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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
GEMS TORN FROM
WOMAN'S DRESS
MilIiOnaire's Widow DespOiIed
of Diamond Brooch on Her
Return From Party
SPECIAL Dispateh 70 The CaHl


VALLEJO. Dec. PA diamond
brooch valued at $4,000 was torn early
this morning from the waist of Mrs.
David T. Hanbury. widow of the &c
centric English millionaire, who died
here in October, by a thief who con-
cealed himself in her home, threw his
arms about Mrs. Hanbury on her re-
turn from a party, siezed the brooch.
threw the woman to the floor and es-
capped through the front door. Mrs.
Hanbury was found in faint by her
mother, Mrs. Mansfield, and assisted to
her bedroom
At first Mrs. Hanbury thought the
attack was a jest on the part of some
Of her friends and exclaimed, quit
your foolin When the thief ris.Ya4
her waist il order to release the gems
she became aware Of her peril and
cried ont
The thief was evidently hiding be-
hind the door of the dining room
through which she passed on her way
to the kitchen. He threw his arm
about her waist and a napkin over
her eyes, keeping his identity a secret
The local police have several persons
who were at the house under surveil-
lance, but no arrests have been made.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
THIEF BEATS GIRL AND
HER PARENTS WITH IRON
Burglar Trapped in Bathroom Tries to Use Pistol and
Fights His Way to Street With Jimmy
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

OAKLAND. Dec. 29.-Trapped this
evening in the home of Constant Meese
at 1411 Telegraph avenue by the un-
expected return of the family, a bur
glar made his escape after fighting his
way down the stairs using his jimmy
as his weapon. He struck both Mrs.
Meese and her daughter, Miss Grace
Meese, with the heavy tool, cutting
their faces and leaving them dazed at
the top of the stairs At the landing
below the burglar used the jimmy on
Meese. whom he laid out with single
blow.
The burglar was ransacking the
rooms on the upper floor when Meese.
his wife and daughter returned at s
o'clock The intruder took refuge in
the bathroom and Grace Meese stepped
to the door. saying, Come out of that
room"
The burglar threw the door open and
faced the women with the drill he
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
MEMBER OF BOYS
CLUB dies IN EAST
Columbia Park Pupil Expires of
Heart Disease While in
swimming

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Harry Hastings
of San Francisco died suddenly here to-
day in the swimming tank of the Cen
trail z. NJ. c. A. Hastings was a mem
Der of the Columbia Park boys club OF
San Francisco. which is touring the
country appearing at Y NJ. C. A. gather
ings.
Hastings was IA years old musician
and an athlete.
The boy with several other members
of the club had been in the tank some
time and had asked his friends to wait
for his last dive" The body failed to
rise and when it had been recovered
Hastings was dead. Physicians say
death was due to heart disease.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30

used as jimmy clasped in his hand.
He drew a revolver from his pocket
and pointed the weapon at Miss Meese,
who stood in front of her mother, and
seized her purse, saying, Give me your
diamonds"
The daughter resisted and the bur-
glar attempted to shoot her, but the
revolver failed to fire. Then he at
tackled the woman with the jimmy.
Their cries brought Meese into the
house and, after telling him, the bur
glar escaped through the hall window
by which entrance had been effected.
The police trailed the burglar short
distance by cards from Miss Meese's s
purse, which he threw away after TAX
ing the money it contained. That was
all he secured.
Constant Meese is brother of CITY
Treasurer Edwin Meese. He is a mem
Der of the firm of Meese and Gottfried.
iron founders of San Francisco and Los
Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
1OPERCENT WAGE INCREASE GAINEDBY
WESTERN CONDUCTORS AND TRAlNNEN
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

CHICAGO. Dec. 29.-wage demands
of conductors and trainmen employed
on SO western railroad systems were
settled today on the basis of an in
crease of 10, per cent. The agreement
was reached at a conference late in
the afternoon and the new rates of pay
took effect at once.
BY the increase granted $4,000, 600
annually will be added to the payrolls
of the roads involved and $4,000 en-
ployes will be affected.
Coupled with the settlement of the
engineers demands last Saturday, the
present agreement makes a total of
s9,000,O0 annual wage increases grant
ed by the railroads in Chicago confer
ences within a week.
The settlement virtually marks the
end of the great wage movement be-
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
Family Receives News

Harry Hastings was the son of Harry
J. Hastings, a book binder living at 1s1
Jersey street. The news of Harry's
death reached the family last night
through telegram sent by Sidney
Peixotto, in charge Of the Columbia
Park boys on their eastern trip.
The boy attended the Horace Mann
school in this city. Three years ago
he joined the Columbia Park boys or
ganization, being one ef its best music
ians. Frequently he and his brother.
Emile, accompanied scouting parties to
other towns
Besides Emile thsre is another
brother Clarence, u years old. The
sad naws has prostrated Harry's pa
rents, the brothers and two sisters.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
POLITICAL PAST
Is DEAD, SAYS
HIRAM JOHNSON
Governor Elect Will Condemn
No Man on Basis of Former
Affiliations
Legislators at Conference Cheer
Inspiring Speech of States
Next Executive
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

No man will be condemned on the
basis of former political afaliations.
Every man will be measured by his
deeds and not by his professions. Every
man viii be accepted as genuine serv-
ant OF the people, in1bued with the de-
sire to make government responsive to
the people and the people only, until
ne snail prove the contrary by his own
acts. The foregoing epitomizes Hiram
W. Johnson's greeting of the members
of the legislature yesterday.
Governor elect Hiram w. Johnson's
brief speech to the legislative confer
ence was as inspiring as it was unex-
pected by the great majority of the
men who heard and cheered it. They
expected him to talk about bills, about
the conference and its work or it's
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
Hazardous Flight Made Throu9
Heavy Pail of Zero VapOr
Filled With Singing
Particles of Ice
CALIFORNIAN NARROWLY
ESCAPES DEATH IN CRASH
Hoxseys Feat Greater
Than Crossing Alps

Hoxsey's flight exceeds in
duration. distance covered end
altitude the sensational flight Of
George Chavez over the Alps
September 3. in accomplishing
Dhich the aviator pas fatally
hurt.
Chavez rose to a height Of
1900 feet. starting from Brig.
Switzerland. He Das eudeapor-,
ing to reach Milan, Italy. and
thus nun a prize Of $4,000 OF.
fered by the ApiatiOn Society of
Milan. when a gust of pmd
precked his machine above Dom
OdOssoIG, Italg. so miles north
of Milan.
Chavez had previously BROKEN
the then altitude record bv rising
8.4O9 feet at Issu. France.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30

postoffice. the telegraph Office ana the
railway station. When the boat was
dispatched from Messina the fire was
alaking rapid progress. Troops had
been called out in an effort to keen
the flames from spreading to all parts
of the town.
No fear was entertained at the time
for the American quarter, which Is
about mile distant
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
FIERCE FIRE THREATENS GREAT
DESTRUCTION AT MESSlNA, ITALY

REGGIo DI cALABRIA. Italy, Dee
ga fierce FIRE. which is believed to
be raging still, has destroyed the wood
en- buildings around the harbor at Mes
sina, This Information was brought
here today by boat. All telegraphic
and telephone communication with
Messina has been Interrupted
Among the burning buildings are the
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30

A WALTON FIELD, LOS AN
~ GELES, Dec. 2o.-Adding to
the laurels he has already won
in the present meet, Arch Hoxsc,,,
holder of the present worlds altitudel
record of 11,474 feet, today flew over
Mount Wilson, the highest peak oil
the mountain range which rims thej
valley in which Los Angeles. Pasa-
dena and the towns of the orange BELT
lie Under ideal weather conditions
he scared 10,005 feet into the sky and
cleared the crest of Mount Wilson
with 4,200 feet to spare, and returning
here landed safely, but nearly frozen.
Lieutenant Vernon Boiler and sew
eral other army officers, who are here
to see the sights. were quick to OBJ
serve in Hoxsey's performance new
way of transporting arraies across
mountain ranges, and predicted the
early relegation of the army mule as
an essentiof in scaling heights.
Army could Gross Alps
Lieuienant Boiler. who came here
from Fort Whipple, Arizona. said that
a tHousand biplanes could transport an
arriy of 10000 men across mountains
a. high as the Alps in day.
Hoxsey used a heavy stock Wright
biplane. equipped for passenger serv-
ice, and he made the journey from the
field fo a rofo+ h.--,-s A.
in I hour and % minutes. The dis
tance travelled in going is estimated
at "a miles. On an air line the distance
from the field to the mountains is
less than that, but Hoxsey circIed over
the field until he had reached his maxi
mum height before he pointed the nose
OF his machine toward the range. He
was out of sight of the crowd betOre
he made the attempt at topping the
peak. but prior to starting he had an
nounced his intention to do so.
Flies in Freezing Air
The news of his success was flashed
to aviation field by telephone from the
Carnegie solar observatory on Mount
Wilson, directly above which the avi-
ztor scared
TT was fearfuIIy cold. and when
yot to a point just above the summit
found that the haze which obscured
he mountains from the aviation field.
vas heavy pail OF vapor nlled with
me ice particles that stung my face.
am certain that If I had had a re-
ording thermometer with me. it would
ave shown the temperature Of the
pper altitude to be far below zerr
However. hurdIing mountains is mlf
asier than climbing 1000 feet
valley or the sea- The earth
OF seem so far away"
raft CRASHES to Earth
Hoxsey's performances was
ateresting feak accomplished toe
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30

gun by railroad employees of the coun-
try more than a year ago.
A demand of Is per cent was ---e-
sented originally and this wa scaled
down until the railroads 'nered
raise of 10 per cent. In return for
this proposition the copAuctors and
trainmen withdrew denAnos Tor GER
tain rules covering conlitions of en-
ployment and other n'eters anecting
the employees. The set4,ement includes
employees in all brarsnes OF the train
service.
Every importafe rallroad system,
beginning with tie Illinois Central
lines. operating vest 70 the Pacific
coast and from Pot Arthur, Ontario. in
the north, includissg the Canadian Pa
clfic and the canadl Ian Northern. to the
gulf of Mexico and the Rio Grande, is
party to the set+lsrs snt.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
CANAL FORTIFIcATIONS
TO BE GIBEALTERLIKE
Guns, Batteries and Mines Will
Be Strongest Possible
[Special Dispatch TO The Call

Especial Dispatch to lhelCdll]
WASHINGTON, Dec 2s.-The Pana-
ma canal will be fo-tifed with the
heaviest, most modern most approved
and most complete guls, batteries and
system of mines knswn to military
science.
Every detail of the pans the national
board of defense worried out for the
protection of the canal win be carried
through.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
SAL O0NMEN TO EVADE LAW PLAN TOWN
6 MILES LONG AND 800, FEET WIDE
Special Dispatch 10 The Call

WEED. Dec. 2s.--saloonmen in the
county outside the incorporated towns
have a unique plan for evading the
new county ordinance prohibiting sa-
looms and dives outside of Incorporated
towns.
1t is proposed to lay out rew town,
s1z miles long and 500 feet wide in
places, to include the saloons whose ex-
istence is threatened. The new town
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30

would include Edgewc'd and Igerna,
villages in opposite. ections of the
county. and several raohouses between
the villages. BY cooperating as a
town the saIoonmey could control the
town ordinances and retain their
licenses
The saloonmen propose to build
boulevard to comet all sections OF the
proposed town sid promise no increase
in taxes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
FIRE CHIEF HEARD NO "GESUNDHEIT."
AND SNEEZE CRACKED PAIR OF RIRS
Especial Dispateh 10 The Call

ANGELES sneezine develono 80
of two
of a nhysictn
a days
reputation is still CON
cold became o
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
Ruling Against Defense

The defense fought hard to eliminats
evidence regarding the alleged poison
ing, claiming that it had nothing in
common with the crime named in the
indictment
Lea argued however, that Burke's
acts after the explosion were admis-
sable to show the intent, and Judge
Seawell upheld him.
The sensation of the poisoning charge
was lessened to a great degree by the
common knowledge of it, and interest
waned as the progressing hours
brought forth little more than tech
nical dissertations of the effects of ar
senfc.
The expert witnesses seemed to be
agreed on every point, except the pro-
nuneiation of the word wound"
Popular excitement was revived at
the close of the day, when Earl Ed
naunds4an employee 4Iae ea.a.s .si.,--4,
whose Legitimacy was questioned yes
terday. was called and made even
stronger the link connecting Doctor
Burke with the dynamiting. The spec
tators came trooping back to the court
room and gave greedy ear to every
word uttered.
Actions Before Explosion
L saw Doctor Burke, said Edmunds,
about 30 minutes before the explosion.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
BARGAIN SALES ARE NOT
FOR THIS POOR WOMAN
Iron Hearted Judge Prohibits Shopping for Year. Just
Because She Stole a Bit of Silk
Special Dispatch 10 The Call

Los ANGELES
uneenting
tne o reoucnon sales are enter
o make
saNins
n show windo
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30
POISON POWDER
USED BY BURKE
ON eta SMITH
District Attorney Tells of Find
ing Arsenic Mixed With
B0racic Acid in Tent
Employe at Sanatorinm De-
sCribes Actions of Physician
Before Explosion
BY HARRY DAvIDS
Especial D:spotch TO The Cou1

SANTA ROSA, Dec. 29,-Besides the
charge of dynamiting the tent of Lu
Eta Smith, evidence was produced at
the hearing of the trial of DR.. Willard
P. Burke today to prove that he at
tempted to murder the woman by ar
senical poisoning after the explosion.
In support of this accusation District
Attorney Lea testified to the finding of
a powder with which Doctor Burke was
treating Lu Eta Smith for wound
in her arm caused by the dynamite OK
plosion and which he said contained a
mixture of arsenic and boracic acid.
Lea was corroborated by DR.. Thomas
Price, professor of cemistry at the
Affiliated medical colleges of San Fran
cisco, and by DR.. ]. W. Jesse and Dr.
S. S. Boyle, the county physician.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-30

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-10
TAR BOILED OVER
And Firemen Were Called to Extinguish
the Flames.

The chemical engine Of the fire depart
ment answered a telephone call at 1880
this afternoon for blaze near the city
tar works on Cable street. The fremen
responded promptly TO the call and
found that several barrels containing tar
had become ignited on the outside from
the overlooking Of kettle Of the boil
ing liquid. A nearby woodpile and a
small strip of grass had also taken fire
when the iremen arrived the hand
chemicals and buckets Of water were APP
piled and the blaze was soon extin-
guished.
That the arrival of the fremen was
none too soon, however, was evident
fIom the fact that as many as six Of
the fifteen barrels We're charred nearly
through to the contents inside. Had the
blaze gained much greater headway,
the contents Of the barrels wouN have
become ignited, and a more serious blaze
would have resulted.
Superintendent Of streets, Jesse De-
Bruno with other men who are employed
at the scene Of the fire had left the
PLACE for dinner, leaving a man TO watcn
the boiling tar during their absence.
1t was while he was engaged in other
work that the tar flowed from the ket-
tie and ignited the grass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-10
MINISTER'S MONDAY CLUB.
Papers and Discussions Considered by
Ten Members of the Association.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Ministers Monday club, an association
comprising nearly every clergyman in
Washington county, was held in the
Baptist church to-day. Ten ministers
ere present. The feature Of the morn
ing session was a paper entitled, Per
sonal Recolleetions Of Edward Everett
Hale" read by Prof III M Barber Of
Meadville, Pa. A general discussion Of
Hale and his influence followed the read
ing Of the paper. The meeting ad-
jolrned at noon for dinner, which was
served to The members in the City ho-
tel. The program this afternoon consist
Cd Of a paper ON "The Debt Of the Re.
public to Home Missions" read by Rev
j. O. Thayer, pastor Of the Hedding
Methodist church. A discussion Of the
subject followed Mr. Thayer's remarks
Following is list of the ministers who
we're present at the meeting. Rev. Frank
Bloomfield, East Barre; Prof. II n Bar.
her, Meadyille, Pa; Rev g. y. Castellini,
Barre; Rev L. J. hamburg, Montpelier;
Rev. w. 4. Braisted, Rev. William Koh-
Ter, Rev. + Q. Thayer, Barre; Rev. G. II.
Taylor, Montpelier; Rev G. f. Morton,
North Montpelier The time and place
of the next meeting was not decided.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-10
MORE CHOLERA CASES
HAVE DEVELOPED
That Makes Three On Steamers Coming
Into New York Harbor-0ne Vic
tim Was Stricken Yester-

New York. Oct. l0.-A case Of cholera
developed yesterday in the steerage Of
the Hamburg American liner, Moltke,
which has been detained at quarantine
as possible cholera carrier since Mon
day last. DIR. A. H. Doty, health officer
Of the port, reported the case last night
with the additional information tnat an
other cholera patient from the Moltke
is under treatment at Swinburne is
land. This makes three cases of cholera
which have actually reached this port.
Yesterdays victim is Giovanni Falcg-
la, 80 years old, who came from Naples
in the steerage Of the Moltke He is
critically i'll at Swinburne island as is
the other patient. Rudolph Sellitch, a
coal trimmer who was regarded as a
suspicious case" and was responsible
for the Moltke's detention.
Faleiga was stricken at noon yester-
day after drunken debauch, which
Kept tho 9sS steerage passengers held
with him, awake until dawn Sunday.
At the close of his celebration, he be-
came violently i'll and meteorological
examination showed he had cholera All
the steerage passengers and by greater
part Of the Moltke viii be moved to
Hoffman island. The Moltke arrived
here with $40 cabin passengers in addi-
tion to the nearly one thousand in the
steerage. The former were released aft
or inspection and a delay Of two days.
Only last night the Fsbre liner SAINT
Anna came up to her pier, having been
held at quarantine since Monday. A
death by cholera occurred during the
voyage but no further cases developed
and ner release was granted last night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-10
Census Bureau Gives the City
1874 Population
MONTPELIER HAS 1856
The Gain in the "Granite Belt" Was
Cut Down by the Long Suspension,
Which Ended Just Before the
Census Started.

The population Of Barre City by the
census of 1910 is 1874, falling consid-
erably short of the<estimates which had
been made by various officials and citi-
zens. The percentage of gain over the
1900 figures is 27, the old figures being
S,44s. There is no doubt that the census
for this city, as well as for Montpelier,
Mortified and other towns in the Barre
granite belt" was seriously affected by
the four months suspension in the gran
ite business pending settlement of i'm
dustrial disputes, and that had the CEN
sus been taken in the early fall of 1909
all of these cities and towns would have
had a better showing in the census
standing.
During the labor suspension large
number Of granite workers left the eoun-
ty, many going to Europe for visits at
their former homes, while the others
went to distant granite centers; and
most of them had not returned when
the United States census was started on
April IS, only a few weeks after the set
tlement had been reached. If the census
We're to be taken now, it would probably
show decided gain over the official
figures Of last April Such being the
situation, the city may find it advisable
to take an independent census, so that
the proper standing of the municipality
may be aseertained.
The census bureaus figures by wards
a,a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-10
SLEEPING BESIDE TRACK,
CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE
James Manning Found Dangerous Place
for Repose and He May Lose
One Arm

yergennes, Oct l0-With his clothing
half gone and one arm, covered with
horrible burns, hanging helpless BY his
side, James Manning Of Lowell, Mass,
a tramp, was discovered between the
caboose and car of southbound
freight at Charlotte yesterday after
noon. He was brought to this city ana
taken in charge by city sheriff +. j..
Bodette His arm was dressed and he
was carried to Burlington on the after
noon flyer. At Mary Fletcher hospital
last night, it was not known whether
or not amputation would be necessary.
Manning says that he slept beside the
track near Shelburne Saturday night and
awoke early yesterday morning to find
his clothing on fire. He thinks that a
spark from passing locomotive started
the blaze.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-10
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Notice our Tussah erepes in window,
Sl3s per yard at Fits
F. s. Anabel, president of the Barre
railroad. and d. r. Sortwell. president
OF the NJ. & w r. railroad, were in
the city to-day ON business visit.
G. L. Webb and party Of Worcester.
Mass. were in the city to-day. making
the trip from Worcester by automobile
Mr. Webb Is the manufacturer Of the
well known Webb granite saw.
Concert and dance at Montpelier
Thursday evening by the Montpelier
tsnd orchestra, under the auspices Of the
Young Mems Catholic union. 25c for
gents. I5c for ladies, zoe couple
An automobile party from st. Johns
bury. consisting Of the following per
sons. were guests at the City hotel yes
terdav. A. 5. Cheever. W. II Worthen,
p. 4. Carr. F. n Carr, +. S. Daniels, aud
+. Z. GorgOn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-10
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Alr. and Mrs. William Skerritt were
pleasantly surprised at their home on
Farwell street on Saturday evening, by
about sixty Of their friends A hand
some presentation was made them by
Patrick Harmon in behalf of the COM
pSny in few well chosen words, to
which Mr. and Mrs. Skerritt fittingly
responded. The evening was spent in
dancing and singing, the principal feat
ures of which were dancing, Irish reels,
and jigs by Dennis Dineen and Mrs. Sker-
ritt. Thomas McGotr and Mrs. Grogan.
Songs by Thomas Dineen, Hugh McGuig-
an. Michael Keefe, James McTigue,
Thomas McCoff, and Samuel Kingston.
Refreshments were served By Mrs. Grog-
on and Mr. and Mrs McGoiT Music was
furnished By O'Sullivan's orchestra.
The evidence Of the vast strides that
ere bug made in moving picture pro-
duetba is clearly shown on the Uncle
Toms cabin films that are being exhibit
ell at the Pavilion to-day and to-mor-
row. The producers of this series OF
PICTURES have left nothing undone. as
they follow the thread Of the story more
closely than the usual stage version.
The makers showed excellent Judgment
IN giving the subject three reels Of films,
as. several times in the past, various
film producers have attempted TO pro-
duce this well-known old play with one
reel and each attempt has proved a fail
ure. In fact, only lately one-reel
production was released, but went into
oblivion almost as soon as it was pro-
dueed on account Of insufficient space
80 handle the story properly. The pro-
curing Of the best production, when he
could have easily got cheaper produc-
tion. shows eommendable spirit on the
part Of the management. Two feature
acts Of vaudeville win I'll ont the pro-
gram, making in all three reels Of pic
lures and two acts Of vaudeville.