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HJjrhest Temperature Te*terday. r>4. Lowest Siindn?
>ie:ht. 4S. For details of thr Weather See 17.
THE CLASSIFIED ADS
in The Call are increasing
steadily every day. They bring
results. That's the answer.
VOLUME 113.—N0. 136.
MEXICAN BANDITS
RAID CHIHUAHUA;
YANKEES VICTIMS
Band of 400 Outlaws Is Ter
rorizing State, and Leader
Declares He Is Especially
Opposed to Americans;
Homes and Stores Looted
FOREIGNERS ARE
HELD FOR RANSOM
Italian Captured in Naica Is
Released on $2,400 Pay
ment; English Manager,
Tied to Burro for Slide
Down Mountain, Is Freed
CHIHUAHUA, Mex.. April 14.—Ma
rlnvlo Kerrera. with 400 followers, is
terrorizing the country near here by
demanding ransom from foreign resi
dents. He declares that he is onposed
especially to Americans.
According to advices received here
today, Herrera's band yesterday en
t«rcr! Nalc*, In the state of Chihuahua,
Bud Wffccd stores and residences, tak
ing prisoner Jose Rovio. an Italian
subject. Bovio was released only after
the payment of $2.40<\
Later the bandits entered the camp
of workmen building the Conchos
river dam. demanding under
threat of killing the English heads of
the construction works. -T. W. Fuller,
the manager, refused and was tied to
a burro which Herrera threatened to
eend down a mountain side.
Fuller's associates offered J H.0n0 to
prevent the act, but TTcrrern insisted
that the sum be doubled, which was
done after much parleying.
Then the bandits looted th*> homes
of the foreign and American workmen,
rohbing the company stores of $7,000 in
merchandise.
Final Sonora Clash Near
NOOALES. Ariz., April 14.—The be
ginning of a cr/mpalgn of state Insur
gent forces - against Guaymas, the only
point In Sonora remaining In the hands
of the Huerta government, only awaits
of the state troops which
yesterOay took Naco, on the Arizona
border.
Nearly 1,500 men will be hurried from
the vicinity of Naco to Hermosillo,
the state capital, below which point
more than 2,000 troops , already are
mobilized.
Not more than 600 federals defend
ma s.
Slain Sailors Innocent
XOGALES, Ariz., April 14.—The two
American sailors killed by police at
Guaymas last week were members of
the provost guard, said a foreign min
ing official arriving here today. He
reported that the chief of police was
engaged In quieting two Intoxicated
members of the shore party.
Struck over the head with a beer
buttle by one of the bluejackets, the !
Mexican official, dazed, fired two shots
at the sober sailors, who proved to be
on police duty and rushing to arrest
their disorderly fellows.
.Minnesota U. Men Held
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. April 14.—
Three former Minneapolis men, grad
uates of the University of Minnesota,
are held prisoners by federal troops In |
lower California as prisoners of war,
according to a letter received today
here by Norman R. Roberts of this
city. They are Arthur R. Barke, Harold
*I>. Downing and Ralph Clawson. The
'.Vtter was written by Downing and
smuggled through the lines by brib
ing a Mexican boy.
When the letter was written they
were at Real Castello, about 40 miles
from the line.
The men were engaged in business
in San Diego, and while Clawson was
on a business trip In Mexico two
months ago, he was captured by ban
dits. He succeeded in getting word of
his plight to hia friends in San Diego, I
and they set out to secure his release.
They accomplished this by bribery.
Later they were captured by federals.
They are members of the Phi Gamma
Delta fraternity.
FRESNO GOES "WET," 2 TO 1
FRESNO, April 14. — Karly returns
show Fresno has gone "wet" by 2 to 1
majority. Alva K. Snow apparently
lias been re-elected mayor.
TALK TO PEOPLE THROUGH THE CALL
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ing evil The Call extends an invitation to talk to the public through its columns.
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If you have a message for the people, write it, briefly as you may; send it to your forum—The Call.
GAYNOR ANSWERS
PEACE JUSTICE
Neiv York's Mayor Says Christ
Would Administer Laws As
He Found Them Written
NSW YORK, April 14. —"Would Christ
, assess fines and collect fees were he the
justice of the peace in Oak Park in my
j place?"
This question is asked by Henry Neil,
recently chosen justice of the peace in
! Oak Park, 111., in a letter to Mayor Gay
j nor, which was made public here today.
1 Mr. N«i] raid his office pays no salary.
: bur that the law authorizes him to col
j lect fees.
The system of fines for-minor of
i fenses, Mr. Neil said, increases crime,
promotes disrespect for the law and is
1 wrong: In practice and bad in principle.
"Being a firm believer in the teachings
of Christ, I desire to administer the
office as he would administer it," he
i J asserted.
Mayor Gaynor replied to Mr. Neil to
. day.
"If Christ accepted the office," said
Mayor Gaynor, "he also would accept
the law as it is and administer it
faithfully. Hβ would not take the law
into his own hands. He would not as
sume to do as he liked. He would ad
minister the law as he found it."
GOLD COINS DISCOVERED
Loe Gatoa Attorney Find* Part of Loot
Planted by Famous Bandit
(Sppclal Dispatch to The Call)
SAN JOSE, April 14.—While wreck
ing a score of old Spanish houses to
make way for a public park, workmen
employed by Attorney H. A. Hardinge
of Los Gatos unearthed a package of
gold coins minted In the sixties. The
discovery was made in the same build
ing in which Hardinge obtained the
muzzle loading shotgun which be
longed to Tiburcio Vasquez, the famous
outlaw, who was hanged here at the
county jail in the seventies.
W. H. PAGE IS ACCEPTABLE
So Him "Nomination aa A mhnssnilor to
Great Britain Is Assured
WASHINGTON. April 14.—Great Brit
ain has responded formally to the
American inquiry as to the acceptabil
ity of Walter H. Page as American
ambassador to the court of St. James.
Mr. Page is persona grata to the Brit
ish government and his nomination
will be sent to the senate by President
Wilson tomorrow.
CLAIMS FOR TEN MILLIONS
Today Last Chance to File For lAt*
and Property I,o*a by Titanic
NEW YORK, April 14.—Tomorrow,
the first anniversary of the sinking
of the Titanic, has been set as the
last day on which claims against the
Oceanic Steamship company can be
filed in the United States district court
for loss of life and property. Damages
In excess of $10,000,000 already have
been demanded.
SIX MEN ARE ENTOMBED
Explosion In Arkmmn* Coal Mine
"Wreelte Property, Endangers Life
FORT SMITH, Ark., April 14—Six
men are entombed in mine No. 2 of
the Western Coal and Mining company
at Denning, Ark., which was wrecked
and set afire by an explosion early to
night. Efforts made to reach the im
prisoned men so far have been unsuc
cessful.
REALTY DEALER LOSES LEG
Sacramento Man Run Dovrn In Auto
mobile Accident
(Special Dispatch to The Cain
SACRAMENTO, April 14.—L. R. Nich
ols, prominent realty dealer, lost his
right leg today as a result of an .-into
accident. He was run down by a ma
chine driven by M. D. Henery, con
tractor.
FIRST CHERRIES SHIPPED
Box Conni»n»*d <o »vr York from Vaea-
vllle, Beating Laet Year
VACAVILLE, April 14.—The first box
of cherries of the season was shipped
out of the state today from this city,
consigned to New York. The first box
of cherries from California last year
was shipped April 22.
SLAYS 4 BABIES AND SELF
Bay State Father, Victim of 111 Health,
Believed Inaane
FJTCHBURG, Mass., April 14.—Er
nest Moschner. 35 years old, murdered
his four children and then killed him
self by shooting at his home today.
Continued ill health made the man
temporarily insane, the police believe.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
"The People's Newspaper"
SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, JPRIL 15, 1913.—PAGES 1 TO 10.
DAUGHTERS HOLD
STORMY MEETING;
MRS. SCOTT LOSES
Report of Credentials Com
mittee Rejected and New
Subsidiary Body Is
Ordered
PRESIDENT WILSON
DELIVERS ADDRESS
French Ambassador, Greeted
in Cool Manner, Excuses
the Delegates
(Special OlspaMi to Ti\p Call*
WASHINGTON, April 14.—The twenty
second continental congress of the-Na
tional Society of the D. A. R. opened
at 11 o'clock today with accustomed
pomp, but- with storm clouds hanging
low, and before the meeting had pro
ceeded farthey burst into a gale which
ended with a marked victory for the
conservative faction.
So profound was the victory and so
subdued the administration forces that
when, in the afternoon, the president
and his party arrived at Memorial Con
tinental hall not a cloud was to be seen,
and the great body of splendidly dressed
women never presented a happier or
handsomer aspect.
While the president and Mrs. Wilson,
the vice president and Mrs. Marshall,
the secretary of state and Mrs. Bryan
and the wives of all the cabinet mem
bers were arriving , through a side en
trance to the building: hundreds of peo
ple, including: many tourists, waited
without Continental hall hoping to see
the imposing , party draw up at the
front door.
AMBASSADOR OVERLOOKED
The name of the French ambassador,
M. Jusserand, did not appear on the
official program, but through the inter
cession of the president general. Mrs.
Matthew T. Scott, lie was persuaded to
accept an invitation to deliver an ad
dress. While the entertainment commit
tee busied itself in the-vestibule, asking .
If anybody knew the ambassador and if
so to-please notify it tjrhfs" arrival, M.
and Mjne. Jusserand waited in the .lost
ling throng for the proper person to
Snd them. So thoroughly democratic
has become the ambassador that when
another might have considered this an
affront, he only looked amused.
When the president, the secretary of
state, the French ambassador and other
speakers reached the stage it was filled
with a throng of national officers, sons
of the sons of the American revolution
and others. The marine band gave a
fanfare of trumpets to announce the
arrival of the president, and while he
took his place on the flag draped stage
the great silk American flag shot out
from some place before unnoticed and
was drawn to the center of the arched
ceiling, and as the marine band burst
into the strains of the "Star Spangled
Banner," its folds swung loose to the
breeze. Those present cheered and
sang as the emblem of the nation
swayed above them.
CHEERS FOH PRESIDENT
Then there was a great cheer for
the president and before it was half
spent Mrs. Scott, president general,
rapped for order and for probably the
ten thousandth time since he became
president, Mr. Wilson faced the camera
man.
His address wall brief, but eloquent.
Hid' theme was the serious object of
the society in keeping green the mem
ory of the American revolution and
preserving the early history of the
country.
Following the president, the secre
tary of state delivered an address
which brought forth rounds of ap
plause, and then the marine band
struck up the national anthem of
France, and with scarcely half of thou
sands of women recognizing him, M.
Jusserand stood beside Mrs. Scott,
smiling and bowing to the applause.
The cordial greeting did not satisfy
Mrs. Scott, who realized that half the
women present had not recognized the
ambassador, but while she motioned
for them to rise, he democratically In
sisted that it did not matter, and even
when some of the daughters turned
their backs upon him—unwittingly, of
course —to look at the galleries, he was
wholly unperturbed and seemed
amused.
SPEECH DROWNED OUT
So delighted were the women dele
gates, officers and members with the
Continued on Fnice 2, Column 6
Coast Will Be the Goal of Immigrants
Ellis Island to Lose Its Laurels
Delegates to Pacific coast immigration congress as they appeared to The Call artist.
Pacific Congress Speakers Are Sure Canal Will
Shift Tide to Western Shores
In the belief of the members of the
Pacific Coast Immigration congress,
which convened in San Francisco yee
terday, the immigrant will come to this
coast In large numbers, Just as in years
EXPECT MEASURE
FOR GOVERNMENT
EXHIBIT TO PASS
Sundry Civil Bill Vetoed by
Former President Taft Is
Reintroduced
In House
(Special Dispatch'to The Cain
WASHINGTON, April 14.—The sundry
civil bill, which was vetoed by Presi
dent T.ift on March 4, was reintroduced
in the house today, carrying: an appro
priation of $500,000 for a government
exhibit at the Panama-Pacific exposi
tion. It is believed the bill will be
passed without change, under a special
rule.
Members of the California delegation
were pleased today to receive a night
letter from President Moore 'of the
Panama-Pacific exposition correcting
the story that was telegraphed broad
cast throughout the United States that
California was not to have a state
building. The original dispatch caused
considerable comment among members
of congress from outside states.
"I am very glad indeed," said Con
gressman Knowland, "that President
Moore has answered fully the er
roneous dispatch which was sent out
from California and published in the
leading newspapers throughout the
United States conveying , the im
pression that California would have
no state building:.
"It was rather embarrasing to the
members of the California delegation,
as the dispatches were commented
upon generally by members of con
gress. I think it would be an excel
lent plan to have the dispatch of
President Moore placed in the hands
of every member of congress, which
would certainly tend to counteract the
effect of the newspaper reports."
ALLEGRO IS AN EPILEPTIC
VALENCIA, Spain, April 14.—Alle
gro, who yesterday attempted to kill
the kin?, was rejected on three occa
sion* by the military medical board
as an epileptic, totally unfit for eerv
iee — __
"An independent Newspaper"
past he has swarmed in at Ellis island.
What mode of life he will adopt de
pends on the attitude of the citizens of
the west, whether he will adopt our
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HOUSE WARMING
HALTED BY FIRE;
BUNGALOW BURNS
Miss Huntington's Home
Goes Up in Smoke as
Guests Celebrate Its
Completion
Miss Marian Huntingdon's new bun
galow in the hills west of the Santa
Clara valley near Cupertino was de
stroyed by fire which started shortly
before midnight Sunday while mem-
bers of a house party were celebrating
the completion of the cozy little sum
mer home.
t
The male guests doffed their coats,
rolled up their shirt sleeves and pro
ceeded to rescue the feminine portion
of the party and sundry articles of fur
niture. The flre is believed to have
started In the bathroom, and a patent
water heater Is blamed for the trouble.
Miss Huntington, who is the daugh
ter of Mrs. M. A. Huntington, recently
purchased the 150 acre summer place
of William Plsher and built an addftion
to the cottage already standing on the
grounds. Early Sunday a party of
young folk chaperoned by Mrs. Sallie
Davenport motored to the bungalow.
When the fire was discovered they
were about to retire for the night. It.
was impossible to check the flames, so
all efforts were tuiuied to the salvaging
of furnishings. The unfortunate house
party was compelled to seek shelter for
the night at the bungalow of Mrs, Sal
lie Maynard, whose place adjoins Miss
Huntington's.
In the party were: Misses Eliza
beth Bull, Margaret William, Madge
Wilson, Vesta Reid, Marian Huntington
and Lillian Whitney, and Phillip Pas
chiel, Carey Hill, Doctor Boardman,
John Carrigan, Doctor Moore, William
Goldsborough and John it Young.
LYNCH FOR PUBLIC PRINTER
WASHINGTON. April 14.—James M.
Lynch, president of the International
Typographical union, is slated for pub-
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It prints news received
too late for use in the
regular city newspapers.
PRESIDENT NOT
WORRIED OVER
ALIEN LAND BILL
Wilson Says Japan and
Other Nations Affected
By Legislation Will Be
Reasonable
IRA E. BENNETT
(Special Dispatch to The Call)
WASHINGTON', April 14.—President
Wilson is not worrying over the
phraseology in the alien land bill pend
ing In the California legislature, which
puts all nations on a basis of equality
with reference to the ownership of
land.
The correspondent drew the presi
dent's attention to the iact that asser
tions had been made by diplomats of
foreign nations that the bill as it
stands prevents aliens of any nation
from owning land in California for
more than a year unless they take out
their first citizenship papers.
It was stated to the president that
some of the diplomats had construed
it as a violation of their treaty rights,
which provide that Americans shall
own land in foreign countries without
giving up their allegiance to the United
States and that foreigners can own
land in the United States without sur
rendering their allegiance to their own
nation.
REGARDED AS LOCAL MATTER
The president stated to The Call rep
resentative, however, that he felt that
the other nations would be reasonable
and recognize the fact that the national
government could not control the ac
tion of California and that the alien
land law naturally would not extend
beyond the borders of California.
The president made it clear that he
is taking a hand i n the California
alien land law controversy only as an
individual.
President Wilson now is trying in a
tactful way to get such changes in
the bill as will propitiate Japan and
prevent any further complications.
Other nations may be offended by the
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
POPE IMPROVES;
ALL ROME HOPES
RECOVERY WILL
BE SPEEDY ONE
Pontiff Passes Day Without
Fever — Amelioration in
Bronchia! Symptoms Con
tinues —Marchiafava In
sists on Absolute Quiet for
Distinguished Patient as
Factor Incident to Recov
ery—His Holiness Weak,
but Takes Nourishment
VATICAN, HOWEVER
. PREPARED FOR END
Cardinals Silent, but Are
Ready to Respond to Call
to Choose Successor —
Many Prayers Offered
for Holy Father in the
Church — World Cities
Supplicate in His Be
half—Christendom Turns
Eyes Toward Eternal City
BULL-ETIHr
ROME, April 14.—The bulletin le
aned tonight by Professor Marchtafavn
and Doctor Amid regarding the pope's
condition read as follows i
"III!* hollueuM passed the day without
fever. His temperatnre tonight Iμ
nearly 09. Amelioration In the bron
chial Nymptomw continue.
"MARfHIAFAVA.
"AMICI.*
(Special Cable to Tbe Call)
HOME, April 14.—Rome began to
hope today that the miraculous would
hnppon and that th<? anted pope would
after all successfully combat the com
plication of diseases which has sapped
his vitality, pulled down his strength
end brought him to the very brink of
the grave.
After a sleepless night, in which the
doctors worked unceasingly to fight off
the threatened pneumonia, his holiness
at last sank into a sleep, which could
hardly be determined from coma. When
lie awakened it was found the pneu
monia symptoms had almost disap
peared, and the fever had abated until
it was well below 100 degrees.
While the attending physicians are
encouraged it must not be considered
that the danger of a fatal termination
of the attack is not extremely grave.
WEAK AND EMACIATED
The holy father is in a pitiable state
of weakness and emaciation. He is
able to take little nourishment, and it
is a question whether or not he will
be able to get hold of himself, even
if the danger from inflammation and
fever is arrested.
It is this question of giving their il
lustrious patient strength so that h«
may become convalescent which is now
engaging the energies of the doctors.
Among the high officials at the vati-
I can upon whom will devolve tho grave
duties of carrying on the work of tha
church during the interim between tho
death of the pope and the election and
installation of hie successor the faint
hope that the doctors will be successful
in fighting off death has not had the
effect of halting the preparations for
the elaborate ceremonies which follow
a change.
RILES TO BE OBEYED
Well beloved as Pope Pins is, the sin
cere sorrow for his death must not and
will not Interfere with the prescribed
rules of the church.
So far as possible the Vatican Is pre
pared for the end now. The cardinals
who rule the church at the far ends of
the earth are kept informed of the con
dition of his holiness, so that they may
start for Rome in time to be present at
the opening of the conclave which will
elect the next pope. The dignitaries who
have prescribed duties to attend when
the end comes are ready for instant call.
Murh interest Is felt in the question
of the succession. The men who will
name the next pope are silent, but
among churchmen of lower rank the
You don't look any older
because you wear glasses if they
are "Equipoise"—they give one a
pleasing expression and youthful
appearance and stay on straight
without pinching.
Wear "Equipoise"
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