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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
TWO YEARS
OLD SERVED ON WOMAN
PigeOnholed Document Charges
House Keeper With Battery

BERKELEY, Oct. 17.-After lying in
the Berkeley police Office for over two
years a warrant. ordering the arrest or
Mary Blanchette OF San Francisco, on
a charge of battery, preferred by Mrs.
Ida NJ. Whitfield of this city, was served
yesterday.
The warrant together with one for
Mrs. Louise Dunnigan, was sworn to by
Mrs. Whitfield May ,. 1907. and as
neither person was found by the local
police at the time the warrants were
filed for future use. Lately while NOV
ing to his new quarters in the city hall
Chief of Police VOllmer found the war
rants, and demanded reasons why they
had never been served
Special officer Clarence Morrill, was
detailed to locate the two women. and
yesterday found Mrs. Blanchette at 1858
Van Ness avenue, where she is en-
plOyed as a house keeper. In the
meantime Mrs. Whitfield, the COM
plainant. has moved from Berkeley and
can not be located.
Mrs. Blanchette was released on SIS
bail and will be examined by Justice
Robert Edgar next Tuesday Whether
the complaint is still effective will be
decided by him, and a search will be-
made for the complaining witness
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
REGULAR STANDARD
FOR NATIONAL GUARD
Uncle Sam Adopts Drastic Rules
for Next Year

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-January 21
next will be a critical date in the his
tory of the national guard, it was an
nounced today, for thereafter no por-
ton of the money appropriated by con-
gress for the support of the militia can
be paid to any organization that fails
to conform to the Standards of the
regular army.
Next year, for the first time in it's
history, the militia, or so much of 1t as
remains under the caption the national
guard, will be found armed with the
latest pattern of military rifles; clothed
from head to foot in regular army
gear; supplied with all regular equip
ment and with ranks filed to the re-
quirements of the law.
The Improvement has been marked
in the south, but the west also is doing
well, though there are some spots re-
garded as weak, notably in Nevada,
where it is said there is not a single
company of the national guard able to
establish a claim to a dollar of the
large annual appropriation made by
congress for the support of the militia.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
FOUR COUNTIES BORDERING ON SAN FRANCISCO BAY
BOY OF SKTfEN TO
GOTOSAN QUENTIN
Waif From Chicago Sentenced
by Tehama County Judge
for Burglary

OAKLAND. Oct. 17.-William Cheney,
a Is year old waif from Chicago.
whose appearance is that of a L year
old lad, will enter San Quentin tomor-
row to begin a two years term for
second degree burglary committed at
Red Bluff. Deputy Sheriff E. B. Nor
mouth of Tehama county. whose un-
pleasant duty it is to take the lad to
the penitentiary. lodged his prisoner at
the city jail here tonight, and so youth
full was Clancy's appearance that the
,police hesitated before receiving him.
They thought the proper refuge to be
the detention home. and the case one
for the probation law, but hnally put
the boy in a cell.
District Attorney W. a. Fish. ac-
cording to Monmouth, has the credit
of the conviction When Clancy was
arrested he was put in the women
ward of the Tehama county Jail and
tried to break out For this Fish made
a second charge of Jail breaking and
threatened the boy burglar. it is said.
with five more years in prison. Finally.
Monmouth said. Fish made an affidavit
that the boy was 10 years old, which
fore he administered the sentence.
Clancy seems to be runaway from
CChicago. He was put off a train at
Red Bluff. and al the time of his ar
rival three daylight burglaries We're
committed. The third day Clancy
broke into Mrs. DOan's home, but OBJ
tanned nothing. and was captured by
a boy named wilkins, who covered the
prisoner with a revolver. The at
tempted Jail break followed.
Clancy pleaded guilty to burglary.
No effort was made by the district
attorney of Tehama or any other per
son 10 put the boy on probation. As
the lad pleaded guilty, he had no
counsel a L his trial.
He should have probation was
Monmouth terse comment.
Clancy says he wished to reach San
Francisco. and on being put OF the
sOuthbound train tried to stead money
to continue his wanderings. He re-
fuses to tell his parents address, say
ing they did not know where he was
and he did not want them to know
his plight
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
TOURIST BEATEN AND
ROBBED BY COMRADE
Ohio Man Found Unconscious
in Oakland Street

OAKLAND. Oct. 17.-JacOb Neumann.
who lives at Ills Colgate avenue,
Cleveland, o.. was assaulted by an un-
identified negro at First and Franklin
streets, beaten unconscious, robbed OF
50 and a gold watch and left lying on
the sidewalk last night. He was found
still Unconscious by pedestrians. and
after the police were summoned. the
injured man was taken TO the receiv-
ing hospital
Neumann. who is a member of the
cigar makers union, is travelling. He
reached San Francisco from Los An
geles yesterday and came to Oakland
with a negro whose name he does not
know He says his companion struck
him with a blunt cUdgel at the corner
where he was found, and left him lying
helpless. When Neumann was picked
up his pockets were inside out and his
valuabeis were gone.
Detectives McSorley and Drew inves-
tigated the robbery. but found no clew
to the identity of the assailant. Neu-
mann's injuries have unnerved him for
a few days. but the skull was not frac-
tured by the blow on the head and he
will recover.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
OFFERS RELIGION
FOR ILLS OF LIFE
Rev. Charles r. Brown Says
There Is No Short Cut to
Health or Holiness

OAKLAND, Oct. 1.-THE need of
closer, fuller and more vital applica-
ton of religious truth to the every day
by Rev. Charles r. Brown in a sermon
on THE Church and Disease deliv-
cred at the First Congregational
church.
Doctor Brown declared that neither
health nor holiness was to be attained
by any short cut, but he said that
moderation, soundness, absence of fret
and worry, all of which made for
health, were conditions that the church
could be of great assistance in effect
ing. He said in part:
The church must face a larger re-
sponsibility in these days when So
ciety is demanding d fuller and more
vital application of the gospel of
Christ to the needs of every day life.
The souls of men caught in the grip
of some vicious habit, it may be physi-
cal or 1T may be mental, are crying out
for genuine delfverance, and it is the
duty of organized religion to make ef-
fective response.
NO ROYAL ROAD TO HEALTH
There is no royal road, no short
cut to either health or holiness by
taking something out of a bottle or
by skillful Juggling with mystic
phrases. Soundness in any department
of life must be worked out according
to law, and it can best be worked out
in conscious cooperation with and in
serene reliance upon that unseen one
who works within us to perform his
good pleasure.
OPPORTUNITY OF CHURCH
The church can help to confer that
potse and balance, that sense of pro-.
portion and fine quality of moderation
in daily life which makes for health.
By its regular worship the church can
add to the interior courage and high
resolve of it's people as these qualities
of life make for soundness. The fret
and worry of modern life lies at the
basis of half of its ills and the religion
of Christ is sovereign remedy for
those mental and spiritual conditions
which undermine health
Il long to see the church restore a
fuller measure of the warmth and vigor,
the gladness and spontaniety belonging
TO early Christianity in its combined
ministry to the souls and to the bodies
OF men. And L believe ii lies within
the power of the church of the twen-
tieth century by discerning the signs
of the times and by following the lead
ings of the eternal spirit to accomplish
just that"
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
KIPLING'S PROFESSIONAL"
RENDERED WITH MUSIC
California Composers Work Is
Presented in Oakland

BERKELEY, Oct. 1.-THE rendition
of Kipling's ''Recessional," as set to
music by John Leechman, the CaIifor-
MIA composer, was a feature of the spe-
c1al music at st. Marks Episcopal
church of this city this evening The
'RecessionaI' music, as we'll as other
compositions of the Californian. was
rendered by the full vested choir. and
the church was decorated for the occa-
sion. The singing was directed by Ros-
coe Warren Lucy.
Besides the Leechman compositions
Alliston's THE Lord Is My Light" was
rendered by Miss Estelle Southworth, a
well known soprano of the bay region.
and Sir Arthur SulliVan's chorus, Now
the Day Is Over was rendered by the
choir.
A special music service was also held
at the College Avenue NJ Z. church for
the purpose of dedicating the new pipe
organ installedlast week. The musical
service was held in the morning, and
several we'll known numbers were
rendered by the choir.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
Women S Clubs in
Cities Of Alameda

( \AKLAND. Oct. II. All the
women's clubs on this side of
the bay have given up their own
plans for the week in favor of the
Portola celebration and the members
nave generously offered their services
to the California federation, which Will
maintain headquarters at Hotel St.
Francis. Careful preparations have
been made for the receptions which
VIII be a welcome diversion to the
visiting clubwomen. The members of
Eben have chosen the following
women to represent them Tuesday in
the receiving party at the state head
quarters:
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
SUICIDES BODY is
RECOVERED FROM BAY
Man Filled Pockets With Rocks
Before Making Leap

OAKLAND, Oct. 1.-THE body of an
unknown man who committed suicide
in the bay, presumably a month ago.
was found this morning floating near
the Sixteenth street station by F. w
rr5mmons, a water front laborer. living
at 1894 Adeline street. Timmons towed
the corpse to the shore and notified the
Iporgue, TO which place the body was
taken
In the suicides pockets were rocks.
with which the man had weighted him
self before leaping into the water ow-
me 10 the decomposition Of the body
q is believed an Identification will be
impossible.
The man wore light gray pair of
trousers. gray mixed coat and vest,
worn shoes, an ecru colored shirt and
cheap underwear.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
BREAKS PROBATION
AND FACES PRISON
Disgraced Deputy Constable
Taken to Sacramento for
. Sentence for Assault

OAKLAND. oct. 17.-Taken TO Sac
rainento this morning, whence he came
TO this city several months ago while
under probation after conviction of an
attempt TO murder his wife, David Shee-
han. a disgraced former deputy con-
stable Of Fruitvale. faces a penitentiary
charge. This county has relinquished
custody OF the prisoner who viii not
be tried for the robbery of Earl Nj.
Sproule. a FruitVale man, the morn
ing of September so.
Sheehan was convicted before Su-
perior Judge Hughes of shooting al
his wife in Sacramento, and was ad-
mitted to probation. He LETT the cap
ital for this county. and got an ap-
pointment under Constable Allen as
a deputy After an Indifferent career
as peace officer, Sheehan fell to play
ing poker and his i'll luck threw him
again into jeopardy.
At 8 o'clock on the morning of Sep
tember 80 he lost a big jackpot TO
Sproule. He arrested his adversary.
together with two spectators OF the
game named Fred Nelson and William
Keith He led the three men TO a
dark street corner. drove Nelson and
Keith away at the point of his re-
volver. and made Sproule give up SI1-
Then he freed SprOule and was not
TO be found until late the next day,
when Under Sheriff Hanifin and Dep
uty Sheriff Reilly arrested Sheehan-
The prisoner confessed to Assistant
District Attorney Hynes. He made a
break for liberty while being taken
from Hynes' Office to the county jail.
Hanifin fired a shot, which brought to
the scene Patrolman McCready, who
caught Sheehan hiding in a vacant lot.
Later the Sacramento episode was
1s-ss 81 nnnfaran1R
tween Sheriff Barnet and District At
orney Donahue, il was decided to send
Sheehan back TO Sacramento for SEN
tence on the assault TO kill charge,
rather than put this county to the
expense Of a trial in the Sproule case.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
ICE CREAM DECLINES TO
BLEND WITH PICKLES

Mrs. M. Lundy, who resides at 512
Frederick street, indulged in a feast
early last evening and was Immediately
thereafter afflicted with pains that led
her neighbors to believe she had de-
voured poison.
She was rushed to the park emer-
gency hospital and thence to the Affili-
ated colleges, where a stomach pump
relieved her suffering.
1t developed that instead of poison
the victim had mixed pickles. ice cream
and onions in the feast.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18


Mrs. C. M. Perkins has asked a num-
ber of members to represent the
Twentieth Century club of Berkeley
at the Tuesday reception in San Fran
cisco. Prominent women are planning
to go over from the Adelphia club of
Alameda to assist in the reception.
Wednesday large delegation will
go over from the Oakland club, the
Oakland New Century club and the
Alta Mira club of San Leandro. to
augment the receiving party chosen
from the San Francisco clubs.
The members of the Criterion club
of Alameda will share in the festivi-
ties of Friday, Saturday being as
ley, among which will be the members
of the Etude club. the Mothers club.
the School women's club. Casa Guidi
circle
The women forming the Bay View
reading club and Thursday reading
club, and also the members of the
Tea club of Alameda, will have a part
in reception of this last day.
The Sons and Daughters of the
American Revolution have sent out
cards for Portola reception Friday
evening at the st. Francis. Mrs. John
Swift of Berkeley. national vice presi-
dent of the general order of Daughters
of the American Revolution, and other
distinguished members, are to be en-
tertained at what promises to be a
notable occasion. The committee per-
fecting the arrangements for the
event are: From the daughters-Mrs.
Frederick Jewell Laird of Berkeley.
state regent; Mrs. Henry l.. Dodge,
Mrs. William Ashburner Mrs. John
McGaw. From the sons-R. M Sims.
state regent: Orville A. Baldwin, Mar
shall Hale and Colonel J. c. Currier.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
HUSBAND VANISHES AND
WIFE FEARS FOUL PLAY
Missing Man Said to Have Had
Large Sum of Money
TSeeo;oI D;snofeh 10 The Call

SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 17.-Charles Pc
terson. a mechanic and employed in
the railroad yards of Sausalito, has
been missing for the last two days. and
his friends believe that he is victim
of foul play.
His wife, who has been visiting her
mother in Santa Clara for the last four
days. returned home yesterday to find
her husband missing, and upon making
inquiries among his friends found out
that no one has seen him for number
of days.
Mrs. Peterson says her husband is not
drinking man. She also says that
her husband had a large sum OF money
on his person.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
PICKPOCKETS STEAL
WATCH AND EMBLEM
Two Men Report Losses OF
VaIuabIes to Police

OAKLAND, Oct. 17.--H. Kaler of 966
Tenth street was robbed of his gold
watch. which was worth $50. in Broad
way between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets by pickpocket last night. A.
V. Powell of 1929 Myrtle street also
was the victim of a pickpocket, and
lost a Knight Templar charm on a
ferry hoot
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
FITCHBURG VOTES ISSUE
OF $4,000 FOR SEWERS
Overwhelming Victory for
Bonds Follows Former Defeat

FITCHBURG, Oct. 17.-By vote OF
ia to AZ the bond issue of $4,000 Tor
the construction of a sanitary system
in this district was carried at an cleo
tion held yesterday.
year ago these sewer bonds were
defeated.
AS soon as the bonds are sold and a
contract let work will be started on
laying the sewer outlets.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18

The Town and Gown club of Berke-
ley viii send a few representative
women to the reception of the opening
day of the Portola festival Mrs. M
J. Pierce is chairman of this delega-
tion and she will be assisted by Mrs
w. S. Wattles, president of the club
and the following members.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18

TELLS TALES OF SPAIN-Berkeley Oct. IT,
Rev III. r. Miles. pastor of the North Berke-
ley Congregational church. spoke this morn
ing at tine First Congregational church Of
this city on LAS Casas. a Hero of the Span
ish Era in America He told several tales
Of Spain in keeping with the Portola season
Rev A. W. Palmer of Oakland occunied the
pulpit In the evening
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18

w W. CARGuL, MULTIMILLIoNAIRE-I
Crosse Wis. Oct Nv. W. Cargiu. multi
millionaire died here today aged IS. He was
the owner OF the Csrgill coal company and the
CarSiH elevator company. built the La Crosse
and Southeastern railroad. and owned the Saw
yer and Austin lumber company at Pine
Bluff. Ark.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
CONFIRMS MANY IN
ALAMEDA CHURCH
Archbishop Riordan Administers
Sacrament to Large Class and
Delivers Address

ALAMEDA, Oct 17.-The sacrament
of confirmation was administered by
Archbishop P. W. Riordan to a class of
zoo children at ST. Josephs church this
morning at the 1920 o'clock mass. AT
the $3.50 o'clock mass class nearly as
large received first communion, after
which the communicates were the
guests of Rev. Father-P. A. Foley. rec
tor of st. Joseph's, at a breakfast
served in Lafayette hall.
Following the confirmation ceremony
Archbishop Riordan read the epistle
and gospel of the day and delivered an
address, in which he congratulated the
newly confirmed, and urged them to be
true to themselves and to- their faith.
He also commended the work done by
the clergy of st. Joseph's, the Sisters of
Notre Dame and the lay teachers who
prepared the children. The archbishop
said that the church of the future will
be made of the children of today, and
that the greatest humanitarian was he
who devoted his energy to the guidance
and upbuilding of childhood.
Those confirmed were:
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18

Rent that vacant room by adyertis-
frEr 81 in The can. Phone your ad in to
Kearny s6.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18

/ James Moffatt
Gilbert Riley
Raymond Durney
William Fogarty
Arthur Fogarty
Richard Spence
Paul Rosseter
Thomas Carney
Maurice Kramer
Margaret McAyoy
Catherine Bajuk
Mary Straub
Margaret Sinnott
Mary Peterson
Anna McDonough
Helen McAvoy
Heminia COane
Mary Coane
Josephine Smith
Viola Ames
Rose Flaker
Alice Keith
Stella Winters
Maud Shepard
Frances McDonough
Camille Mockel
Gertrude Bieleck
Helen Quill
Gertrude Chandler
Laura Mulvaney
Enid Baumgarten
Zaida Sanford
Johanna Brizzone
Aida Gensoul
Mary Santistaban
Mary Macdonald
Josephine Swallow
Gertrude McCraith
Leila Harrington
Lulu McElderry
Myrtle Leonard
Florita Manderscheid
Ethel Hoffman
Antoinette Carney
Marie Perata
Florence 0'Connell
Jessie Smith
Alma Rodgers
Esther Sobrero
Edith Bajuk
Hazel Hurley
Theresa Scholten
Maud Jenkins
Miriam Kearney
Alice de la Fontaine
Mary Barrett
Edith Harrington
Flora BrHzzone
Louise Serralunga
Alice Edinger
Edith Robinson
Annette Haskins
Della Lavagetti
Jennie Ligorio
Ethel Shepard
Maria Ratio
Genevieve Badger
Margaret Perata
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Conception Reyes
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Gertrude Hackett
Adele Balthasser
Frances Restuch
Mabel Bennett
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Mary Miranda
Ora Peterson
Emelia Brauning
Anna Brauning
Jennie Pisani
Charles Meehan
Warren Boasman
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Joseph Narvais
Joseph Ritz
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-07
NichOlaS Steffen.

Platteville Journal: On September
25th another one of our highly respect
ed citizens departed from this world,
and passed to the land where sorrow is
not know On that day Nicholas Steffen
laid down his earthly career.
Nicholas Steffen was born in HOllen-
fels, Luxembourg, on June 9Th, 1919 In
1S49 he was married to Miss Anna
Fischer, and they came to America in
1856, locating in Kendalltown, where
they resided until 1871. They then
moved to Belmont township, and in
1887 came to the city Of Platteville
which has since been the home, the wife
having preceded him to the Great
Beyond in 1878.
Ten children were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Steffen, two Of whom died in in
fancy and one at the age Of forty three
years. The children whom are living,
and all of whom were present at the
funeral are:
Matthew Steffen of Kingsley, Iowa
Catherine Fielder of LIE Mars, Iowa
Nicholas Steffen of Darlington; Mary,
Peter, and John Steffen Of Platteville.
The funeral services were held from
st. Mary's church on Monday morning
at ten o'clock, and burial was made at
the Catholic cemetery.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-07
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-07
Dairy Course Opens Nov. 3.

The dairy department of the Wiscon-
sin college Of Agriculture will open the
twenty fifth session of the winter dairy
course Nov. 3. Better opportunities
than ever before available will be offer
ed for specialization in either the
creamery or cheese factory, 50 that
students may get as much special train
ing as they need.
Over 80 applications have already
been received for this course. Since the
facilities will not permit the training of
over $50 students, those who contem-
plate taking this work should encourage
their butter and cheese makers to take
this course and return better equipped
to make high grade products, which
are now more in demand than ever be
fore. Applications should be made at
once to secure a place in this year S
class.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-07
RICHARDS SALE,

My lease has expired, and I will sell
at public sale on what is known as the
John B. Wallis farm, one mile southeast
of the city of Mineral Point, on Tues
day, Oct. 10, the following described
personal property:
? Head of Horses good work mare
l work mare, good size driver.
20 Cattle-15 choice milk COWS; Il
two year steers; 30 one year old steers
6 one year old heifers; 3 spring calves
two-year old bull.
10 Jersey Red Shoats, 1 Stock Hog.
40 Plymouth Rock Hens.
Farm Machinery, etc. Deere hay
loader new, 1 Nc Cormick mower
new l Sterling side delivery rake,
riding plow, / walking stubble plow,
Deere corn pillow (new), / steel har-
row, disc, 1 farm wagon, 1 milk
wagon, cutter, 1 road wagon, 1 hay
rake, 1 dehorning chute, hog troughs,
hay fork, rope and pulleys, 90 grain
sacks, 2 sets of work harness.
Hay, Grain, etc.-10 tons timothy
hay in barn, 900 blu. of oats, 100 bu. of
barley, acres of corn in shock, 2 straw
stacks, 30 bu. potatoes, 5 Blu. onions,
and other things not mentioned.
Terms of Sale: Sums OF SO or under
cash; sums over SO one years time on
bankable paper bearing per cent in
terest Sale to commence at 10 o'clock
Lunch at noon. GEORGE E. RICHARDS
F. E. Davisson, Auctioneer.
Phil Allen, Jr Clerk.