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A Clean, Wholesome • Papeiv/br • California Homes, j VOLUME 114. —NO. 162 LORD COWDRAY ASKS U.S. TO SEND WARSHIPS Arrest Artist Seawell for Attacking Model PLANS FOR 4 NEW PIERS APPROVED Will Be Constructed as Soon as Money Is Raised by Sale of $4,500,000 Bonds The harbor commissioners today approved plans for the construction of four new piers and a new ferry slip, as well as for the construction of spur tracks on several old wharves. Bonds amounting to $4,500,000, the balance of the $9,000,000 bond issue, will be offered for sale at Sacramento tomorrow by the state treasurer, and if a purchaser is found bids on the plans approved today will be called for right away. WILL BE OLD TYPE The new wharves will be of the old type wooden construction, which are cheaper to build than the concrete piers, but costlier to maintain. Two of them will be built at the foot of Howard street.. The others will be built, one at the foot of Broadway and the other at the foot of Kearny street. The ferry slip will be built at the north end of the ferry depot. .Plans were also ap proved for the construction of spur tracks on the north side of Lombard street wharf and the south side of pier 25. Unexpected Rainstorm Comes From the North A storm not scheduled by the weather bureau blew down from the north last night shortly after 9 o'clock and before It subsided had added .17 of an inch of precipitation to the season's total, making the rain fall to date 4.35 inches, against 3.52 last year. The rain was confined to the north ern portion of the state, this city getting the heaviest downpour. Sac ramento reported .08 of an inch, Red Bluff .06 and San Jose .15. Weather Expert Willson said this morning that the storm is over for the present. Both Sides Prepare For War in Ulster I DUBLIN, Nov. 20.—1n view of the fact that the Orangemen of Ulster are forming an armed volunteer force to resist home rule, the nationalists have decided to adopt the same tactics. A circular was sent to all members of the nationalist organizations today ] announcing that it has been decided j to form a national volunteer force to secure and maintain the rights and liberties common to all the people of Ireland. Maria Montessori Coming to America NEW YORK, Nov. 20.—-Dr. Maria Montessori. founder of the Montesorri method of teaching, which has made hfr name famous, not only in Italy, the land of her birth, but throughout the entire world, will sail from Rome for, America tomorrow to study educa tional methods. Incidentally she will give a few lectures in principal cities. A reception has been arranged at the White House. Pioneer Is Dragged From Burning Home BAN JOSE. Nov. 20.—Joseph Garav. a pioneer resident of this city, was dragged unconscious from his burning home last night after he had been overcome by smoke and fallen to the floor of the kitchen. The rescue was effected by Charles Key, a neighbor, with the assistance of two unknown passersby. There is a possibility that Garay may succumb to the effects of inhalation of smoke. Arrest Sir Lipton for Exceeding Speed Limit i.u.nuu.n, aov. -;u. —.>ir inomas Tip ton was arrested at Streathem today for exceeding the speed limit in his automobile and was fined $50. Have you decided to be one of the hundreds who will go to Easton Sunday as The Call's guests? If you have not decided, do so at once. It will be a free outing that will give you a chance to see what our neighbors are doing in the way of developing. Easton is near Burlingame and in the center of some of the prettiest scenery in this section of the state. The Easton Addition company operates a private electric line, which will be at the disposal of those who make the trip Sunday. ' THE San Francisco CALL Californian Robbed And Thrown From Fast Moving Train George H. Kellogg Clears Up Mys tery of His Being Found Uncon scious Beside Track CHICAGO, Nov. 20. —George H. Kel logg, a wealthy young California ranchman, today cleared up the mys terious circumstances surrounding his being found unconscious near the Santa Fe tracks in Joliet. He said he was attacked by robbers, who threw him from a swiftly moving train. He accused three Chicagoans, two men and a woman, whom he sad he met two months ago at Coronado, Cal.. near a ranch in San Diego. ,"They told me that if I would come to Chicago with them they would show me the sights," he said. "They showed me, sure. I came against the advice of my wife, who said she had a feeling that they were not O. K. After a few days in Chicago we started west. The train was nearing Joliet when I walked out on to the observation platform. The three fol lowed. One held a rug over my head while the others went through my pockets. I thought it was all in fun, but when they picked me up and threw me from the car I kne,w it was no joke. I will not reveal the names of my assailants or tell how much money they got. It was considerable. I will get even with them and, furthermore, next time I will have more respect for my wife's judgment." Claim Music Makes Girls Sew Faster NSW YORK, Nov. 20.—Music as a stimulus to the actrvltles of sewing girls in factories Is advocated by Pro fessor Hugo Mnineterberg and Dr. Woods Hutchinson. The Harvard professor, talking last night to the employes of the Edison company on "Applying Psychology to Business." said he had noticed that better work was done by girls in his laboratory when stimulated by melody, and was trying for similar effects on sewing girls. 83,585 Now Out on Strike in Russia ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 20. —More than 18.000 men joined the general strike throughout northern Russia today, bringing the total number of idle workers up to 83,585. Thirteen strikers were arrested for making a hpstlle demonstration against the trial of employes at the Buchov works, their arrest being on a charge of illegally quitting the company's employ and causing a walkout. A thousand printers are among the strikers. A. A. C. Ames, Realty Broker, Forfeits Bail A. A. C. Ames, real estate broker, who was brought back from Los An geles recently for trial on charges of felony embezzlement, failed to answer when his case was called today be fore Superior Judge Dunne, and the bail of |1,000 cash was forfeited and a bench warrant issued for his arrest. Ames was accused of embezzling $500 from Mrs. Martha R. Hathaway while acting as her broker. He faces other embezzlement charges totaling $15,000. ■ Asphyxiation One Wav to Beat Gas Go. "This Is one way to beat the gas company." wrote O. M. Snook on his clean collar, and then turned on the gas in his room at 1274 Golden Gate avenue, last night, attempting sui cide. Gas attracted other roomers and Snook, unconscious, was taken to the central emergency hospital and resuscitated. \ COMMITTEE VOTES TO REPORT CURRENCY BILL WASHINGTON. Nov. 20.—8y a vote of 7 to 5 the senate banking com mittee voted to report to the senate on Saturday the house currency bill together with the Owen and Hitch cock amended drafts. The usual ex planatory report upon these bills has not been made. Sunday Is the Day for the Excursion to Easton. Are You Going? FOURTEEN PAGES—SAN FRANCISCO. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1913—PAGES 1 TO GIRL LURED TO STUDIO BY "SB" Young Woman Tells Police Story of Mistreatment While Posing Harry W. Seawell, artist and son of Superior Judge Seawell, was brought before Judge Shortall this morning on a charge of attacking pretty 17 year old Olga Anderson, who had applied to him for a position as model, in answer to a newspaper advertisement printed last Sunday. Miss Anderson is held in custody at the detention home. BLACKMAIL, SAYS CONTRACTOR Following the arrest of Seawell. Miss Anderson's brother swore to a warrant against Charles A. Blume. a contractor, charging contribution to the delinquency of a minor. The brother asserted that while his sister was employed in the Blume household more than two years ago Blume mis treated her and gave her intoxicants to drink. When seen in his office Blume made the following statement: "This is a case m( blackmail. I'll throw the whole outfit in jail if they try this on me. I am going straight' to the city hall to give myself up and swear out a warrant charging black mail." Seawell's arrest also was brought about by Miss Anderson's brother, .J. Anderson, and his wife. The girl on Monday answered the advertisement, which asked for a girl of 17 to pose as a model for head studies. The ad vertisement was signed 1617 Califor nia street, room 16. This is where Seawell has his studio. Miss Anderson told her sister in law that she was going to hunt work and tore the advertisement out of the paper. Mrs. Anderson says she saw it, but said nothing. SISTER HI LAW TAKES TRAIL The girl declared today that when she went to the studio she was told Continued on Page 3. Column 3 Suffrage Secretary Deserts Her Cause; Joins Anti-Suffrage Former President of Association Now Seeks Backslider to Recon vert Her to Wman's Cause WASHINGTON*. Nov. 20.—Former President Braley, Los Angeles Suf frage association, is in Washington seeking Annie Bock, former secretary of the association, who deserted the woman suffrage ranks and joined the forces of the anti-suffragists as soon as the ballot was given to the women of California. "I want to reconvert her to the cause she deserted," de clared Braley. "We used to call her Sweet Annie and never suspected that she would go over to the other side." "Sweet Annie" l«*ft here several weeks ago, after a sensa tional attack on the suffrage workers. Sues Partner for Stealing Wife's Love SAN JOSE. Nov. 20 —Charging that his business partner, Charles Doty, aelinated the affections of his wife, K. W. Beste, formerly a rancher of Sutter county, filed a suit in the su perior court here today for $25,000 damages. Mrs. Beste recently sued her husband for divorce on the ground of cruelty. Bavarian Women Get Limited Vote Right MUNICH, Bavaria, Nov. 20.—The lower house of the Bavarian diet to day passe* a bill giving women the right to vote in elections for com mercial and industrial courts, govern ment chamber of commerce and trades organizations. OLGA ANDERSON, 17, WHOSE STORY LEADS TO ARTISTS ARREST LOW PRICES FOR HILL PAINTINGS Days were when the signature of Thomas Hill upon a bit of painted canvas that had caught and held the driven snow of the mountain gulch unlocked a hundred purse strings in frantic bidding. But today excep tionally low prices makred the auc tion sale of 200 of his varied works. The sale took place at H. Taylor Cur. tis' galleries and will close the Hill estate. "The Last Spike," which shows the union of the rails that reached ajcross the continent, will be bid upon by representative* of the municipalities of San Francisco and Oakland, and by Frank Havens of Piedmont for his private collection late today. Another of the largest. "Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point," was purchased by J. A. Hooper for $600. "Muir Glacier" became the prop erty of William Cavalier of Oakland, who paid $425 for it. The same purchaser paid $475 for a large picture of Mount Tacoma and $130 for a panel 30x87 of the General Grant big tree in the Mariposa grove. Vickery, Atkins and Torrey, acting, it is said, for members of the Baldwin family, bought three Baldwin pictures for $25 each. R. P. Troy bought a large picture of the Grand canyon of the Colorado for $410; E. A. Christen son bought two, a marsh scene and a view from Glacier Point trail, for $100 and $40 respectively. For a view of Temaya canyon C. L Tilden paid $300. W. J. Smith of Sacramento secured "Bridal Veil Falls" for $100 and "Cathedral Spires" for $130. COLLINS DENIED LIBERTY BY COURT The fight of George D. Collins for liberty received a setback today when the state appellate court denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Collins, who is serving a term in San Quentin for perjury, recently filed a lengthy petition setting forth many reasons* why he should be re leased. He was aided In framing the petition by his fellow prisoner, Abe Ruef. Collins was accounted one of the ablest technical criminal lawyers In this state and it is averred that he is prepared to continue his fight from within the prison walls with addi tional legal petitions. Will Try to Sell City Hospital Bonds An erron is Demg maae ioaay oy Health Officer R. D. Brodrick and Treasurer McDougald to launch a campaign for the sale of $250,000 of 4V6 per cent San Francisco hospital bonds among public spirited and phil anthropic persons who are willing to make up the difference between 4*A and 5 per cent, which the later issues are selling for. Doctor Brodrick states that avail able funds for the hospital building are depleted and work must soon come to a atandstill if the bonds are not sold. MAYOR WILL VETO OPERA MEASURE Rolph Declares Proposed Or dinance Is Defective and Says He Will Not Sign It Mayor Rolph has decided to veto the bill for an ordinance providing for the construction and control of the $1,000,000 municipal opera house. After a. careful study of the bill and several conferences with members of the San Francisco Musical associa tion the mayor has found what he declares to be a serious flaw in the ordinance, making it contrary to the charter. His principal objection is to that provision which gives to the sub scribers perpetual right to the boxes. In addition he objects to the clause which makes the board of trustees a self-perpetuating body. Joseph D. Redding, representing the subscribers, maintained that other cit ies in this country had municipal opera houses similar to the one pro posed here. Rolph telegraphed last night to St. Paul, Minneapolis and other cities mentioned by Redding, ar,d from answers received this morn ing he declares that Redding was misinformed. The mayor is as anx ious, he states, to have the city pos sess an opera house as are the sub scribers, but he believes that the lat ter should donate the building to the city without attaching any strings to the gift. Rolph will veto the bill before mid night, as the time for signing expires then. Woman Is Convicted Of Carrying "Gun" Nellie Anderson, a pretty stenog rapher, was arrested yesterday at the instance of Patrick Walsh, a saloon man at Market and Battery streets, who told Detective Thomas Conlon that the woman had a loaded revolver in her possession. She appeared be fore Police Judge Crist this morning. The detectives found the stenog rapher had been carrying a revolver in her muff. Judge Crist found the woman guilty, confiscated the weapon and suspended sentence for 30 days on the refusal of Walsh to prosecute. Vanderlip Leaves N. Y. for California NEW YORK. Nov. 20.—Frank A. Vanderlip, president of the National City bank, after a period of unusual activity has left for California for a short holiday. Since his recent ap pearance before the senate finance committee Mr. Vanderlip has been kept busy explaining his central bank plan in all its phases." Falls Overboard Stealing Launch Prescott Magee fell overboard this morning while trying to steal a Great Western Power company's launch in Oakland estuary, assisted by Albert Patterson, a mechanic. Ferryboat swells rocked the launch, upsetting his equilibrium. His cries attracted Deputy Sheriff Frasher, who rescued Magee and then arrested both men. Proves 25 Cents a Day Not Enough to Live On How to run a houße on 2a cents a day was too much of a problem for Mrs. Lena Goeltz, and she hied her self to the divorce court in Oakland. The court was impressed with the gravity of the situation and granted her an interlocutory decree from Ed win Goeltz. She testified: "It can't be done!" MUTINY IS CHARGED Federal authorities at the hall of justice this morning rearrested on charges of mutiny on the high seas the nine firemen of the steamer Santa Rosalia, after they were acquitted of charges of disturbing the peace by Police Judge Crist. S&jqi Prfincisco , s Gdeat Daily " Founded -1856 LATEST MEXICO FLASHES BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—Presi dent Wilson today indicated to call ers a number of salient features in the Mexican situation. They are: "That British interests will be pro tected by Admiral Fletcher at Tux pam and other points pending the arrival of the British squadron; that Admiral Fletcher has instructions to use his own judgment as to what measures are necessary to protect foreign lives and property along the coast. • BULLETIN LAREDO, Tex., Nov. 20.—The eMxican federals are digging en trenchments on the south bank of the Rio Grande river just east of Nuevo Laredo. This action was taken in defiance of the commander of the United States troops here, who or dered that there be no fighting near this city. The movements of the federals are being watched by men from Fort Mcintosh. The third squadron of the Third United States 'Cavalry, numbering 300 men, ar rived here at noon. This squadron swells the local contingent of the United States troops to 600 cavalry men. There are ISO artillerymen, with four heavy guns and several machine guns, also here. BULLETIN LONDON, Nov. 20.—Upon the personal request of Lord Cowdray. head of the vast Pearson interests in Mexico, the United States embassy cabled to Washington asking that protection be extended to all prop erty of the Pearson syndicate in Mexico. Lord Cowdray expressed the wish that American warships be kept at Tampico to prevent the de struction of his oil properties there. Ambasador Page was asked by Lord Cowdray to assure the American government that there is no truth in the reports that he had extended financial assistance to Huerta. BULLETIN DOUGLAS, Ariz., Nov. 20.—Ne gotiations between General Carranza and Doctor Hale were broken off because the United States demanded a pledge that the constitutionalists would hold an election if Huerta were driven from offce, according to officials of the revolutionary junta, which returned here today from No gales. They declared the negotia tions could not be resumed on those terms. This means that if Carranza ousts Huerta he will himself claim the presidency. BULLETIN MEXICO CITY, Nov. 20.—Fam ine threatens hundreds of residents in this city. Supplies already are short and prices so high that the poorer classes are compelled to stop buying entirely. Scores of children march the streets, begging for victuals. Hatred for Huerta is grow ing among the lower classes, as they blame him for the increased cost of living. Sutro Bath Sale Is Postponed to Jan. 8 The auction of the world famous Sutro boths, in which San Francisco is so deeply interested and which was to have taken place today, was put over until January 8, 1911. The post ponement is in policy with the Rolph administration. The mayor was de serous of having the date of sale ex tended so that he could secure some action by the city. The property is in the hands of the Adolph Sutro heirs. Dr. Emma L Merrltt, executrix of the estate, agreed to the postponement. 50 Slayers to Be Freed From Prison PITTSBURG, Nov. 20.—Fifty men convicted of taking human life will be liberated from the western peni tentiary of Pennsylvania before Thanksgiving. "Big brothers" or other sponsors will assume charge of them when they leave the prison. T B r ff;,ff PRICE ONE CENT ELIMINATE HUB PLAN 111 MEXICO Members Admit Program of Dictator Provides for New Election: United States Has Approved BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Nov. 20. —• General Pablo Gonzales is today mak ing a forced march to Tampico, hav ing captured and pillaged Ciudad Vic toria, the capital of the state of Ta maulipas. in what the rebel leader terms the "bloodiest battle of the revolution." Gonzales is less than 50 miles from Tampico. and some time today expects to join the rebel force working north from Tuxpam and to throw between 6,000 and 8,000 men against Tampico in a night attack. This harbor is wall fortified, and con trol of these fortifications would en able the rebels to stand off the three Mexican gunboats operating along the coast. The first detailed report of the cap ture of Victoria reached here today, after the telegraph line between Vic toria and Matamoras, just across the border from here, had been repaired. MORE TH A X 300 MEN KILLED The battle lasted 60 hours and the federals are reported to have lost nearly 300 men. including a number executed after Gonzales entered the city. Additional details bear out the first report from General Gonzales that the battle was the bloodiest of the revolution. The men under Gonzales, who is a former cattle man, were cowboys, herders and Mexican bad men. In their attack on the city they asked for no quarter and gave none. More than 1,500 of the federal garrison managed to escape during the early morning yesterday. About 350 men were left to hold the city until the others made good their escape, and those remaining behind expected to save their lives through surrendering to Gonzales. ALTAR CLOTH FOILS MEM At 2 o'clock yesterday the officer left in command of the federal force took an altar cloth from the church In which his men were, barricaded and using this as a flag of truce, rode to the outskirts of the city, which, the rebels had already taken. Gon zales immediately informed the offi cer that he did not wish to take any prisoners, "as I have other plans and do not wish to be burdened with prisoners." The federal officer returned to the church and the final skirmish began. Within a short time the federals were driven from the church and scattered about the city. A few of them es caped, but it is believed nearly all were either killed in the attack or excuted later. STREETS LITTERED WITH DEAD The streets were littered with dead today and Gonzales and his men marched from the city without bury ing any of those killed in the battle. The city has been cut off from all communication for three days and famine and pestilence are threatened. The federal garrison was command ed by Generals Rabago, Arzamendl and Agullar. It wai reported that the two former escaped, while the latter is said to have been executed after he was found hiding in the church. MEXICAN CONGRESS MEETS MEXICO CITY. Nov. 20 —Many dep uties and senators reached their re spective meeting places today, several hours in advance of the time set for