"PLANTING BARE HILLS WITH'THE
HOMES OF WORKERS"
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THE SUNDAY CALL
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VOLU^IE CV— NO. 178.
BRIBE PAID BY
BROWN IS PUT
IN EVIDENCE
Marked Money Is Introduced
as an Exhibit in the
Calhoun Trial
John G. Lawlor Tells of Sums
Given Him to Betray
the Prosecution
Makes Pretense of Accepting
Gold, But Works Under
Burns' Direction
W. RUSSELL COLE
DIRECT charges of bribery were
yesterday laid at the door of
Luther Broun, one of Patrick
Calhoun's lieutenants, by John G.
Lawlor, a special agent on the staff of
William J. Burns. Brown was accused
by Lawlor of having paid him various
sums of money to betray the secrets
of the district attorney's office, and the
money paid by Brown was introduced
as an exhibit in the Calhoun trial.
Lawlor's testimony as a witness in
the Calhoun trial furnished the sensa
tion of the day. He described in detail
several meetings with Luther Brpwn,
who admitted while on "the witness
stand Tuesday that he was an agent of
Calhoun. The witness told of offers
made to him by Brown to enter Cal
houn's employ and then explained how
he had made a. pretense of accepting
the proposition and how the money
was handed to him.
The exposures made by Lawlor were
in j line with those divulged several
weeks ago, when- it became known that
some of Burns' assistants had sold him
out to the defense. Lawlor's story,
however, was brand new, and added
another accusation to those which the
defense will be forced to answer. .
Brown's Overtures
It was In September or October of
last year, according to Lawlor'« testi
mony, that he first met Luther Brown.
The meeting was arranged by Jack
Cranford. one of the detectives working
under instructions from William 1L Ab
bott, and occurred in Fruitvale. The
preliminaries having been arranged,
i-awlor met Cranford and Browx. at the
l^erry depot and followed the latter
across the bay as previously instructed.
At Fruitvale he was introduced by
Cranford to Brown and the three vis
ited several saloons in an effort to find
one with a - private room.
The Villa saloon was finally selected
as a place for the conference, and Cran
ford was instructed by Brown to leave
the room after the trio had Indulged in
one or two drinks. Then, according
to Lawlor, Brown made the statement
that he was no longer in the employ of
the United Railroads.
"I told him," testified the witness,
"that I had heard he nad been dis
ctt&rged. but he said that was not so.
He told me he had resigned from the
company's employ, intending ; to leave
the city, and that although whatever
he said to me should not be considered
as coming from the company, he wa«
in a position t° assure me that what
ever overtures he might make would be
sanctioned by the company. Then he
asked me if I would go to work for the
company at a salary of $10 a day and
oxpenses, and if I would be willing, in
case the work on the graft cases did
not last longer than three or four
months, to take a position In the claims
department of the road in some eastern
city.
Calhoun as Employer
- "Brown told me what a fine man Mr.
Calhoun was to work for and how he
jj^uld be sure to retain me in the com
pany's employ if he found out I was do
ing that kind of work. I told him I
didn't think that was so if he had fired
Brown and Spencer, as I had heard he
had done. Brown said. that this wasn't
true and that they had resigned. Be
fore leaving he urged' me again to ac
cept his offer, and said he would like
to meet me again. He said he would
eend word to me by Jack Cranford."
Lawlor said that before meeting p
Luther Brown he had told Burns of!
the appointment, and that he after
wards made a report to him in writing
concerning the conversation, as he did
in the case of all other meetings which
he subsequently had with Brown. A
werk or so after this first meeting the
'witness met Brown again and was told,
lie asserted, that the matter of his em
ployment was to be left undecided
untl^after election.
It was about a, year later, declared
Lawlor. that he next met Brown. He
received a telephone : message to meet
Brown at Sah Leandro and joined the
latter at a hotel at that place. Brown
took him for a buggy ride, during the
couree of which lie said that' he had
changed his mind since talking with
him a year before, and instead ;of
• merely wanting him to leave. Burns
desired that he should, enter the'em
ploj^cf the United Railroads and keep
.the »i officers of the company posted
concerning what Burns wag doing..
Would Not Aid Ruef
"He told me." declared Lawlor, "that
lie had changed his mind since his first']
Coattaned on rase 2, Column 2
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TOD AY
TELEPHONE KEARXY 86
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS :%
YESTERDAY— West wind; partly cloudy;
maximum temperature. •>>: minimum, uO.
FOBECAST FOR ToDA Y— Cloudy, with t<>g
in tlic mornin;;;, possibly lljrht sbowcrs; moder
ate south wind, changing to west. Page 17
EDITORIAL
Repudiate the trouble breeders. Page 6
Close the firetraps. Face 6
Mr. Knowland and the tariff bill. 'Pake 6
Pedagogy *nd education. Pace 6
GRAFT
Money paid by Luther Brown to bribe John
G. Lawlor, a special agent on staff of Burns, In
troduced as exhibit in Calhoun trial. Vagc 1
CITY
Hose Coghlan is heroine in fast one . act drama
in etrect. , Page 2
Kate O'Hara, the "queen of pauper alley."
dies at her lodgings in squalid sur
roundings. ~. Page 18
Defaulting former secretary of. "Native Sons
makes attempt to kill self and wife. Page IS
Coming attractions billed at the local thea
ters. '\u25a0 Page 7
Iteal estate deal fraught with romance and
other things not so pleasant. Page 0
P. H. McCarthy tries for third time to" make
libel charge stick. . Pace 9
Pioneer hotelman dies at the age of SS
years. Page 18
Woman's body found floating in surf near
Cliff house. Page IS
Little^ girl, desires to be given Into custody
of lier father. Page 7
Papers signed In big deal by which Pittsburg
capitalists undertake Tast irrigation and coloni
zation scheme in Sacramento valley. Page 5
Businessmen take steps to consolidate all in
terests in the traffic bureau of the Merchants*
exchange In order to \u25a0 make strong ! protest
against proposed rate schedule. Page IS
Bogus check men are identified by de
tectives. Page 11
1 Capitalist Miles T. Baird to be arrested for
contempt of court. Pa'sre 5
' Testimony of .children may send father
to gallows. Page 9
Attorney W. W. Sanderson may be appointed
successor to Supervisor Glannini. Page 8
Wealthy stock broker's wife . granted dl
rorce. . Page 7
SUBURBAN
, Benjamin Ide Wheeler's salary raised to
$12,000 and $3,000 for expenses. Page 11
Nat Goodwin and Edna Goodrich to quit stage
and live In California. Pose 1
Spring meeting of Episcopal convocation of
San»Francisco is held in Oakland. " Page 10
Masonic ledges entertain grand master of
state. . Page 10
Money wasted for war on white plague by.
Alaraeda county society. Page 10
Oakland threatened with damage snlt \u25a0 If
bltulithic pavement Is used. .7' Page 11
Mayor and commissioners elect to hold confer
ence with old trustee board. Page 10
Prof. • Charles Derleth Jr. goes • east to se
cure professor of railroad engineering ' for uni
versity. -* -i Page 10
High school publication dedicated to popular
young woman. Page 10
Oakland high school graduating class to pre
sent clever play. , P*ce 11
Berkeley board of education reinstates four
boys who 'were Implicated in thefts at. high
school. ,V . Page 10
COAST ;/;f -'*
Los Angeles county divorce record for fire
months shows one decree for every four
marriages. ' -. Page 1
Seattle car conductor kills young wife and
himself after quarrel. . Page 1
Monterey citizens vote for boud issue of
$150,0u0 for municipal Improvements. \u25a0. - Page 2
Wisconsin farmer robbed and murdered. In Spo
kane and body found In river. Page 3
Young Swede known as Thurston lives with
broken back, but refuses to tell of rela
tives. Page 4
Grass Valley girl attacked by Insane Chinese
and four men required to subdue him. . Page 4
Drug clerk persuades Kedlands girl, 'lgnorant
of hl« marriage, to elope wltti him. ' Page 2
Two burglars are taken to church by* Morgan
Hill marshal and his wife. Page 7
. Japanese laborer killed In fight among strikers
on Hawaiian plantation. Page 1
Ben Elliott, confronted with evidence of
murder of Annie Poltera, protests his inno
cence. ' Page 3
Constable loses Insane woman found wander
ing in hills near Concord. f Page 4
Outdoor vaudeville show to be'- given at Kent
fleld Saturday night In aid of the sta
dium, "s Pnffe 0
EASTERN '
Thomas K. Walsh will not buy. Mrs. Oelrlehs*
Newport home. ' Page 1
French ambassador entertained in Chicago by
General Fred Grant en route to present medal
to San Francisco. ' Page 3
Democratic senator arguing on senate tariff
bill makes plea 'for protection. Page 3
. Ceneua Director North , Is forced from
Stanford athlete* defeat Brtgham Young uni
versity men by score of 63 1-5 to 50%. Page 9
King Edward* Minoru wins ' Epsom derby,
fall of Sir Martin causing Americans to lose
tig sum, • . Page l2
j Nelson and Hyland ease up on their work, both
being practically ready. Pag«i2
" Coffroth and Lercarl are making overtures to
secure Johnson and Kaufman. Page 12
More than 1,400 public school children of Oak
land to contest In meet Saturday. Page 0
Coast league scores — San Francisco 4, Port
land 3; Los Angeles 5, Oakland 0; 'Sacramento
3, Vernon 0. Page 13
Stat* league scores— San Francisco 1, Stock
ton 0: San J*c 0, Santa Cruz 1; Fresno -3.
Oakland 2- .. Page IS
Overall .pitches , sensational . game for Chl^
cago, striking out 10 batsmen of Brooklyn
club. ' Page 13
St. ''Mary's : confident of -winning back j, the
"goat" , from Santa Clara. , Page 9
MARINE .^
Ete'emer Hilonlan arrives from Honolulu^ with
a big cargo of Island products." Page 17
SOCIAL . \u0084. .
The wedding . of ' Miss , Bertha Eldredge Smith
and Captain - George \u25a0; Bigelow~ PlHsbury, -U. - S.
A.', .' to take . place " June.v 22 -. In ? St. v- Luke's
church. . Page 6
MAY SUCCEED BOGEHB— New York; May,
26.— James A. MofTat, a director of the Standard
oil rotnpany lof New . Jersey, * will : succeed \ the
late Henry H. Rogers . as • rice, preiddent of ; th*
company. It is understood on good authority
here. " / \u25a0 \u25a0•\u25a0-.-:::-- ~, ••-..-•\u25a0\u25a0.\u2666. .'-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-.
GOtrtDTtTTOa DlEß— New' York. $!»>\u25a0' 2<i.—
Alma /Wood*uni. -75 year* . old, , died . In ; her < lodg
ing 'boure u«t ulcht from bxhauftt lon. following
the ; betting .of ? carpets Mnddent toTthe' annual
bon*e ; cleaning. "«. illi»!i .- Woodsnm -\u25a0 had been ' the
tutor of the children of Jay,GoaMv*s-,'>-5
SAN ? TOTRST^^vo
COMET NEARER
MILLION MILES
EVERY MINUTE
New Vagrant of Heavens Can
Be Seen With Naked Eye,
Say Discoverers-
No Danger of Tail Touching the
Earth, But Minute Sub=
stances May Be Dropped
[Special. Dispatch to The Call] .
\u25a0 NEW YORK, May 26.— A. comet fly
ing through space at the rate, of many
millions of miles a minute rediated a
light which was plainly visible to the
naked eye just- after sunset "tonight,
according to Edwin Fairfax Naulty of
150 Fifth avenue, a student of astron
omy,' who is credited with numerous
discoveries in that science. '
The comet, ; whose coma radia, or
direct light, was seen by Naulty,* was
discovered by Prof. \u25a0 William, R., Brooks
'of Hobart college, Geneva, N. V., Mon
day morning and by a coincidence its
approach was noted the same after
noon in New York by Naulty. He said
the comet was between the earth and
the sun and "that at sunset tonight its'
light was at cross angles with the rays
of t.h<* ti * "-* \u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0*
Heralded by Rainljow
. Naulty said the comet might be vis
ible to any observer in the early morn
ing or at twilight, and that its nearer
approach might be heralded tomorrow
afternoon by a great rainbow in the
eastern : heavens. Its position tonight,
with relation to the sun, he said, caused
its light to be prismatic. ' .
To see the comet in the morning one
must look toward the north, and at
sunset to a point southwest of the sun.
"There is absolutely no danger to the
earth in contact with the comet's tail,'"
said Naulty. ' -
Particles May Fall
"Danger from contact with the
comet itself would be nothing," : he
•went on, "assuming, that the gaseous,
elemCntsare always shown by the spec
trum. The only danger would, beacon-"
tact with the solid substances fol
lowing a comet in Its ' orbit." and as
these always have been minute In size,
they are, except in rare .cases,; dissi
pated with gas by the friction result
ing from their passage through the air
to the earth."
MANIAC DEMANDS COIN
FROM BANK CASHIER
Coolness of Official Aids in Cap
ture of Lunatic
REDWOOD CITY, May ; 26. — Con
fronted by a wlldeyed maniac, who de
manded a large amount of money and
bonds for services rendered the gov
ernment. Cashier L.. P. Behrens of the
First national "bank . retained his pres
ence of mind this morning and aided
In the capture of the escaped lunatic.
During a quiet interval this morning
a man of medium size approached the
cashier's wicket and immediately de
manded money in large amounts.
"I want bonds and money for my
work for the government," -cried the
maniac, at the same time making, a
motion toward his pocket.. Behrens
engaged the man in conversation until
the arrival of officers, who had been
summoned by Assistant" Cashier Frank
K.jTowne., The man's name is John
Poole, and he is a recent escape from
Agnew. He was lodged in the county
jail pending the arrivel of the hospital
authorities. ,%.- /„
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
ARRIVES AT MARTINEZ
Throngs Hear Lectures Deliv
ered by University Savants
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SANTA ROSA, May -26.— The special
agricultural and horticultural demon
stration train.fwhich is being operated
under the auspices of the Southern
Pacific company > and the ( University of
CaClifornia, is at Martinez tonight, after
a trip up the coast. from Santa Bargara
and over -the San Ramon branch, and
will make a run the next three days
through Solano, \Napa /and \u25a0, Sonoma
counties. The train will arrive at Suisun
Thursday .-morning at 8:30: Cordelia at
10:44; Napa ; at >1 ; p. m. : -Youn t ville at
4 :25»; Rutherford -at s:4s,'whero it will
remain/over night: St.: Helena Friday
morning at 8:40;, Calistoga - 11:25: BI
Verano-,2:30 p.T ".m.';-:Glen -Ellen - 3:40;
Kenwood 5:15.- where 1 it will remain
over night; Annadel Saturday morning
at 8:45, and Santa Rosa at 10:20. ' •
NATIVE DAUGHTERS LEAD
'[FIGHT FOR- CITY^ PARK
Ask Redwood City Council to
; Appropriate Hunds
REDWOOD; CITY; May' 26.— Tlie
members . of the local parlor of Native'
Daughters have? taken' up the question
of r securlrrg- civic ; Improvements," espe- 1
ciallyparks,' withithe city council. The
committee, composed of Mrs. Dora Wil
son,.*Mrß. Lottie ".Wilcox, iMrs. Aggie
Coleman^ Mrs. Maurice Glennon and
Miss Mary Hanley, w>r« present at the
last, meeting of the trustees, .and ad
vanced lajproject: for. the -improvement
of ' California s square. They; are en
deavoring to Interest theicity" fathers"
in * the : expenditure ;of/;$2,000 for* the
park," to. be used for, tree and shrub'
planting and the construction of tennis
courts.; \u25a0 ''\u25a0,-:r;:- .\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0', ~.'-~:~ .'-~: : l- ;- -'\u25a0:.. :\u25a0 •
' STBXick BY- BTE£L' ; BEAM-.San Diego* May
26.— Lyinx „ unconscious £ with , a i fracture ; at the
baiw of the ,braln,|J.': : W.»DaTldß6n,Va>Loß
gfles contractor,. Unexpected; to die as thejresult
of jan i accident; atfnoon; In i which v he ; was struck
on 1 the ' bead by a ': heary; steel 4 beam; , • Dayldson
Is "a -.member/ of \u25a0'. the , flrni^ which : Is erecting the
Wilde apartment house here.' \u0084--: "i
;GOTCH;WINB; GOTCH;WINB BOXTT-^ioux iMty, ! la.' May
20.— Champion.; Wrestler :< Frank Gotrh :•\u25a0 won a
handicap > bont here Uonlirht"; by .*. throwing r : Oscar
W'acisen \u25a0of -• Nrbra ska * and , K ubla k: the] Bohemian
jrlant. "• He won'two;bonts<fromiW««senand<one
from ? Kubiak In '40 [ mlnu t™~lgm&!&g!gsmm9gga*
AGED JUROR ON
CALHOUN PANEL
TO BE BENEDICK
Robert Symington, * Dean of
Jury, Gets Love Letters
Daily Through
Relatives Say They Suspect
Matrimonial Intent, But
; Keep Woman Secret
Who is the young and pretty woman
whose correspondence ; is daintily
passed up to Robert B. Symington,/ a
Juror in the Calhoun case, without un
dergoing the i?idignity;of being opened
by a cross bailiff? .1
What young woman in the- city is
most anxious for the, Calhoun trial to
reach a quick conclusion?
W^at young woman will find joy in
the fact that a verdict has been re
turned in the Calhoun case, be the
words "guilty," "not guilty" or "dis
agreement"? .
v Robert B. Symington Is the dean of
the Calhoun jury. His venerable beard
has \u25a0 marked him conspicuous ; among
the baker's dozen who sit in the box
arid listen with patience and attention
to the reckless speed of testimony that
! gushes from the He is a
I civil engineer by profession and lived
at 228 Liberty street before -he was se
questered at the St. Francis hotel pend
ing the dreary trial.
Other jurors in the case are. permit
ted to receive, mall, but the letters are
always slit open by a cautious deputy
sheriff and the missives glanced over
by the officers of the court. to see that
no contraband words find their way into
the correspondence. 1
But Symington is- immune from that
caution. - , . i^r
When he was first locked up for
jury duty he appealed one day to judge
Lawlor. .There was something like a
blush on the old man's cheek as he
whispered confidentially/ to. his "honor!
He showed the court a specimeriv-of
handwriting. .;_-., \u0084,.;*. \u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0•%* '. \u25a0£:>
"Judge," he asked appealingly, "can
letters addressed* in. this hand be given
me wi thout being open ed ?"
"Why?" asked the judge. '
What Symington ,told the judge is
only known to the two- of .them; but
later, it Is learned, the juror explained
that he was about to be married when
the jury summons took him away from
the world of marrying and giving in
marriage, and shut him up like a cloi
stered anchorite.
Herbert A. Thrall of 68 Tiffany place
is Symington's'son In law. When asked
iast night'if he knew the identity of
his father in law's fair corespondent
Thrall said that maybe he - did, but he
would not tell.
JAPANESE' IS SLAIN
IN STRIKERS' FIGHT
First Bloodshed in the Island
Plantation Strife
HONOLULU,' May 26.— 1n a fight
among the strikers on the Ewa planta
tion today -one Japanese laborer was
killed. This is the first bloodshed that
has occurred since the strike of the
sugar plantation workers began. At
Waimanalo the Japanese have quit
work to formulate demands for .in
creased, wages of the' same scale as that
demanded by the laborers on the other
plantations.
The leaders of the strike have an
nounced that ; their plans for calling
strikes in"the other islands will be held
in abeyance pending : the result of the
planters' managers', conference which
will/be held tomorrow. ' '" V:
Fifteen hundred strike breakers have
been put to work on the plantations,
400 of , whom"; were hired today. At
Ewa 8,000 tons of sugar still remain
to be milled, and 10,000 tons are in the
same condition at ."VVailua. ;r i^ \u25a0
HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS
ARRIVE MYSTERIOUSLY
Recipients at Sea, and Authori
:-. \u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0>,; ties Investigating
DES MOINES, 1a., ; May 26^— Post
office inspectors today were asked i. to
unravel the mystery 'surrounding ; , the
receipt by *aj. number of residents'- of
Panora, la., of letters containing hun^
dred dollars^bills. ,'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0--\u25a0., '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0--\u25a0. '
~No signature is attached to theilet
ters,- one of which bears the - postmark
of Portland, 0re..,.. .
..Five persons » admit having received
money! totaling $1,125. . Mrs.; -Vioia
Lapegiet, aVidbw, received ; ?22s, ; all; in
ten -dollar* bills with a note signed
'.'Your friend.'.' V .: 7 - . "t '\u25a0"• 'i I
HONOLULUjGO^SIPS^pyER-; '. 1
ENGAGEMENT^
Colonel Sam Parker May : Have
V ; Won Wealthy Widow. Eiiaj j
: HONOLULU, May, 26.— -There Is a 'peri
sistent rumor here that : Colonel: Sam
uel; Parker? who recently, returned from
Cuba*: with ;• former I Governor,.^. Baiter;
mixed love with business during hlsfab-'
sence \u25a0 from . the islands ; and became (en
gaged? to 'marry 'Mrs. " Margaretj Enaj
widow of the late John Ena^ now resid
in"g at Long; Beach, Cal.' ; Mrs. .Ena isa
native • of : Hawaii arid , a .woman of .vast
Harriman and Hill Bury the Hatchet
Trackage Arrangement for Northwest
The^twb; great \ railway; magnates'- of ; the country, who have come
to an amicable t understanding, and ;• a [ f ac simile of -The Call's announce
ment on / March ?28 that Harrimanf and ' Hill had : entered '" into an \ agree
mentknown ?as ;"thei pact 'of Burlirigame."
GOODWINS TO SLIP
OUT OF STAGE LlFE
Will Retire, Says Nat, to Avoid
"Abominable, Unbearable )
;: Publicity" ;
[Special ; Dispatch to The Call]
OAKLAND;. May. 26. — Nat Goodwin. is
going to', retire from the stage, and
Edna Goodrich. Goodwin, too, to seek
surcease from the .interminable noto
riety which -'hasr pursued them across
countless footlights. •.from" one .end of
the world. to the other. / Goodwin said
so tonight-, in his dressing room at a
local theater.
"We haven't -decided .. upon the, date
\u25a0yet.", he remarked, ;"but ; it will be in
a year or so.' We 'want' rest 'and t pri-j
vacy.'and 'in order, to get them we will
have to give • all . \these . imaginative
press a rest. It* is abominable,
unbearable, , this ..everlasting publicity,
arid _^to escape'.itv we golng-.to. re
tire. .. .When ,' we do, .we shall: tell ; no
one about it.' We will" quietly slide
out of the public j view,*; and; there will
be .no fuss and turmollrabqut" it." '"•;
The beautiful Mrs. ; Goodwin, arrayed
for ' the ; stage, stood * at-; her - husband's
dressing i roomi door.' and nodded ; her
indorsement -of 'his words. . . - /
' "And when. we'do retire,", added Nat^
"you" may be, sure Ithat-,. w-e \u25a0 will make
ourihometin' California.' I said -not long
ago at 1 a' dinner ;in Los -Angeles that
any one who .lived outside, of Cali
fornia was:ah-imbecile,and
I am always, ready .to reiterate that
statement. There is only one place to
live, , and that is in this state. - - Much
of my • property is here, and I am going
to- make .my ; home here./ Mrs. .Good
win and I ,are;both glad- : that\we are
nearing.theend.of our i public, careers."
- v 'All of this was ; apropos of a pub
lished 'statement that. Miss Goodrich
had slurrihgly criticized Mrs. Horton
Phlpps' - (La, Valera) dancing. .; This
both Goodwin and his wife" stren-t
iiously" denied ;' ; . '
GUARDSMEN OF- STATE
TO' CAMP XT^VALLEJO
iyierchants' fAssociation\Secures
: f v " 'for :Tents^.
'j ,VALLEJO,-;May;:26.— -A : ; letter re-;
ceiy'edj here; this morning \u25a0from Colonel
H.; L* '-. Se'j-m'ouri * commander "of : the , Sec-,
'ondireiriment'Jof c th«Triational ( guard\of
California/ states ,; that 600 ,raen- of • his
regiment 'wii 1 ; go i into : camp ' here : July
17 -arid "fremainjf until* _the >;end Vof the
month.'- -The camping ; grounds^ for ;the[
regiriiVrit^ have '£ been* * secure*d « b VS' the
Merchants' "- association \u25a0 and are : located
MRS. WALSH DOESN'T
CARE FOR THE '400'
Would Not Live in Newport, and
:Husband Will Not Buy Mrs.
Oelrichs' Home
[Spec^hDisparch'tcr^he Call]
t CHIC AGO, /May '*2B.—Mrs"l Thomas F.
Walsh.'jyife of the Colorado mining
millionaire* doe^i not -.look' kindly upon
Mrs.Herrman Oelrichs* comment about
exclusive' society. Mrs. Walsh, with her
husband arid daughter, Evelyn, are on
their way to their summer home, "Wol
hurgt, near Denver. • For the last two
days they htve been stopping at the
Auditorium Annex, and left for Denver
yesterday afternoon.
"I would not live in Newport if that
city, were givenYto me."., said \ Mrs.
Walsh.-."lt makes little difference to me
whether # m^mb^ers of Newport
are ; willJng, to'receiye me'or not. The
sad memories- and-. the; association of
Newport with'the death of my son. Vin
so'n, ;w"ho was killed there' in, August,
1&05, -in. an automobile accident, are too
fresh in'lmy imind. I could -not 'live
thereafter what has 'happened. * :^ v - *• »
' "When we' were ' there j we ."were
treated- with .the "utmost courtesy and
kindness .by <\u25a0 Newport society.^ -The
people were 'very 'nice; I do" riot know
anything t ab'out'^w"hat Mrs.'-Oelriehs or
any. -..other; society -woman.- may .have
said 'about me- or mine,' but it "does not
matter.' '' . ' \ ' "
. | "The' story that 'my intended
to; buy *Uosecliff,;Mrs; .Oelrlchs'rhome
in -Neivport^is- not' true. ' He will never
go^back.there^never. *: , . ,-" ',
: does, nof interest, me. j, "We
have Mots; of :\u25a0'.' friends '-'in Washington
and in New York *as well as in .Europe^
>We .are. satisfied with ' pur ; friends. ' We
are.; not seeking recognition in the
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STARTLING INCREASE IN
5 i LOS ANGELES DIVORCES
Figures; 1 Show.; One f Decree for
,- Every Four" Marriages
• LOS f ANGELES. May 26.— The first
five .months'. of Uhe year 1909 show a
startling Increase in the'- relative pro
portion of divorces -to marriages in Los
Angeles .county, .figures which /were
footed, up c today indicating that; a di
yorce, had ' been . granted . since 'January
last for every four marriages that had
been performed. During 190S the ratio
was 1 to 6. In San Francisco it was 1
tO'7.!*ln the jUnlted States it was 1 to
12.; In* the"* five "-months of the present
year, there,- have been granted in Los
Angeles . 460 .interlocutory decrees and
'292.: final, divorces. , '
KILLS HIS f YOUNG r WIFE
ANDtCOMMITS SUICIDE
Seattle * Conductor's Double
:. -Tragedy Rolloyvs a>Quarrel
l ' tt SEATTLE/ May; ; 2&— Unsuccessf ul in
his. attempt "to a r reconciliation
with, Mildred' Payne McComb,. his 17
iyear old'wife of a year, and he got her
to'agree to accompany him to ' Los An
geles,' where "they might start* mar
ried life 'anew ''among \u25a0'* strangers,- J.-
W: McComb'r'aged t3B,~ shot arid killed
her : at^an 'early' hour this as
she : lay-* asleep 3436 rErie street, and
then, -' : over.\ her • dead body,
sent^crashirigr'intpf his* own' brain a
bullet, 'which '.must^have caused .death,*
according itoVt Deputy 'Coroner > ''.William
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AGREEMENT
Northern Pacific, Great iNorth*
era and Union Pacific
Enter Into Pact
Hill Gets Into Portland and
Harriman Secures Coveted
Outlet to Puget Sound
Rumor That Wall Street Forced
Magnates to Declare Truce
in Their Warfare
THE CALL FIRST
WITH THE NEWS
/There came to Ilcht In .\e*v
York ami the northTrest yestrr
«!ay intellleene« of a combination
betrreen R. H. Harriman and the
Hill Interests In Portland and
the Puget \u25a0 Sound country, uhloh
rtan announced in The Call on
March 28. On March . 27 Marrl
man - and 1.. W. Hill, ion of
James J. ILIU, the ercat north
nfnt railroad kins:, had a confer
ence on thr nut porch of Frank
Carolan'a ' »-luh house near llur
linsante.. .After " the conference
both * Harriman and l.nuli ' Hill
\u25a0poke caardedly of the Important.
decision 'arrived nl, noil on "the
follovvins ', day The Call an
nounced the facts of the srreat
railroad agreement practically as
they frere, recapitulated by Julias
Kruttncbnitt yesterday.
[Special' Dispatch to The Call]
NEW YORK. May 26.— E. H. Harrl
man and James J. Hill have finally
buried the hatchet. T*hat 13 the mean
ing of the agreement entered into for
the joint use of the Northern Pacific
track between South Tacoma and Van
couver.
The Northern Pacific, according to
today's announcement, will complete
the double tracking of its road at their
Pacific seaboard, so that it can handla
the joint traffic of the Union Pacific
and Great Northern. • The three com
panies will use jointly the bridge over
the Columbia river and the portion of
the Northern Pacific line involved trill
be used for any and all- kinds of busi
ness by the three roads, and managed
as a first class double track line for all
the interests involved between Port
land and Puget sound. v
U. P. Will Cease Building
' The agreement affects only about 130
miles of track, but it. will end the
further building by the Union Pacific
into the Hill northwestern territory
and will practically stop the litigation
by the Union Pacific against the North
ern Pacific over rate questions at the
Portland gateway. It will not now be
necessary for the Northern Pacific
company to issue additional stock to
raise the money needed . for double \u2666
tracking, as .it will be- unnecessary for
it to* retain the strong cash reserve
which was held in its treasury for
ammunition for ' resisting . Harrlmaa
attacks.- . . - . .. * . . .
Harrirrian Approves Plan
.The arrangement was . completed by
Julius Krutschnitt. director of the Har
ri man lines, and President Howard El
liott of the Northern ' Pacific In this city
Monday and Tuesday. Elliott went .west
immediately after the conference.
Kruttschnitt is still, at the Belmont^
Harriman gave bis approval to the ar
rangement-Tuesday just prior to his
sailing for. Europe.
Wall Street Forces Truce
PORTLAND. Ore.. May 26.— 1n con
nection with the announcement that
the Northern Pacific, the Union Pacific
and the Great Northern roads have
reached an agreement .covering their;
operations* in, the Pacific northwest, the"
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Evening Telegram says:
"James J. Hill is gradually losing
his friendly control of the Northern
Pacific Wall street has forced a \u25a0Hlll-
Harrlman truce in , the northwest. Hill
has -paid the price to protect himself
when - the ; blow, comes, and Harriman
has .paid" the price that his gigantic .
enemy has exacted for entrance ' to-
Puget sound.* From the best informa
tion, that may be had here, the ledger
accounts between these great power* -
in the -industrial and financial- world
seem to balance pretty well.
"Hill secures terminal* for the Great
Northern in Portland and he gets, hia
North bank trains into the Portland
union depot.
•'Harriman nullifies the. effect 'of th»
interstate commerce in
opening .the, Portland gateway by.. ob-