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"Swimming, Ideal Sport for Girls' \u25a0
V ARTICLE BY AN EXPERT
Page for Misses .
THE SUNDAY GALL
VOLUME C VI.— NO. N 75.
PARDEE SCORES
A VICTORY FOR
CHIEF FORESTER
Gifford Pinchot and Newell In
dorsed by Resolution of Na
tional Irrigation Congress
Californian Wins Fight in Com
mittee That Puts Slight on
Ballinger's Policy
San Francisco Delegate Repeats
Offer of Hospitality After
Supporting Pueblo
[Specie/ DitpaUh to The Call]
POKANK. Aug. 13.— A virtual vie-
tory was scored by former Gov
•r~^ ernor Geocge A. Pardee of Cali
fornia today in his efforts to secure
"an indorsement of Chief Forester Gif
ford" Pinchot and Reclamation Director
"F. H. Newell, wlw»n the seventeenth na
"tional irrigation congress' passed a
• b-eßplution indorsing the work of the
forestry and reclamation services.
fl.The first „ fight' over the resolution
came up yesterday in the committee on
Ve6olutkms. of which Pardee was chair
iiian. In all the discussion of the Pin
'chot-Ballin»ger controversy in commit
tee a^d- in the congress Pardee has
championed Pinchot and Newell, and
tH«- passage of the resolution today is
accepted as an adoption by the con
gress .of the boost for those men and
is a. slight for Secretary Ballinger's
since his appointment.
last appearance on the floor
•fef the congress was at 6:10 o'clock to
tiighi', when he complimented the of
fie€"rs..of the congress and Spokane on
the . facility with which the congress
was handled and moved that the ses
sion adjourn sine die.
•Meeting Place and Officers
Pueblo, Colo., was-celected as the next
meeting place and resolutions were
adopted asking a $1*0,000,000 irrigation
\u25a0fund from congress and commending
the Mississippi deep water way.
( 'There will be no meeting tomorrow
unless John Barrett, director of the
.Bureau of American Republics, arrives
to deliver a promised address.
• The following: officers, in addition to
lh« election of B. A. Fowler of Phoenix,
ATiz.. . president and Arthur Hooker,
Spokane, secretary, as\reported several
days ago, were today • elected unani
mously :•
Vice president. Ralph Twitchell. New
Mexico.
Second vice president, R. TV. Young,
L'tah.
Third vice president, L. Newman,
Fourth vice president, F. W. Fleming,
New Mexico.
Fifth vice president, K. J. "Watson,
Fouth Carolina.
Loveland Repeats Invitation
Harry 13. Loveland of San Francisco
made a seconding speech in support of
the report of the committee on perma
nent. organization in which he said th*Lt
tian Francisco withdrew, from the fight
for the next convention, but made a
general invitation to stand until such
lime .as the congress saw fit to accept. s
•Coronel John I. Martin of St. Louis,
represented the deep waterways project
before the congress in the absence ot
\V. K. Kavanaugh, president of th 4
l^kes to the «ulf deep waterways assc,'.
elation. He gave an outline of what^ B
expected as a result of the proposed ,14
foot main trunk waterway. John ,t.
Matthews was also a speaker on j*h£
subject of waterways.
Addresses by Governors /
The afternoon was given over to' a< j.
dresses by governors of the states? / o {
Florida, South Dakota,; Idaho, Wash
ington, Nebraska and Montana. G^ ver .
nor Shallenberger of Nebraska m^e a
j ftlrring appeal for tbe conservati ono f
which was greeted witlj con .
tinued applause.
Governor Gilchrist of Florida gained
the confidence of the congress )jy an
appeal for the abolishment of j? Mason
and Dixon's line and by the desi|r na tion
of the south as a "sleeping' gi4 n t now
awake."
Governor Brady of Idaho commended
both Secretary Bal linger and Gifford
Pinchot and urged that oil bbe, c poured
upon the troubled waters in inter
ests of the general western g^od.
Governors Vesey of South Dakota and
Norris of Montana thanked j[ the '• con
gress for its activities.
General Piet Vllkon. formerly of
Kruger"s army in the Tran£V aa i # repre
sented Governor Curry of JJ e w
-The Deep Waterways foi the Inland
Empire" was the subject of the ad
dress of Prof. W. D. LynHn.
Power Site Grab Denied
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.^»At no time
during the administratioi, o f Secretary
Ballinger have any po^er cites been
kjiled on in Montana," sajd Acting As
sistant Commissioner Schwartz, of the
general land office todfy. The : state
nnent was < issued as >, denial of the
Hory, that in tKe~Bozen, an ; Mont., land
<lif?trict one Jeremiah Collins June 11
Siled on 15.56S acres. «i£ land, valuable
/or power rsltes, in ii p h« interest of a
large power company,? -."Schwartz says
that neither Collinf|, nor^thp' Collins
land company had m^ e any, 'such filing
,1 Bcz.man-or elecVhere." \ WM
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL`S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPONE KBABXY 8»|
SATURDAY, AUGUST; 14, 0/909 j>•
WEATHER CONDITIONS 1 .
YESTERDAY— CIear; west vind;| maximum
temperature, 60; minimum, 52. ;|
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Cloudy; vu s bt south
yrest winds, changing to fresh west.', rape 19
EDITORIAL
They knew their mester's voice. Page 10
One form of tariff humbug. rage 10
How Cannon punishes his eneml^ Page lo
Depositors are cntitlwl to consU^^Q^p 10
Filcher's appraUement ot hlmr e jf # Pas* 10
Russia, the land of despair. Page 10
The interior press on Calhoui^ ! p a ge 10
GRAFT
Painter and talesman in Ca^ oun case te u s ct
discussion with employes of ' Chronicle, who de
clared defendant innocent. '/ Page 6
POLITICAL
Chester Rowell, Fresno says Byron
Manxy has the', right .qualifications tot
miy ° r - V : ; \u25a0\u25a0'-\u25a0' -*-''. Pa B e2o
William Crocket candid,^ for mayor; • ad
dresses republicans in t^ Mrty eighth dls
mct - , ip Page 20
Mcl^ran and Bock "dflress democratic "club
meeting. v 'Page 20
Johnny Lynch opens : tbe sack in behalf ot
Eggers. ; . - Pa«e 7
Byron M.uzy. candl^^ for mayoralty nomi
nation, declares his P<>icies. Page 20
Man accused of regfstertogjn tWs clty , nd
la Marin county. - Page 20
CITY '
George Curry, t ornit r murders girl
with whom he formerly lired \u25a0 and commits
•uiclde. -. )*>;* . v page?
Detectite* f aU tq ; g nd mdi nd arrost Banker
Ha - vs - ' -" ,'Ji'7; .';;' Vu'geT
Slot machines q use dirorce. their abolish
ment a reeonciliatfcxj ~ : . Page 11
School director doeg not think .tuberculosis
clinic a menace.' if.. . . . " Page 4'
City to »ue Sj r j ng valley .water company
for adequate ser rr j cc and installation of fire
hydrants. Page 11
Last day for 1^,^,^0,55 for g \ t \ s j n pp O rtola
excursion contest^ Page 0
Two women cl aim u ttle j^^ Minto and Chi
nese foster pare\ tg . rrlef patheUc. Page 11
SUBURBAN
August Coos| cng< ceUm ate of Mark Man
chester, carrlf s out gn lclde pact by banging
himself in ja'j < Page 13
Police will f orce mining man to prosecute
charge agains^ wom an. Page 12
Student coo; m [ttees.*for ensuing term at unl-
Tersity are announced. Page 12
Oakland a\ ro club WU I christen and test
balloons inte^ ded t0 CO mpete in Portola festival
r * ce - Page 12
Building Vperations continue to Increase In
Oakland ans Berkeley and many public better
ments on program. Page 12
, State. reai tJ federation declines to adopt reso
lution faTt»fi ng woman suffrage. Page 13
Oakland' snoe maker loses thumb and fears it '
.will cost /bin, hi, sweetheart. Page 12
Schoojtoy tnshand is ordered to pay young
wire %&$ * month alimony. Page 12
Alam feda county making fight against tuber
culosis; Page 13
chamber of commerce issues state
ment Jbf fourth of July finances. Page 12
CO^ST ;
I'^dee scores Victory for Tinchot and Newell, j
**curSng; their Indorsement by Irrigation con
cress; # \ PageS
J -,- VD»lzellV D»Izell Brown leares San Quentln after
aervjFng 15 months for em&erslement. Page 13
mine owner runs amuck In stage
co »eh,.lmt remembers nothing of it. Page 8
belief that young Horace R. Logan did not
fall/. over precipice in Yosemite, but left the
T^ley with tramps. * Page 7
EASTERN
:Closing arguments made In court of inquiry in
\u25bctstigating death of Lieut. Sutton. Face S
.. Preference * siren to pretty girls by Xew
York • telephone company on the ground that
*>nly etupld women are ogly. . Page l3 :
/sports
[ Willie Lewis knocks out Sailor Burke in sixth'
k round. Page 14
- Jack O'Brien, king ot ring fakers, is here
; looking for an opponent. Page 14
Rumor Fays that Johnson/ will not accept
Coffroth'a offer to meet O'Brien. Page 14
London ; offer* $25,000 and half the gate re
• ceipts for Johnson and Jeffries. Page 13
\u25a0World's record for team pacing lowered, .at
Grand Rapids. Page 13
Three horses finish heads apart in race at
Saratoga. Page 14
Cubs use four pitchers In three innings in
game with New York. . Page 15
Trotting record under aaddle reduced to 2:10«4
at CleTeland. Page 14
Klrkpatrlck'B Charley D easily wins 2:07 pace
at Pleasanton. Page 14
Senators win another 10 Inning game from
Oakland. * . Page 15
Californlans win all their tennis matches at
Seattle. Page 15
Olympic club plans round of pleasure" for
visiting eastern athletes.. ; Page 14
Berry's home run In ninth Inning wins game
for Seals In south. y ;Pagels
Ilaxel Guilllee. 13 year old huntress, j
Is member of Dr. Waller's deer buntlns j
party. Page 14 !
New athletic records made In Junior cham
pionship contests at Seattle. Page 14
MARINE
Armored cruiser South Dakota sheds SOO
tons of barnacles at Hunters point * dry
dock. Page 10
SOCIAL
* Brides elect of the smart set j are \u25a0 busily ar
ranging for their' weddings in the : early
autmn. . Page 10
GOVERNOR DISREGARDS
ANTI-TIPPING STATUTE
Washington Executive •'Doesn't
Care" About State Law
SPOKANE, Aug.
brand new an ti-tipping law, forbidding:
the .: giving of gratuities ,to waiters,
porters and corporation employes, , was
severly. jarred this morning when Gov
ernor Hay refused to deny that "he
save a bonus of 10 cents to a waiter
Monday.
. "It very likely happens every day,"
confessed tbe "governor. "It- probably
happens whenever I eat. If a! waiter
gives good service I feel like reward
ing him. r I don't- know- whether^the
law is constitutional or not. . I ; am not
a;lawyer/*' -.. : - ; :, ';,'\u25a0'- .-* ;\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0/-.:
"I don't care whether , it is constitu-"
tional or not.' I do* not -believe the
law prohibiting tipping is being, ob
served ' flit-all ; and I atm not afraid ; of
being arregted.'iaMMMß3£fcSK
SAjSI iS^TimD^ ,^^
SCORES FELLOW
OFFICERS OF
LIEUT. SUTTON
Attorney Davis Alleges Conspir»
acy to Conceal Truth and
Make It Case of Suicide
Judge Advocate Resents Clos
ing Argument and Says Rela*
tives Didn't Act Fairly
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Aug. 13.— The
largest audience that has attended " ; a
session thus far was present today at
the* beginning of the last; day of the
open, sessions of the court of inquiry
investigating, the death October 13,
1907, of Lieutenant James N. Sutton Jr.
The attraction .was .the summing up
by , Henry M. • Davis, counsel* for Mrs.
Sutton, and A. E. Birney, counsel ; for
Lieutenant Adams, and possibly some
thing from Major Henry .Leonard,
judge advocate. Davis" argument did.
in fact, lead the judge .advocate to
speak, though briefly, and;- what, he
said was not in the nature v of argument
touching the case. \u25a0'„''\u25a0
Mother Is Absent
Mrs. Sutton, . was not present at, the
afternoon session. .It „ was explained
privately that she had been so: af
fected- by the touching reference of
Davis to her lost son that she did not
feel able to appear in the afternoon.
Mrs. Rose Sutton Parker, her daugh
ter, was present throughout the pro
ceedings, however.
The court will sit tomorrow in pri
vate for the purpose of discussing the
findings, which will, when reached, be
forwarded to the navy department at
Washington, whence the announcement
of the result of the inquiry will be
made.
Mrs. Sutton said tonight that if the
findings of the court declare, as did
those of the former board, that her
son committed suicide, she will carry
the case still further.
Criticises First Inquiry
Davis criticised the composition of
the original board of inquiry, of which
the recorder was Lieutenant, E. S. Wil
ling, but for whose dereliction, Davis
said, Lieutenant Sutton might still, be
alive. The board of inquest, he said,
acted with indecent haste, with no.no
tice tb Lieutenant Sutton's family, plac
ing upon him the brand of suicide, thus
denying him Christian burial according
to the family faith and consigning him
to an unconsecrated grave, stripping
his parents of hope of a reunion with
him hereafter and condemning him, as
they were compelled to believe,' to eter
nal punishment.
Scores Officers' Acts
Davis declared the fights immediate
ly preceding Sutton's death were not
fought by Sutton but by the others,
•who have on the witness stand ac
knowledged bitter enmity against Sut
ton. He pointed to, the marked differ
ences in the testimony of Lieutenants
Adams, Utley, Osterman and others, and
declared Sutton, after going to camp
and arming himself for self-protection,
returned to the scene of the fight mere
ly* to recover his clothing.
He ridiculed the idea that Sutton
killed himself because he thought he
killed Roelker, saying the evidence
showed there was no appreciable inter
val between the exclamation "He has
killed Roelker!" and the firing of the
fatal shot. Davis said, that parts; of
Lieutenant Adams' testimony 'were pure
inventions, and pointed out conflicts in
the testimony of other of the young
lieutenants. •
There was, Davis declared, a manifest
conspiracy of suppression and falsehood
to help the living and blacken the dead.
The only thing sought to be established
by the witnesses involved was the sui
cide of Sutton, which Davis said the
evidence wholly failed to' show/
He maintained it was not his place to
point out the hand that^killed Sutton,
that function belonging: ; to the -courts
but simply to show he did not kill him
self.
Based on "Ravings"
\u25a0'\u25a0; A>,.E. ; Birney, for Lieutenant Sutton,
compared the honor of an officer^ to the
honor of a., woman - and declared; the
young lieutenants involved .would-be
relieved : of all .responsibility for' -Sut
ton's death. -He' said the charges 'were'
based entirely on the "frantic^ravings
of a woman." '.
After Birney concluded, Major Leon
ard protested against certain parts "of
Davis' "argumen tsV ' He / said h e came
here with every, good wish for and will
ingness to ; help Mrs. Sutton and Mrs.'
Parker to bring all evidence -possible
before , the ) l:ourt. \u25a0\ \u25a0 They had not! as
they. 'should have done, given- him v all
the facts in their possession. .1 >'..-.. ' l -
DEADLY HEAT WAVEv
SWEEPS OVER STVvLOUI^
Five Deaths and; Scorer of Pros
trations Reported '
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ST. LOUIS,^ .Aug. 33.— With the
weather 'bureau t theVmoraeter showing
a temperature of 96; degreesland'street
instruments recording! as r high as 'lo4,
St. Louis ; wilted; today. /Five \u25a0 deaths"
and a ; score .of /prostrations \u25a0 were; re
ported., '- .'. ' . j '•• --"'-i
HORSE UPSETS
TRAP, HURTING
THREE WOMEN
Mrs. James Moffitt Jr., : -( Mrs.
Selfridge and Mrs.; Baldwin
Victims of Accident
Overturned in Claremont Road/
Where Automobile Comes
. to Rescue- >
A., frightened horse ..attached \u0084to ','a.
light trap,- in which were Mrs.' James
Mofflttt Jr. of Webster : and Twenty
second streets, Oakland, and Mrs. Rus
sell Selfridge of 2615' California street,
this , city, : and her mother,- Mrs. " Bald
win, overturned the/rig,- which was
being -driven • along the ( county road
near Claremont about 4:30 Thursday
afternoon, and as a result Mrs. Moffitt
Is at , her home with a .badly sprained
elbow and contusions, and lacerations
about the body ; Mrs. Selfridge Is | suf
fering from numerous cuts and bruises
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y i \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 « —ii \u25a0 i \u25a0 — i i !\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 —
Scene in front .of the , robbed
bank, .and i the \ automobile in .
which the £ bandits attempted to
escape.. _
about the face' and'.Mrs., Baldwin' is, in
a highly nervous state from fright..
The accident,- which -was" very:,pecu
liar, . happened at a time when^ but few
people were driving in* the neighbor
hood and it was only ; af piece* of -good
luck that \u25a0;.-"' an \u25a0'\u25a0 automobile : happened
along in time to take 'the injured
women , to .the home., of Mrs. Moffitt:^
Mrs. Mofflt was driving when the
horse became suddenly frightened , and
bolted: Mrs. 'Mofn" ttt attempted' to ' hold
it," but it broke away, tipping, the; trap
over. The three occupants were thrown
to the ground and it , was several • mo
ments before, it was realized' that Mrs.
Moffitt was • seriously \u25a0 injured. | Mrs.
Moffltt • was staken ' to" her home and
placed in the care \of J her - pliyslcian.
Mrs. Selfridge andi her. mother later,
returned to Uheir home in this -city. , ••;-
MEXICAN STATES GIVE"
TROUBLE TO PESIDENT
Troops Sent- to (Quell .Excite
ment at Saltillo;
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 13.— RumorsTof
trouble in the border., states of Neuvo
Leon and fCoahuila jaje' being persist- :
ently, circulated 'here despite
denials. .'lt was reported today, 'that
Miguel Cardenas, governorjof 'oCah'jila',
who > was i asked ? to;' resign ."recently £by
the president -and /who i- yesterday; an-;
nounced his \u25a0 intention f of complying
with the request, has : changed his mind,
but this he denies. - ; . ' . / ;
Considerable^excitement reigns at
Saitillo and Monterey. The
third and Twenty-fourth .infantry ' have'
arrived at > Saitillo 1 from"" San Luis \ Po~
I tosi. The Second- regiment^ of cavalry,
! has been Jordered : to ; the town of Gomez
; Palacio in the. state of- Coatiuila. ; The"
i Jefe Politico of this zone, . Juan. Cas
! 'tillb, : a ; Reyes ; adherent,' ; has been "re-;
i-cently removed from office. ' \'
' . Accordi ng \ to y o - correspondent \ Gov
ernor ! Cardenas is /working with
ernor Reyes ;of \ Neuvo ; Le,on, ; who .,' has
been prominently mentioned- as a can
didate \for i the,. vice "presidency; in op
position to 1 : Raihoh*. Corral, the ?admin
istration candidate. '. 1... \u25a0 --\ %s3sSsß&
NEW STPRAGE^BATTERY ?
ENDSIEDISON?SPROBLEAi
Ch ristiania In yentor Makesj Im^
v portant New Electrical .Deyice^
• CHRISTIANIA, rAug.;l3:--Ahr Aug.;l3:--Ah inventor
named Gross, ? living^" here, i' claimV}j to*
have constructed electric storage'
battery^whicn ; solves the^roblein which
long has ' '; occupied .'•tneV-i'attentipnSotl
ThomasrA. Edison. 5 : Experts
Gross,* invention! of » highj Importance:^
Bank Robbers Captured by
Chauffeur`s Heroism in
Wreking His automobile
The Vtwo f lads j' who 'held tup the Santa Clara Valley ; bank.
; Diagram showing * route taken
by; the bank robbers' from 1 the
time . they^ left? San Jose ;^until
their r capture after ;. automobile
was : wrecked, r — :->: -> :; \u25a0 :
BRAVE ENGINEER
DIES OF INJURIES
Last^Desire* Is to Prove Record
•;/ of Thirty Years'/ Service
Spotless^ ;'<'.,-\u25a0 Hi
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;/ ATLANTA,. Ga., 'Aug.. 13.— Passengers
on- a- Southern v railway \u25a0 train wrecked
. near,. Bristol,. Va., 1 . last, evening, arrived
here : tonight,; bringing- details^bf^the
'bravery /of <Engineer|i Samuel t^Bush -of
KnoxvilleV^Tenn;Vywio"dled.-todaytas a
resultfof rhis^injuries.^;* - ' \u25a0 ".,„'•'".
\u25a0>j Bush was 'painfully* workingjhisyway
out of Uhelwreck 'of , his engine*- scalded
and Jf rightf ully/ibrulsedC f .when % the*;, few
'passengers «,who~s retained i* their 'senses
dug.ilnto^the!mass!of 'twisted and-burn
ing^iron^tbymeet|hira:v; •"/;.< -,«i
r' ißush'asked :foV. ? ailast"<look:at ; ,his old
engine.' , i v/ : - ~~ > /} : :-~, '*\u25a0 :.'i".' : -'-i '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ":'
> 'YWhennthe /„' passengers j'offeVed him
iwhisky ; he> begged? them J toj looks' after
". the ?, comf ort!£of £ the'|passengers^ :\Told
.that :no'i passengers £hadtbeen?injured/
hejsaid:; f gbbd4;.f But {before I
take :',thisl whisky /I iwaht^yougmerir'fo
smell my^bfeathrandftestlfy^ifrneedlbe."'
that jl^had' riot ibeen[drinkinglwhen; this
happened.^? ''All ian "ehgineer.Jhas * is ; his
1 record.^and I hefcan *notsafford itb. have
anythingVagainstUhatj'' .^ v .; \u25a0 \u25a0-. ."\u25a0 v . >
•I'^And |Engine er $ B u'shjjwen i\ 6 u t ; on hi i a
rh^lbee"nlln^heJiervibeTof|the
f Pacific]? fof|m<^^^
:a"nlestateivaluerdat*?loo,oooAv^ : -;iA.
ARMED ENEMY IS
TO INVADE BOSTON
Defenders Secu re Barrel of
Tacks to Disable Autos of
New Yorkers
/MIDDLEBORO; Mass., Aug. 13.—Bos
ton will be besieged by an "armed
enemy" at noon tomorrow. ' Landing
some where on the southern coast of
Massachusetts the* hostile • forced will
make every effort to capture the city.
The hope of the city's - defense and
I security .must lie with, Brigadier^Gen
eral William Pew Jr., ; who has been
designated by Governor Draper, to com
mand, the entire force of Massachusetts
troops..
/Major General Tasker H. Bliss will
command : the invading force. '
[ Both generals will follow closely the
regular rules of warfare. ",:'~T.he"-£ auto
mobile is to play an; important part in
,the maneuvers, and as : the^ "enemy"- will
be much" stronger than the defending
forces, General Pew has secured a bar
rel of large tacks. These are to ; be
distributed over j; the '.sandy 1 roads ' of
Plymouth and Bristol counties,' which
may be . used by. the red army. -
New York Scents Battle
.NEW YORK, /Aug. 13.— For a time
this .evening it looked to New Yorkers
as though a real war was -on. *
In armories, on the streets, uptown
and down town and at^the water front
there was military activity in evidence,
for 3,000 militiamen" from Manhattan,
•Brooklyn; and New Jersey were em
barking in real battle array for .an
• attack- on j the south' shore of Massa
chusetts.' : •\u25a0-;\u25a0 \u25a0• \u25a0>'•.;'• •
It is planned that the great Atlantic
battleship fleet, .^which is off Virginia
capes.has been'sunk, and about all that
remains # to conquer,! :the .United States
is to. make a successful invasion- by
the land forces.
TURKEY WARNS GREECE
TO LEAVE CRETE ALONE
British;. Russian, Italian and
French Warships on Way
:• ATHENS, Aug. 13.— The Turkish min
ister/ today submitted a new\note- to
Greece concerning ;the dispute between
the\two 'countries over. Crete. '
The. note' says. that Greece's. reply to
Turkey's first ;' note ;is 'unsatisfactory
and -asks again for. a formal
tion by Greece -that that, country enter
tains no ambition .with regard to Crete.
;'. .After the delivery, of the jnote the
Greek' foreign minister: conferred ; with
the representatlyes^here 'of the four
protecting' powers -of; Crete. "' .
Powers Dispatch / Warsljips ? '
. MALTA, Aug. : l3.— The British battle
ship. Swiftsure has lefthere' for Crete.
It Is understood; the other jprotecting
powers— -Russia; Italy: \u25a0 and • France—
also will send warships •to' Crete 'as 'an
'intimation sto5 to- the. islanders {that they
are .resolved to : enforce "respect for - the
rights of Turkey..: ; ;'. • \u25a0-.' '
FLORENCE BRECKENRIDGE
ENGAGED
EldesttSon^of jSir Thomas;ls to
Marry ; Mrs. Sharon's Daughter
• PARIS, i Au g. ' 1 3.— The *, e n gagement ils
announced .of leldest^ son , of
Sir 'Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh;
baronet,*' and Miss\Flbrence * Brecken
ridge.Vdaughter r of Mrs. ' Frederick \u25a0 "W.
Sharon of San jFrancisco and "Xew, York,
a granddaughter'; of >the'; latev'General
John* C. ,Breckenrldge. r \u25a0 The .wedding
wi 11 ' take : place ,in th'e ' British ; embassy
church- here September's.;
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You cannot afford to miss
The Classified Ads in
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TWO DARING
YOUNG LADS
Santa Clara Valley Bank Robbed
of $7,315 in Gold at
Pistol Point
Bandits Attempt to Escape in
Automobile, but Chauffeur
Wrecks the Machine
Robbers Captured by Sheriffs
Posse After Pursuit of Most
I : \{ Sensational Character
f Special Dispatch to The Call]
SANTA CLARA, Aug. 13.—Col
ored with daring, vibrant with
action and governed throughout
by a . recklessjiess sensational in the
extreme was the. holdup and robbery
of $7,315 in gold" from the §anta Clara
Valley bank at 10:30 a. m. today by
Fred Carr'and Joe Willits, two youth
ful bandits, and their subsequent cap
ture by' a sheriffs posse." All of the
money except $40 was recovered.
The whole affair, the robbery, the
escape, the pursuit and capture,' did
not last an hour, but in that brief
space of time deeds of reckless hero-,
ism followed each in quick succession.'
The announcement of the robbery,
pronounced by the crackling fusillade
of revolver shots, as the bandits, their
pockets bulging with gold, sprang into
an automobile and were whirled away,
converted the little mission town of
Santa Clara into a veritable armed
camp. From door to door the cry ran
down, and- at its sound the citizens
dropped their peaceful pursuits and
appeared forth in the • streets," armed
.with rifles,- revolvers and shotguns.
The law of the vigilante came into
instant being. The women and chil
dren were^hustled into the background
and the men hastened forward, giving
the alarm to their neighbors as they
'pursued. ; -
Heroic Chauffeur
The crowning heroism of the morn
ing came when Chauffeur Ray Brown,
with the muzzle of a revolver cutting a
rim Into the back of his neck, his ears
ringing with threats if he dared to slow
down, deliberately smashed his automo
bile against' a tree, destroying by his
•iron nerve and daring endeavor the
only opportunity the robbers had of es
caping with their loot.
Half an hour later the bandits, drag
gled, weary, spent with their exertions,
were looking into the barrel of , a "Win
chester rifle aimed by Constable' E. C.
Stamper and allowing: themselves to be
arrested without demur.
The- affair was plotted with care and
executed without fear or hesitancy. Ths
only point which the two men did not
take into consideration, that of the
bravery of the chauffeur, proved their
undoing. By threats of death they had
won their way" up to that point, but
neither the chill of the revolver steel
against his neck , nor the : danger of
death jn*. a, plunging, wrecked automo
bile daunted young Ray, Brown.. v
'In the bank at the* time of the rob
bery were Vice President, Albert Harris.
Cashier F. A. Birge. Paying Teller F. H.
Roberts and the book keeper. Charles
Johnson. The place was empty of pa
trons-when an automobile containing
Carr and WilHtts and driven by Brown
drew /up and stopped at the opposite
corner from. the bank. '
.Keep H e r Ready
"Keep her ready to go," said WiUitts
as he dismounted. Brown completely
ignorant of the, nature of the business
of the two men did as' he was: told.
He had been told to take the two out
a short time before by his • employers
at the San, Jose garage and It was hi 3
place to follow instructions.
Leaving" the \u25a0 automobile chugging'
ready to "tart on the' Instant,- TVlllltts
and Carr went back half a block to a
saloon to nerve themselves for the plan
they; had In view. They gulped down
the raw liquor and then crossed, di
• The first. intimation the bank officials
had of "their entrance was the corrir
mand to throw' up their' hands. They
looked up surprised to find Willitts cov
ering them with a revolver. ' Carr, at
the same moment, sprang to ,the wln
dow..shades,-- drawing, them down, and
thus screening the interior of the bank
from the observation of a chanc«
passerby. The bank officials had no
other recourse but to obey. Willitts
drove .them s into a corner ot the room
and as soosv as he held them there at
the point of a revolver Carr ran around,
the steel caring, and began "emptying
the contents of the cashier's till Into a
canvas bag. - -^
\u25a0This'filled he turned the stream^of
gold into Vhis "pockets and then loaded
his partner's also. In the midst of their
work a woman opened the bank door,
\u25a0wililtts- spun- on his heel. Carr cov
ered thY officials. WilHtts. throwing
the gun under the. woman's face, ran

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