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VOLU-ME CVII.— NO. C 6.
HANDS OF
MAYOR ARE
STILL TIED
Injunction Proceedings Submit- 1
ied to Judge Sturtevant J
for Decision
Preliminarj' Restraining Order
Safeguards School Board
::V: :V Against Guillotine
AUorney Contends Commission
:f>;J-Is State Body and Beyond
McCarthy's Power |
Health Board's Legal Battle to
Retain Positions Will Be
Started Today
.-\u25a0\u25a0.• •'"T"> O Judge C<»<irpf A. Sturtevitnt
:\u25a0 . I has been left the determination
\u25a0 ,. X of. = the present status of the
'-/.\u25a0'•'•- • board of od'.ication. Tlie pre
•... ;iin:ir:ary injunction secured by the
' .; . t Jivee . . Taylor appointees who refuse
•;\u25a0'. cither to* resign or to submit meekly to
. iho.nu:yoral guillotine is still in force.
: .The questions put in issue by the in
.; junction were thrashed out yesterday
.• \u25a0; -i'^lore Judge gturtevant and submitted
'•.. fertile court's decision.
• ;. -Mayor McCarthy's hanrl« art? still
;.' .tied *o far as any effective decapita
\u25a0;.- -tion of the incumbent members is con
\u25a0:'\u25a0: :i;«»rnv-d. He is at liberty to make an
; V icr.d^r. dismissing thTi if ho chooses,
"\u25a0and to name successors, but -that is all.
\u25a0 -":/Jtia appointees w«<ul<i sain nothing but
\u25a0 a \u25a0 somen'liat doubtful 1 it !•». tinac'cnm
panird by any "poWer or authority.
Coiftmisslonera Payot, Bannerman and
': ilrs. Kinraid are nftcnre in their po
\u25a0•\u25a0; ssitions at least until the validity of
-Uk: injunction is ruled upon by Judge
•: Sturt^vant.
Will Go to Supreme Court
The hearing' yesterday did not jro to i
th<>! aitrits {ft any controversy as to
. ; .:v he! -vonduct of the commission's work ;
; .toy the present board members. It in
: <-!uded Simply an argument .on the
;\u25a0'.. proper method of legal procedure in
. • t}i> preliminary skirmish of a battle
\u25a0 '. i]h»t probably Mill not end short of
• '-.the supreme court. Mayor McCarthy's
. attorneys contended that the existing!
'.'\u25a0 injunction should l>e dissolved, while.
i>PT<osJnK counsel argued that it should:
. • lie niade permanent pending: a final set
\u25a0. ilcnif nt of the whole question through
.'-• jhe medium of quo warranto proceed
; inss directed agrainst the present com
i Vnissioner?! by any appointees named to
• succeed them- \u25a0 •.•
Mayor* McCarthy learned, !nci
_. dentally, that the functions of execu
. live chieftainship may include features
Jese pleasant than siBninp official
papers and presiding over the painless
" but wholesale slaughter of subordi
: nate officials. He was whisked into
court under a subpena. issued at the
-; rrquest of the attorneys for the-board
\u25a0 i of education members and forced to
, : sit through most of the afternoon's
proceedings. He finally was allowed to I
V leave, however, at the request of his
'own attorneys, with the understand
ing that he wouldn't run away from
the city, but would be on hand if
\u25a0wanted later.
\u25a0•\u25a0•:• Charles S. Wheeler conducted the
case in behalf of the commissioners.
;:\vhi]e Frank J. Murphy, attorney for
-Chief of Police Maitin. bore the brunt
of the case on the administration side,
Assist ed by <5eorg« Appell, one of the
\u25a0.mayor's attorneys. Wheeler filed an
amendment to the criminal complaint,
;<-nibodying the allesation that a con
>p4racT existed betwern the mayor and
. ; thfe persons he intended to appoint to
\u25a0*iU the vacancies tirtt would be created
[.tyy] the removal of the present commie
•'^ioners.
{•Affidavit Is Attacked
.'rw The presence of Mayor McCarthy
.; 'Junider subp<*na was* due to. exception
taken by Wheeler to statements con
.-.tainfed In the niay.»r # p affidavit which
•\u25a0;\u25a0 accompaiiif-d \u25a0 the answer to the com
. 'plajfit. This affidavit in^Iudod dccU
.'..-'/nations to tUe effect tliat the mayor.
.." ;l;ad at no lime ilircatened to remove
/:' the.- \u25a0 lucumbent ooiKmissionftrs from
•office. 1 but that in th.e event of such an
\u25a0f.«n^«ard of move ho.ing made it would!
• .not- be', accomplished "otherwise than
.. »eeordJnK to law."
'->-. :"Wheeler's first request. was for per
. ralssiba to cross examine the mayor as
'\u25a0a': wjtness regarding;, the contents of
this affidavit, and h!« second was for
; an order i>ostponine the hearing and
'.granting ' him the right to secure the
mayor's deposition. Me candidly stated
that ft was his intention to' disprove
'the ihayor's sworn, statement by'show
' ins that threats had been made, and
further tbat the * mayor already had
picked the men to succeed' the present
.'cotnmisE loners and made known hie
. itentions to them. Wheeler said he
"al«o desired to learn at first hand just
what, method of procedure the mayor
C jon«Id»red;as being: t'accbrdlrig r to law,"
JuOse Sturtevant did not {grant
r!th«?r request at the time they: were
m:id«. in takinir the case under sub-^
Continued on rage 2,,l'olumn 3 - <.
The San Francisco Call.
Mrs. Mary Kincaid,
Taylor Appointee, Who j
Is Opposing Removal jj
MISS MAUD BOURN TO
MARRY COLONEL'S SON
Relatives Tell of Engagement to
Frederick Vincent-
Kumor has been busy for some days
with the name of Miss Maud Bourn, but
it was only yesterday afternoon that it
was Riven substantiation by the in
formal aimounr-emont of her engage
ment to FrodonVk Vincent," a young
Englishman whom she m*t while
abroad and whose recent arrival in Cal
ifornia created the usual amount of
surmise and conjecture. ", . .;
. Siui-e-h.ifr;debut'fi'«ur/ n or iiyn ycars-ago'
Mifc-s Bourn has spent most of her time
in foreign travel. Last winter she spent
witii her mother,; in New York, com
ing out here irfr the summer to b» a
bridesiTiaid, at tho : NewhaH-Mcßeari
wedding. Sincp then she has divided
her- time between- the Bourn, home., in
Grass Valley, and , their, house in' this
city with frequent little side trips to
Burllngame. where gossip has been
busy connecting her name with "Dick"
Tobin and other eligible bachelors down
the peninsula. "
5 Miss Bourn had intended to keep her
own counsel until lat*T in the spring-,
when the formal announcement "would
be made at a large reception, but last
we.ek"s rumor of her engagement led to
a change of plans. Yesterday the news
was told quietly by her relatives" to a
few intimate friends. Miss Bourn is the
only daughter of Mr. and Mrp. William
Bowers Bourn.
The prospective bridegroom is the
pon of Colonel Vincent of» the English
army. He has been educated- abroad,
but it is rumorrd that the future home
of tho young- couple will be on. this
coast.
JOHN AND PRISCILLA'S
% LAST DESCENDANT DEAD
Harry Alden's Demise \Ends the
Line Founded by Pilgrims
SALT LAKE, Feb. 3.— Harry Alden,
whose mutilated body was found yes
terday by *a railroad track at • Cuca
monga, Cal.,"was the last descendant of
John. and Priscilla Alden, made, famous
by, Longfellow. This statement was
made by Alden to many Salt Lake
friends during his residence hore. He
traveled for a local drug firm and left
here last summer to enter a laboratory
at Berkeley, Cal.
SAN RAFAEL PLANS
FREEHOLDERS' CHARTER
Chamber of Commerce" Will
Cl isider Project
[Specie/ Dispatch to The Call]
SAN RAFAEL. Feb. 3. — Tiiefmost im
portant meeting in severa l~ years -will
be held by tiie' chamber of. commerce
Monday evening for. the purpose of dis
cussing severa^ issues • for \u25a0 local - im
provements. . \u25a0
Steps will be taken toward obtaining
a freeholders* charter. for the city. An
other plan' will be that of- extending
the city, limits to include the San Ra
fael canal .throughout its entire length
in order that navigation oh the channel
may be regulated.- :"•\u25a0* '' • •r• \u25a0• •
Thequestion of consolidation with
San_ Anselmo and; neighboring- towns
will also be 'discussed. .-A street' rail
way from CorteMadera' through -San
Rafael, to McNears Point will also be
considered, \u25a0as will the project of
dredging a harbor basin at the head of
the canal. " ' .
RELATIVES SEEK WEALTH
LEF_T TO^BARTENDER
Heirs of Mrs^ Elizabeth : Price
Begin Legal Contest; "
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
RED BLUFF, Feb.; 3.— Heirs, have
brought: suit here 'to break ither will of
Mrs. Elizabeth Price," who' died a short \u25a0
time' ago leaving .an estate /valued -at
$3,000 to Judd Allen : Page, a bar ten -
der.v Mrs. Price .was 71-yeafs'oldiand
Page; had ..lodgings at ' her .house' for; a
number ' of ,. years/. v Three 'sisters ~; arid
four, brothers > were cut foff" without "a
cent.. " '.-' "". - ' ".'-.\u25a0"....;\u25a0" ""\u25a0'\u25a0--" -». -\u25a0"
SANi^ERM^CISGO, FEII)AY ? :]^
BOOKKEEPER OF
LIGHT COMPANY
AND CASH GONE
R. A. Malone Is Sent to Bank
With $4' ooo and Disappears
in Two Hours
Young Man From Atlanta, Ga.,
Secured Employers' Confi
dence in Two Months
R. A. Malone, a book keeper of the
Metropolitan light and power "company,
disappeared yesterday morning, carry
ing away with him $4,000 in cash which
he had been instructed to take to the
Anglo-London-Paris national bank.
. The'Vlerk left. the company's offices
at 10 o'clock in the^morning, and; when"
at noon he . had not: "returned, and it
learned that no money^ had been-'de
posited in the bank, the police and Pin
kerton detectives were notified. No
trace of- his-. whereabouts 'has- yet been
found, although . all . avenues of escape
are being guarded carefully.
Malone has been in' the employ of the
Metropolitan light and eTectric company
for about two months. He came to
the firm with recommendations from
the Oakland transit company, with
whom he was employed for. a short time
about a year. ago.
Family Lives in Georgia
He made his home in Oakland on
Twenty-second street, .near Grove, and
is believed to be married. He is about
30 y'fars of age, tall "and thin, with
long, artistlike black, hair. '
' His family: is said to be well to do
and well known socially In Atlanta,; Ga.
His letters of rcrommendntlon are said
to have come from people, well known
in financial circles? .
Amons Malone's other work in the
Metropolitan light and power company
it was his daily duty to visit the bank
and deposit the c'ollcctions'of the pre
vious day. Althousrii' only two "months'
with the conipanyy.he was trusted with"
largje sums! " and yesterday'is roller
tlons amounted...- to' somrthUig ' like
H.OOO. . ' _ ' ;^
Avenues of Escape Watched
When he failed to ; return yesterday
at noon to his off.cc anxious inquiry
was immediately made without effect.
He had not. been to. the bank. Chief
of Police Martin was notified, as well
as the Pinkerton agency." "Within ''two
hours he was being' sought for far and
wide and every train leaving the city
was watched. \u25a0\u0084/'.
Leopold Michael^, president of the
Metropolitan light and power company,"
said last night that he *did : not think
Malone could escape.
"He has. had but a two hours' start
on us. and every. 1 . avenue. *of escape- is
being lit paid. "Malone
came, to us well recommended. I have
no knowledge as to what' led to his
getaway." VZ'-'C- '':-\u25a0-?'\u25a0*.
"UNCLE JOE" CANNON
IS GOING TO TRAIN
May Blossom Forth Any Day as
"Young Jeffries"
[Special Dispatch to The C^tl] f
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.— Tlie house of
representatives is to have a gymnasium
and "Uncle Joe" Cannon is going "in
for physical culture. The members
have already begun to feel the effects
of the greatrnental strain under which
they are laboring and are alive to the
necessity of keeping themselvesln good
physical condition.
They anticipate that most of them
may liave'a pretty strenuous time next
summer when, their campaigns for re
nomination, and re-election, are on, and
they, do not want to become "run
down" while serving their constituents
in congress.. \u25a0 V
They would like to have the govern
ment" make an appropriation, for the
expense "of Jequipplng ia legislative
gymnasium^ but those members wno
have the ; project in charge have
searched \u25a0 the statutes in vain for. a law
that would give them ; auth6rity to pur
chase r ;i the -necessary '/- apparatus with
government funds. • '
BLUEBEARD'S
IS NEARLY ECLIPSED
"Count" yon der Hagen Wonder
: -. ; for His "Age"
I NEW: YORK,' J Feb. . S.— -"Married?"
asked: the desk sergeant^as^he .booked
Emllvon Mueller.; alias Emil yon" der
Hagen. brought ;; here today from Los
Angeles, charged ; with' bigamy.
"Yes," admitted Emil,*' coyly, "19
times."; \u25a0 •' ;, .-..'.\u25a0..\u25a0-.;:, •'"."; -'",•-._.'\u25a0 \
Either Emil has skipped, count or the
figures -in * the .'-possession'; of : the "pol ice
I today have been ' inflated—^they : read 25.'
' Yon Mueller ; married Miss f Paula
Wood Power last . October^ in :Los?An
geles. Regina yelhelmann of this city,
whom he had married and .deserted less
than a'year. before, heardofritand^had
him extradited.' 5n addition; the Vpoiice
have letters -from Taylor
of j Philadelphia' ;and jothei-^ viVmen Vho
bejiove \u25a0 /. they-- "haveV- • beeri : '•\u25a0;• slmiiarly
tricked. ."'\u25a0 •, \u0084- ^'..' ,";J.-' . V' V" 1 """? \u25a0- -
Yon* Mueller, must:have^bee'nja/'busy.
woo« r -l? Ith e r \u25a0 hy\ h l k 'o Wri : co vu n VoifTV o if Tl 9,' or
the' _'pollc.«£ cou k ntnoir2s^he-iisfonly,'S7
GUNNESS FARM
MYSTERIES MAY
HAVE PARALLEL
Believed That Grays Harbor
Holds Evidence of Many
) Brutal Murders
. —
Police of Opinion That Suspect
Under Arrest Can Account
for Missing Men
\ [Special Dispatch to The Call]
, : ABERDEEN, \VasH., 'Feb. 3.— With'
. the arrest here today of William Oohl,
x agent for the sailors' union, on a charge
of murder, the police believe they liave
found evidence of a >«?ries-.of grewsoine
crimes equal tv the mysteries ..of the
i Gunness farm tragedies.';.
,- ' Goht is accused of •.•\u25a0..' killing" Charles
Hatberg. a sailor, and formpr caretaker
for.<Johl. I-iatberg's body, with a 'so
pound anchor tied to it, and two jagsed
bullet holes in the ': head, was dragged
, from the waters of Gray's "' Harbor, at
the mouth of .Indian creek yesterday
afternoon. . . ' , *
Chief of Polico George Dean is au
thority for tho .statement that recent
boasting remarks. by Gohl led to his im
modiate^arrest on the charge ofkilling
Hatberg!
Many Bodies Recovered
During the last five-years more than
40 bodies have been removed from the
waters of the ". harhorV ' ilany of the
.bodies bore evidence of death by vio
lence, but at no time did th^'autiiorif
tics believe they had sufficient evidence
to make criminal charges and the cor
oner's juries were compelled to return
unsatisfactory verdicts.^ It is the Gun
ness story, over asrain, with , the excep
tion that tho water and not the earth
has been' Used for jrraves.
Goh! was arreste-iiby City Detective
K. .Y. Church and the warrant was not
read to him until he was placed in
jail.
' "My God!''> he- exclaimed /when the
charge was made J known to him.
"Please, notify my wife and my attor
ney, Wilson Buttner.";- :.
. Mon.Jare- now/ clvagsinK^tho- waters
for the bofly^of Vfohn*" UoffmsinTwho'
recentlyMisßppearod" Vritli^Charlos UHt
berg. The , police. !ia ve reason for be
lieving that he also has met with foul
play. -
Hatberg Friendly With Gohl
Hatberg.who, it is said, was 'friendly
with Gohl, lan summer lived in a shack
on the water front which he had leased
fron>*Gohl: When the" latter was ar
rested on a cliarse of having stolon
automobne.bla.nkets,-.HatberK was one of
the principal witnesses for the defend
ant. *« \u25a0 "\u25a0\u25a0 - -, - - .-
Ilatberg is believed to have been mur
dered shortly, before Christmas, 1909.
The two jakged bullet holes hi the back
of the head make plain 'the causeof
death, and "the anchor attached to Ilat
bcrg's body is identified as one belong
ing to 'Ca Id well Brothers, loggers,
which was stolen last spring." The
anchor is of a peculiar patent and easy
of identiticallon!
The police say they know who had"
possession. of the anchor.
Denies Knowledge of Crime
Gohl, in an interview tontght, dnnieil
all knowledge of the murder of ITat- '
berg.'ri.''-'-' ' * - ' \u25a0
, "There is absolutely nothing to it,"
he.stoutly. afflrmrd. "There is no more
to: this case than there was to the
lap robe accusation and you know how
that came out. I don't know anything
about TTatbergy or how his body' came
\u25a0 to. be' found 'in 'the bay." -\u25a0
.: Gohl ' has for tho -"last seven " years
secved as local agent for the sailors*
union, coming^ here from Pan Francisco <
to take charge; of the local offlcp. 110 '
has several" times given troulile to
Grays harbor peace officers. During t
the big water front strike of 1905 he <
wns charged \with "assembling men '
under, arms." > At that time Gohl with ,
a- body of men in a .gasoline launch i
attacked the, schooner Fearless as she f
was ;lying at anchor in the: lower har- j
bor and succeeded in taking on* mem
bers of -her 1 nonunion, crew. -*:* For this f
he was tried in the superior court and '
fined $l,2so,Which fine was sustained I
oh ; an appeal to' the supreme \u25a0 couVt. . .'i
CALIFORNIA GROWERS OF
COTTON TO CO«ORERATE
Imperial- -Valley Planters Will
Handle" Crop J
.Elj. Elj GENTRO, .Feb. 3.— Because/of \u25a0 the
growth .,. of -.the cotton . industry,--' in * the
Imperial .valley, steps ; . have been . taken
toward . co-operative measures ? for} Han
dling, this year's crop on'a big: .'scale. ; r -
'At "a mass meeting of growers^j-ester
day. a; committee: consisting.- of two
members from each -town: in- the valley
was appointed to formulate plans ; for
jtheJerection of sufficient jginsrsnd the'
construction fof a mill ?f or . the \u25a0 expressi
ng of :oir;fromLthe«coft6n;seed-and'the
manufactured of ;.by-prpdusts. - 5 ;>, ' .
H-FullyiSO.OOOFacres^wlll'be^plarited to
cotton* in^the '] valley/ this \ year. - c:
FORMER SAVANT KILLED v ; ;
I- -IN; A" SALOON BRAWL"
lIiOHTCAGO;; Feb. "j 3/—Stanloy Fr*ydry» •
chowiozc/of saidi'to j'hkyeV once
\u25a0 [bren: a) professor of Lphljology arid phil
osophyXinjanfAustrianfuniversity,- died
Itoday, as is the) result /of; a • saloon .b,f awl.'
! He^wa s [ beat <»n >• ii n to . •v n con sclotisii ess' ;
{last < nJgrht^^ltl 1 Is > s~aid,^he^/\vas "3 here
"studylngrUofeitcrithe^sovernirient'for-"
ir eat?- service.i;-'^ ;^,'v>-vr.-?5 r Y " :-"': -"fA
Clash. Over Sdn^s Custody
Sensatidnal^CKarges Made ii
CAPITALIST DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Egbert J. Benedict; Well Known !
\u0084 vClubman, Succumbs .to v. ; |
Ptomaine Poisoning . j
KfcbPit •luflson i T>c\i» ; tlict,.r» San Fran
cisco capitalist, died.' yesterday; aft»rr
noon at the" \u25a0• Fairmont hotel "after .an
illness of niaKyi months. ' Ilis'. sickness
began .with ptomainiv poisoning - la«t
May. \u25a0 For a time his ; condition, vim^
proved, buttthe malady., was'commimi
tated io his lungs and. during the" last
few 'days hr weakened rapidly. ' . S
jßenedlct was the owner of la rgf* par
oels of improved real estate .in'ithe
business section of the city. He had
heavy '[holdings in lower Geary "street
and in Mason street." lie was interest>
e<l in tlje .furtson-Butte'rworth chemical j
company of New Jersey. '\u25a0..-• j
\u25a0 He liadinot been in active business
in San I'Vaneisoo. rontlning himself, to
rtaity investments.* Ho was araem
b«;r of the Family, the Olympic and the
Union league clubs. He was fond: of
travel and^'spent ' much of his - time
abroad. Before -tho fire ho had a spa
cious homo in Valencia street. /After
the disaster;":' he toured - Kurope i and
upon : his retupi- to San Francisco took
apartments at.th«. Fairmont. . -^ »:
Benedict was ; the son - oj^b: . S.- Bene
dict of tho Hastings-clothing compahy
and tho nephew:" of -Egbert rjudsbn,
founder of. tho^Judson iron works, .the
Judeon powderSvforks and the Judson
chemi«al comparty.-.He.was 39- years of
ago. A wife survives him. :
<HiH estate vis aj"large one. If is sa i,j
by Jils! it will reach
11,000,000; .. :'y>y.- . A
ARMED FORCEZPREVENTS
LANDING OF SICK MAN
Juneaii Authorities Refuse Aid
.to Smallpox} Patient :
' SKATTLbV Feb. S.~ A;Fllipino : sailor
on »tlu\ United StatesTcabl^ship ;' ! Burn
fid« dnvelopod smallpox . last week
whilei* the steamer was "\u25a0> doing, repair
work "on Alaskan cables, and arr at
tempt to land the sick "man "at • Juneau,"
that : he niight be .cared "fof'.in .the.mar
ine hospital, led'to troubled :>>-'.
The city uuthorities sent a, force Vt
men armed with rifles arid to
patrol the water front, "and- the officers
of ,th»V Burnside .were; notified that 'any
nmri. from the ship^ who.' attempted to
lan«l .would, be i fired ; upon/^;'-' 1 - ' " . <: •.
: The-FJurnside has rapid fire-'and other
puns, but her commander^decided"; not
to become involved -in" a njfhV and : the
Burnside departed for. Seattle. She will
arrive 'here Saturday . and the: sick Vman
will. "-be taken to the pesthbuse." ; : "A
message to " tho .signaUc'orps : to
day brought this. news. \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0•» ' ; v
NOBLEMAN TAKEN TO \
FACE FELONY CHARGE
Marquis 'de ; Co'urcelle VVanted fin
; Richmond;/ ;
\u25a01- SAX ;.l6sE; Feb. *3.— Marquis Robert
del; Cotircelle, ;'. the"; mysterious '.French
man who was { arrested -'.Tuesday in j a
cabin>\on'. the .Alyiso _ marshes . - as- -:a
burglar_ r suspect,/ was taken\b'yJanTof
fioer, to lUchmondi.tliis .rrioriilng. -^The
Richmond chief of ; police^ states that
ho is wanted^ there, on a felony, charge,
but : declines <' to \u25a0 divulge ' the Tnature." of
the,alleged^crime. ;"::;: . .?.'..}
ALLEGED DRAKE HEIR-
FRAUD
Claimant to Estate of Famous
'\u25a0:\ '; y "Is\in : *Jail;« 7 - '.'-\u25a0'
" NEiiWYORK.-Feb/iS;— SyrosM-'Drake,:
a fi? elderly, farmer of.Tlt\ritersville, f Minn.V,
:ivliprolaimedUg:.l>ft'aideß«endant1 T pf'Slri
Ffancis^Drake"'aridj : an;helr::to" an estate
of I $200,000, jTiivas "arrested ftqday^at^th'e-
Tlm^sgsjTiiareV^ppstoffltis'^bV.^lnspector;
Ivehtbn;f^Hp] is- charged twith^uslnff;the
TnaiJteJ.lnYocnnectiori " Svi th 'J'a^"scheme* to"
defra^d^thot-eTwhovbelievedHhernselyes
trtlhe^h'eirs -"of s th'e ' famous,'; British^ ad -1
nilral. ":; \u25a0' :-'/' .'..;\u25a0 "-:" v>'" \u25a0.:';\u25a0?:'\u25a0}:'\u25a0?. V": : ' r; * .""\u25a0' \u25a0 ;; -
FARMER ROBBED
AND MURDERED
'" ' ' \u25a0•' ' "* " ' '" " ; •- - '
Pockets-Rifled and ' Victim Is
:^laced;^n}(Railroa^; rlrack^
in Front of Tmin
Vr ASTORIA, Ore/; Feb.^3.— -That Swan
Person/a farmer livins at Ktiappa, was
murdered Tuesday near that place, then
robbed and ) his body placed -.onVthe,'
track -in -front' of; a -freight train by
which it'wa^'gro'und'to'pieces," was es-'
tablished today at the coroner's in
quest. So^far, there is no dew to -the
murderer," but.it is known {hat he;took
from the^body about ?30 and some pri
vate ; papers..- " .'.\u25a0:'"." \u25a0 :-.
REDWOOD CITY. WOMEN" ' |
•JOIN MARINE LEAGUE
Club. Appoints Secretary ..to Atr
tend to NewAVork
- [Special Dispatch* to The Call]
.: REDWOOD \u25a0 CITY, '.Feb.' 3.— As a- re-:
suit of., a, meeting" held today by the
Redwood GityXwomeh's club" more. than
100 women: in , the districts have de
cided, to. support the "Merchant Marine
league of - ; California, and join in "the
fight-to, restore stars and stripesto
the oceans "of the iworld.- - - .
\u25a0''s The ..address was delivered
by .,; Secretary. { Henion : of the Merchant
Marine; league. : who outlined the prog
ress of -the Avork in this and other
states. . \u25a0 r ; . ; . .
The- decision 'of the: club to join in
the iwork of* the league was unanimous,
and -Mrs>.lJla x -Kirkpatrick was chosen
as its future -merchant marine secre
tary.^ r '.'.-'- - - \u25a0 \u25a0 .< •*<.-•-'\u25a0
I P. ; P.. Chamberlain of . Redwood City
was apppinted-tothe executive commit
tee -of , the y. league as representative of
Redwood City. \u0084-' - . . "•'.-v.*:-.7?-
Mrs. C. Blsworth Cumberson, ; president
of .the- club,: announced 'that," special
dates" would;bei"set 'apart for; the work
of -the league. = ... ~> "•
BURLINGAME DWELLERS:^ j
:i i WANT EXTRA TRA IN
Launch: Campaign^ for /Special
.*'-
[Special Dispatch to The Calif
~ BURLINGAME,* Feb." 3.— At' a meeting
of \u0084the -Burllngame" property
association^: last-f night: ! it- was' 'decided,
.that an attempt should be .made to have
the .Southern " Pacific company, put -on
an extra"; scfuth"^ bound .'train _ at ; night,
leaving San" Francisco, at lOj'o'clock ; or
thereabouts. -. -; A **-, > - : - ',. •:
::.;. At'.presentVtheje Js no strain leaving
the' metropolis forjpenlnsuia poin'ts'be
tween Bjand* 11:45p.'m, ' "- .
; "A; committee >;has been \ appointed to
communicate A :.with- civic ' bodies in
South J San \u2666 Francisco, J San • Ma t co. J Red
wood City, Menlo, Park and Palo Alto,
asking -for -their * co-operation, in put
ting.« the -:! matter i before- the i railroad
com pany. ; : F. % Glunk \u25a0? qt "'ill 9 i Howard
avenue ; was. appointed chairman of ! the
corhmittee;--^'.-'-^*-' ."-•*?"?. ,' ".'•'.
HIGH, SCHOOL ROMANCE
< -•-' ~ ' : -LEADS TOyvVEDDING
Santa / Rosa Graduates -Plight
g Vv Troth at \u25a0 Pretty Service
[Special Dispatch ipjhe Call] ,
'\u25a0- ~~B£STJiiROSX,i Feb? 3.— Miss ! Conrad
•ena: Fassoth,*- who; was ; a ;r passenger 'on
the sHilonian.' from Honolulu' t wlth"iber
mother.iMrs.- John ;Fassoth,'.was claimed,
as 'a*bride here, today"! by, s . Fielden * Kin
ley;^; The : : weddingitodkipjace
Copgregationar church^ with: the 'pastor.
Rev. Arthur-B. Pattcn;':ofHciating. "\u25a0«-: •
.i>:LThe 'wedding Is Uhc cnlminatJonVof, a
nigh!schoolsrornance',wlien'both>partles
attended:|the -Santa i .Rosa , hfsh school
some^^earsja'go. 'I'^ ~:~' ''\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0' "\u25a0 \:_ ;\u25a0 .," -,"; ' '.;V,*^ •
;jAliss" f Kate;Kinley, the "groom's .sister,
was i bridesmaid; and? l>r.E/ H:;Coleman
of.; SanCFrancisco^wJrs ,; best » man: r^Th**
three; brothers l^ffthelgfoom ;were:nsh-'
ers, i ; . Dr.v t Fred!' J.*- Kf nleyi'of ' Healdaburg7
Newton jß.j Kin ley, and; Basil .Kinley Vof
this:-city.";/ ;_.-\u25a0 ,i;.;^-;, i ;.;^-;- '\u25a0-.\u25a0--.-\u25a0.\u25a0-.-\u25a0': /- ..
; l Znuiximutft~lemp*nttufe t 52; minimtmz. 38.
~FOREC%SZ < _FOR TODA^r-f/air; light
PRICE- FIVE' GENTS.
SKELETONS
OF FAMILY
APPEARING
Dragged Forth in Legal Clash of
Wealthy Couple for Pos
session of Boy
Mrs. Daisy Kimball Adams
Hurls Sensational Charges
at Husband
Millionaire to Wage Battle in
the Courts to Prevent
Extradition
Released on Kidnaping Charge,
but Rearrested on New
Warrant
WITH vast fortunes supporting
each side, there developed in
grim earnewt yesterday » de
termined, fight between Lou>»
B. Adams, a N«w York mill ionafr <\u25a0. »nd
bis wife. Mrs. Daisy Kimball Adam?,
daughter of a wealthy pioneer lumb«r
man of San Francisco, for the posses
sion of the 9 year old son, John Adams,
for the alleged kidnaping of whom
Mrs. Adams had her husband, together
with his private secretary and a mirse,
arrested in El Paso. Tex..' Tuc««lax.
Sensational Charges
Charges* sensational in the extreme,
backed .by additional warrant*", court
proceedings and \u25a0 extradition pap<tr«,
were) flans recklessly to the public by
Mrs. Adams. Following rapidly on th*
heels of her sensational action* in hav
ing- her husband arrested, she laid bare
I the skeletons* in the family cupboard.
j She plunged Into the battle- with aston
• tshing vim. and from Arizona her hus
band retaliated.
As the situation now stands. Adams,
with his private secretary, Nat Mur
phy; the nurse. MJss.Nora McLaughlln,
and the boy, are being held in Tucson
I by Detective Taylor of the local police.
;in the meantime Detective McPhe« !<»
flying: east as fast as he can with extra.
dition papers, bearing: private Instruc
tions, to sparo no expense in bringing
the child back to San Francisco.
First Move in Fight
The first move in the battle wg)
made by Adams* following his arrest.
His original intention \u25a0was to return to
California and fight. the case out here,
but later legal advice made him change
his plan:?. On reaching Tucson De
tective Taylor was notified that habeas
corpus proceedings had been instituted
by friends of Adams there.
Before the habeas corpus proceed
ings could be determined Mr'?. Adams
struck another blow from San Fran
cisco. She filed a petition in Judge
Van Nostrann's court asking that her
mother, Mrs. John Kimball. be appoint
ed temporary guardian of the boy pend
ing the settlement of the trouble be
tween herself and her husband. 'In
this petition s«he declared Adams s was
totally unfit to care for the boy and
charged him with being an habitual
drunkard. She declared that in. New
Tork he repeatedly^ entered the home
Intoxicated and struck and beat her
In the presence of the children. In
the same petition she asked tbat the -.
sheriff bft \u25a0 ordered to take charge of .
the child and hold him until the
guardianship matter was finally ad- -
judicated..
Kidnaping Is Alleged
I -'"No sooner had Judge Van Xoatranrl
signed .the temporary order than Mrs.
Kimball,* as the newly appointed guard
ian, swore out a warrant against Adams
charging -him with child stealing. This
was ' the 11 second warrant of Its kind.
the fear ibeing tbat the tirst 'would
prove defective when . the case was
heard on a trrlt of habeas corpus. -\u25a0
The. fear was well grounded, for
Adams was released. No sooner did
he step out of the courtroom In Tucson
than "Detective Taylor placed him un
der, arrest a second time,. the new war
rant having been telegraphed to him
from San Francisco. At the same thrie
Detective AlcPhee was injected Into
the case. "He. was sent -to Sacramento
to obtain extradition papers, and. hav
ing -secured them, left at 6 'o'clock in.
the evening for Tucson. The case will
be ' fought out there. If successful
Adams -will in all probability proceed
on his way to New Tork with the child.
Attorney iTVilllam C. Crittenden. who
witli Attorney, Sydney Van Wych is rep
resenting Adams, in giving his client's
side of the: case absolutely denied tha
charges of habitual intemperance.
Attorney Makes Dental
""The family," he. said, "were Hvins
in - New-. York- until last December.
There- -was considerable trouble be
tween ; Adams and his -wife and it was
agreed \ between them . that .the ehil
drei>--John,.as;ed'9, and Dorothy, aged
•.'—should live with Adanw*; mother for
the time -being. \u25a0" •\u25a0 "
, "Suddenly '0 Mrs. -. Adams left. . She
took the children from their grand- T
mother^ and, came to San' Francisco,
joining -'tier*; relatives here at /2016 Cali
fornia street. This was the .original
move and II there waaVany kldaanini
