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The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
LAWYERS A-PLENTY
in SUIT FOR Land
Case Involves Title to 100 Lots
of Valuable Residence
Property

OAKLAND, Aug. 15.-About score
of lawyers filed into Judge Harris
courtroom today when the trial of the
suit brought by George M. Davis to
recover valuable property near the
northern end of the north arm of Lake
Merritt began. They represented as
many defendants, whom Davis is suing.
The property involved consists of
about 100 lots of valuable residence
land. It's title is much involved. The
tract once belonged to the Oakland
Prospect homestead association. now
defunct.
Irregularities in some of the trans
fers from the original owners to the
association were inadvertently made,
which gave rise TO the present uncer-
tainty. Davis claims title through his
father, who was one Of the incorpora-
tors of the association and also by
virtue of a number of tax titles to
some of the lots.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
LIZ DEAD AND MISSING
IN JAPANESE FLOODS
1858 Houses Washed Away and
Thousands Homeless

TOKYO, Aug. 15.-Casualties from
the great floods which last week inun-
Friday and Saturday almost submerged
two of the principal wards of Tokyo
were given out today, after official In
Vestigation, as Lip dead and missing
Three thousand nine hundred and
ffty-three houses were washed away,
in addition 10 the thousands which
were under water during the flood but
resisted the strain.
Thousands of persons are homeless
and dependent on public relief.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
MRS. H. OELRICHS BUYS
CIGARETTES FOR SAILORS
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

NEWPORT, Aug. 15.-Mrs Hermann
oelrichs has bought 2,4oo packages of
cigarettes to distribute among the sail
ors of the North Atlantic fleet, which
arrived here today and will remain a
week
Besides, Mrs. Oelrichs has made ar
rangements for the sailors entertain
ment at the open air vaudeville show in
Peabody park on the afternoons and
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16

evenings of tomorrow. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. The sailors will
go in divisions.
The cottagers have subscribed S1O,-
600 for the further entertainment of
the bluejackets and the fashionabIes
have made certain that Rear Admiral
Schroeder. commanding the fleet of IA
vessels, and his officers will have a
good time here at 1uncheons, dinners,
receptions and clambakes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
81 DEAD AND So HURT
RECOVERED FROM WRECK
Six Cars of French Excursion
Train Telescoped

ROYAN, France, Aug. 15.--Thirty-
seven dead and 5S wounded have been
recovered from the wreck of the Bor-
deauN excursion train which yesterday
crashed into a freight train at Saujon
while running at a speed of so miles
an hour. Six cars of the excursion
train were telescoped. The accident
was caused by a misplaced switch.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
Writer Menaces Officials

AEBANY.N. Y. Aug. 15-A letter
threatening him with what Gaynor
got and signed by the "Chauffeurs'
Black Hand Gang" was received TODAY
by Secretary Samuel s. Koenig.
The letter, which was evidently writ
ten by chauffeur who had failed 10
pass the examination required under
the new Callen automobile law. was
mailed from New York city SATURDAY,
1t declares that chaufreurs who were
working at the time the CalIen law
became effective should have been ex-
empted from examination the same as
owners of cars, whereas many married
men have been thrown out of employ
ment by falling TO pass
The best thing you can do con-
cludes the letter, lis to break the law
and let the old chauffeurs go through
without examination. II you don't YOU
will get what Gaynor got. If this law
is not changed in one weeks time YOU
can prepare for your grave"
Two similar letters were received by
Secretary KOenig from New York city
about week ago. In one of them the
lives of Governor Hughes, Secretary
Koenig and Assemblyman CalIen, au-
thor of the automobile law, were
threatened.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
Robbery Is Denied

he denied that he had sought to rob
his sister in law and declared he did
not know she had gone to Lancaster
Friday-tbe day she was killed-to pro-
cure a large sum, which she believed
had been remitted to her from wealthy
relatives in Germany.
lie had only SIG with him when ar
rested, and a search of the effects in
his room revealed no additional sum.
Schulz said he had come to America
a few months ago on the invitation of
his sister in law to take charge of her
ranch. but said their relations became
unpleasant short time after his ar
rival
She insulted me many times" lis
said. Then once more, and it was too
much''
Mrs. Martha Chatt, the Los Angeles
woman who was reported missing after
she had started last week on a trip
to Lancaster, has been located safe on
a ranch near that town.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
.FIREBUG P[ANS
TO KILL JUDGE
and OFFICIALS
Threatening Letters Cause the
Police to Guard Homes of
Men in San Diego
Writer Wants Prisoner Charged
With Arson Set Free With
out Second Trial

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 15.-Threatened
with death unless the prosecution of
Adolph Schonek, accused OF arson. was
dropped. the homes and offices of Su-
perior Judge w. r. yuy. District Attor-
ney H S. Utley. Chief of Police Wilson
and Detective Joseph Myers, are being
guarded night and day. according TO
admissions made this morning.
The lives of all four were threatened
by letters mailed at Los Angeles. Santa
Barbara. Sacrmento and stockton. the
writer in ech case signing himseIz as
either 'Firebug'' or Enemy of Oppres-
SION
The handwriting OF each letter is
the same, apparently. and the frst was
received soon after the Jury diSa9raed
In the trial of schonek. who is sus
pected of setting about 10 fires in this
city
Coupled with the ''Firebug~ letters.
which formed a feature OF thetrial and
the arrival from Los Angeles during
the trial of a letter exoneratins the
defendant, the mystery concerning the
writer Is one of the most puzzling
the police department has undertaken
to fathom
The four officials are threatened with
death by burning. shooting and the
use of high explosives
Threats Against Judges
NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-A letter in
which the writer threatens death 70
several judges in this city and Brook
lyn and several district ATTORNEYS WAS
received at the district attorneys Of
nee today and turned over to the DO
lice
The letter was addressed TO Dis
triet Attorney Whitman and read as
follows:
am now free man after three
years sentence in Sing Sing along with
three others whom have nadA
friends. We have decided to deal ont
death sentence to Judge O'suuivap
Judge Malone, Judge Fawcett Judge
Bosa isky. District Attorneys CIV.
hart and two others. for our lives
are not worth living
cannot locate my wife and child
was charged with grand larceny and
sur dS GOu IS IN Heaven [ was
innocent. and am also sure thar n,aDv
man in states prison is innocent
The day is not far when some Of
the above mentioned names will be
thlng or the past This may be taken
as joke. but wait for results. N is
disgrace to the world to see a mar
rled man taken from his family lust
because certain people go to the dis
trict attorney and swear thew u|sr,
swindled."
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
Mrs. Frieda Schulz Castine's
Slayer Is Found Hiding in
Lodging House
'She Called Me a Dirty Bum,"'
He Tells Police in Story
of Murder
Shovel and AK Implements OF
Crime, but Robbery Theory
. Is Denied
OS ANGELES

4 Os ANGELES. Aug. I5-Otto
Schulz. accused of having mur-
~~ dered Mrs. Frieda Schulz Castine.
whose body was unearthed by a dog
yesterday at her ranch near Lancaster,
was arrested tonight by city detectives.
He was hiding in a lodging house in
Central avenue, and fellow lodger,
who recognized him from published
descriptions. betrayed him to the po-
lice.
When taken to the central station
Schulz was questioned through a Ger
man interpreter and according to the
police, freely confessed the crime of
which he was charged in the verdict
rendered at the coroners inquest.
Epithet Caused Crime
"She called me dirty bum. and 1
hit her with a shovel and finished the
job with an AK
This is the substance of the confes-
sion which Schulz is alleged to have
made
After calling me a dirty bum, she
scratched my nose. and that made me
mad" Schulz is said to have added
The arrest of Schulz followed a day
of vigorous search in which most of
the men in the city detective depart
ment and the sheriff's office were en-
gagged. It followed the arrest of three
the description of the alleged slayer
They also were unable to speak Eng
lish and principally because of that
fact were taken into custody, but were
able easily to establish their innocence
and were released. One was arrested
Pacific, another as he was boarding a
north bound steamer at San Pedro and
the third aboard a Salt Lake train.
Telephone Brings CIew
Definite knowledge of Schulz pres
ence in Los Angeles came to the police
over the telephone from a Central ave-
nue. lodging house.
''rhe man who killed Mrs Castine is
hiding in room here" said the voice
over the wire
Two detectives were hurried to the
address given, and a man who met them
at the door piloted them to a dark lit
tie room on the third floor.
They knocked, and after a wait of
several seconds the door was opened.
There appeared a slender, red faced
little man, who said he could speak
only German. He was hurried to the
police station and there admitted that
his name was Otto Schulz. He added
that he had just passed his twenty-first
birthdax-
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
Nurses Miss Belongings


Recently the nurses began to miss
some of their belongings, and as time
went on they came to the conclusion
that Miss Pierson was connected with
the thefts Last Friday when Miss
Pierson was again in trouble with the
authorities of the institution on ac-
count of the cayenne pepper episode
came more open.
1t is evident that she heard Of them
She was ordered to appear before Miss
McGinnis and was then told that it
would be better for her and the hos
pital il she left. The action seemed
to numb the girl. Returning to her
companions she wrote a brief note to
the Hibernia bank asking that her
small savings be turned over to her
sister. and handed the note to one of
her friends.
DO you think she will get the
money!" she asked.
There is no reason why we should
not she was told
without another word the girl turned
and fed. 1t was after dark at this time
and the gates of the hospital were
closed. but needless OF all the girl ran
through the darkness blindly, sobbing
and moaning brokenly. She had dis
carded her nurses uniform on receiving
her discharge, but she did not wait to
put on her hat. She plunged through
the grounds, stumbled and fell in the
darkness, but, picking herself up, ran
on again Her companions, realizing
that the girl was beside herself, called
to her and attempted to follow, but she
outdistanced them easily. Coming to
the fence she flung up her hands.
caught the top railing and pitched her
self over. The others ran to the scene
in time to see her fleeing down the road.
murmuring and sobbing.
Police Search in Vain
Knowing the temperamental nature
of the girl it was hoped that after the
first excitement had faded she would
Continued ON Page ?, CoIuma
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
etter to Governor

Coiacident with the announcement
bv Governor GiIctt in Sacramento that
he had received the communication of
costinued on Page 2. Column 4
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
Dismissal From Her
Place Prompted
Fatal Deed
Associates in Hospital |
Suspected Her Of
Dishonesty

In the identification of the body
found last Sunday on the shores of
Lake Merced as that of Miss Anna
Pierson, student nurse at the city
and county hospital, there was un-
folded yesterday a tale of outraged
girlish pride. intense and bitter, ex-
pending itself in death; of suicide fol-
lowing the belief that her companions
at the institution questioned her hon.
esty. That the girl committed suicide
there is not the least doubt. All theo-
ries of murder disappeared with the
development of the facts. 1t was
evident to the detectives investigating
the case that the young woman, tenn
permantally emotional in the ex
treme, discovering last Friday night
that she was suspected of stealing the
belongings of other nurses, lost abso
lutte control of herself and fed blindly
from the hospital grounds to the
lonely and desolate spot where her
dead. body was discovered later.
Miss Olive McGinnis, head nurse Of
the hospital. while admitting that she
was forced to discharge Miss Pierson,
declared that the latter's honesty was
never questioned. but that the action
followed a long series of infractions
of the hospital rules and was made
necessary to maintain proper disci-
pline in the institution. The nurses,
however, state that the girl was made
the object of suspicion in connection
with numerous petty thefts of late
and that this. reaching her ears, was
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
Girl Fond of Franks

Miss Pierson was continually vio-
lating the regulations of the hospital,
sattsf Miss MeGinni.s TO Detective Fur
when the nurse first disappeared. "She
was always playing pranks upon the
other nurses and so f1agrant became
her conduct that ultimately I was
forced to suspend her passes for two
weeks. I had hoped that this would
days later one of the nurses COM
planned that she had put cayenne pep
per in her bed In the face of this 1
came to the conclusion that it would
be best for the discipline of the in
stitution to ask her to leave"
The girl, accompanied by her sis
ter, Miss Clarice Pierson, entered the
training school of the hospital October
26, 1908. She was at that time 10
years of age and her sister a year
younger The two came from Walnut
Creek, where they had been born and
brought up.
According to the nurses Miss Anna
Pierson, almost from the outset of
her career, showed a rebellious spirit.
She was in trouble frequently and re-
fused to be checked.
The more they try to stop me the
worse I'll act" she once remarked to
a friend, and her attitude thencefor-
ward showed she was determined to
carry out her intentions.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01

as became a man who was bound to
stand for his house IL II hadn't bed
in II, 1T was a wide bed, very wide
and quite long. Two gentlemen could
sleep in II quite comfortably, and II
-" But the commanding being at my
side said that was quite altogether
out OF the question entirely Quite.
He was sorry for the-here he looked
at me, hesitated. but finally said
gentleman, but he couldn't share his
room with him. He was sorry for the
gentleman, and hoped he might find
comfortable lodgings, but he couldn
permit him to occupy even a portion
Of his bed
Then the clerk begged pardon and
was sorry. and all that, but this other
gentleman had registered first. and 1t
was for him to say what disposition
should be made OF this lonely room
and solitary bed. hastened 20 IS
sure the majestic being that IL was
all right; he was welcome 10 two
thirds OF the room. all OF the looking
glass, and one-half OF the bed. NO. "
he said very abruptly, Il will sit here
by the stove and sleep In my chair.
thank you, sir, but would not sleep
with my own brother. prefer a room
to myself / meekly told him that
didn't know what kind OF a man his
brother was, but no doubt he did, and,
therefore, must conclude that he
wasn't at man TO sleep with. But
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01
Gems of Wit Wisdom and Humor
HE OBJECTED TO BEDFELLoW.
BY ROBERT J. BURDETTE.

Once in the dead heart of the pitt
less winter, had drawn my good
two-handed lecture with the terrible
name, and was shifting all the coasts
OF Pennsylvania with II, sparing
neither pronounced nyther) young
nor old, and wearing at my belt the
scalps OF many a paleface audience.
One night l reached Erie the pleasant
Just as the clock In the lord mayors
castle struck 2l. II was bitter, biting
stinging cold. and there was no am
bulance at the station, while there
was good hotel there. | went in
and registered. and a man OF com
manding presence. tailor-built clothes
and a brown beard OF most refined
culture followed me, and under my
plebian scrawl made the register
luminous with his patrician cogno-
men. | stood a little in awe OF this
majestic creature, and when in a
deep bass. commanding voice he or
dered a room, had a great mnid--
something | always carry with me
when / travel-to go out and get him
one.
The gentlemanly and urbane night
clerk, who also seemed to be deeply
impressed-as Is the habit Of the
night clerk-with the gentlemans re-
sponsible to any amount "toot on
sawmbel," said he was sorry. but he
had but one vacant room, and it con.
tanned but one bed. STILL" he said.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01
From Another Point Of View

Todays bill Of fare: Rashe of bacon $3.50
The D township of Erin as sounds
ye>ana wen yasee wallpaper trust will find Roosevelt its
that the sleeping fly that stuns the Colonel hasn't
slept
Instead OF trying would they
should haven Inn an for his letter file.
chimney iron fence and three gates
cellar ours and back porch.
thinking appeal The probably hope this true
nothing much of those Fourth
he the knd
a
to tell that Hon. Sam smith Is
he radical Socialist
Aldrh Rreeneyed Anarchist which that he isn't
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01

his brother was out OF the question
and IL he wanted part OF my couch he
might have il and welcome, and l
would agree not 10 think OF the broth
er. NO, sir" he said, Il will sleep in
No mans bed" l said | wouldn't
either, II | wasn't sleepy. but when
was sleepy | didn't care: I'd sleep
with the king OF England or the presi-
dent and wouldn't care a cent who
knew IT,
Well. went to bed. curled up
under the warm, soft blankets and
heard the wind shrek and wall and
whistle and yell--how like all crea-
tion the wind can blow in Erie-and
the night grew colder every min
ute. l fell asleep and dreamed that
heaven was just As miles west OF
Dunkirk About 80 or 3 o'clock
there came a laundering rap at the
door, and with a vague, halfwaking
impression in my dream that some
body from the other place was try.
ing to get in. | said
What is it,"
1t is l." said a splendid voice.
which | recognized az once. Il am the
gentleman who came on the train
with you
Yes" said, and what is the mat
ter?"
The splendid voice was a triie
humble as ii replied:
Il have changed my mind about
sleeping with another man"
so have r." | howled so joyousIy
that the very winds laughed In merry
echo. so have /, I wouldn't get out
OF this warm bed to open that door
for my own brother"
| will close this story here. II !
should write the language that went
down that dim, cold hall outside my
door you wouldn't print IL. And when
next morning I went skipping down
stairs as fresh as a rose, and saw that
majestic being knotted up In a hard
armchair, looking 100 years old,
said
Better is a poor and wise child
than an old and foolish king. who
knoweth not how TO be admonished
For out Of prison he cometh to reign
whereas also. he that is born in his
kingdom becometh poor" This is al.
so vanity.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01
PILFERED HONEY COST $50.
Fined for chopplng Tree That Was
on Government Land.

Fined for choppIng Tree That Was
on Government Land.
ROCKVILLE, Md. Nov. 1.-For do
ing a little chopping to get some wild
honey out OF tree on Conduit road.
Reverly Canada, who lives near Glen
Echo, had to pay $50 and costs. The
Conduit road being government prop
erty, Deputy United States Marshal
Jackson, who patrols the thorough
fare, thought II up to him TO make a
move upon discovering that the tree
had been disfgured, SO he made an in
vestigation. with the result that he
appeared before Justice OF the Peace
Austin and swore out warrant charg-
ing Canada with malicious destruc-
tion OF property.
Canada was tried before Justice
Reading, in the police court here. and
promptly adjudged guilty.
The Mexican government has es-
tablished a smokeless powder factory
with a capacity Of 10000 pounds a
year.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01

national election IN
1926, gained COM
plete control OF the
I e u e raj govern
Inent In 1928. IN
that year Andrew
Jackson and John
&. Calhoun were
he Democratic
Republican candI-
dates for president
a gai II st J o h n
Quincy Adams and
X / c ard Rus h
nominees OF the
National Republi-
cans.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01
ROCK RIVER
PLANS FOR
WATER
COMMERCE.

20 naVe OTI
inances by all the city councils all the the
be
to
al to
protection ranc competition
competition and other foreign
matt by
is chag
ing Of h
hat will
be
much quicker
and immunity
mpoant-the
especially Sterling Falls They
the
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01
Tuesday. November |.
1910
CONGRESSIONAL
By FREDERIC ] HASKIM
A NEW ALIGNMENT OF P

The general movement for greater
popular participation in government
which began at the close Of the War
OF 1912, and which won its first
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01
Wlndsor eoys Have Iona HIke.

Three Windsor boys. Lincoln Hut
ton, Harry Stewart and James Bell,
amateur walkers Of some ability,
"hoofed" it to Amherstburg from
Windsor on Tuesday, covering the IS
miles in 5ls hours. They made the
return trip on the electric car.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01

The IS a
opening
earliest
R-------n the
| A ba Of IS he iae frsta
! o o a a the few
a "a tmid and
bleat become noise tremendous II
OF
mills would cease ooeratons thus throwing thousands
children
compelled cotton clothing and they like the sheep
be III and die
tremendous spun
cloth backs OF and
the tariff permits
be things
matter Emal scheme
nfarHnatory
which bothers right blindness
best girl smiles sweety him The young gains
bpe into, the wot good husband rather ordinary
fond mother trihlng
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01

india now ranks next 70 the United
States as a cotton producing nation.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01

Australia raises nearly 10000, 900
acres of wheat a year.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01

The president of the United States
is naturally more closely restricted
by prOpriety around election time
than the rest of the politicians
The idea is that this high officer
being the president of ALL the peO-
ple should not "butt in" !. e., in
terfere in matter that is up to ALL
of the people.
For instance, we will presume
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01

a noninhahmable moving mcture
'n hAe been brought out IN Germany.
A. average Of three new conets a
~ sfe di1ooyered By astronsmers.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01

Alaska has 1000 miles of
ways navigRbls fer steam Vesk
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01
OBSERVATIONS

Sterling
Evansville
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01

u host OF other watersde cities may well initiate
They have passed ordinances establish public
docks along their respective river fronts.
Rock river is not great waterway-yet But II
n stands better chance be many greater
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-12-23

STOVE WOOD Furnished at So rs
q toad. Mail orders giUep prompt at
tention. Milford Pa Non. 5th. 1905
J. w. Kiesei.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-12-23
To A Cat
By LENNox c. BRENNAN,

by bENNOA =. BRENNAN
A cat, a Maltese cat, 1 once did
know
Which lived and dwelt not by a fire.
side hearth
But out of doors with Nature and the
earth
And fiowers and trees and there,
needs must, did grow
In soul, for even cats have souls, 1
trowi
But this domestic feline quite lacked
mirth,
st least in its anatomy a dearth
There seemed to be of joy. dumb
joy, to glow;
Still, when I'd pondered on it for
while
1 came to a conclusion quite at once
That this was an Egyptian from the
Nile
Which had decided, sphinx-like. for
the nonce
To smile IN heart bat wear no out
ward smile
Aud I perioroe then called myself
Ounce.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-12-23

Not a single cent comes out OF your
pocket II trial of the Cluthe Truss which
gives Massage Treatment
doesn't result in immense relief. We don't
want a cent of your money unless this
Truss does you a world oe good