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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
EGYPTIAN PREMIER is
SHOT DOWN BY STUDENT
Attempted Assassination Due to
Political Cause

CAIRO, Feb. 20-Boutros Pacha Chali,
Egyptian premier and minister OF for
eign affairs. was shot and seriously
wounded today by student, who was
arrested. The student fired five shots,
three bullets lodging in the premier
body.
Two of them, however. inflicted only
superficial wounds. The bullets were
extracted and it is thought that the
premier will recover.
The crime was entirely of a political
nature, the wouldbe assassin being a
nationalist. He declared that his motive
was the desire TO avenge various acts
of the government which the national
lists attribute personally to Boutros
Pacha-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
JURY BRIBERS TRACED
NEW EVIDENCE is FOUND

Chinatown furnished startling
development yesterday in the inpes-
tigation of charges of jury bribery
made in connection Nth the Gee
Gong murder hial. 1t pds the re-
port, made to William Hof Cook,
that Joseph Brachmann. former
henchnlan of Abe Ruef and nell
Rnopn sdloonnldn, who pdS exam
ined in the inquiry begun Saturday
By Cook, has been seen frequently
going in and out of the house of Mar
Lin Gut, representative of the On
Yick tong, at 703 Jackson street.
Brachmdnn, ii is said, spent much
time around the courtroom phile
Gee Gong mas on trial. Cook says
that he can promise sensation at
the continuance of the inquiry before
Judge Dunno next Saturday. The
On Yick tong mas greatly Interested
in Gee Cong's defense. as the de-
fendant. on trial for killing Yee
Yet Wo during the recent tong
feud, mas attached TO that tong.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
MAMMOTH IRRIGATION
PROJECT is AT STAKE
Government Suit Against Cattle
Company TO Be Heard

lei, PASo, Tex, Feb. 2O.-The fate
Of the great s7.oOO,ooO Elephant Butte
irrigation project largely rests upon
the result Of the case of the United
states VS.. the victorio land and cat
lie company. which IS to be heard at
Socorro, n. NJ, tomorrow.
The government seeks TO acquire
10000 acres Of land belonging to the
cattle company. which will be sub
merged by the dam, and offered $4,000
for II. The Victorio company demands
100000.
The case will be heard by the COM
mission appointed TO appraise the land
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
BUY CONTROL
OF RAILROADS
IN GUATEMALA
CrOcker and Leland Stanford
Estates Purchase Cham
pericO and Northern
New Line in Heart of Coffee Belt
Holds Key to Problem of
Transportation

By the purchase Of the Champerico
and Northern railroad, the final de-
tails OF which were completed Saturday
afternoon, the Pacific Improvement COM
pany OF San Francisco, which includes
the Crocker and Leland Stanford es-
tstes, acquired almost practical control
OF the railroad situation in Guatemala.
Covers Coast Region
The sale and the preliminary negotia-
tions have been pending for more than
4 year, but the last technicalities were
concluded by Adolph Meyer. one of the
old owners Of the road, and a. D. Shep-
ard, manager of the Pacific improve
ment company. last week Apart from
the recent purchase the Pacific inn
provement company owns the Guate-
mala Central road, which runs from
San Jose TO Guatemala city. The new
road runs from Champerico to Masten-
engo. and the entire system as it now
stands covers the Pacific coast thor
oughly.
This is the great coffee district of
Guatemala" said Shepard in discussing
the purchase. At one time the coffee
trade passed through the port of san
Jose and by sea to the Atlantic ports.
Now, however, it pours into Guatemala
city in the interior and thence passes
by rail TO Puerto Barrias or the At
TanFf- oossf
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
HITCHCOCK IS WEARY
OF POLITICAL WARFARE
VIII Leave Government Service
Rather Than Handle Campaign
TSpeciol Dispatch TO The Call

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Frank II
Hitchcock, chairman OF the republican
national committee In the late cam
psign and now in President Taft's
cabinet. as postmaster general, is tired
of politics.
Hitchcock has inherited from the
campaign what he considers obliga-
tions that take up a considerable part
of every day. but he has decided that
he will never run another campaign
and il he finds that it is expected OF
him he will get out Of the government
service into some business that has nc
relation to politics.
Hitchcock has not said how soon he
considers those obligations may end
but the indications are that he thinks
he must 90 through the coming con-
gressionaI campaign.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
CORNELL DEBATERS
COMING TO BERKELEY

ITHACA. n. Y, Feb 2O.-The Cor
nell university debating team will leave
for the Pacific oast the latter part of
March to meet the University of Cali
fornia team on April 5. This will be
the longest trip ever taken by a sim
liar society at Cornell
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
ACTOR PREVENTS PANIC
IN CHICAGO THEATER
Invites Audience to Watch Fire
and Return

CHICAGO, Feb. 2O.-By the GOODNESS
of an actor panic among 1,2oO persons
in the Criterion theater, on the north
side. was averted tonight. When the
performance was in progress smoke
from building on fire in the rear
penetrated the theater. The actor
stepped forward and invited the audi
ence TO go out and see the fire and
return, which it did
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
ROCKEFELLER FORMS A
PARADISE FOR BIRDS
Shipment of 1,S00 Partridges
Reaches His Home
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

IOpecIdI DIspdlch 10 ne NdHI
NEW YORK. Feb. 2O.-The arrival of
1,SOO partridges at Boxwood, the coun-
try home of John D. Rockefeller at Po-
cantico hills, has disclosed the fact that
Rockefeller is laying out a veritable
bird paradise on his preserve.
In one section of his great private
park of 10000 acres he has established
feeding ground for his vast feathered
collection.
On tall trees cages for pigeons and
other birds have been placed, while
there is a separate building for hun
dreds of pheasants. partridges. squir-
reIs and rare birds of varicolored plum
age.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
DR.. COOKS CONFESSION
OF FAKE" is REPORTED
University of Copenhagen Re-
ceiveS Mysterious Letter
Especial Gable 10 The Call

COPENHAGEN. Denmark. Feb. 20
A letter purporting to come from DIR.
Frederick A. Cook has been received by
the University of Copenhagen which
seems to be intended for a confession
that he did not reach the north pole.
This letter is typewritten in the third
person, seemingly dictated. bears the
postmark of town in Minnesota and
is not signed.
The members of the university con-
sistory have been summoned to meet
and consider the document
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
RECONCILIATION RUMOR
DENIED BY MRS. ASTOR
Beautiful Divorce Says Report
Is Unfounded
Especial Dispatch to The Call

IOpectdI DSpdIcH 70 ne NdIII
LONDON. Feb. 2O.-There will be no
reconciliation between John Jacob
Astor and his beautiful wife, Alva Will
ling Astor.
The report in New York that such
an event was probable was repeated to
Mrs Astor today. Her reply was:
ANY talk of a reconciliation is alb
solutely untrue
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
FAIRBANKS IN PULPIT
OF CHURCH IN BERLIN

BERLIN, Feb. 20-Charles w. Fair
banks. former vice president of the
United States, today occupied the pull
pit of the American church
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
CONNFRS OBJECTS
TO BOURBON ROW
Democratic Committee Chair
man Faces Fight for Con-
troll in New York

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-'I've got just
one thing to say" declared William j.
Corners, chairman of the democratic
state committee. tonight. I'll not re-
sign, and 1 shall be democrat what
ever happens"
Corners had just returned from Palm
Beach and had canvassed the situation
with his supporters He had hurried
north to entrench his position before
the special meeting of the state com
mittee to be held in Albany Thursday.
when his opponents hope to oust him.
He will remain until Wednesday, when
he will go to Albany. In the interval
he expects to see every one of the
state committeeman individually.
Shall you see Charles F. Murphy -
he was asked
Il don't know whether he'll call on
me or not" answered Corners.
How many votes have you got
against you in the state committee?'
They've got less than they think
they have-how many will be shown
Thursday.
MIXING AT WRONG TIME
I'VE democrats, he went on. always
mix it at the wrong time. The organi-
cation is in better shape than I have
seen 1t in &c years, and I claim I'm
the man who had some of the honor of
doing it. 1 spent my money and my
time. and 1 never meddled in Brooklyn
or New York.
I'm in favor of calling meeting of
the state committee at this meeting
but I'm not in favor of a party row.
If they want to put me out, why don't
they wait until the regular meeting of
the committee?'
Corners was asked if he would re-
tire if his failure to do SO meant the
disruption of the party.
I'm not disrupting Nthe party" an
swered Corners, its Murphy that's
doing that I've made good all along
the line"
MURPHY FORCED TO FIGHT
There were. two phases of the situa-
tion that Corners would not discuss
tonight--the reason why his smoI-
dering quarrel with Charles F. Muir
ply, leader of Tammany Hall, had re-
Gently burst into flame, and the attf-
tude of w. r. Hearst. whose shadow
also lies across the political map.
One of Conners' advisers said that
Murphy was moving because he must
either move or die of inanition; moth
ing else was moving in Tammany Han.
Mayor Gaynor's administration goes on
Topping branches off the plum tree and
no fruit falls in the Tammany basket.
Murphy has to be stirring or lose his
leadership at home If he wins against
Corners he may regain another lease
of power to tide him over the shallow
years of the Gaynor administration.
But, if he loses. he loses not only at
Albany, but at home.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
By Rail to United States

The new road is a short strip but
a useful one. Under existing conditions
there is only gap of 30 miles lacking
10 connect Guatemala city with the
United States and Mexico by rail. This
sap, il is expected, will be filled in soon,
and il will then be possible to travel
from any part Of the United States TO
Guatemala city by rail.
The new purchase gives the Pacific
Improvement company almost practical
control Of the railroad situation in
Guatemal la"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
Odd State of Affairs

1T is a surprising state of affairs, to
say the least said Grupe Sr Here
/ is case of "a boy given unlimited op-
portunity to pass checks in any way
he pleases and for any amount he
pleaseS. This trouble is the result
Don't think / do not blame the boy.
Far from it. 1t was rank carelessness
on his part. but the Emporium evil
IDENTIFY allowed him to do business in a
careless way. / feel particularly cha
grined at their action when the trouble
came. Other businessmen in like cir
cumstances would have at least given
him an opportunity of explaining and
making good without holding him a
prisoner. There was no need for it.
word to me would have squared the
whole matter. The least they could
matter secret after L had promised to
refund them the money. This was but
Just to me. ! expected that. after hav-
ing come to satisfactory arrangement
with me. Schlesinger would have
hushed up the affair instead of allow
ing it to become public. will pay
Schlesinger the money a few minutes
after the banks have opened this morn
ing. and l hope that will be the last
of the whole miserable business,
The boys mother is heartbroken over
the incident. Like the others, she has
not the least idea how the Emporium
came to cash the checks. The proba-
bilities are that on the return of MAN.
ager Dernham, who is now in the east,
there will be an investigation of the
entire occurrence and that then there
viii be brought to light the manner in
which young driver of a milk wagon
could obtain S1.620 on four worthless
checks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
BRITISH ISLES SWEPT
BY TERRIFIC STORM
Ocean Going Vessels Limp Into
Crowded HarborS

LONDON, Feb. 20.-A fierce storm has
swept over the British isles, doing an
immense amount of damage. The har-
bors are all crowded with shipping
seeking shelter.
Incoming vessels report extremely
rough passages. The Amerika and the
Adriatic. which arrived today from
Plymouth. experienced a succession of
gales all the way across the Atlantic.
The two steamers were in communica-
tion throughout the passage, but the
Adriatic beat the Amerika into port by
eight hours
The Mauretania, after a long delay
succeeded in embarking the mails at
Queenstown, but was unable to land it's
pilot. who was taken on the voyage to
New York.
Reports received here tell of the
wreck of large number of small craft.
Gale Whips English Channel
PARIS, Feb. 20-A bowling gale in
the English channel, sweeping the
French coast as far as Finisterre, has
driven all shipping to seek shelter.
Wire communication between England
and France has been cut off All
steamers have been delayed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
Brachmann Is Traced

Attorney Cooks emissaries discov-
cred yesterday that Brachmann, man
well known in Chinatown. where he has
been prominent in various. capacities
for many years. has spent much of his
time recently around the house at 70s
Jackson street and that Ne is regarded
as an agent of Mar Lin Gut. who as
manager of the affairs of the On Yicks
was intensely interested in the defense
of Gee Gong. The description given by
George Draeger, the juryman who tes-
tilted that he had been approached and
offered money to stand with the de-
fense, led Cook TO believe that Brach-
mann might be the jurors visitor and
led to the former saloonman's summons
into court Saturday morning when the
contempt proceedings against John
Doe" and Richard Roe" charged with
a. it,r,- hrihinor coma IN
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
Tong Business Agent

The name of Mar Lin Gut of 703 Jack
son street also was brought to Cook as
the business agent of the On Yick tong
and manager of its affairs. Brachmann,
it was said, often has been seen about
the premises at 7O3 Jackson street, and
the activities of the two are now under
the closest scrutiny.
Gee Gong, the Chinese on trial for the
murder of Yee Yet Wo, was not a mem
ber of the On Yick tong, which was in
feud with the Yee family, but was hired
by them. Testimony showed that Gee
Gong waited for Yee Yet Wo to appear
and then fired on his enemy, sending
three bullets into his victims back 1t
was at first thought that Gee Gong was
a member of the On Yicks but the dis
closure that he was not did not mean
that he would be abandoned by the
tong that had hired him. On the con-
trary the On Yicks were under more
obligations to defend their agent than
if he had been one of them
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
Identity of Tall Man"

Concerning the identity of the second
man to approach Draeger, ''the tall
man," Attorney Cooke and his advisors
have as yet no suspicion, and their ex-
animation of Brachmann, Saturday, as
a suspect in the case resulted in moth
ing of Importance, as Draeger declared
absolutely that Brachmann was not one
of the men that approached him.
What the attorneys are now striving
to do, and the real object of their in
vestigations in Chinatown yesterday. is
to prove that on any occasion Brach-
mann journeyed between the courtroom
while the Gee Gong trial was on, and
the home of Mar Lin Gut
Hoff Cook declares that he will prove
on Saturday that Brachmann went from
the courtroom during the trial to the
offices of Frank j. Murphy. and the at
torney intimated yesterday that he
would show also that Brachmann made
frequent visits to Mar Lin Gut,
Brachmann. on his part, states posi-
lively that he made but one visit to
the courtroom where Gee Gong was
on trial and that on that occasion he
remained but short time and left.
surfeited with ennui. That he was
around the courtroom bany times. as
witnesses testified, Brachmann denies
stoutIv
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
RU[PS FORMER
HENCHMAN SEEN
AMONG CHINESE
Joseph Brachmann's Name to
Figure in Investigation of
Tong Murder Trial
Alleged to Have Been Frequently
Seen With Business Agent
OF the On Yicks

Investigations in Chinatown yester-
day brought to light score of facts
that promise a sensation when the in
quiry instituted by William Hoff Cook
that tried Gee Gong for murder comes
up before Judge Dunno Saturday. Prom
inent in the proceedings will be the
name of Joseph Brachmann, for yester-
days securing of the haunts of the On
Yicks and Yees brought the name of
Ruefs former henchman prominently in
view.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
Secretary Is Ignorant

Ignorance of the episode stretched
even to the secretary of the Empo-
rum, Andrew NJ. Davis, who said he
had never heard of it.
Il never heard OF such a thing" he
said yesterday, when asked if he could
explain how it happened that the En-
porium paid out such a large sum of
money without making even cursory
investigation. "AlI this is news to
me- continued Davis. "Schlesinger
will no doubt be able to explain it."
And so the job of explaining was
passed around from one to another.
Schlesinger passed it on to the cash
ier the cashier placed the burden on
the shoulders of the secretary, the sec
retary rolled it on to Schlesinger, who,
in turn, passed it back to the secre-
tary. Young Grupe seems to know
nothing more about the transaction
than that he made out the checks and
received his money. He said he had
been doing so for year without any
difficulty
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
Explanation Is Sought

Manager Schlesinger was present
and told me that my boy had passed
four worthless checks on the Empor-
ium. This so astounded me that 1
naturally began to ask questions. |
turned to Schlesinger and asked him to
explain how a business institution like
the Emporium came to accept checks
for this large amount from one who was
practically mere boy. 1t seemed to
me they would have taken DIT fsasl
ordinary steps TO safeguard themselves.
Schlesinger said he did not know how
the checks were accepted, declaring
that the transaction had been carried
on by the cashier. The explanation
was far from satisfactory. l said to
him:
Surely, Mr.. Schlesinger. as acting
manager of the Emporium, you are ac-
quainted with the manner in which its
moneys are paid out?'
However, he said he did not know
and that ended that phase of the situa-
tion.'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
MYSTERY Wells
CHECK CASH|NG
BY EMPORIUM
Officials of Big Store Profess
Ignorance of the Manner in
Which Youth Got Money
Holding Lad Prisoner in Back
Room for Hours Lends
Odd Feature to Affair

The peculiar circumstances surround
ing the passing of four worthless
checks, amounting to $1,62O upon the
Emporium by H. G. Grupe, a young
milk dealer of Oakland, were made a
shade more mysterious yesterday when
1t became known that the youth was
held virtual prisoner in a rear room
of the department store for six hours
Friday, and only given his release
after his father had promised to have
the money on hand this morning.
Mystery to Father
The father is as much mystifed over
the affair as any outsider. He said he
made several attempts to have it ex-
planned to him, but, apart from the
knowledge that his son had signed
four checks for s1,620, without suf-
ficient funds in the bank to meet them.
and that these checks were in the
hands of the management of the EN-
porium. he could learn nothing.
THE first I knew of the incident"
he said was shortly after o'clock
Friday afternoon, when someone at the
Emporium said 1 was wanted there
The situation was explained to me
briefly over the telephone, and I went
down town Immediately. When 1
reached the Emporium I found my son
in rear room in charge of man
who said he was a detective
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21
Infuriated Strikers Attack Pas
sengers and Crews and
Burn Streetcars
SAVAGE MOBS BATTLE IN
ALL SECTIONS OF CITY
Two Women Shot by Stray
Bullets and Injured Fill
the Hospitals
SCORES ARRESTED, BUT
POLICE ARE POWERLESS

DHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2O.-Rioting
bin every section of the city fol-
i lowed the attempt of the PhiIa-
delphia rapid transit company to
operate its lines here today. Passen-
gers and crews were driven from cars
by infuriated mObs of strike sympa-
thizers. and in nearly every in
stance the abandoned cars were
burned or otherwise destroyed. At
nightfan every car was withdrawn
from service.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-04
[chancery A-s45. ]

IChancery A-34b.
SHERIFF'S SALE-In Chanoery Of New Jer-
sey-Between Margaret " Rooms. complain
ant and owen Lynch, defendant. Fl. ia. for
sale of mortgaged premises.
By virtue OF the above stated writ OF fieri
facias. to me directed, shall expose for sale
by public vendue at the Court House, In New
ark, Tuesday, the sixth day of September
next, at O'Clock p. M, all those tracts or
parcels of land and premises situate, lying and
being In the City of Newark. Essex County.
New Jersey.
First tract:-Beginning at a point westerly
from the corner of Green and Columbia streets
distant one hundred and fifty feet westerly
from the corner of said Green and Columbia
streets; thence ID southerly course and at
distance of one hundred and fifty feet west
erly from the west line Of Columbia street
ninety-two feet. more or less, to lands OF John
Hall; thence (2) along his line westerly
twenty-five feet; thence (S) northerly course
a parallel line with the first mentioned course
ninety-two feet. more or less. TO Green street;
feet to the place Of beginning.
Second tract:--Beginning in the southeriy
line of Green street at point distant one
hundred and seventy-ffve feet westerly from
the corner of Green and Columbia streets and
from thence running southerly course ninety
two feet more or less to lands now or formerly
of John Hall; thence along his line westerly
thirty feet; thepoe in a northeriy course
along the rear line OF lots facing Mulberry
less to Green street; thence along the same
easterly thirty-five feet to the place OF be-
ginning
Newark NJ j. August l. 1910.
| WILLIAM HARRIGAN. Sheriff.
Frank Benjamin, Solr. H1a.4S)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-04
Sherif's Sales.

IChancery A.-3421
SHERIFFS SALE-In Chancery OF New Jer-
sey. Between Henry Ost, complainant, and
Thirteenth Werd Building and Loan Associa-
tion ct al, defendants. Fl. fa, for sale OF
mortgaged premises.
By virtue of the above stated writ of heri
facias, to me directed shall expose for sale
by public vendue, at the Court House. in New
ark, on Tuesday. the thirtieth day of August
next, at two o'clock p. M, all that tract OF
parcel of land and premises situate lying and
being in the City of Newark. Essex County,
New Jersey
Beginning OF the westerly side OF South
Fifteenth street hundred fifty feet north
erly from the northwest corner of Nineteenth
avenue and South Fifteenth street. thence
ID running westerly and parallel with Nine
teenth avenue one hundred feet: thence (2)
northerly and parallel with South Fifteenth
street twenty live feet: thence 80 easterly and
parallel with first course one hundred feet tc
South Fifteenth street; thence (4) southerly
along westerly side of South Fifteenth street
twenty-five feet to the point and place of be-
ginning.
The premises will be sold subject to taxes
for 1908 and 1909, and assessments amounting
in the aggregate to the sum Of $685. together
with interest
Newark, N. j., July rs, 1910.
WILLIAM HARRIGAN. Sheriff.
Paul F. Girtanner Solicitor. (s1428