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Fight Fan or no Fight Fan,- you'll want to read .
THE SPLENDID NARRATIVE OF- :
"The Rise of John L. Sullivan/
— In Th c Sun da yC a l t~^
VOLUME CVTL--NO. 176.
ALBANY TO NEW
YORK WILL BE
AIRSHIP TEST
Qlenn H. Curtiss Will Try for
$10,000 Prize and Distance
Record in Biplane
Believes He Has Solved Problem
of Right Over Water
Without Ri:k
NEW YORK, May 24.— Glenn H. Cur
tiss will attempt Thursday the most
ambitious flight over the water ever
yet essayed In an aeroplane. Under the
t«rm« of the competition offered by the
New York World he will try to fly
Irom Albany to New York with one
stop.
For the last six months Curties has
bepn maneuvering for the prise of
510.000 offered by the World for a
flight between New York and Albany
v.-ith one stop. Recently he has been
conducting experiments to determine
;h*- ability of his latest model to alight
on the water and float without upset
ting. These tests are In themselves
unique, for, although aviators have
previously alighted in the water, it has
Confident of Result
Without airtight compartments to
sustain the aeroplane upon the water,
Curtiss believes he could fly from Al
bany to New York in one lap. As a
safeguard against accident, however,
he has felt it necessary to equip him
self with life buoys and the weight of
tbe buoys necessarily deducts from his
available supply of gasoline.
-Curtiss probably will start from Alt
"bany about 4 o'clock Thursday morn
ifiK, if weather conditions favor. . He
expects to break his flight somewhere
near Poughkeepsie.
The distance by rail is 142 miles,
but It Is estimated that allowing for
cutoffs across bends of the river, 150
miles will be a more accurate measure
ment of Curtiss flight.
To Outdo Paulhan
The longest cross country flight offi
cially recorded is 123 miles made by
' Paulhan on April 18, 1310, from Orleans
,fo Are!s-Sur-Aube.
In his interrupted flight from London
to Manchester, a. distance, of -ISS miles,
Paulhan flew from Hempstead Heath,
T-iorukjn, to Litchfield. 117 miles, in the
firrt leg of his Journey, and finished
vrfth a spin of G8 miles the next morn-
The machine Curtiss xvill use carries
an eight cylinder motor developing 50
horsepower and has a wing spread
which Curtiss says is less than one
half that of any other biplane now in
If he starts his flight early in the
morning and stops for gasoline near
. Poyghkeepsie he expects to finish on
the afternoon of the same day.
TAFT TO GET MONEY
TO CHASE HIGH PRICES
Item of $250,000 Remains in the
Sundry Civil Bill
. WASHINGTON', May fM.—Chairman
T»wn»y of the house" appropriations
committee today succeeded in framing
sn amendment to the sundry civil bill
providing the president with 5250.000
to obtain information on prices of
manufactured articles that stood the
T«>Ft of the rules of the house.
By a strict party vote of 110 to S3
the nm^ndment was adopted.
Previously the house by a vote of
R4 to 106 rejected, the I Fitzgerald
amenJment reducing the amount to
575,000. ..i%r
WEEVILS THREATEN
WHOLE COTTON AREA
Expert Says Pest Will Soon In-
vade Entire Belt
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. May 24.— 1n the
opinion of Dr. W. D. Hunter, entomol
.ogist of the United States department
of agriculture, the boll weevil will
have invaded the entire cotton belt
within the next 15 years. This predic
tion was made at the opening session
today of the interstate cotton seed
crushers annual meeting. To forestall
the ravages of the weevil, Hunter sug
gested early planting.
UNIVERSITY CONFERS
DEGREE ON PEARY
North Pole Discoverer Is Now
Doctor of Laws*
MUINBURGH. May 24. — Commander
liobert B. Peary received the honorary
"icprre^ of doctor of laws from the Uni
y.erpity of Edinburgh today. The con
ferment was made by a distinguished
j oinpany, which gave the America^ ex-
Horer a cordial welcome.
H. FOLKS SUCCEEDS
MISS JANE ADDAMS
, -ST. LOUIS, May 24.— Homer Folks of
New York was namej to succeed Miss
Jane Adams of Hull House, Chicago
p-s president of the national confer
ence of charities and corrections by the
committee on organization tonight.
The report of the committee will be,
adojned by the conference before a
final adjournment.
REPORTS OF PRESIDENT
DIAZ* DEATH DENIED
_^| MEXICO CITY, May 24.— Official and
* \mphatic denial of a report that-ap
peared to have grained currency In the
United States that President Diaz was
dea<l, was given here tonight.' Minister
of* Foreign Relations Creel said the
resident was in excellent health.
The San Francisco Call
Send a Message
Asking the East
To Aid the Fair
Merchants and Businessmen:
The first thing this morning send
a wire to your eastern connec
tions asking them to exert their
influence rvith their congressional
representatives to secure govern
ment favor. -for the Panama-Pa
cific exposition for San Francisco.
A r en> Orleans interests are taking
that step and it is urged that San
Franciscans must not be back
ward in invoking that influence.
The message should be sent at
once.^C
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO GALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEAUXY 86
"WEDNESDAY, MAY 25. 1910
EDITORIAL
Prosperous outlook for exposition. Page 0
Bemorals for cause under charter. Pace 6
Dr. Jordan's adTlce to the young. > Page 8 .
, Open market for California products. Pace 6
Vote for Taft may bar Tarpey from demo
cratic gubernatorial race.' Page 1
oil r^ v
San Franciscans oa special train to make tour
of oil fields. Pace 3
Santa Maria oil • field found to extend orer
large territory. " -'raseS
L«ga! action to restrain sale of Turner proper
ties interests producers. % Page 5
Local promoters aid state mineralogist In pre-
Tenting misrepresentations. Page ."
Union oil company strikes well that is rlral
to famous Lakeriew gusher. . Fuse J
CITY
Associated pharmacists file articles for' a
$2,000,000 corporation. ' Page 7
Cousin of Susannah Moore appears as con
testant of peculiar will. Page 3
A. K. Detwiler"s attorney argues that 13 In
dictments are not valid. Fajfe 1
t'isb trust members continue to trawl alter
nately and divide catch. . Page 1
Charles Fredericks, prominent businessman,
dies In Pasadena, home. Page 16
Will of John A. Benson favors second wife and
said to consist of debts. Page 16
Rudolph and G us ' Sprockets seek to- nullify
breaking of father's will. ' Page 15
Rotary club sends me»sases v to businessmen
a-kins snpport of exposition. •'»»««*
Police committee "recommends permit for big
fijrbt, overruling churchmen's protest. ***«;fej
SUBURBAN
Livestock show to be held as Oakland exten
sion of state fair. Page 2
Miss Lucille Eaves, noted scholar, receives de
gree at university. Page 9
Mayor to crown carnival queen for Odd Fel
lows', orphan home. face »
Deputy dog catcher pops question wlth^re
volver and Is Jalted. "- _•; '-.T.'.' ' Paged
Oakland fire department enlarged for benefit
of annexed district. Page 3
Mrs. Jonathan Hunt will celebrate hundredth
birthday 'next Friday. casr ;t
President Wheeler will visit Roosevelt. ln
Europe or New York. Page y :
Martin Moran. tnotormsn, seriously Injured by
speeding automobilUts. eaee >
War' veteran, arrested for passing bad check,
shields family's honor. Page II
Prof. C. B. Lipman, soil expert, to visit east
ern agricultural colleges. Page S
. Wife testifies that busband requested her to
ride to bay and jump in. Page 8
Slgnor and Mmc. Antonio dc Grass! to leavt
for engagement in London. Paari
Nine prominent witnesses testify late Lorens
L. Scbuler was of sound mind. Page 2
COAST
Saa Jose sewing machine distributor disap
pears; may be insane.' ' Page I
Miss Martha Welch in elected queen of Colusa
carnival by popular vote. ' Page 4
Lack of tempting serpents puzzles : former
president of plumbers* association. Page 3
EASTERN
President Thnmas of the sugar trust subpe
na-d iti .weight case. Page ti
Senate Investigates charges against governor
and other Alaska officials. Page 3
Pretbyterlan 'general . assembly condemns per
secution of Jewg in Russia. Page 4
Eighteen perish when lake vessels crafch and
one goes down broken In two. Page 2
Glenn H. Curtiss will try for $10,000 -prise
and distance rworj In biplane. fagr i
{Senate discusses compromise. • amendment to
railroad bill and Cummins plan. Pages
Wholesale liquor dealers*, association plans
campaicrt againsi sumptnary laws. - . Page 2
President Taft re-elected honorary president
of Unitarian laymen's organization. Page 2
FOREIGN . *
Noted British explorer murdered by natives
in French Congo. Page 3
SPORTS
Jeff serves up It fast rounds of milling and
uses up his trainers. Page 10
Melchlor swats ball over fence Bnd Seals win
opener from Angels. P«hc Jl
Pride of Llsmore beats Daddy Glp in feature
event, running a fast race. - Page it)
Sacramento State league franchise to be trans
ferred tn better paying city. Page 11
Veteran ring manager, Billy Delaney," joins
Jack Johnson's training camp. Page 10
Commuters Veep up winning streak by. defeat
ing Vernon by score of 6 to 1. j -Page 11
.Stockton: and Sacred Heart college meet on
Ocean Shore grounds tomorrow. - Page iq
Beavers celebrate home coming by defeating
Senators by the score of ' 4to 3. ..", Page 11
Jockey J.Kanseh arrested. in I>os Angeles on
charge of threatening to. kill niece. Page 10
Mar Sutton in training to "come: back',' 'ln
clash with Berkeley girl champion. Page 10
WA K. Crosby makes * perfect - score \ in i trap
shooting tournaments at Dc 6 Moines. Page 10
MARINE . N
Mongolia carries biggest cargo since* Russo-
Japanese war days. -Page 15
SOCIAL v
Joker gives Charlie Fay's "glad hand",: ter
rlble "lap on wrist. : . Page?
LABOR
, '. Barbers .. d^cldo • to ; fonfiiie their union*.; rulrs
to wages and hours of -inert Page 7.
SAffFßa^^
TARPEY BUMPS
AGAINST THE
PRIMARY LAW
Vote for Taft Threatens to Bar
Fresno Man From Demo
cratic Governorship Race
Can Not Swear He Cast Ballot
for Majority of Bourbon
Candidates in 1908
By GEORGE, A. VAN SMITH
Will the provisions of the direct
primary law, coupled with the fact that
M. F. Tarpey supported 'President Taft,
prevent the Fresno. man' from entering
the fight for the democratic nomination
for governor? , -..- \u25a0' y
Tarpey admits that he. is unable to
answer that question: Leaders' of the
Bell democracy answer) it afflrmatively;
The terms of the direct primary elec-
tlon law would appear to' give. the same
affirmative answer. , ,
John B. Sanford, vice chairman of
the derriocratlc state central committee,
says that Tarpey can riot- expect the
support of democrats. Secretary John
F. Murray of the state central com
mittee declares that the primary law is
an insurance against Tarpey's candi
dacy. Murray declines to say what
action the state centraK committee will
take if Tarpey asks it to circulate his
petition. ' He answers 1 all questions
touching: Tarpey and his tentative can
didacy by saying: '
"Tarpey will not run."
Tarpey in Doubt
Tarpey is struggling with some
doubts himself. He purposes to secure
expert legal, opinion upon, the provis
ions of the direct primary, law and his
own status before he issues' any pro-;
clamations to the people in general and
democrats in particular. .
The fly in the ointment of the demo
crats, who want to put Tarpey against
Bell, is the creature of the fact that
Tarpey voted for the republican presi
dential electors in 190$.- lie publicly
announced his intention tovote against
Bryan, long before the 190S election
and he now admits frankly, that he kept
his promise. The direqt primary; law
provides- that a candidate 1 , seeking a
place upon the official primary ballot
of -a political party sliallVmakeVan^afiiV'
davit" of his' pa rtisan^affiliations. \u25a0 '-" T- '
' • In that : ntndavlt the candidate must
declare that \\a is a member of the
party whose nomination he seeks; that
hc'afßliated with that party and voted
for. a majority of its candidates at the
last preceding general election 'or that
he did not 'vote at that election.
Voted for Republicans
Tarpey voted for the republican elec
tors. If the electors, are to be con
sidered 'as separate candidates /.they
constituted a majority of the', county
ticket which Tarpey voted in 1908! If
that be true can Tarpey. swear" $hat' he
voted .for a majority, of the candidates'
of the democratic party at the* last
general election?. If he cannot make
that affidavit he can not secure a" place
on the democratic primary ballot and
can not contest the; nomination for
governor with Theodore A. Bell. .
"That provision of the primary law
had not been' called to my attention,"
paid Tarpey last night. "I can not say
that I am or am not eligible. I must
have the question looked. up, but I have
no desire to quibble about it. Truth, is
truth. I voted for Taft.but I, voted the
rest of the democratic ticket, whatever
it was. If that bars me from the
.gubernatorial «race, I shall have no
complaint.
"1 was one 'of Bryan's original sup
porters. I supported him --.vigorously
and admired him greatly. After his
first campaign he.* changed his poli
cies too rapidly for me to follow. Above
all that, he became virtually a free
trader. I am not. a. free trader and
never have been. The "tariff question
was my- chief reason ..for, opposing
Bryan. ' I did what of denVo
crats did; but I did more. I took the
public into my confidence. '. . I, did what
I believed was best for the nation, for
business and for the men who work:
I" can not see how, any businessnia'n
could support Bryan. I was frank about
it-then. I have no desire" to. .deny'' it
now." . '
May Invoke Court's Aid '
The Bell democrats were ": not pre
pared yesterday to say .what they.
would do if ' Tarpey' attempted- to.: We-'
cure a ; place .on the . p r i mary. ; bal 1 o t.'
That they would invoke th« aid of :the
courts was indicated by "the; slgnifj
cant statements made -. by Secretary
John F. Murray' of the state* central
committee. -. " ' '•\u25a0'•\u25a0
"We will not discuss the question
of Tarpey's' petition until : lie attempts
to run: for governor," declared Muf-'
ray. ."The provisions of the direct pri^
mary law will*' prevent Tarpey from
running. . lie will not run-" , .:
GEN. J. C; FREMONf S
DAUGHTER IS ILL
Miss Jessie Benton ':• Fremont* in
Serious;: Condition /,,'
[Special Dispatch to The Call] V -
': \u25a0 LOS A NG ELES V \u25a0 ila y? 2 4.~Miss » Jes - !
sic Benton Fremont; ; only .surviving
Vlauphter .of the \u25a0 lately General -„ John *C*
"Fremont, -is; seriously; ill I atelier* home
here. Tier brother, Captain*i"rJoiin !
Charles Frernon t, is in : comniand'of f the'
Mississippi* ... ." ;., t A • "'s \
INDIVIDUAL ION
IS ISOLATED
AND MEASURED
University of Chicago Professor
: Proves Theories Held i
Sinceflß3p
Value of Elementary Electrical
Charge Is Ascertained by
Professor Millikan:;
[Special! Dispatc h: to The Call]
' CHICAGO. May;24"^After four years'
of -investigation,. Prof. Robert - : \A.V Mil
likan: of the physical .departrrient'of the.
University of Chicago announced.' to
night the proof .of facts in electricity
which .take rank wltnfthose'- in •optical
research, which .won the Nobel -prize
for a fellow member of the faculty,
Prof. Albert A. Michelson. ; :'; \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'
Prof. Millikan gave out/the\results
of 'his experiments, before . the 'Sigma
XI -society of the" 1 - -university. "> .Tie de
clared that work. carried -on by. hirri
self;ami,.'Prof. Harvey'; Fletcher; prove
theories long held," but until now not
proved. ' - ;*
• For the first time,- the University of
Chicago physicist has been able to,iso
late an individuaT ; ion, or. elementary
electrical charge, and to measure its
value, and he is said thereby to have
demonstrated 1 tTie indefinite theory held
since IS3O that an ; electrical charge is
not "a strain in the ether or omimpen
derable fluid." but consists. of a "definite
number of specks or atoms ..of .elec
tricity,,exactl}; ajike, pappercdover the
surface of the. charged body."" : ..
'yilt,^ follows that .'an .electric- current,
which is simply a" charge in \u25a0 motion,
consists of a movement of ' these atoms
of electricity through onovcr the con
ducting body. ' ;\u25a0-.*-";
"I amnot^broachfng any new: theories,
but have established beyond- doubt sev
eral " ; whichl- until .1 wassible to isolate
the v electrical cliarge, • never were
proved. In isolating, the' ion I* was
able.to see by, a „ method; of niy* own
just what it did , when separated; Once
isolated, the charge/coiild ;be ' rrieasured
for^the. first timo and was; found to be
5.13x10-10 electro static, units." r , .
Another important^ theory which is
proved ,r by the linding of4 "Professor
Millikan is 1 - the \u25a0 kineUc'-i'lie^ry* of uiatr
ter.* Tlegafiling: this ; h^»ieclar©^c.v;
"We \hay« not only shown directly
that a- molecule of -ialr; .is "rapid * in
mot i on.' i but* -.we measured the. 'order,
the. magnitude of its oriergy oraglta
tion, and find'it to agree with .the
conTputations based .upon ;. the kinetic
theroy. •
Our results demonstrate in .a new
way that the negative ion in air is con
siderably ;more:mobil<» than Is the pos
itive ion. . This means that^its velocity
is greater /arid that it moves faster,
under the ;.'influence of an eleptrical
OFFICERS' CLUB TO
GIVE THEATER PARTY
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Members to' Attend in Their Full
Dress Uniforms
The ' Army, and Navy club 'will 'give a
theater party June S, at the Alcazar
theater. . This was decided upon at a
meeting-"o f .the board of governors,
which met last night"in : the club rooms;
Colonel \u25a0•'Horace, Wilson being In- the
chair. The will be
tnodeled: after the annual theater, par
ties given by, the army and navy clubs
in v New York and ?, Washington^ / -All
officers attending, will be in fuirdress
uniform. \u25a0 r "." -'•.- \u25a0-•• ".>'.'
The- first smoker- of .the club in its
new homo ::: will be given:, on Friday
evening. /The special feature .of the
occasloniwillrbe a paper, by Lieutenant
PaulVW. Beck;\signal \u25a0 corps, upon avia -
tlon. f .This 'will- be; followed by :a pro
gram of. vocal and instrumental, riiusio.
Thefirst Women's tea in the club was
held? yesterday, afternoon, over .1 00 .be
ing present.. Mrs.. F. W. Peterson,
wife .-of v Lieu tenant ; Peterson, na
tional; gua.rd.7 arid; Mrs. C. R . Hu ff . ,wl f e
of .Lieutenant Huff, U.'S.-navy, presided
over! the" tea tables. d ßridge followed." \u25a0'
MILLS CLUB REFLECTS
INCUMBENT PRESIDENT
Officers^ for Coming Term Are
Chosen and Reports Read
• .The Mills'club held; its annual' meet
ing -yesterday; afternoon, for the elec
tion of .officers arid the reading? 6f -'the
yearly -reports. \u25a0:.:., : \u25a0\u25a0•"•\u25a0 •',--" . v- \u25a0 --"
:'"The^pfesldent;-,fMiss, Josephine' Feu-*
sler.^was' re-elected* unanimously,; She
read herlreporti£ye»terday,<as*:did*also 4
Mrs. R. 11.7 Brothertori; recording secre
tary;; Miss ! Helen i Bacon; > corresponding
secretary;; Mrs. S Samuel -treasurer;
and Miss Helenf-Kirnber, Vaud^itor:': ,< . <
Ti There..- was [an 'enjoyable ! program '- of
music... •; •\u25a0: \u25a0 :.* f \u25a0 - : ' • . :
: ; .TheVofflcers elected, were: . , ;/ ;
\u25a0-vPresiderit.'iMlss -Josephine Feusicr;
first, i.vice , /.president; "Mrs. John -. T.
Wheeler; ;* second ? vice Eipresident.vi Miss
RiibyiMoore ;i.third * vice » president, -Mrs -
L. w-iDenervaud ;'\u25a0s; recording;; y secretary.
Mrs. .R/*H.-Brotherton;^corresponding
secretary.'rMiss | Helen i Bacon : < treasurer, 1
Mrs.*' S.-: J.'-.Bva ; (\u25a0 directors,:- Mrs: By ron
Mauzy, > Mrs.SP. v*A; '.Morbio, .'Miss -Ethel
Wilson;-. Mrs. \u0084;:• P.; Heitzelmann, '- - Mrs/
Alexander Quesler. .^ '\u25a0'.-. ;:V; :V-
COMMENCEMENT; EXEBCISESr-Pafo '*Alta,- May
: \u25a0 24.7rrTbe < seventeenth " annual ; 3 cpnampneement
' '•; exercises ' of - the ] Mantanl ta ; preparatory i school
night '
*?\u25a0 Prof *»wor " Seward ; of ? the 5 English I department
V' 1 of i Stanford »:willisrlTeithe;eommenccment;B(l
;.!dress.?-A"senior dinner ; ia | givpn^by | the; gradu-'
1 1 stes « tnls j evening.'' ; The ; speakers >. wilU b« ; W
•j J.*- Coburn,"u A:r J.n Conchy H. ? A.=^ K.eller.t D. , <? .
Flußel,^R.,B.t Johnson, ?.; M.-. H. Rotvcll
>:I^'J.';Quinn.?:T i^'V::.V:-/i.V'V' .,;;.\u25a0;•:« \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 - -.
GOHL f GIVEN .' LIFE * SENTENCE— Aberdeen^
p.jWa»b.rrMay 24."-r- 'William 'Gohl.'a: former agent
I of ; the sailor*' < unions here;i convicted* of | murder
citn^theiflrstadeßreciforjitUe'kUHniciof; Charles'
' iHadberg.' was '.today, sentenced catjMontesano' to
;-?llfe! Imprisonment in s the] state i penitentiary 'at
* s .WalU>i Walla:f;\Vhether|an^appeal?; will s : be
'^taken/depends?on*whether/Mrs. t t Gobi Els .able ' to
a raises tbc $ funds J required ? for |a | further f- legal
"CLEAR CASE AGAINST COMBINE"
ANTI-TRUST LAW REACHES CRIME
CARTWRIGHT LAW IS
SAFELY INTERPRETED
By senator george w. Cartwright,
Author of the Anti-Trust l,a*v.
".HpT; is certainly outrageous that '
I i\ San\ Francisco - should ; be
- compellcdto pay tribute to
the fish trust for a food supply
nature : has brought to\ its very
,"doors. ; :<ButV fortunately,- the
trust's/contempt tor, the public
\u25a0 should make conviction all the
easier. ; -< : \u25a0"../
. The ease with which convic-.
tions may be had under the anti
trust -law is surprising.' The
.•wording' or the act may be obr
scureiiv places as to. detail, but
its intent was found to be per
fectly^ clear-in its first test case.
Although this act was drawn
largely after the Ohio law, which
has been upheld in th,e courts of
that state, and after a study of
similar measures in TexasVand :
Wisconsin, we- /incorporated a
new feature which, greatly sim
plifics cases.
The California anti-trust law
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differs from all others in this re
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Aspect:-- conspiracy, may, be in
ferred. .District Attorney Fickert
does not have to prove that; a
written agreement or contract
was entered into by the offend
ing wholesalers, for such an
agreement my be; indicated by .
the. attendant circumstances. In Ohio, where proof of conspiracy
is more difficult, 28 convictions have so far Tacen secured out of the
30 cases tried. ; : ,. . \u25a0 J ..; • •
The conspiring butchers of Sacramento did not dream'that a ver
dict of guilty would be returned against them, for they all swore that
there had never been any undcrstanding t or ; agreement entered into be
tween ' them.. But the facts' as to discrimination were "proved to the
satisfaction of the jury.
To show how the. exposures affected the people of Sacramento, the
meat dealer; who had the nerve to fight the trust afterward did more
business than he could take care of. Thetrust is entirely disrupted there
and. the'peoplc have been materially benefited by the prosecution.
SEWING MACHINE
MAN DISAPPEARS
Telephones Wi^!|Kat;Shcs Will
Not See Him Again ; JHought
to Be Insane
[Special; Dispatch to The Call]
- v SAN, JOSE,'; May 24.^— A.'. S.. Williams,
a local, sewing -machine distributer, is
Tnissing. arid his - wife^ fearing that
mental weakness may ; have • overtaken
him, has. asked the police to assist in
his search. Williams said/, that
yesterday., her husband phoned to her,
apparently from a distant point, saying
that he'had.left San Jose and that she
would never see him -again.
Pressed for an explanation, he hung
up 'the receiver and Mrs. Williams is
absolutely at a loss to'account for his
conduct.
Williams, who is reported to be well
tp .do, .recently came here from .New
York; and .has a son, , 'whose address
could not be learned, in San Francisco.
Williams has had no'financial or mari
tal difficulties that might have caused
him '_. to • leave . or to: make -away with
himself.Varid his, wife f ears ;that he has
become, suddenlj'. insane.* "
ANARCHIST ATTEMPTS
TO SLAYf KING ALFONSO
Bomb ;W6unds Assassin, Who
Commits Suicide
r MADRID, May 2+.— The'police believe
that Hhe; bomb .exploded' last night .was
intended , for King ' Alfonso.
;xTh e ;.* explosive ,- was V hur led \u25a0 at . the
mbnumenterected to the victims of the
attempt against the -king 'on .his wed
ding 1 : day, 'May ,""31;* ' 1906, > but_ the "au
thorities * think: :Hhe". original; 'intention
of '\u25a0 the j anarchists /'.was to strike down
the arrival 'at thef railway"
station 'on:hls i return; from London.. \
• Asr a of i;. this. convictionV the
plans "for^ King;: Alfonso's ;" return j. have
been ± changed. . and i t ; is : now '• f ar ran gred
fo'r^hini to enter the'eity by. automobile.
\u25a0 '/rhe bomb ;thrower,",who was jwounded
by ' his own- weapon"; ; is a i South i Ameri;
can.*-'}-' .'" \u25a0 •>\u25a0 * ',-'\u25a0 \u25a0 '
Anarchist: Confesses'
\u25a0^ LISBON, : May! 24.— The government
is u awaiting the 'completion of ' the > con
fession ', made '; by "anarchist -^Ramieres
before' t takingr":' action!; against "those
named as. the conspirators ;in; the. assas-^
sinatlon *of \u25a0 ; King : ; Carlos \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0' and :' Crown
Prince ;Luis: J in); 1908^^ Ramieres 1 gave
to !,the police -the names "of -' 1,148 ; people;
Svho, h e : said, sha red ] i n the^ conspiracy."
ICE-CREAM POISONS
TEIiEPHpN E; OPER ATORS
ThreeVof Hhe "Nine Victims >Alay
Not [Recover
'^WICHITA;* Kan:;, May ,2 4.-^— The. office
of 5 the 'jMissouri 1 and 7 Kansas/ telephone
companyjin'.thisjcity.wasconverted into
attempofaryjhospltarrlast; night *',,when
nine ?ol £the 4 company's ';: operators *;be-~
came t^vioientlyls,lUlV; after Seating i ice
cream, i' Physicians ,« pronounced t i t ; pto-;
rhaihe spolsohingr; Three ? of ? the" patients,- 5
including a chief ; operator,', may ..riot . re-;
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SWINDLES* OF- BBIWCE ! SEHTENCEI>^BerIIn.
m May .< 24. — Leslie i Clark,"? who ".was ! charged* by,
ii Prince^Fran'cisf Jospph^of {BragaDsaf-wlthfcotn-.
4 ;? pHclt.ri'ln?a?niiniDK .5 swindle.? was ?todayißen- J
W fenced itoirwo gears'! imprisonment.-; The princp
\u25a0 claimed ho was induced? to jinTest $10O.00O,in(a
:"\u25a0 ruiuins "venture: under misrepresentation*, - \u25a0
GEORGE W. CARTWRIGHT
DETWILER PLAN OF
ATTACK OUTLINED
Indictments Invalid; He Says,
(Because Heney Was Not
Legally Prosecutor
Argument on the motion of Walter
W. Kaufman, attorney for A. K. Det
wller, to set aside the 13 indictments
charging his client with bribery in
connection with.' the granting of the
Home telephone company's franchise by
the old Schmitz-Ruef .board of super
visors occupied the morning and after
noon sessions of Judge Lawlor's court
yesterday and will be continued' at 11
o'clock this :niorning.* ;. •
Two particular grounds of attack, in
addition to a number of minor points,
were outlined Kaufman and com
bated by Assistant .'District Attorney
Fred L. . B6rry. .Detwiler. was "put ~:*oo
the, witness stand during the morning:
hearing .. and questioned- .concerning
statements in an affidavit, offered in
evidence., to,. the effect that- Francis J.
Heney was _ a federal official „at .the
time he appeared before the local grand
jury^as an; assistant, 1 district a.ttorney
under S District Attorney William' 11.
Lanjerdon.. ..' \u25a0 ... ..':•\u25a0\u25a0 .m. m ',-. .:
JudgeLawlor asked D'etwiler to ,'take
the stand>nd- Kaufman questioned him.
The defendant explained that tiis : as
sertions; In his affidavit were founded
upon general "hearsay and upon official
letters- , and -documents regarding
HenVy.'s appointments and the salary
he received. / Berry objected to the fil
ing of :; the. affidavit, and his objection
was sustained. '• —"
Charles.yw.Cobb. Heaey's former,
law partner.- xvas v questioned; as : to his
knowledge _^bf >Heney*s \u25a0 federal appoint
ments. He^was unable . to. give the ex
act.'dates.V V•. ~: '< ' , '. > -'-
'• Kaufman's -first point, of argument
.was-' that,- Heney could not. legally act
as • an. assistant district Tattorney r .while
holding;' a. federal appointment.
irThes' particular nolnt upon : which
Judge;:Lawlor»:is asked to -pass, .and
which.- ;.Kaufnian,;declared : has>* not
previously "been settled. Is whether- the
actsof a.grrahd jury would be vitiated
.in the event, it was later found that
the- district .attorney appearing before
the body: was) not .entitled to his office.
/.•Kaufman's second claim Was that the
indictment {.was j fatally defective . be
cause.:the;narnes'offthree ':of the "wit
nesses-examined before the grand ' Jury
.were> not indorsed upon it.-- The ~ three
.witnesses- named %were Fred Butterfleld,
Hugo ~K.' Asher arid . former \u25a0 Supervisor
Jon n J. V"Fu rev. ' .
< Berry y argued J that an*, indictment
could 'not -be invalidated unless <lt' : was
shown 'that it :; affected a substantial
right'rof." .the,'; defendant sorns to : the
merits': of 'the ': case.*. '' . '.>.'.
r^'The; facts ;of^this case," said Berry,"
"of Vwhich 'the t court ' may -take ir judicial
recognltlbn.^'as : to \u25a0 the; running away of
'the" defendant -and:; the,;fact -that he
was >: a ;: .fugitive' from -justice . until .re
cently. :do3 not "entitle, him .to-the'eon
sjderatlon} an : innocent; man should ' re
ceive. 1^ The i absence ';' of <names on the
In'dictment3;has:in*-rio Twaiyj ; affected his
substantial jrights or the merits*. of the
cases. ; had 3 .these ' records . full
within" a " few "days^ after." he! arrived in
,thlsTclty,*;andVsojcould, thlsTclty,*; and Vsoj could not^have been
injured, bjv v any. lack of knowledge re
grarding-the^'riames'of iwitnesses.** ; :
JAPANESE CREMATED— BeUtnjrham, Wash..
,, i Miur24:rrTwo;.Japanese'sleeplDff In a lodglnc
•Jhon.«e;w»>re' cremated .'thii« "mornlnK.wb*n ,flre
V-" destroje«Ua solid block ? of two and! thr«? story
f;-j frame ; buildings ; bounded * byi.'West ' Holly anil
j*,v Fourteenth C; and ' C - and I) * streets. - The fire
,'- started-ln'a^bakerj. •*'••\u25a0
THE WEATHER
YESTERDAY— CIoudy; west wind; maxi
p- 60 ; minimum, 50.
TOD A V — Cloudy;
clearing'during. the day ; light south winds.
1 — \u25a0\u25a0/ : '\- : . . .\u25a0\u25a0 J)
HUGE FIVE CENTS.
EASY TO PROVE .
EXISTENCE OF
ILLEGAL TRUST
Combination <o Restrain Trade
May Be Inferred From ihe
Acts of Members
Fish Monopolists Laugh at ihe
Grand Jury and Continue to
Divide Catch
On the eve or indictments. Che West
ern and Paladini fish companies are
showing their contempt for t3io g.rand
jury and District Attorney Flckert.
Yesterday was the third day fjhis week
in which the two companies have al
ternated at deep sea fishing ixt order to
keep up the market price. Faladlni's
pair of trawling tugs worked Sunday
while the Western's lay ldte. The
Western's worked Monday and the or
der was reversed again yesterday. In
"each case the company working has
divided its catch with th« other, show
ing: the existence of a definite agree
ment between the two, the ring leaders
of the fish trust.
CONCESSION TO RETAILERS
The "Western and other wholesalers
in the fish trust hung out notices yes
terday, that they would not hereafter,
accept unsold fish from fruit stands
and butchers doing only a Friday flsh
business. The new rule is a conces
sion to the retailers, who organized
lately in protest against this formoC
discrimination. The trust had allowed
men handling only Friday sales to re-,
turn unsold fish at a rebate, while the
regular retailers had to keep what
they bought regardless of th«ir luck at
selling.
John E. Lamb, fishmaa of -1(143 Gold
en Gate avenua and "president', of the
retailers* . : association. . said ye^t-irday
that" tha .retailers were heartlfy 'with
The Call in its fight against 'tn© 'trust.
"The best thing for a business Is
large sales and small profits," Lamb
comraenjel - •That is what we want.
If we fish cheap we could sell it
cheap/ and reap the benefit of an In
creased demand."
PRICES ARE DROPPED
The retail men are getting small
soles; at $2 a- box and th© large for
"tenderloin" at $2.50 "a box. sand dabs
at the same rate. The boxes run about
80 pounds" each. This Is a material
reduction over the prices before the
fight against the trust was begun. '
Senator George W. Cartwright of,
Fresno, author of the anti- trust law
which bears his name, is in San Fran
cisco, with rooms at the Stewart. He
has been, back only a few N days from
Boston, where he represented Cali
fornia heirs in the famous Hussdll
estate litigation. But in this time he
has become acquainted with the" evi
dence turned by The Call's investigators
over to District Attorney Fickert.
"The anti-trust law," said Senator
Cartwright yesterday, "has its defects
in verbiage. It was shot through S>ac
ramento in a hurry. In fact, it . was
called by number and not by title
during, the last busy hours of the. ses
sion, so many voted ignorantly for
it who had not been particularly hos
tile to the big interests at dfc»«— Sao*?.
It naturally contains obscurities that
we should have changed had ~we felt
confident other and more daagerous
amendments would not have been put
through also.
ITS INTENT IS CLEAR
"But the intent of the law. ln -clear
and I. don't think courts will quibbla
over the flaws, which are really not
important.
"Ours is the easiest of all anti-trust
laws to' prove conspiracy under. The
agreement or contract to limit the mar
ket and prevent competition can be in
ferred from the acts of the defendants
alone. If the defendants used unfair
methods against independents and con
trolled the market in a manner to in
dicate an agreement, they may be held
guilty of criminal conspiracy. . -
. "From what I have read. I believe
you have a clean cut case against the
fish trust.
CHANCE FOR INDEPENDENT
"The new independent company is be->
ginning business here at ah opportune
time, for the people are quick to recog
nize their, friends. _ The butcher who
fought the meat combination In * Sacra
mento" had almost . to turn customers
away from his doors after the con*-,
splra tors -were convicted. Fish .ought
normally to be your cheapest food, as
it no doubt will be in the end. "Imagine
you. with the ocean on one side and
the bay on.the otheri paying, the same
prices for fish that we pay in Fresno.
It is unthinkable— -yet lt;ls a'faet." ,
Senator Cartwright is confined to his
bed with" a temporary • Illness, but 'ex
pects to return Jsouth in a few days.
LABOXEX "ADXTTS BAWXaTOTCT-Gtoria b.
Sanfnrd. a lahoree'of fllad. V p«titlon
. In bankruptcy yesterday ! in tb« United $tite»
district court. His liabillti** v* aeWdvltd aft
$2,035, with no'tsset*,"
