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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
SEEKS HEIRS TO WEALTH
LEFT BY MISSOURIANS
Monterey Attorney Searching
for Beneficiaries
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SAN JOSE. Nov. 6.-J. Ball of Mon
terey, commissioned by a firm of st.
Louis attorneys to locate parties who
lived in San Jose SO Years ago or their
heirs, have visited this city on his
search of the state for the men. NJ.
Stevens and J. B. Williams are the men
sought. Property amounting to for
tune awaits them in st. Louis and
other points in the east. Williams was
formerly member of the law firm of
Williams & Mckinney in this city, the
eastern attorneys believe, and with that
as the only clew concerning the pres
ent whereabouts of the men Ball is
prosecuting his search.
Inquiry at police headquarters and
a search of the register OF deaths, old
directories and other authorities failed
to CLEAN any information.
stevens and Williams were associated
in business in Missouri and came to
California together after the gold rush
in 1854 All trace of them has been
lost and their considerable properties
In their nome state are the subject OF
litigation
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
MURDERS MEXICAN AND
DISMEMBERS HIS BODY
Assassin Turned Over to Sheriff
by Apaohes

Santa FE. \. NJ. Nov. "a dispatch
from Almo Gordo, \. NJ. says Jose Con
p IS, alias Martinez. murdered a Mexi-
can named Madrial on the Moscalero
Indian reservation a few days ago.
lie was captured by the Mescalero
Apaches and held prisoner until Sheriff
Denny arrived. Later the murderer ac-
companied the sheriff TO the place where
the dismembered body OF his victim
had been buried.
Gonzales first shot BadriaI in the
back and eye. killing him. He then
deliberately cut of his victims ears,
lips and limbs and hid them with the
body. Gonzales gives as a reason for
The murder that Madrial knew too
much.r
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
Music in the Park

Following is the program of music
in Golden Gate park today:
Anthem. Star Spangled BanHer''
Waltz wedding of Winds s''..--........ Hall
Overture .Messaniello -----...... Auber
BY request.
Scenes from Carmen -s....... Bizet
Fantastic Souvenir de St Bertian. I. Bousquet
Overture, .rA1aritanat w aIlace
Selection. Robert BRUCE Bonnissesu
Medley. popular hits Rennick
.sMinuct L Antique Paderewski
By request.
March. Portola'' ..........E Ethel Cooper
America :.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
SEEKS SOUTH[RNfR
FOR SUPREME COURT
Taft Has His Eyes on Hannis
Taylor for Vacancy Left
by Peckham's Death
Favored Candidate Authority
on Law and Aided Alaska
Boundary Settlement
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

lOPccidl DEpotch 10 ne lduI
WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-Information
received in Washington today indi-
Gates that President Taft since the
death of Justice Peckham has been
looking over the south for an available
man to fill that important. vacancy in
the supreme court, and that he has his
eye on. Hannis Taylor of this city.
An intimate friend of the chief ex-
ecutive, who has spent some time with
him while absent from the capital, ex-
pressed the view tonight that if the
right man could be found the presi-
dent undoubtedly would not hesitate
to make this appointment from the
south.
AS the court at present is consti-
tuted there is but one southern man
on the bench, Justice White of Louis
lana.
WILL APPOINT DEMOCRAT
In politics Justice Peckham was a
democrat and while there is no bind
ing reason why a man of the same
politics should be selected as his sue
cessor it is probable the president Will
appoint a democrat.
Much of the gossip connected with
this vacancy has been INDUCED in on
the theory that some one from New
York state or from that judicial circuit
would be chosen, but the precedents do
not justify the assumption that the
president will find his man within that
circuit.
Hannis Taylor is native of North
Carolina, where he was born in 1851.
In 1873 he married in Mobile and since
that time has practically made his
home and legal residence in Alabama
He has written on English and Ameri-
can constitutional law and served as
minister to Spain under President
Cleveland.
TAYLOR,S GOOD RECORD
He was one of the counsel for the
government in the Alaska boundary
case at London and was the special
counsel for the government before the
Spanish treaty claims commissions.
President Taft will make no NOM
ination until the senate is in session.
but the condition of the business of
the court is such that he probably will
desire to fill the vacancy at the earli-
est moment possible.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
MURDER AND ROBBERY
SUSPECTED BY POLICE
Body Found Floating Believed
to Be Victim of Thugs

Jos ANGELES, Nov. 6.-After an IN
vestigation the authorities here are
convinced that the man whose body
was found floating at sea 10 miles off
Long Beach Tuesday was robbed and
slain. 1t is also believed that the VIC
tim was a resident of San Diego or a
tourist.
A fragment OF rope tied about the
waist with a sailors double bowline
knot supports the conclusion that the
body was taken to sea and weighted
SO that 1t would remain beneath the
surface.
The clothing. purchased in part from
a store at 1918 III street, San Diego,
bears evidence that the supposed VIC
tim was prosperous. The police are
continuing the investigation today and
have communicated with San Diego in
the hope Of cleaning more information
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
GOES TO JAIL AFTER
LONG LEGAL BATTLE
Head of Seattle Milk Trust Con-
yiCted of Conspiracy

SEATTLE. Nov. 6.-A. Il. Erickson.
president of the so called milk trust.
otherwise known as the Seattle retail
milk dealers association, was taken TO
the county Jail today to serve term of
10 DAYS imprisonment for conspiring g
to increase the price of milk. Erick-
son was tried and convicted two years
ago and sentenced to the Jail term and
a fine of $500 imposed.
The case was fought through the SUI
preme court, Erickson maintaining that
he was absolutely innocent of any in
tent to raise prices.
Today the higher court returned a
remittitur upholding Erickson's con-
viction. A deputy sheriff arrested him
and he began his term in JAIL
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
GROW LARGE CROPS OF
APPLES AND BERRIES
Gold Ridge Ranchers Dry Much
Fruit on Ground
Ispeciol Dispoteh 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 he Call
sEBAsToPoL, Nov. 6.--It is esti-
mated that the apple crop of the Gold
ridge section in the vicinity of this
place was over $4,000 boxes. About
one-third of this immense crop was
hoxed and shipped away for sale as
green fruit. much of it going east and
even to Europe.
The other two-thirds of the crop
was cut and dried on the ground and
gave employment to many persons.
The berry crop was also very large
this season and the shipments included
carload lots to Denver. Butte, Portland,
Seattle and other markets. large
quantity of the berries were dried for
the first time this year and the result
has been to add materially to the gross
receipts of the growers.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
BUILDING ASSOCIATION
LOSES POINT ON APPEAL

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 6.-The third
district court of appeals refused today
to entertain the motion of the Conti-
mental building and loan association of
San Francisco to dismiss the appeal of
Louis and Mary Wolf from the decision
of the San Francisco superior court, on
the ground that the transcript had not
been filed on time. The court finds that
the rules of the court were obeyed and
therefore dismissed the motion.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
BERKELEY POLICEMEN
ESCAPE PROSECUTION

OAKLAND, Nov. 6.-Sergeant d. H
Fraser and Patrolman r. c. Humphreys,
the Berkeley peace officers who were
arrested after a street fight with local
policemen, were dealt with lenientiy
/. this morning. The charges of resisting
an officer We're dismissed and the de-
PENDANTS agreed 10 forfeit their bail
on the charges Of drunkenness. The
two minor cases Will be called No
Vember Is.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
Doctrines Prove
FCrrgr Anarchist
Excerpts From His Precepts Taught in Lay
Schools Show Haynarket Tone

/YyHE which appear herewith have been
pared international Catholic Truth society and
Call for publication In San Fran
cisco Similar articles from authoritative
will be printed third Sundays of each
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
NEWELL. II. MITCHELL
IS OUT FOR COUNCIL
RETIRED CAPITALIST OF FIFTH
WARD DECLARES HIMSELF
Was Pioneer Arrival Here in 1868
and Has Many Well Known
Names on His
E Paper

Newell II. Mitchell, retired capital
list, of 1859 West Twenty street,
is the latest aspirant for honors as
member of the next city council at the
hands of the public in the coming pri-
maries. His petition has been placed
in circulation and already contains
many names well known throughout
Southern California.
Mr.. Mitchell is one of the old-time
residents of Los Angeles. He arrived
in the old pueblo of which the Pico
house was the center in 1868, having
crossed the plains from Columbus,
Ohio. in a wagon. He now is vice pres
dent of the Society of California Pio-
neers. His petition for nomination has
been indorsed by the Native Sons of
the Golden West and by the Fifth
Ward Republican club. Among the
signers are J. M. Elliott, president of
the First National bank; Gen. o. II.
La Grange, formerly at the head of the
soldiers home at Sawtelle; M. A. New
mark, Frank Bryson, Justice r. A.
Ling, Sheriff w. A. Hammel, County
Auditor Herbert G. Dow, Fred Pierce,
John w. Vaughan of the Occidental
Life Insurance company; George II.
Woodruff, Matt W. Everhardy, Justice
H. A. Pierce, Fred Holbrook and many
more.
The candidate from the Fifth ward
is the owner of the Hotel Mitchell in
Pasadena, and also has large holdings
in Hollywood, Anaheim and Los An
geleS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
JUDGE GIVES FATHER
CHANCE TO SEE CHILD
Henry C. Faulkner Granted Right to
See Daughter Without the
Presence of the
Woman

Henry c. Faulkner, who for two
years has been making efforts TO see
his daughter Henrietta, a child of
years, but was frustrated by his wife,
Bertha Faulkner, met with success
yesterday after bringing the matter to
the attention Of Judge Wilbur of the
Juvenile court
In making his order granting Faux
ner permission to see the child as often
as he pleased, Judge Wilbur took oc-
oasion to admHster a severe rebuke to
Mrs. Faulkner for the evident dislike
Of the father that had been lnstilled
in the child's mind.
Mrs. Faulkner deserted her husband
two years ago and habeas corpus pro-
Ceedings were instituted by the father
only q few days ago, after he had eX-
hausted every other means TO visit his
little daughter. These proceedings
were heard yesterday, Faulkner deny
ing his wife's statements that he had
failed to support his family.
1.-THE worst feature of this case,
said Judge Wilbur, lis the attitude of
the child, who apparently has been
taught by the mother to abhor and de-
test her father"
The daughter viii remain in the care
of the mother, but Faulkner was
granted leave by the court to see her
when he pleased, and for the purpose
of regaining the love she once felt for
him to take her from home in order
that he might manifest his affection
unhampered by the presence of his
wife.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
ie docks and municipality owned

lie docks and a municipality owned
and operated railroad.
With the completion of the Pan
ANA canal in four or five years
Los Angeles will open to public
use one of the finest narbors in the
world, and her example will at
tract the attention of every city
in this country situated upon nav
igable water.
In the late consolidation cleo
ton the people of Los Angeles and
San Pedro have declared by una
nimity of voice that the great har-
Dor shall be protected by the splen-
did freeholders charter of Los
Angeles City, which provides for
the initiative, referendum and re-
call, and prohibits the alienation
of docks, water front and other
public property except when au-
thorized by two-thirds of the vot-
ers. The new charter grants to
the city the absolute ownership of
the tide lands and submerged
lands within her boundaries, and
authorizes the city to construct,
own and operate public docks,
channels and warehouses, and
municipal railroad, and gives to
the city exclusive jurisdiction over
the harbor, over wharfage, anchor
age and pilotage.
With public docks the merchants
of Los Angeles and other cities
can handle their coastwise COM
merce free from railroad domina-
tion.
The beginning made here in Los Ange-
les, in breaking tine monopoly of trans
pOrtatiOn, will be extended throughout
the United states by the opening of
harbors and waterways.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
Liouor Licenses Revoked

LIQUOR selling permits held by two
restaurants were revoked by the po-
lice commission at special session
neld last night They were the Queen
restaurant, 234 North Main street, and
the Good Living GrQttO 2191a West
Fourth. In the case Of the Good LiV-
ing i1rotto the police commission set
a new record by holding the proprietor
equally guilty with the waiter even
though the proprietor had no personal
knowledge that liquor had been sold,
Both restaurants were proven guilty
of havirg sold liquor on election day,
August 12. In the case of the Good
Living Grotto it was shown that the
proprietor had instructed his walters
not to serve liquor on election day, but
a waiter had violated the instruction.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
BRIBERY TRIAL
WILL BE LONG
BROADHEAD CASE RESUMED
ON MONDAY
Ruling on 435 Motions to Strike Out
Testimony Offered for Prosecu-
tlon Will Be Given Tomor-
row by Judge Davis

With the opening of the Broadhead
trial Monday morning the ruling Of the
court on the 1876 motions to strike out
testimony introduced by the prosecution
will be made. The portions objected to
by the defense are those tending to i'm
plicate Samuel Schenck, A. c. Harper
and Edward Kern in the alleged con-
spiracy to protect "Nick' Oswald's red
light district in return for bribe money
paid. The name of Thomas IL. Broad
head does not appear at all in the
greater part of this testimony. but the
district attorney holds that the matter
is relevant as tending to show the
existence Of the conspiracy in Whlch, II
is claimed, Broadhead took part.
The transcript of testimony so far
taken, inclusive of the portions which
the defense seeks to have struck out,
comprises more than 1900 typewriter
pages, and this will be much more than
doubled ere argument before the jury
begins.
Immediately after the ruling Of the
court on the motions to strike out, the
case in chief of the defense will be be-
gun. Counsel for the defense have
stated that the taking of testimony for
the defense will consume about ten
days. Thereafter two or three days,
probably, will be taken up with re-
buttal, as many in sur-rebuttal and not
less than a week in argument before
the case will go to the jury. Fourteen
days were taken UP in the opening ex-
animation of witnesses for the prosecu-
tion. 1t appears to be unlikely that a
verdict can be rendered before the sec
ond week in September.
The trial of former Police Commits
sioner Samuel Schenck on a minor al
legation, is set to follow the trial OF
Thomas H. Broadhead on the charge of
accepting a bribe of $1,000 for protection
Of the redlight district which flourished
on Commercial street. east of Alameda,
from January 1 to August 20, 1908.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
VISITING DRUGGISTS PASS
DAY AT CATALINA ISLAND
Special Trains and Chartered Steamer
Carry Pharmacists to Magic Isle
for Final outing

Visiting druggists and their friends
to the number of 600 passed the day
yesterday at Catalina island, where
special entertainment was provided.
Special trains of five cars each took
the visitors from the Pacific Electric
depot to the Banning wharf at San
Pedro, where the steamship Hermosa,
chartered by the Los Angeles enter
tainment committee of the American
Pharmaceutical association, awaited
them. Arrived at the island at noon,
the members of the party sought such
amusement as they preferred, fishing,
bathing, mountain coaching or visiting
the submarine gardens in the glass
bottomed boats.
Many other parties besides the dele
gates to the druggists convention Wis
ited the island yesterday, all records
for numbers being broken.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
JURY LIST CAUSES
TROUBLE FOR RICE
CONSTABLE IN HOT WATER
WITH HIS FRIENDS
Angry Voice Over Telephone Follows
Service of Papers in Justice
Court Misdemeanor
Case
"Ts that YOU. Ed Rice ~


The voice over the telephone was
angry and threatening, but Rice, who
is a constable, and courageous-as be-
fits his office-did not hesitate to admit
his identity
"You take my name off that jury bill
or I'll knock your - head off and
never vote for you again." said the
belligerent.
'cE,aattcr with yo,, 7'' sked tho riIys
titled Rice.
Then it developed that the work of
securing thirty-six men to respond to
a jury call for the trial of a misde-
meanor case, for which, by the way
no fees are allowed, had been placed
in Rice's hand and by him had been
transferred to n. c. Folsom, a deputy.
Whether it was a feeling of prank
ishness or a desire to manifest his su-
perior's good will that actuated the
deputy's motives, is not known, but
when the return was made It showed
the names of three dozen Of RiCe's
bosom friends.
Justice Ling, to whom the list was
handed, declined to excuse any one of
the reluctant jurors. Then Deputy
Folsom went on his vacation. Mean
tice Rice is trying to explain, but with
little success.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
Assaults Pole

Profdio Dares, VINO ten days ago
amused himself by shooting holes
through the portraits of various foreign
rulers, hanging on the walls Of d
Sonoratown restaurant, was arrested
last night on the charge of disturbing
the peace, by Patrolmen McAuIiffe and
Leon. Dares got into an alteration
at a. saloon at Ord and san Fernando
streets with Michael Budincich a Pole,
and struck him over the head with d
heavy beer glass, cutting a ragged
wound in his scalp.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
Arrested for Felony

Clyde Carr, a clerk who recently
came here from Johnstown, Pa, was
arrested in San Diego yesterday and
returned to this city by Detective
Thomas Zeigler on a felony charge. He
was arrested in company with Bertha
de Jarnette. a 15-year-old girl of Santa
Paula, whom he had eloped with Thurs
day last.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
Charge Policeman with Assault

The case against Patrolman r. j.
Gregory and r. M. Turner on charges
preferred by Henry M. Williams and
A. j. Mepham was concluded by the
police commission at it's special session
last night and the matter taken under
advisement Mepham and Williams
charged that about o'clock on the
morning of July 26 when the two, with
their wives, were standing in front of
Martin cafe, Officer Gregory hit them
both without provocation and knocked
Mepham down. Officer Turner arrested
Mr.. and Mrs. Mepham and sent them
to the police station, where Mepham
was booked as drunk and his wife sent
home. Officer Gregory admitted he had
struck both men, but claimed 1t was
only after both had called him vile
names and attempted to assault him.
$500 II. p. NELSON PIANO FREE
See page 0, part l, and get busy with the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
Duty Adds to Burden

The new customs tariff act to re-
wise downward" has increased the
import duty on clothing and cotton
goods sufficiently to add 100000, 600
a year to the annual burden and
has increased the duty upon struc-
tural steel from $40 a ton to $16 a
ton. This increase in tariff upon
these staple products will be fol-
lowed by an equal advance in the
railroad terminal rates upon these
commodities.
The producers and manufacturers
will no more be allowed to reap any
benefits from this advance in the
tariff upon these commodities than
they have been allowed to in the
past. The railroad trust will alb
sorb the profits, and by this indirect
form of taxation will enormously
increase the burdens.
In the British Islands and upon
the continent of Europe the great
and progressive cities uniformly
own and control their own docks
and harbors. but in the United
States it has been for years the
fashion to turn over the water front
and docks to private corporations
which have combined with the rail-
way interests.
All of the larger cities of the
United States are situated upon
navigable waters.
II lies in the pOWer of American cities
to break the existing monopoly in trans
portafiOn by constructing municipal
docks and improving the navigation, so
that commerce may be carried ON be-
tween all Of them by water.
Consolidation Great Benefit
A striking illustration Of this is
the achievement of the city of Los
Angeles-the most progressive city
in this country-in response to a
universal demand of her people, in
annexing to the city the harbors of
San Pedro and Wilmington, and
the enactment of new charter
amendments providing for the
ownership and operation Of pub
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
HOPES TO BREAK
STRANGE HOLD
ON RAILROADS
tcontinued from Fare One,

all of which may be shipped over
the same road in the same cars and
for the same distance.
We find that the railway rate is not
measured by or based upon the value of
the goods, the length of the haul, the
time In transit, nor the carriers risk.
I do not claim that all railway
rates are based upon the import
duty, because some of them are
determined by other factors, such
as local production or the ability of
the public to substitute some other
article, but l have no hesitancy in
saying that as to most staple COM
modities the railway terminal rates
are really based upon the import
duties, and, awkward and prepos-
ferrous as it may seem, the customs
tariff act operates in a way as an
act to regulate railway rates.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
O'ConneIl is Indorsed

Members of the South Fifth Ward
Improvement society last night in
dorsed the candidacy of w. H. O'Con-
nell for councilman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22

have knowledge of others implicated
therein, is frequently brought forth
and in the presence of members of
the force is put on the rack of series
of the most ingenious questions, in
fact, a searching Cross-examination
When one official becomes Wearied
another takes it up, in the effort to
entrap the victim into inculpatory
statements. They are bent on obtain
ing a confession from him. He may be
innocent; they consider him guilty. The
more the accused insists on his inno-
cence the more f1ercely insistent his
examiners become. He is bullied, brow
beaten, insulted, called foul names, and
if especially obdurate and irritating to
his tormentors, he is cuffed and beaten,
In administering the last indignity In
various cities the favorite weapon is
a hard piece of rubber hose 1t bruises
and leaves no tell-tale lacerated flesh.
This ordeal for the accused in the
vulgar language of the force, is call
ed Sweating"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
Admit Use of Torture

TIL recent bold avowal of the torture
applied by the New York police to a
Chinese in connection with the Elsie
SigeI case, and a more than ordinarily
full exposure of police graft in Chica-
go. have added fuel to the fire.
Meanwhile the Georgia court of ap-
peals, in the case of Holmes VS.. state
recently upheld the right of man to
defend himself from illegal arrest, even
at the cost of taking life. The defend
ant in that case was negro, and used
his gun after the officer had shot al
him. The Central Law Journal re-
marks: "The sacredness of ones per
son from illegal arrest, or his hablta-
ton from unlawful intrusion, is often
disregarded these later days, especially
in our large cities, where it frequently
occurs that men are placed under ar
rest without warrant and for offenses
not committed in the presence OF the
officer"
Do you wonder that crime is in
paSing2
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22

$500 credit for every $1.oO paid ON all
new pianos for this week. smith MUSIC
Co. 4O6 West Seventh.