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The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
NEW RAILROAD THROUGH
TETON PASS IS PLANNED
San Joaquin Valley Line to
Cut Los Angeles-Bakers-
field Time in Half

LOS ANGELES. Aug 23.-The San
Joaquin Valley railroad to operate be-
tween Los Angeles and dig near Nc
Kittrick by way of the TETON pass was
Incorporated here today. Reports that
the Western Pacific or the Santa Fe
were back of the new venture, could
not be confirmed. The date of the be-
ginning of actual construction was not
announced.
The capitalization of the new railroad
is $4,000, 900. of which s14S,0o0 is SUBJ
scribed. The directors and incorpora-
tors are T. E. Gibbon, who subscribed
$144.5o0 and w. C. Shuelton. ]. e.
Stephens. J. E. Shuelton and J. r..
Colburn Jr.. who paid $1,000 EACH
1t was said the motor power prob
ably would be electricity and that in
running time the projected line would
cut In half that now prevailing be-
tween Los Angeles and Bakersfield.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
SHOWN IN
AUTOMOBILE SCHOOL
Heald's One of the Best
Equipped Colleges" for
Motor Learning

Automobile men throughout the city
are taking especial interest In watching
tho progress Of the Heads automobile
school. which. under the direction of
]. w. Griffith. Its manager. has become
recognized training school for the
education OF chauffeurs. mechanicians.
repair men. salesmen and all who have
TO do with the making. marketing, up
keep and running OF the automobile.
One OF the first schools In the coun-
try to devote It's entire curriculum to
the automobile business, Healds has
become the leader OF them all, and
there are many expert automobilists In
the city who have had their training
exclusively In this school.
During the last year many improve
ments have been made in the school
course, and many of its students have
graduated to lucrative and comfortable
positions as a result of course of
study here. The school is planning
many Innovations, some of which are
now being put into operation Stu
dents are being enrolled every day. and
others are being graduated. A special
night school course has been arranged
for students who are employed during
the day.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
FRENCH REPUBLIC
L SENDS DELEGATION

PARIS. August 23.-The French gov
eminent has sent delegation to San
Francisco to take possession OF = site
on the grounds of the Panama Pacific
exposition for the French pavilion.
The delegation Is composed OF M
Tirman. director of expositions OF the
ministry of commerce: g. Roger San
dez, general secretary of the French
Foreign Exposition association; NJ Pei
lerin de la Touche, administrator OF the
French TRANSATLANTIC Steamship lines
and M. Eavy. one OF the government
architects.
The commission left Havrs today for
New York on the Provence and will be
Joined in San Francisco by the French
consul general, Henri A J. Merou. The
members will report TO their govern
ment on variety OF questions relating
to the exposition, and especially with
regard to the protection Of designs
among the French exhibits, and te
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
'MULHALL REVEALS
|. $4,000 s[USH FUND.
LOBBYIST Testihes Brewers
Paid Representative Nc
Dermott Money

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Martin M.
Mulhall testified to the house lobby
committee today that Representative
McDermott OF Illinois told him he had
received $4,000 from brewery interests
during the 1919 campaign for some
thing that was to be done here"
Mulhau swore that John A McDer-
mott Of New York, cousin of the
representative: Mr.. Fleming, a brew
er's agent and brother In law OF the
congressman, and l. II. McMichael. one
time chief page Of the house. also told
him about the $4,000. Representative
McDermott told him his cousin prom
ised $4,000
Mulhall told the house committee
McDermott's cousin said the $4,000 was
paid to Representative McDermott for
his part In the Cannon's rules fight of
1910 by the Brewers association. Null
hall repeated his charge that Repre-
sentative McDermott had forged his
Endorsement to $3.50 check given to
him in the 1912 campaign by Harold f.
Mccormick.
LOANED HIM $500
Hugh r. Harvey of the Washington
Retail Liquor Dealers association told
the committee the organization had
loaned $500 to Congressman McDermott
last September and never had been re-
paid.
Harvey said McDermott gave a 80
day note for the $500. The note was put
in a bank. He knew of no serious
effort to collect 1t, although 1t had been
running now for almost year Mem
bers of the committee expressed sur
prise that McDermott did borrow money
from Washington liquor dealers, when
he might have got it in his home city.
Harvey agreed that 1t did look
strange. although he hadn't thought of
1T at that time. He denied McDermott
was asked to aid the liquor men
against the District Of Columbia excise
law when it was up last session He
said he knew OF no other loans to
congressman by his association.
WILL FINISH INVESTIGATION
IF Congressman McDermott has ever
done anything for u.s. he said. en-
phatically, Il don't know It,"
HAS Mr. McDermott ever expressed
any intention of paying the note?' he
was asked.
'T asked him today il he intended to
pay It," said Harvey, "and he said he
did"
The senate committee will begin
Tuesday with continuous sessions until
1t has finished the Mulhall end of its
investigation.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
ALIEN LAW TEST
CASE MAY DEFER
Japanese Would Await Dip
lonatic Exchanges Before
Seeking Decision

Los ANGELES. Aug. 23-Efforts
will be made by the Japanese residents
of Los Angeles to halt temporarily a
proposed test case in the federal courts
here of the California anti-alien land
law.
H Wakabayashi, secretary of the
Japanese association of southern Cali
fornia, said. to day that he and other
leading Japanese of this city desired
the proposed testing of the constitu-
tienaIity of the new law postponed at
least until the statesmen of the United
States and Japan had concluded diplo-
matte exchanges on the subject
Mr. Wakabayashi said, however, that
he and his eountrymen were convinced
the question would have to be settled
in the courts eventually.
The test case has been suggested by
w. Teniguchi, a wealthy Japanese. who
desired to transfer 200 acres of land to
a fellow countryman for agricultural
purposes. He asked an American at
torney to obtain from the federal
courts an Interpretation of the consti-
tutionality of the new law.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
CROP MOVING FUND
" AVAILABLE SOON

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.--Banks in
the central and far western states soon
will begin receiving their share of the
s50.oo0,0oo crop moving fund that the
government is placing in the agricul-
tural states.
The frst western deposits will be
made during the early part OF Septem-
Der in Los Angeles and San Francisco,
Denver, Chicago, Evanston, Fort
Wayne and Indianapolis. Des Moines
and Sioux City: Kansas City and Wich-
ita, Kansas; Baltimore, Detroit, Duluth.
Minneapolis and ST. Paul; Kansas City,
St Joseph and ST. Louis, Lincoln and
Omaha; Portland. Ore: Cincinnati
Cleveland and Columbus. Seattle and
Spokane and Milwaukee. Forty-two
cities in southern states also are to re-
ceiye deposits.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
JEWISH LODGES TO HOLD
ANNUAL PICNIC SEPT. "A
Committee of Fifty Selects
Contra Costa Park for
Outing

The committee Of nifty. which repre-
sents the 10 B'nai Birth lodges Of San
Francisco. is arranging for its annual
reunion and outing September IA at
East Shore park in Contra Costa
county.
Among the amusements will be .
baseball game between picked team
representing the San Francisco lodges
and team from the Oakland lodge.
A silver trophy cup will he awarded
the winners.
Members Of the auxiliaries OF the
Daughters Of the Covenant are assist
ing In the preparations and will con-
duct several booths.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
AUDITORS OF STATE
LAMENT NYE'S DEATH
Attest to Resolutions of
Coincidence

OAKLAND. Aug. 23.--Resolutions of
respect and coincidence for the late
State Controller A. B. Nye were adopt
ed today by the Association of County
Auditors OF the State OF California, and
attested by President e. f. Garrison
and Secretary-Treasurer r. p. Wallace.
The resolutions end as follows:
"Resolved, that the County Auditors
association, through its president and
secretary, does most sincerely mourn
the loss to the people of the state Of SO
splendid an officer, of so exemplary q
man, husband and neighbor, and does
extend to the bereaved ones the SYM
pathy of every member of its fra
ternity."
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24

false labelling as French productions Of
limitations made In the United States.
While the French government has
definitely decided to take part in the
exposition. the extent OF the exhibits
and their variety, beauty and value viii
depend largely on the report Of this
delegation.
Many German Exhibits
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.--Many Ger
man enterprises and industries may be
represented at the Panama-Pacin ex~
position despite the Berlin govern
ment's decision not to participate, ac-
cording to cable sadvces recetved today
by Director John Barrett OF the Pam
American union. Special freight rates
and privileges are being planned for
prospective exhibitors. who are to meet
soon to discuss their participation. Mr..
Barrett's advices came from an ofdcia1
Of large German business house.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
COLUMBIA PARK BOYS
TO GIVE CONCERT TO-DAY

Program OF Military and Classical
Music I'm Greek Thcater of
University
BERKELEY, Aug. 23.-Sunday con-
certs at the Greek theater of the Uni
versity OF California will be resumed
tomorrow with program of military
and classical music by the Columbia
Park Boys club band under the direc-
tion of Conrad Horst The half hour
OF music will begin at the usual time
o'clock
The following numbers will be given:
Msrch, s'OId Comrades" &c. Tiekel; overture.
fam arranged by 6. Horst; Simple Averi'
(Thome); hPilgrims Song Of Hope tBatiste, +;
Guard Of Houor'' g. Lehnhardt) 'sThe Star
Spangied Banner"
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
TO COAL
LANDS REF USED
Juneau Land Office Turns
Down Claimants to
Chezum Group
Applicants Fail to Show
Opening of Mincs-C Case
Will Be Appealed

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 2s.-The Ju-
neau land once today refused the ap-
piication for patents made by the
claimants Of what is known as the
Chezum group OF coal lands claims, in
the Bering river district, Alaska. coy-
ering 1850 acres. adjoining the can
celed Cunningham claims.
The land Is reputed to be enormous
ly valuable.
cision OF the land once decision in
applicants were not entitled to patents.
for they failed to show that they had
opened a coal mine.
On the other hand, the local land
Office found that the charges of fraud
filed against the claimants by special
agents OF the general land once had
not been proved. The decision will now
go to the general land ONCE for final
action.
The Chexum claimants are: Frank
Watson, who was indicted in 1911 and
acquitted In Chicago last March OF
Alaska coal land frauds: T. Waldo
Murphy. q Spokane attorney; Mabel b.
Mcintyre Of Spokane. and e. Fl. Hughes,
A. 1. Davis. Susie G. Chezum, l. b.
Chezum. l. l. Cole, Charles Dougherty,
Fred 7, Kelley and r. o. chezum. all
OF Seattle The group takes Its name
from the locator, Squire Chezum.
The claims are now held by the
Northern Improvement company.
Mothers Pensions in Demand
SEATTLE. Wash, Aug. 2a.-The
operation of the mothers pension law
passed by the last legislature and in
>N ~ IL Esx~~ ~ 49,
t56,000 for the coming year, according
to the estimate by Superior Judge A.
w. Frater, before whom pension cases
are heard. Twenty-Five women are
already drawing from SO to s37 .
month. and $50 applications for PEN
sions have been made and 100 cases
remain to be heard. Judge Frater has
denied pensions to divorced mothers,
combining his orders to widows and de-
Marry to Settle Estate
PORTLAND, Orc, Aug. 23.-At Van
couver, Wash, last night. Patrick Nc
Donald wealthy Alaska miner, and
Mrs. Alice Reese, wife of McDonald's 8
former partner. were married as the
result of the inability of the two to
disentangle their Joint property hold
ings after the death of Mr.. Reese two
years ago. For some time efforts were
made to settle the estate, valued at
$175,oo0. without avail. and long litiga-
tion threatened. when Mr.. Mcdonald
proposed marriage to settle the matter,
Dangerous Yeggman Killed
PORTLAND. Ore. Aug. 2s.-Joseph
Barron, the man shot during the train
robbery in Sullivan's Gulch Tuesday
night and who died In the hospital
Wednesday, was today Identified az q
former convict In Walia Walla peni-
tentiary, where he was sent from Seat
tie Is years ago for highway robbery.
He was known under the aliases of
]. b. Allison and yellow BILL" He was
identified by Detective Coleman as one
OF the best known and most danger
Gus yeggmen and holdup artists in the
country.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
Wants License Fee Back
| 80 80
Deputy Searches for Clerk !

OAKLAND, Aus. 13--WiIIiam
y. Ford, = former depnty IN the
county clerks once, who tooA
out 4 license today to marry Goa
A. RafRo, II searching for County
Clerk John r. Cook, who agreed
several years ago to pay 1or
FOrd,s marriage permit II ne
should ever wed. Ford was un-
able tn find Cook at the hall o1
records ana paid for the docu-
ment, sitter which he continued
the hunt with the intention OF
having the - refunded. the
pair viii be married wednesday
evening.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
SPECIAL VOCAL NUMBERS
FOR LAKESIDE CONCERTS
Operatic Selections Feature Of Pro-
gram This Afternoon by Oak
land Park Band

OAKLAND, Aug. 23-Special vocal
numbers will be given In connection
with the Sunday afternoon concerts in
Lakeside park by the Oakland park
band.
Mrs Florence Drake lie Roy. a So
prano soloist. will sing Spring" by
Leo Stern, Sunday. August 81. The
Oakland Maennerehor, composed OF SO
male voices and led by Professor AL
brecht will sing Sunday, September
IA. while Sunday. October 5. selections
will be given by the singing section OF
the Oakland turnverein, composed of
40 voices.
Operatic selections will be the fea-
lures by the band tomorrow at Lake
side park. The program follows;
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
SAN RAFAEL MARRIAGE PERMITS
(SueciaI Dispatch to The CalD

SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 23.-Marriage H.;
censes were granted here today as fol-
lows: Russell f. Piatt, 2l. and An
nette r. Murnik. 20. both of Oakland
Charles l. Oneal, 33, San Francisco, and
Matte I. Shade, Is. Oakland: Emery A.
Boles. 81. and Amy Lewis. 80. both OF
Santa Rosa; Anselmo +. Almeida, 90,
Martinez. and Maria s. Santos, 3S, Mill
Valley
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
.bers will be given :
MUST REPORT ALL BIRTHS

ALAMEDA, Aug. 2s.-City Physician
Arthur Hieronymus announced today
that he will cause the arrest hereafter
LOT any physician who fails to report
q birth within IS hours.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
ST. PETERS CORNERSTONE
WILL BE LAID TODAY
bishop Nichols VIII Direct Ccremonies
for New Structure At Twenty
ninth and Clement streets

Cornerstone of the new St Peters
Episcopal church at Twenty ninth
avenue and Clement street will be laid
this afternoon at o'clock by Bishop
Nichols.
He will be assisted by Rev s. j.
Lee, rector of st. James church; Rev.
c. L. Mel rector OF st. Peters, and
others of the diocesan clergy. The
vested choir of st. James will take
part.
ST. Peters church was built in 1867
at Ftlbert and Stockton streets, but
the building was destroyed In 1906
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
WEBB ARRESTED IN LONDON

LONDON. Aug. 23.-A1bert Victor
Webb was arrested in London this
morning on the charge of embezzle-
manager of an automobile supply COM
pany In Chicago are alleged to have
been short several thousand dollars
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
LOS GATos FOLK ROBBED
Hurnhams Lose $4,000 In Gems and Cur
rency In Dayton Hotel

DAYTON. O.. Aug. 23.-Dayton po-
lice are investigating $1,000 robbery.
which was discovered here today. Mr.
and Mrs. w. III. Burnham of Los Gatos,
Cal, deposited diamonds and currency
to the amount OF $4,000 at the desk of
local hotel last Thursday. A bellboy
who is suspected. is missing.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
OAKLAND CHURCH FLAG
RAISING SERVICE TO-DAY
Hammer Presented by Lyric Club VIII
BE Hoisted by College Avenue
Methodist

OAKLAND, Aug 2s.--A flag raising
service will be held at College Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church at II
O'Clock tomorrow morning. when flag
presented by the Lyric club will be
raised by Thomas Stevenson. Rev. ].
III. N. williams will speak on THE
Story Of the Flag and the following
will assist In musical program: Mrs.
j. Rollin Fitch, the Appomattox boys
choir. Miss Ethel Englehardt and Mrs.
Charles Poulter.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24

ceivable by all national and federal re-
serve banks, and for all taxes, customs
and other public dues"
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
NAVY WILL SELL COLLIER
Alexander, Bought at Outbreak ef
spanish war, Put ON Block

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-The collier
Alexander, one of the many merchant
ships purchased at the outbreak of the
Spapieh-Amerfcan war, has been
stricken from the naval list and IL for
sale. The vessel was huilt in England
in 1894, is a steel steamer of .181 tons
displacement and s43 feet Ions and AZ
feet beam. and is fitted out with 1000
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-11
DITTLER HOME BURNED.
Explosion of Lamp Causes Complete
Destruction of Home on Ellison Ave.

The coming of winter brought I'M
usual misfortune to the family Of
John Dittler, who resided on Ellison
avenue in Kenosha Heights, for just
after eight O'Clock on Sunday night
the explosion Of lamp at the Dittler
home started fire which completely
destroyed the home and most of the
furnishings entailing loss of more
than three thousand dollars only COW
cred by $1,000 insurance. The fire took
place just after eight O'Clock. Mrs.
Dittler had started to carry lamp
from one room to the other when she
slipped and fell. The lamp exploded and
before the people in the neighborhood
could organize a bucket brigade the
flames had spread to all parts of the
house. The city department went out
to the blazing house and a bucket bri-
gade was organized and water was
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-11
TO PATRONS ON RURAL ROUTES.

The Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General has directed postmasters and
rural carries to inform all patrons that
the department. desires all first class
mail matter deposited in rural mail
boxes to be stamped before being so
deposited.
The purpose of this order is to cor
rect the custom Of deposting coin in
the boxes instead Of stamping the mail
The only exception to this request of
the Department is to allow those who
cannot be supplied with postage stamps
to place coins in coin holding recep-
tacles, but not inclosed in envelopes,
wrapped in paper, or left loose in
boxes.
AS all those residing on the route
may be supplied with postage, by the
carrier, a careful observance Of this
notice is expected
Respectfully,
Robert " Baker,
*w33 Postmaster.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-11
Cons ressnan e District Ad-
dresses Mai lerIss uas
Session in Racine.


Another red letter day, or rather
night, Ii civil service retirement was
that Of last Saturday evening when
Badger Council No. l3l Of Racine held
its regular meeting at the Racine Com
mercial Club rooms of that city. All Of
the Kenosha menEaRrs attended, Post
master j. Pritchard of Racine, welcomed
the members and their guests. Superin
tendent of Mails Mr.. Powers spoke on
retirement and what it meant to the
public as we'll as the government EN-
ployee Postmaster +. N4Baker of Ke
nosha and Mr. Shotwell, president of
Branch No. II Of Waukegan, also gave
short but to the point talks on the OBJ
jects of the association. Z. E. Swartz,
national treasurer of the National Civil
Service Retirement Association, was
then introduced. Mr.. Swartz gave the
members the facts and figures just as
they are told them what they had al
ready accomplished and what they were
still trying to do. After a short talk
on publicity by j. NJ. Sewer, a repre-
sentative of the Civil Service News, the
main speaker Of the evening, the Hon.
Fl. A. Cooper of Racine, member of
congress, was introduced. Mr.. Cooper
was at his best. He spoke at length
on the red tape and pitfalls any bill,
be it what it may, was subject to before
it became law. He told how the very
life of civil service itself was threat
ened by the very thing that the asso-
citation was working to remedy. His
remarks were saptly and pointedly illus
trated tnfoughcljt by anecdotes, both
humorous and pathetic. After a recess
of few minutes short business meet
ing was held. Kenosha members, thirty
in number, having previously with
drawn from the Illinois branch of the
association, were taken into member
ship in Badger Council No 81. Of
ficers were then elected for the COM
ing year. After partaking of refresh
ments served by the Racine. members,
the council adjourned to meet in Keno
sha, Saturday, January 10th, 1914
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-11
SOUGHT AS DEsERTER.
Bruno A. Mencfeldowski Charged With
DESERVING From the u S. Army.

Chief of Police Owen O'Hare this
morning received aletter from the war
department of the United States gov
eminent asking that he make an effort
to secure the arrest of Bruno A. Memo
feldowski, aged q years and son Of
Frank Mencfeldowski, who is wanted
as a deserted from the United States
army The young man had enlisted in
the infantry at TT. George Wright in
Washington less than month ago and
he had not been assigned to any of the
regular divisions of the army. 1t is
charged that he deserted Just a week
after his formal enlistment. Tt is sup
posed that the boy became homesick
and left the army and it is thought
probable that he will return to his home
in this city. Chief O'Hare made a
search for the young man in Kenosha
but his friends and relatives here had
heard nothing from him since his en-
listment in the army.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-11
SUMMONS.


THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT
COURT, KENOSHA COUNTY.
THE UNION GROVE LAND IMPROVE
MENT COMPANY, A Wisconsin Corpor-
FRED W1ENKE AND HARRY TYPER,
Defendants
FHE STATE OF WISCONSIN ITO THE
SAID DEFENDANTS, AND EACH OF
/ SAID DEFENDANTS:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service of this
summons, exclusive Of the day Of service,
and defend the above entitled action in
the court aforesaid and in case of your
failure so to do, Judgment will be rend-
cred against you according to the demand
of the complaint; Of which copy is here
with served upon you.
Plaintiffs Attorney
p. o. Address-Union Grove, Racine Coun-
ty, Wis.
The purpose OF this action is the fore
closing Of mortgage on the north u Of
the north u of Section 81, Town 2, North
Range 21 East, Town of Paris said coun-
ty.
JOHN Z. CUTTINGS,
w35 Atty. for Plaintiff
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-11
First publication December 4th, 1913
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

KENosHA COUNTY CoURT-IN PRO-
BATE.
In the matter of the last will and testa-
ment of Frederick Nienow, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against
Frederick Nienow, deceased, late Of the
city of Kenosha, in said County Of
Kenosha, will be examined and adjusted
by the County Court of Kenosha County at
the regular terms of said court to be holden
at the County Court room, in the City of
kenosha, in and for said County, on the
on the first Tuesday Of September, A D.
1914, at ten o'clock A. NJ of those days;
also that the time until and including the
first Tuesday of July, A. d. 1914, is the
time allowed and limited for creditors of
said Frederick Nienow, deceased, to pre-
sent their claims for examination and
allowance
Dated at Kenosha, the 2nd day of De-
cember, A. d. 1913.
BY the Court,
GEO. w. TAYLOR,
w36 County Judge.