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PART TWO
VOLUME CXHL—NO. 60.
FORMAL OFFER OF
$37,000,000 MADE
TO SPRING VALLEY
Before Delivery of City's
Ultimatum Water Com
pany Directorate In
dorses Report
CONDEMNATION SUIT
BELIEVED IMMINENT
Corporation's Officials Say
They Will Not Call a
Special Meeting
Formal offer of 137,000,000 and half
the impounded rate money was made to
the Spring Valley Water company yes
terday morning by the board of super
visors in accordance with resolutions
passed by that body Monday. Sergeant
at Arms Tiv Kreling placed the find
ings of the board in the possession of
John E. Behan, secretary and manager
of the company.
The presenting of the official deter
mination of the board is said to mean
that the Spring Valley Water company
must either accept the city's offer or
face condemnation proceedings in line
■with a resolution Introduced by Super
visor Bancroft, which is in the hands
of the public utilities committee.
At a meeting of the directors of the
water company In the forenoon, the
board stood by the report of its spe
cial committee, which demanded that
the city pay 135,500,000 for the plant
in addition to all of the impounded
rate money.
The meeting of the Spring Valley
directors was held prior to the arrival
of the ultimatum of the supervisors.
It is said, however, that the directors
were fully aware of the purpose of the
board to prepare the way for litiga
tion by delivering the city's offer fully
attested and in conformance with legal
procedure.
COPIES OF REPORT READY
The Spring Valley company already
had prepared copies of its special com
mittee's full report on the subject of
sale and Secretary Behan said that so
far as he knew there would be no
deviation from the stand taken therein.
The report says the company offered
at the Hetch Hetchy hearing in Wash
ington, D. C, to leave the matter in
the hands of Secretary Fisher for ar
bitration, but that this proposal failed
of approval.
The directors of the water company
declare that they will call no special
meeting to deal with the city's ultima
tum, but may take th_ matter up in an
Informal way In the near future. They
do not appear to be in the least in
clined to give way from their original
stand, and In defense of their position
all of them simply refer to the report
of Messrs. Payson, Anderson and Mc-
Cutchen, who were appointed from
their body to place the water company's
side of the controversy before the pub
lic.
The report of this special committee
for the water Interests says:
"After two or three meetings be
tween this committee and the commit
tee of the city, known as the advisory
water committee, and consisting of
Messrs. Lindley, Rolph, Vogelsang, Jen
nings and Long, we were informed by
the chairman of the city committee that
its members were tentatively consid
ering a plan to appoint a board of
three engineers which should be en
trusted with the duty of determining
and reporting to the board of super
visors the value of the property of the
company. This suggestion met with
our approval.
NEW PLAN CONSIDERED
"We thought then, and still think,
that the opinion of an impartial board
of engineers would command respect
and have very great educational value.
At a later date we were informed that
those representing the city had de
termined not to have an appraisement
made in the manner theretofore sug
gested, but that they were considering,
tentatively, a new plan by which a
joint effort should be made to reach
an agreement on value, and that, to ac
complish this purpose, an engineer
should be appointed by the city to act
for it, and that one should be appointed
by the company to represent it; that
these two engineers should agree upon
values of all the elements of the com
pany's properties upon which they
might be able to agree; that a list of
properties as to which they could not
reach an agreement be made; and that
a third engineer be selected by the two,
to act with them, and a majority of
the three thus appointed should fix the
values of any of the properties upon
f-vhich the first two might not have
een able to agree.
APPROVED BY COMPANY
This suggestion also met with the
hearty approval of the. company, and
it was considering the selection of a|i
engineer when it received word from
the chairman of the advisory commit
tee that that committee had concluded
not to recommend this plan, and, be
cause of that notification, nothing
further was done in that direction.
■'We have always considered it a
matter of very great regret that one
of these plans was not pursued. Al
though a valuation arrived at as a re
sult of either of them would not have
been binding upon either of the par
ties, it would have commanded respect,
and would probably have afforded a
substantial basis for arriving af a price
ich the company could afford to ac
cept and which the city could afford to
pay.
OFFER OF AUGUST
"After we were advised that the city
committee ha<l determined not to en
deavor to arrive at a valuation of the
property by either of the methods pre
viously suggested by them and on the
ninth day of August, 1912, the company
received an offer signed by the mayor
and the other members of the advisory
water committee and by 17 members
of the board of supervisors, which has
heretofore been placed before you.
•'The reply of the company to that
letter under date of September 14,
1912, was approved by you before it
was transmitted to the city. On the
19th day of October, 1912, the city ad
dressed us another communication, to
which reply was made on the 13th of
November, 1912, which correspondence j
has heretofore been submitted to you. ,
"After the letter from the city dated
0.-tober 19, 1912, we had no communi
cation whatever with the city commit
-c until after the hearing before the
secretary of the interior In Washing
ton, which began on November 25, 1912.
Spring Valley Directorate
Board Numbers Thirteen
Directors of the Spring Valley
Water company*.
Frank B. Anderson
T. B. Berry
AY. B. Bourn
A. Borel
■k P. Eastman
E. L. Eyre
C. Osgood Hooker
I. W. Hellmnn Jr.
Homer S. King
E. J. McCutchcn
Loots F. Monteagle
A. H. Parson
J. M. Quay
It may not be out of place to suggest
here that at that hearing the company
offered to stipulate that it would sell
its property to the city at a price to
be fixed by the secretary of the In
terior. This suggestion did not re
ceive the approval of those represent
ing the city at the hearing."
'•FORMER OFFER LIBERAL"
The report adds that the city's orig
inal offer was $38,500,000 and all of its
property except Lake Merced ranch, in
cluding 2,300 acres, the company to
have all of its Impounded money. The
company considered this a liberal offer
and thought it would be followed by
an acceptance by the city. The com
mittee then says:
"In a spirit of give and take we
suggested that we would recommend
$37,500,000, 2,000 acres of Lake Merced,
the Portola property and the Market
street lot, on condition that the com
pany should retain all of the Impounded
money. This was really dividing the
Snapshots after the accident on the Geary street car line yesterday. The upper picture shows the smashed front
of car No. 3, as it appeared in the car shops. Below is a view of the wrecked bakery wagon, as it lay on
its top, having turned upside down, the driver being mixed up with his load of pies, but escaping injury. The por
trait is that of Mark C. Morehart, conductor of the car.
difference between our offer and the
figures suggested by the city.
"When we made this offer we were
encouraged by the attitude of the city
committee —we do not intend by this
to reflect upon their good faith or the
honesty of their intentions —to be
lieve that they considered the suggestion
eminently fair and that after consid
eration an offer to purchase the prop
erty on those terms would be made.
"We were much disappointed to be
Informed that the committee could not
see its way clear to recommend an offer
on the terms indicated, and that they
considered that the city should have
at least 1.000 acres of the Lake Mer
ced land."
The committee reported to the direct
ors that they had made what they con
sidered sincere effort to arrive at terms
of purchase, and had even gone to an
extent that might have been construed
as weakress, although It was far from
the Intention of the company to weaken.
The committee asked to be relieved
from service, and it was the sense of
the meeting that it had performed its
duties to the full extent of its obliga
tions and that the city of San Francisco
would have to settle the water ques
tion for itself hereafter.
FRANCIS MEETS A
SAD, TRAGIC END
Celebrated Little Pet of Jim
Woods and "Gh; That Was"
Has Chased His Last Cat
Francis, the fox terrier mascot of the
St, Francis hotel, is dead. With his
passing there disappears one of the
tender, sympathetic links that bound
together the "city that was" with the
newly built metropolis of today.
His death will be mourned far and
wide, for in the last six years he has
been petted by travelers from the world
over and pointed out with pride by
Manager James Woods as the "sole
survivor" of the conflagration of 1906—
for Francis never left the hotel during
those terrible three days. He was
found five days later, nearly dead, un
der a barrel in the storeroom.
When the hotel was restored, Francis
was given the best kennel on the roof.
His picture was used In poster and
postal card by the hotel management
and still may be seen In railroad fold
ers and In the lobbies of country hotels.
Francis was in every sense a celebrity.
An automobile compassed his end
yesterday. He had been taken out for
his usuai airing and was chasing a cat
across Post street. The car passed over*
his frail little body and he died shortly
afterward.
BROKE, HE TRIES SUICIDE
Marine Engineer Reaeoed From Bay by
Firemen
Disconsolate because he had been held
up and robbed of all his money, then
thrown out of his hotel because he
couldn't pay, and suffering from hunger,
Dan Linden, a marine engineer, tried to
end his trouble in the bay last night
He jumped from the Folsbm street pier
and was disappearing beneath the sur
face when Captain Denahy of the fire
boat Dennis Sullivan saw him and
sent two members of the crew to the
rescue. He was taken to the harbor
hospital a little the worse for his bath,
but under the promise that he would
have a good meal as soon as he was put
La condition he soon recovered.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
SAN FRANCISCO. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1913.
CAR CRASHES DOWN GRADE
Runaway on the Municipal Line in Two Collisions
M'NICHOLAS, PORTLAND
MINE BOOMER, ARRESTED
Promoter, Indicted in Cleve
land, Found in Boston
After Long Hunt
BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 28.—James H.
McNicholas. under Indictment at Cleve
land for the use of the malls in a
scheme to defraud, was arrested In
Boston this afternoon.
McN'lcholas was held in $10,000 ball
pending the arrival of federal officers
from Cleveland.
The prisoner, who has been sought
since last October, was found at a Back
Bay hotel. The charges concern four
mining companies of Idaho and Oregon.
McNlcholas' Career Spectacular
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 28.—James 11.
McNlcholas, arrested in Boston, lives
In Portland, and was here a few days
prior to September 26, when the news
that he, with his brother Thomas Mc-
Nlcholas had been Indicted In Cleve
land.
McNlcholas left here, telling his wife
that he was going to Vancouver, B. C,
on business, but it was afterward said
that he had gone to Central America,
whither it was believed Thomas Mc-
Nlcholas had preceded him.
McNlcholas' career was spectacular.
A poor boy through his childhood, he
was little more than 20 years old when
he suddenly sprang Into prominence
by promoting a mining venture In
southern Oregon. This mine proved
a heavy dividend payer, and on the
reputation he obtained through Its pro
motion, It Is charged by the govern
ment postal inspectors here, he
sold In various parts of the country
Immense quantities of mining stock
based on other properties which they
stated were valueless.
At one time McNlcholas rated him
self as a millionaire, and boasted that
he "could write a check for a million
dollars."
Million Fraud Charged
CLEVELAND, 0., Jan. 28.—The arrest
of James L. McNlcholas in Boston to
day on a charge of using the malls to
defraud ends a countrywide search for
a young man. It is said McNlcholas ob
tained more than $1,000,000 from his
operations. His indictment was the
result of the efforts of George T. Blgga
of Elyria, 0., an Investor In his mining
ventures, who obtained a list of several
hundred persons who had bought min
ing stock from McNlcholas.
COLLEGE DEAN HEADS
PROGRESSIVE BUREAU
National Headquarter* of the Party
Have Been Opened ta Wash
ington City
(Special Di-patch to Tbe Call)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—Dean Lewis
of the University of Pennsylvania, ac
cording to an announcement made at
the headquarters of the progressive
party, which were opened today, is to
have complete charge of a legislative
service bureau whose functions will be
to foster and supervise progressive leg
islation in the various stat«_ of the
union.
MEXICANS WILL RESUME
FIGHTING ALONG BORDER
Orozco and Salazar Getting
Ready for Attack
on Juarez
(Special Plspatrh to The Call)
WASHINGTON,' Jan. 28.—The Mexi
can situation is decidedly menacing and
the belief prevails that the rebel lead
ers are planning to retake Juarez and
firmly re-establish the revolutionary
capital at that point.
It is the opinion of the department
of state and war department officials
that Generals Orozco and Salazar are
Insincere In their overtures for peace
and are planning to conduct vigorous
warfare In the near future.
According to General Steever of the
department of Texas Salazar has be
tween 700' and 1,000 men at Gaudu
lupe. David de la Puente has several
hundred at Palomas and Caraveo has
control of• the Mexican Central rail
road at Canderala, 47 miles south of
Juarez.
There are about 500 federal troops
at Juarez, but the former rebel capital
Is Isolated from Chihuahua, from which
the only armed relief can come, be
cause both railroads are In control of
the rebels.
GRAVE SITUATION RECOGNIZED
The gravity of the situation is rec
ognized by the war department and
steps have been taken to protect EI
Paso and other American territory
within the range of the expected at
tack.
It is probable that representations
will be made to the rebels that firing
across the border line will not be toler
ated although officials were reluctant
to say what remedy would be adopted
should such a situation arise. On sev
eral previous occasions the rebels have
heeded the warnings.,not to jeopardize
lives or endanger property across the
line, but there isa suspicion that the
leaders have become emboldened by
the fact that President Taft, who has
held a firm position of noninterfer
ence, also with the proviso that Amer
ican interests must not suffer, is about
to retire and perhaps "Would not adopt
drastic measures In the closing days
of his administration.
STEAM ROLLER
ON A RAMPAGE
Machine Out of Control Crashes
Down Portland Hill, Landing
in Garden
(Special Dispatch to Tn* Call)
PORTLAND, Jan. 28.—Out of control
a big 10 ton steam roller, owned by the
Baclftc Bridge company, today dashed
down Park avenue from Ford street,
crossed King street, crashed through a
cement sidewalk and a fence and ended
its flight in the garden of T. B. Wil
cox, a millionaire. Engineer Behtley
saved himself only by leaping from
the roller after It had attained a speed
of 20 miles an hour.
Motorman and Conducto:
Remain at Posts During
Ride, Striving to Re
assure Passengers
G. W. THOMPSON OF
CREW CUT BY GLASS
Thirteen Ton Motor Truck
Partly Demolished; Bak
ery Wagon Bumped
Bravely standing at their posts pre
venting panic stricken passengers from
jumping from a runaway Geary street
car, Motorman George W. Thompson
and Conductor Mark C. Morehart, as
sisted by Patrolman Harry Seguine,
saved 14 passengers from probable
death or serious injury yesterday
morning w.hen Inbound car No. 3 be
came ungovernable while going down
the steep grade from Lyon street to
Divisadero, and established a record
of the first accident of the municipal
railway.
Motorman Thompson was the only
person Injured, being slightly cut on
the scalp with flying glass. Five women
and a little girl were among the pas
sengers.
A 13 ton motor truck was partly de
molished, a bakery wagon was over
turned and badly damaged and its con
tents scattered over the pavement, and
the horse to which It was attached was
fatally injured by the car in Its flight.
RAILS SLIPPERY
The heavy fog which settled over the
city yesterday morning caused the
rails to become slippery, and owing to
the fact that the streets are torn up
between Lyon and Baker streets traffic
is confined to the car tracks, accentu
ating the danger. Inbound car No. 3
skidded when It encountered the greasy
rails, but Motorman Thompson believes
he would have regained control of his
car had It not collided with the 13 ton
truck, carrying seven tons of sand.
The truck, driven by John Granfield,
was standing on the Inbound right of
way. The impact broke the airbrake
couplings, leaving the hand brakes as
the only means of stopping the car.
Granfield and his helper. Frank F. Mc-
Kenna, jumped before the crash.
MOTORMAN CIT BY GLASS
Flying glass* struck Motorman
Thompson In the head, cutting a deep
gash. Continuously he sounded a
warning with the gong, however, while
Conductor Morehart, Patrolman Se
guine and a male passenger struggled
with the hand brakes.
Near Baker street the car struck
the bakery wagon owned by the
Boudln bakery, 387 Tenth avenue,
fatally injuring the horse and hurl
ing the driver, Jean Pratt, to the
pavement uninjured.
The car was halted In front of the
flrehouse between Divlsadero and
Scott streets where Dr. Charles V.
Cross examined the injuries to Motor
man Thompson and ordered his re
moval to Mount Zion hospital, where
a two Inch piece of glass was taken
from his skull.
Superintendent T. A. Cashln of the
Geary road places the blame for the
damage to the truck upon Granfield
for bringing the vehicle to a stop in
the car tracks.
The damage to the streetcar amounts
to about $200.
CLOVERDALE CITRUS FAIR
PURSE BEST ON RECORD
Premiums for Annual Show
Beginning February 18
Are Increased
(Special Dispatch to The Call)
CLOVERDALE, Jan. 28. —The direc
tors of the Cloverdale Citrus Fair asso
ciation have announced the premium
list for the twenty-first annual exhibi
tion in the pavilion in this city be
ginning February 18 and continuing
through February 22.
Washington's birthday anniversary,
as usual, has been set aside for Santa
Rosa and Sowsma county day.
The premiums for class A, that in
which all entries of elaborate displays
are made, have been Increased $150
over anything heretofore offered by
the directory. The full list of prizes
follows:
Class A—General effect scores 50 points or
less according to merit. Workmanship scores
9fl points or less, according to merit. Appear
ance of fruit scores 20 points or less, according
to merit. Awards to be made on the average re
ports of three judges, the Judges to work Inde
pendently in scoring exhibits. Most elaborate
display of citrus products: First. $100; second,
$75: third, $50; fourth, $45; fifth, $40; sixth,
$35; seventh. $30; eighth, $25; ninth, $20; tenth,
$15; eleventh. $10; twelfth. $10; thirteenth, $10;
fourteenth. $10.
Class V —Best fruit In quantities, 10 boxes or
more: Best Washington navels, $5; second,
$2.50.
Class C—Best fruit In small quantities: Best
24 Washington navels $1, second 50 cents; best
24 Japanese $1, second 50 cents: best 24 Villa
France lemons $t, second 50 cents: best 24 Sicily
lemons $1. second 50 cents; best 24 Lisbon lem
ons $1, second 50 cents: best 24 Pomelos $1, sec
ond 50 cents; best 24 citrons $1, second 50 cents;
bent Ponderosa lemons $1, second 50 cents.
Class P—Best display of greatest variety of
citrus fruit grown by exhibitor: First, $2; sec
ond. $1.
Clasa E—Best exhibit of canned fruit put up
In glass by exhibitor: First, $1.50; second, $1.
Class F—Dried fruits and nuts: Best display
of dried fruits $1, second 50 cents; best display
of dried prunes $1. second 50 cents; best display
of softsheli walnuts. 50 cents; best display of
■oft shell almonds, 50 cents.
Pit— O—Olives and oilve oil: Best pickled
olives $1.50, second BO cents; beat oiir*, oil $ 1.50,
second 50 cents. ■"_!_,'•
Class H---Jellies and marmalades In glass, put
np by exhibitor: Best Jellies $1.50, second $1;
best "marmalade $1.50, second $1.
Class I—Best exhibit of wines, consisting of
not less than 150 bottles artistically arranged:
First, $20.
Class J—Best exhibit of apples, not less than
10 boxes: First, $5; second. $2.50.
Class X—Best exhibit of apples in lots of 24:
First $1.50; second. 50 cents.
Class L —Art exhibit, under direction of the
committee.
Class M—Special: Cut flowers aad plants In
P* B * , RULES
I—All exhibits must be In place by 12 m. Feb
ruary lfl
2—Exhibits must be numbered and entered for
competltlou under particular classes to which
they belong.
3—No exhibitor can enter more than one class,
nor compete for more th,an one prise.
4 —Space for exhibits under direction of the
director general. However, all large and effect
ive designs are not permissible at entrance of
pavilion.
S—AH north of bay counties—Napa. Marin. So
noma. Mendocino. Lake and Humboldt-—art en
titled to enter for premiums. ' '
Reform Instead of Punish
Improvement in Prisons
Sheriff Egger-a tiled vrlth Mayor
Rolph yesterday a report cover
ing the conduct of bin department
in 1912, showing thnt he has
made the county jails places of
reform rnther than punishment.
A circulating; library of 600
volumes has been a means of
accomplishing this end, while the
employment of prisoners in the
vegetable garden has Improved
their physical condition. During
*he year he had 3.771 prisoners
in hts rare, tbe monthly average
being 314.. Eggers segregates the
men nccordlng to past records,
ngc and character of crime, to
prevent tbe lews guilty from
helnjc Influenced by tbe more
hardened offenders.
PERFUMES ROBBER
MAYBE CAPTURED
Warden Hoyle Gets Tip
That Repsold Is Hiding
Out in Hills
SAN QUENTIN, Jan. 2S.—Warden
John Hoyle was given a new clew to
night to the possible whereabouts of
Herbert Repsold, the "perfumed" bur
glar, who escaped from San Quentin
prison on the night of January 11. Mr.
Hoyle Is positive, since he received
this information, that the escaped con
vict is still hiding in this county and
tonight sent out several guards to se
cure additional Information as to his
hiding place. *
The information received by Warden
Hoyle concerns an unidentified man
who broke into a cabin at Point San
Pedro, several miles north of San Ra
fael, sometime between January 11, the
night of the escape, and last Sunday.
The robber after living In the cabin .or
several days took with him when he
left, a revolver, several boxes of am
munition, a quantity of canned goods
and some clothing and matches. The
fact that the man left untouched a
quantity of silver ware and numerous
pieces of cutglass convinces Warden
Hoyle that it was Repsold.
"We are convinced of two things,"
said Mr. Hoyle tonight. "Repsold is
now armed and he is still in the county.
That this man who remained at the
cabin at Point San Pedro is the convict
I am certain."
The cabin, which is owned by Charles
Upton of San Francisco, is situated on
the outskirts of a dense forest just
north of San -Rafael. It Is used as
sleeping quarters by Upton and his
friends when on hunting excursions.
The country around the place Is de
serted.
When Mr. Upton visited the cabin
Sunday he was surprised to find the
lock wrenched off the door. On further
investigation he discovered that the
stove had been used for several days,
as It was well filled with ashes. A
quantity of canned goods, which were
stored on shelves, had also been opened
and the contents used. Several pieces
of cast off clothing were missing, and
a revolver which Mr. Upton kept in
the drawer of his kitchen table, with
several boxes of ammunition, had dis
appeared.
Mr. Upton returned to San Francisco
Monday and told several of his friends
that his cabin had been robbed. When
he recited the incidents of the case to
his friends it was suggested that the
robber was probably Repsold. Mr. Up
ton advised Warden Hoyle today by
telephone of the circumstances.
"This Is not the first time an escaped
convict has taken this trail," stated Mr.
Hoyle. "On all succeeding breaks be
fore I became warden the convicts
would work their way out of this
county by this route.
"These woods in back of the Upton
cabin lead up through a deserted coun
try which is wild and full of brush
and thickets. When once a man gets
In this country he is lost from his
pursuers and if he is armed and sup
plied with a little food he is safe until
he attempts to come out into Men
docino county. The territory through
this district abounds in game and he
can easily keep a good supply of food
on hand.
"I Intend to get to work immediately.
In fact I have already begun opera
tions. Of course Repsold could remain
in hiding In these woods for several
months, but I think he will attempt to
get out as soon as possible. He Is not
the kind of a man that likes to rough
It, and this game of hunting for a liv
ing while others are hunting him will
not be to his liking."
VOLCANIC CLOUD OVER
MT. KATMAI SIX MONTHS
Steamer Yukon Passengers
Say That Vapor Finally
Clears Up
(Special Correspondence of The Call)
SEWARD, Alaska, Jan. 16.—For the
first time since its eruption on June 6
last, Mount Katmai and the surround
ing mountains are visible through the
cloud of vapor.
Returning passengers on the steamer
Yukon, which reached this port yester
day, report seeing Mount Katmai from
a distance of 50 miles.
, For months past this volcanic cloud
has remained Impenetrable, and not
until recently has it shown any signs
of clearing away.
The fall of volcanic ash last summer
did much damage to pasture and vege
tation for many miles around.
Yukon river pilots declare it was the
means of killing the mosquito along
the banks of the great Inland river.
Word reached this city this morning
of the death of Christopher C. Shea at
Ketchikan, from tuberculosis, yester
day on board the steamer Northwest
ern en route to Seattle. Mr. Shea until
recently was chief game warden of
the Kenai peninsula. He had been
mayor of and served In the town coun
cil at Skagway.
Monday night the residence of W. H.
Daykin was destroyed by fire, which
spread to the home of Wayne Blue and
consumed that building.
At Unga, Alaska, December 23, Louis
Hansen, a fisherman working for the
Alaska Codfish company, was drowned
by the capsizing of his dory while at
tempting to cross the bay in a itlgh
wind.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SUFFRAGISTS IN
PITCHED BATTLE
WITH THE POLICE
Unruly Crowd of Youths
Try to Duck Four in
Fountain in Trafal
gar Square .
SMASHING TACTICS
OF OLD RESUMED
Twenty-one Leaders Arrest
ed When They Attempt
to See Chancellor
LONDON, Jan. 2S.—As a protest
against the withdrawal of the fran
chise bill by the government, the suf
fragists resumed their militant tactics
tonight.
While a deputation, which the chan
cellor of the exchequer, David Lloyd-
George, had refused to see until to
morrow morning, was trying to force
its way into parliament against an
overwhelming force of police and the
members were being placed under ar
rest for resisting the officers, other
bandyj of women went through. White
Hall breaking windows of the govern
ment offices and through Cockspur
street, where the great plateglass win
dows in the establishments of shipping
companies ruthlessly were smashed.
ARE HANDLED ROUGHLY
The wildest excitement prevailed and
besides protecting property and arrest
ing women engaged in window smash
ing or who refused to move on when
ordered, the police had the greatest
difficulty In protecting the women from
an unruly crowd of youths, who gath
ered and hustled every woman wear
ing the suffragist colors.
In several cases the women were
roughly handled. An attempt to duck
four of them In the fountain In Tra
falgar square was frustrated by a
police posse, which had to ride through
the crowd.
The women visited Oxford, Regent
and other streets in the shopping dis
trict, where similar damage was done.
Later, mail boxes were attacked, quan
tities of liquid being poured into them.
In the outlying suburbs, too, the
suffragists took steps to bring the
cause before the public by damaging
property.
MANY UNDER ARREST
Twenty-one women were arrested In
the vicinity of the parliament build
ing, but were allowed out on ball after
the house rose. Most of the police
stations had one or more prisoners
charged with destroying property.
The entire deputation of 21 women,
who attempted to make their way Into
the house of commons to Interview
Chancellor Lloyd-George, was arrested.
The prisoners included Mrs. Drummond
and Sylvia Pankhurst, who marched In
front. Before starting on their mis
sion the delegates listened to addresses
by Mrs. Emmellne Pankhurst and other
leaders.
POLICE ARE ATTACKED
The police gave them safe escort as
far as the entrance of parliament,
where an inspector informed them that
the chancellor of the exchequer would
be unable to see them until morning.
Mrs. Drummond retorted: "This Is
tomfoolery. If you do not let us In
there will be trouble."
At that the members of the deputa
tion threw themselves at the police,
who stood six deep across the entrance,
and a scramble followed in which Mrs.
Drummond and another woman were
either thrown or fell to the ground.
The police gave the women several
chances to withdraw quietly, but as
they refused all were arrested.
Setback in Minnesota
ST. PAUL Jan. 28.—8y a vote of 33
to 30, the Minnesota state senate to
day rejected a bill proposing a consti
tutional amendment giving women the
right to vote. During a speech against
the measure there was hissing from
women in the gallery, but this was
discontinued by a threat to clear the
galleries.
Hard Labor for Three
DUBLIN. Ireland. Jan. 28.—ThrejB
suffragettes, Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. Cous
ins and Mrs. Connoy, who were arrest
ed this morning on the charge of
breaking 15 panes of glass In the win
dows of Dublin castle, were sentenced
by the police magistrate this afternoon
to a month's hard labor eacn.
BANK ROBBERS FOILED
BY YOUNG BOOKKEEPER
Thieves Bind Boy, but He
» Gets Loose and Opens
Fire on Pair
EDMONTON. Alberta. Jan. 2S. —One
of the most daring bank robberies in
the city of Edmonton was attempted
at 12:30 o'clock this morning in the
most thickly populated part of the city.
Two masked men. with a coil of
rope for binding the bank clerk, en
tered the Bank of Nova Scotia, and
at the point of a gun demanded that
the only person In the building, a
young ledger keeper named Clare
West, throw up his hands. West, how
ever, refused, and a desperate struggle
ensued. The robbers finally bound
West and then proceeded to the outer
safe, which they rifled of some few
dollars. West in the meantime man
aged to so loosen the cords as to get
his revolver and fired four shots. They
returned the fire, striking him in the
forearm.
The robbers escaped through a rear
door.
WILL HONOR McKINLEY
Today Is Date for "Wearing ( arnatioa,
His Favorite Flower
Today Is "McKinley Day.*' In many
of the states carnations will be worn
In honor of the former president. The
carnation was President McKinley's
favorite flower. Since his death it has
been worn each year as a tribute to his
memory,