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THE SUNDAY CALL \
VOLUME CL— NO. 96.
Abe Ruef Becomes Fugitive to Evade Trial for Extortion
Judge Hebbard Collapses After a Drunken Gun Play
PACIFIC FLEETS
BEING SECRETLY
CONSOLIDATED
Department Issues Orders
for Strengthening of
Naval Force
DAYTON TO COMMAND
Asiatic, Philippine and the
"Home" Stations to Be
Under One Head
TO HAVE MORE SHIPS
Plan Is to Add Several
High-Class Battleships
Ultimately
.SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CAIX.
WASHINGTON. March 5.—
Orders for the consolidation of the
Pacific. Philippine and Asiatic fleets
have been secretly given by the Navy
Department and this step marks an
epoch in the progress of the navy.
No additional ships will be assigned
to the Pacific immediately, but the
move means, according to a high
authority in the department, that the
naval strength of the United States on
the Pacific Coast will never_ be less
than it is now numerically and that
ultimately the Pacific fleet will be
strengthened by the addition of bat
tleships of the highest class.
The Pacific fleet as now constituted
consists of the armored cruiser squad
ron, the most modern vessels of their
kind In the navy, now on the China or
Asiatic station under command of Ad
miral TV. H. Brownson; the Philippine
squadron, under command of Admiral
James H. Dayton, and the Pacific, or
"Home" squadron, consisting: mostly of
light vessels.
On April 20 Admiral Brownson will
be relieved to become chief of the Bu
reau of Navigation in Washington and
Admiral Dayton will become command
er-ln-chief of the new Pacific fleet, or
ganized In all respects on the same
3n*s as the Atlantic fleet.
PHYSICIAN IS WHIPPED
BY WOMAN IN PUBLIC
Mrs. J. E. Rodgers Attacks
Dr. Turnbull in South
San Francisco
SOUTH SAN FRAKCISCO, March 5. —
lira. J. E. Rodgers horsewhipped Dr.
Walter Turnbull, a prominent physi
cian of this city, tonight in the main
street before a large crowd of applaud
ing citizens. ICot until she had severe
ly lacerated the physician's face did
tb« woman cease the application of the
rawhide.
Dr. Turnbull, It Is said, was under
the Influence of liquor at the time, and
upon passing Mrs. Rodgers spoke to
her within the bearing of several pas
sers-by In a ma,nnrr which she resent
ed. Not deigning to banter words with
him, Mrs. Rodgers hastened to her
Lome, secured a horsewhip of the
•"black snake" type and then set out
)n search of the physician.
It was directly In front of the post
office that she first caught him. He
was taken completely by surprise. With
lerrlflc force the lash descended on the
lace of Turnbull. The whip at the first
blow bit Into the flesh of the man.
Again the woman swung the rawhide
»nd a cash was laid open across the
theek. More blows followed until Mrs.
tlodgers was satisfied with Uter work.
While the whipping was in progress
the two were surrounded by a large
li umber of residents.
Both are married and have families.
Dr. Turnbull i« one of the leading
practitioners In the community.
JAPAAESE COXVERSIOX LOAX
LOKDON. March 6. — The prospectus
of the Japanese conversion loan will be
Issued March 9 and lists opened March
U. The amount will be $115,000,000 at
b per cent, and the Issue price will be
1*9%. Half of the amount will 'be ap
portioned to London and the rest to
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 86
WEDNESDAY, MARCH .6, 1907
WEATHER COXDITIOXS
TESTEHDAY — Cloudy; southerly winds; maxi
mum toinperature, M; misimum temperatnre,
52; precipitation. .13.
rOBKCAST FOR TODAY — Showers; fresh
southwest winds, decreasing in Telocity. Pa^e 11
EDITORIAL
Judge npbbard degrades the bench; b« sbonid
be impeached. Pace 8
All Californian* bound to sire loyal support to
the Pacific Ocean Exposition. Far* 8
A. bis canal bill to psy. •- Pi*e 8
LEGISLATURE
Assembly adopts resolution to adjourn session
on Tuesday, Msrcb 12, and' Senate will canctiorf
the action, which adda $SSOO to attaches' sal
aries. Pace 1
Hold-over Assembly committee may Investigate
ofßre of State Printer. Pace 5
Wright charppn that Stanton and Carter
threatened reprisal unless he voted to dismembtr
Oranpe County. Pa?e S
Anticlcarette bill is in danger of belnj,
strangled in committee. Pace 6
CITY
Ab* Iluef become! a fugitive to avoid trial
before Judge Dunne. Pace 1
Bond of the boss declared forfeited and his
arrest ordered. Pace 3
Judge Hebbard in drunken rage attacks a re
porter with a pistol in the Majestic Hotel.
He is later ejected from the hotel and
taken to a sanatorium to recover from bis
debauch. , Pace 1
Mrs. J. E. Hoflgere horsewhips Dr. Walter
Turnbull in South San Kranrisco. Page 1
rroperty-owners and residents of Golden Gate
arcnue will wage war in the dive» In that
thoroughfare. Face 18
William George Valentine, a son of the
late J. J. Valentine of the Wells-Fargo Ex
press O*mpany, attempts suicide in Bloom's cafe
after finding Ills wife in company with a
waiter. Pa-Ce 18
District Attorney Lasgdon ttarta crusade
against penny show places that display offensive
pictures. Pace 16
Witnesses favor contention of Mr«. Hall tbat
she is mother of child for which she and Mrs.
Carson are figbtlc;. Pace 16
sun ran ax
Anarchistic Japanese editor of Berkeley pre
dicts time ti he a. mountain ..will, be formed of
bodies of capitalists. Pace 10
Miss Anne Louise Daniells, gifted ringer of
Alameda, returns home from Europe. Pace 10
Mayor Mott urges annexation of Oakland
suburbs as etep toward consolidation of city aad
eouDty governments. Pace 10
COAST
Anonymous "bogey" lampoon appears at Stan
ford University with caustic ridicule of faculty
end students. Face 10
Two hundred men pursoe Italian through
streets of Fresno and assist in his capture after
woman identified him as man who attacked
her. Pace 4
Stuhbs admits that freight rates in Neva-la
are too liigli. Pace 10
DOMESTIC
St. John and Dare have been ordered to resign
from customs service. Page 1
Hundreds of Japanese, taVea to Mexico by
Harrlman Interests, are making their way into
this country. Pace 4
District Attorney and Justice clash over legal
point In Thaw murder trial. Page 4
Mrs. Dora McDonald is absolved from murder
of Artist Gucrin in Chicago by verdict of Cor
oner's Jury, which is accused of giving bribed
verdict. Pace 2
WASHIXGTOX
Western political prophet says Roosevelt may
favor nomination cf Cortclyoa for Presi
dency. Pace 1
Senator Fulton of Oregon challenges District
Attorney In Hermann trial to produce letter In
criminating him. Page 4
Secret orders Issued for the consolidation of
Jhe three Pacific fleets; Admiral Dayton to be
in command. . Page 1
FOREIGN
Clots In streets of St. Petersburg mark open
ing of the Douma. \u25a0 Pace 2
President Bonilla takes personal command
of .Honduras army In campaign against Nlc
eragtuu Pace 2
Passengers . and crew of the wrecked eteam
ship Dakota are landed in Japan; hope of sav
ing vessel Is very* small. Page 5
SPORTS
Valuable trophies are offered by the Oakland
Kennel Club for. Its dog show. Pace 7
Lowell administers decisive defeat to Lick In
basket-ball game. ' Page 15
Talent gives bookies a warm Arnbbing at
Emeryville. Face 7
Racing Is to rontirrae at Oaklawn track de
spite entl pool selling law. Page 7
LABOR
Typographical Union No. 21 opposes the
formation of a State Federation cf Printing
Trades. ?**• 9
MARINE
Nippon Marti encounters fearful weather be
tween Honolulu aatf this port and arrives here
twenty-four hours late. , . Face 11
MI.VIXG
Members of the San Francisco Stock and Bond
Board form the Saa Francisco Mining Ex
change. P*ce IS
Poor condition of wires interferes with the
mining bharcs market and makes trading irreg
ular and weak in epots. Page IS
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SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1907.
LEGISLATURE WILL
ADJOURN SESSION
ON NEXT TUESDAY
Resolution Adopted by the
Assembly Adds $8800
to Attaches' Pay
PRIMARY ACT PASSED
Belshaw Obtains Senate's
Approval of Measure
Scored by Press
MOVE IS DANGEROUS
Strikes Blow at the Held-
Wright Amendment
for Direct Laws
George A. Van Smith
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1007 EIGHTH STREET.
SACRAMENTO, March 5.—
The thirty-seventh session of the
California Legislature will sep
arate the army of attaches from
the payroll by adjourning with
out date on Tuesday, March 12,
or five days after the expiration
of the constitutional limitation.
As forecasted by The, Call, the
responsibility for fixing the" date
of adjournment is to be left en
tirely with the Assembly. The
lower house adopted a resolu
tion today naming' next Tues
day, the sixty-fifth legislative
day, as the last day of the ses
sion. When the resolution comes
before the Senate officially the
Senate leaders, in brief speeches,
wil advise the people of the. State
that it is the desire of the Senate
to adjourn sine die on Saturday
of this week, but that the Assem
bly has thwarted the laudable
ambition of the upper house to
save the State $8800 in attaches*
salaries, and that since the
Assembly will not quit on Satur
day, the upper house will, with
reluctance, consent to remain
over.
Incidentally these speeches will be
Coat lnued on Page 5, Column 2
PRESIDENT MAY MAKE
CORTELYOU SUCCESSOR
Roosevelt's Protege Looked
. Upon by Prophet as
Good Timber
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
WASHINGTON. March 5.— A leading
Western politician, delegate to the last
five Republican national conventions
and a Warwick in the nominations^ of
two presidents, is authority for; the
statement that a quiet boom for George
B. Cortelyou, Secretary of the Treasury,
for President, is in progress.
This man has been in Washington
two weeks .on political matters and
came here from New York, where he
was in consultation with leaders of the
party. He gives it as his opinion that
President Roosevelt . eventually -will
ir.aKe Cortelyou, his successor. \u25a0 s .
\u25a0 According to the informant the Presi
dent now realizes that no single ad
ministration candidate can bring in
enough delegates to the next national
convention to nominate. The -Presi
dent is counted upon to control New
York with seventy-two votes. His
friends will bring forth a number, of
favorite-son candidates, including Sen
ator Knox in Pennsylvania, Secretary
of War Taft in t Ohio."' Senator La Fol
lette.in Wisconsin, Governor Cummins
Jn lowa and others. \u0084 '
He states that, if this "programme is
carried stands -an excel
lent " show " of ; nomination when I- New
York swing* to him.
Intoxicated Judge
Pistol on a Reporter
His'v Inco»rnpetehcy Is Demonstrated
\ : WP?PiHEßßAltD,bclUgcrcnt}yd
4/ : .>at the Majestic Hotel;, drewja pistol yesterday Con a.' Call
V reporter. ,The f interesting. story of jtbis experience. told
by the, reporter himseli \y furnishes /proof— Jf. further, proof
were needed— of 'iHebbard's utter unfitness '\u25a0 for. any \u25a0 judicial
Charles A. Horne
£>< UPERIOR JUE»GEyj;^C.; B:' HEBBARD was drunk yester
;^k day. 'In the afternoon ,he ' was V very drunkl; .
;"\u25a0>,.\u25a0 " I saw. him,; srhelled him -and touched him. I can testify'
that he was drunk— -dangerously drunk.
: From I.' o'clock until. 6; I .had searched for; the. magistrate who
presides^in Department 4 .of 'the Superior Court of this city - and
county -j without success. , ; My i business was to get from him"; for
The Call a < statement in answer to ; the charges made >by Francis J:
Heney and published in ; the morning ' papers that Judge Hebbard
was a ; drunkard. / \u25a0„ . \u0084
When* I- saw ihim- his; appearance was; more, eloquent- than any answer
he might have framed.to the question' I had" in mind. - He was very drunk:
Leaning' on \thearm ; of Clerk* Gatley. of the 'Majestic* Hotel,',-Judge.Heb
bard stumbled' heavily up the , steps of the ; lobby. For a moment I could 'not
believe that this was the man who metes, outi. justice to [suitors in " ; Depart-;
ment \4 ,'of /the! Superior ..Court.- •] His : appearance - was so . disheveled - that \- 1
asked another clerk, "; standing .behind the desk,; if this man was really Judge
Hebbard: ; - 3&
' Judge Hebbard* heard my question and turned, still leaning against
Gatley. • • Pf^-"*- ' > -' - " '" \u25a0\u25a0
from The Call, Judge," L said. "I had been waiting to see you."
.He " stared ';' at « me; stupidly. ,, I - realized \u25a0> the r impossibility J of ; getting ; an
COKTUfUKD ':. OX PAGE) '.'3, '. COLUMN U
ABOVE IS THE PORTRAIT OP ABE RUE* 1 , THB FUGITIVE BOSS. PICTURES OP JUDGES
i DUNNE, ATTORNEY SAMUEL SHORTRIDOE AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTOE.NET
HENEY ARE ALSO SHOWN. -.- :-,\u25a0>\u25a0\u25a0 ' ' \u25a0OBMHHHHR
ST. JOHN AND DARE ARE
TOLD THEY MUST QUIT
Cortelyou Will Dismiss For
mer If He Does Not
V Resign
SPECIAL ' DISPATCH TO THE CALU
\u25a0WASHINGTON, ; March s.— Senator
Perkins had a 1a 1 chat today with Secre
tary, Cortelyou and Assistant Secretary
Reynolds at the- Treasury regarding
Appraiser Dare s and Deputy Surveyor
St. John. He. learned that Secretary
Shaw, had I demanded St. , John's resig
nation and that the .matter had been
turned over to Cortelyou with other
pending ? questions. -
Cortelyoi/ has not yet decided St
John's case, but it can be stated ori.the
best of .authority .that there will be a
change of deputy surveyors at San
Francisco/.." ,-If " St. John's resignation
is not f received soon he will be dis
missed. If he proves tractable, he may
be, offered another; place.;
„ Appraiser \u25a0 Dare imust also sever -his
connection with the- service, but his
case will; not call for harsh action, as
he ' has_ signified : his willingness to let
go.; He will ",be" permitted to remain
till ' July/ if if ha . .wishes. --^
"""The Grand Old Man and the Grand
Old Woman, Mark Twain and Julia
Ward Howe, are shown in new and strik
ing i pictures, with an article, in
THE SUNDRY CALL
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ABE RUEF has become a
fugitive from justice.
He is believed to be In
hldins at the borne ot hi*
chauffeur at O'Kurrrll and
Octavla streets. Detective*
are stationed nearby, and the
exits from the city are be-
Idjj sraarded to prevent bis
escape from the State. RneF*
bond vras declared forfeited
yesterday by Jndge Dunne,
who at the same time an
nounced that he would In no
Tray recognize the proceed
ings before Judge Hebbard,
which, he declared,' bad been
brought about through a
species of fraud. Judge
Hebbard, giving the "al
coholic atmosphere" as .an
excuse, adjourned his court
yesterday without attempt
ing to hold a session. The
Judge, reeking Yrith liquor,
attacked a reporter with n
pistol at the Majestic Hotel.
Later he became so objec
tionable that he was ejected
from the hotel and taken to
the Clara Barton Hospital,
where he placed under the
care of physicians and
nurses. His debauch had left
him in a pitiful condition.
Judge Declares the
Bond of Boss
Forfeited
Crafty Grafter Said
to Be Hiding
in me v>iuy .
Vlam proceeding as if nothing
happened yesterday. What was
done, I feel, was under a species
of fraud. I will order forfeited
the bonds originally given by
Abraham. Ruef, and will take
under advisement the question of
forfeiting the bonds filed yes
terday." — Statement of Judge Dtmne.
Abe Ruef is a fugutive from justice.
His original $50,000 ball bond has been
declared forfeited by Superior Jud^o
Dunne and an order has been issued
that. he be arrested on sight and taken
to prison. The court stigma tizetl ,th«
proceedings " before Judge Hebbard on
Monday, in which Ruef served a writ
of error ; returnable before. the Supremo
Continued on Pace 3, Cwltuna ' M,