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Highest \ Temperature Yesterday, 62. lowest Wrdne«
day >~iirht, 00. For details of the; Weather See page l*v
BAROMETER OF BUSINESS
The San Francisco clearings for the •
° week ending May 1, 1913, showed a
GAIN ,OF §733,759 :;- t
over .-the^J^ame^period in 1912. •
VOLUME 113.—N0. 153.
ALIEN BILL, BELAYED
BY DEMOCRATS, GETS
FINAL BALLOT TODAY
MEASURE HALTED
tTfi piur SOLONS !
JH bit Mium
J BREATHISPELL ;
o
Proposition Goes Over for
Day, When Pledge Is
Given It Will Not Be Fur
ther Obstructed When It
Comes to Vote at 11 A. M.
MINORITY HEEDS
WASHINGTON PLEA
Wilson Party Members Will
Support Only Curtin Reso
lution and Then Will Aid
Webb Substitute in Ac
cordance With Platform
CALL BtmXAtr.
SACHAMSSTTO 0 HOTEL.
Sacramento, May 1.
Senator Wright succeeded this morn
!.~£ In delaying the c passage of the
Webb substitute for the Birdsall alien -
lartd bill. He was supported by Senator ;
Curtin, democrat, who introduced a
Joint resolution that would do away
with "all" alien land legislation at
this session.
The delay was , granted to give the
law makers an opportunity to study
the bill.
An Indication of the form the demo- j
cratic opposition will take to the Webb \
bill was given In the senate, -when the j
measure came up fox final action. |
PLEDGE >O FILIBUSTER
It was the original plan of the pro
gressive republican majority, in its as- j
surance of a successful issue, to force
the bill to a vote at once, but at the \
request of the democrats a postpone- i
ment of one day vras granted. The j
matter was set as a special-" order for j
11 o'clock tomorrow morning.
In return for th*6 delay the admin
istration leaders received a pledge from
the minority that it -would abide by j
the results as shown in the final roll- |
call tomorrow, and not demand a re-|
consideration. Thus, the progressives ;
feel that, although apparently they lost
a day, in reality they saved several
by checking- ail further efforts to Im-,
pede their plans.
DEMOCRATS TO HEEDWILSON
The brief debate on the motion to
postpone disclosed the fact that the
democrats have barkened to the advice
from Washington, as delivered by Sec
retary of State Bryan, and will make
a formal stand in support of the na
tional administration. In order to meet
the issue squarely. Senator Curtin in
troduced the resolution setting forth
the fact that President "Wilson is op
posed to an alien land bill and includ
ing- the following declaration:
"Be it resolved, that the people of
the state of California do hereby defer
to the wishes of the president of the
United States and this legislature will j
not at this session pass the bills here- j
in mentioned.' ,
DEMOCRATS TO VOTE FOR BILL
Although few of the minority will
declare their views, it is generally be- :
lieved that to the extent of supporting!
i'urtin's resolution, the Democrats will
defer to Secretary Bryan. Beyond
thai, however, their party platform in
California calls upon them to aid in
the enactment of an anti-alien land
law, and°most of them are expected to
cast their votes for the "Webb bill in
Ita present form, if it succeeds in es
caping amendment.
Senator Caminetti, democrat, work
ing independently of hi,g colleagues, is
preparing several amendments to the
Webb bill to be offered tomorrow. The
drafts were not completed tonight, he
eald, and he *«■ discuss Aho*
changes he expects to propose. . TU*
majorßy leaders assert they will resist
all efforts to amend the act.
No apprehension is felt on account of
the warning against the Webb bill tele
graphed to Governor Johnson by Presi
dent Wilson. ° i, .
"MAY ATTACK ANY WORDING"
It is th<£, ,belief * both of Governor
Johnson and. Attorney General Webb
that regardless of how the act Wot*
worded, it probably would involve an
appeal, to the court?, as suggested by
President Wilson.
Secretary Bryan, who has been in
his temporary office at the capitol
building: ail day with the exception of
the time spent on his inspection trip
through a nearby Japanese colony, has
declined to discuss the question raised
by the president.
Secretary Bryan was in consultation
with Governor Johnson a great deal of
the afternoon. He also conferred with
many of his old friends of the coaEt,
including Judge McCraney of Reno, one
of the original silver republicans, who
finally declared for democracy con the
lines of "16 to 1"; William Carter, see-
retary of the International peace con
"f ference of New York, who is here espe
cially to meet Mr. Bryan, and others
who have the peace idea in view. o
Mr. Bryan had intended to depart
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
Wilson Warns of Appeal
-♦♦■ «♦#
Oov. Johnson Wires Reply
SACRAMENTO. May I.—The
folloviinsr ■ telegram, from Presi
dent "Wilson warn received here to.
day by. Governor Johneon:
/ take the liberty of call
ing your attention , to the
Webb bill, ''•: which would
involve an appeal ;to the
courts en question of treaty) "
rights, and bring on what
might be long and delicate
litigation.
Governor .Johnson Immediately,
replied:
/," thank you for yyour
suggestion. The fault may
be due to the fact that we
have endeavored to preserve . ;
affirmatively upon the face
of our bill the existing
treaty. I have referred the
matter at once to out at
torney general, and I would
be extremely grateful for
any suggestions that would £;
avoid the objection you
mention.
BULLET FLATTENS
ON HARD HEADS
Knocks Down and Stuns Two
Negroes, But Neither *Is
Seriously Injured ': ?
j (Special Dispatch to The Call)
LOS ANGELES. May I.—Ed Garret
son, a colored porter at the St. Marks
j cafe, Venice, found an old 42 caliber
I army revolver in the garret, today, : and
; showed It to his friend, George Rem
j sen, another porter. : .'■
Garretson •: told Remsen %it -wasn't
j loaded/ pl_iffully pointed it at the lat
! ter and pulled the trigger. . - ?
There was a loud report, and both
I negroes fell to the floor. In a moment
they were up and found the bullet
flattened, lying near Remsen.'
The bullet" struck Remsen's forehead,
bounced back and struck* Garretson's
head, stunned them both, and then fell
to the floor.
Beyond a scar on their heads, neither
negro w<as injured. j-
COSTLY FAINT OF WOMAN
iln Falling She Smashes Valuable Terra
< otta Hum
I (Special Dispatch to Tlie Call)
BOSTON', May 1. —While gazing in
astonishment at a cubist picture, a
woman fainted in Allston today and
smashed a terra cotta bust of Budea
laire. The bust represented an effort
©f Duchamp Villon, which was regarded
as one of the important specimens of
the -whole collection. I '
PLAN TO MOVE THE CROPS
Three St. Paul RallTraya, to Expend
Twenty-five Million*
ST. PAUL, Minn., May I.—To provide
adequate facilities for the movement
of crops of the year 1913, approximately
20,000 units of rolling:, stocks will short
ly be placed in service by three large
railways centering here, at an initial
expenditure of $25,000,000. The roads
are the Great Northern, Northern Pa
cific and Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis
and Omaha. ' :
FLOOD WATERS SPREADING
Break In MlaslsMfppl Levee Causes
Damage* to Crop*
' VIDALIA, La.. May —Flood water
from the break in the Mississippi river
levee near Gibsons Landing continued
to spread in all directions today, de- ;
stroying growing , crops and inundating i
many valleys. The damage will run
into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
FATAL DYNAMITE BLAST
Tree Stamp Blovrn Through ; Tent Kill*
l.ißht Company Employe
MADERA, Cal., May I—A piece of
tree,stump, blown SOO feet by a dyna
mite blast, descended through the roof
of a tent at North Fork, yesterday af
ternoon, and killed K. B. Stiltz, an em-'
pi6ye* of the San Joaquin Light and
Power company. .°
BIG FOREST FIRE RAGING
Ten Thousand Acre. Devastated and
German Village Is Menaced
CELLE, Germany, May I.—A great
forest fire has been raging In this dis
trict since Wednesday evening. It has
devastated 10,000 acres and now 'men
aces the village of Rebberlah and the
royal forest.
TO RECOGNIZE CHINA TODAY
United State* Government Will Ac-
knowledge ;\ ru Republic
PEKING, May I.—The United i States
will recognize the republic of China to-'
morrow. The Chinese government will
testify to its appreciation by an elabo
rate reception and luncheon to the lega
tion staff at the winter palace.
"The People's 'Newspaper
SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1913—PAGES 1 TO 10. **
FIRST HOT WAVE
OF SEASON KILLS
ONE IN CHICAGO
Temperature Reaches 83 De
grees and Dozen Prostra
tions Are Reported ' f
in That City
AFFECTS MISSISSIPPI
AND ALL OF SOUTH
While Illinois Swelters Snow:
Is Forecasted for Dakota
and Montana
(Special Dispatch to The Call) . '
CHICAGO. May ■ I.—May day ushered
in a hot .wave that struck Illinois, Kan
sas, Missouri, Indiana. lowa and the |
entire southern portion of the United
States. Chicago's toll was . one dead i
and twelve - others overcome by the
'heat. - '.-"'-' . '-• f-'-.J ■ / ,*, -•"..; . '
■ _■■ The highest temperature- in Chicago
was S3 degrees, .and Professor Henry
J. Cox issued a": statement * from the
Chicago - government ■■? weather bureau
to the effect that tfiere is no let up in
sight for the next twenty: hours at
least. The unseasonably high temper
atures, .he ' said, .will continue tomor
row and possibly Saturday, through un
settled weather may prevail before*
Sunday. ... ': :/■;/■ ■: _ . '■ ■ -}J Lf -^
Peter Pondus was overcome by the
heat while shoveling sand in the yards
of the Chicago "Malleable company. He
fell and struck his shovel, cutting his
head: ' -He was taken to a hospital r
where he died. a few hours later. ' .. -\
The first, genuine heat v prostration
occurr*/|[ at . South TV abash and .East
Seventeenth streets before noon. John
B. Mesney, a real estate broker, fell
unconscious while walking in the sun
shine, lie was revived at the emer
gency hospital at the South Clark po
lice station. {J Ten other prostrations
were reported during- the day. :
With two exceptions today was the
hottest May 1 Chicago has experienced
since the .'record bureau »was; estab
lished. The temperature reached 83 at
3f o'clock, having r'WPnT3 degrees ■ since
early "morning, » , ,*i
. It reacted S6 at < 'oncorclia, Kan.
< A slight -drop' in the mercury is fore
cast for parts of Indiana, Missouri and
Minnesota, with unsettled weather,
with rain or snow in South Dakota and
freezing temperature in Montana. "
SUPERB PHYSIQUE OF
CALIFORNIA YOUTH
One of Several Yoiintc Men Who
Qualified for Mival
7. Aeedeiiiy '
(Spf-cIaJ Dispatch to The Call)
BALTIMORE, Md.. May I.—The" au
thorities of the naval academy today,
in Annapolis, announced the names of
several young men who have qualified
not only in the difficult mental tests
in which so many went down to failure,
but in the physical tests""as well, and
were therefore admitted as midshipmen.
Among them was one California youth,
C'onstantine Nelson Perkins, in view
of the rigid tests which have been ap
plied this year it is only a very able
young man who can gain admittance
into the academy. Young Perkins will
proceed at ' once 'to enter ; the naval
academy.-., . - "'.'. . \ '- ,-.' ■'. , : '.' : "
"VACCINATION PARTIES"
FASHIONABLE AFFAIRS
Smallpox Outbreak In ' Stockholm Ex.
huusta Supply of Vaccine and
More Ordered
(Special Cable to The Call)
GOTEBURG, May I.—So many people
have been vaccinated as the result of
the outbreak of smallpox in Stockholm
'that the supply of vaccine is exhausted.
Sufficient vaccine formore than 100,
--000 persons, has been , ordered > rom
! abroad.
; ".Vaccination parties" are now fash
ionable in Stockholm. The guests are
! Invited to an "at home" at 5 o'clock,
and a doctor arrives and vaccinates
them. When this is over the guests
dine; together. ' -
WARRANT FOR MILLIONAIRE
R. *S. McDowell of Paeadena Charged
With Obtaining Money 1 >'a!nety
- LOS ANGELES. May I.—A warrant
was issued late today for the arrest of
H. S. McDowell, a millionaire resident
of Pasadena,*- , who formerly lived in
Portland. '• McDowell is charged with
having; obtained money by false pre
tenses from the Pacific Utilities Invest
ment company, a ; large ; realty . concern.
CHILEAN MINISTRY QUITS
ZVo ReiMion for Action Aanlgned in Me«
. Rtiße to State Department,
- WASHINGTON, May I.—The state de
partment , was ; advised today that the
Chilean ministry resigned last night. No
reason for the action was given in the
dispatch. '.• ■•_•'.. . ;.. . ■
AMERICANS ARE HONORED
Former Attorney - General " Wlekersham
and Wife Sec the Mikado
': -■ TOKYO. May "2.— Former '• Attorney
General of the 4 United States George W.
Wiekersham. and Mrs. Wickershanv
wore received in audience by the em
peror this evening.
STAR WITNESS FOR
STATE IN BIXBY
CASE IN CUSTODY
Young Woman Tells Detec
tives > Attorney for Million
aire Gave Her Money
. - ■•* ; " for f Going Away
CONSUL FROM ITALY
ACCUSED BY GIRL
i Declares She Incurred En
mity of Accused Man by l
Rejecting Proposal
; Miss Kitty Phillips, 20 years old, \ who
Is wanted to testify before the 1,0 8 An
geles grand jury as the star * witness
against George H. Bixby. millionaire
of Lonf,' Beach, 'accused ;of assisting
lin luring young girls to questionable
resorts, was -„ arrested iyesterday at
.Fifth;' and,. ; Market streets on '": tele
graphic advices from the 'south.
With Miss Phillips was Flora Walsh,
who has been living with the much
wanted witness' for ;" JO days at the
Chester apartments, 245 Leavenworth
street. Miss Walsh has been known
here under the " name jof •■ Marie For
rester. Detectives; G. K. Richarde 'and
M. V. Burke, who arrested the two '
girls while they were on a shopping l
expedition, said that . Miss Phillips
would be taken; to Los Angeles today.
MISS MALSH RELEASED : ; ; ; •>_.' • ,-■- j
Ten minutes after Miss Phillips had |
been arrested, Detective. J. E. Erven
of Los Angeles arrived, t6ld the police ''
to hold Miss Phillips and to release
Miss Walsh. Miss Walsh, although
not wanted, told Erven she would
leave «on the steamer Yale for Los
Angeles this afternoon:' .
. Later in the evening on advices from
Los Angeles, Miss! Walsh was again
taken into custody and Is being held in
jail with her companion.
'Miss.-Phillips declared that she re
ceived $100 from Attorney O-istantini
niccardl. also Italian consul to leave
Los Angeles for . parts nnkn . n. ' Ttic
cardl was the girl's atto ?. - -hen
she was arrested a vagra cy c/.arge
and told her 'i f°^P ; ' t; • ? >"-'- She
rUmrd guilty wMftr,, . derM on* of
town.
SHfe TOLD ON IIIXMV '. ;>s'■ -'■■'.*' ■
I "Miss Walsh and ■ myself," declared
Miss Phillips, -left Los Angeles before
the present scandal was well under
way. i was the person who started
the investigation]: I supplied' the facts
about Bixby to the police and (i: was
not wanted by the police or any one
else when I left the city. We have
been in San Francisco for 10 days, and
during , that time I have constantly
kept in communication with Chief of
Police Sebastian of the south. I made
no effort to keep my address a secret."
Miss Phillips said she was not guilty
on th« charge, of vagrancy placed
against her ajid■' that Bixby, angry be
cause , she would not consent to his
proposals, persecuted her from
the day she v slapped his face in ? his
office in Los Angeles.
"Ricrardi is not my friend now," said
Miss Phillips. j "He gave me $100 to get
out of town and I think he was work
ing for Bixby. He was always a friend
of mind and never s ,charged me a cent
for fees. Detective Lloyd was hired to
persecute me and watched -me for two
weeks before I was taken to the police
station. .. . : ' "'■-■■: - ' '
"The night before I was arrested on
the vagrancy charge I was attacked
near my home at 973 "West Sixth street
by some rough fellow. He grabbed me
by the throat, but I? broke away. 1
think they attempted to kidnap me."
Throughout the questioning by the
police Miss Phillips intimated she knew
more than she was willing to tell. ; She
alluded several times to the Jonquil, a
lodging house, and to the proprietress,
whose name she did not remember.
Miss Walsh said Miss Phillips knew of
much information she was unwilling
to tell until she talked before the grand
jury. ~ ■■- ....: ..■, ' -■ . ■..; '•' --•
Miss Phillips said she was a ; moving
picture actress and at times wrote
scenarios for the : film: companies in the
south. c ~ .'■"■' l ,
"I never knew," declared Miss Phil
lips, "that Blxby, the millionaire, and
'the black pearl' were the same man
until I read of it in the newspapers.
Fie paid me marked attention and about
three • months ago I found. out he was
a married man. . I broke > off : ; with him
and we had a scene in his office. ' He
said ■ something: Improper to rme and I
slapped him In :: the '; face. •;._.- As '* I closed
the door I heard him mutter: Til fol
low you until you're In your grave.'
Since that time, in v his * sarcastic way,
he has tried to renew the friendship.
I have not told half ■of what I;■ know
about Bixby and I will wait until I go
before the grand jury.
WILL BE STAR WITNESS
Detective Erven, who ; will take * Miss
Phillips back to : Los Angeles today,
said that he believed Miss Phillips
would be the star .' witness ~ before : the
grand jury.
While Miss \ Phillips > claims to have
been In communication with the south
ern police since arriving in : San Fran
cisco, Detectives Blchards and Burke of
the local department had a hard time
locating her. ; When she was arrested
with ~ Miss Walsh in Market street she
was in the act of , buying a LiOs Angeles
newspaper. , . '^Vy'fY
;aDetective Erven > was' notified last
night by Chief Sebastian to leave at
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"An Independent Newspaper" \
Kitty Phillips Is Found
Willing to Confess All
Miss Kitty Phillips, start witness in case against Millionaire
PYTHON GETS HOLD
ON LEG OF KEEPER
Big Snake in New York
Livens at Smell of ; a
Monkey
(Special to The Call)
NEW YORK, May Here'si a snake
you ought to be - glad : you didn't { see.
No dream is this after - a night with
John Barleycorn Esq. Bill Snyder,
head keeper of the menagerie \at Cen
tral park,, had this snake, and . Bill is
.a ■ man for whom : even 1 o'clock caba
rets are too late. , - , : ,," . ;.
A python was brought from Indiana
for the Park zoo, a few days ago, and
was this morning landed at the menag
erie. - It i was sent out ;in a ; wicker
basket, .■ re In go reed with ~ wire netting.
I They took it to " the .. monkey house.
I Gathered around the .16,; foot reptile
; were Snyder, Bob Hunter, his assistant,
and three other ; men. % . - -
;; The basket was opened, and the gate
: of the cage,, where 8 or 10 more; African
pythons • disport' themselves, was also
opened. ;~ Snyder grabbed the eater* o.
men and cows and other things by the
head and began to unwind him. Like
a length of hose" they reeled him ; off.
The python was ; supposed to be still
in his condition of ■ coma, but he ■ must
have smelt the monks. .This reminded
him of his native jungle, and i must
have awakened him to the fact that he
was hungry. He began to wriggle. :
The python wriggled his tall loose,
knocking two .men; galley .west. The
tail • turkey-trotted : some, and then got
a clinch on one'man's leg. ■ He gave
a yell, with all his might. " The whole
body of the python was in motion and
he had a Jiu jitsu hold. - - • '•
: Snyder put the big^ugly^head. under
his arm and choked with all his : might. •
The others wrestled _ with the tail and
finally, between choking and hauling,
they got the tail , away from Its bear-
Ings. • Then Snyder slammed the head
Into the \ python '; cage and the : body was
pushed in. ':, <y :. ' ''."■> :,..-^.V' : - : ;,;' v' ;: .."* : . .■'-■■'>•.•■ ■■
PASSENGER TRAIN HELD UP
Two Robbers Get .'Away 'jl With : , 91,500
Near \ Kamu ,;' City,
KANSAS CITY, • May.. 2.—Two l robbers
who boarded Kansas City Southern pas
senger * train No. 5 at the depot here
lined up and robbed H the passenger's
soon after the train left here s early this
morning, securing about $1,500 =in money
and jewelry. , . '
,* Jesse E. Short of Joplin, one of the
passengers, and one ;of the robbers en
gaged in a pistol battle in which both
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were shot, Short dangerously. ■ . ~'. ,
ROAD HOUSE ROW
ENDS IN KILLING
Mrs. Grace Smith Shoots Son
( of Wealthy Henry Mur-
T * phy—Admits Crime
'(Special {Dispatch to The Call)
CHICAGO. May I.—Mrs. Grace Smith
murdered Clarence Murphy, 23 years
old, son -of Henry Murphy, a wealthy
Gary, md., resident - % and ' one of _ her
I many admirers today, and two hours
later in : her confession .c almly.- asserted
she didn't know.why : she killed him.
The shooting took : . place in a road
house at Ridge v Road and Adams ave
nue, which place is owned by Murphy.
I. Taken after a flight in an automobile,
the woman , slayer,. disheveled, dull eyed
and - apathetic, : told a : startling story
i without the slightest -'sign* of emotion.
• "Maybe it was - whisky highballs,
cocktails and other mixed drinks that
made me do it," she said. . "I got a
pistol, thinking, maybe, there would
be trouble at ■ the opening ?of • the road
house. Henry was mad because I was
with another / man. ' Three or four
actresses came in. ; :_ I saw Henry ' with
his , arm around the neck of one of the
' girls. Clarence came in and asked me
to leave. J Next thing I C remembered
Henry shouted: ''•'■ "My God, Grace, you've
killed my boy.' - ; Clarence ' was lying
; dead on the floor. We fled in an auto.
;I'; don't -f_ know _ why , I ,;; killed ; ; the
boy. :-*'He : never did anything ~to
me. I,! am sorry I. '' did not kill my
self, because I've got a husband. He's
in Texas. That's all, except that the
life I. led ; should be a warning :to other
women. Take »■ me back to the cell." >
CHOCTAW NATION SCANDAL
Alleged .*-Poleon|naf ■ of "• Indians f to ■" Be
Laid Before President
MUSKOGKE, Okla., May I.—The al
leged wholesale poisoning of -Indians In
the Choctaw nation by persons desiring
to get possession of their lands will be
called to : the attention of President
Wilson by Dana H. Kelsey, Indian su
perintendent, who left here for Wash
ington this afternoon. ;= .
FOUR OF CREW DROWNED
Svredish Steamer Flora Sinks After a
" , Collision V^sloT
■' : ■: CUXH Ay EN, Germany, May I.—Four
of the crew of the Swedish steamer
Flora were drowned when that vessel
sank today, after a collision here with
the British steamer Mozart. ' v
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V FORECAST:
r: tfodenlfe north winds, changing to ; brisk ytrcst..
--' V';:.-.|;. :-.-• - . :. . -■■•;■ >V. ••-■•;• .
■The biiflding ; permits issued in -
San Francisco in ' April call . for
Expenditure of $3,152,020
It is double the amount for April, 1912.
#*
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BRIBES NAMED
AGAINST EIGHT
IN BIG PROBE
ON GRAFTING
Accused : Detectives Charged
With Associating and Con
sorting With Thieves and
Bunko Men, and Specific
Cases Are Given Where
Money Was Paid to Avoid
Arrest —Accusations Are
Read to Suspended Men
GRAND JURY WILL
FOCUS CASE TODAY
"Black Tony" and Johnny
Devoto, Two Important
Witnesses Are Reported to
Have Been Located —New
Witnesses Examined ;by
Commission, Who Obtain
Damaging Testimony—
Officers Engage Lawyer
Day's Graft Developments
Police Probe Advancing
Yesterday's developments In
police graft probe Trere as ? fol
lows: : .
.... J. H. Dnmbrell, foreman of the
errand Jurr. announced tbat graft;
probe Trill be brought to a focus -
at today's meeting:.
'Formal charge* compiled by
' police commission . against eight
detectives accused of accepting;
bribes read to suspended men. •
District ;>Attorney. Flckert * an
nouncetf. that "Black Tony" ami
Johnny Dcvoto, tiro important
i witnesses, had been located. > *
; Police - commission ■ examined
new witnesses and obtained I fur-.
ther damaging evidence.
Well. known criminal lawyer
engaged by suspended detectives
for their defense. •
As a result of the police commis
sion's success in obtaining damaging
evidence against eight detectives in the
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San Francisco police department al- >
leged to have accepted bribe money
from confessed bunko men and con
vinced that the evidence is sufficiently .
incriminating to warrant definite ac
tion, the grand Jury is determined to
bring , the present graft * probe to a
focus at its meeting today, according
to a statement issued yesterday by J.
H. Dumbrell, foreman of the grand ,
Jury. ..
The police commission resumed its
Investigation yesterday, calling to the
stand a number of witnesses who had
previously testified before the grand
jury, but from whom that body was
unable to get satisfactory testimony.
•; The principal action of the police
commission was to formally serve the
charges prepared against Detectives
Frank Esola, Arthur ' Macphee, James
McGowan, William : McHugh, Joseph .
Drollette, Jack Sullivan. Charles Joseph
and i Charles Taylor.
This was done by the captains of the
district stations where the , men are at
present stationed. Captain Duke read
the charges : to Frank Esola, Captain
Bernard McManus to McHugh and Mc-
Gowan, Captain Patrick Shea to Drol
lette, Sullivan and Joseph and Captain
M. Anderson to Taylor.
CRIMINAL LAWYER ENGAGED
. The accused officers ; announce that
Thomas O'Connor, a well known crim
inal lawyer of this city, was handling
their combined cases, and refused to
CARROLL HATS
Hat styles that can not be
found elsewhere.
KNOX HATS .. $5 and up
STETSON HATS $4 and up
CARROLL PREfERRED $5
THE CARROLL HAT.. $3
' Spring catalogue on applica
tion.
PAUL T. CARROLL
- y HAT STORKSJ - ."
. 708 Market St., opp. 3d,
and 25 Geary St.* /■■:'
MEN'S FIRMSHI\<i (iOOD* at
«24 Market St., opp. fell 8,d...