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KILLS WIFE WHILE
SON PLEADS, "DO
NOT SHOOT"
Charles L. Ahlborn. Beer
. Wagon Driver, Murders
Helpmeet While Drunk
- i '
FAILS IN ATTEMPT
TO SLAY HIMSELF
While In a drunken frenzy last night,
Charles L. Ahlborn, a driver for the
California Bottling Works, shot and
killed his wife In the presence of their
five-year-old son, then, in an attempt
at" suicide, sent a bullet Into his own
Jaw. The shooting occurred at the Abl
born home at 953 Capp street. While
Ahlborn Is seriously Injured, the physi
c'ar.ssay he will recover.
The tragedy followed soon after the
evening meal. Ahlborn, who is 34 years
old and of large physique, came home
Jn an intoxicated condition and was in
tolerably quarrelsome. He abused his
wife with vile epithet, struck "her
et-ros's the face and threatenedher life.
Thoroughly affrighted, she sought
refuge with her child. Clarke, in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Plaehn, her
neighbors. Ahlborn followed her and
renewed his abuse. Plaehn. who is also
a teamster, protected the little woman
and offered her shelter in the house as
long as she cared to remain. With a
final threat. "Well, you'd better come
while you can," Ahlborn departed.
Mrs. Ahlborn hesitated, but finally
decided to return home. Taking her
child, she ascended the stairs to the
upper flat, where she resided. Upon
reaching the landing: she was confront
ed by her husband, pistol In hand. Lit
tle Charles threw himself between his
parents.
"Don't shoot, papa," he cried in
alarm, but hardly had he spoken the
words when his father raised the
weapon and fired. Four times he
pulled the trigger as he had aimed the
revolver at his wife. Wounded fatally
in the head and breast she' stagjrered
back and fell. Ahlborn then turned the
weapon on himself, intending self-de
struction, but his aim was -faulty and
lie fell back into the room, seriously
•wounded in the jaw.
At the first sound of disturbance F.
Noll, -who resides next door to the
AJilborns. hastened to the spot. He
reached the stairs as Mrs. Ahlborn fell.
Although he believed that Ahlborn still
stood inside with pistol poised he
bravely rushed to the side of the in
jured woman. He carried her down the
stairs, where neighbors came to her
assistance. Proceeding cautiously up
the stairs again and entering the
room Noll found the injured husband
lying on the floor. By his side knelt
little Charles, sobbing over the tragedy
which had left him worse than orphan.
Under the direction of Detectives
' Graham and Harrison the husband and
wife were taken to the City aiid County
Hospital. Mrs. Ahlborn did riot regain
consciousness and passed away on the
operating table. The child was taken"
*n charge by Mrs. Plaehn. • ".
Kcighbors are a unit in their asser
tion that Mrs. Ahlborn was all that a
wife should be. She was but 29 years
of age, of pleasing features and de
voted above all else to her child.. For
years she had endured the abuse of her
husband. Shortly after the April dis
aster the Ahlborns appeared in the di
vorce court, but Judge Graham induced
them to make up their differences for
the sake of their son.
Mrs. Ahlborn's parents reside in Sac
ramento.
HUSBAND'S ILLNESS
UNHINGES MIND
After spending the day at the bedside
of her husband, -who is sick 'unto death
at St. Luke's Hospital, Mrs. F. A.
young, wife of Captain Young, whose
station is at Alcatraz Island, was found
•wandering about the ferry building by
& policeman last night. She was taken
to the Central Emergency Hospital,
-where she was given such treatment as
vra.e possible, and later her mother and
eister came for her, taking her to their
home at Ivy avenue and Buchanan
street. The mental haze that oppressed
Mrs. Toung was > temporary . and she
quickly responded to treatment.
Captain Young has been ill .two
weeks, and his condition is regarded
as critical. At the same hospital the
officer's mother Is also dangerously 111,
and it is feared that she will not re
cover. Mrs. Young is deeply attached
to both husband and xnother-in-law,
and the danger of death robbing her of
both was more than she could bear.
She will be all right again in a day
or two, say the physicians.
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Oak, Hie latest finiab. It haa thr nrllMlc iippraranct of , Weathered . |
Oak and U far mperior In riaUh. ah o«lnc the natural- grain of -the
«ood, In a rich, ivaij- effect— must be seen 'to be appreciated. "' :\u25a0
. T«W*, round 'top exten^'tf 4 1 "jr Bnffet/ , French: bevel tf 4 C-1C
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jrlasa doors. - t0rtuh1e: .:......: .V. : IJ,
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«nEI,IABLB FURNITURE AT REASOXA BLE i PFIicES"
MARKET AND FILLMORB '\ STREETCARS t STOP^ATToURS DOOIT f
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Giorgi Warbles
in Verdi Opera
Hemmi Scores Big Hit
in Title Role of
"Princess ;Gnic
James Crawford
Adaberto's absence from 'the cast 'of
"La Forza del Destino" last evening 1 at
the Central Theater disappointed fewer
people than would have been the case
a month ago ere she acquired a repu
tation for .falling to. ma k?'good'.the'ad
vance announcements.'- When the'pub
lic begins to question an artist's re
liability in thefmaUer/ofrappearlng. as
advertised, theibox office becomes chief
complainant, and . ; physicians'; i,certifl
cates are devoid of- solacing chafml
Giorgl served as substitute; for the
missing "prima donna.- and 5 sang and
acted, just as earnestly" as if she "had
been originally chosen. for; the role,' but
her limitations, prevented as"satisfac
tory a performance, either . vocally of
dramatically, as Adaberto \u25a0 would have
given. Also on the stage; were such
blp people as Antola. D'Ottavl, Lam
bardi,, r Campoflore and Pacini, and if
the opera itself had 'proved, to be nearly
as tuneful as it was touted, the ban
ner, production . of -the -season, would
have been recorded, despite Adaberto's
defection.:, . ', . \u25a0\u25a0,:.: ... :\u25a0
.The music was Verdi's, but Its com
position .was not reflective, of the in
spiration that gave , us "Trovatore.V: to
winch it had .been likened by the
touters. If anyone 4vas ever heard any
thing from* "La " Forza del : Destino"
whistled by^the toiling; Italian or;
ground out of 'a. hand organ' or squeezed
out of" an accordion, I • would like, to
be informed of the time and' place. Mel
odies there are a plenty in "La Forza
del Destino," but not one of them ac
companies you from the theater. Here
and there you recognize a .flash of. the
genius that found vent in "The Tem
pest of the Heart," '"The Anvil Chorus
and that Azucena theme, but' it isgone
ere your memory can camera" It. Per
haps a second helping would enable
the mind to. retain some of the fleeting
gems, but second helpings : were not
numerously demanded last night: The
opera, does resemble "Trovatore* in
the quantity, if not in the quality, of
its solos and concerted numbers and in
visible choruses, one of the latter, in
the second act. being strongly, remind
ful of "La Miserere." There is much
•churchly music in that act. .
The argument is even more fnelodra
i matic than that of "Rigoletto," for Re
venge stalks rampant through fouracts
and a murder and suicide bring the
final curtain. Disrobed of "melodious
trimmings, it would be a "ten. twent'
an' thirt' thriller" of first magnitude.
All the people acted appropriately.
Campoflore, as If to make up for neg
lected opportunities in ."Carmen," dis
played an abandon that .was not in the
least vulgar. Antola's first solo, the
best he had to -;sing, failed of encore,
but that was no faulty of his., for he
never phrased better In" the. lower reg
ister, and his ; middle' and upper voice
needs no eulogistic mention. Lambar
di's singing was true throughout; the
range, as It always is, and . D'Ottavl
seemed-to be. in -fine -vocal fettle.
"Lucia" is announced, for .this"eves
ing, with Tromben, . Self ohi, . v Cecotti,
Xerl and Canettr. among the principals.
"THE PRINCESS CHIC"
Aida Hemmi sang a\ brace "of songs
in "The Princess. Chic," which had its
opening at the American Theater .last
evening, and the second act of ; the
comic opera was made charming 'by
the Hemmi vocalism. * The first song
was in Italian, bynamcandiit
showed excellent" taste and ample; voice
In the rendering. Then Hemmi; stood
under the calcium light, holding a red
rose in " her left ,. hand, and sang . as \u25a0an
encore "The Last Rose "of Summer."
She speedily had' the hearts of the.au
dience, and their applause \u25a0 followed, so
thick and fast that she had. to repeat.
On any concert stage this song, would
bring, Hemmi praise \u25a0, if sung with the
delicacy, deliberation, "and;, sentiment
that she displayed. last evening.;' .-
The first. nighters waited for. the ap
pearance of Maud Beatty.the new,-con
tralto, and she won strong applause
when she sang ."The Love . Light Jin
Your Eyes," and gave ' the . same* melody
the second time. She did not create the
Impression that, she is .possessed- of*; a
voice of great; power or of exceptional
quality. She sang. with taste and not
much power, and that' about* describes
her performance.-- .„ ; ,- ;
The: f unmaking that fell to Webb,
Morgan, Bertrand and Kunkel .was well
attended to. . There •Is a song, in Ith'e
second act in which Carrier shone
especially. In the last act ran anvil
chorus Is good, as an accompaniment
to. a song by Carrier.- The ' ensemble
work was excellent and, as : the, music^
is tuneful; a: large; chorus had- justifi
cation in the * results : attained. ;'• ;
The ,, opera Is ;, well dressed j and - is
pleasing- in .this and in 'several other
THE SAN IFRANCISCOl FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY,* FEBRUARY 5, 1907.
respects, , the ..vocal aspect being the
principal one. " . '\u25a0"; ;
"ALABAMA" •
", The scent of i magnolia;- will- hang
around the ""; Colonial ;f or,-; a;week.*/ Per
fumery as a "stageHllusionf was ; used
last; night; in, theUhlrd*act-'of. 'Augustus
Thomas-", perennial v ; l"AJabama."j - : - The
draught -of sweetness .- was -no -less; real
than -"the ='- breath *<\u25a0 f r.orn -: the ? bayous,"
which' made one /malaria and
quinine.; But^whilejtlie'Coloriialjartists
are "'going -, in \u25a0'- 1 or :' realism i.it •', would [\u25a0 be
well-to " tone 'down tf.theT shade- of the
lurid : green " moonlight, to^the;: gulden
tint .called- for, in -the descriptive mono
logue," The; green- worked* well:.as,: a
high: light " on. the * southern t shrubbery, 1
but- upon- .the; faces;* of i humans : it; was
suggestive
ness ,;- rather than ; a*, lover's J tryst—^and
for J the latter^ the f pretty -setting of ' the
third, scene, was intended. \u25a0-'\u0084-..;.
\u25a0 .Colonel; Preston.Van.'old- planter, -is
rightfully. J at; the i, head? of s the -: printed
cast;' of vcharacters-^-thej personification
of Alabama wrecked i by^ the \u25bawar, ; but
clinging . to .its ,-i and?, preju
dlces.'-- t Norval : : McGregor's : .portrayal* of
the .character, rl next"; rtorfthe^magnolia
perfume, lingers ; most: pleasingly ; in the
memory \u25a0" of last :\u25a0 night's *\u25a0 performance.'
Frank -- Bacon's . : ; Colonel r'g Moberly.y \u25a0is
characteristic; and — "a" relic: of
the , as ; romancer loves :to
picture '.him.' ..vlzetta Jewel-as" Mrs.4 Page
keptr oh the • right i side ; of (her .emotions
and ; saved might-have-been
melodramatic "in , the :; action ; :,- ; she >waa
truly; a ; resigned, i.wel 1r:1 r : behkved ."iwldow,"
nursing "\ twenty j:^ years i'of
love Y; (though - ; she A did % noV4 look jj it);
Bessie ; i Bacon ,, 4buds/•4 buds /• as ' an t, "Alabama
blossom'/;, quite *: attract! vely, . and ''•'-. the
pthers.'^of * course,-, fill- in. \u25a0 The -week's
bill * will - draw/
"? CHUTES . THEATER
••The new,; programme v of.- .vaudeville
and burlesque fat .'.the \ Chutes ; Theater
last; night 'wasniberallyiapplauded^ The
Sheck;brotherstmade^aMilt^wlth; their
acrobatic " act," J.? Gaff ney^* Brown fi: per
formedsoime;clever,;arid r divertins:^feats
of f. Jußg'llngr .'.with 'fa.
and (} Ell wood :^were/.wel 1'" received * \u25a0 in
their i musical ~ sketch,*' '.'The •. Poet," Tand
three- series * of ", motion Jadded
,to> the ". 'interest i of j-.thej entertainment."
It concluded vwith' the » Gayety-f Glrls7 in
, the Tf.burletta I -'."Justice -Frappe"," «;. which
was plentifully; Interspersed twith songs
and'dances.': "\u25a0; '"' .' ; -^\u25a0•S •'•"-\u25a0'• •';\u25a0':\u25a0 • •"-.-..-.
IJAD ;AVHO - TROD] PRIMROSE . ' .
PATH DENIES .-FORGING CHECK
Lavrrence Jones,": Aßed^ Seventeen, Ad
mits He Got>so on Paper, He \
! ; '"-: .ThousrhtWasiGobdVr-:- : ; /
Lawrence /Jones', 1 -: ail*7^year/6ld/ youtH
\u25a0wh6jtrodHhe;primroseTpath^atUheTex-'
pe_nseTofiThornasSrF.']Maflonii 2330 ; Pine
streets li'ithKwh'orii"? he's cashed lai worth
less iCheck -:f 6r?s6o,'f pleaded* not;" glillty
In; Judg:e\Weller's^court?yeKterday,vand
after\hearlng:.^a-. part %6vt. the, '.evidence
the , court: ordered- theVcase': continued
for ; iOi\p'day^-ii;:7;..-; .'^-'^''j .'- '! ; •'»"•*; : '\u25a0'-.> r:'" : .- \u25a0
I \u25a0 Jones. ; who .was rone£6jf 1 the iwltnesEe's
called,^doesnot^deny^havihg:;passVd'the
check,; but ;claims|that<; he; believed;] it
to Jbe o fl' full t value** F; 1 1 f.was ! drawn^on
thp i^Wells^Faf&o?s National V ßariki- and
.waßvmade;/.^
.whdseTßignatu"relappeared[on|the|back.*
The| youth f admitted f, toj trie Jcourt '* that
he!had;squanderedUhe Ymoney|thus.re
'celved.-'•; "'. -'-'.'\u25a0-,'"' • «':-;\u25a0:- ; ~ - : \: j- ; \ \u25a0 •— .r ,
MardlHCraa
\u25a0 Ff bruarj- .= 6tb ; to - 12th Hs\ the : season , set ;• aside'
for I Mardi c Gras.t, News Orleans;? that • quaint old
Southern » city * on 1 the $ Southern i Pacific A "Sunset
Route.'/ »« Many.-, thousands g of ,l peopled annually
throng t; the \ ci ty ; to iwltness I the * wonderful • cele-*
bra tion 1 and * those^ Intending > a iTtei tA to ; the i Cres-'
centi City I for • tbe * fest lye, season ; should 3 aecure
their; reserratlons I on . Sunset \u25a0 Express ' or the t New
Orleans % and j California | Express % early ,* that $ de
sired :^ accommodations s may£J be i obtained."^ '\u25a0 For
further : particulars ? address ( Information j Bureau '
Southern; Pacific.T^agtKaißgMMSSr;/,.- •>,:.-.\u25a0 ; » .
Ili nmnUEDjnr fA\ HTTa A-WAY— Aieiii Bernard
a 5 teamster,^ sustained sals al broken > bip,"^ aeverpp ln
teroaU injuries Vand £ aspossibleifraetnre gofStbe
ekull l in s ; a s? rnnaway « accidpnk « near t Thirty-flrgt
•rennafuuSf CUmea't *Cf6«t : lastt alzbt. ' ' ~ -
BIG FRAUDS FOUND
IN CALIFORNIA'S
MINERAL LAND
Ricli r Involi^eH ; in^ the
Exposures Mad e^b.T; State
and: \u25a0: Federal Officials
: USED : TO GET GOLD
Actlngr, under instructions from Pres
ident Roosevelt. Thomas B. Xeubausen,
ran Inspector ..of -.. the' NJ lnterlor_;; Depart-*
ment,: co-opera tin jj Trith'State r>llneral
bgist tcTrlaj T2?Z\uh~urT,\ has . been? lnven-^
t lfia t insr mineral ' land ' locations , in Call
fornia and has unearthed prlsrantle fraudrt
which will hp made the basis of crim-
I inal prosecutions. The iovestigratton,
irhich * has : .been ; sweeping J In ; its "\u25a0 scope,
"jrill ;' Involve), men /Cot wealth,'- Influence
and hlsh sooin! Htandinff In California.
1 One *' of * tbe U men ? asainst / nbom \u25a0,' pro
ceedlnsrs I'wlll » b^\ begrun .'. is > well \u25a0; knofrn*
to San '\u25a0 Franciscans ' and ' bias* been i rated
i .\u25a0\u25a0j'a/nilllloiialre'.>' These' exposures "j are
separate and i1!s(Ibc( from thonf In
Trhich \u25a0' Hyde," Benson : and : Oimoad '. frere
concerned;;: ;':S."-/...~.;'-''-.. .-'''\u25a0'. :".""\u25a0. ; :\\i- ''\u25a0{\u25a0'
> ;That '• the > Government ; considers - : the
cases *• of -the . V utmost- ' importance :Lis
shown -by/ the ; f act that Inspector Neu
; hausen' has jbeen" assigned to (the 'i.work.''
I Neuhausen^is Vas one V of i the
\u25a0 niost ; efficient ;nien .in f' the .'service/,: He
I secured ..the* evidence- which jfesulted-'in
i the s: of Congressman^'Wll-'
llamson* and /others in- the "land; cases
I recently^ tried; in ; Portland;? Ore.^t Neu
1 hausen; came to San ; F.ranclsco~*aifew,
weeksj ago. arid has been {quietly rgath^
I erlng: ; the?. evidence "necessary -to war-:
[ rant;" prosecutions. /He has forwarded
I ajreportito^Washingtonyin: which.-Vit
is said, he names from flfteen ; to;twenty
persons' against .whom he -has: positive
evidence." "-, • '. - .'\u25a0 • \u25a0".\u25a0'\u25a0" : '. ;" ; . \u0084
v-. .-PERJURY TO SECURE GOLD
Frauds .have been \u25a0 discovered > all the
way 7: f romg Siskiyou County : tol .Death
»Valley.".;i Cases have j been/repbrted | from
Siskiyou. ;Dei:Xorte. Trinity,- Tuolumne.*
Mariposa.y El- Dorado, xvern, jlnyo, : San
Bernardino; and; Riverside countles.^The
mostrflagrantfoffenses have. occurred: in
Tuoliimne .'.. County. In --. ; that};? section
homestead 'entries have," been:"* freely
made ; .on;; the ; Table -Mountain; channel.
This' channel? ls of lava formation 7 and
contains rich deposits of gold.;! Millions
of, dollars' .worth; of the yellow^ metal
have • been v extracted from * this"- land.'
:i: i In I making 'homestead * entries rit vis
necessary ;. for the" persons v filing; to
make 'affidavit '\u25a0'\u25a0 ; that _ the land: is _non
mlneraliinicharacter. The boldness, of
the if raudi isi the more -"glaring:,"/- as" : the
Table' Mountain ." channel -\u25a0 is • rocky ;- and
barren.*^Thereds almost 'no vegetation
and L-.imder^'no: circumstances "could!. the
land \u25a0' be -"'used -for, : grazing v..; purposes;
Nevertheless.': the persons; locating ithe
land "declared^ under. oath> that'^the^land
was g nonmtheral y arid 'straightway^ be-:'
gan mlnirig.operatlons upon it. In ; every
sifth '-:, 'case^the'jC charge V of iperjury, will
be made by..lnspector Neuhausen.":-'.; -_ ' '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0..
'\u25a0-: It *^was \.the \u25a0 practice of. obtaining
these rich 'mineral lands : by fraud." that*
led President Rooseveltl a • few : %weekß
ago j to"-- issue ; an- order ' that . no", patents
to . land- be granted until federal agents
had 1 ; passed >upon the landlin", question.
This." ordef^has brought ..forth V deter
mined: opposition In f the*: United! States
Senate! and", is : at present .a*. subject*; of
debate Jn"; Congress. ; ..,i^'_' -
:>\u25a0'_ GRAB -,VS> DEATH jVALXEY
;.\u25a0\u25a0-; In. Death Valley one I man • has Vmade
rnore~ thani3so;locationsfarid!lnlGreen^
water an o ther.i has '-\u25a0\u25a0 located -\u25a0 a Z ter rl toir^
ten fmiles' in;. length; ; Ihl other; case's; in-'
dividuals have! made)jfrom^4o^to "200
separate locations.^ In tsomeX cases' the
locators have; kept ; the ,law,\but
steps are being taken,toihaye;thestat
utes amended ; in } such ] a^way to* make 1 1
Impossible forgone .{person £to
such a vastamountjof^mlneraliland.-;
-:.•;; In speaking; of -the matter, yesterday,
Aubury.sald: .'..*. ;,. .. V. , ; ;
\u25a0^v'Fory years 6 past? entrymen.: on I gov
ernment land ; have, had : no compunction
in swearing to: statements they knew' to
be untrue and b^cause)their:clalms went
through. they, considered jtheir; perjuries
a joke.i While; the! Government 'has- been
derelict in the^past; in punishing- this
class: of offenders,; it is "now 'getting
busy.""'- ••. s?"~'-~-- -.'iY- /i-^-v'r.^Vl." ' '-'
;; • Inspector Neruhausen- r will ; spend an
other^week in; San :Francisco* before re
turning: to Portland, /where he;" is
gaged on Government This >is
his : first visit* to : Ban'« Francisco,* and he
expressed himself « as {greatly t surprised
at 4 the Ivast . strides i already, taken to
ward rehabilitation;" -,» \u25a0\u25a0;,\u25a0\u25a0 '..; ;'..\u25a0;\u25a0 ; i.v
\u25a0 * "What impresses , me most, ; though,"
he said, '.'is theTphilosophical maiinerjin
which ! people 'takejtheir s losses.": > \u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0', ~'
Neuhausen\was S giv.en -?, his V appoint
ment In the Department- of 'the : > Interior
seven years agojby, President McKinley.'
He served in the. 'American, consulate at
Nuremburg \u25a0 for \ af. tlme^but * later^ took
up' newspaper- iwork^and i. represented
the. St.^ Paul Dispatch *at
His •frlendshlp^with^Congressman k Ste-,
vena and Senator.r>avlstbroughtihlm T to
the v: attention of *> McKinley.*
Neuhausen has arisen until? he
is now holding'orieTofjthe,mostirespon
sible ; positions ). in " the "[ Interior Depart
ment.. " . . - , r ' ; - : " . : \u25a0 " ' ' ;- : \u0084'- v iv : -^* ••.i:'.-vi!> :
A . Fitting Valentine
A. heart-shaped~ box "filled i v with* our
confections. - Haas'sCandy,* Storea,'-;Fill
more at Ellis; and t Van NessAt'Sutter.i-^,
I @I Breakfast
es ' \ sis .s. rule
3^^&l \u25a0 * ;.JIJIMM\/ cocoa l is
wSJ^^wSaWam am^^S^M \u25a0 £ ' fL '*" 1> J-
jEF^^-'-'-J^^^aaaaaaWßam- '^ af*l~* '~" Ji~ ll*> "
R^^j Hi \>nir arqelli s
HENEY MAY AGAIN
RAP SENATOR
FULTON
WilL Aid' Federal
Bristol of * Oregon . in
-Row Overt Appointment
WILL CONFER HERE
DIIRING THE WEEK
:;;jJnitedjStatejsJAttorney;W.;C.: Bristol
of \Oregon^wili"arrive-iri San Francisco
this: week and-wlil ; confer with^Francis
J.\Heney- on the actlonv of "the United
States^ Senate . In . holding ; up"' Bristol's
appointment. > The controversy, over the
appointrne'nt ? of Bristol forms a .pa'rt: of
the most (interesting chapter in -the his
tory .' of .the \u25a0 State of ; Oregon: \u25a0 Support
ing.: Bristol are ; President Roosevelt and
Heney ;} oppqsed> to . him are Senator. Ful
ton > of ;' Oregon "(and 2 Fulton's v friends ; in
the ' upper,' house 'of.' Congresa! l^^^^^
v :^Whens Heriey; retired fjrorn; the 'office
of r ; United % States L l Attorney^ ln
during * the? land' fraud cases,) he ': recom
mended ;as ; his \u25a0 successor. 1 ? ' Brls-;
tol jwasjappbirited: by President ". Roose
velt;.' but, i, although ; he has served* for
some -v months;:/ the "^appointment :- has
never k been -confirmed /by the
Senator; Fulton ; ; has \ led /the [ opposi tibn
and i has J succeeded i in"? having ; the -vote
of confirmation' postponed^ from' tlme^to
time: \u0084 / '.:*:\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0::.\u25a0\u25a0. "^> : ;' '\u25a0[;:'': '\u25a0:>:<:\u25a0
. "Attorney;:; Hall V preceded • Heney, as
Federal \u25a0; In * Oregon. Heney
accused i Hall > .\: pf shielding ; Senator
Mitchell fand ; other t< influential irien t arid
had ; him r removed."; V After "assuming i of
flee: - Heney.*" announced '-/that .- he '.would
prosecute Hall -for. having 'aided the; men
he .was ; suppbsed'to have exposed. , Sena-:
tor]. Fulton :• had V; been \ instrumental in
having* Hal l He'; had 1 con-"
slstently I opposed i Heneyi in r all i the lat
ter's work in^the'Northwest. \u25a0 , ' r'. \u25a0
'.": When" H^neyJ: retired-; from .the : land
f raud'pfdsecutiqns.to takeup: the graft
cases iinjSan "Francisco; he 'turned -over
. to ; Bristol -a mass of ; evidence, involving
political ) friends ] and > followers.; of ; Ful
tonJ. i.'lne" Senator,, thereupon' determined
to \u25a0 prevent t the- confirmation \of 'Bristol's
appointment** atv all; costs;^Ther': battle
has -^been -^acrimonious "^lnf the- extreme.
Itr led ;tb- the Jpublicaticm" in";"' Cooler's
.Weekly ri recently" of " al" letter - written
joiritly,:by; Senators Fulton and Mitchell
to j Hall.iiri, which .were veiled fref erences
to Y- attempts c made *- by \u25a0: the J Senators^; to
shield.-; Hall. J-'The .writers ifspoke; of \ the
dangers -;to>. which': they,c had ; exposed
themselves* in ;bef riendlng.him. r .The let
ter,, concluded Vwith ; the ; request that it
be""destroyed.>?lt;was not destroyed and
fellMntbltheferiemy's^harids^ \ •\u25a0"\u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0'
• ,;It Is understood .that Heney and Bris
tol " have"" in 1 their. 5 possession ; other i mat
ter £whlch;;mayj;be£usedsto '\u25a0\u25a0 embarrass
Senator Fulton 'unlessjhejwlthdraws his
oposi t i on to*. Bristol's « appoin traen t:
BIGAMY THE BASIS
OF DIVORCE
. Mrs., Fannie Turner: was t -grantejd-.a
divorce i* yesterday -;by.' Judge;.: Seawell
from "; William 'iTurner, "'.-William
r Anders6ri,y. onV.theU ground ;of ".bigamy.
Accordlnß'i to ;^the?: affidavits 'filed ' . In
connection -^ with^the? <- divorce ,-com
plaint;JTAnderson,^*askj he^was /then
known.v married Fannie * Anderson jin
1878 ~ mV . !^r He, : lived
with • her :: j until % 1 895.T when The ; .-•;' eloped
to .America " aiwbman \u25a0 named Kate
Swire." -\u25a0{. He changed i his 'name '« to : Tur
ner: and ; married MissfFannle;Bahren
fus's'Un .this" city; ln Aprllr 1899, living
.withlher,'but;a' month.'jwhen he" again
disappeared.^ x' , -. -'•/:. '
Mrs.'} Turner; has heard , nothing . -of
her . husband:; since . he\lef t : her, .but
lately -got into I Communication lwlth the
first wife - ? 1n.7 England,!, and ".the "". entire
story> was '\u25a0 laid "•; bare. <;-. Among,: others,
affidavits y .were 5 ; Introduced > yesterday
f rom >the : first Swife,^ several i other per
sons \ in , England i and ITurner's j employ
ers; in 'i this ; city /during , the , short ; time
he :hefe.'s-"' •- S? -
• I Ethel" G> Galletti,* wife \of s Giuseppe
Gallettl,' ;was i untlU. recently -^ the
proprietor c, s ;of \ ' a* C Icecream
establishments on fj Hayes ?; street. . near
jVan\ Ness ? avenue,! has .•• suit
against' him .\t or ; : divorce >. on/; the ' ground
of 3 extreme "/cruelty.'lfo She^'asserts ' in
her. complalnt;that'herihusband; recent-"
ly/ sold^his ! business,' collected \between
$8000^ andi!sHiOOO^arid^on IS
let t : for; Italy, with .the , money /and with f
outspayingr jup !numerbusydebts>here. : ;;
'< Divorces :(were -. granted yesterday ,->by,
' Judge s to^ Irene .' M.? Berry ;.i from
Clarence F/> Berry; for. failure .to provide,
arid? on?TstatutorjVvi grounds, ; and E*.by
Judge JTroutt: tojMartha V. A. Rother.
from If John 'i H. S Rother l on ; the - ground
"of icruelty. ;-.:.'\u25a0 -'i~n-~ : S' : - : :' : - \u25a0'-;.!:» :; ;r; .":":"^";-v
.iv Suits < for., divorce >were filed. by Daisy
M. v ;Kiddc against I Eugene :' C- Kidd •\u25a0 for
cruelty,'- 1 Belle\Wilson j against ; ,Wllliam
J. Wilson "j for: .cruelty, ; A Minnie ' ;v J.
Hoardonf against/ Johns.M.^Hoardpnl for;
cruelty,"^ Kate .> Henry v i against <James
Malcolm^ Henry^on^ statutory.;* grounds
andjjNellielHamptoh: against Arthur, L.
Hampton! for .; desertioniand $ neglect. : -;
IMAGINARY FLAMES
TORTURE MAN
IN HOTEL
Frenzied Cries of -Mentally
Deranged : Guest ; Causa
? Alarm in the St; " Francis
pleads' that hose
;\u25a0 be Turned on him
"Turn .the hose' on nic; I'm -on fire,**
screamed Ole . Ericsen," a -druggist and
liquor /dealer; in the 'lobby.; of the St.'
Francis . Hotel : late last : night. * The
startled.. ; {clerks: and \u25a0•, guests gazed In
amazement"; at ttheiwell dressed, middle
aged', man '.'/who^/was r snatching, at',; his
clothing, I fightings an ;'iriiaginary -. flame
that he, believed was already beginning
to-? scorch his "flesh.;. ' ' .
'The . cries "of : the"; maddened .; druggist
aroused* rriany : of the i guests .who had
retired' to \ their ,' rooms and - when ; they
heard : the \ word "fire" : they believed" the
building I was"; in \. flames. ; t The attaches
tried -to quiet 'Ericsen.^bilt; he paid no
heed ito/thelr'r assurances that; he was
nofburnlng^andCfhat no" fire could be
any where = abbut;hlih.ViJ
',; Seeing .'that 'theji^ had a. .temporarily'
deranged; mind '> to rd%al v with, the night
clerks summoned'a'fpollcemanl. In the
mean 'time; Ericsen^continued i his piti
ful appeals Vto the ! clerks \u25a0\u25a0 to "; turn ' on
the hose. - ~: v When ? the ; policeman arrived
he.made the same" request of him.'/
:He .was "finally, controlled 'I sufficient
ly to get him to the Central Emergency
Hospital." where": he": was? held for ex
amination. - ; It is not . that the
man ? had ".been 7 , drinking. T sufficiently
to^ cause. hls. ; pitiable condition. When
he arrived at 1 the hotel: on" Sunday night
from .Los Angeles he said .he ', was
breaking ;'down ffrom overwork.' He
appeared .be nervous "and" restless at
all^tim'es,'- but' until "the "outbreak last
riight there; were ; no indications that
his mind was unbalanced.
.The policeman ", who made the . arrest
:Was I informed : that I Ericsen*. was man
ager; for. the ; Kentucky : Liquor Com
pany,'with "> headquarters "In 'Los An
geles. ; Previous . to . assuming ' that po
sition \u25a0:.: he : had i: been- In ..business in
Stromberg; Nebr. ~ , ;
V'iHe is about .55 -.years! old,, well
groomed 'In appearance and \u25a0 prosperous
looking. TheTonly papers in his pockets
that, might - lead; to his- Los. Angeles
connections -was r a- draft for $275 i in
dorsed": by M.Lustig, who is supposed
to; be connected with* the" liquor com
pany. ; . "\u25a0L-.'y.; . -""•
',- Other < teas ; and coffees - are compared
with Schilling's Best, the standard of
excellence. - •
Play Your Favorite Piece a
\u25a0 HrT" cal^ sense dictates. You can play your *|l
H favorite piece exactly as you heard some .^reat artist render 3}
\u25a0 it. The whole; world of -: music, is open to you. Suppose M"
BIB I you wish to accompany some one. By moving a lever you ||
\u25a0 can change the key to suit ;their voice. • ||
H piNow!;*comr»>e;yesultoCwheh^.the.,'saine piece iis played on any, 1|
H. player piano other than the Apollo. Probably you will find passages |*|
ffl^bmitted;youl\«lllcertainly find Tthe -whole piece changed in. order to S
j - fit " into sixty-five keys." .The Apollo alone covers eighty-eight keys— — - fej
H the entire -keyboard. : ' ' You wouldn't 'buy a -piano ''\u25a0 widi twenty-three ej
H' notes "omitted— then why a player. piano?," O
\u25a0};\u25a0': -'-"'-Then the piece doesn't sound so natural; the keys aren't struck fl
B I as in the Apollo ; , the action is inside of the piano. You can't control ' Wl
fl the time or tone as easily as on the Apollo. You-couldn't accompany t>i
.1 -any \ one unless the : key^ ' : of the piece • just suited their voice; you can fl
H< change ''the key by /transposing ; mouthpiece ion the Apollo, which b 'on- : fe|
fl no other player piano. And the Apollo has any number of other E|
fl points oj superiority that we will be pleased to demonstrate to you in j^j
fl \ our warerboms. fe|
1 BENj" CtJRT A 7 & SON I
H- EST;iiBS6 .X;<:V<-AjV J. S^K^4 B.IQIIJJAZ ..Vriadwt O
I 1615 Van Ness Avenue, .Near Caliifornia |l
f *•\u25a0-»•.;"." \u25a0-•:,"-;\u25a0 \u25a0 . ' ' .- - - ."•-
v-"- • • - — — •\u25a0....
LARGE ASSORTMENT
Gomic, Box
and Fancy
And, ' Also a-Larje Llae
Po M Cards
iP A-g:E;P? T^.
STOREi
818 VAN NESS AYE!
±-™--- w^^^ m^ m^ m^- _ -'4
- s ? Lost '\u25a0\u25a0 'Certificates,'^ Checks, 1 Receipts?
Bills of Lading and Negotiable, Paper
of {every : description' replaced ; by ; a Bond
Of '\u25a0\u25a0 The ..' Metropolitan fe Surety Company
ofilVeiv»Y«rlt.^ Contract."? Judicial ?and
; Fldelityr Bonds: JUDSON** BRUSIE.
Manager.-* room »1 0.+ Ferry j building. « - d.
iW.'iS CARMICHAELi^ CO.,#lnc.Tt General
t i |
TOOT TOOT FORGER
SOON MAY LAND
IN PRISON
Police He IsFormei
Solicitor "'for Publishing
Company of That Name
AIDIED BY A WOMAN
IN -PASSING CHECKS
. The; capture of the man who has
been passing bogus checks containing
the signature "Toot Toot" is predicted
by the police, who claim to have a clue
to his identity: A" former advertising
solicitor of the .Toot Toot Publishing
Company has been : missing for the last
ten days, 1 and Jules Gabriel, the presl
dent'of the' company,: is unable to lo
cate him. \u25a0 \i
-On his last escapade the mysterlou-^
forger impersonated Gabriel and h*^
with Wm a .woman who was repre-^
sen ted to be Mrs. Fred S. Linz.' tbe vice >
president of the same company. : The
two were traveling -in an automobile,
whiqh-drew up in front of the United
States ' National Bank, at - the . corner of
Bush "and Flllmore streets.. The.; man
entered; the . bank. going to tha
paying teller, said that he had a check
drawn ..by /Mrs. Linz which he wished
to have cashed. He informed the teller,
William Pabst. that: Mrs. Llnz was ou«
side In the. machine, indicating the la<t^
in black, who "was seated in the aut«^
mobile. . Pabst was " incredulous and
called up Fred Linz on the telephone,
asking him to come to the bank. This
was too much for' the courage -of th«
forger and he forthwith decamped in -
the automobile with the lady In black.
Gabriel Is considerably disconcerted
over the, free .way in" which the nanw
of;the -Toot Toot. Company Is being
used at the bottom of'checks and he Is
co-operating'^ with the police in the at
tempt to land the offender. :
ARRESTED OS CHARGE OF
KIDXAPI.VG YOU.VG GIRL
Charles* "Vanaesn Taken Into Cnatody to
' . Oakland for, Aileeed Steallns
• of I.lda Brern
\OAKLAND, Feb. .4. — Charles Vanness
was arrested tonight at 857 Thirty-sev
enth street*: in company with Llda
Breen, the daughter of John Breen, a
cigar ., manufacturer, residing at 863
Milton street,' who charges Vannesa
with having kidnaped the girl two^
weeks ago. . .
The pair ran away from Oakland a.^9
went to Sacramento. On their returr^
Breen swore to a complaint against
Vanness. ' ' '-%\u25a0'..
SUMMER »S
1 (X n I- 1 1
l.x^lll; ; l.|^
South Seas
-No region is more - : lntereatins and
full of romance .than the ? South Sea
Islands, and-^to make a voyage in 1 the
good ship. Marlposa and .travel Uo these
Bummer : isles - of. Eden is pleasure sail-
ing "the day "long. .
_ .The > famous -; surgeon. Dr. Nicholas
No^other Island can compare iin . nat-
ural beautyiwlth Tahiti, the gem of the
South' Pacific. iuis- the Island .where
life' Is i free -of :care— where the. natives
are;ied, : clothed : and housed by nature
where; man] eats -his daily bread with-
out: being "forced to labor, sleeps and
dreams away 'his life free, from worry
and enjoys -the 'foretaste of the eternal
paradise before he dies."- -
The Mariposa sails February * n»
JucedTrates .for ; rounds trip $125." Wr!t» *
: far ; folders to Oceanic •S. S. Co 677 \ill
! -ketist.Vi: Phone temporary : 1231.
; --^Ppcn>All Year—
50 MlirofESSEroiil San Franci^l
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