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WOMEN PROMISE
PROMPT ACTION
TO OUST WELLER
Petitions for Recall of Police
Judge Will Be Circu
lated Today for
Signatures
MORE THAN 7,000
NAMES ARE NEEDED
Workers Behind Campaign
Open Headquarters for
Appeal to Voters
Petitions for the recall of Police
Judge Charles Weller will be circu
lated today, and the members of the
Oceanside Women's club, who are con
ducting the campaign, assert that the
full number of necessary signers will
be in the hands of Registrar Zemansky
r , Monday.
Following the hearing given Judge
Weller In defense of his conduct in re
ducing the ball of Joseph Hendrieks,
■who is charged with an attack on Miss
Marie Bruhn, a 15 year old girl, the
women immediately took businesslike
action. They visited a printing estab
lishment and secured headquarters.
This morning, under the direction of
Mrs. W. H. Campbell, a score of women
will begin distributing the petitions
among 1.000 persons pledged to the re
call movement. Each person will be
asked to secure 12 names of bona fide
voters. That the movement may not
be frustrated or delayed by the activi
ties of unscrupulous persons in placing
ineligible names on the list, special
attention will be given to checking up
each name as it is brought into the
office.
ABOUT 7,000 XAMES REQVIRED
The law calls for a list bearing 10
X>er cent of the number of voters who
cast their ballot for mayor at the last
election, something more than 7,000
names. The matter must be brought
before the people within not less than
j 30 nor more than 51 days after the fil
ing of the petition. The women direct-
Ing the- anti-Welder campaign say that
the recall will be presented to the peo
ple of San Francisco within 30 or 40
days.
The headquarters of the movement
are at 251 Kearny street in the Charls
ton building. The telephone number ie
. Kearny 4718. Workers in the recall will
he on hand day and night securing the
necessary namen.
The members of the Oceanside club
are not alone in their fight to have
Judge Weller removed, but have re
ceived assurances of support from a
number of civic improvement clubs as
well as promise of support from public
Bpirited citizens.
The Women's Political league at a
meeting yesterday at the St. Francis
raised a resolution favoring the recall
and pledged its organization to continue
the prosecution. Mrs. Frances Gibson
a report of what already had bee-n
fc' by the members of the
< inside Women's club.
CRI'SADE WARMLY (OMMEXDED
The following communication was re
jrelved yesterday from Rudoiph Spreck
fcls:
San Francisco. Jan. 14. I<M3.
Mrs. W. H. Campbell. 1320 Forty
eighth avpnue, Sunset District—
Dear Madam: Permit me to ex
press by thanks to you and
through you to those other good
citizens who have joined in the
efforts to correct one of the most
far reaching evils that has fastened
itself upon our community, namely,
the polic« court attitude in deal
ing with crime and with criminals.
I hope to see a very full investi
gation made of the entire police
court methods, and if it can be
shown that there has been im
proper or too lenient treatment ac
corded criminals hv our police
judges, the people should be given
the facts and a recall election held
at the earliest moment possible,
to replace all those judges guilty
of neglect of duty.
This is no time to deal leniently
with men who. after accepting
public office, f?il to properly ad
minister their trust.
May success crown your efforts,
and thus b>ring lasting benefit to
our city. Very truly yours,
* RUDOLPH SPRECKELS.
SPRING VALLEY MAY
GET CITY'S BIDS TODAY
Mayor Rolph Expect* Kieot Amount
Will Be Decided I pon at the
Executive Meeting ,
Just how far the city will go In Its
offer to purchase Spring Valley will
probably be determined by the super
visors this afternoon, when an execu
tive meeting will be held in the office
of Mayor Ttolph.
For several hours yesterday after
rooti the offfcials , discussed the big deal
from every angle in an attempt to fix
the price which will be offered the
water company for its works. The
mayor expects that the exact figure
will be decided upon today.
4"V yor Rolph, City Attorney .Long,
,fv' c Curtis H. Lindley and Super
visors Vogelsang and Jennings are
members of the advisory committeo.
"When they enter upon further nego
tiations with Spring Valley they will
he forearmed with the support of the
entire board of supervisors and will
know just how far the supervisors are
willing they should go in making an
offer.
OAKLAND WOMAN TOO LATE
\ (Special Dispatch to The Cain
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 15.—Mrs. Mary
Beals, wife of an Oakland broker, hur
ried to Sacramento on a night train
last night to file articles of incorpor
ation with Secretary of State Jordan
for a world's exposition concession
known as "The days of '49." She dis
covered today that a group of * San
Franciscans whom she was trying to
< itgeneral had filed a few hours ahead
of her at the state capitol. Her papers
w<;re rejected. The San Francisco firm
consists of A. W. Harvey Dale,
Thomas R White, W. B. Waldron. R.
B Virtue, D. M. Kent of San Francisco
and Sam P. Davis of Carson.
Army and Navy Orders
WASHINGTON, January 15.—Leave
of absence ie granted Lientenant
Honry F. Lincoln, menical reserve
corps, to terminate at such time as will
enable him to sail for the Philippine
inlands April 5, 1913.
>evy Ordere-—Marine corps, Captain
B. W. Kihley, detached marine bar
ifl 'ks, Philadelphia murine barracks,
Puget sound.
"Naval Movrmrnt* —The Saturn has
• (1 from Salina Cruz, Mexico, for
nt<. ami the Justin from Tiburon
:i San Diego.
I&EATRICAL MEN ABRESTED -J T. Turner
I red Dohnken Jr.. managers «r the Globe
t *nter in 'Mission street, were arrested ves
if-nlay fur ©peratlufc a theater without a
UceJ2*e.
Cupid Still Conquers
Young Singer Engaged
Miss Prescilla Hall, daughter of Associate Justice Samuel P. Hall of dis
trict court of appeal, n>hose engagement was announced at the home of the
bride elect yesterday;. „
Ronald McCullough of Manila "Will Claim
Bride at Wedding Set for April Next
OAKLAND, Jan. 15.—Miss Priscilla
Hall today added her name to the list
of Easter brides elect, formally an
nouncing her betrothal to Ronald Mc-
Cullough of Manila. Although the
plans for the wedding are not com
pleted, it will take place in April and
will be among the interesting events
of the spring. The news was told ft!
a tea at which Miss Hall entertained
this afternoon at the family home,
asking a large number of the younger
set for the function. Assisting in the
receiving party were:
Mrs. S. T. Tltt'A Miss Ann* Spring
Mrs. James E. Kenna Miss Katherine Orellin
Mrs. Anthony Cami- Miss Martha Earl
nettl Jr Mig* Leila Kenny
Mice Alice Hall Mies Helen High
Mrs. Ghannluft Hall IMiss Galpin
Miss Emmy Lemcke t
Miss Hall is the third daughter of
Samuel P. Hall, associate justice in the
first district court of appeal. She is
a sister of Whipple Hall, who married
ORDINANCE IS INVALID,
SAIS CITY'S ATTORNEY
Public Service Companies
Not Required to Make
Deposits
City Attorney Long advised the board
of works yesterday that the recently
adopted ordinance requiring public
service corporations to obtain a permit
and put up a deposit for the privilege
of opening streets in which they ob
tained a franchise prior to the consti
tutional amendment of October 10,
1911, is invalid.
The board explained to the city attor
ney that the Pacific Gas and Electric
company and the Spring Valley Water
company had opened trenches in cer
tain streets for the installation of ser
vice connections and mains and that
neither had complied with the terms of
the new ordinance, approved December
17. ]912. No permit has been issued by
the works board to either nor have
they made any deposit. Long states
that they are not required to secure a
permit or make a deposit, and advises
that the new ordinance be repealed. He
explains:
"You are therefore advised that the ex
ercise of all rights to open streets
claimed under franchises existing prior
to the amendment of the constitution, is
subject to all reasonable police regula
tions, but that the exercise of such
rights can not be denied nor be made
dependent upon the obtaining of a per
mit from municipal authorities.
"As to applications for opening
streets for new work for which no fran
chise rights are claimed to have existed
prior to October 10. lull, the privilege
of bo doing, as well as the manner of
the exercise of that privilege, Iβ now
in the absolute control of the board of
supervisors and such privilege may be
granted or withheld ac may be deter
mined by such board."
CHINESE AKKEBTED—Joy Jung Choy. a Chl
iiene steerage passenger on the steamer Man
churia, wag arrested by the custom* inspectors
vi-stcnlny for ixauggllng silk handkerchiefs and
J>!<l(. Jewelry. Joy had the handkerchiefs tied
around hie body. He is a merchant in ytock
tou.
CHOPIN RELEASED ON BAIL—John (hupin,
accused of. smuggling opium into the couutry
from the oteamer Arizona, was released yes
terday on 11,500 bond. When arrested Chupln,
who was paid $40 a month, had seyeral thou
sand dollar* on deposit is thp Hibernla bank.
His deposits were never less than $440 each
time tie visited port.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1913.
Miss Ethel Crellin a few years ago;
Mrs. James Kenna, formerly Miss Char
lotte Hall; Mrs. Anthony Caminetti Jr.,
formerly Miss Ruth Hall; Dr. Charming
Hall, whose wedding with Miss May
Bissell of Alameda took place last sum
mer; Chaffee Hall and Miss Alice Hall.
The Halls are closely related to some
of the most exclusive families about
the bay. Miss Hall is gifted with a
charmtfng voice, which brought her
honors In the recent production of
"Jappylana," in which she had a solo
part.
is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. McCullough of Manila, where,
following their marriage the young
people will make their home for a time.
He is associated with his father in
lumber Interests in the Philippines'.
He is a graduate of the University of
California, where he was a member of
the Skull and Keys society. He Is
connected with the Sigma Nu frater
nity.
BALFOUR FIGHTS BILL;
ASQUITH TALKS FOR IT
Great Debate on Home Rule
in House of Commons
Yesterday
LONDOJJ, Jan. 15.—The starting to
day of the home rule bill on its final
stage in the house of commons was
the occasion for two speeches which
seldom have been excelled in the house,
one by Prime Minister Asquith and
the other by Mr. Balfour, former leader
of the opposition. Debate finally was
adjourned until tomorrow, when a di
vision will be taken.
When the orders of the day were
called Mr. Balfour, at the request of
the opposition leader, Andrew Bonar
Law, moved the rejection of the meas
ure. Mr. Balfour delivered one of those
telling speeches for which he is famous.
Dealing with the bill in a general way,
he laid stress on the case of Ulster,
the present condition of which he
likened to that of the American colo
nies before the revolution. He charged
the government with showing a dan
gerous want of appreciation of that
section, and, pointing his finger at the
government bench, said:
"If blood be spilled—which God for
bid—the real assassins will be those
who never have had the courage to
face the situation." ' -
Premier Asquith pleaded with the
house to forget the past and give Ire
land what the vast majority demanded.
He laid etress on the safeguards Intro
duced in the bill to prevent the Prot
estants from being oppressed by the
majority, and repeated the govern
ment's offer to introduce any other
safeguards if the opposition would out
line what was wanted. Me said that
Mr. Balfour had made the same gloomy
predictions when the liberals gave self
government to South Africa.
T. P. O'Connor approved the bill in
behalf of the nationalists. Thomas C.
R. Agar-Robartee. one of the two lib
erals opposing the measure, denounced
the bill as one of coercion, and said
that unless the Ulster question were
settled, the bill was foredoomed to
failure.
William O'Brien, leader of the Inde
pendent nationalists, said that while
he could not accept the bill as a final
settlement of the nationalists* require
ments, he regarded it as a sincere and
courageous message of peace to Ice
land.
James Henry Campbell, serving as
CRUISER SENT TO
COAST OF MEXICO
ON CONSUL'S PLEA
War Department Dispatches
the Denver to Acapulco
to Protect Lives and
Property
COMMANDER OF CITY
AT REBELS' MERCY
Americans and Other For
eigners May Be Taken
Aboard Vessel
TTASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—The shifting
character of Mexican rebel activities
again was demonstrated today when it
became necessary to dispatch the cruis
er Denver from San Diego, Cal., to
Acapulco, on the southern Pacific coast
of the republic, where American
lives are in momentary danger because
of the threatened rebel attack on that
city.
Following representations of the Ma-
I dero government that the revolution
soon would be put down came reas
suring reports from the Mexican states
along the American frontier, but hope
of an early pacification of the republic
gave way as it became apparent that
the federal forces were inadequate to
cope with the rebels in the central and
southern districts, who have carried on
their operations even In the very face
of the seat of government.
ALARMING REPORTS
Alarmed by reports from Consul Ed
wards, state department officials today
realized that strong measures were
necessary and so called upon the navy
to dispatch a warship to Acapulco.
Officials here now hope for a change
in the fortunes of the Mexican federal
government through the consumma
tion of the 40,000,000 pesos bond issue
for the authorization of which the
Mexican congress has passed a bill.
It is apparent that only with money
enough to purchase munitions of war
in quantities sufficient fully to equip
the federal forces can the hydra
headed rebellion be stamped out of the
length and breadth of the long troubled
republic.
The Denver will sail tomorrow and
should arrive at the Mexican port in
about four days. Comander Washing
ton has about 270 ' jackies" aboard and
a company of marines.
COMMANDER HELPLESS
Consul Edwards suggested that inas
much as the Mexican commander of the
town had submitted his inability to
reinforce the garrison, a warship
should be sent.
The last report from Acapulco said
Radillo was operating in the country
about there and that refugees from
every direction were pouring into the
town, which is one of the most im
portant Mexican ports on the Pacific.
Depredations and atrocities by the ap
proaching rebels were reported.
Americans and r>!her foreigners will
be taken aboard the Denver when she
reaches there If they so desire. The
Denver is the nearest ship to the dan
ger point,
MANY AMERICAN RANCHERS
Although the number of Americans in
the city of Acapulco proper is not so
large, there are large numbers in the
surrounding country engaged in ranch
ing and mining. Grave fears were en
tertained for their safety by state de
partment officials as soon as it was
learned that refugees from the outlying
country were seeking safety in Aca
pulco.
The rebels also control Casa* Gran
des, where they have forced the suspen
sion of operations on the railroad.
Reports to the state department to
day were more optimistic concerning
conditions along the border in Sonora
and Chihuahua, but the situation is said
to be bad in San Luis Potosi, some 1,200
miles north of Mexico City.
SAN ANSELMO DENIES
GROCER HIS LICENSE
(Special Disptttfc to The Call)
SAN ANSELMO, Jan. 15.—Oratory
and superior force of numbers of the
women representatives of Lansdale, a
suburb of this town, were responsible
last night for temporary defeat of I.
J. Hall, a grocer, who appeared before
the town trustees with an application
for an "original package ,, liquor
license.
An executive sereion was called by
the trustees, and at the end of half an
hour a deadlock was announced by the
chairman, Mayor fchrader.
The settlement of the question was
postponed until the return of John
Salsbury, an absent member, March 17.
San Anselmo Is a "dry town," and
there have been many efforts by mer
chants to obtain the right to sell
liquor.
The fight against the granting of the
license last night was. made by Mrs.
Peter Hamilton, a leader in women's
club affairs, and the treasurer of the
Tamalpais Center Woman's club.
LINEMAN DIES IN SNOW
RBDDING, Jan. 15.—Overcome by
fatigue and cold, Alexander Young, a
lineman 30 years old. was found dead
today in a snowdrift. He had per
ished during the night, while waiting
for George Whiteson, his partner, to
bring him aid. Young and Whifeeon
were "hunting trouble," when Young
became exhausted from laboring with
the heavy snow that clung to his
snowshoes. Whiteson pushed on
ahead to the Balakala mine for help.
A rescue party found that Young was
frozen to death.
NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The members of the new board of
directors of the San Francisco Chamber
of Commerce met in the assembly hall
of the chamber yesterday afternoon, or
ganized for the work of the coming
year and elected new officers, as fol
lows: Presidents William T. Sesnon;
first vice president, C. F. Michaels; sec
ond vice president, W. N. Moore; third
vice president, Joseph Sloss; treasurer,
C. K. Mclntosh; secretary, George C.
Boardman. The executive committee
will be composed during 1913 of the fol
lowing: C. K. Mclntosh, chairman; W.
N. Moore, C. F. Michaels, M. H. Eeberg,
R. I. Bentley, John S. Drum and Wil
liam Matson.
SENIOR CLASS WILL DANCE
' OAKLAND, Jan. 16.—The semi-annual
dance of the low senior class of the
Oakland high school will be held in the
gymnasium at Twelfth and Jefferson
streets, Friday night. The committee
is composed of Harold Aydelotte, Har
old Blote, Raynor Glmbal, Margaret
Morrison, Ruth Oliver and Louise Mills.
leader of the Uleterites in the absence
of Sir Edward Carson, repeated Uu
eter'o objection to home rule and de
clared the bill would produce a gen
eration of internecine tarife and per
manent disaster to the progress of tbe
country.
MASSACHUSETTS
TO SELECT SITE
WITHIN FEW DAYS
Exposition Commission Will
Leave Boston for San
Francisco Next
Tuesday
THEODORE HARDEE
ADDED TO STAFF
President Moore Fills Post
of Chief of Department
of Liberal Arts
The Massachusetts exposition com
mission will leave Boston for this city
on Tuesday, arriving here the follow
ing: Saturday to select the Massachu
setts site. One of the members of the
commission appointed by Governor Eu
gene Foss is Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond, formerly of thte state. This
body will be the largest state* dele
gation yet sent to San Francisco.
An Important meeting of Massa
chusetts people living In California
will be held this evening In parlor A,
Palace hotel, 8 p. m., for discussion of
ways and means of arranging the pro
gram for the Massachusetts commls
| sion. Extensive entertainments are
planned.
W. W. Chapin, publisher of the San
Francisco Call, was elected a member
of the board of directors of the expo
sition company yesterday to fill the
vacancy created by the resignation of
Charles W. Horntck.
DEPARTMENT CHIEF NAMED
The appointment by President Moore
of Theodore Hardee as chief of the de
partment of liberal arts, was approved
yesterday by the board of directors.
The liberal arts division of the exposi
tion will cover an extensive field with
a palace to itself. It will comprise 15
groups, subdivided into 121 classes.
Among the Important groups will be
printing processes, engraving and lith
ographing, books and publications,
manufacture of paper, photography,
maps and geographical apparatus, in
struments of precision, scales and
measures, coins and medals, medicine
and surgery, chemical and pharmaceu
tical arts, musical instruments, theatri
cal appliances and equipment, electri
cal methods of communication, teleg
raphy and telephony, civil and military
engineering, models, plans and designs
for public works, architecture and
architectural engineering.
Hardee has had wide experience
with expositions, having played a
prominent part in the St. Louis exposi
tion in 1904 and the recent Lewis and
Clark exposition in Portland. He first
became associated with the Panama-
Pacific Exposition company In the
spring of 1910 in a voluntary capacity.
During the official visit to Washing
ton of President Moore, Hardee served
as secretary and he accompanied the
recent mission to foreign cities in the
capacity of executive officer.
P. H. Benson, English master of
Pageantry, addressed the board of di
rectors of the exposition company yes
terday, outlining his ideas of pageants
that might be held during the exposi
tion year.
VISITORS NOT TO BE MULCTED
San Francisco's exposition visitors
will not be forced to pay exorbitant
prices for food.
The leading restaurant and cafe
men of the city have organized the
San Francisco Restaurant Men's asso
ciation, with membership extended to
merchants dealing with them. The as
sociation Is pledged to do everything
In Its power to aid in the movement di
rected toward lowering the cost of liv
ing and to see that exposition visitors
are not overcharged in eating houses.
A committee of restaurateurs has been
appointed to ask the aid of the direc
tors of the exposition in the task of
making , ample provision for the Pan
ama-Pacific guests.
The following officers have been
elected: Gustav Mann, president; J. J.
Kppinger, first vice president; L. Foers
ter, second vice president; W. C. Ol
| sen, secretary; A. J. Becker, treasurer;
Arthur Joel, adviser.
DETECTIVES CAPTURE
SUSPECTED BURGLAR
Arthur Taber, Thought to Bβ Richmond
District Robber, Had Loot In
Hie PoneMlon
In Arthur Taber, who was arrested
last night by four detectives, who con
cealed themselves In his room in a hotel
in O'Farrell street near Mason, the po
lice believe they have captured the bur
glar responsible for a series of daylight
robberies which have terrorized rest
dente in the Richmond district during
the last month.
Taber admitted to the police that he
entered the home of Dr. T. A. Vogel, 10$
Second avenue, the afternoon of Janu
ary 12, and the detectives recovered
several hundred dollars' worth of jew
elry stolen on that occasion from Ta
ber's room.
In addition to the silver ware they
found a satchel containing: two re
volvers, a blackjack, one bottle of gold
testing acid, a lamp and melting pot for
reducing gold, a flashlight and part of
a jade necklace, believed to be part of
loot secured in some Richmond district
home. >
The deetctives trailed Taber by means
of pawnshops where he disposed of
some of the stolen articles. They dis
covered he had two addresses, the other
being a room at Ellis and Leavenworth
streets.
Detectives Dinan, ODea McGee and
O'Neill hid themselves In this room for
some time, but finally decided to wait
for the man at the hotel room. They
had been concealed there but a. short
time when Taber entered. They pounced
on him so quickly he bad no time to
struggle.
Local Brevities
CHRISTY CASE POSTPONED — Before Jndge
Shortall yesterday tbe case of James Christy,
charged with persuading Marie Bnihn ' and
Esther Mentor to refuse to testify In the case
of Albert Hendricks, a fugitive from justice,
whom they *ay attacked them In Golden Gate
park recently, was called and continued until
next Tuesday afternoon for preliminary bear
ing.
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY—Tne following
petitions in bankrutpcy were filed yesterday la
tbe United States district court: William P.
Frledrlcb, a local printer, whose liabilities an
$1,563. with oo assets: Henry Danckwardt, a
local barber, whose liabilities are $2,M1. witn
no assets; W. J. Gnmmlsoa. clerk ltring in
Oakland, whose liabilities arc scheduled at
$788, wltn no asset*.
THREE ARRESTED TOR THEFT—Rudolph Sfc-
Artbur. Frank Pladon, Alexander McDonald
and Richard Herforth were arrested yesterday
by Detectives McGrstu and Harrison and
charged with burglary. The police accuse the
men of entering [lie home of Mrs. M. Marsh,
2103 Castro street, January 9, and stealing
jewelry worth $50. The plunder has been
recovered.
THREE PICKPOCKETS HELD—William Harri
son, Charles Wilson and Harry Hartley, three
pickpockets with eastern records, were held to
answer to the superior eowt yesterday by Po
lice Judge ShortaU In $10,000 bond* each. Dβ.
cember 21 Uβ trio picked tee pocket of O. W.
Douglas, a piano salesman, win ism Young,
who was arrested for intimidating Dooflaam
connection with the case, will be heard Friday.
Rockefeller Must Testify
Even Though He Be Palsied
* ♦
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—1β
executive lesilon today the house
money trnnl committee derided to
take the testimony of William
Rockefeller by deposition and
designated Chairman Pujo and
Counsel tntermyer for the work.
The decision was not unanimous,
Chairman Pujo voting against
taking Mr. Rockefeller's testi
mony at all.
Although Buffering from "whak
lati palsy" and iinablr to speak
above a whisper. Rockefeller
would be able to undergo a "brief
examination ,, if hi* testimony is
of "paramount importance."
So Doctor Richardson told the
committee. He said that to sub
mit the oil magnate to prolouged
questioning might cause a hem
orrhage or a swelling; of the
larynx, which would stop his
breathing-.
WOMAN PRESIDENT
HOPE OF NORDICA
(Speeiel Dispatch to The Call)
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.—Madame Lillian
Xordica, grand opera star, is of the
opinion that a woman will some day be
president of the United' States. The
singer, an ardent suffrage supporter,
says votes for women will not destroy
the chivalry of men toward women.
"What chivalry the straphanging
age has left," «aid she, "will be Juet as ,
strong whether woman goes to the
polls or stays at home.
"Women have just as good chances in
the professions as the men. They must
work harder than men to accomplish
the same thing. Some day, when a
woman is elected president, you can
put finger on the hardest working
woman in the United States."
NEGRO MESSENGER'S
MEMORY FERTILIZED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. —William
Winkfleld, toe former Standard Oil
negro messenger who has told the sen
ate committee investigating campaign
funds of his participation in the eale of
the "Archbold letters" made material
alterations in his testimony when he re
appeared today before the committee.
Winkfleld told the senators he had
"stage fright and a bad headache yes
terday," but that he later remembered
that one telegram, two letter copy
books and three parcels of letters were
taken by hlmeelf and Stump, another
messenger, and for his share he got
$1,500, which he believed to be one-third
of the j>rlce paid. He said he under
stood they were sold to the New York
American.
Winkfleld told of being called into
John D. Archbold's ofllc* and questioned
about removing the letters. Hβ said
that Archbold told him Stump could
prove he had taken them.
"This Is the first time I acknowledged
my part in the matter," said Winkfleld.
"I never admitted It to Gilchrlst Stew
art or to Collier's. I have never told
Mr, Archbold about it."
The witness said that Archbold dis
charged him because he believed he
knew something about the letters be
ing taken. Winkfleld said that the let
ters were in Archbold's desk, and testi
fied that he and Stump and a man
named Zlmmer would take the batches
of letters out to sell them.
Winkfleld swore that he had not told
Gilchrlst Stewart he had received $34,
--000 tor the letters, as was said In the
statement Stewart prepared for former
Senator Foraker.
George Stump, chief clerk of the
traffic clerk of the Long Island rail
road, testified that on one occasion he
returned to Frank Baretow of the
Standard Oil offices two or three let
ters he had taken by force from hie
17 year old brother, Charley Stump.
"I had suspicions about that time at
the rate Charley was living, but I
knew he was gambling—following the
races," testified the witness. "He con
fessed to me to taking the letters with
Winkfleld. I told Charley he might
be able to stand the disgrace that I
knew would follow, but I could not.
Charley said negotiations were then
on for the letters he had. He men
tioned the Hearst papers. I took the
letters from him mostly by main
force."
PROVISION FOR HOMELESS
To provide for homeless and hungry
men who have been in the habit of ap
plying: to the city prison officials for a
night's lodging , , the police, with the per
mission of the board of public works.
last night fitted up two rooms In the
newjounty jail building, at Merchant
and Kearny streets. Two radiators and
two electric lights have been inetaUed
in the rooms for the men. This move
was made by the police because the city
prison could not accommodate the large
number of men who apply each night
for lodging. About 100 men were in
stalled in the rooms last night. A meal
will be given each man at the prison
each morning.
Your "Silent" Piano
Exchanged For A
Player Piano
CJIf you have a "silent" piano in your home, be
cause nobody can or will play, we will gladly take
it in exchange and make you a liberal allowance
toward a Player Piano. Then the whole family
can play anything in music, from the latest popular
song to Grand Opera.
IJ We carry the most comprehensive line of Player
Pianos in the West—each makes the highest attain
ment of that type. Prices range from $475 to
$2,350. We sell Player Pianos on vety moderate
terms. «^
Sherman Cb.
STEINWAY AND OTHER PIANOS APOLLO end CECILIAN PLAYER PIANOS
VICTOR TALKING MACHINES. SHEET MUSIC AND MUSICAL MERCHANDISE
Kearny and Sutter Streets, San Francisco
Fourteenth and Clay Streets, Oakland
SENATOR CHARGED
WITH WRONG ACT
House Committee Says War
ren Unlawfully Fenced
Public Domain
Roosevelt Letters Used in
Evidence at Inquiry
Into Matter
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.—That th«
Warren livestock company, of which
Senator Francis E. "Warren of Wyoming
was the head, was "maintaining: unlaw
ful inclosures" of public laijds in Wyo
ming and Colorado in 1906, wm the
substance of a report adopted today by
the house committee on expenditures iv
the interior department
The committee's conclusions were
based on inspection of records, re
ports and correspondence from the in
terior department covering: the Inves
tigation made in 1906 and 1907. Theso
showed that Warren's company was ex
onerated of the illegal acts which spe
cial agents had charged.
A minority report, drawn by Repre
sentative Burke of South Dakota, alr>
will be presented to the house. M.
Burke holds that Senator Warren's com
pany was not holding Illegally any pub.
lie land in 1906.
LETTER FROM ROOSEVELT
Included in the documents made pub
lic with the committee report are gome
sharp letters sent by President Roose
velt to Efhan A. Hitchcock, then secre
tary of the interior, in which the presi
dent declared the interior department
inspectors had not made good their
charges against Senator Warren.
Special Inspector E. B. Linnen made
the report in 1906 charging the com
pany with maintaining fences around
46,330 acres of public lands In Wyo
ming and 1,120 acres In Colorado. Lin
nen was assisted by W. C. Hlntze, and
in the report charges were made against
the Warren Livestock company, alleg
ing that It had persecuted and driven
out settlers and had dominated the pub
lic lafids In Laramie county.
Accompanying this report were many
affidavits from settlers as to the alleged
illegal fences, the acts of the employes
In Intimidating settlers and a threat
Senator Warren was declared to have
made as to the acquisition of certain
lands.
In a letter to President Roosevelt, in
1906, Senator Warren declared his com
pany was observing the law; that he
had no illegal fences, and that he pro
tested against the "assassinating and
dark lantern procedure" of the special
agents of the interior department. Sen
ator Warren declared his company had
given up all fences about public lands;
while the inspector* of the interior de
partment maintained that the law still
was being violated, and that United
States Attorney T. F. Burke would not
proceed against the Warren interests.
NO MORE: INQUIRIES MADE}
"This exhibit 3 simply is a bundle
of scurrilous allegations," said Presi
dent Roosevelt In his letter, dated Jan
uary 17, 1907. "I am utterly at a los 3
to understand why such exhibit should
have been forwarded by the depart
ment of the Interior to me. It was of
value, however, because it deeply dis
credits the worth and judgment Qf In
spector Linnen."
President Roosevelt directed a new
examination of the Wyoming lands be
made as soon as weather permitted.
by a man "of a very different type
from Mr. Linnen and'"his associates.' .
The documents made public today con
tain no re-port on such another investi
gation.
FRENCH ELECTION VERY
CLOSE; PAMS IN LEAD
Minister of Agriculture Only Sixtecu
Vote* Short, Premier Poincaire
Being Second In Race
PARIS, Jan. 15.—A vote taken this
afternoon at a joint caucus of the par
ties making up the majorities in the
senate and chamber of deputies to nom
inate a candidate for the presidency of
the republic, resulted as follows:
Ratymond Poincaire, premier. l£0;
Jules Pams. minister of agriculture,
174; Antonin Dubost, president of the
senate, 107; Paul Deschanel, president
of the chamber of deputies, 83; Felix
Ribot, former premier. 52. .
The second ballot, taken thie even
ing, resulted in Jules Pams, minister of
agriculture, receiving 253 votes ami
Premier Raymond Poincaire 272. As
299 votes are necessary to elect, an
other ballot will be taken tomorrow.
WRONG DAVIS HALED TO COURT
fSiXH-ial Dispatch to The Callt /•
SAN JOSE, Jan. 15. —The discovery
that the wrong John Davis had been
brought into court this morning on a
bench warrant Issued for a missing
prosecuting: witness resulted in the dis
missal of a charge of assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to commit
murder, which has been hanging over
John Mano Blanco for several week?.
The right John Davis, It has been as
certained, la in Nevada at the present
time, beyond the jurisdiction of the lo
cal courts.
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