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Husband of Beautiful Actress
Consents to Plans for
Divorce
Margaret lilington Tells of Her
Desire for a Home
Life
. ver articles, and in .a silver frame was
the photograph of a. full faced, smooth
shaven young: man. Edward JV Bowes
is full faced and smooth shaven.
Would Love to Tell
"I would just love to be able to tell
you' that I shall marry Mr. Bowes when
I get a divorce," said Hiss Illington
when asked concerning her future plans,
"but, of course, now I can not say any
thing like that.
"I am to get a divorce. I can not
say when, because I can not take any
steps until I am let out of here. I
hope I shall not have to say long."
She received graciously the opinion
that she did not appear ill, and Dr.
Wilzmiller, surveying her beautiful pa
tient with pride, declared that Miss
Illington was doing splendidly.
"But I did not leave Mr. Frohman be
cause I wanted to marry Mr. Bowes,
or you or any one. I left him because
happiness was impossible with him."
Miss Islington stretched out her grace
ful hands in a gesture of despair.
Life Hard on Stage
"The stage life was hard for me. You
are very good to. say that I was suc
cessful, hut the success did not satisfy
me. I -was under a terrible strain. I
had to endure the hard work of the
stage and with that I had to fight my
inclination for a home life. That is
what I wanted. My life on the stage
was like burning the candle at both
ends. I was told that if I stayed on the
stage I would be carried off some day.
"I went on the stage first because I
had talent, and I had to earn my living.
My father lost his competency while I
was a student at the Illinois Wesleyan
university and I had to earn my living.
I went on at ?5 a week and went higher
immediately. I stepped but of the
eweet college life Into stage life.
"Then I met Mr. Frohman. I loved
him devotedly and under him I ap
peared as a star. I was successful."
And then the pretty brow developed
a frown behind the silky screen of the
wayward dark hair.
Yearns to Darn Socks
"From the first I told Mr. Frohman
\u25a0that I wanted a home, domestic life.
But he wanted to make a" great star
out of me. How I wanted to stay at
home and darn liis socks!"
Miss Illington's • ambition to darn
socks for some one is; : symbolically,
like Parsifal's 3ongics*'for the grail.
She yearns to darn *ocks with the in
tensity with which. a damsel, reared in
an atmosphere" of lioly foouvear, would
yparn to become a theatrical star. Miss
hllngton is the eerie type of woman
who has no patience with the invulner
nble half hose advertised in the street
cars. It is to be hoped that there will
l»e many holes in the socks of the
future husband of Margaret Illington.
"Mr. Frohman is 30 years older than
I am," declared the young woman, her
great eyes opening sadly. "I lived in
New York with him and his three sis
ters, who are maiden ladles and are
from 25 to 35 years older than I. How
I used to envy them, as I would go to
the theater every night and leave them
to do the housework and to darn socks.
.Wants Home and Children
\u25a0Always 1 wanted domestic life — and
(the voice' dropped, and the woman
spoke wistfully) children. I wanted to
lead the life of a normal woman. The
stage life might be well for a woman
who is born to it, but, you know, it is
abnormal.
••Think of it— T played 'The Thief for
14 months." *rhe eyes grew large
again with the memory of what seemed
agony. "I played it for 14 months. My
life was in hotels, trunks, cabs, railroad
trains. There was no home life, no
home duties. If I had not left ,Mr.
Frohman I would be on the road now,
knocking about somewhere. . ,-I would
have had a few weeks" vacation and
then back to rehearsals for. another
play. '-i/ . ' ; \u25a0' ,
"When I found that Mr.- Frohman in
tended always to keep me on the stage
my love died. I saw the.n no chance of
the domestic life I craved. So -we
parted."*
The pretty plump hand, creeping out
of the silken sleeve of the peignoir,
plucked at the powdery blossom" on the
•'We had no other difficulty. I ad
mire him — but life with him was im
possible. I could not stay longer on
Ihe stage. He had. other plays in con
templation for me — three or four dra
matists had plays which he was con
sidering for me. If my family had been
theatrical I might have loved the
ftage — but unless one can lpva the
Ktage it is a terrible life. I could not
resist ray craving for the domestic
life." >
Frohman's Line Shortening
Miss Illington explained the.interest
ing pide which E. J. Bowes occupies in
the Frohman isosceles triangle.
"Mr. Frohman admired and heartily
approved of Mr. Bowes." declared Miss
Illington seriously, yet happily, as if
Daniel Frohman were the agreeable
parent of this handsome young woman
in the China silk peignoir and looked,
with favor on .the suit of a struggling
young real estate promoter with a bank
account that is estimated into the hun
dreds of thousands.
"Yes, Mr. Frohman knows Mr.- Bowes
and admires him highly," added Mr.
Frohman's .•wife. All is complacent in
the isosceles triangle, even though
Frohman's base line is shortening rap
idly toward the vanishing point.
"When I was here a short time ago
I was asked about my separation, but
then I had to deny it," she said' apolo
getically. " "At that time he and I were
together occasionally in parties with
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Spring of Fruit
vale and Judge Lawlor. Then The Call
asked me if I had separated from Mr.
Frohman. I am sorry that I had to
deny It.? „•• \u25a0 .
Miss Illington was most contrite.
"But now it is all known. We have
an understanding and I am eorry that
I can not teJl you 'definitely now that I
will marry Mr. Bowes when J secure
my divorce. I would love to tell you
that."
Youth and Womanhood Win
In a publi^h»vl interview given Fri
day David Bejasco. the^great theatrical
craftsman', and dramatist,' said that
every newspaper 'contained' "three -for
Taft's Cabinet As
Confided to His
Friends in Ohio
CINCIXXATI. Feb. 14. — It Is un
derstood here by friends of Presi
dent elect Taft who are" best In
formed concerning his intentions
that his cabinet will be made up .
as follows:
Secretary of state, KN'OX of
Pennsylvania!
Secretary of the treasury, HER
niCK of Ohio. - \u25a0 Si."/-;
Secretary, of ivar, WRIGUT of
Tennessee. \u25a0 \u25a0 : . " •'
Attorney i general, ' AVICKER
SHAM of New.«. York.",;'..
Postmaster. general,): : HlTCll
,cock of xe,w,, Yof k!;^? : 7 : .
Secretary of "tb^Bnvy/.MEYER
of Massachusetts.^- ,;\u25a0>/,
Secretary of ; the.- Interior, HAL-
' LINGER of .Washington;;' :.
Secretary of ajfrleulture, WIl.
\u25a0so.v of iowa. *:"
' • Secretary of comiuerce aud
labor, .VAUEL of Missouri.
four plots for drama. In, the home of
Belasco's former employer. and. now. his
strong opponent in the New York dra
matic war, has developed a plot for a
comedy of manners that would-be-pi
quant and pertinent to modern life.
The chief characters would be three —
the elderly man of. wealth and power,
who would be able to place his wife
on the. topmost pinnacle of the profes
sion which she had chosen. The
younger man of quiet success and of a
calmer circle, who ha 3 a home. to offer.
The brilliant actress, fresh from na
tional triumphs, who rejects the life
offered by her husband that she -may
live the life of a normal woman, have
home cares and be a mother.
Each reader can develop the plot.
Youth and womanhood win.
No Scandal, Says Frohman
NEW YORK. Feb. 14. — Daniel Froh
man, the theatrical manager, announced
today that he and Mrs. Frohman, who
was "Miss Margaret Illington, the "act
ress, had decided upon a- separation,
with the view to an ultimate divorce.
Mr. and Mrs. Frohman were married
in November. 1903. Frohman's state
ment follows:
"Mrs. Frohman and myself have
decided upon a separation with a view
to an ultimate divorce. .
"Mr?. Frohman and I agreed to this
recently. She desires to take up her
residence permanently in California,
where the climate agrees with her and
where she has always been well, even
when acting. She has retired perma
nently from the profession and will: re
move with her parents to the Pacific
coast, where their relatives reside, and
will live with them. There is no scan
dal involved in this "disagreement; no
man or woman is the cause of it. In
fact, the arrangement is far more ami
cable than hostile on either part. The
decision was arrived at recently.
"Mrs. Frohman came to New York
from California a few weeks ago, ap
parently entirely recovered from her
breakdown in 'The Thief,' but the* east
ern climate did not agree with her. She
finds solace and health in the air of the
Pacific slope, and there she has decided
to live for the future. We have been
married nearly six years."
Following her graduation from a dra
matic school in Chicago nine years ago
Miss llHngton has achieved various
successes on the stage under the man
agement of her husband.
Parents Are Surprised
BLOOMINGTON. 111., Feb. 14. — The
parents of Margaret Illington were
much surprised tonight over the report
of her proposed separation from Daniel
Frohman. They say they have had no
information concerning It. They are in
clined tq. doubt its authenticity.
JAPAN FIGHTS PLAN
FOR CHINESE LINE
Efforts Made to Prevents Celes-
tials Starting Steamers
An effort to stifle trans-Pacific steam
ship competition, after the manner of E.
H. Harriman, has been started by the
Toyo Kisen Kaisha line, the corpora
tion that is controlled by the Japanese
government and partly owned by mem
bers of the Japanese royal family. The
company fears the advent into oceanic
commerce of the proposed Chinese line
of steamers and has seriously felt the
effect of the Chinese boycott on the
Japanese line. In an effort to concil
iate Chinese merchants to secure the
abrogation of the. boycott and strangle
the embryonic steamship lin?, the Jap
anese company has made to Chinese
shippers flattering: promises ,jof im
proved service, cheaper rates .lind re
muneration for damages done'to'car
goes while en -route to American and
Canadian ports.
It is also known that representatives
of the big steamship company of Japan
have ofTered to return to China the
amount of the indemnity collected from
the Flowery kingdom a year ago to
compensate Japan for the seizure by
China of a Nippon steamer Hearing a
large cargo of/munitions of war con
signed to Chinese .rebels. The yessel
and cargo were returned to the Jap
anese owners 'and' $100,000 indemnity
'was paid by the Chinese government.
>Then the Chinese. boycotted Japan.
The effect of the withdrawal of com
merce arid trade was felt directly, by
the Toyo .Kisen Kaisha line. The re
turns suffered heavily, according to fa
steamship official. As a consequence
of the boycott the Chinese merchants
planned to operate a competing line
between San Francisco and the orient.
Agents for the new, enterprise have
been circulating throughout the Pacific
coast and it Is understood that $500,000
in stock has been tentatively subscribed
by Chinese merchans in California,
Oregon, Washington" and British Co
lumbia. The company was- to operate
three vessels.
A prominent official of the Pacific
Mail company, said last week that he
had been informed 3 thaj the boycott
had- been declared, off and'; that when
the Tenyo Maru. arrives today from the
orient it will bring, letters to all Chi
nese merchants and bajikers who have
subscribed for stock in the proposed
line, announcing the withdrawal of the
boycott. The steamer's mall will be of
great h . importance, for if it does not
announce the withdrawal of the boy
cott it will announce the opposite ; con
dition, which will mean thattlhe Chi
nese steamship line should soon be a
reality. .
WIRELESS PROVES AID
TO AIMS i OF JUSTICE
Seaman Arrested on "Ship Hun-
dreds of Miles From Land
WHITE PLAINS, KY., Feb. 14— The
value of wireless telegraphy as an ad«
junct to the operation of the,machin
ery of justice was demonstrated today
when John Ryan, seaman on board. the
United States ship New Hampshire,
was under arrest and confined
to; the ship's brig at the, request of
District Attorney: -Winslow of \u25a0\u25a0* West
.chester" county, • .fiashed ; .ito the New
Hampshire by wireless while the ves
sel was several hundred* miles at : sea
on her way to meet the American;bat
tleship, fleet- Ryan Is wanted for'al
leged ' participation .' in* 4 a • burglary at
Ossining, N T . V. '-.„\u25a0 . ;> - • \u0084---
FISHERMEN NEAR DEATH— BnffaIo.SN.. Y.
Feb. \u25a0 H. — A.: score: of fishermen were -carried oiit
into Lake Erie"" today* when the ice field <ras set
in nio;i.m by « sUift in Hi* wind. - All were res
cued except Joseph Satuskjr.'
THE SAN FRi^C 1909^
TAFT W ILL VISIT
AT WHITE HOUSE
President Elect" Goes to Wash*
ington to Discuss Report
on Panama Canal
Knox to Be Consulted as to
Cabinet Appointments ana
Other State Matters
CINCINNATI. 'Feb. 14.— President
elect and Mrs.iTaft; arrived in their
home from Panajna and New Orleans
today. They will be guests at the C. P.
Taft residence until tomorrow, when
they will leave for -Washington. -,
The trip to Washington is important.
as its primary object; relates to the
report " of the engineers, who accom
panied Taft to Panama. This likely,
will be given him .upon -his arrival
there Tuesday morning. He will take
the document to; the White House,
where it will be the subject of a con :
Terence with the president. '
The contents of the report have been
forecasted, the main features being a
strong indorsement of the present
plans. •
While In Washington Taft expects to
confer with. Senator Knox and others
relative to cabinet "appointments.
Taft also will consult with the presi
dent and others-; regarding! his in
augural speech.
On his return here Thursday Taft
w*ill be. made* a -Mason . "on sight,'.' an
honor rarely conferred by the Masonic
order.
Knox -Bill Discussed
WASHINGTON, Feb." 14.— The bill re
moving the bar to the eligibility of Sen
ator Knox to enter the Taft cabinet as
secretary of state probably will, be
called up in the house tomorrow and it
is confidently expected that it will be
passed, although not until some of the
members who regard the measure as
objectionable and who filed a minority
report, have voiced their views.
Lack of unanimity of congress In re
moving the disability, however, will
not alone be sufficient to deter Knox
from accepting. He was quoted as
confiding to some of his" friends that
he would not accept fhe office unless
the action of congress was practically
unanimous, but denied that he had
ever voiced such an expression. He de
clines to talk about the matter.
. It is believed, however, that Knox fs
satisfied that the action of the house in
adopting a ; bill Identical with the one
which passed the senate will remove
his constitutional disability.
Knox also denied a story originating
In Chicago, which stated that a letter
had been 'sent by.Dr. Eugene Murray
Aaron of the American geographic in
stitute of Chicago about three weeks
ago informing him at that time of the
constitutional bar to his acceptance of
the state portfolio. ' .
IMPERIAL POTENTATE OF
MYSTIC SHRINE GREETED
E. I. Alderman Welcomed by
Nobles of Islam Temple
E. I. Alderman, Imperial Potentate
for the Shrlners, with jurisdiction over
the United States and Hawaii, arrived
from the. north "yesterday on a tour of
inspection of the various shrines In
this state.
Alderman was expected two weeks
ago at a reception at the Fairmont
hotel when nearly 2,000 nobles and
thei-c ladies were present. Washouts
and business delayed him, however..
Alderman was met by a committee
of the local Islam temple composed of
William : Crocker, Potentate of Islam
temple: J. B. Bocarde. Harvey. D. Love
land. R. B. Moore, F. V. Koesling F
W. Le Balllster, T.J. Morton. 'J. w!
Anderson. Harry Maundrell, F. D Bran
don. W. H. Hendricks and R. W. ICeal.
Alderman, who is at the. St. t Francis,
said yesterday: "We expect to Increase
our organization by about 25,000 new
members this year. I expect to leave
for the south' tomorrow. ; I will visit
Los Angeles, El Paso. Galveston and
New Orlsans and arrive in Indianapolis
March 13 in time to lay the corner
stone of the new. Shriners' temple.
LINCOLN HONORED IN LONDON— London,
Feb. 14. — Two thousand men ' sratliered in the
Whiteflelds fobermiele this afternoon At the
Lincoln commemoration perT-iops. H. B. Irving,
the actor. presided. Both he and R. G. Lehmnnti,
member of parHameut,- spoke in memory of the
jtreat president. ;
All Furniture Reduced is^°
Many 33%% arid .so* Reductions
Oak Dining I^oom Arm GFiair (leather seat), «
•fromsl 1-50 to. ; '.V. : . . ..... .....,..;;;;;$ 6.50
3 -Piece Mahogany Sheraton Parlor' Suite, from
$114.50 to . . ... . . ....... .'. ;...:. 67.00 '
Tuna Mahogany Reception Chair.from $20.00 to 12.00
Early, English Cane Seat Sofa, from $22.50 to: ;; ,14.00
Powdered Gold Music Cabinet (Louis Quinze) ;
from $97.50 t0. . . . .-."-;....'. ..... . . .'../.. 60.00
Hundreds of Similar Reductions -4 -.
Large Assortment Oak and ' Mahogany Finish ßen twood
Chairs for Cafes and Hotels Greatly Reduced.
Unprecedented Reductions' On *
:{ ORIENTAL AND DOMESTIG^RUGsV
CARPETS, DRAPERIES ;
Examples of Draper}} Reductions
Irish Point -Curtains', i from $5.00 to. .:.- .;.v.53:75 v per pair
Muslin Curtains, from $6.00 to: . . . . ; .. s4 'so per pair
Renaissance Curtains, ;from $5.00 to. . . . $2 00 per pair
; Muslin Bed Sets, from $4.25 to. ."'..' . . . ...... $3:15
Lace Panels,'.- from $ I. "50. .\ \u0084;....;. $l-.00
, Van -Ness and Syffer
REGGIO IS SHAKEN
BY EARTHQUAKES
Seismic Disturbances of Minor
Intensity Occur, but Cause
No baniage
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Professor Alfani Declares That
the Shocks Will Continue
for Two Years •
> REGGIO, Feb. ,14.— Earth \u25a0 shocks,
more '\u25a0 or less strong, were experienced
here throughout the day.
\u25a0 Last night Professor Alfani,". director
of the Florence \u25a0\u25a0> observatory, while
afcout to step'intcya train for Naples,
was thrown violently to the ground
by what seemed to be ah unusually
severe shock;. Peasants rushed to'as
sist him to his feet andanxiously in
quired concerning the dangers of
further earthquakes.' He replied:
"Be calm, my children; that was a
quake of the fifth degree. You must
not be frightened by these shocks, for
we will have them for two more years."
Americans Still Aiding
NAPLES, Feb. 14.— The United States
gunboat Scorpion will be out of „com
mission for six weeks owing to the con
dition of her boilers. .On this account
the supply ship Celtic will remain in
these -waters in order to aid in the dis
tribution of American timber. Com
mander Huse of the. Celtic, having vis
ited the earthquake; zone, and inspected
the ;work -which -"is. now.- being done,.ex
pressed % the warmest admiration for
the Italian army and navy, whose per
formances are beyond praise, many \u25a0of
the officers engaged in- the earthquake
districts . being worn out by their la
bors. ;! \u25a0
Italy Is Grateful
BALTIMORE, Feb. 14.— "My govern
ment has many things for which; to
thank the people of America since the
earthquake in southern Italy," said
Baron Dcs Planches, the Italian ambas
sador at Washington, in an interview
today.
Messina was going to rebuild, he
said, but profiting by the lessons of the
San Francisco disaster it would be done
on different lines.
Praise for Americans \u25a0 - \u25a0.
ROME. Feb. 14.— The minister of war,
Signor Giolitti, has received a tele
gram from General »Tarditi highly
praising the work of the special Amer
ican relief committee. The . dispatch
says that through this committee the
Italian authorities have been relieved
from many difficulties In helping the
earthquake sufferers.
Antioch Shaken
• .ANTIOCII. Feb. 14. — An earth shock
was felt here at S o'clock this morning,
but no damage resulted. At first it
appeared to be: of a rotary motion,
changing to a rocking movement from
east to west, lasting but a few sec
onds. Telephone messages from Mar
tinez and.- Baypoint ' were .to the effect
that the shock- was "heavy. Reports
from towns east of here were to the
effect that the temblor was very light.
Slight Shock in Bay Cities
OAKLAND, Feb. 14. — A slight earth
quake shock that was felt in "the bay
cities was recorded at 7:53 o'clock this
morning. The seismograph at the Cha
bot observatory registered- the disturb
ance as of about three seconds' dura
tioni--the ' principal movement being
from- north to south. ~
Vallejo ; Reports* Quake
. VALLE JO, ; Feb. 14.— Two distinct
shocks were \ experienced Here -about
S o'clock this morning. The vibrations
were from east to west:
LO&D BERESFORD TO : 1
LEAVE CHANNEL FLEET
Retirement Means Conclusion of
Admiral's Naval Career
LONDON. Feb. 14.— 1t whs announced
hy the admirality tonight that Admiral
Lord Beresford, commander in chief of
the channel fleet, will vacate. his com
mand March 24. The lleet 'then-, will
disappear as the chief flghtfng unit
of "the first line of Great Britain's na
val force. Henceforth the' more.lm
portant vessels of the channel fleet
under command of Vice Admiral Sir
Archibald Berkeley Milne. ; now second
in command in the" channel fleet, .will
form- the seconds division of *the main
fleet- under supremo command of. Sir
AVilllam May, second lord of the ad
miralty. : "• v '" . '' '. ' . .
•\u25a0".It is' understood that this means the.
practical -retirement of ' Admiral Charles
Beresford, and that he "will be placed
on half pay. Lord Charles would have
retired under the age limit in Feb
ruary, 1911. ,
The action of the government, how
ever, in thus prematurely, retiring
Beresford, is, likely. to arouse again the
acrimonious discussions, so frequently
associated with his name.
PLAN FOR UNIFORM
STATE LEGISLATION
Leaders of National Civic Fed
eration Seek to Cultivate
Interstate Sympathy
Committee Named to Organize
Council of One Hundred in .
? Each Commonwealth
NEW ..YORK, Feb. ,l4.— The National
Civic: federation tonight announced the
appointment, of a committee which will
attempt to organize a council of 100
representative "men in each ' state be
fore whom will be laid, a plan to se
cure more uniform state legislation.
John" Hays . Hammond is chairman.
The other -members: are: V -
I Alton G. Parker. New York; Myron T. Herrlcit.
Ohio; David 11. Franci3. Missouri; Curtis Guild
Jr.. Massachusetts; N. J. Bacheldor. New Hamp
shire; EawnrdWarfield. Maryland; Herman Rid
der. Xew.York; 0. F« Brooks,' Connecticut; Bruce
Haldeman, Kentucky; Victor Bosewater. Nebras
ka;. Clark- Ilowell, Georgia; P. I. Bonebrakc.
Kansas; ".Tames" Lynch. Indiana; Harry Pratt
Jinlsoh. Illinois; A. H. Revell. Illinois: John
Lennon, Illinois: John H. Ilalllduy, Indiana, and
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, ' California. '
The -federation . points 'out there are
useful, national organizations which
hold to discuss affairs pe
culiar to their own pursuits and'call
ings, but, it declares," heretofore there
has been ho -effort to crystallize inter"
state-organizations for. the accomplish •
ment of concrete aims. ' The state coun
cil to be- organized will attempt to
bring this about. The federation says:
. "Thesdevelopment of the nation and
the changes, in conditions brought
about by. more development have em
phasized, the harmfulness of incon
gruities in law, adopted as they have
been without any attempt at a uni
formity in regulating the subject mat
ter.' ; -~?~ •\u25a0.-\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0 ' . •
'The people of the different section*
do not sufficiently know each other. It
is confidently expected . that a meeting
for the common good of; men -from, all
the states and the opportunities such
meetings will afford for better under
standing and appreciation of the peo
ple and the Institutions of widely sep
arated; sections will bring about an in
creased sense of the unity of the whole
people."
SNOW, ICE AND TORNADO
CAUSE LOSS AND DEATHS
Railroad Traffic Stopped and
Negro Church Blown Down
CHICAGO, Feb. 14.— A heavy fall of.
sleet and snow, driven by a high wind,
interfered with transportation and se
riously interrupted wire communica
tion over a large portion of the Lake
Michigan district .today.' '-
\u25a0The storm was general through the
central west. Northern Illinois, north
ern Indiana... Missouri,; Kansas- and
southern Wisconsin had little commu
nication with outside world by wire to
night.
.Railroad traffic was blocked in Min
nesota.
' At Keokuk, la., a hurricane blew
down the towers on the bridge- across
the Mississippi river and all wires
eastward were broken. .
Zero weather and the worst sleet and
snowstorm" of the winter 'prevails in
the 'southwest tonight: All over Kan
sas the *f all of sleet has been heavy,
causing delayed traffic and bad wire
communication. In Oklahoma the
storm began Saturday night with a
rain, followed by a sudden drop of 48
degrees in temperature. . \u25a0
Two persons were killed and seven
badly injured at West Point, Ala., this
afternoon in' a tornado.
A negro church at Larhed. Miss., was
blown, down. by a' storm this afternoon.
One woman and a child were killed and
10 persons injured. ..
Cold wave warnings have been is
sued by the weather bureau for the
Ohio and middle and lower Mississippi
valleys, the east gulf states and south
west Texas. . . ,'A
Last night north Texas experienced j
the coldest weather since the blizzard
of -1899. The temperature droppod' to
19 degrees. The minimum forecast for
today, is 2 degrees above zero." "
MENELIK RECOVEHS ' HEALTH— Berlin.
Fob. 14. — A dispatch to; a German news agency
from Addis Abeba says that Klnjr Menelik has
returnptl from a pilgriraape in the best of health.
It there was any way at any cost we could
make Folger's Golden Gate Gpffee any better, we
would do it. It is the best coffee we know how
to make. v '
JoJ o f-jl|||i|R & ! GO. Esta M is b^a 1850
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S.a,n,Fr anci sc o an d Kansa s Git y , Mo.
SAN MATEO GRAFT
CASES UP TUESDAY
Six County Officials to Face
Trial foryAHeged Boodle in
Courthouse Contract
Judge Dooling Expected to
Name Elisor, Owing to Accu
sation Against Sheriff
REDWOOD CITY,' Feb. i 4.— An event
ful epoch in the- history of San.ilateo
county is scheduled for Tuesday morn-
Ing when the graft , trials against the
six accused county officials will be
commenced before Judge M.'ll. Dooling
of San Benito county, .who will hear all
of the cases, sitting for Judge Buck.
The present inquisitorial -body is the
only grand-Jury that has ever returned
accusations since the formation of the
county, with the., exception of the Wal
ter .Knight jury that some years ago
indicted Al Elkerenkotter, ex-superin
tendent of the poor farm, arid then nul
lified their efforts by agreeing not to
press the charges it he would resign.
District Attorney J. J. Bullock, Ex
supervisor John H. Coleman, Supervisor
D. E. Blackburn and former Super
visors Joseph Bebenedetti and Julius
Caesar Eikerenkotter have been
charged with willful and corrupt mis
conduct In for which they must
stand trial. The accusations are based
on the contract awarde.d.to the O'Brien
construction company for the sum of
52,991. which ; was passed at a secret
meeting: of the supervisors, suppo3ed
to have been held in a.fean Mateo sa
loon, and which contract, it is charged,
they endeavored, through Bullock, to
have entered on the minutes of County
Clerk Joseph 11. Nash as being passed
at a regular meeting held September
8,1908.
Sheriff Robert S. Chatham is charged
with willful neglect of duty in that he
allowed Clifton West, a negro prisoner
under sentence, to leave jail and vote at
the election of November 3.
Bullock also faces a second accusa
tion for misconduct in office for failing
to prosecute James Powers./ who has
been Imprisoned since October 10 with
out a trial and who is charged with an
infamous crime.
The prosecution of the accused offi
cials will He in the hands of Attorneys
Robert Harrison of District Attorney
Langdon's office,, and Raymond Benja
min of Attorney General Webb's force.
The defense has attacked the accusa
tions on a multitude of grounds, in
cluding prejudice, improper drawing
of the jury and failure of all the mem
bers of that body to vote for the accu
sations.
Examination of the jurymen will
play an Important part in the trials and
subpenas have been issued for the ap
pearance of all the members of the last
Inquisitorial body. It is expected that
one of the first official acts of Judge
Dooling will be the appointment of an
elisor Tuesday.
City Officials Subpenaed
i, o ? AX k RAF A EL > Feb. U.— Subpenas
have been served on the mayor and
trus ees of San Rafael, the board of
trustees of San^Anselmo. the stewards
of the San Rafael club and the Elk
club to appear before the grand jury
Monday and tell just how much they
know about the gambling that is al
leged to be going on in the town. Who
the complainants are Is shrouded In
deepest mystery, v
The general belief Is that the com
plainants are members of the defeated
reform party.
The leaders in the reform movement
and the Good Government club deny
all knowledge of the Investigation and
say that the ones who made the com
plaint did not act with the sanction
of those organizations. It Is known
that, a detective has been at work for
some time gathering evidence for the
grand jury. The question now Is. Who
paid the sleuth? No one seems to
know. ;
James Begley, one of the town trus
tees-, Ts Inclined to the belief that it 'is
the old assembly fight renewed.
Pllen Cared In 6 to 14 Days
. Pazo Ointment Is saaraateetl to cure anj case
of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protrodiag Piles
In C to 14 days or money refunded. PDe. •
GET IN THE RACE;
Help your favorite Lodge or Organ-
ization secure the $40«'Wl>'TEH.aoTII
PIA>O to b© stvea to the most popular
organization May -10. Result of votes
published in THK CAM. every Mrtnday.
Piano on exhibition atDOYLE *t Me-
COWX-S. Halght and Cole. Balloc Box
at the SII.VKU BOW. 1841 HalglrJt St.
The following merchants give one .vote
free with every 25c -purchase:"
Art-Goods — The Art -Shop.-
Books and Stationery — Arthur t~
Barbershop — Hup? Schanert. .*
Bakery — C. F. Dollin«r.
Billiard* and Pool — The Pall Mai L
Confectionery— The Silver Bow.
Creamery — Crystal Creame;y.
Cigars and Tobacco — Bob Elaine. ,
Bellcateanen — Del Monte.
Family Liquor*— Pure Food Liquor Co.
Grocera — I>oyle & McGown. Incorpor-
ated.
.Grocera — Yon Tssendorf Bros.
Cents' Fiirnlablnss — Allerfs. -
Hardrvnrr — Graves-Taylor C 0. .: Incor-
porated.
Nati — Allen's.
Jewelry — E. H. Gottschalk.
Meats — Held & Besthorn.
Printer — Ashbury Heights Advance.
Paints and AVall Paper — Clarke &
Dickson.
Photographer — Etter Studio.
Shoes — W. E. Secombe & Co.
Saloon — Gold Bar.
Teas and Coffee — Golden Gate Tea &
Coffee Co.
Tnllor and Renovatory — M. Goodman.
Vpholstrrlne and Drapertes^ — B. C. Mc-
Millan.
Wood and Coal — T. White.-
i:ii,i: us music CO. handles the
WI.VTERROTH PIAAO used -In this
contest.
(RESULT OS* VOTES BELOW)
VOTES CAST FRIDAY, 6 P. M.. FXB. 12. 1909.
1. Oriental Lodge Kelwkahs. 3.217: 2. Engine
Company No. 30. 5.994 ; 3. St: Agn«>* Aratlrinr.
2.935; 4. Crocker Scnool. 2. "52: 5. Elk Dramatic
Club. 2,417; 6. Sunset Theatorhim. 1.223; 7. St.
I?natins College. 1.031; 8. Dudley Stone School.
476; 9. Frances I.rnn, 203; 10. Udicht Street Im-
prorement Club. 222.
FRENCH SAVINGS BANK
20S Sutler St., A'ear Montjomf ry
Paid Vp Capital *«M>.oo&
Total Assets $4^70^00
I Does strictly a Savins* Bank Business
Cpen Saturday Evening? from 7 to Sl3O
4 Per Cent Interest Paid
on All Deposits.
BREAD ! BREAD! BREAD!
Fiyola, Homsniade, Bustar Brown, Rye
atwl many otb»r kinds, ineludinsr th* c»le^rat•^t
"YOUNG i SWAIN MILK Bread." from th«
cleanest astl most up to date bakery la tli*
city.
For sale everywhere — Our label -guarantees It.
THE YOU S Sffllfl BfflS GO.
14C3 Devlsadero St. Phone We3t 1301.
At Til E CALIi bnslness office or froa»
anybody that vrears the button-
Take Your Broken, . CM_ ft# _.MA. MA
Dented and Tarnished 311Y6f W3T6
to Bellis' Silver Factory
1658 CALIFORNIA STREET
Between Van Xess Ay. and Polk St.
DEPOSITORS' NOTICE !
Dividend payment* *rtll be renamed
at 10 o'clock 'Wednesday, February IT.
1909, at ils3 Slitter Mtreet.
• I.OIIS H. LOOSER.
Hecelrer Market Street Bank.
THE WEEKLY CALL, 91 PER YE Alt