Daily Gazette-Martinez from Martinez, California • 1

EVENING edition SUCCESSOR TO DAILT PRICKS" VOL XXV DAILY GAZETTE MARTINKZ CAL MONDAY 23 1012 No 173 PITTSBURG LAD BADLY INJURED ELECT0FFICER8 County Central Committee Holds Session In Dante Hall Preparing to Observe Columbus Day at Pittsburg October 12th-13th Carl Struby the well known Concord poultry raiser of Concord carried off sbme handsome first prizes at the State Fair last week as follows: Cockerel First and second Diablo poultry yards Concord Pullet First and second Hildreth Crow Oakland third and fourth Diablo poultry yards Concord Pen First Diablo poultry yards Concord On last Friday afternoon about 5 o'clock little Joe Billed the four year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Billed who have resided In Pittsburg for over 12 years met with a terrible accident The boy was playing on Cutter Street when the affair happened with some of his playmates Little Joe saw Frank wagon coming from the net racks at the waterfront and when the wagon drew near the place where the boys were playing Joe went after it with the Intention of getting on and taking a ride Just as the little ldd was getting on the horse became frightened and backed up The boy fell beneath the wheels both his feet being badly crushed and his toes terribly mangled He also received a deep cut In the head which required eight stitches to close Dr Gregory attended the boy and it Is expected that he will be able to be around again In abont a month Sheriff Keating and Marshal Healy A letter found In the pocket addressed from an obscure Oakland hotel to A Krejcl is thought by Sheriff Keating to be carried by the prisoner to hide his The man admitted and then denied that his name Is Krejcl but said he Is related to the nobility of Bweden and his wife and child In San Francisco would die of grief and shame should his Identity become known The man is well educated but speaks with a strong Swedish accent He has a long red scar on the right side of his neck and a tatooed circle In Imitation of a ring with a setting on the third linger of the right hand After closply questioning the man Sheriff Keating became convinced that he has a criminal record and left tonight to confer with the San Francisco police and establish the prisoner's identity The work of digging the canal on the Martinet waterfront has come to i Hidden and discouraging halt The contractors have become fully that dredging out a canal Is Poetically Impossible It now appears that the only way open waterway can be constructed is sheet-pile on both sides and pump the dirt out This Is very expensive work and can not be carried on with the money now on hand The accumulated ground be-seath the tules Is only -liquid mud and as the dredger advances the dirt flows In behind This condition developed to such an extent today that the contractors "threw up their and quit Just what course will be pursued It Is not possible to state at this time -o LOCALS LOSE TO II LUDDEN SHOWS CLASS WHEN SENT INTO THE BOX 1 For six Innings Sunday afternoon the Martinez Merchants and the San Leandro team put up as pretty an exhibition of the national pastime as was ever witnessed in the local grounds but in the lucky seventh Peterson' pitching for the locals blew up and the ascension was terrible to see Seven runners crossed the pan in that Inning before the locals were able -to pull themselves together and retire the side The score up to that time had been 2 to 2 and the fans were looking forward to a close and interesting game The final score was 14 to 2 In favor of the visitors With display of aeronautics Ludden was placed In the box and the local boy acquitted himself well considering that he has had no practice of late Ludden showed speed and curves which with more practice and good coaching will develop a good twlrler We have a boy at our house Some one was playing on words asking "Did you ever hear a napkin ring or see a lamp when this boy ejaculated "Chestnuts! did yon ever see the sugar bowl or the pepper box or the spoon hold her? Did you ever go down a salt cellar or hear a water kpout or drink from an Ink well?" Twenty of the twenty-live members of the Democratic county central committee were present at a meeting held In Dante Hall Monday forenoon The meeting was called to order by Randall and promptly on motion Petllllon of Richmond wu elected permanent chairman of the organization James Hoey secretary Randall treasurer and the following were named aa executive committeemen: Macartney of Antioch James Kirker of Selby Jamea McKenna ef Martinez A Clark of Richmond Burpee of Walnut Creek Fred Webber of San Pablo and John Silva of Pinole I POINTERS FOR INDEPENDENTS If any citizen desires to run aa an independent candidate for any county office and have hla name printed bn tbe ticket he must file hie petition with the county clerk not later than October 6 so that the names on the petition may be verified from the great register of tbe county In time to have the name printed on the ballot If such petition is not filed on or before this date the name' will not be printed on the official ballot In case the citizen desires to become an Independent candidate for a state office hla petition must be filed by October 1 To get out an independent petition will be no sinecure It must contain at least 3 per cent of the vote cast In the county assembly or supervisor district as the case may be cut at the last general election On Its face this does not seem to be a difficult task but no citizen who voted at or took any part in the recent primary election may sign This complicates matters ITALY ORDERS MORE MOTOR VEHICLES The Italian War Department has just ordered another hundred motor trucke It la uncertain whether or not these trucks are Intended for use In- Tripoli They will be equipped with Mlchelin Twin Tlrea Earlier In the year the Italian Government sent to Tripoli a large "fleet" of Mlchelin equipped Motor Vehicles which were used most suc-cessfuly for the transportation of provisions and ammunition The last of the newly ordered trucks la to be delivered by October 16th Ul'IMUNO RIO Several expert rig builders Irom the Coalings oil district arrived bore thla week and on Wednesday began the work of building the oil rig which is to be naed to alnk a well In Oil Canyon by the Premier Oil Company The work will be carried on as rapidly as possible and it la expected drilling oiieratlons will be commenced within a very short time Antioch Ledger -o- IMPROVEMENT CLUB HOLD DANTE HALL The Martlnes Women's Improvement Club will hold a tea Tuesday afternoon September 24th In Dante Hal promptly at 2:80 All ladles of the town are cordially invited to attend regardless of whether they are club members or not A special musical program haa been provided and some out-of-town speakers will be present The average "triad and man Is convicted when be Is tried and promoted to be a "truaty" after a few years on tbe rock pile --I Some men are homeless and some others are home less than they should be Columbus Day will be fittingly celebrated by the Italian people of Pittsburg and Antioch' the festivities taking place Saturday and Sunday October 12th and 18th at the lumber town! The principal feature of the first day will be the landing of Columbus representing hla dicovery of America which la to take place-on Saturday at 11 o'clock Directly afterward the formal crowning of the king and queen will take place The landing of the great explorer will he made as nearly historically correct aa possible and the vessel which carries the noted personage is to he modeled In miniature after hla ship while those who accompany him on his voyage will he costumed similar to liia shipmates Large numbers of fishermen In this vicinity have stated they would decorate tbelr boats and also Join In the parade On Sunday the 18th There will be band concerts boat races field sports airship flights balloon aacen-' slons and various other entertainment features the day closing with a magnificent display of fireworks The Columbus Association of thla place has a large membership and all those affiliated with the lodge are working energetically assisting In every possible manner in making the affair a success I The General Committee le com? posed of Pittsburg residents' who are: Dr Gregory Clro Belllcl Stlnchfleld Neno Aiello James Fahey Joe Aiello and George Higgins The Antioch committee Is as follows: Antone Arata Slgarl Sam Delullo Michelottl and Joseph Arata Antioch Ledger BASKET BALL TEAM The first steps toward the organizing of the Martlnes Basket Ball Team were taken today A committee of young men consisting of Blair Docktader and Ralph Wight were appointed an organ-: tslng committee to report at the next meeting aa to the securing of a court and as to the financing of the necessary expenses of the organisation Practice will begin Immediately and aa aoon In October aa a team can be 'selected games will be played with the teams of Vallejo Benicia Crockett University of California 'and other basket hall teams about the bay region It la believed that the Martlnes sporting public will be able to witness a home game at I least once a week during the winter season Tt will be noted from the interna! revenue repqrt that there are still a whole lot of people In the country who been Xlllod by cigarettes A GOOD THING TO KNOW PERHAPS that Ink can be removed from paper or any fabric by the use tof thesw two formulas: First by uslnj Nool and then blot and then by using No 2 and blot No 1 formula: Water and acetle add equal parts No 2 formula: Chloride of lime four parts sal soda one part wate-' one part Let No 2 stand or1' night shake well and filter Bottle them separately and yon have them at hand when needed Then if your furniture needs to pairing call up Red 11 We else frame pictures end carry full line of unframed pictures Make our store yon rooting place We are always glad to entertain you 1 DAVIS BROS Furniture House Main Street Martlnes ither Tozzi Detects Thief In San Rafael and Leads Long Vigorous Chase SAN RAFAEL Sept A man who stole 40 out of the St Raphael poor-box was captured on the courthouse plaza at noon today after a sensational chase He was Interrupted while unscrewing the church box from beneath the altar candelabra by Rev Father Tozzi and fled The cry of from the lips of Father Tozzi attracted the attention of a group of men standing In front of a hotel Including State Senator Martlnelli Major Devens of Richmond Attorney Henry Greer and Dr Wade Stone who joined in the chase On running around the court the fugitive encountered Maurice Es-celller a slenderly built 18 year old youth and attacked him with a garden rake The boy sidestepped and landed a smashing blow on the chin Esculller and the thief clinched and It took all the strength of Doctor Stone to drag them apart The robber was turned over to pi5JUpTil Their Directors Contribute to His Campaign Fund Harvester Trust Perkine and Steel Trust Munsey Give Him Half of Total Amount Contributed cry of thief" has not succeedd In diverting public attention from the liberal support which he Is receiving from the bit trusts Among the significant contributions to the third party campaign funds the past week were those -of George Perkins a director of the Harvester Trust and Frank A Munsey of the Steel Trust for 815000 each Perkins says that more will be forthcoming when needed He cannot be charged with Ingratitude The Harvester Trust was gnnlzed during administration with a paper capitalization of one hundred and thirty million dollars The tangible assets upon which this vast amount of watered stock was issue! amounted at the time to only thirty millions of dollars Ex-Senator Hans-b rough of North Dakota declares that a word from Roosevelt who was then president would have prevented the formation of this great combine But the word was not spoken The deal went through and the farmers who bny Harvester Trust implements have been helping to pay the dividends on this extra one hundred millions of watered stock ever since Later In the Roote-velt administration the department of justice on Its own Initiative was about to begin prosecution against this trust for violation of the Sherman law But Mr Perkins appealed to h's friend President Roosevelt and by the president's personal order the proceedings were stopped Mr Perkins has not been a power In the White House during the present admlnlstrar tlon and by direction of President Taft a suit Is now pending to dissolve the Harvester Trust Is It any wonder that Mr Perkins contributes liberally to the third term campaign fund? And Is It any wonder that Mr Frank A Munsey Is equally liberal when It Is remembered that he is a heavy stockholder In the Steel Trust whose coffers were enriched to the extent of sixty millions of unearned dollars by the absorbtlon of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company Its most dangerous an absorbtlon which a recent congressional Investigation declares to have been plainly against the law and which never would have been made except for the promise obtained In advance from President Roosevelt that the law would not be invoked against It? These are not campaign slanders They are acknowledged and undisputed truths And they are set down here merely to make it clear why it happens that George Perkins a director of the Harvester Trust and Frank A Munsey heavily Interested In the Steel Trust ran afford to be generous with their funds In financing the third term campaign They found Colonel Roosevelt a Mend Indeed when he wss last in the White House and from their voint of view they are fully warranted In drafting upon their plethoric bank account to put Mm back again A Word to the Farmers From the Leavenworth Kan Times: If the farmen want good times to continue they will vote for Taft If (hey want to take the chance of getting less for their crops they will vote for either Roosevelt or Wilson Some dose observer has remarked that the longer Colonel Roosevelt reflect over his put life the more certain he la that he never made a mistake Too may have noticed that the colonel haa no hard words fbr the bosses who are for him FOB SALE Show cases and counters in Mar-tines Pharmacy T-214Y STOLEN GOODS WERE IDENTIFIED Deputy Sheriff Taylor of Sonoma county was in Martinez Monday to Identify some (loot which Sheriff Veale gathered In at the time of the burning of the Beede bungalow at Antioch The goods left by the men who burned the building evidently belonged to some gun club about the bay and through Officer Taylor 'have finally been Identified as the property or the Petaluma Gun Club Additional -articles of the same class were held at Antioch and Mr Taylor went on to that city to examine the same A big six-cylinder automobile belonging to a San Francisco man whose name could not be learned at the time of going to press took fire Sunday on McHarry hill and burned up No one was Injured Insofar as could be learned and how the car took fire Is not known even by any of the members of the party GRABsliilNG OF John Collins Is In the county jail because he did not have either cash or security to the amount of $50 He has been an employee of the Mountain Copper Company and this morning called for his time settled with Landlord Miller of the Fairvlew Hotel nd was all ready to leave town by the 1:27 train All would hae went well but Collins was confronted with a charge of having donned a suit of clothes belonging to Edward May The evidence against Collins was so strong that Judge Hayden determined that bull In the sum of 15000 was necessary to Insure the appearance of the alleged offender WELDON COOKE STARTED HERE A Chicago dispatch tella of a mishap to an aviator who began his career at Plttaburg in this county aa follows: Armed with a stout club Weldon Cooke an aviator of Oakland Cal defended his wrecked aeroplane for several hours Sunday against a crowd of several hundred souvenir hunters While flying a new machine on the south side he fell wrecking his biplane He was stunned by the fall and when he regained consciousness he found a large crowd around hla machine breaking pieces from It to carry away as souvenirs Belling a dub' he held the crowd back until the police arrived The Last Few Days the Great Sacrifice Sale At the Baer Department Store Sale Positively Closes Satuiday September 28th 1912 Lots oi Good Bargains Left and Many New Ones Added Baer Department Sorc IflLSON Successor.