastern actor who is charged with
burglary. and yet conceals his real
name. The woman, pursuing Francis
method. according to Frederick, rented
a room from him yesterday afternoon
At o'clock she disappeared, and after
her abrupt departure became known
the loss Of $500 worth of diamond set
jewels.
According to Frederick, the strange
woman. who was middle aged and nat
tly sttired, made a bigger pick al
one place than Francis did in many
jobs. Frederick gave a description OF
his guest TO the police with the added
information that in renting the apart
rnent the woman gave her name as
Mrs. Vance. The missing jewels con-
sisted Of a three stone diamond rinS
and a pair Of diamond earrings.
Somewhat similar was the manner in
which B. X. Truelson. a grocer at 5s04
San Pablo avenue. lost $50 from his
cash drawer. He told the police this
morning that yesterday he hired man
known to him as Charles Schulz and
put the employe behind the counter
With implicit faith in his worker
Truelson explained the mechanism OF
the cash drawer and left Schulz in
the store. Later Schulz left and the
SIS was not in the cash till.
J. H Bangs Of room 5s, Vendome
hotel, Tenth street near Washington
reports that q room thief took cloth
ing from his apartment. W. G. Keller
OF S43 SiXtieth street reported that his
pockets were picked OF a watch worth
SIS in a cafe
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
SILVERSMITH WRECKS
NENDER'S PUSHCART
Street BrawI Lands Man in Jail
on Three Charges

OAKLAND, Aug. IA. Sorenson, a
Eilversmith employed by Shreve & Co.
and living in San Francisco, was ar
rested this evening, charged with petty
larceny. using vulgar language, and
malicious mischief, after he had
wrecked an ice cream cornucopia
wagon pushed along the streets by an
unidentified Greek. He is said to have
demanded a share of the peddler's
edibles and when refused helped him
self. This act was the basis OF the
petty larceny charge. The other two
charges arose when Sorenson resisted
arrest, knocked the pushcart into the
street, and called +. Stachler foul
names for informing the patrolman as
10 who was the culprit.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
ACTIVITY FEATURE OF
IRON. AND STEEL TRADE
Railroads Plan Comparatively
Small Orders for Rails

NEW YORK, Aug Activity and
strength continued to be the features
of the iron and steel trade through
out the week. Sales of foundry iron
aggregated about 10000 tons. but only
about 10000 Ons~of steel making iron
have been sold because consumers are
not vet ready TO meet the advanced
position of the furnaces having basic
iron to sell for the last quarter of this
year.
In steel products the greatest activity
has been in steel plates and shapes
and fabricated material
Railroads have placed only, small or
ders for rails, including 1880 for the
Santa Fe and 5000 for the Denver and
Rio Grande, but they have placed con-
tracts for 10000 additional cars. and
15 900 are now under negotiations.
third being for the Pennsylvania and
a third for the Baltimore and Ohio.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
HUSBAND is ACCUSED
BY WIFE OF BIGAMY
Woman Asks Court to Annul
Her Marriage
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

RENO. Aug. Mrs. Matte r. Malkus
appeared in Judge Pixies court yester-
day and asked that her marriage to
Louis Malkus be annulled on the ground
that at the time of the ceremony he
had wife living.
In her complaint she says Malkus
represented to her that he was an un-
married man and she became his wife.
They lived together for 10 months.
when she discovered that he had a
wife and child living at Shreveport,
La, and she left him. In August, 1907.
Mallxus came to Reno and began his
action for divorce.
In September, last year. Mrs. Malkus
alleged Malkus came to San Francisco
and represented to her that he had been
divorced. Believing that this was true,
she agreed to marry him, and the Sec
ondi ceremony was performed at San
Mateo, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
AGED W0MAN'S SKULL
FRACTURED BY FALL
Slips on Stairs of Her Home
and Strikes on Pile of Rocks

OAKLAND, Aug. Mrs. Mark King,
a widow, so years old, fell from the
rear porch of her home at sos Brock
hurst street on a rock pile in an ad-
joining lot last night, and suffered
serious injuries. The aged woman
struck face downward. and suffered a
fracture Of the frontal bone, a broken
nose, lacerations of the upper lip and
. severing OF the lower lip.
The aged woman was carried into
her house unconscious DR.. r. +. Tis-
dale was summoned and for time
feared death because Of the patients
age. He succeeded in reducing the
fractures. and late last night sent Mrs.
King to the Oakland central hospital
He said today she would probably re-
cover
Mrs. Kings husband, Mark King, died
about four weeks ago.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
PROMISES PLENTY OF
WATER THIS SEASON
North Coast Company Says
There Will be no Shortage
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

MILL VALLEY. Aug. General re-
lief is being expressed by the citizens
here over letter recently received by
the town trustees from James New
lands Jr. president of the North Coast
water company. which states that there
will be no water shortage this year in
the dry season, as there has been in
the past years.
To meet the growing needs of the
community the company is extending
its pipe line 5000 feet to the limits of
its water sheds in the western part
of the reserve.
This will give the town an extra
$4,000 gallons of water a day.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
OAKLANDER LOSES BOTH =
ARMS ON A DREDGER
Peter Erickson Meets With
Frightful Accident in Vallejo
ISpecial Dispotch TO The Call

VALLEJO, Aug. Both arms drawn
into the immense eogs of great
dredger operating on Napa creek near
this city. Peter Erickson, resident of
Oakland, today received what is be-
lieved are fatal injuries. The man was
engaged in oiling the machinery when
one of his sleeves caught in the wheels.
In attempting to free his right arm he
allowed the left to get caught also, and
both arms were crushed to the shoulder
before the engineer could stop the ma
chinery.
Erickson has been taken to Oakland
for treatment
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
THIEVERY ON WARSHIP
BRINGS SAILORS ARRES7
Alleged Stolen Money Found on
Suspected Man
TSncr;oI D;,nofcb IN The Call

week of the robbery of the rooms of
Midshipman Gribbel of the cruiser
South Dakota, Mess Attendant Frank
Johnson was seized just as he was
stepping to the ships gangplank this
afternoon and thrown into the brig" /"
On his person was found $3.50 in gold,
believed to be part of $3.50 stolen sew
eral days ago.
In tht mans quarters on the ship
an additional 500 was found.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02

Lady Frances BaIfour. discussing the
recent international congress for
woman suffrage. says that Mrs. Gait
presided as well as the speaker OF the
house of commons
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02

The success Of New York's and Bos-
toms work horse parades has inspired
demand for them in Baltimore and
Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-02
FRENCH AVIATOR MAKES
FLIGHT IN BIPLANE
Remains in Air One Hour, Fifty
Minutes and Thirty Seconds

CHALONS- SUR MARINE. Aug. I'M.
Semmer today made a.fiight of l hour
so minutes and 80 seconds duration in
his biplane, beating the records of all
the French aviators.
Plans Aviation Conference
PARIS. Aug. lit is reported here
that France intends to call an inter
national conference to discuss aviation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
REPLICA OF FULTONS
CLERMONT LAUNCHED

New York, July 10,-The strange
looking little craft which is n replica
of Robert Fulton's Hudson river steam
boat, the Clermont. was launched to-
day under the auspices of the Hudson
Fulton celebration commission at the
Mariners harbor yards OF the Staten
Island ship-building company.
Next fall, during the Hudson Full
ton celebration. the clel1nont replica
will be the central figure in q great
fotilla of warships OF all nations which
will accompany her over the same
course on the Hudson from New York
to Albany which Fulton took in the
original in August. 1907 The replica is
as nearly the duplicate of the original
as the commission could build from
plans and dimensions noted in soma.
of F'ultons own letters. She will 10
equipped with a replica Of the old en-
gine and make her trip up the Hudson
TO Albany under her own steam.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
.DOsEA AT LARGE;
RIVALS LEON LING
Arrested simultaneously in Many
Places. But Proves To be
Wrong Man.

Although the county. and particu-
larly the Austrian settlements. have
been secured by the deputies of the.
sherI's office. and numerous clues run.
down. Dana Dosen, who shot and al
most fatally wounded Tony Sterevich. q
fellow Austrian, at Garfield, Thursday
night. is still at large. Dosen is be-
coming fair imtator of Leon Ling, IN
his ability to be in number OF places
at the same time, He has been arrest
ed at Bingham, GARFIELD, Murray and
TWO or three other places, but it was
always the wrong Dosen.
The sheriff's office Is still at work in
the search for Dosen and hope yet II
land him Sterevich, the victim of his
bullets. is recovering favorably, at St.
Marks hospital and is now through
to be out of danger. He still refuses to
speak OF the shooting or of any former
trouble that existed between he aud
posen, and sticks to his story TINT
sDosen simply walked into the boarding-
house where he, Sterevich. was sitting,
and without a word began firing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
STOCK MARKET
WAS LETHARG|C
---.------
Pressure 10 Realize Profits on
Advances 0utWeighed the
New Demand.
ToDAY's PRICES WERE HIGHER
Stocks That We're Notably Weak
Yesterday We're Stronscr--Ciosc
Fairly Steady. Dull.

New York, July 10,-StoclSS were lcthar-
gle in face of many favorable develop
ments this week. The pressure to realize
government crop reports were accepted
as promise for the most profitable Cgri-
cultural out-turn in the history of the
country. Excellent conditions were re-
ported from the iron ana steel trades.
Copper trade conditions were less satis-
factory owing to accumulation of stocks
in second hands The tranquil passage
of the half-ycarly settlements gave as
surance of continued ease in the money
market. There was some stirring OF
activity on the political side owing to
the forccasting of government hostility
to the holding company" device enl-
ployed by great corporations.
First prices of stocks today We're gem
orally higher but the dealings were very
dull and most or the changes small. a
rise of point in Illinois Central was
the only conspicuous feature
Some Of the stocks that were notably
weak yesterday were advanced sharply
toda% and there was also al extension
of the opening rise in Illinois Central
Sympathetic fractional gains were made
by the principal stocks. but a reaction
OF a point In Reading ana a realizing in
the Hartman Pacfics aud the Arnalga-
mated Copper depressed price In many
INSTANCES below yesterdays closing.
The market closed fairly steady aud
very dull. Prices wavered over a narrow
range but inclined to hardened, Hooking
Coal rose IA. Yves tinEhouSc Electric fell
~, and Evansville and Torrc Hau,e /.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
CHRISTIAN JOHNSON
TURNED OVER TO SHERIFF

san Francisco, July 1o.-Chrstian c..
johnson asserted by the police to be
John Madsen, married to nearly IL
score of women in as many cities. was
turned over to the sheriff of Santa
Clara county today and taken to san
Jose. where a charge Of bigamy has
been preferred against him by Mrs.
Josephine A. T'retheway
AS alleged in the complaint, when
he was welded to Mrs. Tretheway on
April n, 1900. he was the husband
of Henrietta Leopold who resided in
this city. Johnson stoutly denies
that he is Madsen. he admitted to the
authorities his marriage to these two
women and also to Mrs. Sylvia De
Bennett, but the admissions We're not
made until he was confronted with
irrefutable evidence.
johnson is to be tried first on the
complaint filed at san jose, and the
Police declare that the evidence to be
produced will establish bcyong doubt
that he is the much manted Madsen,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
WHY SENATOR sM00T WAS
NOT ON COMMITTEE
fspccial to tho "Ncws.")

Especial to tho News. W..
Washington, July 10.-In view Of the
widely printed press dispatches to the
effect that Senator Smoot would be
ore of the members of the conference
committee on the tariff, there is some
disappointment among western inter-
ests that his name was not included In
the list. 1t was fully intended that
Senator Smoot should be one of the
members, as he was SO thoroughly
posted on the merits Of all the points
in conflict, but at the last moment It
was found his appointment would
violate the old rule OF seniority, and
out of courtesy. to older senators, the.
change was made.
Senator Smoot, however. will be In
constant touch with the committee
during the progress Of the conference.
senator Switzerland, and senators
from other western states whose inter.
csts are affected by the bill may also
be relied on to keep close watch on
such schedules as lead, wool, hides,
and coal, which will be the subjects
in lively dispute. There does not
seem to be much concern in regard to
beet sugar, as 1t is expectd that both
the senate and house members VIII
agree on the program including the
limitation of the Philippine produce
tons along the lines known to be ad-
rpcatcd by President Taft.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
HAVE BUSY FORENOON

st Paul, July 1o.-The delegates
to the Twenty-fourth International
Christian Endeavor convention crowd
ed a full days work in this forenoon
in order that the afternoon might be
free for excursions.
Following a quiet hour service there
were sessions of Mthodists in sever
al down town churches. Labor prob
lens were discussed in the guild hail
of the Christian church, under the
leadership OF Rev. Charles Stetzle. In
the auditorium the business side OF
Thy Kingdom Come was discussed
The missionary committee conference
at the same time in the armory, had a
number of speakers from all parts of
the world.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
Especial correspondence.l

H.
cisco Utah, July 1O.--A head-on coll
,,sion occurred just west Of this place
a. the Denver & Rio Grande this morn
,ru about o'clock, between n west
hound passenger train and an east
hornd freight loaded With stock. 1Ingi-
necr Hcidemann, Fireman Heinze and
Baggaseman Vaughan of the passenger
train are missing, and it is thought they
are buried under the wreckage. Brake
\ man Burke Of the freight train is seri-
ousIy injured. No passengers have been
reported injured
4 SPECIAL CAR RIED ELI<s.
The special passenger was hurrying
westward with the coaches crowded
Win the Twin city Elis, en- route to
the convention OF Elks at Los Angc-
les. On reaching point ia miles
east of Helper, and between this place
and Whitehousc, the train suddenly
crashed into the freight which was APP
preaching from the other direction. A
terrible scene followed. The engines
after the impact reared IN the air and
fell in crushed heap, with the engi-
.neer and fireman Of the passenger en-
ylnc and the baggagcman buried un-
derneath. The head brakeman to the
freight train was thrown among Tho
debris and badly injured, while the
engineer of the freight train was slight
" injured. Tho fireman saved himself
by Jumping. There is little hope held
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
WANT TO KNOW If THEY
ARE LEGALLY MARRIED

C,hlcago. July 10.--Weeping wives aud
frightened husbands beseiged the office
of Marriage License Clerk Salmonson
in the county building yesterday in o.
vain effort to learn whether they We're
legally married. or whether, according
to Il recent decision of municipal Judge
BETTER, they had been united by jus
tees of the peace who had no author.
,ity.
Many women carried babies. wiila
others led small children. All had read
of Judge Beitlers ruling that marriage
ceremonies performed by justices of the
peace in Chicago since the Inauguration
of the municipal court We're null anil
Void.
Judge Foster, acting chief justice Of
the municipal court, declared that the
law was plain and undoubtedly every
marriage performed by a justice OF
the peace, since the law went into cf-
feet is Illegal.
A special act of the legislature may
be sought to legalize all such mar
RAG
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
FEDERATION OF LABOR
ORGANIZERS IN PlTTSBURG

: -8 Il ( L 3 II i - g
PittsburS. July Emmett Flood and
John 4 Fleet. general organizers of
the American Federation OF Labor. arr
rived in Pittsburg yesterday, and spent
the greater portion of the day in con-
ference with p. j. McArdle, president
of the Analgamated Association of
Iron. Steel and Tin Workers. They
have been assigned to the Pittsburg
district by the American Federation of
Labor to assist the Amalgamated as
sociation's strike against the American
Sheet & Tin Plate company. and Will
begin an active campaign this morn
ing.
President AcArdle said the announce
ment that the United States Steel cor
poration will build a 50-milI tin plate
plant and 50-mill sheet plant at Gary,
Ind, the largest of it's kind in the world
is only a bluff upon the part of the
steel corporation to win the strike for
the American company.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
TABLET IN MEMORY
OF KING KAMEHAMEHA

Honolulu, July Via San Francisco
July 10.--A tablet carved i'll the rock,
has just been unveiled at the Pail by
the Daughters of Hawaii, in memory
of King Kamehameha the first, who
first brought all the islands under one
dominion. The tablet bears suitable
Inscription calling attention to his vic
tory in the battle of Nuanu. 100 years
ago, in which he defeated the last OPP
posing army on this island and made
himself master of the group The bat
tie in question ended at the precipict
known as the Pail, Kamehameha's
enemies being driven over, the precipice
and annihilated.