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CITIZENS WITHOUT
INTEREST IN LAWS
Judge Lawlor Severely Rebukes
Attorney Ach for His Sneer
ing Insinuations
Two Men Still Needed to Fill
Box for the Trial -of w l
Ruef
"The trouble with this country is
that private citizens do not take suffi
cient Interest In, the administration of
the law, which fact should be as pain
ful to counsel as lt is r to the court."
said Judge Lawlor yesterday afternoon
in rebuking Henry Ach. leading counsel
for Abe Ruef. The attorney brought
the rel>uke upon himself by wasting al
most an hour casting slurs on the mo
tives *of Rudolph Spreckels In exposing
th? rottenness and corruption which
existed while Ruef was in power.
The day's proceedings marked a step
backward In the securing of a Jury,
Timothy R. Hunt, the eleventh man ac
cepted, being challenged on the ground
that he was not on the assessment roll.
None 6f the talesmen examined yester
day qualified, and the weary task of
filling, the remaining two places in the
box will be taken up again this morn
ing. •;? >j ••. . ;
Veste.rday morning the new venire
ordered by Judge Lawlor reported, and
the entire session was taken up in
their preliminary examination.
During the examination of Carl
Krlcker in the afternoon it developed
that the talesman was acquainted with
members of the Spreckels family.
Henry Ach immediately proceeded, to
ask a number of hypothetical questions
in regard to what the talesman would
do under certain conditions. 'All of
these questions were so framed as to
east slurs on the motives of Rudolph
Spreckels In standing behind the graft
prosecution, and covert attacks were
also made on Francis J. Heney.
After Ach had persisted in this course
for some time Heney objected, and this
precipitated a clash. Dozier objected to
some of the special prosecutor's re
marks, and the court ordered them
stricken out, whereupon the special
proEecutor brought to the attention of
the court that the 6neering insinuations
of Ach were Improper.
Judge Lawlor then took Ach In hand.
"I have warned you before. Mr. Adi.
that any private citizen has the right
to come into this court and to take an
Interest in this case without being
made, the object of a .malignant attack
on the part of counsel.
." "The trouble with this country is
that private citizens do not take suffi
cient interest In the administration of
the law, a fact which should be as pain
ful to counsel as lt is to the court"
Following the. clash the opposing at
torneys settled <Jown to the same old
grind of trying to secure men for the
iwo remaining places In the Jury box,
but without success. The talesmen ex
amined yesterday were: Timothy R.
Hunt, Carl Krlcker. William Grusker.
Richard J. Glazier, Louis A. Kern, Lloyd
C. Dlbert, L.'R Slbley. Richard Nugent.
Christopher Merchant, John D Heise
and Carl Heggard.
WEBB ATTACKS
RAILWAY LAWS
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Ctmtlnofd from, Page if, Column 1
.•. • Ing insurance, companies; who- transfer
causes brought , against them in this
"State should not be entitled to re
1 engage in business in this state. He
.; advises an amendment to the present
1 Insurance laws.
Concerning quo warranto proceed
.i ings, or leave -to sue In the name of
, the people, Webb declares that per
. mission to bring such proceedings
. should come from the courts and not
" from the attorney general, although
the present law imposes upon the at
torney^ general the exercise of a Judl
pial. Junction which should belong
' eol.ely to' the' courts.' '
SCHOOL I, A .YD DISPUTE
The report also mentions the contro
versy* between the state and federal
,-■ governments respecting state school
lands. Avebb reports that the work of
ascertaining the exact amount of over
i listing of school lands since 1877 Is
• going rapidly forward and as soon as
it has been completed, the pending ln
demnity school land selections will be
I approved and a perfect title obtained.
"In my view," concludes Webb "the
.- state Is not legally liable for over
•* listing prior to March 1, 1877, and the
claim of the federal government based
upon euch overllsting should be re
4 slsted.** . '■■'■?
RICHMOND MEETING
Fi&h and Callan Are Given a
Rousing Reception
- To hear Tonj^ Fitch of the silver
j tongue and to "size ,up" E, J. Callan,
; their nominee for the assembly, the re
! publicans of the thirty-ninth district
; turned out In large numbers last night
„ ;• for a meeting in Richmond hall at
; Fourth avenue and Clement street,
•, - That .Callan impressed them most
favorably there could be no doubt, for
• they greeted him with three cheers and
- applauded his short address with en
': thunlasra.
For Tom Fitch they had both ap
, plause and laughter, for the veteran
campaigner was In fine fettle and toast
£ ed the .democrats over a crackling fire
)of witUcism and ridicule. X *
} . "For 50 years," he declared, "the
' democratic party has been a discordant!
howling -no! no!' In the harmony of
.progress. Itiis a conglomerate mud
. '-die of unassimilable contrarieties glued
! together with the mucilage of office
I hunger. The democrats have been°rio%
Ing for oO years with their feet hang-
Ing over the tailboard of the wagon
content to take a rean view of events
They are like boarding house hash—
th £„s ame >' e «terday, today and forever"
' n^i ♦i OU , Ulne 2« republfcan Policies
> during- the last 50 years, and dwelt at
.length on the tariff. • »
.."We have builded the tariff wall so
high and so deep." he said, "that. the
wage slave of Europe can not climb
over It nor the cooly: of Asia burrow
under it. For the last 50 years the
republican party -has been on the right
and winning side of every public ques
tion, while the democrats have been
on the wrong and losing side"
\ E.J. Callan. candidate for the as
sembly referred in his speech to the
calumnies with which enemies In the
district had sought to hamper his cam
paign. He gpoke in- favor of the di
rect' primary amendment.
%'The agitation • for the direct: prl
.. Mary," he eald. Vis a reaction - against
• boss-machine systems of' politics It
never, hurts party organization when
party organization stands for the gen
eral good." -
'Judges Hunt and Sturtevant also
made brief speeches and were given
warm ?.- receptions by the audience.
Henry C Dibble presided.
Only One "Bromo Quinine"
That is Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look fur the
sifnttore of E. WV Grwe. Used the world orer
to Core * Cold la One Dar. 25c - ' v. •■■'
Oil TRUST IS TEXT
OyRYAN'S ATTACK
■'.Continued from Pagre 5, Column 3
and the steel trust Is today supporting
Taft, as it helped to. secure his nomi
nation. - . ~ • : ■>';■-:-.'
TAFT AGAINST TRUSTS
Republican Nominee Says Oil
Company-Will; Be Prosecuted
.BUFFALO, Oct.', 30.— -W. H.. T^ft.'.at
Convention " hall tonight, referring to
the Rockefeller subject, said:
.Mr. Bryan Is greatly troubled about my atti
tude toward the trusts tnd even more so by the
announcement that Mr. ■; Rockefeller is for me;
If the Btatndard oil " company were anxious to
briny about my election 1 should tatke it that
the last thing that would be done would be to
advertise. lts support for me. .-•- .
Therefore this- publication which Mr. Bryaa
1» novr making go much of.' lt seems to me, has
bat little significance In attempting to show that
the Standard oil or any other trust, because It
hope* for immunity, is supporting me. That is
not' the way things are dove. „ .
There Is a genti fmnii from your city wl th a
rery- lively ' lmagination-^growinK ■ eTen more
lively as - the responsibility ■of tbe , campaign
Crows upon him. : lie has conceived the idea that
the Standard oil company contributed ' a ' largo
amount .to tSi> republican fnnd. •;- I
am In a position to state with great - emphasis
that neither the Standard, oil company nor any
one connected with Us management has con
tributed a single cent.
In comparing the remedies . for; evils
in trusts proposed by the democratic
party, with republican i policies, Judge
Taft said:
The administration is prosecuting the Standard
oil company and it intends to continue .the-pro
secution until that part which may, be evil Is
stamped out.
TRUST AID IS DENIED
Hitchcock . Says -Standard Oil
Has Not Helped
NEW YORK. Oct. 30.— After reading
tonight the statement, of Norman E.
Mack, in which the democratic national
chairman charged that the republican
organization had received a contri
bution from the Standard oil company,
Chairman Hitchcock of the republican
national committee said:
Th* statement that the republican national
committee has cecflred financial assistance from
the Standard ' oil company is absolutely falre.
The committee ha a. not received directly or in
directly from that organization or any of its
of fleers « single dollar.
I never heard of the Itockefeller statement
until late today. When our sworn list. of con
tributions is published after the election."-ac
cording to the state law, lt will show the
falsity of the charge that the republican na
tional committee has received a dollar from
any corporation, any trust or any officer of any
corporation or trust.
MACK UPHOLDS BRYAN
Democratic Chairman Says' Oil
Trust Helped Taft Campaign
NEW YORK. Oct. 30.— "Democratic
National Chairman Mack, after reading
the statement Issued tonight at the
White House, where It was said some
amusement was caused by the.announc
ment of Rockefeller in view of what
the administration had done to the
Standard oil company, said:
The White House * statement is . its own an
swer. The bargain was made between Taft'»
managers and Hockef eller and concerns tbe pos
sible future administration of Mr. Taft and
not what tbe present administration has or
baa cot done to tbe Standard oil company.
Replying to another printed article
in which it. was charged that Rockefel
ler had been. persuaded to indorse Taft
at the instance of the democratic na
tional committee, Mack said:
Tbe statement. la ridiculous and absurd on tbe
face of it and bag been already sufficiently an
swered.
Mack had charged that the declara
tion of John D. Rockefeller for Taft
for president was the result of a deal
between the republican national com
mittee and the Standard oil Interests,
whereby National Chairman Hitchcock
received large campaign contributions
and Rockefeller the promises. Mack said
that undoubtedly the $29,000,000 fine of
the Standard oil . company would be
fixed up in the event of Taft's election
as a part of the bargain.
MANY HEAR DEVLIN
United States District Attorney
Makes Eloquent f a 'k
The republicans of the thirty-seventh
district- filled r the large assembly hall
of the Young Men's Hebrew association,
Page street near Stanyan, last night to
hear United States District Attorney
Robert T. Devlin. There, were many
women In the crowd, which was en
thusiastic ..'.,•
Devlin discussed the national "issues
as presented by the republican and
democratic parties, and demonstrated
that a vote for Taft was the ; only
safe and sane vote for either laboring
or business -men' to cast. ■
"The big fight today." said Devlin.
"Is the question of whether the repub
licans -shall remain rri the majority.
Whether you shall approve and indorse
the policy of Theodore Roosevelt —
that's the issue.". -
Devlin argued It. would be not only
useless but foolish to turn the republic
ans out of office when they have done so
much for the good of the country. The
record of tl|e republican party, as'com
pared with* that of the democratic
party, was brought out by the speaker,
who denounced Governor Haskell of
Oklahoma- In unmeasured terms.
The democratic platform was torn
to pieces by the speaker. The . demo
cratic scheme for a guaranty of bank
deposits was characterized: as rank
folly. The Importance of San Francisco
as a seaport upon the completion of
the Panama canal was brought -for
cibly into Devlin's argument.; He dem
onstrated that every stroke of work
that had been done on the canal had
been done under, a republican adminis
tration and declared that the republic
an party" was the only logical party
to complete the canal. A short record
of the republican party's light against
the trusts was also given by Devlin;
J. J. McManus. candidate for the as
sembly, also »' spoke. -,;K.- C. ; Kierulff
presided." Congressman Hayes was, to
have spoken at this and other -meet-
Ings last night, but was unabl^ to do
so, as .his automobile broke down out
in the Potrero.
CAISSON EXPLAINS
: DANVILLE, 111., Oct. 30. — Speaker
Cannon today" at the home of i' Rev
F. M. 1 BrlstoJ. bishop: of the Methodist
Episcopal 'church : of "Indianapolis, ad
dressed ■ him an open letter -in' answer
to the question :-put' ; to ■ the speaker,
"Did the ; speaker prevent -the house
from taking a vote on the, Llttlefleld
temperance bill?*'. •; Mr/ Cannon, in his
letter had this to say:
"I did not 'prevent the house from
considering the Llttlefleld bill or ', voting
upon it, and I will add that ■I - had -: no
power, to. prevent the house. from doing
either: for. as Mr. Llttlefleld says in his
letter. to me. dated September 12,* there
are no : rulesv there^is no « committee on
rules ' and there fis no speaker that can
prevent j a majority. of j the. house from
taking up any. measure and acting upon
It- at any time." -. -%-■ .
OCEAXRACE TO.SAX FRAXCISCO
> Va. ; Oct. V 30.— Several
large sailing vessels; out f to sea todar
among, them the:- coal ; . laden schooners
Dlrlgo. from Baltimore, and the Acme
fr , om ew . p ? rt News - The passlng^out
ot ";i l i>^» Dlr A so and Acme : Inaugurates
a 13,000 mile race between thele ves
sels for San^ Francisco. ! fiThey/ started
In c favorable wind of 24- miles ran
hour.. ■ * . v , -..
>As It.Wai In.the Beginning
Is now. only better. Thatisiwhatfphb
tegraphs of *. the ' new " San- • Francisco
show; the rehabilitated. burned^ district
is welcoming daily, its former * tenants
Into vastly,: Improved quarters. > There
are: sixteen* pages rof these -views. In
color, in -the November, issueof sSunset
Magazine.- :These:glve* vivid 1 portrayal
«J wh at Earl.Walcott callsLVThe Return
of Saa Francisco." ",/•■-. \ ;,- •
THE ..SAN FRANCISCO 1 CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1908
Presided G)yer Most
Brilliant s
Mrs. William - Astor
MRS. WM. ASTOR
CALLED BY DEATH
Reigned as Social Leader of
New York's Most Exclusive
Set for Thirty Years
NEW YORK., Oct. 30.— Mrs.- .William
Astor, who, for.^3o years has been re
garded "as the: social . leader of New
York, died tonight of heart disease at
her home In--- Fifth avenue. ' For nearly
four weeks -Mrs. Astor, who: was > 82
years old, had been in' a critical \ cpn
dition owing to the return , of a.-heart
affection 1 that had given .her trouble
for years. Despite her advanced years
she continued to hold her social domi
nation up to^a year ago, "when 'failing
health compelled 4ier to retire into com
paratlve:secluslon. It was In the sum
mer of 1907 that Mrs. Astbr's friends
learned of her ill health. While she
was abroad last" year her. son, John Ja
cob Astor, made the announcement that
Beech wood, the summer home ;of ;Mrs.
Astor at Newport, would not be opened,
and this led to the discovery that she
was in ,poor_ health. '\Vord cameilater
from Mrs. :Astor; while :£she" was in
Paris, saying, that she" would v open -her
Newport villa after- all,' and that she
would make the season there one of the
gayest in years. 'This promise was not
fulfilled, however, for when she came
back from abroad, she broke down;in
Boston and had to return to New York.
She remained .at her -home .since.;
The society functions given and pre
sided ovter • by : i Mrs. Astor were | among
the most brilliant, on record.. It is ; said
that . the ballroom in the \ mansion .In
Fifth avenue would accommodate 1,000
people. It was ; Mrs. Astor ■ who" estab
lished the famous "400," .her visiting:
list being confined to r that' number of
names. In 1905, however, she was said
to have .."let .down:; the; bars," v when she
invited, 1,200 persons to one of the most
memorable social events ever given- in
New York. 'Mrs.'- Astor r . received ,her
guests at these gatherings seated In a
high backed chair beneath a portrait
of * herself painted by. Carolus Duran.
The Astor Jewels were worn by: her; oh
this dccaelon. It is said the Astor em
eralds are the- finest In the world.
, William Astor, ■' who" "died In Paris in
1892, took little part in- the "social ac
tivities his wife; enjoyed. T Mrs. '"Astor
before' marriage ■ was - Miss -.Caroline
Schermerhorn, a daughter; of Abraham
Schermerhorn, a; well -to do : merchant. 1
She was married to William Astor : on
September 23," 1853.
.; John. J.;- Astor,' was 1 * their -only son.
There were four, daughters,- --two.; of
whom, Mrs. Ogilvie Halg and Mrs. Or'me
Wilson, are now-living.; The'-eldest
daughter, Miss Emily/Astor,':who;mar
ried. J. J.r-Van < Alan, died, some' years
ago, as did Miss Helen Astor," who mar
ried: James Roosevelt. -.- . -
ABRUZZI MAY MARRY
MISS ELKINS PRIVATELY
Report Circulated in Naples
That Duke Desires , : to Avoid
Curious Crowd •-.■'-'■.•. ■.-'?
- NAPLES, 4 Oct. ; SO.-^-The : latest i sensa
tion i reported -' concern lng-V the * duke > of
the Abruzzi and Mi6a Katherine Elklns
is that the: couple ;will: marry/ privately
and „unknown- to ;:the v j public i in ;« order
to ; escape the curiosity. s of ; the crowd.
Then,'; after 'the^ -occurrence," ;they:-i will
announce 'the-; fact;' officially, -'.giving*: at
the same time theidateof their union.
;.<ltisl expected that? the; duke and;; his
wife : will .'land/at' Naples : on -their r ar
rival from America and -r for -. a 1 short
time be.the'guests of the duke's, brother
and his \ wlf e, . the r duke and : duchess : of
'■ •; BALTIMORE; ■ Oct. 30.— Tt became
known today that United i States ; Sen
ator Stephenß.JElkins spentlastiTues
day ; night ;at a h hotel y in -; this , city i and
that before c leaving, ; about » noons next
day, he called upon- Cardinal Gibbons;
between whonT and the 'senator,' a'dose
friendship "has: existed ; for : many iyears.
Not the: slightest* hint^ of nhe subject
of their, conversation ; has been ! learned.
AEROPLANE \ PROVES .SUCCESS
I,MOURMELON/i^France,rOct:- SO —
Henry ; 'Farmant today ? for f the first i time*
gave a. practical- demonstration,' of ..tho
possibilities of s the s aeroplane t flying
direct'from this *place s,to ; Rheims, "a
distance ? of -:20; miles, vLwithout;. mishap
The. time of ? flight 'was ,20 i minutes* and 1
the , height i reached ;■:. was - between 11^ 120
and 150"feet.- The course was literally
as -. the crow , flies, over > trees,; fields and
streams.- -" : ',-': :>•; "L *;.:;*--- •-:■<,:.■--,.■
NEW -.STATE POSTMASTERS
. a.WASHINGTOX.V Oct.? ' 3o-^Calif ornia"
postmasters .were appointed \~ today ;as
follows: -Kinsley.i , Mariposa' .county—
Willlam^saunders," llviese s Ar ' Shaw.i re
signed; Los Mollnos.H Tehania county— -
George • L. - Tombr vice ?■- J; -. H:% Rankin.'
resigned :^Weldon.;Kern!county-^-James
L. Robertson,""- vice JR." Neill,: removed. -
EMIGRATION' IS' DIFFICULT
. TOKYO.; Oct.: 30.— AC a; result, of the
strict ; enforcement? 5 of by
the^foreigni office," thef emigration -com
panies of Japan:are;in f great difficulties.
Most "of them >hav«i practically
pended i business,' onlyjafew^ continuing
tof send* out ■■ batches^ of 3 emigrants in to
Brazil, -*, Peru, and-- others countries .In
South r America, ■■ - : "-- •;;-■,• -. • -.-.-
GOLDEX^OPPORTIT?riTIES
Are daily,; offered in'TheiCall' s ; Business
Chance » columns.;?: Why/ not •' be ' one of
the lucky;numbers?. '.-■..• ■ ■; ■
MRS. GOULD ALWAYS
ACTED 'LIKE A LADY'
Elijah W. Sells aitf Daughter
Testify About - Woman's Ex
tremely Temperate Habits
Tell of Luncheons With ;Dustiii
Farnum and a Visit to
Thomas Lawson's Home
\;::NEW; YORK.. Oct. 30.—Testimony.cal
culated to upset the contention'of.HQW-*
ardiiGouldr ; that his wlfe.^Katherlne
Clemm6ris;Gould, : (on I f re'quentf occasions
drank. to excess ; and conducted* herself
in an - unseemly ;- manner, s was f offered
today, by Elijah. ,W. Sells and: his daugh
ter, i-:MarJorle, " in connection ";~ with
Gould's I suit ; for. divorce. Sells ! and ihis
daughter, iWhoj are "distantly /related Ho
Mrs. ; Gould, - gave "' their \testimony4be
foreV a:1 referee before whom the case
comesi to -trial, they being about to
leave! for Europe. < • • . . 'i
.Sells said ;he had ; frequently visited
Mrs.^i Gould i and % she ..had )also;,been^a
guest at his home';: He had never v seen'
her under jtheUnfluence^of^ liquor, -nor
he had ever.: seen her act otherwise than
in; a.: ladylike iway/; Mrs. j Gould .never
drank more. than"; oneTcocktail,- a single
pint: of .wine i and two-cordials?at:din
ner,* he said. IHe had heard* that Gould
charged [that during the' month of ; June
Mrs.' Gould was .'drunk and;helplessiat
Castle • Gould, he; said,- while as a; mat-*
ter,» of fact; she was at -his; home* at
Northy,Castle driving .horses and tan
dems ; and -leading; an 'i.' outdoor : life. -'.{_ He
said he believed Mrs., Gould was a griev
ously* wronged 'woman, and .he 'wanted
to do : all " in" : his j power to , aid her 'and
put" her rrlght 'beforeithe public* :;/ J : '
:: Miss : Mar jorle Sells H told of, frequent
visits with Mrs. Gould" and'Jf several
journeys, 1 -' including';: one .\to f ;the ' home
of ; Thomas ••- W. v Lawson .in Massachu-!
setts;"'- and o said'.? she: never, saw" Mrs.
Gould, under K the plnfluencep lnfluence >of , liquor,
never heard; her use blasphemous lan
guage, : or ; act . other .than a woman
should. .'.'■' -.'.'■'' '. '■-'>■■■ , • -i
-JMlssf Sells saldfthe return trip from
Boston after the -'■visit to V Lawson's
home was. made by . They
stopped at Hartford, where Dustln Far
rium, the- actor.t was playing." She»and
her fmald. went to see the play, but Mrs."
Gould k stayed \at home. "•■ She told of a
visit later ■: to /Philadelphia -while - Far
niim. was -playing there, and of several
meetings^ between Farniim ' and Mrs.
Gould. 1 Always, she rsaid.V there was
some": other person ;present?.at the time
of these ? meetings; On ' one. occasion
she arid • Mrs. . Gould. Miss 5 Shackford,
Miss "= Eleanor "Robfcon and I Farnum mo r .
tored to "Atlantic 'City on\ Sunday while
Farnum. was! playing in Philadelphia.
. Miss Sells said . she next met Farnum
in* Washington that * same-; fall. ' She
was there • with Mrs. : Gould and Farnum
lunched • '■. with V them ; the J day" they V got
there. After, the performance that night
they had: supper T with Farnum. ..Miss
Sells said she and Mrs. Gould : occupied
adjolningiroomß; that; night/
•When ' Nicoll began his ; cross - exami
nation Misspells "developed a bad mem
ory on details. However; she remem
bered that ♦ when : she and' Mrs."; Gould
met S Farnum 'in Hartford Mrs. Gould
had luncheon'jWlth^him; alone while i the
witness took a-drlve around - the ■ ;.town>
This concluded the hearing. - "-"■
BIG FINES FOR GOUGING
THE CITY OF BOSTON
Officials of Two Steel Com
panies Punished for Combin
ing to Secure Fat Contracts
BOSTON; -Oct; 30.— Officials of two
of .the largest structural '_. steel -com
panies ;in 'the city, David 'H.f Andrews,
president of the Boston bridge .works,
andCharlesN. c Fitts, secretary: of the
New ' England structural company,
pleaded 'guilty ;today,.to an Indictment
enlarging' them with ■ collusion In /ob
taining contracts from the city of Bos
ton. Each paid a flneof $1,000, and, in
addition, ; paid $5,000 to:.the city for
extra profits -whichithe two companies
are said to have derived from /the con
tracts. ■"* ■;;.•;.■■-■'••<.■■•■ * : .-. ;,' ■-'•-'» -:■-'• -;,
The case against the officials of the
five- structural companies ' was Insti
tuted, at the suggestion of the Boston
finance commission,- whose report was
quoted by President.' Roosevelt -in a
message to ; congress ron April 27, last,
in which he asked for. more .power in
the prosecution of suits against cor
porations.;.
• As ::.the result- of the report ' ; of' the
finance commission- five men In this city
were ; indicted ;on charges ' of. collusion.
They, were, in addition , to Andrews and
Fitts; Duncan H. Russell^ treasurer t of
the James; Russelll boiler s company;
Charles r F. Koopman,- president- of the
Cunningham iron works;" and.' Johri'< F.
Lynch; ,' treasurers of l the ■ Hodge -boiler
company. The Indictments- against ?the
other three ofilclals are still « pending. ,r
INSANE ESCAReI FIGHTS
EXTRADITION IN OREGON
Louis -Lux Makes .Way North
and Refuses to Return
to Asylum .
:NAPA," Oct. - 30.— Word was received
today by 'the; authorities ,of i'the Napa
state hospital that: Louis 'Lux/r'a' patient
who escaped ". from "-, the\ ln stitutlon'fsev^
eral weeks ; ago, „Is fighting
from Oregohf to California.* < Lux is iCOn .
sldered • insane and 'dangerous ", to be at
large, and is ; feared byj members of li ls
family. ■■<. He 'managed ■? to 'escape' from
theaasylum ;?by_a : shrewd! scheme -^ and
made his way to Portland,'' Ore. : : r
:' Supervisor,, John;: McLaughlin of the
asylum ; went to. Portland itoiget' the in
sane man and took no extradition papers,'
as -ithey^were; not? thoughts necessary.
Lux; hired a lawyer, however,,'and;com
menced ; todays to ? make fa :.« legal *■ fight
ajcalnst -being;;brought 3backt to/Cali- ;
fornia;,, The , asylum > authorities v will
now i; take ; steps to h secure & extradition
papers, from; officials .of Uhls;Btatesat
Sacramento." Lux has relatives living In
Oakland,- andi has /threatened" to' injure
themon several occasions.
Navy Orders
Oct. 30.^-Lieutenant
Commander,. T.\ L. ."; Wilson is detached
from ; the -. Colorado ;. to :; the nayy \. yard.
Mare,. Island, . for; duty/assassistant \to
the equipment officer.. "• .-:■■■• \ v > --;
•^Lie.utenant R; N.'Oriswold, is' de
tached from • the r Colorado' to '- the -St."
Louis.,- 1" 1 ,;"- •; :.'-■ -' - . ,■:--■- •■*■•! ■■■■- .• .■■- i; -r .--■•■ . -.j
.^Lieutenant R. Earlef Is detached from
the-Galveston to the : navaUstation at
>.*-Ensign'%E.; L. McSheeby?;-when' : dis^
charged -from fthe v naval hospital.*-Yoko
hama,! will : report >f on duty> on- the Gal
veston. ■'< '■'-■ '■■" ■■ •:■.■■ ■'',*.;••■ „- ■ ■-'■-■ - ..,■:
■;■ Ensign ... C. -A: Bonvllllan ' : is detached
from;the naval' statlonyat^Olongapo^to
CallaO. :"'r .'.■;:■■.:;•/■ ■■■;- ;■■;,■ •;; ;:-;t.: -.-?■,- vl-Vvr
• Th* hospital ship' Relief ha 9 been de-" 1
tached from the AtlantlOfleet;* assigned
toKthe r Pacific •'- fleet and ordered, to
proceedr fromi;Mßnila» to ;Callao; stop
ping fat Guam., Honolulu, Acapulco 5 and
En ;- route - from', Magdalcna \ bay - : •to
Panama one division of, the first squad
ron of _ the Pacific fleet -will: make , a
snort? visit'- to -•AmapolarjHonduras.f and
the, others division? will* make ja^slmilar
vlsitito La^Union;' Salvador. -s v -■-■•■ ■■•; d
Marlnes-i-Cuptaln -^. T^. • C. ' Turner?
united q States i?marlne *i corpse now at
marine . . barracka.cnavy ■ yard, •,?; Mare
Island, - --ha* sbeen /ordered ? to^the\Cali
fornla. .' ,
:: ',' Read; THE : CALL'S v CWeekljrVoff cr >; on
page* 'W-+!o> - ■";• -. ;■■-. ••T-.'-.-v*'.?. ;-■.■<:-?;:■
NEGRO SHOOTS AT
RIVAL; HITS YOUTH
Angry Mob Thrratens to Lynch
Assailant^but Police Finally
Rescue Him -
Mi Johnson Fires Load of ; Buc
kshot at Man and In=
jufes Lad
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
?;SANTA"\ BARBARA, 'Oct. 30.—En
raged ? by, 1 the .shooting Jand > probable
fatal: wounding/ of a 10 ' year old lad
this ; afternoon ;. by J. W. Johnson, a ne
gro" barber, 'when he attempted' to kill
Charles \ de* Hart, /a -; negro .second < hand
goods; dealer,' a niob charged ! upon i the
assailant.; Prompt action by. ; P6llceman
James- Hoque prevented a lynching,
tonight the, little victim, John- Abadie,
lies ! at the point of death: De; Hart is
in the7Cottage;hospitarwith his ,abdo-~
men riddled" with buckshot. .Johnson
Is .fin .jail. He^ admitted • the shooting
and says' he ,ls~Wrry he ; didn't kill De
Hart, .-, but : 'is' anguished .over., ; little
Abadle's, condition: "This is the third
attempt .Johnson' has made upon De
Hart's ;life.'>' ; ■ 0 . \ ' '
' This : afternoon as De Hart passed
Johnson's ' place ; he sneered . and winked
derisively at him. . Johnson said he
had ■ been ; praying,' for- strength to keep
from; killing De Hart, but when the
latter j taunted him he : "saw? red and
couldn't > help ■■ killing him." He .took
ashotgun and : fired upon : De Hart. The
victim fdropped at the first shot and a
second - load of "buckshot passed over
him,: hitting John Abadie, 50 feet away.
Johnson -reloaded the gun. just as .Po
liceman Hoque '.; arrived ; and -disarmed
him.; Johnson made ino; resistance. £ A
crowd L instantly ' gathered .' and rushed
toward I him with" cries ;of "lynch' him,"
"get a rope," and he begged protection.
", Jailer. Janssens grabbed the shotgun
from : the policeman and helped •to keep
the crowd; away and -safely landed the
negro at police headquarters. '
. Young Abadie wasrrushed at break
neck speed to a doctor's office. Three
buckshot passed /^completely through
the .boy's body, In his abdomen. #
GENERAL CORBIN FINDS
WOMEN CAUSE TROUBLE
Former Adjutant General De-
piores Hams Case and Dis
trusts Published Letters
CINCINNATI, Oct. 30.— "One fool
woman can make more : trouble in an
army "post' that, all the officers and
men, 1 ' said General :H.C. Corbin, for
mer; adjutant general' United States
army,* today; •; in ; discussing the .. Hams
murder case. . . '.
.General > Corbin had been asked at
the Sintori, hotel his opinion of the
sensational. tales of the orgies at Fort
Hamilton, as told in " the alleged letters
of Mrs.'Halns to her husband. .
"But-Mrs. Hams says the letters are
forgeries/.' was the quick reply. .
• Vlt .seems incredible that such things
could have happened," said the general;
"particularly, jat I Fort Hamilton,; . right
under, the eye of the general;
right .under the : shade' of. department
headquarters; ..right -under-the nose of
the municipal police.. . '.
. ','But one fool woman can make more
troublei-in an> army >■ post .than all the
oflicers ; and > men. ' We : can ' control the
latter, • but we v can not control::the
women." -.He. continued: •
; "This Hams case Is distressing. 1
understood; the marriage was' unhappy
all ; the,way through. -But those letters;
they don't seem:as»letters natural fora
wife to write to-her husband. . They
look; more . 'like • letters" manufactured
for the 1 purpose „ of = creating "sympathy,
and, "perhaps," furnishing a possible in
centive :to insanity, temporary or other
wise.',' ' : - . ; .-■
POPULATION OFCITY IS
% y : . ESTIMATED AT 507,301
California Promotion Commit-
tee? Figures Five : Per/ Cent
Since April, 1906
■ According toia' statement issued- by
the California Promotion committee the
populatlon^of San- Francisco is '507,301,
a gain of 27,666, 0r.5 per cent more; than
the population", the. committee said the
cityhad just before the big fire. 'In
order to arrive at these totals the com-,
mittee | took' as a basia 176,767 names in
the .new Crocker-Langley ;■..- directory.
From this figure were deducted 12,500
names 7 that, are supposed to represent
business men living in suburban cities.
ii. On: the. supposition 'that, the directory
company,; experienced;, less difficulty ■• in
completing;; its > work t this .year than: in
1907, the promotion : commlttee has used
'3 "as a ". multiplier - Instead of 3% as it
did I last year, 1 making a, total of . 492,801.
To this ;ihas^een: y added ;S,OOO, the
Japanese consulate's latest 'estimate of
the Japanese' population, and » 6,500: as
represen tlng'lthe ■;- number - of \ Chinese
living • permanently Mn- San-, Francisco.
This: brings; the grand total; to 507,301,
which the promotion committee regards
as a .very conservatlve'flgure. -It" is said
that'the population of 'the entire bay,
region', has -Increased^ proportionately
during the -last year.. ■
GARRISON SCHOOL FOR
OFFICERS: WILL BEGIN
Military Tactics Will Be Sub-
ject of Firsts Lectures to
, Be Started 'Monday "
.The 'garrison;? school^ for; officers will
begin Its i session on ■Monday; morning
at'?, the Presidio. It lwlir, open ,%vith"_ a
series of lectures on. military jtactics by
Majo"r, r G.^ ; W« i S. '\ Stevens '.'and v Captain
sterling -P.VAdamsrr ßoth i of these^offl
"cersr have 1 been' especially . chosen by
Colonel, Lundeen:'; Nineteen— officers of
the post, cranking from second lieuten
ants is to i and :-.' including V captains, will
beHnithis class. -,". ' u \ ■:'.: ': r >2? '■'
; .The -J question "of ..military,,; law will
come .'up 1 , ther school; oncJanu
ary^ 1 2."- ;In * this * class .there ' will \ be 14
officers. vjColoneli: Frederick, . Marsh. 'will
be^theHnstructor tofithis; branch. ■*
..■iThe&third of fcthe 'series -will: be the
instruction on* international" law,- whlcfc
will -be^lntroduced on ;>March^*l;. i The
instructorsilnithisibranchfwillibe]Ma
jor^John\W. "Ruckman and >' Captain
Thomas Q.^Ashburn.. 1 There iwlll bo£lß
ofßcersfin k thls<clas3. ; ; o '■■ : . -■
• tsSlmultaneouslywlth^he beginning of
thel school ?at; the. Presidio jschools. will
open; session .at' all 'the leading 'posts
in the'eountry. r :'•■.*'.• '* ■.->■■■- ,
.--Fogj preventeilithe. flrlng of-the sbig
guns at- Fort'Cranston.'yesterday.
CITYi HALL? CASE if CONTINUED
; The i. petition v of* Attorney 'J;
Sulllvanri asking ?for3 an 51n junction* re
straining;*, the Aboard =|of S public!" works
frora'iproceedlngi-wlthUhe razlngr'ofithe
city :*nall3 was srfcroußht s up^in-TJudjre
Seawell'BiCourt yesterday, afternoon and
postponedUov.Thursday.>.i •.>':-; .y :;-■■. •.:-.?
■, vitals J the « intention n of the- city : '\ to
produce * affidavits sfroml City :; Architect
Tharp,*ThomasfJennlng:s,?chairman^of
the^flnanclalV committee:; of 2, the a board
of t- supervisors ;?v.'Lorlngr,l B. Rlxford.
chairman of the building: committee of
the seboard'tJ? of f" supervieors.-'-f and '*• from
WnHam ; ;tß.VAbbitt.*^presidentf:of "thft
firm; awarded? the? contract;-'- denying 'the
allegations*: of *Sullivan."i*All^ of 3 them
wills state*; that? It? is; necessary to i tear
downi^theibuildlnsr.t ,1 ?-.• r. .'-'."
Mlaat Ethel fLeir**
sNightlnpalelsopranofatjSolarl's Grill.
New- entrance! to; private! dinlngJroom3.
854!Geary^street,> • .-? > ■."-*■ "•■. „/-.'-•■•■■'.
EDNA CLARK MAY
HAVE GONE EAST
Pretty Art Student's Family
Gives -Out . Statement as to
Her Disappearance
Uriknown Man Is Said to Have
? Been Seen in Her
Company .
The continued absence of pretty Edna
Clark, the 19 ' year, old art student of
Hopkins Art Institute, and the, fact
that- the; mother, Mrs. 'Mack, is; on the
verge of- mental collapse at, her home
at • 913 ~i Chestnut} street, Alameda, . have
prompted the* family to, make a state
ment encompassing allthe facts of the
case. This. statement was given out
yesterday .; by. A. Bruce Wright, the
family attorney, at his office in the
Monadnock' building, so that many, ru
mors in circulation regarding the case
might be expelled. /
•^ Last /Tuesday * afternoon, the day of
her disappearance, according to
Wright; the girl went to the Oakland
Bank of ' Savings and drew out nearly
5300, .receiving the' money In ' gold,
which she put In . her handbag.. She
drew the money from her own private
account, which amounts to about $3,000
and was left". to- her- by, her father.
. James.Denny, a marine engineer liv
ing next door to Mrs. Mack In Alameda,
says he frequently saw the girl In
company. with an unknown man whom
he < describes as : being - about SO ; years
old; : 5 feet. 10 inches In height and
weighing about 130, pounds. He was
round j shouldered and delicate looking
and worea long black coat, even in.the
hottest i weather. •On Labor day. Denny
saw ; the'pair • together" on the Oakland
boat ; and they were talking earnestly.
The girl was Inclined to reticence,
and the; mother had never heard '. her
speak ■"-of."' thla 'man, " t whom she never
brought, to -the house. The only male
friend Miss Clark was known to have
had ; was ' a ■ young man who had fre
quently called at the -home, .but ceased
to do so when Mrs. Mack objected to his
paying. attention to the girl. His name
is withheld by Tthe family, but he has
come forward and Is assisting, the de
tectives who are working on the case.
Miss Clark was a member of Christ
Episcopal church of, Alameda. She was
inclined to be very religious and had
often expressed a desire to enter a con
vent.ViThe mother and daughter had
many, heated controversies on this sub
ject and on the morning of the disap
pearance;- Mrs.". Mack , had admonished
the girl-to take a more liberal view of
life. iSNHBracHnnBBQfIMBSI
.'lt is thought, that perhaps the daugh
ter took the matter to heart and in a
sudden impulse decided to run away.
She : has \an uncle named Frederick H.
Clark who resides at 330 Fourteenth
street, .Cleveland, 0., and Mrs. Mack
think* that. perhaps she is now on her
way there. He has been telegraphed
to and an answer to the Inquiry is ex
pected today.
GAY SWEDE ARRESTED
FOR \ EMBEZZLEMENT
Carl' E. Lunn Posed as a Pro-
moter and Spent Funds
' . in Tenderloin
Tho gay career of Carl E. Lunn, a
young Swede, was rudely interrupted
by Captain John -Cleary of Morse*s
agency yesterday, who arrested him on
two charges of misdemeanor embezzle
ment preferred by E. J. Young of 1038
Haight street and Axel Jacobson of 2953
Twenty- third c street. Lunn . had beer,
spending- money- with a lavish hand in
the tenderloin, > where he . had been a
familiar .figure .' for 10 • months. Poslns
as a promoter of a colonization scheme
and the owner of a large tract of land
alonjjthe line of the Ocean Shore road.
Lunn is -alleged to have ingratiated
himself into the confidence of the mem
bers of the Swedish colony and plucked
them of sums of money ranging from
$10 to $50. ...
It is- said that his victims in San
Francisco are more' than 100, of which
a number are threatening to swear to
complaints.* ' . " >
EVIDENCE AGAI.XST RAXKI.V
■ Downey - Harvey was the chief wit
ess .in the / trial of C. E. Rankin,
Charged with . embezzlement, yesterday.
He .testified to having ■ had conversa
tions with .the defendant regarding the
sale of Ocean Shorp bonds, his evidence
going ; to show ■ the Inconsistency of' the
statements alleged ' to have been made
by. Rankin prior tohis indictment. The
other witnesses were A. C. Eastabrook.
C. L. Bowman; Miss Erma Berman 'and
Burke Corbett. all of whom testified as
they. did. in the trial of John Lynch.
The' case will "probably go Into the
hands of the Jury. Monday.
CIIIXESE OFFICERS SEXTEXCED
?PEKING,"Oct. SOPr-An edict Issued to
day >: orders the ; beheading of two and
severe punishment for ■ seven others of
the; Chinese officers -concerned in . the
crossing: of the Tonking border and
the killing of French soldiers In Ton
king last July.
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