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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-28
HACKED CORPSE
SHOWS sign OF
FOUL MURDER
MutiIated Body of Unknown
Man Found in Deserted
Spot West of Colma
Head Nearly Severed and Hole
Made by Bullet in Back
of Neck
Victim Was Evidently Young
and Recently From the
East

Hacked and mutilated and huddled
in a remote and barren spot west of
Colma and near the ocean, the body of
an unknown man was found late Tues
day afternoon by two residents of
Ocean View The body apparently had
laid in the wind swept region for more
than three weeks, but nevertheless
plainly discernible upon it are the
proofs of a revolving murder.
A bullet hole in the back of the
neck, at the base of the brain, evil
was sufficient to have caused death. In
the right side of the neck is a long and
Jagged wound, seemingly made by a
knife, which reaches almost to the YER
tebrae. The left hand is almost severed
at the wrist.
No Clew to His Identity
No weapons of any kind could be
found on or near the body, though a
painstaking search was made for them,
and there is nothing among the dead
mans effects which gives a hint of his
identity.
Alfred Jones and Joseph PARENT, two
young men who were out hunting
mushrooms, discovered the body and
communicated with DR.. Fl. G.. Plymire,
coroner of San Mateo county, who sent
his deputy, H. E. Styles, to the scene
at once. In the darkness the body
could not be found, however. and it was
not until noon yesterday that the. cor
oner came upon it. The body was re-
moved to San Mateo.
Victim Is Young Man
The dead man is about feet inches
in height and of slight build. APP
parently he was not more than %
years of age. In the murdered mans
pockets was found pair Of eyeglasses.
stamped with the name of the maker,
NJ J. Cheney, Topeka, Kan, jeweler;
Defiance watch, SO cents in coin, a
silk handkerchief with purple border.
and a pocket mirror with scissors at
tached.
A black worsted suit clothed the body.
Black shoes were worn, brown UNDER
clothing, brown socks and a yellow
overshirt striped in pink and green.
The teeth were sound, except for the
second and third lower left molars.
which are gold crowned.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-28
Contract Was Elastic

The contract, though binding. was
elastic. When any contingency arose
which was not covered by the original
agreement a clause was added. When
any feature Of the contract failed to
work well 1t was superseded by an
other.
On Saturday the couple will celebrate
their wooden wedding and their sepa-
ration at one and the same time. But
after they part, says Robins, they will
not be strangers, but friends, as they
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-28
NewberrY's Program

Newberry. il appears. had mapped
out an ambitious looking program Of
naval changes and he gave it out to-
day with the statement that it had
received the presidents approval A
few hours later an announcement came
from the White House that President
Roosevelt had appointed a commission
TO consider certain naval reforms
Newberry was the most astonished man
IN Washington when he heard of it.
The trouble with Newberry is that
he hasn't been in the cabinet long
His astonishment was the greater
when he perceived that the Newberry
and Roosevelt brands Of reform didn't
exactly jibe.
The president, 1t appears, is more
concerned as TO fighting qualifications,
while Newberry had been devoting his
energies to the surgical work Of cut
ting out the bureaus without injuring
the department The president wants
to see a Capitalization of authority and
responsibility. He wants lighting men
at the elbow Of the secretary Of the
navy. He wants, in short, to give the
seasoned warriors the power that now
rests with the bureau chiefs.
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Roosevelt and Newberry Simul=
taneOusIy Propose Changes
That Are Conflicting
President Is More Concerned as
TO It's Fighting Qualifications
Than Anything Else
Secretary DevOtes Work TO
Cutting Out Bureaus Without
lni1ring Department


WHAT SECRETARY gEgBERRY PROPOSES
4. Abolition of the bureau sys-
TEN at the navy yards.
?. Enlargement Of the general
board Of the navy.
3. ChnnEe fn the personnel OF
the general board, TO include line
officers.
4 Reorganization Of the board
OF construction
g. Abolition Of certain bureaus,
their duties 10 be absorbed by
others.
WHAT PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PROPOSES:
4. Capitalization OF authority
and responsibility.
2. Consolidation OF certain
bureaus.
3. The appointment Of military
advisers for the secretary of the
navy.
4. Economical allotment a md
disbursement Of appropriations
s. Control Of War preparations
By the military branch of the
navy
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-28
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY Sc
THURSDAY. JANUARY 2s. 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS

1bSTERDAH-West wind; clear; maximum
temperature So minimum 20.
FORECAST FOR TODAY-Fair; light north
wind. rage Ia
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Appoints Commission

President Roosevelt believes the or
ganization Of the navy department is
not such as TO bring the best results
and today he appointed a committee to
consider certain needs Of the navy"
His action was somewhat Of a surprise
IN view Of the fact that the members
OF the commission appointed today
two weeks ago met at Washington and
Endorsed Secretary Newberry's plan Of
reorganization and IN view also Of the
authorization by the senate OF an in
cuiry into naval expenditures and the
need, If any, Of Legislation to improve
the administration Of the navy depart
ment.
The president has sent identical let
ters to each Of the eight members of
the commission. which is headed by
Paul Morton, former secretary of the
navy, the other members being Justice
Moody, also a former secretary OF the
navy; Judge A G. Dayton. formerly
chairman Of the house naval affairs
committee, and Rear Admirals s. B.
Luce, A T. Mahan, William H. Folger.
RobIey D. Evans and William S.
Cowles, all Of whom are on the retired
list
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A FTER a desperate battle. during
IN which the woman attempted
4 \ to kill the two arrestingl
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Valentine Social

On Friday evening, February Il, COM
mencing at seven O'Clock, there will be a
valentine social at the rectory Of St. Johns
Episcopal church. corner Of Miller and
Canadian avenue.
Valentines of many kinds viii be sold.
including some handmade and hand
painted ones. There will be valentine
post Office and games of several kinds for
the amusement of the young people. Ice
cream and cake and other things to eat
will be sold. The admission will be
fifteen cents including ice cream and
cake. The young people are decorating
the rectory and a good time is promised.
Everyone is invited. The social is given
by the Junior Missionary auxiliary Of the
church and the proceeds viii be for mis-
sionary purposes.
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International Bank &
Trust Co.

Statement of the condition at the
close of business Feb. 5, 1909
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Good farm teams for sale at Grays
Mule Barn. Cash or time.
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WANTED-Horses to shoe. City shoer
South Wilson street. E. A. Wright If
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Cash for second hand goods, Crawford
1874 S. Wilson St. 24i-69
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WANTED-Situation as first class cook.
Phone 21l. Christal cafe. Birdie Nc
Kinney 1927
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Bring your work mules to me if you
want to sell them. j. G. Gray. II
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Feed your teams at j. c. Gray's mule
barn. tt
Gas lamp. globe and mantle complete,
only Csc. Dalquest Phone 200.
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For SALE-Piano almost new, very cheap
if taken at once. Ethel Craig, Chieftain
office.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
DEVOTE DAY TO SALE
OF RED CROSS STAMPS
Directors Give Permission for
Campaign in the Schools

OAKLAND. Dec. 15.-The board of
education has made tomorrow Red
Cross day in the public schools for the
sale of the stamps which are being
vended 10 raise funds for the fight
against tuberculosis.
Kenneth A. Millican, president of the
Alameda county society for the pre-
vention Of tuberculosis, went before
the school directors last night and OBJ
tanned permission to sell the Red Cross
stamps in every school in the city.
The money raised in this manner
will be added to the fund for the erec-
tion Of hospital in this county for
tubercular patients. Stamps sell for a
cent apiece. School children were in
formed today Of the purpose of the
stamps selling. and were requested to
devote their pennies and nickels TO the
altruistic cause rather than TO the con-
fectioners' profits.
The sale of the Red Cross stamps is
now going on in an organized way.
There are booths at different places,
one at the city hall and another at the
spostoffice.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
SEEKS HUSBAND IN
SAN JOSE MORGUf
Oakland Woman Looks in Vain
for Man Who Disappeared
Two Months Ago

OAKLAND. Dec. 15.-Believing that
her husband, A NJ. Niver. who
disappeared October % from his home
al 1861 Cypress street, may have met
with foul play, Mrs. Niver wrote to
Chief of Police Haley of San Jose for
an examination of an unknown man
who ended his life in that city and
whose body is now lying in the San
Jose morgue. The search was made
and it developed that Niver was not the
dead man.
The woman is still seeking the hus-
band who deserted her nearly two
months ago. leaving her to care for
son who is an invalid with tuberculosis.
and for two other children, whose
small wages are the sole support or
herself and her household.
Niver was a driver for the Contra
Costa laundry company when he dis
appeared. Investigation has shown
that he was short in his accounts with
his employers when he left
The laundry company has not only
withheld prosecution in the case, but
has given work to the eldest son. The
boy has taken upon his young shoulders
the responsibility of repaying the sum
which his father did not turn in to the
company.
Mrs Niver still has faith in her mis-
sing husband. She says that he is not
responsible for what he may have done.
arguing that neighbors have told her
that the night before he disappeared
Niver had a peculiar look in his eyes.
The destitute woman says the man was
upset over his family adversities.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
CAUGHT BREAKING UP
STORM SEWER GRATINGS
Two Men Attempt Peculiar
Theft in San LeandrO

SAN rLEANDRO. Dec. 15-Attracted
shortly after II o'clock last night by
the sound of heavy blows on iron COM
ing apparently from beneath the con-
crete bridge that spans San Leandro
creek at Chumalia avenue. Night
Watchman Alonzo Periera found two
men busily engaged in smashing one
of the new iron gratings to be used in
the storm sewer now being constructed
in Hayward avenue. Periera placed
the men under arrest.
The men had heavy sledge hammers
and it is presumed that they intended
to break up a number of the gratings
that were lying in the street near the
sewer ready to be placed in position.
Near the bridge was horse and
wagon, which they claimed and which
was afterward called for by livery
stable of Oakland.
When arraigned before Justice of
the Peace j. n. Frank this afternoon
on the charge of petty larceny, they
gave the fictitious names of Jackson
Thomas and Ed Thompson, and plead
ed not guilty. They said that they had
bought the grating and selected ths
creek as a quiet place in which to
break it up before selling it as scrap
iron. Their trial was set for Wednes-
day morning, December 22 and they
were taken to the county Jail in lieu
of bail.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
PLAN CELEBRATION FOR
OPENING OF NEW YEAR
Commercial Bodies to Co-Oper-
ate in the Arrangements

OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-Greater oak
land viii celebrate the advent of the
new year with a big street carnival
new years eve. Committees of the
chamber of commerce and of the Mer-
chants exchange have been appointed
to cooperate on a program for the
night. 1t is expected that the celebra-
tion will be unusually demonstrative
in view of the recent annexation VIC
tory and the stimulus given by that
and the success of the bond projects.
The joint committee of the two com
mercial bodies is composed as follows
Chamber of commerce. w. E. Gibson.
chairman; c. c. Craig, p. c. Frederick
son, John +. Conners, A. A. Denison:
Merchants exchange, l.. ii. Dawson.
Theodore Gier, H. \. Gard, II. G.
Williams and WILDER Walker.
The committee will meet in a short
time TO outline the details Of the fes-
tivities, -s---------~-------.s.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
BURGLAR BREAKS INTO
HOUSE BY REAR DOOR
Woman Is Robbed of Purse in
the Street

OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-By breaking the
glass in the back door at s2s Chestnut
street, a burglar unlocked the door last
night, entered the house and robbed
Miss Edna Raffo's room. He got two
purses, containing SO; an iron bank
containing SL70; $3.50 from a bureau
drawer and jewels and a fur worth $50.
Mrs. J. Crawford. living at SOC East
Sixteenth street reported to the police
that a purse snatcher robbed her near
her home. She was returning from
down town and carried the reticule,
containing IS. in her hand. The thief,
man Of 20 years or Whereabouts,
grabbed it and ran. escaping before
Mrs. Crawford could call any one.
Herman Christensen of 1876 Twenty
fourth street reported that his watch.
valued at sl5, was stolen by burglar
last night E. c. Lotus of 1851
Seventh street complained that a burg
lar stole clothing worth $50, and dia-
mond stick pin valued at 500 from
his apartment last night.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
JUDGE WILL ADDRESS
GRADUATING STUDENTS

OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-Superior Judge
Everett ]. Brown will deliver the ad-
dress tomorrow evening at the gradua-
tion exercises of the manual training
and commercial high school in the COM
mon school assembly hall, Eleventh
and Grove streets. A. L. Hannaford,
president of the board of education, will
present diplomas to the following grad
yates:
Robert E. Anderson, Eta Valma
Cameron, Percy Colman, Ray w. Fisher,
Hazel Frisbie, Eva Jones, Marie A. KEEL
ton, Allan lie Fortune, Myrtle r. I,ongi-
nette, Beatrice Lyons, Leland McAulev.
Amy r. McPeek, Alice Nielsen, Emily
Norman, Arthur O'Kane, Evelyn Reed,
James G. Rohan, Edna E. Richter, Helen
c. Sulberry, Helen c. Van Slyke. Emma
A Weinberg and Martha J. Wilkening.
The annual senior jinks of the Oak
land high school were held this even
ing at the assembly hall in Lafayette
park Among the numbers were sew
eraI sketches, choruses and solo selec-
tions.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
ANNEX CLUB WILL
ASK IMPROVEMENTS
Organization to Be Perfected
Next Monday Night

OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-At a meeting
to be held next Monday night in a hall
at Forty-frst avenue and East Four
teenth street, F'ruitvale, the Central
Improvement club of the Oakland an
mex is to be permanently organized by
citizens of Melrose and lower Fruit
vale. A preliminary meeting was held
last Monday night and J. s. Marshall
was elected temporary chairman.
The purpose of the club is to pro-
mote street improvements in the dis
trict by means of petitions which
will be circulated and then presented
to the city council and the board of
public works as expressing the unani-
nous desire of the residents, thus
forestalling any protests.
]. ]. Wood, w. r. Booth and r. f.
Flanagan were appointed as COM
mittee to request the board of public
works to lay sidewalks along East
Fourteenth street between High street
and Forty sixth avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
.FRATfRNAL ORDERS
WILL GIVE DANCES
Lodges in Hayward, San Lean
drO and San Lorenzo An=
nOunce Annual Affairs

HAYWARD, Dec. 15.-Elaborate
plans are being made for the annual
ball, to be given in Foresters' hall, B
cember 81. by Hayward circle. Com
panions of the Forest of America.
r. T. Lewis (chairman), Joseph Var
gas, Mrs. E. Clarke, Miss Annie owens
and Miss Cople Kidd have been ap-
pointed as committee of arrange
ments.
On the evening of December 81, Court
San Leandro No. IA, .Foresters of Amer
lea, will hold it's eighteenth annual
masquerade ball in the u. p. E. c.. hall.
in San Leandro. The general commit
tee of arrangements is composed of
George German, John Bigger, Harry
Larsen. Joseph Costa, Harry Bodin
managers will be Antoine Lewis, Henry
Borman and William Burnett. Valu-
able prizes will be offered for the best
sustained characters.
A prize whist tournament will be
held tomorrow evening in the village
hail. San Lorenzo. by Old Orchard camp
No. 142, Woodmen of the World At
the last meeting of the camp, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Counsel
commander; H. H. Gansberger. adviser;
o. j. Santo: clerk. J. B. CORES; banker,
f. r. Rose; escort. Chris Gansberger;
watchman, Walter Warren; sentry,
Robert King; manager. Albert Leal.
The members of Eden parlor, Native
Sons of the Golden West, will hold a
banquet and mock Christmas tree
Wednesday evening, December %, in
honor of Hayward parlor, Native
Daughters of the Golden West. The af-
fair will be held in Native Sons hall.
which will be decorated with holly.
Christmas greens and bear flags and q
huge Christmas tree in the center
Out of respect to the memory of
H. +. Eber. who was a prominent MEM
ber of the lodge, San Leandro~ lodge,
knights of Pythias, decided last even
ing to cancel the plans for the banquet
planned for Friday evening. In place
of the elaborate affair, simple reunion
of the members of the lodge will be
held. Eber was killed a few days ago
in a collision between his buggy and a
Hayward car.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING OF SAN FRANCISCO
STUDENT ABANDONS
EXPLORING TRIP
Young Oaklander Viii Not
Journey to the Interior !.
of Tibet

BERKELEY, Dec. 15.-John Raglan
GIascock Jr., the university student
who two years go showed his supe-
riority in mountain climbing by de-
feating a Swiss guide in a race up the
Matterhorn, has changed his mind
about generating the interior OF Wild
Tibet and, instead. is now touring Eu-
rope. He has sent letters to fraternity
brothers in the university, saying that
he is now in Holland, and will leisurely
tour Europe before returning to his
hame in this city,
Glascock made plans to become
member of an English exploring party
of mountaineers and scientists The
party was to have left London this fall
and to have traversed every part of the
practically unknown Tibet.
According to Glascock's letters the
party was cut down, and only few
made arrangements for the trip. Glas-
cock under the new conditions made
other plans and has written that the
peaks of Europe offer just as much ex-
citement for him as the trip to inte-
rior Tibet.
GlaScock is the son of John r. Gas
cock, one of the oldest graduates or the
university, and prominent on the coast
Young Glascock is a sturdy athlete, a
varsity football player.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
EIGHTY STUDENTS
UNDER SUSPENSION
Alameda High School Pupils
Who Celebrated Football
Victory Disciplined

ALAMEDA. Dec. 15.-Eighty high
school students, all boys, were sus-
pended today for an indefinite time by
School superintendent VIII c. Wood for
remaining away from classes all day
Monday The students were given a
half holiday to celebrate the winning
of the football championship of the
Academic athletic league by the Ala
media high school team.
The enthusiasm of rs students, how
ever, could not be given full vent in a
short half holiday, so contrary to or
ders to report for classes in the after
noon they took the whole day off and
attended the Opheum theater in Oak
land, where they made merry while
their instructors wondered what had
become of them.
Principal G. L. Thompson decided
that this should be the day of reckon
ing, and the 125 celebrators were hailed
before superintendent VIII c. Wood
three at a time. and examined. Those
giving excuses considered sufficient
were presented with cards OF reinstate-
ment. Those who failed to give salts
factory reasons for their absence Mon
day afternoon were suspended indefin-
itely.
The suspended students. including
members of the champion football IL
and champion baseball and track per-
formers, gathered in small knots in
the streets to discuss the best way of
regaining the good will of their princi-
pal and the superintendent of schools.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
TREASURY SAID TO.
HAVE BEEN LOOTED
Civil Suit Alleges Conspiracy to
Wreck Loyal Marconi Lodge,
|. @. O. F. of Oakland


OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-Charges of con-
No. 7s41, Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows, and of misappropriating its funds
were made today against the officers
and 3 members of that lodge by the
California district Branch. l. o. o. F..
in a suit brought to recover the money
ated- In all, it is charged, $S45 was
divided among II of the members and
officers, leaving the treasury with
but $55.
According to the complaint filed to-
day Loyal Marconi lodge had about so
members in good standing October 10
of this year and had about 5000 in the
treasury. 1t was on that date that
the disruption of the lodge was
effected it is alleged. 1t was done by
the drawing of illegal warrants IN
favor of some of the defendants as fol-
lows: P. Damaestro, $45: A. Tamag-
nino. $50: A. PezzoIa. s35; G. Bona,
500; G. Debenedetti, $50; G.. Princlpl-
ano, SIS; c. Dopogetti S65; g. Bals-
sotti, s55; S. Toschi. $780, r. Alberu'
S75; P. Leonardina, $40, and T. Arma-
nino, $95.
The other three deendants who are
accused of taking part in the aileseo
conspiracy are Frank Armanipo, v.
Papina and John Armanino.
The suit is brought to have the court
declare the warrants for these amounts
were drawn without authority ana IL
legally; to compel the defendants 70
render an accounting of the funds ina.
were in their control and TO cohpel
restitution of the amounts taken from
the lodge treasury.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
GRAND JURY WILL
QUIZ MACK|NNON
De Lancey's Father in Law Is
Called TO Explain Transac=
tiOns in Estates

OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-W. II. Mackin-
non. the father in law of John S. de
Lancey. who was recently sentenced
to six years in San Quentin for en-
bezzling $4,000 from the estate of the
late George Hite Cook, viii appear
before the grand jury tomorrow to
answer questions directed TO clearing
up transactions he had with De Lancey
in connection with estates of deceased
persons.
He will be directed to pay back
money which District Attorney Dona-
hue contends did not come rightfully
into his hands. if the district attor-
ney's contention is found by the grand
jury to be correct. An investigation
viii also be made looking toward a
possible criminal prosecution.
The accusation against Mackinnon is
that he took commissions for selling
real estate belonging to the estates of
deceased persons. of which De Lancey,
as attorney for the public administra-
tor had the handling, when in fact the
property was sold to Mackinnon NM
self through dummies.
Mackinnon was before the grand
jury several months ago and questioned
about this just before indictments were
returned against De Lancey. He ad-
mitted then that he had taken COM
missions in that way. Judge ogden
scored him severely.
Mackinnon said that he did not see
ANYTHING wrong about such prac-
tice. and he declared today that he had
done nothing wrong. He said that he
could explain everything satisfaetor-
ily when before the grand jury tomor-
row
Donahue declares that the commits
sions must be repaid, Is Mackinnon
collected them for selling the property
to himself. The district attorney re-
Gently persuaded Judge ogden to re-
woke ali orders allowing De Lancey' S
father in law such commissions.
De Lanceys formal notice of appeal
was filed today. 1t is based on the
contention that the Indictment returned
aqainst him by the grand jury. on
which he was tried and convicted, is
defective.