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MURDERER BUYS
NEW PISTOL TO
SLAY HIMSELF
Electrician Kills His Fellow
£ Diner While the Latter Is
-V Trying to Escape
W hree Shots Sent After Packer
and Two Put Into Breast
H\/ of Woman
Attempt to Commit Suicide Over
Body of Landlady Followed
;:i:J: by Purchase
-William Hons of 410 \u25a0 Mississippi
$'i3reeV an electrician employed by the
Ralston \u25a0 iron works, shot and killed
Mrs. Frank Woods and William Lud-
Xp.rd. of 331 Pennsylvania avenue in a
fit *>t jealous rage yesterday afternoon
arid then killed himself. The double
•.\u25a0nTU-rder was committed in the home 'of
si*" s - Woods, where Ludford was a
lodger, Three* shots were fired at
Ludford. one of which pierced his
heart. Two more shots were sent
into the breast of Mrs. Woods, causing
instant death.
, . According to the Information gained
/"by the police from witnesses of the
'.Fhooting of Ludford, Hons chased Lud
fford out of the house, and the bullet
-.. which pierced his heart was fired as
'.. Ludford was trying to escape from the
murderer by running into the back
After killing Ludford, Hons
.then returned to the little cottage,
w.here he found Mrs. Woods, at whom
; jje fired two shots. .
V JBt'VS PISTOL, FOR SUICIDE
.;..% Kneeling over the body of the woman
:\u25a0 hs had murdered, Hons placed the re
:: 'ytilx-er against his own breast and
'pulled the trigger. The cartridge
v'-faiied to explode, and as it was the last
\u25a0 \u25a0y.janf . he. had. the murderer left the
; cottage to purchase another gun with
-— ivivich to end his own life.
:: ; He walked to the hardware store of
\u25a0j T>". t EaEtman, Nineteenth and Kentucky
\u25a0"•streets, where Jie purchased a revolver
";va;nd\a box of cartridges. The proprietor
; of. the store asked him what he wanted
-til? weapon for and Hons replied that
i"t.^v-Q'v.'nien were following him, and, as
/. }V.c. .had a large sum of money on. his
•; : .p.f rson, he was afraid of being robbed.
;i;'- ; -He then returned to his home at 410
;;:!ilj«sissippi street. Hons went directly
: :.Tto liis room without informing his
:.sged mother. Mrs. Meta Hons, or his
: tVo brothers of his Intention. The
\u25a0 /feiembers of the family \u25a0were alarmed
; Tytlen they heard the revolver shot,
\«r>a when they went. to. investigate
; they found Hons lying dead on his
"bed with the revolver by his side.
WOMAN SEES SHOOTING
.Mrs. Eva Currin of 345 Pennsylvania
«venue and J. W. D«xter of 320 Penn
/.eylvania avenue sa^ Hons fire at Lud
ford as the latter ran out of the cot
tage at 331. They saw Hons return
..to the house and heard two more shots.
; Pexter ran toward the house and look
ing -through the window saw Hons at
tempt to kill himself,
v Fearing that he would kill him if he
followed. Dexter made no attempt to
capture Hons as he walked away, but
.went In eearch of the police. Police
men Rier and Brick, who were the first
on the scene, summoned Dr. W. E.
'.: Buell of Eighteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue. Corporal O'Callahan
\u25a0of the Potrero station detailed several
/ inen^to investigate the shooting and to
• arrest the murderer, but the suicide,
/.which was reported to the Potrero
• station by Frederick Hons, made It un
. necessary to continue the search. Sev
••'. *ral residents of Pennsylvania avenue
\u25a0;. near the home of Mrs. Woods informed
r.the police that Hons did the shooting,
.arid the gun found beside the body of
V. Mrs. Woods was also Identified as be
,". Jonging to him. '\u25a0 \u2666 v
; JEALOUS V CAUSED THE TRADEDV
:'.: '. Ludford, who was employed as a
.-. packer by the Great American tea com
'•'paiiy. was a native of England and
: about4o years old. He had been lodg
filntcfvrlth Mrs. Woods for more than a
".year. Hons. also ate his noonday meal
::-'a't the home of Mrs.' Woods, and. ac
,Vord4ng to the statements of some of
/• ; lhe neighbors, was jealous of the at
tentions paid by Ludford to Mrs.
:\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 Woods. Saturday night Hons quar
>;r»--led with both Mrs. Woods and Lud
;.Vford-
Mrs. Woods, who was 35 years old,
•':". was divorced from her husband some
} few years ago. It Is said that she has
;-a son 17 years old living in Oakland.
\u25a0The police were unable to locate th«
:.': .' woman's divorced husband or her son
: '!ast night. So far as is- known Lud
.-.-ford has no. relatives in this city. Hons
.' was 31 years old and a riative of Ban
/ P'rancisco. His father was one of the
. first settlers in the Potrero district.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Jj; PLAN YOSEMITE TRIP
Committee Encounters Snow on
;•';: Visit to Make Arrangements
\u25a0 \u25a0 A snowstorm was the novelty which
..' the committee representing the San
-. Francisco council of the Knights- of
..Columbus enjoyed on the brief trip In
; .Yosemite, where they went to arrange
for the annual outing which' the -order
• will make in the valley during the 10
•'••days following June 6.
The committee returned to San Fran
risco yesterday morning. The party
" struck snow at El Portal and found
• mow three or four feet deep on the
P floor of the valley.
• The Knights of Columbus, expect to
• take 500 people into Yosemite this
•year and hope to offer the cheapest ex
' cursion rate ever given. The following
constitute the committee which made
•the trip: John F. Duffy, chairman:
.Louis McCrystal. <3us Miller, William
Norton, James D. Devlin, James Fee
han ana George F. Welch..
LE BRETON READY TO PAY
DEPOSITORS 7 PER CENT
Petition to Permit Dividend to
Be Heard by Court Today
-- The application of E. J. Le Breton,
: receiver of the California safe deposit
and trust company, for permission to
-. .pay to the depositors- a .7" per cent div
\u25a0•• idend on their claims will be. heard, by
• Judge Sea well this morning.. _
In his petition to the .court, filed
. January Zo, Le Breton • stated - that he
had 1658.385 available for distribution,
' or more than enough to meet the divl
• dejid and pay the preferred claims.
Since that time, .however, he hasf col
lected enough for a dividend of < 8 per
• cent and to pay the preferred claims.
A dividend of 7 per. cent would mean
• a distribution of 1612,500. ; This, of
course, is only the v first* dividend.
Jealousy Causes Double
Murderand Man's Suicide
Mrs. Frank Woods and William Ludford, who were killed by William
Hons yesterday.
FARMERS' UNIONS
LABORMEN 'S AIM
State Federation Officials Begin
Campaign to Organize the
Fruit and Cereal Growers
n^_ . Secretary . George
rf^^^^n w - Bell of the state
V>^^^^^> ' federation of labor
has for some" time
past been "in communication with'or
ganizations in all parts of the state in
the matter of forming farmers', unions
along the .lines. of similar organizations
in the east and south, and of having a
state farmers' label to be used on all
products sent to market by members.
As the farmers' unions are not affili
ated with the American federation- of
labor, they 'will have to ' adopt an in
dividual labeL \u25a0 Bell has received many
encouraging reports, ! and the Indica
tions are' that strong associations will
be formed. . ; - *\u25a0 i
At -the' last meeting of the federated
trades- and labor ! council- 'of Fresno,
where the movement is" making con
siderable progress among the, growers
of fruit and* cereals, the- work of. the
local farmers' unions was indorsed and
a committee consisting of A. Sorenson,
E. F. Ede of the farmers' union, and
and Thomas C. Seward of the council
were appointed and instructed to visit
San Francisco for the purpose of ad
dressing the central labor bodies and
getting them-lnterested in the work of
the union. - .-': ',:',' I
The council, adopted the following
resolution: . \u25a0
As the farmers are the chief produc
ers of wealth and their prosperity is
essential -to the welfare of all -other
classes, and as'we realize" that re
newed prosperity to the agricultural
masses will bring. vigor to all branches
of industries, thereby giving employ
ment to much idle labor, and realizing
that the fruit growers of California are
not receiving adequate- returns for
their product, owing to the manipula
tion of the market- -by.- speculators,
while the consumers are in many.-in
stances forced to pay exorbitant prices
for the necessities of. life, we of the
federated trades and labor council be
ing in the mldstof the raisin .growing
district, and knowing the conditions as
they actually exist, do heartily indorse
the farmers' 'union and promise to aid
it in its efforts to better existing con
ditions for both- the producers andthe
consumers, and we further approve, of
placing on the market "a strictly
farmers' union label" brand of raisins
and fruits which will stand for honest
goods, put up under sanitary condi
tions.
The Fresno union proposes- to" bring
this matter before' all central labor
bodies in the state. . . -
LUCKY BALDWIN SUFFERS
RELAPSE; IS VERY LOW
Physician Hastily Summoned to
Bedside of Turfman
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23.— E. • .J .
(Lucky) Baldwin/who* has been-seri
ously ill for several weeks; suffered a
relapse today and his physician. Dr. J.
W. ; Trueworthy, was hurriedly" sum
moned. His condition is said'to be very
I . ow - \u25a0 n -ii^.latfi
Local Brevities
WOMAJMCILLS HERSELF— In » fit \u25a0<*<!*
upondeney |ot«t domestic trouble* Jfrs. : Hannah
W oods, who llm \u25a0at 75 Bernal avenue, . com
mitted suicide early_ yesterday morning- by: In
haling ga«. . ' \u25a0 . • ; - -
/, 111 »ICXri,ODEON— The klnetoscope ' in
C. L. Bicketson's nickelodeon, 739 Dupont street
canpht fire shortly \u25a0• after .2 . o'clock yetsterday
afternoon. '. The_ picture machine * and two * films
were destroyed. \u25a0' - : , v T.
BEEKINO \u25a0 • PASSER ' OT WORTHLESS
CHECKS— H. Tiller of = Perm , Groye, .-. Cal., re
ported to. the police yexterday that January 11
and 15 a man glrinsr .the name: of M. Borclch
bought $200 worth of goods from : him • and > gave
him ; in - payment two •• checks, , one for $100 and
the other for $130, both of which hare' proved
worthies*. The tranaaetions" took . place . in '-• this
city. The police ar« < starching . for Borclch. :
SAFE IK; CTTZ miSOK—Clarnce
French,' a .notorious safe- cracker,' was brought
to the. city prison: from- Oakland by ' Detectives
Taylor and ' Macnhe« yesterday.- , He . wa« arrested
Monday, while, negotiating for ' the purchase ofUO
pounds of dynamite. The J pollee » stronglyj sus
pect that f French . was implicated in ; the recent
safe cracking -Jobs, in this city." •%'\u25a0\u25a0' . -
WIFE ; DISAPPEARS FROM HOME— Mrs. ?A n
nie I Ingraham disappeared ! from • her; home ntn t 1 73
Lexington . avenue Sunday, morning, and the police
are - looking i for \u25a0 her." JShe : is •19 of * ate
light complexion; medium build ' and ' wore a' bine
dress, a vest with yellow trimmings and a brown
hat with* a feather surrounding It. •"Her.bosband
Bald' that they. had' a* slight < quarrel.-' -.-'
THE^SANvERANGISGO CALL, WEDISrESDi^^^EBRU^Y 24. 1909.
BEAUTY CULTURE IS
PUT IN NEW LIGHT
Mme. Yale Says That Feminine
Loveliness Is Within Reach
of Every Woman
• Madame -.Yale -addressed -a large au
dience of women /yesterday \u25a0 afternoon
at the Van Ness theater on the neces
sity of beauty, and the. proper means
of retaining or - gaining : .thig adjunct,
illustrating her. lecture with exercises
in physical culture. • . .
Mme. Yale wore .in the first act a
decollete, gown of -palest blue satin
with a deep bertha of. white net em
broidered .heavily in . iridescent beads
and a large , blue hat.
She began by stating that, her sub
ject, '.'Beauty," was a familiar one, and,
in its advanced stages of culture and
understanding, of more value than ever
before. . .
"Women," she said, "appreciate the
value, of beauty. This power- dwells
within -every * woman — sometimes 'i dor
mant — but it Is a force she may al
ways: possess if. she strives for it.
Beauty, culture is now placed in' a new
light and _ I; am. prepared to prove that
beauty Is within the reach of every
one."' :.:'..\u25a0-. \ .
She then 'expressed her regret that
more . interest was not taken on this
coast and (urged, the ; women present to
profit-by her advice and beautify.
Her second act, in which she ap
peared in a short princess costume rep
resenting the American flag, she devot
ed to Illustrations of physical culture
exercises, given- to patriotic'- airs and
with . exceeding grace. I The third act
was -called "The Poetry of I Motion "
and in' this she worepink' tights" and'a
short pink- tunic ornamented with a
Grecian design of gold. \ She, Illustrated
the proper method of walking, accord
ng to the* Yale system, and then gave
laughable , and 'realistic imitations of
the wrong ways of walking..
• | In> the last-act "she . appeared in a
decollete directoire gown of white
crepe de chine, the ; bodice; ornamented
with .pearl passementerie, and with
this she wore a large white'hat •
V 'She told of 'the uses >of her various
remedies and \u25a0 gave, some advice as to
the .treatment.: of husbands, who she
said/appreciate beauty/but lose respect
for .their wives J if : they find they are
v-, 1 !l ar -*i ib - e^ Uti ? erß; In clo^ng, '--.Mm*.
Yale, in .Grecian costume, appeaced in
tableaux^ a B Helen of Troy and
t €*Ql. \u25a0 \u25a0 . • \u25a0- \u25a0 - - _
CALKINS SYNDICATE
SUED BY EX-EMPLOYE
Wants Money Back for Stock
• VBought to -Secure Job
S ;J.. A., -Davidson, who was so
as to buy 1.000 shares of stock in the
Calkins newspaper syndicate In order
to- secure employment with the cor
poration as foreman at 16 a day ' flied
suit yesterday, for the return of the
njoney r he \ paid S for the stock, alleginl
that the syndicate had broken* faith
JT jj o th .him.* He states , iS his compla nt
that -the. condition upon which he was
to., be. given employment at $6 a day
was that he should buy the l oo 000 0
shares. He paid, sßoo In: cash- and gave
his promissory note for $"00
1Q The a con tract; was; made- December 7
1907, and^it was agreed that if David
son should be discharged x within one
>' e f F -from: that, date he wou d be re
paid .the' $1,000 upon demand
Davldsori alleges that the 'syndicate
has -fated: to employ him for. the 'yea?
at |6 aday, as agreed.v -LasfDecembw
he tendered them the; 1,000 shares -and
asked for • . his i; sßo0 ' and ;the ; promlssorv
notfr-'for $200. Meeting with^a refusal
he ,nowi sues -for., the , money , and ! \u25a0 nofe
William - Tomsky.', is I his \u25a0 attorney - - "
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STREETCARS , DEMOLIBHED-Two Masonic
arenue . cars : were demolished \u25a0 in a rear " end col
lision last night at ; the corner, of Stanran street
and Parnassus aTenne.^bnt no oneVas Injured
Gas Users ! ..,; Gna 'Users!
. Gas\» pressure . regulated, yrpipes and
burners^kept'lni.order, -light improved.
Rentals by^the- month:.; Gas -Consumers'
Association; 345 Haight streets • Phone
The^ IClndj You^ Have^lv^ys BoujeU|
mm penalty
UPHELD ON APPEAL
Supreme Court of United States
Affirms $108,000 Finr
Against Railroad
Continued from Page - 1
pealed [with' the result 'that it obtained
a reversal of the lower court's holding.
ARKANSAS LAW UPHELD
Deciding the case f of the | Hammond
packing of Chicago vs. the
state of' Arkansas favorably -\u25a0 to "the
state the supreme court; of ; the. United
States today x. upheld '.the:\u25a0constitution
ality, of tfie.anti-trustlaw of ' Arkansas.
The company was fined; $10,000 ;in the
Arkansas state courts; f or : failure .to
observe the law. , '•'";'".". . : ; , \u0084:.:,/
The ; supreme -court -also ; - decided the
case of the .Cumberland telephone com
pany vs. the - railroad; 'cbmmissioh .of
Louisiana, involving; the right of the
commission .- to reduce theT- company's
long distance rates, favorably to the
PUTS B AX OX FRANKS
•In an opinion by Justice ', Day in
various^ cases of the .United Staites
against express companies the supreme
court today held, that under the-Elkins
law' express companies couldnot legally,
f rank " the: property of their own em
ployes, or those of other companies. •
The decision held that to grant 'this
privilege would be to exercise an undue
preference under the law prohibiting
the giving of rates hot included in the
published schedules.
: Justice -Day in; his -opinion declared
there was no reason why' congres.3
should not grant the express companies
the privileges enjoyed -by -the railroad
companies, but that the law must be
applied by congress and not by the
courts. .\u25a0
Bar "Farmers': Jury"
CHICAGO. Feb. 23.— The retrial of
the Standard oil company. of Indiana
was unexpectedly, delayed today .when
Judge Anderson in the ; federal court
quashed the panel of 150 veniremen.be
cause of the large proportion ot'farm
ers among those . summoned. - * ;
It was- a "farmers' jury" which
brought in the' verdict making Landis'
fine of $29,240,000 in .the original case
possible. Attorney John ,S. Miller of
the defense promptly reminded the
court that the panel contained but
three Chicagoans. -
"It looks like design, or a strange
coincidence," commented Judge Ander
son.
"I don't want to start in this hearing
feeling that, there Is- something not
quite fair. I think this panel ought
to be set aside. I will instruct the jury
commission to put in 150 names of men,
a good proportion of whom shall be
good businessmen from Chicago • «,n<l
Cook county. This case is tried in a
district composed of an enormous com
mercial city and several rural coun
ties. The country may have purer air,
higher moral' standards and greater in
telligence than the city, .but .that is
an open- question. -However, I. am" not
going out side thte. Issue, when. I say
that. if the jury were composed partly
of ' businessmen who would realize the
great industrial and commercial phases
of the case a more , satisfactory , and
just verdict may be reached."
:" Judge Anderson said he -would hear
argument of counsel tomorrow as •to
whether shipments or settlements 'of
freight charges -constitute the offense;
There were. It is charged, 36 settle
ments of freight charges in certain
shipments made by the Standard.' Ac
cepting this view, a maximum 'fine of
$Yzo,ooo is possible. "•••*-. '
Market Feels Decision
NEW .YORK. Feb. 23.— Following
London's lead, the local stock market
displayed .marked weakness at the
opening: today. The brunt of the at
tack was- borne by the United States
Steel and other metal stocks. United
States Steel common sold off 1?4 on
heavy trading at the outset, later add
ing to its decline. -United States Steel
preferred also 'was heavily traded in
and sold off almost two points in the
initial trading. There also were heavy
losses in, Republic Iron and Steel com
mon and preferred, Colorado Fuel and
Iron, Sloss-Sheffleld Steel, Amalga
mated Copper, American Smelting, Na
tional Lead. American Locomotive' and
Consolidated Gas. In the railroad list
the losses were not so severe, although
extending- to a point in Erie, Chesa
peake and Ohio and Reading. The list
showed further weakness later, but
with evidence of support in the/rail
road group.
rniCES decline •
During the noon, hour the stock mar
ket suffered another severe decline In
prices, concurrent with advices from
Washington that the United States su
preme had decided against the
New York Central .railroad in the mat
ter of alleged rebates to the American
sugar company.
United States Steel common sold as
low as: 42%, a loss from Saturday's
closing of 3% points. Reading was k
points below the opening, and the Haf
riman stocks, as; well as -the general
active list, fell to a lower level. *\u25a0 .
Trading during midday was in very
heavy volume. 'and v bore, the marks of
liquidation. . .., - t :
The market showed signs' of demor
alization; during , the afternoon/ violent
breaks in prices occurring in. many se
curities. ." ':
FE3AR ADVERSE TdeCISIOXS
Fears of adverse decisions by- the
United States supreme court In \u25a0 the
coal. roads and commodities suits .were
increased- by the decision in the New
York Central rebating case. A number
of stocks whlchhave made extreme ad
vances later 1 relapsed perceptibly. The
drop in Reading, reached 7 points;; De
laware. Lackawanna and Western .6%';
New York Central, .4%. and many- other
stocks 3% to 4 points. , , :.
The market continued very weak and
excited i during the llnal- hour. A brief
rally resulted, from purchases to cover
short contracts . to ( v. sell, .but"; this
stopped | the downward course for .only
a. short time. ,The lowest prices of the
day-were recorded Mn the last; few
minutes of trading. . . ;
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Eg couch, strong in n
m construction, beau- ra
fi& VS^^m^SS^SS^S^^mSSmi^ tufted,' clos c 1 y B
Hj - : " . : -; ; " -^ fringed at sides and ffi
CTends. : Covered \in green r ahd. redv velours. Just \u25a0 the thing *for \u25a0\u25a0
\u25a0 ? that extra- space.- \u25a0 .'• • . Eg
I Yes.'that^ is- our business exclusive.. We show > the finest lines :la
\u25a0of r ßrass; and .'Enamel] Beds 'in all San : Francisco. Visit our. Brass ra
floor. have of the^nnestVfactory -in.-the Eg
Wi \u25a0 ri«Ei'iin .>% \u25a0 fei
HA i ;Thirty.inights', trial .on; the -Mcßbskey Innerlaced Mattress, the , H =-\u25a0"
\u25a0 u mqst mattress :- on \u25a0 the . market } todayT };'; Money' back 11
\u25a0 ijf not so. That's' .our ' guarantee ;of comfort.' " . ' : H
MYSTERY SHROUDS
MOLLER'S SUICIDE
Friends of Dead Army Officer at
Loss to Understand Reasons
Which Prompted the Act
Mystery still enshrouds the reasons
that prompted Lieutenant John -; J.
Moller, U. S. ; A., ; to kill himself. The
army. '\u25a0 officer"! committed suicide in New
York". Monday. His . widowed mother,
who is -at Monterey, "is - r completely,
bowed' with grief. She can assign no
cause for her son's action. His. friends
and comrades. at. the Presidio, many ;of
whom were - his ' classmates at West
Point.i are \u25a0 -'equally .unable to offer any
explanation .of thef affair. ,
Moller was the .only' child of his'
widowed mother, who is well off finan
cially. 'For this 'reason- money, affairs
are : not believed to" play . any part : in th e
tragedy. Mrs. ; Moller has been with
her son .ever, since : he - graduated from
West Point, June *;ls, 1904; She was in
the Philippines with him, and when
the Eighth infantry came' back to this
coast she went with the regiment to
Monterey, arid ;'sirfce 'their has been with
him in the^ garrison, where their quar
ters '.were; among the handsomest in the
post..- Mqll^r: was popular with his as
sociates. \u25a0 . .'. ' \u25a0 .. ,
He was expected 4to return to the
post Monday and in expectancy of her
son's arrival Mrs. Moller had the home
decorated to welcome him. At the very
time I she was/ expecting the ' train to
come, in a sentry handed her a tele
gram from. New York, advising her of
her son's death. The woman fell faint
ing. The women of the post rendered
all , assistance possible. .
Moller was i to have; taken' a prom
inent part at the mardi gras fete at
Monterey, last night. .The invitations
to the event- were at onc§ withdrawn
out of. respect to the^ dead: officer.;; The
ball which was to have* taken' place "at
Fort McDowell l&st night also was
postponed by order of Colonel C. W.
Mason, the commander of that post.
Love Affair Rumored
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.— Speculation
was rife in army circles today over
the motives that could have driven
Lieutenant John J_ Moller of the Eighth
infantry to commit. suicide last night.
As a result a story was revived .that
the young army officer had been Jilted
less than a, year ago by a young woman
with whom he had become acquainted
while - stationed at Governors island,
and to whom he had been attentive up
to- the time of his departure' for the
Philippines. -
" When he" returned It was with the
idea of- renewing his suit for the
woman's hand. '
Upon landing at San Francisco, how
ever, he learned that during Ms ab
sence, she had become engaged to an
other, and this preyed on his mind, his
friends declare.
Three young women called at the
morgue late tonight and requested per
mission to see the body of Lieutenant
Moller. They appeared deeply moved
and the youngest inquired for a ring
which she said .the lieutenant'had worn
on his left hand. She was told that
the ring was in the possession of the
police.
CHINESE SMUGGLED IN
BY WAY OF NEVV ORLEANS
Twehty,«two Captives Examined
V and Taken to Los Angeles [
SAN LOUIS OBJSPO. Feb. 23.— After
being put through the sweatbox at
some length - the 22 Chinese captured
in a sealed car convinced the authori
ties.that they had been smuggled Into
the country by way of New Orleans. '
J. C. Nardinl of the United : States
immigration service arrived here last
night with three- assistants and an in
terpreter. Some of the Mongolians
said they came .from Mexico and-oth
ers from Los Angeles, but Sheriff Mc-
Fadden has no doubt that all came
from New Orleans and had been smug
gled in -the car by a .government offi
cial. \u0084 . . , .......
The prisoners * were photographed
and taken in a special car to Los An
geles this morning.
. Personal Brevities
J. A. Hays of Harbin Springs and
H. M. Walker and wife of Ventura are
at the Argonaut.
R. S. Moore and wife of Klamath
Falls, Ore., and J. F. Doran of Buffalo
are at the Savoy.
Chester W. Kelley of Providence,
R. 1., and L. F. Newman and wife of
Portland, Ore., are at the^lmperial. . .
\u25a0Mr. and Mrs. William. H. Avery
have returned. from the east and have
taken apartments at the Fairmont.'
• Mark G. Norden, an advertising and
lithographlcal specialist, is • staying at
the St. Francis, registered " from New
York.
C. F. Adams, president of the Secur
ity savings and trust company and of
the gas company of Portland, Ore., is
in the city on a, visit.
Baron A. -Van Reigersberg Versiuys
of Holland registered at the St. Francis
hotel yesterday, purposing to make a
stay in this city .for- a" few days. .
W. B. Kniskern. passenger traffic
manager of the Chicago and North
western railroad, Is at the Fairmont,
accompanied by .-. Mrs. Kniskern. it; ?r -
' D. H. Porter and Henry C. Gallon,
prominent in the wholesale commis
sion district, will leave for Washington
today to be present at, the inauguration
of President elect Taft. While in Wash
ington Gallon will straighten out some
business ;, affairs, ' including the settle
ment-of an estate in which he is in
terested. They will tour. the east before
i returning, to the coast.'-v ."
Men Are freparing
Tor Native Sons' Ba
WOMEN PLAN WORK
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
Association, at Regular Meeting
Organizes Campaign
for the City
-The Women's, public health associa
tion -held its regular meeting yesterday
morning at the Associated Charities
building, Mrs. A. W. Scott, president,
being in the chair. .
-The time was. devoted principally to
an effort to. organize more, thoroughly
the different divisions of the city Into
which the association has arranged it
for its work. The: chairman of the
building laws committee, Mrs. Galllard
Stoney, reported, that she- and Miss
Ashe, also of that committee, had taken
up .the subject of- these laws with Su
pervisor. Rixford, chairman of the
building committee, of the board of su
pervisors,, and would devote much time
during the next three/ months to con
sultation with him" as to whether the
laws can be enforced among the build
ers. &
Miss Grifflth of the -school committee
urged that all reports in by
members of the association should not
be given at the general meeting, but
should be submitted in writing to-: the
head of the proper committee.
Mrs. John F. Merrill urged that the
members should inform themselves spe
cifically as to whom among the public
officials they should go to for informa
tion or to present petitions, as much
time would thus be saved.
1 The chairmen of the standing com
mittees are: Building laws, Mrs. Gail-
Hard Stone>; bylaws. Miss M. Fair
brother; hospitals and health, Mrs. John
F. Merrill; ordinances, Mrs.. Henry
Payot; organization. Miss Ashe: press,'
Mrs. L. B. Powers: printing, Mrs. M. H.
Heynemann;- publicity and education,
Mrs. Arthur Cornwall ; , public utilities.
Mrs. H. Coffin; rules. Miss Falrbrother;
schools, Miss Alice Griffith; streets,
sewers, parks, Mrs.> A. P. Woodward;
ways and means, Mrs. J. W. Thompson;
welfare, Mrs. Joseph Sloss.'
LENTEN SERVICES— Dally Lenten wrri^es
beginning todny. Ash Wednesday, and. continu
ing until Saturday; April 10. will be held la
the assembly room of the Merchants* 'exchange
from 12:15 until 'l2:4s' p. m. The set-rices to
day will be conducted by Rer. Frank Stone. On
Thursday ReT. E. L. Parsons will be the speaker
and on Friday and Saturday Bishop Hushes will
take chance. The downtown terrlces will not
be . held ; Sundays. --.'••.•;.
Don't Be a Drug Slave
It's only a short step from drug "It is with greatest pleasure that
dosing to the drug habit arid thou- I recommend Electro- Vigor for
-sands of sufferers are enslaved that B^?f<fi^& ff^M&
way, every; year. ; - * .*' my Whole constitution.".
. Any, drug; that gives relief con- \u0084, MARTIN J. EBERHARD.
tainspoison or- a" combination of Hillside. Los Gatos. CaL
poisons.- Such. ifelief can not be per- "Electro-Vigor has cured me of
manent, 'for it lasts only as long rheumatism, and this alone is
aq' t'hfl noUnmi. wnrvincr" • wlllin worth more to me than the price
as the poison is working. TV hen x pald for the appliance. I also
the effect of the drug passes away had chronic constipation, no nerve
,the- trouble, returns worse than force and was otherwise in a very
;ever. .; Th.t.c.ll. fora stiiriarger 3 \ . batjgr. poor
dose each time, and always at the GRANT SWIFT. V
expense of 'the nerves and vitala. , Healdsburg. Cal.
When you take a patent mcdi- THI^ 1^ FRPF
cine or ; a doctor's secret prescrip- \u25a0 *niO Id ri\HC«
tion Just remember that you are * want to tell you how Electro-
feedin" your nerves with mnrnhtno vigor cures and what.it has done
ieeain o jour nerves with morphine, for othera . Cut out this coupon
"cocaine or some other -poison, and and bring or mall it to me for my
' that if you continue taking it free, loo page book of information.
sooner or later it willget the best a^^^ffiXSrc.^TSi.-'
of you. -,-. < : i- cure of disease.
Don't become a slave to the drug Call if possible and test Electro-
bottle... Nature has given mana ff^f, ££\u25a0& Slf^.t SoffiS
cure for disease, ; the force of life Office hours: 9a m to 6p m :
:— electricity. .That is j nature's "Wed. and Sat. until 3pi m.- Sunday'
medicine and the proper use of it 10 to 12.
will restore your health and i . '
I have perfected, after many f^ IHall IVA F"^ A
years of study , and experiment, a ***• V^» JL ICllli ITXaJL/* ff
scientific appliance for Infusing Vf>«o Pmm a» . il *Sl
electricity into the body. I call my 130- Flllmore St., »^
invention Electro-Vigor. This de- Cor. Eddy, _ '^^
vice is so constructed that the pa- San Frantlsco. k!9 |»
tient can pet a steady, unbroken Please send m* &SY9S&k
stream of electricity for hours at prmid your f?/; Hl^l
a time, without the least shock or too mcp Jihi, WQTW&
burn or unpleasant sensation. ;It trated book •"4 •' KI3 A*i
is self-charged, always ready for iraiea DOOK - ---*-3 ..g^laS^
use and can be applied while you _/f r s^mlS'rF™l
sleep. It cures all such troubles Jf SB H|m
as lumbago, sciatica, nervousness. Name Sira t' T lfe-fj
rheumatism," Insomnia, • varicocele, k,t r*l % ; l; 3 V^'i
weakness .of .any kind, and stom- », r-l E*l : 'f
ach, kidney, liver and bowel dls- '\u0084, MJ| j^^ Wn
NATIVE SONS WILL
GIVE GRAND BALL
Stanford Parlor Plans Big Af
fair at Fairmont for
Friday
Expectations of an unusually enjoy
able time are shared by members of
Stanford parlor No.' 76. X. S. G. "W.. and
their guests who will participate in th«
grand ball which the parlor will glv»
in the handsome colonial room at the
Fairmont Friday evening. The annual
dance of Stanford parlor is considered
a. most important social event of the
organization of natives and the plans
for this year's function are on a more
splendid scale than were ever under
taken before. - \u25a0 V, -/j^
The following compose the" commit
tee of arrangements:
B. J. Flood, chairman; Fred H. Jung, secre
tary; Henry J. AnKHo. E. F. Bayley. H. A.
Lahalan. -J.. C.' Gonlan. J. t,. Conner. W\ S.
I>«nnis. T. I. Dillon. *T. I. Fitzpatrick. L. J.
> lynn. A. 11. Giannini. Joseph Ureenberg," F. A.
Griftta. W. : I). Hynes. A. Kteinhaos. A. T.
Krorter. C. I.eonhanlt Jr.. J. p. Lneey. P. J.
Martensteio. J.G. Martin, F. J. Moksd. J. J.
Mcßridc. C. S. MeComb, L. J. Mcilahon. G.
Riccoml. A. F. SchJelcher. S. G. Scorern Xo
seph Smith. F. H. Stanle. C. D. Steljter. I* C
Tubbs and J. J. Van Xostrand.
WEBSTER BE.ITE.VBV WOLGAST
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 23.— rAd TVolgast
of Milwaukee had the better of a 10
round contest with Dan "Webster of this
city at the Pacific athletic club here to
night, although no decision was ren
dered.
KILLED BT FALLING TlMßEß— George Loe
feur. who Him it 1620 Bro«lerick street, was
killed early yestenlay morning by beinjr Wt opoo
the bead by a timber which .fell from • bulldlnc
upon which he was working at the corner of
Twenty-second and Mission streets.
The Stomach
ofjhe Child
Is the Onran All Parents Should Pro-
tect and Keep formal
The stomach of a child is the organ
above all others upon which the future
of a child depends. Bodily development
is fast in children, and the nourish-
ment necessary to meet such develop-
ment is the one essential demanded
from a ' parent. Most mothers and
fathers jealously guard a child from
the formation of bad habits, yet in this
age our children early. become the vic-
tims of wrong food, overeating and
irregular meals.
It is most appalling to know ths
effect of stomach troubles among our
children.
: Most children who are nervous. Irrit-
able and cross, who dream, sleep rest-
lessly, who tire easily and have no de-
sire for child exercise, generally hava
stomach trouble, indigestion and dys-
pepsia. .
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are in-
tended to thoroughly digest food and
to place the system in shape to obtain
all the nourishment It needs from such
food.
These tablets mix with the Juices of
the system, enriching them and giving
to the body the ingredients necessary
to build up the rapidly forming brain
and body of the young.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets should t>»
given to children after each meal and
at bed time. They are made from pure
vegetable and fruit essences and con-
tain no harmful chemicals whatever.
The use of these tablets will give
greater vim to a child in its school
work or at its play. They will produce
appetite and soothe nerves, destroy ab-
normal cravings and will allay the bad
effects of sweets and such improper
foods as most children enjoy and will
eat no matter what is done to prevent
It is due the child that his stomach
be protected by the parent, and If Stu-
art's Dyspepsia Tablets ar«» given after
meals, the habits of the child will not
tear down the stomach and destroy tbe
digestive Juices nearly so rapidly.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are given to
each and every degree of life. Any
condition of the stomach welcomes
them, from the strongest to the weak-
est. For sale by all druggists, price
50 cents. Send us your name and ad-
dress today and we will mall you at
once a trial package free. Address
F A Stuart Co.. 150 Stuart Bldg., Mar-
shall. Mich. ___^
Save Vz to 1/2
Your Piano Money
' No matter wbat you
\_, j ;••; uT^ are off fr *^ elsewhere.
fg&^-i-T. m frTjj before you buy come
|t%rwi?'_**M I I J ami see what yon can
!T 11 , . Trjj j iaTe on a "little used"
CB*sfciiLi£Li___ ..- JIB op good second hand
|V|i ~~SS~~SS3jI piano — pay a little at
0 ra^V^CTil KOHLER & CHASE.
U yjiffr? I***1 *** 1 I" 1 fill r!aco Exchange and
«\u25a0»;_' J Barsain Utxims,
"jy 1015 Broadway, bet.
*^ 10th and llta. \u25a0
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