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A famous San Francisco artist has
embodied his impressions of ,the rebuild
ing city in some striking pictures, which
! appear next Sunday in
The Sunday Gall
VOLUME CIL—XO. 178.
WAVES HURL
TOTS TO
DEATH
Three Little Girls
Dashed Into Sea
From Deck
Steamer President Scene
of Heartrending Accident
Children Who Play
During Storm
Lose Lives
Flossie Bur km an and
Schotte Sisters Victims
As they danced lightly on the deck
of the steamer President while it
plowed its way past Gray's Harbor
last Friday afternoon, three bright
eyed little girls, Flossie Burkman and
Reta and Ada Schotte, were swept
to their death by a tremendous wave
that dashed against the vessel during
a heavy storm. The parents of the un
fortunate children lay sick in their
berths when the little ones were
claimed by the sea and not until two
hours later, when the ship's officers
were Informed that the children were
missing, did the heartrending news of
their loss become known.
There were no witnesses to the
grewsome tragedy. The ship was
weatherifig a heavy storm with the
T.-!nd blowing 65 miles an hour and the
breakers rolling high. The trio of tots,
unmindful of their danger, danced and
laughed. on the hurricane deck.
The steamer arrived in this city yes-
terday morning, bringing the sad tid
ings. The parents of the children were
beside themselves with grief and were
loth to leave the vessel. Their grief
was shared by the other passengers,
who wept out of sympathy for the sor
rowing fathers and mothers.
SCHOTTES FRO3I AUSTRALIA
The two Schotte children,. Reta, aged
12, and Ada, aged 4, had traveled all
the way from Australia with their
mother and 9 year old sister to join
their father. They arrived at Victoria
last Thursday on the steamer Aurango.
Flossie Burkman, her mother and step
father were returning to this citr
efter a long sojourn in Seattle.
The President was just 24 hours out
from Victoria when the children were
drowned. Why the little ones were not
warned by the ship's officers to keep
off the decks Is not known. According
to the other passengers, the tots were
allowed to prance around at will,
though experienced seamen could Bee
at a glance that they were in constant
danger of- being carried away by the
monster waves.
According to the parents, the little
ones left their staterooms on the sec
ond deck shortly after 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, saying that they intended to
play tag on deck. Their mothers and
fathers, all suffering from seasickness,
warned them to be careful and, not an
ticipating that they would never lay
eyes on their children again, settled
back in their bunks.
Shortly after 5 o'clock one of the
jeamen announced that several buck
ets had been washed overboard. He
reported to Captain Cousins, telling
the latter that he saw what looked like
two of the vessels floating near the
etern of the ship two hours before;*.
At this juncture Mrs. Schotte rushed
on deck and hysterically asked what
had become of her two little girls. She
was Joined in a moment by Mrs. Burk
man, who, with tears in her eyes, told
the officers that her Flossie had been
missing for more than two hours.
VESSEL. IS STOPPED
Captain Cousins immediately gave
orders for an investigation. The ship]
was brought to in a twinkling and a<
systematic search* was inaugurated I
without effect. Boats were lowered In]
tlie hope of finding the bodies of the I
little ones, but this also proved futile 1
r.nd the officers at pnee came to the!
conclusion that the children had been |
swept overboard hours before and that
their bodies Ua«l long_ since found
watery graves. It is believed that. the
fc&man mistook the children for the
buckets.
The parents were frantic with grief/
They rushed madly to every -corner of
the ship, calling piteously to their little
ones. They refused to believe that, the*
tots had been carried to their death^
and not until iHe President arrived
here yesterday morning did the grief
stricken people realize ftoat the children
had' been lost to them forever.
Nobody on board heard even a cry as
<!ie children were washed overboard.
\u25a04 All the officers agree that the waves
\wcre rolling unusually high during the
* «»ntiuue«l on Pate 3, Column I
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARXV, S6
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— CIear; weft wind; maximum
temperature, 64: minimum. 4s.
FORECAST FOE TODAT— Fair; light north
wind, changing to wMt. Pace 8
Holiday Today
BY proclamation of Governor
James N. Gillett today is de- ',
dared a legal holiday in California.
*~- \u25a0 — :•
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
EASTERN* , '
Reason for n^creey . obsf rred In RooieT«lt'i
antitbird term . letter to bolder* of » federal of
flrps 1« still unexplained by ennous ' politi
cians. Page 1
Harry Thsiv'* second trial for. killing of .Stan
ford White In postponed again. \u25a0 '; •-•Pace 3
Illinois ecbool t*acber In jail for debt to
parents' whose child be chastised ma.r i"*vit
be - released. . . - \u25a0 Pare 1
FOREIGN
Cuban republic Is »o»>n to b« re-established,
the . United States lnterrention being termi
nated. . . • Page 9
Lorrer bouee of Rnssian parliament sends ad
dress to czar pledging loyalty to tbe gOTern
mest. ; Pa Be 3
Germany's navy budget for next 10 years to
tals more tban a billion dollars. Paste 9
; Prince Pu Lun prepares measure, to glre China
parliament and leaves on state - visit to Inaugu
rate unified policy. P«s« 3
Steamer Kumeric brings"' r«port that '!\u25a0 Vladi
vostok mutiny was caused by four girls ' who
boarded destroyer. Page 3
COAST ,
President Itlpley of Santa Fe railroad 'believes
that all transcontinental lines will be double
tracked within a feiv years. Page 1
Aralanche ! breaks tunnel of power plant near
Redlands, where mountain Is eliding into Santa
Ana canyon. Page 7
Aged man drops dead In rooms of medium wbo
is sought by friends when neither dead man's
money nor securities are found. Page 7
EDITORIAL
- Sir. Schwerln's stupid misrepresentation of
facts. . Pcße 6
Grove Johnson smoked out. Pasfe 6
Help for the lwoeet corporation. Page 0
The Ceet sboold stay In the Pacific Page 0
CITY
Hundred men. women and children In small
Iheater In Mission are thrown Into panic by cry
of "fire," but all escape Injury In the rush, fur
doors. .; ' ' 'Paarel
Mysterious death of Florence Chaffin is being
Investigated by detectives. ' Page 12
legislative committee appointed \u25a0 to Investigate
banks and banking -Iswu-wiir not" tirgtnize nntfT
January. Bank commissioners are jealons .of
n*w coxamlttee-aud Secretary Ewing has?words
with S«iator Leavitt. r .• • Page 1
\u25a0 James H. Strrmd, pioneer fireman and > formerly
eapUin of engine company No. 10, di»» at his*
home In this city. * Page 13
Chief of • Plnkerton detectives, arrested for
speeding. Is let go by Desk Sergeant Mc-
Gee. , page 7
Three little girls, Flossie ' Bcrkman and Beta
and Ada . Schotte, ' are washed from decks of
steamer. President In violent storm. . Pace 1
Friends of "Jack" McEnerney and llisa Kath
crine Corbett learn that they were - married
secretly three months ago. Papre 12
After running fight policemen capture three
f highwaymen wbo had been .surprised while
beating and robbing a citizen. ' .'-;' Pnffe 7
James Nickelsoo, shanghaied and taken ;to
Australia, returns to city and seeks In vain for
his wife and child. Page 7
Good government club of bnlldlng trades coun
cil plans overthrow ' of ,. "Impertinent Convict"
Tveitmoi" and P. n. McCarthy. Page IS
Harper A. Smith and Mrs. Smith now recon
ciled after divorce' and annulment for sake of
th<>lr children. Page 3
Two bridges delay opening of Bay Shore cut
off, whose" completion !s" set by railway officials
for December 15, when regular train . service
will begin. Page 7,
Sculptor Hay. Patigan returns bearing lanr el*
i from Paris salon for bis first work : in tbe • old
world. Page 7
SUBURBAN
Blanche Kerfoot fells revolting story trhirli.
officials say, will convict Harry Klelaschmidt of
slaying Frank . Bellows. ' Page 1
Superior Judge \u25a0 Waste . lectures' to \u25a0 young men
at First Metbodls't Episcopal church. Pnfft: 4
Thug la hotel room .knocks out. Tlctim ' with
water pitcher aid strips senseless form \u25a0 of':val
uables aid underwear. • •— - : ; ' .;\u25a0 Page" 4
Girl attacked by man "on street; In Oakland
rents him In fight as d John Payne Is Jailed la Ur
as' the' assailant. , Page 4
Two men and ; two girls who . took automobile
belonging to. Dnnean'.Davis'ofSaaAnselmo: com
pelled to relinquish it at pistol point; Page 4
Romeo pVnninjr. aged 13, escapes from orphan
age ,; and \u25a0„ terrorizes . the resident* of - Ban ' Aa
•elmo- . . . " Page 4
SPORTS .
Boxer Al Kanfmaa, who will fight Jack (Twin)
Sullivan on . the afternoon of :. Thanksgiving day,
will come • down \u0084 from "\u25a0\u25a0 Harbin •\u25a0 Springs ; toraor.
row. v - Page 5
; Greyhonnd Wild Wood defeat* favorite In. final
I of class^take at Inglesidt park. . Page 8
\ /Riding, record for. the" list .week at Emeryville
| shows "Jockey Xlots in; the -lead.' • .Page 6
High , class ' field ' will ; f a«Y. th e barrier in . the
Thanksgiving. day handicap.' — . , > Page S
f : Stockton state' league pennant winners defeat
St.M ary* college at baseball/- ' - Page 8
Cogswell and, Modesto high school track teams
I score 61 polcts each In dual meet." Page S
! Vampires,- Albion Rovers, Scotlas andVSan
Francisco win at association football. . Page 5
amusements:
Milan oprra ccmp«ny, sings adieu to local music
I lovers in melodies of."n Trovatore.'' '.'. Page' 13
j "Raffles" 1* so realliitic^as presented at'Aroer
| lean theater thct -auditors ;«re j tempted; to: bide
their ivaluaWes;; Page 12
| mining ::/.'.
Allhocgb two, of the; largest producers are
storing their [ ore. . Goldfield's ; shipments /dnrfng
the Mast .week . had 'a total ; value amouniins' to
f C74.000. • ' . V • ; Page"3
.MARINE
New gasoline . launch.. Empress • makes : success
ful trial -trip on tlie' bay. - *Pageß
Debris dock at Mission pier, No. 2 is torn down.
as most of city's fire wreckage liad. been f cleared
sway. '.- ' ' ;Paß*e'B|
SOCIAL
Club women>, calendars, are no filled with fes- [
live events ; that all * business meetings lire.'de- I
fenvd to post TbauksslTins season. Pag* 0
.&£& FEi^GISGO,v : va9^
COMMISSIONERS
JEALOUS OF NEW
BANK COMMITTEE
Ewing Has Wrangle With
Leavitt Over Scope /
of; New Body,
PLAN TO , DISCUSS IT
- '.-\u25a0\u25a0. "'" ' - "H- ' • '-X
State Board. Members to
Meet to Discover
FEAR OF REFLECTIONS
No S tigma Is Cast on Old
Board, Is Statement
of Comrnitteeman
Investigation by. the legislative
committee on. banking will not begin
until February, but already; a row has
started between the committee and the
state ' board of bank commissioners.
Cal . Ewing, secretary of the bank
commission, and Senator Leavitt .of
Alameda, who is mentioned as the most
probable -chairman of : the new com
mittee,'came together in Oakland,yes
terday and had a hot interchange of
words over the scope, and functions of
the commitee. Today the bank com
mlsssloners'will meet in hastily called
session, . It-, is presumed, to~-discuss the
banking committee and see where they
themselves stand.
On the new committee. are Senators
Wolfe, Leavitt and Curtin of Tuolumne
and Assemblymen Fisher, Stanton of
Los Angeles and Cutten of Humboldt.
The bank .commissioners consider
that the appointment, of the new-com
mittee by the legislature is an insinua
tion against their ability to handle
banking in California. They have be
come quite jealous. . v
On the other hand Senator Edward. l.
Wolfe and Assemblyman 'Charles ,'M.
Fisher, . the San Francisco members,
sald ? last 'night' that the "bank" com mis"
sion had no cause for its '•\u25a0 jealousy.™'-.-
.;;But 'Ewing- and f Leavltt, .who ..have
been close ; personal friends and politi
cal. associates _\u25a0 and camp , mates, have
found a point for bitter" disagreement
on the matter of; the . committee. 1 .-' '-
"There is no. .reason for any feeling
on the part of the bank, commission,"
said Senator Wolfe. ."This committee
was not formed to usurp any of ' the
powers or work of the commission and
its appointment is in; no sense an in
sinuation that the bank commission
ers have been derelict in their duties.
.-' "Neither are we hostile to banks or
banking. There are; defects in .".. the
codes relative to banking; for. instance,
while a provision is made that banks
shall have a certain reserve, .there is
no penalty provided t for a. bank or
bankers who have not that reserve,
though parenthetically I ; . : believe that
if- a bank r was found to have violated
the law it could be prosecuted "^even
though the statute does ; not especially,
provide a penalty.' v ./\u25a0 *.
: "We will recommend - reformatory
legislation. -It Is not expedient that
the committee -meet immediately, so
we , wiil not organize until the' latter
part ; of January and will not, get to
work until February. Should the com
mittee start, in now ;it might-, cause.- a'
feeling that the banks are not -secure
and needed instant attention, but that
i» not the fact, and nothing' could.be
gained by- hurrying . our ; investigation.
Our \u25a0 work :be completed' durin g \u25a0 the
summer and- will' be submitted to Gov
ernor. Gillett in a report and l ,to- the
legislature "in 1909, /with' such - recom
mendatlorisas we may. agree upon. We
will 1 follow out the 'general \u25a0 line of the
Hughes insurance investigation in New
York.'* ;.-'* v' .. ;- : " ::
".Assemblyman Fisher declared: that
the committee would undoubtedly rec
ommend changes in banking laws. ' -
"Now thfc reserve may ; be only.; 15
per ; cent of theTdeposlts,"' he said, "but
F. j W. _ Anderson and "other bankers who
were --before the : legislative/ committee
in Sacramento. stated that 40 per cent
of, deposits should be- kept on hand In
certain ; cases. The federal Jaws pro
vide' for, a 25* per cent 1 reserve, bunder
stand. 'We shall - probably base our
.reforms largely <fn . federal - banking
laws."
: , The local '.banking situation ;Va's still
yesterday following a: quiet and more
bracing -week's business.' The New
York situation is fast becoming normal/
a conference between' financiers and
officials of .the, treasury -department
having produced a healthy, effect! \u25a0 •\u25a0'
Christmas shopping is . picking up
with'the return- of confidence and' gold.'
Morgan's Visit : toVCapitai
Still Puzzling New York
Financiers - Not on Inside Cannot
'Understand Move
; SPECIAL' DISPATCH TO 'THE 'CALL: : -•*
".--- WASHINGTON, -Nov. 24:— J .: P. Mor
gan's visit to Washington i is growing
in : importance. in the /minds -'of ;public
men 'here. 'Morgan .and. .George F.
Continued on Pake > 3. V Column * 1
DEEP MYSTERY
VEILS ORDER OF
THE PRESIDENT
Reason for Secrecy in Anti-
Third. Term Letter
Unexplained *
SITUATION IN EAST
:, . , \u25a0 . . . \u25a0___
New York State Seems to
Be *iri Class : All
HUGHES IN- THE; WAY
Roosevelt's Plans
• Prevention 'of Instruc
tions for Him ; ;
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO | THE CALL if
WASHINGTON,- Noy/ 24:— the
gossip, conflicting stories ; and - mystifi
cation growing out \u25a0 of the report - set
in circulation ; early * in ' the .week \u25a0 that
the president had issued "ah order warn-!
ing. federal .office 'holders not advor
cate his renoiriination under penalty of
dismissal,' ~has -caused - \the White
House to throw ; : some: light on- the
matter. It. now. appears that no formal
order of this -character was issued,' but
a~ letter was written and 'signed by. the
president announcing/, that 'office hold
.v/__ :' \u25a0 - . — - -\u0084 .-;- \u25a0\u25a0"-.-\u25a0 \u0084 -\u25a0-; ;'
ers must not seek"; election as ; delegates
f or, thie : purpose of advocating - his ; re
nomination. ;
Two members of the cabinet in
formed correspondents' that they had
not received anything from the'.presl
dentthat might' be construed as an or
der forbidding office "holders toy exert
themselves for a third term. There; is
evidence : that the letters were de-f
live^red, however,' after the newspapei's
had called attention" to the rather curi
ous , situation. , .Persons were . wonder
ing \u25a0 why jthe much- talked of order had
not been publicly -so
that office holders would: know beyond
doubt »that" the administration meant
business.
• Theabsence^of.any order on.the.sub
ject lhas just; about, convinced; the un
der-officials that^ttie. report was with
out foundation.- Some of .themy talked
for pubUcation-inthis way. Of course,
there fis: a lot" of >• guessing, as .to; why.
the order was 'squelched. V Even ' nowi It
has. not been formally, issued, and-whlle
the - letter' is : being shown' to ', a : few, no
outsiders have; bnen permitted -to carry^
away,' exact'coples ; of Ht. ; - It ; ris f known,
that r many! of the president's', friends
regard 'the t wholes thing.fas -a- great
tactical : mistake. ;, . They \u0084 take • : : the
ground V'.thatt* the .administration'.^ has
had the southern delegates ' ln its hands
form; the. start . .-V ~- \u25a0'. \u25a0;\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:,-. :- : :
THIRD TERM AGITATION*
Special- interest- attaches 'to. the
ter because in it?' the; president"; again
fefers to a third - term. \u25a0••' He -makes ;it
clear that -he' does not .want . federal
I office holders L to. agitate his ; renomina
tion' and that .those] who do maj; expect
dismissal. 1 Al though {there is still "more
or less -mystery ; thrown .about the : or
der and a very purpose ;not to
have too - much: known '.t about > it,"> it is
generally; accepted by. politicians. as % . the
most definite .declaration against : a7re\
nomination' made' by the president since
his election/ night statement. \u0084 \u25a0
. "in considering ;the -republican situa
tion there: is a strong' belief ; that ; in
the- eyes: of the, federal-administration
New York state stands : alone,' requiring
different' treatment 'and 'different! tactics'
f rom 'any other in : thel Roosevelt plan
cf strategy. ;- ; " , \u25a0. :
\u0084':\u25a0\u25a0 That; there_ is^a.. well-defined -plan- of
strategy is, in tlie-v O pinibn" of,' man
agers of ; the other carididates,^ becom
ing more 'clearly ; indicated^«ach "day.-
Rooseveitsis "given \ credit; for.? standing,
so far, ; firmly, on v ; his Selection ; might
pledge, but he wishes to have. nominated
some? one "/he considers ; ; pledged to \ his
\u25a0policies. ;..- -', \u25a0;'• •.\u25a0 -' , ; " " - .-\V-'. - A ' \u25a0'''. \u25a0* \u25a0' . \u25a0\u25a0
\ > He Vwill.i it .is»bellev«»difty. : many,vl)e
Continued on ,Pake|;3. Column 3
Prominent officials who; are investigating death of .Frank
Bellows. The upper portrait is of : August yollmer, chief of
police of Berkeley. Below are District - Attorney Everett J.
Brown (left) and Assistant District Attorney Philip Corey.
Three In jurea?inAiit(i
Accident in Park \u25a0:
Mr. : ahd Ms. C. H: Collier and
Miss^ Grove in Smashup ;
'.'. ' As> a -result" of ''a -head-on \u25a0. collision
between ..two 'automobiles i in - Golden
Gate park latevlasf night three \per
sons :.were., injured, ; two;; of them- serl-_
' ously. They are: !,. \u0084 .'
; ; C.H. Collier,' member of • the .'firm' of
: the. Pacific hardware' and steel company,
right arm' fractured. ".- * \u25a0 '\u25a0'' .>" :
\u25a0" airs. C. : H. Collier, possible fracture
; : Miss;^Sylvla-, Grove.- contusions - and
possible., fra'cturej of i this V»kull.^';V'.*'^.
:?Th« jmachlnelcontainins Collier,; his
| wifeV/and^'Miss j'Grove .Iw-ere .', trav
eilnjralong-the': nialn drive through' the
parkj -] and ', as \ lt '.turned :a*curve*lt met
an j driven by | "W"."'' Harring
ton, a"; chauffeur jfor^. tha;..; Locomobile
people.; Both 'drivers attempted ? to turnj
! but.' failed; and; the next instant' the -two
: cars ; had v crashed 'together.' /The . occu-
pants 1 , ol|; both vmach'ines/we're ; thrown
outiahd both cars.were utterly, wrecked."
:: :."Never."Be^Freed ; ? :^
SPECIAL .DISPATCH', TO;, THE. CALL
CHAMPAIGN. 111:," Nov:: 2C— Sherman
Cass,' --'a* school; teacher." -lias' been-'in jail
here ; for'/, two'; months ,-for; debt,'? and* un
der.;the;laws;.ofJthe state ;itjis possible
to; keep him .there - for -the ;• rest *of • his
iifel.- '. , • '\u25a0-•\u25a0. .-,- ?:% "--\u25a0.. \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0<.
, -The?; parents of a. child /.whom*' Cass
chastised' recently.: secured /judgment
against ihlm'ifor;il;Soo.".? Cass, could ;not
pay^and;* was- sent.t or th'eldebtor's -cell.'-
Unde^ritheJlaw he-;can;be;keptHrnpHs;
oried as'lo'ng" as". the .-plaintiffs in the,
casein pay' » is .- board : '..regularly • - each
week. - --Su \ faY ' they, have :'done" so. •:. :v
;.The/case •: makes ;it^pl£tin. that, a per
soh'fwith'a grudge; against another-rhay.
by rlseciirinVlal Judgment; : ..k.eep_" him J, in
jail J just sasj-longV'as*, revenge continues
to .be. worth the; prlce-of *the plain "fare
•\u25a0-Ksflr ">T'-,~,- .1,,,-.',-..— ,-..,._.» -O-..-.- .\u25a0..'\u25a0. ,• »^..-»v t. .
furnished -^prisoners : in^tlia: county jails. ;
-> \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0, \u25a0 • . \u25a0 •• \u25a0 \u25a0 . "\u25a0*-\u25a0 i
The eyes -of the .world, arc on the war |
balloon. Marvelous things have already
\u25a0'been accomplished Avitlv it. What "our j
•government; is doing told in
The Sunday Call
Cry of "Fire" Causes
; Paniain; Theater
Hundred Men, Women and Chil
dren' Fight to Escape From ;
Building in Mission/
. A lively: blaze In a Scent theater at
2054 : Mission .street -last • night caused
a* wild panic* and stampede among, the
100 r men. \u25a0 women and children/, present.
They, ran frantically ; for the '-£ront'.<andi
rear - exits, a .number:. of person s were!
knocked down during the mad~rash,
arirf -but for "the heroic : work; of- Po
licemen : Wade.and Omonious- of .the
Mission station ; several persons • might
hare beer/, killed ; or ' injured severely."
\u25a0 -\ The * blaze was started , by a defective
'film in - the 1 / moving/ picture machine.
Somebody in -the "rear of : the • theater
cried ."fire"- and- at once a stampede re
sulted; Several V women' and children
'standing near the door- were knocked
"down 'and trampled on by frantic men
and'boys as/they fought to escape from
the; theater. • i
' -The f panic .; : .was\ at ' Its .height when
the > two ; policemen arrived." , Drawing"
their ; clubs,; they; quickly ; blocked the
exits; and commanded those -Inside .the
place.to.llneup.'ln single file." . Some of
the/more hot headed. tried to rush out
ln J 6 P. lt< i« °/i the, officers o* - the : law, but
they, were -quickly '.beaten ", Into line ami
the ; place- wasV then emptied \u25a0• without
further .trouble.'/.
'* oon ."'-'the alarm of ;flre was
> ?. v l en vr \^ J - "\u25a0\u25a0 Pr • d . d y>: the ; ! mac hlne ,'oper- > '
ator. ; and ;C; C; H.; Tillman.\ a": 16 year.' old
boy., rushed jinjp v 'the -burning.- machine
.box and i pulle'dj out L "all ; ' lnflammable' ma>
X^iaisvia'yeKwhlch^theyrextinguished
the, blaze^with: several, buckets of .water.
Both received : burns 'on' "the! hands and
arms. _\u25a0 "\u25a0 ' ; ;. > \'' :: - / >' T :-V / '
;' r A: iflre; alarm ';Was ; turned . in-f rom box
141 Sat \u25a0Valencia streets, •
rout vwhen ! the . engines arrived the fire
[• was out. Damage to the extent of 'J250
was ; done yto .j the I *-* and moving |
p!cture_'machlrieV ' ! '. '; ' " '-.? •'\u25a0' I.
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GIRL TELLS
HORRIBLE
STORY
Says ' Kleinschmidt^
. Asked Her to '
Kill: Self
Stamps Accused as Fiend
in Talk With Officials
''Miss Kerfoot Can
Hang Him/ Says
Prosecutor
Bellows' Fiancee Broken
in Health by His Death
BERKELEY, Nov. 24. —
Blanche Kerfoot has told the au-
thorities of Alameda county a re
volting story of her experiences
with Harry \u25a0 Kleinschmidt, the
University of California student
who is in custody in Oakland
awaiting the action of District"
Attorney Everett J. Brown to
prosecute him for the murder of
Frank Bellows. To Chief of Police
Vollmer of Berkeley and Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Philip M. Carey the
girl has unfolded a narrative which, in
the opinion of those who are investi
gating the circumstances of young Bel
lows* .death, supplies strong evidence
that the • young Chicagoan wa3 : mur
dered and . that . Kleinschanidt commit
ted -Ithe crimel i>.
-Hysterical to the;point of complete
collapse, the girl talked with the
officers in her home in Suttsr Creek
Saturday night. The interview lasted
for eight hours, and was a long strug
gle with a young creature who ap
peared to have reached the climax of a
long series of heart breaking ex
periences.
ASKED HER TO DIE A^LSO
She went over painfully and' with
much effort her story, culminating in
her meeting with Harry Kleinschmidt
In his own home the day Frank Bel
lows* body was found, and with thft
proposition." according to the authori
ties, from KlelnschmTdt. first, that she
should kill herself and- folrow, Frank
Bellows' body to the grave, and. sec
ond, that "both Kleinschmidt and her- .
self should end their lives tjien ana
there together!
Such was the astounding disclosure
which Blanche Kerfoot made, the ofa
cials declare, and this followed only
as one of a series of startling stories
which came from her lips as Vollmer
and Carey listened eagerly for ths
broken and feebly uttered words of the
distracted girl.
From S o'clock In the evening until
5' o'clock yesterday morning the men
sat with Miss Kerfoot. ln her home and
patiently heard her wretched story.
She told how she had met Kleinschmidt
during one of her freauent visits to
Berkeley, how 4 they had become ac
quainted through the friendship of, his
father' and. her people, . how they be
come engaged In 1906 and how that
engagement lasted, In spite of wrongs
done, until June 26. 0f this year, within
a month of the death day of Bellows.
XO MERCTFOR GIRL
And on that day In June she was
again made ; Kleinschmidt's victim, : she
told 'the officials. The situation be
came revolting. She "^ecklred to the
officers, they said. that_ she had deter
mined to end all of- her associations
with -thi3. man who had violently at
tacked her. feut despite th«* wretched
condition of affairs, she remained at
the KlelnachmWt home in Berkeley,
where she had been visiting, until the

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