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PART TWO VOLUME CXIIL—NO. 54. CURE FOR CANCER IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND Prof. Thomas Powers of St. Ignatius College Discov ers Specific for the Dread Disease FORMER THEORIES OF GROWTH UPSET Experimenter Expects Soon to Give Public Result of His Researches -"\l>thods of curing cancer vrill have to be changed materially if the discov ery of Prof. Thomas Powers of St. Ignatius college is put into effect. Professor Powers has been working for months on a powerful specific that he believes will cure this disease to which flesh has been heir for centuries. Tn his experiments at St. Ignatius laboratory he has been assisted by Rev. Felix A. Rossetti, S. J., who has taken an intense interest in the professor's work and given him the benefit of his large experience in scientific and med ical research. Professor Powers is not ready to give to the public the formula of his medi t inc. Sufficient to say that he has made successful applications of the remedy and that physicians have been convinced that it is one of the wonders of latter day mediqal discoveries. It is to upset many of the theories of c»nc«roua growth. W< »'k in and week out in the labora tory of St. Ignatius college Professor Pow«re bftfl worked in the interest of mankind. Hie lias been a study de eolety to the benefaction of the mcc without any hope of re ward beyond the thorough satisfaction • M knowing- that he lias accomplished a Of Jl> Kill. > s Eloeeettl has interested him self in Professor Powers' investiga tions, ;;n(i other priests of the college 'nave lent their assistance in solving tie mystery of how to conquer the cancer germ. After several tests of the cure that soon will be made known the staff of ■>ilege department of surgery came to the conclusion that one of the most wonderful discoveries of the age had come to light. The treatment is said to be more effective, less injurious and more solidly based in medical fact than famo'.r; cures that have worked suc cessfully in Germany and been intro- J ■ ed to a limited extent in the United i-tes. GOLD BURDENS MINERS ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY Italian* Leaving Country Carry- Waist Belts and Trunk* Loaded With Yellow Dust (Special Dispatch to The Call) NKW YORK, Jan. 22.—Four miners •with sombreros, flashing eyes under heavy brows, curling thick mustaches, bandanas around their necks, short blanket coats, corduroy trousers and high lace boots were arrested at the Pennsylvania terminal today Just as though they had been so many runaway boys who had been reading dime novels. All of them were more than 40 and about their waists they had leather belt pouches •which contained $50,000 worth of gold dust and nuggets and small in gots. The arrest of the quartet—Romanne Molden, Eugene Bertoilate, Giovanni Paizani and Giovanni Gader—had been asked by Sheriff Schraeder of Leadville, who said they were under indictment there for robbing the owners who had employed them during the last 20 years. There was no warrent for the opening tot their trunks, but the detectives esti mated that they must contain at least 1100,000 more In gold. The miners had bought tickets to re turn to Italy on a steamer today. I I California I I Housekeepers i f WILL FIND AN INTEREST- j 1 ING PAGE DEVOTED EX % CLUSIVELY TO THEM IN | 1 THE CALL I I Sunday, January 26 J fCash prizes will be awarded each l£ month, and it will pay the ladies to <| I LOOK FOR IT I LABORATORY GIVES REMEDY Mysterious Malady Is Conquered Rev. F. Rosetti, S. J. (at right) and Prof. Thomas Powers, experimenting in the laboratory of the University of St. Ignatius. They believe that they have discovered a cure for cancer. HUSBAND CAVE MAN; ALSO PHOTOGRAPHER, CHARGES SUING WIFE Spouse, Own Attorney, In troduces Postcards Show ing Wife Decollette (By Federal Wlreleae) LOS AXGEL.ES, Jan. 22. —"He wasn't civilized. Steam heat was not for him. He wanted to live in a tent. Twice he came home and blacked my eyes. When I'd come home late he would choke me till I screamed, and then, when # the neighbors came, he'd choke me harder and make me tell them everything was all right." These were some of the accusations made by Mrs. Lillian Trader, who, charging cruelty, is suing her husband, Herbert, for divorce in Judge Monroe's court. The husband had no attorney to defend him and took the cross ex amination of his wife Into his own hands. He shot one question after another at her concerning her relations with other men. She denied them all. A series of 100 postcards showing Mrs. Trader clad as briefly as the nymphs of old was introduced by the husband in evidence. "He took them himself!" shouted Mrs. Trader, rising In the witness stand, "and he told me at the time if I ever sued him for divorce that he would use these pictures against me." The case has been taken under ad visement. Charity Ball —Under the auspices of the Ladies' Endeavor society, an auxil iary of the Temple Beth Israel, a char ity ball will be given on Sunday even ing in Golden Gate Commandery hall. Rabbi M. S. Levy, pastor of the temple, has assisted in every way in further ing the plans. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1913. JUNKMAN MUST APPEAR BEFORE JUDGE SHORTALL J. W. Smith, Charged With Buying Metal Stolen From The Call, Arrested on Judge's Order J. W. Smith of 739 Folsom street es caped through a technicality a com plaint charging him with receiving stolen goods at his trial before Judge Shortall yesterday morning, but was rearrested on order of the court by Sergeant Phil Fraher and later released on $500 ball to reappear tomorrow morning to answer to the specific charge of stealing "pigs" of metal from The Call composing room. Detectives Frederick Lemon and N. J. Norris trailed two boys and found that John Altman, a youth 17 years of age, had taken metal from The Call and sold it to Smith. The Smith store was searched and the metal recovered, but in making out the complaint it was charged that another concern was the loser of the stuff. Smith got off on the first complaint, but the court ordered him into custody on a revised complaint and held him to answer. Judge Khortall said that the com plaint was a serious one and that it was his opinion that Smith had been used as a "fence"' by the boys, who had been hiding stolen metal in a vacant lot and who awaited opportunity to dispose of it to the accused. He will be given a hearing this morning at 10 o'clock. DOCTOR EVADES ARREST; WIFE IN DIVORCE COURT Mm. Alice Kellar Fox Tells Judge Mogan Sacramento riirnlHan Treated Her Cruelly While Dr. Jacob Moore Fox of Sacra mento remained away yesterday from the reach of a warrant "for his arrest on a charge of having: obtained money under false pretenses, Mrs. Alire Kellar Fox testified before Judge Mogan In her suit for divorce from the physician. Mrs. Fqx charged her husband with a series of petty persecutions. She said that when she -was eatlnjf ice cream with friends he ordered her to go home: that he compelled her to lock herself in thß bathroom of their home for safety and accused her of using his daily supply of milk to feed the cat. Mrs. Margaret Kellar. mother of Mrs. Fox. corroborated the testimony of her daughter. The hearing will be continued next Tuesday morning. The following complaints were filed: Faueo against Nicola Vlcari. failure to pro tMp; Viol* against Samuel Hull, conviction of a felony; Elizabeth against Patrick J. Campbell, cruelty: Pearl agßinnt XVUiiam 3. Felghnpr, cruelty; Sarah again*t Nathan LapiAea.. failure to provide; ISraily W. against L. D. Schaffer, faflure to provide; Eilwn <;. age (net Homer Wood, cruelty; Anna against CrPnrge Holdorf, crueltY; Mary M. against Frank K. L.ane, CtuaMj. SOUTHERN CLUB ELECTION At a meeting of the members of the Southern club at the clubhouse, 843 California street, last night, the follow ing officers were elected to office for the ensuing year: President. Chief Jus tice William H. Beatty of the supreme court; vice president, R. E. Queen; treasurer, James Osborne; secretary, James E. Colston; directors —William H. Beatty, Harry Creswell, Judge Mil ton J. Green, William H. Drennan, Dr. H. C. McClenahan, Dr. D. A. Hodghead. J. C. Vinson, James S. Osborne and R. E. Green. CAPTAIN JAMES JK Mncl.KOD DEAD News reached this city yesterday of the death at sea November 18, 1912, of Captain James Neil MacLeod, master of the barkentine Amaron, while bound from Puget sound for Iquique, Chile. The body was buried at sea the follow ing day. Captain MacLeod Is survived by his widow, Marian MacLeod. He was the father of Orwell Preston Mac- Leod and brother of Charles T. and Albert MacLeod and Mr?. Belle Acorn. He was a native of Prince Edward island, Canada, and 49 years old. GIRLS MUST DISPLAY ANKLES AS THEY DEPART FROM HOSIERY MILLS Ten Pairs of Stockings Dis covered on One Employe; Hence Inspection Order (Special Dispatch to The Call) RIVERSIDE, N. J., Jan. 22.—The 1,500 women and girls—some of them as dainty as New Jersey knows how to grow them—employed at the Taubel hosiery mills here, one of the largest concerns in the world, will henceforth have to pass under the inspection of an expert on ankles and "Trilbys." The owners if the mill are not engaged in the search for a modern Venus. They are merely seeking to save themselves from heavy financial losses. Expensive hosiery, aggregating more than $20,000 in value, has disappeared from time to time, so the owners of the mills have called in the services of a New York detective. A few days ago the detective noticed that many of the pretty mill hands had particularly large feet. In court today he testified that the women, when they went to work in the morning, wore shoes that seemed several times too large, while, when they left the mills at night, the boots seemed to fit snugly. "What's that got to do with the theft?" asked the Justice. "Why." replied the sleuth. " they watch their chance when the foreman isn't looking, pinch several pairs of stock ings, and, before they leave for home, put on as many pairs as the shoes will Mary Szabelick had 10 pairs of stock ings on when she was arrested as she left the mills at "quitting time." She had been shipping away the stolen hosiery by the trunkload, the detective alleges. Evidence was obtained against other suspects, and all are held for trial. The justice advised the appointment of ankle inspectors. MRS. GORDON TO RESCUE OF VOTELESS WOMEN Native Daughter to See Whether She's Allen Because Wife of Knellmhnmn Mrs. Mackenzie Gordon, wife of the sinprr, is coming to the rescue of women who can not vote because they are married to foreigners , . J?y the con gressional act of March 2, 1907, a woman, be she American born or not, takes the nationality of her husband. Milton T. U'Ren. attorney for Mrs. Gor don, is going to test in the courts the constitutionality of the act. The first step leading to the suit, which •will be of utmost interest to all American women who are wives of for eigners, was taken by Mrs. Gordon yesterday. She applied for registration to Registrar Zemansky, who dented her application on the grounds that she was not a citizen. Mackenzie Gordon, to whom she was married In 1909. is an Englishman. Consequently, by the act of 1907, Mrs. Gordon is also English, although she was born in Redwood City. Cal., and has always been a loyal citizen of the United States. The particular reason why Mrs Gor don has arranged to test the act at this time is that Congressman William Kent has a bill in congress which would amend the act of 1907. MRS. LOVE'S LOVE FOR MR. LOVE FADES AGAIN Stripped of previous charges of at tempted murder, the complaint of Mrs. Victoria A. L. Rice Love for divorce from Francis Love was again filed in the superior court yesterday, after a lapse of more than three and a half years since their reconciliation. Property adjustment forms the basis of the present suit. Mrs. Love alleges that her husband struck her when she refused to sign a deed transferring to him the house and lot on Army street, said to be worth $10,000. She alleges that he broke her collarbone after threatening to smash every bone in her body. The Loves married at Santa Cruz March 9, 1908, Mrs. Love, then Mrs. Rice, owning the Army street property. They met through the marriage bureau of Mrs. Wolters at 1752 Geary street. Mrs. Pace, was listed as a widow "worth $10,000.'* . - - - - .. . EMINENT DIVINE BRANDS WELLER UNFIT AS JUDGE Rev. Dr. Aked Aligns Him self With Recallers at a Mass Meeting in His Church HIGH TRIBUTE PAID TO WOMEN IN FIGHT Men of City Earnestly Are Urged to Co-operate in Moral Crusade Rev. Dr. Charles F. Aked, pastor of the First Congregational church, pub- ; licly aligned himself last night with the leaders of the recall movement Instituted against Police Judge Charles ; L. Weller. In an before a ; fashionable audience that filled the j church to overflowing. Doctor Aked declared that Judge Weller was not sufficiently grounded in the precepts of twentieth century morals to hold his position on the bench. A storm of applause swept over the church as the clergyman commended the recall agitation. "I do not believe that Judge Weller is corrupt or that his methods are dis honest —nor do I accuse him of having committed a crime when he reduced bail In the infamous case the after math of which threatens his seat among the judiciary of this city. But I most earnestly declare that he has failed to appreciate the demands of the present day law for the punishment of crimes against womanhood," said Doc tor Aked. MANY CASES ARE CITED Here the pastor recited a long list of assault cases In which Judge Weller had reduced ball* with the result that the guilty persona had fled jurisdiction. Resuming, Doctor Aked said: I find that it is one of Judge "Weller's characteristics to reduce, or fix inadequate bail, in assault cases. Such sums as $100 or $500 in felonious assault cases are con temptible, and it shows that he has little realization of the horror of such crimes. He has in no way helped the reform movement, but he has made the work of reform ers harder. I hope that the men of this city will aid the women to get the necessary signatures , to make the recall of Judge Weller a proba bility! I do not cay this in any spirit of antagonism, but because I sincerely believe that this magis trate does not adequately appre ciate the moral tendencies or the day. The women of this city will make sure that no more fllth5 r criminals escape the consequences of their loathsome deeds. The re moval of Judge Weller will have a wholesome effect in police court circles. LAUDS EARJTEST WOMEN Doctor Aked touched on the scene in St. Paul's church last Tuesday aft ernoon, when Judge Weller pleaded his cause be-fore a mass meeting of women. "That was on« of the most dramatic Incidents I have ever witnessed," said he. "I believe it in the first time in the history of the world that a magis trate has come down from the bench to plead his case before an aggrega tion of women —an enfranchised and enraged body of women intent on cleaning up the immoral slough of a great and evil city." The clergyman prefaced his remarks on the Weller recall movement with a short review of the white slavery ques tion. He said that girls were being coerced into lives of shame, where for merly they volunteered themselves. Several hundred men and women signed the recall petitions as they en tered the church. Leaders of the Wom en's Recall league were on hand with a table, which had been set in the vesti bule, and a big bundle of petitions. THOUSANDS SIGN 1 RECALL PETITION A steady stream of men and women, ranging in age from 21 to 75 years, poured into the headquarters of the Women's Recall league, 1018 Phelan building,- yesterday and signed their names to the petition for the recall of Judge Charles I* Weller. At 6 o'clock last evening nearly 4.000 names had been totaled, slightly more than half enough to make the recall election possible. Mrs. Alice M. Best, president of the organization, said that at least 15,000 names would be secured to guard against unqualified voters. A meeting of the Women's Political league was held In the afternoon, when several dozen members announced themselves as volunteers for the dis tribution of petitions. Among them were Mrs. Mary Vaughan. Mrs. Dorothy Johns, Mrs. Mary Harzer, Mrs. M. K. Hall. Mrs. Frances Gibson and Mrs. OHva Kingsland. WIU AID RKCAI,Ii LEAGUE The league announced its Intention of aiding In every possible way the Women's Recall league. Miss Mary Fairbrother, the president of the Women's Political league, will draw up a concise form of charges against Judge Weller, which will be printed. One hundred thousand of these leaflets will be distributed throughout San Francisco, particularly in the homes of voters. "We will put fear into the hearts of members of the Judiciary who can be recalled," vehemently declared Mrs. Dorothy Johns in a speech on the Weller recall movement before the members of the league. "The whole police system, of San Francisco, from the lowest officer to the chief of police himself, is hand in glove with the redllght districts for the ruination of our boys and girls." said Mrs. Johns, who took occasion to lash the members of the organization for what she termed their "lukewarm ness" in the matter of the recall cam paign. This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock a big mass meeting will be held in the as* sembly room of the Phelan building. Among the speakers will be Mrs. Helen W. Hall, Miss Isabel Munson. Miss Mary Fairbrother, Mrs. Alice M. Best and others Interested in the movement. The talks will be brief, but to the point. LEAGUE OF JUSTICE REPUDIATED The officers of the Women's , Recall league announce with emphasis that they do not wish under any circum stances to be mixed up with the EGG NEARLY FOOT IN CIRCUMFERENCE Exact Measurements Are \§Vi and Bj/> inches, Weight TJ/? Ounces; Another Inside (Special Dispatch to The Call* WixsTED, Conn., Jan. 22. —A hen of which Mrs. Floyd E. Snyder of Bakers ville is the possessor, laid an yes terday which measured 10% inches one way and inches the other and weighed 7s£ ounces. Inside the won drous egg was another egg of ordinary size. Mrs. Snyder forsook city life a few years ago to become a rancher. POLICE EXPECT LEADER OF GANG TO CONFESS Paequale Ooniiug Front Los Angrrles Today In Charge of Officers; Other Bunko Men Admit Guilt With the arrival today of Raphael Pasquale in the custody of Los An geles officers, the local police expect Pasquale will make a complete confes sion of his part in the crooked deal ings with the organized bunko gang , . Michael Gallo and 1,. Rovego, alias "Chita," have confessed and given the story of the inner workings of the Italian confidence men who have fleeced their countrymen in California out of more than $300,000 in the last five years. Pasqua!e, the police say, bunkoed a number of bootblacks out of large sums. Advices were received yester day that he will tell all he knows. Gallo pleaded guilty Saturday and ■will ask for probation, when his case is called before Judge Dunne. It is understood that the authorities will not oppose the parole. Frank Dv Bois. alias Denegri, now under arrest in Chicago and wanted here for several bunko tricks, is mak ing a hard fight against extradition. Detective La Place is in Chicago and iias sent word that he believed he would start with Dv Bois before the end of the week. It was said at police headquarters that Dv Bois and Rinaldo de Pietro. the leaders, were in Police Judge Sullivan's court on February 24 last under as sumed names on charges of vagrancy. Bail of $25 in each case was forfeited and they left the city immediately. The latter is said to be in Europe. Irma de Pietro, his consort, is awaiting trial at the county jail. She refuses to talk. ASSOCIATION HOLDS ELECTION The Fillmore Street Improvement as sociation held its annual meeting at King Solomons hall on Monday even ing. A review of the activities of the association was made by the officers and plans outlined for future progress in benefiting property holders and mer chants of the district. The following officers were elected: W. W. Barrett, president; Charles Laumeister, first vice president: George Beanston, sec ond vice president; Morris Schwartz, secretary; Charleg Loesch, treasurer; Arthur Joel, attorney; executive com mittee. Charles Laumeister, M. Hart, c. Levey, Samuel Adelstein, S. U. Dar bee, Arthur Joel and I. Jonas. Women's League of Justice of 251 Kearny street, whose president, Charles Schrieber, resigned several days ago. That the latter organization really is working in the interest of Judge Wel ler, is the allegation of the recall league. W. H. Payson, secretary of the Citi zen's League of Justice, has promised the financial and moral support of that association in the Weller recall fight. Mrs , . Harriet Wall, who is canvassing names in the Richmond District, said that she had secured more names from the male portion of the district than from the women residents. WOMEN ARE ENTHUSIASTIC Mrs. Ida Reiehel was enthusiastic over the fact that in one district where there were 250 voters registered on the great roll lofi signed their names to the recall petition. Mrs. Nellie Lanible of the Funset district said that she had secured a large number of names and had many more promised. Today a'booth will he erected in the lobby of The Call building, where voters may sign their names to the petition. This is for the purpose of accommodating those whose business hours might prevent them from visit ing the headquarters of the recall movement. Other booths are to be erected in downtown stores and cafes. James Christy Must Answer James Christy, the private detective who intimidated Esther Mintor and Marie Bruhn, both -witnesses against Albert ITendricks. was held yesterday to answer to the superior court by Police Judge Shortall. Bonds were ac cepted in the sum of $2,0«0. Poultry Show—San Mateo .Tanuary C 3 lo 25. 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EXPOSITION SHIP COMES IN WITH LOAD OF LUMBER Other Cargoes Will Arrive Nearly Every Day for Some Time; Steamer to Land Big Load MARSHALL URGES BIG APPROPRIATION Contracts for Various Work at Fair Site Scheduled for January 28 Yesterday the Panama-Pacific expo sition company's "ship" came in. It was i.i the form of a steam schooner and carried the first load of lumber for construction purposes shipped by the Loop Lumber company, which was discharged at pier No. 1, United States transport dock. Other rargos of lumber will arrive almost daily. Today the steamer Elizabeth will begin to unload 100,000 feet, and Friday the Svea will bring a like amount. Most of this will be used in Machinery iiall. the largest ex hibit palace on the grounds. Governor Marshall of Indiana haa recommended to the legislature that it appropriate $100,000 in addition to the sum the business interests of In diana raise. There will be a meeting of the Min nesota Society of California in the board of directors room, exposition building. Pine and Battery streets, Sat urday afternoon at 5 o'clock. The building and grounds commit tee in a report submitted to the board of directors, states that work is pro gressing- with great rapidity. The filling of Presidio lands will be completed inside the next 10 days. The construction of the service hufid in* will be completed before the fi>-.«t of February. Contract for the improvement of Fulton basin by the construction of docks, etc.. has been awarded to Mer cer, Fraser & Co. Contract for the construction of a roadway through Fort Mason is com pleted, with the exception of the as phalt, which will be laid as soon as the weather permits. Construction of the South garden sewers has been practically completed, also the grading on the site of the Machinery building , . Bids for the construction of the high pressure water system will be received January 28. Contract for the construction of the sanitary and storm sewers in the state and foreign pavilion sites has been awarded to Michael Murphy for $25, --350. Preparation of gardens and oourts will be completed within the next ten days. Contract for the construction of Ma chinery hall has been awarded to W. W, Anderson & Co. for $451,900. Bids will be received for the con struction of the service water supply system for the construction of the ferry slips and for the construction of a hydraulic power plant January 28. MRS. SLINGSBY WROTE AD, IT IS BELIEVED ( hlrojrrnpbr Expert Finds Striking; Similarity Between Writing In It and In Note The teetering progress of the evi dence in the Slingsby rase at the close of the day yesterday registered in favor of the illegitimacy of the little boy in the case. Theodore Kytka, hand writing expert, commenced his com parison of Mrs. Slingaby's writing with that of the advertisement in 1910 for a child for adoption. Preliminary exam ination indicated that the ad was writ ten by Mrs. Slingsby. The spacing between the lines of a four line note written by Mrs. Slingsby to Doctor Snow corresponds exactly with the spacing between the four lines of the advertisement. The writing is strikingly similar and it Iβ expected that Kytka's report tomorrow will be that Mrs. Slingsby wrote the adver tisement. District Attorney Flckert received a ■wire from Crease & Crease of Victoria, attorneys for the Slingsbys. They sent Mrs. Slingsbys cable address In London and said that a letter of full details as to their defense was being forwarded to Fickert. FIRE THREATENS TOWN ST. ANTHONY. Idaho, Jan. 22.—Fire, originating in the basement of tlie Ross Hamer block early today, com pletely gutted that and several other buildings and for a time threatened the