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VOLUME 114. —NO. 96.
"I'D SHOOT MARSHA"—MRS. DIGGS
Washington Admits Huerta Has Agreed to Meet Demands
FRENCH COMMISSION GIVEN
WELCOME BY SAN FRANCISCO
3 ARMY AVIATORS
KILLED BY FALLS
BRIEt;, (Germany, Sept. 4—Lieuten
ant yon Eckrnbrerber and Lieutenant
Wm of the'air corps of the imperial
army- Mere killed while flying today,
falling 100 feet.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 4.—Lieutenant
Ross la. Love of the army aviation
camp on North island was killed this
morning when he lost control of his
aeroplane in his glide to the earth atid
fell about 300 feet.
He arose at 7.23 o'clock and was in
the air 44 minutes. Lieutenant Love
was a member of the Eleventh cav
alry, stationed at Fort Oj,-lethorp, Ga.
He had been assigned to aviation duty
in April, and came here in June. His
was the first accident since the arrival
of the contingent of flyers.
Captain A. S. Cowan, In charge of
the camp, spoke of Lieutenant Love
as a careful ;ind conservative aviator.
The only relative of the young man
known is Judge James M. Love of
Fairfax, Va.
< WITHIN THE LAW/ GREA TEST SERIAL IN YEARS, BEGINS IN SA TURD A TS CALL
"WITHIN THE LAW," most gripping-of stories, novelized from the most popular thrilling melodramas presented in a decade, will begin in The Call on Saturday. This novel is based upon the play in which
Miss Margaret Illington has made the greatest success of her career. It is the story of a shopgirl wrongfully convicted of theft and sentenced to serve three years in prison. She comes from the penitentiary filled
with hate against the man who was responsible for her long sentence, and she gets her revenge in a manner the telling of which makes a narrative of thrilling interest and startling and ingenious developments.
"WITHIN THE LAW" begins in THE CALL on SATURDAY. Read the first installment and you will read every installment of the story. It is a modern story, a thrilling story, a love story, human story.
THE San Francisco CALL
Members of French exposition commission
getting first glimpse of world's fair city from
deck of ferryboat.
Distinguished Visitors Detail
Plans for Part to Be Taken
By Republic
"C'est blen!" was the first and most
frequent comment of the French ex
position commissioners this morning
when they looked from the deck of
a ferry boat over San Francisco bay,
Yerba Buena island, the Golden gate
and Mount Tamalpala
The next thing they wanted td
know was Where were the grounds
of the Panama-Pacific exposition, on
which an exhibit palace for France
will rise.
San Francisco bay never looked
fairer for any one else than for the
four Erenchmen, and they paid it as
high a compliment as they could—
that it reminded them of the bay of
Naples.
It is a distinguished set of men that
France has sent, for, in addition to
their official positions, all of them
are members of the Legion of Honor
and three are "offlclers," whose red
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SIXTEEN FRANCISCO. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1918. —PAGES 1 TO 8.
TIGHTLY TIED
KNOT UNDONE
The tightest nuptial knot ever tied
in California has failed to bring do
mestic happiness to Caleb Coakley,
wealthy proprietor of the roadhouse
at Colma, and his bride of one
month, formerly Mrs. Bessie Anthony,
a dashing widow of this city.
Although he took the precaution
to have his second marriage venture
launched by five justices of the peace
and witnessed by 15 peace officers,
Coakley filed suit for divorce in Red
wood City this afternoon on the
grounds of cruelty.
The Coakley wedding ln Redwood
City August 2 was marked by the
most unique ceremony ln the history
of the country. The marriage was
performed Jointly by five magistrates,
who said the words of the ceremony
ln chorus. At the conclusion of the
ceremony the justices embraced the
bride and at the banquet which fol
lowed 20 city and county officials
pledged brimming cups to the hap
piness of the pair.
BRITISH TO MAKE
EXHIBIT AT FAIR
LONDON, Sept. 4.—Lord Kintore
announced today that if the British
government persists In refusing to
exhibit at the Panama exposition in
San Francisco in 1915, the committer
in charge of the Anglo-American ex
position here next year will organize
and manage the British exhibit at
San Francisco.
STANFORD CLUBS
ELEVATE STAGE
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. 4.
Stanford dramatic societies are plan
ning performances of higher standard
than have yet been attempted *at the
university. "The Servant in the
House" will be staged by the Sword
and Sandal society September 26 or
a week later. Ram's Head, a musical
organization, will produce an original
extravaganza October 18. The sce
nario is the work of J. H. Forbes,
while the music is by TV. S. Wilson, J.
D. McDonald and E. E. Chase.
ALL LINO'S
TERMSARE
MET
Provisional Head of Mexi
can Government Ready
to Resign
X
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. —Official
confirmation was given late today to
the reports that the main points in
the proposals submitted to President
Huerta of Mexico through Envoy
Lind have been accepted.
It became known that President
Wilson believes that Huerta has
pledged himself not to be a candidate
to succeed himself, both orally and
in the second Gamboa note and that
Huerta also has waived his demand
that the United States recognise him
as the constitutional provisional gov
ernment.
President Wilson is in an enthus
iastic mood over the success of the
Lind mission, which is regarded in ad
ministration circles as a great diplo
matic victory.
policy cnrncizKD
"Representative Murray of Okla
homa in the house today by inference
criticised the Mexican policy of Pres
ident Wilson. He declared that it
was absurd to urge Americans to
flee from MeMtco in the face of a dec
laration that war is not expected.
Murray's declaration was made over
an item ln the deficiency bill, making
an appropriation to bring Americans
out of the country.
Murray said:
"If we have war—after the war is
over how will the billion dollars be
collected? I can see nothing but a
resort to arms. I am against war,
but rapine and murder are worse
than war. They talk about moral
suasion to bring about ,a settlement
in Mexico. On the same theory why
not remove the guards from the gates
at the White House. Why no abolish
all hangings and persuade men not to
commit murder?"
Representative Murray declared:
"Never have we had a war because
we stoo* up for our rights under
treaty obligations.
Murray said the Baltimore plat
form was a constructive document,
calling for the expansion of American
commerce, of the . republlcanlzlng of
the countries on the American conti
nent, and the protection of the lives
and property of American citizens
everywhere.
"PROTECTION DENIED" *
"The administration has flatly an
nounced that we will not invade Mex
ico," said Austin. "That means that
Americans ln Mexico can not be pro
tected, and we ought therefore to
appropriate sufficient money to bring
those Americans home."
"Does the gentlemen # think that
we ought to nay the fare of rich men
who have stolen property ln Mex
ico?" asked Representative Garret of
Texas.
"We are not paying the fares of
rich people." interjected "Representa
tive Murray. "We are paying the
fares of the poor colonists in Mex
ico, who certainly need transporta
tion."
Flute Playing Drives
Man to Shoot Player
GARY, Ind,. Sept. 4. —When Andrew
Patern objected to John Thun play
ing a flute Thun replied, "I should
worry." Thereupon Patern shot Thun
through the stomach. The wound
probably Is fatal.
Blaze in Laundry
Puts Town in Danger
PARIS, 111., Sept. 4.—Fire threat
ening the entire business district of
Paris, destroyed the plant of the Paris
steam laundry, entailing a loss of
$25,000.
Mothers Should Be
Protected By
Society, Says Writer
Mary Austin
This is the first of a series of three articles dealing with the
trial of F. Drew Caminetti, written specially for The Call by Mary
Austin, the famous authoress. Mrs. Austin will write of the much
talked of case from the standpoint of a woman. Her impressions
of the case should prove interesting and unusual, as Mrs. Austin
is a keen student of life, the marriage relations and the sex problem.
Following are some of Mrs. Austin's most important works:
"The Land of Little Rain," '.'lsidro," "The Flock," "Lost Borders,"
"A Woman of Genius," "Christ in Italy," 'The Arrow Maker" and
"Fire."
IF any one of us were asked to account for
the widespread interest excited by the trial
now in progress of Maury Diggs and Drew
Caminetti, it could be found very readily in
the general conviction that there is a great deal
more on trial than either of the defendants.
The incident is not new; rather a sordid
tale, in fact, lacking none of the stage proper
ties ; the assumed names, the locked doors, the
late arrivals at strange hotels, unrelieved by
more than a bubble or two of champagne and
a secret flight into a neighboring state. It
teaches wholly the touch of genuine romantic
passion, of heroic abandon such as will draw
{Mary Austin!
public sympathy about the worst of such offenses.
What does distinguish the Diggs-Caminetti escapade from
others of its kind is the fact that it is being tried in the federal
court on the plain' ground of an infringement of the rules laid
down for the game of living.
CASE UNLIKE OTHERS HEARD
It is the beginning of a practical realization of the tremendous
social bearing of such irregularities. Heretofore cases of this
kind have been judged by the personal feelings involved. They
have been investigated by outraged wives, betrayed women, dis
honored parents.
But Diggs and Caminetti are being tried by the social body
for an offense against all of us.
We have been satisfied before this to think of the ruin of
a young woman as an affair very much between her and her se
ducer, or in the case of an injured wife, resting it wholly on the
damage done to her affections. We have thought of such irregu
larities in relation to an ideal of conduct, but now we are think
ing of them in terms of social waste and loss.
CONDITIONS ENTIRELY CHANGED
How completely we have swung about from our former atti
tude is shown by the fact that not one in a hundred who can be
found discussing the trial knows what part the deserted wives
have in it, or whether they had any part in setting it in motion.
The big fact that obscures everything else is that the men are
being tried for a public offense rather than a private one.
We have come to that at last; the ruin of young girls is a
wrong inflicted not on the unhappy victims alone, but on society.
It is true that the issue is confused somewhat by the neces
sity of indicting Diggs and Caminetti under a law that does not
quite fit their case. It seems improbable that either of them had
any deliberate intention of delivering those girls over to the kind
of life that is generally referred to as "white slavery."
That might easily have been the logical end of the adventure;
it usually is for girls who begin in that way.
INTENTIONS CUT LITTLE FIGURE
But society is not really concerned with the intentions of
any of the four; all that we have a right to be interested in are
results.
And this is the result as society is seeing it today.
Here are two men, who with bad intention, or complete lack
of any intention whatever, have seriously damaged the lives of
four women; if you count the children, six persons in all.
Add to that, the shame and grief of. the six sets of parents
involved, and you have a heavy account.
When you look for something to counterbalance it you
have nothing but the personal gratification of the men in question.
WOMAN'S CITIZENSHIP IS FACTOR
It is not that the injury done in this case is any worse than i
is going on all about us in similar instances, but the ground on j
which society is taking it up is important, for the one significant !
fact behind this changed attitude is the citizenship of woman. j
It is the evidence that we are beginning to value womankind I
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Mrs. Maury Diggs Repeats
on Witness Stand Her
Statement to Young
Caminetti
DEFENSE ABRUPTLY
ENDS TESTIMONY
Arguments Begin and Case
Will Reach Jury To
morrow Afternoon
"I told Caminetti that if I ever
j caught Marsh Warington with ray
| husband I would shoot her down like
I a dog," shouted Mr Maury I. Diggs
from the witness chair today, when
she closed the case of the defense for
F. Drew Caminetti, accused of viola
ting the Mann white slave traffic act
when he went to Reno, Nev., with
Lola Norris, Diggs and the Warring
ton girl.
Trembling with strong emotion,
her voice breaking at times and
bringing her on the brink of tears,
the pretty little wife talked fast for
10 minutes, villifylng Marsha War
rington and Lola Norris, branding
them as home breakers and unfit to
associate with decent people—whip
ping Caminetti for what she thought
was his part in leading Diggs from,
his grate fire and wife and baby.
And she closed her outburst of in
jured loyalty with a most human,
ages old expression of the desire of
a woman for one man sacred to her.
DEFINANT OX STAND
"Marsha Warrington said she was
going to get Maury—she knew he
was capable of making lots of money
—but she didn't do it."
Before noon adjournment Theodore
Roche had almost finished the first
hour of the prosecution's two hours
of closing argument. Figuratively,
the prosecutor's sarcasms made a
"grease spot" of Caminettl's defense.
"Caminetti did not dare to utter •
word to impugn the remarkable story
of oLla Norris," Roche said. He laid
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