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Amador ledger., 1909-02-26

FOR RENT-Thre furnished rooms
for light housekeeping on the Mason
tract. Apply at this office.
Amador ledger., 1909-02-26

Acknowledgment blanks for nota
ries, specially printed for Amador
county, may be had at the Ledger
office. Price SOC per packet of 80.
Amador ledger., 1909-02-26

Furnished Rooms to let: inquire at
Ledger office.
Amador ledger., 1909-02-26
Two Dollars per year

If paid strictly in advance otherwise $3.50 will be charged
OUR CLUBBING RATES:
Amador ledger., 1909-02-26
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
National Government.
EXECUTIVE

President....... Theodore Roosevelt
Vice President. Charles w. Fairbanks
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
TH[ATER
GOES TO IS. & [" !"
Sullivan-Considine Circuit Con-
GLIDING Negotiations for
Vaudeville Playhouse
New Turn in Amusement War
Follows Announcement of
William Morris Plans

The Sullivan-C -Considine company is
soon to take over the National theater
at Post and Steiner streets, which is
now operated by S. ]. Grammar. w.
Lincoln, manager of the western cir
cult of the company, the senior partner
of which is Big Tim Sullivan. the New
York state senator and politician con-
cluded the negotiations yesterday.
While the IS & c." circuit books in
this city at present in both the National
and Wigwam theaters, when it owns
and controls house of it's own it
should be more of factor in the
vaudeville fight than it now is.
The "S. & c." circuit now owns and
operates theaters in Los Angeles, San
Diego, Portland, Vancouver. Victoria,
Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Bellingham,
Butte and Denver. Besides that it books
in houses throughout California, in
Guiding the Bell theater. Oakland. Next
to the Orpheum circuit the Sullivan
Considine company claims control over
the largest number of places In the
business. Besides the western circuit
there is a chain of so theaters booked
out of Chicago.
w. K. Reese, local booking agent for
the company. said yesterday that he
was not in position to speak for
Lincoln, who was the representative
here of the Sullivan -Considine interests,
but he would admit that negotiations
were now under way.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
|CALkINS AFFAIRS
BEING UNTANGLFD
Referee in Bankruptcy Fixes
August 2 as Date for Sale
of Properties
Stocks of Former Publisher of
the Globe Are Very Much
InCumbered

Most of the property involved in the
bankruptcy of Willard P. Calkins was
ordered sold yesterday by Referee in
Bankruptcy Milton ]. Green. This ac-
tion on the part of the court means
quick settlement of the tangled
financial affairs of the former pub
Usher of the Globe and official repre-
sentative in the newspaper world of
the graft defense in the city, and espe-
cially of Patrick Calhoun, who, it is
asserted, was the largest financial
hacker of the former editor, and guar
anteed the notes of Calkins at the
Union trust company totaling $175,o00.
1t was understood from what Judge
Green said that whoever purchased it
the Calkins properties must indemnify
the estate against any and all claims
that may be held against the proper
ties. 1t was further intimated during
the session that the Union trust COM
pany will bid $17,500 for the Sacra-
mento Union, as the loan made to
Calkins by the Hellmans was further
secured by majority of stock in that
paper, which was incorporated under
the two names of Sacramento publish
ing company and The Sacramento pub
fishing company.
Among the properties to be sold are
1,151 shares of stock of The Sacra-
mento publishing company, 150,120
shares of~common stock of Sacramento
of stock of the Calkins publishing
house. This is to be subject to a.
lien of the Union trust company. There
Will be sold 900 shares of preferred
stock of Sacramento publishing COM
pany and 10000 shares of stock of the
Nevada publishing company, subject
to lien claim of the Anglo London
claim of the Zellerbach paper company
there will be sold 1929 shares of
stock of the Calkins photo engraving
company.
OF the Sacramento publishing COM
pany 1,249 shares OF stock and 24,SS0
shares of common stock of Sacramento
publishing company. with $4,000 shares
of preferred stock OF Sacramento pub
fishing company and 1915 shares of
capital stock of the Calkins publish
ing house, were ordered sold The
claim of the trustee against the Fresno
county publishing company was recog-
nized. Further sales were ordered of
669 shares of stock of the Nevada
publishing company, 61,36S shares Of
stock of the PandeA of the Press and
4.995 shares of stock of the Pythian
Chronicle. These two papers have not
been published for several months.
1t is estimated that the claims
against the estate of the two Sacra-
mento publishing companies will
amount to $4,000. The Union trust
company is owed $175.o00, the Anglo
London Paris national bank $4,000,
and the Zellerbach paper company $17,-
OOO
The sales are to be returnable
August at . p. m.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
DETECTIVE O'DEA'S SON
DENOUNCES THE POLICE
Declares Client Was Beaten to
Force a Confession

Edward Mckee was convicted yes
terday of burglary. In company with
two other men he broke into the tailor
store of Morris Baum, 5S1 Valencia
street, and stole 20 bolts of cloth and
a number of garments.
A feature of the trial was the de-
denunciation of the police department
by McKee's attorney. Edward O'Dea.
son of Detective O'Dea, we'll known
member Of the police force of this city.
Mckee, who confessed the robbery
TO the police. testified yesterday that
the confession was forced from him
by violent beating. He said two po-
licemeh held him while a third punched
him several times in the face.
1T reflects no credit on the police
force of this city, said ATTORNEY
o'Dea, when officers have to beat a
man to make him confess Such things
are worse than anything ever perpe-
trated in Russian dungeon Mckee
was beaten in order to make him tell
the story the police wanted. and he
told 1t because he was afraid of fur-
ther i'll treatment"
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
VALET OF TURKISH
PRINCE ARRESTED
George yiecel Charged With
Battery Upon Girl at
Ocean Beach
Says He Was Fishing and His
Line Was Dragged Along
the Sand

George VieceI. valet to Prince Shei-
benz Bey Catsica of the Turkish empire,
who is an artist and lives in a bum
galow al the ocean beach, appeared in
Police Judge Deasy's court yesterday
on charge of battery, and the case
was continued until today. The, bat
terry is alleged to have been committed
by Viecel upon Lucille Holden, pretty
girl, Is years of age, whose home is
In Redwood City, but who is at pres
ent visiting Mrs. C. E. Walters, sO4
Cole street.
the girl and Mrs. Walters were at
the beach Monday afternoon, and while
Mrs Walters reclined on the sand the
girl strolled along the waters edge.
Mrs Walters heard the girl scream and
saw Viecel striking at her with his
hst. She jumped to her feet and ran
TO the girls assistance. dropping her
satchel. containing her gold watch,
valued at $50, and $3.50. Mounted Po-
heeman Pidgeon also heard the girl
scream and rode to the scene, placing
Viecel under arrest. Mrs. Walters
satchel could not be found, and a girl
told her that she had seen Viecel pick
1t up.
Pidgeon could not find this girl. and
as Viecel strenuously denied knowing
anything about the satchel, the sup
position is that the girl had found it
and had blamed him to throw suspicion
off herself.
Little Miss Holden said that viecel,
as she passed him, grabbed hold of
her. and when she showed him away
he struck at her with his fist Viecel
says that he was fishing and the girl
dragged his fishing line along with her
feet, which made him angry and he
showed her aside
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
RECORD OF
THE BUSY BURGLARS
Many HousehoIders Report the
Looting of Their Homes

Burglars and thieves were busy dur
ing Monday night in this city, and the
police reports show thes following
record: Room of Mrs. Louis Germ, 1411
Post street, pair of field glasses and
clarinet, valued at $SS, stolen; residence
of Mrs. j. M. Levison, 713 Baker street,
jewelry valued at SAT stolen; apart
ments of Mrs. P. S. Higgins, 571 Va
lencia street, jewelry valued at $3.50
stolen; dental parlors of ]. W. Litchen,
430 Fillmore street, dental gold valued
at $27 stolen; residence of Alfred Gus
tin, 2221 Sutter street, violin for which
he was paying on the installment plan
and was in arrears, stolen.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
ACTIONS OF CHINESE
GUIDES UNDER THE BAN
Chief Cook Asked to Make an
Investigation of Fakes

Following the proclamation on the
dead walls of Chinatown last week
that Chinese guides who took tourists
to trumped up opium resorts in China
town and other places showing the
lowest phase of Chinese life would be
severely punished, Chief Cook received
a letter yesterday from Attorney Std
ger, representing the Chinese Six COM
panies, asking him to make an investi-
cation with the object of seeing that
all of these fake resorts were closed
up. The chief sent the letter to Cap
tain Duke, with instructions to make
a full Investigation into the matters
complained of and to take whatever
action he deemed necessary to put
stop to the cause of the complaints.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
MAN IN NIGHTROBE
CAUSE OF FALSE ALARM
Special Officer Sees Smoke and
Calls Out Firemen

A man attired in his nightsbirt
rushed up to George w. Powers, special
officer of the Preside and Ferries rail-
road company, about 1870 o'clock yes
terday morning and excitedly told him
that there was fire in Imperial ave.
nue..
Powers looked in that direction and
seeing a cloud of smoke turned in an
alarm from box 421 at Cough and
Green streets. The man in the night
shirt disappeared.
The firemen quickly responded, but
could find no trace of any fire, and it
was discovered that the smoke seen by
Powers was issuing from the chimney
of a bakery at 2S16 Cough street
Policemen McInerney and Powers
searched for the man in the nightshirt,
but could find no trace of him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28

yesterday was J. Murray Bailey. a
mining engineer living at 4SI Belve-
dere street, who, after remarking that
he had read of the graft cases spas
medically. casually and very infre-
quently,' stated that his year of res
pite, since last having done jury duty,
was not yet over. He will be recalled
today and his record looked up.
Fred T. Berry of 609 Frederick
street, contracting freight agent for
the Gould railroads, stated on exam
ination that he had a strong hope that
the case would turn out in a particular
way, and that he entertained no hostil-
ity at all to Calhoun. He was excused.
AT the opening of yesterdays session
100 additional names were drawn, re-
turnable Thursday morning In all
twenty-five taIesmen were quizzed yes
terday by the attorneys: Haas was
allowed to go to his home and told to
appear at II o'clock this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
CITY AWARDED BED
OF MISSION CREEK
Claim of lie Roys to Land Worth
$4,000 Disallowed by
Judge Sturtevant
Title Has Been in Litigation for
More Than Two Score
Years

The 40 year old claim OF Eugene
and Georges lie Roy, who live in Paris
France. to. possession of valuable
strip of land in the Mission, covering
the bed of the filled in Mission creek
was decided adversely to the claimants
and in favor of the city by Judge
Sturtevant Yesterday. The erection by
the board of works OF corporation
yard for the use of the street cleaning
department, which was enjoined by the
LIE Roys last month, will now be pro-
ceeded with.
Since the early sixties the LIE Roys
have asserted title to land to the cen
ter line of the creek, from Eleventh
street to Alameda street.
The tract in dispute is an irregular
shaped strip, about TOO feet long and
verying in width from so to 80 feet-
Its approximate value is $4,000. Not
withstanding an advarse decision by
the state supreme court in 1897, the
LIE Roy family has always made use
of the land, relying upon an indefinite
decision of the United States supreme
court rendered more than 20 years
ago. Buildings and fences have been
erected by the lie Roys on the land and
rented. There is now a lumber yard
and a carpet cleaning establishment
there. occupied by tenants of the
family.
The city last month began tearing
down the fences to make way for the
corporation yard. An injunction was
obtained by the LIE Roys. enjoining
the citys employees from interfering
with the fences or the buildings Judge
Sturtevants decision follows that OF
the state supreme court rendered IL
years ago. It is to the effect that the
boundary of the lie Roy property stops
on the west and northwest boundary
of the Mission creek Assistant City
Attorney Adolph Graupner handled
the matter for the city, and the lie
Roys were represented by Pillsbury,
Madison & Sutro.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
BROKER IN TROUBLE
OVER MINING STOCK
Leon Goldman Is Arrested on
James E. kerr'S Complaint

Leon Goldman, stock broker, 366
Bush street, was arrested yesterday
afternoon on a charge of obtaining
money by false pretenses. The COM
plant was sworn to by James E.
Kerr. manager of the Debenture surety
company, 36S Bush street. Goldman
was released on $500 cash bail.
Kerr says that Goldman put a large
quantity of rotten" stock in the mar
ket nearly three years ago and No
vember Z, 1906, he was induced to pur-
chase for $3.50 stock of the Kaiser
Goldfield mining company, which Gold
man said he would have listed before
December 1 and when so listed the
stock would have a value of % cents
a share.
The stock was not listed and never
reached a value of 25 cents a share
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
ACCUSED OF FORCING
SISTER TO LIFE OF SHAME
Arrests Made by Order of the
Federal Government

Pepino Pitera and Silvia Reggiano
were arrested by United States Mar
shall C. T. Elliott yesterday for bring
ing Italia Reggiano. a sister of Silvia
Reggiano, to the United States from
Italy for immoral purposes.
The arrests, which were made in Ell
Verano, Sonoma county, were at the
behest of the immigration department
at Washington, d. c.
1t is claimed by Italia Reggiano that
her sister brought her to New York
with the idea of marrying, but on her
arrival she was compelled by her sister
to live in a house of ill repute.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
WILL CONTINUE TASK
OF PARKING CEMETERY
Supervisors to Press Work of
Creating Pleasure Ground

The supervisors are pressing forward
in their undertaking to create pub
lie park in place of the old Golden Gate
cemetery, and as the six months in
terval given the societies and families
of deceased persons buried there ex-
pired July l, the board will soon move
for the clearing away of the tomb
stones and the parking of the sward.
p. A. Bergerot, representing some of
the protestants, has endeavored to get
the board to assume half or all the
expense of removing the bodies, but
this the members have declined.
Many families having relatives
buried in the cemetery have already
removed the bodies. and the identity
of many graves has been lost by the
removal or decay of the wooden head
boards.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
UNION STREET LINES
PROPERTIES PLEDGED
Mortgage of 100000 for Bet
terments Filed

The mortgage of all the Presidio and
Ferries railroad company's properties
to secure a 100000 bond issue was
placed on file yesterday. The Union
trust company has assumed the bonds.
which are per cent serial issue ter
minating with the roads franchise.
and the money will be used to take up
the Indebtedness contracted in the re-
cent Presidio extension and improve
ments.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
RESORTS
| HONOLULU
Beats Them All
The California Promotion Committee

t1ne state Central Organization organized il
industrial development OF California)
PROMOTIONS The act OF promotion. advance
ment. encouragement. Century Dictionary
The committee has for its object the PROMO
IlON OF California interests. II has nothing 10
sell. 1t fosters all things tending to the ADJ
FANCEMENT OK California. IL Is an authority
on all matters relating to California. II EN-
COURAGES the establishment Of new industries
and fosters those already established. It invites
tunities and feeds OF all helds OF business and
professional activity. It Is supported By popular
subscription and makes no charge for any serYlcs
rendered 1t has affiliated with Il 200 CONNER
elal organizations OF the state. with combined
membership OF more than 80, coo. Meetings OF
representatives OF these organizations are held
semiannually in different parts OF the state,
where matters OF Calfornia's interests dis
eussed- Headquarters OF the committee are main
tained In California building. Union square, san
francisco. CORRESPONDENTS INVITED.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28

ABRAMS WILL CoNTEsT-A contest over the
estate of Jane Abrams alias Jane Bernard. who
died March 20 last, leaving property worth about
$4,000 was begun yesterday by Esther Altmark
and Caroline Joseph, daughters Two wills were
made by Mrs. Abrams. The first cut off Mrs
Altmark and Mrs. Joseph as well as son.
Henry Abrams. with 81 each. leaving everything
else to Marion Deutsch a daughter A subse-
quent WILL not yet filed, leaves the bulk of the
estate to Mrs. AItmark and Mrs. Joseph.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
SIMONOFF ESTATE
ATTACHED FOR $14,O87
F. M. McAuIiffe Levies on Leav-
enworth Street Property

An attachment against the Morris
Siminoff estate and against Emma Sim
inoff, J. Loboslay and Rosa Silvermann.
beneficiaries, was placed on file yes
terday in favor of F. NJ. McAuliffe. 1t
was for debt of $14.0S7, and was
levied against property in Leaven-
worth street, 60 feet south of Wash
ington.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
Notice to Passengers

Round Trip Transfer Tickets
Now on Sale.
Trunks Ground trip), rs cents each.
Limits extend to First Avenue and
Stanyan Street.
Morton Special Delivery.
SO Steuart St and Oakland Ferry Depot
Telephone Kearny sol.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
CALHOUN CASE
CONVERSATIONS

JUDGE LAWLOR: 'sYour name,
sIr~
JOHN O'DAY Sr., retired: "My
name is John O'Day. 1 have no
middle name, because they don't
have them in the place i was
born. i call myself John O'Day
Sr., however, to Distinguish my
self from my sons. In all 1 have
IS children"
JUDGE LAwLOR: 'Is there
any reason you can not serve in
this case."
O'DAY: mo. sir. need the
money very much"
JOHN o. BAUER, carpenter: 81
was called yesterday, Judge
LawIOr, examined and excused,
but today i felt / must return
and tell you of something 1 tes-
tilted TO yesterday which was un-
true.
JUDGE LAWLORi (amid sup
pressed excitement in court
room): "What Is this fact you
did not state correctIy."
BAUER; 81 said that the car
penters' union paid an assessment
OF 80 cents per man TO aid the
streetcar strikers in 1907. This
wish to correct. 1t was so cents
per week"
STANLEY MOORE: "Have you
ever discussed this casef"
WILLIAM l.. FRASER, painter:
"Many times, and in fierce lam
guage. 1 have a partner in my
business, and i represented the
Calhoun side of the firm. / have
tried the case out of court many
a time, and returned my verdict
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28

Vote for DR.. C. C. O'Donnell for cor
oner: the dead viii be respected. Rep. .
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28

Baldwin Jewelry Co. still at Van Ness
and Sutter. Splendid line of Jewelry
Silver Ware. Advances on diamonds.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28

Liebold & Co for a good buggy or
harness. IL Front st. at Market
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09

The spirit OF Christian liberty
and the volu tary principle on
which all Christian institutions
should be supported, control the
relations OF pastor and people.
There is no power on earth that
can compel a church to accept a
pastor, or pastor to accept a
G. lurch. The relation is formed
by mutual agreement between
them and should be broken by
mutual processes. No external
authority, civil or ecclesiastical ;,
can dissolve it. Ia some of the
other denominations, where &C.
clesiastical Systems instead of
church independently prevail, the
relations of the passionate are
regulated by higher official
authority, instead of the mutual
agreement of the parties. Even
there, however, the free spirit of
religious life manifosts itself, in
directly. if not directly, and
many of their churches do not
quietly consent to receive pastors
unWelcome to them. nor to retain
them when the relations become
irksome, Notwithstanding the
actions of bishops, conferences
or presbyteries. N. B. Union,
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09
Resolutions OF St. John S. S.

Whereas. it has pleased the
Almighty God, to cali from labor
to reward, Bro. Thomas Watson,
who departed this life on the 23d
d w of December, 1903, and
Whereas. by his death the ST
John A. M. E Sunday school
h IS lost one of its most earnest
w 'rkers and one Of its most effic
ut officers, and
Whereas we feel that by his
death this Sunday school. church
and community have suffered an
irreparable loss by the taking
away of this citizen, who lived to
make his life more tolerable for
a whose happy lot it was to be
thrown in his pathway; a true
friend, forgivlng adversary, an
rnest christian, a prince amO e
m N, the brightest jewe! Of them
a earth has lost, but heaven
his gained thereby.
Honor and fame from no con
dltlon rise,
A It well your part,
Therein all honor lies &C"
This man acted his part we'll 10
life, we mourn his death: there.
fore, be it
r asolved, That this Sunday
;hool does here and now by
these presents extend and ex
press to the brother and sister of
oar deceased friend and brother
our profound sym pathies, in this
their hour Of trouble. commend
ing tn m to an all wise God who
doeth all things well.
Tis Gods way. his will be
d ne y Be it further
Reso we'd. That a copy of these
solutions be given to the sister
of the deceased, one to his broth,
er and one copy be sent to The
Forum for publication.
Prayerfully submitted,
Benz H. Lucas, Supt.
Miss L 'ona Watts On, S. cy
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09
ST. JOHN A. M. E CHURCH PRO
GRESSIVE.

Rev. G. w. jones, pastor Of
a )ove named church, is 20 be
praise for the progressive move
TO be made at the ST. John
church, and the church in gener.
al is to be, also praised. Rev.
Jones is an Intelligent man, and
proves that intelligence, coupled
with energy, and progresslveness
pays. He has what is call a live
church, and growing congre
cation that seems to be tru y
christian like. The hdrch is
moving along with phenomenal
rapIdty along all lines aid We
lank Rev and Mrs. Jones for
what they are doing.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09

Affidavit of the non-residence of
Murt A. Robinson, defendant above
named, having been filed in the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
said county, notice is hereby given to
the said Murt A. Robinson that the
complainant filed her bill of complaint
in said Court, in the Chancery side
thereof, on the 18th day of November,
A. d. 1908, and that a summons issued
out of said Court against said de-
PENDANT, returnabe on the first Mon
day of January next, 1909, as is by
law required.
Now, unless you, the said Murt a.
Robinson, shall be and appear before
the Sangamon County Circuit Court,
on the first day of the next term
thereof. to be holden at the Court
House in the City of Springfield, on
the first Monday of January, a. ID.
1909, and plead, answer or demur to
said complainants bill of complaint,
the same and the matters and things
therein charged and stated will be
taken as confessed, and a decree en-