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Bisbee daily review., 1910-01-18
WORTHY PEOPLE ARE MADE GLAD
 BY ASSISTANCE
BiSbee illustrates That FkiRd Hearts Are More Than Coro- nets by Making Prompt Re- SponSe to Appeals.

Miss s. T. Cummings Of the Bisbee Board of Trade charity committee. yesterday made nine people. including members oi three families. happy and sent them on their various ways re- joicing Il took special appeal on the part oi Miss Cummings to do this. but she had fully investigated the uR- furrunates and the people of Bisbee were prompt to enable her to finance a plan for the relief asked
 The first case was pathetic in the extreme. A man and his wife md three children. none of them strong phy Sieally. had come to Bisbee from Texas. having been told that the, hus- band and father could get plenty of work that he could perform at good wages. He was quick to come to Ari- zona for that reason and also because he drought the climate would help his invalid wife.
 On arriving here the man found that he could not obtain employment at anything but mining. und he was not strong enough physically to mine, Meantime the wife and mother grew worse instead of better. and the fam fly had pawned and sold almost every thing Of value that it had before Miss Cummings was appealed to- She found them to be very worthy and found also that they had been contrib tutors 10 charity themselves not long ago at their home in Texas. She sent them back to friends, where they said they could get along.
 An old couple, with faded hair and stopped forms. who arrived here from Idaho some days ago. having made the distance an the way to Bisbee in a wagon. were reported to Miss Cum mings as being destitute to remark able degree. They were staying at a crude camp near Lowell and were al- most without clothes and the barest necessities of food. In addition ,O these distressing conditions their wagon was broken.
 The old folks told Miss Cummings they were hunting their son. ulnef. that ne was reported 10 De al BisSee and that he had been here but had left for Globe before their ar rival. They asked Miss Cummings to help them get to Globe. She furnish ed them plenty of warm clothing. that was contributed on. special appeal. and had their wagon fixed. and also gave them plenty of food to make the trip to Globe. They will leave this morn ing for that place. where they hope to get work and support themselves h they do not find their son.
 A woman and her sman child who were deserted by thsir husband and father in Bisbee. appealed to Miss Cummings for aid to enable them 10 get back 10 their home at Conroe. Texas, where the woman says she can get employment and support her child. They left last night for thelr iesire1 destination and appeared xery happy to be able to go.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-01-18

COLUMBIA, $. C.. Jan. 17.-Colum- bia is entertaining for three days Q big convention of the Laymens Mis- sionary Movement, the first of is kind to be held in South Carolina. A of noted missionaries. educa- tors and church workers from various parts of the country are here to ad- dress the gathering.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-01-18

ST PAUL, Minn., Jan 1.-The case of Sherman w Norris, head of the Minnesota Grain Indemnity com pany, S'as called for trial ia the dis :-t0a sOuri today. Morris is chas99"d with the larceny of money belonging to stockholders of the company.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
YOUTH LURfD BY
HOPE OF LEGACY
Receives Letter From Fake
Lawyers Promising Inherit
ance of Fathers Estate

OAKLAND March 5.-Swindlers in
old, into leaving his home at Portland,
Ore, and coming to this city with the
expectation of falling heir to an estate
left by his father, DIR. NJ. P. Estes, of
San Francisco, who died more than
four years ago. The boy has since
fathers kin, and the police believe
that the unknown swindIers learned
of the family breach and sought to use
it and young Estes inexperience for
gain
The young man related to Captain
tory, but was not able to throw light
on the supposed attempt to swindle.
Estes said he went while a child to
live with his maternal grandmother
at Portland his mother then being
dead. and for several years he did not
see any of his relatives who might
have been living in this state. He had
learned of his fathers second marriage,
which had caused his grandmother to
keep the father and son apart. When
the boy reached the age of Is years he
came to this state to find his father.
He learned that the physician was dead
but found his stepmother living in the
Mission district of San Francisco When
the youth went there the woman re-
pulsed him.
Estes returned to Portland and heard
no more of his sire until a few weeks
ago he got a letter mailed in San
Francisco and purporting to come from
Gates & Carroll, attorneys, at room 80
Koshel building, Oakland. 1t told the
young man that the supposed lawyers
had information concerning his fathers
estate and asked that he write In
stead of corresponding, the heir came
to Oakland. He discovered on reach
ing here that there is no such building
or law firm in Oakland. Estes turned
his letter over to Attorney Harry En-
cell who took him to the district attor-
ney and to the police.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
HAlLEY'S COMET IS
STUDY OF JURlST
Judge Tappan Joins Army OF
Amateur Astronomers and
Wants a Telescope

ALAMEDA, March 5.-Judge Robert
B. Tappan, lawyer and linguist, has
taken up the study of astronomy and
is right on the trail of Halley's comet
head, tail, body and all its other ap-
purtenances The latest addition to
the army of star gazers is in the mar
ket for telescope, which he plans to
install on the roof of the two story
Park street building in which his llV-
ing apartments, are located.
The lawyer uistastronomer may
often be seen on clear nights o nthe
roof of his residence scanning the
armament and drinking in the beau
ties of the heavenly bodies. Trips are
occasionally made by Judge Tappan
to observatories, where he takes long
distance peeps at the stars and planets.
He is thoroughly familiar with the
appearance of the rings of Saturn and
the canals of Mars, and is able to rec
ognize the mat first sight.
All the lates< books on astronomy
are devoured by the jurist with the
craving for knowledge of the celestial
orbS. Magazine and newspaper ar
tcles on Halley's comet with pictures
of that blazing wanderer of the heav-
ems, take up nearly all the spare room
in the attorneys office, and all his
time when he is not delving in prob
lens of the law. Those versed in mat
ters astronomical say that had not
Judge Tappan become a successful law
yer, he would have made a star of
some magnitude as an astronomer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
BAY ASSOCIATION
TO HOLD SESSION
Congregational Organization of
Churches and Ministers Will
Meet in Oakland

OAKLAND, March 5.-The Bay Asso-
citation of Congregational Churches and
Ministers will hold its fifty ninth meet
ing Tuesday afternoon and evening at
Market street Congregational church,
Eighteenth and Market streets. Pro
posed amendments to the constitution
will be discussed. The program fol-
lows:
2:30 Devotional service. conducted by
+. Be1den Hart; business session; reports of
committees; election of officers; amendments; {;
other business The Womans Home Missionary
union aud the northern branch of the Woman's
Board of Missions for the Pacific will present
their activities to the delegates.
7:3o o'cock-Praise service, conducted by Rev.
+. Vernon Jones; American Congregationalism
in 1920 and 1910' Rev. Samuel c. Patterson
From Ocean to Ocean, Rev. 7. o. Douglas
ID. D.. of Iowa.
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth. head of
the Volunteers of America, will speak
Wednesday evening at the First Pres
byterian church.
Henry J. Mccoy will talk Sunday aft
ernoon at 3:15 o'clock at the Young
Mems Christian association meeting at
Maple hail.. Fourteenth and Webster
streets. and "1he Young Man and His
Coura ge." musical program will be
rendered.
Bishop William Ford Nichols will ad-
minister the sacrament of confirmation
Sunday evening at ST. Johns Episcopal
church.
Rev. Frank L. Goodspeed, D. D., will
preach Sunday morning at the First
Presbyterian church on The Great Test
of Soul Life" In the evening the dis
course will be on Nothing Against the
Truth
Rev. Charles r. Brown will preach
Sunday evening at the First CoOcra-
gational church on The Unitarian
Part" being sermon in series on
Our Total Christianity
Henry Ward Beecher, the Shakes
peare of the Pulpit will be the sub
iect of Rev. II. j. Vosburg's sermon
Sunday evening at the First Baptist
church
Evangelistic services will be contin-
ued during the new week at the First
Methodist church
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
URGES ERECTION OF
CAMPUS BUILDINGS
Secretary Victor Henderson De-
scribes Permanent Needs
of University

BERKELEY, March 5.-The erection
of "a building to replace old North hall
.on the campus of the university is de
-clared to be an urgent need at the
present time for classroom work. ac-
cording to the report of Secretary Vic
Tor Henderson for the year ending
June So 1909. The report was issued
from Henderson's Office today.
lie declares that North hall. housing
more students than any other build
ing on the campus. is a constant dan
ser to life from fire or panic Its sit
uation SO near the Doe library is re-
grettable, the report reads, because
II the wind chanced to be unfavorable
rhe burning OF North hall might do
great damage to the east facade of
The new granite library. though it is
hoped that a fire screen viii protect
the interior.
anderson also points out the need
q big auditorium as a gathering
fHiae for meetings during inclement
Ny Gather. He has estimated that this
structure viii cost at least $1,000 ,000
Iie also believes that the university
should have a museum of zoology and
q geological laboratory costing $780,
600. other needs as Henderson sees
them follow:
4 permanent infrmary. S15O.0O0 For
lhe university year ending June so,
1903. the daily average of treatments
in the infirmary was 49.7.
A museum of art. archaeology and
anthropology. $1.000.000. to hold ex-
CeedinglY valuable collections already
provided. through the expenditure by
Mrs. Hearst of over $500, 600 and
through gifts by other friends in the
university.
number OF dormitories, to cost
500, 600 to S25O.000 each.
botany building. S250.O0O.
An endowment for research prOfes-
sorships q $1,000 GOO; 100000 viii en-
dow chair.
-: Additional dormitories and other
-buildings and equipment for the uni
reTSlty farm.
Several concrete foot bridges at
$1,000 10 $500 each. and several con-
crete wagon bridges ranging in cost
from $4,000 up.
An organ TO be placed in Harmon
gymnasium. $50, 600.
twenty felOWshipS, TO be endowed
10 the amount of $4,000 each. and a
number Of scholarships. to be endowed
TO the amount OF $4,000 each.
Loan funds to be held as an endOw-
ment and the income TO -be loaned to
needy and deserving students.
Additional endowment for the Lick
observatory on Mount Hamilton.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
DIES FROM INJURY
OF ten YEARS AGO
Capitalist Succumbs to a Blow
Received on Yacht During
Storm ON Bay

OAKLAND, March 5.-An injury to
death this morning of William C.
Moody, a capitalist, 50 years old, at
the home of his sister, Mrs. William F.
Blood of s76 East Twenty-ninth street.
Moody is also survived by his mother.
Mrs. Henry Hubbard. and by Mrs. We'll
lington Appleton, sister.
He was the son of the late Volney
D. Moody, one of the old time financiers
of Oakland. The father came here
from San Jose in 1875 and soon after
ward became the first president Of the
First National Gold bank, which was
the predecessor of the existing First
national bank. Volney Moody sold his
interest and resigned from the presi-
dency in 1892. In 1880 he oIganized
the old Home insurance company of
which William C. Moody was for sew
eral years secretary. The pioneer
banker also established the Home
bank, which was bought by the late
w. 6. Palmanteer and associates in
1893 and reorganized into the Central
bank.
Until William c. Moody met his in
jury he was active in business in this
city. He was at the time of his death
a director in the State savings bank
and in the Oakland traction company,
holding stock with his sisters and
mother as the. heirs of Volney d.
Moody, who also own a business block
at San Jose, an Office and store build
ing at Ninth and Washington streets,
Oakland, and other property.
William c. Moody was a few years
ago an enthusiastic yachtsman, MEM
ber of the California yacht club and
the holder of several trophies won by
his craft, the Bonita. 1t was on this
yacht that Moody was injured. The
vessel was moored at the Long wharf
during storm 10 years ago, and the
swinging boom struck it's owner on
the head Moody was in the hospital
for several weeks and never fully re-
covered
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
TWO STARS HEAD
VAUDEVILLE SHOW
Australian Bushman and "The
Virginia Judge" Will Be
Top Liners for Week

OAKLAND March 5.-Two stars will
share jointly the honor of heading the
new program next week at the Oakland
Orpheum. Both artists, Walter c.
Kelly, called The Virginia Judge and
Fred Lindsay. the Australian bushman
and stockwhip manipulation, have made
tremendous hits across the bay at the
San Francisco Orpheum. Kelly is held
by many critics to be the best monolog-
ist on the stage today.
Fred Lindsay. the Australian master
of the whiplash, came to this country
unknown under Martin Becks direction.
From the small renown he held among
sporting men and big game hunters he
leaped in a few performances to fame
as one with a startling novelty. He
makes the whiplash a deadly weapon or
playfulIy twines it around a Woman's
neck with equal ease.
Charles w. Bowser, Miss Edith
Hinkle apd their company will also
appear next week in a modern one act
play called Superstition" Charles W.
BoNser, who gained fame as the orig
inator of various roles in Hoyt come
dies. viii take the part of Big Jim
Kingston, and Miss Hinkle, an actress
of personal charm and real ability
viii impersonate Floteau, the astrol,
oyer.
The Reed brothers, unique gymnasts
viii be one of the new attractions
Bert Leslie and his company will again
amuse in Hogan in Society,"
Thorne and Carlton will present a
new sketch, The American TESTERS
La Neen Cross and company, Roman
athletes, and Emma Francis and her
Arabian boys will complete the bill for
next week.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
PRICE PLACED ON
DEAD MANS HEAD
Rival in Love Alleged to Have
Offered $40 for Murder of
Richmond LabOrer

RICHMOND, March 5.-That a price
had been set upon the head of Alonzo
Pedreira, the laborer who was shot
and killed last Saturday afternoon by
Antonio Domingo, was the startling
testimony given today a Coroner Fow-
lers inquest. B. Tabooda testified that
Ramone Disco, deadly enemy of the
victim of the shooting, offered $40 for
the death of Padreira.
Bad blood between Disco and Ped
reira arose from the latter's discovery
of Bisco's intimacy with Mrs. Roma
Pedreira not the wife of the dead man,
but of another man of the same name.
Pedreira was also infatuated with the
woman, according to witnesses.
The discovery led to violent quar-
rel between the two men, after Disco
is alleged to have offered $40 TO any
one who would kill his rival. Domingo,
who did the shooting, openly sided
with Disco, and lived with him after
the quarrel had begun.
The shooting took place near the
home of Taboada and, according to
Domingo, was accidental He had bor-
rowed a revolver from Taboada and
was shooting al board when Ped
reira came along and for a moment
watched the target practice. He stood
only a foot or two from Domingo at
the time. Taboada's testimony as to
the exact manner of the firing of the
bullet that ended Pedreira's life was
not clear, as Domingo was between
him and the victim. Pedreira dropped
with moan, bullet through his head
Domingo said that the pistol had been
discharged unintentionally, but his eX-
PLANTATION did not satisfy Deputy Sher-
if Moitoza, who took him into custody.
He is in the county Jail at Martinez
awaiting trial. Meanwhile the au-
thorities are looking for Disco.
Antoine Taboada corroborated the
testimony of his brother to the extent
that he had heard it said that Disco
offered $40 to any one who would XIII
Pedreira.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06

In Sydney, Australia, an official
wages board has just determined the
future salaries of the professional mu-
sicians.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
FAMOUS TREASURES OF
BASILICA ARE EXHIBITED
Gathered for Centuries Despite
Frequent SpoIiations

The dean of the chapter of St. Peter
has recently reorganized and arranged
for show the so called treasure of the
basilica, which consists of all the
church vestments, utensils and objects
Of adornment that belong to the basilica
of st. Peter says the Chicago News
This collection is valuable, as each OBJ
ject has its own history dating back
many centuries, and in course of time
it has suffered many vicissitudes The
treasure practically dates from apos-
tolic times, since a church was built
on the site of the Vatican soon after
the martyrdom of st. Peter and the
early Christians who worshiped in it
adorned it with votive offerings and
enriched il by valua BILE gifts. None Of
these ancient objects has, however, sur
vived to the present day. as very prob
ably they were destroyed and scattered
during the prosecutions of the Chris
tians.
During the fifth and sixth centuries
the popes again formed the treasure
of the church, which the gifts of the
barbarian kings and chiefs increased
but in the year SAC the Saracens de-
spoiled the church and its treasure
and only few objects were saved.
among them being golden cross given
by the emperor. Justin II. Pope Leo
" again formed the treasure, which
soon became celebrated as the most
valuable collection in the world since
the pilgrims who 6ocked to Rome to
venerate the tomb of the apostle not
only brought gifts and votive offerings
with them, but actually left their rich
est jewels and clothes in the church
Besides. every cardinal and all the
persons of prominence who visited
Rome made rich donations and each
pope presented Yestments, jewels and
gold and silver chalices. Still during
troubled times the treasure was pill
laged, especially during the sack of
Rome in 1927 and as late as 1896, when
from Plus VII after the peace of To-
lentino.
One would think that little has been
left of this valuable collection. which
truly deserved the name of treasure,
but so great was it's value and so con-
siderable the number Of objects it con-
tanned that even today, despite its re-
peated spoliations, it is the richest
church treasure in the world. The col
lection includes a dalmatic presented to
the church by Charles the Great, which
is richly embroidered and studded with
precious stones; two candelabra of gilt
bronze by Pollaiuolo; six massive silver
candlesticks. the work of Benvenuto
Cellini; the valuable gold cross of JUS
tin II, silver statues of the apostles,
gold chalices and pyXes, innumerable
church vestments and besides many
other minor objects, IL stars of bril-
liants worth several million francs.
which were given by Catholics through
out the world on the occasion of the
jubilee of the immaculate conception.
The treasure of st. Peter belongs to
the chapter and not to the pope.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
PROXY WIFE BECOMES
WIDOW AFTER CEREMONY

Fraulein Gabrielle Pretz and Karl
Birngruber, a postoffice official at Smyr-
ma, were recently married at Linz, Aus
tria. I'm the absence of the BRIDE
groom says an account of the weddjng q
in a Vienna paper, "Mr. Littmeyer, a
banker and friend of the Smyrna man.
acted as proxy. The gay festivities
were not yet at an end when dispatch
reached the young wife to the effect
that her husband whom she had not vet
seen as such, had died at about the
time when his friend stood in his place
at the altar"
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
CONFECTIONER FOUND
GUILTY AS CHARGED
Accuser of Policeman Does Not
Mention Theft

OAKLAND, March 5.-James Pezos, a
Greek confestioner, was found guilty of
being drunk by Police Judge SamuelS
this morning and will be sentenced
Monday. He had accused Policeman
McCready of robbinG him of S137 while
he was being held in the Sixth street
lookup, and demanded a trial on the
drunkenness charge, with the avowed
intention of testifying against the pO-
liceman. McCready was hardly mem
toned in the trial this morning. but
Pezos says that he will make charges.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
SLAMS CAPITAL SEEKS
FOR NEW ADJUSTMENTS

The people of Slams capital have
taken very earnestly in hand the ques-
ton Of providing themselves with some
Ntetter evening entertainment than is to
- found in the cinematographs and
native theatrical troupes. The Siam OBJ
server, in response apparently to gen
uine feeling, has opened what may be
termed an amusement guarantee
fund" which now amounts to 1900
ticals. and they now wish to get into
communication with companies willing
10 visit Bangkok and produce plays.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
MANY LARGE DIARIES
IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL
Total of $4,000 Cows in the City
of Paris

There are, we learn, in Paris 1,166
dairies, with $4,000 cows. TO look after
the cows $3.50 are employed, and of
these 1000 come from the Auvergne
district, says the London Globe The
daily consumption of milk in the
French capital is stated to be PIT 262
litres. A litre is 1.76077 pints or prac-
tically one and three quarters pints so
if the figures, taken from a Paris con-
are correct the Partisan is
by no means eXtravagant as far as milk
drinking is concerned
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
TO START ON TRIP
College Cars Will Tour Coast
Cities

BERKELEY, March 5.-The univer-
sity demonstration train will make
trip of II days from Los Angeles to
San Miguel. stopping for lectures and
demonstrations at interior cities, ac-
cording to an announcement from the
university. The start will be made
next Tuesday and the train course of
instruction will terminate for this trip
March 10. The usual faculty of the
train will make the trip
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06

OLD VEHICLE is SAVED
FROM USE BY WATCHMAN
Coach Captured at Cassel Is
Placed in Museum

There has recently been placed in the
railway museum of Berlin a carriage
which has a history. 1t is an old car
riage which was captured at Cassel at
the time of the Prussian invasion OF
Hesse in 1866, says the London Globe
The carriage was that of the reignins
duke Since it's capture the carriage
has served several purposes. At one
time it was used as an Office, then as a
Matchbox at the goods station at Ses-
sci. After being declared unfit for fur
ther service. it was put aside. A high
official. with antiquarian tastes. dis
covered the old vehicle, hence It's re-
moval to the museum.
Keep off the floor Sleep on a COM
Portable bed See III. Schellhaas' cor
ner store.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Hours, a. M to
D. m; Sundays, 10 to q. Factory lI02 Maple
avenue, Los Angeles, CAL. Branch, Denver, Colo.