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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
OUADRUPLETS CLAIM
REFUTED BY DOCTORS
Physicians Deny That Mother
Bore Four Babes

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24.-Asserting
his belief that quadruplets were not
born to Mrs w. w. Wilson last Friday,
DR.. A. C. Pratt, who attended the
woman afterward, has refused to issue
birth certificates.
Doctor Powers, city health officer,
asserted today that he believed from
knowledge at his command that Ger
tificates had already been issued for all
four of the babes under other names.
1t is declared that the babes are not
of the same age.
In the Wilson home the claim is reit-
Grated that Mrs. Wilson gave birth to
quadruplets. Her only ATTENDANT at
the time was woman not listed as a
graduate nurse
The case has excited interest from
the fact that the Wilson's were hon
ored by Colonel Roosevelt after the
alleged arrival of triplets at their Chi
cago home several years ago, it being
charged afterward that two of the
"triplets' were borrowed for the oc-
caSiOn
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
ROW WAS RAISED
OVER YOUNG LADY
Daughter of Naval Surgeon
Says Friends Thrashed
COwles
Men Ordered Before Court Mar
tial Are Placed in Light of
Gallant Gentlemen
Especial Dispatch TO The Colll

CHICAGO. Jan. 24.-Miss Dorothy
HesIer, IS years old, daughter of DR..
f. A. ,Hesler. who died while on duty
as a surgeon in the United States army
in the Philippines admitted today that
she was the girl innocently responsible
for the fight in the Boston navy yard
December IL, for which two officers will
face a court martial on the last day
of this month
In the Evanston home of her mother
Miss Hesler paid a glowing tribute to
the gallantry of Paymaster George
Percival Auld and Passed Assistant
Surgeon A. S. Robnett, who went to her
defense, and either threw out of the
navy dance hall or thrashed DR.. q. S.
Cowles, who, she said, had spoken
slightingly of her to others.
"At one of these dances l met Doctor
Cowies and his wife. Doctor cowles
was attentive and very nice at first,
but afterward his attentions became
annoying.
''One night do not remember the
date now-he and Mrs. Cowles came to
uncle's house to visit. During his stay
he secured one Of my pictures. l did
not discover it was missing until after
he had left the house. / wrote him a
note asking that he return it to me.
did not get any answer to my letter. l
waited a few days Then 1 called him
on the telephone and asked him to re-
turn the photograph at once.
" Truly, Miss Hesler, / have the pic
ture. 1 have misplaced it, but when /
find it 1 shall return it to you, he said.
Then came the dance on the night
of the 27th, when he made some remark
about the picture. l do not know what
he said. l do not care to know. But
do know that two of my fathers
friends were there and they would not
let any one talk about me-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
GIRL SHOOTS MAN;
COMMITS SUICIDE
Refusal to Accede to Demands
Results in Tragedy

SEATTLE. Jan. 24-Charles O. Tuck
err proprietor of large furniture
store, was shot and killed in his hotel
apartment last Friday night by Miss
Elvira M. Bunkelman, a handsome
young woman with whom Tucker had
spent much time in the last two years,
and who shot and killed herself imme-
diately after staying Tucker
When the door OF the room was
forced today Miss Bunkelman was in
full street dress, her ungloved right
hand still clutching little pistol. She
evidently went to fuckers room >to
make demands upon him, with the in
tention of killing him if he refused to
accede.
Tucker was about AZ years old and
his fortune is estimated at $4,000. He
conducted large furniture store and
has been successful in all business af-
fairss
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
MRS. COATS WINS
RIGHT TO APPEAL

Ida B. Coats, divorced wife OF Lee
B. Coats. was given permission yes
terday by the supreme court to appeal
from the decree that awarded her
former husband $4,000 as his share
of the assets of the firm OF Bricker &
Coats.
When the partnership was dissolved
a receiver was appointed to wind up
the business, and after a full settle
ment was made with Bricker there re-
mained $4,000 for Coats. At this
point Mrs. Coats INTERVIEWED, claiming
a portion of the balance.
The court held first of all that an
interviewer in such an action had the
right of appeal. and then granted Mrs.
Coats perpission to carry the case to
the highef court.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
ARISTOCRATIC ENGLISH
SWINDLER is ARRESTED
Bunko Artist Is Accused of Vio-
IatiHg Postal Laws

sydney Flower. member of an aris-
tocratic English family, was arrested
in Chicago yesterday for using the
mails in connection with questfonab Bile
brokerage business conducted in Cold
field under the name Of Parmenter Kent
e. Co.
According to Postal Inspector in
Charge Joe Johnston. Flower edited a
mining paper called the Goldfield Gossip
during 1906 and mailed circular letters
TO subscribers, inviting them to open
stock brokerage accounts.
Inspector c. d. Booth. who worked
up the case, received letters from I24
Of "Kent's" former clients, who said
they had been victimized out of all
they put in.
Flower is said to have squandered
an inherited fortune and TO have made
and lost several others through gam
bling and questionable schemes. He
operated. mostly in New York and
Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
SLAYER OF GIRL
HAS CONFESSED

ROCHESTER,. N Y. Jan. 24-Dis-
trict Attorney Widener today confirmed
the statement that James K. Hall. con-
fined at Portsmouth, N. H., under sem
tence for fraudulent enlistment in the
navy has made full confession of the
murder last August of Anna Schu-
macher in Holy Sepulchre cemetery, in
the outskirts of Rochester. Hall says
he attacked the girl before killing her
and that after the murder he hid the
body in the rabbit warren, where ii
was found next day.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

For purposes of comparison the years
covered have been divided into two periods of
five years EACH and average prices calculated
for each of these periods.
The difference in the margin between raw
and refined sugars, as shown above, has been
thus slightly less average during the past
five years than during the previous cores
ponding period
The American Sugar Refining Company
has no agreement, direct or implied, in regard
to the fixing of prices or the regulation of
the production of refined sugar. The in
dustry in general contends with a competi-
tion of the keenest and fercest character,
Its corporate status has had the direct sane
tion of the shighest tribunal in the land, the
Supreme Court of the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
FRICTION STARTS FIRE
IN BEDDING FACTORY
Blaze Causes Slight Damage
Before 1t Is Controlled

fire broke out at 231 San Bruno
road shortly after 8 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, causing damage to the ex-
tent of about $3.50.
The building, two story corrugated
iron structure, is owned by the Her
cules manufacturing company and oc-
cupied by the Continental bedding
company. Damage to the building
was estimated at about 500 and to
the contents, damage from water,
about $3.50.
Friction in a picking machine is be-
lieved to have caused the fire. Build
ing and contents were fully covered
by insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
PREYING HAWK SLAIN
WHILE ENJOYING MEAL
Master of Alaskan Covets and
Secures Duck

When the freighter Alaskan, Cap
tain Bennett, was passing San Diego
Sunday morninf a large hawk flew
aboard with a big, beautiful mallard
duck fast in its talons. The haw%<
landed on the stays between the mast
and the smokestack and might not
have been noticed if he had not
started in TO pluck his prey A sud-
den shower of feathers caused the of
ficer on watch to look aloft- He called
Captain Benefits attention to the
birds and the skipper with one shot
from his rife killed them both. The
Alaskan arrived here yesterday after
noon. Captain Bennett has the hawk
as evidence Of the truth of the story
He ate the duck with his Sunday
dinner.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
CAPITALISTS INSPECT
SURVEY FOR RAILROAD
Southern Financiers Active on
PortervilIe Line
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

PORTERVILLE. Jan. 24.-Southern
capitalists have been inspecting care
fully during the last few days sur
vey for an electric railroad from this
city to Springville, returning through
the Frazier valley. The total length of
the projected line is 81 miles, and it is
said that the cost of the construction
will be close to $2,000.000.
Among the financiers is r. D. Laidlaw
of Los Angeles. who is said to repre-
sent syndicate with capital available
to the amount of $4,000, 900. Laid
law has stated that if sufficient busi-
ness to pay the interest on the neces-
sary bonds and the operating expenses
for the first year were guaranteed, the
road would be built.
The object of the present inspection
tour is to make an estimate of the
amount of produce of the country to
be tapped.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
RETAIL HARDWAREMEN
TO MEET AT PALACE
State Association to Be Enter
tanned by Local Merchants

The San Francisco Retail Hardware
association has invited the California
State Retail Hardware association to
hold its yearly meeting in San Fran
cisco. with headquarters at the New
Palace hotel, March 9, 10 and IL. as
their guest. The state association has
accepted the invitation and expects to
have the largest meeting of the kind
ever held on the Pacific coast.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
DAMAGE SUIT ATTRACTS
CROWDS AT WILLOWS
County Treasurer Is Charged
With Unprovoked Assault
TSpeciol Dispdfch 10 The Call

WILLOWS, Jan. 24.-Attracted by the
local prominence of the contestants
large scrowds are daily attending the
hearing of the suit brought by John
A. Patton against Lewis j. Klemmer,
asking $4,000 for personal injuries al
legged to have been sustained by Pat
ton at the hands of Klemmer last Oc-
tober
Patton's complaint is that KIemmer
knocked him down without provocation
and beat him SO severely that his eye
sight and health have been injured
Klemmer, who is county treasurer for
Glenn county, maintains that the fight
was the result of an epithet applied
to him by Patton and that he acted in
self-defense.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
NOTED ACTRESS TO
SUE FOR DIVORCE
Virginia Harmed in Reno Again
Seeking Decree, Says
New York Woman
[SpeeioI Dispatch 10 The CaIIl

RENO, New, Jan. 24.-Virginia Har-
ned viii make another application in
the Reno divorce court for separation
from E. II. Sothern. A New York
woman. who is here for the purpose of
securing u divorce, is authority for the
statement that Mrs. Sothern has been
here under an assumed name for some
time and viii ask for divorce at the
end of the six months residence. Mrs.
Sothern applied for a divorce some
time ago, but the decree was denied
because she had not gained residence
of six months.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
$13,422 DAMAGES
FOR BROKEN LEG

DENVER, Jan 24.-Miss Jennie
Rosen, young woman of this city,
whose leg was broken and who re-
celved other injuries when she was
struck by a Denver and Rio Grande
railroad train August 81, 1907, was to-
day awarded a verdict for s13,422 by a.
jury in her suit for damages against
the railroad
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
yosemite Excursions

Personally conducted, via Southern
Pacific, leave San Francisco Ferry
Building every Friday at $50 a. m.
Return following Monday Round trim
S22.35. Tickets extended for longer
stays on application. Days of fun and
frolic. See Agents: Flood Building.
Market Street Ferry Depot, and Broad
way and Thirteenth Street. Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
CAMPBELL NOMINATED
AS CUSTOMS COLLECTOR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-President
Taft today sent to the senate for con-
firmation the appointment of Sterling
A. Campbell to be collector ofNcustoms
at Humboldt Cal
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
RUN ON AMERICAN
BANK IN MEXICO

MEXICO CITY. Jan. ga run on
the United States banking company
of this city started an hour before the
close today. Twenty accounts, aggre-
eating 200, 600 pesos. were withdrawn.
The run started when it became
known that George 1. Ham, the presi-
dent, had resigned. Depositors were
paid in full as fast as checks were pre-
sented.
Assurances were given that the insti-
tuition is able to pay dollar for dollar.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

TWO MEN DRowNED-yancouver B. c., Jan.
24.-Waterworks Foreman George Hamilton
and r. Simpson, city employees, were drowned
today in capilano river, one of the sources of
the city water supply.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
BEAR CASE DISMISSED

BEAR CASE DISMISsED-So many contraao.
tory statements were made by Noah WheatIey
proprietor of a news stand in Market street
and NJ III. Robinson, furrier. - Grant avenue
as to the bear Wheatley was charged with en-
bezziing that Police Judge Deasy yesterday
dismissed the case.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

THROWS ACCORDION INTO sTREET-while
collection being made for Guistro Ballo.
an ACCORDION player, In saloon at 299 Fourth
street Sunday night. Joseph Healy. a ware
house porter, grabbed the instrument and
threw il into the street He was arrested for
malicious mischief
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

EXPERIMENTS WITH PISToL-Bany Torrel
who lives in Mason street between Greenwich
and Filbert, fred a shot from a horse nisfol
out of Of his windows early yesterday y
morning and yesterday he was fined $50.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25

Shasta Water for health. When or.
dering be sure and see the label.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-22
SHORT NEWS NOTES
FROM PILOT ROCK
Especial Correspondence

Pilot Rock, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Carl
Jensen spent Friday in Pendleton do
ing some christmas shopping.
Mr.. Woods and family left Friday
evening for Athena where they will
make their home.
Mrs. Leota Drury left Friday lor
Texas, where she will make her home
with her daughters.
Alb Ogg spent Friday evening in
Pendleton.
Mrs. Jack McKeown was a Pendle-
ton visitor Friday.
Roy Linsner of the Pilot Rock
Hardware company, spent Monday
evening in Pendleton.
Bill Brown was a Pendleton bus
mess visitor Monday evening.
J. w. Kimbrell of Pendleton, spent
Tuesday in Pilot Rock.
H. B. Rankin left Monday evening
for Hood River to attend the funeral
of his sister-in-law.
Earl Rankin was a Pendleton visit
or Tuesday evening.
E. w Warrington returned from
Ukiah Monday at noon.
julius Matthews of Stewart creek,
spent Sunday in Pilot Rock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gibson was
some Christmas shopping.
Hazel Lynch is spending a few days
in Pendleton this week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-22

the Milton highs and the business
mems team. Good games are expect
ed.
DR. Lease of the Economy store,
this week sold 100 acres of land in
Mexico to Mr.. S. E. Fagan for his
property on College hill.
The Aid society of the NJ. E. church
was entertained Wednesday evening
at the home of Mrs. Lee Berry.
Rev and Mrs Leslie Obert of Eu-
gene, are in the city for the holidays.
They are the guests of Mrs. Obert's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick.
Collins drug store window is at
tracing much attention this week on
a large tray are four lemons of un-
usual size being as large as cocoa
nut. They We're raised in Milton at
the home of Mrs. NJ. L. Black from
a lemon tree 10 years old. The tree
stands about four feet high and is
hardy. The lemons are said to be of
delicious flavor, one being sufficient
for four of the usual size.
Mrs. E. a. Boyd is expected to ar
rive in Milton tomorrow from Athena
where she will spend the holidays at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Ed
wards.
The last dance of the season will be
given in the oregon Grand theater
next Monday night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-22
"WHO'S LOONY NOW"
John Armstrong ChalloDer Gives
Gotham New COllOmialism.

Advertng to the question of "Who's
loony now" which has become a pop
ular colloquialism of Gotham it is in
teresting to note that John Armstrong
Chaloner, to whom we are indebted
for it, has figuratively got the mem
bers of his family and especially his
big brother, Bob" Chanler, by Il e
ears, through the naming of his prize
pig after Prince Dolgorouki The
Russian gentleman Of that name, it
viii be recalled, is averred to have dis
placed Bob" Chanler in the affec-
tions Of Lima Cavalieri, the singer and
to be now the favored consort of the
beautiful diva who essayed to separ-
ate the New Yorker from his patri-
mony as precedent to her marriage to
him John Armstrong Chanler or
Chaloner as ne prefers to call him
self regards the tribulatlons of his
brother and the awful mess he made
Of his marriage is a fitting vlndica-
tion Of his oft expressed conviction
that the ex-sheriff and not he is the
"loony' member of the family There
has been little love lost between John
Armstrong Chaloner and his brothers
since they Joined some years ago in
a petition to have him committed to
Bloomngdale asylum for the insane,
from which he contrived to escape af-
ter he had been there short while.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-22
FRIENDS DINE DEAN
OF NEW YORK REPORTERS

Friends OF James w. Graft, who
covers the Harlem section of the city
for the New York City News associ-
alton, rendered him a dinner at the
Pabst Harlem restaurant on Saturday
evening. Mr.. Graft enjoys the distinc-
ton of being the Oldest active news
paper reporter in the city and for sew
eral years past his newspaper associ-
ates have made the occasion an an
nual affair.
Mr.. Graft has been in the news
paper business in the city for forty
one years and started as compositor
and worked his way up to editor and
also proprietor. In 1869 he started
Harlem's first newspaper, the Times.
Previous to taking up newspaperwork
he was a teacher in the public schools
and when he gave up that vocation
he was principal of a school in the
Bronx. Mr.. Graft is seventy-four
years old.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-22
IMMENSE STRETCHES OF
COUNTRY BEING DEVASTATED

London, Dec. LIT is 80 years
since England has known such floods
as are now devastating immense
stretches of the country. The deluge
practically has been incessant since
the 1st of December, only two days
out of the IS being without rains. The
farmers have suffered heavy losses.
Large areas of territory are inundat-
ed and the water in some parts of the
country is IL feet deep.
In many villages houses have been
flooded and the residents are living
in the upper stories.
The outlook in the Thames valley
s grave. The river in the Denley dis
trict has flooded enormous areas.
Many residences have been ruined.
Today a severe gale swept the coast
causing havoc at seaside towns like
Worthing, Hastings, Sowes and Do
yer, where sea walls were washed
away and thousands of tons of sand
deposited in the streets.
Yachts have been tossed ashore and
several minor wrecks are reported.
Off Sheerness a British naval tender,
occupied by 100 sailors who were 60
ing ashore on liberty time, was cap
sized and five of the men were drown
ed. The others were rescued. Much
damage has been done by the heavy
sea at Portsmouth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-22
AND MAST
BUY THE HOUSEKEEPER

Robert j. Collier, publisher Of Col
lier's Weekly. and Conde Mast, pub
Usher Of Vogue and one Of the pub
fishers Of the House and Garden and
Travel Magazines, have purchased the
Housekeeper, Of Minneapolis. The
latter publication is a monthly and
beginning with the issue of March,
1911, will be published in. New York,
conforming in every respect with the
editorial and advertising policies Of
Golfers.
Mr. Mast, Mr.. Golfers partner in
the deal, was for many years adver-
tislng manager Of Golfers Weekly.
Mr. Collier states that the House
keeper has q circulation Of 100000
and yearly revenue Of s250,000
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-22

The troubles of Robert Chanler have
afforded him the opportunity he has
been long seeking to square some old
accounts. His long kilograms to the
New York newspapers inquiring
who's loony now" Jared deeply on
the family pride, but his latest contri-
button to the case is christening the
pig after the nobleman who poached
on the hearthstone of his brother, has
got under their skin as nothing has
done before.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-22

II you have sore feet, tired feet,
sweaty feet, lame feet. tender feet,
smelly feet, corns. callouses or bum
ions read what happened to Mrs.
Crockett Of Jeffersonville. TIZ DID
TT Mr.. Crockett says: "After the
second treatment she walked down.
stairs one foot at time. She has not
been able 20 walk downstairs before
In past five years, except by stepping
down on each step with pn,- foot at a
time. This is remarkable. Send five
more boxes.r
No matter what ails your feet or
what under heaven you have used
without getting relief jlst use TIZ.
It's different. It acts right off. II
cures sore feet 10 stay cured. It's
the only foot remedy ever made which
acts on the principle Of drawing out
all the poisonous exudations which
cause sore feet. Powders and other
remedies merely clog up the pores.
TIZ cleans them out and keeps them
clean. You viii feel better the first
time it's used Use It a week and you
can forget you ever had sore feet
There IS nothing on earth that can
compare with IT, TIZ is for sale at
all druggists. 25c per box, or direct,
II you wish from Walter Luther
Dodge & Co., Chicago. III.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-22
The Correct Time

to stop a cough or cold is just as
soon as it starts-then there will be
no danger of pneumonia or consump-
ton. Just a few doses of Billiards.
Horehound Syrup taken at the start
will stop the corSh. II 1t has been
running on for sometime the treat
ment will be longer. but the cure is
sure. A. C. koeppen and Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-22
BASKETBALL SEASON
TO OPEN IN MILTON
COLUMBIA COLLEGE AND
ATHENA HIGH To MEET
Business Men VIII Also Play Milton
High School-NIilton Lots for Mex
lean Farm-Huge Lemons Grown
at Home-On Display in Milton
Store

Milton, Ore, Dec 22.-The first
interscholastic basketball game of the
season will be played in the gymna-
SUM Friday evening between the
Athena high school and the Columbia
college team. During the intermis-
sion a game will be played between
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-22

Unfurnished housekeeping rooms in
East oregonian building. Steam heat,
gas range in kitchen, electric lights,
hot and cold water and bath. Re-
Gently renovated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-22

During my illness J. P. Earl will act
as clerk Of w. o. w.
J. p. WALKER, Clerk.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-22

B. u. o. Elks, Notice.
Regular Meeting Thurs, Dec. 22 In
itlon, ballotlng on candidates.
BY order of Exalted Ruler.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-05

According to conservative esti'
mates. enough money has been sent
out OF Honolulu for foreign invest
ment in the last three months to
build two hrst-class passenger ships.
The next question is whether those
sending their money to promote the
progress of other sections of the
country are among the leaders in
the movement to turn over to for
eigners the passenger transportation
business between Hawaii and the
mainland.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-04-05
STOCKS

Small blocks Of stock sold between
boards and total of fifteen shares
sold on the board this morning gave
some evidence of an Interested but
hardly reached the dignity of an &C.
tive market.
All the transactions were for small
amounts but the prices were good
and In some instances were at an
advance. Onomea sold at So with the
last previous sale at 81. Hutchinson
dropped off to 1885, and was the
only one of the list to show any weak
ness. Makaweli sold at IS, the last
previous sale being at 81. Hawaiian
Pineapple sold at 27.5O and Oahu
Railway at 14475. Waialua reached
1880 again and 1t Is claimed that
there is no reason to expect an extra
dividend this month while banks are
said to be not overwhelmed with
coin.
The bid for Hawaiian Commercial
was raised to APPS this morning, and
the stock Is held at 1850 seller ten
days.
The usual dividends of Hawaiian
Commercial, Onomea and Honomu
were paid this morning, amounting In
all 70 $132,50O.