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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 always at her call. ,',• \u25a0 -.\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0< >. . '-,., "' , \u25a0< :\: \ '\u25a0\u25a0 /'.." '.• " * \u25a0':/' 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 spot. \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 - (\u25a0-.( \u25a0-. ; \u25a0'. \u25a0•' -y . 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 '•\u25a0'\u25a0V \u25a0[\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u0084"-\u25a0" '"\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 > '. ". '-. ; . ' •• \u25a0 ' • .' '• \u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0: .' 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 cases, tv.y.-.'-' \u25a0 '._ '\u25a0:':' \- : '\u25a0\u25a0'.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:'\u25a0'\u25a0- ' '"^ ; '- : " \u25a0\u25a0"'..\u25a0' '".r^i :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 \u25a0 • . -, \u25a0 \u25a0 . • 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-