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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-19

When the inaurgent army Of 90
borser,sn surrendered In Niearaoua
tho world pauoed 20 wonder, but aeon
d began revolving again, havinu
thought a out that possibly some of
the horsomen were rented from a
circus 20 make showing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-19

Then there appeared Peter Hlrsch
az Wenaiehee who said be was
hmckmanHa nephew He first
identified hudy No 81 as his uncle
but askad What have sou done
wiih bis henrdfT
we have not shaved any % the
bodica. replied Pred lewis. % tho
underiakrrs' forces Then be- show
"a Hifach body No 81. and he lm
mediatsly named that ar nrnck
mann
a lot Of people seem yerY anx
ioua 10 get a body named nrack
mann AZ Wenaichee. bat they can't
agree on the Identification aud some
~ them seem 20 have fallen down on
their relationship stories. 80 the re-.
mains viii not leave our establish.
meut until we are satisfied that tho
right meE are getting the right
man. said q " Buiterworth today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-19

a brilliant 'kaussn makes billiard
balls out Of buttormik Now the
tho billiard table. He can lust eat
. ball occasionally 70 sustain him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-19
VICTIM
FIGHT
ON FOR BODY
Many Claimants Spring Up
for Estate Of Wealthy
Rancher - Identity OF
Body Uncertain.

Two different bodies taken from
the Wellington slide. nos al Batter.
worth's undsrtaklng ruomA. have
been Identified a. faeoh tirackmann
a wealthy fancler ~ Wsnatches.
and horde of persons cialmluE 70
iationEhips. ranging from sous and
brothers Ia nephrWs and cousins.
have eiaimed them
Which body D. that ~ ilrackmAnn
and which ~ the numerous relatives
ara geuuiuef Gilbert uutgcrworth
asks the question. fof be has been
called from his bed ~ at hours %
the nighf 81 answer telephone calls
purpoffluT 60 como from relatives 81
the faneheg and has found some 81
them 10 De spurious.
Was wealthy Mar.
Ho has learned that nfaekmann
leaves an estate valued az FROM
$4,000 60 $4,000 and that he has
mo- Immediate heirs Yesterday
bufiefwufth charged ere ~ ghe
sons vith lying aud ihs bogus
heir lied from the establishment
without puitiuE up ans denial
The identity ~ urnckmhnu lhss
between buiy No So ard h0dy 80
81 The anderfAkarB have. after
swimming of bali d dozen. found q
claim for the remains. coming from
hrackmauu's attorneys az Water.
Vile. Wash where ~ formerly
lived, That Il genuine. but they All
not glre ~ ths budF uufM the
Identification 10 made positive A
real relative % the deaf mar b. now
supposed to b. on bis Nay from
Weuatchee 20 riew The eorpaos
The demands Tor nrackmnnn 81
gan several days agu Al ! O'Clock
In the morning a supposed brother
asked DE MounrY Watson tndrr
taking company 10 demand the re-
mains from Hutfsfunrth The Jar
Ter asked the alleged relative % call
around in the morning When morn.
lnR came q Wenntchen undertaken
appoarea ard said that The
brother couldn't wait. be had re.
turned home lie went on 20 sny
that they had called AZ Huifer
sorfh's At e m and could NOT get
IN That could hardly b. true. "
said Gilbert puiterwofth. for our
doors are never closed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-19
ODDS
AND
L M DS

ABERDEEN W hgn Edward ua-
kes va fearH ula. gave his schqni
teacher a Ea8a hfacsift Yesterday
SIRE reported it ~ fMr police AT fhe
same time ths fuhhtry ~ fhe hume
uf tfamk uamItga - iewsiFk valued
at ffH pna reported The boF fons
feaset Ga tha thafi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-19

CHICAGO An increase of o
overtime and IA hearing within three
days whom threatened with dismiss.
nl worc given swltchmcn IN tho
railway yards here by the Illinois
state board ~ arbitration today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-19

have been threatened By letter with
dynamite arc some who have braved
the wrath Of Joe Cannon, they viii
lauah In the teeth Of such a threat
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
THUG SLAIN IN CHICAGO
WAS NOTORIOUS ROBBER
Body Is Identified by Pinker-
tons as Marion Hedgepeth
fSpecidI Dispatch 10 The Call

CHICAGO, Jan. Sit was discovered
today that the robber shot and killed
by a policeman New Years eve while
holding up g. saloon in West Sixteenth
street was the notorious Marion
Hedgepeth, who had long criminal
record in Missouri, California, Nebras-
ka, Iowa and other western states
From cards in his pocket it had been
concluded that the dead highwayman
was Arthur Haywood. The identifica-
tion was made by e. J. Weiss, assist
ant superintendent of the Pinkerton
detective agency.
1t was Hedgepeth who gave the po-
lice information that led to the arrest
and conviction of H. II. Holmes, of
Castle fame, who was hanged for
the murder of dozen women he had
killed for their life insurance For
this he was pardoned by Governor Folk
of Missouri while serving 25 year
sentence for the Glendale holdup
Hedgepeth's mother lives at his
former home, Prairie Home, Mo. Fif-
teen years ago he was a member of
the famous Sly Wilson gang of sa fe
blowers and highwaymen.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
MANSON TRANSFERS TO
CITY WATER RIGHTS IN
THE TOULUMNE RIVER

Water rights of great value in Tuol-
umne river and in Cherry creek, which
were acquired by City Engineer Mars
den Manson fling claims, according to
the state laws, upon his visits of in
spection last October, were yesterday
formally turned over to the city in a
communication from Manson through
the board of works to the board OF su-
pervisors. The record was ordered
upon the minutes of the board after
adoption and the clerk was directed to
record the transactions in Tuolumne
county Mayor Taylor expressed the
city's obligations to Manson, who made
the filings solely on behalf of the mu-
nicipality.
The rights acquired included Man
sons filings upon $4,000 miners inches
of the flow OF Cherry creek; site for
a diversion dam; a five acre power site
at the place known as the North Noun
tain power station; a site for diver
sion dam ia the river at this point, and
a claim for 1000 second feet of the
flood of the river at this point
Manson's communication concludes:
These (rights, etc. above enumer-
ated) are hereby finally transferred to
the city and county without further
cost than the fees for fling and re-
cording these claims and for the fees
Of the notary public"
The filings were made by Manson
and Engineer Drenzy Jones and were
witnessed by Z. NJ Hupton and d. j.
Mccoy.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
GIRL HITS ROMANCE
A STAGGERING BLOW
Sends Sharp Reply to Suitor
Who Never Saw Her

Romance must have sailed in the first
aeroplane. if indeed it did not sink
with the pioneer submarine, else we
would have to tell no such painful
ale as this, which comes from Musco-
lah, Idaho, says the Boston Transcript
One of our most fastidious young
men, as the story goes, bought a pair
of overalls and found in them the name
of the sewing girl in an eastern city
who made them. Following the form
ula established for such cases, he wrote
to her. AS usual, she replied, but alas,
the reply showed a wide departure
from convention. II am a working
girl, it is true" the missive ran. but
l make good living, and l do not care
to support a husband, as / would have
to do if l married some silly noodle
who thinks he loves a girl he never
saw. Permit me to say that I do not
know how my card got into that pair
of overalls, and that when ] do marry
If ever, it will be to some fellow who
can afford something better than At
cent breeches
Who wonders that there is gloom
in Muscolah and that the market price
of mush and molasses has fallen to
unprecedented depths? When the
course of things are so sadly changed
from what it used to be, people in
Idaho must be beginning to wonder If
any of the fairy tales are true.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
Telegraphic Brevities

DROWNED MAN IDENTIFIED Pueblo, Colo.
Jan. 3-James L. klug, drowned while
skating at Lake Minneaua Sunday. has been
positively identified as the superintendent of
the Pueblo gas and fuel company.
NEW SUPREME JUDGE SEATED Washington.
Jan. 3.-The new associate justice. Horace RI.
l.urfon OF Tennessee. took his seat on the
bench or the supreme court Of the United
States today.
CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING MEXICO
Washington. ian. 3.--Charged with defraud.
Ing the government OF Mexico of s11 900 by
the forgery of Southern Pacific wheat certih-
Gates, Eduardo Ramerez will be extradited to
that country.
WOMAN KILLS MAN IN DUEL-Dresden.
Tenn. Jan. 3.-Carence Carney faced his
S5 year old mother in law in revolver duel
last night and was killed.
PoSTMASTERs APPoINTED-Wash jan
j-Calffornia postmasters appointed: Eden
vale, Santa Clara county. John H. Thornton.
vice W. T. Lyon, resigned: Womack. Fresno
county. Herbert b. LIKE, vice D. N. Womack.
resigned.
TWO MURDERERS ELECTRoCUTED-Ossi
n. T.. Jan. S-Two murderers We're electro
cuted at the Sing Sing prison today within a
few moments of each other. They were Will
liam Morse. who had killed q Brooklyn police
man, and John Barobuto, who killed a fellow
Italian An Middletcwn.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
LfOPOLD'S REGIME
IN CONGO DEFENDED
Archbishop Ireland Proves a
Stanch Friend of Govern
ment of Late King
"BarbarOus CrueIties" and Off
Proclaimed Atrocities" of
Administration False

ST. PAUL. Mimi. Jan. S.-ArchbishOp
Ireland today, in a statement issued
for publication. warmly defended the
course of the late King Leopold OF
Belgium in his government of the
Congo.
The statement says:
AS time is allowed for calm con-
sideration of facts. the general Amer
lean press changes much for the bet
ter it's tone with regard to the ad-
ministration of the Congo under the
late king of Belgium. There was at
first the passionate outcry against
barbarous cruelties committed under
his regime. Now. however. official
documents or reports of disinterested
and unprejudiced travellers are being
listened to, and the bogey of afro
cities is being more or less put To
rest.
AS a plain matter Of fact, there
were no atrocities in the Congo.
This ay not be known as meaning that
the Belgian operations on the whole.
in a new and untried field of labor,
were at all times free from abuses
of any kind, but that the oft proclaimed
atrocities took place and were the
result of a general administration is
entirely false"
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
PROMINENT FAMILY
INVOLVED IN SUIT
Mrs. G. E. Sawyer Brings Ac-
ton Against Widow of Late
Captain Charles Nelson
Fight Will Be Made Over Piece
of Property Left by the
Millionaire Lumberman

suit involving the private business
affairs of family financially and So
eially prominent in San Francisco and
the bay section. is that fled in the
superior court in this city by Mrs.
George Emerson Sawyer of New York,
formerly Miss Georgia Emerson of Oak
land, against Mrs. Helena Stind Nelson.
widow of the late Captain Charles Mel
son, who for many years was the foster
father of the present plaintiff.
The suit in which Mrs. Sawyer is
Joined by her husband, z. L. Sawyer
of New York, asks for the rescision of
an agreement entered into in March.
1909, between the plaintiff and Captain
Nelson and an order OF court declar-
ing Mrs Nelson trustee of certain
property for Mrs Sawyer and enforcing
a conveyance of this property to the
latter
When Georgia Emerson was a four
year old girl she was received by Cap
tain Nelson. the well known millionaire
lumberman of Oakland, into his family,
and although never formally adopted,
was brought up as his own daughter.
She was given every advantage of edu-
cation, travelled extensively abroad. be-
came socially prominent in San Fran
cisco and Oakland ana eventually mar
ried E. L. Sawyer in 1906.
The essentials of these matters OF
family history are set forth in the COM
plant filed by Mrs. Sawyer's attorneys
Heller, Powers & Ehrman. The COM
plant further declares that until she
wed George Emerson continued to be
looked upon by Captain Nelson as MS
own daughter, and that on February 27
1901, he decided to her. because of love
and affection and as a means of pro-
viding for her future support, certain
improved property in Laurel place, in
this city, valued at 1000
This deed was held in escrow by the
Mercantile trust company until March
Is of last year. when. according to the
complaint, Captain Nelson asked her to
return it to him in order that he might
transfer it to his daughter. Mrs. Mar
garet Breese. In lieu Of the property
she asserts, he agreed to provide a sum
of equivalent value for her in his will
She signed a release and the deed was
delivered to Nelson's attorney, S. G..
benson, on March 15.
On April rs Nelson conveyed the
property to his wife, instead of to his
daughter. Shortly after this Nelson
died. leaving Mrs. Sawyer but $4,000 un-
der his will. She declares that she has
never received the money promised her
and the presetn action asks that the
agreement under which she delivered
the deed to the property to Captain Mel
son be annulled that Mrs. Nelson be
declared trustee OF the property in her
behalf and that the latter be ordered
to convey the property to her.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
Fight Rate Increase

The movement against the railroad
commission will be but part of gem
eral campaign to force cancellation of
the big rate increase made a year ago
The local shippers have been eneourag ged
by the belligerent attitude of the lemon
and deciduous fruit men. The 10 per
cent increase has been in effect for the
affected the canning and other indus
tries. Recent decisions have shown the
interstate commerce commission to be
possessed of more power than was be-
lieved. The case of the iumbermen has
been cited, in which the western rail-
roads were compelled to refund some
$3,000,000 that had been collected In
excess charges.
Especially are the shippers incensed
at the attitude of the state commits
sioners. These men pleaded as an
apology for previous inaction a lack of
legal authority. They have now pos
sessed full legal authority and have
refused to exercise it. Further. they
have chosen to ignore the edict of the
legislature to get busy.
Many of the local shippers believe
that more effective results could be
obtained at this time through the traf-
nc bureau OF the merchants exchange.
1t is stated that an appeal is to be made
to the bureau to enter protest against
all those rates that were advanced
January I, 1909
1t will be recalled that a state wide
protest was made last year, but it took
merely the form of a communication
to the railroad companies. The ship
pers have never acceded to the new
schedule and have preserved all their
rights TO object. restoration of the
rates would save the state $4,000. 900
a wear.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
TAFT AIMS BLOW
AT WATfRED STOCK
Demands Change in Corporation
Laws in Message to Be
Sent to Congress
Railroad Presidents Object to
Proposed Restrictions at
White House Conference
Continued From Page L

line. however, it will be provided that
it can acquire no more.
Nothing in the interstate commerce
amendments will be so drawn as to
legalize the holding of stock in a com
peting line where the holding of the
stock results in violation of the anti
trust law.
President Taft listened to the rail-
road officials for more than two hours.
He had been informed in advance and
had anticipated many objections they
would make, and he practically in
formed them that while their views
the final wording of the message, he
could not alter his basic recommends
tions.
The presidents proposal of an in
terstate commerce court of five mem
bers to consider appeals from the in
terstate commerce commission with an
appeal only to the supreme court of the
United States was particularly OBJ
jected to by the railroad representa-
tives.
OBJECT TO SPECIAL COURT
They declared that the court soon
would become nothing more than a
second commission. They preferred to
take appeals direct from the commits
mendation for a court, however, will
remain in the message.
The railroad presidents objected also
to the proposed restrictions upon the
issuance of stocks, bonds and short
term notes.
President Taft will recommend that
no such securities shall be issued in
the future without the approval of the
interstate commerce commission passed
haf he
purposes authorized by law and for a
price not less than par for stock and
not less than the reasonable market
value for bonds.
The railroads claim this restriction
Will seriously interfere with their bor-
rowing ability.
The amendments are designed to
prevent the overissue of stocks and
bonds and the custom known as
watering" If adopted, it is said, the
amendment also would put an end to
what is known as speculative con-
struction.''
PROTEST. SHIPPERS GRANT
The railroad presidents objected to
the proposed amendments giving ship
pers the right of selecting a through
route for their goods and giving the
interstate commerce commission the
right to initiate complaints and hold
up new ratings and rate classifications
until sufficient cause shall be shown
for them.
1t was said today that no bill has
been prepared by the administration
to carry out the presidents view as to
a federal Incorporation law. He will
leave the working out of this measure
to congress.
He will, however. recommend that
the law be voluntary. The terms upon
which charters are to be allowed and
licenses granted VIII have to be in
cluded in the law. but it is believed
that no law can empower the executive
branch of the government to revoke
either a charter or a license and that
such revocation can only come through
the courts.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
RESERVOIR PLANNED TO
SOLVE FLOOD PROBLEM
Stockton Engineer Files Report
With Chamber of Commerce
ISneeioI Disboicb IN The CoUI

STOCKTON, Jan. 3.-W. G. Hunter,
engineer appointed by the chamber of
commerce committee to make an in
vestigation of the food problem east
of this city, today filed with the board
of supervisors a lengthy report, giving
in detail the results of his observa-
tfons and his recommendations.
The principal feature of the report
is his suggestion that reservoir be
built in the foothills capable of hold
ing back all flood water more than the
channels in the valley can carry, and
of sufficient capacity to store water
from wet year for the relief of the
probable succeeding dry year. This,
Hunter states, would provide a method
for paying for the cost of constructing
the reservoir.
The engineers report explains fur
ther that there is reservoir site full
filling the essential conditions, as far
as flood protection is concerned, in
Calaveras county, and extending from
the forks of the river about two miles
below San Andreas to the damsite
about six and a half miles up the
river from Jenny Lind.
An executive session of the commit
tee on the reservoir proposition was
held today, and it is understood the
project will be undertaken without any
unnecessary delay.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
MAN FROZEN TO DEATH
IN NEW YEARS BLIZZARD
Body Found in Snowdrift by
Side of Road

REDDING, Jan. 3.-The frozen body
of James Krall was found near Man
ton. 80 miles southeast of this city,
yesterday morning. Krall, with James
Howe, was travelling along the road
from Manton to Cold Springs New
Years night through severe snow
storm.
Krall, becoming exhausted, laid down
in the snow, while Howe went to get
assistance. After travelling a consid-
erable distance Howe, too, became ex-
hausted, but stopped in sheltered
place until the storm abated.
When he secured assistance yesterday
and returned to the place where Krall
was left the night before, 1t was found
that the man had perished. Krall was
"a years old.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
ENGINEERS HOLD NEW
YEARS CELEBRATION
Have Merry House Warming in
Their New Hall

The national association of station
ary engineers, San Francisco No. l.
made merry at an informal smoker and
house warming held in the new hall.
172 Golden Gate avenue, last Friday
night. 1t was far into the new year
when the jinks ended.
President p. l.. Ennor welcomed the
members and their guests, many of
these members of the sister associa-
ton. California No g. An entertain
ment followed in which Ed Healey,
r. H. Hunt, c. H. S. Pratt, Cecil C.
Cline, Frank Willard and Ray Brou-
lette took part.
Speeches of cheer were made by
past President Maher of San Francisco
No. L w. n. Munroe, president of Cali
fornia No. 8; David Thomas, G. c.
Elsasser, j. L. Davis, James Carr and
many others.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
REPORT SAYS PHI. DIS
OyERRUN THE COUNTRY
Doctorates to Number of 37S
Conferred During Year

America is getting SO overrun with
Phi. DIS that domestic protest is be-
ing raised. There have been 37S of
these doctorates conferred this year,
and there were exactly as many in 1908
The average output for the last 10
years has been 100 less than this; and
if we may judge from figures Ameri-
can erudition has doubled in a dec
ade. Some of the titles of the theses
for which these doctorates are con-
ferred suggest that utilitarian consid-
erations are taken into account, e. e..
"the effect of cold storage on chicken
meat and American varieties of
beans" while even ''the intracellular
engines of penicilium and aspergiilus,
with special reference to pencflium
camemberti'' looks. says the University
Correspondent, as if it had something
TO do with moldy cheese.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
BISHOPS RESIDENCE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Wedding Guests Save Trousseau
of Prelate's Daughter

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan 3.-The resi-
dence of Bishop Millspaugh of the
Episcopal diocese of Kansas was prac-
tically destroyed by fire today
The house was filled with guests in
anticipation of the marriage of Miss
Nellie Millspaugh, the bishops daugh-
ter, to Harold Copeland tomorrow even
ing.
Most of the wedding presents and
the brides trousseau were saved by
girls from Bethany college, an Episco-
grounds.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
ILLINOIS PUTS BAN
ON SOUTHERN CATTLE
Texas Fever Among Livestock
Cause of Embargo

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Jan. 3.-Owing
to the prevalence of Texas fever among
southern cattle, a proclamation was is
sued today by Governor Deneen at the
request of the state board of livestock
commissioners, prohibiting the impor-
tation of cattle into Illinois from Cali
fornia, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and
several southern states between Febru-
ary l and November 1, 1910 unless
accompanied by certificates from the in
spector of the United States bureau of
animal industry that they are free
from the fever.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
LARGE SUM SPENT TO
FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS
Most Cases Are Treated in New
York State

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-More than
tuberculosis in the United States. This
money was used, according to bulle-
tin just issued by the New York Asso-
citation for the Prevention of Tubercu-
losis. in treating 10000 patients. New
York state leads in the amount of work
done; the next seven states are Penn
sylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois, Mary
land, New Jersey, California and Colo
RADIO
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
SAKE is CLASSED WITH
WINE ON TARIFF LIST
United States Supreme Court
AffirmS Decision

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-Holding that
the Japanese beverage known as sake
should be scheduled with still wine for
tariff purposes, the supreme court OF
the United States today affirmed the
decision of the United States circuit
court of appeals for the ninth circuit
There had been much dispute over the
point The rate on still wines is SO
cents a gallon
The case was that of KomOda & Co.
VS. the United States and it originated
in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
BOOTBLACK QUITS WORK
WHEN GIVEN $50 COIN
Says He Can Live Through the
Winter on That Sum

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-One of the
italian bOotblacks at a big New York
hotel received a $40 gold piece as q
new year present from a guest. When
the money was given to the bewildered
bootbIack he Immediately announced
that he would quit his job at once. de
cIaring that this was enough to keep
him on easy street" for the rest of the
winter
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
AGED WOMAN KILLED
WHEN STRUCK BY CAR
Wife of Retired Farmer Meets
Instant Death

LONG BEACH. Cal. Jan. 3.-Mrs
Thomas Brian, - years of age, was
struck by a. car on the Pacific Electric
line in this city today and instantly
killed She was the wife of Thomas
Brian. retired farmer who came here
from Pensacola, III.