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Down comes tie goddess from the dome of the ruined Gty Hal
The Passing of the Statue
is the third and lad ad in a play of angular tragedies.
See article in
The Sunday Gall
VOLUME CV.— NO. 52.
VIOLENT STORM
SWEEPS VALLEY
O F SACRAMENTO
Telegraph and Telephone Wires
Centering in Capital Are
Battered Down
Great Damage Caused by Wind
and Rain Above and
Below City
Breaks Reported on West Side
of River and Railroad Tracks
Further Damaged
Island levers ore In dancer. Wafer
forms one vatt era from Rio Vista to
Colusn. Track at "Webster is damaged
acsin. but temporary liridce Is to be
used ni dvna. Stockton region fears
flood. Oregron and Washington rail
roads held up.
[Special Dispatch io The Call]
SACRAAIEXTO. Jan. 20. — The Sacra
mento valley was swept its full
lengrth and breadth tonight by a
xvind and rain storm which would
do credit to a Texas northwester. For
three or four hours it continued with
terrific force, laying low telegraph and
telephone wires, churning the overflow
into a fury and unquestionably doing
. grreat damage both above and below
this city, the extent of which can not
be told tonight because of demoralized
telegraph and telephone conditions.
Up the valley this evening, before the
heaviest of the storm broke, the rain
had already been heavy enough to cause
the rivers to rise again, and tonight the
.Feather. Yuba. American and the upper
Sacramento are rising rapidly.
Flood Waters Receding
What effect the volume of
water will have on the receding flood
Is problematical. The Sacramento at
Tthis point Is falling tonight and is now
three and a half ftet below the- mark
EeY Sunday night. It is not believed
enough water has fallen throughout the
valley to cause the river to rise^to this
Mgh point again;
Below this city the river Is dropping
rapidly, and reports brought by steamer
from Rio Vista, Walnut Grove and
Isleton this evening are to the effect
that the levees are holding. The people
of the island district were afraid of a
heavy wind, however, and it is impos
sible to tell what As taking place in
that district tonight.
Island Levees in Danger
When the steamer Empress left Isle
ton at 3 o'clock this afternoon four
boats were in readiness to carry gangs
of men to any section of the island dis
trict as goon as needed, but with the
terrific wind of tonight it' is not be
lieved men could do much to hold the
water once it got over the levees. It
teemed to be the general opinion in
the island district that Tyler, Brannan
end Reyer islands were in the worst
condition, although the levees on
them were holding when the steamers
left this afternoon.
Breaks in the levees above and be
low this city during the high water of
c few days ago caused the Tolo basin
find several smaller reclamation 'dis
tricts west of the Sacramento river to
fill, and tonight there is one vast sea
from Rio Vista almost to Colusa.
Railroad Gang Recalled
The heavy wind churned this water
Into great -waves, and many reports
have been received here of further
breaks in the levees on the west side
.of the river.
The Southern Pacific work trains,
with gangs of men repairing the great
washout near Webster, were called in
this afternoon when the wind came up,
for fear the waves would wash the
workmen and possibly some of the cars
away. \
It is believed that a much larger
stretch of track will be missing in tne
morning when the train goes back.
'The track has been under water for
four or five miles and has been broken
in a number of places.
Six Persons in River
Probably .1.500 yards pf track, all
told, is gone. Xo estimate will be made|
by the Southern Pacific officials as to
when 'trains will be- running over this :
line, 'which is the direct route to San
Francisco. Trains will -be operated
the temporary bridge at Elvas tomor
row, the officials say.
Along the Yolo side of the river, near
this city, a number of houseboats were
overturned by the wind tonight. In
one A. D. Somer, his wife and four
«:h'ldren were caught, but they were
rer-cucd by Sergeant Rible and-Patrol
man Shields.
Most of the river steamers coming
up this evening tied up during the
orm and came into this city late
after the heavy wind had passed.
Venice Island Fears Flood
ISpecial Dispatch to The Call]
STOCKTOX, Jan- 20.— At: 4 .'o'clock
tomorrow afternoon Venice island will
*ace a crucial test by" the ravages' of
the flood waters in the streams .and
rivers flowing through the. -'delta --sec-" 1
tlon. A 6 f00t. 3 inch tide .will appear
at Suisun bay at that time;
Should the high tide check the flow
JJontiaued «n I'age S, ? Column 4
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARXY 86
THURSDAY. JANUARY 21, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY — South wind, rain; maximum
temp*ratuw, 00 deg.; minimum. 52 deg.
FOBECAST FOB TODAY — Bain; high south
erly wind. • **a*e 15
EDITORIAL
Wby tbe jury box docs not fill. \u25a0 Page 6
Wells-Fargo dodging Inquiry. Page 6
Getting together on road building. Page 0
Chamber of commerce enterprise. . Page 6
LEGISLATIVE
Assembly In arms orcr request for expla
nation why legislature failed to Tote on anti
racetrack measure. Page 1
In series of clashes forces farorable to race
track gambling are routed in assembly Page S
Tbere will be no mtl-Japantee legislation;en
acted by this legislature. Page 2
Detwiler % s refuge known In Toledo and
police think substantial reward would cause ar
rest. * ". Page 1
Fourti juror is passed for Calhoun trial and
11 talesmen are disqualified. ' Page 3
Newtrargh sheds tears on witness stand during
testimony- In his own defense. Page 5
CITY
Mrs. James F. Moroney sues for dirorce ;
on the ground of desertion by wealthy
clubman. Page S
Society woman plans career behind foot
lights. Page 1
Dr. Vonwlnckcl wants proxies for clx years
from members of California women's ' hos
pital. Page 16
Dr. Albert J. Atkins demonstrates with
"health squad" that fruit dried with sulphur Is
beneficial to health. **«»e 18
Potrero arenue people oppose erection of
52,000.000 hospital oa old site. Pag*e 13
Benjamin Heath appointed superintendent of
street repair, rice Broderlck, resigned. Page IS
Strong array of facts amassed in 'protest
i against tbe switching charges made In San Fran-'
; Cisco by the railroads. ' Page 13
Andrew Fcruseth is freed of charge of con
tempt of court. Page 7
Chamber of commerce plans building of two
•tory etructure In heart of downtown dis
trict. Page 13
Many robberies on streetcars and from houses
during sight in city and one holdup sis re
ported. ;- -: j -A - Page 7
New' four story building is | being rushed to
completion In downtown district. . Pace 15
Wife obtains divorce from ) husband , who had
an uncontrollable habit of .swe&rlag. ,: Pace 15
United States Marshal Elliott In great tangle
of official red tape. . Page 7
. Mrs. Pai tea Is granted dlroree . and will get
big alimony. .-. * - ; Page 7
Woman', killed' by auto whea stepping*- iron?,
streetcar.'-/ ; : \u25a0 .V.\' : \u25a0 \ ; - ,--\u25a0.•/." P«g*e 4
nival tickets named at German - hospital i as
result of disagreement orer management'of'ln
stitution. •*;'.*\u25a0:.. • " '\u25a0.] Page s
Three officers of steamer President "rescued
from drowning in the i bay. , \u25a0 . '. " Page -
Miss Louise Flckert, sister of attorney, " flies
deed to Island No. 2 for DaTld T. Hanbury's
brQtber. ; i'.V'it . Page 4
Pretty southern woman granted .- dlroree from
navy doctor for desertion. Page 5
SUBURBAN
District attorney and four San Mateo Miper-
Tlsors accused of misconduct. Page 1
Freshman put on California team to meet
Stanford In debate for Carnot medal Febru
ary 5. Page 4
Thomas Pratber examined as tl terms of Ed
son F. Adams' lease to Union national
bank. Page 4
Many Berkeley high school boys are 'charged
with thefts and dismissed from school. Page 4
COAST \u25a0
Violent storm sweepa Sacramento ralley j and
causes damage to telegraph wires, ' leTees " and
railroad tracks. Page 1
Venice island Is menaced by flood and danger
point around Stockton will be reached this
afternoon. • | TBjtfllil .Page 2
Kecall of Mayor Harper Is, roted by prom
inent citizens of Ixm Angeles assembled at call
of municipal league. Page 1
Sit are killed and eight Injured in explosion
in coal mine. Pace 16
: T. S. Montgomery corrals patronage, of clerk
at Agnew asylum. Page 10
EASTERN
Fire In Lake Michigan crib causes death of
scores of workmen, many of the Tlctlms being
fearfully mutilated. Page 3
Ex-Mayor Pbclan and other members rof spe
cial committee Impress upon .. house committee
the necessity of . San Francisco , securing Hetch
Hetchy water supply. ' Page 3
Many Callfomians are given Carnegie hero
medals and money. Page 4
GoTernment should keep forests and water
supply from grasp of corporations. Page 4
SPORTS ;
Emeryrllle stewards will Inrestlgatc defeat of
Tawasentha, faTorlte In opening race Page 10
Handlcapper . Xathanson makes public weights
for Lissak stake to be run at Emeryrllle . Sat
urday. -".Page 9
Humphrey says Olympic club Is far ahead of
eastern organizations co far as athletics are con
eernt*d. _ Page 0
Thomas H. Williams' Big Chief defeats
King James, favorite In. mile race at ' A
rcadia. _" Page 10
John L. Sullivan 'offers purse of $75,000 'for
fight between Jack Johnson' and ~ Jim Jef
frieu. Page!)
; Sam Berger wants a chance to flghl Ketchel
at catch weights. Willis Brltt ': says-, his
middle weight champion- will, go' after.: John
son. V ' 7 Page 9
Cy Morelng of Stockton comes to city to.se
cure , lease on -ball \ grounds.^^^^ I'ng;e O
\ Nelson In story ofj life :" tells how j he ; , got $15
for winning his first big fight. > Page 9
MARINE
Harbor commissioners will call -, tor bids today
for the $100,000 wharf for the uservof the West
ern Pacific Page IS
LABOR '\u25a0'..[
.Members of union of tailors on women's goods
are locked oat, by employers. \u0084 Page 13
MISS EDITH: JORDAN'S
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Daughter of Stanford i President
tb; v Wedi Edward/ Berwick
: • PACIFIC;. GROVE, 7 Jan..' 2o.— Miss
; Ed!th Jordan, only .? daughter' /of . Dr.
David. Starr "Jordan, president : of Stan
ford university, .yesterday announced
her betrothal- to; Ed ward Jr.
of Cartnel .' valley, ' Monterey 'county.
Announcement •was." made at a": recep
tion in Los Angeles, given, in: her honor
at > the residence of- Mrs. Spaldins. .-\u25a0 /
SAN;.FRi^€^
PEOPLE'S LOBBY
IS DEALT BLOW
BY LEGISLATORS
Representative Barred From
Assembly for "Daring? to
Question Member
Courteous Note to Al v Wheelan
for Failure to Vote on Rac
ing Bill Is the Cause i
Solons Place Selves on Record
as Disapproving Public
Scrutiny 'of Acts
George Van Smith
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING. ,'SACRA
MENTO, Jan. 20.— With a yelp '"of out
raged'dignity the assembly rose up In
its sensitive might this morning,: de
nounced the impertinence of any set of
men which should dare to ask questions
about the acts of any of Its members
and avenged a • dastardly, attempt to
secure an explanation of Assemblyman
Al -Wheelah's failure ; to^ vote for the
racetrack • interests by Ejecting 7" the
people's lobby, as represented by George
B. Anderson/ editor of the Pacific Out
look, from the sacred precincts of I the
assembly chamber!.
Assembly Ridiculous
Carried away by the plaints of As
semblyman Al Wheelan; who resented
any one other than the racetrack in
terests inquiring into his failure, to be
present yesterday ? .to record his vote
for the recommitment of the Otis-
Walker bill, and by the vigorous ora
tory of Bob Beardslee and Grove L.
Johnson, the assembly, demonstrated to
day that it would rather be ridiculous
than to concede that -the people; had
any right ; to. ask questions.^ Inciden
tally,iit gave concrete expression to(the
resentment of spate _of its members over
the presence 'ln \u25a0Sacramento 7of The'so"
called "people's lobby," which has sent
agents to Sacramento to v record and
PT- eserv .®; tne votes of all assemblymen
and. senators on all. questions of public
Interest. , "
V For years Jere Burke, Walter Par
ker, George Hatton, Frank Daroux or
any other lobbyists representing in
terests inimical t to the .people ';" have
been permitted 7to stalk "around the
floors of both house ordering senators
and assemblymen, nominated and elect
ed by the machine to vote or not 7to
vote, with all the assurance of' section
bosses and with the same explicit and
unquestioning obedience that the sec
tion boss would receive from his gang
of
Denounced as Disgrace
'A situation 7 which \ Governor. Gillett
denounced as a disgrace to . the state
developed. Upon the organization of
the t thirty-eighth sesslonj both houses
adopted; stringent anti-lobbyist* rules,
and be it said to the credit of Speaker
Stanton- that the rulehas been* strictly
enforced in the house. No spectacular
enforcement of the rule was to be ex
pected in the senate. \u25a0 :
The people's lobby is not a lobby in
fact. It savprs of the 7 right kind of
espionage and is not; resented by the
great majority of the right thinking
men in either house. The public has a
right to .know what its legislators are
doing and a civic organization calling
itself the people's lobby placed George
B. Anderson, -editor of \the : Pacific Out
look,' and accredited representative of
the Fresno Republican, in charge of
its Sacramento office.
" Al Wheelan, assemblyman from San
Francisco, was among:„n g:„ those absent
when the showdown between the race
track and - anti-racetrack people was
precipitated yesterday by the attempt
of Assemblyman J. TV. Mott of Oakland
to -securer the recpmrnitment of the
Otis-Walker bill to the committee on
publiclmorals.
Courteous Letter
He' received ; last night a courteous
letter: signed by George; B. Anderson,
as secretary of the ~ people's lobby, in
which it was ; stated ; that; it -was the
purpose of the lobby, to < keep a perma
nent; record to \ be" placed in 1 the hands
of newspapers and •clvlcVo'rganlzations
and7 concluding with- these "words:
-"We wish to . ask iif you have "any
objection- to furnish ' us ? the j reason ' for
your ': absence •so that we may enter " - it
upon our 7 record." -*' : '. ' . . '•
7James^T.;Feeley of Oakland and P;
F. \u25a0 Coggswell, one of the straightest
Continued on Page .2, Column 2
NEWSPAPER BOATS RACE-'-CALLWINStfGJIM
SACRAMENip, ; Jan: -2O.^Racm
v caused .by. the -overflow, -launches bearing the San Francisco morning.- papers :carrie -today.
i% FollowifigitheVexarnpleJset by' The (Tall- yesterday 7R£utoManager;^
xhartered 'a'Jaunch \u25a0and:br6ught' r iThe Gall into -this city from Davis two hours ahead of all rivals,
"the"qther papers had launches to meet the train at Davis today. .* ; . •
: With waves \breaking!ifiveito sixfeet;high, tliecsmaU launches headeivtowardSacfamehtd and
beganlthe race Jwh^Hj meant ifi^
'firsts : • , "
MAKES DEMAND
FOR RECALL OF
MAYOR HARPER
" \u25a0- i - i .... ' \u25a0 \u2666
Municipal J League of Los Ange*
les Deals Blow to Ma»
chine Politics
Executive Accused of Yielding
to Dictation of Southern
Pacific Bureau
Protection of Vice to Be Ground
of Petition Asking for a
New" Election
[Special Dispatch to The Call] '
LOS ANGELES, . Jan.- 20.— Machine
politics in Los Angeles was ..dealt ;- a
staggering blow today when' 3oo"of the
mostiprominent citizens of. Los Angeles
assembled at the call of the municipal
league and voted to 'recall' Mayor Ar
thur C.I Harper. 7. 7 7
This Is the first instance in the;his
tory.".'of..''American municipalities that
the recall provision has been* brought
into operation against a rf j city's chief
executive.
Yields to S. P. Dictation ;
It- IsV considered significant, here,
where the movement- is to be initiated,
that it is * directed against Mayor Har-|
per chiefly \u25a0because, as !t is alleged,' he
yielded to the dictation of the Southern
Pacific political bureau in the appoint
ment of Jmen to important positions
and that jin his official acts he has not
conserved ; the, best 'interests of the
citizens generally. ''
; The recall movement of today has
grown out of the charge that vice has
been protected in Los Angeles ?by. : the
municipal commissioners appointed by
the mayor, and the. members of; which,
it has been proved, have been engaged
in mercantile and stock ~ selling enter
prises with the -mayor,, numerous liquor,
dealers arid cafe ) profcr lfti^/' •• 7 ** :• :
Vice^is ' Protected?^ -^ '$}$
; The i meeting: this afternoon; was- full
of dramatic ; incidents. 7 Major Henry T. ?
Lee, a friend of the mayor's" father,
voiced r the : first 7lndictment^7 Indictment^. of /Har
per. It. was the sense of the meeting
that viee ' had been protected in I^os
Angeles, and when O.T. Johnson, for
mer police commissioner, 7moved that
the, municipal league be - Instructed to
proceed with the recall of Mayor Har
per there was a tremendous demonstra r
tion. Of the":3o0 -citizens in the hall
only four voted against the resolution.'
Petitions"? will^bV put in^ circulation
probably tomorrow. The league ex
pects to obtain 10,000 signatures. Eight
thousand will be sufficient, under ; the
charter provision -to compel the council
to call an election. T\ ;\u25a0 -
LANDS ON ROCKPILE
AFTER THRiLLING RIDE
- - - — \u25a0 • \u25a0 ,- . \u25a0 ' \u25a0\u25a0 :-.\u25a0.\u25a0-..'' .. . .\u25a0\u25a0
Miner O'Donnell Jumps From a
Runaway Ore Car
[Special Dispatch] to The Call]
7 NEVADA; CITY, Cal., Jan. 20.— After
a thrilling. ride down a steep 'grade in'
a runaway, ore car "yesterday,- and*' a
flight through the air of 2007f eet;, fall
ing ;< on a rocky ; hillside, Minor O'Don
nell still, lives and^is likely to recover,
say the physicians.^ . .
O'Donnell was going down the moun-'
tainMn a car from the Gray Eagle
mine when the brakes refused to work
and the car rushed- down at a terrific
rate'lv-;': ~/\\. '\u25a0'\u25a0.:\u25a0 \u25a0,-> ' . '\u25a0 \u25a0 '. '.'" ".\u25a0}. : .'\u25a0'
Seeing that it would be certain death
to remain in the car, O'Donnell; Jumped"'
He alighted ; 200 feet awayion . a i rock
pile, ;j breaking. his ,jaw_ and 'receiving
internal injuries. 7. A
TENNESSEE GOES DRY
DESPITE PATTERSON
Governor's Veto of -Prohibition
Bill Is Overridden
[Special to t The \ Call]
;" NASHVILLE, Term., Jan. ; , 20'.-^fGoy
ernor Patterson's ' savage veto of Vthe'
statewide prohibition', bill ; was over
ridden.y;Dy;>the^ legislature this "after
noon in the senatelby. a vote; of 20 ;to
13^and;ln the^houseby-61'ito 36. The'
surprise;. was .prohibition's ; : majority (of
seven In \th"e- senate, which : liquorr-in
terests had claimed. Senator. Mansfield/
whom Senator; Fort called the /'blucher
from McMinn," :)' failed \u25a0 to \ speak, al-'
th'o'u gh it was planned for him '. to make'
the i'motion^toi^override; the yeto> = The'
bill 'becomes effective: July: l' next-.; :
Society Woman Plans
Debut as Thespian
Mrs. Charles; Platt, who plans career behind footlights.
MRS. CHARLES PALTT
YEARNS FOR STAGE
WHl^Join Matthieufs Traveling
Company Under the] Footlight
Name of "Betty Borroughs^
Under th*e;stage. name : of .Betty Bor
roughs.VMrs. Platt, wife of ;the
cashier of -the^Pacific improvement com-*
pany and sister I ' ih. : law of Horace Platt,
'•\u25a0-, \u25a0'-,-'\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 .J:.!t^--fc<?-iv:.-.'j \u25a0.?-:-:. >..\u25a0\u25a0-:\u25a0 .-::,y;.\i
president of , the vGeary" street; car com
- , \u25a0 ,-. \u25a0 .\u25a0*\u25a0 -\u25a0• • k .*-.< ; ;r.v. " '. . " .' .. ".'--: *- t'
pany, .will .venture. upon a career^ behind
\u0084.\u25a0". " _: - '. ,- : ."* - '-_', ' • ":' j 1 , '• r \u25a0'",\u25a0", .\u25a0 ; v
the footlights. -rThe : debut of the. young
society \u25a0woman rwlll;r wlll; be made 'under the
artistic -guidance^ of il'lrank Matthieu,'
stage : managrer; ; un*d'jleadlng mah^ of. the"
Frank . "Matthjeu^compaiiy 7 of - legitimate'
players,, - in* ~ Shakespeare's ; 'immortal
comedy, "TwelfthiNight;".fand owing . to
her7own*social7^pVestige]''and;ithe \u25a0com
mercial weishtTof !he?relations, she -will
be a distinct asset.to theicompany; f ronr
the viewpoint. of the-'pfess ''agent. * i
"I have ; always felt';.that.*l^ hud; it ; in>
me," , 'said Uhe-'embryo'''actre''ss,!in' her'
home .in; Sausalito/ '"Itjmaajepn^posi
tively-unhappy i to ;&o ,to^ a; theater /and
watch others treadingr^the while.
I jWas ; forced 'to. remalnVseated 111 bn;the
6ther7 side 'of the/footUghts.^/^^ \u25a0*
Seeks; Stage: Honors ;" •? - :
:' ."There is nothing in;motoririg, yacht-j
ing Vor \u25a0' pink teas," the;* ; thesplan-to^be
continued , rather .'^wearily., •: '''A-'*, certain
amount ; of enjoyment -at -the time.^pef-:
haps, but"no\ lasting'' satisfaction. J; \ Not)
ttiat' l am unhappy with-my^husband^
fartfrom^it^.ifßupposeltriererare/ifewi
people > happier \u25a0 than v-we .rare. ; 'But I
wanted ; do' something; worth \u25a0.while. . .
X "I would have tried 'before,* but I^uh
derstand; that. theatricalf ; managersi' are
not^aiwaVs". polite- in informing, one that
no positions are open. As I,.anv in .;a
position where I ;do , not have to stand
ins'ults,;l never attempted to, secure an
engagement -, from ' strangers."
Mrs. Platt 5»wlll# appear >in 7 the *role
qf^Maria; in -."Twelfth? Night" as soon
aaithe'^floods' I which^have; inundated;, the
irine'rary. of ; the Matthieu company "of
legitimate = players'! ; havei .subsided.* The
roster '\u25a0 of ,;the company \u25a0 readsjin spots
like? a page from '."Who's ;Who." \u25a0 and
many of the' members besides having
prominent ;. connections i have a genuine
talent'for ex'poundlng the thesplan art.
: -frV'Miss.-yirglrila : Lalrd":.wlll]probably / be
o^?^loia,";SaidyMana'ger^^Matthieu ' ; last*
night,' (in l" talking.' of '; his. (plans,' "and
she: has : rehearsed 'the-; part; with*; dili-^
gehce7^and promise.-'. Harry Spencer
Continued ; on Page 2, C olnnin *- 3
\u25a0jf New S<m'Fr«Ja*co^jc«^"»rc l !^be'sho»3ni'"in a icnes of J
1 f ]i SixFull Page Dnwings in Color
You will want to keep these pictures. I
The Er it appeus Sunday in j
; The Sunday Call \u25a0 \
DETWILER'S REFUGE
KNOWN TOLEDO
Police Believe
> Follow- Offer p! Siibstan- "'.,\u25a0 •
.;.] , tial? Reward
[Special' Dispatch Jo the Call]] "
; <-*iTOLEDO, * Ohio.vjan. • 20.— The search
for I A: \u25a0: K. I>e twiler, the ' Toledo "-: tele
phone'-.millionaire,.'.who .is •wanted*."'-' in
San VFrandsco -: on', graft charges in con
nection • with' • the'- ;Home y telephone
coinpany.l'' was* resumed by the '."local
police today.. ; -.;. .'\u25a0' '..
-Detective Burns, who, is assisting the
San jFrancisco^prbsecutor. . Francis ,: J.
Heney. notified \ police '"\u25a0 here : today
.that^the' detective department -. of -»\u25a0, San
Francisco >has : run down practically^ all
'the ; men~ who' ."wanted" except
the .Toledo millionaire^, and ; the search
for^-him ">willi'b"e- pushed vigorously." \u25a0 ; ' !
*;The 'dispatch, from San Francisco!fur
ther states that the department there
has .determined .that;i)etwiler.' Is • not In
Ohio. r but- that he Is within 500 jnlles of
Toledo, where, he" has 'been " ever since
he ; 'disappeared. <' Burns says they are
also cognizant of the fact ; that certain
local ; people : : have \u25a0 been" in "communica
tin, with - betwiler regularly. \u25a0 since he
left the '"city.*'" •
< -The . truth ; of . these - statements was
confirmed » tonight by a . close friend of
Detwller,' who, works .in . the Detwiler
establishment.- ! -He w stated' that - the To
ledo''millionaire's family i and his at
torneys ' know !. of -Detwller's ".where
abouts .and* that several of ODetwiier's
business associates are -in constant
communrcation -with him. \ '\u25a0 :*, I, *
'It i is. believed here that 'if -a. substan
tial -'reward' were \u25a0 offered' for "his ar
rest: Detwiler ; would * be>in ': the • hands
of ,* the California "authorities in less
than '4B hours.
MARYjGARDENiOBJECTS TO I
CAVAIIIERI ANDiRESIGNS
Prima Donna Peeved by Engage-
- ment of ;Italian';Singer ; .
[Special to The Call]
V NEW YORK, \ Jan. 20.— -Mary :\u25a0 Garden
has resigned ; from the Manhattan > opera
company 'because I Impresario Hammer
steln'-eng-agred^Cavalleri'ito sing. '
r CMlss Garden' said. tonight: '; :.':. "
/."ItMs -true that<l .-have -resigned. 1
wilu not ; allow \u25a0an Italian to 'sing ray
French -roles."
. 'It- was^ reported: late- tonight that
Hammerstein'hadi yielded .to Miss ' Ga
rden .and Cavalieri wiii f not ! sing '^Thaia."
PRICE ITVE GENTS.
ACCUSES 5
SAN MATEO
OFFICIALS
Grand Jury Files Charges
Against Prosecutor and
.. Supervisors
Plan to Defraud County in the
Courthouse Contract Is ..
rVIICgCU
District Attorney's Rumored
Plea for Immunity Ignored
by Inquisitors
Sheriff Faces Loss of Job for
Alleged "Willful Neglect
of Duty" *
Officials Accused by San Mateo
Grand Jury
Of willful and corrupt misconduct
in office:
District Attorney Joseph J. Bul
lock.
'Supervisor D. E. Blackburn.
Supervisor J. H. Colemaa.
Former Supervisor Joseph De
benedetti.
Former Supervisor J. C. Elker
enkotter.'
Of willful neglect of duty:
Sheriff Robert S. Chatham.
ALLEGATIONS IK ACCUSATTOjr HZ
TDTUra»,BY THESAJT XATEO GSJLSTD
TOBY AGATSfST BISTBICT ATTOajTZY
BULLOCK AND rOTHt BTEPEBVZSOM.* *
That on September 21, 190*. District
Attorney Bullock and Supervisors
"Blackburn, jColeman/." Debenedetti "
1. and Efkerenkotter "corruptly. se- '
with agreed intent and
purpose** 'prepared and delivered to
the -county clerk a contract for
alteration on the dome of the new
• courthouse, to cost $2,991, entered
into with the J. J. O'Brien construc
tion company of San Francisco.
That they made an effort, through
Bullock, to have the county clerk
enter this contract: ln the minutes
.of the board of supervisors as hav
ing been passed 'at a regular meet
; Ing on September 8, 1908, and regn
• larly attested by the clerk.;.
That this was done "for the heneflt
"of the J. J. O'Brien construction
company" and to "cheat. Impose
.''upon and defraud the county of San
• Mateo."
ALLEGATIONS AGAETST BHX&T2T
-\\> ,KOSEaT 8- CHATHAJC
That on election day, November ' 3.
;1908. Sheriff Chatham permitted
. Clifton West, a prisoner In the
-'county Jail, to escape from his
- custody. , Chatham allowed West
to leave jail and vote."
PBO3ABLE &£CO3OCE2n>ATIO3rS Of
TBZ SAX HATZO GBA2TD 7TTBY.
That suit be brought against Treas- \u25a0
,'urer P. P. Chamberlain and 'the |
. First- national bank of Redwood
City to recover interest due on
' deposits -of public funds. ;
That the supervisors consider the ab
rogation of portions of the con
tract on the new courthouse held
"by the J. J. O'Brien construction
. company, of this city.
That Architect Glenn Allen, engaged
in supervising "the construction of
th« new courthouse,' be removed
from office. \u25a0 :
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
REDWOOD CTTT. Jan. 20.— Rejecting
the circuitous overtures of District.At
torney Joseph J. Bullock of San Mateo
county to the effect that if granted im
munity he would go before the grand
jury, confess his reputed misdeeds and
fling the lid clear off the political cor
ruption of the county, the grand -Jury
today filed accusations against the of
ficial, 1 charging him with 'willful and
corrupt misconduct in 'office. If the
case Is proved Bullock will be ousted
from 'his office.
district attorney Is not alone.
Supervisors .J.'^H. Coleman and D. E.
Blackburn and ex-Supervisors . Joseph
Debenedetti \and "Julius Caesar Elker
enkotter are accused with him. .In
dictments against the officials and , for
mer officials may be returned later.
Sheriff Also Accused
Sheriff Robert •S. Chatham -was also
accused. He ., was \u25a0 charged ,, with . willful
neglect of duty and he ; stands to lose
his j job 7 if the .charge, the/truth of
which he admits, la proved befor* a
Jury. . .\ ' % ; ••
"". "Attorney Archer, Kincaid prepared. all
the accusations at the request of Fore
man Sneath ' of "the r grand jury.
'rThe wrath that has ; been \u25a0 dangling
over the heads ., of the members -of the
notorious political "ring" descended
this afternoon. The accusation against
Bullock ' was filed -by the grand Jury
with Superior .Judge Buck, and tha
court announced, in accordance • with
the ' law, ; tl^t . he would ask District

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