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THE SUNDAY CALL
TOMORROW
VOLUME CVn.— NO. 123.
GLAVIS'LAWYER
IN SHARP TILT
WITH CHAIRMAN
Serious Clash Involves All Mem
bers of Ballinger-Pinchot
Inquiry Committee
Growing Feeling of Partisanship
Revealed, Indicating Unani*
mous Report Improbable
JSrandeis Rebukes Nelson for
Accusation of Attempting
to Deceive Investigators
WASHINGTON. April I.— The
most serious clash that has yet
occurred among tlie members
of the Ballinger-Pinehot investigating
committee marked the. sitting today.
The quarrel, which continued for an
hour or more, was added evidence of
the growing feeling of partisanship
among the democratic and republican
members of the committee and was
taken to mean the hopele&sness of a
unanimous agreement.
The row was" precipitated when
Chairman Nelson accused Attorney
Brandeis, representing ,the "prosecu
tion." of attempting to deceive the
committee or to conceal something.
The attorney, flushed with anger,
jumped to his feet and demanded that
the chairman's remark be withdrawn.
Defended by Democrats
Democratic members of the commit
tee were quick to take up the defense
of th" attorney, and Representative
•Graham of Illinois moved the chairman
be directed to withdraw the imputa
tion. Representative James seconded
the motion. There followed a general
discussion in which every member of
the committee present took part and
expressed his personal views. A num
ber of republicans said they did not
agree with Senator Nelson that
Brandeis was attempting concealment
of any sort, but at the same time they
would not vote to compel the chairman
to withdraw his remark.
It was argued by Representative
Madison* the insurgent member, that
tbe chairman in making his remarks
reflected only his personal views and
in no wise committed any other mem-
No Deception Possible
Representative James argued ,that
the matter Brandeis was accused of
concealing was on record before the
committee and consequently there
could be no deception If the committee
members paid attention.
The matter finally was disposed of by
a motion from Representative Olmsted
to lay the matter on the table. This
was carried by a vote of «ix to three.
. Two witnesses testified today on be
half of Ballinger. • They were District
Attorney Elmer F. Todd of Seattle and
United States Marshal H. K. Love of
Alaska. Lidve was formerly a special
agent of the land office. Both of the
witnesses declared statements by Spe
cial Arent 11. T. Jones for the "prose
cution" were false.
The direct examinations occupied but
a. few minutes, the cross examinations
l.y Braadeis taking up the rest of the
session.
Sharp Answers Returned
ToCd and l>ove were pr«pared for the
onslaught of the Glavis attorney and
Their answers ware sometimes om sharp
as th« thrusts of the lawyer. Thei*
has been testimony before the commit
tee from time to time Indicating th*t
Love, a special agent, was "warped" In
his Judgment by" the fact thi-t he was a
candidate for the marshalship In the
third division of Alaska. He was asked
today what Influence he actually was
depending upon to cat the place.
"Well," he began, **I happened -to be
a trooper in Colonel Roosevelt's re«t
nnfflt-J* • ' ' *
Tou need go no further." Interrupt
ed S«»tor Flint, .amid laughter.
Vertrces Criticises Garfield
The hearta^ 1 opened today with Secre
tary BallJn«er's counsel in charge of
the presentation of evidence. The tak
ing of testimony in behalf of the cabi
net offleer began last Saturday after
noon after Attorney Vertrees had made
his opening statement that much of the
terUrnony against . Ballinger would be
«=boxrn to be false. . . The address
sharply criticised . James H. Garfield
and Gifford Pinchot for their, share in
' the attack on the secretary. . '
Elmer E. Todd, United States-district
attorney at Seattle, was the "first wit
ness. Todd contradicted certain.state
ments made by Special Agent H. T.
Jones when he . -was ' testifying for
Louis R. Glavis. He said Jones* state
ment that he had advised against'crlm
inal action in the Alaska cases "be
cause Judge Hanford was constitu
tionally opposed to land fraud trials
generally" was absolutely, false. .
The cross examination as to the let
ter Clavis had written to the depart
ment at "Washington urging criminal
* vtiroceedlngs in certain cases soon .'Jed,
th» committee into a quarrel which
lasted nearly an hour and out
anew the, strength of the partisan
feeling which has grown up.
Attorney Brandeis read a copy of the
Continued on Page 10, Cola. 3 nnd 4
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN f RANQSCO GALL'?
NEWS TODAY
\ TELEPHONE KEARNY S9
SATURDAY, APRIL. 2. 1910
EDITORIAL"
A domf&fe In a hard place. - Pace 12
Smith on rallwuj- mail contrax-ts. Page 12
Organized labor will be watching on April
»3- . . I*ase 12
California wanls a federal mining . bu-'
reau. Page 12
GoTerpment by a lobbyist In New -York
state. . Ptuce 12
REAL ESTATE .
St. Mary's hospital will represent investment
of about ?1,000,000. - Pace 23
Fire Insarance nnderwrltere fail to recognize
improved means of protecting city. ' Pace 22
Realty sales and leases show big totals and
improvement orer previous year. Page 23
CITY
Grocers combine to reduce the increased cost
of living. Page 23
Miss Genevieve Harvey engaged to wed Ed
ward Barron. Page 11
Los Angeles pledges aid f "r San Francisco's
great exposition. j :' : I'njre 10
Miss S*»ars srives tip endurance hike after walk
ing 66 miles, lacking escort. ' Page 11
United Railroads forfeits franchise in Presidio
avenue by nonnse of tracks. Pace 16
Plans completed for tableaux vivants at St.
Francis hotel April 5 and C. ' Page 10
Joseph Brachman accused In court of suborna
tion of perjury In murder case. : " Page 16
California club contemplates, mass meeting' to
fight immoral dancing in city. Page 16 '
SUBURBAN
. Quick rise" in biplane trial is made by
aviator. Pase 14
Mrs. Grace Davis Xorthrup to give song recital
at Ebell hall. Page 15
Board of trade and other civic bodies <">o-opcr
ate for improvement. Page 1\
Oakland realty market is on the boom, home
properties in demand. Page 14
History of Berkeley will be *vow in tableaux
form at semicentennial. Page 15
Layson Atkins of Berkeley wins appointment
to West Totnt academy. Page 15
I>ama?es asked by man injured in fall from
runaway capt!»p balloon. Page 15
Although foreigners find examination^ hsrd
many apply for citizenship papers. Page 14
COAST V;;
Priws to be given to bakers for raisin bread
after contest. Page 10
EASTERN
Glaris' lawyer in heated clash with Senator
Nelson. --XV,- p age i
Miss Jessie Busley, actress, sue* for separation
from her husband. Page 11
SPORTS
Girls* five of Lowell high defeats Santa Clara
tOAids. ;Jj':-&>' Page 18
St. Ignatius five wins postseason frame from
the Pirates. _ , Page IS
Weights are annonnced.for the Carter handicap
at Aqueduct. ~ - Pnge 17
Santa Clara baseball team In great form for
today's game. Page 17
Willis throws pitchers' battle away in usually
lucky seventh. Page 17
National commission sustains award of Vance
to Detroit team. Page la
Vernon trims Los Angeles in scrappy game on
Vornon grounds. >.'-*: i Page 17
Crack EmeryTille horses entered in the bis
Saratoga stakes. "i." v /.- Page 17
Only one favorite rewards bettors at the
Emeryville track. Page 17
Oakland high beats Stockton in brilliant ball
game at Oakland. * Page 1H
Humboldt and Mission high basket ball teams
will meet tonight. Page 18
Harklns pitches fine game and Oaks defeat
Senators, 3 to 0. . Page 17
- Miss Golds Meyer and Mrs. Xeimeypr win
Hadke tennis cup.- Page 17
Northern athletes look best on paper in Aca
demic league meet. Page 18
Big Chief givon by Williams to Napa stock
farm for stud duty, v .Page 17
Jeff plans to leave south on Sunday and start
training on Tuesday. I Page 18
Ketchcl'B manager says he will start training
at once for Langford. Page IS
Seventh" grade carries off first honors in St.
Peter's intrrelaes meet. Page 17
Tj»w forbidding oral hotting favorably reported
in New York legislature. Page 17
Abe Attell outpoints Owen Morau In a lit
round bout in New York. Page 18
Mahmout. the Turk, and "Amcricus" seriously
injured in wrestling match. Page 18
' ' Stanford and California ball teams meet in
sw»ond game at Berkeley today. Page 18
MARINE -
In r»re from Honolulu Siberia leaves Wilhel
mina far astern. • _ Page 27
LABOR .
About 100 delegates from the building trades
c'ouucil Join the labor council. Page 13
ALLEGED ROBBER TURNS
TABLES ON ACCUSERS
William J. Roe Says Women
Stole Pocketbobk
The case, of .William J. Roe, charged
with robbery, was called in Police
Judgi Shortall's court yesterday and
neither Mrs. Anna Mi11er,, 315 Van Ness
avenue, nor her friend. Miss Grace
Sterns, the complaining witnesses,
made her. 'appearance. . Roe \is ac
cused of forcibly taking a silver brace
let and diamond locket valued. at $100
from Mrs. Miller: in Grant avenue
Thursday night and- beating both
worn -sn. i
Policeman Tracy was sent to 315 Van
Ness avenue to bring the women into
court and he returned with the in
formation that they did not live at
that address. Tha.case was continued
until. Monday.
Roe said that he was accoste'J by the
women and while talking with them
missed his pocketbook containing $93
arid was struggling' with '; them to get
back the pocketbook when the, police
man appeared. r.V ; ' ,
McCREERY ABANDONS HIS V
SUIT AGAINST BROTHER:
Will Not Force Partition of Val
uable R.ealty /
The, suit begun; by, Walter A. Mc-
Creery against his.' brother, Richard, 1
for - a'-, decree partitioning *. the realty,
at Drummi Pine : and '\u25a0 Market "streets,"
jointly owned by them, was dismissed'
yesterday - by . the attorney fqr ' the
plaintiff. : .:.i " . %
Walter McCreery instituted the ; ac
tion ; about,' the V.tiraeE his, troubles? with
his \u25a0 wife became '-. public,? Richard^ Mc-
Creery.' havingUaken. the part of Mrs.
Emilia.; Jane; McCreery.
The property.: that;: was the subject
of -the partition suit was 'deeded I .* to
the brothers by; their: father; A.^B.^Mc-
Creery. It is worth- about $500,000.
SAX FRANCISCO, SATURDAY; APRIL 2^1910.
TRAVELERS PAY
FINE FOR GOODS
HID IN IMS
Customs Officers Declare. That
Concealment Caused Maxi=
; mum Penalty
Ignorance of Law \u25a0 ' and Value of
Finery Is Plea of Phila=
delphia Couple
Articles ,of oriental art and dainty
fineries from the hooms of Japan were
discovered yesterday by the~ custom
officers among the effects of. Mr. and
Mrs. Chester VT. Matthews, who arrived
on: the steamship l Siberia.' -As there
were evidences of concealment, Charles
Stevens, the chief boarding offlcer,:and
his assistants turned the i. Matthews'
trunks inside out, and instead of escap
ing without paying duty the couple
from the Quaker City were vfined $193.
Mrs. Matthews was much wrought
up over the search. Her husband was
equally .enraged when Stevens .: anj
nounced that the toll for_ entry of the*
goods would be $193. ;
Money Secured at Hotel *
' Matthews did not- have the ready
money with him and this only served
to add to his indignation. He hurried
to the Palace hotel and secured the
necessary amount and, returning to the
dock, took his goods out of the cus
toms warehouse.
"There were many evidences of con
cealment," said a customs officer last
night, i"so we went as far as^the law
allowed in imposing our fines. \Ve al
lowed none of the law's restrictions.
Articles of art were found tucked away
between skirts and lingerie at the bot
tom of ,trunks. v They gave -an ap
praisement that did not reach a fifth
of the value of their goods." '
Plead Ignorance of -Law
According to another authority
Matthews explained that the whole
transaction was innocent and that the
difficulty with the customs offlce'rs
arose from ignorance of the law and
not a full appreciation of the value of
the '"goods' th^y had purchased on their
trip m the far east. \u0084 '1,
The couple: took apartments at&the
Palace and Mrs. Matthews was much
gratified ".. when the transfer company
delivered her trunks, although they
had been upset. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews,
are well known in Philadelphia. They
could not be seen last night at 'the
hotel.
CORONER'S JURY ALSO
ACT AS , UNDERTAKER
Following Verdict Construct
Coffin and Dig Grave
SAN DIEGO, April 1. — The. unusual
spectacle of a coroner's jury acting the
part of undertaker and giving a corpse
decent burial was witnessed in the
Ballena district, about 50 miles from
this city, today.
The jury, composed of residents of
that locality," had been summoned by
the coroner for an inquest Into the
death of EJward Kolfth, an Austrian
ranch hand, who was killed the day
before by the accidental discharge of a
shotgun, which he was carrying
The jurors, neighbors of Kolfth, aftar
returning a verdict of accidental death,
constructed a box to serve ascoffin, dug
a grave and buried the man near where
he was killed.
"RED SOX" GIRLS BEAT |
"WHITE SOX" SISTERS
Contest on Diamond Features
Y. W. C. A. Convention
SANTA CRUZ, April I.— Th e - feature
of ; the day's \u25a0 events at today's session
of the Young Woman's Chrisitan asso
ciation conference was a baseball game
between the Red Sox team, consisting
of the officers of the association, in
cluding Miss Theresa Wilbur of Los
Angeles, and the White Sox, the latter
team composed of the conference "po-'
licemen." The reds; won two games
and later ; were victorious in a half
mile relay race. In which four, teams
participated. :
Rev. William Rader, pastor of Call
vary Presbyterian church of San Fran
cisco,., delivered: an - address on home
mission * work ', at ,the general session
meeting. Late in the'afternoon. an out
door- meeting ,\u25a0 was held' on. the cliff
above . the hotel, overlooking' Monte
rey bay.' . ; ><\u25a0 '".V/fp'- ; '-'''' ''"\u25a0.*'.-'\u25a0:
Miss . Ru th - Paxson of New; York , con
ducted the ,: student; volunteer meeting
early In- the evening,' which was;con
cluded? by • a" 1 , lecture by Rev.: Wray
Boyle of Chicago.;,- '
PHONE; COMPANY LOSES
\ SUIT TO THE POSTAL
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Injunction -Granted to Prevent
Discrimination -
"NASHVILLE, ,Term.;. April I.— Judge
Edward. T.iSanford: of the circuit court
of the] United; States* handed', down Can
opinion* today : granting ;to/the ;Postal
telegraph vocable ji company.":* an i.lnjunc-;
tion against' thel Cumberland-' telephone
and j telegraph" ; company ' (a-; Bell .- com
pany) against the Postal
in" the :way iof .use. of
similar... injunction* was;, grantedi In; be
half£of .; the •> Postal ; the-! East
Tennessee \ telephone 'company];, which : is
a Isubsidlary/compahy/ibf t the ;' Cumber-"
land r telephone and, telegraph 'company. 1
DELEGATES^ i CHOSEN— Oaklan<C April ' : 1.-l
,V Piedmont parlor 5 No. I .' 120. \u25a0\u25a0 Natirn • Sons"; of; tbe
•\u25a0*. tSplden » West,*; has ;>lfcctr<l .th« following : sranrt
' : l>arlor dolejtatcß: J. \u25a0 Uorkcnliata,* B. M."
•jHamb.' Frank SIL -Craddock, ?D.» J.i Barr and
CONBOY'S FATE
IS IN HANDS OF
WRANGLING JURY
After Deliberating From Five
Until Midnight No Verdict
Judge Dunne Refuses to Answer
Questions, but Repeats His I"
Instructions
-A fen- minutes after midnight the
Conboy juo' ww locked up for the
inlght at the St.' FranclM hotel. . It was
rumored «t that . time; that Ihry aloid
0 to 3 for conviction. \u25a0• ".- •-
N.At midnight last -.night the fate of
Michael Joseph Conboy, former captain
of '!\u25a0 police, charged with the murder of
Bernard Lagan, . hung in, the balance.
/The jury, to whom the case had been
submitted shortly .before 5 o'clockyes
terday afternoon, was still deliberat
ing. There r .being a chance for a ver
dict, Judge Dunnes hesitated to: lock
them up for the night.
Shortly after 11 p. m. the jury came
in for instructions, propounding to the
court three questions from which it
was reasoned that it .was on the verge
of a verdict, and that against the de
fendant. The questions were:
Jury Asks Questions
First— lf a man is drunk and in that
condition believes himself to be in dan
ger of his life and defends, himself to
the extent of killing his adversary,
would that act be justifiable if, when
he. was sober, similar circumstances
would not give him fea^ for his life?.
Second — Is a fistic demonstration suf
ficient justification for killing in self
defense?
Third — Will the court repeat its
charges regarding- the principles of
self-defense?
Judge Dunne gave curt answers, say
ing that it was not the hour, nor the
place for legal examinations.
"All^ I can do," h/» said, "is to repeat
my Instructions which cover these
points." And thi3 he p/oceeded to do.
Regarding th?\; first; question he , said
that,.- while dr'ahkeJioss was -no 'excuse
for: crime, a drunken man by. reason
of r his intoxication : was not - to be de-.
prived of .his rights under the law.
To tha second and third questions he
gave the usual instructions regarding
the- principle of self-defense, • his words
being that self-defense of Ufa or prop
erty was justifiable when the aggressor
"excited . the* fears of a" reasonable
ma"n/' .
Must Follow Evidence
"That is all I fan say," concluded the
court. ~ "To my mind there is' no reason
why 12 honest men can not arrive at a
verdic^ on this matter and I am sur
prised that you have not done so al
ready. In deciding this case I caution
you that you' must be guided, by the
evidence alone and not be swayed, by
any personal emotions or experiences
of your own. ' Now go , back to your
r'om.and do your duty."
The judge rose and left the court
room, banging the door of his private
chambers" behind him. The jury then
again retired. _ \u25a0'.
Conboy was accompanied by his two
daughters, Nina and Eva, and the mo
ment the jury retired he left his seat
by his counsel and joined his children.-
Ayhateverwerethc feelings of the three
theyhid them under a" cheerful de
meanor,'nodding to their friends inthe
courtroom and chatting with each other
in the most matter of fact way possible.
,': . "It was more than 30 hours last
time," said Conboy, referring to the
length of time the jury in the first trial
had been out before: being dismissed.
"I wonder how, much it is to be now."
- "Don't- think it," \u25a0 said his eldest
daughter. ' .
-. Miss Margaret; L,agan_ accompanied
by some • friends. . dressed in 5 deep black,
sat grim and silent throughout the day.
On "one or? two occasions her eyes met
those of one ; of the | Miss Conboys and
brief mutual stares followed.
Crowd Dwindles Away
.The crowd which-; filled the court
room ; when the closing arguments were
being, made began to dwindle, away
rapidly shortly after, the jury had -been
locked up. v The common ; sentiment was
that there would be a disagreement and
as hour after. hour sped by. wlthout.any
material ;, result the sentiment; 'was
stfengthenedrtoa conviction. .One by
; oho they went I away, till jat - 9; o'clock
Ini theievening: there were. less \ than a
dozen spectators 'in; the courtroom.
;' The iusual^ rumors_-werel: prevalent
Some : had it -that ; the voting stood 10
to>2 for manslaughter, 'while', another
faction; maintained "that •' three J jurors
were standing out for an acquittal.. The
note of ganger, '{noticeable T at; the Mast
trial ,when.lt' became evident "that, \u25a0 the
jury; would not: arrive at a virdict,lwas
lacking UnXthe crowd \ yesterday. s \u25a0-\u25a0' The
situation. was accepted with a cynical
resignation, as a ; natural .; sequence 2of
the ' events j connected with ) the .; case.'. : <
Police"! Department Scored \u25a0' ;
'District 'Attorney -Fickert; in closing
for>.the'; people criticised ; the^police de
paftmeht lln language j harsh; and Tf em
;phatlc; * but i. except ; for \u25a0'. these (dehunci
atlohs,-/ inter jected " h er ;e \ arid inhere Vi in
the | course ;of „ his :: argument; he I spoke
along prosaic lines;Vgiving t a- resume fof
the* evidence,': comparing the I character
of -,the J men i.who't had :%testJ fled? for \ the
state as against those whoj had testified
for '4 the iKdefense. : ; His *: was
that'Conboy^sjwitnesses'were.'alniost to
a r ihari;" those ( wlio; had some peculiar In-*
terest ; in' the outcome of c the trial. --;
FIREMEN, ARE INHrRBD-^Otkland,' April 1 :—: —
: Three firemen were \u25a0. tossed about this af tornoon
,'by i a high , pressure hose j »» . they ; were . testlne
- the ; Bait* water t eyetenH near/; the i power t>l«nt
atiLafee?Merritt.yiJ.tVTr..Brown»of ?4f!7 -Kast
; ;••'. Fifteenth street ihad j an ', arm jbroken.H-M.^ Car
'--' roll *of - ; 470 ; Sixth j street i and ?B. i N.t ten ; of : 613
V; Sixth, street escaped with* minor , injuries. « --
BANDITS BIND FAMILY
DARING DAYLIGHT ACT
Miss Anita Gleason, who opened: the door to the two jobbers that
looted the residence after tying its itKree occupants so that f/iep could not
secure aid. ?-.ys
BELIEVE PRISONER
DRUG STORE BANDIT
Confessed Murderer Jailed at
San Jose Answers De=
scription of Thug
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[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SAN JOSE, : April ' 1. — After breaking
down Charles Chif ten and securing his
confession to the murder of Night
Watchmaji "Wiiybark -of Santa Clara
Police Detectives Ray Starbifd and
Charles Hines and Chief of ; Police Ed
ward Haley started work "on the pris
oner tonight in an^ttempt to verify
their belief that he is the San Francisco
drug store bandit. Results.' are confi
dently expected, within 48 hours.
Police Detective James Reagan; -of
the San Francisco force was in con
ferences with the local police depart
ment today'and, after taking a look at
the prisoner and chatting with him for
a few minutes, said: , "This looks more
like the drug store bandit .than any
of the many suspects*; investigated by
the San Francisco police. ;, I would 1 say
that lie more nearly fits the description
than any." '
-.At no time during the man's in
carceration : prior to tonight Uid the
local officers broach the subject of. the
drugstore bandit to the prisoner. Be
fore securing the confession of the man
to the "Whybark murder he' stjßed to~a
police confederate in' the. city prison,
"If I confess to this "Why bark' murder
when I don't even .know where Santa
Clara is," they will have me up. next for
the drug store bandit.", -..'... , *'"'
Chif ten is known to have committed
robberies in San Francisco' about the
time the drug store, robberies occurred
and 'when the police became active
there in connection": with .'that ;case "-he
fled to Reno, where he remained for
a; month or so. : It is said that Chif ten
has ; that\ spirit of bravaJo and reck
lessness displayed .by. the man who
terrorized the drug store proprietors
of San Francisco. * '.'.-
FATHERS TO PREACH AT
ST. IGNATIUS CHURCH
Series of Services Announced
for Present Month \u25a0
The Jesuit fathers who are to preach
at - St. "lgnatius church ;at .Hayes . and
Shrader/; streets": during \ the 'month of
April >are: p "April."-; 3. "'. morning.-v Father
Sardi;*: evening/; " Father. Conlon.i "April
10,. morning. Father « Mahoney ;? evening.
Father" Foot e.t April 17,, morning,'
Father /Weibel j .evening... the. c father,
rector. 1 , 'April' 24. feast! of; Bona ; Mors;
evening, . Father;.' ,Weibel. April:; 24,
morning.' -the; father .rector; evening
Fatherr-Welbel. V
.Tomorrow, will, be, the. day for, the
public communion toti reparation 'by the
League^ of j the '{ Sacred i Hearts .'April 10 ,
willibe communion Sunday ;f of, the rgen
tlemen's": sodality.* 1 ! and;' Aprili vl7,v 17, for.^the
ladies' . sodality.';?. The'] feast F of the 'jmt- ,
ronage; of ; St? Joseph will | be j celebrated!
\u25a0April;l7. s-.There J wiir.be;a; solemn ;hlgh'
mass 'at; 10:30 > o'clock: andrsolemn^ves-;
'pers; I ?;' sermon and benediction V 'ln_V the'
evening.. * : [\u25a0": ''. \u25a0 -'"'\u25a0 : \u25a0\u25a0-'.•\u25a0- ' *\u25a0"•>:]
>I"Aprilf 23* the i exercises! of.* the Bona
Mors U happy (death); confraternity :will
begin: at\l:3o}p-;m.: -'•],_' ;*.; ,\:
April i r 4'the\feast^ofithei annunciation
•ofitheiblessediyirginJwillfebeJatdayjof
special -devotion^S/The^feast Jis^ trans-;
ferredi.frbmi/March -25 Ito ? April 4 ? be-.
caused Gobd.jFriday •? fell v this* year -on
thefcalendar>date*of : the 'feast..-: ; : '• • ::
YESTERpAy^PaksHlolil^rJat nmd;
maximum- temperature, 60 ; minimum; 50/
FORECAST^WI^pTOQAYPUmettkd
weather; brisk normwest^tnndsi"^^'
STRANGE LAWS OF
DIET LAID DOWN
People -With Sweet Dispositions
Need Have No Fear of
"Onion Breath"
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
CHICAGO,' April i. — If you have a
sweet disposition of positive character
you can eat onions without the least
fear of a tainted breath, because that
vegetable." being negative, is your
dietitic affinity.
By the same token, if you are a
strawberry blonde, or a peachy summer
girl, you would better let strawberries
and peaches alone. If you don't, you
are aft to collide with nature's selective
law. .which makes only opposite? at
tractive.
All this was explained tonight by
George J. Drews, A. D., doctor of ali
mentarianism, in a lecture before the
Vegetarian society at the John Crerar
library.
"People* should eat food that agrees
with .their; character." he. said. "Per
sons of positive character should eat
negative food, and vice versa. Sour
apples do not go well with persons with
that sort of a disposition. In like man
ner," those of. sunny Character should
not eat the sweet fruits. Positive
should , so with negative if you expect
the best results." •
One woman explained to the doctor
after the lecture that apples did not
agree with her. She wanted to know
the reason for this. .
'-"It isn't the apples that you have a
grievance against." he said. "The trou
ble was, : probably, the apples, after
they got into your stomach, found a lot
of cooked. foods there, and there was a
conflict between the apple acids and
the gases from the . cooked . foods/*
DISCOVER RELATIVE
OF APLODONT RODENT
University Unearths Fossil An
cestor of
BERKELEY, April' 1. — The sewell. an
aplodont" rodent which on account of
itsj ".rarity, has baffled; scientists who
have searched in-vain, for other species
of the .family, has "a prehistoric an
cestor, according to the discoveries of
E. vL. '. Furlong of . the faculty. The
sewell'S; antediluvian relations are now
fossils in ..the -Virgin valley in north
western' Nevada. \u25a0_.
.: .They -were discovered by a party of
uni-»ersi ty . paleontologists and zoolo
gists during a recent trip with \u25a0 funds
provided V by . Miss -Anna '• M. Alexander
of jQaklanU.
< Heretofore' no other members of the
family'- had been ..discovered by \u25a0 the
scientists akin to the; tiny rodent which
; lives', on V-. the.. coast; neaxv.the , Pacific
ocean ;in% Calif ofnia, except some fossil
forms found^in: quaternary cavesi!"
i-THiese V are- closely^ .related -tbVthe'jliv
ing-.-specimens'; and -. the discovery^an
nounced j today * of " the, « primitive j- aplo
dont ;in jthe ;tertiary ; formations /of Ne
,vada fixes, the 'relationship of the; heri
: tofore^unlQue : rodent;
PRICE FI\TE CENTS.
BOLD THUGS
HOLD UP
HOME
Enter Dr. Thomas F. Gfcason's
Residence and SubduisMn»
mates at Pistol's Point
MEDICO, WIFE AND SISTER
ARE BOUND BY THIEVES
House Looted, but Physician
Talks Bandits Into Taking
Only Money -
PLUCKY GIRL DEFIES
THUGS FOR PET DOG'S SAKE
MISS ANITA GLEASON. her
brother, Dr. Thomas F. Glea
son, a druggist of Stockton,
and his bride of a week .were cowed
and bound in their rooms by two
thugs, who entered the Gleason resi
dence, 1049 Dolores street, shortly
before 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
secured $100 and escaped without giv
ing a clew as to their identity.
; The bold daylight robbery was
crowded with incidents throughout
the half hour occupied by the pair in
securing their booty, and comedy and
a threat of tragedy united to make
the unusual happening one that went
well only in certain particulars with
the day of foolery. In the ease with
\u25a0which the robbery was carried out and
the businesslike methods employed by
the men there was a strong intima
tion that they are experts at their,
work, and while their demeanor was
cordial enough after their end had
been gained, they showed that they
would not have stopped even at mur
der if resistance had been attempted.
Elements of the Action
A bull pup, wedding silver, 30 cents,
rough badinage, leveled revolvers and
crisp commands were some of the
elements of the action. The three
householders recovered somewhat
from their initial flood of fright when
they found themselves unharmed and
engaged the thieves fn conversation,
and. Miss Anita Gleason, indeed,
threatened them with harm should
they hurt" her pet watchdog, which'
gayly wagged/its tail at their appear
ance.
Another bit of the uncommon in the
occurrence, which in itself sounds like
several pages from a "penny dread
ful," is the fact that the Gleasons '
looted yesterday arc first cousins of
Dr. Edward H. Gleason. the druggist
twice made the victim of the drug store
bandit who terrorized the town recent
ly. ..They are, therefore, cousins of Jack;
Gleason, the fight promoter, also.
Michael Gleason, the father, la col
lector for the San Francisco national
bank, and brothers of the girl held up
and botniil are James Gleason, teller of
the Union trust company; Feather Jo
seph Gleason of Palo Alto: William
Gleason of the transport Sherman and
Robert Gleason. proprietor of the
Theatorium in Haight street. Mar
garet Gleason and Miss Gleason. public •
school teachers here, are her sisters.-
Robbers Abandon Loot
While the robbers first collected all
of value in the biff house, silverware,
curios of every description and all
other articles that they might dispose
of. they abandoned the loot after ar
guing with' Dr. Thomas Gleason con
cerning their ability to sell it*. without
allowing their Identity to become
known, and contented themselves with
taking the $100 in coin. A diamond
ring on Gleason's finger, a diamond
cravat pin and pieces of jewelry on the
two young women were left untouched
also.
It was about 12:45 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, the victims calculate, when
the robbers made their appearance. A
suit from the tailors had just been re
ceived by Miss Gleason. and she had
returned ' to exhibit it to her brother
and newly made sister in law. when the
doorbell rang again. Doctor Gleason
and his wife, married a week ago In
Palo Alto, and ending their honeymoon
by a visit to the family home her.c. be
fore returning to their home at Stock
ton,' remained In the bedroom on. the
second floor of the house, where the
three had been conversing 1 , and Miss
Gleason again went to the door. Gen
erally a chain is kept fastened to the
doors, so that they can not be opened
wide unless it is so desired by the oc
cupants within, but the chain was not
in its place.
Confronted With Pistol.
"Two men stood outside, one with a
pistol pointed right into my face as I
opened the door." Miss Gleason said
yesterday. "lie pushed me aside and
over into the corner of the hall, and the
second man entered rapidly, carrying a
suitcase, and closed the door.
" 'Do not make a sound, or I will kill*
you!' the man said to me, 1 and all I did
was to exclaim hysterically while tlw
two bound my hazels behind me witb, a