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No. 40. OH MY, OH MY, OH CHAPPY JACK ECKERT -LOOK HIM -WEIGHS 739 POUNDS. DETROIT'S IS MOST UNIQUE OF SCHOOLS By OTTO M'FEELEY. (Copyrighted, 1914.) Staff Special.

DETROIT, July posItively beats all what a millionaire who will pay his men a minimum wage of $5 a day will do before he gets through! I don't think Ford is through yet. But one of the latest amazing things he has done is to establish new kind of school. It's the strangest school in the world! The strange school has 75 teachers. Ford's teachers teach Ford's employes how to spend more money and how to want more of life's good things! The work is mostly among the foreign workers. TO LIVE ON MORE.

"We want all our people," Ford said, "to desire more and better things, and demand a higher standard of life. They can't have (Continued on Page Three.) STRONG ARMED Two negroes held Adolph Letterman, a laborer, the alley, up. Third and Fourth, and streets, Sunday and robbed him of $20. Rio Linda has everything to make you contented. Inquire at 323 St.

-Adv. Special Correcpondence. POTTSVILLE, July correspondent was about to send out news of the tremendous earthquake, the first in Pennsylvania's history, which shook Pottsville today, causing considerable damage to chimneys and bric-a-brac. But, instead, he is forced to send out the glorious news that the champion fat man of America has been found! The earthquake--it turned outwas just "Happy Jack" Eckert getting out of bed. Many elephants and battleships and several mountains are known to weigh over 739 pounds.

But "Happy Jack" Eckert is the only human being knownto the fat-man contest editore, at least who has attained that weight. And he wasn't known-till today. A ponderous rumor has been plodding heavily about the country to the effect that there was an agglomeration of adiposity by the name of Eckert, who exceeded by over a hundred pounds the 626- pound weight of Charles Jackson, Massachusetts's claimant of the grand gold medal in the fat-man contest. Editors kept the wires hot, trying I to locate his royal fatness, but in (Continued on page three.) WOMAN KILLED Jack. By United Press.

CLEVELAND, 0., July headless body of a woman, expensively clad, was found two miles out in Lake Erie Monday. The police think it a case of suicide, asserting that the head may have been torn from the body by becoming entangled in the propeller of some lake vessel. The torso was identified as that of Mrs. Emma Weisberg. She disappeared March 7.

THE United States was born in 1776. California was born in 1849 and the California National Bank was born in 1882. All three have had a steady, powerful, wonderful growth ever since their birth. The Directors of the California National Bank and the California Savings Bank are: W. E.

Gerber George W. Peltier Peter Bohl G. A. White Tell 'W. Eball Henry A.

Hellbron W. A Curtis F. J. Ruhstaller Edward H. Gerber Two Banks Under One GUARD FOR JOHN D.

IS INCREASED Fear Attempt Will Be Made On Life of Richest Man. By United Press. TARRYTOWN, N. July The eleven men and women accused here of disturbing the peace by demonstrating against the Rockefellers were granted a continuance Monday until July 20. Attorney Sheffield asked the postponement, explaining the death of Arthur Caron and Chas.

Berg, who were involved in the case, in the bomb explosion in New York Saturday, together with the Illness of other material witnesses, made it difficult for them to present their evidence Monday. DOUBLE GUARDS. NEW YORK, July Berkman, the anarchist, who with 11 others was accused of disturbIng the peace at Tarrytown by demonstrating there against the Rockefellers, left Monday to appear before Justice Moorehouse. The situation at Tarrytown was very tense. It was strained orig.

Inally and Monday the strain had been increased by Saturday's explosion, wrecking a New York tenement house, of a bomb which the police said they believed was intended for either John D. Rockefeller or his son, John D. Jr. Fifty extra deputies were sworn in to prevent any outbreak in connection with the Tarrytown court proceedings, and the guards on the Rockefeller Pocantico Hills estate had been Increased by 20. Justice Moorehouse refused a personal bodyguard, but he gave orders that the defendants be searched for firearms before being brought 1 into the court room.

SEEK MURPHY. The police here were hunting for Michael Murphy, the closest associate of Arthur Caron, in whose room Saturday's explosion occurred. The explosion's victims proved to be four in number -Caron himself, Mrs. Mary Chebez, whose room adjoined his, Charles Hanson and Chas. Berg, a friend of Caron.

Mrs. Louise Berger, housekeeper for Caron and his associates, denied that the group kept explosives on the premises. She asserted that Someone planted a bomb in the room. The police maintained, however, that they had found several automatic pistols, cartridges, dry batteries, copper wire and clock work apparatus in the apartments' ruins. Berkman made a demand for the bodies of the bomb victims, that a monster funeral, with a parade and memorial services, might be held.

FOURTEEN DIE IN ACCIDENTS An Inquest will be conducted Monday night by Coroner Gormley in the death of Samuel R. Lyle, 30, who died at the Sisters' hospital Sunday as the result of Injuries suffered in a fall from an auto truck on the street road Saturday. Lyle was riding in a truck in company with a dozen friends, who had planned on spending the Fourth near Placerville. Near Cherry avenue on the street road the steering gear of the auto broke and the truck went into a ditch. Lyle was thrown out and struck on his head.

His skull was fractured, By United Press. SAN FRANCISCO, July Fourteen persons met death throughout the country yesterday in automobile accidents Thirty others were seriously Injured, several probably fatally. Only one death was reported in California. That was at Sacramento, where Samuel R. Lyle was killed, The most serious accident in the east occurred at Chicago where a Burlington freight train crashed into an automobile.

Dr. Henry Greely and wife and Mrs. C. w. Richardson were instantly killed.

Richardson died later. SHOT BY BURGLAR Bv United Press SANTA ROSA, July Babbini, a foreman in the cannery here, was still suffering but in no danger Monday from pistol wounds inflicted early Sunday by an unknown burglar who, after robbing his home. wantonly shot him through the face as he slept. WESTERN GIRLS WESTERN GIRLS QUITE POPULAR WITH THIS MAN Here you are, girls! A lonesome, love-stricken Georgia farmer who has undoubtedly dreamed and dreamed of taking unto himself a Western bride, has written to Mayor Burke asking his honor to introduce him to some Sacramento girls. The mayor says he is not conducting a matrimonial bureau, but he hag given out letter for publication, with the caution that girls who answer It are doing 80 at their own risk.

The letter follows: Ellarville, June 28, 1914. Dear Mayor. As I want a western girl, I like them, I want to corresponde with some of the nice ladys of your place. I am a good farmer I can do any kind of work. I am 66 Inches hight, weight 160 lbs.

Black Hair and Eyes Red Skin. Introduce me to Some of the nice girls of your Place I am thanking you much for your kindness to me. J. E. MORTON.

Route 2, Ellarville, Ga. THINK PROPOSED LAW IS EXTREME Commissioner Bliss 1s of the opinion that the housing ordinance proposed by the State Bureau of Immigration is unreasonable in several of its provisions, and it may be toned down until it approaches the housing ordinance proposed by Bliss several months ago. The provision to give the housing inspector the right to enter a place day or night if he desires is one of those designated by Bliss as a "bit extreme." WANTS RELIGION TAUGHT IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS By United Press. ST. PAUL, July teaching in the public schools, a living wage and old-age pensions were urged by President Jos.

Swayne of the National Educational association in Dis annual address here Monday. Prof. David Starr Jordan of Stanford University and Dr. D. Johnson, of Lockhill, S.

were the principal candidates to succeed President Swayne. A letter was received from President Wilson regretting his inability to attend the convention. NO CHANGES AT THE CITY HALL All the city officials and employes who were on the job while Dr. Wilder was in office, continued at work Monday. Dr.

F. E. Shaw stated that they would be given an opportunity to clean up all their work. "We are not going to make a whole lot of changes right away," said Shaw. "We are figuring out 8 way to cut down expenses by combining some of the departments under one head instance, the water rate department will be under the collector, the city machinist, city carpenter, city electrician and other minor employes will be under the building Inspector and I will probably be head of the purchasing department.

We will have a purchasing agent at a nominal salary." DIES IN YREKA. Word has been received the death in Yreka, of C. Seaman, 75, who was well among the older residents ramento. SUSPECT LUNATIC POLICE ARE BAFFLED IN MURDER CASE. By United Press.

FREEPORT, N. July that a murderous lunatic was loose in Freeport's vicinity gave a sensational turn Monday to the hunt for the person who murdered Mrs. Bailey in Dr. Edward Carman's office here Tuesday night. Following the shooting of Mrs.

Bailey and Dr. Carman's report that an unidentified bicyclist tried to assassinate him last W. P. Hall Jr. of East eported to the police Mo1 someone fired at his al near Freeport last evening Pi the Mrs.

Carman, wife of Dr. E. Louise Bailey, a patient, was shot the principal suspect, although hours, the prosecuting attorney de In the mysterious murder. She pi office to learn his conversations car's body with the bullet. This renewed surmise that the Bailey murderer was a lunatic whom Dr.

Carman had been instrumental in sending to an asylum. By United Press. FREEPORT, N. July authorities were still investigating Monday the story told by Dr. Howard Carman, in whose office Mrs.

Wm. Bailey was shot to death Tuesday night, of an attempt to assassinate him last evening. The doctor's account was that, as he was automobiling from Rockville Center, where he had attended a patient, through Baldwin on his way back to Freeport, a man on a bicycle, ranged alongside and fired three shots at him, missing. This was corroborated by Barland Gaden, an actor who was riding with the doctor. Other persons were found who heard the shots but none who saw the man on the bicycle.

The authorities were trying Monday to trace Mrs. Bailey's movements the night she was killed. The police said they had found in the Carman home a box of .38 caliber cartridges, the caliber of the bullet which killed Mrs. Bailey. They found no pistol, however.

Calra Coleman, a negro maid, said she saw Mrs. Carman upstairs some time after the fatal shot was fired, and later she saw her the passage way outside the doctor's office but did not think she descended immediately. Charles Adams, negro, told the coroner's jury that he heard the shot at the window of the Carman residence and an instant later saw someone dressed, at any rate, like a man, jump the back fence and run toward Ocean avenue. The inquest was continued until Wednesday. outside whose office Mrs.

Mrs. Edwin Carman and killed. She is being held as after cross-examining her for two clared he was still without a clew aced a dictograph in her husband's with women patients. FOUR SLAIN BY A FIEND By United Press. BLUE ISLAND, July bodies of Jacob Meslais, 60, his wife 52, and their daughter, Mrs.

Julia Mansfield, and the latter's daughter, 2, were found in their beds Monday at their home here with their heads split open. A blood stained ax was found nearby and all evidences pointed to a terrific sruggle. Mrs. Mansfield was deserted by her husband two years ago. The authorities have telegraphed his description to all nearby towns with request for his arrest.

12,000 STRIKE By United Press. WOOLWICH, July Twelve thousand men comprising the entire working staff of the government arsenal here, struck Monday. The arsenal supplies most of the guns and ammunition for the British army. The strike was said to be a protest against the dismissal of an engineer who had refused to erect machinery on 8 foundation constructed by non-union laborers. DISCUSS PLANS By United Press.

PARIS, July chamber of deputies called a secret session for tomorrow to discuss government participation in the Panama-Pacific exposition A committee Monday reported favorably for a government appropriation, and chamber was expected to adopt the SAN FRANCISCO J. Parker Whitney, Millionaire Placer county man, recently divorced, will marry Peggy Lundeen, New York actress. Sign the 'Land for the Landless' Bill "Hundreds of men In this and other states are land hungry," declares Capt. James P. Cadman of San Diego, in charge of the "Land for the Landless" initiative petition in California.

"Idleness tends to lower the wages of those now at work and produces misery, vice and crime. The completion of the canal opens the floodgates of immigration from Europe, which will prove a curse to us instead of a blessing unless we provide land for the newcomer. You can sign the initiative petition for this bill at The Star's business office, 315 street. In brief it is: Object: To encourage the settlement and improvement of our back country and thereby help check the disastrous effects of unemployment, to the mutual benefit of the entire community. Plan: To have county boards of supervisors leasa, at low rentals, municipally-owned land to actual PROSPERITY SHOWN IN TAX REPORT Eckert.

ARE MODEST IN ANNEXED DISTRICTS Forty-eight electric lights. Forty-six fire plugs. Twenty-two fire alarm boxes. A school building and lot for East Sacramento, $3000. A school building and lot for Curtis Oaks, $6000.

Fire house and lot for East Sacramento, $5,858. Fire house and lot for Curtis Oaks, $6000. Crosswalks, $2150. Culverts $2350. Rounding streets, $7600.

Cleaning rain water drains, $4100. Five sprinkling carts. Five mounted policemen, Six stree: weepers. Federated Improvement clubs of the annexed district want provision made in the 1315 budget for the above. Commissioner of Finance Shaw chuckled when he looked over the list.

"That is all they want, I guess," he remarked. "I don't think we can give them everything they ask for but we'll do the best we can." Shaw and Coulter promised look after the annexed district before their election. NEAR DEATH BY United TACOMA, Press. July his parents hurrying here from Modesto, hoping to reach his bedside before death overtakes him, Bert Dingley, the automobile race driver who was terribly Injured in the Fourth of July here, is still hovering Monday between life and death. At the hospital it was stated that Dingley has a mere fighting chance to live.

If he does survive, he will lose both legs, physicians say. Swanson, the mechanician, 18 much improved Monday. BARCELONA--Three matadors, Gomez, Punterel and Belmonte, were gored, Gomez probably fatally, during Sunday bull fights. LOS ANGELES-An unidentified elderly man knelt in the path of a Southern Pacific engine and was killed. CLEVELAND, Ohio- Scilian living in the Italian quarter here is suffering from leprosy, in an advanced stage, 2 settlers in sma'l tracts not to acres per family.

Get your name on the petition now! BRENNEN KILLED By United Press. OAKLAND, July Brennan, prominent sporting man and former member of the police department, was instantly killed early Monday when his automobile crashed into a telegraph pole near San Leandro while he was returning to his home here from his resort, Castro Villa, near Hayward. (Brennan's body was found lying beside the road in the wreck of his machine. FORGERY CHARGE. FORGERY Mike Doslick is day on the charge being alleged that for $6.75 on the company to $60.75.

Assessed Valuations Here Climb, Due to Extensive Improvements. 017 0381S 8 JAMES P. CADMAN. I being tried Monof forgery, it he raised a check Associated Oil In the face of adverse financial conditions, County Assessor Kay turned over to the supervisors Mon. day the assessment rolls of Sacramento county, showing an increased assessment of $2,150,250 for 1914.

'The total amouat shown on the assessment rolls 1s $93,150,256 for the county, and of this amount there is $11,400,000 shown for operative property of public service corporaticns, only taxab'e for the Panama exposition, leaving a total of 750,250 which may be levied against for county purposes. IMPROVEMENTS SHOWN. While the increase of $2,150,250, says Assessor Kay's report, is approximately but 50 per cent of the iucrease of assessable property as shown in 1913, comparing existing conditions, the showing is a very creditable one for the county. There has been no appreciable advance in realty values during the past year nor has there been a depreciation. The greater portion of the increase shown is for new improvements.

Compared with the assessment roll of 1904, when the assessed valuation shows an increase of 000,000 or 150 per cent for 10 years. VALUATION MAPS. The supervisors are meeting as a board of equalization for the next two weeks and a system of valuation maps which have been compiled by the assessor's office enables any taxpayer to easily ascertain the assessment placed upon hig own as well as adjoining properties, thus making more efficient the work to be done by the board of equalization. The real estate which comes under the head of non-operative property, or that which may be taxed by the county, totals $54,468,300. Improvements are valued at $19, 597,700.

Personal property, including money and solvent credits amounts to $7.684.250, altogether totaling the $81,750,250. AMEND HOME RULE BILL By United Press. LONDON, July 273 to 10, the house of lords Monday night passed the bill amending the Irish Home Rule measure on its second reading. The amendment excludes Ulster from home rule's operation for six years and allows the Ulster counties to vote every six years thereafter on the question of accepting the jurisdiction of the Dublin parlament or remaining under the 1m- perial lawmaking body in London. TEST CASE FOR LIQUOR MEASURE here of William known of Sac- A.

Kramer, proprietor of the El Capitan cafe, 900 street, was placed on trial before a jury in police court Monday on a charge of violating the Bliss ordinance by selling liquor without serving a bona tide meal. Kramer is the first of the seven proprietors of restaurants and on cafes, charges arrested several weeks ago of violating the ordinance, to be tried. GRANTED PARDON. Allan Levinsky of San Francisco, sentenced to San Quentin for one year for passing a fictitious check, was pardoned by Governor Johnson Monday. Levinskys term would have expired in a few weeks.

GIRL MISSING. "Birdie" Moser, 19, the pretty red-haired daughter of A. L. Moser of Woodland, is missing from her home Monday, and the sheriff's office here has been asked to aid in the search for her. The officers say they learned she went to San Francisco Monday morning.

ASKS DIVORCE. Joseph H. Ross has brought suit for divorce against Edith E. Ross. SAN FRANCISCO -Albert Pisals, San Francisco architect, died of pneumonia.

Wise restrictione protest Elmhurst property owners. M. A. Me. I Cielland, 620.