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The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
AVIATOR TO USE
CURTISS BIPLAN{
Frank ii. Johnson Will Make
Several Flights at the San
Joaquin Metropolis
[ Special Dispatch 10 The Gall

L
STOCKTON, March 2.-The .Curtiss
biplane, in which Colonel Frank H
Johnson is scheduled to fly next Sat
urday and Sunday afternoons, has ar
rived, and is being put together by j
Schubert and r. E. Brewer, expert
machinists
Colonel Johnson is due here tomor-
row, and will test his machine Thurs
day or Friday The exhibition is to
be held at the racetrack, and is to be
given under the auspices of the Stock
ton chamber of commerce
The affair has been widely adver-
tised. and thousands of visitors are
expected during the two days. Agents
have toured the southern mines sec
tion; Sonora promises to send down 800
and Angels will be deserted. Special
rates have been secured on all railroad
lines.
Flying is a hobby with Colonel
interest in the sport. He does not fly
permitting and other things considered
promises to make from six to a dozen
flights each day.
The local committee in charge of the
event consists of the following well
known businessmen:
George +. Hudson, chairman; Fred
Yost, John H. Smith, George Baker and
]. NJ. Eddy.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
RIVALS PLOT FAILS
TO WIN FAIR MAID
True Love Released From False
Imprisonment and Wedding
Bells Will Ring
Especial Dsp0tch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO. March 2.-Convinced
that q charge of robbery had been
trumped up against Moro Shoto. an
austrian, by the family of a rival for
The hand of Frances Stiepock, Shotos
sweetheart, Railroad Detective George
Green has discharged the suspected
man. The detective says he discovered
that the parents Of Jack Vucovich were
In the plot to turn Miss Stiepock
#gainst Shoto and hoped to do this by
SECURING his arrest
5<..The feud first started in DaImatia-
Austria, where rivalry for the girls
:Aapd grew. When the two families
. moved TO America Miss Stiepock
~ s:yed in Austria. but recently came to
llifs country to we'd Shoto. The rivalry
lvss renewed and Shoto claims that the
AucoNichs kept his sweetheart locked
ZIP and guarded by a loaded revolver in
. an effort TO make her change her mind.
Failing in this they trumped up a
charge of robbery against him and re-
ported him to the railroad detective.
.: Miss Stiepock, however, came 10000
miles TO wed her lover and the mar
Tiage viii now be solemnized as
planned.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
In the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
CALIFORNIA Cities
TOTAL COLLECTIONS
Controller Nye Prepares State
ment Showing Funds Re-
ceived and Expended

SACRAMENTO, March 2.-Figures
compiled by State Controller Nye on
California cities show total receipts
reported were $47,1O6.307.55, of which
$50, ,533,40S.21 represented ordinary IN
come and s16.572,SS9.34 consisted of re-
ceipts from the sale of bonds.
In licenses San Francisco collected
S1,522, $500; Los Angeles, $650.269.79;
Oakland, $269,502.63; Sacramento. $685.
145; stockton. s46,1 41.s2; Fresno, $50
1862; Alameda, $24,680.45; Berkeley,
s16,19s, Chico, $1s,6S9.70; Marysville.
s26,2T.75; Napa, s24,o9s; Petaluma,
sl7.048.S0; Vallejo, s27.289.50.
The total showing of expenditures
is $35,129, 1919, CLASSIFIED as follows:
Expended on account of police de-
partments $2.512,S4165; fire depart
ments, $2,7e5,742.09; street mainte-
nance and improvements at city ex-
pense, s3,S3S,117.47; street lighting,
s1,0oS,747.10; park expenditures, $3.50
S7215; public Libraries. s555,160.34.
The police expenditures of some OF
the larger cities were as follows:
San Francisco, $1.424,414.15 Los An
geles, $456,62O.02; Oakland, $160,0S0.06;
Sacramento, s43,O96.96; San Diego, $40.-
1888; San Jose s34, Stockton, s31,-
1910; Alameda, s23,696.67; Berkeley,
s23.611.76, Fresno. $25.413.ss; Marys-
vile, ss,202.63; Chico, $5,340; Vallejo.
s9,469.S7.
pended as follows:
San Francisco, S1,347,6S2.90; Los An
geles, $462,160.03; Oakland, S1S5,291 .05;
Sacramento, s72.25717; Stockton, $46,-
1889; Fresno, $50,39S.61; Berkeley,
s5S,794.99; Alameda, $41,771.10; Marys-
Vile, s10,os6.96; Napa, s9,39s.oS; VAL
lejo, $S,7SO.5S.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
POOLROOM is RAIDED
AND CLERK CONFESSES
Police Make Attempt to Close
Gambling Place

2. OAKLAND, March manuel ia
cobs, a clerk. was arrested this after
noon in a raid on Bush & Woolley's
poolroom at Twelfth street and Broad
way for the alleged taking of bets on
the Emeryville races.
With marked coins the police agents
trapped the clerk and a confession of
the methods of operation at the pool
room was made TO Captain of Detect
ives Petersen.
Jacobs is only an employe of the
place. He told Captain Petersen in his
statement that he took and recorded
bets; he said he received the money
and turned it over to Bush & Woolley.
who themselves paid winnings to pa
irons.
The marked coins which were given
TO Jacobs by police agents are being
held as evidence. Jacobs is not yet
charged formally with crime, but is
held in detinue- The raid was made by
Detectives Drew. Caldwell and Agnew.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03

COUNTY CLERKS REPoRT-The report Of
County Clerk Harry l. Mucrevy for February
showed that during that month the receipts
of his office totaled S12, 35 and the ex-
penditures on salaries SIS, 4s3. "a, leaving bal
Of S3,956.01 to be turned into the city
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03

Buttons are included in springs style innovations
pretty fancy buttons and plain buttons. Every
where they will be seen this season, for both
useful and ornamental purposes.
The excessive duty all imported and fancy
jeweled buttons is practically prohibitive duty
placing them out of reach of the average Gus
toner. But these domestic buttons, made in
America, possessing all the charm and attrac-
tiveness of imported novelties, but far below
them in price. Everything from wash buttons
at 10c dozen UP to the sparkling rhinestone
buttons at $3.50 Dozen including gilt, horn
wash crochet, washable tailored, pearl and fancy
metal buttons.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
MATSONNILLE TEACHER
DIES IN SWITZERLAND
.SuccumbS Suddenly While Trav-
cling for Study

=. STOCKTON. March "A cablegram
game today from Miss May McDougald
of Oakland announcing the sudden
death of Miss Florilla Wickersham of
Watsonville, in Laussane, Switzerland,
from apopleXy.
o.. Tie TWO teachers left California last
June to spend year in Europe and
planned their trip for educational ad-
:vantages. studying in the large cities.
They worked hard and moved slowly
along their planned route.
Miss Wickersham was once member
of the Stockton high school faculty and
recently a teacher in Watsonville. from
which city she started for Europe. She
was noted as an English scholar. Her
aged mother went east to remain while
the teachers were travelling.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
WASHINGTON PARK
TO BE BEAUTY SPOT
Stockton Commission Rescinds
: Permit to Use Public Square
-
!. as ChiIdren's Playground
ISpeciol Dispatch 10 The Call

] Special Dispatch 10 The Call
!: STOCKTON. March 2-The parl
commission last night rescinded' it
former action permitting Washington
park TO be used as a children's play
ground.
A Albert and Leroy S. Atwood rep
resented the protestants. the protes
being as follows:
We, the undersigned. respect
fully represent that Washington
park. or a part of the same, is
sought for the purpose of a chill
dren's playground, and that as
such use viii lessen the beauty of
said park we protest against the
use of any part of said park for
said purposes.
We further represent that said
park is the most central Of any
park in the city and the one seen
BY more visitors than any other.
Situated as il is in the main thor
bughfare from the Santa Fe depot,
- therefore no reasOna Bile expense
should be spared TO make II the
anything that might detract from
its beauty in the least degree
should not be allowed, however
worthy the object may be.
A. Albert. Leroy s. Atwood. En-
terprise supply and manufacturing
company; R. p Morrell;; J, Il; Price
r. NJ. Cross, NJ. c. Noorhles. L
Castle, N. Bassi, J. V. Shenkeff, 5.
/. Isenberger, A. w. Atwood, B. de
-. Mattel. P. D. Campbell George c;
Nelson. Frank G. Warren and
- clergy of ST. Mary's church.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
TALE OF CRUELTY TOLD
IN DIVORCE COMPLAINT
Wife Alleges That Her Husband
Beat and Choked Her
fSpeeial Dispateh % ~ Cain

lSpccIdi DfSpdlch 10 he NdII
STOCKTON, March Sensational
allegations have been made by Ida Ma
: honey in a divorce suit filed with the
county clerk. She declares that her
husband, Daniel Mahoney, May rs, 1908,
threw her to the floor, choked and 9TH
erwise abused her.
1t is further alleged that September
&, 1908, he struck her with his fists. and
upon another occasion the same month
again beat her. She was so badly in
jhred this time, she AYERS, that she had
TO summon physician.
The wife mentions other occasions
when her husband abused her The
plaintiff asks for $50 a month alimony
and costs.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
BY THE STOCKTON ELKS
j. w. Glenn Is Chosen Exalted
Ruler by His Lodge Members
Special Dispatch 10 The Call ]

STOCKTON, March 2. - Stockton
lodge of Elks No. 21S nominated and
elected officers last night as follows:
Exalted ruler, j. w. Glenn; esteemed
leading knight, w. c. Neumiller; es-
teemed loyal knight, c. w. Norton; es-
teemed lecturing knight, Hilliard E.
Welch; secretary. Fred II. Johnson;
treasurer, r. b. Teefy; tyler. James Y.
Coates: trustee C year term), ID. A.
Guernsey; representative to grand
lodge. G. +. Bartholomew; alternate,
G. Porter Roberts.
The officers will be installed the 22d
of the month. The Stockton delega-
tion to the grand lodge in Denver next
July will go either with the Sacra-
mento or Oakland exeursionists.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
UDELL SCORES POINT
IN LAND CONTEST CASE

SACRAMENTO, March attorney
Alva Udell of San Francisco asked the
superior court here today for a writ of
mandate compelling Surveyor General
w. S. Kingsbury to file his application
upon 800 acres of land in the Susan
vile land district in Lassen county,
covering claims having already been
made by John j. Fogarty and Louise
L. Stackpole, whom Udell asserts did
not comply with the law in acquiring
title to the land. Kingsbury was di
rected to show cause why he should
not accept Udell's application.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
SUICIDE TO HAVE
MARRIED SHORTLY
Fiancee Says Deed Not Due to
Affair of Heart
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, March 2.-Attorney
F. Leo Lawrence, who committed sui
eide yesterday afternoon by shooting
himself through the head. was en-
gagged to be married to Mrs. L. X.
Bowen. This was admitted by Mrs.
Bowen today, but she emphatically de-
nies that his killing was the result
of an affair of the heart
Mrs. Bowen, who is a money lender,
and Attorney Lawrence were to have
been married in a few months. 1t was
Mrs. Bowen who discovered Lawrence
body, she having arrived at the scene
a few minutes following the shooting.
Attorney b. Marks, partner of Law
renee, says fear of arrest doubtless
drove his associate to suicide.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
BURGLARS FAIL TO
CRACK NAPA SAFES
Robbers Are Frightened and De-
camp Without Obtaining
Any Booty
Special Dispatch 10 The GALL

NAPA, March 2.-Burglars blew open
two safes in the general merchandise
store of ]. Frye at Rutherford, one be-
ing.
When the nitroglycerine was ex-
ploded neither safe was entirely opened
up, and the marauders were frightened
away before they obtained any of the
coin or stamps in the safes.
The postoffice safe was blown open
about a year ago, the cracksmen es-
Gaping capture.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
SUIT BROUGHT FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call !

OPcCIdI DIsPdIcH 70 nc Z dI
WOODLAND. Cal, March "A M.
Robson is suing F. W. Blanchard fot
s2o,3o0 in the superior court. contend
ing that Blanchard's automobile fright
ened horses attached to load of hay
on which Robson was riding. The
horses ran away, and Robson was in
jured He demands that Blanchard
pay him for his injuries. Robson
claims that Blanchard's carelessness in
not stopping when he held up his hand
TO him caused the runaway.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
BODY OF A MAN SEEN
IN SACRAMENTO RIVER
[SneeiaI Dispatch 10 The Call

CHICO. March 2.-The body of an
unknown man was seen floating in the
Sacramento river near Gianelli bridge
last evening by watchman employed
by Cotton brothers. The watchman was
too frightened to recover the body Cor
oner Wallace will make an attempt to
find it.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
salt water Bafbs

Are invigorating. keep the system in
good trim. The Lurline Baths, Bush
and Larkin streets. Salt water direct
from the ocean. Tub baths. swimming
pool, Turkish and electric baths and
massage. Open evenings
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
Handsomest Baths fin the world

The Lurline Baths, Bush and Larkin
streets, in the heart of the city, cost
nearly 100000 Ocean salt water, Ill
tered in sanitary filtration plant, in tub
baths and swimming pools Open even.
ings. Visitors are welcome.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-09-09
$4,000 Bond for Roberts

By decision of the superior court
at Colfax laaC Saturday, James Rob
erts, the 18-year old boy charged with
the killing of Dell Mcconnell at Col
Tax July 4th. Was granted the priv
llege Of bail and his bonds were fixed
at $40, 900.
After an argument between Attor-
neys Hanna for the defense and
Brown for the state, covering a per-
iod of over two hours, Judge Pick
rell ordered Prosecuting Attorney
Chamberlain to take the stand and
be questioned by the defence regard
ing the dying statement of Dell Nc
Cornell. Attorney Brown then stated
that the state would withdraw its
objection to giving bail providing
the defense would forego the cross
questioning of the prosecuting at
torneY which proposition was accept
ed by the attorneys for the defence.
A lively debate then ensued as to the
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-09-09
Renowned Musicians in Recital at
State College, Tuesday, Sept. 20

Mr. William H. Sherwood who is
known as Americas greatest pianist
and Miss Virginia Listeman, soprano,
will give at joint recital at the College
Auditorium on Tuesday evening, Sep
TENDER 10th.
Mr.. Sherwood, more than any other
musician, has stood for American
music for Am erican people. Through
his teaching he has raised the stand
ara of music instruction. and through
his playing he has demonstrated that
American artists are just as good as
those from the charmed circles of
Europe.
Mr.. Sherwood is a painter of mus
ical ideas. He has a genius for tone
color. His greatest charm lies in his
Interpretation. Not only does he in
terpret, he creates, and is especially
effective in the compositions that he
Will play on this tour.
Miss Virginia Listeman, who is to
appear with him on this tour, in addi-
tion to possessing a most engaging
personality, has a soprano voice of
splendid quality, rich in volume, bril-
liant in fleXibility, and sings in a su-
Derb manner. Although Miss Listeman
is foreign born, she has spent much
time in America, although her mus
ical education was achieved abroad.
Among the notable engagements she
filled last year were her appearances
with the Boston symphony Orchestra,
the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the
Milwaukee Spring Festival, and the
Schubert Club in Seattle
Reserved seats on sale at Watts
Pharmacy, commencing next Mon
day.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-09-09

John Jones, aspirant for the re
publican nomination for represent
alive from this district, returned yes
terday from campaign trip through
the western part of the county. Mr.,
Jones is very optimistic in regard to
his chances for the nomination and
says that while his campaign has been
a quiet one he has made many votes.
He says that the farmers and bust
ness men all over the county are TAX
ing a keen interest in the primary ell
ection and that as a general rule
they realize that it is as important as
the general election. If Jones gets as
large a percentage of the votes in the
other parts of the county as he will in
Pullman, his name will certainly ap-
pear on the ballots at the general
election in November.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-09-09
REV. BRUMBLAY RE-
TURNED TO PULLMAN
CONFERENCE GRANTS REQUEST
OF PULLMAN CONGREGATION
AND RETURNS POPULAR PAS
TOR.

The annual conference If the
Methodist church at Spokane last
week, returned Rev Robt. Brumblay
to Pullman, in response to the re-
quest of the Pullman congregation.
Vincent church. Of Spokane, asked
that Rev. Brumblay be sent there
and offered him a salary of $2.700
per year The financial part was
quite a temptation" said the popu-
lor pastor in speaking of it to a Her
aid reporter but the people here
asked that ! be returned, and Bishop
Smith thought that with the state
college here and scores of young men
and young women coming from all
parts of the state, there was really a
greater field for good here than in
Spokane, where there are so many
Methodist churches"
The people of Pullman are delight
ed that the popular pastor of the
Methodist church has been returned
here, where his work, during the past
year has been SO highly satisfactory
to members and laymen alike. An
other cause for rejoicing among Pull
man Methodists is the fact that Rev.
Dr., c. Il. Gibson, at one time pastor
of the Pullman Methodist church,
when the town was a little village of
less importance than Albion, is to
be district superintendent of the
Spokane district, in which Pullman
is located. Rev. MIR. Gibson has many
friends throughout this section. lie
was superintendent of the Moscow
district, and made his home at Mos
"Ow for six years, from 1897 to 1903.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-09-09
PULLMAN BANKS PROSPEROUS
Combined Deposits Of Three local
institutions Total SGG@,G7t.

Statements of the conditions of
the three Pullman banks have been
issued this week and show combined
deposits of $GG2G74 The First Ma
tonal bank the oldest in Whitman
county, shows deposits of $8O7.392.
and loans and discounts of $34I,t9S.
The Pullman state Bank shows de
posits of $3l4,457, and loans and dis
counts of$32413O, and the Farmers
State bank, only a few months old.
shows deposits of $40,S24,and loans
and discounts of $5L704.
Probably the greater amount Of
the deposits are held by farmers. and
considering the fact that very little
of the grain crop has yet been sold,
is an excellent showing, and proves
that Pullman and the surrounding
farming district is one of the wealth
lest districts in the state.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-09-09
RUNNING A PIANO
Locomotive Engineer Gives His I'm.
pressions of Recital Given in
New Orleans by William II.
Sherwood

Il was lettering around the streets
last night said Jim Nelson, one of
the old locomotive engineers running
into New Orleans.
AS l had nothing to do l dropped
into a concert and heard a man by
the name of Sherwood play a piano in
way that made me feel all over in
spots. As soon as he sat down on the
stool | knew by the way he handled
himself that he understood the ma
chine he was running. He tapped the
keys away up at one end, just as if
they were gauges and he wanted to
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-09-09
Has Many Friends

VIM. NJ Duncan was in Pullman
Monday in the interests Of his candi-
dacy for the republican nomination
for county treasurer. lie was given
a cordial reception for, on account of
his long residence in this city, the
people still regard him as one of
them. His friends are putting up a
strong fight for him and using as an
effective argument that his clerical
ability Will enable him to do more in
the office than could be expect
than the office than could be expect
q from man who has had no train
ing in that line of work and would
have to depend upon others to do it
for him They also cite the fact that
Mr.. Duncan has been a faithful and
hard working official, who has given
all his time and attention to his du-
ties as public official and can be
depended upon to pursue the same
course if elected to the office of
treasurer
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-09-09

see if he had water enough. Then he
looked up as if he wanted to know
how much steam he was carrying, and
the next moment he sailed into the
main line as if he was half an hour
late. You could hear her thunder ov-
er the culyerts and bridges and get
ting faster and faster. until the fell
low rocked about in his seat like a
cradle.
Somehow ] thought it was old Sc
pulling passenger train out of the
way of special. The fellow worked
the keys on the middle division like
lightning, and then he flew along the
north end of the line until the driv-
ers went around like a buzz saw and
got excited.
About the time / was fixing to tell
him to cut her off little, he kicked
the campers under the machine wide
open and how he did run! | couldn't
stand 1T any longer and yelled to him
that he was pounding in the left side.
and if he wasn't careful he'd drop his
ash pan, but he didn't hear and no
one heard me. Everything was fly
ing and Whizzing. Telegraph poles on
the side of the track looked like a row
OF cornstalks and trees appeared to
be mud bank, and all the time the
exhaust of the old machine sounded
like the hum of a bumble-bce.
Il tried to yell out but my tongue
wouldn't move. He went around the
curves like a bullet, slipped an &C.
centric, blew out his soft plug, went
down grades fifty feet to the mile
and not controlling brake set. She
went by the meeting point at a mile
ana half minute, and calling for
more steam. My hair stood up
straight, because l knew the game
was up. Sure enough dead ahead of
US was the head light of a special.
In a daze l heard the crash as
they struck, and | saw the cars shfy-
cred into atoms, people smashed
and mangled and bleeding and gasp
ing for water.
Il heard another crash as the
French professor struck the deep
keys on the southern division. and
then ! came to my senses. There he
was at dead standstill, with the
door Of the fire box of the machine
open wiping the perspiration off his
face and bowling to the people be-
fore him.
IF live to be one thousand years
old I'll never forget the ride that
man Sherwood gave me on the pi-
ano."
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-09-09
BIG ENROLMENT
At HIGH SCHOOL
PULLMAN HIGH SCHOOL HAS
MORE STUDENTS THAN ANY
OTHER IN COUNTY.

The opening of the Pullman high
school Tuesday offered a surprise to
everyone in the number of students
enrolled. From the first morning the
assembly room has been crowded as
never before between 40 and $50
attending, according to an estimate
by Supt. Ellis.
Mr.. Ellis said The present en-
rollment exceeds by far that of any
previous year, and place the number
now enrolled at between lao and $50.
More students are constantly coming
in and l expect % or 30 more during
the next two weeks.
Already the partition between the
high school room and the German
room has been torn out, but still sew
eral students are forced to use the
reference tables as desks. 1t is the in
tention of the faculty to put a
number of students on the second
floor, as there will be absolutely no
room for them upstairs.
The enrolment at the high school
exceeds that of any other school in
the county. Colfax is second with a
start of III. The total number of
students enrolled here last year was
1873, but at no time were there more
than 100 students.