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MUCH MARRIED
WOMAN MISSING
Second Husband Says "Wife"
\ Has Fled .to Escape Big
amy Charge
became Bride of Wealthy Jus
• : tice of Peace While Both '
: Had Other Spouses
•\u25a0; • The., divorce suit of Mrs. "Eugenia"
France Clapham, known wife of six
..-men. 'against A. J. Clapham. was dis
nussed by Superior Judge Seawell yes
7 . ; ferdiy \o" n .motion of the plaintiff's at
\u25a0 .-.torneyVH, H. McPike. The defendant
.. the woman, who he thought was
...legally his wife, has run away from
; .; the. state, fearing a charge of bigamy.
McPike. told the court yesterday morn
: [} ris that his client was sick and that
: : -.lre : had. hot .been able to consult with
/_\u25a0/ lief:: for some "time.
;.:••"\u25a0 .While seeking his evidence in the
•. e.a^.t Clapham, who, is a former busi
..v .ness, partner of A. C. Roebuck, the
-.3??* nd er of the mail or
.v a?r house in Chicago, says that he
; •• found a trail left by his so called wife,
.. Tvteich- branched among very influential
people. '. These include, according to
•piapham, General Superintendent Stryk
• "*r-.of: the $4,000,000 Child's restaurant
,•• fystem, extending through most of the
•\u25a0• r.rom'ment eastern cities. It is al
" leged-that Alfred Berber, husband Xo.
- --4,.' ; was discharged from the Child's
. restaurant in Chicago because he fol
;;• lowed the general superintendent and
' ; - i?aw. the latter take Mrs. "Berber" to
•• a. hotel- and remain there some time.
'.' <-' Clapham also says that a wealthy
• New : Jersey justice of the peace and
;• merchant is waiting with fear and
.'\u25a0trfembling for the complete expose of
. the woman's escapades. This man is
/hubby - Xq. 3. James Stevens Farrell,
,--. who married the woman, already Mrs.
• V'l?^?? 1 -Clapham, under the name of
•; :Janies: Janies Stevens because he, too, was
."\u25a0.'. slte'ady in the sacred bonds of matri
;,:. mpny, according to Clapham. He is
;. a.- justice of the peace at Morganville,
•.. N.-.J.. \u25a0
: .....,Thedefe^dant in the divorce suit dis
missed yesterday looks with suspicion
: itipon: the disappearance of John iHaden,
y .ipe first known husband, who has not
•. been heard of for some years, and who
./•cojnes of a good English family.
-.. ;•:-\u25a0 Mrs." Eugenia France Barcello Haden
\u25a0••\u25a0 .Clapham-Farrell-Mowin-Lawrence-Ber- :
..' Bfer is 35 years of age and said to be ;
- - t;Ji.*» daughter of Antone Barcello, the
\u25a0 .'Rviii a wealthy Wall street banker.
!•;;. -Mrs. Calvin C. Gore, owner of the
:.•• i.B'ft-^ton Post road inn near New York,
\u0084- ^a-mi. widow 'of a -wealthy hat manufac
\u25a0 ir&rerv is said by Clapham to be the
: . .ftunt.bf Mrs. Haden and to have warned
•••• -him- that the woman's character was
:'. i-iot good. Mr?. Bertha Shumacher, wife
*'\u25a0 " M. on'» of the members of the Brooklyn
-. bureau of highways, asserts Claphamis
- ;the lister of the woman he thought was
' 1-J« .wife, and told him that the 14 year
• •4>ld boy. she had with her both in San
1 Francisco and in the east, and who
,:, she said was her brother, was, in fact,
\ ":her son.
• Yesterday Clapham and Berber were
as. inseparable as brothers, though
neither knew the other before Berber
suddenly came into thfs city a week
ago and paid the woman suing for di
vorce was his wife. The pair circu
lated between the office of Clapham's
attorney in the Metropolis bank build
.ing: and the moving picture supply
ir-ore of Clapham in Larkin street all
day. • • -.-•
Any Bright School Child
Nowadays should be able to read a gas meter. ' ', /
fl Show your bo jor girl how do ifc n \u0084
1$ Begin* next week when school, opens. Let the child
report the consumption every day or week and figure ..
how many; cents' worth of gas the house is using.
<I Jt will help the child in practical arithmetic; help the
home in practical econQmy. V
t| If any one day sKows a big use of gas, find out- wiry
it was; how, x^ossibly, it maybe avoided in future.
fl Looking at the meter and understanding its face will
do no more harm than looking at the parlor clock and
SAN FRANCISGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Clapham Divorce
Suit is Dismissed
\u2666 A. J. Clapham, husband No. 2, and Alfred Berber, husband No. 6,
shaking hands, apparently in high glee over developments in case of much
married woman. r >-/*J -
DID LOST FIDS
BELONG TO STATE?
Attorneys in the Suit Against
Bantel Haggle Over the
Question
Did the $90,000 which was found to
have disappeared . shortly after City
Treasurer McDougald took office in
ISOB. hut which, it has been alleged,
was stolen during former Treasurer
Bantel's term, contain only city money,
or was there included in the sum
$14,162.92 of money due the state for
United Railroads taxes? This is the
crux of the question over which .the
lawyers fought yesterday in the trial
of the .suit against. Charles A. Bantel
by the state for the recovery of the
$14,162.92 before Superior Judge Sea
well. ;
Assistant Attorney General Raymond
Benjamin introduced into evidence -a.
numoer of receipts and other papers,
made out during McDougald's 1905
1906 term, for the purpose of filling In
the records made incomplete by the.re
moval from the "special and unappor
tioned funds" accOuntof several pages.
This evidence was all objected to by
James G. -Magulre and P. H. Peart, atr
torneys respectively for Bantel and his
surety, the Aetna indemnity " company.
THE SAIST ffß^^
The . defense 'claimed that ,it was \u25a0 not
right that records made by McDou
gald's appointees should.be introduced.
Ike Wertheimer, an employe of the
treasurer's office under McDougald in
1903-1904 arid subsequently : employed
to examine the books in : 1908,- stated
that he did not. miss the 'pages in the
'.'special' fund" account in" May, 1908,
but that he did. in October,. 1908. The
defense will lay strong emphasis on
this and attempt to prove that the
pages were stolen during McDougald's
administration..
-C. E. Perkins, who was receiving
teller in the treasury under McDougald
in 1906, testified that the money in the
city vaults , had been checked and
turned over, with nothing mlssing, s to
Bantel.
TV. TV. Douglass, former state .comp
troller, told of the transaction by
which the state secured the other
money due from the United Railroads
as taxes. ;\u25a0:;:•',-:• :"fi >^'-2; V-'-a: .;-;.
The plaintiff j yesterday traced the
missing money down to its delivery to
Bantel In 1908. - Today evidence will be
introduced to show that it, disappeared
during his term~and that it was from
funds which should have ; gone, to the
state. The state expects to close \u25a0 its
side this afternoon.
In 1903 the United Railroads com
pany paid into . court about $364,000
taxes, which the railroad company, al-.
leged was excessive in : the sum, or
$37,572.79. Judge deposited the
whole sum. with, the city treasurer and
subsequently ordered all except the
disputed amount .divided between .the
city and > state. : In 1908, when the su-,
preme court said the' taxes were notj
toolarge, the balance was. ordered ap
portioned between the city and state,
but. the sum could not be Jfound set
aside in the treasury. , . : "v° "•;":;\u25a0-\u25a0.-
BALBOA PARK IS TO
BE PUT IN SHAPE
Commissioners Decide to ImV
prove Grounds Making Them
Second to Golden Gate
The plans that have been prepared
for. the park commissioners "for the .im
provement of Balboa park, which was
known in the seventies as the house of
correction lot, fronting on San Jose ave
nue, between Havelock street \ and
Ocean View avenue, and running \ back
to the west to the line of Phelan.ave
nue, indicate that it' is the desire In tinae
to make this the finest park In the city
outside of Golden Gatepark. '.
.The ibufiaihg, now called the , county
jail and the women's jail;- formerly- the
house of correction: and the Magdalen
asylum, respectively, 'are to be re
moved and. on the site will -be »a band
stand, up to date in every respect, and
a concourse in front. There: is to be a
concert promenade in addition. The
new police station, recently, built near
the center of the grounds' and which is
a fine structure from an architectural
point ! of view, will remain.
At the corner of San Jose and Ocean
View avenues there is an athletic^ field
of eight acres already grassed and now
used daily' by baseball enthusiasts. The
number of trees set out, some to act
as windbreaks on the, south and west,
and the others for ornamental
poses,' has in the last few. weeks in
creased from 10,000, to 25,000, and
those first. set out have all taken^root
and are doing well. There are to be a
large lawn, a meadow,, a children's
playground, tennis court, lake, boat
house and a large -deer park. .
Considerable work has been, done of
late at Lincoln park, until a short time
ago the city cemetery." A road has bean
built ,to the highest point, which is
anelevation of 310, feet and from which
a most enchanting view of the sur
rounding country and the waters of.
bay and ocean may be had. All except
one block, between Clement street and
Point Lobos avenue is in good ! condi
tion. This is a sandy stretch, which
the park \ commissioners think should
be put in condition by the' property
owners lof the vicinity. ' The attention
of the board of public works is to be
called to this with a request that steps
be taken to have the work done without
delay. The work on the park is to/be
continued until such time as it shall
be ready for occupancy by the public.
The piece of land at Harrison street
and Stanley place, on 'top of Rincon
hill, 125x200 feet, recently, donated to
the city for park purposes, has been
walled and grassed, lawns have been
laid out and a number of seats provided
so that whosoever will may enjoy
this*- new breathing spot of the city.
DE LAVEAGA WILL CASE— Testimony' that
Maria de Laveaga, whose will is being con
tested by her brother, Miguel de Lareaga, is
of sound mind was given yesterday by "Peter
\u25a0 Bflsm.iison. The witneßs said he met Miss dp
Lareaga in Paris and that she conducted h?r
self rationally. In a "deposition Victoria Pa
... drills.". a dress maker, testified to the same
effect. " • •;M : \i : ' '• ' •. •
VOGEL MAY BE INSANE— Henry Vopel- of
Fourth and Howard streets was found wander
ing around Golden Gate arenue and .Tones
street yesterday and was taken to the central
emergency hospital. He is supposed to be in
sane.
Take the
Scenic Highway
If i^^l Nn
Costs v<>\9 WSjJ More
When You Go East
Choice of five daily, through ,"
electric-lighted trains landing
you without charigeiin'Minne- 1 \u25a0
apolis, St. Paul, Duluth, A Chi- .
' cagojorSt. Louis:
Low Qiates
T. X: V STATELER,^Geii;;AEt. ; f :
. \u25a0 «85 Market. St., San Francisco
. C." W. McCASKEY, Gen. Ast. \u25a0
631 S. Spring: St., Lob Angeles
Low Rates East
'M 08 50NE S D X fi; Round-trip. tickets; \u25a0/"
$111150 BOSTON on sale on vanous
lI U. andreturn - ; dates>via Chicago, « :
$ iOB 5O PH^?^ IA ™^P^ISI
"' \u25a0\u25a0 $|h750 BALTIMORE NorihWestern Line. V ,
' ~IU I • ; - AND RETURN ' " f :-;/.--•*:•-
sim 50 WASHINGTON < -Liberal return limits
t AORfl n^m^L ' - and: favorable stop-/ 1
HPB^ißHlftt \ over privileges.
$jfl 1 90 ATLANTIC CITY These low -ratei tick- -
$ QOIO Saratoga Spr'gs ets are available for ; - v ,
,;; \7O - and return * - passage on the lux; \u25a0\u25a0
$ QK7O TORONTO v uriouslyeiquipped/ ; s
-\u25a0\u25a0;illlv AND RETURNJ , - .-. i* tZ. jT cve v :
tQ IOO DETROIT : electnc-lighted San .->
* O I-^I -^ and return r V Francisco "Overland 1
$ OnOOCINCINNATI Limited," leaving:*^:
* 2«n yii wSV ' San Francisco daily r<]
5 IAoQ MILWAUKEE at 10-40 a m nr on
- , Iff r A AND RETURN . - -- . V.Vr* 11 , Ir* \u25a0??.•» \" r :"**•-
s 7950 CHICAGO - tr^skaving'atftOO yr l
:, Ifc-(I fc-( -and return . : * a. m., 6:40 p. in. and -
$73 50 St.PauJ;iMlinneapolis^ 5 9:00 p.m. '
\ . \u25a0 W. AND RETURN, . '*, . ' •':.\u25a0"•>'
/mS3/S&nT\ Direct, connections in Chicago with
J^^^SS. I k Gen. Jrt.Pae. Caff. C V .'/ir. IV. it. [ Gtn. "jtit.'-Pau'r DtfU V.P.K.%-
, MTrfl^tiJft 87S Market St., Flood BUg. 42 Powell Street .• .-/
< SanFranasco • San Franeiici
CLEARED ON
LARCENY CHARGE
. The case of C. H. Lawrence, promoter
of .Chicago', charged I with grand, lar
ceny by trick and device on jcomplaint
of Attorney Hugo D. Newhouse in con
nection with "three promissory notes
for ,$20,000 given as security to New
house by Lawrence, w^sdismlssed by
Police; Judge Deasy yesterday; on; the
ground that Newhouse's statements
lacked corroborat ion. ;. . *.
Newhouse then swore to. a complaint
before Judge- Shortali; charging Law
rence with obtaining $100. by false pre
tenses from him October 21, 190.7,, by
representing \u25a0 that he ;had money to his
credit with the firm 'of C. H. Lawrence
&. CO., Chicago. His bail was .fixed at
Lawrence's attorneys threaten ; not
only to bring 'a civil suit for damages
against Newhouse. but a criminal
charge of perjury.
HERLE IN COURT— Alphonse- Merle, charged
with the murder of Alfred Danto and.Lucien
Nanoln a saloon at S4B Kearny * itreet earlr
Tuesday morning.- was fn?tnjcted as to his
rights by Police Judge Conlan yesterday. The
case was continued for a week, pending the
result of the, coroner's inquests;
Final Reduction Sale of
Women 's Tailored Suits
every garment received in stock P nor '° July ' 5 '
included, irrespective of former prices or former reductions.
Every suit received prior to this date at one of these 5 prices.
• Prices herein are so ridiculously low that to name the first
selling price would invite comment as to the authenticity of the state-
ment. The difference is so wide between former and present prices
comparisons would seem absurd. (Sale commences today, 8:30 a. m.)
We State Simply That <t V\7S
/2Q Two piece suits (strictly tailored), irrespective of former *P
-* selling prices, to close at half price and less > V-A
OA Two piece suits (strictly tailored), irrespective of former j) § J? (3«
' selling prices, to close at half price and less I fao**
Ift W ° P^ 6Ce SU^ tS St " ct 'y tailored) , irrespective of former XJ A |-3
' V selling prices, to close at half price and less... XJL
'I O Two piece suits (strictly tailored), irrespective of former £ll C3'7^
J ** selling prices, to close at half price and less 4> 1 1°\
JO .Two. piece: suits (strictly tailored), irrespective of former fcf^% A 7*l
I Z-t hi" • i i .' i ir • 11 dj w j \u25a0•'•
1 *\u25a0 \u25a0• selling prices, to close at half price and less L^wr
Alteration's will be charged for. \
Fourth Semi-Annual Sales of
Curtains and Bed Sets; Boxed Hosiery
Are at the ZenUhoi Their Popular
Buying Continues Unabated— Values Best in Years
. Second AnhuatSale of Blankets^ and Comforters in Progress 1
LIGHT ORDINANCE
SUBJECT OF ATTACH
The supreme court .was. .asked, yes
terday to ."\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 take a hand in the fight
which the city of Los- Angeles is wag
ing against the electric light companies,
when four firms of attorneys on behalf
of the. Pacific light and. power company
and the Southern California Edison
company sought writs of habeas eolrpus
releasing agents of the two corpora
tions from the Los Angeles county jail.
S. C. Haver Jr. Tof the Edison com
pany and F. B. Goodrich- of the Pacific
light and power company, agents and
collectors, were arrested August 1 for
collecting for less than one month's
power and fpr charging an_additional
fee . for the renewal of electric bulbs,
which are misdemeanors under ordi
nances recently adopted by the city of
Los Angeles. -...- < .
Two of these, ordinances' are attacked
in the habeas corpus proceedings on
constitutional and the other on tech
nical grounds. At the closing of court
last S night the writs had not been
granted.
|TOEWAYOIJT£^^
GETTING a fourth hand for "bridge" is
'only one of a thousand social uses of the
1 elepnone, and lelepnone oervice promotes
sociability and good fellow ship because it brings neigh-
bors closer together. Your friends all live within talking-
distance.
It is the same with your out-of-town friends— the
service, of t the Bell. System .makes them your
v neighbors,; too. Your voice can reach all by "means of
the Bell Long Distance Service. . . ;
# The Pacific Telephone /^^\
and Telegraph Companya &&
Every Bell Telephone is the Center of the System Xj|Sl>^
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! Bring* IS/Ioro: *<> r tho Money Than Any
>; ; ; Other Investment You Can '-Mako i '
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POLICE ANXIOUS FOR
HANDBALL COURTS
. The police attached to the soutbesr*
district are desirous of having two
handball courts established In the rear
of the new : station at Fourth: arid Clara
streets for exercise, and an application
will be made to the board of supervis
ors for the small amount needed to fit
up the courts. All the conveniences
are there now with the exception of the
wood for the wall and a shower bath.
Captain "Wall, who i» an enthusiastic
handball player, is interesting himself
in the movement, as he says there is
no better exercise for the men. Those
stationed in other districts could also
avail themselves of the chance to play
handball when off duty.
LOS ANGELES MAN LOSES COlN— William
Miller arrived from Los Ansreles We<inesday
and stajted to take in the resorts on the Bar*
bary coast with a stranger who traveled with
him. When he 'awoke yesterday morning h«
remembered nothing of what had happened
after being in a saloon at. Green and Duponc
streets and found his wallet containing $200
gone.
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