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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-29
Deposition Gets Judgment
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


NAPA. June ga suit brought by
Frank II. Gardiner of San Francisco
against the Bank of Napa in behalf of
"a depositors of the wrecked California
safe deposit and trust company of San
Francisco, was decided here in the
superior court today.
Judge Gesford awarded Gardiner
s491 on the liability of the Bank of
Napa, amounting to $4,000.
The decision is an important one.
affecting a number of similar suits
brought against stock holders of the
safe deposit institution by Gardiner
in other counties on. behalf of de-
positors. The Napa bank was sued on
the 100 shares of capital stock which
it owned.
Among the depositors represented by
Gardiner were T.. E. Hooper. Bella A
Locke. Jesse S. Andrews, P. j. walker,
the American savings bank A. Ham
merslag and ]. G. Miller.
The Napa bank successfully con-
tended that it should pay Gardiner
only that proportion of $4,000 which
his depositors represented of the whole
s5,000,000 due the thousands of de-
positors connected with the safe de-
posit company.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-29
YARD MASTER QUIZZED
BEFORE COMMISSIONERS
Evidence Taken in Interstate
Commerce Hearing

George d. Cotton, yard master for
the southern Pacific company here. oc-
cupied the stand in the interstate COM
merce hearing yesterday before Special
Examiner j. Delmore Lederman. Cot
ton was cross examined by Attorney
Seth Mann. representing the merchants.
The examination was on the cost and
time ii took a switch engine to break
up and set into the various tracks a.
freight train. An adjournment was
taken late in the afternoon until this
morning at 10 o'clock. when Cotton
,sil again occupy the witness stand.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-29
COURT DECREE GIVES
MISS CORBETT SIS, 900
Blind Daughter of Sporting
Man Inherits Estate

Miss Hazel Corbett, the blind daugh-
ter of the late Harry E. Corbett, sa-
loon keeper and brother of James J..
Corbett, the prize fighter and actor,
was awarded property worth about
$4,000 under decree signed by Judge
Mogan yesterday. partially distribute
died Febru aar u Is net 1901 He 1e SfDe an
estate appraised at $35, 900, the whole
of which he willed to his daughter
Hazel. Several parcels of realty be-
longing to the estate have recently
been converted into cash.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-29
ASSETS OF CLOTHING
BUSINESS AUCTIONED
Stock and Fixtures of James j.
GiIdea Bring $1,000

Under order of the probate court the
assets of the clothing business of the
late James ]. Gildea, 100 Market street,
were sold at auction yesterday The
stock realized 5000 and the fixtures
$1,000. B. Hesken was the buyer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-29

An ounce of Prevention against Sc
rious Injury suggests Murine Eye REM
edy as a First Aid. Try Murine in Your
Eyes before the Doctor arrives Murine
Soothes Eve Pain; Reduces Infiamma-
ton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-29
TR[ADWELL TRIAL
IS DISCONTINUED
Bank ENLIGHTENMENT Case Dis
missed on Motion Of Assist
ant District Attorney

The case of James Treadweli, charged
with embezzlement of certain funds of
the California safe deposit and trust
company. was dismissed yesterday by
Judge Cabaniss on motion of Assistant
Attorney William Hoff Cook. This I'M
expected elimination of the trial was
due to the discovery made by Cook
since adjournment Friday that the evil
dence in the case did not sustain the
technical legal allegations of the in
dictment
| Treadwell was charged with the en-
bezzlement of $4,000 worth of securi-
ties pledged to the California safe de-
post and trust company. Although
Cook still declares that the securities
We're OF no value and that the transac-
ton in which Treadwell was concerned
was an Illegal one, he states that re-
cent information has led him to be-
| lieve that Treadwell had no guilty
knowledge of the fraud.
NOT ADMISSION OF INNOCENCE
The dismissal of the case before the
court does not amount to vindication
of Treadwell, nor, according to Cook, is
it any admission of his innocence. Cook
says that he has been convinced that
Treadwell had no guilty knowledge of
the particular facts which are made the
groundwork of this indictment, and
! that, therefore, he can not conscien-
tiously carry the prosecution of this
case through to finish.
Two other indictments are still pend
! ing against Treadwell. and Cook as
serts that a new trial will be begun as
soon as the calendar of the courts
permits In asking for a dismissal of
the case yesterday morning, Cook said:
ATTORNEY COOKS STATEMENT
/ have always tried, in the discharge Of my
official duties, to discharge them honestly and
| conscientiously, and never to prosecute man
to the end unless | was satisfied in my own
mind that l ought to ask the jury TO find a
verdict of guilty. When this case con-
testimony which to my mind pointed to the guilt
of this defendant Yesterday l sent for j. Dal-
zell Brown to come to my Office and had long
conversation with him In relation to the facts
in this case. From his statement to me learned
that Treadwell had no knowledge Of the entries
in the bank books on which the technical charge
in this was based. / had in my possession
statement in Browns handwriting of portion
of the books of the bank they actually APP
peared before the fire. and in that memorandum
Treadwell had given his guaranty note without
knowledge that il to cover this particular
! transaction.
I satisfied in my own mind that there is
a reasonable doubt that when Treadwen signed
that note ii related to this particular matter,
tried | can not ask jury to find him guilty.
There is this element OF reasonable doubt, in
view of which / not ask the jury to find the
defendant guilty on the charge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-06

Orchestra Leader Misread Request for
Schubert's Serenade.

While dining at one of the hotels re-
Gently q Washington girl said to her
escort, Il wish that orchestra would
play Schubert's 'Serenade. All
we've got to do is TO have the waiter
tell the orchestra leader" said the
man. But you'd better write it, The
waiter will be sure TO get the message
wrong If you don't" So on the back
of an envelope the young woman
wrote. in a beautiful angular hand
her request for Schuberts 'Serenade."
and told the waiter to take il to the
leader. The waiter was gone long
time. but at last he appeared with .
foaming beaker. 1T took some time.
he said alphabetically. Il understood
YOU to tell me the message was for
the orchestra leader. so l took 1t to
him. He read what you wrote and
then laughed ana told me to carry the
order to the bar. for that was the
lace to get a settler lemonade" And
angular writing had scored another
Triumph.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-06
BEES MARK MANS COMING
Wild Ones All Descended from Those
Once Domesticated.

All the honey bees in this country
having originally been imported from
Europe or Asa. there is no racial diff
ference between the wild ones and the
domesticated: those that live in trees
are simply the descendants of those
that from time TO time have taken
French leave" from their owners
hives and reverted to a state of ma
ture- The vast bulk of the wild bees
are of the German or black race. while
the standard domesticated bee is the
Italian; but that, however. is only be
cause the Germans were the first to
be introduced here Just when the
Germans came is in doubt. but it was
some time in the seventeenth centu-
ny: certainly it was not until near
the close of the eighteenth century
that any bees were found west of the
Mississippi. The Indians used to say
they could mark the advance of the
white man by the appearance of bees
in the woods. The Italian bees were
first imported in 1860. Better temper
ed and more industrious than the Ger
mans. they have become popular with
apiraists; but as many still keep the
German bee, and others have the by
brid formed by the crossing OF the
two races. while countless Italians
now have taken TO the woods. there to
breed more hybrids. ii is clear that
there is no sure way Of distinguishing
between the wild bee and the domesti-
cated.-Outing Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-06
EVIDENTLY FOND OF PHRASE
Or Youthful Sailors Vocabulary Was
Limited, Judging by His Con-
versaton.

He was a sailor boy Of about 10. and
his companion - probably his girl
cousin-seemed to have met him at
the station and to be conducting him
to spend some Of his leave at her
home. Evidently the boy had been
to see his parents and was satisfied
with their general condition. for the
conversation went IKE this:
And how is your father?"
"Oh, he's all right"
And your mother?"
''Oh, she's all right"
How did Lucy get on at school?
She must be a big girl now"
"Oh. she's all right"
Are the boys quite well?"
"Oh. they're all right
There was quite a long pause after
this, and then the girl tried again.
However do you sailors manage to
live on a ship" she said. You must
find 1t very monotonous." For the first
time the sailor smiled. He answered
the earliest part Of the question by
shaking his head. "Oh. we're all
right" he explained. - Manchester
Guardian.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-06

SYNOPSIS.

Burton II. Barnes. a wealthy American
touring Corsica. rescues the young Eng
lish lieutenant, Edward Gerard Austruth-
er. and his Corsican bride, Marina,
daughter Of the Paolis. from the muir
derous vendetta. unders landing that his
reward is 10 be the hand Of the girl he
loves. Enid Anstruther. sister Of the Eng
Ish lieutenant The four fly from Ajac-
cio to Narseilles on board the French
steamer Constantine. The vendetta pur
sues and as the quartet about TO
board the train for London at Marseilles.
Marina is handed a mysterious note
which causes her TO collapse and necessi-
tates 4 postponement Of the journey.
Barnes and Enid are married Soon
after their wedding Barnes bride dis
appears. Barnes discovers she has
been kidnapped and taken TO Corsica
The groom secures fishing vessel and
is about TO start in pursuit Of his brides
captors when he hears scream from
Anstruther's wife. Marina. is also miss
Ing Barnes is compelled to depart for
Corsica without delay. and 50 he leaves
the search for Marina TO her husband
while he goss to hunt for Enid. Just De
fore Barnes boat lands on Corsica $
shore Marina is discovered hiding in a
corner of the vessel She explains her
action by saying she has come to help
Barnes rescue his wife from the Corsi-
cans. Barnes and Marina have unusual
adventures in their search for Enid. In
seeking shelter from storm the couple
enter a hermitage and their to their
Amusement they discover Tomasso the
foster father of Marina Tomasso learns
| thai Marlna's husband did not kill her
brother. Many wrongs are righted. Barnes
is surprised in the hermitage by Rochini
and Romano, the two detesrei bandits
who have been searching for him tC
| murder him for his money The bandits
attempt to take away Marina Barnes
/ darts out the door. The bandits start tc
/ pursue. but as they reach the door both
are laid low by Barnes revolver Anstru-
/ Their arrives to find Marina and learns that
| she has been lured away by the telegram
| which had been sent by another without
| his knowledge. The two start in search OF
| Marina. Barnes and Edwin take different
| roads in their search. Edwin is trappec
| in tower where he is made prisoner. II
1 endeavoring TO escape he opens a trar
/ door where he finds Emory. the detec.
! tive. who had been imprisoned there pre-
| viously. In another secret chamber To
| masso is found imprisoned. Edwin il
| climbing down & wall sees upon the porti
| co of farm house Marina and Coun
| Danella sitting and talking together
| Barnes arrives and finds the bridge swuns
| preventing his crossing over He hear
| the voice Of Marina crying for mercy HI
| examines his revolver. Cfpriano Danells
| threatens to light fuse that would blow
| up the tower and kill her husband unles.
Marina surrenders herself to his passion
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-06

The sea. according to certain scient
lists. can furnish not only nourishment.
but medicine A distinguished French
practitioner prescribes the drinking Of
sea water ~ . cure for diabetes. the
water being aerAted In order to re-
move its impurities and. to some ex-
tent. its nauseous flavor II has also
been administered With success In
cases OF bronchitis and pleurisy- Ex-
periments carried out on consumptive
patients show that simultaneous In
jections Of sea water are beneficial. II
al events in the early stages OF tuber-
culosis- Bread made With sea water
Il said by those Who have tried 1t to
b most appetizing and nourishing
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-06

nal Be mine, But one long. sweet kiss
to prove it,"
And never dare to look on the face
OF any true man or woman? No. no."
FranticaIly she has broken from his
arms: she Is running towards the
torch, desperately hoping to snatch it
from the hands OF the satyr holding it
ready to apply it to the fue.
After one unsuccessful step to over
take her swift feet. Danella cries saw
agely: Fire the mine,"
Enrico, the fuse In one hand, the
blazing torch in the other, is applying
the fame to 1t.
There is a sharp Whit Of the still
night air like the faint snap OF dis
tant whip and the man with the scar
falls, as II struck from Heaven.
"Diavolo. what mystery is this7 My.
self to light the fuse," cries Cipriano
and runs to the fambeau fiaring on
the ground.
But Marina. her eyes baneful with
agony, mutters: Il am a Corsican.
and as he picks up the torch, the des
perate girl seizes him with her deli
cate hands and struggles with hin
frantically.
But her slight strength is naught fc
that of his wiry frame. Danella pick:
up the torch. Take your choice" ht
whispers. The Englishman lives anC
your are my mistress: he dies. and
you are my honored Wife"
He is holding her down with one
knee pressed On her. He is moving the
torch slowly to the fuse; he is giyins
her chance 10 save the life she loves
by despairing surrender-he is Civ
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-06
'Montel" Cipriano. Springing High in
the Air. Falls Stark Dead Beside
Marna's PROSTATE Form"

ing himself just one more chance to
win the beauty of the woman who
loathes him-when. even as the fame
is licking the fuse. another Whit rends
the atmosphere, and from a spot mid
way between his longing eyes spouts
something that is red in the torch
flame. and with one shrill scream.
"Morte," Cipriano. springing high in
the air, falls stark dead beside Ma
rina's PROSTATE form.
The detective and Edwin are thun-
dering at the tower door. Marina stag
gers TO it, with great effort turns
the key and lifts up the steel bars.
and stands family leaning against the
stone masonry as Edwin. springing
out, catches her in his arms
What did it, What wondrous thing
wrought our deliverance?" he asks be-
tween kisses that make the girl wife
think she is in heaven.
BY gum, was it lightning" asks
the detective. scratching his head.
Then hearing a cry he runs down the
into place across the crevice.
Over this comes Mr.. Barnes, leisure
ly walking. humming the sweet roman
tic tune the minstrels are sending up
from the distant sea-
Looking at the two dead men. To-
masso. in his old-time Corsican way.
is saying solemnly: TITS the hand of
God"
But Marina, running TO the Ameri-
can, cries: Il know the hand of
God.'" and sinks down uttering bless
ings on the great pistol shot.
BY Goliah. faint possible to do
that with a revolver in this light.
mutters Emory. pacing of the dis
lance. Holy smoke. you should be
proud of them shots"
1t was that wondrous Orezza water
that did it. That toned up my nerves
after two days of devilish misery" re
marks Burton modestly.
But grub's what I'm thinking
about" says Emory; you haven I
been fed on spoon-victuals for two
weeks" aud he dashes into the farm
house.
Edwin. after slappins Barnes upon
the back. has carried his wife, half.
swooning now with joy. onto the Yer.
andah. when of sudden. with a roar
like that of a thunderstorm gun. the
whole tower rises from its base and
falls tumbling. mass of ruined mas.
oury. and on high there is a flight OF
rocks like fireworks. Fortunately the
explosion has been so strong that the
missiles nearly all fall into the sea
with great splashing of the water
They can hear the cries Of terror from
the MINISTRIES in the boat as they has
lily row away.
My last shot wasn't quick enough,
SAYS the American dolefully. Hans
me. If Clip didn't get the torch to the
fuse before he died. Then Barnes
suddenly questions: Where's my
wife, Can't anybody tell me where is
my wife,
she was not in that tower. any
way: that we know" answered Edwin
We examined every portion of it. try
ing to escape"
Your wife," cries Marina. "You
should know, left you going up the
stairs to her chamber in Bocognano.
she wasn't thereg" mutters Burton
Wasn't theres My servant said she
WAS there. Who was the lady!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-06
CHAPTER xvIl.-Continued.

NO: life-life and love, and death
to those who stand between me and
her. The torch to the lone orange
placed the fuse-when l give the sig
nal to you. light it,"
He will be blown to atoms ?"
screams the girl.
Certainly, then you are free 10
marry ME and can say your prayers
with good conscience" laughs the
count.
My uncle, | am bound to your
crders by the oath of the vendetta and
thy promise to pay my gambling debts
and make me rich again" said the
young man. Enrico passes from the
verandah and Marina sees the flame
of the torch moving 70 the orange tree
She raises her voice and shrieks with
all her force: Edwin. my husband.
you have only minute to save your
life. In some way. descend from the
tower, They are going to blow it up,r
And a cry comes TO her: My wife,
impossible,"
Anu oNtk IL dlS lul StS lLOlu
the American detective, and the voice
of old Tomasso. croning; 1T is the
will of the Devil"
Marina shouts: Il can only give you
life by being this devil'si'
The answer of the young sailor
comes, calm as the voice of an English
officer should be facing death: Not
at that price. darling, Don't think of
me-"
Then the tortured girl begins to
wiring her hands and sob as she sees
the men in the tower struggling TO
freak out, struggling as men in the
turret of sinking battleship. The
tace she adores is before her in its
| death agony-the weird music from
the sea comes family to her. telling OF
woman's devotion, for the barbaric
| ballads have been selected with UNI
| canny. subtlety. For one dread mo-
ment. Marina wildly thinks: TN save
my Edwin's life-then I'll keep myself
from this craft, siend by death in the
waves from OFF the vessel on which he
bears me away" But the thought
shoots through her: My dear hus.
band will believe | am a faithless and
dishonored wife,"
To Cipriano. who is triumphantly
murmuring: Il see, by your bushes
you're minei" she shouts: Never,
and desperately would run to the base
of the tower and die with her hus
| band.
But the arms OF Danella encircls
her. holding her firm as bands OF
steel. 'uflamed by the propinquity O
her loneliness. the contact of the per
feet figure he clasps. the subtle per
! fume of her waving hair that tosse.
In tresses alb gut. Cipriano is whisper
Ing: You have still time. Anstruthe
NAV yet live have not given the sig
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-06
HARRY J. ROBINSON


railway crossing signalman OF
Kirschvarad. in Hungary. within the
arm of the law He has been arrested
for neglect Of his duty under extraor-
dinAry circumstances II vas his task
to signal a ain train which passed
At midnight. but. not caring to sacri-
fee his rest to his sense of duty. he
hit upon an ingenious plan TO circum
vent his employers He manufactured
. lifelike dummy figure resembling
himself, attached to it a lantern and
propped it up at his post while he
slept. thereby conveying 10 the eyes
execution Of his duty
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-06
NOT DRUGS
Food Did It.

After using laxative and cathartic
medicines from childhood case OF
chronic and apparently incurable con.
stipation yielded to the scientific food
Grape-Nuts. in a few days.
From early childhood l suffered
with such terrible constipation that
had to use laxatives continuously go
ing from one drug to another and suf.
fering more or less all the time.
"A prominent physician whom con-
suited told me the muscles of the di.
gestive organs were partially par
alyzed and could not perform their
work without help Of some kind, so
have tried at different times about
every laxative and cathartic known.
but found no help that was at all per
manent had finally become discour-
aged and had given my case up as
hopeless when | began to use the pre-
digested food. Grape-Nuts.
Although l had not expected this
food to help my trouble. to my great
surprise Grape-Nuts digested imme-
diately from the first and in few
days l was convinced that this was
Just what my system needed.
1.-THE bowels performed their func'
lions regularly and / am now com.
pletely and permanently cured Of this
awful trouble.
Truly the power Of scientific food
must be unlimited" There's 9
Reason"
Read The Road to Wellville." in pkgs
Ever read the above letterf new
one appears from time time. They
are genuine, true. and fall Of human
interest.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-06
indian Baskets Tell Stories.

The making of Indian baskets IL the
work Of the women OF the tribe In
honored and unsung. unknown even TO
the daughters of her daughters. the In
dian woman basket maker passes to
her grave. leaving behind her a chain
OF woven books, each . volume in it
self The aboriginal basket maker puts
into every piece of work she turns out
As much of the history OF her race as
she knows and all of her own life. il
she can express it IN the set pictures
or figures which have been handed
down to her since basketry began
The Bohemian
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-06

The lungs are the life When 4 man
can breathe Justify no ordinary malady
can kill him I know an old chap
Who Vas given up three years aeo By
seven able" physicians and one able
surKson. Their verdict vas: He
e4n't last over three weeks" He Il
sdu In the ring. while three Of the doc
tors have caShed In their checks. A
maA can live 20 days without food. .
few days without water. scH = few
minutes without air The lunes are
the soul A man can live without
stomach. bowels. heart, liver. kidneys.
spleen or brains-but he can't Hive
without air, The air cleans the blood
Drink air BY the million cubic feet anA
you yin never die. Don't wait tor
the tank Of Oxygen to come aIoaG
Drink deeply of tho common ether
Have i pure and plug yourself fan
every hodf.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-06
Fattest French Soldiers

Occasionally our Paris contemporar-
les entertain their readers with an ac-
count of the tallest and the shortest
conscript. Now journal has gone
one better and discovered the fat
test recruit in the French army. who
has been found at Corbeil. This hon
orable distinction belongs TO NJ La
verdit, the son of a merchant in the To-
cality. The young man turns the scale
at 2GS pounds, avordupois. or rather
over 10 stone