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TOLUME 114. —NO. 150
HUERTA, ANGRY AT THREATS, REFUSES TO QUIT
GET MY 10 SMACKS?
DONALD LOWRIE NOTE
ASKED MRS. FROLICH
Helen Vi~ginia Frolich, 3 year old daughter of sculptor, for the
possession of whom her father and mother are
waging a legal battle.
VILOENCE FEARED
AT RITUAL TRIAL
Government Masses Troops
at Kiev in Anticipation
of Trouble
KIEV. Nov. 6. —The governor of
Kiev began to mass troops here in
anticipation of violence following the
verdict In the ritual murder trial.
The government has given strict in
structions that peace must be main
tained and a massacre prevented. A
special guard has been provided for
the defendant in the event that he
reeds It.
When the summing up was resumed
today, mounted Cossacks patrolled the
streets about the courthouse. Three
hundred additional troops have been
added to the bsrracka.
Nicaragua Discovers
Assassination Plot
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Nov. 6.—
Wholesale assassinations have been
planned by political conspirators who
are plotting the death of President
Diaz, the Nicaraguan cabinet and
members of the chamber of deputies,
ai i ording to a confession made here
today by one of the ring leaders. It
is said the conspirators are divided
In three groups and each man had his
victims marked out for him.
Baird Sold Share of
Estate, Mother Avers
That Miles T. Baird had sold his in
terest In the Baird estate for J56.240.80
Is the allegation of Mrs. Veronica C.
Baird and Mrs. Marie Sproule, mother
end sister of Baird, In their answer
filed today to Balrd's suit* to recover
(67.066, which he says they owe him.
The defendants sssert that Balrd
never pledged his stock with them,
but sold it outright to the mother
when she assumed Balrd's indebted
ness t« the Baird Estate company.
THE San Francisco CALL
Former Prisoner's
Sculptor's Wife Read at*
Divorce Trial
Determined to contrast the affec
tions of Finn Haakon Frolich, the
sculptor, for his 3 year old daughter,
Helen Virginia Frolich. with the al
leged indifference of Mrs. Helen Man
son Frolich. for the baby. Attorney
Samuel M. Shortridge today intro
duced into the trial of the husband's
divorce suit evidence including a let
ter written to Mrs. Frolich by Donald
Lowrie, a writer.
Judge Graham, who will be called
upon to determine the merits of the
sculptor's suit and to award the child,
for whom both parents are fighting,
elicited the statement from Mrs. Fro
lich in her first apeparance on the
stand that Lowrie called upon her at
the Jefferson hotel to extend pliilan
thoptc aid.
The letter was written by Lowrie
February 26, 1913, on the stationery
of the King Edward hotel in Los An
geles. Mysteriously the letter was
mailed to William F. Rose, who la as
sisting Mrs. Frolich in the case.
LOWIII LETTER WITH "SMACKS"
The missive, which is addressed to
Miss Elaine Allerton, the name under
which Mrs. Frolich was a stenog
rapher here for the M. A. Burns Lum
ber company, reads:
"My Dear Friend—Just got back
from a bucolic trip and fojjnd letter
awaiting me. While the tub is filling
• country hotels have no acquaintance
with the word bawth) I am using the
sacred Interval to drop you a word or
so.
"Pardon me, did you get my second
letter with 10 'smacks' Inclosed? You
did not acknowledge it. (I was taught
that word 'smack' by Frank Fisher,
the dramatic writer.) /
"Were I in Frisco I could relieve
your situation, but I have engage
ments that will keep me down, here—
skating—for a week or 10 days. So
long as you really have an abundance
of hope there is no cause for worry.
I appreciate your letter.
" 'Your young friend of 34 winters
Continued on Page 2, Column 4
FOURTEEN PAGES—SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1913 —PAGES 1 TO 8
Girl Mystery Is Solved
Jmops to Handle Strike
INDIANAPOLIS
GUARDED BY
MILITIA
Governor Orders Entire State
Guard to Scene of Labor
Trouble
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. s.—The entire
state militia is on its way to Indian
apolis to handle the streetcar strikfle
situation. This was officially an
nounced by Governor Italston's secre
tary this morning, v ho requested the
newspapers to issue no extras an
nouncing the fact brcause of the un
due excitement it might cause. This
was agreed to.
Governor Ralston has refused per
mission to hold a monster mass meet
ing on the state house grounds, which
was applied for by labor leaders, who
wanted to make a protest against the
calling out of the troops. The gov
ernor stated he does not favor public
gatherings of any kind at this time.
LABOR LEADERS PROTEST
The labor leaders at the temple an
nounced at noon a protest against the
military demonstration will be held
despite the failure to obtain the gov
ernor's consent. A good crowd has
congregated about the labor temple,
which is one block from the state
house.
Various companies will begin to ar
rive in Indianapolis within a few
hours. Practically all of them will
be here at 2 o'clock.
The placing of 2,000 militiamen on
streets in Indianapolis this afternoon
does not mean the establishment of
martial law, according to Governor
Ralston.
MAY OKI I.tHH MARTIAL LAW
Martial law may be necessary later,
it was stated.
Ralston's decision to call the sol
diers In was reached last night after
another attempt to induce the officials
of the Indianapolis Traction Terminal
company to treat with Its striking em
ployes had failed.
The last proposition submitted to
the governor by President Beatty of
the Central Labor union proposed that
the streetcar company's officials should
receive the striking men merely as
employes and not as union men. The
governor submitted the proposition to
President Robert I. Todd of the street
car company, who repeated that the
company had nothing to arbitrate and
that It could not consider such a sug
gestion.
Trial Divorce Off,
Pair Are Remarried
SAN JOSE. Nov. 6—A trial divorce
entered upon three months ago in
Oregon by Walter Boyd Blackly and
Myrtle May Blackly was called off
yesterday afternoon, when they went
through the marriage ceremony for
the second time. "Three months is
lon*r enough to be divorced, and I cer
tainly prefer matrimony to the so
called state of single blessedness,"
said Mrs. Blackly.
State Troops Guard
Negro From Lynching
FRANKFORT, Ky. Nov. 6.-—State
troops were called out by Governor
McCreary to guard the Jail at Somer
set, Ky., today to prevent the lynch
ing of Bob Garrett, a negro, charged
with attempting to assault a white
woman. Twite during the night a
mob surrounded the jail and threat
ened to break down the doors.
Elephant "Queenie"
Now Poeketbooks
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—Queente, who
used to he an elephant, is now pocket
books. A downtown jewelry firm yes
terday placed in Its window dozens of
leather poeketbooks made from the
hide of the once famous pachyderm.
She was about 150 years old when she
was killed a couple of y_ea,r ■ ago.
Streetcar Strike
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Trouble Causes
Two thousand state troops or
dered to Indianapolis.
Streetcar men on strike fall
to secure concessions, company
officials declining; to arbitrate.
Governor orders out militia
following failure of effort to ar
bitrate.
Martial law not declared, but
In poaa'ble later on If necessary.
SEARCH EUROPE
FOR CALIFORNIAN
Guardian Believes Millionaire
Who Escaped From Ranch
Has Crossed Water
Attorney H H. MePike, guardian of
Walter McCreery, the eccentric mil
lionaire, is in New York ready to leave
for Europe to continue his search for
liis ward, who mysteriously disap
peared from the Los Muetros rancho
near Holllster early on the morning
of October 27. MePike has information
tending to indicate that McCreery is
in Europe.
MePike went east last week to trace
down a clew.
Woman's Finger Tips
Are Worth $750 Each,
Oakland Jury Finds
Finger tips on the hand of Clara
Norling of Berkeley are worth $750
each, according to a verdict rendered
today in Judge Harris' court in Oak
land, when the woman was given a
$1,500 judgment against Dr. J. Bohan
non. He amputated the ends of two
digits.
Mrs. Norling charged that she went
to Doctor Bohannan to be treated for
slight wounds on her hand, and that
the surgeon handled the case so care
lessly that infection set in and It be
came neecssary to amputate the tips
of the second and third fingers of her
right hand.
She sued for $5,000.
French Ambassador
To Germany Resigns
BERLIN, Nov. 6. —M. Jules Cambon
has tendered his resignation to the
French government as ambassador to
Germany, to take effect at the end of
December.
3 Killed, 4 Hurt, When
Ohio Freights Collide
ALLIANCE, 0., Nov. 6.—Three men
were killed and four injured today in
a collision of two freight trains on the
Lake Erie, Alliance and Wheeling rail
way at Beech Church, three miles
southwest of Alliance.
American Ambassador
Robbed in Madrid
MADRID, Nov. 6.—The disappear
ance of jewels amounting to several
thousand dollars belonging to Joseph
K. Willard. the American ambassador,
was reported today to the police by
the manager of the Palace hotel.
Brave First Officer
Promoted to Captain
NEW YORK. Nov. 6. —In recognition
of his bravery, First Officer Spanger
burg, who was in temporary command
of the North German Lloyd steamer
Grosser Kurfuerst at the time of the
Volturno disaster, has been promoted
to captain.
Bailey in Fight for
Texas Governorship
AUSTIN, Tex., Nov. 6.—Joseph W.
Bailey, former United States senator
from Texas, will be a candidate for
governor of Texas at the state elec
tion next year, according to an an
nouncement made by several of his
friends today.
WIFE OF 16
ABANDONS
HUSBAND
Penniless and Hungry, Los
Angeles Girl Wanders
in Dazed State
Solved is the mystery of the girl
found weeping by the driveway in the
park and taken to the park hospital
by a party of automobillsts.
She is Alma Johnson, nee Bledsoe,
of Los Angeles, and lack of work, lack
of money and even food, together with
blighted ambitions toward being an
art student, were responsible for her
plight.
She has supplied another mystery,
however, in her reference to a friend
who killed himself in the park a week
ago last Monday and whose name she
refused to divulge.
Records in the coroner's office
show that but one man has com
mitted suicide in the park for weeks
past. That was on .Saturday, Octo
ber 25, and he is still unidentified at
the morgue.
HOME I.IKE MIT HAPPT
Her name was Bledsoe and her
father is a photographer in Los An
geles. Her home life was not happy,
and she was making her home with
an aunt, also in Los Angeles, caring
for her children and otherwise help
ing her.
She is but 16 years old now, but
she was married to a man named
Johnson last January.
"I did not love him, but he told
me he would take care of me and
that he could make me very happy,"
said the girl. "I found out later that
he was the greatest liar in the world.
I could never go back to him because
I should have a perfect contempt for
myself if I did. I would rather
starve."
Last July, she and her "chum" as
she calls her, Ruth Towne, thought
they would like to come to San Fran
cisco, so they walked from Los Ange
les. On their arrival here Alma found
work as a nurse maid, first across the
bay and later here.
FINOS SELF WITHOIT MONEY
Three weeks ago she found herself
Without occupation. She stayed with
Ruth Towne at the home of the let
ter's aunt, eating her meals at restau
rants and cafeterias, until her money
gave out.
"I have walked from one end of
this city to the other for more than
two weeks," she said, "looking for
work, but I couldn't find it, my money
was all gone, and I didn't want to be
a burden on my friends. I was dazed
with trouble and didn't know what I
was doing, so I just wandered into
the park."
Retain Warden Hoyle,
Alameda Mothers Plea
Protesting against the contemplated
retirement of Warden Hoyle of San
Quentin prison, the Lincoln Mothers'
club of Alameda this afternoon passed
resolutions asking that the prison
board refuse to accept the warden's
resignation.
Donahoe's Name Good,
Mayor Harrison Avers
CHICAGO. Nov. 6.—Mayor Harrison
took the witness stand today in the
conspiracy trial of Attorney Daniel
Donahoe and Private Detective Isaac
Steifel, charged with attempting to
discredit Clarence S. Funk. Mayor
Harrison was one of the 20 leading
Chicago men who testified prior to
the filing of public charges against
Donahoe. The attorney's' reputation
had been good, the mayor said.
President Wilson
Pays Relative's Debt
HADDON FIELD, N. J.. Nov. 6 —
President Wljson has paid a grocery
bill of a distant relative rather than
have the grocer go without his money.
\V. S. Eldridge has received a check
for $30.32 from the president in pay
ment of the debt, which was incurred
by J. Wilson How*
CITY WINS
TUOLUMNE
SUIT
Superior Court Overrules Plan
to Tax Hetch Hetchy
Subsidiary
STOCKTON, Nov. 6.—ln a petition
for a writ of mandate brought by the
city and county of San Francisco
agSlnst the board of supervisors of
Tuolumne county to have more than
$1,000,000 worth of San Francisco
property in Tuolumne county declared
exempt from taxation, Superior Judge
Frank H. Smith of Stockton rendered
a decision this morning in favor of
San Francisco. The action was orig
inally commenced In San Francisco
February 14 and then tried here.
San Francisco purchased the land
in connection with the Hetch Hetchy
project. The Tuolumne county super
visors assessed the property, and San
Francisco objected. Judge Smith said
the case would probably be carried to
the supreme court, notwithstanding
his decision.
City Attorney Long represented San
Francisco.
White House Bride
Elect Tries On Her
Very Best Dress
Miss Jessie Wilson Wanted to Know
if Important Part of Trousseau
Would Fit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Miss Jessie
Wilson, bride elect of the White
House, today tried on her very best
visiting gown, which will form an Im
portant feature of her trousseau. It
Is a combination three piece gown of
dark blue chiffon brocaded in the
same color velvet combined with plain
velvet of the same shade. The dress
is made of the brocaded chiffon with
a kneedeep hem of blue velvet. A
loose sleeved cutaway coat, trimmed
with moleskin and a rather wide
brimmed black velvet hat with a soft
crown and a flat bow of blue velvet,
complete the costume.
Thief Steals $60, but
Leaves $6,000 in Coat
Detective Frederick Suttman says
Daniel McKenzie, a recent arrival
from Columbus, 0., is a "lucky gentle*
man."
McKenzie, who came to San Fran
cisco to buy a rooming: house, found
that a thief had stolen $60 in coin
from his trousers. The thief, how
ever, overlooked a wallet in the coat
pocket which contained four $1,000
bills and four $500 bills, a total of
$6,000.
Democratic Chairman
To Marry in London
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—William G.
McCombs of New York, chairman of
the democratic national committee, Is
soon to be married In London to Miss
Dorothy Williams of Washington, D.
C. Word of the approaching cere
mony was reported here today by
friends of the bride. Miss Williams
left Washington a month ago in com
pany with her brother in law, Joseph
Letter, and her sister on board the
yacht which the Leiters chartered for
a cruise around the world.
Woman Addresses
U. S. Supreme Count
WASHINGTON. Nov. 6. —A rare oc
currence took place in the supreme,
court of the United States when Mrs.
S. S. Sorin of Arizona appeared yes.
terday as the sole representative of a
corporation in a big mining suit. Only
on a few occasions have women ad
dressed the court, and then in nearly
every instance only as associate
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Mexican Affairs
Expect Blockade
FLEET officers expect or
ders for complete blockade
of all Mexican ports.
» * *
O'Shaughnessy wires long
message to Washington about
conference held with Huerta in
palace yesterday.
, * * *
Rumor is prevalent that
Huerta will not resign until
Mexican congress meets
* * *
Orders given troops to en
train for Mexican border.
* * *
Officers on border patrol se
cure information of trails in
state of Chihuahua.
THIEVES' LOOT IS
RATED AT $4,000
Timely Arrival of Maid Pre
vents Burglars Getting
More Valuables
Four thousand dollars in jewelry
was stolen from the residence of Mrs.
Carl A. Dinsmore, prominent Oakland
society woman, at 358 Jayne street, by
burglars last night. The arrival of a
maid scared away the robbers and
saved other Jewelry, also valued at
$4,000.
Mrs. Dinsmore's most prized trink
ets. Including several wedding gifts,
were included in the loot. Dlnßmore's
valuable collection of pearl scarf pins
was taken.
The men ransacked the house from
cellar to garret, gathering up the
jewelry as the search progressed
through each room. All the Jewelry
was carried away in two suit cases
belonging to the Dinsmores.
Mrs. Dinsmore, who is the wife of
the sales manager of the Wlckham-
Havens company, believes that only
the return of the maid prevented the
Intruders from stripping them of
everything of value.
Get Wedding License
For $2; Wants Divorce
Quick for Same Price
Believing that divorces are dis
pensed with the same recklessness
that characterizes the sale of mar
riage licenses, Clarence Clove of Oak
land called at the hall of records In
Oakland this morning and offered
Chief Deputy County Clerk Andrew
Johnstone $2 with the request for an
interlocutory decree.
"I got a marriage license here a
short time ago, and now I want you
to give me a decree of divorce," he
said.
"It's not as simple getting divorced
as it is getting married," informed
Clerk Johnstone.
"Well, it ain't worth the trouble,"
said Clove, departing.
Attention, Divorcees!
Alimony Is Income
And Will Be Taxed
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Alimony
payers today asked the secretary of
the treasury for a ruling: as to
whether or not they must withhold
their income tax on these payments
or pay in full the amount to the re
cipient.
Secretary McAdoo stated he has not
had time to investigate this phase of
the situation, but it was his unoffi
cial opinion that tax could be held
by the payers at the "source." One
thing was certain, the tax must be
paid.
Fine Day Friday, but
Saturday Not Certain
While Weather Expert Willson an
nounced today that the rainstorm
which has drenched northern Califor
nia for the last week was ended, he
would not at this time predict a clear
day for the big football game Satur
day. Tomorrow will be a fair and
warm day, according to the weather
forecast. During the 24 hours ended
at 5 a. m. today .03 of an inch of rain
was added to the season's record,
making a total of 1.69 to date.
Millions Provided
For Moving Crops
WASHINGTON. Nov. 6.—Approxi
mately $35,000,000 was deposited in
hanks of the southwest to aid in the
nmvement of the crops, so it was
learned at the treasury department
today. About $2,>,000,000 has been de
posited in southern banks and the bal.
ance in western banks.
PRICE ONE CENT
U.S. DEFIED
BY TYRANT
10 FORCE
HIM OUT
Tells Cabinet He Will Remain
in Palace in Spite of
Naval Demonstration
and Ultimatum
BULLETIN
EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 6.—Wor*
was received here today that an army
of 12,000 constitutionalists undeC
General Villa has attacked the city
of Chihuahua and a battle is raging
there.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 6.—-Angered by
the recent pressure from Washington
brought against him to compel his
resignation, Huerta told his cabinet
today he had decided to remain in the
national palace in spite of any threats
or threatening demonstrations by the
United States.
The Mexican si J4 f -'..V is further
complicated by President Wilson's lat
est demand for Huerta's resignation
and that the plans for a peaceful solu
tion of the problem have been at least
for the time being frustrated is ap
parent.
Huerta has not yet formally " re
jected President Wilson's- demands
nor had he communicated with
O'Shaughnessy, the American charge
d'affairs, on the subject up to noon to.
day.
HCEKTA GAINS STRENGTH
The possibility that the United
States will go further in its naval
demonstration in Mexican waters has
been to some extent strengthened by
the developments of the last 72 hours.
A number of political enemies of the
dictator have pledged their support
saying that Mexico expects to see
Huerta remain in the national palace
and refuse to give way in the face of
pressure from Washington or any
other foreign menace.
On the surface there is an appear
ance of apathy. Underneath there is
a strong tension. News that two more
American battleships have turned to
wards Mexican waters to augment the
fleet of 14 ships already in Mexican
waters has caused mingled feelings of
anger and alarm.
Charge d'Affalres O'Shaughnessy
sent to Washington today a long dis
patch telling of the result of the con
ference which he bad with Huerta
late yesterday. O'Shaughnessy re
fused to divulge what had been dis
cussed at the meeting, but his anxiety
was apparent today.
/BRUISERS ORDERED
TO STAY IN MEXICO
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 —"The Loui
siana, Michigan, New Hampshire and
California will remain in Mexican
waters for the present." This order
was Issued by the secretary of the
navy today following a conference
with Bryan. This was the reply to a
request from Rear Admiral Fletcher,
commanding the second and third di
visions of the Atlantic fleet at Vera
Cruz, for directions as to whether the
Why Should We Modestly Say
That fOREST HILL Values
Will Be Only
100% OR 200% ADVANCED BY THE
TWIN PEAKS TtSXElif
We have before us a sworn copy
of the Assessor's map, showing the
district at the further end of the
Third Street Tunnel in Los An
geles—figures like thia—assessed
value before and after construction
of tunnel:
Before After
Lot 17, Block S 9300 S-1.000
Lot 10, Block 10 KIND SH.OOO
Lot 1». Block 104...507.1 $12,001)
Lot 13, Block R $4110 gtt.OOtt
Why multiply instances—the map
shows over 50© lota with similar
figures—if you doubt it call at this
office and see the map! i
If that can happen in Los An
geles with one little tunnel, who
can predict what San Francisco can
do with the aid of the Panama
Canal, the Exposition and Twin
Peaks Tunnel?
Forest Hill is the first stop in the
Western district —-"15 minutes down
town." If you have a few dollars
to invest come and see us at once,
the terms are easy, the profits will
be enormous.
NEWuL-MURDOOI COMPANY
SO MONTGOMERY STREET.