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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-30
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1t is reported that an effort will be
made to place McGahan on the light
committee, as he has given the ques-
ton Of cheaper lighting rates for the
city considerable attention. It IS
said that there will be an interesting
time, however, if the other members
Of the commission attempt to shit
the positions, as McGahan declares
that he was elected as q police com
missioner, and q police commissioner
he will remain It 10 more than a'
likely that there will be some unusu'
al,y interesting sessions Of the COM
mission. st5'5 's&."%.@
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-30

A big celebration is being held at
Ian sford today. Among the attrac-
tons are an auto parade, band con-
cert, races, water fight between the
Mohall and Lansford fire depart
ments, and later "a fight between the
winners and a team from Kenmare,
gas display.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-30

o. L. Spires, the Burlington livery
man, has another accident with his
auto Sunday, his machine colliding
with that Of G. o. Frank near the
G.. N. depot. No one was injured
and the machines were not badly
damaged. t-ina-s
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-30

There has been some seining in
Mouse river which is contrary to
Law. Some fishermen near the dam
discovered ! couple Of seines set,
the other evening, and pulled them
Assl L,s~ sSa.sN l. ssaaTn
cut and destroyed them.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-30

The city commission may pass an
ordinance governing the speed OF
motor boats on the river. There
have been nhmber OF accidents mar
rowly averted, by the, carelessness OF
the manipulation OF these boats.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-30
McGahar Is Police Commissioner
Defeats G. D. Shaft by. 335 votes--may Be Inter-
estine Time on the Board as New Man
Is A Scrapper

l.. D. McGahan was elected police
commissioner at special election
held Monday his plurality over G.. D.
Shaft, his opponent, being 1876. The
election was quite spirited, altho It
was seen quite early in the day that
Shaft was defeated.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-30

j. E. Winney of Jackson, Mimi,
who visited his grandson, W. H.
Winney of Lansford, was for fifty
years a railroad engineer. He was
retired several year asgo and given
. pension for life.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-30

Here is an item taken from the
Stanley Sum and it sounds just like
one OF MACS" yarns:
"A farmer had log he wante.
split and as it was very tough he
got a stick Of dynamite, intending
to blow the log into smitheresns.
He laid the dynamite down by the
barn door and went inside to put his
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-30
VALLEY CITY DEFEATS coPAERs

Valley City defeated the colored
Gophers from St. Paul two out Of
three games which were played at
that place. The last game, how
ever, was taken by the Gophes. 3
to !.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-30
SOUNDSLIKE'LITTLEMA MAC

team away. A Dig found the dyna'
mite, swallowed 1t, and walked into
q stall where span Of mules were
tied. One OF, the mules kicked the
pig and the jar sent the dynamite of i.
The explosion blinded the farmer
killed one mule, tore the harness on
the other, blew the end out OF the
barn and nearly killed the pig
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-30

Miss Emma Grams left Tuesday tor
Sand Point, Idaho, where she will re-
main for several months. Her broth"
ers are located there.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-14
PROF ESsOR ABE
SPEAKS ON DUTY
EFFORTS Students of Japanese
School to Become Good Citi-
zens of Hawaii.

Professor Abe, Of the Waseda
University, ana the boys Of the Waseda
baseball team were the guests Of "
". Harris at Wahiawa Monday. where a
pleasant day was spent among the pine.
apples and during which Professor
Abe found time to speak to the stu
dents Of the Wahiawa japanese School.
On this occasion he said:
eve are enjoying ourselves i'm
mensely here. The country is new to
rs and we are surrounded BY a people
who are not surpassed in their hos
pitality. We are making many friends
among the Americans as wen as among
our own countrymen.
when | was in England. | was
much impressed hy the hospitality Of
the people who never have shown any.
sign Of prejudice against foreigners.
Continued on Page Four.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-14
DEMOCRATS ELECT
OFFICERS TONIGHT
Precinct Clubs Ready to Begin on
Final Plans for the Fall
Elections.

Tonight the Democratic precinct
cls"Is will elect their officers for the
year and commence on their planning
for the campaign this fall. According
to their own reports, the party is
strong. well organized and ready to
commence on the fall campaign with
nigh hopes Of victory.
- What We have we hold.:t is only
a part of their slogan Just now. be
cause they figure on adding the city
attorney ship, another seat in the board
Of supervisors and two or three seats
IN the legislature to their string. 10
say nothing of the delegateship. That,
they now regard they have all sewed
up IN sack, ready to present to Me-
tandiess. The more news comes from
huhIo the better they feel believing
that the out and out prohbitionists
VIII have something to say about the
Prince as soon as the plebjscite is v0t-
Ell on. no matter how that vote NAV 90
The Democratic leaders figure it this
way: f prohibition carries, it viii be
shown that the Prince is not such
mighty factor with the Hawaiian vote
As he has always been supposed to be:
# prohibition is beaten, the Prince VIII
he blamed for not being Johnny-on the
spot to help the cause he fathered In
either event, they claim, Kuhio will be
weaker, either through the vote show
ING that he amounts to little anyhow
or through the blame he will reap for
lying N the lee of Catalina Island when
he ought to be here and out on the
prohibition stump.
All this VIII be gone over at the
precinct club meetings tonight, when |
the Democratic leaders viii be properly !
elected and in power. In no precinct
Is there expected to be any squabblng. |
The clubs having nominated only |
enough officers to 90 around without /
any 10 be defeated
Thayer Their Man.
According to the plans Of the Demo
Continued on Page Four.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-14
Extradition of Porter Charlton
Will Be Asked for in
Special Message.
1T MAY NOT BE GRANTED
American Officials See a Chance
to Punish Italy for Giving
Criminals Refuge.

| ROME, July IA formal request
for the extradition Of Porter Charlton.
who murdered his wife, Mary Scott
Castle Charlton, at Moltrasio, Italy, on
June 9, has been forwarded to Wash
ington BY special messenger Of the
/ Italian government
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-14
May Not Surrender Him.


| Of the State department frankly say
they do not care to comment upon the
possibility of Porter Charlton's extra
/ dltlon or to give any information in re-
gard TO the matter
1.-The case Will come up between the
| Italian and United States governments
I and can not be discussed in advance =
/ i the exact and only language of the
: department reply to all inquiries.
| 1t is known here that the Marchese
Paolo di MontagIiari. charge 'affaires
Of the Italian embassy, before depart
ing for the summer headquarters Of his
government, at Manchester. New
Hampshire, last Saturday. presented a
request to the state department that
Charlton should be arrested and turned
over to the Italian authorities in case
be arrived in America.
There is an extradition treaty be-
tween the United States and Italy. pro-
claimed in 1865, in which provision is
made for the eXtradition by both coun-
tries of persons charged with crime.
II this treaty is strictly adhered TO. it
would seem that the United States
would have no recourse other than TO
surrender Mr.. Charlton.
Speculation, however, is rife. in view
Of the fact that Italy does not always
surrender Italians who have committed
crimes IN this country and have escaped
to Italian territory. The italian gov
eminent distinguishes between its sub
iects : and other "persons. Observ-
crs see in this a reason why the United
States may refuse 10 surrender Charl-
ton-on the ground that Italy does not
always surrender those who are charged
with crime
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-14
Unfortunate Father.

Judge Charlton left here this after
noon for New York lie j. the law Off
Ger Of the jnsuIar bureau Of the war de-
partment and well acquainted with any
Ioopholes that m1 ght avail to extricate
His son from his difficulty
Much sympathy is expressed with
,iudge Charlton in Washington, where
be Is highly esteemed. especially a. it
IS recalled that his Youngest son, Deni-
son Charlton, aged sixteen, who is now
visiting il Pennsylvania, accidentally
shot and killed a playmate, Vivian
Rowdoln, aged fourteen. son Of s. J.
B"wdoin Of the Southern Railway, while
playing Wild Vest at the Western
High school here On February /. 1909.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
CAST OBJECTS
TO new RULING
Senior Class Opposes Roll Cab
Taken at RehearsalS for
Extravaganza

BERKELEY, May 5.-The new rule
made by managers D. Y Lamont and
W. W. Kergan, in charge of the pro-
duction Of the extravaganza which will
be staged by the graduation class the
evening of May II, that all principals
and members Of the chorus answer roll
call before rehearsal has caused a stir
among the members OF the cast, and
although there has been no open re-
bellion, fears are expressed that some
Of the principals viii revolt.
Both Lamont and Kergan profess to
know nothing of the conditions, al
though they claim the responsibility
for the rule of roll call. They said
that the marking of attendance has
worked well and so far as they know
no complaint has been made, is there
is need for full cast each rehearsal.
Some of the women, however, have
demurred at the ruling and have eX-
pressed their disapproval of it. 1t is
rumored that some defections from the
cast viii be caused by the action of
the mana gers.
Lamont reported today that the cast
was progressing in fine style at the
rehearsals and that the senior play
would be one of the best given in sew
eral years. a feature, he said, will be
the Dutch girls, Bernice Kelley, Mil
dred Ahlf and Vena Tomlin. Miss Belle
Gluckman is one of the stars of the
show.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
CHURCH CORNERSTONE
TO BE LAID SUNDAY
Rev. Thomas A. Boyer to Con-
duct Appropriate Ceremony

OAKLAND. May 5.-The cornerstone
of the First Christian church will be
laid Sunday afternoon at o'clock The
service will be led by Rev. Thomas a.
Boyer, pastor of the congregation, and
the pastors and members of all bay
city Christian churches will take part.
The principal speakers will be Rev.
Herbert Yuen of Washington City and
Rev. Charles A Young of San Fran
cisco. Special music will be furnished
by the First Christian church choir.
When completed the church will be
one of the striking houses of worship
in the bay cities. The site at Grand
avenue and Webster street was pUr-
chased three years ago for $4,000. and
the building plans call for an expendi-
ture of $4,000. The church will be
ready for occupancy within three
months.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
TEACHER DIVORCED
FOR MUCH CRUELTY
Wife Complains That Foruer
Berkeley Professor Drank Too
Much and Gambled

OAKLAND, May 5.-Mrs. Gladys E.
Sheldon of Berkeley secured an in
terlocutory decree of divorce yester-
day against Albert L. Sheldon. a gradu-
ate of the University of California, and
formerly professor in the Berkeley high
school. The grounds for the divorce
were extreme cruelty and, according
to Mrs. Sheldon, the pedagogue drank
too much and gambled his money away.
She made other allegations of cruelty
Her sister, Mrs. Maud Chandler, said
that Sheldon had admitted to her that
ne was once on the point of killing his
Wife, but that her smile stopped him
Mrs. Sheldon testified that he cursed
her two hours after their marriage.
Sheldon left his wife some months
ago and is now in China
Edgar c. Washburn, whose wife.
Pauline, sued him for divorce today.
came to the conclusion that all women
were alike after he had been married.
What's the use?" he asked his wife.
All women are alike. It's cheaper to
be without any at all"
With that he left her. Mrs Wash
burn said Some of the cruel things of
which she accused him were pouring
boiling water over her and threatening
to carve her to pieces According to
Mrs. Washburn he was arrested a
short time ago for insulting young
woman.
Suit for divorce on the ground of
cruelty was begun today by George
w. Warfield against Helen WarfeId
Eva NJ. Lea sued J. w. Lea for di-
Vorce for habitual neglect
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
'DESPONDENT man
TAKES HIS LIFE
Henry John Bruins, Member OF
Pioneer Family, Inhales Gas
in Shed Near Home

BERKELEY, May 5.-Averse to seek
ing aid from his parents and despond-
ent /on account OF unfavorable circum-
stances, Henry John Bruins, son of Died
rich H. Bruins, one of the best known of
the West Berkeley pioneers, crept into
a shed in the rear of the Olson grocery,
University and San Pablo avenues, last
night and took his life by inhaling gas.
His body was found this morning by
Benjamin Hamilton and George Wal
land, mail carriers, who were sent to
awaken him.
After a night of enjoyment, Bruins,
who was 80 years of age and unmar-
ried, repaired to the outbuilding to take
his life. He stuffed the cracks of the
doors and windows with clothing, and
after turning on the gas laid down to
the place of his birth, as the Bruins
family home is at the corner of Allston
way and University avenue.
Bruins Sr. settled in Berkeley when
the entire city was a pasture, 33 years
ago. He is one of the states earliest
residents, as he came to San Francisco
in the early fifties.
Besides his father, Henry John Bruins
is survived by six sisters-Mrs. M. Hab-
erIan, Mrs. Emma Davis, Mrs. Lulu
Wulfeidinger, Mrs. Edith Langtry. Mrs.
Adelia Abrott and Miss Mabel Bruins
and by brother. George l.. Bruins, who
is postmaster at West Berkeley. No
arrangements have been made for the
funeral.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
Girl MADE SLAVE
FOR EVIL RESORT
Man Who Lured Her to DishOnOr
When Destitute Pleads Guilty
of Abduction

OAKLAND. May 5.-WilIiam Carlin,
accused by the Oakland police of being
a member of white slave" gang,
pleaded guilty of abduction today in
Judge Browns court. He will be SEN
fenced tomorrow.
Together with Tony Flores, who is
engaged in the same traffic, according
to the police, Carlin sold Ruby Emer-
son. a young girl whose home is in
Willis. into slavery. The men met the
girl in San Francisco when she was out
of employment, hungry and in despair.
They fed her, helped her with small
sums of money and thus gained her
confidence.
One day they told her that they had
succeeded in finding employment for
herr OverjOyed, she went to the place
they directed her to go to, only TO find
that she had entered an evil resort and
could not get out.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the police and the arrest Of
Flores and Carlin followed. At their
preliminary examination the girl told
of the way she had been trapped and
both were held for trial. The case OF
Flores remains to be disposed of.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
PROCLAMATION IS
ISSUED BY MOTT
Oakland Mayor Appeals to Citi-
zens to Aid in Taking of
Federal Census

OAKLAND, May a.-Mayor Frank K.
Mott of this city has issued a procla-
nation in which he appeals to all
persons to interest themselves at once
in the federal census.
The proclamation points out that the
people of Oakland do not seem to real
lie the harm that will come to this
city through low population totals, or
the injustice that would be done to the
community, which has been banking on
her growth, should the result be al
lowed to show just fair percentage
or gain. The mayor quotes the figures
of the 1900 census, when the popula-
tlon of Oakland was $1,000, and ex-
presses doubt as to whether the pres
ent total count will show more than
100000 unless the people take more in
terest in the work, and comprehend the
Importance of the situation. He states
that 1T would be ridiculous to sup
pose, that. with the thrush of people
in 1905 and the annexation of Novem-
ber last, the figures would be merely
doubled.
1t is further explained in the procla-
nation that the Oakland chamber OF
commerce has taken upon itself a most
stupendous task in determining to put
sufficient men in the field to insure a
more complete enumeration, and that
the outcome can be successful only in
case the entire city lends spirited CO.
operation. The numeration by census
takers ends tonight, but the citizens
of the city will be given until Tues
day to supply omissions, and every resi-
dent is strongly urged to act in this
emergency.
The students of the high schools of
Oakland continue to distribute blanks
on the local trains to and from San
Francisco. and will keep up this work
until late tonight. Each boy wears a
badge which bears the inscription,
Census Blank Distributor"
AS the result of this work several
thousand names have been added to the
list.
Hundreds of workers, under the di-
rection of Walter S. Mackay, as COM
mander in chief, and l. II. Clay, as
adjutant, have been making a canvass
for stray citizens. Delegates from
nearly every fraternal organization In
the city have joined forces to assist in
the work, as have the students of the
Polytechnic business college and others.
The checking up of the slip system is
going on at the census bureau under the
direction of K. A Millican.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
SIGMA XI HONORS
STANFORD STUDENTS
Scientific Fraternity Elects Sew
eraI New Members
/ Seeciol Dspoich to The Cal |

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, May s.
Sigma XII the scientific honor society,
has announced the names of the stu
dents who were made members at the
recent election:
GeOlOgy-W. r. Hamilton. Charles
W Henderson, A. +. Taggart. II. L.
kram. Chester Narramore, F. W. Nobs.
j. r. PEN berton and q. II. Waring.
EntomolOgy-W- H. Davidson and
Dudley MOultOn.
Chemistry-E. L. Hall. c. A Roamil-
ler and ". c. Taber.
Physics-P. A. Ross
BOtany-Jessie p. Rose. Susan G..
stokes and William T. Wight.
LOolOgy-(5. A. Clark, Eleanor Foshay
and W J. Thompson.
C.. H. Benson 10 was last night
elected president Of -Encina club for the
coming semester. Benson registers in
the mining department from Redlands.
2 he other officers chosen were:
House c0mmittee-E- J. Cullen of Gil
roy, q. H. Tallant Of Santa Barbara and
g. j. Iaber Of Eureka.
DirectOrs-W. II. Lacey and +. Acker
III. r. G Hamilton and p. p. Ward -
and H. c Boyd and A W Ambrose '1S.
Professor Campbell OF the botany de-
parIment left recently to attend the
international botany congress in Brus-
sells and make an extended tour of
southern Europe.
p. #. Pettigrew 10 was last night
elected president Of Sword and San
dals. the dramatic society; r. Woodville
was chosen stage manager and +. II.
Seward 70 secretary-tre
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
CURED ENGLISHMAN
OF BEING POLITE
"Doncher Know" and "Beg Pah-
dom Are Soon Dropped

DOC" Linn tells of an Englishman
whom he knew in the early Kansas
DAYS who had come over from the
British isles and had brought with him
all of the mannerisms, like "Doncher
know" Beg pahdon," etc. The Eng
lishman was cured of his "Doncher
know" by a cowboy whom he thus ad-
dressed: II ave the finest 'orse in the
world, doncher know
no. blankety blank replied the
cowboy. Il don't know it. and l don't
want you to set up a claim again that
/ doi'
Some time later doc" was driving
with the Englishman behind an OK
team John Bull was having siren
uous time with the oxen, but he worked
hard.
Gee, now jerry" he sang out. But
quickly he added: Beg pahdon, beg
pahdon. / mean haw."
Doc" tells that when that story got
around 1t helped TO cut down the num-
Der of times the Englishman used beg
pahdon. kansas City Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
GREAT MARSH RANCH
SOLD FOR $65O,O
Tract of 1876 Acres i'm Contra
Costa County to Be ColOnized
Especial Dispotch 10 The Call

BYRON, May 5.-Numbering 1886
acres Of rich watered land, the great
Marsh ranch in Contra Costa county,
has virtually been thrown open to the
people of California by the closing of
a deal whereby it passed into the
hands Of the Balfour Guthrie invest
ment company of San Francisco last
Friday for the sum of s650,000.
There is scarcely an agricultural in
dustry that can not be made to thrive
on this large territory, $4,000 acres of
which will be thrown open to settle
ment on small or large holdings ac-
cording to the plans of the company.
Water rights will go with each sale.
The water question is an easy one. Ir-
rigation may be had from storage
water from the Marsh and kellogg
creeks, by forcing the water up from
Old river or by pumping plants
The property was secured bytCharles
Sanford in 1875 and has been in liti-
cation more or less ever since In
the new deal about 700 acres were re-
served for Sanford and a like amount
for the minor heirs of Mrs. Sanford.
over 5000 acres of the ranch is level
land.
The deal is of great Importance to
Brentwood, Byron and eastern Contra
Costa which are bound to develop as
settlers take up the land.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
MYSTERIOUS fire
GETS SkYSCRAPER
Basement Blaze in W0man's
Headgear Spreads Rapidly;
Total Loss, No Insurance

ALAMEDA, May 5.-Fire of a mys-
terious origin broke out in the hat OF
a woman on a local electri car this
afternoon. Before the blazing struc-
ture of straw, willow plumes. flowers
and chiffon could be disconnected from
the coiffure of the hysterical wearer
by Conductor J. ]. Farrar, who organ
lied himself into a volunteer fire de-
partment the elaborate and costly Gre
alton of the milliner had burned to the
rim There was no insurance.
No general alarm was turned in, but
there was general alarm among the
passengers on the car at the sight of
expensive headgear going up in smoke.
Farrar had some difficulty in locating
the hat pins that clinced the hat to
the woman's tresses, but he stuck to
the hot task with a bravery that will
probably be called to the attention of
Andrew Carnegie's medal commission
ers and after unmooring the blazing
millinery hurled it from the car.
The woman whose hat was devoured
by the flames boarded car 1856 north
bound for Oakland in Webster street
near Lincoln. She was beautifully at
tired, the most striking part of her cos
tune being her hat She had been
seated but a few minutes when a small
boy sitting next to her set UP the cry
of Fire, fire; lady, your bonnet is on
fire.
Conductor Farrar responded quickly
to the alarm and lost no time in going
into action. The woman expressed her
thanks to the carman for his heroic
performance, but refused to give her
name
1t is suspected that a curling iron
was responsible for the blaze.