Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 13

i tn VOL. IXXl. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1909. NO 175.

Second Section mm Pages 13 to 20 FACTORY Monster Balloon City of Oakland Spars Aof on Initial Voyage Mth ThousdndsLook On The Balloon, "City of Oakland," with P. A. Van Tassel and A. Vander Naillen Who Were in the Basket As the Balloon Started Its Flight. TO FOLLOW M.

SHE DROWNED Mm ill firm: tawBt wMW Sf" If lilt i iWc r'l ATTEMPT IDE TO KILL OFFICER OF TRANSPORT Four Bullets Crash Into Window of Taxicab in Which Victim Rides UNKNOWN ENEMIES FIRE FROM DARKNESS Waster-at-Arms From Logan Has Narrow Escape From Death SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1 1. A lti desperate attempt to murder Lewis Osborn. master-at-arms of the, Vnlted Ftate transport was made by Ferret enemies kite last night In Steuart Mre-t, hctwicn Market nnil Mission.

Os born was riding In a taxicab driven by TInry Marin of the California Taxicab company, anl was proceeding rapidly slung Steuart street In th darkncjfs whe.n; four rang out In quick succession. Two iiini's of glass In the, vehicle -were broken and tho bullets whistled close -by the passenger's head as be ducked for n-ifcty In tho bottom of the cab. After the 'first scare bo looked out of the broken window and lost bis hat. soon as lie could Mop the machine lie returned, but he could find no trice of It, nor liny sign of assailants. A few minutes later.

Iiowever, he was accosted it short man v.lth dark lmlr and a pt'ibby tiiuM iehe, and dressed In gray suit, who lit'julred whether had foimd 'lilt hat. Osborn had never seen this Individual before and was sure that he was not visible on tho block when the shoot-tric iiccuireil. Me reported the afTatr at 1 fl. m. to Larklu nnd Walsh, and stated that he had bid sfune trouble with several men tn the stevedore department of the kogan.

He maintained, however, tn.it he did not like to ra-st suspicion on thm ami refused to give their names. Detectives f'onlan and Mackey are making an GIRL WIFE SUES Sourt Orders Recreant Youth No Income To Pay $35 Each Month I rurrerinp inuu yr.nniua mr-wr, I 1 .11 Katherlnei Ellen Krnst hobbled Into Superior Jud-re Waste's department yesterday or. th'3 arm of her father, J. 51. Yore, to claim alimony from her youthful husband.

John Nye Krnst, in connection with her suit for a divorce on the ground Lf extreme The corple were married while students In Oakland high school and have an tri-Tant child. In December last Mrs. Krnst left lur. husband and returned to her jianntr' homo and shortly afterward be-sjan her suit. She applied for a wjnonth alimony tor herself ami child.

Or. 'the witness stand Mrs. Krnst told thr-t Lrn.t had never contributed to the ni'pport of' el'lu his wife or baby, despite repeated She raid her parent demanded that she pay a month for her 'own board and 10 a month for that r.f the child. She had been un- uee I'l HI' ..1.1 .1 Urnst the only money that lie had earned was $12. .10 week for a rhort thnc while employed In his mother's millinery store, lie said that after his wife left Mm be ent-red the Vander Naillen school of engineering, which he stjl alteniis, l(lsnly income, he says.

Is a week for spending money. IVtist also that ho did not Vnow wh. the h.ld was born and that lie had never Seen it. Mrs. Krnst' attorrvy asked the court to make an nllowivic-e Independent of the f.iet tliut Krnst had no Income.

The attorney alleges the young husband was ent school lv his parents tho day ftt hi wife left hitrt. for the jpiirpose defeating anv attempt on her pirrt to lieiiie financial relb f. i In deciding the matter Judge Waste de-rlared the Jaw could havo her Hushard arrested for non-support, lie appllca'loii of tho lav in this suggested case. An tinier (omjielllng Krn-t to pay his wife st ni-inth nhmony was Issued, with JiO for attorney's feps. DENY ASSAULT PLOT-ON NON-UNION DRIVER The preliminary examination of Manuel Flutes, Frank Frates and Junes Cronln, In a charge of beating August Nelson, ft non-union moving van driver, over the luad with a club on June 2.1, was con- linied ti ls morning by Police Judge Sam- Is until August 24.

Th testimony this morning was given by ticoige Warren and Joe Coin, two rifnit ers of the union, who are alleged to linve told Captain of Defectives Petersen that they were at union headquarters on the morning of June 3, when a conspiracy was formed to give Nelson a beating. On the witness stand the men denied ever having made any such statement to Petersen or any other person, prosecuting Attorney Pecoto atternpted 'to impeach the witnesses, but they stuck nl.tuirn! in tho fact that there wns ji i conspiracy and tliat they did not hear aiy plot to work bodily harm to Nel son. If you are all run down Foley's Kidney Hemedy will help you- It strengthens the kidneys so they will eliminate the lm-Xunlties from the blood that depress the nerves and c.tuse exhaustion, backaii-he, rheumatism, and urinary irregularities, which sup the vitality. I)o not delay. Take Foley's Kidney Hemedy at once.

Fold at Wlshait's drug store, corner Tenth and Washington SUDET i ID 4 tho In age in of in i i OF PRETTY GIRL OBJECTS TO FLIRTING But Charming Stenographer Says it Was Merely a Passing Greeting MEN IN CASE DENY ruADnrr nr wrninemMfi" "Quit it," Shouts Angry Man in Whose Office Fair Maid Works 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 14. Whether a smile, a bow anel a movement of the hanj toward the neck constitutes "mashing," or whether itis merely, a greeting to; a person one sees every day-was the, question much discussed in the office of Paul Brant, agent for. a fire extinguishing concern ot C7 Main street, Miss O.

Tucker of 1918 Harmon street. Berkeley, the pretty stenographer employed in the office, Was the recipient of the above attentions, according to Brant, her employer, taking a fatherly Interest )n her welfare, determined to report the matter to the police. Three Are Blamed He. informed Detective Webb that A. Lopanelli of Melrose, shipping clrk for Frank B.

Peterson wholesale grocers of 69-71 Main street, and two teamsters were the offenders. The officer determined to investigate and this morning lay in wait and watched Miss Tucker, who Is a.stari-lingly beautiful girl of ths blonde type, as she walked- down the street to her office shortly after 9 o'clock. He had already interviewed Brant, who that the three men. looking; up from the sidewalk" to the window where Miss Tucker did her work, had smiled and bowed, and one putting his hand to his neck, had waved it at her. Stop it, He Shouts .1 "I consider that highly Improper," the irate proprietor of the fire extinguishing concern, "and I shouted from the window for the men to.

desist." Miss Tucker, however, took an entirely different view of the case. She had pleaded with Brant to make no mention of the affair, she de- clared was nothing more than a passing salutation. "They hav? always been gentlemanly." she protested. "I attend to my own affairs, and have really had- no trouble." Detective Webb having been ordered to investigate, proceeded elown stairs, and Interrogated Shipping Clerk Lopanelli. Call Him Busybody "Why, Mr.

Brant came down stairs yesterday and threatened-to shoot me," asserted that gentleman. "He is always making trouble for us." These words were corroborated by Frank the head of the firm, who claimed that- Brant was a busybody and often ctynplained about comparatively matters. All parties were warned that flirting and mashing dangerous, and the employes of Peterson have taken a vow to turn their backs every time either Miss Tucker or Brant appear, although the former is far from satisfied with the action taken by her employer. AGAINST SUSPECT Coroner's Jury in the Garcia Case Accuses John McFarland MARTINEZ, Aug. 14.

The coroner's Jury in the case of. Manuel Garcia, the rancher who was murdered near Liver-more last Sunday, yesterday rendered the verdict that he came to his death by reason of a gunshot wound in the body and blows upon the head, inflicted by James McFarland, the man arrested in San Jose. i The examination of McFarland was conducted by -Coroner Abbott. The ac cused man repeated the story he has several times tofd since his arrest. He claimed that he went to work for Gar cia on Sunday last, and upon returning to the ranch, after an absence of two hours, found the rancher dead in the cellar of the house.

Fearing that he would be accused of the murder, he claims to have put on some of the dead man's clothing and gone to Livermore, with the intention of reporting the matter to a justice of the peace. He said that his courage failed him and he went on to San Jose, where he discovered that in the pockets of the trousers he had taken from the dead man there was $9. He denied that he had made any proposition to Sheriff Veale, offering to confess jto the murder if he received a guarantee he would not be hanged. After the Inquest McFarland was taken to the county Jall, where he will be held until Jiis preliminary examination. MADE EXECUTIVE OF IRRIGATION CONGRESS SPOKANE, Aug.

14. Robert Tnsjngier of has been elected chairman Vf the executive committee of the National Irrigation Congress. Arthur Hooker, permanent secretary of the congress, has been made a member of the executive committee, which is composed of one member from each State delegation. The convention has appointed R. Inslnger, of Spokane; Dr.

W. J. McGee, of Washington, D. secretary of the Inland Waterways Commission; Fred Kissell, of Ogden, Utah, and Harper 'Sunninghani of Guthrie, to act with President Fowler, Secretary Hooker and the chairman of the local board of control of Pueblo, as the board of governors, HER CHARGED 4 OF CLOTH 1600 Gallons of Crude Oil in Tank Take Fire From Heat $50,000 LOSS FULLY COVERED BY INSURANCE Reese Company Immediately to Rebuild Their Destroyed Structures Crossed wires at the switchboard of Reese "Waterproof Company's factory Frultvale, started a fire destroyed the drying plant and caused dam- to tho extent of The fire was discovered by Night Watchman Partridge shortly after 12:30 this morning, and he Immediately sent an alarm to the Fmitvale and Melrose fire departments, which responded at once. Like Roaring Furnace Their efforts to quench the flames were no avail, as the 5000 yards of cloth in tho dryer made so hot a fire that the firemen were unable to approach close enough for effective work.

A large fuel oil 'tank containing 1600 gallons of bll took firo from the heat of the burning dryer, and the flames from this oil lit up the neighborhood for miles around. The drying plant burned to the ground and the oil tank and contents are still burning this morning. Crossed Wires Blamed Manager Phillips of the factory, when seen this morning, said: "Watchman Partridge had? made his rounds of the plants and had returned from the engine room when he saw flames shooting from the northwest side of the drying plant, where a largo switchboard and rheostat were located. Partridge turned In the larm, but the fire was so hot that the firemen stood rio Chance in subduing the flames. We have no gasoline on the place, as we did not use any oif processes.

"I believe that crossed wires at the switchboard, which was a large one, was the cause of the tire. Our loss is well covered by Insurance. We will rehabilitate the plant and carry on our-rcon-tracts." STAGE OVERTURNS Vacation Party Meets Mishaps When Vehicle Goes Over Bank in Dark Captain of Police Bock, who la visiting Adajjis Springs, and a party of ten other Oakland people, according to a letter received' by Captain of Police Lynch, were occupants of a stage coach which overturned during a night trip from Adams Springs to one of the neighboring resorts. None of the rarty was seriously Injured, but all were rolled and tumbled to the bottom of a dry creek, twenty feet below the stage road. The night was so dark that the driver lost his way and without warning the pon- dcrous coach rolled over th embankment precipitating all of those aboard to the bottom of the creek.

Mrs. E. C. Ilalin, wife of the former councilman, was an occupant of the couch. Captain Bock, jn his letter, says it vtas miraculous-that' nohco-f the party was killed or had bones broken.

Among those In the party -well known locally were Prosecuting Attorney William J. Hennessey and Edward Holland, chief deputy city clerk TELEGRAM OF THANKS SENT TO DR. PARDEE In appreciation of the work accomplished by lr. (Jeorge C. Pardee at the Na tional irrigation Congress In Spokane, a telegram of thanks addressed to Dr.

i.iruee, cnairman or the committee on laws and resolutions, was sent last night to the Irrigation Pnntnp Viv IT "Winer president of the California River and Harbor Keague. at the regular meeting of that organiaztion held Friday evening in mis city. The telegram, which Is as follows, has the- endorsement of the league: Oakland. August 13, 1909. Hon.

George Pardee. Irrigation Congress Hall. Spokane. The California Hlver and Harbor League Joins wUh the masses of California in extending congratulations upon vour timelv and splendid championship of the public interests as against the forces of corpornte greed. Long live the Roosevelt policies.

California Hlver and Harbor Leaffue, C. H. KING. President. W.

E. GIBSON. Secretary. ACCIDENT CLAIM FAKER LEAVES TOWN TONIGHT Mrs. Maud -Johnson, queen of the ac cident.

laKers. is rilled to leave for the norm mis evening cn t.ie Oregon Express in custody of Claims Agent George Carson of the Sexttli Electric Comnanv. waant', -i charge of obtaining J1000 tinder false pretenses, she is also wanted In Idaho for a violation of her parole on a charge of forger jv Her husband and his brother will noi uu itmeii norm. 1 WILL HOLD MASS MEETING FOR MEN Sunday afternoon at 3:30 at Maple hall building Rev. L.

Goodspeed will address the men of Oakland. This will be me nrse oi a series oi meetings for men a cordial invitation! is extended to ail young men to be present. There will be special music. 1 OMUBS PROF. Mrs.

Faith Sampson of Elm-hurst Attempts to End Life by Hanging FOUND HELPLESS IN JAIL CELL BY MATRON Cut Down and. Taken to Insane Ward Where She is Now Held Mrs. Faith Sampson of Klmhurst, th insane infaolleiJe, attempted to commit suicioV shortly after 7 -o'clock last evening in her edl in the' female division of the new county jail by hanging Jierself. WUh a cloth from her waist and a shoe string she made a rone by tying them together. Making a noose at one end and, placing it securely around her neck, climbed into the' upper hammock and fastened the other end to a water pipe at the top of her cell.

Then sha swung herself out of the hammock into 'space: Other female' prisoners' who were In -the corridor taking exercise noticed the. woman hanging and summoned Mrs. White, the matron. She cut the demented woman down, but not before the would-be suicide had lost consciousness from, partial stranglation. Mrs.

Samp- f-on was- immediately removed to the Receiving Hospital and re vived. It' was then decided to her there in the insane division until the ifinal disposition of her -ease. will be kept in straps to guard agairist any possibility of "her making another attempt at self-destruction. Drowned Her Babe! sEver since Mrs. Sampson took the life of iher 4-months-old baby last Saturday night by drowning it in the bathtub at her home, the unfortunate woman's mental condition has been growing, rapidly-worse.

During the week that she was detained at the county jail she was under the constant observation and care of Matron White, and she does not hesitate eo anirm tliat the woman is Insane. Cp to Wednesday last Mrs. Sampson had lucid intervals, was calm and communicative, ate well and slept soundly. Since then, however, there has been a marked change for the worse in her condition. She' became restless and irritable, eats sparingly and gives way to frequent fits of hysteria.

Her's has now developed into, a case of malignant melancholia, rendered all the more 'dangerous and hopeless by her pronounced homicdal mania. The district attorney's office will take no action in the case until after the coroner's inquest On the death of the baby. This will be held by Dr. Tisdalo on Monday, and in the face of conditions il is sate ro preaiei tnat the jury ver dict will charge the crime of the mother to insanity. "This disDOSitlon heine- mnrtf of thAaaa by the coroner proceedings will be instituted immediately in the Superior Court to put Mrs.

Sampson away in ona of the state asylums. Thinks Child Lives Shortly after Mrs. Sampson's incarceration in trie county jail she talked quite freely with Matron White about her crime, contending the while, however. that she reniemb-rod nothing about having drowned her baby and expressing the belief that it was still alive and well. She admitted to the matron that for several weeks past she nad been possessed with an almost ungovernable vearning to take the: infant's life, although she professed great love for it.

When asked why she was locked up if she did not drown the child, she said it was to keep her from taking its life. During two of her talks with Mrs. White she touched upon Saturday night's tragedy after a- "ashion by saying that she gave the infant a bath and afterwards wrapped it up -in warm blankets and placed it in the baby-carriage to sleep. "And-you have no idea how beautifully and restfully the fUHe thing sleeps aftet a nice warm bath," exclaimed thu wretched mother, almost enthusiastically. When Mrs.

Sampson was taken into custody she was found crooning over thj infant's corpse- in the- baby carriage. After-drowning the child' the mother wrapped it up in a blanket and deposited it in the carriage. juot as she told Matron White she had done after giving it a bath. Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets gently stimulate the liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter, "cleanse tha system, cure constipation and sick head-nehe. Sc.M hv Ocpfwo' Priie Stores.

Corrected rtisement Oakland's Board of Health Has recognized the importance of having each pupil's eyes examined for eye trouble, and have appointed an oculist to visit each school, which in the past! has caused so much' trouble through the ignorance of the parents in not being able to recognize sj-mp-toms and obtain proper glasses. "See Oak. Tribune. Aug. 9thi" If you need glasses come to roe.

I will guarantee to give you satisfaction: and save you money. Bring me x.our oe-ulist prescription; I will guarantee to fill it correctly or refund your money. Cj I Cut Rate Optician! 1059 BROADWAY Between 11th and 12th. AERONAUTS WILL Prof. Vander Naillen and Captain Van Tassell Prepare for Long Voyage IMPRESSIVE CcREMONY AT CHRISTENING OF AIRSHIP onditions Seem Favorable for Successful Flight Through the Heavens Promptly at 10:43 this morning the ropes holding the gigantic balloon, "City of Oakland," ware cut.

and amid enthusiastic cheers from six thousand spectators the monster airship, which? is expected to win the races at the coming Portola festival In San Francisco, soared aloft, carrying Professor -A Vander Na-illen, president of the Oakland Aero Club, and Captain P. A. Van Tassell, a veteran an' navigator, on the Initial trip. The length of the flight, which is taken under the auspices of the newly organized Oakland Aero Club, will depend on climatic conditions, and it is possible that, the wind remaining calm, the aeronauts will remain up a full twelve hours, es-tabishlng a record for the Pacific coast. Sufficient food and water for three days were packed in a wicker chest attached to the passenger baskGt before the flight; Preliminary to the ascension the pilot balloon "Oakland Aero Club" was sent up, to gauge the air currents, sailing north erly and then in an easterly direction.

It was christened by little 5-year-old Madeline BravkofT, a niece of Professor Vander Naillen. Balloon Christened impressive services, opening with an invocation by the Rev. Nelson E. Saunders of Trinity church, marked the flight of the larger gas bag. Dr.

c. L. Tisdale acted as master of ceremonies and in-trewiuced Miss Jeanne Vanfler Naillen, who christened the balloon, spilling over thed guard ropes a bottle of California champagne. She eaid: "To you, new child of the air, I wish thee God speed and a safe return. I christen thee now 'City of Both Van Tassell and Vander Naillen got In the passenger basket, and Councilman Vose, who took the place of Mayor Frank K.

Mott, wished the navigators good luck In the city's name. "The Initial ascension of this magnifi cent airship Is expressive of the condi- tious In our beautiful city today," said the councilman, "and even as this finely modeled balloon will soar above, so Is Oakland rising to the upper heights, on and on above other cities of the Pacific coast, to gain the station that is rightfully hers. "Professor Vander Naillen and Captain Van Tassel, In behalf of the city of Oakland, I bill you God speed on your Journey and trust that through your success we may add another, sprig of laurel to Alameda county's wreath of achievements." Floats Gently. Up Ills short address was wildly cheered and as the echoes died away the great gas bag, her ropes released, floated gently upward, sailing slowly past' the steeple of the First Presbyterian church opposite the lot at Fourteenth and Franklin street, from whence the ascension was made, and floating directly north. Apparently caught in a counter current of air when about 1200 feet above the earth, the balloon veered and then took an extreme westerly, direction, hovering over the bay for several hours.

The pilot balloon "Oakland Aero Club which was sent up at ton minute o'clock in. order tUat the oq mlctt THY FOR COAST study the currents and prepare with more life preservers or more ballast, as the cse might be, their decision depending qi whether the balloon headedj for land or sea, was in the air just one hour. It smarted from tile grounds first in a north-erly and catching another current, took an easterly direction. Subsequently still another current was taken and shot rapielly westward, coming back from toward the Piedmont hills and to Moss avenue. Pilot Captured The balloon grazed on the roof of a residence at 443 avenue, shot down into the yard of a residence at 437 Moss avenue, where Lee Scott, a 14-vear-old boy, grabbed hold of the gas bag, and despite the fact that it lifted him from tne ground, it.

sin his own words Lee says: it took me oft my feet, but I hong on to it. I hit the ground two er three times and finally I had to sit down on the earth and just hang on. The longer I held -on to it the easier it was. Finally I found out 'hat the gas was coming; out through cne enel. By squeezing the silk, I got the gas out very much quicker and the hoys in the neighborhood came alon; and helped me and here she Boy Gets Reward pilot balloon was returned to the grounds one hour end Ave minutes after its release.

A friend of Lee's bundled Him and the balloon into an automobile andj hastened him to the grounds. Attached to the pi'ot was a card bearing! the following: "Finder return bv Weils-Fargo Express, C. O. to Oakland Aero Club, Oakland, and receive reward." Lee was paid tha $4.60 and signed receipt for same. Fears of Child Dorothy, the youngest daughter, of Pro fessor Vander Naillen.

was visibly affected by the danger her father ran in making Claims Wife Loves Another-Asks Custody of Their Three Children ft SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14. Reuben P.enrtctt. tf 1S4J Folsom street, began divorce mornirjg against Susan Mary Bennett, naming ohe Edward Dolan. He avers that his.

spouse told him she no longer lpved and that she did love Dolan. and says that on 'one occasion the were together at tho Hotel Iteo and that several times he has come Upon the pair, bis wife sitting in the lap of her admirer. The Bennetts have been married for almost a quarter of a century, and have three children, iEthel, aged 18; Gladvs. 14. and Reuben, The husband asks for the custody of the minors, declaring that Mrs.

Bennett is not a proper person to bring them up. -i a Prophet Inger Tomorrow Hamilton Hall. 2 p.m. Free address. Is SUES FOR DIVORCE AFTER 25 YEARS the ascension, and' sobbed hysterically just before the airship left the ground.

the was comforted by friends, but refused to look at ballon until it was safely up in the air. On the other fiand, Miss Jeanne Vander Naile-n. who christened the balloon, was calm and an interested spectator throughout. "The City of Oakland" is conceded by experts to be the finest balloon ever sent up on this coast. The property of the Oakland Aero Club, it was constructed by Captain Van Tassell, under contract.

and three months have been consumed in its completion. The so-foot gas bag is maele Of a specially closely woven cotton, thoroughly soaked anel coated with a prepared linseed oil. There are 662 machine stitched and, graduated panel gores in the bag, and the passenger basket, of heavy woven wicker, is attached by hempen ropes to the balloon proper. Ten Hours to Fill The operation of filling It with gas, wnicn was done by attaching a hose to one of the city's main pipe lines, consumed ten hours. The gas was turned on at midnight last night and it was not until 10 o'clock this morning, shortly before the ascension, that the big bag was pronounced ready for the air.

It is Professor Vander Naillen's first trip, though Captain Van Tassell. is an old-time aeronaut and has made numberless successful ascensions, though none so daring as this is believed to be. In the event that all goes well the balloon will be entered in the airship races, which are to be a feature of the Portola fete in San Francisco some two months hence; anel it is generally assumed that Oakland has more than an even chance to win the cup. Though the San Francisco Aero Club has been organized for some five months, they have never ventured on an ascension, and so far have been unable to procured a balloon which they care to the races. The competition will and airships from as far away as London will be sent as entries.

I Buggy Overturned; Women Are Thrown to Road-Are -Badly Bruised Mrs. James Moffatt Jr. of Webster and Twenty-second streets, Mrs. Russell Sel-fridge of 2615 California street, San Francisco, and the mother, Mrs. Baldwin, were injured in a runaway accident late Thursday afternoon.

A horse attached to. a buggy in which they were seated took fright while drjv-ing along the county road near Clare-mont. Mrs. Moffatt, who was driving, attempted to hold the horse, but the animal broke away, tipping the rig over and hurling, the occupants to the road. an automobile party was near and took- the women to Mrs.

Moffaft's home. Mrs. Moffatt suffered a badly sprained elbow and contusions and lacerations about the body, while Mrs. Sel-f ridge sustained cuts and bruises about the face. Mrs.

Baldwin is in a hignly ryous condition HO AWA INJURING WOMEN a.