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! VOLUME 114. —NO. 93.
"WE OWE U.S. NOTHING"=GEN. HUERTA
ARMED MEN RAID LINER FOR OPIUM
PANIC HITS
CHINESE
CREW ON
SHIP
Unwarned by Ring's Ex
posure Here, Vain At
tempt Is Made to
Hide Goods
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
LEAD SEARCHERS!
Thirty Bluejackets, Armed,;
Hold Up Big Ship and
Seize Contraband
Ransacking the big Paclfk Mail
fater V«wjcb.ii-*a from bow to stern in
a. «wu'in for opiu** belag brought to
ban Francisco* for sale by the mem
bers of the smuggling ring just un
covered by federal officials. 30 en
listed men. bluejackets, from t ,- :e
United States revenue cutter McCul
loch, under charge of Lieutenant
Sharp, have gone to work to break
up the smuggling business.
HERD CHI!VESE CREW
Bad weather prevented boarding
the liner outside the heads, so the
armed men went on board off Meiggs
wharf, herded the Chinese crew to
gether so they could not throw any
tins of opium overboard and then j
went below to search the Manchuria.
Hundreds of frightened Chinese
darted off in an attempt to secrete
their contraband, but had no chance
in the lace of the bayonets and rifles
•f the bluejackets.
Surveyor of the Port Justus S.
"•Tardell and Collector of the Port
John O. ; Davis headed the searching
party in (person, this act being a new
one altogether in the life of the port
of San Francisco.
Such a thorough search has never
been mad* here before, as armed men
have oeffcr been sent on board a liner.
Within the last three years it is
declared that $2,000,000 worth of
opium has been smuggled into the
city, through the connivance of cus
toms officers and the Chinese traffick
ers. Tr.e Chinese ringleader is said
to be in hiding in the city, although
t"e disappeared immediately after the
expose o: the scandal.
SPOILS WERE DIVIDED
Customs guards participated in the
spoils, It is declared, the amount they
got being estimated at $10,000 apiece
<>r more th*n $100,000 in all. On*
of thesa guar Is. Elias Ellison, is ac
cused by the government of inveig
ling others irto operations after he
had mad* $50,000 by himself. "In
dependently wealthy" guards who
fottncl It possible to lix-e on an ex
j 'nstve scale or to retire, although
they received salaries of $rOO a month
or less, brought about the investi
gation
In Honolulu, however, this has been
done before, but the crew had no sus
picion that a coup like this was to be
attempted. Although their copfed-
Tates <<n shore who were arrested
lasv week have known of the move,
they have been unable to do a thing
to prevent it or to warn those on the
•hfj,.
No one was spared In the search,
and the first step of seeing that no
ooium waa thrown overboard was fol
lowed l >" ewift action that knew no
locked floor?.
THE SAN FRANCISCO
CALL
will -:ot only be a clean,
whoiesome newspaper in
its news columns, but will
also be a clean, wholesome
rewspipcr in its advertis
ing cciun&gfk
No objectionable medical
cr indecent advertisements
of any character will be
published.
THE San Francisco CALL
Hungry and Jobless,
Clerk Picks Labor
Day to Shoot Self
— ~ ' ' ' i
UNABLE to get work, Frank
Conlon, 35 years old, a
clerk, selected Labor day
as a grim reminder that
he was out of employment, hun
gry and friendless.
Conlon, who lives at 937 Web
ster street, shot himself shortly
before 7 o'clock. Lodgers noti
fied the police.
He was rushed to the central
emergency hospital, where little
hope is held out for his recov
ery.
Letter Bride, Failing
To Please, Sent Home
LA PORTE. Ind., Sept. I.—Oakley
O. Rink, a young business man of
Otsego. Mich., advertised for a wife.
One of the letters he received was
from a young woman who gave her
name as Margaret Bennett of Chi
cago. Courting was conducted by
correspondence. Ring obtained a li
cense at Allegan, and, going to the
station awaited the coming of Miss
Bennett. Today was the appointed
time for the ceremony, but it was not
performed. Ring explained that "she
did not fill the bill and I shipped her
back."
crosses continent
Twice to Win $1,500
NEW YORK. Sept. I—With a crop
jof hair 11 inches long, fashioned plg
i tail style, with a rubber band and
his shoes almost oft his feet, Herbert
i W. Hoover of Newark. N. J., a former
actor, reached this city today, having
I walked to San Francisco and back for
I 11,500 in wagers.
i Of this amount $1,000 comes from
] the Greycrest Athletic club of Xew
■ ark. N. J., which offered that amount
Ito the man walking to San Francisco
J and back in 1 year and 17 days.
5 Hurt When Engine
And Train Collide
MONTPELIER, O. tfert. I.—Four
trainmen and a passenger were in
jured se\-erely today when a switch
engine and a passenger tra.lri collided
in the yards of the Wabash here.
Conductor E. J. Gebhart of Peru. Ind.,
received a fractured skull. Mail Clerk
H. W. Hill of St. Louis Was painfully
cut about the face.
Carnegies Will Visit
Albert, Belgian King
(SpwUl Cable to Th<- Call I
AMSTERDAM. Sept L—Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie left here today
for Brussels, where they will call upon
King Albert of Belgium. The Ger
man press has directed considerable
criticism at Mr. Carnegie since his
Hague speech, because of his familiar
characterization of Emperor William.
8 Give 40 Inches of
Skin to Save Friend
COLLINSVILLE. 111.. Sept. I.—Eight
men today surrendered 40 square
Inches of skin in an effort to save
George Tfussen. He was roasted
nearly to death beneath an automobile
when his clothing, saturated with
gasoline, took fire from a match held
by one of his guests. Physicians de
clared today that he had a chance to
recover. •
Kuctvßehar's Ruler
Dies in England
LONDON. Sept. L—The maharajah
of Kuch-Behar is dead at Cromer, on
the Norfolk coast. He succeeded his
father in 1911. The maharajah ruled
over a territory of about 1,307 square
miles, with a population of 600,000.
BURGLAR'S FINGER
PRINTS PICTURED
Climbing over the transom into
j the saloon of Ernest Buck at Gough
i and H* v * 8 street ß early this morn
j ing, a burglar stole $3.50 from the
j cash register and helped himself to
j liquor and cigars. The police photo
[ graphed a number of his finger prints
on the transom.
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.—SAN. FRANCISCOT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1913.—PAGES 1 TO 12.
BIG CROWDS
RUSH GALL
NEWSBOYS
Thousands Jam Streets to
Get First Copy of Even
ing Paper
Xever did a newspaper start out
under more favorable auspices or
meet with as enthusiastic a welcome
as did The Evening Call when the
first edition came from the press at
11 o'clock today.
More than 1.000 newsboys had gath
ered at the Call building by 9:30
o'clock, each one anxious to be among
the first to grab an armful of papers
and begin selling them to the thou
sands waiting to see the new paper.
The eagerness with which The
Evening Call was awaited by the
reading public was demonstrated by
the fact that it was 25 minutes be
fore the newsboys could get away
from the corner of Third and Market
streets.
CROWD FAIRLY MOBS BOYS
Thousands had gathered there to
wait for the presses to. start, and
they almost mobesed the boys to get
ttmTrst" ttoples "of thY paper. Boys,
who had expected to run wildly to
other parts of the downtown district
found themselves held up and their
who had erpected to run wildly to
other part* of the downtown district
found themselves held up arid their
papers bought from them as soon as
they appeared with the copies hot
off the press.
It ■ was impossible to print the
papers fast enough to supply the de
mand. Complete distribution was
made in all parts of the city—at the
beaches, the ball games, the parks,
on the streets —ever; where, in fact,
where people had gathered to cele
brate the holiday.
Motorcycles and automobiles rushed
great bales of The Evening Call to
the outside districts and to the su
burban points for distribution to the
newsboys there.
The newsboys showed great enthu
siasm for tIW! new paper. Hundreds
of lads who had never sold papers
before showed how well they had
judged the public mind by clamoring
to get into the business in the even
ing field. They realised that the day
of the penny paper in San Francisco
had arrived. They are firm believers
in the penny and the wonderful re
sults to be attained from selling The
Evening Call.
Each of the boys who sold Calls
was given a card to be presented to
the circulation department and upon
producing it there was given a ticket
to the Empress theater.
Autos Racing Down
the Peninsula With
Copies of The Call
Two Large American Underslung
Machines Loaded Down With
Copies of Edition
Copies of this edition of The Call
are being rushed at express speed
down the peninsula by two large
American underslung automobiles to
help meet the big demand made by
the country folk for copies of the
new San Francisco evening news
paper.
Each machine Is loaded to its
capacity with papers and a sufficient
number of newsboys from this city
is being taken to handle The Calls.
From all over the state requests
have poured in\o the circulation de
partment for papers.
The distributing agents in every
town and village have been showered
with subscriptions. *
While it was possible to meet the
large demand in the country by
means of trains, It was thought that
better speed could be made to the
peninsular towns by automobile.
San Bruno, Burlingame. San Mateo,
Palo Alto, Redwood City and San Jose
will be the principal stops. At each
place the news sellers will rustle the
papers among the crowds of waiting
citizens.
"Bud" Currie, the racing driver, is
pilot of the first car. while Fred
Bowman is at the wheel of the
Second,
AUTOISTS 3
DAYS NEAR
DEATH
C. G. Cohn of This City and
George Howe Stalled in
Quicksands
After a narrow escape from death
by hunger, thirst, exhaustion and the
treacherous quicksands of the Nevada
desert, where their automobile was'
stalled for three terrifying days, C.
G. Cohn of this city and George Howe
of -fiacramento have arrived here for
medical attention.
Howe and Cohn started early last
week from Elko to Fallon, over a road
that neither of them knew and with
no food and only a very limited sup
ply of water.
The water was strapped to the side
of the machine, and in threading
their way through'the sagebrush it
was lost.
When they were half way from
Elko to Fallon the automobile sank
into a quicksand ana the two men
were unable to get it out. The hoat
was terrific and the men suffered
greatly from lack of water. That
night they slept on the sand and In
the morning resumed their •<!-*' to to
extricate the machine. But the' car
had sunk deeper and they ee«ld "-WH
more it. .
By night their tongues were black
and swollen and they were in despair.
They abandoned the machine and set
out to walk back over the trail they
had come. Before they had gone far
Cohn fell exhausted.
Howe went on to obtain help and
after staggering several miles he
came to a Water hole. He refreshed
himself and then went back for Cohn.
whom he succeeded in carrying and
dragging to the water hole.
The next day the two men, almost
exhausted, reached a ranch house
owned by a Mexican. After a day of
rest they got a team of horses from
him and went back and pulled the
automobile from the quicksands.
Organ Grinder Piles
Up Fortune in Cents
CHICAGO, Sept. I.—Mike Rocco will
appear in court tomorrow to explain
why he Insists on playing ' Wearing
o' the Green" an<i other melodies on
a grind organ for pennies when he
has a fortune of $26,000. Mike was
arrested, but obtained his release In
a few minutes on.bonds signed by his
sister, who scheduled $9,000 unin
cumbered property Mike's fortune is
said to have been accumulated In
pennies, nickels and dimes which
charitable persons In Chicago's loop
district have dropped Into his tin can.
Foresters to Greet
Supreme Delegates
Delegates of the Foresters of Amer
ica from this state to the recent ses
sion of the supreme court in Atlantic
City, N. J.. 35 in all. are on their way
to this city. In view of the fact that
they secured the convention of the
supreme body for San Francisco in
1915, the local 40 courts wtir tender
them a reception on their arrival;
about September 14.
Attacks Suffrage jn
Labor Day Address
LYNCHBURG. Va., Sept. I.—Repre
sentative J. Thomas Heflln of Ala
bama, Jn a Labor day speech delivered
under the auspices of the local V. M.
C. A., attacked woman suffrage as a
danger to the American home and the
American republic "This woman suf
frage movement is the greatest peril
now threatening the English speaking
people," he said.
Read
The Call's
Great $500
Offer at
the Top of
5,000 Killed as
Nanking Falls in
Terrific Assault
SHANGHAI. Sept.' I.—After a ter
rific bombardment the loyal Chinese
troop* this afternoon entered Nan
king-. The rebels were completely
routed. More than 5,000 were killed.
YOUNG GIRL SHOT
IN LABOR CLASH
CAXiUMET, Mich.. Sept I—Marga
ret Pahakas, 15, was shot through the
throat a«<k probably 'fatally wounded
today during a clash between deputy
sheriffs and striking copper miners at
the North Hear sage mine. Physicians
declared she.would not: live.
The strikers attempted to drive the
deputy sheriffs off the property of
the mining company.
A fight followed in which the
strikers hurled stones and clubs, ,it
was said. A squad of militiamen
from Wolverine festorad order and
returned to their post, after, which
the. deputies were again attacked.
Reports declared the girl was the
only person injured.
The militia took complete charge at
South Kearsage and Wolverine fol
lowing the shooting. The civil and
military authorities both promise a
rigid investigating,of tits affair.
Further trouble *Jr, feared. The
strikers have ?
against the
Ing their campaign aolery ; ts«(
raining eempasy a*d< the aaoset serv
ice men. Deputies the Ma
hawk mine have reMgjjm, fearing f*r
MRS. GORDON CARRIES
FIGHT FOR BALLOT TO
U.S. SUPREME COURT
«, —.
Mrs.
Mackenzie
Gordon
and
Her
' Son.
» : ——
Demands to Know if Birth
right Does Not Surpass
Wedding Ceremony
Right up to the highest court In
the land is to go the appeal of Mrs.
Ethels Coops' Gordon, wife of Macken
zie Gordon, sweet singer of ballads,
that she be permitted her inalienable
rights of citisenshtp as bestowed upon
hsr by the male electors of Califor
nia • • ■ • > '
Announcement was made today by
Mra Gordon that the United States
supreme.court is to be asked Which is
more important from, an electoral
standpoint—(that she was born in
Woodslde. San Mateo county, or that
she Is married to a • man who first
saw the light at Inverness, Scotland.
The California supreme court de
cided against.Mra Gordon when she
brought suit, to compel Registrar Ze
mansky to register her as an Ameri
can eltisen. Her attorney, Milton T
TJ-Ren. filed an appeal August 25 lr,
the a*me,,cpurt for the reconsidera
tion of certain points of , the decision
BSvea for pretty Mr*. Gordon it is
not b«Uey ad th .**. th « supreme court
Itself. t but'->t"l» hoped thai
th* r«s«s^Vi»^''>» f better form
to be to the United States
court. "
i 2. ¥. JrT'l:" J~ ' T. ', r
:
Great Dai\y
—1856
WHY?
Mrs. Mackenzie Gordon,
American born, who is not
permitted to cast her ballot
because she is < married to a
foreigner, says:
"If I were to divorce my
husband I could vote.
"If he were to die I could
vote.
"My son will be able to vote
when he becomes of age.
"Why, because I am a happy
wife, must I be denied my
rights of citizenship?"
GERAGHTYS UNITED
BY AUTO ACCIDENT
.BOSTON,. Sept. I.—The automobile
accident suffered yesterday by Mrs.
Amos Tuck French resulted in a
complete reconciliation with her
daughter Julia, who eloped more than
two years ago with "Handsome Jack"
Geraghty, a Newport. R. 1., chauffeur.
Following the accident »in which
Mrs. Stuyvesant Leroy, mother of Mrs.
French, also was injured, a hurry call
to all members of the family was sent
to come to the bedside of Mrs. French.
The call also included Julia and her
husband, and It was the first time that
Geraghty had been given recognition
as a member of the family.
Geraghty and his wife rushed to
the bedside of the stricken Mrs.
French, and it was stated today that
the mother of the girl who Quitted
Newport society to live in a cottage
with her husband at last has for
given her daughter—a forgiveness
which was not forthcom.ng a year
ago, as was expected, when a baby
came to the Geraghty home.
! 'Mrs. Leroy, it was learned today,
S was more seriously injured than Mrs.
French, but it waa beliewed that both
i will recover. d* t \nit
jßukeh no cr nag
PRICE ONE CENT.
TROOPS 111
MONTEREY
WAIT ON
ARMS
Washington Orders Force
to Be Ready to Rush
to the Southern
Border
FOREIGNERS GET ALL
JOBS AND COMMERCE
Dictator Arranging Loans
With Europe to Cut Off
American Trade
MONTEREY. Sap*. I.—Offlcers of
the Twelfth Infantry are momentarily
expecting orders from the war de
partment to move to toe Mexican
border. Everything la In readiness
for the Infantry to board special
trains tor the war none. Orders to
be prepared for immediate movement
were received here today, and prepa
rations to leave are now completed.
CITY OF MEXICO. Sept. 1 —-"Mex
ico owes nothing to the United States
and does' not propose to be under ob
ligations to that country."
This declaration was mads today
to representatives of foreign finan
cial groups by President Huerta in
explaining why Foreign Minister
Gamboa has assumed such a defiant
tone in answering the two notes of
Special Envoy John Lind.
Agents of British. German. French
and Belgian concerns' have come here
to take advantage of the controversy
between Mexico and the United
States. The places of Americans who
have been compelled to give up lucra
tive positions are being filled by Eu
ropeans. Representatives of conti
nental mercantile concerns are show
ing activity in getting government
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6:-ii~ Hi »na an*' • * ' ▼Mt,.'
for the loan.
NO INDEMNITY TO ITS LIKELY
President Huerta has called atten
tion of foreign financiers to the fact
that most of the American owners
of Mexican securities have sold out
to European speculators through
Loeb A Co. The Mexican president
indicates that he is preparing the
way for an Important statement of
intentions. This may be the declara
tion .that Mexico will not recognize
any American Indemnity claims.
President Huerta would like to
NOTICE
That We Always Have a Few
SNAPS
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ments, in positively the best rent
ln«r neighborhood. Steam heat and
everything modern. Rents |2a0.00
per month.
05,750 —Choice Lake St. residence
of 7 rooms. Exceptionally fine for
the money. Contains 4 bedrooms.
$13,500 —Modern fiats, inside of Van
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rooms. Rents $140.00 per month.
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