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HUBBY'S WIFE IS OTHER'S AFFINITY A. H. Meyer Is Therefore Given Divorce Decree on Ground of Desertion Los Angeles Spouse Supplies Written Evidence to Sub* stantiate the Charges . ".Since ' September. 190?, your wife has been my husband's affinity," . was . the abrupt opening of a letter received last March, by A. H. Meyer, a clerk in this city, from Mrs. R. F. Bowden of "L.<ys Angeles, and produced by \u25a0' Meyer in Judge Graham's cour^ yesterday in cupport of his petition for divorce from Rachel Emma Meyer. The divorce was granted on the ground of desertion. . "I have tri^d to 'break it up," con tinued -Mrs. Bowderj in her letter, "but of no avail. Inrlo^eti you will find a card which' she inclosed in her Christ inas gift to my husband. I also have letters she sent him which I expect \u25a0to use 1n the near" future." Th<?. car<j referred to was also shown the judge by Meyer. "My own dear -.sweetheart,"' was the way Mrs. Meyer '.Ay rote to Bowdf-n. She complained she \u25a0...^ould not see him "for a month of ..Sundays," ar.d sent, "best 10%-e to my dearie;". '.-: H; M. . Thatcher, who. now lives in .'-Mexico;'-- was . granted a divorce by Judgp Murasky yeetcrday from Nellie \. : M. •• Thatch-er •\u25a0: on .tlie ground of de '\u25a0.'sertioh: ..They were married .in June, • ISOO, and Thatcher, in a deposition *uted that' in 11*04 his. wife simply told him: she was proing— and went. .Joseph W. Thatcher, a brother of the l>laintiff. testified that Mrs. Thatcher, /•\u25a0•.•without -waiting for the formality of a. .diyorce. remarried, and is now liv .. ing- -in Japan. i ' : : The father of Edna rd A. Higgins . bued >esterday to annul the. latter's xi;arrias?e. naming Ethel Higgins as de : fendant. Both were under age at the \u25a0time *f t!i<> marriage, Edward being \IS and -Ethel" 17. There is one child, xio'w in tli*» car* of Mrs. Hlgglns, and \u25a0\u25a0young Hie: grins is willing to make pro vision for its support. An attempt to kill his wife and at the. sanif time commit suicide was -tcharged by Eliza Bartolozzi against "Antonio Bartoluzzi in a divorce com v;plalnt filed yesterday. Bartolozzi turned on the gas one night when they went to bed, the plaintiff says, fche heard it escaping, however, and jumping from bed sought assistance from neighbors. Mrs. Bartolozzi also charges that the defendant threatened to throw vitriol in her face and kill lier. \u25a0: Archibald Campbell, the attorney, -was granted a divorce by Judge Ca ' Laniss yesterday from Emma Campbell > . «*n the ground of cruelty. Campbell ; testified that Ins wife neglected him ar.d. that for the last live months she liad not prepared a single meal. He also said she out too much, adding, however, that he meant no reaection upon her character, as he knew she was always in the company of persons of decent character. The court decreed that a piece of realty in Richmond district be sold and the pro ceeds divided. Judge Cabaniss granted Carlyn For tst a divorce from Ralph O. Forest on the ground of willful neglect. Suits for divorce were begun yester day by; Frank B. Romo against Lillian JL liomo. desertion. Josephine Jensen against Carl Jensen, cruelty. James Tobin against May I. Tobin, cruelty. JURY ACQUITS CHINESE CHARGED WITH MURDER Ho Kirn Yew Found Not Guilty at Second Trial j-io Kirn lew, indicted for the al leged murder of Yee Foon Wo, was ac quitted by a jury iii Judge Dunne's court yesterday after 35 minutes' de liberation. This was the second trial of the defendant, the Jury on the first occasion having disagreed. Jew Bock Hew, who was jointly indicted with Ho Kirn Yew, has also been tried for «he murder of Tee Foon TV'o, but the jury could not agree in his case. Yee Foon Wo was shot in Church all *»y early the evening of November 2 during the bloody tong war that re sulted from the abduction of the slave grirl. Bo Sup. The only evidence against Ho Kirn Tew was that of Chinese. The boy, who has been in custody since November 4. 1903, beamed with rl^apure when he heard the verdict, end effusively thanked the Jurors. HE WAS IN A HTTRRY—Edw.rd Potter, driver . of a tixt<*ab, was arrested for drlrins orer a hose at the flr» at Clay and East street* yes terdsy afternoon. Hl« «nly excuge to Polio* JDdge RtortaJl yesterday was tiat he was In a burry. The Judge fiaed him $10 1 L^Tgjga^ggaiiMaijLiiii *^B^^^ THE CALL will have another supply '. of these Flags and they wiilbe on sale . Saturday Morning At* The Call's Business Office , Price 50 Cents : As long as they last Patriarchal Mason To Become Benedict William Ss Moses and Miss Marguerite Robertson, ivho mill be married at Golden Gale commander}) hall. . ENTIRE GEARY ROAD BOND ISSUE SOLD Purchase of $28,000 Worth of Securities Disposes of Whole $500,000 Allotment The last $25,000 of the $500,000 Geary road bonds offered were sold yesterday by City Treasurer McDougaM to Con tractor J. J. Dowling. With the half million in the treasury the city is ready to proceed with construction work. Tlie board of works will ask the su pervisors Monday to set aside $130,000 to buy the first installment of the rails for the track. The commission has approved City Engineer Hanson's plans for the rails and will shortly receive his reports on the other construction factors of the system. "As soon as these preliminary mat ters are out of the way we will be ready to make the dirt fly in Geary street." was the way Mayor McCarthy put the case. "You may say that the mayor has his coat off and we are go ing to wade right in on the job of giv ing the people the best street railway money and men can build." GILLETT IS GUEST OF INYO GOOD ROADS CLUB Governor and Party on Tour of the County BISHOP, Sept. 1. — Governor James N. Gillett arrived yesterday to be the guest of the Inyo Good Roads club for a three days' trip through the county. It was planned to include the driving of the last spike of the Nevada and California railroad, but through delays eight miles of the road remain un completed. : A monument marking the beginning of the El Camino Sierra, a 200 mile highway through the Sierras, was unveiled yesterday by the good roads club. The governor's party spent today at the Mountain lakes and will leave for Sacramento tomorrow. THEVSAK FRANCISGO CALIi,: FRIDAY, 'SEPTEMBER 2, 1910: RATE HEARING IS ENDED IN SOUTH Southern Pacific and San Fran= Cisco Present Their Sides of San Joaquin Case , LOS ANGELES, Sept. I.— The South ern Pacific railroad and the city of San Francisco had their innings today in the hearing before the state railroad commission, in which Los Angeles is seeking lower freight rates into the San Joaquin valley. The hearing ended with the arguments today and it is ex pected that a decision will be rendered by the commission some time between now and the first of the year. Attorney Durbrow, for the Southern Pacific, argued today that existing rates were all right, and that the. rea son for the lower "rates to San Fran cisco from valley points which were fixed years ago was because of water competition on the lower San Joaquin river. He admitted, however, that conditions were now. different, but ar gued that the commission, in any event, could do no more than order an abatement of the alleged discrimina tion against Los Angeles and not at tempt to say whether the rates to San Francisco should be raised or the rates to Los Angeles lowered. Attorney Mann, for San Francisco, argued against lowering the rates -to Los Angeles, : laying stress on the in creased cost to the railroads of haul ing over the Tehachapi mountains. Attorney Neumlller, for Stockton, claimed that as Stockton was 90 miles nearer the San Joaquin valley than San Fran/ilsco it., was entitled to lower rates than San Francisco and asked the commission. to order a reduction in rates for that city.' Replying for 'Los Angeles, Attorney Loeb stated 'that the only evidence be fore the commission as to the cost of haul over- the Tehachapi mountains showed that the additional expense was about 5 cents per 100 pounds, while Los Angeles . was charged 24 and 26 cents more in freight rates \u25a0 than San Francisco for a similar distance in the San . Joaquin valley. . " • NOTED SCIENTISTS IN SESSION AT PASADENA • . \u25a0 « - ••-\u25a0\u25a0-. Calif ornian Presides Over Solar Research Union '•• 'PASADENA. Sept. I.— With Prof. TV; "W- Campbell pf , Lick observ atory In the chair, the members of the conference of the International Union for Co-operation in Solar Research to day 'devoted the larger part of the ses sion' to consideration of solar ation, sun spot spectra and solar •eclipse observation. Prof.- E. C.- Pickering of Harvard university Is chairman of a committee appointed at the last conference " to decide upon a standard for measuring "the brightness of stars, which will re port at the present conference. Other members of the committee are: Prof. J. C. Blacklund of Pulkowa, Russia; H. Turner, Oxford, Eng.; K. Schwartzchild of Germany;, J. C. Kat teyn; of Holland, and P. Puiseux, Paris. Of the many countries represented on Mount Wilson, none, has s.ent more men . than England. Foremost among these notables is Prof.- Herbert Hall Tusner, F.: R. S., formerly presi dent of the Royal astronomical society and director of the Oxford university observatory. . Sir Joseph Larmor also is; of - the English group. He Is secretary of the .Royal astronomical, society, treasurer of the Londo,n mathematical society and past president of the Philosophical society of Cambridge. Dr. Hugh ' Frank Newell, F. R. S., another English delegate, is, a former president of the Royal astronomical society. . CORPORAL.DIESFROM - BOXING* BOUT INJURIES , WASHINGTOX, Sept. , I.— Corporal W. H. Brinkmeyer of : Stl Louis \ yesterday dJed'jat;Bluefieldis,.NicaraErua, J from in juries resulting from a boxing bout, ac cording tola wireless dispatch ;recelved at* the ;. navy, department . .? today * from Commander • Davis of j the" gunboat-:, Ta» comi Brinkmeyer was assigned- to the -gunboat ; Des' Molnes, '•', butifor some time, has. been serving on ;land: at! Blue-* fields: '\u25a0"\u25a0/' He> enlisted^ in; the; marine* corps' in'l9o4* ( and;re-eulisted-.1n*1909. .- ;*-.-- OLDEST MEMBER TO WED LODGE'S WARD "Uncle Billy" Moses Will Lead Miss Marguerite Robertson to the Altar , Ceremony Will Be \ Performed Tonight Under Auspices of Eastern Star Chapter "Uncle Billy" Moses, aged S3 years and then some, is, about to become a benedick and .'all • Masonry will attend the .wedding.': For WiHlamS. Moses is the oldest Mason in California and he is the only one in the state who has the grand cross of the court of honor. He is one of the oldest grand masters of the Scottish rite in California and-the only survivor of those present at the formation of the first. grand lodge' in the state, arid he is to marry the ward of his Masonic lodge, Golden Gate lodge No. 30, Miss Marguerite Robertson. The wedding will be celebrated in Golden Gate commandery'hall in Sutter street this evening :at 9 o'clock and will be under the auspices of. Golden Gate chapter No. 1, Order of Eastern Star, of which the bride is a member. Members of Golden Gate lodge of Ma sons will also be present and more than 400 friends and fraternal brothers and sisters of the bride and groom will at tend. The bride, who will % marry ; the oldest past master Mason in the state, will be given away by the next pldest past master, James Patterson of this city. * , JOURNEYS WEST TO WED Miss Robertson has been, living, in New York for; many years and, as the sprightly groom, of nearly S4 years says, she came west to wed.. "I have only seen her twice in 44 years," said Moses; "she has been liv ing in New York for many. years." Miss Robertson is the daughter of Charles O. Robertson, who died many years ago. when she was a little Golden Gate girl. Robertson was a prominent Mason and a member of. Golden Gate lodge. His wife. died about the' time he did and the child became, the ward of Golden Gate lodge and has ever been -known as the "Golden. Gate girl." .Six years ago Moses' wife died and he sought, as his bride tlie ward of his lodge, the daughter of his old time friend. • \ • ' ' . ' !• \u25a0. \u25a0 • Moses, who is a. .venerable man, with a fine gray beard, .came to San Francisco and California January 1, 1850, missingbeing a -49er by 10 hours. He became a mjner and millwright, but is now retired and lives at 716 Eighth! avenue.-' ; • \u25a0. •. •. ; :'; \u25a0" \u25a0 / OLDEST 3IASOX I.V STATE . He joined the Masonic fraternity in 1549 and is the oldest Mason of record In the grand lodge in California. He has reaped many honors in the frater nity. He was one of the founders of Golden Gate lodge and named it. He was the first master of that lodge and had been a member of other Hodges in the east before Golden. Gate was or ganized. He was one of those present at the Organization; of the grand lodge of California and is the oldest survivor of that assemblage. . ! * He belongs to all, the branches of Masonry up- to the: thirty-second' de gree, Scottish -Rite, and. is a proud wearer of the. grand cross of the court of honor. He was also the organizer of the first chapter of the' Eastern Star founded in California, Golden Gate chapter No. 1. He is a past . grand master of the grand consistory of Cali fornia and at present is almoner for all the bodies of the Scottish Rite in San Francisco. ' -\u25a0 \u25a0 ' .'_\u25a0 . . One hundred and fifteen times has Moses been installed in Masonic offiqe, and as a patriarch of Masonry he lives up to the name that ever has been as sociated with patriarchs. He Is also venerable past grand patron of the grand chapter, of California, Order of Eastern Star. He will be the last man to hold that office, the position having been created specially for him. CZAR MINGLES FREELY WITH PUBLIC AT RESORT Russian. Monarch Shows No Nervousness at Naiiheim . NAUHEIM, Sept*. I.— Emperrfr Nich olas motored over ; from Friedberg to day and visited; this resdrt of baths in the- most democratic fashion. His majesty'left his automobile outside, the town and walked in, accompanied: by two adjutants. ".:;,•<. ;As- the party passed through, the streets large crowds " gathered and hailed the emperor, who returned their salutations. He visited : various objects Of interest and later had coffee at a public cafe.. From the cafe the' em peror returned to where the" motor car was waiting and was driven back to Friedberg. ' : . "While here the Russian monarch ex hibited not ' the least nervousness, though it was probably the first time in some. years that he had come so closely and freelyin contact -with. the public. Specials For Boys .1 ' For Today and Saturday Only This Store's Specials <Are Real Specials BOYS' $4.00 d*Q QC BOYS' $5.00 {9 AC SUITS FOR ... $0.00 OVERCOATS . . $O.VO .The newest fall models. The stylish new auto coats. Every bit as good" as the Long,- handsome, comfortable common run of $5.00 suits. follow* that innk pnnallv Made in the honest Carroll & Z! a mil M «v Wi ht ! Tilton way from handsome. smart , and dressy, the . sturdy-wearing, all wool collar up or down. Just what worsteds and fancy tweeds.' all the up-to-date boys of 6' Full Knicker pants. «t»O*»O P 1 to 14 years want, aa At? For boys of Btol4 Vl ,%n Extra good value !h.l *!!> •^ years of tlge. «P«J.«J*J even at 6 $5 . 00 . ..... «P«*.i/%J BOYS' $6.50 q>A nj- $15.00 LONG $1 0 C A REEFERS FOR . V't.uD PANTS SUITS. .tpl^.OU For little chaps whose ages For young fellows of 14 to M» n £ c f?^m 2j l^ tO \u25a0i 2-° rc ifi rs; ' 18 years. .-Single and double JSSe. \u25a0iaTf^c?"" d ed -.fib c .. : breasted - at^ Full peg top rics. Velvet collar. Orna- trousers.. Handsomely, tailored mented with - chevrons on from fine blue serges and those sleeves. Special price At M g\ p» fashionable new • . /t» -m t% r»/\ : • for today and; to- !KZI. *§T% brown and gray-:- Al/ rill • morrow only ..."... «P~"« / *' cloths. Full of dash T*^.* U " $1.50 Corduroy Knicker Pants $1.15 . 'Made from genuine Englishicordurpy, in] two. shades of -tan — \u25a0 the'; toughest/ longest "cloth that ever covered a boy's \u25a0 legs. VAll seams: reinforced with strong linen;^ \u25a0-'\u25a0'.Straps <fk« «•* . for. belt; Peg;topB. > For ;boys of 'B .to 16- years. *Special!k I IS \u25a0 price for today : and t0m0rr0w: .................... .."*•**' 733T&737MARkETSTR^Ef t Between Third and Fourth; C BRANCH:STORE-~!440 FILLMpRErSTREET AMENDMENT VOTE SET WEEK LATER November; 15 Is' Date for Sepa» "rate Election Following the : General One With Charter Changes Appended Task Regarded Too Gredt at Single Election President Cator of j the election com mission and ' Bond Expert Mason of the board of- supervisors held a confer ence--'yesterday in' regard to the sub mission of the charter amendments pro posed and of the Panama-Pacific expo sition proposal. In view of the fac£ that the charter amendments now sub mitted number 34 and more will be passed on to the voters at next Tues day's meeting of the board, it was held necessary to submit all the charter (Jhanges at.; a- separate election to be Held one week after the. general elec tion November S. "The work A of the precinct election officers would, be well nigh intermin able," observed Cator, "should the list of charter changes be appended to the lists of officials to be voted upon in November." . Mason's opinion was that it would not'be necessary to submit at the gen eral election those of the amendments whose submission is mandatory by rea son of the number of petitioners pre senting them, but that the law would be complied with by their submission on the 15th as well. The exposition amendment, which will head the ticket on the latter. date, will by its adoption at the hands of the electorate of Itself authorize the bond issue. No ."further appeal to the people will be necessary, . the amendment it self so reading as to empower the su pervisors to proceed* with- the issuance of the securities. . . . ; The draft of a charter amendment proposing that the city take over the management of the water front was filed with the board of supervisors yes terday by T. P.. Andrews of a former grand jury. Andrews, in : an accom panying letter, disclaims any intent* to disparage the present state control, but says it is high time San Francisco took up the race with the other coast cities —Seattle, Portland, - Oakland and: Los Angeles-r^in encouraging ocean com merce.! . . ... \u25a0, ' - r \u25a0-\u0084 '-' '' " "The exaction of state tolls for main tenance,".he held, "puts a growing han dicap.'.upon .the city's ..traffic." He pointed out that Oakland- had voted bonds to Construct concrete wharves and^ might, if-it chose, make them as free as its streets to traffic. .:., The amendment submitted to provide for a department of docks and wharves, with three commissioners appointed by the mayor, one retiring each year. City Attorney Long was of the opin ion that a state constitutional amend ment would be necessary to give the city control of its water front, the lands having been ceded to the state by the city in 1564. but would not state so : positively without reviewing the proposal. .'. \u25a0- ' . . •'.\u25a0''' : DONAHOE LEAVES AN • ESTATE OF $700,000 Considerable California Prop erty Included in the List The will of Michael Donahoe, whose home was in King.county, Washing ton, and who left property in Califor nia worth about $700,000, was yester day filed with the county clerk of San P'rancisco. Donahoe died at Rochester, Minn., June 2S, 1910. His estate is bequeathed to his widow, Anna Meloy Donahoe,. and their children, Henry T. Donahoe, 16; Charles W. Donahoe,. 14; Kathleen Donahoe, 1 1, and Walter *A. Donahoe, 9. . ; \ - The California portion of the estate consists -of an : improved business lot worth $150,000; an unimproved resi dence lot worth $25,000, 253 acres of unimproved Jand'ln Kern county worth $440,000 and $51,000 I cash =\u25a0 in banks in this city. Mrs.' DonaKoe, who Jias been appointed executrix by the probate court in Washington, asked for letters testamentary .from, the San Francisco probate court. \u25a0 The will of John .Wilson, who died fa|.Surrey;{county^Englan.d^ leaving an estate worth £55.427, was filed for pro bate in Sari Francisco yesterday. Th# estate owns 50 shares In the Shipown ers' and Merchants' tugboat company in San Francisco.; The widow, Geor gina Margaret. Wilson, and children di vide the estate. : They all live in Eng-' land. • :"':• : . "'. • ' .. •. WHIST • TOURNAMENT PLANNED— Manxanita council "No. 49, Depree of Pocahontas, has ar • ranged' for a- wh.ist tournament, to open to .nljjht In Jpffo.rson Square building and close December 2. .Valuable prizes will be awarded. CHILDREN IN COXTRT— The Society for the Prevention of. Cruelty to Children will -present eight- new cases to- the 'JuTenlle court today. They inTolve 17 children, whose, parents, lire said to be unfit" to hate the care of their otf pprinjr. . : . AMERICAN MILLING PLANT DESTROYED Fire Causes Loss of $30,000 \ Before the Flames Are Under Control Fire starting in the cellar of the American milling company, 165 Erie street, swept upward through the en tire building. yesterday afternoon, gut ting it completely and doing damage to the extent of $30,000. £i?'t' The Dendell electric company's ware house, adjacent, was slightly damaged. The blaze, it is believed, was brought about • by spontaneous combustion. C. I* Laumeister, proprietor of the con cern, together with the heads of the departments, was absent at the time, attending the funeral of E. Melsner, the chief miller, who came to his death thrdugh contracting a cold while fight ing 'a fire two weeks ago in the same vicinity. • . PROFESSOR TO LECTURE — "The Beginnings of Human History" is the subject of an illus trated lecture by Prof.. John C. Merriam, asso ciate professor. of palaentojogy and historical . geology of the Uniyerslty of California, to b* Klren In. the. Auditorium. Paze and Fillmore ' streets, under the auspices of the San Fran cisco materialists', association this eTening. lUNDERPRICEDI UNDERPRICED HOSIERY SALES I For Friday and Saturday I 4 for $1.00 p * Women 's Black Silk Lisle Hosiery. . j £ Women's Black Gauze Cotton Hosiery. , -,J. t Women's Black ivith Split Soles. ; J | 3 for $1.00 I t Women's Black Lisle Hosiery. : J \u25a0'.;\u25a0 Women's Black Gauze Cotton Hosiery*; *&• t* \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 : " \u25a0 \u25a0 ~^~-: \u25a0 f^V£ : 1 ~~ '' \u25a0\u25a0-'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0'/\u25a0:-s>'\u25a0 I 3 for $1.15 . I rSj Women's Black Gauze Lisle Hosiery. ;rV^-. j 5 for $1.00 I p|{ Men's Lightweight Lisle Thread Half Hose. Y;;; £ t (Worth 35c a pair.) 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