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golden jubilee read "What Is the Great
t.-est Value of a College Education?" fa
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VOLUME CVn.~NO.a7l.
DID TAIL OF
COMET HIT
EARTH?
Scientists Uncertain, as Appen
dage Developed Most Ex«
traordinary Kink
GREAT WANDERER
IS DISAPPOINTMENT
Visitor Seems to Lag in Sky and
Upsets Calculations of
J Astronomers
TO APPEAR IN WEST
AT SUNSET TONIGHT
DEVELOPING an unexpected kink
in its tail. Ha!ley # s comet ha*
brought chaos into the mathe
matical order of the astronomers, up
set calculations right and left, and,
according to observations made at 7:43
o'clock last night at Lick observatory,
is now careening happily on its
outward journey, leaving the world in
a tangle of guesswork as to whether
or not it has given us a flap with its
tail in passing. Scientists declare that
they will ha able to tell in about four
days. whether the earth passed through
the tail or not. At _ present the mo
nlehtous question remains unsettled.
, Venus is given out as the disturbing
clement In the affairs of the universe.
The interjection of the infernal femi
nine has knocked the calculations of
a^troripmers into jiggers and made as
raught thn reckonings of able minds.
• When llalley's comet started out on
its visit Jt trotted along like a terrier
after a rat. tail up and everything
looking bully. It was paced according
to pist performances and there was a
confident expectation that Wednesday
night 1t would pass the grandstan/1 in
fine fettle, with colors flying, bands
playing and its tail sticking out as
straight as a telephone cable.
Did Venus Flirt? - . -
Then appeared Venus on th<» hori-
• z n. v\nat occurred is a mystery:
Scientists scout with scorn the fheory
that the beautiful star of the heavenly
troupe sent a message by Hertzian
TTB.TP, as follows, towlt:
"O-.i, you kid."
Whatever the cause the effect was
palpable. The comet curled up like a
collapsible balloon. Its tail drooped.
From being straight, fixed and inflex
ible it became a mere apology of a
tail, flipping and flapping hither,
thither and yon through the heavenly
spaces, a limp, lifeless tail, useless to
itself, a nuisance to scientists and
wholly in discord with the great ex
pectations. As a. result the passing
of the comet, from a scenic standpoint,
was a fizzle. Instead of passing by
like* a winner it sneaked through the
back door. If it's tail hit the earth
i;i<*ro is nothing to indicate that it
The enormity of its strange behavior
was made evident early yesterday
morning. From previous calculations
it should have appeared in the west
and telescopes were pointed in the
proper direction awaiting its arrival.
Tnero was no comet and suddenly it
developed that it was in the east. What
it was doing there none could explain.
It had no business there, but there it
was, skulking and sneaking away ab
solutely regardless of its time schedule.
Also its tail lagged most perceptibly,
P£r<d this fact gave rise to the question
•as to whether or not it would strike
the earth at aIL
Scientists Puzzled
Th" fuss wHh Venus, termed astron
omically, "retardation" was approx
imated as being 21 hours, 40 minutes.
According to Professor A. O. Leusch
n«r, director of the students* observa
tory of the University of. California,
according to this figuring, the tail was
scheduled to brush the earth some
time yesterday afternoon. Such also
was the morning theory of Dr. W. W.
Campbell of Lick observatory, but
whether the prognostications proved
correct the astronomers could not state
definitely.
Being /daylight no phenomena could
_!>«\u25a0> obFcrved, and as far as could be as
i:ertained there was no "sprinkling of
>t:r tiust" and neither was there any
electrical disturbance. In the face of
the Fucceesion of breaks on the part
of the comet' there is a well founded
belief that the earth will not pass
through the lalL Director Campbell
of l.ick observatory, while somewhat
unwilling to make definite predictions,
declared there was a probability of the
earth passing to the south of the tail
on account of thelagging of the latter.
It was an exceedingly shy comet that
put. in apj.earance last night. It acted
as if it was ashamed of its behavior.
At 7:45 o'clock it showed up on the
wr. F tcrn horizon, but it remained for a
,«tx minute call only before it set. Dbc-
IV" Aitken was laying .for . the wan
derer and had his telescope planted and
set. As the comet sank there came a
very faint glow over the heavens. and
that was presumed to have been* the
Continued <m i'age 2,' Column* 5 and 6
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TE3LBPHONE KBARNY 86
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1910
EDITORIAL
Puniihrnent to fit crime. Page C
TaJp of an cvasiTC oomrt. P«ee «
To deal with watpr power cites. Pace 9
Krrognize spograpbical conditions. Pace 6
Tuolumnc county backs San Francisco. Page •
POLITICAL
\u25a0Walter Parker, AJden Anderson 'and - others
discuss possible candidates. Page 10
COMET
Comet's lagging tail npsets all calculations of \
astronomers-. Pace X
Director Campbell thinks earth probably wUI
miss comet's tail. Page 2
CITY
City attorney rules against schemes of health'
board. Page 12 ]
Mile. Antonia Dolores pleases In her final ,
j recital here. Pane 0
Harry r. Flannery acquitted on second ballot
, by Marin Jury. Pace 1
Mrs. niizabetb Winchester charges banters
, with conspiracy. Page 4
Mnud Allan's final performances here are an- ,
nounced for Valencia. Page 5
California pharmacists elect officers and close
their business sestions. Page 10
Turner and W. K. oil companies are told to
easterners for $4,000,000. Page 1
Stockton street tunnel project will be recom
mended by board of works. Page 7
Sacred Ileart college dramatic club will stage
**The Toastmastex" tonight. - Page 3
[ Seawall commission calls for bids for construc
tion of section 490 feet long. Page 7
Playground commission to ask schoolboard to
tnm Tacant lots Into playgrounds. Page 7
Pecific aero club opens airship show with
famous machines and local models. Page J)
SUBURBAN
Fender ordinance petition numerously signed
in Berkeley . Page f)
Thirty fingers to appear in presentation of "As
Tou bike It." Page &
President Wheeler of unirerslty going east
for professors. Page it
Graduates of conserratory <if music to be, given
their 'diplomas. Page 0
University instructor In German to lecture In
Europe during tour. Page 0 j
Poet James H. MacLafferty accused of bru
tality In diTorce suit. Page 8
White slaver' Is given maximum sentence in
San <juentin penitentiary. Page S
Father drops claims to child and grandparents
are awarded Its custody. Page II
Witnesses in will contest assert brewer
seemed continually Intoxicated. Page 8
Mis« Madeline Todd engaged to marry Russell
Roy Cowles, university graduate. Page 8 :
Members of Alpha Chi Omega sorority give
farewell dance at their clubhouse. Page 8
Mrs.- A. Waterman sues to recover prpprriy
; her father deeded to house keeper. ' „ Page 3
COAST ; *
Palmer well in Cat canyon develops into a~
gusher. Page 7
Chiften identified as slayer of Deputy' Sheriff
lindquest. j Page r
..Actor walks in sleep and plunges from window,
breaking bis jaw. Page 7
Extension of Hill line in Montana may presage
invasion of Califenia. Page 1
Knights of Pythiu grand. lodge elects officers
and closes its sessions. Page 3
Gasoline schooner J. Marboffer, from San
Franciwo, burns at sea. Page 3
Statp convention of county boards of super
visors opens at Stockton. Page 5
HollUter girl and San Jose groom surprise
friends by announcing marriage. Page 5
EASTERN
Democrats balk at agreement for passage of
railroad bill. Page H
Lawler. in Ballinger hearing, admits unfriend
liness for Glavls. Page 5
Taft, after talk with Hetch Hetchy delegation,
promises square deal. * Page 1
Ivoyal sweetheart promises Taft she will marry
convict when released. Page 1
Six bishops consecrated by Archbishop Ireland
at St. Paul seminary. • Page 3
Congressman Hamilton declare* country was
never more prosperous. Page 15
FOREIGN
King George dines nine crowned heads assem
bled fqr funeral In London. , J,; - Page 5
SPORTS
Jeff's visitors count tadpoles while fighter toys
with fishlag pole. Page 11
Bay Seals win uphill battle from Fresno by
the score of 3 to 2. Page 11
Australian and English cricket teams to clash
at San Matco May 30. Page 11
Seals said to have lost game through decisions
of Umpire Hlldebrand. Page 10
Harry Dell and Willie Canole flght a 10 round
draw as a preliminary. Page 10
Jim Gaffney -wins handicap and favorites and
outElderß spilt the card. Page 10
Fournler*6 "homer inside the lot puts crusher on
Invaders In tenth inning. Page IT
Jem Drincoll challenges Ad Wolgaet for world's
lightweight championship. Page 10
Park amateur driving club announces card of
events at stadium speedway. ' . Page 11
One Round Hogan ! and Charlie Reilly top
pugilistic card at Dreamland. ' Page 10
Beavers lose to Commuters In game marked by
poor fielding by score of 5 to 4. , Page 10
Lew Powell rule* a 7 to 10 favorite over
George Mem&lc for battle Saturday. Page 11
Crooked fight at Dreamland gives Papke de
cision in sixteenth via "knockout." Page 10 '
MARINE
Many travelers bound for Australia take pass- ;
age on Miirlposa. Page 15
LABOR
Building trades council indorses resolution de
nouncing Examiner for attacking city adminis
tration. Page 7
METROPOLITAN GAS
RATE HEARING BEGUN
Manager and Accountant Tell of
Bond Deals
The first testimony in the gas rate
case of the Metropolitan gas and, elec
tric company was taken . yesterday be
fore United States Commissioner E. H-
Heacock. According -to the .' testimony
of Edmond' Becsy< accountant; : of, the
company, there'; are : 50,000 shares s of
stock in the-company '.'which* are valued
at $5,000,000. ,
Becsy testified; that 11.4R5 shares. of
the stock had been disposed of for cash,
33,945 paid to promoters arid given, as
premiums on .bonds, while the balance,
4,600 shares, was; used to protect their
patent rights. < , t -- - ,
Captain • Charles G.VLyraari, manager
of the company, testified that $45,000
In bonds had been given \u25a0= by; the,, com
pany to' the^Xew York firm of ; Wallack
&TCook, who promoted, the company.^'
ThfThearlng was continued until next
Thursday' morning; at ; 10 o'clock; ~
SA^N fSMCIQTO/^
GIRL PROMISES
TAFT SHE WILL
MARRY CONVICT
Embezzler as a Husband Is the
Only Reward Loyal Sweet=
hbart Wants
Stenographer's Untiring Efforts
of Three Finally; Win
a Month's Pardon
[Special Dispattfr to The Call]
CHICAGO, j. May -19.— Miss, Ida C,
Eastham, a . stenographer for . the
American bo<slc company, is the sweet
heart whose I unfaltering loyalty and
perseverance ij/on clemency for Charles
H. Thornton, «a convict in the federal
prison at Lejjyenworth, Kan. Her re
ward will bet Thornton as a husband.
She lives witth her widowed mother,
Mrs. Sarah FC .Bastham, at 6316 Green
wood avenue. -J : . .
The young: woman's . name .was
brought into i he case on February. 27,
1907, the day Thornton and William \u25a0W.
Barker were 'arrested for embezzlin?:
$9,400 from .the 1 Hamilton T national
bank, but officials of the bank^kept it
from the public. His; mother and
father died wlien he was a boy and his
care fell to foqjr. sisters. ,
Desired "Brfight Lights"
When he cai-ne to Cricago to accept
a clerkship in'; the bank in 1903 they
accompanied him and procured him a
room in the r«isidence of.F. Agnow, an
old family fr9ftnd. For a long while
he never yptnturod out ' nights, but
later he desirciif. the "bright lights" and
the habit grew on him. At the time of
his arrest he j^ossessod this wardrobe:
- On* dozen sdits of silk underwear.
ICIirlU hus (ki «"!<«« and tuo evening
sui<». %~ '
Six nilk ha<»» and »Ix ItunineM.H lints.
Fifty Rhlrf.i -ri f varloim desirliitions.
IOIbtIiI-poh pail rit of Milk - norks.
."Viiinherlew* n Ilk liandkerchlcfn.
Thornton wa< ! not in prison a month
before Miss Eastham addressed;a per
sonal petition.^ to. President Roosevelt.
He ignored heiT and rejected -five simi
lar petitions tiled ; v It
was.: her secon<f; petition to 'President
Taft which -s^-txised him. tb^ cut one
month \u25a0 off ~ '''TrHor'n*ott'4* r -'"'serittrnce so
"there could be.j a Christmas wedding."
Early in the ft^fht Miss Easthani" enlist T
ed the aid of ti; J. Darragh, a corpora
tion lawyer, wjoo had been a personal
friend of her fllather, the late Welling
ton Eastham, :t nd later Attorney E. E.
Sterne was The latter
reached the pt esident's ear with the
yobng woman^ji petition only a few
daj'S ago.
Promises to Marry
In her succ-ossful plea Miss East-
ham promised tj o marry him upon, his
release, promise id to procure him em
ployment and _3 aye her personal guar
antee that Thou nton would lead an ex
emplary life 1b ereafter. Furthermore,
she said her Jl lonthly salary of $S0
would suffice f)>r both until he found
employment.
Miss Easthau'.'s intention .to-, marry
Thornton has bi sen known to her per
sonal friends f/)j? some time, and. many
of them have li 'led to discourage her.
It is said the la^ ryers, who, it is under
stood gave thej r services gratis, at
first demurred .^igainst aiding her,: but
were influenced' by her earnest plead
ings. • , ' -. ";&; .* .":-'
EXONERATED MAN
FILE^J DAMAGE SUITS
Brings Action is Against All Con
nected W;ith Prosecution \u25a0'\u25a0 •-
LOS ANGELES, May 19. — John La
pique, who caitf.e into the lime; light
three' years agqi when he ' successfully
defended himself* in the criminal courts
on a charge of Obtaining money under
false pretense, fj led 39 suits today, each
for $50,000 dan:|.ages for. alleged : false
imprisonment* }\u25a0 The defendants are
judges, district 'i attorney,' sheriff and
every one else H vho was " in any way
connected with jirrest and the prose
cution of his ca^e. /
Lapique was ) charged with obtain
ing $100 under j false pretenses from
Baptiste Cangrei's in connection with
the . sale of realT estate. He was con
victed and was ,'isentenced to 10 years
in the penlten y ary. \u25a0 The case was
taken to the district court of -appeal,"
which remanded"! it for a new trial,
and it- was aftci -ward "on
motion 'of tho> district t attorncy.
Lapique. spent j' ls months in JaiL-\
SAN FRANCE SCANS BUY
V-: LUME;ER MILL PLANT
William Dona van \ Heads Syndi
. cate in 5| 165,000 Deal
[Special Dispatch it The Call] \u25a0
ABERDEEN, ~., Wash., May. l^—
Transfer was -ma de '.today of the in
terests of; ; ;C.]F. ! ! Burrows] company. In
;the;mill plant, cj Hce; building 'andl'log
boom to a. sy ndi ft ate ; headed toy - Wi 1
11 a m; Donovan of il San- Francisco.: The
consideration in 1 ;he! deal is J $165,000?
William ; Donovan ]j Jr. will be the resi- r
dent ': manager. :j '• v
; :At ; ';a;m«etlng- p) f; mill Vowners. ; last
night ; It ; was » dccV cled ; : not ; to V ad vanco
wages as Uemandei 1 by the inwardimen
,who jC are v now ;6u| .. at "thej Slade^mill
company's -plant, i low.* closed,^; ffhdf who
thr«iaten 4 to -close I 'Jther'i plants.'. "P.
It was .de.cided i ; f "necessary to ' close
>vory:.mill on .<3 raysf Harbor! father
tha'n^accedeHo'tbij^iicmands.. « -
OFFICIAL JOB UP TO MAYOR
RESIGNATION ONLY TEMPORARY
Formc^ r Rqlice Commissidnerlwho Was acquitted y ester day, the lawyer, nfao defended 'him, his- night saloon manager
tuKcused of? jury tampering and the brother of the juror whose ) influence is alleged to have been sought. .
HILL MOVE MAY
PRESAGE INVASION
Extension of Montana 'Uhe; In
dicates FlanU Attack on Hari= : \
riman California Territory -'-\
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\ [Special DispatdSlo The .CaHJ^'/V \M
! HELENA, Mbnt., * May;^"l9.'-ifhat
I James J." Hill ia b i ack : 'of'.the Gilmore
and •\u25a0Pittsburg.'rajilroad in^southwesVern
Montana and thajt .hi purposesmot only
the; invasion of California; but 'also in
tends;to protect Jiis; present northwest -
I crn -territory b\| shortening .,!the
I tance between trie v Twin /'Cities anid
I.Pugeyfsouna] andi Portland is indicated
I by' an^ official 'document 016*01 ,with the .
j.secretary of state} here today. „.
I This ; is ; a resolution iadopted by .the '
board of directOTJS of fthe/Gilmore. and
Pittsburg' providmg for the construc
tion of a line 'froßn'Armsread, its pres
ent'; Montana" •\u25a0' ter:«hlnusi to V. Butt j'» and
also on -to WhiteUill-from TJiil ion, Mont.
While here .recjintly.'Hill^ arid Prcsif.
dent '*. Elliott of tha Northern*? Pacific^ an
nounced new routes into Helena from
Mondak and Glemjive,' respectively, and
as^Helena and' Bufcte are already "con
nected by. a. Hill : ilne ; .the extension of
the ; GllmorJ 1 - line, 5 which, is now con
structed to a, point, in; Idaho and head
ed for \u25a0 Californirj, must necessarily
mean/an invasion! of ' Harriraan tei'ri'-'
tory. ";'.;'. : ' '-' t , ';\u25a0\u25a0 ; ;". '\u25a0*£%• \u25a0 ' ; V
Therehas been linore or less mystery
concerning^ the ] bacjkers; of the;Gilmore
line, but that Hill 2 is; behind it seems
•no" longer deniable;
REALTY/iHOLqER PUTS
;s2,ooo,qoo^in;a-trust
Charles \V. Pard-ridge of Chicago
r Distributes. -Wealth^ r
[Special Dispatch to The Call] : \
: CHICAGO, May. I^-Charles'W. Pard
ridge,>real"-estate 'holder and part
owner of Hillman's jState /street store, 5
believes "in dlstributiirig * wealth; while
he isValivel-ratherj thian'.leave it'ailVto
be.tiedup by, litigation after ;his death.
'.* ; So while robust and! healtby,.he today
put more-;-' than "-.$3,000,000 : .worth ;6f
property? into" tho: hands -of ithe^: North-;
erh'Trust;company-to> bold in trust for
his ;f ou r .children." ' ' , I i . . \u25a0 ; ;
: The ; property* is to ; lbe", shared equally.
:by.'>the, sona,{ Edwarct -TV. and Albert
.T. PardridpTP. .ami tlif»\ 'daughters.''; "•Eve-"
[lyn;inbw. ; the rPrincess!3Ungalitcheff,-Hnd
May/f-the .: wife^. of. \A\ r i l? iani^D.' Sargent
[o f 1 00 r a rise. ' N. ; J.'|;C Al b (j y t«( j H l s ; to ' be ?' t tie
manager/of- the- property.!:- ' •: ' -.*.\u25a0. -;-,--
EASTERNS BUY
BIG OIL CONCERNS
Turner^and^W. K^|&mpanies
Sold for $4isoo,oo|o|^fNew
•.-At-/.- iVork Capitalists^ ;
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-\u25a0^Negotiations were -broughtfto, a suc
\u25a0•\u25a0^v. •\u25a0-\u25a0.- l -'-y .:.,';\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 i~. \u25a0 . •. \u25a0- « ,^"v <v,-r f- £
cessful close yesterday .wh%rjeby>. the
Turner and W. K. oil companies, icom
prising two . of the richest^ properties
in ithe 'state, were* sold to a'^roup-.'of
New York' linanciers for $4,500,0^0. l ''This
is jpne .of the largest' 'transactions'/ in
petroleum lands of recent, years.- %The
two" companies were controlled by.''Her
- ••\u25a0* : " 1 , •' \u25a0 •\u25a0• • \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0• ?-\u25a0 \u25a0' . . \u25a0 .-\u25a0\u25a0- \u25a0_-\u25a0:,-\u25a0\u25a0 : h*. *\
bert and Mortimer Fleishhacker, \^.B:
Paus'oh _and the Hinkel brothers. I 5 ",
The ; first -payment- was' made .yester
day 'ah'J the whole sum; will the." p"aja
over within a few.; weeks. * lt y is \he
intention of ;the new owners" toVpress
forward with -. development. • \u25a0; •
. Tho ,two > corporations, own 660 acres
of larrd -. In " the heart of the Coalinga
field. *Xl£M*--*l~ ? &\A*/if;. "\u25a0: ."'..-
Another important \u25a0\u25a0.-development : : in
the oil ;world yesterday .was the big
strike by the Palmer company.' Well
No. 2 in Cat canyon, near ; Santa Maria,""
which came In recently" with a produc
tion^ of ' 300 barrels a day, broke loose
suddenly, and^poured a^river of oil into
the big reservoir. Thefirst- few hours
it gushed at j the rate; of 5,000 barrels,
but.by ,noon had increased to a 6,000
rate. 7 TheY stock went as high; as
$1.62%, a; gain^of S5 points for 'the
day. \ '. ~'\ '. :
Associated oil advanced .to $54' yes-
SAN FRANCISCAN HANGS
IB : HIMSELF WHILE 'GUEST
Julius Sivert; Found Dead :at
Friend's '-Hoifse
[Special Dispatch io The Call] x
\u25a0\u25a0"i SANTA RQSA, May *\u25a0 19.-rJulius Si
vert;\for -' 2 7 year's "identified with; the
Schmidt lithographing 'company of San
Francisco,'- committed isuicide today ,by
hanging himseif at the.'home 6f;_his
friend,; Louis. 'Albrecht, ;near Fulton. .
\u25a0" , Albrechty. who \was- called I into:. town
today . to - appear as!: a 1 witness. ' re
turned home i. shortly* after -s^ o'clock
tonight and found Sivert suspended
.fromfairafter on the rear porch ., by an'
inch and * a . half rope. ; Sivert .came
here • 'to -attend, a \ meeting"' of / Her-;
manh's; Sons' -last week. ,He i was
financial: secretary of lodge i No. lli'of
San z Francisco, and was .treasurer"; of
the, Germam';Foresters.' ;.-,,.. ' ' .*.
'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 The action*»of: the; dead man.isrsaid'
to thaye .beenfdue to continual brood
ing "over .t'hc'lbssfpf- his* wife, who j died
during : ; "fleet week",' in ,*San ". !.Fran- ;
plsco.* He -wa^s a •native- ol. Germany.. 17;
[yea rs ..of age," -and -jis survived^by> two
;<?a'iigtitprs .'and ; al's'on,;Ol!Ca, v ag'e ydv d 18;
\u25a0 Clara, \ aged. ; 16,; aW/Amfrew, aged^ 11,
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TAFT PROMISES
CITY SQUARE DEAL
President Will Review Evidence
r Before Final Decision^ Regard^
; less What Ballinger Soes
[Special, Dispatch to The Call]\u0094
WASHINGTON, May 19.— President
Taft 4 today -heard -all about Hetch
Hetchy;: f rora a' California : delegation
and there is now a feeling on the part
of San Francisco's friends that a square
dealiwillvbe : the result- of the" forth
coming > hearing, whatever ; Secretary
Ballinger's^decislon may^be. ; The. dele
gation consisted of/Senator Flint,' May
or ; McCarthy, f Mayor , Hodghead of
Berkeley, City^ Engineer -Maffson, Con
sulting^ Engineers John R. Freeman and
C. D. /MarxV'lCity Attorney^. Percy. V.
Long, /Assistant.:', Attorney E.>A. Lane
and CouncUman^McClure of Berkeley.
The visitors^ we're; with" President Taft
half an hoiir.J They exhibited maps and
pictures ; and ; they explained , the whole
situation' from* engineering, financial
and civic .standpoints. b The president
asked many ."questions and at- the . con
clusion of,^the .; conference stated that
he fully* agreed that: it was necessary
for . San Francisco ,to obtain. .a "water
supply-, from Sierra ,'and one ithat
would be^adequate "for all future needs.
" He made/itSfplain r '.t"hat. he would
watch/ further a proceedings very., care
fully and would* personally review the
w,hole matter before final action* is
taken.' He gave positive assurance that
the - rights 'of \u25a0 San . Francisco would be
safeguarded. \u25a0 „ .
t. "We "are delighted with the presi
dent's attitude," said Mayor McCarthy.
"We-* are;' certain' that we will get a
square deal. The president knows ex
actly, how the- situation -stands and
theWjvill be no snap judgmenL \u25a0 We
are.now. ready to present our ca«e and
we feel sure the government will rec
ognize the fact that the necessities of
a ftiillion'.peopie will be paramount to,
any demand for t he : preservation of the
scenic beauties of an inaccessible spot
in the^Sierra.".
Colonel .Spencer Cosby, Lieutenant
Coionelj John Biddle and Lieutenant
Colonel ? Harry .Tayidr, all engineer of
ficers, have been- appointed a board to
meet 'iti-. •"Washington! within a week to
attend: the hearing before the secretary
of the interior on the question of the
vacation of a permit to San^Francisco
to use 'the' Hetch Hetchy valley for a
water supply.
women Socialists
DEMANDiTHE BALLOT
Ask; Official Recognition ; From
'Chicago Convention
. .CHICAGO. May 19.— Socialists of the
gentler sex .who >.are attending, the so
cialistic", congress -here injected the
woman's suffrage question . into the de
bate' tonight," that ..the" so
cialistic > party _\ help bear the- expense
of, securingrthe .ballot for women.
J. Stittf .Wilson ; of , California^ voiced
thej keynote for" the- opposition when' he
said:' ' ".V.. ' \u25a0;* HsH
-ywalt'uritil we .get control of* the
government; : it will be tim'e.'enou'arh
then-to' look after the 'political rights
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PRICE -FIVE CENTS.
FLANNERY IS
FREE ON
SECOND
VOTE
Jury Takes Two Ballots and Re
turns Verdict of "Not Guilty" .
Within 30 Minutes
TALESMEN QUIZZED
BY JUDGE LENNON
Alleged Tampering Will Still Be
Investigated by the Marin
County Inquisitors '
"VINDICATION" PLEASES
FORMER COMMISSIONER
iC\ JOT GUILTY r was the ver-
I^l diet returned at 6 o'clock
yesterday evening by the
jury in the case of Harry P. Flan
nery, former president of the San
P'rancisco police commission, who has
been, on trial for a week in Judge
Lcnnon's court in San Rafael on a
charge of grand larceny.
The acquittal was announced just
30 minutes after the case had been
submitted to the jury for considcra-"
tion, only two ballots having been
taken in the "jury room. Juror
George W. Longley voted for convic
tion on the first ballot, but after a
short argument the second ballot wa»
taken, and he cast his vote with the
11 others.
"Vindication Expected"
"Thisvindication is what I expected
from tlie very beginning," was JFlan
ncry's statement when the result was
announced. "This was a politicah at
tack upon me, pure and simple, and
the charges against me were, fahe
from beginning to' end. I had abso
lutely no knowledge of the bunko
game with which I was accused ot
being connected, and have merely
been defending myself against a pack
of lies." '
Flannery would not discuss the pos
sibility of his reinstatement to his for
mer position as police commissioner.
At the time of his resignation, after
the grand larceny indictment had
been found against him by the Marin
county grand jury three weeks ago,
he stated that he submitted the resig
nation as a temporary measure, and
expected to be returned to office after
he had cleared his name. He would
say nothing in regard to this last
night, however, except that the mat
ter was entirely in the hands of Mayor
McCarthy.
Jury Alay Be Quizzed
That disclosures relative to alleged
jury tampering in connection with the
Flannery case are not to be allowed
to drop because of the failure of the
prosecution to convict the defendant.
Flannery, was made evident in a
pointed manner when three of the
jurors were summoned into Judge
Lennon's chambers immediately upon
their dismissal from the jury box and
remained in conference with. Judge
Lennon and District Attorney Boyd
for 15 or 20 minutes. These Jurors
were Maurice Foley. Henry V. Genazsf
and William R. Pepper.
Thlt^ incident, taken in 'connection
with the rumors which have been
afloat since the Jury was ordered into
the custody of the sheriff on the second
day of \u25a0 the trial, revived interest in
the situation despite the finding: of
the verdict of not guilty. Although
neither Judge Lennon nor District At
torney Boyd would discuss the purpose
of the conference nor divulge* the
names of the jurors questioned, it was
reported that they were all asked if
they had 'been approached in any "way
and that one of them admitted that' a
direct attempt had been made to in
duce him to vote for an acquittal re
gardless qt his actual view of the
merits of the' case.
Up to Grand Jury
An official investigation into^'the al
leged jury tampering episodes is to be
made by the Marin county grand Jury
next week. The grand Jury met yes
terday and ~ several of the witnesses
under subpena were "examined briefly,
but owing to the presence of District
Attorney Boyd in the courtroom th»
formal inquiry was postponed and it is %
probable that no , meeting of the in
quisitorial body "will be held before
the latter part of next week.
At 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the rebuttal argument by District At
torney Boyd was concluded, and Judjr*
Lennon at once began his* charge to
the jury. This consumed : 50 minutes
and it was 5:20 o'clock when the cas«
was submitted to the jury and th* 12
men retired to the juryroom to'begin.
their deliberations. Thirty minutes
later, there was a ] knock from the in*-