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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
KEEN RIVALRY FOR
THE PORTOLA RING
Votes Rolling In to the Credit
of the Energetic Young
Women Candidates
Contest Is Still an Open Fight
for Anyone Who May
Enter
OWL DRUG STORES
ARE TO AID FUND

Tomorrow viii be Portola day At the
FIVE stores of the Owl drug company
From the tine the cash registers open
in the morning until they close at night
every penny of the receipts viii be tab
ulated and 10 per cent of the gros. Will
be given TO the Portola festival as the
contribution Of the Owl company to the
festival fund.
Ten cents out Of every dollar that
passes over the counters Of the i've Owl
drug stores will be handed over to the
finance committee of the Portols festival.
and customers who patronize these stores
during the day tomorrow viii have the
dorbls satisfaction Of receiving the value
of their money and Of contributing to the
success Of the Portola festival, which is
to bring millions of dollars into the city
and inaugurate a season Of good times.
It is expected that the example Of the
Owl drug company will be followed by
many of the merchants who have not yet
contributed TO the fund which is for the
benefit Of the city At large and the mer-
chants in particular.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
DECLARES BABE IS
CHILD OF ACTRESS
Woman Who kidnapped MariarD
BIeakIey Makes Sensational
Statement to the Press
Habeas Corpus Hearing at Kan
sas City Is Postponed Until
Monday Next

KANSAS CITY. Aug. 25.-Marian
BleakIey. the incubator baby. Is not
the child OF Mrs. j. J. Bleakley OF To-
peka. according to Mrs stella Bar
clay Of Buffalo. y y. The foster mother
.of the little girl Her real mother. Mrs
Barclay declares. is an actress.
Mrs Barclay resting under charge
of KIDNAPPING Marian and VINO has said
she would 6ght gntl she died 70 re-
tain possession of tha Ittle one. said
this morning as slie talked 20 re-
porter in the matron's room.
II I thought for one minute there
was a drop OF Mrs Blea KEYS blood
in the child I wouldn't have her Tor
an instant But 7 know 70 whom she
belongs She was the child Of an
actress. and by The way. little Marian
is the exact picture Of her
The strong similarity Of features TO
my mind makes the Identification CON-
plete II we could only by Immediate
legal proceedings ger the actress into
court. there would be no doubt N the
matter
Interest in the case today centsred
around the hearing. in Judge Z z. Por-
tsrfeld's division OF the criminal court.
OF the habeas corpus proceedings
brought TO prevent Mrs Barclay ]. NJ
Gentry and Marian Bleakley being re-
turned 10 Kansas.
The child was ordered placed tenn
porarily in custody Of tie clerk OF the
juvenile court OF Kansas City Fur
ther hearing OF the case was postponed
until Monday.
James Barclay Of Buffalo. y Y. hus-
band OF Mrs stella Barclay. arrived
here tonight to help his wife in her
fight for the possession Of little Ma
rian Bleakley. the kidnapped "incu-
bator baby
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q UNDERSTAND |
HAVE BEEN SHOT
So Says Alfred Vanderbilt 10
Coroner While Police and Re-
porters Search for Corpse

NEW YORK Aug. 25.-New York was
startled shortly after midnight wednes-
day by a report which originated from
some unknown source and was COM
municated TO the coroner's Office that
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt had been
shot al the Grand Union hotel al
Forty second street and Park avenue
The coroners clerk, who received the
mysterious information By telephone.
notified Coroner Shrady. who imme-
diately started for Bellevue hospital
where IL was understood Vanderbilt
had been taken Before going. how
ever the coroner 1elephoned Bellevue
and learned that Vanderbilt was not
there. Subsequently inquiry al the
Grand Union hotel showed that there
had been no shooting there last even
ing.
Tie clerk at the hotel said that the
first intimstion that he had of any
shooting came through an inquiry from
e New York newspaper. This was fol-
lowed quickly by inquiries from nearly
every other newspaper in the city
which. In the meantime. had received
the report
The coroner quickly found that he
had been duped. and as the Grand
Union hotel appeared quiet and nor
mai when the reporters arrived. Il was
seen that there had been a mistake.
Clinching this fact came a laconic
telephone message from Vanderbilt
himself or at least one who said he
was Vanderbilt, who called up the
coroner's Office and casually rema rked
I understand I have been shot"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
NEW GLACIER SEEN
BY PERKINS PARTY
Daughter of New York Finan.
cier Christens Great Ice
River Princeton"

CoRDoVA. Alaska, Aug. 25.AThe
private yacht Yucatan. with the George
" Perkins excursion party, sailed for
Seattle via sitka last night after
cruising two months along vast
stretch of the Alaskan coast.
The partys while en- route to Dntcb
Harbor discovered new active glacier
on the northwest coast of Knights ssl-
and. emptying into Prince Wi1liau
sound The ice river is two miles long
and has height of geo feet al IT'S
face. close to which the Yucatan sai,aa
in 100 fathoms Of water The glacier
was named Princeton, being cbrisfened
by Miss Perkins, daughter of the flnan-
cier al
The excursionists all went ont in The
ships boats Miss Perkins made a
daring dash in q swift launch, and amid
falling ice smashed bottle of CHAM
payne on the face of the glacier ex-
claiming i name thee Princeton
Perkins viii ask the United States
government to place the loca ton and
name on the official map. The E. n
Hartman Alaska excursion several
years years ago discovered and named
the Yale, Harvard and Hartman
glaciers.
Shell Mound park. German volksfest
Golden Jubilee = r SV Arc % Z .
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
Wall Of Building in Course Of Construction
Topples Over Without Warning

Crumbling like the crest OF wave
and instantly killed two workmen yes
terday morning on the lot at 22s Eddy
street. where the Lexington hotel stood
before the IRE and where a six story
French restaurant is now being con-
structed by Caldwell & Co. contractors.
for P. a. Bergerot and Thomas La
Coste, owners
OWNERS WARNED CONTRACTORS
The contractors. F. c. Caldwell and
Thomas E Davis. said they could not
account for the accident and insisted
that the Is inch wall was properly sup
ported P A Bergerot- one OF the own
ers. denied this. asserting that he had
warned the contractors yesterday
morning that the wall was weak and
net sufficiently braced. The dead are;
William Harris, single; q ed 50; home
II Bakersfield
John Regan. married; aged s.; wife
and child IN North Yakima. Wash;
lived at Nineteenth and Capp streets.
TWO THEORIES ADVANCED
Contractor Davis believes a slight
shake in The night weakened the walls
and allowed the sand from the adjoin-
ing lot 10 sift down alongside and ex-
ert q tremendous pressure Another
theory advanced Is that a trench dug
four weeks ago IN the cement floor 10
inspect the footing OF the wall under
mined the foundation. causing il to
settle
Davis said this trench was so feet
long and IS inches wide. The senior
member OF the firm. Caldwell however.
said the trench was not continuous. be
ing dug only few inches deep at wide
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intervals This discrepancy viii be
aired at rhe inquests.
Davis. Thomas Murphy. laborer liv-
ing at 1903 Grove street. and Frank
Figueroa, a laborer who had known
Harris 20 years, escaped with their
lives by only few minutes
MANY NARROWLY ESCAPED
The wall which crumbled was left
with the opposite wall standing so feet
high after the fire. It was torn down
TO the sidewalk level. Harris and Regan
were al work on the cement floor along
side the wall that was TO form the base
ment preparing for brick layers, 80 of
whom would have been buried had the
accident occurred in the afternoon
The architect, Charles Wilson, and
the board of public works had passed
on and accepted the old walls. on which
were to be built the new structure
A IRE alarm was turned in at I1:15
when the accident occurred The men
Of truck No. l worked with picks for
more than two hours digging out the
bodies Three emergency hospital am
balances responded, Chief Steward
Booker and Steward Simpson examining
the men as they were taken out
Frank Figueroa. Harris comrade for
20 years, told Captain Duke and Pc
hceman Cullinan that Harris had a
brother named George at Twenty-first
and streets. bakersfield. He viii be
communicated with
He was the best friend I had =
sobbed Figueroa, and 1 wish 1 had
died with him.
Contractor Davis had been inspecting
the preparations for the bricklayers
and had just stepped out OF harms wav
When the bricks crushed down on Har-
-ris and Regain.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
OPERATION MAY
BENECESSARYTO
SAVE HARTMAN
Texan RumOred TO Be in Line
for Advancement If Railroad
Wizard Retires
Stock Market Feels Effect of
FinaHcier's Illness and Slump
in Prices Results

ARDEN. X Y Aug. 25.-Uniess Hsr-
-inan shows positive signs OF improve
nent within the next three days there
VIII be consultation Of eminent ply
sicians and surgeons TO consider the
aovisablItv Of sub5ecting him 10 a rad
icsl operation
Z was learned today that when Har-
rimsn was in midocean on The Kaiser
Wilhelm II his condition became 50
grave for time that his physician. Dr..
Lyle. discussed with the ships surgeon
ire advisebility Of an immediate opera
15on. When the matter was suggested
10 The sick man he opposed il with
Characteristic vIgo- and IL was aban-
doned.
No authoritative statement has yet
been made hy his doctor as 70 the exact
nature q Eiarriman's complaint. Even
employees OF 1he household are in igno-
rance Of the cause OF his sickness and
speak q II as nervous cancer com
plant
Lovett May Succeed Him
NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-Two thousand
feet above The sea level. al his country
estate near Arden. Y Y Edward H
Hartman is resting tonight Shielded
from business cares. barred from Wis
tors. he disappeared from the public
eve in z manner. no less dramatic than
his display q grit upon hls arrival
from Europe YESTERDAY
i was announced al the Union Pa
1-z~ -
and by telephone TO Arden il was
learned that there was no change in
his condition.
Hartman has retired IN the truest
sense for his after cure and nothing
IS 70 disturb him
Just as the country eagerly read the
cables from abroad concerning The
6naucIer's health and bought OF sold
stocks accordingly. so Il has gone on
since the brief glance al him YESTERDAY
Eneasiness was strongly rejected IN
me stock market With a weak open
ing Union Pacific and Southern Pacific.
together with New York Central. now
Clsssed as g Hartman stock underwent
declines a. the outset under rather
heavy selling orders
FIrmness followed the first losses,
buI II was only temporary and was
followed bE even greater declines as
trading continued ana by noon nearly
ga aHL-fe SLQEES were Oh rom = = 70 q
points
Bear operators made capital OF his
Interview o. yesterday indicating that
improvements rather than dividends
would be his aim
substantial. gains were recorded as
the afternoon were on. but the pres
sure on Hartman stocks made the
close irregular Trading was not in
a remarkably large volume. but al 2
o'clock 6o0.eQ0 shares had been sold
with Hs--Iman's permanent retire
neur from The active management Of
MS railroads considered al least q pos
s-bility. many pick Judge Robert :.
I-overt. general counsel for the Harri-
man Zines as his successor
Judge Lorett IS native Of san
JsciUr0- Tex. where lie was born -
years aEo. After entering the railroad
legal 6eld in 1884 ne became general
counsel for the Southern Pacific in
Texas When Hartman took over the
road he picked Judge Lovett Is man
~ ability and has since advanced him
RAPIDLY.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26

The campaign being conducted by
Miss Bertha Gluck, the youngest mem
Der of the Portola candidates. for the
is one of the unique features of the
contest This young lady is conducting
her contest unaided by a manager and
relying on her own ingenuity and en-
ergy to win.
Miss Glucks fight is showing results
This morning by mail she received 900
votes from an unknown admirer in
Nevada Her enthusiasm has pene-
trated to a large number OF her friends
who are out hustllng for votes for Miss
Gluck
The last gun in Miss GIuek's cam
paign viii be fired Monday evening
when a number Of her friends vii give
a dance for her benefit at ST. Helen's
hall. Fifteenth and Market streets
Tickets for the dance are selling rap
idly and il is expected that a tidy sum
will be raised with which to secure
votes for Miss Gluck.
CONTEST WILL BE CLOSE
The recent canvass of the ballots
shows that the contest for the dia-
mond ring will be very close. But q
few votes separate several of the lead
erS ana those at the bottom OF the 1iSl
are but a few thousand votes behind
There is no possibility OF forecasting
the winner Of this trophy. as any OF
the thirty odd contestants has an ex-
ceIlent chance of annexing the diamond
Fearing that the headquarters of the
Portola festival in the Phelan build
ing would be too small to accommo-
date the crowd that viii watch the
canvass of the vote for the diamond
ring Friday afternoon the spacious
lobby of the Hotel Manx, Powell and
O'FarreI streets, has been secured
The counting viii commence immedi-
ateIy after ! o'clock
Votes to count in the diamond ring
contest must be brought 10 the Hotel
Manx by / o'clock Friday afternoon
II will not be necessary 10 bring the
ballot boxes 10 the Hotel ManX- Can
didates or their representatives should
bring the ballots which have not al
ready been taken up by the commit
tees messengers.
SURPRISING RESULTS
Recent returns from the ballot boxes
show some surprising results. Several
candidates who last week were well
down in the list have gained places
among the first IL. Miss Sarah Miller
and Miss Estelle Collonan have beer
displaced from first and second place
by a new leader.
One of the surprises of the last coun;
is that apparently neither Miss Miller
nor Miss Collcnan is in the lead for
the diamond ring. One of the girls
ahead In the diamond race had only 6
handful of votes last week. but now
she not only stands an excellent chance
of winning the diamond ring, but OF
going TO Seattle as we'll
The Pacific Coast company promises
10 Guido all previous records in enter
tanning the Portola party. The comfort
of the party viii be the one thought
of the officers of the steamship Cover
nor from the time of boarding the yes
sci until the voyage ends at Seattle
The staterooms to be occupied by the
party will be decorated with Portols
colors.
SPECIAL TABLE on STEAMER
In the dining salon Special tabl.
adorned with Portola decorations vii
be reserved for the girls Portols
dishes will be on the menu Every
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
Retirement Is Discussed
f Speciol Dispoich 10 The Call

NEW YORK Aug. z5.-There was
naturally much discussion in Wall
street TO-DAY as to what would happen
u Hartman shouId retire IN the near
future from The direction Of Union Pa
clfc- Southern Pacific. Illinois Central
and his other properties
Following are views on this subject
expressed by prominent fnanciers to-
day-
Theodore p Shouts-EIarrinan is a
big man. but in the event OF his re-
riremeut everything VIII so on Just the
same This is not q one man country
Henry CleWs-Lle stock market IS
already discounting the end OF Harri-
mans business activity When his re-
riremenr IS announced do not believe
II VIII have any marked effect on his
securities Undoubtedly plans have
been laid by Hartman 10 shift his
burdens 10 other shoulders He has
huilt 10 his machinery 50 carefully il
viii operate without his hand al the
throttle
E r. Dick. head Of the arm OF Dick
Brothers & Co.-The personality OF
Hartman should be felt less and less.
and the announcement q little later on
Of his retirement should hot even cause
z ripple Of excitement
= 7. Kesne OF the stock exchange
house Of Keane, Zavas & Potts-Tbe
retirement OF Z H Hartman might
and probably would unsettle temporar-
ily the market for securities. But Har-
rimsn'E plans are 50 well under way
that his withdrawal would not delay
completion Of his railroad system. as
this country is too big and prosperous
and its progress too certain 10 lose
Roadway because Of the withdrawal
from activity Of e single individual
Walter Lyon OF the stock exchange
Harriman's retirement is being dis
counted Other leaders have come and
gone. and with their retirement or
death business has gone on as usual
Son Summoned
CHICAGO. Aug. 25.-Walter A. Hsr-
riman. eldest son Of Edward H Harri-
man passed through Chicago today on
las way 20 New York 10 see his father.
know nothing regarding my
fathers Illness. said young Hartman.
except that several days ago / re-
ceived 2 message summoning me home.
received another message here TODAY.
saying that father was hack and was
resting easily
I intend 10 continue my railroad
work. but VIII not return TO the chain
gang. Il is my purpose 10 learn the
railroad business in all its depart
nlents said he
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26

effort win be made to make the voyage
one long TO be remembered by the
girls.
Special entertainment features will
be provided on the boat unique
contest, the details of which will not
be announced until the girls board the
vessel, viii lend a dash OF excitement
10 the trip Three handsome prizes
will be awarded
AS an additional prize the Regal shoe
company will give each of the IL girls
that go to Seattle a pair of their best
shoes. These prizes viii be awarded
the winners at the company's store in
the Phelan building al the end of the
ronteSr
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26

park commissioners yesterday Super
intendent McLeran viii have general
supervision Of the affair. to make sure.
by means Of ropes and ratings. that
the crowds watching the display do
not tramp out his grass and break
down his trees. Otherwise permission
will be given the Portola committee to
act as 1t pleases, for the California
Promotion committee building viii BY
that time be removed and the spot
where IL now stands adorned with
grass The whole park will be given
up to the pyrotechnic display.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
SHUBERTS LEASE TWO
THEATERS IN PORTLAND
Attractions Booked at Star
While HeiIig Is Rebuilding

SEATTLE. Aug 25--Acting under
instructions from the ShuberIs, Russell
& Drew OF this city. representing the
Alhambra theater company. today
leased the star and HeiES theaters.
Portland. for a term OF years The
Shubert attractions will be played AT
the star until the Heilig is rebuilt
The transaction involves s100. COO.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
Fireworks for PortoIa

Fireworks viii illumine the sky
every night Of Portola week. for the
request of the festival committee that
they be allowed to send up bombs and
skyrockets in Union square and touch
off set pieces and brilliant fire spec
taeles of all kinds was granted by the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
FIFTEEN MINERS KILLED
AND THIRTY ENTOMBED
Cable Drops Men I.5O0 Feet in
Mexican Shaft

MEXICO CITY. Aug "a special
dispatch from Nateahauls says that Is
miners were killed and 90 entombed by
the dropping Of cage into the La Paz
mine there last night
The cable parted and the men
dropped l.5e0 feet
Rescue parties Immediately set 70
vsrk 10 reach the lower levels.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
Ukiah Excursion

There will be over four hours at
Ukiah on Sunday, August %. during
which time visits can be made TO the
Vichy Springs. Fish Hatchery and other
points of interest Rate only $3.50
round trip. Leaving time from here.
Sis a. m
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26

SHELTER TO BE soLD-Florence. Colo
Aug 25.-The Rocky Tnounfsin srnelfer. erected
some Years ago 81 a cost Of S2J0. O00 viii be
sod br the sheriff September % 10 satisfy =
Judgment IN the district court for SIS $50 and
attorneys fees
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26

MILK LAW vIoLATED-George Roehn and
Joseph Under. proDriet0rs OF restaurants in the
Mission. were each fined IS BY Police Judge
Conlau yesterday for selling |aTered MILK
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26

Shell Mound park. German voiksfest.
Golden Jubilee S-F.S.y.. Aug Sept. 8. .
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We give credit deliver and lay Carpets anywhere in
San Francisco Oakland Berkeley, Alameda Fruitvale
all without additional charges
The Newtown bee., 1909-02-05
East0n.
NEWS TERSELY TOLD.

Mrs J. II. Wheeler, who has been convalescing at the home of her aunt, Mrs Milton, is now with her cousin, Ex-MayoI Mark Reynolds of 400 Shelton St., Bridgeport. She is not gaining as fast as her friends would wish.
 Mrs c. Gilbert and little daughter of stspney are guests of Mrs A. Elm mons
 Mrs w. w. Ferris was recently taken suddenly ill Dr Smith of Red ding was called. She is now much improved.
 Homer Logan is again under the care of Dr Hill.
 Mrs Winnie Bradley and Mrs John Patterson are to attend the church entertainment to be given at the home of Fred Turney, Long Hill, or Wednesday evening, February 5.
 Mrs George Burr is a guest at the home of her sister, Mrs Amanda Wheeler, who recently enjoyed g small dinner party given by hel daughters, Mrs Bradley and Mrs Gll' bert, in honor of her sgd birthday.
 Mrs Winnie Bradley recently visit ed in Bedding at the homes of Ran dolph Bradley and W. c. Sanford.
The Newtown bee., 1909-02-05
GRANGE NOTES.

The open meeting of the Grange was one of great interest and the best attended in its history. Arthur Sherwood, assisted by his esteemed wife, conducted the installation serv- ices with dignity and effect. Willard Gillette, the retiring Master, retired with honors and Edward Gillette as- sumed the responsibilities of Master with grace and decorum. The other offices were assumed with equal in- terest. The pastor of the Baptist church spoke on what the Grange had accomplished and how it wes full filling in a most commendable man. ner the object for which it was organized: it's influence upon the farmer, the farmers family, stock, prouucts and lana and what the farmers have given to the country i'll noble sons and daughters and repre- sentative and leading men and women. Refreshments and conver- sation followed which was enjoyed by all
The Newtown bee., 1909-02-05
William J. Beecher. Judge,

RESTRICT OF VIEWPOINT. ss. Probate U Court, Feb. 3, 1909.
 oneck, New York, deceased.
 Upon the application Of Curtis r; 1atelyi one of the executors under the VIII oi sald Dennis 0, Gately, praying that certain copies Of the last will and testament or said DennIs ings proving and establishing the same In said State of New York be filed and reeoraefa tba fn files and records of this Court, and that the petitioner and others named in said will be approved by this Court:as Executors oi sald will, as per application on file more fully ap- pears. itis
 Ordered, that said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Newtown' in said district, on the sth day. of February, A. D. 1909, at o'clock in the forenoon, ana that notice be given of the pendency, of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing theIsame one times m m some newspaper having circulation m said District, and by posting copy. thereof on tne public sign-post in the town of Newtown, Tn said district, William J. Beecher, Judge