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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-07
Telegraphic Brevities

LOCAL OPTION UPHELD-Denver, Colo.
July 6.-The state supreme court today handed
Colorado local option law, passed two years
ago. The opinion holds that the vote of the
larger subdivision prevails in local option cleo
lions.
EXECUTION AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. June
22.-Yi Hal Dam, Korean, who cut the throat
OF successful rival for the affections of n
Korean woman year ago, was hanged yester-
day morning at the Oahu jail. This was the
first execution in the territory for over three
years.
TRADE MANIPULATION DENIED-chicago.
July edwin L. McAdams' charge that the
quotations committee Of the Chicago butter and
egg board manpulates the quotations for its own
particular benefit and acts in restraint of trade
Is fatty denied in answer fled here today to
MeAdams' suit.
$50 600 TO WHITMAN CoLLEGE-chicaro
July GA gift of $4,000 to Whitman college.
wala Walla. Wash, by D. W Pearsons fhe
Chicago philanthropist and friend Of small col
1eges. was announced here today. Pearsons' ben
efactions to the Washington institution now ag-
gregate 100000
BAIL FOR BRANDENBURG-St Louis. July
6.-Friends Of Broughton Rrandenburg the
author, who was brought here yesterday from
New York to answer TO Indictment charging
him with fraudulently enticing James s. Cabanne
III from his home, are today arranging to
have him released from jail bond.
KILLED BY FRIGHTENED HoRsE-Rahon.
n. NJ, July 6.--During the races which were
held here yesterday as a part of the fourth of
July celebration horse became unmanageable
and dashed into the crowd Mack Green, aged
80 was killed, W. o. Cooley, deputy organizer
of the Fraternal Union Of New Mexico had a
leg and three ribs broken, and J. Jers was Sc
verely- injured
PRIvY COUNCILLOR ACoUITTED-Berlin.
July 6.--PriFy Councillor DR.. Hammann director
of the press bureau Of the foreign office was
today acquitted of charges of perjury brought
against him by Professor Schmtz. the former
husband OF the present FRAU Hammann It an
peared from the testimony that Schmitz was
responsible for system of prosecutions against
DR.. Hammsnn and bis wife.
DASH IN AUTO is sFATAL-Wiikesbarre
Pa. July 6.-Mrs. James Hughes of this city
is dead. Miss Laura Cannon. a member of the
county bar. probably fatally injured. and James
Hughes. husband of the dead woman and presi-
dent OF the Wilkesbarre automobile club and
a chauffeur were slightly hurt when an auto
mobile in which they were riding made wild
dash down wiIkesbarre mountain. The machinery
Of the automobile became disabled as tbey
were descending a steep grade.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-07
WOMAN TARGET OF
SHOT Is CHARGED
Husband Says Wife Was
Wounded by Bullets From
Neighbours Weapon

HAYWARD, July 6.-Henry Bentz, a
saloonman of Castro valley, was ar
raigned before Justice of the Peace
Prowse today on charge of assault
with a deadly weapon sworn to by
Frank Bendell. who says that the sa-
loonman shot twice at Mrs. Bendell
with double barreled shotgun. The
alleged shooting occurred last Satur-
day. Bentz was released on bail fixed
at $4,000 and supplied by Charles
Beyer. His case is to be called July s.
Bendell said that Bentz shot the glass
from window near which his wife
was seated and later when she appeared
on the porch of their. home sent a
charge of shot at her That she was
not killed, Benden declared, was due to
the fact that she saw the saloonman
aiming the gun at her and dueked be-
hind post on the veranda Some of
the shot entered her face and hands,
cutting deep but not serious wounds
The door and the post were filled with
lead and Mrs. Bendell was compelled
to run for her life.
The trouble arose over the shooting
OF ttrecrackers by two small sons of
Bentz. They had been warned by Ben
dell to keep to their side of the road,
as he feared the firecrackers would set
ire to his property. His admonitions
enraged Bentz, who sat on his porch
occasionally firing his gun into the air.
and Bende1l says that while under the
influence OF liquor the saIoonman de-
nperately attempted to kill his wife.
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CHANNEL
TO BE DISCUSSED
Committee From Oakland Cham=
Der of Commerce Will Wait
Upon Federal Engineer

OAKLAND, July 6.-Lieutenant Col
onel John Biddle of the United States
army corps of engineers, will be waited
upon tomorrow by the harbor and
waterfront committee of the Oakland
chamber of commerce, which is work
ing to secure the deepening of the chan
mel in the local harbor.
At present the insufficient depth of
the harbor channel prevents vessels of
large size from docking on the oak
land side of the bay with safety. The
United States army transport Buford,
which has been on the drydocks of
Moore & Scott for the last 30 DAYS, is
the largest vessel which has ever been
able to go on marine ways on the oak
land waterfront.
Moore & Scott have notified the
chamber of commerce that at present
they are able to accommodate vessels of
5000 tonnage on their dry docks.
and that in the near future they expect
to construct a dock capable of receiv-
ing a vessel of at least 5000 tons
They express the opinion that the pro-
posed deepening of the channel will
make Oakland harbor the busiest sec
ton of San Francisco bay.
The executive committee of the cham
Der of commerce, accompanied by Presi-
dent T. II. Clay and Secretary Edwin
Stearns, will be the guests of the Cali
fornia Promotion committee at lunch
con in the Fairmont hotel San Fran
cisc next Friday.
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RuiIdInC CONTRACTS

Carmel Fallon with l.. B. Floan-AIl work OK
cent ma son work and exterior finish of fronts on
building in s line OF Waller street. 1922 " Of
Oetavia. w %. S SO, " ;. 1870. Z -. ) y.
Nj ~ thence 12T to place of beginning: $t4. 30.
HoIbrook Merrill & Stetson with Sass x Son
Fittings shelving. glazing etc. and fitting OF
hardware for class building at L corner Of
Sixth and BluxOme streets NE 2I5 by Sc 20.
So. 30.
Mrs Grace Weir with J. Sockolov-Alters-
tions and additions TO make three story frame
building at 2453 Harrison street into three flats
81 $50.
Mary's Help hospital With Decker electric com
pany-Electrical work for hospital buildings Mt
ST corner o. Guerrero street and Clinton park.
100 by $50; SS.6TS
Robert J. Lawson with Cox Brothers-To erect
three story frame building (six fats, at ST,
corner of Third avenue and street. 5 1916 by
r 22:G: S12OOO
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-07
St. Mary's Cathedral Boys
Hold a Field Day

The Sanctuary society of st. Mary's
cathedral held its eighteenth annual
picnic and field day at Tanforan yester-
day. The track meet proved to be the
nrincinal event of the day. J. Fay in
The mile showed that he is conner. as
he made the distance in 5:25 and won
the Shreye cup S. Barron in the shot
put also showed class, putting the II
pound shot 40 feet.
baseball game was played between
teams representing the Juvenile and
Roos Brothers, the former winning by
a score of Z to 2. Following is the
summary:
so yard dash. 10 pound class Gomez won.
p chessman second, W. Reilly third. Time,
100 fo' yard dash, 30 pounds F. keyer won. R.
oBrien second, A. Chessman third Time, IL
loo yard dash. unlimited Glass Barron
won c. Knights second, j. Thomas third. Time,
100 ward dash. 20 pound clasp Chessman
won w Reilly second j. Gomez third. Time.
- go seey gard dash. 90 pounds--F Keyer won. r..
o'Brien second, A. Chessman third. Time, 81
100 44O yard dash. rs pound class. Fay won,
j. Mangan second, A. Macdonald third. Time.
Shotput az pounds. unlimited Class. Bar
ron won, H. Spillin second, Q. knights third.
Distance. 40 feet.
r. Green second, A. Macdonald third. Distance,
44o ward dash. "Invitation'' raee-garron
won B. Wilfred second, II Skillin third. Time,
String race. Crowley won, A. Chessman
second II. Collins third.
22O yard dash "Invitation' race william
won B. viatuer second, j. Fay third Time,
Mile run. Fay won. G. knights second.
T. Keyer third. Time. 5:52
Brother Agnon; judges-Brothers Josephus.
James and Paulian: announcer, Brother Wiffred.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-07
WESTON NEARs RENO

RENO, New. July Edward Payson
Weston, the coast to coast pedestrian,
passed Derby, 90 miles from this city,
at 1920 this afternoon. He will arrive
in Reno about 2:30 o'clock tomorrow
morning, which will bring him 244
miles from San Francisco.
J. c. Schinkel, Weston's manager,
denies the report that the old walker
is firing, but says he is suffering from
the attacks Of mosquitoes
Weston, after having walked from
Lovelock to Hazen yesterday a dis
lance of 81 miles, left the latter point
at $3.50 this morning Weston al
though in excellent health, is nearly
four days behind his schedule, having
lost considerable time crossing the Me-
Vada desert, where he was hindered by
the heat.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-07
SOUTHERN PACIFIC GIVEN
OCEAN VIEW FRANCHISE
Corporation Pays $500 for Part
of Loop Line

BERKELEY. July 6.-The Southern
Pacific COMPANY was successful in its
bid for franchise in Ocean View at
the trustees meeting tonight This
assures the completion of the Ninth,
California and Shattuck avenue electric
line loop. The price paid WAS 5000 and
the corporation was the only bidder
work will be commenced in four
months and viii be completed within
three years.
The new line viii enter Ocean view
at San Pablo avenue and traverse
Jackson. Main and Solano streets TO
the eastern boundary Of the town,
where the lire viii enter this city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-07
Eighty=fiye Miles an Hour
In Auto Tryouts

LOS ANGELES, July "a speed of
So miles an hour on the straight
stretch was shown by the big racing
cars in the tryouts today around the
S.4 miles course at Santa Monica, over
which the 2O2 mile race for the Dick
Ferris cup will be run next Saturday.
A large crowd congregated as early
as o'clock at the deadly right angle
curve where the Chadwick car turned
over yesterday. but there were no ac-
cidents.
Seifert, in a STANDARDIZATION, made
two laps in Is minutes, an average of
81 . miles an hour. Dingley in a
Chalmers Detroit made three laps in
% minutes, and Hanshue, In the APP
o1in
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Rate Payers May Claim Rebate

OAKLAND. July 6.-Nine years ago
superior Judge r. &. Hart of Sacra-
mento decided after a long trial that
the Contra Casta water cOmpany's plant
was worth 1000. 900 for rate fixing pur-
poses. This was in suit brought by
The water company TO declare the city
councils action void in fixing water
rates upon a much lower valuation. The
city was enjoined from enforcing the
rates and for months the trial dragged.
From Judge Harris decision appeal WIS
taken All the prepared transcript was
destroyed in the fire in San Francisco.
This required more delay. The late
Robert 7. Hayne conducted the case for
the city. A. A. Moore and F. J. Nc
Cutchen represented the water COM
pany.
Mayor Mott. who was a member OF
the city council which fixed the rates
that were attacked, said tonight:
IF the supreme court has decided
that the Hart valuation was excessive.
il viii have an important bearing upon
the litigation which is pending in the
United States court, where the old
water company got injunctions, claim
ing that the rates fixed were confsca-
tory. II the supreme court holds that
the rates fixed by the city council were
right. then rate payers have a rebate
coming for that yea-, for the rates
were collected under a previous ordi-
nance and were much higher than those
which the city attacked"
Judge Hart was called in 10 try the
case, as the judges here felt disauali-
fed. being rate payers. The decision
does not necessarily mean a retrial as
this would require the water company
To bring another suit and reopen the
entire fight over the rates of 1901
Ut would seem that the company viii
attempt 10 compromise with claimants
auder the supreme court decision.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-07
REr ON NOME MARATHON

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 6.-Ffftv
thousand dollars changed hands as the
result Of wagers on last nights fourth
of July Marathon race Jerry Sullivan
of Nome won with Arthur Hyde second
and Justus Hjorth third. Time. hours
and so minutes. The purse was di-
vided $1,000. $500 and 5000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-07
How She Got
Rid of Her Fat
RengO Did 1t. No Starvation Diet. or
TireSOme Exercises Necessary.
A Free Trial Package
Will ConYince Ynn-

A wOman's form is essentially one OF
grace: the lines of beauty vanish as fat
accumulates and instead Of beauty we
see bulk, and what was once fair be-
comes q fright
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-07

Look at Mrs. MiHer's elegant form
after taking RenEO. the worlds
greatest Flesh Redueer. Mrs. Della
NIilIer's full address Is 3O4 Madison
Apts.. Detroit. Mich.
Rengo will reduce you. 1t is per
feCtly safe You eat it like fruit or
candy and easily and safely reduce
your fat a pound a day.
For sale by all druggists at S1.00 per
full sized box. or by mail prepaid. by
the RengO Co. 1858 RengO Bldg. De-
trOit, Mich. The Company will gladly
send YOU trial paCka ge free by mail.
if you will write them direct to De-
trOit. no free packages at drug stores.
RengO is for sale and recommended
in San Francisco by The Owl Drug Co,
all stores
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-07
OIL TANK FIRE

OIL TANK FIRE Martinsville ILL., July e.
Fire started by lightning in one Of the - 900
barrel tanks of the Ohio oil company today was
brought under control tonight The tank was
punetured by cannon shot and most OF the oil
drained out. This prevented explosion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-07
UMPIRE FLYNN BARRED

SPOKANE, Wash, July 6.--Umpire
Jimmy Flynn will not rule any more
league games in this city this season.
An agreement was reached this morn
ing between Manager Hurley of the
Tacoma team and Manager Brown of
the Spokane club. not to play If Flynn
is sent here to umpire the games this
week.
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PINEAPPLF CROP GoOD-Hono

PINEAPPLE CROP GOOD-HonOlalu June 22
The Hawaiian pineapple growers association
urday, and most encouraging reports Of the
crop prospects and the trade outlook for the
season were received. From the estimates of
the various eanneries total estimate for the
season OF half a million eases has been made
with the probabilities Of the pack running over
rather than under the estimate.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-07
RREAKs STEER TYING REcoRp-Nogales

BREAKS STEER TYING REC0RD-Nogales
Ariz July 6.--In the 4th of July cowboy tourna-
ment at Nogales, Sonora, the worlds record for
throwing and tying wild steer was broken by
Ell Hall of Mutt n. NJ. who performed the
feat in q seconds fat. The best previous time
was II Is seconds.
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FORMER MAYOR GOES NORTH Berkeley.
July d-Former Mayor Francis Ferrier of this
city will leave in few days for Calgary, Can
ada where he has land interests.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-25
AVENGES insult TO
WIFE WITH BULLETS
IN DIANAPoLIs MERCHANT
SHOOTS AND PROBABLY FA-
TALLY WOUNDS PROMINENT
POLITICIAN.

Louisville, KY. Nov. rs. - Pursued
through the streets by the man who
charged him with insulting his wife,
and finally cornered in the porch of a
building where he had sought refuge,
William E. Proctor, prominent poll
tician, was shot twice and probably
fatally wounded this morning by r.
M. Gully. a merchant. The men had
been friends.
Gully says Proctor went to his home
recently to announce the death Of his
brother. Mrs. Gully sympathized with
him, and Protor, 1t is alleged, finally
made improper advances.
Gully says he learned this last night,
and this morning he purchased two re-
volvers with which he waited for Proc
tor to appear at a barber shop he
owned, at Second and Main streets.
When Proctor appeared. Gully sud-
denly stepped out with a revolver in
each hand. Proctor fed, Gully pursu-
ing and firing. Gully finally ran Proc
tor down and shot him in the jaw and
the abdomen.
Proctor was republican candidate for
city auditor in the November election
and former member OF the school
board.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-25
NEeRo,s HoME MANNERS.
Treatment Of Murderer in Africa no
Better Than in America.


Boston Transcript: A remarkable
story of savagery has reached Paris
news agency from Grand Bassam, on
the Ivory coast. West Africa. A Sene-
galese named Ali Seek killed his wife
in a fit of jealousy The woman be-
longed to the family of the chief OF
the tribe occupying Wossou.
The murder committed, Ali Sec
went to the police post and gave him.
self up. Before long 400 natives, arm
ed with guns, presented themselves at
the post, and with threats demanded
that the prisoner should be given up to
them. The official in charge, fearing
that the ten men at his disposal would
not be enough to defend the post in
the event of an attack, telephoned for
instructions to the administrator, who
was thirty leagues away. He was told
to give up the prisoner
Then ensued horrible scenes of saw
agery. The natives began torturing
Ali Seek; they pierced his ankles with
knife and bound his feet together by
passing a rope through the hole. His
arms were secured by means of wire.
which was made red hot and passed
through the unfortunate wretch's BIZ
cops.
After being carried away his nose
and ears were cut off and nailed to a
tree. He was then made to undergo
torture for three days, and then in
agony Ali Seek succumbed. His body
was cut into pieces. which were burnt
and the ashes scattered at the feet OF
the village idols
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-25
Court Steps in to Prevent
thanksgiving Wedding
TOO MUCH PUBLICITY, CAUSE
GIRL MARRIED AND DIVORCED
TWICE AT 10 is STOPPED FROM
MARRYING THIRD TIME WHEN
COURT WHICH GRANTED LAST
DIVORCE REFUSES LICENSE.

Defiance, O., Nov. 25-Too much pub
Lefty spoiled for the present the plans
for the third marriage of Mrs. Bessie
Speck Williams Larcum, aged 10, an
intended Thanksgiving event The girl
was divorced Monday in probate court
from her second husband, Edward Lar
cum, and through newspaper reporter
confided to the public that she intend
ed to be married at once to Benjamin
Hill, who had been a boarder at her
parents home and had advanced mon
ey to pay for the divorce proceedings
When Hill applied of the same court
for a marriage license yesterday, the
license was refused and he was in
formed that the formal decree of di.
vorce would be withheld while the
court looked further into the circum.
stances.
The girl was first married at the age
of Is to Percy Williams of Cincinnati
and after the divorce married Edward
]. Larcum, last January.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-25

SCRAP FOR LIFE
TELEPHONE OCTOPUS WILL NOT
SWALLOW SMALL COMPANIES
WITHOUT A FIGHT.

st. Louis, Nov. 25.--A determined
effort of minority stockholders of the
United States Telephone Co. and sim
liar concerns in Toledo, Indianapolis
and Cleveland to prevent what they
believe to be an attempt by the Amer
lean Telegraph and Telephone Co. to
gain control of these so-called "inde-
pendent lines was presaged by an an
nouncement made here today by Sam
B. Jeffries, an attorney.
According to Mr.. Jeffries, the Ameri-
can Telegraph and Telephone Co.
probably has obtained control of ma.
iority of the shares of the other cor
porations. But under voting trust
agreement he says the independent
companies are prohibited from merging
with any other corporation, unless 80
per cent of the holders of trust GER
tificates vote to the contrary.
The certificates are held by trust
companies Of st. Louis and Cleveland
and these latter concerns have been
joined as defendants in injunction
suits, instituted by the minority stock
holders in the two cities. The object
of these suits is to prevent the dissolu-
tion of the trust agreement.
Mr.. Jeffries announced that he will
apply to the ST. Louis circuit court for
the appointment of a commissioner.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-25

Washington, Nov. 25.--Will WASH
ington receive the Japanese heiress2
This Is the sole question in society
circles.
Great riches in Japan are rarer than
noble birth, and on that account spe-
cial interest attaches to. a Japanese
bride who mas arrived at San Fran
cisco on the liner Manchuria, accomp-
anied by her husband The little lady
is a daughter Of the wealthiest house
In Japan and is worth $1,000,0O0 or
more in her own right. On the pas
senger list the honeymoon couple are
down as Mr.. and Mrs. S. Takaki, but in
pointing them out their fellow pas
sengers, particularly the brides. coun-
trymen, added with hushed voice: "She
is of the Mitsul family"
The bride was Miss Tatsuo Mitsul,
whose father is at the head of the min
ing branch of the Mitsul interests.
The Mitsuls are to Japan what the
Rothschilds are to Europe They are
bankers. ship owners, merchants man
ufacturers and numerous other things
that it takes money to be. Eacn
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of such an amount would support an
adequate force Of missionaries. Instead
Of giving s5O.oOO.OOO to $50 900 a
year, however, we give less than &c.,
100000 year. or less than 4 per cent
of what we spend for christian work
at home
THE two things needed are intell-
gence and business methods. The city
Of Toronto has increased it's mission
airy offerings from $4,000 to 100000
within little more than year by the
laymen Of all churches taking hold as
advocates and organizers. The South
ern Presbyterian church has increased
its missionary offerings in three years
from $22S,000 to $412, 900 per year.
There are at least five different
units that can be dealt with in this
missionary propaganda, ~ the indi-
vidual. CD the congregation, (S) the
denomination, "a the city or com
munity, and (5) the nation. Until the
laymen's movement was organized the
first three of these were the only units
dealt with. But the experience of the
past three years proves that the city
and the nation are in some ways the
most important units in this problem
TT is easier for an individual to do
his part when the congregation is try
ing to do it's whole duty. 1t is easiest
for congregation to do it's part when
the churches OF whole city are NOV
! ing together. 1t is. easiest for any city
to do its part when the cities Of the
whole nation are lining up for serious
! business.
within the next six months we hope
to see, the seventy five leading cities
of America adopt a worthy missionary
policy and put it into immediate OPP
Grafton in, their churches. If this is
done it will shake the nation. If this
nation moves, it will move cnristen-
dom. And when christendom moves
1t will shake the world"