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>i?ht, 48. For details of the Weather See Par* 15.
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VOLUME 113.—N0. 175.
JAPANESE RULER
IMPROVES AND
FEAR IS PASSING
Emperor Passes Favorable
Night and Bulletin Asserts
Condition Is Satisfactory
and There Is No Cause for
Anxiety — Temperature
Registers 101.48 Degrees
MINISTER'S ORDER
* REOPENS THEATERS
Priests on Pilgrimage to
Snow Crowned Mountain
to Offer Prayers for Re
covery—Sickness Sobers
Political Expressions on
New California Land Law
Condition of the Emperor
Bulletin From Sick Room
TOKYO, "Slay 34.—A bulletin
Issued at noon announced that*
the temperature of the emperor
bad risen to 101.48 degrees. Gov-"
eminent officials say the emperor
passed a favorable night, that his
condition is satisfactory. 'and
that there is no cause for anxiety.
(Special Cable to The Call)
TOKYO, May 23.—The condition of
Emperor Yoshihito is growing better.
The fever kept gaining until late to
night, when physicians found an im
provement in their patient.
, A pilgrimage of priests departed for
the mountain spring of JujlYama (the
snow crowned) today, ■; there to offer
♦heir prayers for the- speedy recovery
of the emperor.' In Shinto?temples;and
Christian churches crowds of Japa
nese of all- classes are praying con
stantly that Yoshihito may be spared.
A ministerial order issued today, au
thorizes the reopening of theaters and
other places of entertainment.
Count "Watanabe said that It was
first Intended to ? remove the patient ;
from the Gayoma palace to the Chl
yoda palace, the newest of the imperial \
residences, but he became 60 weak,
Wednesday that the doctors negatived
this plan. ' , ' •
\vit,so\* sympathy pleases
"His majesty is very weak." says the
count, "but we- do not think there is
any great danger. His constitution:
has greatly improved since his last ,ill
ne<=K a few years ago."
The condolence of the American gov
ernment expressed by President "Wil
son by Charge Arthur Bailey-Blanch
ard has greatly pleased officials and
the people of the capital The ver
nacular newspapers print the message
with the statement that President "Wil
son was the first head of the foreign
powers to express his sympathy.
The sickness of the emperor, seems
to have sobered political expressions
of opinion on the California dispute.
There was a notable, absence of acri
mony in most of the editorials today.
While -the recovery of the emperor
remains in doubt no action is ■_ likely
to be taken in forwarding Japan's
reply to the declaration of views sub
mitted to the Japanese government by
the state department in Washington. -
FORGET TAXES TO GRIEVE '
It Is admitted : unofficially that If
anything should . happen to Yoshihito
the consequences might be serious.
The people are chafing against a load
of taxation amounting in many cases
to from 35 to 40 per cent of their own.
MaSy industries have been; drained to
the last taxable yen..' and the "small
farmers of west Nippon and the lesser.
Isles are bitterly complaining, of un
fair competition from the Formosan
and Korean growers. c * V
For the present, however, murmur
ings have ceased. Grief: and anxiety
have no room for domestic rancor.
SISSON DEMANDS U.S.
BACK CALIFORNIA
WASHINGTON, May 23—Repre
sentative Si-won of Mississippi made
his announced Japanese- speech today
In.the house. . «
President ; Wilson, after . Mr. A Sissbn
rcccn tly . made a "war speech," called
the representative to, the-."White; House
and asked him/ not to, make another
speech that might complicate the dip
lomatic negotiations with Japan or in
flame "the public mind.
air.Vsisson 1 disclaimed; any; intention
/iofl making a "war speech," "; but at
packed the position that the treaty
making power . superseded the -law
making powers of the sovereign states:
Mr. Sisson. declared .he took his posi
tion "not because the Japanese were
# Involved; that he ! would; take to-
/ Continued on Vmgc 2, Columa 3
THE San Francisco CALL
STATE PURCHASES
PIONEER'S RELICS
James Marshall's Own History of
Gold Discovery /Added to
Calif or Collection ; -
SACRAMENTO, May Maps and
tools used by James Marshall ", in 1S 47.
and 1848 near Coloma, El ;- Dorado
county, were today'added vto the col
lections of mementos . and relics of
pioneer daj*s- in the : California •depart
ment of the state library. ; v '?r ? ? ;
* The relics were purchased by Eudora
Garoutte, head of the department, .from
John Slpp, , now a resident of- Sacra-'
mento but -formerly of Coloma. : ? Sipp
bought the? articles from the public
administrator?-of. Marshall's : estate. ' *
. A statement of the? discovery of (the
gold 7 written -on '" legal paper in Ink
by Marshall* himself is included In
the collection. * .•. _• ~;'-.
The maps and the 7 collections have
been shown in various art exhibitions
of the east Marshall discovered the
first gold In California-January 19,
IS4B, according to his statement. He
picked up a nugget in the millrace at
Coloma. 7 _',
COLONIES MENACE OUR
PEACE, SAYS DANIELS
Secretary, of .Navy,, Speaking; at Din
ner, Declares for [ Ships for "**
. i 7. 'Defense Only;- -V *?, *
WASHINGTON. May; 23.1n : a vigor-.
■ ' ous defense of the purposes of • the"
American navy at a "north state din
ner," given here tonight in * his "honor,
Secretary Josephus Daniels declared
that "the only menace" to our peace l
today is due to the buying of ".colonies
in the east, the people of which did not
come to 4)s of . their own * free will." .
The secretary declared he stood 1 for
a navy for defense, a navy for protec
tion, but never a navy for conquest..
The only use of the 7navy," he said,
was the same use that/the public has
for a policeman and a navy should
never, be made strong as a menace.
CARL SCHILLING WINS —
FIGHT TO KEEP CHILD
Redwood City Judge, Refusing Mater- |
; nal Grandmother's Plea, Hold* ?jj?-
Father Capable of Rearing Sou, v
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Call) '-?_ ; '
REDWOOD , ' CITY, May 23.— Car-
Schilling, wealthy son of vA. Schilling,
the tea, coffee and f spice magnate, to
day won his fight to retain possession
of his 5 year *- old child, Carl Edwin
Schilling, when Judge Buck denied th©
I petition of the boy's maternal grand
! mother, Mrs. Laura Mozart, for letters
jof ?. guardianship. "Judge Buck de
j clared that no ] evidence had been pre
i sented to show that the father was not
qualified to care, for his son.? .
STUDENT SINGERS ARE
HURT IN REHEARSAL
Balcony In AkronHigh School. Col-
lapses, Occupants, Including Girls,
Being Injured ;?'?*
AKRON, 0., May 23.—Twenty '; stu
dents :of the central and south high
schools were injured this afternoon
when a balcony In the auditorium at
the central high school collapsed.
The students were ' rehearsing the
oratorio ."Samson," ;' which was to have
been given tonight ?
Although many of the students, most
of whom were girls, w*ere seriously in
jured, none Is expected to die.
PLAN PEACE MEMORIALS
Statue of Queen Victoria in Washing
ton Among Them -: -.•'.
NEW YORK. May 23.—Plans for the
erection of a statue of Queen Victoria
in Washington, the presentation" of ?a,
statue of Abraham Lincoln to the
British people and the holding of a
historical costume ball, all* in connec
tion with the celebration in 1914-1915
of 100 years of peace among English
speaking races, were worked> out. at a
meeting today of American committee
men in charge of preparations for.* the
event. ■ _ ~*?.»'.,--"-; .?.;
GOMPERS WRIT IS DENIED
Attorneys in .Contempt Suit Will- Ask
Supreme Court for Order for Review
A- WASHINGTON. D. C. < May 23.—
district court of appeals today refused
a writ of error by which attorneys; for
Samuel Gompers.' John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison, the labor headers,
wanted to? carry/ an appeal from their
conviction for contempt of court in the
Buck Stove and Range case to the
supreme court/ of the United? States.
Their attorneys will now ask the high
est court to order the decision brought
up for review. . .* " 1 * :
PAGE DECLINES INTERVIEW]
;?? QUEENSTOWN. Ireland," May 23.—
j Walter Hines 7 Page, the -new United
States ambassador to * Great Britain,
i parried all attempts of newspapermen
to obtain an interview ; when he ar
rived here /today on board the Baltic
I from New York. . Mr. Page seemed .sur-
I prised /when told * that?! the London
'Trades; council had protested against
his appointment. He said he had heard
nothing of the matter. / ■ ;.
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GREEK KING TO THE FRONT,
ri ATHENS, Greece, May 23,1n con
sequence- of r the resumption of hostili
ties -between the Bulgarian * and "the
Greek troops* King /Constantino :-of
Greece, accompanied- by Prince Alex
ander and the .general staff of the
army, left Athens fur Saluuikl.-thls
morning.
"The People's News papers "y.
SAN : FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 24, I§l3. —PAGES 1 TO 8.
JUDGE GRAY DEAD;
POLITICAL SCHISM
IN JOHNSON RANKS
Appointment of Successor to
Oroville Bench Threatens
to Involve Progressive
Movement
BOYNTON PROPOSED
TO PREVENT BREAK
Butte County Lawyers Ap
proved by Bar "Out" With
Administration
GEORGE A. VAN SMITH
The, death of. Superior -Judge John
Carlton .Gray? in Oroville yesterday has
precipitated;a political* situation pro
phetic of serious ':■ embarrassment -?for
Governor Johnson. That embarrass
ment may A Involve;?<? the ?. • progressive
party movement.? in the upper ;;• Sacra
mento valley.,"?_"'?' ? .*
'The situation - hinges upon the oppo
sition of the* Butte" county 'lawyers cto
the candidacy of H. D. Gregory, pro
gressive. of Oroville. who is out ?;for
the i place.-./' ? .** ** 7 :'■ **''.:■ .'-Ax*
The difficulty of the situation is that
all; the lawyers.' in Butte county con
sidered eligible to- the place ;by mem
bers of the bar association are out;
side.' the .governor's political camp.' 7 .?
Before Judge Gray v had been dead
a ■ dozen hours the bar association of
Butte county was ? preparing to , head
off the 7* appointment - of A Gregory by.
asking the governor ;to . pick a. demo
crat for? the place or tgo outside ?* the
county for a judge. / * -
BOV.\XO\> PICKED FOR POST f *-\~-
The association; held' some sort, of
session. ?; There * was Xan agreement,
tentative or actual, which resulted" in
a move .designed to throw t the ' ap
pointment :to $ Senator "Albert* "E. 'Boy fi -
ton. of San Francisco. , : yXiX"< ?,"'*?A-A}A>-\k
y.Boynton'fas president pro 'tern: of the
senate has A been the governor* right
hand ,man rin .the .upper*; house of the
legislature. XHe lived for* many r years
in " Butte county and his family Is
prominently identified " with the de
velopment of 'that county. >;X' t '?" ? ?
The Butte county lawyers^seemingly
,were of * the.opinion -that-* Governor
Johnson could escape all personal em
barrassment and 7 save * the? precipita-
Hon of a row In *- Butte county' if Sen
ator Boynton could? be Induced to ac
cept the place. . ** '''.".: '. v -' .
: Senator Boynton' is In "Sacramento.
That he will accept the place' none?* is
prepared to believe. He represents
Butte county. 5 His appointment*' would
be .satisfactory to the Butte county
public as well as to "the legal pro
fession. ;; ?,*.-.' ■' " '-;"■' *-""." V;
SALARY PROBABLE FACTOR
5 His standing In the district'was sug
gested by. the fact that,he.•'.actually
.lived, in San Francisco when .he " was
.re-ejected without opposition In the
district;comprising Butte. Yuba, Sutter
and Yolo counties. But his salary as
legar adviser to corporate interests,'
with offices in this . city, is approxi
mately three times the 15.000 which
goes with a superior' judgeship -in
Butte* county. - < ?? 77 7?
"With Senator Bovnfon out of • it. - the
governor is confronted ,by. a-delicate
practical political situation. Seemingly,
Gregory, who Is politically eligible :to
the place, is in. wrong* with the legal
profession of his?county.?;
-{The' lawyers who reright with! their
professional colleagues are in wrong
politically with the governor.' The
Butte 7- county * political A wiseacres say
that if , the governor appoints Gregory,
her"** ill? end his own following. That
might ?- be .equally! true; if ?; he ? appointed
a - democrat or a - regular republican.
And' failing to get Senator*Boynton to
take 7 the /place the governor would
probably give offense to the county as
a whole by; going outside for a : judge. >
SLAIN FARMER'S SKULL
EXHIBITED AT TRIAL
Napa Prosecution " Seeks to Show Pluth
- Warn Beaten to Death With' Pruning!
;,. Shears. Wielded by Kramarlch -*?-.V;
(Special* Dispatch to Tbe Call)
! NAPA. May 23.—The skull of Martin
Pluth, the wealthy farmer of Pope val
ley, /who was slain near his residence
March \ ■8. was the ;> grewsome • exhibit
presented in ? the superior court at the
trial -of Joseph rKramarlch.here ? today.
Dr. F. C. l Newton.*: surgical expert,** tes
tified, explaining,the, fractures.;.
The prosecution asserts/ that /•Kra
marich* waylaid /PI v th; and ? beat - him to
death with pruning shears. f
- One witness; testified/that; PI nth said
to - Kramarlch before-he! left the Tud
nich* house on '.the; fatal night: ** : ».
/ ."I hope the devil will catch you** be
fore /morning." ?-.. ■ • /-* ;■• ■? :: * ""-;../*-.?'
BOY MASCOT IS DROWNED
College 'Students Find Body After Fire
.•/;■; Day Search .- '•■■■•,''**
LAWRENCE. Kan.. May 23. The
body of■ ■..•'Billy-.: Bob" Atkinson the 5
year old lad who was mascot and pet
-"-'_/*'?", ■ r -- r A"" , ■ ..,;*_■... _ ■?■'_''■ *' T: -- .;;vh- ;„;. v.:v.-.*- >■,*■:-..*;'
of the I students of Kansas university,
was/found; in ■; the Kansas river today.
The child disappeared at week ago. Re
?*ii'.i'*'''i , 'f" B i; -*. —- .*' t: -*"- : *»#ks i - <___*!—[—»_ft
lays of the students searched for him
for five ***••"" . -■" 'T^l__y____
BERLIN ABLAZE WITH DECORATIONS
MILLIONS AWAIT IMPERIAL WEDDING
Princess Victoria Louise, {daughter;^ the German emperor; her betrothed, Prince Ernest Augustus of Cumberland (at
*-' [■ J._ - *? •• .X * right), and r the-, princess' brother, Oscar, taking a stroll at Karlsruhe.
GETS ONE YEAR ON
ONE MAN'S WORD
Hunt Convicted of Forgery
Despite Fact Another
Confessed Crime
:'; 'Despite .declarations from .many
quarters that he" was innocent: of for
gery, after another ? man - had \ confessed
to "the; crime; 7 and with only the un
supported testimony ?of one man
against? him, James ?E. ; Hunt, ;a -real
estate', man. 1 was denied the right; of
a new trial yesterday /".by.'?. Superior
Judge Trabucco ' and:sentenced- to serve
one year in San Quentin. ."*."'- * r; * *?
X>- '•Although there was only the* evi
dence of »* the v bank , teller, Barstow,
neither the judge, jury,?nor \ the dis
trict .? attorney's offlce r would stretch ; a
T point in Hunt's?? favor," said?' ; W. A.
Mundell, local manager,*? of 7 the Burns
detective agency. • .•'.*" .''■■ - - AA. ... '■'.
y.Counsel? for Hunt at*' once filed notice
of appeal? and obtained fa; stay of judg
ment, and -r! those ;* who f believe - in; his
•innocence ■/ say they • will petition f the
highest court in?" the state, if necessary,
to restore his freedom. .*- ■ '-*.'' ;';? '-y 'X
.'*?"' Hunt '"'was '■' accused of ? forging a $50
check' on the Merchants National ■■ bank
of * this city April 7. After the -check
had; been; passed;! William E. i Barstdw,
the paying teller, - admitted to Mun
dell. according to the latter,, that he
could not "identify?its author. He said
there" was nothing about the act?, of
cashing it to - attract*? his '-attention/* In
anyway. ...
NO TEST AT IDENTIFICATION
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When it was found that the forged
check was drawn on E. R. Ha?ydenK/a
estate man, in whose office-Hunt
had been working. Hunt was arrested,
and was declared by Barstow to be
'.the man * who had passed the check. :
"Hunt was the only man in the room
besides Detective Ed Wren and myself
when Barstow came down; to ~ the
prison to identify him." saidV Mundell.
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"Instead of; requiring, the teller to pick
him out of a line of men, they put him
~,, ■, ..... , -
by; himself." -*-*-•._-
? Shortly afterward '.Williams Brumby;
'-.-•■ ...*... ..«■■■■ -,■"'-■ ■■ ■-. -■ '"*■"* ■"■■:■■ "■'■'- ■.''■-■■.,,■■ ■■»,*.——«... „..:
who is .now serving 10 years in Fol
som, was arrested for a string of forg
.n-iiv'-t"",-;-" "--**"■ ;t:/;*-«i-,:>-*.'.»i -r,--C
cries extending all over the. country.
Among them he confessed to forging
the" Merchants National bank check.
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According to Mundell, the paying
teller *, told Theodore handwrit*
a---, ■■..-. :#±Xfy^:^--^**--'~±Z**~'-- ! A "';**>■■ -'"'■"■--:■. v-i,..--*"■■■<■ -Ay- *-■-*--.Vx?,* w «i_^H!s
ing expert, that he thought the check
.'-- .:.-„ j^-...-^-.-^^-*-***^.lfi~s*p_§|r**_ i &*_£' * ■■--...
had been /written in ; the bank with the
■ __B_"H ' iiiii nr'l"l' —rf —■TH"*! "~~ 'iTfHtnnin*' "~i< *n ■ .
bank's blue Ink. Kytka replied that it
had Been written with a- green black
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"An Independent Newspaper"
SIX DIE IN BLAST
ON TORPEDO BOAT
Oiler on Destroyer Is Near
Death as Result of Hero
ism in Explosion
V : SAN DIEGO. -May! 13.—-Richard?, Cur
tis Smith, oiler, \ and -H. ?F.', Bock, chief
machinist's mate, are dead, and Alma
' Miller, oiler, ; who risked'; Ills ? life %in an
attempt; to save Bock, tonight is *In a
dying-condition - as* the result of /an'
explosion j on; the 'United States torpedo
boat r destroyer -E Stewart ■-' this f morning.
:'' Without warning, the accident; oc
curred 28 miles : off port in a speed
test, ".when '{&■ steam " pipe In the engine
room /blew out. r The engines * were
turning : 200 : revolutions a** minute : and
r-i ; v-.t-, ** *•■ . .r-,-rr; .■-'.-.,*..-.'.;,-i.- ** -y- r /. ..-->s;.-. -y-yr'%.. .■ ■
the torpedo boat I ,.was crushing? through
the water at the rate of 25*& knots an
hour. The destroyer was * the fastest
of the 'flotilla-N •. AA-XXXyyl A] A AX- ■] ' ?'*-?
"-' Miller has« a brother living at Idaho
Falls, ■ Idaho. ■ '■■ Smith's" ? home was at
Lohn, Tex., and Bock lived at Mollne,
111../ A sad feature in connection with ;
the -V explosion ;is ; that Bock *' had just
re-enlisted in the navy and had made
arrangements f- "■ to ■'. leave A tomorrow A on
a four months' furlough for a visit
with his* mother and sisters ;in : Illinois/
i 4 Captain* M. S G. Shonerd says the acci
dent was one for/which ?no one * could
be blamed. He made an investigation
and forwarded J* a report to Washing
ton. s t , ' •
;.;. Immediately ; after - the ; accident r the
Stewart* came to port as fast ,as its
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crippled?. condition would permit and
is alongside the torpedo ..repair ship
Iris. It is probable she may have to
be towed- to • Mare 3 Island navy yard., for
repairs.
YUBA CITY HAS LARGEST /
: v .; WALNUT TREE IN U. S.
Department of Agriculture So Pro
-.-*•» nounces - Giant in > Mrs. G. B. *'
; Lmaa'i Yard ' *-
**~_*".
(Special Dispatch to The Call)
YUBA CITT, May 23.—A black wal
■ nut tree in the yard of Mrs. G. B.
r **'ss_sje**Sw^«®_*^i:-.-- : '-rs..r* ~-* v. **-. -v- ..•-*■;•. ■.----..-..
; Lyman of street is; declared by the
; department of agriculture in Washing
ton to be the largest ..walnut tree, in
the United States.
!*-*-*-, ■ . * - - ■ .
/ The trunk of the tree four feet-from
the ground is 15 feet and four inches
in circumference and the branches
spread.loß.feet.. ". ' ' :^^^^
J^nia:; height is 99 • feet : and • i incites. ! '
RESCUE SAILORS
FROM DERELICT
Life Saying Crew Fights
xx: Gale in Open Boat on
Oregon Coast
- MARSHFIELD, / Ore., May .23.—
as darkness and >; fog /were : settling
the ocean Thursday night ? and cutting
all chance of further search, Captain
Johnson and his Bandon life saving
crew picked up the swamped and sink
r ing sailboat in which Willie Winiger,
aged 3 24. nnd Frank Silver, * 26, both of
Port Orfbrd,, had floated'for a* day. The
men . were at the .time? almost' insane for
lack vof a food ? and " water 'and \ from ex
posure!/;'^*??^!?/;;!"^.-?;.'.?:. ""■'. xX-*--. 7 ] -"'**..;.-.
Though rescued Thursday evening,
the news of / the J men's safety did not
reach* here until late this evening, be
cause of the remoteness of I the rescue
and the 'fact?, that' -\ Captain Johnson
spent ' the *r night in :an ;; isolated '; cove
rather than brave /the-high wind : that
was blowing. ' /. ; a ?V-/- ; V : r-'-;. 7 .'.'•"* .'yA'- : xXX *■'
The two men . had s^ tried ;,>,to reach
Rogue river.. Three times their ; boat
capsized and. twice they righted it, but
finally they were carried out to .sea.
They ■ had brought ■no food, -.- so had
nothing/to' eat for two days, 10 hours
of which they were' 1 in a .water logged
boat. / /'" * '- " ■■ ■17■■ ■:" .
Captain Johnson and ; six men pur
sued j the derelict all day ln an open
power boat, fighting a heavy wind ?70
miles : down a bleak * coast. .Captain
Johnson declares that in all his experi
y.;r yy*--,:■■ ~?-.-r■-- - ----r -.....,".■-:-, ».~ * -■■-, *■ .w. .
ence -* as a - life saver he ; has * never seen
humans in a more pitiable plight. •
; The men, in spite :of their exposure,
will live. ,
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VESUVIUS AGAIN SPOUTS
.'.-;,-.■"■..■*..;.■■.'■.'.' ■ "■-.....*-,-..,.:..? r ..:...: .^.'...... , ..."
-few FiNMure In * Crater Emit* Ashes, j
l?r* and Earthquake;Shakes,Region'
X NAPLES, May s 23.—Vesuvius during
the night and this morning , showed
renewed signs .of * activity. ■ One erup
tion was accompanied by a slight earth
quake shock. A new and large/central
fissure z '-as opened ; around the crater
from ' which. ashes are emitted.
BIG CONTRACTS INVOLVED
;-"./-./.. A>- A :. .<. . . ** -,*
Board of * Control to Open ' Bid* on a
\!:.yx;- : . $.T,_00,000 job
(Special Dispatch Tbe^Cail)?-^
SACRAMENTO, May.*. 23.—The state
board of control will open bids June 12
for contracts aggregating a total ex
penditure by the state of $3,500,000.
»The !s contracts will be or }l food and
supplies for the various state Institu
tions for the year 191* '
l t"y*l WEATHER* FORECAST:
Fair; [nfi>derat«t> teiaperatare; i brisk west f -winds.
THE CLASSIFIED ADS
in The Call are ; increasing
'A-xXX' steadily every day. They bring
results. That's answer.
PRICE ? FIVE CENTS.
{ROOMING VOICES
OE BIG GUNS TO
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HERALD NUPTIALS
Fair Are the Weather; Signs,
X Promising Hohenzollern
.;Blue Skies and Sunshine
for the' Ceremony Uniting
\ Lovely Victoria Louise and
Prince Ernest Augustus
BRIDE TO BE WILL
BE UP WITH SUN
(Special Cable to The Call)
BERLIN. May .' 23.—Festive enthusi
asm «, overflowed ; tonight -at',the gala
performance in the Royal,opera, house,
where all who could obtain even ■ stand-"?
ing, room near the exits pressed to see
the Princess .Victoria : Louise 'on the eve
of i her; wedding and the ; imposing' com -
pany ~of crowned -.. heads, -j princes * and *
princesses in the imperial boxes.* The;
crowding.?:in >. the n streets was terrific.!'
Automobiles and carriages, their way
cleared by cavalry and police, hadVto?!
crawl to the doors of the * magnificent*
theater.- Cheers, deafening and ever
recurrent, marked the arrival "of the
notables. -■*-; ■-■-. *r - v y-y-y
In accordance with- the princess" ex
pressed desire, the first act of Wag
ner's '"Lohengrin" .was sung, with Put
nam Griswold, a singer, well known to
American operagoers, in the part of;
the margrave. ; . - '.-">''
WILL AXS**A*ER SALUTE ! ? ?
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All thought of sleep seems to be for
gotten 1 by the , good people of Berlin
and the thousands of visitor*? who are
her^*fo_Tthe* imperial wedding. j Those
who do seek the comforting pillow -to
brace up for the stirring doings *of to
morrow will be awakened at 'daybreak
by the : booming voices "of *" big •; guns—
the cannon-"of the forts greeting the
schloss, the imperial battery stationed
to the left of the castle answering• the
city's salute .in 7 the name of the em
peror and his daughter, the lovely ex
pectant Victoria Louise. ? -
Fair are the weather signs, promis
ing Hohenzollern blue skies and sweet
sunshine, auspicious of ?* happiness ? for
the bride. . . .'. •'. ' /. -„'•*-"' ".
The last of the troops to take pair t
ln tomorrow's representation -of the
military organisations of the empire
arrived thrs afternoon. Altogether
50,000 soldiers will be in the parade or r
lining the streets ln full dress uni
form. ; It is estimated that not less'tl\ari"
2,000,000 persons will actually see the
imperial,procession from various points "•
on the 7 route.
PRINCESS TO ARISE EARLY
The bride to be will?be up, betimes in /
; the; morning. For that reason, and to
keep her cheeks rosy and eyes bright;/
'■ for the two wedding ceremonies the,
: civil rite rln ? Brandenburg hall; and the .
; ring -marriage by the court ; chaplain
In ? the chapel royal—Princess Victoria ;|
Louise ; retired to her room early. She
ate .**' heartily at supper and ; drank*? a %
glass ;of ? milk .Just before her mother.
j the kaiserln, kissed her "good night."
, "A;, lady In* waiting will call her/ 15 '
! minutes before daybreak. She , will
i dress in a simple. morning .toilette and
! meet the emperor in his private library.
! Together they will stand \ a the ) library
| balcony while ''.the salute; is being fired. '_
: They *■ will 'be ' alone during the -.: sue-**.
---j ceeding half hour, as it Is the emperor's ./"
: desire to take?: this * last 'opportunity of
; advising his daughter before." she i goes X
j from *,the ? schloss : to take up the re
; sponsibilities of wifehood. ■.:'
TO HOLD CABINET;, COUNCIL -.:» 'A-,.
A: After this conference the kaiserln and X
the - six •> brothers ?of ; the princess ! will „
join Kaiser William and Victoria Louise
in the regular morning "cabinet council"
of the imperial family. V The emperor ;
is a stickler for system, and the schloss Al
routine -■ will proceed ■■;. as -■' usual, with
this distinctionthat more ceremony
will; be used. After this 7, reunion of
the family. the princess and the kal
serin will join .; the - royal?' and ducal ?*
ladles, j who may 'already/be? up 'and
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