The Evening Times-Star and Alameda Daily Argus from Alameda, California • 1

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Don't overlook an opportunity to say a good word for Alameda the new electric city the Ideal home city THIRD NEWSPAPER IN ALAMEDA COUNTY Volume 7 ALAMEDA CALIFORNIA MONDAY EVENING OCTOBER 30 1911 Number 74 DUFFY LEWIS WEDS TONIGHT CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN CHINA PLAN A GREAT DEMONSTRATION FRIDAY WILL BE RENO DAY PLAN FACTORY FOR ALAMEDA RYNBERG IS AGAIN FREE REWARD FOR ARREST OF MOTORIST IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES ITS EXPECTED EDICT TODAY PARDON EXTENDED RERELS REPORTS OP RECAPIIPE OK HANKOW BY IMPKR1 IlISTS NOT CONFIRMED Siiediil Timcn-Star by Lulled 1renN IEKIX Oct 30 The Imperial government today issued its expected edict granting what amounts to constitutional rule in China It is also reported as making huge offers to certain foreign governments for and in upholding the present administration Todays edict evolutlonizes for the government failure to how sooner to the people's will promises to exclude (lie nobility from the now cabinet and extends a free pardon to all rebels Tiie edict issued pi ovules for a parliament the revision or liu- present ineflicleiit constitution the substitution of civil for military measures In maintaining onler the inhi-nel's responsibility to pti lumen! and for a great eurtailimnl of the em-peior's power II Is believed tliai liubnd and Fiance are the column with which tiie Mam liu governniciil is negoliat- (Continued on Page Four) CLARENCE DARROW SEVERELY REBUKED BY JUDGE BORDWELL ITALYS RADICALS Cll IIWK DECISION OP GIOLKTTI IS DESPOTISM STRICT NEWS CENSORSHIP ITALIANS ARE ROUTED BY THE TURKS IN ATTACK Ol'TSlED OP TRIPOLI Special lo Tlmes-Slnr by Italfed Tretia Prance Oet 30 The anti-militarists are planning a series of violent demonstrations throughout Italy according to news jus received from the frontier The radicals and even many moderates charge that Premier Gioletti's deeision to delay assembling parliament until after peace lias been arranged with Turkey and all the controversy concerning the Italian seizure of Tripoli has blown over amounts virtually to the establishment of a temporary despotism They propose to resent it by every means in their power Though tiie news censor-di'p lias prevented the tact from beconi! ig much known outside the country Micro is a strong Republican movement in Italy There are signs that the Gioletti (ahiint's drastic method- are crv slalizing this sentiment bringing the vniioiis radical tactions together winning i ecru its for them' from tiie moderates mid about to th roll ton serious eonseipiein ivs for Hie monarchy The anti-military demonstrations at the time war was declared against Turkey were not put down with anything like the ease Unit live government represented Those which are promised for tho near future are likely to be still more formidable As against the danger of tiie threatened anti-military and anti-monareliistio outbreak tlm premier' will run a heavy risk of being put out of office if lie fails to convene parliament next week necording to the (Continued on Page Four) FACE STARVATION IN SIBERIA l-llli lit: OP (HOPS IS CAUSE HE VI II LOSS EXPECTED TO ItE I lliliE Spcclitl lo Tlmes-Mur I nlli-il l-n-M ST PETERSBURG 0 311 (via Frontier) Three hundred persons are facing starvation in Siberia The government has tried to suppress the news but the dispatch of relief trains Inis attracted attention und the situ-ulbtji is being modi talked about today The famine is attributed to a total crop failure With conditions already as bud as at present It is said tin- death rate will ho frightful as Inter advances Though the government Is sending food to the sufferers It is going in insufficient cpiantlties contractors are said to lie using short weights and supplying poorer qualities than those specified and government officials are suspected of dlveitlng large parts of each shipment selling them and pocketing the proceeds TO REGISTER WOMEN AGAIN THIS EVENING At the home of Mrs A Weeks 1318 Ilroadway City Treasurer Lubbock will again this evening register a number of women voters It has been announced that all women who desire to register can do so at the above address between the hours of 8 o'clock and 10 o'clock In tiie WILL CLAIM MISS EIEAXOR ltl'TIl KKANR AS BRIDE AT SAN RAPA EL FIANCE A BOSTON GIRL CAME WEST TO MARRY AT THE REQl EST OP ItKIDEGROOM'S MOTHER George (Duffy) Lewis will claim as Ills bride tills evening Miss Eleanor Rui Keane of Boston The ceremony will take place at St Raphael's Catholic church at San Rafael and will bo celebrated by the Rev Father Thomas Phillips an old time friend of Mrs Lewis mother of the young hall player The sister and brother of the bridegroom Miss Agnes Lewis and Edwin Lewis will attend the young folks The wedding party will be limited to immediate relatives Following tile ceremony the bride mid bridegroom will leave oil a honeymoon trip of a week or so alter which they will return to the Lewis home at 1 343 Verdi street for a visit of three weeks They will then start east going first to riorldu when- Ievvis will join li is teammates of the Boston Red Sox and start inter prai ice for Hie 1912 season Ievvis met his bride while playing bull in Huston the past summer She is Hie daughter of Iatrhk Keane a Boston building Inspector It was planned hv tiie young folks to -lie married in Boston at the close of the American league season and come west on their honey moon trip hut Hie mother of Ievvis asked them to la-married ip California Thu wedding day- was then-fore postponed to comply willi Mrs Lewis wishes The postponement gave rise to the minor that the engagement had been broken It was also on request of Mrs Lewis that tho young folks were married by the Rev Father Phillips Miss Keane Is an unusually attractive girl of tiie bruette type with ail attractive and vivacious manner Kite came to Alameda from Boston a few days ago and lias since been a guest at tho Lewis home Lewis is the youngest son of Mr and Mrs George 10 Ievvis He lias been playing ball on professional diamonds since lie was 18 years of age lie was a member of different California Stale league teams and played later with tin- Oakland team of tho Coast league lie was with Hie latter team In 1 Do 0 lien lie was pur-i based by John I Taylor owner of tiie famous Boston Red Sox After his first season as a big leaguer Lewis was given a long contract by Taylor at $600 a month He is one of the heavy stickers of tho Boston team though his former average of 330 dropped to 304 tho last season owing to a broken toe -k DIES WITH ARMS ABOUT HIS WIFE SUTHhll AULA OP KIN HER-NAltDINO SHOT DOWN ON HIE STREET Sppcltil lii Tlmen-Stiit by I'nUf-cl I'rru KAN BERNARDINO Oct 30 Mistaken apparently for another man Santiago Avila was hliot and killed early today by an unidentified assassin while walking to his home with Ii is arm around his wife's waist When within a few feet of Ills house a stranger arrested Avila asking Is tills Juan?" No" replied Avila "this is not Juan I am Santiago Avila These words were hardly out of his mouth before the stranger opened fire firing Rix shots all but one going wild The last bullet pierced Avila's body snapping the backbone In twain Death was instantaneous Mrs Avila fainted with the first shot falling unconscious into her husband's arms She narrowly escaped death Pedestrians found Mrs Avila unconscious with her husbands arms about her in a death clasp il REAS CORPUS WRIT lSSl ED OUT OP SUPERIOR COURT TODAY POLICE RECORDS MIXED PRISONER CLAIMS THAT I1E WAS ('ON Y1CTKD OX ONE CHARGE! SEXTKCKD ON ANOTHER OAKLAND Oct 30 On the ground that he was arrested and convicted on a charge of disturbing the peace but sentenced for battery as is shown by the Alameda police records a writ of habeas corpus was issued out of Superior Judge Wells court today The writ is to bo argued at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning Attorney John MeVey is appearing for ltynherg Tiie ltynherg case iB one that has been somewhat mixed tip from the start Tiie man was arrested on a charge sworn to by Miss Anna Muller wlm declared that ltviiherg made threats against her life lie was arrested convicted and sentenced to davs ill the county jail liv Police Judge Tappau who withheld commitment Rv berg lift Alameda and went to Alaska hut on his return to Oakland made application to Judge Tapimn lo lie allowed to visit relatives in this city The contention of the defense will lie lint a letter was given by the judge to ltynherg directed to Chief of Pol lee Conrad In the letter was the sti illation that tho man was to he allowed to make a visit hero lie did so and was promptly arrested by Detective Drown wlm it is claimed paid no attention to the letter from Judge Tappau ltynherg was then taken to the county jail ami commenced serving ids delayed sentence His retention of ail attorney and the subsequent issuing of the writ of lialiens corpus followed SHOW PLACE TO OPEN WEDNESDAY PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT OF TR TIOV COMPANY IN SAN FRANCISCO The formal opening of the show place at 687 Market btrect ground floor of the Monadnock building San Francisco the new blanch of the Alameda county publicity department of tiie Key Itoule and Oakland Traction company systems will he held in Wednesday November 1 The occasion will bo marked by the presence of representatives from various Improvement organizations and chambers of commerce about Die hay and ofl'ocials of both companies and their families One of (lie features of the evening will he a concert by a celebrated Sail Francisco orchestra Chief among the many exhibits of tho county that aro to bo seen at the show place aro tho large mounted photographs of Alameda scenes It has been staled that the photographs of the handsome new Haight school on Santa Clara avenue is one of the finest exhibits in tiie show rooms Without doubt the school structure is one of the most modern and attractive in the country and tho photographer lias made the most of it The reception will commence at oclock and last until 10 oclock ELECTRICITY BOARD TO MEET TONIGHT Tho regular meeting of tiie board of electricity will he held at the city hall this evening Several matters of Importance will be discussed at the session POWER EQUIPMENT COM PA NY IS LOOKING FOR SITE FOR PLANT ALAMEDAN THE INVENTOR COMPANY IS TO MANUFACTURE ELECTRICAL POWER APPLIANCES That Alameda will have a chance to bid for the privilege of being the homo city of tiie Power Equipment Company was the declaration of Manager Adams this morning Application for articles of incorporation for the new company have beeu drawn The capitalization Is $200000 It is the Intention of the new corporation to establish a factory for the manufacture of high tension electrical switches and other electrical devices The switching apparatus which will he one of the products has for tiie past eight years been manufactured hv tiie Pacific Gas and Electric Company for tlieir large factory There Is also to be manufactured a recent invention of Mr Adams for the electrical registration and control of gas pressure This invention makes possible a uniform gas pressure throughout an entire city anil lias bem declared by experts tho greatest advance in gas control in years Manager Adams whose home is at 2316 Buena Vista avenue announced tills morning that the temporary lioina of the new company will lie In Sacramento hut arriiiigenieiits will lie made to secure a permanent location on the bay Aside from tiie factory to which will he attached large offices sales agencies are being established in Los Angeles Portland and Chicago It is through these that the output of the factory will he handled Much of the stock of the new concern is being subscribed for by men in tiie gas and power companies of tho state Final determination as to tho selection of tiie site for the permanent location of the factory of the new company is in abeyance pending tlm offers ami Inducements by various cities and the owners of land ARRANGE FUNERAL OF JOSEPH PULITZER BODY OF NOTED NEWSPAPER MIX BROUGHT TO NEW YORK ON SPEt'lYL TRAIN Slieelal to Tlinm-Slnr by United I'rrna NEW YORK Oct 30 The body of Joseph Pulitzer famous proprietor of the New York World who died of heart failure on his yacht in Charleston will be brought here today on a special train which will leave the South Carolina city at 4:40 oclock tills afternoon Mrs Pulitzers private car will be used and will ba draped as a funeral car The funeral arrangements are as yet Indefinite save that interment will ba made at Woodlawn cemetery lu the latter part of the week Floods of telegrams and cables of condolence are being received today by the family of the dead man and every New York newspaper carries tributes to Pulitzer's personal worth and ability FORMER PRINCIPAL WITH BOOK FIRM Armstrong former principal of the Mastick school and editor of tiie Sierra Educational News has resigned to take a position with the American Book Company He will make his headquarters at Sail Francisco James Barr of Stockton has been appointed to succeed him ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS TO ENTERTAIN NEVADA FOOTIJALL ROYS ARRANGE FOR RIG RALLY BIG BALL GAME SCHEDULED TO take place at recreation PARK All preparations are completed for "Reno Days" Friday and Saturday November 3 and 4 The Reno team will arrive in Oakland early Friday morning and will lie ushered to Alameda in automobiles A luncheon will be tendered the teams in the high school at 12 The Misses Margaret Dennison Amy Whitney Gene Vaughan Helen Futike Dorothy Soule Ruby Slanderer Amy Walden Alma Robinson and others will act as a committee of arrangements At 2 in a football rally will he given in the assembly hall with several prominent speakers of the city ill attendance Coaches Fletcher of Hameda McCullen of Reno and Captains Howe and I-'i ancovicli will also speak The biting team will he show tin- town in mat bines Friday afternoon and ill tho evening a football show will In- held at the Park theater Siilmiiuy afternoon November 4 (Continued on Page Four) IMi 1tK- ''X vv 'U 'jl I- pair in the jury box In fact lie said they would he safeguarded and if anvone was hurt it would ho the pi oseenl ion Harrow' bitterly objected to tin court explaining his (lei ision of Sat-mday and declared that tile explanation was at variance with the reo-oid in the ease lie interrupted Judge Bordwell with a protest and oh jeei ion which was promptly overruled Then when the decision had been completed Harrow read into the record a formal objection which was couched in tho most bitter and vindictive terms and which objected to the court dealing with a matter "foreign to the subject under discussion and already disposed of and also tiie making of statements which werp not In accord with the record Afler tlife objection had been entered it was sharply overruled and tho defense was curtly directed to "proceed with your examination Darrow and the opposition counsel frequently clashed during tho morning and tho court was compelled to sharply admonish them several times STARTS SUBSCRIPTION FOR CAPTURE OP MAX AVHO RAV 1M)VN JOIIX WILKENS COOLEY OFFERS $25 INJURED MIX IS RESTING MORE EASILY AT 1IIS HOME TODAY Cooley of Central avenue has offered $23 to be added to a subscription as a reward for the arrest and conviction of the atitomo-biliut who ran down and nearly killed John Wilkens on Eneinal avenue on the night of Wednesday October 26 then drove away without stopping lo determine the extent of the accident In a communication to the Tiincs-Star Cooley declares that the driver of tiie machine showed a worse char-n--r than any convict serving a term lor murder in the lienileiitiury He states that etery ovt tier of au au-I oliile should lie glad to extermi-tuie sin It an Individual from among them Tittle has been a rumor to Hie ellect that t' laeliines paitiiipat-d In tiie a -tent the first ono knocking Wilkens from his bicycle and the following ono running over him but Wilkens lias dismissed this report declaring his positiveness that only one machine struck him it was reported at the Wilkens home today that he was resting easily Following Is the com niuniention addressed to tills office by Cooley: Editor Times-Star: In an experi ence of several years association with criminals In the state prison I met many convicted of murder In the majority of cases murder is a crime of passion and unpremeditated yet the criminal pays a penalty When John Wilkens was run down admittedly unpremeditated and by act fdent the one who did it showed a worse character than any convict I have ever 'met Such party should-lie exposed I propose that a subscription he raised to he used ns a reward for the arrest of the coward who would Injure and then sneak away Every decent owner of an auto should lie anxious to exterminate such an Individual from among them If you can get action put me down for $23 COOLEY GETTING HEADY TO ISSUE BOOKLET PHOTOGRAPHERS AVI WRITERS PREPARING MVITEIt FOR ADYEKTIKING A LAM KILL Cnib the direction of the Cliainlici of Commerce photographers and writers are loudly engage! in compiling data and preparing views to he used in tin- 64 page booklet to he Issued as a part of the extensive publicity campaign arranged for exploiting Alaneda's bcauth-s and advantages to the world As tills woik is Intended for the benefit of all Alameda tiie Chamber of Comniereo wants everybody In the city to take an interest in tiie hook not only after publication but asks assistance in Its preparation Suggestions and communications are naked stating why in the opinion of the writer Alameda is a desirable place for a home and one or more points of distinction that makes Alameda somewhat different from other cities Communications should be addressed to the Chamber of Commerce 3203 Central avenue Alam-ila pr-- mi 1 I I vii'f VH A --ft if kP ff- Vilify i i hi A TcIjAHU-iee? dahkowJ Special (a Tlniex-Stnr ly United Cress HALL OF RECORDS LOS ANGELES Od Clarence Harrow iilef counsel lor the defense ill the murder trial oi James McNamara was severely rebuked from the bench by Judge Bordwell today for predating an iitiail- unon his decision of Saturday in qualiftlng Jurors I-i amp-ton and Wi ii i ei upon an "isolated portion of their testimony" Tho court also overruled tins new challenge of the defense against the two jurors because they said that they could not return a verdict of guilty where It meant hanging on circumstantial evidence They can now be eliminated only by peremptory challenge or by Impeachment The court characterized tho new challenge ns a flagrant attempt to evade tho effect of hts decision made on tho merits of the cast and Bald lie doubted if any court in the land find ever hoard of a parallel ease lie also declared that the substantial rights of the defense could in no way he menaced by the retention of the ivix- prep.