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Eight Ready to Talk
Accused Members of the Department Request
That They Be Called Before Grand Jury
was called the prisoner was an in
terested listener to. a recital of how j
Joseph Berger and two others were al- j
leged to have bunkoed Paul Chain- j
mann out of $5.340. j
The trick worked by Berger and his j
companion was to convince Chainmann j
that they had invented a machine to j
duplicate United States currency. They J
induced the victim to accompany them !
to a room In a fashionable apartment |
house and there displayed a small press
similar to that used for blocking but
ter. ''-.. . : 1 ..;'. '.L'Y;. ; '' --
Chainman was told that all he had to
do was to put his bundle of bills in
the press and they would be dupli
cated. He did so and the bunko men
then switched the, bundle with an
other containing blank paper. They
then gave Chainmann - back what he
supposed' was his "roll" and told him
to meet them at the same plae In two
days, lat which time he would receive
the- duplicates of his bills. *
Ohainmann waited the specified time
and returned, but no one came to keep
the appointment. Growing suspicious,
he opened his package of bills and dis
covered the fraud. : -Y>.~ : Y
Throughout the testimony De Mar
tini listened with rapt attention, a
smile now and then flickering across
his face." At the conclusion of the story
he turned Ito a prisoner next" to him
and said: "What do you think of any
body: pulling a trick lUte that?"
In a letter»to.Mayor Rolph yesterday
J. H. Dumbrell,' foreman of the J grand
Jury, informed the city's chief execu
tive that \lt was the intention of the
body to probe the graft charges against
San Francisco police detectives to the
utmost. Mayor Rolphreplled by' stating
his entire satisfaction over the action
of the grand Jury and offering whatever
assistance* it was In his power to give.
ACCUSED OFFICERS
fV FOR HEARING
ASK FOR HEARING
Examination of the six-convicts sub
penaed will probably occupy the grand
Jury tomorrow to the • exclusion of
everything else, according to Fred L.
Berry, assistant district attorney.' ■(•;-.'■'
Late yesterday afternoon the eight
suspended policemen made, a formal
application to Berry in the absence of
District Attorney FlckerC to be heard
■by*the Inquisitorial body. • ' • t
This .was the first formal request for.
a hearing made by the; accused officers
since their suspension, and whether:it
signifies that they have decided on such
a course to create a favorable impres
sion. Is only a matter of-conjecture/
Berry replied to their. request by. stat
ing that he would lay the matter/be
fore Fickert Monday morning. '* * "'
Detective Sergeant -Macphee showed
marks of the suspense* under which- he
baa been laboring since'the. charges
were made against him'and his fellow
officer's. He declared: toY Berry; Y("Y'/I
never worried fo much before (In all
my life. The sooner the grand jury
hears us the better for all concerned."
Berry is working on a statement by
De Martini that $30 was paid tojEsola
in one of the notorious' rendezvous of
the bunko men following the fleecing
of a victim out of $190 in a baccarat
game, in the hope of obtaining circum
stantial evidence gainst the accused
detective. In order to'prove.jthat the
money was passed to Esola |an,* effort
is being made by the district attor
ney's office to locate another person,
who is said: to have ( : been present
during the transaction. ~ yY/ \ , ;.
According to De Martini," the victim
lost $190 and 'Esola's."cut" was fixed
at $30. As De Martini says the money
was given directly to Esola,without
the aid of a "go between," consider
able importance attaches to the Inves
tigation. . :,';.*' •XX r ■ ,-il i -
«]\TO REFLECTION y
IN INTENDED"— FREE
(Special Dispatch to The C«m
SAN JOSE, April 26.—A statement
issued today over the signature of
District Attorney Arthur It, Free is the
latest development in the controversy:
between the local prosecutor and Mayor
Rolph of San Francisco—one of the
features of the investigation of V the
charges that police of the metropolis
protected Italian bunko men operating
throughout the state.
Following Mayor Rolph's statement
published in The, Call this, morning,
Free gives the details of business
transactions ; with San V Francisco's
mayor, which, he says necessitated two
visits to Rolph's office.' one of which
Rolph "evidently recalls and another he
does not. ..-■■• ~ : '.:,..-.
The second visit/Free say**, was in
December or early In January, "after
Commissioner. Theodore Roche * had •
been appointed. .-•'"■'> r;
MENTIONED INCIDENTALLY
Free denies that he intended: tp. cast'
any reflection on Rolph and says ; he "i
only mentioned the occurrence Inci- :
dentally to newspaper men during a
recital of his experiences in the case. - :
His statement follows:;:
"Answering the statement of Mayor ;
Rolph which appears >in the papers, of '■
this morning. I desire to state - that i
upon one occasion, fixed by Mayor
Rolph as May 5, 1912,|1 went to his
office, sent in my card, which reads as \
follows: 'Arthur M. Free,' attorney and !
counselor, district attorney, San Jose,
California." and asked for an interview."
Upon that occasion, on -..behalf ." of kE.
Ghidossi, I tendered him the rent due
the mayor upon, the Ylease Yof some
property owned by him near La Honda'
"The -terms. for a -;new""lease -were
agreed upon; by Mr. Ghidossi and the
mayor and Mr. Ghidossi asked me to
look over the j lease for him, so on No- \
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vember"13,1912,.1 wrote the mayor re
garding the lease. ",-" * " r */Y : 4v'Y
"On November 18. 1912, I received the
following" letter ■ rom • the ' mayor:
'..'.'-«..■."--•' r,'»-- Mayor' i'Of flop." a : .
a - ■'; San Fr»no!sco. Nov. 18. 1912.
Pear Sir—l have your favor of the l"th instant.
railing. m.v ' attention«to a * lean? .to-be ■_ ««mte«J
betweon* E. Ghidossi and myself,'; for lay: property
near Mountain View.'; a- *, •*. > ...
'■'•> I bare. been: so much ; occupied with x public '. af-:
fairs for the last few weeks that it has been Im
possible for me to attend" to any]of. myprlvate
affairs; and.: as -I ?am i leaving for i Washington. :
,D.- C... tomorrow mornine as one of "the* city's
representatives -'-beforethe* secretary of 5- the : In-
I terior, 1 I a must leave. the ' lease ; between Mr. Ohi
dossi i an." , myself - until ■» my■ return. irhto iI "' will
prepare same , and:send it to-yon<for, inspection.
Very truly yours; .*.-,. •.--.,.. •. - ,
A MRS KOI.PH JR.
Mr. A. M., Free, San .Tone, t'al. .
CALLS ON* MAYOR AGAIX *
* "After, the return of ' the; mayor .from
the east and after the, removal fof Esola
as detective in the Italian detail I called
J upon the mayor * again. This was either
iin the very late part of December, 1912,
or. the early part of January,' 1913. The
purpose of my visit was to ask the
mayor for Mr. .Ghldossl's lease. The
lease was not ready, and the" mayor re
marked to me that*his word was good,
however, and -that % Mr. Ghidossi could
continue in the possession' of the prem
ises until such time as Mr. Rolph would
execute the lease* .'', .';. '"
"I then remarked to.the mayor. that a
few days before I had read In the paper
that Esola bad been removed from; the
Italian detail' in ;San( Francisco, and I
told him thatYEsola' had endeavored to
block the(prosecution. of some of these
bunko , men ;in ; our * city,' 'and that we
were unable to get Paul Necchi,' another
bunko man, ~ out (of „' San ( Francisco, ; as
the police. would not produce him for us.
, "He remarked that he was very busy
at the time and; that he) did not ; at
tempt to attend to police matters in the
city and suggested that I take the mat
ter up ;before \ the ; police commission,
and Just as I was leaving he suggested
that' I -'speak; to Mr. Theodore ; Roche
about the matter. V- ■ V- .'-;**.
; "At no time did I intend to cast any
reflection upon Mayor "Rolph, and the
mention of his' name ato the | newspaper
men f was i merely,; Incidental in relating
our experiences in these cases. *
*IYhad also told (Mr;; McNutt; of the
district attorney's office of our trouble
in these matters and( Mr. McNuttj told
me that the next time we wanted a man
out of > San Francisco ;to come to him
and .he ; would -assist us,»and i later did
assist us In getting; Necchi. - *
• '.'Upen my second- visit to the mayor
he was very-busy with t'other people in
his - private ( office and talked to me In
one of A the small rooms. The conver
sation lasted : but a j few minutes and
neither^ of f.usr- was seated (during ■ the
conversation. V The >-•; mayor : probably
passed the matter from his mind, as the
mention of Esola was simply incident
to the other mission upon which I .(had.
called, and',with these details I believe
the; mayor should recall (the two visits;
the first when I tendered the money for
the renewal of the lease and the second
when ' I went to secure a " copy,* of ; the
renewed) Jease;( ;Yy YY( : , A. M. FREE,
"District,;? Attorney of (Santa'(; Clara
'~ County." YYY V' -V '..Y ::i , ;\(;" ~ t g£.
SHERIFF TRAFTON I;
GIVES HIS VERSION
; (Special Dispatch toT^e' Call) j
I SANTA CRUZ, April 26.— an affi-
I davit made ibefore. J%dge Stanley, Sher- j
; Iff "Howard Trafton gives, his version
jof his connection with the case of Louis (
i Dodero." ■-; v ; •';'■- -} : - .-*"" >'"•' ' -Yj
j'.-Q. Borradori, proprietor of the Swiss i
hotel where the 5 bunko men first made
;,the acquaintance of Dodero, was i the
| main" witness before Judge Stanley. He
I said: that-'Trafton * and/August a Jounon ]
came to his hotel and the latter !
formed Dodero that there j was a de
tective agency. in San Francisco, one
of whose. .men was -friendly -.with a
girl named Chita Rovlgo and that
through her they could" get a confes
sion of the names (of the associates
of Rovigo tln the. robbery of Dodero.*
He said J tiiat he .had• .reason "> to '1 believe
that one of the bunko men had prop
erty-valued at $3,000 to; $3,soo,itiand
that; part of Dodero's money could|be
returned Ho, him. . . V V -.-' , ;%((.:
( Dodero-said, 'I wilL take $1,500 cash
down arid?they can have the balance."
Borradori. said, "Louie, anything you
get back.will.be like finTJing it,"'and he
advised \ that he | give* a I power of at
torney, to some one he had "confidence
in. but not to sign with any strangers.
He suggested that he leave the whole
matter with Trafton, ;-'saying:>" "You
know that you can.trust Trafton with
everything you have." ' v (
• According to the * testimony, Dodero
said "All right, I Will leave the whole
thing with Trafton." *
i; • The power. of attorney was \ drawn
up and before it 'was, signed by.Dodero,
Trafton said: - ".Vow Louie,, you un
derstand I don't get' a cent out' of this.
.1 "want to see l ;the balance of that gang
in Jail before? they rob some one else,
and I will try and get what money I
can; for you, not less than $1,000 and
as j much f more <as I can, and . whatever
I get back will be yours." '.'■.*
, : Dodero said, right, I will leave
all to you." a V■._..'•'. ;';Y *~ .j] -'•.. "
;', Borradori's testimony was corrob
orated' by Justice V- Bias and F. ' A
Dllle. '-' •-•■*- . . .' , : .
ATTENTION CALLED
TO LOTTERY EVIL
Charging the police.department;; with"
making:^ apparent effort to stop lot
tery gambling, the supervisors' police
committee yesterday ; sent the police
commission 'a terse communication call
ing attention to the recent" published'
complaint *of V Carroll . E.i Fisk * against
the sale of ; lottery tickets and declaring
that the ?practice is "most open, notor
ious J and : unchecked." '."■-
A copy of , the letter received * from
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 1913.
Six Convicts Will Testify
From Both Penitentiaries
According to Fred .I*' Berry, a*-
Riataat ' district \ attorney, the] fol
lowing eoavicts will be I brought
' from Sa a Q.ucat In aad V Folsom
prisons tomorrow to undergo ex-
ml nation by. tbe grand "jury t" -a ;
Michael Gallo, who ' made star
■ *" tling disclosures regarding ■ the
operations of the bunko gang.
John Spirito, who *Ji Is :X serving
j". three - years ; for swindling ; Sal
: Xyntore > Aveu i la . this > city.
Emilio ' Chleßa, *. wi« .' was V ■•»-'
-' tenced £ from i San Jose for the
-** rob cry of , Domlnleo t Bargoit I.
Rafaele Pas«ulul, mentioned by
' Maurice dc - Martini fas having
beea a member of 'the :riug.?.-"Ys
Glovaaettl : and V Scbenonl, '■£. who
-'■ have figured : less prominently
'_. In the stories of ' alleged ' police
V-, corruption. ' '"; ■'.;•. -"_;*,, :;;'' •- '-■■-.;,
Fisk.by the committee was also sent to |
the: police commission,"; in which *' Fisk <
states at at least four lottery > com
panies are doing f business: In : the j city.
He ; points '■:, out the evil effects, 'suchf as
the ?,- temptation X placed before ' young
boys . and : the Inducement iit offers mes
sengers i and others ?to buy j tickets 1 with
funds Intrusted \to 1 them * for other * pur
poses.*-"';;'- V.v-; Y';*Y ;V ''-'-"•"-.'-"-"-.■'-'
The letter from the supervisors to the
police board as follows:v
• X "Board of Police Commissioners —
Gentlemen:.Y Inclosed please '»•'■ find :- copy
of communication referred to the police
committee ; of ■ the - board ? of "> supervisors
for investigation. As 5 the matter to be
corrected £ oomes within your depart
ment it is respectfully referred to you
for * consideration,';, -YAs a * supplement 'to
the inclosed letter the committee ;is ad
vised -5 that!» there are 1 not four but ten
lotteries in operations, that the ."sale -of
tickets is most open, notorious and un
checked '- and "5 that I apparently/ no; effort
is made to stop this unlawful business.
Respectfully;:.'-'**;';;-'- '..a'" V.-V V- -
"POLICE COMMITTEE BOARD ; of.
-.:. ; supervisors."
DECLARES STAND
... REGARDING "COMPS"
,='3The second round of ; what promises
to be : a v long; distance : contest between
the ; supervisors' police committee and ]
Chief of ; Police White over the latter's*
InsistenceY upon >* receiving free fight
tickets was - entered.; upon ; yesterday,
when the supervisors led off with a short
note -to the police - commission, giving
formal, notice * of their;decision; to al
low the department; no moreY. "comps."
Y:ln delivering this; blow, the . super
visors*: aimed to V break; through x Chief
White's -*■ defense, v which \ was" -that -' he
was 'acting under orders of . the I com-'
mission. . V .-••.'- V
Still smarting from the reported "ac
tion of ,£White, whoY is said;; to have
threatened Ito ' stop : , last Friday . night's
boxing j entertainment in the Pavilion
rink If ;- Promoter did (not' fur
nish % the customary 25 /tickets.i the su
pervisors (declare in their note that fno
reft-ults were obtained * from the ' plan of
having plainclothes men ; visit the fights
to check gambling.. ;,-•/*>'**; XX Y:Y : .j>Y'-Y:4
"Owing to the failure to get results,"
states the | supervisors' communication,
"the police committee rescinded its or
der to the athletic clubs giving ( boxing
exhibitions to furnish -the; board of po
lice commissioners 25 admission tick
ets for each 7 exhibition. As the license
fee required of '"clubs V has" been .in
creased, the ; committee ; does., not £ re
quire unnecessary, burdens to be placed
on the clubs." -..■.;,'
V This \ formal notification' was sent to
pave : the way or x the proposed ' Investi
gation which Chairman *'Hocks of the
committee stated would ? be t made to
find out who la running the; boxing
affairs,*; "the supervieors or - the chief
of police?" xm^sffimmmMm
ORGANIZE COMMERCE BODY
Burlingame Merchants - Take Steps to
'.':.-.; Form Chamber
(Special Dlapatch to The Call) V '•'■'' 7 •'. '**
V BURLINGAME. '« April * 26.—pearly 100
merchants ;" and" business men v of .this
city V held a meeting tonight %to j£ take
preliminary steps toward organizing a
; chamber Yof a commerce. Y>j Samuel ;D. •
Merks made.the opening address. Harry
Miller 1 was ; appointed temporary chair
man, with Roy Van jSchatckttemporary
secretary. V A meeting will .be'; held next
Friday night to effect -a permanent or
ganization. '••'•.' ■"-,*•'-
DALY CITY OFFICERS QUIT
(Special^Olapatch, to The Call) * ■■/ _>'<
DALY CITY. April 26.—Another po
litical upheaval .occurred here .today
when the three fire commissioners, IT.
H.J Smith, \ H. :F. i Secor ; and. F. A. Smack
turned |in \ their resignations. This! ac
tion follows; closely V the - resignations
of "Clara Jess, city recorder and ; City
Attorney Suhr, whose position was
filled by the appointment: of 'James H.
Morris'of:San Francisco.
The Naked j Truth
To walk ■ with '•■ good' clothes attracts
attention, to walk without clothes at
tracts more j attention. Don't 'be too | at
tractive ; -dress' on credit.**' - $1.00 * a week.
59 Stockton-? street, upstairs. Advt. v
r Shrewd-Company
Established 1852
TOILET SETS
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II gest these as suitable 1<
bridal gifts and present
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Land Bill Is Opposed
Message to Governor Johnson Cautions' of
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Possible War With Japan
most = formal *' manner. The democrats
see; In i the • present " move in t politics an
international question that V must be
settled> by Its leaders.'.*-..-/.
.-- Democratic sentiment V * has settled
down to an lmpassionate view of the
'coming; of Bryan. The leaders, \ includ
ing forces sin the senate"' and assembly,
have declared that there will be no
* railroad f Joy; rides *to > points outside of
Sacramento, when the matteri, of alien
land laws might ibe /discussed at ease
in i a*; Pullman t car. - '-■"*"••• /;'. ,V..,- I
»V Bryan has "signified in telegrams that
he does not desire to be interviewed
on the subject of I the pending legisla
tion and he has also Intimated that he
iwilll make his headquarters in fa* Sacra
a mento hotel instead of the governor's
;residence. * ' " • ' •' -*'. ' •
GOVERNOR'S BID \ MERELY-FORMAL
V The ; governor's / invitation / to"- him *to
be a guest at his private residence was
merely a matter of J form. " V The • gover
nor extended :;i the 'A Invitation P purely
from the view point ;of ; one official ad
vancing a courtesy to Yanqther. V
tJ 3 There f was a*. resting on arms today,
hut the arms were still in sight. The
democrats,:; particularly"; Senator; Cam!-"
netti, Senator i Campbell l and 1 members
of ; the* assembly, seemed - inclined %to let
the 1 secretary come and go without ' any
particular V effort to V retain.-or V detain
him. ;/; EvenY* the / democrats * have "-., come
to j the .conclusion i that ; the v federal * gov
ernment ;: isYf not V really;' concerned /In
alien or anti-Japanese* legislation.
,; Governor * Johnson \ and; the Z adminis
tration"; forces will receive Bryan * Mon
day/ in :, a": most / formal- manner. V*; The
legislature/ does not accept the theory
of I the cartoonist.who; thinks r that Mr.
Bryan Is coming here with a, mallet In
his hand. : - - ; * .•"•
KENT LAUDS JOHNSON STAND Y-Y
Y. A 'telegram from Congressman Kent,
congratulating him upon his handling
of * the alien :. land legislation, was re
ceived today by Governor Johnson, The
message , read: -.- *
"Congratulations' .upon • your, brave
stand. Opinion universally with % you
here. Any 'demand by foreign nations
that v.we'vshould regulate our,* interna
tional affairs -to suit; them- is * hostile
Impudence. The treaty making power
is not -; supreme '; in such questions as
ours." . "•;'--: a;- ; :Y;
-V The "Anti-alien Land Owner's .League
of Northern San; Joaquin county," with
headquarters ¥intLodl;;has; sent to As
semblyman Stuckenbruck. Governor
Johnson and other state officials copies
of ia'-'resolution urging the passage .of
an alien land law. The league, - Stuck
enbruck said, - had \ been 1. organized ' only
a few days, but already; included nearly
all the population of ;Lodl;and- the sur
rounding country. .';Y-Y ;
The resolution 'commends" "the action
taken by President Wilson; and ; Secre
tary of < State \ Bryan' and approves the
policy advocated by them." • '.</-/ V „
BRYAN ASKS JORDON j
TO CONFERENCE
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(Special Dispatch te The Call) - -*';-"a ':>:■ *
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April 26.
At the (wired request of; Secretary of
State Bryan' Doctor Jordan, president
*>f ■; Stanford, will go to Sacramento
Monday (to confer * with; Mr. Bryan on
the '■ California alien - land I laws. r •
-- In regard to the proposed laws Doc
tor Jordan said today: V *
.V: "What shall we say of the propo
sitions 1 made ;' In each v. recurrent Cali
fornia legislature to restrict land own-
ership;by;aliens \ in the state? V, These
four propositions seem to be true:
V "ISuch statutes (V are unconstitu
tional, if directed against aliens of any
particular nationality. V Y*
~a"2—They are invalid, if ;in. contra
vention of any existing treaty. V This
and the preceding being matters to be
frankly, determined in the federal
courts. :' ; 'V_"*.Y V ; ;Y ■'-. :-XXyXX, ■[■-,-■ '■
; "3—They are not ; valid if attacking
.the V present legal j rights of V owner
ship.; : ; ; > '-XX' ;;■';•'■ ' r-x _ -Y-iY
'.'A— They would, If 'directed against
all alien ownership, have sweeping ef
fects,-; not yet estimated. :
DISCRIMINATION ILLEGAL
;, "As to the first point: .Under our
constitution •• a * state ias such \ can not
make * any treaty or agreement ? . with a
foreign nation, nor with /any group of
its people considered collectively as
members; of such nation. Y?It; therefore
can ; not single out as the object of spe
cial? legislation | the citizens; of any for
eign nation who may be; resident with
in the state. This condition Is k, not
changed: if such aliens be named 5 mdl
rectly as 'aliens' not eligible to 'citizen
ship.' Such subterfuge does not -change
the - Intent ior : the 'effect >of the r statute.
' "If this ; principle Jls | correct, no 'state
legislation anti-Japanese can be valid.
>. "As to the second point: The 'aliens
in the United ii States* are, .•■ in -Ya'i sense,
'wards of * the nation,' acquiring % their
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rights ;of -travel and residence pri
marily | through V international » treaties.
; 4 "No : statute of the state is invalid
until so declared! by the federal courts.
The \ remedy for any person ;i aggrieved
is ' i to be found *in \ appeal to sthe ? courts.
JAPANESE ELIGIBILITY A QUESTION ■
"It has not been finally decided ".that*a
Japanese hot eligible ito s citizenship
nor that Ihe is; a•. 'Mongolian' by race or
by origin. ~ .^
- "As to the / third point, we !i have * the
decision' of The Hague tribunal in 1905,
In the noted house tax case In Japan.
In .this case it was decided ,that a nation
could not alter conditions under which
aliens have obtained title to land ex
cept | with the consent of | such? owners.
If * Japan' can I not > change concessions \or
sales' made ' under former conditions "to
foreigners f resident 'in what were i then
her 'treaty; ports' without her consent,
thenY California can not i force aliens
having legal j ; title to • property ' toy; sell
such property within any given time,
nor can - she \ take:; away such ; ; property.
Ansaliens land i law can not be made
retroactive jor • change » conditions once
legalized. '■; ;'.;,.. . ~- f ; ►.->..-;--•;'
Vi "As ** to the fourth point, the ; bulk of
the i> alien ownership :' |n/, California is
British. As Yto*; the theory involved
there Is mo doubt something to be 'said
on f either side, but * how; the state would
come out V with a/; sudden reversal of
policy no one knows. / c •*;.;-:'/
/ "Any state statute applying exclu
sively -to aliens of any ; special* nation
ality, however/disguised in phraseology,
must apparently be 3/' unconstitutional.
Such a statute would rest on the im
possible J doctrine that a federal state
may form alliances or J have ; differences
with a" foreign nation without involving
the United States. This is another form
of the old theory of 'nullification.' ./
WILL "CONFER WITH :
STATE AUTHORITY"
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'.(GRAND 'ISLAND, Neb., April 26,—
Without giving details of the .views of
the national administration which he
is to impart to the legislature of Cali
fornia, ; Secretary of ; State * Bryan made
it-plain: when she (passed through here
at noon today that the state authorities
are to be "conferred with" and-not' in
any sense coerced In :an attempt to
arrive at "at satisfactory solution of -the
alien land ownership question. X
V; Secretary Bryan * hasi (steadfastly" re
fused during his trip to give* out Inter
views, saying that he. does not deem :It
proper to express i his opinions In ? ad
vance of his meetings with the Calif
nia law makers. ■;.' .;((' (--.;„. "a. V; ,(
. ,"I ,am (going to Sacramento," said Mr.
Bryan to | a"; reporter, "at , the request of
the j president, to confer with • the Cali
fornia authorities. The * purpose of •my
trip is to assist, if possible, in reaching
the wisest, solution of the problem with
which they have tto deal, on the theory
that the state acts in a dual capacity.
It has its local interests to guard and it
also has its responsibilities to main
tain as one of the states of the union.
; , "I am sure from the communications j
that* have passed between the president
and the California authorities that the
purpose of my trip is understood and
that it will ". be V. greeted In V the same
friendly; spirit that actuated the presi
dent in : sending me."( ;'Y * * y Y(" *j
Rush > for (Citizenship y (;
LOS ANGELES, April 26.1n conse
quence ,of the California alien; land law
agitation, unusual activity being ex
perienced in the naturalization filing
offices .throughout southern \ California,
according; to Frederick * Jones, ( federal
naturalization examiner H here. ; * /* V'; -
; : (Jones, said today that - resident Euro- ;
peans, fearing a general ; restriction; as
to y foreign ownership of ;( land ; in-, this
state,;. are hastening to qualify* them
selves for 'admission to citizenship. ;;Y
';,(In : many Instances declarations :of ,' In- l
tention to become citizens have been
accompanied by applications for entry J
on public; land. ,;.' X- ;'';;; Y( Y( V* I
Over One Hundred Thousand
Automobiles In California*
A majority of these are running on _ >f'
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bat lacking: a home, ■ 13 year
' old child ila awaiting the I efforts
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ceived as *a \ member jof) a? family.
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; homeless, V but I If it- an %' a aawer •, be
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LILLIAN BOURNE OBTAINS
DIVORCE SANS ALIMONY
Arrangements to Insure Herj
Ample Income, Says
Attorney
(Special Dispatch to The Call) - .
PORTLAND, Ore., .April 26.— Lillian
Elizabeth Wyatt Bourne .received a di
vorce from Jonathan Bourne Jr. after
a hearing in Judge Caton's court- to
day. No • alimony -was allowed by the
decree and* it was riot J asked. ■•■■
tX. Her attorney; said that arrangements
had \ been made :to ( Insure her an . ample
income. V . ' _ *
;'Y Mrs. Bourne told the court that when
she married, her : husband V was - prac
tically "broke" ' and ? that j he, used her
money.!inY helping : him ' along. \ ' . Later
when. they , settled *up she - received j her
share in bonds, which ', he cautioned her
to V surrender under; no ,* circumstances.
She asserted * that Mr. ; Bourne " lost (his
temper and :; berated " her. in V the % later
years - of," her > married * life when f she .In -
, sisted(on observing his caution to the
extent. of'• refusing Ito f deliver, bonds to
him:.Y"'-""'Y-'-:-.YY Y-Y- V'"V ; ' " 'v'; '-.X
Mrs. Bourne; testified ; that (the divorce
was not collusive, but that she V had
| genuine ' grievances \as set \ forth in the
complaint. (V Mrs. Bourne told -of ?; their
fashionable ( ; apartment (YofY thirteen
rooms (in Stoneleigh Court, "Washing
ton, D. C, having been > divided 1 into
(two' parts, of which she occupied one
and her husband the other. She said
that .h*e( frequently had applied epithets
and i that yon one f occasion his threats
made it necessary for, her( to telephone
the police. -..Y.Y "■"'(.';■'
'XX, When she : had guests. for dinner her
husband would fail; to appear or have
his dinner \ served privately, and when
jhe n had men or -women visitors, ;or
both,; his . guests would . lock ; the door
between their quarters and \ refuse her
'entrance. ~ ' -" ** * -'- - v
V Mrs. Bourne was a = Miss Wyatt of
Albany, and met and married Bourne
In Chicago. / ~
POPE PIUS IMPROVING;
WATCHES (THE PILGRIMS
Cardinal Merry del Val Telle of the
Affection of the Holy Father
.Y;YV;;./.-.Y (~ for America ■;•
ROME, April ".. 26.—The departure of
Angelo Sarto, brother of the pope,
from the Vatican this morning is re
garded as confirmation *of the ; contin
ued ' Improvement >of the pontiff. *
V. : The '■ pope was ipermitted by, his phy
sicians to( stand at the window of his
bedroom and g watch (the j American pil
grims crossing the" square of St. Peter's
to enter the bronze door of the Vati
can. . - ~ .
- * They' (were ; received Üby Cardinal
Merry del Val. papal secretary of state.
V,. In addressing the pilgrims, Cardinal
Merry del Val said:
V "My affection for America Is deep.
The interest the holy father had In you
Is Iso great that; if an (exception j could
be made'; so that jhe could 3 see anybody
It would be made for you. ( V (; :
V "It is of America that the holy father
said -on a memorable occasion: *( 'That
is .; a % land c where true freedom"' Is es
teemed.' % Therefore, ( you, V more V; than
others,;;have (every; right i. to claim for
the holy father j that freedom necessary
for the ' government ;of the church. lam
glad to note the assertion - that the
holy father's ■ position ; has ; relation not
only to • one people, but has claims upon
the -whole Catholic world." ■';;;
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