Dowi coin« the goddess from the, dome of the tubed Gty Hall \u25a0
The Passing of the Statue
fis the third End \&§t aifl in a play of singular tragedies.
See article in
The Sunday Call
VOLUME CV.— NO. 51.
TALESMAN SEEK
TO AVOID DUTY
IN GRAFT TRIAL
Many Excuses Offered to Avoid
Being Examined for Service,
on Calhoun Jury
Judge Lawlor Busy Throughout
Day Questioning Members
of New Venire
Stanley Moore's Proposal to
Alter Method of Procedure
Quickly Denied
W. Russell Cole
JUDGE LAWLOR was the one hard
Trorking individual yesterday among
all those directly connected with the
trial of the Calhoun case. That is,
he was the only one whose activities
• were apparent in the courtroom. Indi
cations were that a large corps of "in
vestigators" were scurrying about in"
the rainstorm after Information rela
tive to the antecedents and inclinations
• of the members of the new jury panel,
but there was r.o am.ounccnient of this
in court.
Meanwhile Judge Lawlor wrestled
.with the 150 arguments advanced by
. IjO veniremen as to why they should
be excused from service, and the at
tornc-ys either absented themselves en
tirely from the courtroom or leaned
. listlessly on their desks, paying scant
, attention to the detail of the proceed
ings. It was 4 o'clock when the sepa
.ration process reached its conclusion,
and though three talesmen were exam
ined during the remaining hour of the
afternoon session, the operation of
probing for their opinions was without
dash or vigor, and none of them was
passed as a prospective juror.
Many Excuses Offered
Jury service, in a criminal case that
. lads fair to drag out over at least a
month or two has yet. JjO. become. a _i»op
u'sr pastime, and the prospect, of- such
duty was viewed with very general dis
favor by the members of the venire
that filled the courtroom yesterday. As
they faced the court in squads .of a
dozen at a time the veniremen were
ready with excuses that covered every
imaginable ground to nvoid examina
tion. All the statutory grounds were
exhausted, and pleas of unusual \nature
were added. Despite it all, the court
was chary in extending relief and the
percentage of names finally placed In
• the jury box was considerably larger
than from the first venire of 130. Alto
gether, 56 veniremen were held for ex
amination, 94 being excused-
Calhoun was the llrst of the princi
pals to rrai:h the court yesterday
morning. lie was almost alone in the
"'"'|| for a quarter of an hour and
. found nothing <»f .Iceper interest to at
;:"-i'-t !>i::i <!nn the Ftoking of a stove
iy «>!ic of tlie bailiffs of the court-
Lewis 1\ Hyingtoti, .William M. Abbott,
B. <J. Maynard and the younger Moore
Joined him before court convened, but
A. A. Moore's seat was vacant through
. out most of the morning session, and
Detective Tom Gibson with a large list
' of new names to burden him was con
spicuously absent- Assistant District
Attorney O"Gara sat out most of the
morning session at the prosecution's
desk, but Heney did not appear until
after 2 o'clock.
Makes New Proposal
i Stanley Moore was armed with a
new proposal calculated to upset the
method of procedure always practiced
by Judge Lawlor in the preliminary
examination of veniremen. His scheme,
which he put formally in shape of a
motion, was to have the entire exami
nation of talesmen conducted by the
attorneys, allowing none to be excused
until after their names had been reg
ularly drawn from the Jury box, despite
their right to rely upon statutory dis
qualification. The suggestion, which, if
favorably acted upon, would have
caused long delay in the matter of
examination, k*»pt many men needlessly
from their business and created an
added burden of expense, met with. curt
denial by Judge Lawlor, and Moore
was forced to content himself with
an exception to the ruling.
Moore raised another objection when
he learned that F. A. Hllmcr, a member
of the venire, had been excused ' Wit
hout personally appearing in -court.
Judge LawJor explained that Hilmer
was engaged in active duty as a Juror
in the United States district court and
that he had thought it unnecessary to
' force him to attend. Moore" insisted In
• the face of this explanation, and the
court ordered Hilmer' telephoned for.
He appeared at the afternoon session
and it was only a matter of a minute
••to embody his excuse in' the record and
make the order of dismissal..
The same order of procedure failed to
apply when the name of*E. .11., Dave
nport of 1981 Pacific avenue was reached
\u25a0^y»n the panel. There was no response
when the name was called, and It was
Stanley Moore himself who, with a
emlle, explained that the owner thereof
xe&B a lady of his acquaintance and that
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The san Francisco Call
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KGAMY 80
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTEHDAY— Bain, precipitation of .47 of an
Inch: maiimum temperature 57, minimum 50.
FOBECAST FOB TODAY— Showers; light
southwest winds. Page 13
EDITORIAL '
Wlllett Is tjpe, not freak. PapeC
Figlitlng lung disease In a damp cli
mate. Page 8
Has ut coming and going. Page 0
LEGISLATIVE / •
Anti-Japanese legislation Is not likely -to be
passed by legislature. t Pnjce 1
Gorernor opposed to and satisfied there will be
no anti-Japanese legislation. . Page 2
Big row over the capltol refitting appropriation
passed in the assembly, j fuse 1(1
Senator Wolfe introduces measure to give flsh
and game commissioners $3,000 salary. Page 16
GRAFT
Good roads men and Governor Gillett agree on
general plan for proposed legislation. • ' Page 3 !
Assembly by rote of 63 to 23 de
dines to send anti-racetrack bill back to com- j
mlttee. Page 9 ;
Examination of many talesmen In effort to.-se
cure jurors for Calhoun trial. Pace 1
Blake, under fire In Newburgh trial, maintains
troth of testimony in Murphy case. . Page 5
CITY
Citizens of South San Francisco protest
against plans of Swift interests to gain monopoly
of franchises. Page 1
Commissioner Lane orders Wells Fargo ex
press company to give Information . about . earn
ings. Page S
Widow Imprisoned in room* flee* down rope
made of 6'ueet from window and causes persecu
tor's arrest. Page 7
Emma . Goldman, j anarchist queen, and Ben L.
Beitman, her aid, are newly charged by .po
lice. ** —I- •>/•"'• .vvvrj;* S'-'.v.- \u25a0- \u25a0 Paare 7
SoJhora's new ploy, "Richard Lovelace," Is
not a success. Page 5
John W. Brickell weds Miss Elsie Arden at
pretty borne ceremony. ' Page 1
SUBURBAN
High school boys admit wholesale thievery and
are expelled front school. • > '> > '/• Page 1
Branch of League of Justice organized in Berke
ley aiiJ active campaign commenced. Page 4
Stanford seniors choose officers by acclamation
for first time In many yecxa. 'Page 4
Grand Jury of San Mateo wftl recommend, re
moval of four couuty officers. Knee 1*
Slgnor begins fight on technicalities -to gain
freedom. Page .4
Oakland chamber of commerce petitions con-*
press for Panama steamship lloe. Page 4
COAST
San Jose's city, treasury ordered closed when
treasurer's bondsmen withdraw. Page 1
• Deed to Island No. 2 filed In behalf of ' Lo
ndon brother of David T. Hanbury. - .****?. 1
• Xe ' Beof ' sentenced to :10 years \u25a0 in*; peijiten
ilary \u25a0 for robbing* Hale Brothers.^ ' ; Page 4
- Cre«rt;<if ; flood -"expectMJ - to : nare> left "Sacra-:
mebto .rirer.by^ tliis t morning. v : .\,i "Pages
Chamberlain wins senatorial • toga in Washing
ten. '.. Page 5
eastern^' :.;:"::::::..:•:::' '\u25a0\u25a0 : -^-' :
' President' Edosevelt," : in ' letter ;to GoTenior
GSllett, * warns agitators < not' 'to antagbbize
Japan. \u0084 / \u25a0 ' Page 1
. Subpeca discloses government as plaintiff la
grand Jury proceedings - against New-- York
World. *- '-\u25a0\u25a0 "i" i i t . Page s
Senate passes bill Increasing salary of presi
dent' to $100,000 a year. Page 2
. Ex-Queen . Llluokalanl recites history of crown
lands on - appeal -to congress. '\u25a0'. \u25a0 Page 13
FOREIGN
• Abruzzi - plans to renounce rank to marry
Katberine Elkins. Page 1
Fire is sweeping over ' Messina's 1 ' ruins and
completing the destruction wrought by earth
quake. . . i . . . Page 3
SPORTS \u25a0
- Magazine wins San Fernando handicap -at
Santa Anita. Page 10
Jeffries is offered $100,000 for 33 weeks' work
on the vaudeville stage. Page 0
Belniont's Lady Violet drops foal . by Bock
Sand In Kentucky. Page V
\u25a0 llarry Sutor, - the former Seal pitcher, Figns
contract with Chicago White Sox. • Page 0
Bace goers express dissatisfaction with de
cision of Judges In placing Colenel Jack sec
ond. Page 10
High school principals, to consider weight "ques
tion in athletics.. ... . Page 9
"Spider" • Baum will pitch for Sacramento
coast' league team. Page 10
SOCIAL "\u25a0'\u25a0% './V
Mrs. J. Downey Harvey expected from Del
Monte as guest of Mrs. Eleanor Martin. - Page 6
LABOR
The San Francisco labor council asked to look
into the provision of tl»a state constitution on
the subject of preventing corporations from em
ploying Chinese and \u25a0 Mongolians. Page 13
MARINE
Pilot house of steamer ' Dlmond is ' knocked off
Its base by bowsprit of Drummulr ; when vessels
collide in Mission bay. Page 13
ABRUZZI PLANS TO
RELINQUISH RANK
Have Renounced Privileges in
Order to Marry Miss Elkins
[Special Cahle to The Call]
. LONDON, Jan.*'2O.— Th© duke of" the
Abruzzi has handed to King Victor
Emmanuel his. resignation as an officer
in the Italian army and has also^ re
nounced, his rank, and the privileges of
his' order in order to marry-Miss Kath
erine Elkins. , -
When the duke returned to Italy
after his last American visit, acqording
to.the Petit Parislen, he announced t to
the king his desire to marry Miss El
kins' and his majesty was disposed Jto
consent, but thought it advisable to call
a family council first.
At that, council Queen Margherita
and the duke of Genoa opposed the
marriage, while the count of Turin and
the duke of Aosta pleaded \ the lovers':
cause. Accordingly It was decided
to temporize and Abruzzi was asked. by
the king to postpone official announce
ment of the engagement until he had
completed his period of service as cap
tain In the navy and been promoted" to
the Trank , of admiral."
Two months ago— still according, to
the Paris paper— the duke terminated
his 'service as captain, and since then
has been waiting his turn for promo
tion to ; : admiral and =; permission' to
marry Miss Elkins, but neither " has
been granted. The duke, therefore,' sent
•in his resignation, but , the king has
refused to accept it and: there the
matter now stands. EbESSI
SANgFEMOISC9, ; ;^
FRANCHISE GRAB
AROUSES SOUTH
Clause in Land Contracts Gives
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Swifts Exclusive Rights to
All Streets f
Citizens Will Turn Out in Body
When Privileges Are Asked:
of Trustees
Crisis in Affairs of Manufactur=
ing Town Is Rapidly
Nearing
The city of South San Francisco has
been stirred to its depths by a bitter
controversy between a number of its
leading citizens arid the big land com
pany which controls the town and is an
adjunct of the Swift packing; interests.
The climax, will come at a. meeting to
be held soon by the town trustees, at
which the land company will ask for
valuable privileges which many; of the
citizens are not disposed to grant. The
citizens have made an appeal to their
representatives in the state legislature
and" in their appeal they call for the
maintenance of the inherent American
rights arid protest against the "rule of
King Swift and his puppets," declaring
that many of the conditions described in
"The J ungle" are to be found in the
growing manufacturing city on the bay.
Aimed at Land Company
The protests are directed against the
South San Francisco land and improve
ment company, a concern owned by- the
Swifts, which controls the townsite
land. The objections, are; directed
largely against a clause which the corii
pany inserts in its contracts and* in the
deeds by which It parts with {its land.
This clause reserves to the cornpanyjthe
exclusive street railway, gas,?; water,
light and other franchises,, apparently
In perpetuity. While :it is generally
held Ufra t' such"?a ciau'se^is";lllegal,;*th§'
resident*'- desire to safeguard their
rights by legislative enactments
will nullify such grants. - The-objec
tionable clause follows: .. i, 'i
- Reserving to Itself* and its as-V
signs, however, the exclusive right
to construct, - operate and main
tain street or other railroad,
through, across or upon the streets '
bounding said property,'; said rail- '
. roads to be operated by such' power
as to first party.may seem proper;
also to lay, operate and maintain
through, across and upon said
streets or over said: premises such
gas, water or other mains, con
duits for electricity, wires or.cables;
as to first party may seem proper.
, Another, objectionable feature in the
deeds Is the following: . -. .[,\u25a0
Deed hereundcr to contain waiver
by grantee and privies of compen
- satlon for damages resulting from
smelter at I San ' Bruno point.
The company has ..further, incurred
the displeasure of a number 'of citizens
by its proposaf that the city trustees
grant It a fee to the streets. By this
the company intends to repossess it
self of any. streets that might be aban
doned or closed. This agaln'is regarded
as illegal. Nevertheless the company
has taken steps to press it; upon' the
city I trustees* and this has precipitated
a crisis in the affairs of the town.
Adolph Jacobs Leader
The movement against the company
has been led by Adolph Jacobs, , a',mer
chant ' of South "San Francisco. ..Jacobs
has drafted the appealto Assemblyman
H.?*E. Holmquist and State: Senator j.
B.*Holohan. ! '.. .: ; '. ' \u25a0.'• \u25a0•. \u25a0;\u25a0- \u25a0
In" his active work against ; the land
company Jacobs has clashed with some
of the members of the" board of./city
trustees. The trustees are at the pres
ent tiihe considering the proposals; of
the company in franchise , and other
matters and;have ; been represented' by
Harry. E. Styles, who acts -in the ca
pacity of attorney. " W. J. Martin,^ the
agent?6f the land company, and Jesse
W. Lllienthalof San Francisco, I the at
torney, are acting- on behalf of the
Swifts. ; ."-"\u25a0• '
The trustees of South San Francisco
are almost equally divided on the'eofn
pany's proposals and their exact stand
ing will not be known until a vote is
taken." The board is composed of An
drew Hynding,* purchasing ; agent^ for
the • Western meat company; Herman
Edwards, a merchant; Thomas Hlckey,
wlio holds a newspaper : , route; 'Harry
Edwards, a; paint mixer eWployed; by
W, P.. Fuller & "Co., .and; Dan ii el } Me"-"
Sweeney, a hotelmari and contractor.
THE GALL FIRST PAPERiIN THE CAPITAL
SAGRAMENTO, Jan.; 19.^News: from th
day/by reason of the. washouts iwhich prevented ; the
, reached here* today in: The Call, which vwasin^thevrstreets- three' hours -: ahead- of* the * other
papers/ \u25a0:-'-- -/ .; V. .' ! ". _ .•--•\u25a0;* • " -'•' \u25a0'\u25a0;-;\u25a0;- ' : '\u25a0• • ' ":.'; : ! "-• : r^'-: •''-:\u25a0\u25a0'} -
The Gall representative; tM;(L;.^Magladdery^cli^
point the: papers' vvere^brought by rail and ; carried j.thehcc>over.«.the flooded district to this city. > :
The nonarrivalof the mother papers- caused- much" comment among /the 'people "at the capital,
and the .enterprise of\The GalllwjJKoniiniendedip^^yej^onieTi; 1
HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS CONFESS
MANY THEFTS
Berkeley Education Board Ex
pels Three Lads Who Ad
mit Robberies
Congressman Me K inlay's Son
Said to Be Ringleader; and
May Be Prosecuted
Money Secured; by Pilfering Al
leged to Have Been Spent \u25a0
' in Poolrooms
•BERKEUBT, Jan. 10.— With the'per
emptory expulsion of three pupils. from
the Berkeley ' high \u25a0 school and \u25a0 the sus
pension for an indefinite period of a.
fourth,- the school directors -and chief
of>police of Berkeley made public to^
night a sensational exposure' of whole
sale thievery practiced by gangs of
pupils, who were equipped .with skele
ton keys, and' spent the 'money realized
by thefts at poolrooms* or -at the
racetrack. . ' \u25a0. \u25a0
Three of the boys implicated in the
police investigation, "who- broke down
and confessed, are :of .. well known
Berkeley families. The ringleader, ac
cording to Marshal Vollmer, is Gerald 1
McKinlay, 17 years; old, a senior, son
of Congressman Duncan E., McKinlay
of College and Durant; avenues.
Vollmer declared him to : be- the most
serious offender, and 'he' with two of
his companions,. William ' Stone, ,18
years, a.seniof, and Herbert Merrltt, 17
years old, a; junior, whorwere i'also' ex
pelled ; tonight, will-be prosecuted "for
their thefts, if the recomin.eridations* of
the. high. school .committee :are carried
out. :J. :. -. . ; \u25a0 . •' ' • . •.'\u25a0'",.
Boy Is Suspended ' >-
Thß^t>o;- suspended from i school, ; and
sal d _: t f» V lt*- j mp^lcjcted^l «^th^~ 'pilfering
a . ! e . ss ,"° i*£sre©V than ;\u25a0 t he ; ,'' th r cc" .1 ex
pelled, is'^Wallace! Scott, son of Mrs R;
Waite.' bwingtothfe" evidence being
scanty in,; his -case," he 'was nof dealt
with.'so' rigorously." • \u25a0 '\u25a0'.; '
William Stone" and Herbert Merritt
are I- accused of having- operated ! wltli
McKinlay in a gang, arid the congress
man's son has not only, confessed to
stealing fromlthe high school lockers
and desks, from pupils/ .teachers and
f rom : the Young j Men's 'Ch ris tian asso
ciation rooms, but has 'admitted his
possession of ; keys made to^opeii any
lock he'. might encounter. \u25a0',
Thel-thefts' of which 'the four boys
are accused cover a long period. Frank
F -; Bunker, , superintendent'- of schools,
delivered a report to the school/ di
rectors' preceding their action- in which
he set forth .that the -pilfering became
widespread with the * school* term that
opened August 1,1905/- In the time in
tervening since then, there have been
stolen from the' pupils', arid teachers
179 books, 41 fountain pens, $35 in
sums from 5 cents to $2.50, 20 umbrell
as, 15. pins, eight purses containing no
cash and; unnumbered overshoes, gloves
and small articles. -
* -
Reports Many Thefts
Morris. C.Jariies, principal of 'the
Berkeley high school, avers that In the
last two years the books and per
sonal property • stolen from- his. desk
have, cost him $25.- -He has • received
reports of 40 theftS:,from-Jndiyiduals,
and; one - teacher, whose name is: not
divulged, was robbed of $25, which. was
taken, from a coat. .These peculations
became so obnoxious, according ;to' ; the
directors, that a short time ago" a rigid
investigatlon'was begun.
i .\u25a0'. The hunt for -the thfeves narrowed
down until at ' last ' the' four boys ; forced
out /of school tonight were cornered.
Then came confessions f rom the worst
offenders, and/ the conditions exposed
were" so appalling that the school board
decided on full publicity/as* the : best
cure of the -wrong.' This publicity, was
made: tonight at an -open meeting of
the-boafd of education, which 'resulted
In .the expulsions, it was embodied in
a" formal report of seven provisions and
in statements by the : superintendent of
schools; and the chief r of -police. J
Measures i Recbrrimerided r
- The formal', report, ;f rom ,-> the' high
school committee Vrecommends 'the. fol
lowing measures: ;
C That Wallace Scott be' suspended
from ihe\ Berkeley /high for
an indefinite, period. .:/ . .• . v
Herberts :Merritt,: /William
Stone and' Gerald • McKinlay.- be « ex-
Continued on^ Page 2, Column a
President Warns Agitators
Not to Antagonize Japan
'Jan. W.— President Roosevelt's letter to
%^^jf: Governor Cillelt, dated January 1 6, follows :
. ; My ' Dear Governor: I
am. greatly' concerned over the
anti-Japanese bills, which are ap
parently: going, their way. through
the California legislature. /They,
arc in' every sense most unfor
tunate.. "At last we have in first
class working order the arrange
ment-; which \u25a0\u25a0- with such /difficulty
we^succeeded *in 1 getting through
two . y^.ars; agoil The Ja*panese
is obviously : acting in
good,, .faith. During the; six
months ending .October : 31 last
' the\ total ' number of Japanese
v . who have come to - the * main lan<l
of the United States ; has \u25a0 been
2,074,' and" the Hotal number who
have left has been 3,181.; In other
words, the^wholc object nominal
ly-:desired by j ; thb.se: who wish, to
prevent the incoming of Japanese
laborers has* been achieved.'
More Japanese arc -leaving the
country; than are, coming .in, and
by v present .indications in a very \u25a0
."few .'-years the number of Japan
ese here will vbe- no greater than
' •'the* 'number ; of Americans iiri-
Japan; that is, the movement will,
\u25a0be as normal in -one -caseT- as in T .
the other, ? which is just as we desire. There is, therefore, no shadow
of. excuse for action which will simply produce great irritation and may
' result in upsetting'thc present agreement and throwing open the; whole
situation again. \u25a0 .? , - .
These agitators have themselves to thank if i trouble comes from
whattthey do/: if j there is any, rush or influx of Japanese hither.^ They
hamper the national government in v/hat, it ;has now so efficientry
accomplished-^the -\u25a0; agreement by peaceful means and" through 'the
friendly;. initiative of :the Japanese, government to keep Japanese im
migrants; oiit of; the/ United . States save' as. Americans themselves visit
Jap # ari. ; Is it impossible to get the legislature to realize the great wisdom
from the standpoint of the country at large and, above all, from the
"standpoint of -California, of; what is being, done? Sincerely yours, . »
: -- THEODORE ROOSEVELT.:
HANBURY'S BROTHER
TO CLAIM ISLAND
Mysterious; Worn
> -
" \, Given to AVife v -- ;
[Special Dispatch] to The \u25a0 Call] * , - \u25a0_•_- ...
\u25a0 NAPA. Jan.' ; I.9.— The r first ; steps* in
what probably will be a vigorous con
test/ "over. : the' valuable estate' of^Davld
T. Hanbury, imilllonaire brewer, of; San
Francisco and Napa, were taken today.
A' mysterious woman," .representing
his brother, John McKcnzie Hanbury of
London, also a wealthy man, filed in the
county recorder's office here this morn
ing : a deed from David'^T. to John
McKenzie* Hanbury conveying all of
the famous ' island N0. : 2 to the latter.
. .The island is, situated two miles south
of Napa and : is valued at $100,000/ The
deed is dated January 7, 190 S. and Da
vid T. Hanbury made his acknowledg
ment; of his signature^before Mrs. Ceda
Dezaldo, a tnotary. public in San Fran
cisco, on January 7, 1908. r
: Two days before last Christmas Han
bufy^filed a deed conveying all of the
island -^to his wife, airs." Marie Eleanor
Hanbury.* It has been known'for some
time that -Hanbury's 'brother, the Lon
don millionaire.* had no kindly feelings
for the California wife."
'". The woman who filed the . deed today
would not' give her own. name.
TREASURY; CLOSED
BY AUYOR'S ORDERS
Sureties of San Jose Official
\Vithdrawn, Office Locked
[Special Dispatch ] to the Call]
SAN JOSE. Jan. 19.— Upon the advice
of Mayor.. C. W. Davison, Treasurer
James ;L. > Lighston ,; today . closed': the
city treasury. ; When it* will open again
is a matter of I tonjecture. One after
another/ the, treasurer's. bondsmen _have
withdrawn : .within; the last; iew weeks
and'^the treasurer has , as ,yet been un
ablefto obtain' a new. official bond. - • .;.
. It *ls rumored about the city I that .the
action of the. bondsmen- is -^due to the
charges ; of /graft" brought (against City
License Collector J."T.:Gately, an 'env
ploye -6t 'the': treasurer's office, and the
statements by; District Attorney Free
that several discrepancies have been
discovered In the treasurer's . books/
which: he -asserts are due to Gately's
negligence. VGately intimates that -the
whole -irnatter/ is a clerical error and
will be cleared up when the case comes
to trial.. • ;>- . %
'•\u25a0 Gately was, suspended last evening
arid an J expert _was ;to
the books of. the city treasurer. .
v x "£Njgw San Fraadsc<rsceEes;are to be shown in a scries of
rSirfiiU Page Drawings in Color
' J^%^Y?trwiU.'waitt'to keep these pictures.
" > **?Jli£^&jst;appears Sunday in
The Sunday Call
I'BESIDEXT ROOSEVELT
POPULAR CLUBMAN
BECOMES BENEDICK
JohmW. Brickeli Weds Miss El
; sic Arideii at Pretty Home \
Ceremony
>.-\u25a0 :• \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0• '\u25a0\u25a0 • • \u25a0 /--.., -.
. 'Taking; his friends Into hi 3 confidence
but a short .time before the/ceremony,
John W. Brickell, a wealthy young so
ciety .man,* president. of the Corinthian
yacht club, and a -leading athlete of the
Olympic club, was married yesterday to
Miss -Elsie Arden, an accomplished vo
calist andconcert singer. Brickell had
been /rated by his friends, in clubdom
as a fixture in the banhAior brother
hood, and his marriage occasioned much
surprise. There were murmurs, too.
that ; the launching of his matrimonial
craft' had not been regarded with ap
proval within his own family, but it
was merely gossip and his sisters were
not'^lnclined to discuss the subject.
The wedding took place at the Brick
ell home at 2631 Pacific avenue. Rev.
George C. Adams of the First Congre
gational church officiating, at 1 o'clock
in ;the afternoon. Just the. families
and a few -friends were present.; A
breakfast followed, and then the couple
left, for southern California. \u25a0'\u25a0',
Miss Arden • formerly -: lived v in- San
Diego, but came to San' Francisco some
time . ago sto • cultivate ,• her.' voice. J She
sang^ in the/ choir, at : the First Corigre
gatiorial' church'"- arid -has ;appeared'-at
local ; concerts.-. She'has atstudio "at 1175
O'Farrell street. \u0084 He,r /mother, .- Mrsv
Kathryn Arden." came to San Francisco
for ithe "wedding. Mrs. . Arden 'said' that
her/daughter Had known" Brickell , for: a'
long time arid had told her some time in
advance of their- engagement.', ' - \u25a0
! 'Brickell has- not only " been- active in
club circles in {San/ Francisco/, but .his
large property interests have given him
a .'prominent*; place ''in -the business
world. \u25a0 He -is . interested " in , real estate
and controls- a^rbig, tract .bordering on
Bakers beach.: - - '
WANTS SHIP BUILT \
AT MARE 'ISLAND
Knowla'nd Opposed to Collier
"/Being ; Bui lt> in Private Yard
[Special Dispatch] to The Call]
'.WASHINGTON. , D. ; C,[, [ Jan: 19.—Rep
resentative" Knowland ' is preparing for
a struggle over "an item in the . naval
bill -which proposes to knock out *• the
provision for building a collier at Mare
island. . . \ _~ : '
Tho committee inserted, the ''item.presu
mably.. at,the instance of Secretary
Newberry, who- testified that he had
obtained - bids from private builders
showing that two colliers -could be
built for the authorized costv of the
one 'pvovided'for last year, to be built
at a* Pacific coast navy. yard. >* This esti
ma ted cost : Is * % 1.500.000.
;,Newberi*y. .told; the . committee, that
whlta; congress had; authorized 'the pur
chase'; of .one collier - and the construc
tion ffitl another, -he -did T not I believe in
building vessels : at:,' navy •, yards. ' He
ad mltted -. that . material v- had > already
been' ordered for; the construction' of
the collier . at \u25a0 Mare tsland and did nnto t
explain" -why j he .had- obtained private
bids after the law required . him - to
build In 1 a; navy, yard.,-- . .'\u25a0' vTir
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ANTI-ALIEN
LEGISLATION
NOT LIKELY
Violent Measures Against Jap
anese Will Not Decorate
California Statutes
Governor Gillett Thinks Ques
tion , Settled by President's
Protest : and Agreements i
Leaders in State Legislature
Desired to Keep Subject ,
From Acquiring Dignity :
Drew Willing to Acquiesce, but
Johnson Wants His Bill
Passed
George Van Smith
[Special Dispatch to The Call]'
GALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAiI
BER OF COMMERCE BUILDING.
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 19— The stat
utes of California will not be lncum
bered." or ; decorated with any violent
anti-Japanese enactments by the.thirty
eighth, legislature. And the failure to
enact such legislation need not neces
sarily be ascribed to the protests of
President Roosevelt, who has
graphed and written to Governor Gil
lett to prevent such legislation.
Governor Gillett thinks the Question
of California legislation ' for the • sub
jects, of the mikado was settled by the
president's protests of two years ago
and the subsequent restrictive Immigra
tion arrangements entered Into by, the
federal government with the Japanese
; foreign' office. -"- -
Leaders Feel Competent • .
Leaders in both houses of the legis
lature 'think thatjthe combined vrls&om
of the .people of. California, as repre
sented 'in the 'thirty-eighth' session, is
entirely* competent to protect Califor
nia and Us people from legislation
either ridiculous or calculated to em
barrass the nation in Its foreign'rela
tions. The leaders of the senate had
prepared to smother all -the radical
bills directed at the Japanese before
they had heard of* the president's tele
gram and letters. They had also de
cided tentatively not ' to dignify the
subject by making It the basis of cau
cus discussion and .agreement.
The net result of the president's
correspondence with Governor Gillett
has been to air the whole matter, give
the democrats a chance to make a few
threats well as a ' few promises,
which they will not be able' to keep,
and to dignify the anti-Japanese tjllls
by forcing their consideration by the
senate republican caucus.
Assembly May Kill Bills
It may result in a summary
squelching of the pending bills by the
assembly, which was, expected to per
mit the. authors of the , several meas
ures to extract such capital from them
as"* might accrue from getting them
through the loWer house.
The Drew bill, designed to prevent
Japanese from acquiring' real property
In California, and .the Johnson bill, pro
hibiting aliens from serving as direc
tors in corporations In this state, will
come, up in the lower house tomorrow
morning as special 'orders.
Drew announced today that he was
ready to hold off with ; his bHl'untnJ the
whole matter could be thrashed out
with the president. Johnson, whose
bill was on the third reading today,
permitted his bill to go over until to
morrow, but declared that he would
then be ready to act upon both meas
ures without regard to "letters or tele
grams from any one."
Interference ' Resented
If .the temper of Speaker Stan ton and
his : right hand man, Jake Transue.t' as
exhibited tonight is effective with 'the
housef tomorrow both bills will be bur
led and notice served upon all the World
that: California Is * quite' competent to
take care of all matters submitted to
itsMegislature without -outside ' Inter
ference! .-
Governor Gillett thinks that the fed
eral government and the Japanese for
eign office have entered into a proper
arrangement in the matter of re
stricted passports, and that the Japan
ese are keeping faith.
The senate leaders who were opposed
to a caucus taking the matter up are
now willing to -caucus and put the
coffin plate on anti-Japanese legisla
tion .as a matter of . party - policy.
Wright Favored Caucus
It should be said that Senator Le
roy A. Wright, 'chairman of the sen
ate republican ' caucus, V who probably
had i some advance information ;, touch-
Ing the president's uneasiness, wanted
to get the caucus together yesterday
and forestall the inevitable -publicity
by a pronouncement of party politics.
Senator "Wright favors a school seg
regation-law," but is opposed to what