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\Vx)man*s ' crowning glory, is her hair,"
but is j'oiircrown on straight? An expert
has \yritteri' an. article orl dr.essing the hair
to suit, the .facial type. Find it in
. The Sunday Call .
VOLUME CIV.— NO. 94.
VERMONT GOES
REPUBLICAN BY
28,000 VOTES
Prbuty Is Elected Governor
Over Burke, Democrat, Both
Parties Showing Losses
Large Number of Local Candi
dates Results in Bourbons
: ; ' Electing Legislators
Doodle Dees Register Aboirt
One Thousand Votes in the
? \u25a0 Entire State
: WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt.,
Sept. 1 — The republicans won the
election in Vermont today by carry
ing the state for Lieutenant Governor
George H. Prouty of Newport for
governor by about 28,000 votes over
James E. Burke of Burlington, his
tiemocratic opponent. The plurality
A^as the smallest in a presidential j'car
2892, when, it was only- 17,956,
and. was followed by a democratic na
•;ional victory, but: it was larger than
"ill -1888 and only slightly less. than in
HSob.- There wa? a falling off in four
years of about 8 per cent in the repub
lican-vote.' while tne democratic vote
"f«l.I about 2 per cent. . • .' . •. ' ..
VvTße" 'independent league appeared' for
the first tftne and polled about 1.000
votes, while the. prohibition and Bocia.l
ist.yctfi' remained' about the same.
MA XV lAtCAI. CAXDIDATISS
. An' unusually large number, of local
« andidatos for membership of the legis
laturp. although bringing out a heavy
vote and rf-.sultingr .in democratic gains
in the lower branch of the legislature,
apparently had no bearing on the gu
bernatorial fight.". '\u25a0."/-.\u25a0"\u25a0;\u25a0•.
As Vermont js the first Estate to- vote
during the presidential campaign there
«rab* niufh: interest throughout the coun
try in the size of the republican' plu
rality, r, '-. 'v: . /. ' : • • . :
• The! re'p'vtblicans retained complete
cohtrAlof; the legislative and executive
Tjranch.es ;oi the government \u25a0of Ver
mont." ..They elected to 'congress from
;-tiie:-". jirst "district : David" J. \u25a0 Foster of
BjsrilWgton. for another term, and from
the - seV'4jnd ! district Frank Plumley of
Nof.t'hfieid for the first time, and elected
: 3 majority of the state legislature,
\u25a0 \vhj^;h \vill select a successor to the late
jSeiiatbr JVd field Proctor.
: STATE Tir'KET; ELECTED
.. The state ticket elected was as fol
:i»mrisr'--.-.-?: '-..': -\u25a0'.:' : . : \u25a0 .'• : ' '\u25a0\u25a0'.:\u25a0 '\u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0. ~ : l • •\u25a0'
• "Go verhor—-OeorgeH. Prouty of N'ew
\u25a0port.::::;"\u25a0:•'.-.•\u25a0:•'-'\u25a0":\u25a0' ' :': '- : .-- . \u25a0
.JJeut^nant governor— <seorge A. Mead
of :Rutl»Ad.'.:>; : i-:T ; -"^->t-r---"-*' r: -'"^'i' - ; '
\u25a0 Secretary of state-^G. W. Bailey of
Essex.' -•\u25a0:\u25a0•\u25a0'•'•:\u25a0 \u25a0"-• : : ; : \u25a0 : \u25a0 '. \u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0.'.
'\u25a0Treasurer— Edwin .H- Deavitt of
ilontpelter. .;\u25a0'.\u25a0.'- \u25a0 -. \u25a0'\u25a0•". \u25a0:•."-.. ."\u25a0
; Auditor— Horace F. Graham of Crafts-
burj\ .\u25a0;"-. -;\u25a0\u25a0:'\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0 '\u25a0'.'\u25a0--. : •' \u25a0
\Attoi-ney general— John G. Sargent of
iJudldvi'. •\u25a0/'.' ':•.' !• 1 \u25a0'\u25a0:'::"\u25a0•. '••' \u25a0'.\u25a0/' .' ' \u25a0""\u25a0'.-:
;At .10:45 returns had been received
from.': 157 towns, and three cities, In
cluding Burlington, out of the 240
tewns and six cities of the state. These
returns gave for governoc:
tOMPAIUSO.V OF VOTES
\u25a0Pjrk.uty. republican. . 30,176; Burke,
aemoerat. 10,674: Backus, independence
league, 764; Campbell, prohibition, 620;
Dunbar, socialist. 305. ..•\u25a0='.•••:
•T ; h.e \u25a0\u25a0'.. same citieß and towns in 1904
gavjß^o: .. ' '; \u25a0\u25a0-• ..:.\u25a0:• '.-:• . " •'\u25a0• j\u25a0\u25a0 ")::'-\'': . .;\u25a0 . \u25a0
Bell; repabl lean, 52.726 ; Porter, detno-
: crat;- 10.921. ••" : \u25a0 :\u25a0. .:- • ..*' " ."-•". /" "•• ' .
" ..'These /figures indicate a republican
•16s» of :\u25a0& .per cent and a democratic. loss
r>f 2 per cent. On this basis ProUty's
.plurality, is estimated at 28,000, ..coro
psred. with Bell's plurality; of ,31.557 in
l*Qi. r: - ''\u25a0':'\u25a0 ''\u25a0'- "' "i V: \u25a0-/."". \u25a0'.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 •".•' . '•:
The voter* were urged tolsupport the
republican ticket. : by speakers/ of na
tional importance -who . stumped the
etate during the last, two weeks. : ;.
On the other hand, the democrats
fought the battle alone. James E;
Burke of Burlington, formerly knowji
a« the "blacksmith mayor" of that city,
who. headed the 'ticket, having only
\u25a0local talent in his support.- •\u25a0 • "
DOODLE DEES'. VOTE SMAW- .'•:
The democrats were anxious regard
jng. the: strength ;of '. the- Independence
league .movement, a. new factor in state
.ptlliUcs, but thie returns Xrom a'major
ity of the cities and towns showed that
V-compa.rsLtive.ly' small, number .-pf voters
;«ypporred . Quimby. S.- Backus' of \u25a0\u25a0Bran
do«, who headed the-'new party ticket
\u25a0'\u25a0•\u25a0The prohibition l. party, ran .a close
fight with : "the independence" league,
while- ihe socialists were a poof fifth in
the: Contest among' the leaders.
BUftKE BELITTLES DEFEAT
"', La.te'. ; tbn.ight : Burke issued the fol
iiowihg.etatement; "• . .*\u25a0;•';
.'.yFTojiv the returns of 71 out' of 246
towns- received by me M' claim -that
Prouty's majority will be Under 25.000."
Although Butlrngtbnwent republican
cm -the state ticket, it .was strongly
deniocratit: when' it came to "the repre»
senttive fight, M. G. I>eary, -the demo
cratic candidate for representative, de
feating Liwrence Bartley, republican,
by a majority of 365. .. ; .
.At • 11:20 p. m. -'Lieutenant ' Governor
Pfouty stated that he figured his plur
ality at" 29,818 over Burke, and believed
t-hat the missing towns would bring the
margin u.P J-O 30,000. The governor
elect said': . •\u25a0>\u25a0 • . . .
**Ih rtewof the "fact that there were
no great state isues to create enthuel
trta and arouse interest, the -result of
tfc . electioh is very gratifying and
«hOTr« that the voters are taking great
Interest in 4he national campaign."
OXYGEJf EXPLOSION IS FATAL.
NIAGARA FALLS. N. V.. Sept. I.—
John Q. Clifford^ president of the United
oxygen ,-md chemical company, was
Mown to pieces at the plant of the
compatj? today- in the presence of his
IC y««v«ld son Roger, when a tank of
«xygen charged to ' 2,200 pounds ex
ploded. The boy was uninjured.
VOr.\G HEHOI.VE GKTS MEDAJ,
TOWA CITY. la.. Sept. I.— A Carnegie
medal was received today by- Marjorie
Post, the 11 year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. P. C. Post, who leaped into the
I ova ' river . and sav«»d the * life of Mar
ga.r*x Hay«s." daughter of Professor and
\u25a0**rs. Samuel Hayes, last summer.
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
• "TELEPHONE KEARXY 88
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1908 •
WEATHER CONDITIONS
- VESTEBD AY— Clear; northweet wind; m*xl
mvna . temp>r»tnre,' 70; mintainm, 52.
fORECASt FOE TODAY— Fair, with 'fog;
light " southwest winds,' changing to brisk
west.-. •. \u25a0 . V''*.-V''! "Page 13'
EDITORIAL : . i' . • ;; ; '
Confessions of Hrrtiert George. • ' Page 6
\u25a0 Lagging nanl. constructors^ ' \u25a0•' '. Pag* 6
. Keep : thi£ thug in., prison. •._ \u25a0 Page 6
GRAFT ... ;,' •" ': ; : ';•
Exchange of epltbeU "and talk .of . "guns"
enHren .Iluef trial and . name ' of ex-Mayor
Srbmltz brought in through «gly : rumors -of at
tempt to flx proßpe.ctWe- Juror. .. " .' Page 14'
POLITICS? ... :. . . •'
. • Vermont' goes repnWlcan" by about 28,000
plurality, .both • old • parties harlng reduced
fignrfes.'- • .. • .. ' ~~. \u25a0 Page 1
Chairman. Mack .organises tastenr bourbons and
arranges for bureaus ia New York. ': • ' Page 2
FaetionsJn Illinois worry Hitchcock and may
endanger republican national ticket.. • Page 2
Worthington " and Dam call local republican
coßTention to. ordtr *nd organization "controls pro
ceedings. : . ; "./-,?: Page 14
EMERYVILLE MURDER
. Police expect -to arrest real instigator of Mrs. \u25a0
Donohue's '• murder, ' believing Ahlstedt only
a. -hired topi. • "\u25a0 '. . ''• .:•• • Pagel
Police learn Ahjstedt. pawned Jewelry and be
UeV -.trinkets were ' taken 'from murdered
woman. \u25a0• ; " ". . • . ' Page 1
. Woman accarej Ahlstedt of plotting her hus
band!* dca'th •by po}son. • . Page 3
CITY . .
Transport Thomas will- sail Saturday \u25a0 with
teachers, chief vt s and troops for . the
Philippines. •;£.• '-;,: ; Page 13
Transportation companies will Increase mini
mums on" NoTember -1, • which" has the same
eiTect as Increasing rates. " • Pace 0
Mrs.' Dunphy grills hu&band. in court and
rancher makes 1.0 denial of charges. Page 14
.Grape growers are confronted .by discouraging
outlook as result of curtailment of purchases of
California wine association. ' . PageT
Samuel "Newborn, architect, is stricken and
dieß.ori ferry boat while returning to his 'Oak
land home. Page 7
Temporary employes of board of public works
will be dismissed. Page 13
Charges of unfairness. In state medical ex
amination bring denials from members of board •
and lnrestlgation will follow. Pace!
Members of association of collegiate alumnae'
Tieit Tamalpals and Mutr Woods.' Page S
Members of, the California clob held their first
meeting of the season yesterday. , Page 5
sheriff Bantet of Alameda. | county issues j cir
culars for arrest of Felix PandUTeris. Page 2
FprlDg Valley water company will Include * a
number of additional j Interests in its '. effort |to
embarrass citf. ; , Page G
Alleged brnjul - attack on. defenseless 'man 'by
policeman to be laid before . the commis
slouer*. • P«s« 5
', J^kil tr.f rd.auts are \u25a0 **indl«i . out of 'thou
sands of doers' worth of goods by R. M.
Harrison, wkom the police." are ; trying to
locate. Page 5
Evidence ir Treadwell case is all taken and
case goes to jnry today.' • Page 5
SUBURBAN f&fo
County Assessor Henry P. Dalton weds -Miss
Margaret. Kennedy. ' • . Page 4
\u25a0 Coeds 'at aniversity organize. Cranford club
and secure q«art«rs- - ; '•"•'" Page 4
Stanford papers in first Issue comment on
troubles or -last semester. • . : Page 4
Trustee* of Belvedere receive bids for paving
Btreets of town. . Pagre 4
\u25a0 Mass meeting .In South 55an Francisco hears
orators .- speak on a scheme for inrorpora- ,
Telephone wires form catiipnlt and hurl Frank
Doyle to his death." • " \u25a0 • .' : Page 1
Attorney; Grove li. Johnion and Mls& Alice
Hassett of .Hw Monterey married. \u25a0'.; '.'. Page 3
Bear Admiral Henry. Glass dips suddenly at '
Pa*o Rohle*. . :.' .' ' : . ". . . .'.PaKe.3
Funeral of unfortnnate Miss Hattie Hatch is]
held in Baptist Church. : ' '- " ' ' . Page 4
EASTERN, ;-.:'. :'.: '. ''\u25a0'.\u25a0
Eussell Sage was victim- of worthless- paper, .to
extent : of over .a minion ' Sollarav "\u25a0 Page -1
Etomett Pslton. one', of. .the Dalton 'boys,
pardoned from prison. ' marries •• his '• girlhood
friend.' .- .: .: . • •.\u25a0..\u25a0'• . • ; Piigre3'
: Sailboat capsizes In sudden .squall and seven
pleasure seekers are drowned. ; . Page 4
foreign "•••:.; '"'.] '•' \u0084 •\u25a0'• '
Chief of burean of • eapplies. -in 'Havana post
office arrested for. theft of stamps.' \u25a0 Pace 4
SPORTS! !: ;. . . : • ;
\u25a0 Security wins the Newcastle handicap at "The
Meadows by. a nose 'from Fern L. . Page 8
'Fast men : ln the" '. lineup' of the Polytechnic
high . school '.t:»am this season.' " . ' Page 3.
\u25a0 , Eight hobnds selected \u25a0to compete . in the
grand nations! championship stake, at- Ingleslde
coursing, park:.- \u25a0 .." : -. .- • Page 3
• San • Franci*^ and . Los. Angeles win . coast
league baseball gsmes.." " Pace S
j Tjibbs, 'Garby,- .Mumfor'd .and Wright survive
the - reronii round In the Del Monte golf
handicap. - . . • " . • . . Page 3
New Y.ork' . retains " the lead; in the national
league . and Chicago drops back, to third
place. \u25a0 •'. .- ' \u25a0' ' . Page 8
Jobn.R. Conway scores a nehsatlonal victory
in 2:os pace at state fair meeting. Page 3
• William F. : Humphrey -la re-elected president
of ' Olympic, club with, opposition.' Pare 3
."Santa ."Clara college ' baseball - nine returns
after a ' victorious campaign .in the \u25a0 Hawaiian
Ulands.. .• •• " Page 4
.Owen Moran 1* down to' weight and looks fit to
enter the- ring against AttelL. Page 8
LABOR .' • " :
The trouble between the two local lodges of
boiler makers and iron ship builders^ baa been
settled and. they have amalgamated. Page 7
MARINE ; ' .
Steamship Alameda meeta Pacific fleet at sea'
and pastes .through double' line of cruisers
and destroyers. • Page 9
SOCIAL • • .
'Miss Betty Angus and St. George . Holdeh will
be married this evening. * Page 6
HARRIMAN SECURITIES
LEAD MARKET ADVANCE
Southern Pacific Reaches • Its
Highest Price and Large :
Blocks Arc Sold )\y' ]
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CAiL .
NEW TORK, Sept I.— While the mar
ket for securities today wai . full „of
irregularities. It displayed strength
threughout. and under the leadership of
•the Harriman issues, some new high
records were made, in thai standard
shares. Southern Pacific sold up ;to
108 1-8, the highest price* ;in the 1 his
tory of- that corporation, and furnished
most of the speculative activity' of
the day.- . -
Of the total transactions ;of ; less
than' 600,000 shares the transactions in
Southern Pacific and .Union/ Pacific
combined amounted: to .more-; than; one
quarter. ; The - trading in .these I stocks
presented the ; same . ': characteristics
which have governed I their,; price' move-,
ments'since the stock exchange failure
last * weekJWHW»BßMM^|i|||i|'y| l |!;||llfM[
SAN^ f3|raEMBERJ 2, V:1908;
Police Believe Ahlstedt Was Only Hired Tool in Murder: Expect to
Arrest Instigator of Crime: Sleuths Think Suspected Man Will Confess
SAGE A VICTIM OF
WORTHLESS STOCK
Great Financier; Leaves Oyer|
Million Dollars i of
tiable Paper
*»'^-*SPECIAL DISPATCTC T^ITHE C.-U.L '•
NEW, YORK;" V Sept. I.— Although
Russell Sage' wal held up .to' his gen
eration, as : -a '"model. qt\ caution "and
astuteness in Jiis" stock j/cnd bond.deal
ings and 5n "hls' - loa.n. b.usiness, it was
disclosed today -that shrewd men suc
ceeded .in loading him up', with -about j
$1,071,000 in '.value of bonds' arid 18.100
shares of stock and spripi -rt^Kjch are
•worthless. Besides! " .tKere-- are ' . some
"open accounts" ..upon whic.h -the' ex-.
ecutors can realize little or nothing": \u25a0;.:
Mining shares,-. railrcw»^,'."bah.H. trust,
company issues, shares.' ih warehouse,
concerns, in, grajn- elevator .concerns,
in railroad construction: companies and
firms, In Industrial " concerns and steel
companies, "improvement- share's," "elec-j
trie railroads, land -grant script, de
faulted, states " bonds'; of Georgia a£<J
Korth CaroTiqa' -and. -defaulted' town
.bonds are- among, the securities-found
in Mr. Sage's safe deposft. vaults be-:'
neath the New:- York, stock exchange,
in- the .Mercantile safety deposit, com
pany", in his office strong boxes, or Hst
ed on hi? stock. .box .register. ":•'\u25a0'.. '• " ' .
ELECTRICIAN IS
HURLED TO DEATH
Frank Doyle Forms Catapult
With Telephone Wires and .
Is Instantly Killed , ?
SPECIAL DISPATCH' TO THE CAIX
SATf JOSE, Sept. 1 1.-^-Agriant' catapult
formed .by tightly : stretched', telephone
wires strung from two'poles'on'either
side : oi. a' hill to a center : 'pole 'bh' top "of
.the hill /today, hurled.^ Frank Doyle. \an
employe of the Pacific .States i telephone'
company, to his'deathfdown f "the;'moun
taln - side near • the ; 'Grand ', View 'house,
on the Mount Hamilton ; road. f,\ Z , : i ; .
•The;: thfee poles, wdr'e; out .of -line,' and
Doyle intended to; set the center ; pole
30 feet farther down the hill and in line
with : the other two- poles.-' • He
the .center pole/ which^ was Supported
in- position by, a guy.wire" stretched to; a
small post driven farther up the moun
tainside.. < He loosed the catapult by, cut
ting this"; guy wire with hicrplyers: The
great downward and ! outward .strain
exerted by the other wires caused' the
center pole , to snap at; the .base,/, and
the whole shot forward 1 with' the" speed
of "a bullet. :Theman >: clung ito'thepole
for a" moment andthen was^thrown off,
alighting on his head f ully.7O i feet down
the mountainside.' His skulk was. frac
tured and : he lived but a' few minutes;
INSANE WOM AN POSES '
AS PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER
Appears: at White House and
Says She Wants' Mrs.. Roose;
• velt'sJßoonv \. ' :''. v- - ; ."
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL :
\u25a0WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-l Professing
to -be a' long lost daughter 'of the
president,, a woman who proudly de-;
dared , she • was : Miss \ Katherine \ Roose
velt i Cronln called . ."at \u25a0; the * White^ House
this : morning i and i notified vi the
man, at ;the:.blgi front door ; she; wanted
Mrs: i Roosevelt '.to /.vacate ;her". room . im
mediately- in order,'; that '; the
might ('occupy i it \ tonight. .* A \'.{% . ; I :_-'• ; ;•-:;
.cShetwasJ somewhat/, surprised?, to -learn
that ' the : president ; and;- his] family/had
left ; towiii for.« the \u25a0summeriwlthoutlno
tifying • her.:* When / arrested* I ? she s said
she i.was 1 * from * San -Francisco) and?; that
she i hadibeen : tried ; on] a'f lunacyjeharge
the re* ; two t y ears f ago,| bu t i that ith c lease
had';been<dropped:on;cdndltionUhat she
would; agree, to leave v the : state. -v .\u25a0;.: \u25a0':,..
\u25a0 /.The upper photos ;are characteristic likenesses of i Gustave Ahlstedt, . alias
Arkell, the suspected murderer. * The ' lower ; picture ; is that of Daniel Donbhue,
husband of 'the murdered woman. Photos by; Artist H/-M.. Stoops' of ' The
CalL staff;' : \ . .'".-- '" •: . '!; . ; :\u25a0\u25a0.'•.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:/\u25a0;\u25a0.\u25a0.\u25a0:\u25a0 - : ; \u25a0-:•.«: 4" .--.^
4»: ' . — -.'\u25a0-' — \u25a0 • ' '• " .' .' " :: — -^- — "•• ' '" "" — -*
Cunning Lurks in Every Motion of
Eyes of Gustave Ahlstedt
••* v. . " . •\u25a0•• ' ;• • ""' • . \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0 :
Deep lines in- Face of Mui^erSuspect Also Tell 1 of
\u25a0Long Life Stirred by Savage Passions : •".
Is it the face* of a murderer? ;\u25a0 . . \ .* . ;_ . "
Ahlstedt stood close to the camera. And the \ camera got what
j you see. Are , the features ;• those of a man ; who would ') kill a woman,
then, bury her body, so craftily.; that: only chance could let "the*; world
know; that' there had been a tragedy ? Did : the lines .come- from' good
\u25a0 ; : :That is it— the \u25a0 lines. What brought : them ?. .: "\u25a0 ] '
A man raay.be luckless. in^hat/Nature gave him.,* Bad, features
belon g i to « many; whose thoughts ; are lofty and > their actions good:
Bui- what one -thinks and what one 'does^thinks- and :does year ;in i
' and year out— ral ways* leaves its mark among (those •} features.- 3 Some- j
times by* its i intensity^ it gouges deeply. : •The^lihes ih;Ahlstedt's,face
( are very deep. "."''>' \u25a0. ; : "'*.'.'.'*'- •' "
: And there; are many -of, them. They-are the wrinkles; of f anj old
man whose' age did .not 'bring, kindness. ;They are lines- that; tell jof
thinking evil; of; other; people. v, Ahlstodt
did not 1 love those about 'him.
r \u25a0 He \u25a0 smiled of ten-7-the : wrong -.way ; of
the mouth, the smile of a man who does
not rbeiieye.' : its' repetition left : a. droop
at c the lip •" ends j and , a well " defln'ed
crevice- in- the 1 cheek.'. •
About : .i the : eyes ' something : leaves a
network -of y 'traceries. And -they bring
no £ klndlyi- feeling sto; him VwhoS looks
.upon t them." £ The • shrewdness ! of ; which
Uieystelltis'notithejsortlwhoseimahlf
f estationj is"s accompanied -by.; a ,twiakle.*
One f of 'f Ahlstedt' s if is, v ; discolored.*
The ; Iris { isf darkl a«£thel pupil.*; Itj give 3
him salstrahge\appeararice.' 1-.J1 -.J. Neighbors
said ipthey > f eared t it^-so^weTcall^lt .% the'
evil j eye. JiiThat'p was J a:» misfortune-r-a
quirky orfnature. /I But>^ the Ilinesfatf the
eye T corners fare] not* accidents.';- And \ the
shrewdness {of \whlch they \ tell." «j>ell—
' • The,frown between the sparse eye
brows Is not . a scowl ; ; which sr the .tun
rays ;;.would' ; bring.v ; -It;' took \u25a0-. year* p to
wearii It. '•> i"And f beneath { ," it '-* the "\u25a0' nose
wrinkles ' Just ..'as? the F nose tof; a dog
.wrinkles when he'.Hnarls.'v"*' 7 . . r
" It i < is^a?leanlface;,wlth|ihlsh^ cheek
s bones,\ , and f the 1. forehead v slopes '; back.'
So "does V the f chln."%thou£h V* he ' jaw^is
heavy. \u25a0?\u25a0 And sthat>is*'a;bad* combination
— especially^bad- wheni It! goes jbad
Hnes.%The » man Jhaa Jthe/ sameVsprt fof
halrlyoulsee^whereverjanarchistsfgrath
er/ ;Love7may»hayefmoved?thelfacesto
muscular >; action •„< at |* times,* * but pother
passlbns(morej savage *have*i moved it
oftener.'^Thelcamera^has^taken^many
portraits Ivwhich'^ showed ?• less 'of > evil
% If women were paving Market atreefjl
tff.a lion awaited you in" the 'ferry gate, if
the ferryboat "yras 1 an inflated cow skin-— 3:
wouldn't Jit? make ''you -stare ?\u25a0*\u25a0 .See sdrae*
surprising pKptds in
-r Tiit Sunday Call "?
Husband of Murdered Woman
Is Watched by Detectives
J|)ani^l\ E)qfioKue^ With" Man
" under Arrest Awakens Suspicions"- -
: .' .Oakland's police expect, to arrest a. man whom they
will" accuse; of being 'an- acboraplice of Gustave Ahlstedt
in. the murder: of Mrs;~AUce L. Donohue. This second man
they believe was the instigator ; 6f the crime. To get a con
fession"from Ahlsteclt which will "convict the man who
planned the murder. has : . been the aim. of Captain of De
tectives Petersen since the day after the arrest.
Ahlstedt has not yet .confessed, but he has acknowl
edged other.crimes.- r . Evidence : is • said to •be in the hands of the
Oakland officers .whicjv in- case the - prisoner, were able to escape
murder prosecution; either .through 'confession or lack of data to
place. before i a- jury, could be used against hirh y in San Francisco on
felony., charges. *•\u25a0- .: . * \u25a0 •
* % With^ this condition'; of: affairs* existing, the officers in charge of
the case, seem -to belleye' that Daniel*
Donohue may,, know more of " the clr
cumstances'"surro'un.ding' the crime.than'
he has yet told.' Donohue ha.s 'beei.
closely "watched ever since his ' wife's
body .', was ,. exhumed . from Its '• shallow
grave. . At no time, night- or day. has
•the- man been. entirely. out. of sight of
some ' one. . His house is \ guarded by
an* officer during/the night- "With him
is \ always '. at least one man. ", No day
passes ' that ' he \u25a0 is not ' questioned.con
cerning some of the details .of the
orlme. • , -' • '. r .:
• Donohue's* relations to Ahlstedt are'
interesting ; in the flight of recent de
velopments . in^the case.," According to
Mrs. Spanier, who occupies Ahlstedt' s
holise/ Ahlstedt \u25a0 told- her" that Donohue
Impertinent Question No. 67
What's a Gentleman?
t For - the most original or : wittiest answer, to • this - question — the
briefer the : better---The:Gall will; pay FIVE DOLLARS.
For the nextfive; answers The Gall will. pay ONE DOL
•LAR EAGH.- prize- winning answers Will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed to the winners at once. Make
•y^ answer short and SEND IT ON A POSTAL
CARD to \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0BaHHBB
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
Wiaoing I Answers to "What's - a Lady V
\u25a0\u25a0 .* \u25a0$5 prise' to J. \u25a0T. DeTendorf,- Carmel ! by the S««- . , .
\u25a0'\u25a0."A : ladyyis' everything that a female person who says sbc;iar
|1 prise to Boger TTaj. P. O.' box ll.'Blooousxton.
„. "E pluribus unum." |^@
$1- prtae' to Thoinma LaUr.'.BsOß .Twenty- tlxipd; street, city. .
•.; 'A proof, 7 if, ohe.^ T**?*, needed,', that there are angels in heaven.
.1 - $1 prlie to Miss Helen Wild, 1753 A Golden G»te avenne, city.
{ * s 'A 'woman J who"; is ? . womanly -enough ; not to object to being
t -. / called a worrian. 5&E|
•,v \u0084 . $1; prise to, L. B. '. Hirre y. 2145 Santa Clam areone,' Alameda.
-. , \ A woman without children, owning a .small, dog and husband..'
-. $1 - prise ' to John • Dansoy, ' 3500 Twenty- third street, city.
comes 'home \with; an awful "skate,'*
• About Uix*hburs<after^ eight,. _
If \u25a0" he j don't a-s^speech : f rom"- : little -Sadie —
- .Take Ht^f romTme— -she's; a' lady.
PRICE FTV T E CENTS.
• , » . \u25a0 — *-
sent Mrs. Donohue to him with deli
cacies at different times. Others who
kne.w. the people concerned say that
Donohue knew Ahlstedt well, some
maintaining that the husband was more
\u25a0closely- acquainted with the carpenter
than the .wife.
• Investigations of yesterday and the
day before followed In part the lines
of Donohue's * relations to Mrs. Dono
hue. Evidence came — how good it
might be as sworn testimony has not
been ascertained— that Mrs. Donohu*
had told neighbors that she was
jealous of her husband;* that she be
lieved ,he had been too . friendly with
a woman who'; lived near them..
The husband, according .to friends

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