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BRIGADIER GE.VERAL RAWLES, RETIRED,
OF SAX FRANCISCO, TELI.S
STORIES OF WEST POINTS
FAMOUS CLASS OF :6\ :: : :
See The Sunday Call Next Sunday
VOLUME CVTL— NO. 104.
TOUCHED BY
NATION'S
INTEREST
Roosevelt Expresses Apprecia«
tion of American People's
Tributes to Private
Citizen
TABOOS POLITICS AT
NEW YORK RECEPTION
Welcome Home Must Be Non-
Partisan or He May Re»
fuse to Take Part
in Ceremonies
TRIBUNE WINS NILE
RACE AGAINST WELLMAN
By JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHLIN
[Special Cable to The Call]
(Copyright by the Tribune, Chiearo. 1910.)
KHARTOUM, March 13. — Colonel
Roosevelt is deeply touched by
the many evidences he is re
(Copyright by the Tribune, Chict^o. 1910.)
ceiving of the continued interest the
American people have in him, espe
cially because he realies that he is
!i«w a private citien. He is anticipat
ing with interest the trip through
Egypt and Europe, and more eagerly
fcfs arrival at home, where he will be
Among the people he knows and who
understand him.
The suggestion that the demonstra
tion on his arrival in New Yrok be
participated in by persons of all sec
tions is a matter of gratification, for
he has no desire that it should in any
way have a political character; indeed
probably any such complexion would
prove excessively annoying and he
might refuse to attend if he learned
of this intention in advance.
If a reception takes place, conse
quer.tly it must be nonpartlsan and
have „no relation to politics. This is
lr> accordance with the attitude he has
taken from the time of his retirement.
At Khartum Tomorrow
Colonel Roosevelt arrives at Khar
tum tomorrow afternoon, meeting his
ivife and daughter at the station at
5:30 o'clock and proceeding to tha
Grand hotel, where they will stop un
til Thursday. Then they will take a
train to Cairo, stopping for an hour at
Assouan to inspect the great Luxor
dam.
For two days the Egyptian govern
ment has placed a special car on the
regular train at his disposal. ,
The Tribune's special boat. Pasha,
arrived at Khartum tonight, finding
the city on tiptoe with excitement over
what is considered the greatest jour
nalistic event that ever occurred In
Africa, namely, the race up the White
Xile between the Tribune's steamer and
the Cairo, the" latter chartered by
Well man. Although Wellman had seven
hours' start from Khartum arid In con
sequence an earlier arrival in Egypt,
the Tribune beat Wellman to the tele
graph station after seeing Colonel
Roosevelt and filed a dispatch before
him.
Cairo Fastest
It was a hare and tortoise race. The
Cairo is the fastest ship on the upper
Nile with a speed of at least four
miles greater than the Pasha.
Wellman's efforts were supplemented
by having the tug Koio as a convoy to
Cairo by the assistance of the Soudan
development company, the only private
shipping corporation in this region.
Wellman lost through over confidence
and time waited " unnecessarily by ty
ing up nights, and other delays.
The Pasha burned fuel to the stick:
and plugged* away every minute navi
gating the difficult shifting channel
despite the known dangers- of night
navigation. Both boats picked up the
Dal at breakfast. After a cordial re
ception by Colonel Roosevelt, the
steamers proceeded to Renk, where
messages were filed, the Tribune being
the first to the wire.
The race from the beginning to the
end was filled with stirring incidents,
the Pasha passing the Cairo at Duelm,
100 miles above Khartom, and was
passed by the Cairo while taking wood
above Rabak 75 mile^ up. :
Pasha Old Boat
' \u25a0 '\u25a0 ..: . ->
The Pasha is an old boat and steamed
•with broken paddles and pounding en
gines, but the steam gauge showed the
top notch, suggesting the old" days on
the Ohio river, when a negro boy held
down the safety gaugue. Six blacks
sweated in a tropical sun stoking the
furnace, while sparks streamed through
the funnel and the timbers creakeJ
continuously above the hissing steam.
On several occasions the boat ,ran
aground.
The strategic point was naturally the
telegraph station, which is located in
Renk, with no other within 100 miles in
f any direction, and with a single wire.
fwith a Soudanese operator with only a
casual knowledge of English. Upon
landing the correspondents, dashed to
the telegraph office," which the Tribune
reached first.
The San Francisco Call.
LOUGHLIN'S BODY
FOUND IN CELLAR
Suicide Was Discovered After
Long Search Following Dis
appearanceof Steel King
President Taft Attends Funeral
of His Wife's Brother in
Law in Pittsburg
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
PITTSBURG, March 13.— The pass
ing of another day has not served' to.
clear up much of the mystery sur
roundings the suicide of Thomas McK.
Laughlin, brother in law of Mrs. W. H.
Taft, save that he had at intervals
been known to be irresponsible men
tally. Stories given out that the body
was found in the bedroom by Mrs.;
Laughlin have been disproved.
It is settled, however, that Laughlin
disappeared early last Thursday night
and between midnight and morning
every foot of the big grounds and the
entire neighborhood surrounding had
been searched for him, as it was feared
that he had killed himself. As a last
resort, the cellar of the great house
was searched about 8 o'clock Friday
morning, and there the body was
found cold in death, with the revolver
close by.
DEMONSTRATION" IX BERI.I.V
That Laughlin recently made a dem
onstration in Berlin, where he had gone
to Visit his brother, Irwin B. Laugh
lin, came out here this afternoon. The
steel king had, at solicitation of
friends, placed his business in shape
so that he would be able to travel for
a few years. Leaving his wife and
children, he set out for Europe, steer
ing straight to the American embassy
in Berlin. "
Five weeks ago a startling cable
was received by friends in Pittsburg
from the brother in Berlin, urging that
Pittsburg physicians and nurses known
to Thomas McK. Laughlin be hurried to
Germany to take charge of the rich
young steelman, who was acting in a
strange manner. Dr. Thomas McKen
non. who had attended him previously
in illness, hurried to Europe and per
suaded Laughlin to return with him.
They reached here about one week ago.
It has been intimated that on their
arrival the physician and his rich pa
tient did not find the family at home
as had been expected. Mrs. Laughlin
had been enjoying herself in Washing
ton,- and the time of her arrival in
Pittsburg has not yet been settled to
the satisfaction of the inquiring public.
PRESIDENT ATTENDS FUNERAL
President Taft attended the funeral
today and left on an early night train
for Washington; where he is due at
8:25 o'clock tomorrow' morning.
The president reached the East Lib
erty section of Pittsburg at 9 o'clock
this morning and was driven imme
diately to the Laughlin home.
Taft'looked worn and pale after his
night on the train; Mrs. Louis Moore
of Cincinnati, who has succeeded Mrs.
Laughlin as companion to Mrs. Taft at
the White House, accompanied the pres
ident. Mrs. Taft was unable to come.
At the Laughlin home the family was
joined by Mrs. Charles Anderson, also
of Cincinnati, another sister of Mrs.
Taft. " t
The funeral services were held at the
residence at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Only the family and close friends of the
Laughlins were present. Judge John
W. Herron of Cincinnati, father of Mrs.
Laughlin and Mrs. Taft, was unable to
be present because of serious illness.
Irwin B. Laughlin, brother of Thomas
Laughlin, secretary of the American
embassy at Berlin, cabled a message of
condolence.' \u0084 '.*.'/» _•':*.
Mrs. Taft sent a wreath of flowers
from the White House conservatories*.
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth and friends from various sec
tions of the country, sent flowers and
messages of sympathy.
Rev. Maitland Alexander, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, con
ducted the brief ceremony at the house
and at the grave, where the mourning
party was sheltered from the eyes of
curious onlookers by a white • tent '
stretched above the family burial place. 1
After the funeral the president went
for along automobile ride.
CONVICTS IN DANGER OF
FIRE DURING SERMON
Chaplain Prevents Stampede by
Simple Word
PITTSBURG, March 13. — In the face
of a fire peril that would have stricken
an ordinary crowd with panic, 600
convicts at the Western penitentiary
today sat^quietly through their Sunday
afternoon' services with hardly, more
than a ripple of fear.
There was a stubborn fire in. the
hosiery factory of the prison not* 50
feet away fro ni the chapel. -Smoke
enveloped the windows so thickly that
electrip'lights were turned on.
Warden Francis was in the chapel
when the . fire broke 'out. He selected
a half dozen "trusties" to fight the
blaze and then returned to quiet* his
charges. Fully half of the 600 ; had
jumped to their feet as if to stampede,
but at a word from Chaplain Miller
they recovered composure, reseated
themselves and listened attentively to
the sermon. '",> *. ;
The fire was fought for more than an
hour, many of the "trusties" doing the
most valiant work.' Several were over
come by smoke. .
"No body of United States troops."
said Warden : Francis, "could . have
acquitted themselves better under such
trying circumstances." *:
The loss 'will -not 'exceed $15,000.
AMERICAN IS HELD IN
A MEXICAN PRISON
Railroad Foreman Charged With
Aiding Prisoner
SAX DIEGO. March 13— Word comes
from Tla Juana that J. S. \ McDonald*
an American : citizen, | who has .beeniin
jail there for several .days, : j. will*: be
taken to Ensenada tomorrow for/ trial
on , a charge of .'aiding- a7 prisoner.? to
[escape from the Mexican- authorities. ij.
McDonald -was a- construction'; fore
man on the San Diego and '/Arizona
railway in Mexico. ?k.? k . \u25a0\u25a0_\u25a0:- - ~
It is said -that representations "l in: his
behalf have been "made" at Sacramento,
•with a view to. an appeal to the 'state
department. \u0084 . • "
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Laurence Shirley,' fourth earl of .Fer
rers,, who shot his steward and was
tried for : the f offense by. his ;,peers in
Westminster 'hall .'on April ;.?16,'r?_17j60;
was the'; last 'English peer ' to"be^exe
cuted; 'for murder. •: : ' v ;; t: - \u25a0
SAIsT- FRA^^ISGO,^MpOTAY^i^M^IS^iO;;
FIRE DESTROYS
COUNTRY CLUB
AT BURLINGAME
Millionaires Fight Flames and
Rescue Furnishings, While
Women Render Aid
San Mateo Department Finds
Task of Saving Building
Beyond Human Skill
[Special Distich to The Call]
BURLIXGAME, March 13.— The home
of the Burlingame country club is
a : mass of smoldering ruins to
night as a result of a blaze that broke
out this morning and burned for sev
earl hours despite the efforts of pro
fessional fire fighters and millionaire
volunteers.
Beautiful tapestries and furnishings,
which made the clubhouse: one of the
most attractive in the country, are in
ashes, but through the heroic efforts
of several aristocratic members "valu
able trophies, paintings and works of
art were saved from the. flames.
Undaunted by the misfortune, a com
mittee of club members is tonight plan
ning the reconstruction of the build
ing.
Flames Defy Volunteers
The fire, which was due either to a
defective flue or crossed electric wires,
was discovered by Manager Kenneth
McLeod in the east wing of 4 the build
ing about 10:30 o'clock this morning.
An alarm was turned in, and young
millionaires who were leisurely sipping
Scotch and soda in the lawns and ve
randas became willing and industrious
tire fighters.
Percy Selby and Dr. W. A. McEnery,
who shone as opponents in the society
Marathon walking contest recently,
were two of the first to reach the
scene, and were quickly followed by
Horace Pillsbury, Peter Martin, John
Noyes, Cyril Tobin,' Stewart Lowry,
Richard McCreery, Gordon Armsby and
Douglas Grant. The volunteer depart
ment was quickly organized,- but the
flames gained rapidly and suddenly
burst \u25a0' from the second story of - the
main building. > .' '*JL\ . ;
An extra^alarm was turncd'-ln,and
within. a few minutes aristocratic Bur
lingaine was rushing to the rescue.
Women Aid Fire Fighters I
Miss gleanor Sears, who' was en
gaged in a game of tennis when she
heard the alarm, secured an automo
bile and raced to the scene of the fire,
where, with Miss \u25a0, Jennie Crocker and 1
Miss Vera 'Havemeyer, she formed an
auxiliary corps of women fire fighters
and rendered material ; assistance/
The, San Mateo ' fire department ar
rived on the scene shortly afterward
and the fight with 1 the" flames was on
in earnest.
George H. Howard, George Xewhall,
Templeton Crocker, Oscar Cooper,
Prescott Scott and George Parsons time
arid again entered the burning build
ing and returned to the lawns carry
ing valuable furnishings to places of
safety. • The efforts to quench the
flames, however, were unsuccessful, ow
ing' to partly to -a brisk wind which
had sprung up gradually : the fire
fighters were forced back.
An heroic stand was made to save
the west end annex and was success
ful, but all of the main building and
the east wing were reduced to ashes.'
Loss 1 Estimated 'at* $35,000
After four hours of stubborn fighting
the flames were quenched. Postponing
i the time for useless regrets the mem
bers of the" millionaire volunteer fire
department engaged themselves with
the task of removing the rescued fur
nishings that littered the lawns to the
Andrew L. Stone residence for' safe
keeping. '
The loss to building and furnishings
is' estimated ' at $35,000, all of which
is covered* by insurance.
The clubhouse ' was built in 1896, and
two "^ of the members of the building
committee were" present this morning
when the fire" broke' out; They were
Mountford' Wilson and George H.- How
ard. *. The latter was the architect, and
he announced tonight that the build
ing ;would" be restored s from the '• old
plans, which: he. saved from the fife 1 of
April' 18, 1906.' ; " . :
It was' announced tonight that the
Osgood -Hooker residence would prob
ably be -used as~ a; home by' the club
until, the reconstruction" of ' the club
house if completed. *' \u25a0 •*;>
DEATH OF FIRST WOMAN
SETTLER IN COLORADO
14 Countess" Katrina Murat Was
Cared For"? by" Pioneers
;DENVERi March : 13.— rKatrina- Murat;
the "flrst^ woman /settler "in Colorado,
and reputed -a'lcountess, /died \u25a0 here'to
day.-l She. was *S6 '.years- old.. \u25a0 .
-J tWith 'Jherjv husband, j Murstt^.
she* came to^Denver: in? 1858., necessitat
ing by > her; presence' at compl etej chan ge~
in the modes of lifeof the^little;miriing*
camp. A l/-.:'-^'- '" '".'-'.''\u25a0 '-i-.... '"\u25a0.\u25a0'.\u25a0''.>\u25a0-\u25a0. :'"':"•;
i'jShe^has: been.under^the care^of tliV
Colorado \u25a0 Ploneers'.'associatlon • for-sev
eralvyears^;-:.;v;:.,-""•.:'; _f-> '\u25a0 /,;- -.• \u25a0 \u0084.-v '•-\u25a0
Sir';- Paolo' Tostl, ; ; thei popular. 1 ; song
composer, , has Fa» fad v for r uphosteririg,
and . it '} is ? claimed ) f or? him* that-all "of
thejupholstering-ofrLadyJTosti'sldraw-'
ing.>oom);furniturer has" been ! Jdone- by,
her, celebrated 'husband. -\ :\u25a0''''"\u25a0 ;..-* v ;;
\- \u25a0; Copper tubes!; are : preferred J* tosfsteel
ihslocomotlverf boilers £by,imany *\u25a0 Euro
pean; experts/, . " .
Famous Painting Cut From
Its Frame I n Pa rk Museum
INJURED WOMAN
SAVES TWO MEN
Tramps Mountain Trail for Aid
After Auto : Plunges Into
':' SALINAS, "".. March. 13.— Mrs. C. - W;
Quiltyv a society woman <of 'San Jose,
is the heroine of anauto wreck'yester
day in the mountains 30 .miles' north, of
Salinas. With her husband and J. H.
Thompson, a capitalist of Watsonvllle,
pinioned under an overturned car in a
canyon and'suffering intense pain from
her- ow * injuries,; -she" staggered two
mlles.to' sum mo. help, from,- the: nearest
farmhouse.) All thr.ee,. people. ..were
brought* to »Salinas. today. ; after an all
night : .- journey, in an s autoniobHe driven
by Dr. 8.-S. Gordon and are now being
cared for in. the Jim.Barden, hospital*
Thompson is injured internally., and
doubts are entertained for his .recov
ery. -Quilty is suffering from a broken
leg and several lacerations. 1 while" Mm.
Quilty is ,bruised?and cut: in different
parts of the body.;* '
: The. accident occurred - about noon
yesterday on: the Parnell road.; • Mr.
and "Mrs. Quilty left, Wa'tsonville to T
day as the guests of Thompson, their
destination y being "Jamesburg.; The' car
slipped > y fromj: a . road and
plunged : ; into; , the; ? t;anyori. It turn pd
over, twice before " lodging in > some
brush.
.The two .men -were so badly, hurt that
neither ; was, able , to' extricate himself;
even : with"" the' assistance Mrs.' Quilty
attempted to render. **Her efforts-of no
avail;;- Mrs. -Quilty,' bleeding- and <;sob-?
bingr, crawled; and^ walked ;to the near
est farmhouse. ' r '- : ; * - -. \u25a0 ' '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0''. "\u25a0 r '
: "The autoists were I taken -from ' be
neath sthelrcar by • sturdy ; ranchersV and
a ,, -messenger ,Vwas %i dispatched tto] the
nearest telephone..'; Doctor "Borden ( wagf
notified | and- proceeded' from ; Salinas to
the scenejin his- auto, arriving'lateviaßt
night. The ..injured ;,wereo then«placed
in y the. physician's, auto and. the, long
journey in the dark over the "dangerous
roads \was*begun. \u25a0 They arrived\in-Sa
linas 'today, •worn out from their long
trip.'",- .;,-..--•.' :T.: T. ;. :\u25a0 . "' : i-\ - -\u25a0; - :.-.\u25a0\u25a0;.\u25a0:
WILL JRWIN" IS^GREETED '
; BYOLD'COLLEAQLJESi
Quest of Honor at Press Club
Midnight Jinks
Will •"•lrwin.v author* and editor -and
formerly.; a r. San | Francisco s newspaper^
man,';"who is^in.ithis city 7 gatherihlg
data:' for;! a series fof Particles ion' "The
Poisoned ."Press," ;,was" captured jbyjehis
old^ frienls: in ;newspaper>row- Saturday
nightv and; made l .the guest, of honor at
a midnight jinks at'the Press club.; .•»
;\The 'party.Tstartedtoiji the i stroke i'. v .pf
midnight;' with^exliibitlonsMby; George
Sutton, .the."armlesslbillia"rd;experV;and
was | followed v' by,, a * vaudeville^ enter- 17
tainment » arranged -by cTony-JLubelski*
manager^of '. the,;companyi perf orml ng \u25a0at
tjie; Portolal caf e.';^ Among , those! oh J the
program; were Lai Estrellita,' thej famous
Spanish* dancer ;t Miss -Edithi Mote.,* dra
ntatic T soprarib p Carl ' Bravo,;tenor ; Senof
Garciar ' thei" White * trip; % composed : r 6f
Earl *Tay lor, ; Harry-; Kran tzman farid •Al
White ;fand Hedges brotherstahd ;Clark.
iThe 1 jinks;; lasted untlljlongjafterUhe
milkman' ha J .made "iw hi s .rounds."^ ifwln
ended ;• i t ! by (adding ; several new > verses
to .s his ; original, song, •, "The ;S6n of % a
GambolierAMwrittenby. hifniwhen^a' stu
dent at Stanford:'* ; ; ; :f ;; \: ; y- f \u25a0 ./; .«
A novel ' sentence U was '* imposed ? \u25a0 the
other; "day "^up^in 'Windsor^ Oiit> -The
gdvernqr^ofSthesSaridwich^jaU^ having
come jintog conflict | with^al judge, ~ was
declared jjjji gru i 1 ty j of >j contempts of £ court
: and|wasj;ordered^connried; in; his 5> own 1
prison for ; lo;days. v^^ .'\'-i' •
YOUNG ROOSELELT
TO MARRY IN JUNE
Wedding Is Expected to Take
Place Shortly After Father's/
Return to America
XEW YORK, . March' 13. — Theodore
Roosevelt Jr., it was learned today, is
expectedl to finish his labors;- at .the
plant the Hartford carept corpora
tion, in Thompsonville, ,Conn., in June.
He later will become manager of one
of the corporation's \u25a0 western houses,' it
was said/ : . .' \u25a0'[ -*'£
Xo date has been set for his mar
riage* to* Miss Eleanor" Butler" Alexari
der,-but- from this, coupled with the
fact that Colonel "Roosevelt will ' reach
New York'la'te in" May* or early in June,
it *is gathered" that :• the wedding- * will
take* placed in ' tnfe * month J of • roses.
f
AfccordinKv^toy-'Cblonel' ' Roosevelt's
latest v plit»Hshed itinerary, his last stop
ping place on his European; tour after
leaving Africa £ will be "{London: "•\u25a0< He. is
scheduled =to reach' there oni May 16
and deliver, an address> at the iUniver
sity 'of Oxford." .He will^ sail for New
York soon .afterward .and; there. Is . no
doubt -.that <the .wedding, will, closely
follow his .arrival.- Among the throngs
In Fifth avenue; today at noon , were
Theodore ,Jr^,'.his. fiancee and hei
mother^ Mrs. vH. a. Alexander/. -Evi
dently ; he -had . come down from his
work^ in : Conecticut *,to rejoice with 'his
bride . to '- be, A^r.. the report that his
father .i on "emerging 'from the African
wilds last week'nad said he was great
ly pleased withi the match. : * .'-:_
HUSBAND FAtXLiIY HURT -
AND WIFE IS ATTACKED
Man of -Crimes Jls
Sought byLynchers:
TOPEKA, V Kans., March ] 1 3.— Wade
Lindemood, ; : a", farmer -living AO; miles
east of ' • Topeka.y was lured, from his
home j early, \ this .morning by., an un
known'; man, 7and v after - being brutally
wounded was .left for* dead in the road.
Liindernood's'assailant crushed his vic
tim's skull^ with an ax and then - re
turned y tof the ' home, 'where
he attempted 'a : criminal -assault "upon
Mrs/sLlhdeihood.' •••'-•\u25a0-_•"-': - .
• The ..latter i broke 1 away \u0084 from the
stranger fTaridJ escaped.* - Later ? .in, the
"morning -theVbfflcers, with- bloodhounds,
located; George VBrittenhamatj a, farm
house; near tthe V : Scene, '%'of the crimed
Brittenham'; was^brought to Topeka.' to
prevent: lynching.'; Her denied?" his
guilt:- • •-"••\u25a0;-v : -.;--:. -.- \-/ : - \u25a0\u25a0. •\u25a0:-;- u\ .:\u25a0 :
v^Thef, assailant; lured- Lindemood from
. the f house the j pretext fof Cbeing, the
owiier|of fa v stalled f automobile." The
farmer; 1 obligingly^consented | to"' har
ness lal team - and *go to .his assistance/
Thejteam r f was r found j later. -'.{ \u25a0'.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0>' , - \u25a0\u0084,/,;
'/' Surgeons t stateVthat * Lindemood can
live* oniy.'a -few. hours., .
BOYS IN NORWAY ARE
7 ; TAUGHT HOW T(KCOOK
; ; In Trond jhem, ! : in Norway, '• in ; a ' boys'
school.* aTcurious t innovation >as .made.
Boys^wer c \ tau gh t ' cqoking.^ and f the \u25a0 ex
periment "was * so * successful ii that lotherl
.boys' - schools j are * going , to' adopt; the
plan^ and "'thus Jthejwary is >boldly> car
ried ijintOf the*!*enemy;s^camp,*Jsay3 * the
LoridonTlGlobe^4Womena must = -lqok^i. to
their]* laurels?^ Ousted^ by ,;men> cooks': in
the]highestipr6fessibnal 4 walks?of.cookr'
\u25a0cry j | i the|ublquitqusl"maid«of.sallswork*!! 1
iwill I presently i have 4to - s makelf room ' for.
\u25a0 theiVmanyof v >r^.v -^ ;
STRIKE OF FOOD
DISPENSERS CALLED
Milkmen and Bakers Ordered
Out; Union Men Asked to
Withdraw Bank Funds
PHILADELPHIA, March 13. — In or
der to strengthen the sympathetic strike
v the central labor union today directed
that all milkmen.' bakers, grocery clerks
and other dispensers of the necessities
of life remain away from work tomor
row and until the grievances of the
striking carmen are adjusted.
It was also resolved that union mem
bers withdraw their money from the
banks. .Their sympathizers, whether
organized or not, are asked to do like
wise. ,
The leaders of the sympathetic strike
say that when', they 'endeavored to con
duct -the movement with some regard
for the corivenlence'of the general pub
lic. Director. of Public Safety Clay and
others belittled the effect of the strike.
They 'say they are now determined to
draw, their lines close.
. .The transit company said it was able
to operate practically a nomal Sunday
schedule today. During the day 740
cars were run and 540 tonight.
Two hundred new motormen and con
ductors reached here today.
Attracted by a fire i na boxcar on a
railway sidingjn eKnsington, a crowd
of .several thousand persons- collected
late/ today.. . Small-boys, threw stones
at some. of the police and later the win
dows of. a, number.of cars were broken.
ARMY OFFICER KILLS
HIMSELF IN MANILA
Odd Circumstances Surround
' 'Lieutenant's: Death
MANILA, March ' 13.— Second Lieu
tenant Clarence Ml /Janney. Twelfth
infantry, 'killed himself ' yesterday at
Fort : wnjlam *McKinle>% If-~ls2 not
known whether : the killing was in
tentional \u25a0 or* by accident. 1 Army In
spectors* are Investigating. - Zf?&
' Lieutenant-" Janney, "accompanied oy
his" wife, -attended a- dinner at ; the
house •" of Lieutenant Colonel Robert
F. -Ames. Janney' left the party; and
went to ! jila quarters. • He secured ; a
revolver -and 'returned to the house of
Lfeutenant -'Colonel 'Ames.- on? the ;way
to v which" he fifed : one shot, presum
ably'in-the air.-, Hefentered the house
and * flourished * the- revolver. There
was 'an* explosion," and- Janney: -fell,
Vith a bullet in the head.- He died in
stantly.i- < : \u25a0» .- ---.-H-r '• ; •-.- •Xl^v.*-*
It was at first reported .that Ames
hatf shot: Janney' and guards. : placed
him sunder arrest, but he was soon re
leased.- "V . .:; -,--:.. \u25a0 ,
WEALTHY SMUGGLER , ,
fi ; *.;.\u25a0•,\u25a0 OF CHINESE SHOT
Mongolian Attempts to Kill In-
spector and Is Wounded
[-\u0084 EL PASO, Tex., March 13.— Caught
smuggling, one- of his countrymen
across "the ' Rio Grande ; at ' an \u25a0'early
hour morning, Sam ' Ling. JJa
wealthy local . Chinese, attempted to^
shoot' Immigration Inspector 'Morris,
and ". was flred' upon- and -'seriously
wounded*. by .\u25a0 that : officer. Both- Chi
nese s werei caught. \u25a0'\u25a0•
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY; :
DEAN CALLEDjBY DEATH
Dry Bowers vWas.Brother;bf the
1" Bishop of Thetford, Eng."
LOS ANGELES, March ; 13— Rev. Dr.
Herbert E. Bowers, , dean of the\ Epis
copal Seminary of Arkan-'
sas, : and-brottierjof the Bishop of Thet
ford, England, died " yesterday at Santa
Monica, - where ahe had " gone . for. his
health. "•\u25a0
v? Doctor jßowers; was ,47 years^old'and
Icanieito 'America, in 1590,' following: his
graduation £ f rom'-Oxf ord. -*He Ibecame
rectorijOfsGrace,; church Tat- Galveston,
Tex.i • and • resigned Uhat ' to take charge
of All' Saints i parish ; In* this .city.
\u25a0;. Two years ago, he went -to Arkansas.
."Longevityiis "most jfreaueht.in' coun
tries of Jo W; birth rate. . v •
'WsfsT;HE WEATHER^
XESTERDA Y — Cloudy ; northeast wind;
f~^ maximum* temperature, 64; minimum, 48.
FORECAST FOR TODAY — Cloudy:
"_proßably light showers ; light southwest winds.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GEM OF ART
LOANED TO
CITY IS
STOLEN
Jean Francois Millet's "Shep
•herd and Rock" Removed
From Art Gallery Under
Eyes of Attendants
DELAY IN GIVING ALARM
ALLOWS THIEF TO ESCAPE
Theft of Painting Valued at
$10,000 Believed to Have
Been Result of a Well
Laid Conspiracy
POLICE FAIL TO SECURE
CLEW AS TO CRIMINALS
JEAN FRANCOIS MILLETT'S
painting, "Shepherd and Flock,"
one of the few works of that mas
ter owned on the Pacific coast, and
valued at $10,000, was cut from its
frame and stolen from the Golden
Gate park museum yesterday morn
ing: at a time when there was a regu
lar policeman ,a special officer and
five other attaches of the museum
about the place. The art thief is
thought to have stuffed the master
piece into his pocket and walked out
of the building under the eyes of
Special Policeman Alex Lawson and
George Baron, curator of the mu
seum. ,
Painting Only Loaned
'The painting did not belong to the
park, but was included in the loan,
collection of Miss Sarah M. Spooner,
who is" now traveling in Europe. It
hung low on the north wall of the
south art room at the museum, guard
ed by a low railing about two feet
from the wall. At the time of the
theft, about 10:15 o'clock in the morn
ing, there were a small number of
people scattered about in the building.
The, thief must have cut the canvas
with a raor, or an exceedingly sharp
dirk. For the canvas was cut within
a hair's breadth of the heavy gilt
frame. The painting was 17 Vz by
21 3 i inches.
There are two floors to the south
art room, one leading into a second
art gallery, and the other into the
tapestry room. Owing to that fact it
is thought that the miscreant had ac
complices posted to give him warning
of the coming of any one into the
gallery.
Picture Not Well Known
The painting belonged to Millet's
earlier pastbrial period, and was
created about the time of the Angelus,
although it was not nearly so well
known as that painting. -Few artists
and art collectors could be found yes
terday who were at all familiar with
the work, although it has hung in the
art gallery* at the park for several
years. . The .painting represented a
shepherd standing*, among his sheep,
silhoutted against the skyline. The
coloring of the work wa3 excellent.
There seemed to be a sad disagree
ment, between Curator Baron and Spe
cial. Policeman Lawson over the sys
tem which was to have been followed
if a theft was discovered in the mu
seum. - .
"The Instructions have been," said
Baron, "that in' the event of. a theft
being discovered the alarm should Im
mediately be given and the doors o?
the museum locked, and no one allowed
to pass out without having submitted
to a search. That was not done this
morning. In fact, it was a half hour
after the robbery was committed that I
heard of It." \ '. -
Denies* Receiving Instructions
/Lawson, the special policeman, said
that he never, heard of the instructions
to which , Baron referred. «
;/ William Altman, assistant curator of
the museum,- told* a curious story of
the lack of celerity on. the part of the
police in investigating or reporting the
crime.
"George D." Clark, the regular police
man at the museum, discovered the
empty frame about 10:15." said Alt man.
"He - went -and told * Special - Policeman
Lawson about it. -Clark is one of those
practical jokers who ,1s always . sending
people for fool errand 3 by -telling them
things that are not true.- 30 Lawson
did not believe (him when he told of the
theft in , the art room. The two men
disputed of the question for some. time,
and it" was :not until a half, hour after
ward that Baron' was notified." % \u0084
-."Lawson:' said that, shortly. bef or© the
theft was" reported "to him by Police
man 'Clark ; he saw a .'man. leave .the
museum \with . a package .wrapped in a
newspaper under , his 'arm. V The fellow
seemed to be trying to hide the bundle,
but Lawson i made" no "effort to question
him.; The : man. was described as being
about 5 :feet. 10 .inches :tall, dark com.
plexioned.'; slouchily dressed, *. probably
smooth ' shaven. \u25a0. \~
Soldiers '/Act. Suspiciously .
About, the same^tiraevLawson noticed
two soldiers ia tie ~ armory . room.

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