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IN THE SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME CVIH.— NO. 150.
BELL-HEARST
LOVE MAKES
LAUGHTER
s Denunciations of Four
Years Ago Changed as if
by Magic Wand
ABUSE OF THE EXAMINER
FOLLOWED BY ALLIANCE
Yello w Sheet's Owner and the
Bourbon Candidate Change
Tunes and Tactics
RUEF'S FRIEND PARRY
STILL WITH NAPA MAN
GEORGE A. VAN SMITH
FOUR years ago Theodore A. Bell,
democratic candidate for gover
nor, went up and down the length
of California denouncing Hearst as a
menace to California and its citizen
ship. Four years ago Hearst, through
his San Francisco Examiner, de
nounced Theodore A. Bell, democratic
candidate for governor, as the creature
of William F. Herri n and Abe Ruef.
Theodore A. Bell was not elected
governor of California. Hearst did
take himself out of the democratic
party. Bell is again hunting the job
of governor. Willie Hearst is trying
to crawl under the sidewall of democ
racy's tent.
Both Change Tunes ,
Both Bell and Hearst have changed
their tunes and their tactics. Bell
has forgiven Hearst and loves him like
a brother. Hearst has exculpated Bell,
endowed him with all the virtues that
he . swore were foreign to the Bell
nature four years ago. and sent him
forth to save the state, and inci
dentally to give Hearst a grip on
The softening of such ardent na
tures may well mark a legendary
epoch in the history of California
politics. 'Twas not the work of years:
rather was it. the transformation of
the moment. As if by the wave of a
magic wand their purpose made Bell
a paragon and Hearst's chosen sa
viour of California; made Hearst the
herald and champion of a new thought
designed to stand between the Herrin
machine and its destruction by the re
publican party of California led by
Hiram W: Johnson.
Provocative of Guffaws
What Bell paid about Hearst four'
years ago is less interesting than if
fully as important as what Hearst sai.J
about Bell. It is slightly, less provo
cative of guffaws because appare.ntly
the Bell -Hearst alliance involves an
occasional certificate of character for
Hearst from Bell, while Hearst is com
pelled to come through every day for
the "harmless young: man" whom he
denounced as Herrin's tool four years
Four years ago on the eve of the
democratic state convention that nom
inated Theodore. A. Bell for governor,
Willie Hearst, through his San Fran
cisco Examiner, declared that Ituef's
men had descended on Sacramento in
flocks to force the nomination of Bell.
Said Ruef Wanted Bell
Hearst particularized. He told of the
activities of FJre Commissioner (other
wise "Colt") Parry anJ Police Com
missioner Hagerty, holders of munici
pal jobs through Ruefs bounty.
Hearst, through his Examiner, told the
people of the state that Ruef wanted
Bell and that the San Francisco boss
had put all his influence behind the
Napa man.
That was before BelL was nominated
In 1906: before the attempt to make
him denounce Ruef and graft in San
Francisco had failed: before Parry
warned him by telegraph that his al
leged attacks on Ruef must stop. That
«vas four years before Hearst espoused
the cau^e of Bell with the hope of get
tins back into the democracy. Ruefs
Tian Parry is still with Bell, and Hearst
Sis joined hands with him. \
Four years ago and subsequent to
:bc nomination of Theodore A. Bell for
'.governor Hearst declared through the
•dilqrial columns of his San Francisco
Examiner that W. F. Herrin had eori
irolled *t"' e republican convention', at
Santa Cruz. One of the Herrin. agents
lamed by Hearst as responsible for the
rork of both conventions and the nom
nation of Theodore A. Bell "was Abe
Ituef.
Had Nothing on Bell
Hearst had nothing on , Bell in the ;
natter of accusation except that Bell
lred no bombs at Abe Ruef, friend of
?arry and custodian of many, votes,
iuef has not nearly, bo many votes now
. ib h« had in 1906, but he Is covered by
.he general amnesty. He basks in the
•cflecled glow of Bell's , regard for
aearet.
Four years ago Theodore Bell , de-
' Continued on Pas « 2, Column- 3
The San Francisco Call.
HEARST SCORES BELL AS A CREATURE OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Ruef and His Men JUdedßell
. ; "But now come the 'Ruef men in a flock <anJ
insist' that Theodore A. Bell of Napa shall be the
democratic nominee. Fire Commissioner Parry,
Police Commissioner Hagerty and George Berger
all came in for Bell. Apparently Ruef wants Bell,
and has put all his influences behind him."— -From
the San Francisco Examiner, Tuesday, Septem
ber 1 1, 1906, page 2, column J.
Labor Union Adds
Its Mite to Call's
Fund for Orphans
> There was a temporary lull in]
>
\ the rush of subscribers to The Call's
\fund for the orphans of Mount St.
'Joseph's asylum yesterday. One of\
I the subscriptions, however * was thal\
\of Cooks' helpers' union, local No.^
J 1 1 0. the members of which, sym- !
pathizing with the children gener-\
ously contributed $10 of their funds J
; to aid in providing a new orphanage j
for the homeless tots. ]
following are the subscriptions re-\
• Previously Acknowledged. .$8641.12!
; COOKS' HELPERS' UMOX, !
; Local No. 110.... 10.00 j
3T. M 5.00;
1 * \u25a0 \u25a0 i *
; TOTAL ....$8656.12!
BUSY LITTLE
ORPHANS PUT
HOME IN ORDER
Gentle Sisters Direct Energies
of Wards'; Funds Are Still
Needed Urgently
Order is coming out of chaos at the
big house at Franklin and Ellis streets,
where the hundreds of orphans of the
Mount St. Joseph's orphan asylum have
temporarily been domiciled since the
fire which destroyed the home on the
top of the South San Francisco hill.
All yesterday, under the direction, of
the calm, patient sisters, scores of
little girls worked busily in the
clothes room, marking, sorting and
packing away in their lockers such
clothes as they "now possess.
Of the many garments sent them
some are 'quite unfit for use. #>thers
must be mended, fitted, made over and
Continued on Page 5, Column 1
DICK FERRIS MUST PAY
FORMER WIFE FOR PLAY
Judgment for $51 , 200 Awarded by Minneapolis Court
In Suit Charging Misappropriation of Receipts '
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct. 27. —
Grace Hay ward Gatts . was today
awarded a verdict in the district court
for $51,200.47 In her suit against Rich
ard J. Ferris, her former husband,
whom she accused of defrauding her of
the profits from the play "Graustark;
or. Love Behind the Throne," the plain
tiff's dramatization of George Barr Mc-
Cutcheon's novel "Graustark."
The decision, ;whlch was filed by
Judge Wilbur F. Booth,- also restrains
Ferris from ever using the play with
out the formal consent of the- plaintiff.
Judge Booth found for the plaintiff on
every poinL
Mrs. Gatts for several years was the
leading woman with -the Ferris stock
company in Minneapolis. She % began
her suit last spring to restrain Ferris
WOMAN CLAIMS $70,000 DAMAGES FROM
HER HUSBAND FOR SEVEN ASSAULTS
WASHINGTON*. Oct. 27. — If a hutband
beats his wife until she is bruised and
bleeding, even crippled for life, 'should
she, be allowed: to. sue him for' damages
or would 6uch suits violate the sanctity
of the home and tend to break up civi
lization? *.
*:Such a question has been laid before
the supreme courtof the-Unlted StitVs
for its decision. - '•\u25a0--.
Jessie E. Thompson, wife of Charles
N. Thompson, both living in the dls
i trict of Columbia,"; sued her. husband for
$/OJOOO I damages. for : 'seven' alleged aa«
W. P. RAILWAY
WILL ROUTE TO
MANY SECTIONS
Forms Alliance With Santa Fe
and Pacific Coast Steam=
ship. Company
FOLLOWING its policy of expan
sion in the California territory,
the Western Pacific railway com
pleted a passenger traffic agreement
yesterday> with the Santa Fe, and the
Pacific coast steamship company. This
arrangement will enable the Gould line
to route passengers from . eastern
points to. all sections of the state
touched by the Santa Fe and the Pa
cific coast, steamship company. This
will- include -such Important points as
Los Angeles, San Diego, the southern
orange belt «4ties, Santa Barbara,
Fresno, Bakersfield an dthe whole San
Joaquin valley. The routing may be
made eastward as well as westward
on . either . single way or round trip
tickets. , ;
This tripartite understanding"' has
been reached after the. fefusal of the
Southern Pacific to enter into reciprocal
relations as to passenger business with
the^Western Pacific. It was the orig
inal intention of the new rlino to ex
change passenger business ; with the
Southern/ Pacific. \ Conferences were
held, but the officials of the Harriman
line declined to regard with any degree
of favor the suggestions of t,he"West
ern Pacific. • '
Mission Successful
A few weeks ago negotiations were
terminated. ~ E. L. Lomax, passenger
traffic manager of the Western Pacific,
thereupon left for Chicago and took up
the question with the Santa Fe and'the
Pacific Coast steamship company. The
success "of his mission was announced
last night in a telegram from Chicago.
The interchange with the Santa ! Fe
will naturally be at San Francisco and
Stockton. The two lines meet at these
points. For through valley business
the change from one line to the other
would take place at Stockton. The In
terchange at San Francisco would give
the passenger .the choice of either the
Continued on Pace 2, Column 2
from 'using the- play and also asked
for an accounting. . h .. ; -
Judge Booth held that Mrs. Gatts was
sole owner of the play ; and A that Ferris
did no work in .dramatizing it, as he
alleged. \u25a0 After the separation of the
two in 1905, the court' found. Ferris
collected royalties and other moneys on
the play amounting to $6,461.28 'and
appropriated a large part of this
amount to his own use. -
The court further declaread that be
tween February; 1906. - arid August,
1909, Ferris collected $24,445.36 by pro
ducing the play in different ', cities and
that between August,, 1909, and May,
1910, he collected $15,947.93.
All these, amounts, Judge ' Booth said,"
were shown by the- defendant's -ac
counts to have rightfully^ belonged to
the plaintiff. ' •'.".';
saults; upon her. The nature of- the
alleged assaults and injuries was never
brought out in open court,' because her
fere the: suit came '< to. trial,- tne'eourt'
had 'given judgment for, the .accused, on
the plea that ;at> the time of the' alleged
asrault (the. parties were husband r'and
wife.;'- """,•', V" ; -, ,' '<. -\ ?:
While the decision .of • the supreme
court-will-, not -be- bindings in jurisdic- 3
tibns.'bther than the district* of . Colum
bla, states .having 'similar', laws to?the
district ; of Columbia" in this i particular
will', be) concerned'in;th« outcome 6t' tble
littsaUoniV' • -\u25a0;'";\u25a0":; I ' ~'~ \u25a0>; \u25a0\u25a0'; ~'~K^' r -''.'W
Herrin Made Bell Nominee
"Whatever ; Mr. Bell may think aboutihis can
didacy, everybody who is acquainted: with politi
cal conditions knows 'that! he Was nominated to
elect Cillett. The man who controlled the 4 emo ~
cratic convention -at Sacramento' was the same
Herrin who ; controlled the republican [convention
at Santa Grur."— From an editorial in thepSan
Francisco Examiner, Monday, October 1 , 1906,
paigel4/ column 1 .; : v
A HOLEIN THE DYKE
GATES AFTER OIL
TRADE OF EUROPE
With American * Moneyed Men
Will Pight Standard In
terests Abroad
[Special Cable <tr The Call] . \u0084;.
* LONDON, Oct. 2 7.— -John W. • Gates,
representing -;a : ; powerful group Vof
American ; financiers, 7 is : now ' In j.Paris
perfecting 'a big' plan for invading, the
European field with the. .product, of
Texas 'oil wells.' 'The Standard oil,com
pany, will find' its interests most directly
jeopardized^ by the appearance 'of ."this
new 'competitor, in the market, of which
It X has no w^ practically '...•complete, con
trol. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 >-'"• -' ''-'• - •_.; i. \,l \~. ' ,
The i Gates \u25a0 group- is planning , to erect
oil .refineries . in- France,- setting up a
hugeVdistrlDjutin^^^
import their , criide^oil f 'ree;;th"uVi getting
| Inside the, French^ tariff /Vall,^ andiconi
i template , building-up ; a "• great . industry
j froiinV: '.which^Fren^h^ ir^ustritjsV^and
| workmen' will 'dire^Uy^benefttl ; > .\u25a0}.^ % J> £
I Writ" la fully expected ith'e J |s/and'ardMJir
company .wiii^follow l their ) Vxaippie,?also
building refineries/ and- continental: con'^
Burner's ;' should fbenent i by ;« the- ensuing
Bellthe Southern Pacific Man
"As Bell is evidently to be the candidate of the
Southern Pacific, McNab and Abe Ruef, who
control the convention, he surely should be .the
nominee."— From the San. Francisco Examiner,
Wednesday, September 12, 1906, page 2, col-
DETAILS OF THE TIMES
EXPLOSION ARE RELATED
Foreman Weir Denies That Grand Jurors Have Received
Letters Threatening Them With Death
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LOS. ANGELES. Oct. 27.—Examina
tion; of 30 witnesses made a hard day's
work] for the special grand jury, which ;
began^tbdaythe^ investigation;: of , the
Los, Angeles Times explosion.* Most of.,
these witnesses were called merely to :
"establish ' . : t the 'fact'.^ that. 21,' men met
death in'the disaster/ but two of them,
William ;; Mulholland, .chief engineer, of
the aqueduct," and -W.S.Crabill^ fore
man -of Ithe ' Times composing ... room)
gave ' testimony.: in line .with - the „. find- \u25a0
ings of previous; investigators that ither
of the Times was the work of
dynamite" plotters!. \u0084-,
':*.* The ' groundwork \u25a0 these two \u25a0 witnesses
laid} is expected (to ; be 'to- the
indictment \u25a0 stage by : the - : testimony 'of
i witnesses ; to ~ -be ': brought v from v; San-;
Francisco: * The* grand \u25a0':• jury: will j, hold 1;
another* session tomorrow, \ but Jthe all :
• important - of s the *San •» Fran
'Cisca*ns^may^nbt|be r for,jsome
timeV : Deputy^ District Attorney C. C.
McComas, "who ;ls':fassistln"g - the; grand
fjuryl said^ today!; thatjhe {• did (not: expect
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")HSSn£RDA Y-7-Highcst teirtftet attire in day,
FO^^SJ^O^mb^Y—FalT; with
'* increasing cloudiness; 'light northeast wind,
changing to] southeast a J
to have the northern witnesses on hand
McComas further said that Earl Rog
ers would, not ; be In ; the { grand jury
• room as a' special, deputy 'district at
: torney to aid In the Investigation. *
; At 'the same time .the sta'tentfnt was
made that Rogers would assume one of
the \u25a0 star ; witness roles and • give the
grand; jury the evidence which i he and
; his 'detectives gathered in the' north and
. which he has frequently asserted would
. without \doubt' lead Uo 'indictments and
: conyictlons.'V;'
'l -.The testimony- of '.Mulholland related
\u25a0to the findings ' of = the" special 'lnvesti
: gating '•committee*' \u25a0 which I 'reported to
'the: city, officials "{that; the wrecking: of
: the 'Times* plant .had . been \u25a0 caused " ' by
i nltro-glycerine^- or Mother' explosives
* placed .; in '\u25a0. the - blind alley '- between "« the
| newspaper building and. the Times job
"plant. '- \u25a0;•...*' •".'".
Crablll, who was ; on the night
; ofitheexplosion.'.repeated'his published
\ Btbry^ of ',, how ' his" men . vwe.re - hurled
\u25a0ERIGE: -FIVE CENTS.
HART NORTH
SUSPENDED
PENDING
INQUIRY
Secretary Nagel Lays Facts Be*
fore Taf t and President
Orders Investigation
at This Port
DEEP ROOTED ENTRY
CONSPIRACY IS SEEN
L. C. Steward Will Assume Da
ties Here and Direct Exam
ination of Deposed
utticial
ORIENTALS ADMITTED
• t THROUGH INFLUENCE
[Special Dhpatch to The Call]
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct 27.—
| Hart H. North, immigration
commissioner af San Fran
cisco for several years, was suspended
today by Secretary Nagel.
Luther. C. Steward, immigration com
missioner at El Paso, was directed to
assume North's duties. Steward has
been in the service some years and
is regarded as an expert in immigra
tion matters, especially in the Chinese
exclusion law.
Steward will have charge of the in
vestigation of conditions at San.Fran
cisco, and upon his report will largely
depend the question of North's . rein
statement or dismissal, from the'senr
ice. Steward* will have at his dis-.
posal the service of Special Inspector
F.*H. Ainsworth, who investigated tbe
San Francisco "office and whose re-,
port resulted in North's suspension.
Clean Sweep Probable *
Secretary Nagel declined today to
discuss the details of the San Fran
cisco situation. From other officials
in the department, however,, it was
learned that a general cleaning out
at that port is impending. The de
partment has acted very cautiously,
but is now prepared to strike. Com
missioner General Keefe personally in
vestigated the situation this fall, and
Secretary Nagel looked into matters
while he was at San Francisco. These
officials are convinced that oriental
immigrants have been unlawfully ad
mitted at San Francisco as a result
of pressure upon North, which he could
not withstand. This pressure i 3 said
to have been exerted by large em
ployers of labor, railroads and others.
Dismissal Probable
Charges that North, admitted Chi
nese, Japanese and Hindus in violation
of the Immigration and exclusion laws
have been made repeatedly by persons
and associations on the coast. Some
of the charges' were not proved, but
others are said to have convinced Sec
retary Nagel that the service at San
Francisco would have to be overhauled
if not reorganized. In the last few
days facts have been brought to light
which make It very probable that
North's suspension' will end In dis
missal..
One of th« Incidents which damaged
North was the report sent out from
San Francisco that Assistant Commis
sioner General Lamed was under sus
picion In connection with the Investi
gation. .There .was no truth whatever
in this and the commissioner regarded
the story as an attempt on the part' of
North ' and his friends, to embarrass
the authorities in their effort to get
at the facts.
Taft Directs Inquiry
Commissioner General Keefe -is
strongly. determined to clean outjNorth
and his allies, and he appears to have
the backing . of Secretary Nagel. The
secretary laid the ;facts before ; Presi
dent Taft by suspending. North.. The
president directs that the Investigation
be made as thorough as possible.
Commissioner Steward will immedi
ately., begin an Investigation of. the
San Francisco ' office. It j is Intimated
that evidence has been offered to prove
that a conspiracy exists on _"th« coast
to .secure .the entry of Hindus In large
numbers through the connivance of
the 'Immigration authorities.
.- This -evidence, .'however, was not
very, highly regarded^by Secretary Na
gel -during his : visit to San Francisco
on 'account " of ~ tjje - T great ; difficulty :in
securing .convictions.
' The ; department t officials today ex
pressed ;th« opinion that the net result
of .* the upheaval at. San Francisco
would be the removal' of all Important
officials- and. tightening of the meth
ods "of "of immigrants.
' /Secretary Nagel's order today di
rected ' ' that 'Assistant < Commissioner
Crirq'ford be demoted to lnspfctbr.
