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The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12

YARD SPACE LAW
DECLARED invalid
Judge Trout Holds Provision
Against Using Middle of
Lot Unconstitutional
Works Board Directed TO Issue
Building Permit for Apart
ment House


That section of the state tenement
house law which sought to compel
property owners who build from one
street to another or to an alley to leave
q yard space exactly in the middle has
been declared unconstitutional by
udge Trout in the superior court.
The section affected is known as sec
.tlon q OF the bin passed by the legis-
iature April is. 1909. It provides that
a yard space j feet deep shall be left
3. cyactly in the middle of the lot. pro-
-:A1ding the lot runs through from one
street TO another or TO an alley not
less than l6 feet wide.
The statute, says the judge, "unrea-
sonably deprives the property owner of
: valuable right incident to his owner
ship Of the land in question and arbi-
trarily fnterferes with his use and en-
:5oyment Of his land, virtually prohibit
ing the construction OF q continuous
and connected structure"
30. The court issued writ of mandate
directing the board of works to issue
10 Attorney T. A. Meyer of Santa Rosa
a building permit for the construction
of three story brick apartment house
10 cost S36,500. in Eddy street just west
west Of Larkin.
Meyer omitted TO provide in his plans
Tor yard space in his building. which
was 10 run through from Eddy to
Willow streets, but he provided for
an equal area Of light space in courts
on either side This provision. says the
court, gives sufficient assurance of
light and ventilation"
When the board Of works declined to
grant permit Meyer brought suit last
February. He argued that the statute
Disseminated in favor of narrow alleys
for in cases where alleys We're less than
l6 feet wide the yard space was not
necessary under the law.
In the decision handed down yester-
day Judge Trout upheld this conten-
ton. declaring that the law tended un-
svarrantabiy 10 reduce the value of the
property by cutting one building into
TWO and making one z rear street
structure, producing decreased rents" ,"
It imposes unnecessary and unrea-
sonably burdensome restrictions" he
continued, and is unjustly oppressive
IN that it is violative of the constitu-
tlonal guarantees of citizen
quoting a supreme court decision.
Judge Trout added: Common sense
as TO whatever is reasonable in such
matters should prevail rather than the
extreme views of well meaning per-
sons as 10 what is for the best"
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
Gossip Of Railwaymen

September 1. The road has been in
operation for freight for five months
and little information about its earn
ings is obtainable.
F. L. Corwin, train master on the
eastern division of the Western Pacific
at Elko, New. has been transferred
to the western division at Sacramento.
B. R. Bloodworth has been appoint
ed travelling freight agent of the
Central of Georgia.
Employees in the train service of the
Pennsylvania system have been sup
piled with copies of the book of new
rules relative to the use of the air
brake and train signals. The work in
question supersedes the one issued two
years ago, being much more compre-
hensive and complete in respect to the
subjects treated.
The instructions contained in the
new book are Identical with those i'm
parted in the several air brake and
signal schools maintained by the Penn
sylvlnia railroad and Pennsylvania
lines.
The trainmen are subjected to exam
air brakes and signals at six month
intervals, and in the circumstances
the book will prove invaluable to them,
If they familiarize themselves with it's
contents.
L. S. Pawkett has been appointed
traffic manager of the Pecos Valley
Southern. road building south from
Pecos, Tex, with Office at Dallax, Tex.
The first section of the railway from
San Antonio, in the Argentine, to Ma
heul Haupi, has been opened From
this enterprise the government expects
that there will be opened to the pub
lie a. large district of rich land some
OF which is today almost unknown.
ITO the Scenic Northwest" is the
title of descriptive booklet issued
by the passenger department of the
Great Northern, The larger cities and
resorts reached by this line are well
described and illustrated Another
booklet of IA pages issued by the in
dustrial department gives business
openings along the lines of this COM
pany. The information is conveniently
arranged for ready reference, and a
large part of the book is devoted to
short descriptions of the towns in which
there are business openings.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
!, HAVEN'T seen a story /:

X, HAVEN'T seen a story about
Carleton c. Crane for several
weeks said Charlie Miles of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul lis
it possible that he is behaving himself
now that he is away from the Flood
bulding?"
That appears to be the reason Crane
has been behaving himself, so he says
ever since he moved the Offices of the
New York Central lines.
You see, it's this way" said Crane,
when 1 was in the Flood building
those scoundrels Colby and Snedaker
and several others were always putting
up jobs on me. Now / am down here
from the maddening crowd-and 1 man
age to get along without any notoriety.
I've been decent ever. since that pos
sum dinner that Snedaker gave.
W. r. Scott. assistant general man
ager of the Southern Pacific, has re-
turned from Chicago.
Beginning June 10, the Salt Lake
route viii install II of the new motor
cars on that road. The cars will run
between Los Angeles and Long Beach
and Los Angeles and San Pedro, three
trains a day each way The running
time to the two beaches will be short
ened by several minutes with the in
stalling of the new motors, which are
able to attain and maintain speed of
80 miles an hour.
Track laying on the Fullerton Rich
field cutoff of the Santa Fe has been
completed. and it is expected that with
in the next week or so Santa Fe trains
will be taking this short cut Although
this work has been completed, it is
thought that at least a week will be
necessary TO do the work of ballast
ing the tracks. The grading process
consumed a considerable time, but the
track layers, following close upon the
heels of the graders, had the track lay
ing completed but short time after
the grading had been done.
Loss due to washouts and Interrupt
tion of traffic they caused for more
than six weeks is said to have reduced
the earnings of the Western Pacific
and correspondingly Increased operat-
ing expenses to such an extent that in
all probability the Denver and Rio
Grande will have to pay the full
amount of the interest on $50, ,000, 900 of
bonds, s1,250oo0. which becomes due
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
DUTY ON DIAMONDS
TREBLES IN ONE YEAR
Big Importation of Gems Is
Measure of Prosperity

The government report on duty paid
on diamonds for the year 1909 was
made public yesterday at the custom
house. The duty amounted to $685.
159.054, which is an increase of s24,-
620,924 over the year 1903.
Economists hold that diamonds are
2 luxury. and that the prosperity of a
nation can be told by the amount of
diamonds purchased. Relying on the
theory Of the economists, the following
figures. taken from the customs house
record, show last year as decidedly
prosperous;
1906 .....-. .S3T. .060 23T ll90S .....S11 53S lSl
1907 ...--.. p 691 S7Ti1909 ........ Sc I59 O5.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
OFFICERS SELECTED
BY BALBOA PARLOR

The following members of Balboa
parlor No. 23z. n s. @. W., have been
elected officers for the ensuing term:
DR.. Edward Gedge. past president;
George Z. Mitchell Jr.. president
George H Strohmier. Louis Fitzgerald
and James J. OAera, vice presidents;
". c. Eisenschniell marshal; John J.
Flugger, financial, and T. Frank Hardy,
recording secretary; II. Nordhauser and
n J. Harvey. .sentinels; c. D. Dorm and
". P. Garfield. trustees; II. Bruege. or
ganist; Edward J. Delwig. collector,
and Doctors W. Dawson and B. G. Mar
dis. surgeons.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
ADMITS ARSON AND IS
LIBERATED ON PAROLE
.Sideres Rewarded for Testi-
mOny Against Kosta

Thomas Sideres, who was implicated
with George Kosta in willfuIy setting
.are TO the restaurant at 2S24 California
street, in connection with which Kosta
was convicted Friday of arson in the
nrst degree, was admitted TO proba-
non Yesterday by Judge Cabaniss, hav-
ing pleaded guilty.
II was chiefly because of his testi-
mony that Kosta, the originator of the
crime, was convicted. John Rupas.
partner OF Sideres in the ownership of
the restaurant, who also testified
against Kosta, was liberated on his
own recognizance by Judge Cabaniss.
Both these men viii be called as
witnesses against the three walters
who swore TO an alibi for Kosta and
were arrested and charged with per
jury.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
JAIL SENTENCE GIVEN
TO BOY MAIL EOBBER
Forger of Money Order Sent to
Federal Penitentiary

John Niver, an Oakland boy, who
was arrested recently for robbing a
postoffice in the northern part of the
state and who pleaded guilty in the
United States district court, was SEN
fenced yesterday by District Judge
William c. Van Fleet to six months in
the Alameda county Jail and to pay
a fine of $780,
The boys years, and the fact that
this was his first offense. saved him
from longer sentence in the federal
prison.
Paul Marietta of San Jose, who
pleaded guilty to forging money or
der in the United States district court
last week, was sentenced by Judge
Van Fleet yesterday to two and a half
years in the federal penitentiary at
Fort Leavenworth. He is also to pay
a fine of $1,000.
SUICIDE OF EMBEzZLER-New York, June H.
Fecoin Busset young Belgian charged with
embezzement, who shot himself in the head
last night detectives were placing him un-
arrest in the Hotel BrevOOrt. died today.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
PICKPOCKETS TAKE GOLD
AND RETURN THE PURSE
Impresario Finds Thieves Scorn
to Take Copper Penny

Charles F. Gall, impresario. Jour
neyed TO Oakland the other evening
and upon his return on the ferryboat
Berkeley mixed with an unusually
rough crowd. In his hip pocket he
carried purse which contained two
$50 gold pieces, 81 in silver and a cop
per penny.
Gall admits that besides being rough
certain members of the crowd were
cunning. When he arrived at the St
Francis he invited several of his
friends to partake of refreshments.
The bin amounted to something more
than 81, and all that Gall could find
was SI.01.
The pickpockets had stolen his purse,
sbstracted the two twenties and re-
turned the small change and purse
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
COURT ADMITS FRED L.
CLEANES TO. PROBATION
EmbezzIed Funds of Company
That Employed Him

Fred L. Cleaves, who pleaded guilty
of embezzlement from seed company
with which he was employed as book
keeper and cashier, was admitted to
probation by Judge Cabaniss yesterday.
The case has been on the calendar of
the court for two years. Cleaves, who
has a wife and three children, has
been steadily employed. and is paying
back the amount of his shortage with
the seed company. which is said to
total about 5000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
INDEPENDENCE DAY
BRINGS CIVIL WAR
San Rafael and San Anselmo
False to Their Sanity
Names
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SAN RAFAEL, June live will
not take our fourth of July signs ont
of your town." said San Rafael to San
Anselmo today.
Unless they are gone by Monday
replied San AnseImo, I'VE will arrest
your citizens who are to blame
The situation is acute. Both towns
are determined to have the larger and
more successful celebration. They are
but two miles apart and both are So
liciting the patronage of neighboring
towns. AT a meeting held here last
night the Spanish-American war vet
Grams. who are arranging the local Gel
ebration, hurled defiance at the rival
town.
They refused absolutely to remove
the signs with which they placarded
San Anselmo announcing San Rafaers
Independence day celebration. H. H.
Marcus, chairman of the local publicity
committee, was at first inclined TO
comply with Town Marshal George
Martins demand that the signs be torn
down. but has changed his mind.
Let him try to arrest u.s. urged the
other members of the committee I'VE
will not take down those signs and
challenge Town Marshol Martin or
any one else to make u.s."
So heated is the controversy that
Town Trustee j. B. Lowell stated today
that he is willing to rent or buy lot at
San Anselmo and erect five foot fence
80 feet long as sign board for San
Rafael's posters, should the others be
torn down.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
EDWARDS CONFIRMED

EDWARDS CONFIRMED - Washington. June
1.-THE senate yesterday confrmed tne n'..'.'
nation OF Brigadier General Lawrenee =. Eu
wards. chief Of the bureau Of insular ah8hs -
the war department. for reappointhene =
head OF that bureau for period Of roar yea'S'
p beginning lime so 1910.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
BIERERE DEFEATED

BIERERE DEFEATED Chattanooga Tenn.
June u.--A recount of the vote for member Of
the executive council of the American Institute
OF banklng, made today, resulted in Henry :. .
Mergier of Cincinnati being declared elected
In lieu OF g. r. Berere of Los Angeles, who
was declared chosen yesterday. Mergler's ma
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12

TWO BOYS Observation-Disclosures. Wash.
June 11.-Fred and Meyer Knuteson aged IL
and II years, sons of a rancher living near
Nooksack, 10 miles northeast of this city were
drowned in the Nooksack river while bathing
yesterday evening. The bodies have been re
covered
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
REWARD FOR MURDERER-I

FOR MURDERER-D Moines. Ia,
June 11.-Governor Carroll today offered re-
ward Of $500 for the arrest and conviction OF
the murderer OF James Hardey, his wife and
son at Van Cleve. Ia Sunday night Follow
ing the release of the surviving son. Ray Har-
dey, who was arrested a suspect the ON
GERS without clew
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
DEEP MYSTERY AT MINo1
Police and Crew of Plumbers Suspect
ed of Looting Confiscated Beer.

Police and Crew of Plumbers Suspect
ed of Looting Confiscated Beer.
The question of who stole a quantity
of beer has been before the board of
city commissioners of Minot at two
hearings, one of them behind closed
doors.
Last spring when Minot was under
going a seaso at house cleaning a
large quantity of beer that had been
confiscated was stored in the city hall
under lock and key. Recently Presi-
dent Arthur LIE Sueur of the city COM
mission discovered that a portion of it
was missing and an inquiry followed.
The Investigations, it is said, have
been directed especially against GER
tain members of the police force and
this has served to give the case added
interest. Plumbers who did some
work recently in the city hall are also
up for examination by the commission,
so that the question is decidedly
mixed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
Former Governor Of New York
Passes Away.
HAD BEEN A|L|NG TWO WEEKS
Appeared to Be Recovering From
Bilious Attack When Sinking
Spell Causes Death.

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 21.-David B.
Hill, ex-United States senator and for
mer governor of New York, died sud
denly at Wolfert's Roost, his country
home.
About two weeks ago Mr.. Hill was
seized with a bilious attack while at
his law office in this city and although
his condition was not considered seri-
u at the time his physician advised
him to remain at home until he recov-
cred. A cold developed and a few
days later alarming reports of his con-
dition were circulated. These re-
ports, however, were denied by friends.
In fact, the patient appeared to be i'm
proving until just before the end,
when he suffered a sinking spell which
resulted in his death.
In the death of David Bennett Hill
another Of the country's great men
and foTceful characters has passed
away. Mr.. Hill never evaded, an is
u in politics or statecraft. He
thought out the problems which faced
him during a long and varied career
along his own lines and acted accord
ing to his own belief as to what was
right. When he had the power he did
not hesitate to use extreme measures
IN carrying out his ideas.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
RECORDS IN CASE DELAYED
Court Unable to Act Upon Question
of Bail for Deitz.

Eau Claire, Wis, Oct. 20.-A delay
in the returning of the records of the
hearing the previous day made it i'm
possible for Judge Wickham of Eau
Claire to grant the plea of Attorney
w. B. Rubin for bail for John Deitz,
Mrs. DeitZ and Leslie Deitz. The at
torney came to this city under the
impression that the records had been
returned. When he brought his eli
ents into the courtroom, however, and
stated his case to the judge the latter
Informed him that he had no jurisdic-
ton, inasmuch as he had not been
officially notified by Judge Riordan of
Hayward that the prisoners had been
bound owe to the circuit court. Judge
Wickham offered to go to Hayward
and hear the plea at any time after
the records were returned and the
date was set for next Wednesday.
Attorney Rubin was more disap-
pointed at the delay than were his
clients. He arranged for them to get
comfortable lodging in the local Jail.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
CHAMPIONS
Philadelphia Athletics Defeat
ChiCogo Cubs.

Chicago, Oct. 25.-To the Philadel-
phia club of the American league be-
longs the baseball championship of
the world. They clinched the big pen
nant fast by winning the fifth game
of the series by a score of 7 to 2. Five
games were played and the Eastern
youngsters took four Of them by out
batting and outrushing the veteran
Chicagoans. The score by innings of
the final game follows:
Philadelphia, III 0 0 0 1 0 5 o.
Chicago ........0 1 0 0 300 0 1. 90
The total receipts for the series
were $173,9S0. The two clubs receive
$34,755 each, while $17,39S goes to the
national commission. The total paid
attendance was 1929 persons.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
in NORTH DAKOTA
G'aWs Of the Week From Vari-
Gus Parts Of the State.
WILL BE- HELD IN DECEMBER
Corn and Glover Convention at Grand
Forks Will Be of Interest
to Farmers.

The local interests that are behind
the holding of the second annual corn
n clover convention at Grand Forks
have finally decided that it would
be advisable to hold the annual
gathering Of this year during the
month of December, and accordingly
plans are now being laid with that end
IN view. Exact dates have not been
decided upon, but it is probable that
the convention will open about Dec.
Is, continuing three of four days.
The state corn and clover conven-
ton was Instituted in Grand Forks ap-
proXimatedly a ear ago. 1t is an out
growth of the farmers institute, which
had been held in the city for a number
OF years with a great deal of success,
n was launched with the idea of pro-
noting among the farmers of the state,
and especially those of the northern
section of Northwestern Minnesota,
the more extensive growth of both
corn and clover.
indications for a very successful
convention this year are of the very
brightest" said Secretary c. w.
Graves of the Grand Forks CONNER.
cial club, which organization was d.
rectly instrumental in the founding of
the convention. I'VE have found that
the farmers have taken a lively inter-
est in the organization and that bene-
fetal effects have followed the first
convention of this nature held last
year.
"1n view of the existing crop condi-
lions of this year, the farmers are
even more alive to the Importance of
corn and clover growing than ever be-
fore. The raising of corn and clover
is but a stepping stone toward the
stocking of the farm with cattle, and
then you have your diversified farming
plan under way 1t is the plan that so
many prominent farmers of the valley
have adopted with such success that
it will be but a short time, l believe,
before every farmer will fully realize
the benefits to be attained by such a
course"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
CR|PPEN FOUND GUILTY
Convicted Of Numbering His
Actress Wife,

London, Oct. 23.-Dr. Hawley Har-
vey Crippen, the American practition-
er and medical agent, was found guilty
of the murder of his wife, the Ameri-
a actress, Belle Elmore, and sen
fenced to death.
The jury was out just thirty min
utes. When it returned and announced
that it had found the defendant guilty
Lord Chief Justice Alverstone asked
the physician if he had anything to
say. Crippen replied in a low voice.
Il still protest my innocence"
The chief justice then donned the
black cap that has rested near him
throughout the trial and pronounced
the sentence of death. Addressing the
condemned man Lord Alverstone said:
You have been convicted on evil
dence which can leave no doubt in
the mind of any reasonable man that
you cruelty murdered your wife and
then mutilated her body.
Il advise you to entertain no hope
that you will escape the consequences
of your crime. l implore you to make
your peace with Almighty God"
AS the lord chief justice concluded a
policeman stepped forward and in the
hush that had fallen over the court
room led Crippen from the dock.
Announcement vas made that Grip
pen would be hanged on the morning
of Nov. 8.
Crlppen received the death sentence
with the apparent calmness that char
acterized him throughout the trial.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
TWO HUNDRED PERISH
Tidal Wave Sweeps Over City
Of CaSamicciO|a

Rome, Oct. 25.-The ministry of the
wave at Casamicciola on the Island of
Ischia that drowned 200 persons. Com
munication with the island has been
port is impossible.
The ministry of the interior has or
dered four men of war to hurry to the
scene with men and supplies.
Casamicciola is twelve miles south
west OF Poszuoli at the foot of Mount
Epomeo. 1t was nearly destroyed by
an ca "l1uake in July, 1888, when
about / 30 lives were lost. 1t has
since L. n rebuilt and has a popula-
ton Of ABOUT 1000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
GENERAL BROWN is DEAD
Aged Civil War Veteran Dies at sacra.
mento, Cal.

General w. H. Brown, aged eighty
one, a resident of Grand Forks since
1877 and the first mayor of the city,
died at Sacramento, Cal, where he had
been during the past two years. He
became i'll several weeks ago, but the
announcement of his death was en-
Sirely unexpected.
General Brown was born in North
ampton, Mass. In the Civil war he
enlisted as a member of Company B,
Tenth Massachusetts, receiving his
honorable discharge three years later
and coming to st. Paul, Mimi, where
for twelve years he was engaged in
the hardware business.
From St. Paul he came to Grand
Forks, opening the first hardware
store in the city. He was the first
mayor of Grand Forks, receiving his
appointment from the governor and
afterwards being elected. He was also
the first president of the Grand Forks
Chamber of Commerce.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-27
SIX NEW BISHOPS M
Selections Made by Protestant Episco.
pal Convention.

Cincinnati, Oct. 21.-The following
new bishops were appointed by the
Protestant Episcopal general conven-
ton now in session in this city:
Rev. Theodore Payne Thurston, rec
tor of st. Paul's church, Minneapolis,
to be bishop of East Oklahoma.
Rev. George Allen Beecher of Oma-
ha, to be bishop of Kearney, Neb.
Rev. Francis l.. H. Potts, Shanghai,
China, to be bishop of Wuhu, China.
Rev. Louis Sanford, Berkeley, CAL, to
be bishop of San Joaquin, Cal.
Rev. julius Walker Atwood, Phoe-
nix, Ariz., to be bishop of Arizona.
Rev. Edward A. Temple, Waco, Tex,
to be bishop of North Texas.