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TAKES BACK
WIFE WHO
FLED
Engineer Meyers
} :Forgives Erring Spouse
'". at Meeting in Hotel
.• .'•• Her "companions of the last three
: '.~'tray* spattered as though a bombshell
- had been exploded ln their midst
_ **fhen. they learned that warrant! had
•:T>een issued for the arrest of the two
"'•» en on serious charges, Mrs. Xina
;-Meyer.. dashing and daring, returned
Jt './-to. her abandoned husband at the St.
Francis this morning.
.'......' The men and the other woman in
\ : the case are In hiding ln various
. '.-places each fearful that the strong
. : ■•./...'arm of the law will grab them if he
"*!•£ she comes from cover.
aln: ' l E. Meyer, the young mining
, * -engineer of Globe, Ariz., who has been
V., : " ;'* B ,."*?»• verge of prostration since his
.•hafidsome wife gave him the slip on
tbe -streets four days ago, gathered
; -.':JHr* W bis arms in a parlor at the St
'Francis early this morning and for
. gave her everything.
...... "WILL FORGET THE PAST"
•'"You have made me suffer unutter
.'.'.•' ably," he said with tears coursing
• -'-down his hollow cheeks, "but I love
'vou':and I will make you happy. We
*.;v.):.'»j?ni' forget the past. You needn't tell
.•• V-roe ■ how bad or unwifely you have
.. ; I don't care," and he gave her
-another .hug.
•'/.:" "'But you will have to take me away
from that pokey little town of Globe
..''.and take me to New York, or I can't
..-.promise anything," replied Mrs.
• - .Meyer. "I must have a bit of gayety
pew and then or I'll stifle."
.•Meyer hesitated only for a second.
. .• "We will go to New York, my love.
erd start life all over again. After
".'tßis'Tiotorlety we could not face our
friends again in Globe. I will do.
• *r-*'thinjr you say—just love me a
. .fif >Je bit and don't —please don't—
leave me again."
The ■ story of Mrs. Meyer's elope
ment with two men, Dan Roache and
Jim Dunfleld of Colusa, and a woman
t. hose name has been kept secret,
Is something on the order of the
Dlggs-Caminetti affair. Only in the
t . Meyer case the women seem to be the
ringleaders.
It. was four daya ago that Meyer,
who is a wealthy Englishman, came
to Francisco to meet his wife, a
bride of six months. She had pre
ceded him to enjoy a brief "vacation."
MeyeT inquired for his wife at the
address she had given. She was not
tkere. and the landlady said she had
»Pt:been there for several days. I
• :' ' Tbe husband, trembling, as he ad
. mltted. turned to private detectives
•• •; tot aid. Walking down Powell street,
MeYe.r and the sleuths saw the woman
•' •'and - her party leaving a restaurant.
;He stopped her and asked for an ex
.J>lknatlon. :,,
•'Oh, I will see you tomorrow or
• tome other day," she called to him
•'-.. '*js tbe party jumped into a taxicab
a.nd were - whirled away.
' "Ride us fast." the men told the
drfver, whose license has been sus-
Jjended for his part in the affair.
Meyer and Detective "Jim" Gal
lagher gave chase, but failed to catch j
the elopers. Incidentally, Gallagher's j
machine was partially wrecked and
be.was injured.
After two more days spent in the
"lobby.of the St. Francis, during which
time he was almost completely pros
trated and his friends feared for his
life.-.Meyer gave up detectives and
engaged Griffin and Rosenstlrn, attor
ney*. •■
•• secured a warrant for Roaches
arrest on a serious charge. Through
the. 'newspapers Roche learned the
cpui-se events were taking and he
suggested that the' party break up,
each going in an opposite direction.
- .Mrs.' Meyer went to Oakland and I
„r ofie'c'ked nPr baggage at the depot
preparatory to taking a train for Sac
ramento. Attorney Rosenstlrn found
the. marked "M. M." ln silver
letters and followed the woman to
the- state, capital. He persuaded her j
lo come back to Pan Franciaco and j
■■.have', a talk with the agitated hus- j
. band.
--" ■ .• »"What is the use?" ahe asked.
.' use is that unless the matter j
ia/atraightened out, Meyer will prose- '
eu't'e your friend Roache." was the I
aas>:er.
. JiX '2 o'clock this morning. Rosen- I
Ftirn brought the young couple to
gether at the hotel. Three hours were
.-spent before Mrs. Meyer would agree
t"<3 .become reconciled with Mr. Myer.
S-hf insisted on obtaining a divorce
and-it was only the threat of having
Roache prosecuted that determined
. o Iter final action.
In the meantime the police of Co
ins* have, been notified to watch out
for.'Roache and Dunfleld, and hold!
them pending advices from San Fran- j
a Cisco.
* So tonight the reunited Meyer fam- ]
J£y'"willl leave for Globe where Meyer
c°wiJl wihd tip his affairs. Then they I
will strike out for the bright lights I
: Af" Broadway where Mrs. Meyer—the
das'hir.K and daring—will find happi
ness, -..she says.
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PART TWO.
Representation by
Districts Favored
Pledged to a charter amendment
authorizing the division of the city
into IS supervisorial districts, one
supervisor to be elected from each,
the following candidates stand to
day with the indorsement of the
San Francisco nonpartisan organ
ization: Edward F. Bryant for tax
collector; Thomas F. O'Neil, recorder;
Louis X. Ward and William P. Cau
bu. police judges; Charles Nelson,
John Burns, Fred Suhr, Arthur Camp
bell, John L. Polito, Guido E. Caglieri,
James Power, Con Deasy and Nich
olas Weinhoiz, supervisors.
GRAD I ATE IS JAILED
Word of the arrest in Joliet, lit, of
E. J. Rains, alias laaac Rains, who
passed a fictitious check on the Hotel
Carlton in Berkeley two years ago
while posing as a University of To
ronto graduate, has been received
by Chief of Police Vollmer of the
college city. As more serious
i charges have been placed against him
I there, he will not be extradited.
Elders Will Force
Enemies to Resign
1 To force the resignation of the of
| ficers of the First Presbyterian
I church, Oakland, who are opposed to
I Rev. Frank L. Goodspeed, the mlnor
! ity of the elders of the church will
I lay the matter before the presbytery
Iln a meeting Tuesday at the c hurch.
I This action was decided upon last
| night by members of the congrega-
I tion who are desirous of retaining
j the services of Doctor Goodspeed.
Ml RICAX PROGRAM AT CHIRCH
Clement P. Rowlands of Oakland
will give a solo at the evening serv
ice at Bethany Congregational church,
Bartlett and Twenty-fifth streets,
next Sund ay. A cornet solo by Buron
D. Kelley Is also announced for the
service . The address by the pastor.
Rev. Harold 8. Tuttle, will be on
Harold Bell Wright's novel, "That
Printer of Udell's.'*
THE San Francisco CALL
GREAT PERFORMANCE
IS ASSURED OF THE
"ELECTRA" SATURDAY
Margaret Anglin Has Last
Rehearsal; Is Pleased
With Result
The rehearsals at the Greek theater
last "Wednesday of the orchestra as
sured Margaret Anglin that the mu
sical settings of her great produc
tion of "Kleotra" at the Greek theater
in Berkeley would be Imposing and
appropriate; the rehearsal of the
company yesterday in the Homeric
costumes of antiquity assured her
that her support on Saturday night
would be sympathetic and effective,
while the rehearsal that is being held
today and which will have lasted
from morning till early evening,
gives the great tragedian and her
management perfect assurance that
i the performance of Sophocles' tre
mendous tragedy will be given a
' thrillingly appealing presentation, in
SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5,. 1913.
Margaret
Anglin
poses
in the
Greek
theater
in the
robes of
Sophocles'
tragic
heroine.
' hioh an ensemble approaching per
fection will be attained.
As to Miss Anglin's performance of
the leading role, even in the light of
the rehearsal, it is impossible to over
state its tragic bigness and splendor.
It shows the culmination of the work
of six. months of study and prepara
tion, ami when flashed tomorrow
night in the environs of the campus,
on the splendid stage of the Creek
theater, it will prove an event of
tremendous impresslveness and power.
To those who have failed to secure
reservations for the performance of
"Electra" there is not much hope to
be held out, as the vast array of seats
has almost entirely been disposed of.
and the chances are that not only will
every reservation be occupied but that
a vast throng will stand to watch the
unfolding of the drama or wait out
side the gates to catch what they can
of the glorious tones of Miss Anglin,
the beauty of T'urst's unusual music
and the chanting of the choruses.
"I am satisfied." said Miss Anglin
yesterday, "that little more is needed
save sympathetic audience to make
next Saturday night as delightful an
event as was that of three years ago,
when we played Sophocles 'Antigone."
Ever since that time I have looked
forward to the day when T might re
turn with something equally worthy.
I hope that my audience will believe
that this is not altogether an inspir
ation of personal vanity nor of a de
sire for gain."
In fact the expense of producing
"Electra" is not justified even though
the house should be full. The weeks
of rehearsals, the large orchestra, the
engagement of the best experts ob
tainable in archaeology to plan scenery
and costumes, the mechanical acces
sories necessary and the cost of In
stalling them. Including the massive
steps leading up to the stage, and the
drilling of the supernumeraries as
well as provision for their numerous
costumes, roll up an expense account
MUCKERISM
TABOO IN
U. OF C.
Unsportsmanlike "Rooting"
at Athletic Events Pro
hibited by Seniors
That quality called "muckerism,"
which might be otherwise termed as
poor sportsmanship, is forbidden to
L'nlversity of California students by
an edict of the senior class promul
gated last night, in guidance of the
rooting of the student body at all ath
letic contests, rallies and other gath
erings.
The discussion came about through
a proposal to drop the system of led
rooting, by which the yell leader is
dictator of rally enthusiasm. Oppo
nents of this mode argued for the
eastern practice of unorganized en
thusiasm. The senior rules for root
ing are these, and given out this
morning:
At university meetings—There shall
be no led applause nor led cheering
for cheering.
At rallies —The speaker shall be in
troduced by a cheer, but applause shall
continue unled and unforced for as
long or as short a time as the audi
ence desires.
At games—During the play, when it
As
"Electra,"
daughter
of house of
Atreus,
America's
tragedy
queen
will
eclipse
her
Antigone.
is the manifest desire of the bleachers
to cheer or sing, the yell leader shall
lead in cheers or songs, But the
bleachers need n4t expect the yell
leader to lead cheers or songs when
there Is no desire on the paft of the
bleachers to cheer or to sing.
(Note—This last point means that
the bleachers must co-operate more
closely with the yell leader, so that
he may learn the moments when
cheers and songs will come spontane
ously and sincerely.)
The seniors and yell leaders will in
sist that no "muckarism" be shown.
"Moonshine" Made in
Heart of Chicago
CHICAGO, Sept. s.—Federal author
ities yesterday began an investigation
Into reports that an "illicit" still in
which "moonshine" whisky was be
ing made, was located ln the base
ment of the Rothschild & Cohen sa
loon ln State street near the loop,
where 150 firemen were overcome by
smoke and burning whisky during
a Are recently. The court also con
ducted an investigation yesterday in
and effort to determine the origin of
Ihe flames.
that would stagger the ordinary pro
ducer.
After the ardors of the rehearsing
period and the tax of tomorrow
night's performance Miss Anglin and
her company will rest for a day or
two and then take up the rehearsals
of the Shakespearean repertoire in
which Miss Anglln is to star this
season. "The Taming of the Shrew."
"Twelfth Night," and "As You Like It"
will be put In preparation.
PAGES 9 TO 16.
THAW SEES
LAST HOPE
VANISH
Immigration Authorities
Expected to Authorize
Deportation
COATICOOK. Que., Sept. s.—The
hearing of the Immigration board of
inquiry on the question of deporting
Harry K. Thaw came to a close at
noon, when permanent adjournment
was taken.
It was announced that the finding
of the board would be made public
at 4 o'clock.
William Travers Jerome, former
district attorney of New Tork, who
came here to take part in the depor
tation of Thaw, was arrested today
for gambling. At the time Jerome
was waiting outside the immigration
office for the order of Thaw's ejec
tion.
The warrant for Jerome's arrest
was based on an incident which hap
pened yesterday.
While Jerome and his detectives
were seated in a touring car outside
the immigration office awaiting the
result of the deportation hearing, the
former New York district attorney
began to while away the tedious
time with a game of "penny ante."
Jerome lost nearly 50 cents*. <
Wilford Aldrich, a local business
man, signed the affidavit, charging
that Jerome gambled.
HANDS WARRANT TO JEROME
The warrant was given to Consta
ble John Andrews, who handed It to
Jerome.
"What's this?" said Jerome, taking
the paper.
He read it. Then he laughed.
"All right, officer; lead on," he said,
i In the meantime he conferred with
his associates here and made ar
rangements for Thaw to be closely
watched.
From the office of the justice of
the peace Jerome was taken to the
same Jail in which Thaw was con
fined when he was first brought here.
FREE ON *500 BAIL.
At noon the former district attorney
was released on $500 bail, which was
furnished by Hector Verrett. K. C, Of
Shcrbrooke.
Crown Prosecutor Hanson objected
to bail and wanted Jerome held in
Jail, but was overruled by Magistrate
McKee.
I* A. Marechal, counsel for the Can
adian immigration department, ex
pressed hitter indignation at the dis
courtesy shown Jerome. He said that
there would be no decision ln the
board of inquiry here until the Jerome
case was disposed of.
"I am going to get in touch with
Attorney General Gouln at Quebec
and have the persons who are re
sponsible for this punished," said Mr.
Marechal.
DETECTIVE NEARLY LYNCHED
So Intense is the feeling here in
faVor of Thaw that Captain John Lan
yon, the private detective who is
working with Jerome to get Thaw
back to Matteawan, was nearly
lynched.
When tried to get through
the crowd that surrounded the jail,
before Jerome had been liberated on
bail, he was halted by a burly, red
faced Canadian policeman, who
grabbed Lanyon by the collar.
"Not so fast, there," said the police
man sharply.
"I am an officer, a deputy keeper of
the Matteawan asylum," retorted Lan
yon.
"Oh. no, you're not; you're a detect
ive and you are here trying to kidnap
Thaw," cried a man in the crowd.
RUSHED BY CROWD
Lanyon was rushed by the crowd
and would hytvc suffered serious in-
Jury if the constables had not gone to
his aid.
Another version of the arrest of
Jerome was as follows:
Constable Andrews went up to Je
rome in the street, and, touching him
upon the shoulder, said:
'T want you, Mr. Jerome."
The good natured New Yorker,
thinking it was a joke, replied:
"Well, so do a lot of people."
It was not until he read the war
rant that Jerome realized the seri
ousness of his predicament.
Early in the afternoon there was a
Thaw demonstration at the court
house. Many men and women joined.
They shouted, "Down with Jerome:''
and "three cheers for Thaw!" until the
police drove them away.
News of the arrest of Thaw's nem
esis flew about the town like wild
fire. Within a few minutes more
than 1,000 people were around the
jail.
San Francisco's
First Great Daily
Founded 1856
Landlady Seizes
Tenant's Baby as
Security for Rent
CINCINNATI, Sept. ."».—Mra.
Walter Meeker complained
in court here that her
bahy had been aelzed by Mra.
Margaret Wilson to be held un
til she paid her rent. The
landlady made several vlaits to
ask for the money before tak
ing tbe child. Mra. Meeker'a
husband is ill nnd out of work.
MAJOR MURPHY
TO TESTIFY TODAY
Officer Who Came to Clear
Mrs. Merriam Ready
to Talk
Ready to give testimony that. It i«
asserted, will free Mrs. Bessie C. Mer
riam of charges brought by Captain
Henry C. Merriam, U. S. A., Major
Clarence W. Murphy of New Orleans,
named by Captain Merriam as a too
intimate friend of his wife, will ap
pear this afternoon as a witness.
It was expected that Major Murphy
would make a deposition during his
stay ln San Francisco, but later it was
stipulated between the attorneys for
the Merriams that he might be ex
amined ln court.
The testimony of the major is con
sidered vital ln the divorce case
proper, which will be heard next
month. Depositions are on file given
by soldiers at Jackson barracks, where
the alleged derelictions of Mrs. Mer
riam are said to have taken place,
stating that Major Murphy was a
frequent visitor at the Merriam cot
tage on the reservation, that he called
her often on the post telephone and
that eventually he was forbidden en
trance to the post by the commandant.
Major Murphy several months ago
cabled from Europe asking that the
hearing of the suit be postponed un
til he could come to San Francisco
and give his testimony.
Judge Graham acceded to the re
quest after having striven ln vain to
reconcile the . couple. t
CHARLTON GLOOMY
SUICIDE EEABEO
Guards Keep Close Watch
on Accused While Prose
cutor Prepares Case
COMO, Italy. Hept. ".— Work of
drawing up an indictment against
Porter Charlton, the 24 year old
American who confessed killing his
40 year old wife, Mrs. Mary Scott-
Castle Charlton of San Francisco, was
begun today by the king's procura
tor. It will charge murder in the
first degree.
All of the facts brought out in the
preliminary examination which were
concluded yesterday were turned
over to the prosecutor by the exam
ining magistrate, Signor Rognoni.
Charlton managed to keep cheer
ful most of the time, although he
has fits of depression which cause
the prison officials to keep a vigilant
eye upon him for fear he will at
tempt to take his life while in the
depths of gloom. After such a lit
of despondency has passed away
Charlton will laugh about it and say
it is caused by his "poetic nature."
COHAN PARTY NOT
FATALLY INJURED
Playwright Suffers Dis
located Shoulder; Daugh
ter Now Conscious
HARTFORD. Conn., Sept. s.—At the
Hartford hospital this morning it was
said that none of the party accom
panying George M. thrown out
of Wallace Eddinger's auto by a col
lision with a garbage wagon on the
Berlin turnpike last night, was ln a
serious condition.
Mr. Cohen, who has a dislocated
shoulder, was also suffering from a
bruised forehead and chin, but is en
tirely out of danger. His daughter.
Georgetta Cohan, who remained in a
coma state for some time, recovered
consciousness early this morning and
was pronounced out of danger. The
exact nature of her injuries were not
determined, but it is said they are
not serious.
Mr. Eddinger and Francis Xavier
Hope, the other members of the party,
and the chauffeur, William Van Buren,
were not seriously hurt.
CHARTER CLUB IS
COLLECTING DATA
With a charter prepared by Lochlel
M. King, the Alameda Charter club is
making a study of charters of more
than a score of cities, with a view of
securing data and formulating sug
gestions to he presented to the board
of freeholders after that body lias been
elected. The club has decided to hold
weekly meetings every Wednesday
night. Instead of semimonthly.
PRICE ONE* CENT.
FRENCH SITE
DEDICATED
TODAY
Tricolor of Europe's Great
est Republic to Float
Over 1915 Fiat
The banner of France will float this
afternoon over the site at the exposi
tion grounds selected yesterday by
the French commlssipners as the loca
tion of the great European republic's
-pavilion at the 1915 international ex
position.
At 4 o'clock the commissioners for
mally will dedicate the site and one
of the greatest powers of the world
will take the initial step toward par
ticipation in the greatest world's fair
ever held.
The program promises to keep the
commissioners busy. The first event
scheduled is a formal luncheon being
tendered the representatives of
France at the Palace hotel at 12:15
o'clock. At this, the bonds of friend
ship between the United States and
France, and particularly between San
Francisco and France, are being
drAwn closer and the commissioners
are learning in how high esteem their
republic is held by the people of thia
city, so many of the residents of
which are of French birth or extrac
tion.
MILITARY REVIEW TODAY
At 2:45 the commissioners, properly
escorted, will leave the Palace hotel
for the Presidio, where at 3:30 o'clock
a grand review of the troops sta
tioned there will be held on the old
parade grounds in honor of the dis
tinguished visitors.
Leaving the Presidio prbper at the
conclusion of the review, the com
missioners will be driven at once to
the exposition site and the dedication
ceremonies will begin.
Addresses will be made by mem
bers of the commission and by rep
resentatives of the exposition, and the
flags of the two greatest republics
of the world —France and the United
States—will float out upon the breeze
together. From that minute on until
the exposition closes, that parcel of
ground will be. to all intents and pur
poses, the property of France.
PLANS IMPOSING BUILDING
France proposes to erect a moat
imposing pavilion, in which shall be
housed the varied and Impressive
exhibits representing the industries,
history, amusements and possibili
ties of the nation.
The program will conclude with a
j formal dinner at the St. Francis.
| where the commissioners are stop
ping during their visit. This affair
will he given by the French-American
auxiliary of the exposition, the presi
dent of which is Arthur Legallet.
The commissioners were the guests
of honor last night at a formal ban
quet at the Fairmont given by direc
tors of the exposition. Besides the
representatives of France, there were
present many notable men of Califor
nia, Including Governor Johnson,
Mayor Rolph and directors of the ex
position. President Moore was toast
master and on behalf of the director
ate formally welcomed the French
commissioners.
BANQI ET FOR COMMISSIONERS
The decorations of the banquet room
were simple but effective, consisting
chiefly of the crossed flags of the two
republics, with the magic numerals,
"1915," allowing in gold through elec
j trie lights.
Miss Julie Cotte. just before the
I speeches began, greeted the visitors,
j her sweet voice in the music of a
j French welcome song floating
down from the balcony above the
diners. Toasts were drunk to France
and America, and then President
Moore arose and welcomed the visit
ors.
Following him. Governor JohnsoYi
spoke briefly, te'ling the French com
missioners in what high esteem their
country is held by the people of the
United States, and particularly by the
citizens of San Francisco. Chester
] Rowell, Vice President M. H. de
Young and Major Arthur Murray
made brief addresses, after which
j Albert Tirman, chairman of the
French commission, responded in
I French.
STARTS ON LINER;
FRIGHTENED BACK
General Shum, the generaflissimo of
China's latest revolution, once viceroy
of Canton and later of Nanking, was
almost a passenger on the liner Chiyo
Maru, which arrived here yesterday
from the orient. He fled from Macao
on a little freighter, from which, at
Hongkong, he transferred with his
retinue to- the Chiyo Maru. He ae*
cured accommodations and would have
made the trip at least as far as Yoko
hama if he hadn't been notified that
the Chinese government had arranged
to take him off the ship at Shanghai.
WORRY OVER TOOLS
The District Council of Carpenters
at its last meeting discussed a propo
sition to have all unions in the build
ing trades whose members have to
carry kits of tools to and from work
present a "monster petition" to the
new board of officers of the United
Railroads, asking that front gates of
pay as you enter cars shall be opened
so "men may shove their kits on the
platform and in that way avoid the
annoyance of carrying such through
crowded cars." The matter will be
further considered at the next-meet
ing.