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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
SOLDIER JORDAN HELD
FOR NOLTING'S MURDER
Defense Reserved Until Case
Reaches Superior Court

Thomas Jefferson Jordan of the One
Hundred and Forty-eighth coast arti1-
lery was held for trial before the su-
perior court by Police Judge Deasy yes
terday afternoon. for the murder of
Sergeant Antoine J. +. Noting in Mont
gomery street near Clay on the morn
Ing of January 8. He was held with
out bonds.
The witnesses examined Yesterday
were Policemen Maurice Behan and
Percy Mcfarland. who testified that
the sergeant's star was pinned to the
outside of his raincoat, which would
preclude the defense from claiming
that Jordan thought the sergeant was
a private citizen.
Attorneys Hiram Johnson. and Car
son assisted Assistant District Attor-
ney Ward, and Jordan was represented
by Attorney Spinetti, who said he would
reserve his defense till the case came
up for trial in the superior court
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
START TASK OF COUNTING
S7,OOO,OOO IN GOLD COIN
Municipal Business of Three
Years Being OverhauIed

McLeran, Goode & CO. began count
ing the money in the city treasury yes
terday preparatory to the general task
Of overhauling the municipal business
Of the last three years. William Dodge
for the Supervisors finance commit
tee kept tab on the count and repre-
sentatives OF the auditors office and
that OF the treasurer were also present
10 check results. The joint custody
ba Is Of $50. 900 each was opened and
nearly s1.000.O00 counted by nightfall.
Contrary to custom the seal Of each
package was broken and the fact that
each contained $4,000. or 1000 double
eagles. verified by actual stacking.
IN the $1,000 600 there are some $780,
COS in fives and the like sum in tens,
whose counting Will be more tedious.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
RICH MANS SON OUSTED
FROM FATHERS HOUSE
Emil Bernou Evicted From
Home-Must Pay Back Rent

Damages in the sum of $3.50 were Sc
cured by j. B. Bernou from his son
Emil Bernou in Judge Mogan's court
yesterday. The Judgment also carried
with it an order for the eviction of
Bernou Jr. from an apartment in the
house at 204O Sutter street, owned by
his father.
j. B. Bernou, the parent, is capi-
talist and mine owner, now in Alaska.
His agent testified yesterday that the
son had gained the i'll will of his father
by his alleged lazy and dissipated hab-
its. The old man had given him a
home in the Sutter street apartments
for some time, but finally had decided
to put him out. The son, however,
would not go, making necessary suit
in unlawful detainer.
The $3.50 damages represented three
months rent.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
ANTERACETRACk
PROPONENTS SCORE
Motion TO Send Bill Back TO
Committee Defeated by a
Vote of So to 23
Opposition Wants Hearing, and
House May Change Its
Mind Today
lSeeeiaI Disealeh o I'he CoLn

CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING. SACRA-
MENTO. Jan. I9.-By a vote of 81 to
% the assembly refused today TO make
new start in its dash for the passage
OF the Otis-Walker anti-racetrack pam
bling bill by rereferring the bin back
70 the committee on public morals
which, by the unanimous vote of seven
~ its members reported the measure
yesterday 10 pass.
The assembly's refusal to stop the
progress Of the ti-racetrack gambling
.nll was not only a painful surprise
TOT the enemies of the naeasur f,,,+ #
was wide departure from precedent
taken over the vigorous protest Of John
". Mott Of Oakland and Grove L. john
son, as well as in spite Of the com
oineo efforts Of Frank Daroux. the
Sausalito poolroom man, and Jere Burke
ano The senators who responded to their
hurry up cali for assistance.
When AssembIyman John w. Mott
returned from Oakland yesterday he
discovered that the public morals com
nittee. OF which he was a member had
literally complied with the 10 dav rule
ot the house by sending the Otis
Walker anti-race track gambling bill
out. Endorsed with the unanimous vote
OF the seven members of the commit
tee who did not trust themselves TO be-
lated trains
Mott had not asked for any hearings
Tor the opponents Of the measure. but
ne was pained TO learn that it had
oeen recommended for passage at the
expiration Of the rule limit without
hearings having been arranged for.
Every one understood that Mott
would prefer his request for reference
of the bill when the house convened
Fhls morning He made It.
stanton Tnr1e~nF bfc v,,o+s1,-
oatabie- Sackett demanded a roll rail-.
and when the smoke had cleared avav
the motion was lost by a vote Of more
1han two 10 one. Grove l. Johnson
was in a white heat Of indignation and
half dozen members We're clamoring
Tor an opportunity TO explain their
votes. Assemblyman Gibbons gave no
tiee OF reconsideration. which he want
ed taken up at once, but which could
not under the rules be until tomorrow.
The opponents Of the measure have
been at work all day pleading for the
hearings they did not ask for until
after the bill was out for its second
reading. and il is not at all improb-
able that the house will relent today
The vote by which the committees
report was sustained follows:
Ayes Baxter. Beardslee, Beban Black. cogh-
Ian. Collum. Cullen. Greer, Hopkins, johnson
~ Sacramento, johnson OF San Diego. Johnston
- Contra Costa, MacAuley. McManus, Moore
Mott. Nelson; doom, o'Neil, Pugh, Schmitt,
Noes -BsrndoIlar. Beatty. Bohnett Butler,
2silan, Cattei, collier Costar. Cronin Dean,
Drew, Flavelle, Fleisher, Flint. Gerdes Gibbons
ellis, Grifiths, Harmon. Hanlon Hans Hawk
hayes Hewitt, Hinkle, HoimQuist Irwin john
son of Placer Juilliard, Kehoe. Leeds, Lightner
Msher Mcclellan, Melrose, Mendenhan OTIS
Perine, Polseley, Preston, Pulcfer. Rech, Ruth
-lloro, Seekett, silver, Stuekenbruck, Teller,
irsnsne' Whitney. Wilson. Wylle. Young, Stan
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
Nelson's Third Fight Makes
Him Champion OF Dakofas
story No. B
By Battling Nelson

Victories TO his credit up to the time
he met me.
We met in the open ring, which was
pltehed on the picnic grounds OF the
hight club. You can bet L was bit
stim and tired after my nights battle,
but was out TO win myself some repu-
tation and as result was chock Iull
of ginger Williams was not a fancy
boxer. put rough, determined strong
fellow like myself.
Geel but We certainly busted the
atmosphere with wild punches right
from the jump. He came at me in
the first round determined TO finish me
right then and there and, of course,
knock my reputation and ambition as
kid champion into smfthereens. |, of
course, loved just that sort of a game.
He was there with the aggressiveness
and stamina, and in him l found the
toughest fellow whom had met to
date.
He really had the edge on me up to
sixth round of the battle, just as Green
had had the night before His condi-
ton. however, was beginning to tell on
signs of WEAKNESS.
THE SOLDIER IS BEATEN
In the seventh round | reached out
and planted my right deep into his
winG in order to see how he would
stand the gaff. Then / broke ground to
discover III he was game enough to
come back again and counter
Instead he retreated, muttering some-
thing under his breath
-Ha! ha." said 1, handing over a left
hook on the jaw. SO you're quitting,
are your"
Biir! came another from my right,
and then l set sail and fairly smothered
him with uppercuts, full swings and
body blows
The gong in this round saved him.
He came back all out in the eighth,
which proved to be the final round. l
again carried the fight to him, and in
q few seconds had him stretched out on
the floor, more dead than alive.
He did manage to get to his feet, but
| wheeled and then planted my right
hard on his wind, and over he went for
the count.
Down went Soldier Williams, the
champion of the army.
RETURNS HOME AND FIGHTS DRAW
After defeating several northern
secure, il possible, a few good bouts in
the neighborhood of Chicago. Eddie
Herman, another Hewegisch product.
had been cleaning up every fighter in
the vicinity when / arrived, and my ad-
inirers in Chicago and at home pre-
vailed upon me to go after him. My
great success in the north had reached
home before me, and l was greeted as
the coming champion.
Herman agreed to fight me on my
own doormat. Yes, and he certainly
made me go some during the six rounds
fought He was fast on his feet, shifty
on the order of Abe Attell, and for the
his guard He refused to mix things
with me. and as the scrap was for
points the fourth round opened with his
having the edge because of his clever
ness He tired in the fourth. after I had
reached him a few times, and then
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
SHOWS INGRATITUDE BY
DEFRAUDING LANDLADY
Man Leaves Without Paying
Woman Who Befriended Him

Mrs. Evelyn Pittman OF the Empress
apartments at Mason and O'FarreIl
streets was given verdict for SCOTS by
Justice OF the Peace Flood yesterday
against George Dubose a structural en-
giueer for board and lodging The tes-
timOny Of Mrs. Pittman was that Du-
bose came from Los Angeles three
months ago so hard up that she was
induced TO take him in with the un-
derstanding that he should pay her
at the rate OF 81 a day when he Sc
cured employment. Not only did she
give him his board and lodging, but
she also paid for his laundry. Mrs
Pittman said that when Dubose eventu-
ally got employment with D. II. Burn
ham & Co, the architects, he left her
and had not paid her a cent. Judge
Flood in giving judgment remarked
that no San Francisco sport would
have acted as Dubose did
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE, BUT
GIVES NO EXPLANATION
Woman Takes Poison, Receivers
Consciousness, but May Die

Mystery surrounds the attempt made
by Mary Bingeman, 234 Townsend
street, to end her life yesterday morn
ing by taking bichloride of mercury.
The woman was found unconscious In
her room and was removed to the CEN
trail emergency hospital. She regained
her senses for short time and in
formed DIR. Pinkham that she had at
tempted suicide, but gave no reason.
She lapsed into unconsciousness and
very little hope is expressed for her
recovery. The police win investigate
the case, as the woman is said to have
q husband.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
WOMAN FINDS FATHER
DEAD AMID GAS FUMES
Heart Disease Suggested as
Cause of Parents Demise

Martin Warner was found dead in
bed and his room filled with illumi
mating gas by his daughter, Mrs. Ed
ward Loepje. Sos Elizabeth street. last
evening. when she called at the resi-
dence of her parent. S07 Sanchez street
Policeman Charles Skully was notified,
and he sent the remains to the morgue.
Death Is believed to have been due to
natural causes. as the door Of Warmers
bedroom was found open and only one
gas Jet was turned on. II is believed
that Warner died Of heart disease Sun
day night He was q native of Vir-
Efnfa
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
NEyv oRr,EANs REstTI.Ts

FIRST race i've furlongs-Ruiloba won Padrona
second Rebo third Time, 1:10.
Second race mile and sixteenth--Gold Spink
won Addesso second. Dick Redd third. Time,
2.OG.
Third race, six furlongs-Dick Rose won, Mr.
Knapp second Haughty third Time. 1:25
Fm,rtb race fve furlongs-John Garner won.
CoppsrheId second. Marchmont third. Time.
l :08 30.
Fifth race, five furlongs Hank won. Riame-
Sixth race i've furIongs-Aunt Tabetha won.
Morning Light second, Speight third. Time
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
PIGEnS CLUB ELECTS

OAKLAND. Jan. 19.-The Following
have been elected as officers Of the
Pacific pigeon club: President, John
G. Lubben; vice president, Herbert Cof
fin: secretary treasurer. A. c. McIntyres
willard w. White and w. S. Oxlev were
appointed as committee to arrange
races for 1909
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
rnssnFF MAHMoUT LOSES

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 19.-By failing
70 throw his opponent twice IN one
So,,r cafeh-as-catch- can style, Yussoff
Mahmout lost the wrestling match with
Paoul de Rouen. the Frenchman, al
convention hall tonight Mahmout was
awarded the first fall on a foul IN 70
his opponent in the 33 minutes and As
seconds remaining.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
Outlaw MEETING POSTPONED

Tbe magnates of the State league as
sembled at the St Francis hotel last
nipbt prepared to hold their annual
tneefing e. but owing to the nonarrival OF
Al Tarrnan. the san Jose representative
the meeting was postponed till this
afternoon, when the affairs OF the past
1aar will be settled up, officers elected
soS nians outlined for the carrying on
- the war against the Coast league.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
Most Highly Prized FOal
ia Kentucky
Especial Dispatch TO The C0lll

LEXINGTON. Ky, Jan. 1s--Lady
Violet. the most distinguished matron
of the nursery stud of August Belmont
and who was second in the sensational
futurtty won by Morelle, foaled today a
colt by the s125.000 Rock Sand. This
is the most highly priced foal yet
dropped in Kentucky. if not in .he
world. and from breeding lines as
sumed to be the standard by which
Rock Sand may be estimated in his
present home. Lady Violet Is the
greatest mare in performance and in
dividuality that Belmont has. One of
her sons, Lord of the Vale. was second
In the Futurity to Salvable.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
GATES NOT BITTEN BY noe

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 19.-John w.
Gates, reported to have been bitten by
pet bulldog said to have been at
tackled by rabid dog. passed through
Tucson tonight and laughed at the
story that he was in danger of getting
hydrophobia. Gates was leading his
bulldog about on chain and denied
that either he or his dog was in danger
of the rabies.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20

l was up against a real classy lighter
"a frecole Green He had been bucking
the padded arena for several years and
was then known as "the champion of
me me Dakotas." He was a shifty, clever
teiiow, raw Of bone and had reach
IKE a gorilla. 1 entered the arena
unknown and unannounced, as it We're
4 dldnt even have a trainer
FROM the tap of the gong in the first
round to its finish Green danced around
me like a grass hopper. pecking bad
9aos into my face repeatedly. and then
dancing out of harms way Ny style
then was slow and awkward. but ] felt
from the start that he couldn't knock
me out, so as the fight progressed I be-
came confident. He drew first blood in
the fourth round. 1t was the first time
In my short career that I had suffered
such humiliation and you can bet | was
angry. l grew bit wild and COM
menced 10 carry the fight to him
worked him into clinch and almost
put him out with body blows After
this round he was overly cautious and
kept away from me.
CLEVERNESS A NOVELTY TO BAT
II was new exnerienoe for mo tbiS
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
BERkELEY TEAMS ENTEREp

BERKELEY. Jan. 19.-The university
will enter two teams in the big anna
teur basket ball tournament which will
the Pacific athletic association in the
Auditorium rink in San Francisco. The
university students will have a team
in the senior" and "unlimited'' classes.
r. r. Matthew. manager of the team
has announced that prospects for an
intercollegiate match with Stanford
this year are bright.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
INInnY PR0Yns FArAI.

Frank Mullany. teamster % year.
old was struck on the head by a heavy
wooden block yesterday afternoon
while endeavoring to rig up a block
and tackle at his barn. 3105 Howard
street. and died shortly afterward OF
concussion of the brain at St Joseph5
hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
ARION LADIES' CLUB TO
PRODUCE JOLLY FARCE
"Our Boys" Will Be Presented
in Golden Gate Hall

Extensive preparations are being
made for the production of the three
act farce, Our Boys" which viii be
presented by the Arion ladies' club on
Friday evening. January 22, in Golden
Gate hall, 2137 Sutter street. near
Steiner. The play will be followed by
q DANCE The cast is as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIeENcE

SEATTLE. Jan. 19.-Japanese steamer Kaga
MarIl sailed for the orient this morning with
a fair cargo. Il cabin and 100 steerage pas
sengers.
American steamer Shawmut left for New
York via San Francisco. this morning
Steamer Buekman arrived from San Francisco
with passengers and freight
steamer Tarnpico returned from Tacoma and
will tie up indefinitely her ruin to Alaska being
taken up by the steamer Meteor. leaving San
Francisco today.
Steamer Jefferson sailed tonight for Skag-
way with a large freight cargo and about 70
passengers
Steamers Santa Clara and FRrallon. from Sew
ard are expected in Friday.
BY UNITED WIRELESS
Tuesday. January TO-
stmr Mann Smith. $50 a. m, or northwest
Seal rock.
Stmr Colonel f. l.. Drake sailed from Point
Richmond at $50 D. m.
From Westport- Wash-Schr Tampa schr
Dauntless. schr Aliena and stmr Santa Monica,
barhound.
stmr Fairhaven passed iD Cane Flattery at
2:30 p. N
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
nnIsooLI. GErs DECISION

English champion feather weight. was
given the decision over Grover Hayes
of Philadelphia in the main bout of u
rounds at the Armory athletic assccia-
tiOn tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20

at the conclusion of this round poor
Eddie was a sight. He stalled during
the first half of the fifth, but l got him
and broke down his defense prettily.
In the final round l beat him badly The
referee, however, gave him a shade
when he held up both our hands for
draw decision. l had done well, his
friends said, even to stand him off that
long l say to this day that | defeated
him in this bout. The purse in this
fight was $40.
(To be continued)
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
Dennis Duffy. well known ovner-book maker.
is dead at New Orleans.

George Walker. under whose management
Jockey Joe Notter will ride for the Weinberg
stable in Germany tho coming summer IS on bis
WY hack 10 that country. after a VISIT 10 the
principal American breeding farms NotteE will
follow him abroad iI March
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
FIGHTS SOLDIER WILLIAMS

I was, of course the town topic of
Sioux Falls that evening and the next
morning. The manager of the club
came around to see me early and made
good his promise to fight me against
the noted Soldier Williams that after
noon. He raised the purse to So which
I readily accepted. Soldier Williams was
no spring chicken at the game. He was
a successful fighter and had string OF
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20

not catch up with him at all 1 changed
my tactics then and laid back a while.
The crowd, under the impression that
I was giving in, began TO cry fran
tically TO Green to rush in and fin
ish me.
This was in the sixth round of the
battle. Green was a game sort Of
fellow, and right there / didn't doubt
the stories told about his many success
ful battles and MANY knockouts. He
tried to exchange blows with me, and
here's where he made the same mis-
take as did Wallace's Terrible I'm
known. as well as ole Olson. All! how
1 did tickle his ribs and crack my left
into his jaw during this round.
/ was warming up to the real fight
er's work now. At the end of the
round 1 had the champion hanging on
TO me. tired and badly battered, though
still in the ring.
He came up at the call or time IN
the seventh round in an extremely eau
tious manner, not making the slightest
move to follow up his rushing tactics
of the early rounds.
WINS CHAMPIONSHIP OF DAKOTAS
On the other hand 1 assumed the ag-
gressive, and when the old bell tapped
was out of my corner in a jiffy and
was on him like a tiger cat cut out
a dizzy pace for Freddie, which | don't
think he viii ever forget, if he is still
on earth-and 1 hope he is.
I boxed and cuffed him all about the
ring until he was groggy. Then /
stepped back and handed him a left
hook full on the jaw. They carried
him out of the ring unconscious. / was
thereupon proclaimed the champion of
the Dakotas before / had shed my box
ing gloves. Ny titles so far acquired
were: Champion of Hegewisch, cham
pion of Wallace's circus and champion
of the Dakotas.
Pretty good boys, for a kid who had
only fought three battles. The purse
for the tight amounted to $3.50. which
was collected from the ringside in hats.
As 1 had been doing all along 1 sent
half of the purse back to mother at
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20

IT was a new experience for me, this
slapping and getting away business of
Green. l was really tiring. as l could
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20

Manager Danny Long of the Seals
expects that the contracts which he
mailed to the majority OF his last years
team will start to come back, duly
signed up within the next few days.
Long expects little trouble with any OF
his men. having talked with most OF
them regarding the terms for the COM
ing season. He Will have about 20 in
his SQUAD
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-20
LOS ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE

Yesterdays market, outside of a transaction
in Edison, was confined to the oil issues.
Bond prices exceptionally active: in
fact there were bids for offers the entire
list with the exception of seven issues.
Bank stocks were steady, closing at yes
days figures.
Industrial quotations were stronger on Edison
and Home issues, while the rest of the list
was Inactive Edison preferred is up point
and seems Strong 1t closed $50 at $50 Common
closed at $40 so TO $50, an advance of y in the
bid price. Home preferred closed strong at
SIS spa to $50 STA up e in the bid.
Oil Issues showed much activity in the lead
ers, while the remainder of the list closed
around Tuesdays prices. Amalgamated dur
ing the afternoon sold from 1926 to $S5, but
the bid declined to sS3, where it closed at 1885,
Associated is still threatened with a large
selling order, which has grown In last day or
so from 100 to several hundred shares, and un-
til these blocks are absorbed the stock cannot
advance. Opening sales were made at $34. so
and closed at 1914, with closing quotations at
1914 at s3412h. A block of 100 was offered at
the close at s34.S7l4, while s34 was bid for 30
shares
Oinda Land is being bought, block of 5000
shares changing hands Tuesday off board and
the same broker was bidding q for 10000 shares
more OF the stock. Union around $102 to 103 Is
not weak, II is said, when over $50 shares have
been disposed of in the past two days between
these figures. The Union issues closed a shade
higher The Union on its property at Rosemary
has the second deepest we'll in the world, being
down 800 feet, and Is still being drilled. At
West Elizabeth, Pa, there Is a well down 5000
feet and like the Union no oil.
The morning list was dull and unnteresting
Morning sales-10 Edison at $780, so AS
ISOLATED OIL az $S4.50 l Union Oil at SOB; 20
at $102. %.
Afternoon sales-10 Amalgamated OIL at $50;
10 at $50 25; 10 at $3.50; 10 Associated OIL at
s34; 10 at S34 so (B 6O) 10 at 1874 121S; 10 Union
Oil at 02.25; 20 do off board S10225.