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FINDS WOMAN
WITH HUSBAND
AND SHOOTS HER
Mrs. James W. Cochrane Trails
Spouse and His Companion
to Restaurant ,
Wife of Prominent Lawyer Has
Him Followed by Detec
tives for Months
Then the man grabbed her a.nd the
.shooting: stopped. . .
" "My God. why did you do this?*
Cochrane said.
. "'you drove me to it; you drove me
to it." his wife replied."
After she was shot Mrs. Emory
dodged away from the throng that had
rushed across the street from the Palm
-theater. The Injured woman, bleeding
profusely, went to the drug store at
Fourth avenue and Clement street kept
.by A. E. Briggs. There she naively
said: "I didn't know he was married."
;. Seeing that the woman was seriously
injured Briggs directed her to the of
fice of Dr. Stephen Cleary, 267 Fourth
avenue.
;" Policemen Walter Savage and' Wil
liam Healy took charge of Cochrane.
his wife and Mrs. Emory.
AVOI'LD SHIELD COMPAMOX
\- At the park station Cochrane tried
to conceal the name of his companion,
but his wife said to him, "If you don't
tell the police who she is I shall."
Then he muttered that it was Mrs.
Emory. At the hospital Mrs. Emory
.paid her name was Everett and that
she lived in First avenue.
• When seen at his office last evening
after the shooting Cochrane said:
"I refuse to make a statement."
\u25a0 "You are willing then, to let the facts
Etand for themselves and not to come
to the defense of this woman whom
your wife shot, and with whom you
\u25a0were dining clandestinely In an ob
scure part of the city? You will say
nothing that might clear her name of
serious suspicion or indicate that your
•svife was mistaken in her act?" was
asked of Cochrane.
"I'll say nothing," he replied weakly.
TIIAILED BY DETECTIVES
• Ever since last June private detec
tives, working in the interest of Mrs.
Cochrane, have been on the trail of
Cochrane and Mrs. Emory. A friend of
the wronged wife, who has been per
fectly familiar with the movements of
these sleuths, and whom Mrs. Coch
rane consulted frequently in her
trouble, last night told the .story of
Cochrane's infatuation for his erst
while stenographer, asking, however^
that his name be suppressed. He said:
. "This Mrs. Emory is the divorced
wife of George Emory, who now is a
prisoner in. Folsom, having been con
.victed of robbery. Cochrane was her
attorney and secured her divorce. He
then became very attentive to her. He
caused her to be educated as' a stenog
rapher and took her into his office. Mrs.
Cochrane, however, made things so
warm for her that he was forced to let
her go. He then fitted up the Clare
rront. the lodging house at First and
Harrison streets, which the woman now
keeps. Since last June two friends of
mine hay« been trailing the pair. Mrs.
Emory and Cochrane have been found
by them in each other's company at
k-ast 20 times. She used to meet him
at the ferry when lie came over from
San Rafael. They also used to meet in
upper Market street. He generally
would go to the Claremont and spend
an hour or so and then would go to his
office. Later they would meet again
and go to dinner. They had several
places of rendezvous, both in the Rich
mond district and south of the park. All
this time they were followed, although
they did not know it- 1 v* -
WIFE SECURES WABIUXTS
"Last summer Mrs. Cochrane swore
out warrants for their arrest at Sausa
llto., Cochrane and Mrs. Emory -had
taken the boat together and went up
the North Shore road. They evaded
the warrants, and in the meantime
Coehrane's brothers U6ed their Influ
ence' with his wife and induced her to
alter her determination and withdraw
the. complaint. , ,
"Cochrane leases the building which
he occupies, at Bush and Kearny
streets, from the Smith estate. He had
to give bonds on hi» 20 year lease, and
he endeavored to «iave Mrs. Emory
qualify as one of his bondsmen. Mrs.
Cochrane learned of this and created
a scene, and Cochrane wag forced to
obtain anotner bondsman.
' "All this time Mrs. Cochrane has suf
fered Jn patience for the sake of her
children. I and other friends have ad
vised her time and again to become
separated from him, but she has stead
fastly used."
Miss L. C. Kennan, a sister of Mrs.
Emory, refused to be seen last night
at 1340 Mason street, where she lives
with friends. It was stated there that
Miss Kennan was not at home to any
one and would not be until she recov
ered from the stock of her sister's la-
Jury.
Sensation at San Rafael
SAN RAFAEL. Feb. 23.— The news of
the shooting of Mrs. Emory by Mrs.
James W. Cochrane has created a sen
sation in San RaXael. where the Coch
ranes are among the most prominent
residents. James W. Cochrane is one
of the best known 'attorneys of
Marin county and was at one time dis
trict attorney. His brother, P. H.
Cochrane. is'' at present county assessor;
his brother. M. F. Cochrane, Is a well
known politician and promoter, and his
brother. John Cochrane, Is a prominent
businessman here. Mrs. Cochrane has
always occupied a splendid position in
local society, and tonight on all sides
is heard nothing but expression of the
deepest sympathy for her.
This is not the first time that Coch
rane and his wife have clashed, with a
second woman the cause. Nine years
ago Mrs. Cocl>rane publicly thrashed
her husband because of .'his attentions
to Mrs. Jcnks. wife of a militia, cap
tain, who afterward met a sensational
death in an explosion. Since then gos
sip at regular intervals has been rife
concerning the alleged, infidelities of
James W. Cochrane, and impending di
vorce proceedings frequently were ru
mored, only to be put to an end by the
forbearance of Mrs. Cochrane.
The episode of last summer; in which
Cochrane and Mrs. Emory were pursued
to Sausalito by the Irate wife, who
swore to warrants for their arrest and
then relented because of her "children,
long furnished food for gossip at ' the
clubs and over the teacups.
Cochrane is a man of great wealth.
He owns a handsome . home in Fifth
avenue and considerable real estate . in
the business portion of the city. More
•over, he hajs^extensive holdings in other
parts of; the county, as well as in So
noma and San' Mateo counties, and in
Ean Francisco. - -
MACHINE PREPARES TO SEE PRIMARY BILL PASS
FRATERNITIES GET
VOTE OF ASSEMBLY
Reconsideration Proposed for
Bill Against Greek Letter
Societies in Schools
{Special Dispatch to The Call]
CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING.- SACRA
MENTO, Feb. 23. — Xhe oathbound socie
ties of the high schools are un-Ameri
can. They create hard feeling. Two
years ago a girl in a San Francisco
high school, because her chum was in
vited to Join a sorority and she was
left out, became morose and committed
suicide. These societies defy the law.
There is a system of anarchy growing
up in the schools as a result of these
frats. — Assemblyman George L. Sackett.
Fraternities should have no place in
American public schools. Their snob
bish and undemocratic tendency under
mines the best interests of the school
and divides pupils into social classes.
They interfere with school work, hence
they have a depressing influence on
scholarship. — Alfred Roncovieri. super
intendent of schools, San Francisco.
PEOPLE UNITED, SAYS ' HYATT
I know of nothing upon which the
school people of this nation .are so thor
oughly united as In the conviction that
secret societies are an unmitigated evil.
— Edward Hyatt, state superintendent
of public Instruction.
The influence of frats is pernicious.
They should be. abolished. — George B.
Albee, Eureka, ..--"' :: j
Such organizations foster a spirit of
clannishness and separate the pupils
into, groups, arraying the rich against
the poor and tempting children to ex
penditures beyond the financial ca
pacity of their parents.— Mark Keppel,
Los Angeles.
Secret fraternities have a bad influ
ence on high schools, — J. W. McCly
monds, Oakland.
DEMORALIZING, SAYS BUXKER
Demoralizing Influence and recent
troubles in Berkeley high school are
traceable in a considerable measure to
the Influence of secret organ izatalon. —
Frank F. Bunker.
The Influence of- frats is undemo
cratic, unwholesome and subversive of
discipline In the high school. — A. C.
Olney. Fresno.
Fraternities exercise a bad influence
on high schools and are un-American.
— E. Morris Cox, San Rafael. *.J. r
These are the statements made by
Assemblyman George L. Sackett and
the messages from prominent educators
of the state which he read on the floor
of the lower house today in presenting
his bill to rid the high schools of the
Greek letter fraternities.
PERSONAL PIQUE IS VOTING
Several members who were piqued
because Sackett had opposed some of
their measures voted against the bill
today just to rebuke Sackett, but .when
the measure comes up for reconsider
ation tomorrow it is expected the bill
will be passed- on to the senate.
A. M. Drew- of Fresno opposed the
bill, saying that when he was a school
teacher he had had -no trouble with the
secret fraternities.
The bill was amended a few days
ago so as not to interfere with high
school pupils joining the Native Sons,
Native Daughters or kindred organiza
tions. It is aimed solely at the frats.
Sackett explained that it did not affect
university frats, although they • were
not in all instances beneficial.
The rollcall today showed:
Against the frats — 30. .
For the frats— 37.
Rech, who had changed his vote from
aye to nc, gave notice of a motion to
reconsider, although McManus .ex
plained that he had voted no for the
same purpose.
Salary Measure Opposed
CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING. SACRA
MENTO, Feb. 23.— A constitutional
amendment, already passed in the as
sembly, was defeated in the upper
house today. It proposes that no state,
city, county or other public official shall
have his salary raised during his term
of office. Stetson of Alameda will try
again to have it passed.'
The senate passed Price's bill ap
propriating $100,000 to buy- Armstrong
wood in Sonoma county. It' also passed
Walker's bill providing- $75,000 to com
plete and furnish the normal school at
San Jose. • . ••
Martlnelli's bill allowing the prison
directors to parole second. termers was
passed.
Birdsall's measure putting the deer
season back 15 days went through.
Wright's bill.' specifying "morals" and
manners" as* one of : the studies in the
p'lblic schools, went through.
-The . ; senate passed Assemblyman
Johnston's bill making It-, a misde
nieanor fora child to neglect a parent
In bad circumstances. It also passed
Grove -Johnson's' bill providing that
dealers in firearms must keep a record
of every weapon sold.
Labor Bills Passed '
CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING. SACRA
MENTO, Feb./ " 23. — Assemblyman
Charles A. Nelson of San* Francisco to
day secured the : passage in : the lower
house of three important labor, bills
that had already been" passed" by the
senate. - iVSffISSttMt^iiIZBKAi&EpS&CxSfaMC
The first measure was Senator
Welch's bill making it a misdemeanor
not to.- provide / temporary floors in
buildings more than three stories high
in course of construction. The next
measure .makes if a. misdemeanor 'to
furnish or erect unsafe scaffoldings,
slings, hangers, blocks, . pulleys, * stays
or other mechanical contrivances. The
third bill was by Senator Wolfe and
gives the labor commissioner and' "his
deputies the .authority of sheriffs, to
make arrests 'when employment, agents
do , not. give the bureau free access'to
their records. The senate passed Finn's
bill providing that employes of state
hospitals, of the state printing office
and of the. various state commissions
shall, receive at least 15 days' vacation
on pay each year. BSSSsHbB
Banking BU Is - Pass
. CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING. SACRA
MENTO. Feb. 23.— The senate today
passed " several -bills" introduced . by Sen
ator Prlce^ of \u25a0"Santa ;-Kosa,~'-yltally. .af
fecting therelations'betwedri- the state
treasury and' state and national , banks
of California.-: One measure allows the
state > treasurer, . with the approval of
the governor and > the comptrbller.^to
deposit all. the moneys of the state in
state or national" banks.- -For: security
United States.- state, city, county-- or
school district bonds must be deposited
with the state treasurer. , .-..-/ :•.:-.•
: Another \u25a0- measure •-; allows the ;. state
treasurer to pay bills; in checks, like a
bank., instead of in »fold.. the -checks
to be - drawn on ; the banks Lwlth . which
the moneys of ; the state • are deposited.
The senate adopted 'Leavltt's:consti
tutional . amendment ,- providing >\u25a0 f or " a
classification •'- of- cities \u25a0-: and*-- towns «by
population : for < the • purpose "of resrfllat-'
Ing banking.' This will enable a future
legislature to prevent theestabllshment
In large - cities illkej" San i-Franclsco-:. of
savings and commercial" banks upon 'a
capital 0f. 525,000. ;: . "
\u25a0 CAN ABI AN : HOTEL"; BUBKS--Wtnnipog, Fell.
23. — TUe- Kelly hotel • and other buildings • at FEs
teTan, Kaskwtehewan,'- were destroyed . by > flre^ to
eMT.t'hOfH 153,000. .: - v *34&Sgj£MfiM£|£?- : " ' ' > *
TJBLE SANi *\K^
Wright-Stanton, Measure Will Be Adopted- by
Legislature Because the Bosses Fear
Wrath Jof People
George A. Van Smith
{Special Dispatch to Tht Call]
CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-.
; MENTO, Feb. 23.— Looking .for- a hole
through which it may crawl with more
or less grace, the machine is. prepar
ing to'see the Wright-Stanton direct
primary election- bill wend its way
through the assembly and to the execu
tive office for Governor Gillett's signa
ture. • ;•--. ..\u25a0-\u25a0..: \u25a0\u25a0;; "\u25a0' \u25a0 ..;. \u25a0 ' ' \u25a0:,\u25a0 '.\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'-\u25a0
"The biir is going to
be enacted. Governor Gillett-has-re
peatedly said' that he would sign any
direct primary law which came to him
from the\ legislature. Unfortunately
for the pride of , the men who have
ruled the; legislatures of bygone days
with rods, of Iron; that means that Gov
ernor Gillett: will- sign the Wright-
Stanton -bill. 1 ;
GENUINE DIRECT PRIMARY \u0084
There are. no substantial flaws in
the Wright-Stanton bill. It provides
for a genuine, comprehensive direct
primary system. Enacted, it will en
able the people of , all parties In this
state to select their, own partisan can
didates for "public office. ' Its pr6po
nents claim no more for At. That is
all there is to claim for a genuine
direct primary measured
While the machine manipulators are
looking for another sham battle ground,
the members of the assembly are tak
ing stock of.- the fact that the people
are interested in the"" Wright-Stanton
bill and that the" people expect that bill
to be enacted. '•
The immediate result is a lining up
of assemblymen whom the friends of
direct primaries never expected to vote
for the bill, and th« ultimate result
win -be that the machine must take, the
collars off the boy 3 who still believe
they must take orders, or. sacrifice
those, same boys.
NO SERVILE MAJORITY NOW
The sacrifice of a few legislators has
never meant much to the^slave drivers
who have ruined scores of men in the
legislative life of this state. That was
evidenced in the senate last week,
when, knowing they were beaten on
the first showdown on the. Wrlght
btanton bill, senators were forced to
cast their votes with the hopeless ma
chine minority and openly accept the
badge of serfdom which they pleaded
might pass them by.
£«!«!\u25a0 ln w , the lowe r house there is. a
considerable number of men- who under
ordinary circumstances pride them
selves upon their so called "regularltv."
In«L hay « vo^«i with the organization
bosses and should . be'consldered as
quite apart from anything like legiti
mate partisan organization, from tape
ai U B V t there ls no fetch an< J carry
majority in this legislature.
GENTLEMEN AGAINST HASTE
The members of the assembly are
111 ""."F,, to re a"zo that if they vote
against the Wright-Stanton bill or to
emasculate it they must vote with
a minority. And membership in a mi
nority which goes on record against
the emphatically expressed detnands-of
the people is notthe most valuable as
set for a legislator who returns imme
diately, to the people for approval or
disapproval of his legislative acts.
Some of these gentlemen- deprecate
haste. They dislike anything like the
appearance of being driven— when the
driver is/the people. They would be
leisurely In the matter of passing the
Wright-Stanton bill— but "of course
they will vote for it." ;
The fight, if there is to be a fight
Assessment Plan Opposed
- CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA
MENTO, Feb. 23.— Characterizing as
sessment insurance as a "pass the-hat
proposition." E. Myron Wolf, state com
missioner, of insurance, tonight, re
quested the assembly Committee to rec
ommend - favorably his bill excluding
such organizations from the state. He
insisted that experience had"; taught
that insurance organizations , which
have been operated on the assessment
plan have proved failures. \u25a0\u25a0-.\u25a0.
The only company which would be
affected in California by the enactment
of the law would be the Bankers' life
association of Dcs Moines, lowa.' George
Kuhns of Dcs Moines appeared In be
half of the company and said that the
old line legal -reserve insurance com
panies had proved to be more prone to
failure than had associations operated
on the assessment plan.
Representatives of the Modern Wood
men of .America also ; appeared before
the committee In opposition to the bill
regulating insurance -by fraternal or
ganizations. :.; -,o; '\u25a0>•.
Pass "Anti-Japanese" Bill ;
CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING,* SACRA
MENTO, Feb. 23. — -.'Gentlemen, this is
purely an anti-Japanese bill and it will
give-you a chance to go -on .record."
With this unexpected announcement
Speaker pro tern Perine brought the
assembly, to strict attention this morn-
."It . proposes to put the national
guard on a par with the regular^ army
by conforming; to the requirements i of
the Dick act,", continued the : San Fran
ciscan.- He considered his bill an anti-
Japanese measure :,because itraimed to
increase the efficiency, of the 'militia
and thus assure better defense for^tho
Pacific coast.- Robert : Telf er .of San
Jose wag : the only one to vote: against
the bill, which waß' passed with an.af
flrmatlve vote of 51. \u25a0
Rate Committee Meets
CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING. SACRA
MENTO, Feb. : 23.— The special . sena
torial committee for- the -investigation
of increases and , discriminations -.- In
freight: and express »rates held its -first
meeting today for - the purpose :of or
ganizing. ,
The committee will meet again to
morrow and prepare- for serious busi
ness.'- \u0084..-\u25a0 -.. . '\u25a0•\u25a0..\u25a0\u25a0.. .-;; -• .'.\u25a0'-\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0v^-""-.:'* :
The federal: relations I'committee1 ' committee has
given , anesthetic '\u25a0 treatment to : Senator
Anthony's , inflammatory resolutions
condemnlng-the ' Japanese > consul- in
San Francisco ; and the Japanese seal
poachers. . . l- •
The Health Dejfc
In, your, bodily system is looked after
by millions \u25a0 .of l^tle : soldiers in your.'
blood'— -those corpuscles constantly
fighting for you. .
If this army is well fed " and : kept
healthy and strong 1 , . by taking Hood's
Sarsaparilla; itSvill destroy the un-
countable; horde of germ -enemies Tthat
are\attacking you ' every moment of
your, life.*:; v£^fl^^l.. . " \u25a0: : •
-'\u25a0 r ~ Hood's \u25a0: Sarsaparilla ;1 will . , keep ... you -
free ; from ' or,- will : cure Tyou bt scrofula;*
eczema; ; rheumatism,;" 1 catarrh,Tanemia, f;
that ' tired feeling 'and all -; such all- '
ments. "i >> :: - : _'".\u25a0'•.::\u25a0\u25a0 : *'^-ji : [ --,;.:'\u25a0,\u25a0 : .-A\
v-li It effects \u25a0; its /cures, not
simply, because! it' contains' sarsaparilla,'',
but t because y it f ; combines j; theSutmost ?1
remedial .values of more \u25a0 than- 20 differ- "it
ent? ingredients.*^ lf 5 urged Jto^buyiany?
; preparation \ said to >be %'Just las i good^i tt
you^ may/ ; be T sure it iisinferior,v costs ftf
less ito \u25a0: make, 5 . and ! yields ' the dealer ati
larger j profit - <,
in the assembly, will resolve itself
down to an exact counterpart of that
waged in the upper house. The align
ment will*- be for an« against' the; peo
ple, and alignment against the people
is not nearly . so popular In legislative
circles this year as It has been in for
mer days. - •
The bill will, not ' be called up \u25a0 for
final passage, in the senate for several
days. Several minor amendments made
necessary by -faulty copying must be
made and before the tilll is taken up
for; final vote Senator - Wright will
submit it to J. Harry Zemansky, ; regis
trar of voters In San Francisco, " and
Secretary f of State Curry to Insure that
ample time Is provided for canvassing
and returning the .vote and that the
measure is mechanically j perfect.
SENATE; OPPONENTS. BEATEN
\u25a0n Zemansky. is i expected in Sacramento
tomorrow. When he and the secre
tary of state: have passed final judg
ment, Wright will call -the bill up
and pass it. Every surface indication
points to a virtually unanimous vote in
the : upper, house. The " opposition was
beate^n In the upper house, and its lead
ers, although '; defeat' is a new quantity
for them, • are clever losers, and they
may be expected* to swing into line.
Some of thenv In fact, have announced
that they will vote for it. \u25a0;' %';}%'-
The bill will go to the assembly sub
stantially as it .'was. introduced. The
only changes will be in form and touch
ing the method of promulgating plat
forms and' selecting committees, which
as now provided will be done by dele;
gate conventions, which will have noth
ing, to do _ with nominating candidates
for office.
LEEDS TO VOTE FOR BILL
Leeds, chairman- of the assembly
committee on elections, who was in
charge of the job of drafting a percent
age substitute when it was believed
that the Wright-Stanton bill would be
garroted in the upper house, has an
nounced that he Is for the Wright-
Stanton bill, now.
) J. J N. O. Rech, another member of the
committee, has made similar announce
ment^ Hinckle.and Drew of the com
mittee* have been for the bill from the
start Johnston of Contra Costa \u25a0 was
one of th» original proponents, of the
percentages, and he wants to be con- ;
vinped by discussion. W'ebber has de
clared foe the bill. Hopkins of San
Francisco is against the bill.
ONE AGAINST ANYTHING DECENT
Pugh has not committed himself ' so
far as the public is concerned, and the
remaining or ninth member of j the
committee, who Is generally against
anything that. is decent, has maintained
a hostile attitude toward the measure.
But with the five out of nine mem
bers of the committee publicly com
mitted to it,, a majority report should
be a simple matter for the /legotiation
of the assembly leaders and would re
sult not only, in averting the repetition
of the disastrous ; senate fight, ,. but
would be a' life saver for* some of. the
assemblymen who want to be permitted
to vote right on the bill when* It is
finally passed upon by the; house. ;'\u25a0
-That this will be the ultimate pro
gram is Indicated both by the; lineup
of the hou&e and thefact that.it would
be only the exercise of political horse
sense on the part of the bosses to save*
some mighty useful men from the
wrath of the people.
Reject Caminetti's Bills
CALL HE ADO UA iiTERS, CHAM
BER OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SAC
RAMENTO, Feb. 23. —^The senate com
mittee on election and election laws
which has a majority strongly op
posed to any measure \u25a0which interferes
.with the present political machinery,
this . afternoon reported adversely on
two measures introduced by Senator
Camlnetti, one providing for a special
election, at which all constitutional
amendments and other matters requir
ing popular approval should- be voted
upon and the other reapportioning the
legislative representation of the state,
in spite of the committee's unfavorable
recommendation the senator frora'Ama
dor^wili make a fight for his measures
on the floor of th-e senate. •
Sunday Rest Law
-CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAM
! aat£*Si*&°M ERCE BUILDING. SAC
RAMENTO, Feb..23— -Right -Rev. W. H.
Moreland, bishop of the Episcopal dio
cese of Sacramento, , appeared before
the senate committee on public, morals
this afternoon and entered a strong
plea in^favor of the Sunday rest law
It has been practically admitted, how
ever, by the supporters of this measure
it would be impossible to enact- it in
Its-present form, and the friendsof the
Din have decided to amend it so as to
enforce only the closing of saloons -on
Sunday. , •' . ' \u25a0 -\u25a0•;-.
V. P SUPERINTENDENT EESlONS—CTipy
eiine. Wyn., Keh. 23.— H.L.- Anderson. 'snperin
tenuent of tbe Union Pacific, with headquarters
at-Cbeyenne. reßljrned t<vla.T, "to take effect
March 1. The resignation was caused .by ill
health. .
ill Mll^W Pre P aratOr y tO W^^3^
i Some Good, Serviceable Dinnerware ? . B
I\u25a0' - - \u25a0•-\u25a0 '- Gome \u25a0 1
M .We are offering "very •> higli-class English Semi-Porce- if
M lain Dinnerware (all pure white) 'at greatly;re<luced- prices, if
H' } lA \ 'now. Of- : 51-PIECE =r CoTered Vesetable
m .fered , ~TT DtabeK, regular '-800, " H
ffl 6 for 50C niliyCD CCT .'now offered
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ANTI-SMELTER WAR
REACHES ASSEMBLY
San Mateo County's Fight Is
Thrashed Out in Commit
tee Jivithout' Result
{Special Dispatch to The Call] ; .
I call; headquarters, chamber
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA
MENTO, Feb.? 23^— Sari Matep county's
fight against the scheme of -the Ameri
can smelting and refining company to
operate one of its' smelters in South
San Francisco was revived In the mu
nicipal corporations .committee of the
assembly this afternoon, when H. E.
Holmquist's bills enlarging the power
of boards of supervisors in the matter
of incorporated, cities annexing" unin
corporated territory was considered.
The Home Protective society, num
bering in its membership many _of the
smart set of the peninsula towns be
low San Francisco, was represented "by
Attorney Samuel Knight, who urged
favorable action on the bills that would
aid the supervisors of San Mateo to
cope with the smelter question.:
* Henry Ward Brown, a * San Mateo
attorney,; objected to the proposed
changes in the system of county gov
ernment.-He-denied that he repre
sented the smelter interests. '
W. J. Martin, land -agent- for . the
South San Francisco land and improver
ment company. Informed the commit
tee that he sold the smelter company
its site, but Insisted that the company
had partly dismantled the plant.
-The smelter site is just outside the
corporate ; limits of South San Fran
cisco, and the Home Protective society
fears the city may annex the territory
embracing the. site. This would re
move the smelter from the Jurisdiction
of the , supervisors and make it pos
sible for the | smelter jto opera© de
spite the objections of the rest of the
county. \ \u25a0 , \u0084
Assemblyman \u25a0 Cronln of Benicia said
he lived in a smelter zone, referring to
the Selby plant, and told of- its' hav
ing killed cattle. -.Assemblyman Mc-
Manus did not think the smelting com
pany Intended to start-up in South
San Francisco, but Attorney Knight
said- the people of San Mateo did not
care to take any chance.
The committee deferred action on
the bills. "•.; : - 'Ai~~;
MANY NUPTIAL KNOTS *
TIED IN SANTA ROSA
San, Franciscans Journey to City
of Roses for Ceremony; \u25a0;'->-.
{Special Dispatch to The Call]
SANTA ROSA, Feb. 33.— This city ap
pears to be a veritable Gretna Green
for couples who desire to marry with
out letting .their friends learn of the
facts. : ' '
There were two couples here. today to
secure marriage licenses. •. - ,
fi Benjamin F. Thompson of Cobdin, 111.,
and Mrs. Cassie McLeod of San Fran
cisco, both 33 years of' age, were the
first to arrive and be made happy.
They were shortly afterward fol
lowed by-Arthur Thomas O'Brien, an
architect, with offices in the Ciunie
building at California and Montgomery
street.-San; Francisco,. and Hattie Flor
ence : Taylor of Oakland. This couple
was married by Rev.. William Martin
of the Presbyterian . church.
DESERTION TERMINATED
HONEYMOON, SAYS WIFE
John P. S. Maxwell Sued for
\u25a0*;'-\u25a0 Divorce After 11 Years
[Special Dispatch to The Call} ,
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 23.— John P. S.
Maxwell, a businessman of San Fran
cisco, was made -defendant in a suit
for divorce filed . here by. Freda \ Max
well. The plaintiff was formerly Freda
Cox, a daughter of the late Senator
Fred Cox. The two were married at
the Cox home in this city, January 19.
1898. ---> - f
It is alleged in the complaint that
Maxwell deserted his bride almost be
fore the honeymoon was over.
Mrs. Maxwell has thus waited nearly
eleven years before commencing legal
proceedings against her. husband.
WOAIAN, AGED 79, GIVEN
. 10 YEAR PRISON TERM
Aged "Confidence Queen" Sen
tenced for Swindling
NEW YORK. Feb. 23.— A sentence of
10 years', imprisonment was today im
posed by Judge Crain~ upon Mrs. Ellen
Peck, 79_ yekrs old, of .Spark* Hill, N. Y.
Mrs." Peck, who is known to 'the police
as the "Confidence Queen," was. .'con
victed-of obtaining $2,000-from abro
kerage j firm upon | the. false S representa
tion .that she owned 225,000" acres of
coal land. " * \u25a0 ' '
TREASURY BERTH
NOT FOR HERRICK
Official Statement Eliminates
Former Ohio Governor From
Cabinet Place
Franklin MacVeagh of Chicago
Now Considered Likeliest
: Possibility
; NEW YORK, Feb. 23.— Former^ Gov
ernor Myron T. Herrick -of Ohio will
not be secretary of the treasury in the
Taft cabinet . v -
A statement written by Taft after
conferring with Herrick today, says:
At the invitation of the president
elect Governor Herrick called on 'Taft
today. Taft authorized the statement
that the mention of Herrick for the
portfolio of the. treasury as if he had
been a candidate did him great injus
tice, because Herrick .wrote Taf t . as
early as December last to say that his
business engagements were such as to
prevent his acceptance of a place in the
cabinet.
Herrick said he had nothing to add.
The elimination of Herrick at his own
request would seem to put Franklin
MacVeagh of Chicago in the lead for
the place, but Taft said it would be sev
erar days, before the matter would be
settled. -
Taft arrived here today and will be
the guest of his brother, Henry, until
Saturday, when he will leavefor Wash
ington.
Taft was the principal speaker at
the Carnegie hall meeting tonight in
the interest of the Hampton institute.
Taft was escorted to the platform
with Booker T. Washington. Taft said
in part:
"A race that can produce Booker
Washington in a century ought to feel
confident that it can do miracles at
times. It is difficult to speak in par
liamentary* language of advocacy of
the doctrine that we ought to keep the
negro in ignorance." •
RICH MAN'S SON FACING -
\ PRISON, OUT ON BAIL
Charles J. Boyle Released on
Bonds Pending Appeal
SALINAS. Feb. 23. — Charles J. Boyle,
the enlisted man who recently was
convicted of burglary and sentenced to
seven years* .Imprisonment in San
Quentin, was released today on $5,000
bonds pending the decision in his case
of the district court of appeal. The
sureties on the bonds -are his father.
Henry Boyle, a San Rafael capitalist,
and Homer S. King of San Francisco.
Young .Boyle was taken by his mother
today io a private institution for the
Insane at Beimont.
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