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The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
LEAGUE OF CROSS TO
GIVE MIDSUMMER BALL

OAKLAND, June S.-The members of
Company N, First regiment, of the
League of the Cross Cadets, have is
sued / 1000 invitations to their mfdsum-
mer ball, which will be given Friday
evening, June "a, at Maple hall. The
proceeds of the bail will be placed in
the camp fund of Company n for the
annual encampment, July Is to "a in
elusive. The ball committee is COM
posed of Sergeant Harry j. Fazakerley.
chairman; Sergeant J., j. Carey, Must
clan r. Lloyd and Privates j. Dahl. A.
McManus, J. Walsh and L. A. Mitchell.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
COMBINED IN OUTING
Especial Dispaieh TO The Call

EUREKA. June S--A a. Sanderson.
accompanied by W. A. Scott, wife and
daughter, arrived here yesterday from
San Francisco, coming to this county
for the purpose lof looking over their
mining interests on the Klamath river
above Requa and incidentally to enjoy
an outing. They are planning rather
extensive operations at their gold
mines for the summer, while they are
contemplating operating gold dredg-
er next year.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
Thug Keeps Promise 10 Pcturn
Binds, Gags and RObS W0n0n|
SECOND TRIP OF
BRUTAL BURGLAR
Tall Stranger Asks for Ice
Cream, Presents Pistols and
RObs Former Victim

Keeping his promise to return, the
same desperate robber who two weeks
ago tomorrow night entered the candy
store of Mrs. William L. Meuser Jr. at
597 Haight street, seized the propri-
etress by her throat. threatened to kill
her if she made any outcry and robbed
the till of s12, went to the candy store
again shortly after IL o'clock yesterday
morning with a slight disguise He
held up Mrs. Meuser with two pistols,
bound and gagged her after she had
tainted, robbed the store of about 81,
locked the front door and escaped
through a rear alIevWay
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
"FINIS" is WRITTEN
TO COLLEGE ROMANCE
Miss Bessie Porter Becomes
Wife of S. NJ. Altman

OAKLAND, June S.-A pretty ro-
nance of two brothers and two sisters
which began while the young women
were students at Colorado college, was
completed last night in the marriage of
Miss Bessie Porter, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Newton Porter, to Samuel
NJ Altman The sister of the bride and
brother of the bridegroom, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Altman, were the other
duo in the romance, and set the initia-
tive about three years ago by marry
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
WOMAN KILLED BY
BOLT OF LIGHTNING
Kansas City Property Valued at
100000 DESTROYED in Storm

KANSAS CITY, June S.-Lightning
killed Mrs. Charles Hicks and property
estimated to be worth 100000 was
destroyed during severe storm here
today. Three and quarter inches of
rain fell.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
HONEYMOON TRIP TO
BE TOUR OF EAST
Miss Harriet L. Doughter and
w. #. Floyd Are Married
ISneeiaI Disnntch 10 The Call

PALO ALTO, June S-Miss Harriet
l.. Doughter and William T.. Floyd of
Palo Alto We're married here today at
the home of the brides parents Floyd
is an empIoye of the Paloi Alto paint
company The couple expect to cele-:
brate their honeymoon with three
months tour of eastern points. They
will make their home in Palo Alto
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09

NEw CALIFORNIA PosTMAsTERs- washing
ton, June s-Tbe following California post
masters have been appointed: Lsmoine. Shasta
+ county-Bdythe p. Davies. vice II. f. Griffin.
rcsig igned; Malaga, Fresno countv-Frsnk S.
I BsEieT- vice A. q. Williams Jr resigned :
- jhomaesen. Salinas county Earl W. Tuttie,
vice c. Y. Patterson resigned
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09

TWO PLEAD GUILTY AIohn Niver. an Oakland
lad pleaded guilty yesterday in the United
States district court TO robbing postoffice in
shasta county recently. He secured So Paul
Marietta of San Jose pleaded guilty in the
same court to forging So money order. SEN
tences will be passed Saturday at 10 q. m.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09

The Academy OF Moral and Political
Science in France has offered a prize Of
eS4Oo for the best thesis on The right
of suffrage; should it be extended to
women; IN what circumstance and TO
z-hat extent?"
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
Husbands Discovery

All of this was done so quietly that
not neighbor nor person in any of
the thickly packed places of business in
the vicinity kne wthat anything was
wrong in the candy store on the south
east corner of Haight and Steiner
streets until Mrs. Meuser's husband.
who is a clerk in the branch postoffice
in Masonic avenue near Haight street,
returned for lunch at 10 minutes to 1
o'clock, was startled to find the front
door locked and no sign of life within.
fastening around to the rear en-
trance through the alleyway in Steiner
street he entered the back door and
heard his wife's voice from the bed
room family calling will" In this
room, which is separated from the
store by still another small room, Meu-
ser found his wife stretched at length
upon the floor next to an iron bedstead.
She was bound hand and foot with
heavy twine. He quickly released her
from her bonds and heard her story of
the holdup
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
With Ashen Face Accused Ply.
sician Walks to Court and
Gives $4,000 Bail
BROTHER AND LAWYER
FURNISH SECURITY
Doctor Accused OF Failure to
Provide Dying Woman With
Medical Attendance
MARRIED. LIFE WAS
NOT HAPPY, HE ADMITS
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
II RESNO, June S,-Dr Jackson L.
= Martin. whose wife attempted to
commit suicide May p and who
died at her home in this city May so.
after an illness of eight days, was
placed under arrest shortly after
o'clock this afternoon by Thomsa
Walton. county detective, on war
rant charging him with failing to
provide medical attendance for his
wife The complaint was sworn to
under section fthe criminal code
which provides that if a man fails to
provide for his wife food. clothing.
shelter or medical attendance he shall
be punished by imprisonment in the
state prison or the county Jail not
exceeding two years or by a $1,000
fine, or by both
The complaint was sworn to by
Walton before Judge Briggs in the
police court.
With bowed head and a face OF
ashen hue Doctor Martin walked into
the police court with Walton few
minutes after the warrant had been
issued. As he took his seat he fas-
tened his eyes to the floor and never
once during the entire time did he lift
them until he arose to seek bail
Bail Is Secured
Bail in the sum of $4,000 was fixed
by Judge Briggs, and it was later fur
nished by George v Martin, brother of
the accused physician, and Frank
Kauke. Kauke will defend Doctor
Martin in the trial The preliminary
hearing was set for Friday afteraoon
at o'clock
Upon securing his release Doctor
Martin returned TO his Office. remaining
there for the afternoon. While in his
Office he was questioned by a number
of newspapermen.
On more than one occasion. as some
questions about his past life. and es-
pecially his actions during his wife's
last illness. were propounded. great
beads of sweat gathered on the ply
sician's forehead. his face turned ashen
and he refused to answer.
"Youy married life was not very
pleasant he was asked.
1T was not" replied the physician.
MY wife and 1 could not get along to-
gether and many people knew of this.
including her relatives, but there had
never been steps taken toward di-
vorce.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
No Affinity. He Says

There is not another woman mixed
up in the case. and this rumor OF an
affinity is without foundation. My wife
had very peculiar ideas. and it must
have been one of these ideas which she
advanced when she told that 1 had an
afinity. 1t was simply an idea she got.
and there is no truth in it,
When asked what he had done when
he stayed away on two. nights during
his wife's illness, he replied that he
did NOT care 10 answer that question.
The district attorney mas changed his
mind regarding an examination of Doc
tor Martin, and he said today that he
would not examine the physician re-
garding his wife-s death. Rather. he
said. he would allow the matter to
take its regular course from now on.
LAST Straw Broken"
Mrs. H. p Knight of this city has re-
ceived a letter from Mrs. Britain. sis
ter of Mrs. Martin, now in Chiilicothe.
in which the latter said:
The last straw has broken. My sis
ter's husband refuses to accompany the
body. He left me in Kansas City"
Mrs. E. ". Risley. wife of Judge Ris-
ley. formerly on the superior bench of
this county, has also received a letter
from Mrs Britain in regard to the
case. but she refuses to make it public.
Fresno society is in an uproar over
the sensational incidents which have
Just come to life in connection with the
case in which Doctor Martin is now in
volved and on every hand the move
ments of the prosecution are the chief
topics of conversation.
No wthat the case has been taken
into court and become more than mere
gossip and scandal. the district attor-
ney is much relieved and feels that he
will be able to conduct a much more
rigid investigation from now on. He
intimated tonight that while he has
placed minimum charge against Doc
tor Martin at the present time. a Sc
rious charge may be placed against
him.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
Not Recognized

On the occasion of the first robbery
the candy store proprietress had a
good look at the stranger, but did not
recognize him at first yesterday, as he
had on a false black mustache, but
later she recognized him, as the mus
tache had slipped crookedly to one
side. Ever since the first robbery
Mrs. Meuser has been very nervous and
Just before the telephone message came
Tuesday told q friend that she had q
feeling that something was going to
happen to her,
An excellent description Of her as
sailant is furnished by Mrs Meuser.
Al follows: "He was probably 5 feet
10 or IL inches tail and weighed about
10 pounds. His hair was light AMI
he wore jet black false mustache.
His eyes were light blue. He wore a
black suit with a soft FEDORA hat
Detective James L. Farrell has been
detailed by the police department. to
Investigate the case.~
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
TELEPHONE kEARNY Sc
THURSDAY. JUNE 9, 1910
EDITORIAL
NEWS TO-DAY

Protect travellers on suburban electric
lines Page 6
Merchants dinner in reality trade
clinic. Page 9
This paper sends out first home seekers
train- Page G
Eight insurgents who may have to ex-
plain. Page q
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
Asks for ice Cream

The following Is the staeemeut given
bS Mrs. Meuser to The Can reporter
last evening:
i was standing behind the counter in
the store when a tall stranger entered
and asked if l had any % or 50 cent
boxes of ice cream. I told him / had
both Then he said, Let me see them.
/ stopped to get them, when he said
Stop. | looked up and he had two
pistols in his hands pointed at me. He
told me to get behind the portieres
Qeading into a rear room) as quickly
as | could. He showed me into the
further room. the bedroom, followed
and locked the door after him. There
was a screen in the window and he
told me to take it out and close the
window. After [ had done this he said
he was going to kill me. Then l faint
ed. The next l remember was hearing
some one coming in the back door and.
thinking it was my husband, / called
Will He came and released me. This
was about 10 minutes to l o'clock. 1t
was quarter past IL o'clock in the
morning when the man entered"
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
Room Is Ransacked

All the drawers in the bedroom were.
turned upside down and valuables
taken. The cash register in the store
was entered and about 81 in coin stolen.
The robbery was the work of a des-
perate man, as he had not only seized
Mrs. Meuser by the throat and cowed
her into letting him take $12 from the
register on the occasion of the first
holdup, but last Tuesday he had the
temerity to call her up and warn her
that she should keep $25 in the till. as
he would call when she least expected
coming he would kill her On that oc-
casion the following conversation took
place between Mrs. Meuser and the
thug over the telephone:
rs that Meuser's?'
Yes
Wei, I'm coming over in the near
future"
who is this. please"
I'm the fellow who was over there
last Friday. [ want to tell you one
thing, that l amt going to stand for
that little dab of business, and il the
next time / call you don't have at least
SIS in the cash rgister I'm going to kill
you, and I'll come when you least ex-
pect it
Mrs. Meuser hung up the receiver for
a second and then called quickly for
central to learn with what number she
had been talking. The operator was
unable to give her the information.
Not Recognized
On the occasion Of the first robbery
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-09
FOREIGN

King and queen OF Italy visit scene Of the r
cent earthquake. Pare
Commander Peary sued for return Of 5000
worth Of arctic trophies. Page
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-05-26
Too Much for Him.
gress will act

They numbered four They abso-
iutely exuded prosperity. The things
which they ordered were such as to
fill with envy the breast of the man
at the next table, engaged in consum-
ing the most modest dish disclosed by
the bill Of fare
The four were conversing-languid,
plutocratic conversation. After a
while it turned to the question OF
money. Evidently they wanted to do
something. How much money had
they? One of the four took out his
pocketbook and counted up roll of
bills.
''Oh, / have a hundred and forty"
he said, carelessly.
The second and third members of
the party went through their pockets.
II have two hundred and fifteen, y
remarked one.
"And I have three hundred" said
the other.
The fourth waved his hand
grandly.
"Neved mind, you fellows" he said.
"I'll lend you all you want"
Tenderly, walters bore the man at
the next table out into the cold air.
He will recover.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-05-26
FACE THAT WAS FAMILIAR.
Quite Sure She Had Met the Man
and So She Really Had.

Quite Sure She Had Met the Man
and So She Really Had.
Two richly dressed young girls
whose breeding and beauty would pass
unquestioned anywhere were among
the crowd at an exhibition of paint
ings last week. Suddenly the taller
of them lifted her eyes and exclaimed
to her companion, as she caught sight
Of man entering the room: why,
there's some one l ought to know real
we'll"
She was looking directly at man
who had not yet seen her, says the
New York Press. He was we'll worth
looking at-strong, broad of shoulder,
fair as a Norseman, with an air far
more material than artistic The girls
steady eyes compelled the mans gaze.
AS their glances met she bowed. He
sponse. She bowed again with gentle
insistence, smiling the while He was
almost up within touch of her as he
returned her greeting with seeming
protest at doing so. A sudden pressing
together Of the crowd brought them
close to each other, and she purred
up to him.
Don't you think that on the aver
age this years exhibition is an i'm.
provement on the last?p she asked
II don't know, Miss Kirkie," he re;
turned, simply, with shyness Of man.
ner that seemed strangely enough un-'
suited to so superb a physical speci-
men. "I'm no judge. 1 just came in
just because 1 was given a ticket"
"Y-e-s?" she drawled out. Then hur-
riedly, as she put out her hand, which
he failed to see: you really will par
don me, won't you? But I can't recall
where I met you or anything
your name has slipped my memory.
And yet l ought to know it, since
you haven't forgotten mine, I see. And
your face is so familiar"
She broke off and looked up at him
with eager expectance, as though she
were questioning him. Finally he
broke what promised to be an icy 81.
lence.
eyes, miss, you used to see me very
often when you lived in the apartment
on I'D street. 1 was-I still am-the
ianitor there"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-05-26
No Plnce for ce1estinI..

George Richmond Hayes, the noted
San Francisco ethnologlst, said at a
recent dinner:
THE yellow races are held in bet
ter esteem than used to be the case
in the West. l once visited a very
rough boom town IN Oregon near Cot
tage Grove. In the leading saloon a
man in a red shirt said to me:
"'Ye wanter carry yerself almighty
straight in these parts, stranger. Go
wrong the least mite and, by crinus,
we'll lynch ye as quick as look at ye.'
81 smiled
"'Would you lynch me- I asked. If
killed a dogY
would weY he snorted. Why,
stranger, we've lynched fellers here
for KILN Chinameni'"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-05-26
NorHrNa NEW UNDER rHE suN.
Many "InventiOns" improvements
on Things Existing Long Ago.

Many "Inventions" improvements
on Things Existing Long Ago.
There is no new thing under the
sun. Many Of our boasted new "in-
ventions" are simply second editions
of things which were invented a thou
sand years ago, Pearson's Weekly
says.
The taxicab is by no means a new
idea. A German pr 'essor has writ,
ten a letter to the Frankfort Gazette,
in which he says he has discovered
that Vitruyius, the Roman historian,
describes a taximeter cab in use in
Rome the year 70 A. d.
The mechanism of the taximeter
caused a stone to drop into a box
under the carriage every thousand
PAGES. AT the end Of the journey the
driver counted the stones which had
fallen into the box, and in this way
was able to calculate the fare.
Within the last fifty years an En-
glishman produced particular kind
of pin, which he callel safety"
pin. For this admirable service to
mankind he was highly honored and
fetes and favors have showered upon
him.
However, when some one was pok-
ing about among the ruins of Pompeii
they came upon a large number of
bronze safety pins They were quite
up-to-date pins, too. There was a
.eoiled spring at one end and catch
at the other-just like those in con-
slant use at the present day.
Thi1nbles have been found in pre-
historic mounds and combs and hair
pins were in existence before the
Christian era. 1t is guessed with
some certainty that the first needle
must have been threaded by thrifty
housewife about 5000 years ago.
The combination locks we use to-
day, which can only be opened by
combination of certain numbers and
letters, were well known and used ex-
tensively by the Chinese. many centu'
ries ago.
In China, too, they Illuminated their
houses couple of thousand years ago
with natural gas, which was conveyed
to the consumers house by means Of
bamboo tubes.
1t Is calculated that some short
hand systems go back to somewhere
about 500 B. c. At any rate, there
seems no doubt that the orations of
Cicero were written with as much
skill and rapidity as the modern stem
ographer could boast.
The ancients knew about electricity
and, though we usually credit Watts
with the discovery of steam as a mo-
tive power, Nero Of Alexandria de-
scribed machines driven by steam
1000 years before Watts was born.
This same gentleman invented a
double-force pump, such as is used
nowadays as a fire engine, and he an
ticipated the modern turbine wheel.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-05-26
PREVENTION
THE BEST SAFEGUARD

If for any cause the horse or otter
domestic animal exhibits lack of energy,
proper relish for food, or an appearance
IF general debility, timely action should
be taken for the restoration of its health.
In the natural food of our domestic
animals Nature provides certain peculiar
medicinal herbs, leaves, barks and roots
which seem necessary for their health.
Pacific Stock Food in greatly condensed
form is intended to supply the essential
virtues of those health-giving natural
remedies and is prepared expressly for
those animals deprived by man of their
natural food. 1t is an Alternative tonic
which stimulates the various organs OF
the body, promotes the secretions, tones
up the general system and restores the
disordered conditions to a normal state.
II stimulates the appetite, improves the
digestion and assimilation of food, puri6es
the blood and insures a good, healthy
condition. Booklet free.
HoYT CHKAucAL Co. Portland, oregoa
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-05-26
THE couNTRY's GROWTH.
hOwn In the Increase of Mail Mat
ter Handled Annually.

'hOwn in the Increase of Mail Mat
ter Handled Annually.
The growth of our country and the
Increase in the volume of business can
be realized no better than by COM
parison of the number OF pieces Of mail
matter handled annually. The total
for, 1889 was S60,200,000 pieces, In
cluding letters, postal cards, newspa-
pers, printed matter and packages OF
every sort. Twenty years later the
total was four times as great, and
reached 13,173,34O,329.
The advance has been remarkably
regular year after year and at the
rate Of about 100 per cent every five
years. In 1S47, the year when post
age stamps were first issued, the total
number of pieces that passed through
the mails was 114,175,4SO.
A considerable part Of the increase
during the last ten years has been
due to rural delivery. Farmers are
now able to receive newspapers, let
ters and other mail matter at their
doorsteps without leaving their plows
or their harvest fields and driving into
town. s
There are now nearly 10000 rural
delivery carriers who are paid $S5,OOO,-
900 year for carrying the letters and
newspapers to the country homes In
the United States. and together they
travelled last year more than 100000
miles day. The rural delivery serv-
Ice is now thirteen years old, and 1t
has been the greatest success of any
new idea that has been introduced into
the administration of our government.
The Postofice Department will renew
It's efforts to secure law authorizing
a parcels post service so that farmers
wives can do their shopping by mail,
but the opposition. from. the country
merchants, who fear their trade will
be diverted to the cities, is so determ-
lned that 1t is doubtful whether Con
gress will act.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-05-26
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ply that it was dropped there by that
black field, after she had killed Maui
rice" Then. turning to Bettersea, he
resumed his examinations
You know the negress, Dido, who
is in the employment of. Mrs. Dallas?"
he asked, mildly
Yes sir, an h'awful female she
is! She knows things as amt good
fer 'em. Bout that deyil-stick es you
talks Of" $w
oh" cried Jen, recalling Dido's de-
nial She knows of that, does she?
: Yes, sir, she do. Arsked me bout
it, but know'd muffin, i didn't" W
What did she say concerning it?'
We'll, sir, when brought message
from Dr. Etwald bout that devil stick
'what?" cried Jen, interrupting
sharply. Did DR.. Etwald know about
it also?"
He did, sir. Leastways he arsked
me to arsk Dido bout it."
I thought as much" said Jen, in an
excited tone. Then, after a pause, he
added: "Battersea, would you like free
quarters and plenty of food and drink
for a week?"
Il amt fool, sir" said the tramp,
with sheepish grin, Il should, you
bet"
In that case go down to the kitch-
en-, and tell my servants from me that
you are to stay there. Later on I'll see
you"
"Thankee, sir. I'll get free quarters
and grub for week." cried Battersea,
rubbing his grimy hands. MY eye,
'ere's oppolance. Can l go now, sir?'
"At once" replied Jen and pointed
to the door.
Battersea bowed awkwardly to Meg
and his benefactor; then he went out
of the room and left the Major alone
with his visitor.
What does all this mean?" asked
Meg, quite surprised at Jens excite
ment.
Meant" cried Jen, in a tone of con-
viction. why! that Etwald is mixed
up in this business also!"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-05-26

Tom Purdie, an old man servant in
Sir Walter Scott's household, used to
talk of the famous "Waverley Novels"
as "our books" and said that the read
ing of them was the greatest comfort
to him.
whenever I am off my sleep" he
confded to James Skene, the author
of Memories Of Sir Walter Scott" Il
have only to take one Of the novels,
and before have read two pages it is
sure to set me asleep"