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Kipling's "Three Sealers" is not a poetic fiction. The real story of the well known characters makes interesting read ing, and it will be found in . / The Sunday Call a \u25a0 VOLUME CL— NO. 41. Pardee Turns Over the Office of Governor to Gillett WOMEN VICTIMS OF JACK THE SLASHER Attacked on Street During the Day by Fiend and Skirts Cut With Razor ALL POLICE FORCE AFTER MISCREANT Men Are Placed at Transfer Points and the Safety Stations to Catch Him , Cvcrr brsacb of the Police Depart ment waa cmlled upon yesterday to at •rist In runnlnjt dowa \u25a0 "Jack the Slash er," who bas been terrorizing; yonas women of the olty for the last Treelc by ateßllnsr up behind them and cntt lujr their skirts with a raxor. Eleven Firl* lyire already been attacked on the ctreets, bat la every case the mis creant has made bis escape. Xone bas been Herlonaly Injured, but the po lice fear that the fiend may as readily • slash a woman's throat as her skirt. Besides the orders to all patrolmen, Detectives Xlcnjrnn. O'Connell, Ilralsr, Taylor and Ed Gibson have b?cn de tailed on the case. Policemen In plain clothes were stationed at tbe safety stations and all the important transfer points of the city yenterday, as these are the places chosen by tbe wretch for falK attacks. It Is his habit to alleht from a *trr+-t car at a crowded corner and wield tbe razor amonc the women am they Rtcp on and off the cars. Jlr IE-enerally disappears Into the throng; before he can be reeojenteed. The police, nevertheless, have a good description of the villain, furnished fey Miss nosmthal and Miss JCiWsen, vt«V I ttao!^i I fiWBJKJu»-Prfi lf «aajio ; yea at the office of the California Electrical "Works at 642 Folsom street. Miss Rosenthal. and Miss Klessen were vic tims of the strange creature and re ported their experience to Harry Piper of the electrical company, who In turn Informed the police. The two girls alighted from a Mis sion street car at Third street on their way to work. They had just turned to wa!k down Third street to Folsom when Miss Rosenthal felt a sharp twinge. Turning: quickly around she saw a man hasten into the crowd. I>ater she and Miss Niessen found that thtdr skirts had been cut with a sharp instrument. The young \u25a0women describe-ttie razor wielder as short and stout. On his face was a larjre piece of plaster. Both young women are conSdent they could identify the man. "Six of us were on our way to work," raid Miss Rosenthal, in describing the incident, "and we were riding on the Mission-street car. I noticed a man sit ting alongside one of the girls, but paid no particular attention to him. "We got off the .gar at Third street to walk to the office at Folsom street. The man got off at the same time. We started to walk down Folsom street, when the man passed us and then slackened his walk. We passed him and a moment later T felt a sharp twinge. At first I thought it was caused by a pin in my skirt, hut in a second I realized that it wrs something different and as I turned about I saw the man who had followed us dodge into the crowd. I had seen him on the car and could easily identify him. "I put my hand on my skirt and was surprised to find that it had been cut in five places. They were long slashes and could have been made <mly with a razor. One of the girls then noticed that Miss Klessen's skirt had also been rut. There were only two slashes in hers and they were not so large as in mine. She did not feel it, as he did not cut so deeply. We hastened to the of flce and \u25a0 there told Mr. Piper." Subsequent attacks have been report ed" to the police, but In#vcry case the slasher has made his escape before be ing recognized. Thoroughly aroused as to the danger to the women of the city with su^h a creature at large, orders were issued yesterday instructing the entire force .to bend - every effort to rapture him. Accordingly, policemen in plain clothes were placed at all the safety stations on Market street and at the transler points at Third and Fol rom streets, Market and Kearny, Six teenth and Fohsom. Sixteenth and Mis sion, Third and Mission and Ellis and Ktockton streets. " j There has been such a striking simi larity in all the attacks that the police are convinced that they were all made by tho samr man. B^B TO WED MRS. J. G. BL.'a\B JR. B PHILADELPHIA, Jan. S.—A mar age license was issued today In this city to Paul Stanford Pcarsall of New Tork, who is to wed Martha i<ichl>orn Blame. The latter, who was recently divorced from James O. Blame Jr., gave her address as Sioux j alls, S. D. It Is understood the marriage will take place next Tuesday, — • The San Francisco Call. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 88 THURSDAY. JANUABX 10. 1907 WEATHER CONDITIONS YESTERDAY — Cloudy; sooth wind; maxxmsa temperature, CZ; minimum temperature, . 48. FORECAST FOR TODAY— Rain; fresh south east wind. Fag* 11 • EDITORIAL GoVernor Parflee's f arew«a mesuc* U en titled to tbe hlfbest consideration as the con densed experience of a man who for four yean has held tbe rclos of ffOTeramrat orer Cali fornia and known tbe tadde working of politics, Its dejecta and abuses. The message Is candid and Illuminating testimony from an expert who can bare no other purpose or motlre than to promote tbe common weaL Pate S LEGISLATURE James N. Gillett toansßrated OOTernor of Oall fornia and taLen oath of office. Fare 1 Ex-Gorcrnor Pardee wins In his effort to bring aboat tbe appointments of Judges Eos mer, Denny and Crow. Par* 1 LoplslttU f committee to be appointed for purpose of Investigating method of conducting San Francisco water front. Pag* 1 Gorcrnor Gillett, In his lctsgoral addxeM, faroru a new tax eastern. Pag* 3 CITY Entire police force pet to work to catch "Jack tbe Slasher," who cnts skirts of women on tbe street. Ftg« 1 President Payeon, addressing tie stockholders of tbe Spring Valley Water Company In annual meeting, declares that the corporation does not oppose en Independent tyrtem for protection asalnst fire In San Francisco. Fag* 16 Concluding arguments made la United Ball roads arbitration case and board sdjourns to study evidence. Pag* 16 Merchants' committee drafts bills prorldiag for appointment of new Harbor Commission and for Issuance of $2,000,000 In bonds for lm prorements on water front. Fag* S Murderer Slemsea's confession Is Introduced as evidence against him In trial. Fag* 16 AH schools care one are supplied with enongh fuel to last for two weeks. Pag* 10 Muster-out order against local companies of ' National Guard Is not enforced. Pag* 10 > 1 Grafters pursue usual tactics of delay before Judge Dunne ami companion Indictments may be subjected to Indefinite delay. Pag* 16 Arctblsbop Montgomery Is at the A filer Sanl torfum and surgeons declared that his condition was hopeless. It was #3nght be would die last night, but be rallied. Fag* 8 SUBURBA.V Berkeley Board of Edncatlon orders , Superin tendent of Schools to continue ea^prcement of the compulsory racclnatloa law. •''.*," Par* 4 Mother charges her* eon with - tarlnx ; fraudu lently ' obtained "considerable ' property ' from \u25a0' her while she mas seriously . 11L ' > •'\u25a0:. Fag* 4 ' Former Honolulu health official commits sul ctde In an Oakland hotel. , ' Pag* 4 Youthful wanderer, who nays he came from Eureka with Governor Gillett found astray In outskirts of Frultvale. Pag* 4 COAST Two thousand cattle lnrade Lrethbrtdge. In Canada, In search of food. *> Page 7 Bridge In Ventura, bearing throng of peo ple, plrff away and two are drowned. Pag* 6 DOMESTIC Attorney General Hadley of Missouri begins suit to break cp control of Gould family of r&llroadg and other concerns that competition may prevail. Pag* 4 3. C: Stubbs is questioned by Interstate Com merce Commission about alleged ending of com petition between the Union and the Southern Taclfie. Pag* 9 American Smelting Company Increases year's surplus of $10,482,000 In profits. - Page 3 Sinister fate pursues Rev. James Le Baron Johnson, who eloped with Mary Hoffman six j-ears ago. Page 11 Gas explosion loosens molten flood at Pitts burs steel works and many workmen are " en- Gulfed. Pag* 7 WASHINGTON General service pension bill Is discussed by Senate and vote will be taken tomorrow. Pag* 9 House refuses to strike out Item of $1,000,000 for militia maneuvers. Pag* 9 FOREIG.V General Vladimir Pavloff, military procurator of Rusk la, murdered In St. Petorbsurg. Pag* 11 Friends of Dake and Duchess of Marlborougb still working to cause reconciliation. Pag* 9 Terrorists In Russia .are holding Csar as their final victim cnlen be grants reforms. Page 11 Report is confirmed that thirty strikers were killed in riot in Mexico. Pag* 9 SPORTS . Crack - handicap horse Nealon at almost pro blbltive odds bea\en by Joe Coyne at the Emery ville track. ' Page 6 Charles J. Gliddcn's - automobile tour from Chicago to the City of Mexico temlnated by an accident within fifty miles of his destination. P. 6 Tommy Murphy makes a chopping block of Toung Corbett In their six-roond go. Page 7 National Association of Baseball Leagues grants enlarged territorial rights to the Pacific Coast League. Pag* 6 Spokane oCers a 5.15,000 purse for a fight be tween Jeffrie* and ; Squires. Pag* 7 LABOR Stockton convention of State Federation ,of Labor takes firm stand against child labor. P." 10 M AH! \i: Kosmos liner Itanrl brings the first shipment of new coffee from tbe south. Page 11 XI MAG Sharp *Crances In prices of Goldfield mining stocks again take place on 'Change. Page IS Next dance of Gaiety Club takei place TTedaesdcy evening, January IC. Page 8 ££. ii-s V^/\ lita i 3 BRANCH OFFICES Subscriptions and Advertise, ments will be received in San Francisco at following offices: JC3I FILLMORE ST.IEET Open until 10 o'clock every nijrht KtS VAN NESS AVENUE Parent's Stationery Store. 642 TURK STREET At the Sig-n of the Lamp. - SIXTEENTH AXt» MARKET STS. Jackson's Brancli. 653 HAIGHT. STREET Stationery Store. i lone Valencia; street v — Rothschild* Branch. ]C3I CHURCH ; STREET Ceortre" Prevltt'ai Branch. C2OO FILLMORE STREET , Woodward's Branch. '•" , EGRMER GOVERNOR PMD f ; ; it \u25a0 . was a most shameful <on * the \ part •of the ; > new i admimstraiipn politics? witfc theljudiciary. "rile a&ded j that : is-a^go^ ; / • • - " ; Flashlight • photograph ; of • the seen eat the \u25a0 inauguration . of .Governor . Gillett •in the \ opera-house < at \u25a0 Sacramento, y ; From \ left; to \ right > the % persons- .on; .the > stage : are : ... Former ; Governor Parde^ rWarrcn R. 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Alleged Irregularities of -R SACRAMENTO,^ ; Jan.; 9;-^oVernorGilktt's; adroitly.^ message contains one *':lbng paragraph triat, bears *oiit '^th'e,: stories/ sent <out'i of Humboldt^-County » that 'he "intended to • sweep;* the !r San > Francisco '\u25a0-• water front /(blear •; of Pardee men. ..- The ; new ! broom- is ; ,". ready,'.': but • •\u25a0• desire .v to avoid; resort .to >anything that might be 'caiied\rough"'i work* has _>eyblved f ; -a' cererhonibus" plan '. which will 'be slo w : in « operation.^ 4A ' legislative"iinvesti gationiis'tbjbe made with a leaders ; of the "Republican State organization 'say ,-h'ave ;beenv practiced .for ,sorne£time. After}' the .committee, reports the broom, is to rriake; a ; big" swing (^frbmiMeiggs wharf to; Mission Bay and "not a' Pardee • man is to escape. V'£ .1. 1 ' : " '. v , V. I'\u25a0 \u25a0\ The:: portion: of the. message which means 'punishment for insurgents and reward for "the faithful' Is phrased' as mildly as 'the report of a Sunday-school superintendent, but organization work ers, smile' as' they read it and : say: "That's the stuff. He's going, to give them. the hooks." '•_ . ;. : Here' is'! the fatal paragraph- in full: : - Wthinthe last few months the tncrcjiants and shippers itg San - Francisco have ' given consider able prominence to tbe conditions existlns: [along the water, front } of ; the "city, and' bare ' r made many suggestions*'' for' their' betterment.'.^.Tiie' Slate wiil H«H.»n be railed' upon to expend a large sum of imoney^ tn. cxtendin?; the" seawall and: in eonistnjctlng 1 docfe* and wharres' to accommodate the rapidly : increasing commerce; coming^ to ' t thot port. '. Before. " this ' work • commences and % whUe tbe^lyesislature^isjin.eestiion I am of this opinion that . some • ffood - would "come ; from an^- Investlga^ : tlon-Jntotiieecreral harbors of the State under State;control,' and i;would 'therefore recommend that- a, 'joint \u25a0.committee; 1 of the, Senate and As sembly"; be : appointed \u25a0to make "iniiulrles . Into tbe \u25a0 prevallins '.conditions ; at : 'these . several ; harbor* and "olso :to -ascertain -pilot charges "and other J eiponsew attached '" to -skipping; 4 the Amount; of. pilot fee«- collect i-d • and "-the re-bates,'; lff«ny, ; i \u25a0'g ivea, "/ and *to *, whom : \the^ arerage ; expense jof •"' a Te«sel "engaged; in -' foreign- trade ; in : arriving ." arid ! depaTtlnJE» : froia ~ Uw|tp^pt| to| fotoc beo ; \u25a0 .whether : any. 'shippers ~ are ; ; ttTored '.; otJr.MßUieri ; vlict Ler any] of .* thei wiiarres j are . being'rnscd ' for buslnees.Vothpr \u25a0£ tha'n y. receirlng/and '.dlscbjriing : freight UojUtcTesclnslonTofi others;^^VhatYr^alrs and \ lmproTements"; are ; neceeiary," "and * such'; other! matters t affecting . , the \u25a0. public;* interests s as .' may. suggest HthWm!elTe.s",; to" itac^coEaimittec^and'to make~a. fiijl>reportj thereof ;toj the:" Assembly'; and' Senate ' \u25a0'\u25a0 at \jlts »' earliest "^ oonrenlenee. Viso - tha t proper I ! may j bej t passed ~.t if .'found necessary;;v.i .k\ t \\'^,±X},J.-'. \u25a0- "; -. - ; \u25a0•; \u25a0'" *• ' .VI3I S « AT { THIS .VPORT :> The. recommendations is: for, an inves tigation • Jof f. the ; several t, harbors^ ; . under State •contrSl.;^ This \u25a0 'helps ' to'| conceal the ; \u25a0real^fpiirp\«e,^for.jtjie\, water-front of ; San*Franciscol 'isfthe^ "mark t atl which Gillett is^aiming.V XeUher/heJnor|tK^ 'organlzationica.n|forgets that employes °f 11^5^9^?^!^ holSi^g'^officiar positions'^r^just^plainvjobs^ PardeoNadministraUon, ..either/ sulked during "the gubernatorial campaign/'oV gav e v ;' secret ; s uppqr l l to t i.Th eo'dorV: r A: BelirfpieTDVmoqraticJcanaidate.;' ; '\u25a0 •' /!l tTSt T 5 is'ttho f hope;*o f '^tjie/^organization* «^aV'an*;lKv*cstJi?atloh;Win;V^veairexces- rp»Mt^ed|w^^glc» • .^• I ??3S Former Executivel I? QivenivEl^teringn : \u25a0 ' ' : §§: ;j Reception iso l Official u?::v i> lines'; oi '} rain'^drenc'lied ttHe ;*six s compa ; hies \u25a0of i ifif antf y ,> andi troop fof tcavalry under command of ColonelfA'' M*. Seyr. :mour,:fN.' : G.':C.,"f 'that^'escorted '"James' N. Gillett to" the '", Cluriie where he was v formally \{ inaugurated as : . Governor ; of 'California i today/;. ': ? > ;.'•; Seven ! 'hundred Cpersons;v including the : eighty lAssernblymen ; : aHd^ forty- ; Senators,''' gathered^; at .the' \ opera-; house 'to> witness -the inaugural icere^ mony. ' 'About 200 , women iWere ; among \u25a0the : audience.'^. ;/ ; -, -.\u25a0;;.;\u25a0\u25a0; \ .\u25a0•; \u25a0. ; \u25a0'-;\u25a0..;>- \\ •v. : . Governor /Pardee 'and Governor-elect Gill ett ; at 11? a Am. ; were ,d r i yen* in a 'carriage drawn-: by four ;\whjte ; v-h6Vses' to ,'thV Golden -Eagle 'Hotel,' .where ;thc' militia 'was • awaiting';- them.- .'in', the carriage \u25a0 with'; them'were 'i Assembly meii i J-. P.- Transueofj Los /Angeles j and Senator Edward? l.' Wolfe "of : SariiFran-^ cisco. ;.) They ;^weret followed 'by a tear *riage;'in .which i .were "'Lieutenant * Gov ernor "Aldeh; Anderson 'and,- Lieutenant Governor - el ec t - *W. '\ R^ : ; Port er^; ThVJ Apf' pcllater Judges; of ;:the.;>Thlrd. 'District, i Court} of; "Appeal; followed, in -another 'carriage)"; the remainder, of »the\ parade belntr«made'up of "the;Governor's3staff andj State and: county, officers."; ;.~ - , f \u25a0 j^The militia. , companies |co»tt»o.ed'T | o» l J^yp*< z > *?coiSnS>|a'^j^ v^Lgtest r^arisrja^sjifqrfs^n : cloth-gowns, *st^tf^^iSßi^^^2i^^ - a PP et i zers • an^ 1 8on^TFnrn%frr^imon • fancies \ are • features - * of \ the ;\Page >. of \u25a0 Hosmer, Crow and Denny Are Given Their Commissions r •>\u25a0;". •\u25a0 * ." - "t j; ! - •%' T special"; dispatch *to t the ' call: U; § S AjCR^MENTO^ jaiU 9.— John ; A.} Hosmer >is? a \u25a0 duly qualified Judgetofithe ; SuperiorfCourtfor^the'cityandicountyrof-San Francisco layivirtue'ofltheMas^ His commission^ has issued,' properly ; attested and thejregu laritjr of " his -appointment « will" not be questioned by the new admini* tration;^ 7**' v '" V: ' : • •'\"-^ \ The i fight !pver_i _the» appointment : of .Superior Judges in - San = Fran cisco^Santa-BarDara'ahd, Tuolumne'took^a seniationaHuVn and came 'toVsudtlenr' clfinax r withtPafdee injthe .center sof« the r stage j'-.thls * tnornfng 1 . Close, unon; the Keels *of the' refusal? of jii^ge. Shields ;.to ;accept\as ilaw.Cthe ) administration 'attempt ,to i'&e'i .featSthe "appointment.- of -Judge/ Crow ofjSanta'Barbaracarae the resignation of',' Judge; Taggart, the; reappolntment /of^Crow;,by;Pardee rand:theJalrnostiini mediate"'"feappoihtment fof Hosmer .and Deijny/VA , fewtmlhutes ; later -Qillett's I attitude /ihr the't matter >waS;Coramuni [ cated;,to;Secretary"of -Curry/; the I threatened 'appeal ; was : abandoned ;_ and Hosmer/. and > Denny : . given : the".. coveted commissions," •'attested-, by * .Curry .and [fadorned- with 'Curry's 'signature*. -. |^.' \u25a0Situations \u25a0 followed ~ situation rj with startling. rapidity in the JudgeKbip'flg'hl; this morning. V The writ of ' majftiatc di rected'at C^hrry.at.the Insta.nc«'9f;jUdse \u25a0 Crow i- was \l returnable \b4fore\ ' Shields Vat \u25a010 r o!clock. \u0084 At' t ll'-'^'clock 'Judge •had»granted*the^petltion PRICE . ) FIVE GENTS. mission. 'Curry had^ made up hia mind totake an" appeal and settled back com fortably to defy the whole Pardee "wins; of ?tbe, Republican party, when a new commission, backed' by the -resignation of "Judge Tasgart, was presented to hia startled 1 gazeiS There was in Santa Bar \u25a0ba'ra a 'real ;» judicial vacancy : that the Secretary of: State, could. recognize. He Issued Crow's" commission, but swore to .high heaven-he would not do a' lika service if or Hosmer and Denny."' ' ' APPELLATE JUDGES QUALIFY •I Burnett "and -Kerrigan in : the mean time'had: fully 'qualified fc asv Judges of the^ 'Appellate, courts. Pardee -took a new. hitch>on s W3 pen,, signed two new commissions and sent them to the Sec retary of State. '.Cufry.had gone out to jook'over. the developrngr political land scapes When he returned the attitude qfitbe new; administration had:beeh.de -cWed :^upon. '; -It" would -; be more ; than poor; politics \ to '. further oppose the aa-