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"The Autobiography of a Wine Burn* ,
\u25a0 **«111 open j-onr eyw to a b«tv phaite of life
In San Francisco. Read the article in
The Sunday Call
VOLUME CVIL— NO. 98.
SCORES THE
GASSAWAY
REGIME
Sailors' Union Denounces Pres*
ent Management of Marine
Hospital at This Port
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
COMMENDING THE CALL
f Seamen Express Hope That the
Expose Will Result in Bet»
tering Conditions
PROSECUTION OF MOORE
IS TO BE VIGOROUS
SAILORS' UNION
COMMENDS CALL
WHEREAS, numerous sworn
complaints have been made bj
discharged patients concerning
the ill 1 treatment accorded them
by the authorities of the United
States marine hospital at San
Francisco, under the manage
ment of Doctor Gassaway; and
WHEREAS, Thesecomplaints
have culminated in a charge of
gross brutality by one of the
hospital officials, to wit, Dr. Dun
lop Moore, upon the person of a
patient named Mateo Brezzinio,
who subsequently died: and
WHEREAS, All efforts by
personal conference with Doc
tor Gassaway to secure proper
treatment of the patients in the
marine- hospital -hat-ing failed,
there remains only the hope
of arousing public sentiment
against the S3'stem now prevail
ing in that institution; there
fore, be it
RESOLVED, By the sailors' union
cf the Pacific, in regular meeting as
sembled, at headquarters, March 8,
1910, that we commend the course of
The San Francisco Call in publishing
the facts in this connection as a val
uable service to the cause of humanity
and as affording the public the infor
mation needed to inspire a protest
•which shall force a reform in tlje
conduct of the marine hospital and
thus insure the patients the skillful and
considerate treatment to which they are
entitled as a matter of right and public
obligation.
PREPARATORY to making an in
vestigation of the motives which
are alleged to be prompting the
coloring of testimony in .connection
•with the trial of Dr. Dunlop Moore of
tjie United States marine hospital
staff <">n a charge of battery, the fed
eral authorities yesterday secured the
statement of Harry C. Dell, the nurse
Trho was present when the surgeon is
alleged to have beaten Mateo Brezzinio
while the latter lay on hia deathbed.
It is known that at least one person
ttill in the employ of the hospital is
under suspicion in connection with the
Brezzinio case.
Dell was closeted with Assistant
United States District Attorney Alfred
P. Black for more than two hours yes
terday afternoon. When asked for a
statement subsequently the federal
prosecutor said:
"The government is fully satisfied
\u25a0with Its position in the case of the
United States vs. Dr. Dunlop Moore, but
In justice to the rights of the defendant
90 further statement will be issued at
this time."
Rumors of Hush Money
Asked if the rumors that "hush"
money was being used to prevent the
farts connected with the case from
coming to light were to be investigated
Black said:
"The United States district attorney's
office is in possession of the facts con
nected with the case. If improper in
fluences are being used that fact will
' be brought to light Ido not think it
would be advisable at this time to make
public what action the government in
* tends to take."
Further evidence regarding alleged
neglect of patients at the marine hos
pital under Doctor Gassaway's regime
was secured by the sailors' union of the
Pacific yesterday in the form of an
affidavit made by Michael Harkin, a
seaman who was a patient at the hos
pital during November of last year and
was discharged while still suffering
great pain from a broken arm.
Investigation Demanded in 1897
The union officials also brought to
light yesterday the strange coincidence
that the last time an Investigation of
conditions at the marine hospital was
demanded was in the year 1897, a short
time after Doctor Gassaway succeeded
Doctor Godfrey as surgeon itj charge.
Continued on Page 2, Column 6 ?
The San Francisco Call.
ACTRESS WINS GOULD
TWO UNITED IN PARIS
Miss Edith. Kelly
[Special Dispatch to The Call] .
. NEW YORK, March B.— Friends of
Frank Gould have received within the
last few, days information of. such a
nature as, to cause them to load, the
Atlantic cables with messages con
. ing reached . there at the time : Gould
marriage to Edith Kelly, an actress,
to whom he has been attentive for
some time. She is now in Paris, hav
gratulating htm on his reported
did about five months ago. . *
Gould's most intimate friends in
this country give the story of the
marriage credence, and Mrs. Edward
Kelly, his former mother in law, is
quoted as having told some of her
friends that she -had every reason to
believe it.
The former Mrs. Frank 'Gould had
no personal information on the subject; but she expressed herself/ as not
surprised, since she had known that Miss Kelly, who, curiously enough,
bears her maiden name, had quite captivated her former husband, whom she
divorced last year. ... . ,
The report of the marriage is being made the basis of an effort on the
part of Mrs. Gould to have the" divorce decree changed so as to give herself
the sole custody of her two little children. Addison Mizner, brother of
Wilson Mizner, once the husband of the widow of Charles T. Yerkes, has
been aiding Mrs. Gould's lawyers in this step.
In addition to the complication the marriage gives to the custody of the
children, it adds another snarl to the breach of promise suit for $100,000
brought against ..Gould by Bessie de Voie, an actress, who has made an
exhibit of love letters which she alleges were written to her by Gould.
Those who have seen the young actress and Gould in, France recently
describe them as ideally happy.
Edith Kelly is an English girl; quite unknown to the New York theat
rical ,world until the production at the Casino about a year ago oC "Havana."
In this she sang so charmingly a.\ song called "Way Down in Pensacola"
that she became known as "The Pensacola Girl," and was so billed.
Gould was attentive to the actress even while his wife's "suit for divorce
was pending. Her jewels were the envy of her show girl friends., She had
rings and pins and baubles, galore, and a diamond, necklace worth: a.- good
sized fortune. All these had been laid v upon her shrine by her devoted
cavalier, as Gould showed; himself, to be, and his many automobiles were
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No details have been •"received concerning the wedding except that it
was quietly celebrated in Paris. » . . ; - v --^ - * - ;~- \u25a0•-\u25a0» t' /
RECORD AUTO TRIP
HALF COMPLETED
New Yorkers Travel More Than
7,000 Miles in Machine to
• Reach Here
One of the longest automobile jaunts
ever undertaken was half- completed
yesterJay when a party, of Saratoga,
N. T. persons arrived at the St. Francis
hotel last night after having traveled
more than 7,000 miles. In the . party
are Mr. and Mrs. Walter i Hanson, and
then son, Walter L. Hanson. Hanson
was for 20 years a prominent figure in
Wall street, and the trip was taken
because of the ill health of Walter,
the son, who is 18 years old.
Numerous extraordinary experiences
were encountered on the journey. • The
party was lost for four days-, in the
Arizona desert, and searching parties
were sent out; to find them... One oX _tfte
relief posses was forced -back to "Phoe
nix, by a sandstorm and worJ^was-tele
graphed /back to Saratoga that the
party was 'lost' A second ' rescuing
party was organized arid* succeeded in
locating the motorists, far from -the
regular route but in. the; beet of;health.'
In Louisiana rHanspn was- held,- up
by farmers,- who »ref used :to allow the
auto to .pa«s. ; thrpugh the country. ,It
\u25a0was necessary' to* return- to* the. nearest'
town and 4 secure the. services ?of .'-a 1
deputy ''sheriff ' before, the * farmers; re
lented; and fallowed. 1 the y pestiferous
gasoline propelled machine ;to'pass/o'n.'
Leaving 1 Saratoga November 28,vthe
party vieited New York,' Washington;
Richmond, Atlanta, . New Orleans; San
Antonio, El Paso, Tucson, Phoenix" and
Los Angeles. . The worst encounj
tered lay between Montgomery, \'Ala.,
and Meridian, Mise.f a stretch of ?54
miles- of mud and swamp. -This- is .the
first time, Hanson, said last night, that
an automobile has ever jgone^over that
territory. The roads in Texas . are
good, he said, and the" machine; was
able to make fast time. The 1 desert
was hard on the tires. - .„
Altogether 46 running 'days 'were
passed In the- trip,, stops jbeing^ made
whenever the party found a congenial
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Hanson expects to rest in -. this; city
for three . weeks and' then' begin-'the
homeward journey^ via the north trail.
THIEF TAKES TROUSERS
AND LEAVES PAWN TICKET
Friend of Victim Redeems Gar
ment by Payment
; DENVER,; March: B.— The; thief who
stole Domencio Dentici's trousers- last
night was' not altogether bad, for when
Domencio, who had carefully placed
his new pair . of bifurcated corduroys
on a chair closj^to an open window'be
fore retiring, awoke this morning" he
found a pawn ticket_ in their, place. :Do-:
rnencio sent" a friend to the pawn shop
and be came back with - the trousers.
SAN!v FRANCISCO^: WEDNESDAY; MMIGH 9, 1910.
Edith Kelly, Bride of the
Recently Divorced
Millionaire
MAY YOHE SEEKS
DIVORCE DECREE
Woman of Many Escapades As
serts That Putnam Bradlee
Strong Deserted Her
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
OREGON CITY, Ore., March B.—Al
leging desertion in New ork five years
ago May Yohe, famous on two \u25a0 con
tinents for escapades with prominent
clubmen, today brought suit here for
divorce from Putnam Bradlee Strong
of New York.
Mrs. Strong, /better known to the
world as May Yohe, was married* to
Strong in Buenos Aires October 3, 1902.
She declares that she was deserted by
Strong in Gotham November 27, 1905.
She removed to Oregon City November
5,1907.
'In 1907, on her arrival from the east,
Mrs. Strong lived in Portland under the
name of Mrs.. Fellows. .; She is alleged
to have given birth" to a child Septem
ber i; 1908. The child was adopted May
5, 1909, by a Portland druggist, Edgar
R. Thomas, who gave ."the lad the name
of Edgar Thomas. V
. {Several months'previous to the birth
of the child^ May Yohe ; lived " in seclu
sion with a maid servant. Gossip had
lt # that she .was" engaged , to* a wealthy
mining mary of ! British Columbia:
TESTATRIX TOOK LITTLE
INTEREST IN BUSINESS
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Further Evidence as to Maria de
La veaga*s: Mental Condition
, J. C. de Laveaga,- the lawyer whose
father, Miguel A. de Laveaga, Is con
testing the will of Maria Concepcion de
Laveaga, spent his sixth day . on the
witness ' stand in Judge ; <%tt ey's \u25a0 court
yesterday. .: . V
Replying to questions by Attorney
Pillsbury the. witness: explained that he
had filed and. maintained; suits ffor-his
aunt Maria, notwithstanding that he
believed her insane, because, his father
who: Held her power-; of attorney,' and
J.;C. Cebrian, herr brothertin law, In
structed \,him to do so.
;• De; Laveaga" said- his aunt^Maria had
been present at > many; conferences con
cerning? her business affairs; but i he
never heardher say anything while her
relatives .were discussing her interests
PARTS : WITH SUPPOSED
BAIL TO FJREE FATHER
Young Girl Tricked by Old Tihie
Bunco Game- >^-
'A man about 24 years of age ranW
the doorbelP of J 852 Fellistreet: about
9 .o'clock i Monday "night and when) Miss
Lilly, Blythe went t to ; the" door he isald
that j her father 5 had been i arrested -and
was * in- the t cityj prißon.v C Her ; father
had sent hlnvfor $20for,bail. 'V . ""?
*f'»Miss ; Blythe -questioned ; hirnW but; all'
hei would; say was'that^her fatheriwaV
under .arrest'andlthat^he did \u25a0 not know
for > what f often se. V? She;gayehlm#a-S2O
i goldpieceiahd'*jhe'iwr6tei'a'i receipt-i n
pencil? on. a' ! pieceTof dirty v paper, sigh:
ing " the } name,? VDavid '< Gordon.". \ • '. .f
'l :When; her* father /reached; home and
she learned:! that Ihe i had snot -been ar
rested, she notified the police. J
HOW HOTALING
WON THE WORD
OF DEAD HERO
'Tis the Story of Gallantry and
Loyalty to Bohemian Club
Traditions
Widow's Appeal Moves to Deep
est Sympathy the Heart of
Thespian Millionaire
RICHARD ,M V ; HOT AUNG has a
sword. \u25a0
The gallant story of his ac
quisition of the • implement of
war— no sword worthy of the name was
ever acquired without an exhibition of
gallantry— proves *< that the pariotism
of the clubman-tragedian is only
equaled by his loyalty to the traditions
of the Bohemian club, and only excelled
by his generous credulity.
There is a prologue to the story.
Years ago, in the days when Dick
Hotaling could play juveniles without a
« makeup there was
a distinguished old
•soldier frequently
to be seen about the
Bohemian club. ' He
. wore his s i 1 v c r y
white hair so long
that it brushed the
velvet collar of his
splendid military
cape, and his mus
tache was white arid
warlike. " He ; was
Colonel Granniss
and was of the "old
guard" of the club.'
Colonel Granniss
presented to thet
club one of its most
valued, trophies, the
autographic letter
of Gen.' U. S. Grant
to * General Halleck,
written at the outset of the Wilderness
campaign, which contained the immor
tal words, "I wiM -fight 'it out on this
line if it takes alleummer." , '
Young. Hotaling's Hero
" /So. in the' minds i-X the young total
ing and o^hercoutetviporaries^th^erriamf,
of. Colonel. Granijiss was; Indelibly -as
sociated^ 'with ,the, persistency of Grant
and- the. indomitable^ strategy of the
commander who -crushed, the rebellion.'
And Colonel Gran
niss, wore his hair
long and a notable
military. cape. ,
But v the fame • «f
men and* their good
" is often . interred
with \their,' ;bones,"
as Hotalingjhimself
has' so ably •pc r
s'uaded admiring
audiences at Ye Lib
erty theater, so ( the
clubman had almost
forgotten Colonel
Granniss until last
November, when in
his ;-• mail 1 .- came - a
letter signed^ "Mrs.
E. .1. Granniss."
The note 'recited
that, the writer, the
widow of Colonel
Granniss, was in financial straits, and
was forced to raffle oft the effects of
her beloved husband, then dead, and
would Hotalingtake two tickets in the
ratHe of his sword at $1 apiece.
"Poor, "dear old .lady,"' sighed Hotal
ingr. true to the hero worship for the
"old guard." "Dear old soul," he mused,
catching his breath after the sigh had
escaped. "Here is the widow of our
old hero. Lackaday! She will part
with the sword of her brave husband.
Doubtless it means much to her— it re
calls to her mind the anxious, days
during, the war; when she, a young
bride, saw him ride away to ; glory at
the head of his command,; his saber
flashing in -the sun, this very saber
with which she will now part to keep
her body, and soul together." ;
Sends Check for .Tickets
iOl course Richard M. Hotaling wrote
a check for the two tickets and re
gretted : that he ; was not given an
opportunity; delicately to send more to
the widow of the white haired warrior.
• In the latter part of January Hotal
ing received another note written in
the precise chirography which.is.asso
ciated with \u25a0 the prim youth of our
grandmothers. , . " - - v :
; v The \ note, announced that Hotaling
had won, the sword. He "had held the
lucky ticket. '_;-. *•;"\u25a0*
"God. bless the. dear old soul,", mur
mured Hotaling, "but h"ow can; I be "so
ruthless ;as s to ' deprive her, ?. in ,her , cx r
tremity," of _the"sole visible link that
connected the gray today , with the rose
tint, heroie'days of youth?" - '; ' '
He mused .further'on .the sword. - It
•was a' glorified" weapon ! f How it ; had
hacked^ its -gbry.way through *the ranks'
of gray! :^.-'- \' ; ".//.;.•;•' /\u25a0_•\u25a0.. .;*•.
. And. now, -mused, Hotaling, this dear
old, -silvery,-? haired -lady .was ready; to
part with the storied trophy. ] : •
a DeHcate Note V l ifi '
\u25a0\i Hotaling ? realized the rpathos.'of the!
situation.'-; -j'. ;•;;".\u25a0. : V;i-j.-y.-< - - '"\u25a0, *j
So; he wrote .this^delicate note to » the"
-"silvery-haired' widow": Ar^ s~'^ \u25a0;\u25a0\u25a0-.\u25a0//.-//;; \u25a0\u25a0-.\u25a0//.
//; It is a .rather difficult jthing to i
• know in just •;• What *•• language 'to' - \u25a0<
r. phrase" my attitudeVso'{l;shari*slm-'
-:• ply state; quite, frankly; that; while'
\u25a0.. I, deeply 'appreciate^ the good f or-
L Continued on^ Page) 3, Column 4;
GREAT STRIKE INDORSED
BY FEDERATION OF LABOR
NEWCASTLE, Pa., March B— The state federation of labor,
which began itg 'annual convention here- today, indorsed the
general sympathetic strike in Philadelphia and pledged moral
and financial support to the cause.
• The result of the discussion of the proposed state wide
sympathetic strike has not yet' been made public.
Many delegates admit there is little to gain in a state wide
strike, which they realize would subtract from the financial
support t of the" Philadelphia strikers. .
Others,' in favor of the movement, believing that Governor
Stuart, Mayor Reyburn of Philadelphia and others prominent
in the strike situation are stock holders in the Pittsburg street
railway; company, argue that a walkoutin Pittsburg would be
"an influence toward settlement. .
BOULEVARD SYSTEM
OF ROADS PLANNED
Chamber of Commerce Urges
Supervisors to Assist in
Large Project of Highways
, OAKLAND, March B.— A movement to
establish a continuous chain of roads
to connect Oakland with the San Joa
quin valley had its inception at the
meeting of the - board of directors of
the chamber 1 of commerce this after
noon, when it was voted to request the
board of supervisors to extend the foot
hill boulevard, from Hay ward through
the Dublin canyon, a distance of about
seven miles.
This extension would serve as a con
necting link between Alameda county
and a proposed series of trunk roads
running from Contra Costa county into
the San Joaquin valley, and would com
plete a continuous system of good
roads, suitable lor any kind df traffic,
from the shores, of San Francisco bay
to the fertile valleys -of the interior
of the state. '.A strong effort will" be
made to secure t the indorsement of the
.board of supervisors for the proposed
movement.
W. • L.. Gardiner resigned from . the
board of directors at .today's meeting,
giving as .'his reason" an -intention to
leave Oakland for Nevada on a business
venture. :A.J.;Snyder was elected to
succeed Gardiner. * It .was rumored that
the: real; reason for. Gardiner's- resigna
tion was a difference of opinioniwhich
had arisen *. between;*;- the"-* chamber;. (of
Commerce "directors 'and.th e progfe'ss*
and, prosperity committee,, of which" he
is"'a : charter member. '-.. \ '-. O vi
PICKPOCKETS OPERATE
/ ON CARS AND IN STORE
Victims Make Reports of Thejr
Losses to the Police
Pickpockets relieved J.. E. Locke,
proprietor of the St. Charles apart
ments, 1474 • Sacramento street, of a
purse and $150 and five checks, aggre
gating $170.35. on a Sutter street. car
on Monday; W." G/ Smith, 88 Chenery
street, of a watch on aMcAllister street
car, and Miss E. Greininger, 117 Bu
chanan street, of a handbag contain
ing $32 in a store at Geary street and
Grant avenue. . *.
3 Burglars. entered the room of W. C.
Broadwater, Stanford hotel, and stole a
diamond cluster pin valued at $100 and
$18 in coin. The room of George Actos,
922. Bryant. street, was entered and $35
and, a watch and chain stolen. .
Peter Kawa, a Japanese employed at
1370 Mason-ie avenue, was held up by
three men at Masonic avenue and Wal
ler street Monday^ night and "robbed of
a small sum. \u25a0 /^.- /
ALLEGED ABSCONDER
CAUGHT IN EL PASO
Afcin Accused of Robbing San
" Mateo Grocery Arrested
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
REDWOOD CITY, March 8. — George
Small, accused of t having embezzled
$300 from \ the Earley-Eckley grocery
company of San Mateo, was arrested
at El Paso, yesterday. Smalt is said to
have admlttedhis guilt and to have de
clared his willingness to return to: San
Mateo/ .waiving extradition. .
:. Small -from San Mateo
two L months r ago,' and his whereabouts
were 'unknown until; J. B. Peckham'of
San* Mateo '. happened to go to El ; Paso
on a* business trip.' He ' saw ' Small In a
store 'and at r once wired the fact to the
authorities at San Mateo. '"
Sheriff R. Chatham left last night to
bring, the prisoner back. ; : \u25a0 . '
NEGRO LAD SAID TO '
HAVE BEEN BEATEN
Custodian of Child Accused by
Priest of Excessive Cruelty
[ Special Dispatch to The. Call j
SAUSALITO, March B.— Upon the rec
ommendation .of, .Rev. ';. Father: Robert
Sessnonof thisplaceDeputy Sheriff H.
Baldwin of : this - city .' has sworn out ; a
warrant i, in ; the. justice -court , at ; San
Rafael- for "the .arrest of ; George "i K.
Eastman of Waldo Point on a charge' of
cruelly; beating a young \ negro • boy,
Stanley^ Gans,,whol is in ;his care. 1 ' -
; /According ;;to^ Father Sessnon and
Deputy; Baldwin; Eastman inflicted'un
justifiablejpunishment on^the'lad.' \
also -said .that iyoungfGans '\s>
compelled". to wear; only a piece of sack
ing as' wearing^ apparel. ' : '*;' -'!
UNLICENSED DENTISTS
j WlLir BE?PROSECUTED
O. J. Fortsch, First Victim of
New Law t »Fined $500
, o.J. Fortsch,. a dentist of 2501 Mis
sion" street, 1 who was convicted of "prac-*
ticing -without ja] license; f rom , the state"
board ; of? dental : examiners;^ was ) fined
$500 "byi Judge La wlorj yesterday. -The'
conviction/ bf< Fortsch first jun-^
der ~ the -new law. giving 2 the^superior|
court :'; exclusive . jurisdiction' over . such
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:It was \u25a0 announced \u25a0 that^ an ;, appeal
.would ?be \u25a0 taken ; fnV which' the "- constitu
tionality] ofUhe^lawj would-be attacked]!
.?:-. There are . ; a; number Jdf." other; practi
tioners , in\ San J Francisco f, who > ; are : un^
.Ilcensed,*>and4the; board.- will \u25a0 proceed
against:all of thenu ,; ; ;; V \u0084 ' r Q-%PJ\
I x \, T%t~WEAJHER
YESTERDA Y — Clear ;*n>esf wind ; maximum
temperature, 68; minimum, 48. v/
FORECAS^FOR^TODAY^-Fair; light
southwest minds, changing to brisk north. .
MONSTER TURTLES
ATTACK STEAMER
Liner Encounters School of Ar
mored Foes and Hull Is
Badly Dented
[Special- Dispatch to The Call]
GALVESTON, Tex.. March B.— The
palatial steamship Brazos of the Mal
lory line, on what is presumed to be
its last voyage this season from New
York, had a narrow escape from de
struction, or at least serious damage,
by a school of monster turtles, many
of them weighing nearly 1,000 pounds
each and few less than 500 pounds.
The vessel was steaming down the
Florida coast, when the sea appeared
alive with turtles. whose extraordinary
size at once attracted attention. The
vessel was held to its course, but,
striking the army of armored foes, was
forced to slow down and finally change
its course to get around the monsters,
which appeared bent on attacking the
ship.
In attempting to drive through the
mass of hard shells, the bow of the
Brazos cufinto several of the biggest
of the animals and they remained hard
fast on the hull of the vessel for several
hours. Failing to wash off and inter
fering with. the speed, the Brazos lay to
and . sailors had to be. let down over
the Asides ; to' cut away the shelled re
mains,!.. ,^ .;"'_\u25a0, „ !-_^ \u25a0\u0084--..;
Captain. Evans says that he never
saw -.such monster turtles ,in many
years' experience at sea. Many deep
indentatioiisin the hull of the vessel
tell the story of .the close call.-
CANNON REFUSES TO
WAIT FOR PRESIDENT
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Taft Proposes* Meeting, but
Fails to Keep Appointment
[Special Dispatch to' The Call] .
WASHINGTON, March B.— Did Speak
er Cannon snub the president, or did
.President Taft fool the speaker?
. These two questions -were for about
half an. hour this afternoon uppermost
in the minds of several of Speaker Can
non's most intimate friends.
. Just as the house adjourned Taft tel
ephoned to Cannon that he would drop
by the capitol in about 10 minutes and
take the speaker for a ride in the White
House auto and that they would talk
over some important matters.
Cannon waited 25 minutes, but no
president or presidential turnout ap
peared. Cannon had become so peevish
that he threw away almost a whole
stogie. Five minutes later . Cannon
climbed aboard- his own machine and
started home, leaving his messenger at
the" capitol to tell the president that he
waited as long as he could. The last
heard of the messenger was still at the
capitol and Cannon was at home.
GOLD SEEKERS INVADE
OLD ADOBE DWELLING
Divining Rods, Picks. and Shov
• els Used on House
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SAN JOSE, March 8. — A queer spec
tacle was witnessed tonight in the old
Sunol adobe house in Market 'street
when* the historic place was overrun
with a horde of treasure seekers
armed with divining rods, picks and
shovels.
Walls, floors and even the roof were
attacked by persons with wild dreams
that wealth might be found there. Be
yond on' old leather belt and a few
small'relics, nothing was discovered.
The residenoe was erected before the
advent of -the Gringo by an ancestor
of the Sunol family, and In early days
was ther scene of many 1 festivities,
humors that Spanish gold had been
buried on the premises attracted treas
ure seekers, who got busy when work
men started to demolish , the building
to make. way for a modern structure.
The Outdoor." art league of this city
hadmade' an ineffectual- attempt to se
cure the preservation of the landmark.
YOUTHFUL FOOTPAD
GRANTED PROBATION
Sent Back With Mother to His
._ v;H6mev in. VVancouve r
.Robert Stevenson, son of a detective
in 'Vancouver, ~B." C; pleaded guilty in
Judge "Cabaniss": court yesterday of
grand larceny,- his crime consisting of
holding'up^a- man In the street. An
application? for % probation was at first
refused byithe judge, but when,Assist
ant'District. Attorney Brennan recom
mended the' granting of . the petition his
honor .\u25a0: relented. -Stevenson's , mother
was in court," and l it was stipulated that
the "defendant- should return with 'her
to ? Vancouver? oh" the .boat v ,leavlngr, to
morrow, i Stevenson' is 20 years of : age.'
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SIX PERSONS
SHOT IN
STRIKE
RIOT
Infuriated Nonunion Men Rain
Bullets on Crowds of In*
offensive Spectators
From Flying Car
MANY TROLLEYS WRECKED
FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING
The Excitement in Philadelphia
Reaches High Pitch Fol
lowing Action of the .
Strike Breakers
YOUNG GIRL IS AMONG
THOSE LAID LOW BY SHOTS
J^iILADELPHIA, March B.— Six per
#~"^ sons, including a young girl, were
wounded tonight by bullets fired by a
party of stride breakers, who rode wildly down
Frankfort avenue in a trolley car and shot
into the crowds that lined the sidewalk-
After one of the most uneventful days
since the beginning of the stride, the stoning
of cars was renewed tonight along Frankfort
avenue, the principal thoroughfare in the mill
district.
A stone thrown by one of the crowd injured
a stride breaking molorman. Infuriated at this.
1 5 of his comrades tooJ[ ou * °- car, all of Vie
windows of which they broke with their clubs.
As the car, loaded wiih strike breaker*, sped
down the avenue, bullets were rained at the
jeering crowd.
Little Girl Shot
Helen May, aged 14. was struck in the leg
by a bullet.
John Maloney, aged 18. and Michael Os
born, aged 24, were also shot in the legs, and
Frank Bromiley, aged 23, received a bullet in
the foot. The wounded were removed to the
Frankfort hospital. Two other injured were
taken to their homes.
After reaching Allegheny axvenue
the car was switched to the north
bound track by its crew and the dash
back to the barn began. So swiftly
was it driven that before the crowd
realized that it was coming back it
had sped past them and into the barn.
The shooting of inoffensive bystnd
ers worked the crowd to a high pitch
of excitement, and as other cars came
down the street the mob wrecked
several, leaving only the trucks on the
rails. About a dozen arrests were
made.
.There were a few minor outbreaks
in the downtown district late tonight.
Hosiery Plants Close
Announcement that plants represent
ing: 75 per cent of the hosiery manufac
tories of Philadelphia would close down
until next Monday was a most import
ant development In the strike situation
today.
The announcement was coupled with
the intimation that, if the employes In
the hosiery plants did not return to
work by that time, the mills might re
main closed down until fall.
One of the manufacturers said that
the Hosiery association represented
mills employing 20,000 hands. Many
of them were reported to^have gone
out on the first day of the general
Defections Are Alleged
While accessions to the strikers*
ranks were reported today from the
manufacturing plants, including men
from the Baldwin locomotive works,
there were many reports of strikers
returning to their old plants. Manu
facturers declared that many union
men were disappointed over the failure
of the general strike to force the Rapid
Transit company to arbitrate. Union
leaders denied that there were any de
fections.
C. O. Pratt, the carmen's leader, ad
dressed a crowd of several hundred at a
meeting of the allied Jewish trades,
urging the men to stand fast in a win
ning cause. He declared that if an out
door demonstration was permitted it
would assume proporti6ns that would
surprise the country.
The' report from Cincinnati that the
local brewery workers might be or
dered out has apparently been dis
counted by the local brewing interests.
The . Philadelphia Brewers* association
issued a statement in which confidence
was ' expressed that the men would
stick to their jobs.
Want Bail Park Finished
One interesting development today
was the appeal by officials of the Phila
delphia National league baseball club to
the" strike leaders. The baseball in
terests asked that the union men who
have been working on the ball park
Improvements be permitted to continue
and .complete the work. Unless the
work la i finished by April 15, the open-