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4 BLEASE REBUKED BY 14 GOVERNORS FOR MOB STAND South Carolinan's Fiery Talks Repudiated in Reso lution Upholding Law and Order SOUTHERNER, HISSED, YELLS "GO TO IT ,, Alabama Executive Says Remarks Have Little Meaning niCHMON'D, Va., Dee. 6.—The gover nors' conference toflay repudiated tho re-cent utterance of Governor Blease of South Carolina concerning the lynch ing , of negroes. By a vote of 14 to 4 Jt adopted a resolution declaring afiralnst mob violence and for the Im partial enforcement of the law. The four governors who opposed the resolution declared themselves p.? strongly Indorsing its purport, bv.t voted "no" because they thought they had no right to reprimand a colleague. Governor Blease himself, the target j of the attack, hotly defended his con viction, snapped his fingers in the faces of his colleagues, told them to "go to it," declared he cared not a whit what the conference said, thought, did or did not do, and announced that all the reso lutions they might ever adopt would neither keep him from the governor's chair nor from a seat in the United States senate in 1915 or earlier. Four times within as many hours, he as serted, his life had been threatened because of his utterances, but this ap pealed to him as little as the resolu tion. THREATS ALL ANONYMOUS The four threatening letters Gover nor Blease received were all anony mous. One was mailed in Richmond, another in Washington, the third in Ivouisville and the fourth in Pittsburg. The Washington writer told him he would pay the penalty if he ever came to that city. The Pittsburg writer said: "You will be taken to account on sight for your words." The Richmond and Lnuisville missives were unprintable. Governor Blease taken to task by a dozen governors. Governor Carey of Wyoming denounced him for "claim ing a monopoly for South Carolina of the respect of the white man for women." Governor Had ley of Missouri declared that the floor of the conference hall was not a clearing house for "local and personal controversies." Governor Goldsborough of Maryland declared he stood solidly by the reso lution because it was a matter of right. Governor Dix of New York it would be "most unwise" not to adopt the resolution. ALABAMAN SfORES lILKASE Governor O'Neal of Alabama, in a ringing speech which was drowned time after time by applause, asserted his belief that the entire conference had been belittled by the South Caro linan's remarks and that it was the sworn duty of every executive to up hold the law. To these declarations Governor Blease replied that he had been quoted yesterday as saying: "'To hell with the constitution." and that what he j said yesterday he repeated today, "to i all the good governors here, to all the governors of all the states; to all the people of the United States." Once when his voice was drowned in a storm of hisses he turned to the galleries and to his colleagues and laughed. GALLERIES ARE DEFIED "What care I for your hisses?" he asked. Then, shaking his clenched fist, he ! shouted: "Hiss if you must. Only snakes and ! geese hiss." Governor O'Neal started the storm when he introduced the following reso lution: "This conference of governors does not undertake to control the individual views of its members on any question of law or administration; it declares that this government is based upon the fundamental principle of law and Order; that the constitution of each state imposes on its executive the sacred duty of taking care that the laws shall he equally enforced; that it invites all proper methods for strengthening and simplifying, our methods of civil and criminal pro cedure. "This conference objects to any dis position or utterances by those intrust ed with the execution of the laws in any of the states of this union which tends or could be construed as tending to the encouragement or justification of mob violence or interference with the orderly processes of the law." VIRGINIA RESOLI TIOX INDORSED To this Governor Mann of Virginia objected and offered the following sub stitute which was accepted and adopted: 'Resolved, That it is the sentiment of the governors' conference in session in Richmond, that the whole power of the several states should be used when ever necessary to protect persons accused of crime of every kind against the violence of mobs, and provide for speedy, orderly and impartial trials by courts of competent jurisdiction to the tod that the law for the protection of life and property be duly enforced and respected by the people." CONGRESS TO CONSIDER CALIFORNIA DAIRYMEN Butter Dtatrlbaters Will H«rre a Chance to lie Heard on Oleomar garine BUI Special Dispatch to The Call WASHINGTON, Dec. C.—ln order that the California butter distributors may have a chance to be heard in their own behalf, the hpuee committee on ag riculture today ordered the hearing on the oleomargarine bills continued un til December 1". Congressman Raker appeared before the committee today and suggested postponement to give the California butter people an oppor tunity to have representatives appear before the conrmHtee. Raker said to* night: "California has a strict oleo margarine law and. the California dairymen object to the Lever bill for the reason that it would permit the coloring of oleomargarine and the con sumer would be umibie to know oleo margarine from pure butter. I hope the California dairy interests have tome one come before the house com mittee." RECORD BUBIITEBB YEAR—Stockton, Pec. 6.— The business for the year 1012 has l»eo-n the largeat in the history of the county clerk's office. Kroni December 1 1911. to J. thi» year. 264 probate cases. 568 eirll cases acr" 17.1 divorce ca*e-< wert* bandied by the otOpe, Tint total Tfi.' Mmw Jauo»ry I is f ),(X;5, ol wUicl) SCO were trausfei • naiiv J ' Druids Will Have $ 150,000 Temple All Groves to Gather for Dedication Joseph Lawrence of San Jose, grand arch Druid of California, n>ho n>ill officiate at the laying of the cornerstone of the new temple of the order to be erected in this city; drawing of the proposed structure and Dr. T. B. W. Leland t who will be grand marshal of the day. SCANDAL IN NAVY MAY FOLLOW DINNER PARTY Officer's Wife, Appearing on Ship, Hurls Bottle at Guest, Is Report Continued Freii Vutsr 1 officers laid the blame for the "acci dent" to the fact that there were loose ropes on the ladder. They said several persons had been hurt in a similar manner during the last month. A naval board of inquiry composed of Commander Douglass, U. S. N., from the Glacier; Commander Allen, U. B> N.. from the South Dakota, and Command er Bissett, U. 8. N., of the Vicksburg, met this afternoon on board the gun boat, where the dinner party took place, and conducted their rigid offl | cial investigation. The report of this ! board has been sent to the navy de ! partment and copies furnished to Com- I mandant H. T. Mayo, U. S. N., of Mare j island, and Captain T- Bennett, U. B. N., of the South Dakota, who is in com mand of the Pacific fleet. All the members of the wardroom mess of the Vieksburg , firmly refuse to make public the names of the hosts at the party. These officers are as follows: Lieutenant W. J. Moses, executive officer; Lieutenant (junior grade) R. L. Stover, senior engineer officer; Lieu tenant (junior grade) J. F. Cox, ord- nance officer; Ensign P. H. Marion, first division officer; Ensign M. A. Mitscher, second division officer; Assistant Sur geon I. W. Robbing, medical officer, and Assistant Paymaster if. C. Shirley, pay officer. The most that the wardroom officers, several of whom are prominent in Vallejo and San Francisco society, would say about the dinner was that Mrs. Muller ami Misg Gibbons were in- vited to a dinner party aboard the ship some time ago by some of the officers, to whom the young women and been introduced as "San P'rancisco act- resses." It is said that the invitations were extended at a ball given on the Vicksburg Thanksgiving evening by the officers and men. According to the story of one of the lieutenants, the supposed "actresses" arrived unexpectedly aboard the vessel after the evening mess had been fin ished. Thinking they had come all the w<. from San Francisco, their hosts directed the steward to prepare an other dinner for them. This was con sumed, the officers say, with only a tiny bit of liquor. When it grew late the guests pre pared to depart, and then came the fall down the dangerous gangway. That is as much detail as the Vicksburg's offi cers will divulge. Mrs. Muller, although seriously in jured, is said to be resting easily to night. UNION OIL TO HELP HALT OPIUM TRAFFIC Desiring to aid the federal govern ment in stopping opium smuggling, the Union Oil company yesterday made public a letter addressed to Captain A. Grant, master of the steamer Santa Maria. In this the master and chief engineer were warned they would be held personally responsible for contra band found on the vessels in the future, and if the traffic were not stopped they woud forfeit their posi tions. The order was issued by F. BS. Ferris, port captain for the oil com pany, and followed the recent arrest of a Chinese member of the crew of the Santa Maria for smuggling opium? Federal officials were pleased over the order, as they have been trying to persuade R. P. Schwerin, general man ager of the Pacific Mail Steamship company, to co-operate with the efforts of the authorities in stamping out smuggling. The letter enumerated several arrests that have been made on board Union Oil steamers recently, and stated that the traffic "must cease." XATIVE SONS ELECT OFFICERS At the last regular meeting: of Na tional parlor No. 118, Native Sons of the Golden West, the following , were elected officers for the ensuing term: R, H. O'H'-a, junior past president; 1 , . J. Xeuraan, president; H. T. Ungewitter. K. P. McN'ulty and F. M. Buckley, vice president*; N. M. Ratigan. recording: secretary; I). E. Murdrn, financial secretary; J. E. Klndelon, mar slia!: 11. J. Greavert and W. Ei. Clark, eenti- L J. Falvey, trustee (long term); Drs. J. G. MorriFsey and IT. O. voa der Lleth, ?nr peons, aod t\ S. Woolever. organist. During the evening the parlor was presented a handsome silver trophy, awarded to it for the beet exhibition made by its crack drill corps at the recent entertainment given by the Na tive Sons and Daughters in aid of home less children. FASHION SHOW TO EHD—Tomorrow will be the laist of the fashion »<how of th<* past «t the l/nivert>it.v of California museum at the affiliated colleges. Two lectures will «p given. :: p. in. and 4 p. Hi., on ''Dres* and .\<iornmenr'" of tlie early ages. The ex hibit for next \vfk Will tip s rollf'timi of In dian - r «ii<) otlicr Implement* of thf ia;>r rlag tiiUeb of I'uget sound. THE SAN FEAIS T CISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1912. Cornerstone Is to Be Laid With Much Ceremony Members of the United Order of Druids from all over the state will j gather tomorrow for the laying of j the cornerstone of the new $150,000 ; home of the society in Page street, i between Franklin and (lough streets. j Special ceremonies beginning at 3 o'clock in the aftemoefn will mark*the occasion, and a parade through the streets of groves, circles arid chapters j of Druids from all parts of California I will precede the laying. The new building is expected to be ! one of the finest fraternal buildings in the city, and was designed* by Archi tect E. P. Antonovich. It will contain a large ballroom and banquet hail, a clubroom and seven lodgerooms. This order has been in existence in ! California for more than 50 years, and 1 now has a membership of about 16,000. Both men and women belong to the j order. Its ritualistic work is founded 'on the ancient traditions and teach ; ings of the Druids, who once lived in the British Isles. Dr. T. B. W. Leland will be the grand marshal of the day and will lead the parade, which will march ; down Hayes street to Market, up Mar ket to Page and then up Page street to the hall. A platoon of police will be at the head of the procession. The program will commence with the laying of the cornerstone by the grand officers of the grand grove of Cali fornia. They are: Noble Grand A,rch Druid, Joseph Lawrence of San Jose; deputy grand arch. Dr. T. B. W. Leland; grand marshal, M. H. HenMU*; grand secre tary. C. A. Guglielmoni; grand treasurer, B X. Cadenasso; grand herald, Lincoln A. Pierce; grand inside guard, John L. , Polito. Daniel Giovannini will deliver the opening remarks, and an address by Mayor Rolph, if he is in town, or by Secretary Edward Ralney, in his ab sence, will follow. C. D. Dorn, and Noble Grand Arch Joseph Lawrence ! will also speak. Grand Arch Druidess Carrie Fisher will give an address, and James A. Devoto will deliver an ora tion. E. L. Wagner is president of the hall ■ society which has charge of building i the new home for the order. The grand 1 trustees are: Percy King, Napa; J. Silkwood. Eureka; James Toscano, Lob I Banos; G. Carboni, Los Angeles, and Joseph Pellegrini, San Francisco. I Delegation From San Jose Special Dispatch to The Call RAN JOSE. Dec. 6.—Headed by Joseph I Lawrence, Grand Arch Druid of Cali j fornia. a large delegation of local i Druids and Druidesses will go to San j Francisco Sunday to participate in the parade and the ceremonies attending the laying of the cornerstone of the i new Druids' temple in that city. The ; members of the local lodges of the United Ancient Order of Druids include several of the grand officers, who will take part in the ceremonies. It was ; decided that a special train should not he chartered on this occasion, as most of the San Jose Druids will go up Sat urday. OIL STRUCK AT STRATTON Workmen Tap Plaid While Cleaning HAXFOGD Dec 6 W k in cleaning: out an abandoned artesian well on the W. N. Stratton place near the town of Stratton. twenty miles southwest of here, are reported | EUHEKA, Dec. 6.—AHhouph word wan re to have struck a considerable showing : here .today from CougrPd-'man Baker that of oil. The report was made by a man | |'.f|,, ba lj"j!^ 1 '" *"• ?* tI T* l Ji%£ n t t Z't who rime frr»m thurn * n ,) g ,. m. .. !»'"»• «'ie lor ».»X>,uuO for bar lnnirOTemeui ai ii inero iuud\. me well tue fntrance to Humboldt bay «>wl the other is »yi> teet aeep. for $20,000 for dredgiug bay channels, more or _ > i less confusion has arisen here in the njimls of ahlppln? men n* to tbe oeceesity for the bar apru-oprlatioo bill. It was generally understood that the bar work now in progreaa is being done ondtr a contlnolnjr appropriation, and that, aside from receiving recommendations from the engineers as to the amount necessary for tbe fiscal year and setting aside this anioant from the sundry civil nerTice fund, uo action by con gTese was necessary. It is contended by mem bera of the Chamber of Commerce tbat Baker's action is euperfluous. _ Arrirale today were the steamers Phoenix. No.vo. licspatiii and Aberdeen. NtPensers Alliance, \H"hlttier. Rafalll. Bowdoln am! Murphr, laht two for San Pedro, depart^! Ba*aa r in Redwood City Special Dispatch to The Call RKDWOOD CITY, Dec. 6.—St. Peter's church will benefit by the annual ba zaar which opened today in Odd Fel lows' hall under direction of the Ladies of St. Mary's society. In charge of the ! affair are Mrs. J. E. Harris, Mrs. E. P. Helse. Mrs .lames Robinson, Mrs John A. Britton, Mrs. George C. Holberton, j Mrs. Douglas Watson, Mrs. David Crab ! tree and Mrs. F. W. Henshuw. GREEK FORGE CONTINUES WAR ON LAND AND SEA Army Campaigns Hard and Navy Harasses Dar danelles Continued From Page 1 are occupied in preparing , a joint draft of the demands to be made upon Tur key, and, it is understood, exchanging communications with a view to arriv ing at an agreement defining their own mutual obligations. Tlie formal acceptance of all the powers to send delegates to the ambas sadorial conference to be held in Lon don have not yet been received, but there is no reason to suppose there will be any delay in the assembling of the conference. The position of Greece in refusing to sign the armistice rerAa-ins unchanged. The Greeks are saM to be continuing their campaign on the island of Chios and at Janina, and their ships are closely searching foreign steamers found between the Dardanelles and Smyrna. It is reported from Vienna that Hervia has set up $f»versl bat teTies on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Hungarian town of Oγ zova. A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Sofia says that if Saloniki is in ternationalized Bulgaria will devote all its financial energy to the establish ment of a great town and seapprt in Orfano, southeast of Serres, and the building of a railway straight down the Struma valley to the sea, placing Sofia in direct and easy communication with the Mediterranean. TURKEY AGREES WITH BULGARIA If this railway should be built, the correspondent adds, Saloniki would lose much of its importance. A dispatch to the same newspaper from Vienna de clares that Bulgaria and Turkey al ready have agreed in princ>ple on peace and are all ready for an alliance. Both countries, the correspondent adds, are so well acquainted with each other's intentions that they could draft and sign a satisfactory peace treaty within 48 hours. The correspondent concludes by de claring that peace in the Balkans prob ably will leave Adrianople and Saloniki internationalized. Telegraphing from Constantinople, the correspondent of the Daily Express asserts that Vienna has been chosen as the scene for peace negotiations be tween Turkey and Greece. He says the Turkish ambassador in Vienna has re ceived full powers to negotiate with the Greeks and that he will be assisted by Ozman Nishmi Pasha, the Turkish am bassador to Germany. SOLDIERS , HOME IS TO BE CONDUCTED BETTER LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6. —Immediate steps will be taken to bring ' about better conditions at the Soldiers' home at Sawtell, according to members of the senatorial investigating committee, which completed its investigation to day. Although no statement was made as to probable recommendations concern ing the general conduct of the soldiers' homes throughout the country, mem bers of the committee said that they would seek immediate action in Wash ington to remedy certain conditions, particularly the unheated barracks and poor mess. Senators Jones and Chamberlain die cussed freely the evidence taken during the hearings, and both declared that it was a good thing the investigation had been brought about, as the de clining days of the old soldiers should be made as comfortable as possible. Senators Jones, Chamberlain and Catron, comprising the committee, left late tonight for San Diego, where they will be guests of the exposition com mittee tomorrow, after which they will return east to take further evidence concerning the conduct of soldiers' homes. LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE ARRIVED Friday. December 6. 9:40 p. m.. stmr Caseo, Jacobeon, 48 hotire from Sau Pedro; ballast to Swayne & Hoyt, inc. 7:30 p. m., strnr Asuncion. BriUtrett. 3 days from Seattle; ballast to Standard Oil company (up rfwr direct). HOMEKTIO PORT FORT BRAGG—Sailed Dec. 6—Stmr Bruns wick, for Sau Frauelsco. CONVENTION OF G.O.P. URGED TO REVAMP PARTY Leaders in Washington Dis cuss Drastic Plan to Halt Desertions to Bull Moose Special Dispatch to The Cell WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Under the surface, among the republican leaders In congress, momentous plans for the reorganization of the republican party are beins discussed. Nothing less Is proposed than the calling in the near future of a republican national con vention with the object of working out In a harmonious way projects for the advancement and rehabilitation of the party. Senator Cummins of lowa has advised Ihie step. He is taking the position that the situation is not one that can be met by any ordinary means, but requires radical and extraordinary measures. He proposes that the national com mittee call a national convention; that the convention take the highly im portant step of changing the basis of representation in future conventions; that it shall depart from the plan 6f permitting each state have twice as many delegates as It has seats In the house .and senate, and that In the fu ture the basis of representation of « state in national conventions shall be the number of republican votes cast at the preceding general election. This, of course, would destroy the power of the south In republican con ventions. Not the national committee, but a convention, must take euch action. Having done this, Senator Cummins believes, the national committee'should make it plain to the country that here after delegates chosen under state primary laws will be entitled to seats in the republican national convention. In other words, the rules would be made to fit the primary lav/s of the states, and the doctrine that the rules of the committee are supreme to the primary laws of a state would be abolished. Once the rules are changed so there will be a fair field. Senator Cummins declares, republicans can thrash out their differences within the party and the best man will win. No situation will arise in which there will be op portunity for such crimination and re crimination as arose from the national republican convention last summer. Governor Hadley of Missouri arrived today from the conference of gover nors in Richmond. He and Senator Cummins have talked over republican reorganization before and are under stood to be clesely in accord. Governor Hadley talked with several leaders and will urge active and early steps to re organize. Many of the leaders admit that something of a radical sort must be done, otherwise men will begin to go over irrevocably to the progressive party. Many of them frankly gay it Is not possible to reorganize through dinners and banquets, through the old guard leaders taking a club to the progressive republican* or through the progressive republicans lambasting the old guard republicans for the results of the' recent campaign. COMMISSION ORDERS GLAVIS , SALARY PAID President Pardee Announces That There Is Nothing: in the Charges Brought Against Secretary SACRAMENTO, Dec. 6.—Following the appearance this morning of Dr. George C. Pardee and J. P. Baumgart ner, members of the California Conser vation commission, the State Board of Control announced that it would order the payment of the salary of Louis R. Glavis, secretary of the commission, for the months of August, September, October and November, which had been held up pending an in vestigation as to whether Glavis had been working in the interest of big lumber concerns while in Washington as a representative of the commission. Dr. Pardee, who is president of the California conservation commission, said when seen after the conference that the commission had satisfied itself there is nothing in the charges brought against Glavis, and that there fore Glavis would continue with the commission and there would be no fur ther investigation unless more sound charges were brought. BIG BLOCK BRINGS DEATH Timber Slides Down Mountain Side and Crashes Into Power House Special Dispatch to The Call CHICO, Dec. 6.—As he was prepar ing to leave his post at change of shift in the power house of the Steifer Min ing company, on the west branch of the Feather river at MagaMa last even ing, W. L. Shackelford, operator at the power house, wag killed instantly by a huge piece of timber that came crashing down the mountain side and broke through the roof of the power house, knocking Shackelford to the floor and missing the relief man by only two feet. A hole three feet in circumference was knocked in the building. The timber was a hewn block two by four feet and was loos ened from high up on the mountain, gathering speed as it came down, until when it struck the building it had the velocity of a bullet. LOCAL PULPIT DECLINED Doctor Oeborne of Chlco Refused to Come to San Frand*co Special Dispatch to The Call CHICO, Dec. 6.—Dr. E. A. Osborn, ! who three was waited upon by a San Francisco busi ness men and Episcopalians and ten dered a call to an Episcopal church in San Francisco, today formally notified the committee that he would not ac cept the pastorate. He is rector in charge of the local Episcopal church and says he is satis fied with conditions and his congrega tion and will not consider further a change. It is understood that dissatisfaction is felt in the San Francisoq church, and It was hoped by the committee that Doctor Osborne, who is one of the best known clergymen on the coast, would accept. His local congregation says he can have the Chico pastorate as long as he wants it. COAL, PAMIXE m CANADA SASKATOON, Sask., Dec. 6.—A se rious coal famine is existing in this province, according to reports coming from Keeler, Brownlee, Caron and other points. Farmers throughout this part of Canada are worried. WOMEN FOHM MEW CUJB-A mallei for the formation of a n«>w club, to be the »ucceseor of the Votes for Women club of San Fraociwo was held last nijcht at the Argonaut hotel Tbe organlmers believe there ie demand for a clnb for bn«!ne*H and professional women, and itß purpose-* will Ik? to study civic »ffs)r» and cn-o|x»ratp with other women's dube in the attainment of reforms. Chance for Horse Fancier He Needn't Offer a Kingdom "There Iβ a nice white horse of unusual Intelligence, and unusu ally thin, In our stables, that we would gladly bestow on some worthy person,' , said I. C. Foster, assistant secretary of the San Francisco Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals, yesterday. "We acquired him through mis chnnce, and, by reason t>f the fact that the collection agency, con trary to the traditions of the profession, allowed the animal to escape its notice when attach ment!* were placed on the prop erty of one "Tony** Upp, a -wine dealer wke lived at 78 Chenery street, before be departed for parts unknown, leaving his charger and his effects to his creditors. "Lipp evidently had been beep ing 'Xero , —that's ts«e steed's name, en a fat reducing diet. We had to take care of him, even though he has eaten about a car load of $20 hay in a week, and in other ways proved his title as the original "white elephant. , '•Lipp left his debts and the horse in charge of his wife, who later followed her huehand into obscurity. When the deputy uSieriflf and the collection agency's man arrived on the scene X'ero was endeavoring to f>ll his hide with splinters nibbled from his manger. We were notified with, the foregoins result." COURT CLAIMS RIGHT TO REVERSE ITSELF Federal Judge Ties String to Ruling Eliminating Testimony CINCINNATI, Dec. 6.—Considerable headway was made today in the trial of President Patterson and 29 other officials or former officials of 'the Na tional Cash Register company, charged with having violated the criminal sec tion of the Sherman anti-trust act. Three witnesses were on the stand today testifying for the government. Joseph E. Warren of Boston, in con cluding his cross examination and re direct examination, stated that when the prohibition wave swept over Ohio several years ago a large number of cash registers were put on the market and a number of second hand stores started. Shortly afterward the Na tional company started stores In the various cities in the state to sell second hand machines. John S. Inman of Woodslde, Mont., told of buying an American cash reg ister and of the efforts of the National people to make him change. He said he dismissed the National salesmen finally by telling them they were "knockers" and saying, "I would not buy a machine from a knocker if I could get it for 10 cents." John R. Walters of Los Angeles, a former National salesman, but now em ployed by the American Cash Register company, testified that a school for National salesmen was conducted in Los Angeles and that demonstrations as to the way to show the superiority of National machines were made, as well as demonstrations of how to "knock" Hallwood machines. Judge Hollister made a ruling that testimony concerning acts committed by the defendants prior to three years before the finding of the indictment would not be allowed, although the court reserved the right to reverse it self at its discretion as to what testi mony of this kind should be admitted. FALSE IMPRISONMENT INDICTMENT CHARGE Private Detective Agent and Accom- plice Are Aecneed in Lloyd Bribery Case LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6.—lndictments were returned by the county grand Jury today against Harry Raymond and John Arlington in connection with the alleged false imprisonment of Fred W. Lloyd, a former policeman and import ant witness in the Guy E<ldie case. Raymond is the owner of a private detective agency and Arlington is an intimate of Cecil Nicholson, the man who was said to have given the alleged bribe money to Lloyd at the behest of George Baker Anderson, then secretary to Mayor Alexander. Raymond was said to have planned the trapping of Lloyd. Bench warrants were Immediately is sued for the arrest of the two men and bail was fixed at $2,000 for each. Ar lington was arrested at 5 o'clock and lodged in the county jail. It was announced that the grand jury would resume its investigation of the Lloyd case next Monday. Thus far the authorities have been unable to as certain the identity of the person who provided the funds for the alleged "frameup" against Lloyd. STEAMSHIP LINE GROWS Nippon Ymen Kalshn Will Reorganize Hh Pacific Fleet SEATTLE, Dec. 6.—Plane for com plete reorganization of the fleets of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha were announced today by officers of the liner Yokohama Maru upon her arrival from the orient. The vessels now engaged in the trans pacific service, the Inaba Maru, Sado Maru, Yokohama Maru and Awa Maru, will be transferred to the Pacific island service, and five 9,000 ton steamships now used in the European trade will be operated on the Seattle-Yokohama run. Two 10,000 ton liners for the European service are under construc tion and work will soon be begun on three more 13,000 ton vessels. Plans are also being made to operate a line of steamships between Japan and At lantic coast ports via the Panama ca nal, calls to be made at Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston. Two representatives of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha are now in the east arranging for docking facilities at New York and Boston. » SPOKANE HUSBAND FREED Hotel Clerk It*leaned Vk'Ji«M» Authorities Are Sere Wife Died .Naturally SPOKANE, Dec. <.— W, E. Hazen, a hotel clerk who was arrested today pending investigation into the death of his wife early this morningr, was re leased tonight, the authorities having: been convinced that Mrs. Hazen died from natural causes. NEW BRITISH SEA LORD IS NAMED LONDON, Dec! 6.—Prince Louis of Battenberg has been appointed first sea lord of the admiralty to succeed Admiral Sir Francis C. B. Bridgeman resigned. Rear Admiral John R. Jelli coe, commander of the Atlantic fleet, has been appointed second sea lord, succeeding Prince Louis. MINNESOTA FOLK IN STATE SOCIETY Former Residents Organize to Select Fair Site Next Week Governor Urged to Accom pany Commission; Expo • tion Stamps Jan. 1 The Minnesota Society of California was organized yesterday In the expo sition building , . with the following , members: John H. Robertson, chairman; Dr. Albert Schneider, secretary; W. A. Chowcn, TV", A. Gates*. Dr. W. M. Bill ings. Dr. Joseph A. Parker, W. S. Gray. Mrs. A. Humphreys. Mrs. "Wyman Law rence, Edward Kerker. Mrs. Jessie C. Knox and O. G. Traphagen. A telegram was sent to Governor A. O. Eberhart of Minnesota asking him to accompany Commissioners George H. Sullivan and Cal P. Stone, who will ar rive in this city next week to select the exposition site for the Minnesota state building , . Dr. W. M. ■Rminprs. W. W. McNair ar.<l Mrs. Jessie C. Knox were appointed by the society to tnke charge of the en tertainment of the commissioners from their former home state. At a meeting next Tuesday plans for the of the visitors will be completed and every former resi dert of Minnesota is asked to attend. Postmaster Fisk has ordered $350,000 worth of exposition stamps in denomi nations of 1 cent. 2 cents, 5 cents and 10 cents. These stamps, of beautiful design, will arrive before January 1. when they will be put on sale in the main postofflce and substations. The Indications are that there ■will be a great demand for the new stampe. which will do much to advertise the Panama-Pacific exposition throughout the world. Members of the architectural commis sion started yesterday" for a two days' motoring trip around the peninsula and into the neighboring bay counties. In the party were Willis Polk. Julea Guerin, Louis Christian Mullgardt, Rob ert D. Farquhar, Karl Bitter. A. Stirline Calder, G. Albert Landsburg, Clarence R. Ward, Edward Bennett and Achilla Duchesne. Lunch was taken at the club, while the night was spent at directors' cottage of the water company of Half Bay. The party today will visit Stanford university, the Fam ily club's farm, Portola and Mrs. Phoebe Hearst's country home at P'.eas anton, finishing the day with a stop at Colonel Kirkpatrick's farm and return ing to San Francisco tonight. The exposition commission ha? re celveil word from a large railway pany that they were boosting the fair through six stereoptlcon lecturers, and the commission was asked for more slides. In a letter addressed to President C. C. Moore from Florida assurance was given that an effort would be made to get an appropriation from the state legislature to provide for a suitable t x hibit for the exposition. The Western Pacific railroad, through its vice president, Charles 11. Schlaks, yesterday subscribed $25,000 to fl position, with a promise that more, will br donated if conditions warrant. Karl chief of the department of sculpture of the Panama-Pacific ex position, predicts that the statuary of the exposition will surpass that of any of the previous world's , fairs, b> ample means, more time than ever be fore and better talent are at hand. "We have started work on some of the more important groups," he said yesterday, "and v. - c expect to he In shape early ntxt spring to open our shop on the exposition grounds, where the physical work of these colossal subjects will be treated." Bitter is one of the most well known sculptors Jr. the world. He was edu cated in Vienna and developed his talent in this country. He MM: "The opportunities for a real artis tic success at this exposition si all previous oncnsionv. We have 'a' 1 out a comprehensive scheme which shall symbolize, as a whole and in all it 3 details, the great celebration of tho opening of the Panama ciinal. •'On entering the exposition groun 1-* the visitor will see in the distance <>i\ the water front the great column sym bolizing the further progress whirlt the American people will make in tho coming years. "We expect to engage the best men and women in the country Jo execute thpse ideas, eminent sculptors like A. Weinman, A. Stirling Calder and m?nv of your local men. Haig, Patigian, Douglas Tilden, Putnam, Walters and others. Among the women we strong ly count on for support will be Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, who is devot ing her time to this art and will ex ecute one of tho fountains in the great veetibule- of the main tower in t! c grand court of honor. Mrs. Brys«>n Burroughs, another noted artist, will do the companion piece to Mr*. Whit ney's group." FEDERAL GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENTS White Slavery, Carrying Opium, Steal ing From Mails and Counterfeit. Ing Among Charges The federal grand Jury yesterday re turned the following Indictments: Mrs. Joung Lee of San Jose, for having opium in her possession; Homer W. Kaigler, for bringing Annie Ziance here from Shanghai in violation of the white slave act; Prank Buchard, for counterfeiting; "Walter T. Brandon, a negro mai'.carrier, for stealing from the mails, and Morris Bart, for bring ing Anna Bart, his wife, here from New York for debauchery and in vio lation of the white slave act. OIL COMPANY MANAGER RESIGNS William S. Porter, who has been vice president and general manager of the Associated Oil company and a member of the executive committee since the corporation came into existence a dozen years ago, tendered his resignation yes terday to President William Sproule, to take effect immediately. CAUSES SICKNESS Good Health Impoantble With a Dis ordered Stomach. 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