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VOLUME 114.—N0. 98.
JEROME FLEES: THAW EXULTS
VIOLA LUX PUTNAM SUES BELL BOY HUBBY
MAKE IN
GOOD AND
PROTECT
WOMEN
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Society's Salvation Depend-!
ent on Improvement in \
Moral Standard of
Males
MARY AUSTIN
Three things j
have been!
brought out 1
very clearly in \
the recently ;
concluded trial |
before the
United States i
district court j
under the j
Mann act. The
first of these is,
the growing)
.—«.
Mary Austin 1
* tendency of so
ciety to estimate the bearings of
jthe case in terms of its social re
actions. The second is the as
tonishing numbers of people
competently prepared for life at
every point except the one which
has to do with the conduct of
• their love life. And the third,
whch is the most pressing, as
• the need of establishing suitable
• restraints and penalties to meet
"' similar offenses in the future.
NO TENDENCY
TO CONDONE OFFENSE
It is not alone in expressed
.public opinon that the new atti
tude toward such irregularities
is demonstrated. In the sort of
men chosen for the jury, in the
court's interpretation of the law,
and especially in the charge to the
jury, there is a notable absence
of the disposition of men mutu
ally to condone offenses peculiar
to themselves as men. Here in
the west it is certain that a suffi
cient number of citizens have
gnftvn up and out of this an
cient unconspiracy of sex to
Stamp our public rating of this
affair with the impress of social
consideration.
Any obloquy resting upon us
fits a community in which such
things can happen has been
more than counterbalanced by
spirit in which it has been
met.
But the other two items are
stil lto meet. The one of them
involves a measure of preven
tion,' the other concerns the
question of the cure.
Upon the second I touched
yesterday; it is the extraordi
nary insufficiency of the knowl
edge of the principles of human
conduct, shown by the parties to
the case.
They knew, of course, that
what they did was called
wrong, "wicked," but they did
not know it to the degree which
prevented them from doing it, as
they would have been prevented
by knowledge from exposing
themselves to smallpox or the
plague. And yet the social conse-
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THE San Francisco CALL
Revolvers of 1846
Mintage Purloined
From Park Museum
WHO in San Frandac©
wasted five old rusty,
worthless rtvolrem of
the type of 184«, mo bad
ly that he became a burglar to
seen re them f
That is the question the po
lice are considering today. The
weapons—that is. they were
weapons year* afro, but are so
old iotf that it hey are useless—
were stolen last night from a
relic case in the Pioneer hall
of the Golden Gate park mu
seum.
Professor Barron, curator of
the Golden Gate park museum,
•aid today that the revolvers
were probably stolen by some
one who has a mania for col
lecting gnni. "The revolvers
are not worth a cent, commer
cially," he said.
CAMINETTI
JURY WAS
SPLIT
Three Stood for Acquittal
on All the Counts, but
Finally Compromised
If the jurors who found F. Drew
Caminetti guilty of an infraction of
the Mann white slave traffic act last
evening; had known a recommenda
tion for leniency was within their
rights that rider to the verdict would
have been returned.
It was only by a compromise that
the son of the commissioner general
of immigration, Anthony Caminetti.
faces a sentence in federal prison for
his part of the excursion to Reno,
Nev. with L*>la Norrls, Maury I. Diggs
and Marsha Warrington.
COWitTED OX OSE COI'ST
By voting for a verdict of guilty on
the first count the Jurors who be
lieved Caminetti entirely innocent of
"persuading, inducing and enticing"
either of the girls won out. Cami
netti was convicted on the first count
of the indictment. On the second,
third and fourth counts he was ac
quitted.
The first count pertained to his aid
ing in the transportation of Lola Nor
ris in interstate commerce for an im
moral purpose. The second was a like
charge, only Marsha Warrington was
named. The third and fourth counts
concerned "persuading, Inducing and
enticing."
FACES PEMTEXTIARV
Caminetti is open to a sentence of
five years in the penitentiary and a
fine of $5,000. Diggs, his partner on
the trip, was convicted on four counts,
being open to a sentence four times
as stiff. Both will be sentenced
Wednesday, September 10.
After the jury retired at 12:12 p. m.
yesterday it elected C. P. Michaels
foreman. Michaels is a wholesale
druggist. Then a ballot on the first
count waa taken. The vote stood nine
for conviction and three for acquittal.
Bailiff Ed Dryden herded the jurymen
into an automobile bus and ran them
out to dinner. They resumed delibera-
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German Liners for
Pacific Coast Ports
BREMEN, Germany, Sept. 6.—Serv
ice by the North German Lloyd liners
will be inaugurated between Pacific
coast ports and London, Paris and
Bremen just as soon as the canal Is
thrown open to traffic, according to
an announcement today at the offices
of the steamship company here.
The North German Lloyd has com
pleted all arrangements for the serv
ice and liners have already been
chosen. This is the first large At
lantic passenger service company to
complete its plans for canal trans
portation.
"Drinks on House"
Barred'in Boston
BOSTON, Sept. 7.—A new excise
law went Into effect here, prohibit
ing "drinks on the house" In local
saloons, "It is against the best In
terests of the proprietors and may
be morally and physically injurious
to customers," the license board sayß
in its notice,
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. — SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1913. —PAGES 1 TO 8.
YOUNG MATE
UNABLE TO
PROVIDE
Income From Answering
"Front" Not Enough
to Satisfy
■With the tame degree of secrecy
' which marked her entrance into the
matrimonial state with Hubert I»
Putman. stepson of H. A. Gabriel, an
attorney and politician of San Jose,
Mrs. Vloia Barbara Lux Putman,
granddaughter of Henry Lux. the mil
lionaire cattle king, today filed suit
in the superior court of this cotinty
for divorce from her youthful spouse,
charging failure to provide.
Putman. who won the heart and
hand of Miss Viola Lux when she was
a student at Notre Dame college in
San Joee two years ago, does not make
enough money "hopping bellB" to
provide the necessities of life, accord
ing to the complaint filed by Mrs. Put
man's attorney, former Judge J. E.
Barry.
The Putmans were married in Red
wood City January IT, 1910. Mine Lux
was then 17 years of ago and counted !
beautiful. Her boy husband was one]
.year her senior. The young couple j
eloped and kept their secret for sev
eral months.
Mrs. Putman occupies an apartment
fiat at 1270 Pine street. She was not
"at home" to interviewers.
POLICE SEEKING
AUTO SLAYERS
B. Liasner, a commission merchant
living at 1134 Jackson street, owner
of automobile No. 84,494, which was
run into .the Pacific garage. Pacific
and Polk streets, ea/ly this morning,
was taken in charge by Detectives
Minihan. De la Guerra and King to
day and asked to explain his move
ments last night and this morning,
In the hope that some light might be
thrown upon the killing of Mrs. Gale
Dooley and the serious Injuring of her
brother, Louis J. Ward, on the Great
highway at 1:15 this morning,
Lissner's machine had a broken
lamp, and he was stopped In the park
r by a policeman shortly after the ac
cident.
He admitted to the detectives that
he was out with a young woman: He
said he spent the time from 10:C0 p.
m. to 1:40 a. m. at Hopkins' place
on the Ocean boulevard, but strongly
asserted that he did not run into
any one when he returned to this
city.
POLICE HUNT GIRL,
The detectives are making an effort
to finde the girl who was with JAaa
ner, and went to Hopkins' resort to
see if Lissner was there during the
time he says he was. In regard to
a broken lamp, Lissner said that the
glass was knocked out a month ago.
Park police found the body of Mrs.
Dooley, and Ward, unconscious, on
the great highway between A and 13
streets. Mrs. Dooley, who is 20 years
old, is the wife of a machinist in
Vallejo. * ,' " "
AVTO FAILED TO STOP
Ward is a machinist, 25 years old.
He is at the central emergency hos
| pital in a serious condition. He is
suffering from lacerations and con
tusions all over his body. It was
more than an hour after being found
before he recovered consciousness.
He says all he remembers is being
struck from behind, and that the ma
chine that hit him did not stop.
Broken glass was found near the
scene of the accident and detectives
have been busy all morning visit
ing garages i nthe city to see if any
machine has put in to be repaired for
a broken wind shield or lamps.
$300,000 Fire Loss
In City of Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N. V., Sept, 6.—-Fira of
imknow origin today caused a prop
erty loss estimated at nearly t506,~
060, and for a time threatened the
entire Industrial section of the city,
The heaviest loser was the Green way
Brewing company, whose los* is es
timated at |200,000,
REDSKIN PRESENTS LANE WITH ARROWS
MAKES SECRETARY TRIBE'S "BIG CHIEF"
AGED MAN KILLED
IN DYNAMITE PLOT
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 6.—Peter Han
son, 74 years old, was blown to pieces
early today and his home where he
lived alone was demolished by an ex
plosion of dynamite placed under his
bed. The house was a small struc
ture. Hanson for 10 years was em
ployed by the city water department.
No arrests have been made.
No Attack Made on
Girl; She Dreamed
It, Say Officers
That Miss Ivy Keeton, 14 year old
daughter of William Keeton, 1052
Permaln street, Elmhurst, dreamed
she was attacked by a man early
yesterday morning is the belief of
Captain of Inspectors .Lew Agnew,
who detailed several detectives on the
case,
The window through which the In
truder was suppotted to have gained
entrance to the girl's room was found
nailed down with a spike. There
were no fingerprints on tha sill and
no footprints on the soft ground be
low the window,
A similar dream was experienced a
few weeks ago by Miss Keeton'e,
elder sister, the police Bay, i
Ishi, protege of
Professor Kroeber,
presenting arrows to
Secretary Lane,
and naming
Interior Department
"Big Chief of the
Deer Creeks.
Ishi, Attired in New Togs, From Hat to Socks, Presents
Magic Wands to Interior Secretary
Until yesterday noon Ishi was the
only Indian in the United States not
under the jurisdiction of Secretary of
the Interior Lane, but now he is a
subject like all the rest, for he has
given Lane two arrows of his. own
make and, made him "big chief" of
his tribe.
Standing patiently outside the Fair
mont hotel, Ishi, last of the Deer
Creek Indians and two years ago
totally ■unacquainted with any white
men, waited for Secretary Lane just
like the horde of faithful democrats
inside, except that Ishi had some
thing to give him instead of some
thins to ask for.
When Ishi was first shown a pic
ture of Lane several days ago and
was told that Lane was a "big chieT'
in Washington, his first remark, was:
"Look at him; he hasn't got any
But yesterday the secretary of the
Woman's Torso Found;
Murder Baffles All
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.—Detectives
at Cliffßide, N. J., today were trying
to unravel the mystery surrounding
the death of the unknown woman
whose torso was found in the water
near that place yesterday.
The woman undoubtedly was mur
dered and her head, arms and limbs
severed. Surgeons who have exam
ined the torso declare the work of
removing the parts of the body was
that of some one skilled in the use
of surgical instruments,
had his hat on when Ishi
saw him, so the broad grin on the
Indian's face is believed to have been
only one of pleasure at meeting Lane
and not one of scorn for the white
man's inability to keep from getting
Lane was smiling, too. when he
approached Ishi, and had he known
that Ishi had bought with his own
money a new khaki coat, sombrero,
shiny black shoes and a new pair of
socks for the occasion, he would have
smiled even more widely, for Ish!
never spends a cent if he can help it.
Through Prof. A. L. Kroeber, cu
rator of the Affiliated College mu
seum, who is Ishi's guardian and in
terpreter, the Indian explained that
he had made the arrows himself and
wanted the "big chief" to have them
as a sign of his authority.
"You are the only Indian in the
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Jailed; Picks Police
Phone Till; Escapes
PITTSBURG, Sept. 6.—Arrested on
a charge of being a suspicious person,
E. F, Campbell asked permission to
telephone friends from a booth in the
, north si<ie police station. While I
talking, Campbell picked the lock of
the telephone till and took out $7.80. J
He then was arraigned, paid a nom
inal fine and left before the theft
CHOCOLATE! MAX DIES
PARIS. Sept. B.—H. Munleur, a rich j
and famoui chocolate manufacturer, I
died today at his home in Pontol*. j
i San Francisco's
j Fiivst Great Daijy
1 Founded -1856
PAPA GUNN ORDERS
SECOND KNOT TIED
Youthful romance capped by sober
parental conservatism seems to have
marked the wedding of Miss Gertrude
Hood and Kenneth Gunn last Thurs
day, which was made doubly secure I
by two ceremonies.
Just one marriage between the
youthful pair came as a vivid surprise
to their friends, and today it became
known that preceding the nuptials J
announced to the public as having
taken place Thursday at the Episco
pal church of the Advent, there was a
quiet little wedding earlier in the day
at which Justice of the Peace A. T.
Barnett officiated.
While an engagement had existed
for some time, there had been family
counsel that the marriage be post
a more secure pinnacle of business I
True love will not be denied, how- J
ever, so young Gunn :;nd his pretty I
fiancee hied themselves to the clerk's j
office, obtained a marriage license and
then sought the justice.
When B. M. Gunn, the newly mads
father in law, was told the news he
Objected to the form, or lack of form, i
and ceremony of the proceeding and '
< ecreed that a second marriage, i
with benefit of clergy, should follow j
at once.
The bridal pair cheerfully acqui- i
esced. j
PRICE TWO CENTS.
IS WON BY
ESCAPED
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Former New York Prose
cutor Fails to Answer
Gambling Charge—
Quits Canada
'COATXCOK, Que., Sept. 6.—One year
may elapse before it is legally deter
mined whether Harry K. Thaw, the
fugitive from the Matteawan asylum
for the criminal insane is to be de
ported from Canada or is to receive
the protection of its laws. Assurance
to this effect was given to Thaw to
day by his counsel.
Thaw is certain that he has won a
long delay, and immediately after
breakfast lie began packing up for
the journey to Montreal, where he
must be produced In the supreme court
September 15, when arguments will
be delivered on the writ of habeas
corpus.
It had been supposed that the at
torneys who obtained the writ had
withdrawn from the case, seeing noth
ing but defeat, but their retreat was
only a masterly piece of strategy by
which the doors may have been opened
for a test of the constitutionality of
the immigration law governing de
portation.
Complications have been added to
the general aspect of the Thaw case
by the events subsequent to the ar
rest of William Travers Jerome, for
mer district attorney of New York,
on a charge of gambling. Jerome
was to have been arraigned before
Magistrate McKee at 9:30 o'clock this
morning, but Hector Verretti, acting
for the New York lawyer, had the
hearing postponed for a week. Mean
time Jerome left Canada, going to
Nortons Mills, Vt. In a sense Jerome
thus made of rflmself a fugitive from
justice, reversing the position of
Thaw, who is a fugitive in Canada.
Jerome, if convicted, would have to
go to Jail, as there is no fine under
the gambling law.
Influence has been brought to bear
upon Crown Prosecutor A. C. Hanson
to have the charge agalsst Jerome,
who is at liberty on $500 ball,
dropped. The crown prosecutor re
fused to do this.
"I received a great number of com
plaints about the open gambling of
Mr. Jerome, and I consider it my
duty to push this case against him,"
said the prosecutor. "He was setting
a bad example for the children of
this community by gaming in public
for money. Every one could see bim
and his companions playing."
Thaw is undoubtedly a popular idtol
here. Crowds surround his quarters
in the immigration detention room
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