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The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
ALAMEDA CLUB WANTS
CITY CHARTER AMENDED
Improvers Name Committee to
Propose Changes

ALAMEDA, June 17.-The Alameda
Improvement club has gone on record
as favoring a number of amendments to
the city charter which has not been in
effect four years
Some of the club members would
have the municipality governed by a
commission consisting Of a mayor and
four commissioners. They say that the
present charter is cumbersome and does
not produce the best results.
The club has named as a committee
on the proposed amendments e. x. Tay
Tor. former mayor and president of the
board of free holders that framed the
present. charter; Alexander Maelxfe and
w. L. Murphy.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ELECTS NEW DIRECTORATE
Alameda Organization Chooses
j. III. WiIkens President

ALAMEDA, June 1.-THE chamber
of commerce has elected the following
officers. President, J. II. Wilkens: first
vice president, Henry Rosenthal; sec
ond vice president, DR.. j. A. Hill. The
foregoing with the following consti-
tue the directorate: +. n. Delaney,
c. p. Magagnos, z. o. Pullman, G. NJ
Leavitt, Halvor Hauch, w. p. Hughes,
G. C. Jameson, G. A. Leroux and ]. A.
Miranda.
DR.. f. w. d'Evelyn retired last night
as the president of the chamber. He
had served as a director and as presi-
dent for three years. The new di-
rectorate is to inaugurate a campaign
for an increased membership.
President Wilkens has appointed as
a finance committee +. N. Delaney,
Henry Rosenthal and w p. Hughes.
The present membership of the cham
Der is 150.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
SAN LEANDRO TRADERS
FORM BOOSTERS CLUB
Plan to Take Leading Part in
Hayward's Celebration

SAN LEANDRO. June 1.-THE San
Leandro boosters club was organized
last night with membership of 100
at an enthusiastic meeting of business
men held in the town hall. Though
formed primarily to arrange for Gan
Leandro's participation in the county
fourth of July celebration at Hayward.
the club is TO be a permanent body
to promote the advancement of San
Leandro
officers OF the club were elected as
follows: I. B. Ury, president; William
H. German, secretary, and Joseph
Herrscher. treasurer.
1t was decided to raise $500 to de-
fray the expenses of the division
which San Leandro is to have charge
of in the fourth of July parade
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
PIEDMONT THREATENED
WITH NO SEWER AGAIN
Council Objects to Overflow
From Storm Water

OAKLAND, June 17.-Piedmont, the
hillside town where society folk abide,
is again threatened with being cut off
from sewer facilities. The members of
the drainage and sanitary committee
of the city council went on record last
night as opposed to permitting the hill
dweliers to use the Grand avenue
sewer unless storm water is kept in
Piedmont.
The council some time ago granted
the Piedmontes permission to connect
their dwellings with the sewer. But
the demand on the drain has grown so
great that storm water from the hill
ties property is overfiowing it, with
consequent damage to property In the
limits of Oakland. Now the commit
tee has sent another ultimatum to the
town trustees of Piedmont, demanding
that the sewer be used by their town
only for sanitary drainage.
The council and Piedmont have been
at outs frequently since the small but
elite place was Incorporated.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
Marriage Licenses

OAKLAND June 1.-THE following marriage
licenses were issued here today:
William j. Mason, 81, and Marian Stevenson.
10. both of Oakland.
Thomas Calvin. 2S, and Mary Jimenez 30 both
of San Leandro
John strebel, 81, San Francisco, and Luci
Schemitch. %. Alameda
: Hubert L. Flower. "a, Livermore. and Louisa
V. Simon, Is, Martinez
William F. Jack. 2s, Oakland and George A.
Dietz. "a, Berkeley.
William 0. johnson. 2s and Corrine f. Mich.
OILS. 23 both of San Francisco.
Ray A. Leavitt. 25, Oakland, and Florence A.
Relfe. 90 Alameda.
Nels Christofersen, 80. and Dorthear christen-
sen, 40, both of Alameda.
ELKS ERECT FLAGPoLE-Alameda June IL
Alameda lodge of Elks erected 70 foot flag
pole today on the grcinds in front of the fra
fernitys new clubhouse in Santa Clara avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
STATE ENTOMOLOGIST
NAMED FOR FACULTY
]. G. 3riaweII Joins University
as Instructor

BERKELEY, June III. G. Bride
well. former assistant state entomoio-
gist of Georgia. has Joined the faculty
of the college of agriculture and will
work in the department of entomology
as instructor.
He was a student of the Kansas agri-
cultural college from 1895 to 1900 and
acted as instructor during the last two
years of his undergraduate life. Be-
sides serving in Georgia, he was also
state entomologist of New Hampshire
for several months.
In 1907 he was made professor OF
entomology in the Oregon agricultural
college and left that position to be-
come an instructor here.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
STAR OF THE SEA PUPILS
TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENT

With a program of literary and musiM
cal numbers, including an operetta en-
titled The National Flower" the pu-
pills of the Star OF the Sea school will
given an entertainment in the Garrick
theater this afternoon in honor OF 25
graduates. The program and Operetta.
in which ESQ children will participate.
were arranged by the sisters OF St.
Joseph. Bishop O'COnnell Will conduct
the graduating exercises.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
NEW CREATION NAMED
THE BERKELEY BERRY
College Town Has Rival to
Luther Burbank

BERKELEY, June 17.-After a series
of experiments extending over several
years, William A. Young. a local hor-
ucuIturist, has produced what he calls
the Berkeley berry. similar to the rasp-
perry 1t Is said, however, to be more
hardy than that fruit. and much
sweeter. 1t is a better producer than
the blackberry, Young says, and more
juicy than the logan berry. He will
raise the Berkeley berry for market
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
On the 18th Of January I broke my log and
had blood poisoning throughout my system. [
consulted DIR. Tom Wal Tong for a short time.
Treatment has restored me to perfect health
truly thankful G. ID. HYDE
s65 7th ST.. Phone Oak 4114
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
WOMAN DISAPPEAR

WOMAN DISAPPEARS-Oakland June IL
Mrs. Brooklyn. go years old, who has been Hv-
ing at 1919 Twelfth street. has been reported
to the police as missing since June IA She
is described 5 feet inches tall. OF ruddy
complexion. gray eyes and weighs 135 pounds.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
oHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY

CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY Oakland.
June 17--John r. Bradford negro waiter in
the employ of Catherine Afaber, 562 Eighth
street. arrested late this afternoon by De-
tectives McSoriey and Green on a charge of
stole SIS in coin from the OF Mrs. Maher
He has confessed.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
Berkeley Real Estate

BERKELEY. June IS.-Notwifh-
standing the fact that a great many San
Francisco and Oakland businessmen
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18
CHEUN SANG Co. Inc.
DIR. TOM "WAI TONG, Pres.
Chinese Teas and Herhs

Have removed to SOS SEW
ENTEENTH STREET. near
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
ROOTIN
CHAIR

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SARATOGA, Sept. 2S.,-Sena-
tor Root was made permanent
chairman of the convention. The
other temporary officers of the
convention were made permanent.
On relinguishing the gayel to
Root, Col. Roosevelt said:
"In this convention and in 9TH
er parts Of the state where feel
ing has been strong, there have
been heated charges of miseon-
duct. This convention has rec
ord of scrupulous fairness.
Senator Roots speech was brief.
He said:
There is revolt against time
worn political procedure. The
initiative and referendum and the
direct primary are demanded,
and the people are insisting on
the opportunity to express un-
trammeled their will at the polls.
mo cry of this. kind has ever
been ignored by the republican
party. We must assure the people
that the party intends to make it
easy for the plain man to express
his wishes regarding candidates. /"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
IN HOLLOW
Of |. R. s
HAND

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SARATOGA, n. Y, Sept. Is
The morning after the night be-
fore" hardly describes the state of
the "old guard today, following
their frazzling licking by the
forces of Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
The regulars lost not only their
power to control the republican
state convention in session here,
but also their ability to dictate
the platform, and what is equally
important, to control the republi-
can state committee
With % committeeman and
Lloyd c. Griscom as chairman,
Roosevelt can have a solid delega-
,tion from New York i'm 1912 and
is in an impregnable position. His
enemies concede that he can nom-
mate himself or anyone he wishes.
The Empire State, politically, lies
in the hollow of the. colonel's
hands and it is evident that the
Roosevelt control will be carried
through to the end.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
HOLD INDIAN
FOR BRUTAL
MURDER

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, Sept.
2S.-Manuel Valencia, an Indian,
is under arrest today pending an
investigation of the brutal murder
of Atrograsso Lugo, an aged In
dian woman, whose mutilated
body was found near Cotton.
The body was hacked to pieces.
the flesh being marked with weird
hieroglyphtcs. The head was near
ly severed and bits of fleslt lay on
the ground near the corpse. The
woman was last seen alive with
Valencia. When the man was ar
rested, his shoes and stockings
were stained with blood. Later
the officers found his overalls and
shirt spread on stones near a
creek bed. They had recently
been washed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28

closely before her.
Some time ago Capt. Blom cut
his throat at the entrance to
Wright park. Several persons de-
tclared they had heard woman s
scream not long before the des-
-perately wounded man was found.
Since that time woman in
black, evidently the same who
startled the pedestrian last night,
has taken nightly walks in the vi
cinity. This combination of events
has lent spooky atmosphere.
-Of course there lis a mystery i'm
volved as people in the vicinity
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28

cannot explain why woman,
should walk in the night, not only
clad in black but heavily veiled
and carrying an open parasol of an
inky black color.
The known facts in the case
are that the woman is the wife
of man we'll known i'm Tacoma.
For soem reason or other 1t has
been her custom to take nightly
walks attired in her peculiar ,garb,
and the black parasol carried open
ON "a clear night has.caused no lit
tie speculation on the part of resdT
dents of the vicinity. 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
JAPANESE AND
White GIRL
welded

Tacoma, instead of Seattle,
will hereafter be the dumping
grounds for the wandering Japs
who have made inroads on the
lives TO American girls. A IL
cense was issued this morning by
the county auditors office to X.
Tada of Los Angeles and Rayda
Read of Smithfield, Utah. This
couple was refused license in
Seattle yesterday. They were
married this morning by T. Taxi
hashi.
The application was endorsed
by Takihashi, local Japanese
minister. In speaking of the
case this morning. a deputy in the
office of the auditor stated that
he could not find law that would
give him power to refuse to issue
the license, even though he per-
sonally objected to doing so.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
Spooky, Mysterious Woman in Black
Walks Near Wright Park at Night

A shivery chill ran down the
back of a man walking along the
east edge of Wright park last
night In the dusk. and rapidly
approaching him was dark fig
ure, the proportions of which
were lost in the general veil of
.blackness.
The man moved to the sidewalk
curb as the figure drew near.
Turning he saw that the form
was that of a woman, clad in
jetty costume with a veil over her
face and black parasol brought
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
Paved Over Flirts
BY REV. PERCIvAL H. BARKER
Pastor Congregational Church. haywood Chicago


The mother permits daughter
sail about the city obe until o'clock in the
morning with of weak and weaker
morals the front grief and disgrace don
know what hter keeps what time
night gosps get busy wih sound
about pathetic the wheeze from JewsharD
1t is difficult many of girl who has paved
by chap the unity than It is TO faen
pineapple they
the responsibilities OF wehood with the enthusiasm OF
a society q ub
incapable lowing
FFYirting undermines home; when home he
Its sanctities its calm and
have it's charm America, greatest
catastrophe history
Filtration is the step self-degradations
The q hatching a serpents
that VIII day wake into life TO hiss and sting he Is
ing wild OF will him
rend him. Shake Il birth. FHftanons dwarf
views life they them
Flirting catse and bestial
vulgay which do much present to impair the beauty
and diminish the le degad4nx
the stin lower
1eye Of senauaty Flirtaons foser the social evil
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
WEST HAS INNING AT
IRRIGATION CONGRESS-

PUEBLO, Col, Sept. 28.-The
west had its inning today In the
National Irrigation congress,
Frank II. Short of Fresno, Cal,
being one of the principal speak
ers. Short presented the question
of water equities and the control
of states over irrigation, conserva-
ton and development of their re-
sources. Joseph H. Kibbey, for
mer governor of Arizona, spokepn
the appropriation of water, and
Judge George Hutton of Califor-
mia was another champion of the
west.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
Committee REPORTS
IN PRAISE OF TAFT

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SARATOGA, n. ", Sept. 2S.-
The New York republican plat
form adopted by the convention
today staggered the Roosevelt adj
herents. The expectation was that
the platform would be, of the ex-
treme insurgent type and the Taft
and tariff endorsements plainly
have disguised the radicals.
Ii is rumored that President
Taft and Col. Roosevelt have
reached an understanding that
hereafter the ''progressixes" and
not the regulars shall be the big
factors i'm the affairs of the ma
tional government.
IL is asserted that Roosevelt
and Taft will accept insurgents of
the type of Senators Cummins,
DOlliver and BristOw, but do not
care to meet Senator LaFollette's
position. Col. Roosevelt refused
to comment on the rumor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
Thousands Flee
from Cholera
District

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ROME. Sept. 2S.--It is reported
that 100000 of the wealthier
classes have fled from Naples as
the result of the cholera epidemic
there. With the removal OF the
censorship startling details of the
condition of affairs there are be-
ing received and the fear of the
cholera Is growing more acute
each day.
Thousands from the cho1era-
stricken area are fleeing into
Rome. An edict was issued today
ordering these examined and II
cholera symptoms are discovered
Rome wild be quarantined against
Naples.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
MUM

WEST POINT, Sept. 2S.-Foot-
ball practice is at an end and the
game between West Point and
Vermont, scheduled for Saturday.
has been Cancelled, as the result of
the ''Longon incident"
Speculation is rife as to what
action the cadets will pursue
Saturday when Capt. Longan is
again officer of the day.
The examination of cadets was
continued today with no better
results than yesterday,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
DEMOCRATS
DISMAYED
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(By United Press Leased Wire.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Sept. %.
The victory of Theodore Roose-
welt in the fight for control of the
state convention at
Saratoga has the democratic dom
key backing off the boards, in the
unparliamentary language of the
politicians.
The democrats have become
and the refusal of May
or William j. Gagnor of New York
to accept nomination for COVER
nor is adding to their uneasiness
They expect that the coming cam
paign will be strenuous one.
There is lurking hope, however,
that Gaynor will change his mind
at the eleventh hour and permit
Ihfs name to go. before the conven-
tion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
Gill Will Face q
Petition for
Recall
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SEATTLE, Sept. 2S.-When
Mayor H. c. Gill returns from his
cruise in Alaskan waters ON a
private launch, he will be con-
fronted by petition to recall him
from his office. The Welfare
league, composed of some of the
biggest realty owners in the city,
has decided to try to oust Mayor
Gill, as result of the disclosures
that have come since Acting May
or Wardall took temporary change
of the mayors office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
SOCIAL PILOT"
FOE RICH ANGEL

PARIS, Sept. 2S.-Lady Paget,
American by birth but English by
marriage and residence, is acting
as social pilot for the very
wealthy Mrs. VIM. B. Leeds, widow
of the American steel multimil-
lionaire, and with the assistance
of plenty of American dollars has
gained for the fair American
widow the entree to the most ex-
elusive social circles in London
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
FA|NTS ON.
WITNESS
STAND
MRS. JOHNSON TELLS DETAILS
OF RELATIONS WITH HALL.

From the time that Attorney
johnson, MRS. johnson. come
forward" at 9:3O O'Clock this
morning. until the court took re-
cess, at IL o'clock. the court room
where the trial of this woman is
being conducted, was the scene of
one dramatic situation after an-
other, the most striking and inns.
johnson fell forward i'm her chair
i'm . faint.
The accused woman was the
only wgitness this morning. and
under the direction of her attor-
ney she told the revolving tale of
her life of shame with Hall. the
man she killed. She met him as
the outcome of a Irritation in the
Washington hotel at Centralia q
year ago. where Hall was employ
ed as a waiter until last July
when she blew the top Of his head
off with a shot gun.
Wanted Her To ElOpe.
Several times during the morn-
ing it became necessary To adj
minister "a stimulant to the wit
ness, as she told of various meet
ings with the man.
The first part of her story was
regarding the shooting She states
that on July 23, Hall came to the
house an dstated that he was after
two or three suits of undercl othes,
as he was going to Alaska. Mrs.
Johnson said he told her to pack
his trunk for him, and mentioned
at the same time that there was
room enough in the trunk for her
clothes and for her to put them in.
Says He Threatened Her.
This Mrs. Johnson said she re-
fused to do and Ham met this re-
fusal by saying, "Oh You won't
won't you, dearie; well IL you
don't I'll get you anyway"
After this there was an argu-
ment over other affairs, In which
Hall grabbed the woman In his
arms, tearing at her clothing.
Look out" cried the woman.
don't you know that Mr.. j. 10
coming on the next carr"
"To hell with him." replied
Hall. you will never see hinn
again" With that she claimed he
ran into the next room and she
went to the closet and loaded the
shotgun. / set the gun down by
the door and walked into the front
room.- As soon as / saw Mr.. Hall
there, I Jumped back, grabbed the
shotgun, and without knowing
how, | fired. The children ran in
and said. oh, mamma, why did
you do it?' / said, Because he
was going to kill me-
She Called Sheriff.
"Then / went back into the
room and Frank was breathing
hard. / didn't look at him,
just heard him; them l managed
to get to a telephone and call tho
sheriff. I told him to come and
get me. that l shot a man. and
when he asked why, / explained
that it was because 1t was what he
deserved"
Afthis point Mrs. johnson near
.ly collapsed and a stimulant was
given. s,
The rest of the testimony, which,
was directed to the time OF the
first meeting of the two people,
was marked with persistant OBJ
jections and arguments by attor-
neys for both sides.
Prosecutor Burmeister In a loud,
voice declared that the defend
ants attorney was trying to bring
law into tihe case In
stead of self-defense. 81
Boarded at Her Home.
Mre. Johnson told how Hall as
a waiter in a Chehalis hotel came
to her at the first meeting andk
CONTINUED on Page Six.)
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TO
BREAK UP
CONGRESS
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= PUEBLO, Col, Sept. 2S.-A
threat of revolt and disruption of
the National Irrigation congress
was made today by the New Mexi-
can delegation leading in the
fight for federal control of irriga-
tion projects. The New Mexican
contingent declared that If reso-
lutions endorsing state control
were adopted, the congress would
be destroyed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28

SARATOGA, N. Y. Sept. 2S.-
Taking the keynote" from Theo-
dore Roosevelts speech, declaring
war ON corrupt business and cor
rupt politicians, the committee on
resolutions presented its party
platform report today to the re-
publican state convention.
The report contains an enthus-
iastic endorsement of the admins
tration of President Taft; en-
dorses. the Payne tariff law, and
lays the cost of high living to
worldwide conditions and not to
the protective law.
The platform report had been
threshed out during the night and
was finally adopted by the COM
mittee by vote of 22 to Is.
The report in part says:
eve declare relentless war on
official and legislative wrongdo-
ing. The publican legislature
has ordered an imminent and
searching inquiry into corrupt
practices, this inquiry is now go
ing forward and we pledge Its con-
tinaance.
Boquets for Taft.
eve enthusiastically endorse
the progressive and statesmanHke
leadership of President Taft, and
point with pride to the achieve
ment of the first eighteen months
of his administration Each sue
lceeding month since his inaugura-
ton confirmed the nations esti-
mate of his greatness of character
of his intellectual ability, of his
sturdy common sense, his extraor-
dinary patience, perseverance,
broad statesmanship, his compre-
hension of public questions and
his umfaltering and answering
adherence to dirty.
/, "The Payne tariff law reduced
the average rate of duty eleven
per cent. 1t turned a deficit into
la surplus. Unlike the Wilson
law, the reductions did not stor
industry and did not deprive labor
of any part of it's hire.
ITO avoid the disturbance oi
business we urge the adoption by
congress of q joint rule by whicf
the houses could consider a single
schedule or a single paragraph oi
the tariff without the necessity oi
amendment leading to genera!
revision.
The advanced cost of living Ii
only local reflection of world.
wide tendency and cannot truth
fully be laid to the tariff law
| The report praised the appoint,
ment of Gov. Hughes to the su-
preme court OF the United States
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28

anu OH THB COHLInenL.
1t is said that Lady Paget has
long wished for Just such an "an-
gel," as have man other titled
people, and is joyously giving the
eclate which her friendship is
to lend to the untitled
one in exchange for sufficiently
large financial considerations.
Lady Paget is. by the way, an
expert poker player, that being
one of the accomplishments mod
ern social leaders are supposed to
possess, as many untutored Amer
lean ladies of wealth have learned
after seance with the cards at
a social gathering of the titled
and untitled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-09-28
VERIFY, THIS Is THE
WAY 1T SHOULD BE

A new battleship has been I
invented. It-can be directed
from the shore, and needs no
sailors to direct it. 1t just
travels around by its lone
some, and fires its guns when
the wireless operator ON
J shore, miles away, presses
the button.
This lis as 1t should be. In
the net war we can get a
good man to push the button,
while the rest of us keep on
} at work as usual. When all
the ships have been sunk we
will fix up a treaty and get
the steel trust- to build us
some more ships.