The San Francisco call., 1913-11-21
FOR
SLAYER Of
OFFICER

SACRAMENTO. Nov. 21.-Benjamin
B. Lee, San Francisco dentist. who
killed former Police Captain Thomas
Mccarthy OF Los Angeles in a fight
in San Francisco over a woman. has
been pardoned by Governor johnson
and restored to citizenship. He has
been on parole for more than a year.
Lees term would have expired jan
uary l. 1914.
Thomas G. Flaherty, who killed
fellow stableman in a fight in San
Francisco in 1902, was pardoned and
the life sentence of Fenton McAuhffe,
fourth member Of the Westwood quar-
tet, commuted TO 90 years. The
prison board will take up his case
later.
Salter D. worden. paroled follow
ing IT years Imprisonment for COM
pltcity in dynamiting a train in 1904.
has applied for pardon.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
LOS ANGELES, Nov 21-Mfss Lu-
cile Hellman. daughter of Maurice s.
and Mrs. Heliman. has announced her
engagement TO Alvin Frank Of the
firm Of Harris & Frank. They have
been friends since childhood.
FORTN-sIA SUITS FILED
LOS ANGELES. Nov 21.-Forty-six
separate suits were filed against the
Conservative Investment company by
as many stock holders yesterday. 1t
is charged that dividends were paid
from the capital stock of the concern.
DYNAMITER CONVICTED
SACRAMENTO Nov. 21.-w. K. Bill
ings was convicted here of carrying
dynamite on a streetcar. He was
member of an alleged dynamite ring
supposed to have planned the destruc-
tion of Pacific Gas and Electric COM
pany property south of this city.
UNGRATEFUL BENEDICk
Los ANGELES. Nov. 21-Fonowing
marriage ceremony performed by
Justice Summerfield, the groom not
only failed to pay, but walked off with
a new hat the property of the magis-
trate
MAY RUN AUTO NO MORE
FRESNO, Nov 21.-R L. Herring of
Reedley, convicted of running down
and killing a man and failing to stop,
has applied for parole, and condition
asked by the parole officer is that he
be forever barred from running ma
chine.
PAY TAXES JUST THE SAME
Monday, November "a, has been de-
clared legal holiday by Governor
Johnson, the attorney geenral holds it
IS legal to pay taxes on that date, the
last before penalties are added for de-
linquencies.
PICKS UP WIRELESS MESSAGES
SACRAMENTO, Nov. Civ. H. SUIT
ton, electrician at the capitol, while
removing the electric lights on the
dome for painting, conceived the idea
of making the building a wireless sta
tion, and stretching a wire to his
bench in the basement found the $500
sockets were as many ears, and he can
hear many wireless messages from
ships at sea-
SOME NUGGET THIS
OROvILLE. Nov. IA nugget
worth s726.79 has been found in the
old workings of the Emma mine, near
here. by lessee. It had been over
looked when a former company was
working the property
CHILD DIES OF BURNS
SANTA ROSA, Nov 21-The 8 year
old son of j. B. and Mrs. Higley is
dead as a result of burns and scalds
incurred when the child pulled leg
from under stove, upsetting ket-
tie of boiling water.
AID PROHIBITION FIGHT
Los ANGELES. Nov. 21.--Mrs. Anna
X. Bidwell of Chico and Mrs r. FL.
Gilman of Pasadena subscribed 1000
each yesterday TO the campaign fund
of the prohibitionists, who want to
make the state dry in 1914. II is
sought to raise s150.o00. and $4,000
was subscribed yesterday Two thou
sand signatures to an initiative petit
tion were secured.
GIRL GOES HOME TO MARRY
HANFORD. Nov. 21.-Mary Dutra, a
II year old girl, who left home and
went to San Francisco. has returned,
on condition she be allowed to marry
Arthur Sousa. which was given, and
the pair were at once united.