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Auto Show Ends With Chorus of Toots
and Cheers of Motor Car Devotees
' I A HE automobile show of 1907 came to an end at midnight after a successful season which
•*• the expectations of its promoters. A balance remains an the. treasury, and the dealers report many
sales. Tooting of horns marked the end of the show. j>
Success Rewards the
Efforts of the
Promoters
Big Crowd Is Present
Exhibition a Source
of Satisfaction
to Dealers
With the "last trump" of a hundred '
horns the Automobile Show of 1907
. passed into history at midnight. It was
a grlorious racket, a jubilant fanfare of,
riotous discord, in which the shiny ma
chines of the show gave utterance to
their approval of the discrimination
shown by their admirers. They spoke
with no uncertain voice.
And speaking of discrimination, one
of the most remarkable features of the :
exhibition was the amount of auto- '[
t mobile intelligence displayed by the
Visitors at the Coliseum. L<?gion in
number were the men and women who
paused before the various cars to dis
course faultlessly on the relative merits j
of the mechanisms. . The man who dis- j
tinguishes between cars by the color
of their paint seems to be a rara avis
in San Francisco.
The dealers are delighted "with the
•'results. Many sales were made on the
floor, and they came in touch with
•':'scores of prospective buyers. Men who ;
\u25a0 had been postponing the purchase of a]
-\u25a0car were afforded an opportunity to
'examine and compare, the different
- : 'makes, and the day of decision was
; hastened in many cases.
. The managers of the enterprise are
satisfied with the outcome from a finan
cial standpoint. While the show was
; not a great money-maker the gate re
\u25a0 cfipts met the expenses in full, and
' the amount received from the exhibitors
. for the rental of floor space will be that
S much of a surplus and will make a sub
stantial sum to be devoted to the road
:\u25a0: project. . *
The show was a success socially, and
;.(he crowd in attendance on the last
.-night was refreshingly happy and
j good-natured. There is a fascination
• and a glamour about glittering rows of
now cars, from the rakish-looking racer
-built for speed to the sumptuously up
..hplstered vehicle that can whirl its
: o.wner to social function and opera in
..a '.halo of luxury. Only one question
remains unsolved — what to wear at an
. automobile chow? This is still a puzzle
ivith as many answers as there were
wp'men in attendance.
The Coliseum with its attractive tea
p'arden proved to be an ideal home for
thashow. The outcome was a source!
of gratification to the promoters, and
as a result the yar of ISOB will see a
muci^ bigger and a much better show.
TELEGRAPHERS JOIN UNION
Enthusiastic Meeting Marked by
Applications for Membership
OAKLAND. Feb. 24. — The Commercial
Telegraphers' Union of America Local
No. 34 held a largell' attended meeting
this afternoon in Sunset Hall, at 1684
Seventh street. Vice President McCand
llsh presided. H. B. Perham, president
of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers,
.ah organization with a membership of
i <5,000 men, made a stirring speech.
. Veveral other speakers aroused enthu
* iasm and as a result a large number
of applications for membership were
received, most of them coming from
Western Union employes. Local No.
34 now has more than 300 members.
THROWS A PARCEL ON
THE PRESIDENT'S TRAIN
Admirer Creates Stir in
Presenting Flag to
Chief Executive
• -BOSTON. Feb. 24. — President Roose
velt, who arrived here yesterday on an
unofficial visit, with members of his
: family, left for Washington tonight.
The President devoted Sunday to a
' trip to Groton. forty miles from Bos
1 ton, where his son Kermit Is a pupil at
' the Groton preparatory school. Mrs.
! Roosevelt and Miss L-thel Roosevelt
• were already there, and the President
, was accompanied by his eldest daugh
• ter. Mrs. Longrworth.
Just as the train was moving slow
ly out on the "way to Groton a mlddle
i aged man ran quickly down the plat
' form behind the President's car, and
when he reached within a few feet of
it deliberately threw what looked Jlke
a paper parcel toward the. President.
One of the detectives tried to ward off
the article before it Btruck the car, but
it landed safely, though harmlessly.
The missile proved to be a silk flag,
Inclosed in a paper bag, the gift of an
admirer.
The train reached Ayre Junction
shortly before noon. A teacher at the
Groton 6Chool was waiting with a big
six-seated Russian sleigh, drawn by.
two fact horses, and as the sleighing
was- excellent the President and? his
daughter had a delightful drive of
about three miles to the school. At
the house, of Professor 'William A.
Gardner the visitors were received by
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel, who
had remained there over night, and
Kermit Roosevelt and Rev. Endicott
Peabody, the principal of the school.
After dinner / the party went to the:
"hundred house," where the •President
was introduced to an audience made
up of about 150 students and parents
and friends of the .pupils. The Presi
dent gave what he was pleased to call
"a short sermon to the boys."
The President talked a little on the
subject of football and told the boys
to take advantage of their education 1
f rightly and always play the game of
football fairly. He expressed the opin
ion vigorously that Intercollegiate foot
ball should by no means be abolished.
"I have given a sermon, though a
t jiort one," concluded the President,
• \p)£l now I wish good luck to all of
When Hawaii was discovered by Cap
tain Cook" in- 1778 it had .a population
•of 200,000. There are now only- 31,000
[relives on the islands..
A'lerr Showing .\amber of Autos Lined up for Inspection of Visitors to the Auto Show.
Bantering Results in a Race Between Autos
Over Streets in Vicinity of Coliseum
The last day of the first automobile
show held in San Francisco was en
livened by a race between two of the
runabouts. For several days past Fred^
Fageol, in a Rambler and
Fred Linz, In his Maxwell, have been
bantering one another as to the merits
of their cars. The climax came yester
day, when Fageol offered to bet that
he could beat Linz by three city blocks
in a race of a certain distance. It was
a good natured challenge and Linz
made it a small v/ager. -The course
selected was up Baker street' hill . to
Haight, along Haight street to Shrader,
down to Oak and back^to Baker.
The start was a standing one. At
the word the Maxwell shot to the front
with a slight lead and both went at the
hill with a rush. They held about even
to midway of the hill, when the Max
well went into the lead, increasing Its
advantage -at every foot. When the
Rambler reached Haight street the
Maxwell had a lead of about four
blocks. They raced out to Shrader and
down to Oak, coming along the Pan
handle homestretch at a merry clip.
The Maxwell won by a margin of two
blocks, exclusive of the three-block
handicap it had been allowed. When
the stakes were turned over to him
Linz presented them to James Cooley,
his demonstrator, who had driven the
Maxwell. Fageol was not satisfied with
CUBAN DEMONSTRATION
IN HONOR OF MAGOON
Governor Is Asked to Re-
yoke Order Prohibiting
Cock Fighting
HAVANA, Feb. 24.— A procession
headed by ex-Senator Monteagudo and
composed of 500 horsemen, "many car
riages and bands of music, paraded the
streets this afternoon. A halt was
made in front of the palace, where the
bands played patriotic airs. Governor
Magoon, in response to cries of "Long
Live Governor Magoon!" reviewed the
gathering from a balcony of the palace
and afterward received a committee,
which presented a petition signed by
many thousands of persons In -Havana
and other cities, requesting the abroga
tion of the military order of' General
Leonard Wood prohibiting cock.fight
ing.. Governor Magoon, promised to
give the petition his careful considera
tion, after which the gathering ;dlsV
persed. . .W-"^
The city was decorated today and
salutes were fired in honor of the an
niversary of the commencement of the
revolution of 1896. * It being Sunday
the principal celebration will ." be held
tomorrow, which has been declared a
legal holiday.
ONE CAR TELESCOPED
AND TWO ARE DERAILED
PITTSBURG, Feb. 24. — The Philadel
phia express on the Pennsylvania rail
road.~! this evening ran into •an open
switch in the yards at Sixteenth. street.
Ambulances were hurriedly summoned
to the Union station. ' \u25a0-\u0084.
One coach on the Philadelphia train
was telescoped and two others derailed.
It was * learned at 11 o'clock I tonight
that five women passengers on ; the ex
press had been Injured. It is said -they
sustained serious cuts' and bruises.
They were given medical attention and
later continued their Journey; West, v^
After making an unsuccessful effort to
secure an interview,] from > the : officials
regarding the . wreck the i Associated
Press called the office of Superintendent
Long on the .telephone and; was; in-;
formed that : no . information \u25a0 was ." given
to outsiders. ' ; !ISH3BWMiIiIIKf MB
j Sixty years^ ago there were 150,000
children i n ' school' in . Indla»\ Now there
are more than 4,000,000.. .
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY,- FEBRUARY 25, 1907.
R. R. l'Hommedieu
the result and is looking for a return
match. The cars will meet again in
the track races scheduled to take place
in April.
•• . •
The show was brought to a close
with a merry din. For a week the
horns on the automobiles had been
silent, the reeds having been removed,
but when the doors were closed on the
show they were put into action and for
ten minutes there was a chorus of
honking, that shook the rafters of the
Coliseum. As soon as- quiet was re
stored the dealers began ; the ; removal
of their cars. . It- is expected that' by
noon today not a vestige of the show
will be left in the Coliseum. • .
The officers of the California Wo
man's Automobile, Club passed a vote
of thanks yesterday to the dealers for
their kindness in having lent the extra
automobiles used in the parade on Sat
urday. The show committee passed a
vote of thanks to R, C. Ayers, head of
the publicity departmemt, for his in
valuable services.
Most of the dealers were glad when
the doors closed on the show. It had
been a strenuous week for them. They
were at the Coliseum night and day
attending to the wants of prospective
purchasers. Keeping the show open on
Sunday did not prove to be much of a
success. The attendance In the after
THREATENS TO MURDER
HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN
George Cooper, While in an
Ugly Mood, Draws Razor
on His Family
OAKLAND, Feb. 24^— Brandishing a
razor, with which he declared he would
end the lives of his wife and two chil
dren, George Cooper, living at Twen
tieth and Brush streets, drove his fam
ily from the house this morning. On
reaching the home of a neighbor, Mrs.
Cooper 'notified* the police of r her hus
band's threats, and a policeman was
sent to the Cooper home, but Cooper
escaped before the arrival of the pa
trolman.
- Mrs. Cooper Informed the police that
her husband had remained away from
home Saturday night, and when he re
turned this morning he was in an ugly
humor. He began to abuse her and
.finally ended by .striking her in tho
face. Mrs. Cooper screamed for help,
and her mother ran into the- room,
whereupon the -enraged ; husband se
cured a razor and declared that ; he in
tended to kill' his wife and their two
children. L
Several months according 'to
Mrs. Cooper, her husband lost his posi
tion with the', John : Breuner Company
because of his refusal to take proper
care of his family, .' but later was al
lowed to ; return to work on his promise
to | support J his ; wife and- children. The
wife" declares,- however, that' of late he
has neglected his | family.
Sanborn. Vail & Co.
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'We sell; Legal Blanks /and i- Writing Materials of every description; :
Bookkeepers', ; and Architects' * Supplies. ; v - r
. ;. Our f - Picture, Frame,- Molding . and 1 . Mirror Department are of the t
-very best;; even better.than before the fire." : ;" \u25a0
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Sanborn, Vail & Co.
MISSION SI, Bet. 4th and sth
noon was small, but in the evening it
was greatly increased.
The Heine-Velox challenge to the
Fiat is not likely to be takenup. The
$5000 deposited in the hands 'of Fer
nando Nelson has not been covered by
the Fiat representatives. Mr. Mauvis,
who is at the head of the company
handling the Heine-Velox, said yester
day: 19 '. >.;; ' "<-' :'. '\u25a0 ' ..\u25a0-,;/
"We have heard from the Fiat people,
but | they 'want e to Smake It a three
cornered race, putting : in- the Locomo
bile -as the \j third -car.- Nowl what / a
chance* there^wbuldabe. for jockeying.
If they 7 gotTus *in '.\u25a0 the -rut ; thereV would"
be no chance of our. getting out.' They
would carryVoff our $5000,, as they
wanted to put up $2500 each while we
put up the, full sum. We are ready to
race them separately for $2500 a side
in each match." >
George Roos, who owns the Flat car,
said he did not buy it for racing pur
poses. He intended to use it for tour
ing. If any accident occurred to the
car during a race, he would be without
an automobile until another could be
brought from the East.
Another racing event soon to take
place will.be the road race and hill
climbing contest for Mitchell cars. Osen
& Hunter, the local representatives,
have two cups to be competed for, and
as soon as the roads are in good condi
tion the contests will be brought off.
SAN MATEO COUNTY HAS
A SLOT MACHINE WAR
Newspaper Is Boycotted for
Printing-Article-Against
Owners of Devices
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
REDWOOD CITY,' Feb. 24.— A fight is
being waged between the nickel-in-the
slot machine men and the citizens A
boycott is expected in which the saloon
people would try to harm the business
of the merchants who have declared
their opposition to the machines. While
the saloon influence is strong'through
out the the better class of citi
zens, ( with '; the aid { of ; the / newspapers,
have succeeded in persuading the Sher
iff and the District ' Attorney •to r act
against the mechines and as - a result
the ; machines throughout the county
are now. idle.- ; ':'.\u25a0-.. \ .'.-\u25a0 /
The -fight "' was | started several weeks
ag^o when a | local newspaper^ published
art article; against the owners of the
machines. ; The 'owners , of the devices
Immediately, began » a boycott of. the
paper and : this I- move aroused public
sentiment to " such an extent as to cause
an order toibe issued from- the' District
Attorney's ; office closing the machines
in ;. the county. Charges . of graft have
been made by" both sides against : both
the i District .': and * the : Sheriff,
the. saloon people ";even going, so 1 f ar tis
to> express thelr> belief lthatUhe /Sheriff
had entered: into i a' plot .whereby one of
his ; friends - might tbuy the' machines at
TWO MEN SHOT DURING
FIGHT OVER WAITRESS
Charles Logue Slain and
; Peter \ Noppe Wounded
in Emeryville Hotel
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE
Shotgun and Revolver Used
in Battle for Affections
,of Jennie Murphy ,
OAKLAND, Feb. 24.— As the result
of a drunken brawl, which \u25a0 began with
a quarrel o^ver ttie affections . of a
waitress employed at the Hastings
Hotel," a resort in Emeryville, Charles
Logue, an Ironworker at the J*udson
Iron Works, lies in the morgue with a
bullet- In his heart, and Peter Noppe,
a machinist, lies in the hospital with
his head and face torn by a charge of
shot. In the tanks at the city prison
are John Noppe, a" brother of the
wounded man, and Frank Calbrese, a
cook at the Hastings. Hotel, the former
being charged with the killing of Logue
and the . latter with the shooting of
Noppc<
The trouble began with a quarrel be
tween ; Peter Noppe and Calbrese over
Jennie Murphy, a waitress in the hotel.
After coming, to blows the cook and
Noppe were separated, and Noppe is
alleged to have declared that he would
i kill Calbrese. Noppe went to his'room,
! and \u25a0\u25a0 Calbrese, fearing that he would
j keep' his word, armed himself with a
! shotgun. A moment ' later Noppe ap
-peared with a revolver in his hand,
but before he could use the weapon
; Calbrese fired at him, the charge taking
i effect in his face and neck, destroying
I the sight of the righ'teye and tearing
| the flesh to shreds.
I Logue, 4 hearing the shooting, ran
1 around the hotel, just in time to, see
I Noppe, with blood streaming from his
i face, stagger into the annex of the
i hotel. The ironworker followed Noppe
I into the hotel, and just what happened
| Immediately afterward has not yet been
i determined. 'A moment later Logue
; staggered from the house and . fell to
i the ground, with a bullet through his
I heart, while immediately behind him
John Noppe, a brother of the man who
had been shot by Calbrese, rushed from
the place with a revolver in his hand,
running into'the arms of Deputy Sheriff
Herbert Lee. who, attracted by the
shooting, reached the hotel just in time
to see Logue fall to the ground.
Assisted by Peter Hofster, a room
mate of the Noppe brothers. Lee dis
armed John Noppe and placed him un
der arrest. The officer then entered
the room occupied by Hof ster and the
two brothers,- where he ..found Peter
Noppe with blood pouring from the
wounds inflicted by Calbrese. Lee at
once notified the Oakland police and
Marshal Carey of Emeryville of the
shooting, and'Calbrese and John Noppe
were removed to the City Prison, while
the wounds of Peter Noppe were
dressed at the Receiving Hospital. .
Logue was 30 years of age. Henry
Logue, a well known pugilist, Is his
brother.
G. H.v Hastings, the proprietor of the
hotel In which the trouble occurred,
told a number of conflicting stories of
the shooting, attempting to convince
the police that the shooting was a.ll
done outside the hotel. The falsity of
his tale, however, was proved by Dep
utyj Sheriff . Lee and i Hofster, who de
clared I positively that | Logue was shot
inside the'hotel annex. "~:
; Inquiries at Jthe^hotel regarding the
cause of : the r shooting -were met with
violent ."abuse by. Mrs." Hastings, the
wife "of the proprietor. The woman de
nied that any one by the name of Jen
nie Murphy was employed in the place,
despite the fact that the name had
been furnished to the police by. John
Noppe when he told the. cause of the
trouble which led to the shooting.
The police have learned that the
trouble began when Miss Murphy, who
was talking to a man named George
Rowland, refused to speak to Noppe
as he passed^ He started to quarrel
with the waitress and Calbrese inter
fered, and then it was that Noppe
threatened to kill the cook.
Home Life at Del Monte
While the city Is orercrowded take your fam
ily to Hotel Del Monte, by the sea, near Mon
terey, and enjoy every comfort. There Is plenty
of room there and plenty to do for recreation and
health. Parlor car leaves San Francisco S a. m.
and 3 p.- in. dally, i direct to hotel. Special re
duced round-trip rates. Remember, you can eas
ily transact business In San Francisco and lire
at Del Monte. For details inquire Information
Bureau, Southern' Pacific, or of C. W. Kelley,
759 Market street; phone Temporary 2751. •
a reduced price after which the county
would be declared open again.
, Many machines have been brought
into^the county since the last election
and a number of these were placed in
candy stores and other public places,
where children could play them without
hindrance. ':7u •>>;>::
Coliseum reopens. ', Boiler skating tonight. *
ft 1 ORIENTAL
RUO AUCTION
I I FOR ONE WEEK, BEGINNING
TODAY, February 25
I, A WONDERFUL COLLECTION - = ;
By the most noted connoisseur in the Oriental
Rug; World wW be sold to the highest Jbidder
'':-.' without reserve. -'-\u25a0\u25a0-
Mr. Geo.H.Weigerthe, the well-known art
auctioneer, will be pleased to see all: his old
. * ; friends on this occasion.
p^ft^^^^^a Hi ..
ELLIS STREET, bet. Polk and Van Ness
PRACTICAL COOKERY
AT 7r?s^c\
,SERVI^^^ THE GAS COMPANY
if||g|!3 Invites the ladies of San Fran-
§\j/* \J ' cisco to attend a series of cook-
«|s|^NXv^N ing lessons to be held in their
' lecture room at
925 Franklin S.treet
«B|ifiß|k I on ' Wednesdays and Fridays,
: during the month of March.
1 ffi^^K^^^vO Lessons begin at ~2 o'clock sharp.
(MRS. JEAN SINCLAIR
DEMONSTRATOR
National School of Cookery, London.
Entrees and Lenten Dishes. \
ECLIPSE " Gas Range Used.
i Asbestos Cooking Mat and Gas
Cook Book given each lady attending.
.At VOTIT* SPT*\*ifP "
"- — 923 FRANKLIN ST
DAUGHTER IS BEATEN
BY BRUTAL FATHER
Miss May Farrell oFßerke-
ley Compelled to Flee
From Home
BERKELEY, Feb. 24. — A pitiful
story of abuse at the hands of an .un
natural parent is told by Miss May Far
rell, an 18-year.-old girl, who has fled
f rom her home in Addison street to
shelter offered her by Mrs. Mary Lopez
at 1114 . Francisco street after treat
ment '\u25a0 from her father- which has
aroused ! the: girl's friends to demand
his punishment.
-James Farrell „Is declared to have
whipped his daughter, beating her for
more than an hour last night, because
the girl was unable to give him the
wages he believed she had been paid
by an Oakland business man. whom
she had served for three days of the
week as a. clerk.
Miss Farrell became of age last
Wednesday and was bidden to go out
into the world and earn her living. She
secured a place In Oakland, and on Sat
urday Farrell demanded the girl's
wages. She had no money and so told
him. Then, as she declares, her beat
ing began. Edward Giblon, a teamster
employed, by the Contra Costa Con
struction Company, heard the noise of
the affair and ran to the girl's rescue.
He: was -unable to help her, even after
seeing her attempt to escape through
a window, which was forced down upon
her as she tried to jump through the
aperture. *-/V\*:
After hours of distress the girl
escaped from the house and made her
way to the home of Mrs. Lopez, where
she Is domiciled. Complaint to the au
thorities Is to be made to have the
father of the girl punished.
PIOITEEB WOMAIT DlES— Alameda. Feb. 24.
Mrs. Mary Timothy, for forty-flTe years a resi
dent of Alameda, died last evenlncr at her home.
1519 Oak street. She was a native of Ireland
70 years of age, and had lived In California for
half a century. SnrriTing her are three daugh
ters and one son. Mrs. Timothy's husband,
now deceased, established, the first water sup
ply system In Alameda.
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PROPOSALS.
OFFICE CONSTRUCTING QCARTERMASTEi]
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Sealed proposals, In triplicate.* will be receive*]
I ' here until 11 a. m.. 26th February, 10))? tot
furnidblng all \u25a0 material and labor ' for coa>
•trncting. heating, plumbing and electric wir-
ing - Post Exchange and Gymaaslum for tae
General Hospital at Presidio of San Fran-
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Plans and specifications can be seen and in-
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