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Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22
BUSINESS PICKS UP
FOR CORPORATION BOARD

Santa Fe N. a., Dee a. Tho
state corporation commission busl-
ness seems 90 Doe picking up. Last
December, during the entire months.
the foor received amounted 90 ll,-
03G.55. while including to-day twenty
received amounting to f2,3io.7o. one
of the big Items of this month ls Tho
fee yesterday from the Guf, New
Mexico a Pacific railroad amounting
GO ffGI8.NO. hut even fubtlctng
that twenty days iu tho present be
cembor ran about 500 more than
the entire month Hast year.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22
cure Your Cold Whne Non can.

More real danger turks IA cold
than Zoo any othor of tho minor uil-
mcnis. Tho safe way lH Go take
tnambcrlaiu's Cough Remedy and rid
yourself Ot no cold as quickly ns pos
fihlr For Wio hy 400 DRUGGISTS
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22

Phone g. Red Barn, ST. W. Copper
for nrFt-claFs hacks aud carriages.
W. H. rrimble a Co.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22

I. C. Mersfelder of Clovis
Heads Organization Which
Will Complete a Model
ThOrOughfare from Amaril-
10 to Albuquerque and All
Points Between.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-22

Heating Stoves at Actual
Cost. Albert Faber, 30S.3l0
West Central.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09
USED FRYING
PAN on WIFE, SHE SAYS
Helpmate of Patrolman At
bert L. Martien Files
Suit for Divorce

When Patrolman Albert L. Martien
turned from his police duties to the
beating up OF his wife and her father
according to Mrs. Nellie E. Martens
complaint for divorce. filed yesterday
in the superior court, Ne sometimes
used his fists and sometimes the family
frying pan.
Mrs. Martien says that her domestic
troubles began on Christmas eve OF
1911. when her husband left the house
and refused to return for two days be-
cause she had spent some money for
presents for their two children. She
says that in Chico in June. 1912, Mar
tien paid undue attentions to another
woman. and when she demonstrated he
threw her backward and then at
tackled her father.
The wife adds that Martien threat
encd to jab her with scissors.
The couple were married in 1897
They live at 632 Balboa street.
Mrs. Martian asks $50 month ALI
mony and the custody of two children,
Is and years Of age respectively.
Complaints filed: Mana /. against
Phineas c. MacLean, neglect: Philip
NJ. against Celia Waidenham. desertion'
Mary p again t Peter w Crowley. de-
sartion: Mae E. against Eugene Nj
Toop. desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09
$4,000, 900 SPENT
ON Ne " Bull D|NGS
HERE LAST YEAR
Commerce Chamber Report
for 1912 Shows $2,OOO,000
Gain in Private Con-
struction Over 1911
$4,000, 900 FOLK PAID
TO CROSS THE BAY
Export of California Wines
by Sea Sets Record of
Increase
100000 FOLK PAID
TO CROSS THE BAY

The above figures were taken from
the second statistical report of the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce,
which will be issued today.
The report contains an itemized ar
rangement of all the commercial fea-
lures affecting the import and export
trade OF the city. 1t contains, also,
a complete list of reports showing the
foreign and local ocean passenger
tarin. and gives figures covering build
Ing operations, bank -c1earings, tonnage
movement, internal revenue collections
weather reports and the canend fruit
and vegetable pack.
The item OF 26,ooo.oo0, expediture
for private building operations, does
not include federal, state and municipal
construction work, nor does it take into
account the exposition construction
The municipal affairs committee of the
Chamber of Commerce is endeavoring to
obtain the approval of new ordinance
recently submitted which will necessi-
tate the recording of all building con-
tracts, including those awarded by
government officials, In order that the
city may hereafter be credited with
all building operations.
The reports shows that the last
twelfth month was a banner year for
sugar. coffee and rice. The export of
California wines by sea, however,
showed the record increase. this de-
spite interior agitation to curtail the
production.
Postal receipts for the year ending
December 81. 1872 amounted to $2.782.-
949.41. During the year $3.50 pupils
were enrolled in the San Francisco
schools.
Bank clearings for the year totaled
s2,677, ,s52. against $2.427.075,543 for
1911. There was on deposit in the
savings banks of the city a total of
s1S4, 4,955,220.61 December 81 an in
crease of more than $4,000, 900 over
the amount on deposit a year before
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09
|LEAGUE FAV0Rs
! PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
Nonpartisan Municipal Or
ganization Declares for
Acquisition Of Utilities

Municipal railway construction and
extension should be pressed as rapid
ly as possible. and the means therefor
should be provided by the issuance Of
bonds. according to the platform which
the Nom Partisan Municipal league of
San Francisco has adopted. Tho league
also declares for the acquisition Of all
public utilities contemplated by the
city charter as rapidly as conditions
will permit. and believes that the city
should have the power by law to take
possession Of and operate any public
utility when the service II impaired or
discontinued so as to cause hardship
and Inconvenience to the people.
In It's platform the league urges the
following things: Immediate acquisi-
tion Of so much as necessary Of the
water service system Of the Spring
Valley Water company, at fair valu-
alton either by purchase or condemns
tion, to operate in conjunction with the
Hetch Hetchy rights;
The construction and maintenance OF
street system Of boulevards through
the southern section OF the city to con-
meet with the state highway system.
Elimination Of vicious influences
from the police department.: better FIRE
and police protection and water, gas,
electric and transportation facilities to
the outlying districts, and extension OF
sewers as rapidly as money can be OBJ
tanned for the purpose;
Fostering OF home industry and the
re-establishment Of mechanics fairs:
building OF the Twin Peaks tunnel and
tunnels to North Beach; annexing Of
territory south OF the city;
Reforming OF the administration of
the school department.: extension Of
the playground system and submission
by the supervisors of the proposition
to acquire the Sutro property.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09
OPIUM VALUED At $4,000
: FOUND IN CHAIN LOCKER
Contraband Is Discovered
Aboard Korea After a
Long Search

Contraband opium valued at $1,000
was found by customs inspectors in
the chain locker of the steamer Korea
yesterday just as they were about to
give up the hunt for the drug, for
which they have been searching since
the arrival of the Korea in this port
on August 2.
The opium, which was in 100 Ave tael
tins. was found under the plates in the
chain locker by Customs Inspectors E.
E. Enlow,&M A. Graham, p. o. Huf-
faker and J. S. Oliver and Special
Agents John w. Smith and Benjamin
Schneider.
1t was necessary to remove tons of
anchor chain before 1t was possible to
search the bottom of the chain locker.
Encouraged by the discovery of the
100 tins and believing that more opium
Is concealed on the Korea. the customs
officials will continue the search until
the examination of the vessel is COM
plete.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09
Tears Cost Policewomen Case
Sobs influence Judge; Mere Man

CHICAGO Aug 8-A Chcago's poicewomen
today therefore
influence
by Butler and Margaret Wilson
a charge dsorderly conduct
Judge Rafferty, that she Mrs
and that to All
she had drinking.
sobs the magistrate
relieve
Judge he
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09
De ED|CAT[ SITE OF
LAND SHOW TODAY
Active Work on October
Event Will Be Started by
MONDAY Luncheon

Two hundred and fifty guests repre-
senting the agricultural, industrial and
educational life Of tho state will sit
down to the luncheon OF the Califor-
MIA land show and home industry ex-
hfbition IN the ballroom Of the Palace
hotel at noon today.
A. L. Harrfgan. chairman Of the San
Francisco Real Estate board. will pre-
side at the luncheon, Mayor Roiph will
make the address OF welcome; Charles
II. Kendrick, chairman Of the land show
committee OF the real estate board, will
speak on the objects Of the land show; /;
A.. G. Rulofson. president OF the Home
Industry league. VIII deal with the
principle OF patronizing home industry;
C. NJ. Wooster will take UP the past,
present and future phases OF Califor-
MIA lands and E. n. Brown, general
manager of the land show and home In
dustry exhibition Will talk OF what is
expected to be accomplished by the
holding Of the show.
Members OF the advisory board Of
the land show from different sections
of the state will tell OF how the show
will AFFECT the state at large.
Following the luncheon the party,
headed by q platoon Of mounted police.
q band and q full company OF the Cal
ifornia Grays, will proceed by automo-
bile to the site of the pavilion at
Eighth and Market streets. Here the
flag Of the land show committee will
be raised where 1t will fioat until the
opening OF the show on October H.
Mayor Rolph will turn over the first
spadeful OF earth and the ground Will
be dedicated. Charles H. Kendrick will
preside at this feature OF the ground
breaking exercises
Among the guests at the luncheon
will be the offlcial representatives. of
every woman's orgapization in the
state and men prominent in the busi-
ness and agricultural rife OF California
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09
LOCAL BREVITIES

The following enrclIments were reg
istered at the custom house yester-
day: Steamer Ell Segundo, John Nickel
Ter. master; Steamer Apache, Christie
pher McNulty. master.
stafford Kenneth Bidd1e, . Iaborer
OF Sacramento. filed = petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States district
court of appeals yesterday. His liza
bilities are 1858. assets mono.
Miss Pauline Asker Of e7M Henry
street, employed at the Thomas Clean
ing works in Tenth street near Market
fell down an elevator shaft yesterday
afternoon and was injured severely.
A warrant for the arrest OF George
Walport on a charge Of grand larceny
WAS issued yesterday on complaint of
c. vogel, 932 Elizabeth street, who ac-
cuses Walport of stealing tobacco worth
$3.50.
The San Francisco Hebrew Civic
league has called a mass meeting, to
be held at Odd Fellows hall. Market
and Seventh streets, tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. The annual election
of officers Will also take place.
Lieutenant Al III. Wright Of the Bush
street station was operated on yester-
day at the Morton sanatorium for ap-
pendicitis and is said to be near death.
Wright has been a member of the po-
lice department for Is years.
Attorney General U. $. webb, author
Of the alien land law. which is about to
go into effect in California, will speak
before the Commonwealth club at the
Palace hotel this noon on THE History
of Alien Land Legislation in the United
States"
The annual picnic OF st. Francis
church will be held today at Shell
Mound park. The committee in charge
announces that the entertainment OF
the day will include motorcycle races
and a balloon ascension besides the
regular races.
Captain Ainsworth. chief immigra-
ton inspector at Angel island was no.
tffied yesterday by the captain in
charge of the Point Arena life saving
been sighted 10 miles north of Point
Arena and FIVE miles OFF shore. The
junk was headed for land.
Charles }. Russell and Ben J. Dig
gins. residing at the Riverside apart
ments. were thrown out of an automo-
bile at Golden Gate avenue and Fill
more street at o'clock yesterday
morning when the machine col1ided
with telegraph pole. Russell was ar
rested BY the police and charged with
driving an automobile while intoxi-
ca ted.
The Associated Charities wants. I
home in Catholic family for is year
old girl who desires to attend one OF
the technical schools in the Mission
district She is willing to assist in
homework before and after school and
on saturday mornings in return for her
home and IS month. The Associated
ksba rites will not consider any home
where IL fs not practicable to have the
s il ~ the table and accepted in .ry
49, - member Of the houxehold.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09
JEWEL THEFT REPORTED

In a report made to the police yes
terday, Mrs. Jane Douglas. stopping al
the Sutter hotel, declared that . jewel
bag containing a valuable collection
of diamonds and pearls, was stolen
from her stateroom on the steamer
Acapulco while en- route from San Juan
to San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09

when Mrs. Hazel Holmen, living In.
Cook street. hesitated about giving
aims to Richard O'Brien the latter, ac-
cording to testimony offered in Police
Judge Sullivan's court yesterday.
carved up the front door with q Jack
knife. O'Brien was given 90 days In.
the county jail for malicious mischief
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09
MURDER SUSPECT FROM
ILLINOIS ARRESTED HERE
Police Capture Sam Sirasusa, Accused
of killing Two Men Near La
Sale Inst Nay

Sale Inst May
Sam Sirasusa, alias John Gardini, for
whose capture and conviction q reward
of $4,000 is offered, was arrested in
Montgomery avenue yesterday after
noon by CITY Detectives Burke and
Richards and Detective ]. p. Cahill of
Chicago and booked at the city prison.
Sirasusa left Chicago two months
ago. coming to San Francisco and Sc
curing employment in a cannery. His
wife left Chicago two weeks ago and
the Chicago detective followed her to
this city.
Sirasusa is alleged with Mario La
Rosa and Mike Spagnaolo to have shot
and killed Ben Dierks. pay train guard
and Elmer West, and seriously wounded
Henry Oesterle, a guard, and F. D.
Richmond. mining engineer, on a
lonely road five miles southeast of La
Sale, Ill, on May %. The confed-
crates are still at large.
Sirasusa has been living at 201o
Powell street. He will be taken to
Chicago tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09

The prisoners In the county jail Will
be entertained in the chapel next Sum
day evening by minstrel and moving
picture show, which is announced by
Sheriff Eggers
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09

Four men arrested In gambling
raid at the Phoenix club In Third street
Thursday afternoon were dismissed
evidence.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09
TO YOSEMITE IN A NIGHT
$3.50 Reduced Round Trip Rnte
During AugnAt

Pullman S'eering Car via Southern
Pacific Leave San Francisco Ferry sta
ton $40 D. m. daily: Oakland. Six
teenth street station. 1917 p. M. ar
riying FL pnrtot a m Rate of 1890
from San Frapcisco includes stage be-
tween FL PORTED and Sentinel Hotel, In
center of park. "A miles Stage thence
to Wawona tMariposa Big Trees). 26
miles, and return. $15 extra.--Adver-
tisf ment
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09
TOURIST BODY URGES
BAN ON FERRY CHORUS

nance to Prevent Runners Forming
Gauntlet for City Visitors
Passage OF new ordinance TO abol-
ISL the noise created by hotel runners.
taxicab and transfer solicitors and
others at the ferry, railway stations
and steamship docks was urged yester-
day by the Tourist Association Of San
Francisco Bay and River Counties. The
ordinance as drawn prohibits hotel run
ners or soliciting agents or drivers or
motormen of any public vehicle So
Letting patronage in front of any exit
or gangway Of any ferry landing, wharf
or station within 200 feet thereof.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
Red-and-Black TakeSNo Chances
CoOlWeather DelaySScrimmages

a THENS. Sept. 24.-Several hun
~ dred fans who went down to
Sanford Field yesterday after
noon expecting TO see a scrimmage
were disappointed, for there was
hardly so much as a headgear visible.
Coach Cunningham has announced
that there would very probably be no
scrimmages this week The cool
weather has caused the coach to be
very cautious. and he Is afraid that
the men will get overturned n rushed
during this cool spell and then prob
ably have to 20 through week or
two Of sweltering practices.
The plan this year. anyway. Seems
he 10 advance the men very gradually.
More detail work is being done. and
points that have been neglected in the
early season heretofore are coming in
for the minutest consideration. So
far, returning punts and tsckling
have been the afternoons special
ties. Remembering the miserable
showing the Red and Black players
made In tackling in the Vanderbilt
game last fan, Cunningham is giving
them a Cruel every afternoon Hit
ting the dummy, broken field tackling
and blocking nterference--that's
what is making the men sweat.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25

Rumor (again) says Jimmy Sheck-
ard is the Guy. But nobody knows.
The rest of the situation appears
to be in harmony with that along
the well-known Potomac.
HAVING disposed of that situation,
ii now comes to light that Presi-
dent Andrews himself hints it isn't
Sheckard at ALL but some guy oper-
ating in the International League.
who formerly shone in Ban JOhnson's
circuit and still is able to make 'em
all go some in minor league circles,
anywhere.
But the same appalling air of mys-
terry enshrouds this conclusion, which
isn't a conclusion, anyhow, but only
an assumption.
Heigh no!
What an empty thing is gossip
but how ii does help to pass the
time.
1t has to.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
GOALS FROM FIELD

Joined Coach Zueppkes squad. The
sight OF his old teammates in action
caused him to stick at Champa ign Paul
has brother on the Maroon team and
It will he brother VS.. brother when the
teams clash
Football practice at Northwestern
brought out only a small squad to-day.
cause Of registration, but Coach Grady
predicted plenty of fast material.
Big nine" football teams to-day were
wary OF Minnesota because of the tire.
mendous strength Of the Gophers. Ten
Of last years stars are in the lineup.
Fulbsck Tobin, 1912 captain, is the only
member of the old squad not on hand.
With such a nucleus and wealth of
promising material, Coach Williams to-
day declared he would make a run
away race of the fight for the title.
The Gophers got their first real try
out Saturday when they played South
Dakota.
With the ban on football removed for
the first time in seven years. the candi
oates for place on the Northwestern
College at Naperville to-day entered a
hard grind to whip together a winning
team FIVE games are on the schedule.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
Standing of Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

These standingssdo not include games
played Wednesday
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25

Yale and Cornell are the first Of the
big Eastern football teams to get into
action this year. They open their sea-
sons to-day, the former meeting IVES
leyan at New Haven and the latter op-
posing Ursnus on the home field at
Ithaca, N. Y Today's contest is the
first under the new coaching system at
Yale, which dispenses with the old proc
ess OF having a graduating captain
become the next coach.
A conference Of nearly $50 foot ball
players. coaches and officials was held
at the Manhattan Hotel last night for
the purpose Of interpreting the 1918
rules. Walter Camp presided The
most important ruling will be that in
cases of the on-side kick the attack
ing players behind the ball when II is
kicked not only are On-side ard eligible
to catch the ball before it touches the
opponent, but also may try to get the
ball even should "a member of the de-
Tending team signal for a fair catch.
Stanley Pennoct, Harvsrd's star
guard, will be OF the field for fort
night owing to an injury TO his shoulder
sustained in practice Yesterday.
Princeton will play an open game this
season. Judging from the practice work
of Captain HOBBY Bakers men. Mer-
rift was ordered to join the first squad
this afternoon.
Northwestern's football squad was
strengthened to-day by the addition Of
Greer end Noble candidate for end /;
Godfrey, guard; thinner end. and Gras-
sett candidate for fuIbaCk. Coach
Grady to-day gave the squad some plain
talk for inability to tackle.
Paul Hardinger, 220- FOUNDER, who was
going to play guard at the University Of
Illinois, to-day reported to Coach Stagg
OF Chicago Burt Hardinger. 2l5- pound
tackle Of Chicago. his brother. induced
him to make the change. The new ar
rival will not be eligible to play until
next year
The surprise OF yesterdays practice at
Wisconsin was the work OF Gene Van
Gent, 900 pound basket ball captain, at
half Coach Juneau said to-day Van
/ Gent was assured OF a regular berth on
| the team il he continued to play the ag-
| gressive sort of game he did yesterday.
| Coach HawleN, Of Iowa. to-day sent
a football and two suits Of discarded
armor TO the state penitentiary at Ava
mosa. The coach received letter sew
| eral DAYS ago from convict No. zoos
asking for the equipment in order to
organize two football teams IN the prison
Illinois football squad was given more
! strength to-day when Paul Hardinger.
who was 10 be a member OF the Chi
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
BY O. B. Keller.

90 our little random rumor came
y home to roost, and Johnny
Dobbs is to manage the Toledo
Mudhens next season.
Friend Rumor. therefore, is batting
$50, having been up three times be-
fore getting a hit
We had Mr. Dobbs going to Chat
tanooga, and then to New Orleans.
and then to St Louis.
And now we have Mr.. Dobbs going
to which will stick unless
Mr. G.. w. Somers is an awful mind
changer. which isn't our infory Stion
Of Mr. s.
TOLEDO is in a Double-A leasLc,
which is a shade ahead Of the
Southern in rating and probably in
the class OF ball played, although a
four years sojourn in one of the
towns of that circuit left us not very
much convinced on the latter point.
The "A, however undeniab bly, IL
closer 10 the big leagues in Its fam
lily affairs. Rail- players graduate up
and huctuate down between the
majors and the "A with an inter
eStiug and. at times, confusing pro-
miscuity, which has every appearance
Of being a regular Woodrow Wilson
word.
Z OR example, Cy Falkenberg comes
down to Toledo-by the way
and performs with gusto, and prompt
~ goes up again. and also performs
uslyh Rio Tim Waugh ~,
he does the same thing. And George
McQuillen. And Cy Morgan-only Cy
comes back again before he has time
to turn around in Cincinnati
Joe Cantillon, who manages the
Minneapolis Millers. Is in a state OF
constant reciprocity with the Chicago
White Sox and at one time in the
good year of 1912 the two clubs were
very nearly interChangeabl BILE.
So that's the way OF the American
AssoCiation-nnd even more so of the
Toledo club.
MR.. SOMERS owns the Cleveland
W club in the American League
and Mr Somers owns the Toledo club
in the Association. So Il is to be
expected that II Mr.. Dobbs gets In
right with Mr Somers he viii have
first call on try-out and agricultural
material from the Maps.
Also, Mr.. Dobbs will Just about
need that material.
The Mudhens did well last season
and were rated as contenders for
/ some weeks This year they started
out with rush. but fell by the way
! side largely because the immensely
/ valuable services Of Falkenberg had
/ been transferred to the Elder Brother
/ club.
the season OF 1914. Dobhs Will
( have a fair nucleus turned over t.
/ him. minus the services Of Bronkie
| the big infelder, who Is going up
! though no one can say to remain
/ there
ANYWAY. We have bunch that
Johnny is in training for bigger
/ things. Somers might have handed
/ him the New Orleans club But n,
seems 70 have a favorab Bile eye or
Johnny.
If Johnny sets the Association afrC
in l9l4-well jus, come right out ant
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
Hard Work DiSpelS Gloom atTech
Tech-SOldier Game Is On Again
NJ ORK on the grandstand is pro.

IVY DIRK on the grandstand is pro-
crossing rapidly. and it wiD
probably be ready for the football
fans by the time the first game il
played, which Will be October 4
captain STONE of the Fort Nc.
Pherson eleven, and Coach Heis-
man, Of Tech, got their heads together
this morning and decided to stage thu
Tech Soldier game. The battle will
take place at Grant Field Saturday
afternoon. The players appear to be
in good enough shape to take part in
a real contest.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
By Tad

Copyright, 1913. International News
Service