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"THE SANTA FE TRAIL
AS IT IS TODAY"
THIS, IXTERESTI2VG ARTICLE,
BY \u25a0\u25a0-.. A : MAX "WHO .' KJXOAA'S
: EVERY FOOT OF THE FA3IOUS
TRAIIh \VII.L * APPEAR IV
THE SUNDAY-CALL NEXT SUNDAY
VOLTOIE CViL— NO.- 90.
OPPOSITION
BASED ON
REPORT
Ballinger Declares Investigation
Shows Hetch Hetchy Not
Needed by City
SAYS LAKE ELEANOR IS
SUFFICIENT FOR NEEDS
San Francisco Must Wage Bat
tle to Prevent Loss of the
Reservoir Site
REVOCATION OF GARFIELD
GRANT URGED BY SMITH
TYTASHINGTON. D. C. Feb.
yy 27 .— Following is Secretary
Ballingcr's letter to the mayor
itni supervisors of San Francisco on
fotch //efcJrj;:
WMhteston, Feb. 25. 1910.
..'.; '.-." G«Btlement My predecessor. Hon.
Jfaavm Xt. Garfleld, here<ofore. on
the Ilih dor of Mar, lIWS Rnmnted
; m permit to the city of $aa Fran*
t4*ro rontalßlnt; the following: pro
\u25a0 \u25a0 Tldonst .-:\u25a0:"\u25a0 /:. \u25a0"; :.'' \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:.. V \u25a0.•
The city and county of S««»
: . JPmncisco will develop the Lake
S3eanor alte to Its full capacity hf
(ore bcß-tnol»K the development of
Hetrh Hetrhy ulte, and the de
. Ve! oprn eat of the latter vrlll begin :
•sily when the aeeds of the city and
county of San FraneUco and ad-
J»frni cities nhich ronr join with
tt In : obtaining; a common water
•npplr maj require *uch furl her
\u25a0 . •evelopmeiit.** .••'•\u25a0 \u25a0_\u25a0 .\u25a0
Thi» permit contemplates the
: «*BtlacTnt use of the Hetch Hetchy
valley In the Yosemtte national
park as a source of . w-ater supply
for the city of San Francfueo. I
littTe. jn.mt ree-"l»-»»«» T**^^?,"L /ferry.?** T~--r '•
rtlrector* of .the ecological «urvey
.ttnd Eniflneer* Hill and Kopioo of
the : reclamation serrlce, -who were
- directed by me In October last to
lnvestlKate and report upon the
stwrces of T.^ter supply Involved In
\u25a0aid permit and the necessity for
the retention of the Hetch Hetchy
valley within the terms thereof.
In view of the conclusions of Di
rector $mith a copy of whose re
port In herewltbQnttacbed, an to the
sufficiency of the Lake Eleanor
reservoir site when fully developed,
and in view of the Importance of
the public bunlnenM involved In this
matter and the Rovrrnmrot'ii obli
gation In connection therewith, I
feel It my duty to call upon you to
show why the Hetch Hetcby valley
and reservoir site should not be
eliminated from said permit.
Yon are accordingly notified to
submit the fthowinrc above Indicated
on or before the first day of May
of this year. y^t^r respect full y,
R. A. BALL.IXGER, Secretary.
The Honorable Mayor and Super
visors of the City and 4 County of
San Franei»«*o. Cal.
Following is the text of the report on
H>tch. Hetchr to Secretary Balllngerby
George Otis Smith, director of the geo
logical survey:
Department of the Interior United
States Geological Survey, Washing
ton, Feb. 25, 1910. — The Honorable
Secretary of the Interior- -^lr:
"tt'hlle aecompanjing you on a per
sonal inspection of the Yosemite
national park in October, 1909, I
was directed by you, T**vaddltion to
making physical examination of
that portion of the park Involved
in the application and permit of the
. city of San Francisco to procure a
water supply from Lake Eleanor
and Hetch Hetchy valley, to review
the government records and all
other data, which might be available
relating to thes übject. Pursuant to
similar instructions, Engineers Hill
and Hopson of the reclamation
service, who participated in said
physical examination, have submit
ted reports to you. With the con
clusions therein announced I fully
concur, and submit the following
report, which is based largely upon
the data therein set forth.
Under its application for the right
to acquire and develop a municipal
water supply in the Lake Eleanor
and Hetch Hetchy valleys and the
drainage areas tributary • thereto
the city sets up two claims:
'\u25a0•'\u25a0; First— That the Tuolumne river
constitutes the only practicable
"•" . and reasonable source of water
..supply for San Francisco; and.
' Second — That the city "could not
: afford to develop the Lake Eleanor
site alone, without every assurance
.possible to be given by the govern
;\u25a0-"\u25a0'•; ment that the Hetch Hetchy site
will be available as- soon as the
. needs of the city exceed the Lake
-;'• Eleanor storage capacity.".
.• The permit granted by the sccre
•Vtary of the Interior May 11, 1908,
specifically omitted any considera- .
••;\u25a0 tion of the availability or adequacy
tontiiinrd on Pnpc 2, Columns 2 and 3
The San Francisco Call.
And It Should Be Made of Leather
TRADES TO STRIKE
IN AID OF CARMEN
Philadelphia Labor Council De
cides to Call Out 125,000
Members of Unions
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.— Unless
the Philadelphia rapid transit company
comes to an agreement with its strik
ing employes by Friday a sympatheic
strike involving 1 40 trades unions and
T"uifl? tti^n .-ivjii ijv. rnj£ugzirsLt*d Satur
day.
This decision was reached tonight by
the 700 central labor union delegates
after a .cession lasting six hours.'
There was much rioting during the
day.' Cars were stoned, motormen'ard
conductors, beateh and many passen
gers struck by flying missiles. Nearly
a dozen riot calls were received at
police headquarters. .
But in most instances the mobs were
dispersed with riot sticks alone.
Seventy-five arrests were made.
Car Wrecked in Racing Mob
Crowds of men and boys who usually
fill the streets on Sunday were re
sponsible for most of the* attacks. The
orders of the director of public safety
that wagons must not be used resulted
in many disturbances.
Driven" at a high rate of speed to
escape a mob that' was pelting it with
bricks and stones, a trolley car struck
an obstruction, left the tracks and
plowed into a brick house. The car
was demolished andthe motorman, con
ductor and policeman on guard were
injured. •
"When a policeman on a car fired a
shot from his revolver over the heads
of a threatening mob in another quar
ter every window in the car was shat
tered by stones. The frightened motor
man and conductor sought protection in
a store. The mob endeavored to de
molish the car, but state police drove
the rioters back.
Bullets Disperse Big Crowd
Policemen were obliged to shoot be
fore » they succeeded in \ dispersing a
mob of ' 2,000 gathered at a corner,
where a policeman had forced the driver
of a huckster. wagon converted into a
bus to unload his passengers. This had
infuriated the- crowd and they started
to wreck a passing trolley car. ,
Charged with complicity. in a plot to
blow up trolley cars filled with pas
sengers and . to destroy other property
of the company, Charles R. Copeland. a
striking conductor,' and William Field,
a stationary engineer formerly of New
York, were held in $2,500 bail today
by Magistrate Heaton in the central
Bomb in Prisoner's Pocket
The men were arrested by iH. S.SH
cox, chief detective of the company!
who stated at the hearing that a plot
had been hatched at- a secret meeting
; of the trolley men to blow up
Early today, he said,. he saw.' Copeland
pick up something from a track in
West ,' Philadelphia. When arrested,
Copeland had a bomb-in his pocket.- '
Members of the amalgamated asso
ciation of • street, arid electric rail-way
employes, while admitting that Cope
land : was a member of .their union;
denied any. knowledge of /the alleged
plot and Bay that' the detectives framed
up the dynamitlngiplot to 'discredit; the
union.
A man and a boy were killed andfour
other ..boys ' were seriously hurt when
a trolley car jumped a down
town * toni-ght and crashed into the
front of a "cigar store.
The victims were all' standing in
front of the store. There had been: a
disturbance down, the streetand- some
Continued " on Page 2, Column [ 5
SAN- FRANCISCO, AY^- FEBRUARY j 28, ;i9lO.
DONS OVERALLS AND
WINS SOCIETY GIRL
South American Croesus Takes
Unique Method of Finding
[Special Dispatch lo The Call] .
PITTSBURG,' Feb. 27.— Antonio R.
Guinaraes, a wealthy Brazilian mine
owner; took » : a - . unique • method . of win
ning' a. brldt* «vnd a~way: irt.-wliich lie -is
satisfied that she took him for himself
alone and not for the privilege of shar
ing in his millions.
The engagement of this South Ameri
can croesus has just been announced
to Miss Bess Goldie, a . young society
bud of Wilkinsburg. one of the city's
exclusive suburbs, by her mother, Mrs.
William Goldie of .Trenton avenue.
Coming to this city unheralded sev
eral months ago Guinaraes accepted a
menial position with the Westinghpuse
electric company at East Pittsburgh.
He donned the coarsest wearing ap
parel and went about his work as
though his bread and butter, depended
solely'on his ability to hold down, a
job that paid him $15 a week. ;
Three months ago he -was^introduced
to Miss Goldie : at a church social. It
was but a short time after/ the. first
meeting that he began to ply his suit.
Miss Goldie returned his love. It was
then that he asked her to become his
wife and was accepted. Still Guina
raes kept his secret and the fact; that
he is extremely wealthy did not come
to light until the engagement was an
nounced this week.. '.'.'\u25a0 ' •\u25a0\u25a0'"=
CLUBWOMEN ATTACK THE
ABSENT HUBBY PROBLEM
Politics in Burlingame Causes
Protest Against Night Work '
.->\u25a0 In addition to the stereotyped excusei
of attending lodge the married men of
Burlingame have put forward civic af
fairs as a reason for staying out late
at night. This has been carried to such
an extent' that their wives I have deter
mined to devise ways -and means, of
saving the country during the day
time. - \u25a0 ," : ./; t* : * ' " \u25a0---\u25a0\u25a0-''.
'At- a meeting of the. Burlingame
woman's club held yesterday the topic
of the absent husband was much dis
cussed. The women present voiced a
strong.^suspicion " that attendance at
political'" meetings, had become a too
pleasant duty. \u25a0 \u25a0 , -
.The excuse of the' ; campaign for. the
annexation -of Burlingame park will be
taken from the men March' 7, when, the
question will be decided; but the. elec
tion of trustees April 11 makes it im
perative that every; good, citizen -shall
remain out every night 'until, that date
unless his wife interferes, which seems
to be likely.
AMERICANS; TO; BUILD / ,
:."' RAILROAD IN; MEXICO
Line From Salina Cruz ;to;; to; Run
Steamers to' California -
-.SALT IjAKE,, Feb.. 27.— A forty mil
lion dollar railway project designed to
open up the west coast of Mexico has
just, been -incorporated in, Delaware.
'This statement is made -by G. •W.
Bartch. former chief justice of the Utah
supreme court,' who returned from New
York today. .. .-.'.- : ; *>v
' -.' The line, js to connect Salina , Cruz
and Manzanilio" and is' to have, steamers
from Acapulco . to California -ports.
Judge Bartch; says- that a; large-amount
ofieastcrn capital; is/behind. the; enter-"
prise. The new .corporation is -'to.'.; be
known as the ; Pacific. - ; ; ; . : ;".^'
SECOND CLASS MAIL
CARRIED AT LOSS
Postoffice Department Says
Postage on .Letters; Helps ;
Pay for Periodicals
Officials Declare the Contention
Made by Publishers' Asso
ciation Is Erroneous \- ':\u25a0
WASHINGTONV Feb/ 27.— "Erroneous
or misleading", js the way the post
office department 'characterizes • the
statement recently published by the
Periodical publishers' association en
titled "An Argument on. Second Class
Postal Rates From the Business Stand
point Alone." " .: \u25a0 v
The answer of . the department was
made public today. "It declares the
premise on whiclh:, the' argument is
based is faulty, and "consequently every
Important- conclusion reached :Is fal
lacious." . , ;
Postmaster General Hitchcock says:
"If the rate on second class mall were
made high enough to cover the entire
cost of transporting and handling it,
which has not been suggested, it would
be possible,' without creating a defi
cit; to reduce, the postage on' letters
to 1 cent. Every time a 2 cent stamp
is placed on a letter it defrays not only'
the. expense 'of handling -and ' trans
.porting the letter, but helps to pay in
almost equal* measure the cos.t.of dis
tributing, through the .malls the peri
odical publications of the country."
The department's statement ia an
elaborate discussion of the- cost to the
government of handling "mail,: particu
larly second class matter, and by rural
free: delivery. ...It is- shown that' the
average length, of the haul of maga
zines is I.Q4S miles, while that of dally
newspapers— also: second class matter- —
is only. -91 rhiles. - '• ; ; ,'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0_'. '
The. department asgerts^ "the. conclu
sion that there is no more : expense to
the:.government in carrying magazines
an average distance of 1,048 miles than
in carrying 1 newspiapers; 291 miles ; Is so
palpably -wr6ng : ais hardly to deserve
comment."/ ;' . : .-/; . \u25a0 . !
•It /was contended, by. the publiphers
that the second cla^s. matter should not
be charged, with -the proportionate cost
of rural fr^edelivery assigned toit by
the department becaiisethat branch of
the service. *was "a. governmental pol
icy", conducted at a great loss, and be
cause, further,' the periodicals have no
need of that service. ; ;r
; In v, reply yto : this - point; Postmaster
Gehera.l Hitchcock says:'; . /. '. ; \
'.'The department was conservative -in
charging; second - : . class :. mall .40.22 ; per
cent.of -thft ov'st- y of.; rural delivery. Sta
tistiKs'-ihowl* thHt"-iy^sier < . cent :oT/ th ft"
pieces' of mail handled^'ih. this service
consists. of second class matter. : W^re
it : not'fOr- the. 1 rural "delivery service
the' circulation :'pf". magazines v , would be
materially reduced."; ::: \u25a0'."_''' \u25a0'.-:{ -\\\ ; .' ; ;;.-•'\u25a0 '\u25a0.(\u25a0'\u25a0
It is pointed out that ', "the .'govern
ment is losing over 8 cents: a pound
on' second class matter .sent' through
the mails, the annual loss , to; the na
tional revenues 'approximating ?64,
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There- are 27,000 publications 'enjoy
ing the second claaßiprlvil^ges, a large
proportion of which are-magazines. •' \
TRUST BUSTER MAY
Direct; campaign
Slated for Chairman of Repub
lican National : Committee
[Special Dispatch to The Call ] ;[ i
WASHINGTON', Feb. 27— Wade
Hampton Ellis of Ohio, who will act as
the government's trust, buster for one
more day and then become dean of the
school of applied politics in Ohio, Is be
ing groomed for the chairmanship of
the republican national committee. If
Ellis makes -good in the coming cam
paign in Ohio the job of running the
next national campaign will be thrust,
upon him. He is President Taft's choice
for the chairmanship, now that. Frank
Hitchcock has declared: himself out of
the game.' : — .
.The political situation: has shifted a
great deal since Hitchcock was chosen
chairman 'of the national, committee. In
the first place,. Hitchcock^ is an ultra'
conservative. He-is strong for Cannon
and Aldrich and the eastern .crowd.
His closest political friends are south
ern" republicans, , -who \hre~ even; more
conservative than those, from .the east.
An. insurgent to ; Hitchcock -\u25a0; is * a
nuisance, and ; he >has taken .no pains
to conceal; the fact. ; • \ .: v ; -.-.,. :•;*.
'The. president knows that if the split
in , the republican partyj is to be healed
it .will ; ha ve , to be brought , about : by | a
tactful man who 'h,as a; speaking* ac
quaintance- with 'other 'factions. 'Obvi
ously :Hi tchcock 5 can : not I mollify such
insurgents- as Cummins, Dolliver, La
Follette^and^Beyeridge:
The ; outcome of the ' congressional
elections next fall are of great con
ecrnto President Taft and therepubli-"
can 'leaders, .and although- Chairman
McKinley professes great confidence In
a republican. -house, : the president \by
nomeans regards it is a foregone'con
clusion: :• : r •\u25a0--'-.•\u25a0 - ; ;. •' '
UNIFORM MEDICALJLAWS
FAVORED BY PHYSICIANS
Association Will, Seek-to Elimi
nate Objectionable ' Features"
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
\u25a0CHICAGO, Feb. ST.-^-Conformity of
the laws i governing : the practice of
medicine and the requirements for en
trance into that profession will be rec
ommended at the sixth annual confer
ence of the i educational council of the
American medical" association, jvhich
will meet - tomorrow at ; the: Congress
hoteK" ; Th e \u25a0 session 7wll 1 last^three days
and will -bejattended -by; delegates from
every state in tlie~ union/ '';
;\u25a0}'< Dr. Arthur. Dean Bevan, chairman of
the; council, will preside i at the confer
ence and ; addresses will be . made by
some of T the leading: physicians of -the
country."-/-., t.' :.;'.:. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0> .v'-\ '.\u25a0-''\u25a0 '":\u25a0 <">
purpose; of the' confer- 1
ehce,"' Doctor BeVan said, 1 "will be to
discuss the. differences thatjexistln the
1 i cen se '- r equl r erne n ts^ of j the i ' several
states; '&ri f to seek- to'eHmiriatVthe.oh
jectionable features ;'that?are' known": to
exist ; ini* some .: of "the .commonwealths/!
SAILORS ACCUSE DR. MOORE
Charged With Beating Dying Man
PATIENT TELLS STORY
SWEARS TO AFFIDAVIT
./; This is the 'deposition of William Hoist, in < vthich the sailor charges
lhat Dr,D: Moore struck and beat Mateo Brezzinio at the United States
marine hospital while the latter was weak from the effects of an operation
and two hours before his death.
\u25a0 - STATE OF CALIFORNIA, >
; COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO ) ss:
; William Hoist, being sworn, deposes and says: That from
' the 20th 'day of January, 1910, to the 21st day of February, 1910,
. he was a patient and an inmate of the United States marine
hospital, at the. city and. county of San Francisco, state of Cali
fornia; that affiant was well acquainted with Mateo Brezzinio,
; during his lifetime, and that said Mateo Brezzinio and affiant were
fellow members of the "bay and river, steamboatmen's union of
the state of California; that from the 13th day of February, 1910,
the said Mateo Brezzinio was a patient and an inmate of the said
'United States marine hospital, where'he was confined to his
bed in a helpless condition; that affiant and said Mateo Brezzinio
each had his bed in ward "C" of said hospital, and that their
' beds were about 20 feet apart; and in plain view of each other;
that from the 13th day of February, 1910, to the 17th day of the
said month of February, 1910, Dr. — — Moore was one of the phy
;. sicians in attendance of said ward "C" of said hospital; ahat at
.'divers times and occasion during the 14th and 15 days of Febru
ary ,1910, while said Mateo Brezzini lay in bed in great agony and ;
pain, the said Dr.; — — Moors did willfully and violently slap the
i face of said. Mateo Brezzinio, for no other-reason or provocation ;
.than that said Brcziznio would move legs and arms due to his great -
suffering; that at about 3 o'clock a. ra. of the 16th day of Febru
ary, 1910, for no, other provocation than Cthe> restless condition
,: of said Mateo Brezzini; under his great pain and- suffering, the
said Dr. —-—Moore did, in an angry manner, willfully and'vio
lently strike and punch; the face of said Mateo Brezzinio more
than 20 times with his. clenched fist, and that the sound of said
blows was heard, in and about the room of said ward '"C"; that
... while Dr. ——Mopre was inflicting said -punishment, as last
mentioned, : said ; Mateo Brezzini cried,: "Shame on you, doctor!
-.'•\u25a0.:.: • \u25a0 . - \u25a0 \u25a0 " .\u25a0\u25a0-.". \u25a0: * .-i-i \u25a0\u25a0 - . \u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0 \u25a0 . \u25a0 ,•' ' \u25a0 - .\u25a0 \u25a0 ' r -.-\u25a0.% \u25a0 -. .^- .
Shame on you, doctor ! You arc killing me!" to which Dr. :
Moore replied, "L will kill you^ you scoundrel!" and that he then
and there continued to punchvthe-face'of said Mateo Brezzinio; .
;:; that at the same time and occasion of the last mentioned incident
*: ; the" said Dr. -—-—'Aloqre 'asked Mateo Brezzinio where he felt
:v-,'"i': v-,'"i' ths pain \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0' of -his ailiiient.*but while said ; Mateo . Brezzinio was
":'\u25a0'/:: trying to explain, said Dr. --' —— Moored said to Mateo Brezzinio
;in an angry nianncr, "Shut ! : Shut upi j f ou scoundrel !"- and at the
'; same time struck him in: the face with his clenched fist; and
\u25a0 that said Mateo ; Brezzinio "died at the' United States marine
; - hospital at 4:45 o'clock- a. m. of the: 16th day of February, 1910.
';:; ; ;v---:;:.; ; : \u25a0..';\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ';: s;':- .^l? ':: : ,V.:;' \u25a0'. VJ'O&M WILLIAM, HOLST.
'\u25a0 Subscribed' and sworn to before me this 25th day of February,
1910. ' , F, LEO LAWRENCE, Notary Public
; In and for the county of Sacramento, State of California.
TRAMP GETS RANCH
FOR SAYING CHILD
Wealthy Texas Cattleman Deeds
Property Worth $500,000
to Daughter's Rescuer
[Special [Dispatch Jo The Call]
GAL.VESTON, Tex., Feb. 27.— Frank
Strome a week ago was a tramp beat
ing his way westward on a ; freight
train of the Southern Pacific with El
Paso as > his destination. Today he
owns a half interest in the Valvidere
cattle range, said to be "valued at
nearly $1,000,000 with its cattle aggre
gating about, 3o,ooo head. Until re
cently the land, stretching .over» 1.200
square miles of territory in Jeff Davis
and '\u25a0Pecos : . counties, /. Tex., belonged
solely Samuel; W % ; Jennings, who
owns "cattle and range property in
five western counties and who is re
puted to be worth several millions.
A few days ago the 7 year old daugh
ter of Jennings was crossing the rail
road tracks with' a train within a few
yards of her, when Strome grabbed the
girl and pulled her from the* track.
Strome left the scene, but several who
witnessed the rescue reported the mat
ter, an J three days ago he was" located
by Jennings and taken to, the ranch.
Yesterday a deed was filed trans
ferring a half Interest in the property
to the savior of the youngest daughter
of the ranch owner. • . • •
Strome is '48 years old. a- widower,
and years ago lived In Chicago... He is
educated - and attributes his downfall
to , drink ; after the /death of ; his wife
15; years ago. \u0084
CLUBMAN^JAILEP FOR ' ;?£5"
STEALING EARRINGS
Telegraphed Alleged Victim for
Funds After -Arrestt
SALT LAKE, Feb. 27.-^Getting per
mission from; the detective who had
just arrested him "; \o] go to : a telegraph
office, O. H.: Scott: of San Bernardino,
Cal', f today , wired the woman whose
'complaint caused "his detention, to send
him~s3s0 "by telegraph.;.
Scott.-who is said to be a well known
clubman,' 1 - was ';,, arrested at s the request
of the sheriff of San Bernardino county; 1
who says Jtiiat he is ; charged with (em-*
bezzling;<3iajiiond s earrings\ worth $1,500
from Mfs.-A..B.'Marlan. • • r - • ;\u25a0_
Scott' has 'been staying, at . the Cullen
hotel; here iand^prornotlng; an invention.
SAN FRANCISCAN IS
ROBBED BY WOMAN
Victim Gives Gotham Police
Fictitious Name to Avoid
Social Ruin
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.— A young San
Franciscan; who s has been staying at a
Broadway hotel was robbed of $1,000
,early this morning by two women. In
reporting the matter to the police the
young Californian gave the name of
"Frederick Williams," which is a ficti
tious one. To save himself .from any
notoriety as the result of police in
vestigation "Williams" took the first
train this afternoon for San Francisco.
He is well known there and declared to
several of his friends before leaving
town that if his name was made known
in connection with the robbery it would
mean his social ruin.
"I had $1,000 in bills In my Inside
pocket when I left my hotel to attend
the theater. After the theater I visited
a .restaurant and soon after 2 o'clock
started to walk down Broadway."
This is what he told the police:
"I ; noticed two women walking In
front of me. The younger of the two
women said that her friend was ill
arid If she had some brandy it would
perhaps revive her. I accompanied the
two women down Thirty-ninth street
toward Seventh avenue, where we
stopped at the back door of a saloon.
."It was not long after we had en
tered the back room of this saloon that
the young, woman revived. I thought
nothing more of the incident until I
reached my; hotel, where I discovered
thatniy wallet was missing."
Then the police interrupted to gain
some more definite clews, when "Wil
liams" insisted^ that he. could not stay
to press. the case but wanted to inform
the police of. the robbery and the* sa
loon whore it occurred. The. police will
arrest. the saloon keeper.
MONSTERTAG DAY IS
I PLANNED BY CHARITIES
: A monster Tag day for ". the bene
fit of .; the. . Doctor's," daughters, chtl
dren's hbspital'and'the Salvation Army
is 'being planned" for March 10. , Ar
rangements"!, will at a.
meeting >f representatives of ;the'three
interested v organizations : in ' * the re<l
roomyof^the' St. 'Francis hotel, at 10
o'clock ]J tomorrow r morning. 1 \u25a0'; It is the
expectatiorilof (the organizations that a.
large * showing, will be^ made, and r that
thisi.Tag/day- will prove a ; record
breaker.''
THEWEATHER
ST ERD AY— Cloudy, ;..0\ of an kick of
am; southwest wind; maximum temperature*
p; minimum, 48
RECAST FOR TODAY— Showers:
>risk southeast wind.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
INQUIRY AT
HOSPITAL
URGED
Depositions of Dead Seaman's
Companions in Ward Sent
to Washington
SURGEON GENERAL IS
ASKED TO INVESTIGATE
Physician Alleged to Have Re
peatedly Struck Victim Two
• Hours Before Death
HEAD OF INSTITUTION
DENIES ALL CHARGES
STAMPED with the indorsement of
the bay and river steamboat
men's union, two depositions, re
citing the cruelty alleged to have been
practiced upon Mateo Brezzinio at the
United States marine hospital, imme
diately before his death there on Feb
ruary 17, were dispatched to Washing
ton last night, to be submitted to the
surgeon general, and, reinforced with
a dozen other affidavits, go before the
national authorities as a plea and
protest from the sailors of San Fran
cisco. The depositions charge that
Brezzinio was set upon by Dr. D.
Moore, one of the staff of house phy*
sicians, while : the patient, weak . Croiß ,
an operation, reclined in bed, unable
to aid or defend himself. It is de
clared, further, \u25a0 that Moore struck
Brezzinio again an dagain, dashing
his fist in the sailor's face while Brez
zinio cried that the blows were killing
Moore Remains Silent
Doctor Moore refuses to discuss the
matter, but Dr. J. M Gassaway, com
manding officer at the hospital, de
clares that there is no truth in the
charges.
."I do not believe," said Doctor Gas
saway, "that Doctor Moore did any
thing more than merely pat Brezzinio
on the side of the head, as one would
a naugjity child. There is no ; truth
in the chaegr that he struck Brezzinio.
I saw the body after the sailor died,
and there were no marks of violence
There were more than a dozen men
in ward C, where Brezzinio lay, and
where he died, at the time the attack
charged took place. All of them will
swear to affidavits telling o£ what
they saw of the treatment given
Brezzinio ,and, while the authorities
are being petitioned to investigate the
case, there will be sent other deposi
tions, telling of other alleged cases
of misconduct at the hospital.
The sailors of the Pacific have
taken up the matter, and their
agents are actively at work securing 1
evidence of methods at the marine
marine firemen, the engineers and all
labor unions that draw their mem
bership from the. ranks of .those that
sail the sea — will take part in agitat
ing an investigation.
Moore Remains Silent
The deposition of William Hoist,
as read last night before the bay and
river -Steamboatmen's union, makes
the direct charge that Doctor Moore
assaulted Brezzinio as the sailor re
clined in his bed, suffering with
the pain of his recent operation.
As Secretary Henry Huntsman
read the deposition before the
members, with ; the statements
that Moore "did in an angry
manner willfully and violently strike
and punch the face' of said Mateo
Brezzinio more than 20 times with hl3
clenched fists, shouting "I will kill you.
you scoundrel!" cries of "Shame!* and
"We will carry the fight to Washing?
ton!" came" from every part of the
room. The taking of the depositions
was Indorsed. a.nd the campaign at
Washington , ordered.
Needed Constant Care
Depositions 'will be taken until the
full story of Brezzinio's Illness, the first
operations performed upon him. the fol
lowing weeks of treatment, and the
final stages of 'the illness that ended
with the alleged assault are presented
to the "national authorities. The facts
as they will; be set forth will recite
I that the sailor required constant care as
I a result of the surgical operation,- and
that this. so -inccnaeil Dr. Moore that he