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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19

In these automobile contests the race
is to the strongest and tho swiftest.i
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19

a gossip carrying tales causes mora
trouble than the mesquite that carries.
yellow fever. e. }s
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19

The nation that worsnips force, wor-
ships barbArism. # M x.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19
stances whether it Is more blessed to-
ri ,-f, fhAfa Ia rfrnfNE

Fer Rrandenhurg It looks as though
clewsland's handwriting might prove
( to be the hand writing on the wall. &
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19

a thief is open % CONVICTION but he
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19

In Africa Colonel Roosevelt sticks to
his guns more even closely than he did
as President.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19

PROPHETS may not have any honor in
their own country but aeronauts do.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19

The man who plays the French horn
generally knows not hing about the horn
of plenty. 4
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19

II A burnt child doesn't dread the fire
half so much as a burnt adult docs. ia
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19

In its way, Gonpers on the. c.onstitu-
tfon would be more interesting than
story's Commentaries.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-19
doesn't want TO ace anyone convict

3 The price OF coal seems to be going
up along with the Thermometer. o.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
IRVING INSTITUTE HAS
SECURED NEW QUARTERS
School for Girls Leases Presidio
Avenue Building

Irving institute, the well known
school for girls which has been estab-
lished for so many years, will reopen
Monday next in the new quarters at
147 Preside avenue. which have been
remodeled and redecorated and leased
TO the institute for term OF years
For some years past the school has
been situated at the corner of Cali
fornia and Buchanan streets, but that
property being for sale. removal was
necessary. The building in Presidio
avenue, which was originally occupied
by Trinity school for boys, was then
secured and it has been put in con-
dition for the opening of the fail term.
This has been known for several
years as the Arts and Crafts building
and more recently as the Studio build
ing. 1t was rented by Miss Julie
Heyneman. the artist and by her sub
let to a number of artists for studios
or exhibition rooms. and the news that
they must move caused great lament
ing in artistic circles.
Students will be received by Irving
institute for kindergarten, primary,
grammar, high school and advanced
classes. Pupils are accredited to the
universities and eastern colleges. The
residence-for boarding pupils viii be
just around the corner at 1870 Wash
ington street. Miss Pinkham is the
principal and Miss Amy Harrison her
associate.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
ART TREASURES OF EUROPE
CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA
Wonderful Success of Color
Photography Is Shown

For the first time in the history OF
Photographic art lantern slides will be
exhibited this afternoon in Berkeley
by Prof. Frederick Mortimer Clapp,
depicting the paintings of the old mas
ters in their colors, the slides being
made from negatives secured directly
from the original pictures by the Luz
miere process of color photography.
Professor Clapp, who makes his home
in Florence, is Iecturing at the sum
mer school of the university on art
and in connection with his lecture for
this afternoon on Correggio he will
show these pictures.
He has long contended that but little
conception of pictures may be gained
from a black and white reproduction
and after infinite difficulties he has
secured these plates.
1t means that by this discovery the
art galleries of the old world may be
transported to far countries in all the
original beauty.
Through his influence with the Gus
todians of European art galleries Pro-
fessor Clapp obtained permission to
make these negatives from the orig
inals
The exhibit will take place in Cali
fornia hall at o'clock this afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
SAYS "GUNMEN"
ARE ON HIS TRAIL
Attorney" Burke in Violent
Alteration With Friend of
Chris Buckley
Denied Petition for Release on
Writ of Habeas Corpus by
Judge COnIey

An excited colIoquy. in which there
and sending men to state prison, took
place in the corridor leading from
Judge Conley's court yesterday after
noon between Edmund Burke. who has
been convicted Of practicing law with
out license. and W. Fl. Davis. a friend
of Christopher Buckley. Burke was
leaving the court after an unsuccessful
attack upon the conviction by way Of
writ Of habeas corpus.
I'll have Chris Buckley in states
prison before long" said Burke Il
had him arrested. but he ran away.
Davis. who is an old man, heard the
remark and approached Burke
before three months" he said
You'll be in state prison yourself
who are your asked Burke.
I'm friend OF Mr.. Buckley" Davis
responded. He afterward stated his
name was Davis
We'll. go away from here with your
gun lighters" Burke shouted. Pointing
to a knot of men standing in the pas
sageway he went on: These men fol-
low me day and night. When I get in
a car they are behind me. They are all
armed"
After further discussion. in which
Davis insisted that Buckley was an
honest man. and had not run away
but had gone TO Boston on business.
Burke walked away from Davis.
Buckley is president OF the Bur
lingame wireless telegraph company,
and there is a suit by Burke against
the company pending in the superior
court, in which Burke charges Buck
ley with embezzlement.
Burke's petition for a writ of habeas
corpus was based on technical excep-
tionS TO the suficiency of the informs-
tion against him. He asserted that no
man should be punished for holding
himself out as an attorney or anything
else unless it-cOuld be shown that he
was guilty of any overt act resulting
in injury to some one.
Judge Conley told him his conten-
tiOns were such as could be raised on
appeal. but not on an application for
a writ OF habeas corpus. Burke prac-
tically abandoned his fight for the
writ, admitting that he was merely
"sparring and maneuvering and avail
ing himself Of the resources OF the
law" He intimatsd that he would ap-
ply this morning to the district court of
appeals for a writ. saying he intended
to fight the matter up TO the supreme
court of the United States.
Attorneys Bert Schlesinger and ]. j.
Dunno were present representing D. n.
Bibb. the complaining witness, but
were not called upon by the Judge TO
answer Burke. Burke is out on bail.
1t is claimed by Burke that he has
a valid claim to $4,000. 600 worth Of oil
lands in the COalinga country. and that
tt.
title TO the land, is behind the fight to
put him in Jail In support OF this he
points to the fact that J. J. Dunno. one
of the prosecutors. is a brother OF
Peter F. Dunno. general consul for the
railroad.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
HAGEL ACQUITTED OF
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
Judge Says Killing of Kane Was
JustifiabIe Homicide

Edward ]. Hagel carpenter, who
killed Frank Kane during a drunken
quarrel January "a, 1909 and tried on a
charge of manslaughter. was acquitted
yesterday. Judge Conley, after listen
ing to the testimony, directed the jury
to return the verdict of not guilty
Hagel testified that he killed Kane in
self-defense, and the Judge said it was
a clear case of justifiable homicide
The evidence showed that Kane was
the aggressor. After a quarrel about
a woman he sprang at Hagel. bore him
to the sidewalk in front of Robert AL
lens home. 272 Harriet street. and beat
him on the head with brick Hagel
struggled free, but Kane came at him
again, whereupon Hagel thrust out a
scratch awl," a long, sharp pointed
steel tool stabbing Kane to the heart.
Assistant District Attorney Harrison
agreed with Judge Conley that the tes-
timony did not warrant conviction of
the defendant.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
The
SUPERVISORS
ON
GEARY ROAD
Resubmission Of Project
Decided by Board

The resubmission of the Geary street
agreed to yesterday by the board of su-
pervisors unanimously. Sixteen MEM
bers voted Endorsement of Supervisors
Johnston and Murphy's report that a
special election should be called after
the general election to submit the prop
osition to the people.
Pollok and McAllister voted AYE"
with all the members who have con-
stantly advocated a municipal railroad
over the Geary street route, and MUIR
ply could not believe his ears.
The resolution is carried" said
Mayor Taylor after Clerk Behan had
announced 10 ayes"
why, McAllister voted no." said
Murphy, not willing his colleague should
inadvertently be cast wrong IN the rec
ord
No, he didn't; he voted aye" said
Pollok, and SO did L"
I understood quite plainly-16' votes
In the Affirmative said Mayor Taylor
in the chair, and 1 have so announced
the vote" y
Pollok explained after the session
that his Affirmative vote adopting the
committees report was purely formal
courtesy, mere>acceptance of the report
and not Endorsement of it's recommends
tions.
The report itself was read in full be-
fore action. AS published Sunday it set
forth that the people were unalterably
opposed to the grant of franchise over
the route and would defeat such a
measure by a referendum should any
future board attempt it. Further, that
the majority for the municipal road
failed by only 400 votes of the requisite
two-thirds in a total of more than 22.-
600, and that necessity, as we'll as the
will of the people, dictated the resub-
mission.
The committee stated that it would
initiate the proceedings in October for
the election in December, and it now
has the votes of 16 members behind
that determination.
McLeran was absent, but as a member
OF the committee favored the recon-
mendation, Comte was also absent
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
CONTRACTORS IGNORE
SUMMONS OF BOARD
Works Commissioners Angered
by Series of DELAYS

An attempted roundup of dilatorv
contractors by the board of works yes
terday resulted I'm just one Of the five
summoned appearing before the com
mission TO take his medicine. F. II.
Dahnke sought TO make excuses for the
slow progress on fire cisterns being
constructed in the district south Of
Howard street between Third and SeH--
enth. but Assistant City Engineers
Connick and Hunt were on hand with
the facts and Commissioners McCilvrav
and Casey warned him he would md
himself in a predicament If the work
sagEed till the contracts term ran ont
Contractors James Finn and +. +.
Treacy ignored the boards summons.
but viii be given another chance to-
morrow 10 explain why the fire cisterns
around Buena Vista park. and particu-
ariy the one at Lyon street and Golden
cate avenue are so delayed.
Walter b. Dyer and his brother.
George Dyer. were not on hand TO de-
fend themselves in regard TO the steel
contract OF the hall OF justice. They.
also. viii be given an opportunity to
ofTer reasons and excuses Wednesday.
The commission asked the supervis-
ors for s100 600 for the construction OF
the sheridan primary school, 100000
for the Lake View primary and $4,000
for engine house No. Il. TO be located
- the top Of the hill at Leavenworth
and Clay streets
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
BLASTING LAW IS
UPHELD BY COURT
District Judge Van Fleet in a
Long Decision Holds the
Ordinance Is Valid

That the ordinance forbidding blast
ing in San Francisco county is con-
stitutional and that the police depart
ment has a right to enforce the law
was the decision of District Judge
William c. Van Fleet in the United
States circuit court yesterday in the in
junction suit of the Pacific States suppIv
company against the city and county
Of San Francisco and former Chief
Of Police William J. Biggy. The supnly
company questioned the validity of the
ordinance prohibiting them from blast
ing in their rock quarry at Douglass
and Clipper streets. in Horner's addi-
ton.
The decision of the federal court
practically settles a question that ha Is
agitated the people of San Francisco
for the last Is years. During this
period Gray Brothers. protected by in
functions issued from the state courts.
continued to blast within the city
limits. 1t was during this time that
they succeeded in tearing away for
grading purposes most of Telegraph
hill. Their operations were protested
against by the community at large.
but without avail. Homes of poor
people living on the hill were shat
tered by the blasts, and in some in
stances houses were entirely blown off
the hill, falling hundreds of feet to
the bottom in a splintered heap.
1t was under the Ruef- -Schmitz rule
that this thing continued and the
quarrymen, especially Gray Brothers.
were protected by the courts. with
the cleaning Of the city politically the
reform board of supervisors put the
ordinance prohibiting blasting into ef-
feet No longer could they control the
state courts. so the quarrymen brought
their injunction proceedings into the
federal courts on constitutional
grounds.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
Board Takes
Whack at
Spring Valley Co.
Have Made
Legal Throwing
OF Dice
TEST WATER
FOR HEALTH
County Line Supply to
Be Well Examined

1T is true the Spring Valleys main
passes right through this district" said
Supervisor Johnston yesterday at the
board meeting, speaking Of the. region
supplied by the county line plant. but
which Bourn's company has refused TO
supply. But" added the chairman OF the
public utilities committee. ''the Spring
Valley company has not given the peo-
pie water"
why hasn't the Spring Valley COM
pany supplied water?" asked Pollok.
Because" said Johnston, this board
has not had the submissiveness to yield
to just what the company demands in
the way of rates..
Perhaps it's because the public util-
tiles committee lacks the business
ability to come to an understanding
with the company" said Pollok AS
for this county line plant and the pur-
chase of 1t for $4,000, as proposed by
the public utilities committee, that is
an absurd proposition. Why, this man
Potter offered the plant to the city to
run, wanted the city TO take ii of his
hands for two years"
No private corporation would think
of acquiring a water supply without
years observation, chemical and bac-
THEOLOGICAL, of the water" said Doctor
D'Ancona I'VE have nothing OF the
kind here
This water is pumped from level
several hundred feet below the sur
face" said Murphy. Thick beds OF
clay are interposed between il and the
surface drainage. The comparison to
Spring Valleys condemned Lobos creek
supply is scarcely a parallel"
Why. this water has been used for
years; it has been sought after and
nobody has been harmed by it," said
Center. And the need of getting this
supply for these people is pressing"
Have you ever seen any reports as
to the purity of this water?" asked
D'Ancona.
We'll, l know that examinations
have been made both at Stanford uni
versity and the University OF Califor-
MA" said Center. "and nothing found
wrong with the water"
The committee" said Johnston, here
interposing. does not want to ask the
board to do so without full informa-
tion on this matter of health We are
willing to have the bill re-referred. but I
would suggest that ii go to the health
committee Jointly with the public utili-
ties, and let the board of health make
the examination of the water
This action was unanimously agreed
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
POLICE Do NOT THINK
WOMAN TRIED SUICIDE
Detectives Abandon Search for
Friend of Bar Tender

The police have stopped searching
for the young woman who entered the
Kirk hotel bar early Sunday morning,
inquired for r. Higgins, bar tender,
and on being informed that he had not
been working there for two weeks
took phial out of her pocket and
saying, Well, then I'll drink this
took a mouthful of the contents,
walked out of the barroom to a wait
ing automobile and was driven away.
Detective Regan was detailed on the
case Sunday night by Captain Ander-
son and when he reported the above
facts the captain decided to do moth
ing further in the matter, believing
that the woman had been making a
bluff" and had probably swallowed
some cough drops.
After the woman left in the auto
mobile some one telephoned to the
park emergency hospital to Steward
Cummings that a woman had attempt
ed suicide by swallowing poison, but
when he reached the barroom the au-
tomobile had disappeared.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
CALHOUN CASE
CONVERSATIONS

ALFRED LILIENFELD. cloth
ing merchant-sT have a positive
opinion of Mr.. CaIAoun's inno-
cence. IL could not Pc changed"
WILLIAM III. LANGDON, dis
trict attorney-"Could anything
i'm God AImiEhty's world chnnge
that OpiniOns''
'Gt could not
"COuId not God Almighty him
self change fts-
"NO, He could not"
WILLIAM Mccall, contractor--
"I have n decided opinion, which
j am willing to express"
LANGDON-"veryw WELL
81 do not think n man in sam
Francisco has done more to injure
the city than Calhoun. / freely
state that ! am prejudiced against
him. because of the way he has
acted I'm the past, and is acting
at present"
LANGDON-"We won't resist n
challenge"
JOSEPH LOWENSTEIN ~
know Calhoun is innocent"
LANGDoN-'sYou are certain
of It.-
LOWENSTEIN -"NO evidence
that could be presented would
change my opinion. 1t would not
matter IL the jury stayed out for
years; would not vote for a
conviction
PETER CORSLITH, retired fruit
vender-"Did you say you want
my opinion of the streetcar
striker,
STANLEY MOORE-"Yes."
CORSLITH-"WeH, was i'm
sympathy with the strikers mt
first. and after that L kind of
changed, 10 even up"
MOORE-"YOu evened things
up, ehss
CORSLITH-"I believed there
was right on each side"
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
FRAME NEW LICENSE
MEASURE FOR BANKS
Supervisors Scale Tax Upon
Financial Concerns

A new license ordinance on banks
was framed yesterday BY the super
visors' license committee and will be
presented to the board next Monday.
1t provides different tariffs for COM
mercial and savings banks. the latter
convincing the committee that their
deposits. all interest bearing, should
not be scaled with those of the COM
mercial institutions.
Savings banks with $1,000 900. or
less. deposits will pay a quarterly tax
of s35: commercial banks Of the same
class. $51: deposits between $1,000. 600
and s2.5OO. 900 will entail payments OF
$50 and s101 respectively.
A savings bank with s50000,000 on
deposit viii pay s4S5. while deposits OF
$40. .00O. 900 in a commercial bank will
necessitate the payment of 1901. the
highest toll named for the class.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
POLICE HAVE RIGHT TO
RAID CHINESE CLUBS
Carroll Cook Fails to Aid ORR
entail Gamblers

District Judge William c. Van Fleet
dismissed the application for Injunction,
sustained the demurrer of the defend
ants and dismissed the bill yesterday
in the suit instituted recently by the
Oriental club, a Chinese gambling house
in Ross alley, represented by Attorney
Carroll Cook, against Chief of Police
Jessie Cook.
The case was virtually decided by the
court shortly after the suit was filed,
but the oral decision given yesterday
followed the amending of the bill by
Attorney Cook. The injunction sought
after was to prohibit the police depart
ment of tile city from raiding the Ori-
entail club, it being claimed that the
club was social organization and that
gambling in the club was no more a
part of the club life than 1t was in any
of the clubs of the city.
1t was further alleged in the COM
plant that the law prohibiting gam
bling in Chinatown was not fair, being
enacted for a certain part and not So
city as a whole.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
Will Submit
Geary Street
Road Project
MAY GAMBLE
WITH DICE
Customers Permitted to
Shake for Cigars

The throwing of dice for the drinks
or the cigars was legalized by the
supervisors yesterday without dis
senting vote. Final passage was given
Hooks ordinance, which repealed the
old law and enacted a new, the latter
prohibiting all sorts of games of
chance except dicing between Gus
toners. At the close of the session
Hooks carried the text of the ordi-
nance to the mayor with the request
that he sign it Immediately and end
the "sufferings" of the people deprived
of the privilege. Doctor Taylor looked
at the bill and at the supervisor and
said:
I've read it,
The measure will go with the other
enactments to the mayors office tomor-
row action.
Final passage was also given the
bill providing three horse shoers in
the fire department. This measure,
bitterly attacked last week by Edward
Graney and the master horse shoers,
went through without ripple, 1e ayes
being recorded for it. some of the mem
bers probably not knowing what they
were voting Tor. Hooks, who with
McLeran, brought in contrary report
last week. did not oppose the bill, and
McLeran was absent. It will authorize
the fire commission to secure horse
shoers, all of whose time will be given
to taking care of the fire horses. The
measure was much desired by Chief
Shaughnessy and the commission.
Permits for amateur bouts were
given the Dreamlend athletic club for
September and the United Railroads
club for August 13.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
AGED WOMAN SUES ICE
COMPANY FOR DAMAGES
Mrs. Louisa Breeze Begins Ac-
ton for SI2.5OO

Louisa Breeze. 30 years old, sued the
National ice and cold storage company
yesterday for s12,500 damages as COM
pensation for injuries sustained Febru-'
airy 5, 1909, when she was knocked
down by wagon belonging to the de-
fendant corporation. The accident oc-
Cured at the corner of Sutter and
Larkin streets. Mrs. Breeze says the
driver swung around the corner at a
high rate of speed, throwing her to
the ground. She was severely cut about
the arms and legs, and her back and
sides were badly bruised.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
SAY STEISS WENT TO
EUROPE FOR HIS HEALTH
Heart Trouble Caused Death of
Late Telephone Official

That heart trouble was the illness
which caused the death of the late
Albert j. Steiss. former assistant gen.
eral manager of the Pacific telephone
company, is the opinion of friends of
the deceased. Steiss died at Nauheim,
Germany. Saturday..
He left San Francisco in May, going
to Germany on the advice of his ply
sician, 1t is said, to seek a cure for
heart trouble, which had afflicted him
since he was stricken with typhoid
fever.
The European trip was taken as a
last resort, and his friends deny that
he left the country to avoid testify
ing In the graft cases. Steiss was
witness in the cases against Louis
Glass and Theodore y. Halsey. The
remains will be brought to California
at an early date
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
WOMAN TIES BIG CAN
TO THE TAIL OF A DOG
Mrs. Mary Brehm Arrested for
Cruelty to Animals

Mrs. Mary Brehm, 338 Holiday ave-
nue., was annoyed by a dog owned by
Mrs. Smith, AZ Costa street. Saturday
she caught the dog, tied a can to its
tail and, after pouring turpentine over
its back. turned il loose.
The dog ran home bowling and pur-
sued by a mob OF children Mrs. Smith
lodged complaint with the San Fran
cisco Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals.
Mrs. Brehm was arrested on a charge
of cruelty TO animals. but was re-
leased on s25 cash bail.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
KING EDWARD ENJOYS
VISIT WITH THE REIDS
British Monarch Guest of the
American Ambassador

SILSOE, Eng. July~s6.-King Edward
having concluded his weekend visit
TO the American ambassador and Mrs.
Reid at Wrest park, this morning mo-
tored down the finely wooded avenue.
which was lined with cheering school
children, on his return to London. The
King, on leaving. expressed his delight
with his visit and he may visit Wrest
park during the shooting season.