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VOLUME CV.— NO. 90.
FLOOD WATERS
OF SACRAMENTO
TO BE STORED
federal Government Will Con«
;•§• sifiiCt Dam in Iron Canyon
Si-/ Above Red Bluff
Valley to Be Scene of First
•vOreat Project Under New
'<} : Conservation Policy
W;; A. Beard Leaves Washing
ton With Promise for Imme«
/.. : diaie Suneys for Work
{Spatial D'upalch to The Call]
WASHINGTON. Fef. 27.— The
Sacramento valley Is to be the
\u25a0 scene of the .first great under
faking' 'by the government ;.un
• .der.the new policy for the conservation
• of; natural resources.
'.- It Is proposed to make the utiliza
;."-tion cf t.he Sacramento river an object
" lesson in the co-ordinate development
of a great region in respect to forestry,
irrigation, flood control and nax-igation
: and Uifilrectly through flood control the
reclamation of swamp and overflowed
- lands.
"The Sacramento valley has been se
lected • lected because It presents the best
place in the United States for exten
. sive works which are certain to pay
".for themselves. •
.Water for Million Acres
'W. A. Beard of Sacramento, repre
senting the Sacramento Valley devel
opment association, has been here three
.times, since January, quietly working
- jjj> this project. He left tonight for
i'hoine, after having obtained from Sec
" retary .Garfield, Reclamation Director
N*veJl and other government officials
.the : assurance that preliminary steps
would be undertaken immediately to
'.blfcgln the colossal undertaking.
.". TJ-.ese. preliminary steps consist In
racking an allotment for the survey and
r.examlna.ti'qn of the Iron canyon reser
. H,;oir site, and irrigation system.
-. .Iron canyon is situated seven miles
\u25a0.itboxe Red Bluff, on the Sacramento
river. A dam is to be constructed at
:that point which will store flood water
•ami impound sufficient water to irrigate
. ;1,'(M)0.<;00 acres. '
.Reclamation Work Asked
Beard made application to the rec
la'raa,tion service and Secretary Garfield
'to 'recognize Iron canyon as the next
.'srreW project to be undertaken under
.•the reclamation act. V;
'-'"He ktiew the ieclamation fund did
,'not contain, sufficient money at this
'.'time.- to execute the project, but he
• wanted it placed next on the list, and
fcas- succeeded. He was strongly sup
.'•ported by Forester Pinchot.
• ; Director Newell, whose idea of hand
.-'ling the Sacramento river was outlined
r. in The Call last Sunday, was also heart
/ilyVin. snympathy -with Beard's efforts.
; '; 'EJ^ard carries ba'-k with him a letter
fnrra Secretary Garfi«>l4. in which he
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•.': ••/•Jt-is arcreciatcd from the facts sui>
•-.jTiitted and from general knowleds-2
-.tbat'lhis is not only a meritorious plan,
.•\u25a0b-'ut one. which in many ways is of na
- L;o'na.l Importance in its magnitude and
'\u25a0 in the opportunities offered for control
. .snd .utilization for public purposes of
'•- thfr waters of a great river system.
.-' ; ":T r^sret. therefore, to state that
• iunds are not now a\'ailable for coh
.! structfon. and from the nreprnt con<ii
'•' t.ion pf t"n»* reclamation fund it is» proh
. shle thst some time must r lapse before
:' sufficient funds can be had. The prr.
': ji>nlnary exam."inations already made
• .show thst the work will be very ex
•" pensive, routing possibly as high as $>0
• or ?60 an acre, and perhaps more, and
\u25a0"requiring at least J3.000.000 for Invest
. merit before any considerable body of
• land can be reclaimed.
...Surye3 r s Are Ordered
•' "On. the other hand, it has long b«*en
'-.known that thi?> is the dominant unit of
• tfte Sacramento valley project. The
' : Ortand unit now under construction
.' -jras beg-un as a first step In the <3e.vel-
P; ppmrnt'-of a system of work, but is one
• w.hsch does not j'oquire a very large In
. \ - *Ktment and wurre the results altainod
• will serve as an object lesson in the
• «jten)Moh -of irrigation in the valley.
•• i .
"I have already directed that surveys
.• sind examinations be made to .. deter
• ip'inr more nearly the cost of the work
••"and to outline amcwliat more definitely
; th"f> isnds . which may be irrigiatrd.
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\ ' "It i- • f course impossible for me at
.'.the pr>strt time to do more than this
. Tiarnerjs' to issue instructions with a
'.". View' 'to obtaining complete facts for
•..'\u25a0future' consideration by the officials of i
'. the. departcc J and by the people of the :
; Eacr.ame'n'<> yalloy."'
'.CORNELL SEISMOGRAPH
EARTHQUAKE
• Instrument Just Received Af
.'" • fected by Disturbance
' ITILA.CA. N. V.. Feb. 27.— Professor
• H.S. Williams of the Cornell geological
department announced this afternoon
Pihat a seismograph Just received. at
tell university had recorded an
hquake at the same hour on which
.'as reported on- Professor Milne's
mosraph in the isle of .Wight.
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TOD AY
TELEPHONE KEARXV 86
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTEBDAY— Northwest wind: clear; maxi
mum temperature 60, minimum 46. '
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair; warmer; light
6ootb wind, changing to north. Page 39
EDITORIAL
C lre as worships and drydocks. Page 23
GeneflU : Stone's political machine. Pace 28
Parallel in Tennessee and California. Page 2S
Absent treatment for Los Angeles. f Pace 28
LEGISLATIVE
. Raftroad legislation aimed to . protect life
passed after humorous mixnp. \u25a0 Pnge 27
Victory for direct primary law in assembly
now predicted. •.. Page 27
Legislature may adjourn March IS, according
to Senator Wolfe, but a week's delay is prob-
Romance of elopement of. pretty Nadine Stew
art and William Parker of Lou Angeles shattered
when bride flee.s to part* unknown. Page 17
Senior class of Lick high school stages clerer
comedy at the Valencia theater. Page 41
Fred B. English arrested on charges of em
bezzlement. Page 10
Members of family of Colonel T. Wain-Morgan
Draper scoff at tale of contemplated, dlrorce
suit. Page 41
Woman in gray bellered to haTe taken $100
watch from San Jose arenue residence. Page 31
'DetectlTes leaTe. to bring alleged cracksmen
here from Los Angeles to face trial. Page 24
Walter A. Scott appointed foreman of grand 1
Jury ' and William Moore Is elected secre
tly. Page 48
Theater fire puts town of Acapnlco in mourn
ing, erery home being bereft and some families
wiped out. Pase4l
Bafael cat wears irons and fires . trouble to
immigration officials and Pacific Mail. I'age 32
Miss Eula Howard, pianist, to interpret Chopin
at her concert Thursday. Page 21
Real baron to become player at the Valencia
theater. p ase 37
Female sleuths hare been added to army of
searchers for lost Crocker pearls. ' . Page 37
Offer made by local shipping firm to run Inde
pendent lice to Panama. Pace 37
Water rates secured by merchants on ship
ments to New York enable them to Invade Mis
.souri river territory and cause railroads to an
nounce reduced rates. Page 37
Flags of United States, Sweden, Norway and
Denmark honored by Scandinavian society at an
niversary celebration. Page 36
Rubinstein's viola sonata to be played at third
"Pop" concert. Page 21
Supervisors may differ as to rates for public
service corporations, especially on sas and
water. %'VV^'i Pajje 35
Shreve & Co. to show American bronzes at re
opening of store. , • . ' Page 37
Davls-Sclionwasse'r company presented with tab
let on moving day. \u25a0 " Page 38
SUBURBAN
Clubman Francis Mitchell fails to contest
wife's divorce suit in Oakland. ' Page 38
Aero club of San Francisco plan* balloon as
cension from Berkeley ball park today. Page 36
Former Governor Pardee and 23 prominent men
of Oakland Indorse Mayor Mott't candidacy 1 tor
office. J Page 36
William C. Stadtfeld suffers paraly'ttic
stroke. Page 36
Treasure hunters ml«takeD for foot pads., and
fired at. Page 36
COAST
District Attorney Bullock -of. fan Matro ac
quitted of grafting charge. Page 41
L. E. Jones, former real estate man, becomes
a fugitive' from justice. Page 21
Claims s-till made for big estate . W t by j a
miser. Page 20
State board of health orders pure food law
prosecutions. ". "j \ • Page 33
Mi*s Anita McLncblan. 'daughter of congress
man, is^burled from automobile. Pace 22
Stanford university to observe death anniver
sary of Its founder. : Page 38
EASTERN
City Engineer Man«on receive* final prani* for
city's rights in Helen Hetchy. . Page 17
Governor Patterson of TennrsiM'P called 'as
witness for Coopers Jn Carmack murder'
trUL Page 36
Flood waters of Sarramento valley. to be stored
as first project under new policy for conserva
tion of resources. Pace 17
Bishop O'Connell long a protege of Cardinal
Gibbons. ' * Page 17
S<*»i>ty of land assembles in Washington to at
tend inaugural ball. Page 31
Heads of Chicago fi«b tru*t indicted for
frnud. ,;:';;.' -^ Png,c 23
President inflows plan for remodeling prespnl
naval <tTst»>m. . Page IS
Taft declare »ptimi«m,is kry tolsurcess and
progrwt!. ' Page 22
FOREIGN v < * '
Martyrs to cause arrest of woman released
from jail and promise another raid. Page 21
Many grewsMnc' reminders of assassination
enacted at Lisbon carnival. ' - Pagf 19
SPORTS
A. J. Small wlm W«>odland stake at Arcadia,
clrtsie to world record time. f " T*nco 30
Seal Fqnßd o? baseball plsTfrs will line up for
PMctic' 1 work tomorrow. Pajre 33
Ilow> Queen wins California Oaks, at, odds of.
25 to I. . Papc 34
Cliarapifti Battling N'lson ts due tomorrow for
a shr-rt rlvit in this city. Vnx*> 33
Gr^rli^wrcstler will in«"t l«vsl performer ,on
tiiejmat «t. OrpsmUnd tonight. Page 3S
Ffimons <.%icago Whit* Sox will arrive in ; tbelr
ja 1 train tomorrow. • \u0084 . \u25a0 Vagt> 33
If. P. Morgans Stanford freshman, wln^ tennln
cliamplon^hlp of university. pp B ge 35
MARINE
Pacific Mail liner Newport is first sfeanier to
sail through channel wblch will be Pacific >h-'
trance to Panama canal. Pag* 39
LABOR
The ?«n Francisco labor council dona Irs $100
to Jiolp the unemployed. • 1 Page 35
TRAIN EQUIPPED WITH
WIRELESS INSTRUMENTS
While Cars Are Moving, "Ales-
sages Will Be Transmitted
BUFFALO, s'N. V., Feb. 27.— A special
train x of 10 oars equipped with : wireless
telegraph instruments - left today for
Chicago. .
Wireless stations have been erected
at Clevelajid. Toledo. Klkhart, Ind., and
Chicago, and efforts willbe % made Vto
keep ' up wireless communication
throughout the- journey.; -
Instead ; of a tower, two wires are
stretched along the tops of three.bag
gage" cars at a height of -18 ; inches."' by
which [arrangement it is expected- that
» message can be sent about 30 miles.
SA^.^RANCIS(X»^ SUNDAYrHFEBRIIARY 28,; ,1909.^ORTY^EIGHT r PAGES.
BRIDE OF YEAR
FLITS AWAY TO
PARTS UNKNOWN
Pretty Nadine Stewart, Who
Eloped With William Parker,
Flees and Spouse Laments
Brave Parental Wrath and Wed,
but Find Life's Path a
Thorny One
Deserted Young Man Says He
Will Scour State to Find
Less than a year ; af ter^ their elope
ment the romance of William Parker
and Nadine 'Stewart, both of Los An
geles, has been shattered and the dis
tracted young husband is sending ama
tive telegrams all over the state in the
hope of regaining his beautiful bride.
He knows only that she went to Los
Angeles and from there took the Bak
ersfield train, but he has been unable to
locate her. Their separation was at
tended by the same Informality as their
elopement. One day last week Parker
reached home to Arid that his mate had
flown. There was no note of farewell,
but a quick investigation convinced the
young man that she had gone to the
southern part q/ the state accompanied
by another "woman. . . • . . \u25a0
End of Long Struggle
Friends of; the couple cay that, the
abrupt separation has come as the
climax of a long and. unsuccessful,
struggle against fate. Smiling" with
the spring of last year, Mrs. Parker, a
bride of 17, radiant in her love and
filled with happiness in her cozy little
home in San Francisco, looked out
upon life as a long vista of greensward
and shade trees. But before she had
traveled far. along/the course she en
countered -bogs and. thicket which
crushed her "girlhood .dreams. . Then,
as a bird from the nest, she, spread her
wings and took flight from the home.
Behind her remains a youth but a
few years liersenibr, bowed with grief,
a void irj his heart, hoping, hoping that
his bride; may yet return to. him.
The romance, began In Los Angeles
when the tM*o met«by chance at an
evening party at the home of mutual
friends. Miss Stewart has a voice of
rare -quality. Parker heard her sing.
In 'a few days they \u25a0 had resolved to
wed. . Their parents objected. •
Both Were Prominent )
Parker is a member, of a prominent
Massachusetts family which was spend
ing^'the season in the southern . part
of ; the state. Miss Stewart"- is the
daughter of a well known- family of
Los Angeles. Braving parental wrath,
the couple fled to San Francisco and
across to San Rafael, wher^e they were
married on March 31 of last year. The
mothers of both bride and groom ar
rived on the next train, but too late
to prevent the marriage.'
When the couple were left alone
to face the big . world their troubles
began. They, had both been .reared in
plenty and never had known what it
was; to get along without parental as
sistance. It Is said that for/ a'time
they managed fairly well, but, accord
ing to the friends «f the couple, Mrs.
Parker. found 'it difficult to. gel along
without thc^handsome gowns to which
she had. been accustomed. ; \u25a0 . >
In attempting to" satjsfy his wife's
desire for these things, Parker, say his
friends, spent his little wealth and then
endeavored to support himself and ,wlfe
by engaging in business. His firsthand
only venture proved' a ..failure. He
bought a cigar stand in Market street
near .the Ferry :buHding,, but the profits
v/cre not sufficient' to /supply his wife
wifn nice clothes, theater tickets and
other luxuries 'Then it was that Par
ker tried his hand at playing the races.
Fato. was unkind to". him, /and not
only lost^all liis ready but his
cigar stand was taken from, him by- a
tobacco agent on account of unpaid
bills. - -
About this time. Mrs. Parker.'. met. a
dashing, widow, amty the.' yonng .bride
was introduced to.v'riew* friends ;> who
were ready. .a nd willing. to make .life
pleasant for > her. -For a .while- Mrs.
Parker secured employment as. a vo
calist at. Thompson's: cafe in p'Farrell
street. It-was here that she..met : .tho
charming young widow from*;Bakers
field/ ' •
Went; With Pretty Widow
*"•> Parker 'has' learned that" Ills' wife
wont away with the" pretty ,\vidow.'llo
traced his spouse, to Los;Angeles>but
when he reached that city she hnd-left
and -he received' w>rd that sho 'was
headed for Bakersfleld. ' \u25a0
He has sent' many, telegrams ;,to
friend.' of: his wife in many' California
cities, hoping that' the. yoyng'. woman
will-return. ;'Parker has told k few; of
his friends of his pli ght'« and. hns im
plored them' to aid; him in his! search.
The lad's mother never .became recon
ciled to. the marriage and at thai
time, that, phe : would' do everything; ln
.her -power.' to s separate the young.peopl
e. ./; _\u25a0", :'\u25a0 '. V'- ; . '' •\u25a0'\u25a0' '•\u25a0"\u25a0-: - ;~; ~
\u25a0Friends of, the couple afc'liopingthat.
the parents of both. Parker and -his"
bride -.will; intercede and jj restore the
family.", harmony: - the .two
Continued on Page IS,' Column 4r*
O'CONNELL LONG
A PROTEGE OF
THE CARDINAL
Story of His Sure /Rise in
Church Under Patronage
of Gibbons
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I Prelate to Leave - University
\u25a0 >: [ Soon and to Be Installed
in San Francisco
Member of His Late Charge
Writies Story of His Life '
for The Call j'
[Special D'upatch to' The Call]
WASHINGTON,; Feb. 27.— Before "the
close of the ensuing month Bishop
Dennis J. O'Connell will be installed as
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auxiliary bishop of N San Francisco.
Within Ihree weeks the prelate leaves
the east for his western eminence and
shortly after his arrival will be in
stalled in his new labors by Archbishop
Patrick Rior-dan. \ V , J .
The farewell of Bishop O'Connell to
his colleagues on the faculty of Ameri
can Catholic university and the stu
dents of that institution was marked
with deep feeling. Cardinal/Gibbons
addressed the assembled students and
instructors and paid a high^ tribute to
the worth and ability ;of \u25a0'. Bishop
O'Connell. He then bestowed the honor
of rector on Bishop O'Connell's suc
cessor, the Very Rev. Thomas G. Sha
pan. -.
Bishop 0 Connell and the
Catholic University
Written for The Call fey a Member of
the Faculty of the Catholic Univer
sity of America at Washington, D.
C., Who Writes JUnder. the Pen
Name of Thomas 5. Burton.
ifßt; Rev; Dennis, J. O'Connell, S. T:
D., bishop, of Sabaste,. :and: for
the last^'sfx- years rector of " the
Catholic University of America at
Washington, D. C, has had a
unique cccleslasiical career. Born in
North Carolina some ,60 years 'ago, It
was his good fortune to win . the no
tice of ;oho whohvas destined to wear
the flashing scarlet of the: papal .'court,
the present venerable' archbishop of
Baltimore, Cardinal Gibbons. This pat
ronage has been \u25a0'. the greatest human
factor in Bishop' O'ConneH's life. -It
brought him to college with' the fair
hope of one day entering a seminary to
prepare for the priesthood. Once in
the clerical garb the youthful Samuel
served ; the (altar .•' faithfully in prayer
and study until at the completion of
J.he theological course at St. Mary's he
was. selected^ from among-^his fellow,
students- as the one best fitted to pur
sue an advanced course in- Rome. >At
that .time such <an opportunity meant
more than it does now. It carried with'
itv an unbounded possibility for the fu
ture, . since ; contact with the .Roman
curia in some capacity was deemed'ee
sential as a matter, of precaution.
Canon law .has always retained "its full
vitality in Rome, and then, as now/ a
fairly intimate acquaintance with the
entire "corpus .juris" was a sine qua
non rendition of papal recognition.
It is -not surprising then that when
Bishop O^Connell began his labors as a
yoiing doctor of sacred theology the
way v to preferment stretched out be-,
fore him and welcomed his advance. He
held the..open; sesame in his hand, for,
in '-audition \'to.' : unrivaled scholarship
won in the arena of scholastic dispu
tation, he 'enjoyed; a" wlda acquaintance
among the, lqadlng sphilosophical5 philosophical Vand
theological? prof esors "of the Paternal'
city.;. The \u25a0'.: friendship- bestowed" upon
talented pupils by their masters is but
the- natural Icpnsequencc^ of a mutual
love for the delights of profound study.
During hisstudent days in Rome Bish'V
op -O'Coiinell laid -fho . foundations of
many true friendships. Like' his name
sake, 'the 'present archbishop of Bos
ton; whose love for hi 3 former master
now. Cardinal Satolli— is so well known,
he .. ha s • hel<l the ' esteem : ; of. his ' many
Roman friends -.throughout "-a lorigfand
busy ; life.". : The Vannutelll
have always' been strong supporters of
his best interests, and to themi s large
ly due his recent, notable promotions. '
Bishop rjO'Conneil^as done faithful
service "for; Cardinal Gibbons. -When
the aseniblin^ lot the .third plenary
council', of Baltimore was ;being>''ar
ranged .'in . ISSS ' Dr.V Gibbons \u25a0';. accompa
nied Archbishop Gibbons to Rome. It is
said : that* the favorable Impression made
by the archbishop at. this time. was due
lnV.a'.^ large ] measure , to», the . tactful
diplomacy; of his ; secretary..; That the
secretary ! himself v did 'not pass" unno
ticed is evident ,? f rom "; the fact /that
wh^nthe^arciibishop returned to "Rome
in 1887. to 'receive^therVd ,hat of -the
cardinalate Dr. 1 O'Connell* was there to
greet him not jonly personally, -but in
ah^ ofllciai- capacity .as "rector •\u25a0 of^the
American : '^ '
There .were'-manyjdlstiriguished prel
ates J f ronv the;. United .States jiri< Rome
in; honor of the; 'occasion)' conspicuous
Continued : ' on i Page? 23, f * Column ' 2 '
Intimate History of
Rise of Noted Prelate
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Right Rev. Dennis J. O'Connell, <bishop. of who is soon to j
arrive in- San "Francisco. j
CITY'S GRANTS ARE
FINALLY RECEIVED
Canal Rights, Power and Dam
Sites for; Hetch Hetchy
Held by Manspn
[Special Dispatch to Tht~ Call] *. : • .
' WASHINGTON, \u25a0 Dec. 2-7.— San .Fran-
Cisco can -go -right 'ahead: with thercon
atruetlon of the Lake Eleanor and Hetc-h
Hetchy .water, project, in : spite of , th.Q
failure of .congress at -this session? to
confirm; the grants." f , '•».._.
•City; 'Knginecr/Manson;; today received
from Secretary Garfiold and Secretary
Wilson the iflnal \u25a0! grants .; of; the:, canal
rights of 'waj'.tw'o'rpowfr.'lioiisi: sites
and permission to?cl«-ar awayHhc*dam
\u25a0 site Sat Lake' Eleanor. '.'.Thesf!*' grants'
from tlie 'agricultural - and 1 ; interior'de
partments: are as effective as. if granted
by ; , congress,' and; they." Bweep'.-away. ;all
doubt. of -tlio government's position to
ward San ; : Francisco, In -her- attempt to
got a new water 'supply/ , \u25a0;.'\u25a0 :"'.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' .
1 - The canal rights ' granted ; today in
clude the. diversion canal' from Cherry
; creek to. Lake ; Klea nor..- the seanaL from,
• Lake Kleanor to the . main canal, and
the; Tuolumne malnr canaL These \u25a0 ca-'
jials will fun in- part through Tosemite
park, part through segregated lands
attached ita. thO' forest' 'reserve,' -and
through' the"foreat v reserve " itself.
: v^The, sites for the. two. power houses
are In the* forest .'reserve, -''the exact
sßOts not ..being ; made p'ublle.at^thls
time by Manson.V; All ".necessary land
and approaches .are \u25a0 granted for it he"
use of 'power development,;-
permission^ for \u25a0 clearing, Lake
' Eleanor r damsite3ylll; enable the city to
g0 5.- ahead \ and j^clear.. 'the'-; foundation*'
make-boring-s.-strip'the. rock and;pre
ipare for construction. . . »" .4- *s
'Engineer 'Manson*, was \u25a0.jubilant to'-'.
night over^the-proßpecUof/early^work
\'b"nVthV}Hetch^Hetc_hy ; fsVstem.".;-iriei;ieft
dri New^Torls i to> inspectlthV
Jsarbagefdcatxucto'r,T. ! '-r'!; : J " -
[\lll ; v i7 TO 24 Hlj |
STUDENT GOES MAD
FROM BEING HAZED
Oregon Youth a Hopeless Maniac
as Result of Plunge in
Icy Water
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 27;— Ralph R.
Bristol,' a students of the University of
Oregon, 'is hopelessly Insane in a sani
tarium in this, city as the result, it in
alleged, of '.hazing to which he was
subjected late in December, by his fel
low-students." ' \."- ' .
•Some -of : the students, . according to
reports, ; had- agreed among themselves
that^any of their, number who'appeared
late ; for Xbreakf ast U should be hazed.
Bristol was a victim of .his tardiness,
and : as punishment was plunged into a
tubiof. ice water and held* there. •
r .%When;he'was taken out of the water,
it is alleged, his. reason was gone. lie
wasVbrought, to Portland for' treatment.
During"severe .weather last month he
eluded the-attendants and escaped from
the sanitarium. lie was found a few
days later roaming the : streets,'a;help
less'rnanlacl- .Today, he" Is alleged to be
a; ravins 'madman,' witH .absolutely no
chance of recovery.
7,-Th^ regents of the university will in
vestigate. ' :
BANDIT RAISULI MADE
MOROCCAN GOVERNOR
Promises to Be 'Good .and Re
nounces Ransom
FEZ, Morocco, ; Feb. 27.— The snltan
has. appointed Haisuli, > the^; former
bandit, vgovernorVqf the province ,'of
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SWINDLERS
CAUGHT BY
LOCAL MAN
E. C. Smith of San Francisco »
Is Indirect Cause of Gang's
Final Capture
Returns Misdirected Letter and
Postal Authorities Get
Trace of Criminals
Syndicate's Boxes of Loot Are
Taken by Sheriff From
! Express Office
Sacramento Saloonman Trimmed
for $J 0,590 by "Fake"
: Fight Promoters
[Special Dispatch to The Cell]
COUNCIL. BLUFFS, lowa, Feb. 27.—
It developed today that the real
hero la the capture of the biff
, swindle syndicate 1» E. C Smith
of 1209 Golden Gate avenue, Saa Fran
cisco.
True. he did not engage In a physical
'encounter -with the villains. Instead of
opening fire on them literally, and los
inshia life, while they, his superiors
in numbers, escaped, he opened flre on
them figuratively and lives, while they
are in Jail at Little Rock.
.To get- to the point, he returned to
the postofflce a letter which he Is un
derstood to have opened under the im
pression that it was for him. The let
ter wa« addressed to H. C. Smith. 1279
Golden Gate avenue, San Francisco, and
the postman, perhaps being unable to
find H. C. Smith at that number, de
livered the letter to our he^o at the
neighboring address.
The letter Informed first U. C. Smith
and afterward, thanks to him. the pos
tal authorities, that "Owing to a change
of administration we have moved from
New Orleans to Council Bluffs, where '
'conditions are perfect." and that "We
will be ready for business March 15.
1508." and requested that mail and
t^egrams be sent to "A. C. Craft. Coun
cil Bluffs. la."
Swindlers* Loot Found
DAVENPORT. la.. Feb. 27.— The two
small zinc boxes shipped from Little
Rock, Ark., after the arrest of .the al
leged leaders of the "Swindle Syndi
cate," and containing the (40,000 loot
sought by ' the Arkansas autforities.
were found in the American express
office here and were seized by the
sheriff on a writ of attachment.
The Up that the boxes had been
•shipped to Davenport came from J. K.
iCavanaugb. a rich Davenport bachelor.
who was swindled out of $37,000 in
currency by the syndicate by means
of a? fake wrestling match in Xew Or
leans on January 7. 1907. \
. The boxes were addressed to "W. B.
McCall, a Davenport gambler, care of
'the Senate saloon. ilcCall has disap- •
peared. the Davenport authorities say.
Burglars After It
Evidently thinking that the package
containing the 149.000 had been deliv
ered* to the Senate' saloon, to which it
was addressed.' burglars broke into the
saloon early this morning and bl»w
open the safe. They got JSS9. The po
lice think the burglars were men con
nected with the gang which sent th»
money, knew that it was addressed to
W. B. McCalL care of the Senate sa
loon, and took this method to recov-
Cavanaugb met J* C. ilaybray. head
of the swindle syndicate, and his as
sociates In Seattle, VTash., early in De
cember, 1906. He was introduced to
them iii a fashionable club known as
the ""Millionaires*." They dined and'
wined far into the night, and when all
were In a mellow mood Maybray cas
ually mentioned that he expected to
clean up on a fake wrestling match in
Xew Orleans. Cavanaugh's curiosity
was aroused, but It required much per- _
suasion ,on his part before Maybray
"gave up." Finally Maybray consented
to let Cavanaugh in.
Sacramentan Victimized
{ ~ SACRAMENTO. Febl 27.— Tom Nor
ton, a wealthy saloon keeper, of this
city. .remeinSers with some regret his
experience with the syndicate of swin
dlers who have been reaping a harvest
In staging "fake" fights and wrestling
bout*, particularly In Seattle, for Nor
ton: dropped ' a lump sum of ?tf>,s3o
Into the pockets of the promoters of
a Seattle fight three years ago and
does not - expert to ever see it again.
His experience was similar to that
of O. I** Cramer of San Francisco, who
lost $10,000. but not on the same fight,
for Norton says the "fake" was h«ld
for his particular benefit and he was
the, only '"fall guy."
He says :he was approached about
three; yearV ago by a. man named Bart
Cameron :> and a fighter named Dean.
Dean was said to be a romer. and Nor
ton, havinglbeen something of a flghtor
In his day, was favorably Impressed '
with Dean and consented to, take" ln hla
£sht at Seattle In October with Kelly.
.Tbd fight caina off. as scheduled and * 1